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Show THE WRONG CONVEYANCE. The conversation in the lobby of a Washington hotel turned to the immensely im-mensely wealthy, when Congressman James m Hays of Utah related a little anecdote alone that line. Recently a man boarded a street car, and, after futilely fishing in all his pockets for some small change, handed the conductor a ten-dollar bil. I .im very sorry." apologetically remarked the pas-cner. "but this is the smallest money I have." For one lingering moment the conductor con-ductor looked scrnfully. yet enviously, en-viously, at the passenger and his ten, and then pulled the bell rope "You don't want a street car, mister." mis-ter." said he with considerable emphasis. em-phasis. "What you want is a taxi-cab." taxi-cab." Philadelphia Telegraph, |