Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-12-29


exactness in financial affairs, two-dol-
lar bill, received a one-dollar bill in
change. then showed the artist another
two-dollar preenback. and went off
feigning exultation. All went well till
on his next visit he gave the saloon
keeper five-dollar bill, and the saloon
keeper kept the dollar out Of it.
In New York City. on election night,
a iovial politician DESTROYS of amusing
himself at the expense Of a saloon
keeper that claims TO rival any bank
cashier in the detection of counterfeits,
undertook. for the delectation of n party
of friends. to ring in" a bad V on the
busy Boniface, and was Mortified when,
ere the bill had fairly touched the coun-
ter, the barkeeper caught ii up, saying
he wanted change for a ten" and
paid it out to fourth party. The pre-
else liability in this case offers an inter-
esting theme for discussion.
The late Count Bellavitis, an eminent
mathematician of Padua, some time be-
fore his death prepared letter to
friend at Rome, informing this friend
that the writer had Just died. Count
Bellayitis left a space in this strange
epistle for the date to be inserted, and
had instructions prepared for his eXecu
tors that when he died the day was to
be filed in and the letter sent to its des-
tination. The instructions We're faith
fully obeyed and the grim joke was
completed, and the first intimation the
Roman friend had of the death of Count
Bellavitis was the receipt Of 4 letter from
him stating the fact. The grim pleas
antry was not original, rs in the last CEN
fury Frenchman wrote on his dying
bed letter to friend dated year
ahead and describing his experience in
He'll, and left it to his executors to be
mailed at the expiration of a twelve
month.
August 10, 1880, number Of Scw
Workers were hoaXed by a comTiunica-
ton TO morning paper announcing the
writer's intention of shooting himself at
three p. m. ON the rock in the lake in
Central Park opposite the Mall. Unfor-
tunately he failed 10 keep faith with the
public.
Mr.. Fairfax Williamson, whose perse-
cutions of the Rev. Morgan Dix will be
! remembered, and the unknown man who
sent Mr.. X. p Brooks, ticket agent of
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad in this
city, wagon after wagon loaded with
meat, fruit and vegetables, c. o. d.,
were commonplace imitators of Theo-
dore Hook, and much less able than the
facetious young lady of Philadelphia
who several years ago issued a hundred
or more invitations to dinner in the
pa,na 90 ono g NJ Child, pa.r paipb
bors-skillfully arranging the list of in
vitations so as TO include fifty assorted
pairs of mortal enemies-and then kind
ly ordered a magnificent dinner from
restaurant for the occasion.
A decidedly sensational practical joke
was perDetrated in Brazil on the occa-
sion of the introduction of new safety
brake, Dom Pedro, who was on the train,
being an accomplice. At one part Of the
line, where it passes through cutting
bounded by rocks, gigantic construc-
ton of lath and canvas, painted to rep
resent a mass of fallen rock. was placed
on the rails so that the driver would
catch sight of it as he rounded a curve.
He did, and stopped the train in hurry,
so that both the joke and the trial were
successful. But suppose he had jumped
off?
When the steamer Potosi left Ply
mouth recently for Australia a practical
joker cried out: Man overboardn A
life-boat was lowered, but the falls be-
came entangled and five men were
plunged into the water, two being
drowned.
At Linthwaite, England, John Diskin.
boy of sixteen. thought it would be
great fun to scare his mate, lad Of fif-
teen. by throwing rope around his neck
and putting the end of it round the ms
chine shaft. The object of the joke was
dashed to pieces.
At Sixty-fourth street, in New York
City. in Anonst last. PietrO Franchi's