The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-12
ODD FINDS IN STREET CARS.
Thousands of Articles Left Behind
nv Observation-Disclosures Persons

One of the fayorite places OF the alb
Sent-minded citizen for leaving proper
y is on trolley car or on one OF the
ears Of an elevated train, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. 1t is so easy. and so
natural, when riding from place to
place, for n passenger to lay a package
down by his or her side and then, when
arriving at his or her destination, 10
get off. calmly ignoring the existence
OF the aforesaid article Is there a
man or woman in Brooklyn who has
not had such an experience or many
occurrences Of the same experience?
1t is doubtful, and it shows that to be
careless or absent-minded is one of the
branches of the old saw: ITO err is
human
Gloves are staple article Tor the
conductors 10 turn in at the different
stations Of the various lines of the
company. but it is usually single
glove. and not in pairs. that they come
The more common articles that are
found during the course of a year are
from the cheap and trifiing article TO
diamonds. There are watches. rings.
pins and bracelets, watch chains and
fobs, match safes. punches of keys, pen
ellis and fountain pens, memorandum
books of all kinds, novels. Bibles, deeds
bills. contracts, nail cutters and tools
of every description.
OF the many odd things that have
been left on the companys cars can
think of nothing stranger than a small
maidstone for grave. One of these
was left on a Flatbush avenue car
about two years ago and it was never
reclaimed. It's size Is the only thing
that would account for its being left
least it had no name chiseled on it
but that il was intended for the grave
of n little child was evident, for the
words Our Darling" and "Rest in
Peace" were chiseled upon it. 1t was a
pathetic little thing to find, to say the
least
One Of the "cute' findings recently
was satchel containing pair of pet
Kittens. They were no common felines
either, but as pretty as one would care
to see, with dainty ribbons tied around
their necks. They were kept the usual
length of time, and then, as no owner
appeared to claim them, they were
given away.
no. - h.. G,<I~
complete "dope set" including an
opium pipe and its accessories Not
long ago an employee of lead pencil
company reported the loss Of a small
gold brick-real gold, and not any
'phoney" article 1t was valued, he
said. at 1886. The costly little article
was never turned in at the company's
Office and was probably picked up by
| another passenger. We do not believe
there is much dishonesty among the
company's employees. Articles picked
up by them are almost always turned
In, and as q rule the conductor is more
than ordinarily honest.
AS an illustration of how absent
minded some people are, may cite the
case of a young man who boarded a
Fulton Ferry car, carrying a dsess-suit
case He placed the case between his
knees, so as not to forget it, and when
he left the car he noticed the case but,
forgetting that it was his own, he
called the conductors attention to the
fact that some one had left the case on
| the car. The conductor turned in the
| case at the companys Office and made
| his regular report. Less than an hour
afterward the young man, who had
| discovered his stupid blunder, reached
the company's office in dreadful state
| of mind, narrated the circumstances
and, after describing the contents of
the case, had his property restored to
hin,