Show NAMES OF VEHIGLES Men who In these days hire a hack never stop to Inquire how the vehicle lhc > engage to wheel them lo their homes or to a depot sol Its name It sufflccs to know that everybody else calls It a hack and to them It Is simply that and noth hag rrorc The original hacks were termed hackney coaches because they were drawn by hackneys a name applied to easy going safe pacing horses Couches is derived from the French coche a diminutive form of tho Latin conchula a shell In which shape the body of such conveyances was originally fashioned Seldom If over Is the tilt term omnibus applied to those heavy lumbering vehicles found In so many largo cities With tho characteristic brevity of English upo3klnJ races the title ti-tle has been changed to bus Theso were llrst seen In Paris In 1827 and the orgllnnl name of omnibus Is derived from the conveyance being nothing noth-ing moro than tho Latin word signifying for all Cab Is an abbreviation of tho Italian word cabriola which was changed to cabrlolot in French Both words hao a common derivative cabriole signifying a goats leap rho orcact reason for giving it this strange appellation is unknown unless un-less because of the lightness and springiness springi-ness of the vehicle In Its original form In some Instances the names of specIal forma of carriages are derived from tho titles of persons who Introduced them The brougham was first used by tho famous fa-mous Lord Brougham and William IV who was originally the Duke of Clarence gave tho latter name to his favorite convoy con-voy unco Tho popular hansom derives Its name from Its introducer Mr Hanson and tho tilbury at one time a very fashionable two wheeled vehicle was called from a sporting gentleman of the name name Landau a city In Germany wan the locality In which was first made tho style of vehicle bearing that name Sulky an 1 applied to a wheeled conveyance con-veyance had its origin In the fact that when It first appeared the person who saw It conslderod that none but a sulky selfish person would ride In such an affair which afforded accommodation to but ono Individual Tho strange title was never changed Coupe Is French in origin being derived from the verb couper coopay to cut This wan considered nn appropriate designation des-ignation because it greatly resembled a coach with the front part cut off The oldfnshioncd gig was given that name from Its peculiar Jumping and rocking rock-ing motion thai word being lakt n from the French slgue signifying Jig or a lively live-ly I dance Kansas City Slur I |