The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18

ity under a mans sitting down place
is apt to make him think Of the time
he rode the goat when he joined the
Odd Fellows.
There are four of those hot-boxes,
so to speak, and they get in the way
of the feet of eight passengers who
paid as they entered. These little
"Peter Rabbit cars, by the way,
have theoretical capacity for 48
passengers. But, when men like j.
Duff Campbell, Judge H. o. Smith, the
Rip-saw's head sawyer, and others of
their breadth of beam, get into one of
those cars, the actual capacity is re-
duced at least 40 per cent.
Of course these "fool-proof" cars
also are one-man cars. One unfortu-
nate employe of the Duluth Street
Railway company has to serve as con-
ductor, motorman, collector, ships doc
tor, information bureau and mechan-
ician. To add to his duties. there are
twin trolley poles to keep in subjec.
tion, as occasion may require.
The master of car, after taking the
nickels of the fools as they enter, then
pulls down some curtains and retires
out Of sight. To some it looks as If
he had gone to take vapor bath. To
others, it seems as if he had gone into
seance.
If there really is communication In
that cabinet-like corner between the
master Of the car and the spirit world,
his only spirit land messages seem to
be the numbers of the streets, which
he bawls out in muffled tones from
time to time.
One of these oolproof" bugs has
more wind on its tummy than q bar
tender who has been at beer picnic.
Chronic flatulency makes these jumpy
little "Peter Rabbits" produce more
weird interior noises than q plow horse
with the collie.
"1t sounds SO vulgar" recently
shifted stenographer with French
heels, scanty skirt that barely came
to her knees and a waist cut so low
in the front that her fifth rib could be
seen when she inhaled.
"I'd like to be one of about sixteen
men to slide this freak into the ca
NAL recently said disgusted and dis
gruntled citizen.
"Count on me for one MORE" quick.
ly spake up a sturdy young chap.
Should big bunch of steel plant and
shipyard boys get some such notion
some sad day, it's dollars to doughnuts
that one Of those abortions will 20
"kerplunk" into the waters of the
canal. .-.....
There's a strong belief that, when
winter SHOWS get thick and heavy,
these flighty little cars will be unable
to stick to the track. Many are won
dering how the skipper Of a car will
be able to close that accordion plated
door when chunks of ice form on the
threshold.
Some one is handing out dope to the
effect that, when SHOWS get too deep
and heavy to permit one Of these
"fool-proof" freaks to keep the rails,
couple of small wings will be added
to the sides and propeller placed on
the rear, SO that the car can be used
something like a hydroplane. In that
event, belt line from the Point to
Superior and back to Duluth and down
to the Point again will be established
by the liberal and most enterprising
Herbiverous Warren. It is maintained
that, with time and training, those
little winged "Peter Rabbit" cars can
be taught to fly across he canal and
under the aerial bridge, which may
make commissioner Phillips a bit jeal.
Gus.
The patrons of Duluth g trolley sys-
tenn are much worked up over the re-
port that Herbiverous Warren :, has
brought seven Of these freaks to Du-
luth. What he will do with them, no
man can tell. He tried to give a
couple of them to Superior, but mayor
Baxter would not accept the kind gift.
He seemed to feel that they might be
acceptable after Superior establishes a
municipal zoo, for the maintenance and
exhibition of Public Futilities, but he
shrewdly saw that the cars would make
no hit with his virile and critical con-
stituency.
If it comes to pass that these "Pe.
ter Rabbit" cars are so short in leg
and wind that they cannot plough
through the famous Park Point snow
drifts, it has been suggested that the
pair of them-a male and q female
have been placed on the Point-be put
in stud in the car barn and an attempt
be made to get big litter Of little
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