The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-21
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| flee wiring, She offered the bill. but rendered no money. The clerk waited respectfully, The woman was una ware that 1t was her move and looked 1 sweetly at space So the clerk in- qured;
 Do you wish to pay tnis2"
 Sweetly the reply: "Oh, no,'
 Are you the right person to whom 1t was addressed?"
 "Yes,"
 Well, what did you bring 1t in for, madame?"
 Well, 1t says on the envelope. 're- turn in three days and as was pass ing this way I thought I would drop in and leave It."
 York recently, among the passengers was an elderly man bound for Bos- ton. The train had reached Stamford, It's first stop one hour out of Now York A trainman Strovo to awaken 6 man across from the elderly gentle man, thinking he wanted to got out there; 8 semi- conscious grunt, signi- flying that he was not getting out At Stamford satisfied tho trainman. But as he started to walk down tho Aisls after loudly informing the other man that it was Stamford. tho Boston. bound man grabbed his coat tails and said:
 Say, is this Bostonf-
 At the local depot tho other nisAA . homeward bound student stopped. snAo one of the scales. apparently wishing to find out his weight for . compAslssn with his avordupois after drowning the Christmas dinner at homo. The wsigA- ing machine was one of those which plays a tune and ehoves out . card with your weight printed thereon. ail for one cent. So the student placed his penny in the slot and awaited the fe- sult--it camel The band concealed h tho vitals of the machine struck u1 lively air and ticket came out. stamped 'I43 pounds" Thsn came ar- other, stamped trine over 1I1. thaA another and another. then vsritse1A stream of tickets, showing that ths boys weight was rapidly incrsAsan0 from 1i2 up to 15s when he jumped on the scales for fear his apparsus1y h. cTeaslns weight should burSe Hds clothes, and left some nfty vAsAt tickets scattered on the hoor
 
 A thrilling scene was witnAspsd ca lower Chapel street recently and fes while it looked as though thses might be a dismissal on the poaies force. On corner stood . wild lool- ing man. roughly dressed. who aocsst- ed several passersby. These glxncsd at him. shook their heads and pAsssd rapidly on. Several girls were cutie terrified by his actions and ran from him. A neishbor was about to 60 out and investigate the affair when hs saw policeman como along. The officer went up to the man, spoke to him, and of all things to do, put him on trolley car. Incensed at such connivance. the neighbor tclephoned the sergeant of the incident, and tho next day the officer called and ex- plained that the wild looking villain was a Hungarian. who could speak
 
 to his destination, learning which the officer put him on the car and direct ed the conductor where to let him off.
 Three men were talking recently of the graft by the officials of . certain Connecticut town
 You don't think would steal any, thing?"
 Not it |. was nailed down." replied one of his companions. Unless" put in the third, Tho could pull out the nails in which case hs would also sell the nails" The trouble between Holland and Venezuela was being discussed. Opin- ions of all sorts had been advanced. when a humorst in the party relieved himself of the following remark Holland seems to be giving CastRUS country the hook, all right
 Yes" said another, with tho title of recent play in mind. hook of Hoi- land"
 All old railroad men VIII ts1i yeu thAA there are ghosts-"ghostA of tho rAf'-- people who have been Killed. old train. men who come back to their former posts, and the like. If you ara slkep- tical, read on. The other day . gyttoh engine stood in the yard south of the Water street bridge. The crew were ct the switchhouse and had been there for 8 long time. Not q soul was near the engine, nor had there been for several miutes Suddenly chuff! 1t cough cd, and began to move; quicker and faster went the piston, pursuit was loft be- hind, and the engine rolled smoothly along through the cut Visions of wrecks, or at best a derailed and smashed engine filled the minds of ths crew But no, The ghost had . sure hand on the throttle. and as he came Into the Cedar Hill yards, gradually the wheels slowed down and tho ma. . chine came to an easy stop. OffloialS of $ the road would say that the throttle , was not entirely closed. and the steam pressure forced 1t open: but oul en- glneors will tell you other tales of , ghosts.
 , On Saturday young man went to the local postofice to mail letter to "the only girl" who lives in a distant city l. was very nice gift and had - cost him something more than 6 weeks salary so he was doubly anxious to have It reach It's destination safely. Arrived at the office he had the package weighed, and the proper stamps af- fixed, then he stopped to consider. What could he do to insure the safe delivery of the prescious package? Twice he paced the length of the cor pI1 al ,a11 ui fhA