The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-21

posed he would do he gave me back receipts for two
portfolio containing little paper checks of
One color goes in return for 7Acent fare, and
still another coloris given for fare including trans
fer. Their white slip is given as final receipt So
long has colored slip there is still something
in the ride line coming him, but when he is given
white Slip all rides at an end that fare.
When the Inspector Came Aboard.
AS spoke no Dutch or French or German, and
the could speak English, let the mistake go.
perfectly willing to have given penny two
money for nothing: counted without the Dutch
with felt that the extra penny all too little
for what received At certain point, most
resplendent1 official came aboard. He has much
gold lace distributed about him brigadier general
of the United States in full dress He toted up the
conductors account, counted and looked per-
picked Then he counted noses all over, toted the
conductors accounts aganand still looked perpexed.
Then he began with the passengers Every one had to
show his pink blue green yellow white Slip
Tram lines government affairs, inspector
had not happened to get to before anybody else
wanted to leave the car actually believe they would
have been held up until he somehow other managed
to make missing slips and present balance What
would have happened had I thrown of those
two upsetting slips is more than dare imagine
Dutch law does some very funny things in
ways.
The inspector took both checks looked keeny at
them, and apparently read word, looked at the
conductors book, compared the checks with
book, looked at me, nodded his head gave them
back without any attempt to rectify the mistake.
: was simply bursting with amusement, but have
managed to look exceedingly blank and more than
ordinarily simple, since he evidently me for
.easy mark" That fun a penny than
had before.
What Carfare Calls For
Cars do not stop at every corner, with us. They
halt only at little signs up on iron rods and
bearing the word 'Tramhalte" No matter how long
stands the how frantcally he waves
his umbrella, his arm, his cane, how angry
he gets will stop anywhere except at
tramhalte sign Generally it is in the middle block
frequently in the middle Of of the innumerable
bridges crossing the canal alas it is exasper-
ating at times to find that there is for two
blocks. But then there cornpensations The
fact that stand at tramhae brings first
to stop in front of without any sign your
part. Moreover If you happen to have taken stand
the wrong track driver and conductor and even
passengers will argue and gesticuate like mad and
talk for five minutes in effort make you UNDER
stand where YOU ought to be at I know for that
happened once to and while certainly appreci-
ated the honesty good will that prompted their in
terest quite certainly laughter
in my life over the picture they all made.
Still another good feature about Dutch street
is that when passenger pays his fare the con-
ductor knows that he has paid for sardine
standing room here in America. Moreover, the
seats measured according to the amplest Dutch
proportions. Five passengers, Dutch measure, to a
seat means six slightly snug seven Amer
lean measure. But matter how comfortable and
satisfied the -than-1ve sitters may be- the con-
Many and many time have seen party thus broken
and separated by the lawabiding conductor
Mae Harris Anson