Astonished

In Mitchellsburg, Ky., 51 years ago, a dying lady received a sweet potato from her husband. Unable to eat it, she placed the sweet potato on a shelf.

Last week the lady's daughter, Mrs. Samuel Ward, investigated the potato, discovered it was petrified.

Glasses

In Chicago, Helen Grace Johnson swore that her husband, a miser, bought her almost no food, made her wear magnifying glasses when eating it.

Turk

In Istanbul, Turkey, toothless Zaro Agha who claimed he was 156 years old, had buried n wives, had never taken a drink of liquor, received an invitation from the American Anti-Alcohol Society to visit the U.S. Onion

In Flemington, N. J., Ann Wilson Stout ate a piece of pumpkin pie for breakfast on her 101st birthday. Said she: "I missed my regular morning onion."

Old Couple

In Iraty, Parana, Brazil, Jose Pacifico, 122, married Maria Piedade, 119.

Young Couple

At Chinsura, Bengal, India, Ratti Sin-drinjian 7, married Djama Courg, 3.

Shrewd

In Shepherdstown, W. Va., Sue Lernon attached U. S. flags to the tops of her cedar trees to prevent state agents, proceeding against "cedar rust," from chopping them down.

Cards

In Chicago, the friends of L. A. Thiel received cards which he had had engraved 15 years ago. On each card was a black border, a short biography, a paragraph of philosophy and an invitation to attend the funeral of L. A. Thiel.

Notice

In Manhattan, collegians and others received a notice : NOTICE

We take pleasure in announcing the opening of our NEW BRANCH at Stuyvesant oooo. We have been serving the public in the Roaring Forties for the past 5 years with what college. folks call WHOOPEE WATER.

Hoping for your patronage in the near future, we remain,

Day and Night Service

Goldfish

In Oak Park, 111.. George D. Brown exhibited a small goldfish, Blondy, which he had trained to swim up to the top of his bowl when called.

Rabbits

In Camden, Tenn., A. E. Crockett overcame a trapped rabbit who was chewing his finger, by prying the rabbit's mouth open with a screwdriver.

In Minonk, 111., when Artie May stuck his hand down a furrow, a rabbit dislocated Artie May's thumb by kicking it.

Soldier

In Breslau, Germany, Dr. C. Von L. Hasslinger admired and described the feats of a soldier. The soldier bit a large piece of glass out of a tumbler, chewed it up, swallowed it, washed it down with beer. Healthy, 29, he asserted that he had been eating glass for five years.

Impatient

In Manhattan, a man waiting to use a telephone booth occupied by Donald Lesh-ley, grew impatient, shot him, ran.

Town

In Mesena, Ga., travelers discovered eight small houses, seven small churches.

Pleased

In Stratford-on-Avon, Miss A. Justins received from a producer of plays in Toronto, Canada, a cable addressed to "William Shakespeare, care Mayor." The producer, pleased by The Taming of the Shrew, offered to buy the rights to William Shakespeare's previous plays, to read what- ever he might write in the future.

Kwaak

In Manhattan, 20 years ago, a male urchin, six months old, was discovered near the pelican cage in Central Park. Unable to find his parents, police deposited the urchin in an asylum whence he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. L. Kwaak.

Last week, Earle Kwaak, 20, set out to find his real mother and father, professed devotion to his foster parents, the Kwaaks.

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