The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-09
A nouauct from New YorIs.

The New York Times, in its budget
of stories printed a day or two ago.
includes the following about noted
men and incidents out of the ordinary:
A Swede named "Oeley'' Oelsen,
recent arrival in this country, was en-
ployed in lumber camp out in Hon
tana, where his duties were to prevent
logs floating down the river from jam
ming. He had a man to help him. One
day "Oeley" appeared at the boss Of
flee and remarked laconically, want
a man."
The boss reminded him that he had
an assistant, but the Swede remarked:
Il know. He jump from log to log.
He slip between two log into der wa
ter He has no come back, so tink
he quvit."
M. f. Ingalls,, president of the Big
-Four system, was calling at the house
of a friend. where the conversation
CHANGED to turn upon certain phases
of the commercial greatness of this
country.
Mr. Ingalls, said he had remarked
to his friend that he had recently seen
a statement to the effect that If the
egg product in the United States for
the year just ended were loaded into
one railway train, the engine would
be entering Jersey City just as the ca
boose was leaving Denver.
At this the young wife of Mr.. In-
gals friend, who had been following
the conversation with great interest,
gave expression to a cry of astonish-
ment and disbelief
"Oh, Mr.. Ingalls!" she exclaimed.
How you railroad men do exaggerated
How in the world could one engine
pull such a train!"
Two very well-dressed young women
drove UP here in a hanson cab the
other day." said Gustave Dorval of the
Central Park Casino. "One of them
was the wife of Wall street broker,
who frequently brings her here to din
ner, so I sent one of my best walters
to attend to them. They only want
ed some lemonade and cake, which
they enjoyed at one of the open air
tables. When they paid their check
there was a silver quarter left on the
plate.
Just give our driver a drink and
cigar and keep the change" said the
brokers' wife to the waiter, with a
generous smile.
1.-The boy knew his business. He
never cracked a smile. He got cabby
a 15-cent drink and a 15-cent cigar,
bowed and thanked the ladies when
they left their table, and then came
and collected a nickel from me. Wom-
en- are peculiar"
Bishop Fowler, in assuming charge
Of the affairs of Methodism in New
York, was naturally, in the course of
the meetings held in honor of his ad-
vent, made the recipient Of numerous
compliments. A modest man, he was
considerably embarrassed more than
- o-kN .ge. ffx,rr hAl1 -,
the Methodist Building, he good-hu-
moredly chided the several speakers
who had welcomed him.
IT would like to Believe all the nice
things you have said of me" he declar-
ed, but / honestly can't. 1 feel very
much as 1 imagine a great many of us
will when we are summoned from our
graves on judgment day, and pause to
read the fiattering epitaphs upon our
tombstones. When we do there are
those of us who will say to them
selves, 4 must have come out of the
wrong grave.
There is a small French colony in
One Hundred and Thirtieth street, near
the river. It's ranks are constantly
being swelled by new arrivals from
the old country, and the struggles of
these people with the. intricacies of the
English language are often amusing.
A certain naughty madame only a
few weeks in this country hired a gar
dener to do some work about her place.
and made an agreement with him as
| to what he was to receive for the job.
| The man found that there was more
| to do than he had expected, so, when
| finished, he demanded 50 more than had
| been promised. The Frenchwoman be-
| came very much excited over the in
| crease in price, and Sputtered out in
| dignantly, "You are more dearer to
| me now than when we were first en-
| gagged" u.s.