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Show llaally Too I'ulllr. An American, who will never allow a woman to stand In a street car If lio haa a teat to offer her, met with dlsis-tir dlsis-tir In Hamburg lately, write a foreign for-eign correspondent. He wa not familiar fa-miliar with street car rules In Hamburg, Ham-burg, and lost a fare In consequence. A ho stepped on the car and took tho only vacant seat fit tho rear end, tho conductor lowcicd n sign that naci "Dciettt." He did not know that tho word meant "occupied" nor understand under-stand Its signification. At the noxt corner tho car stopped, ono passenger got off and two women got on. Ono ot tho women took tho vacant sent and quick a thought our polite American aroso and offered hi scat to the other one, who accepted It. Tho conductor came from tho further end of tho car. explained to tho polite man that the ehlclo was overcrowded, contrary to law. and that n bo was the ono who wa standing bo mutt alight Ho did so. |