Miscellany: Dec. 10, 1928

Window

Uncanny, weird, prophetic was a sign in the window of Montgomery Ward's branch store in Pottsville, Pa., one day last week. Said the sign: "WATCH THESE WINDOWS TOMORROW." Next day the four-story store was destroyed in a $500,000 fire.

Rabbit

In St. Joseph Heights, Ky., in order to get rabbits for a stew, Bernard Meiners went hunting with his .gun. Soon he saw Oily, a horse belonging to the Sisters of Notre Dame, moving about in the grass. Supposing Oily to be a rabbit, Bernard Meiners took aim, fired, killed him.

Foot-Kiss

In Brooklyn, one Mrs. George Sayyah testified that her husband had dragged her by the hair and had compelled her to kiss his mother's feet. "What's this?" asked the judge. George Sayyah sullenly gave no reply. Shocked, furious, the magistrate said: "No more of this foot-kissing. . . ."

Driver

In Paris, the taxicab drivers are wild and rapacious; they drive fast and they frighten old ladies, by sneering, into paying them exorbitant prices. As a result they are not popular among women; one taxi-driver in Paris, a mild though bearded fellow, posted last week this notice on his cab: "Wanted: a wife. I want to marry. 1 own this cab. The girl must be well off"."

Gourmet

In the U. S. there are many thousands of fantastic gourmets who put cream on their bananas, who butter their celery, who eat apples with salt. One of the last, Kenneth M. Hall, of Austin, Tex., an undergraduate of Texas University, last week accidentally sprinkled not salt but poisonous crystals on his apple, ate it, died.

Rat-Car

In Burlington, Wis., six weeks ago, a large female rat crawled into the back seat of a car belonging to one Mike Scaffano. There she built her nest and gave birth to a litter of small rats. Last week Mike Scaffano drove his car into the middle of Burlington; perturbed, the rat crawled into the front seat, and up the trouser leg of Mike Scaffano. Dismayed, frightened, severely bitten, Mike Scaffano drove his car into a telegraph pole.

Harold Lloyd

In Cambridge, Mass., while out for a drive last week, one Harold Lloyd was arrested for 1) operating under the influence of liquor; 2) possessing no registration; 3) possessing no license; 4) misappropriating an automobile; 5) driving recklessly; 6) being drunk; 7) failing to report an accident; 8) stealing an automobile. Judged guilty on the first six counts, he was imprisoned for 30 days and subjected to fines totalling $60.