Sylvans. In Philadelphia, tall, dark, tennis-playing, young Attorney Sylvan Cohen petitioned to have his name changed to Sylvan C. Balder. His lawyer for the change: his good friend, tall, dark, tennis-playing, young Attorney Sylvan Cohen.

Ads. In Duluth, the News-Tribune printed consecutive classified ads: "I will not be responsible for any bills contracted by my wife Elaine Swick. Earl Swick." "Earl Swick--Since when has your credit rating been O.K. for me to charge under your name? Elaine Swick."

Expired. In Columbia, La., William Heard got a letter from a Little Rock, Ark. paper saying his subscription would expire March 8. Responding that he was under sentence to hang March 7, Convict Heard concluded: "In view of the fact that I do not know my future address I am afraid our pleasant relations must be severed."

Warrior. In London, Julius Caesar, 20, enlisted to fight Rome.

Sounding limbo. In Dallas, Tex., James E. Ferrell produced a tombstone that talks: to hear the dead speak, mourners needed only to play the record of his voice on the phonograph set in the stone.

Wayfarer. In Rome, N. Y., a cabby took a man up to a house, waited three hours for his fare. Then he went indoors, learned his passenger had begged a free meal, departed by the back door.

Horse. In Redmond, Ore., Mechanic Roy Shelton and his small son whisked down the highway in a vintage buckboard behind the most remarkable horse since Pegasus (see cut). It averaged 15 miles an hour, and a gallon of gas was feed enough for a day. Though he never had to shoe his horse, Inventor Shelton confessed it was occasionally necessary to change a tire.

Rider. Near Barcelona, a peasant hitched a ride on a truck carrying an empty coffin. As it was raining, he crawled inside the coffin. Soon, the truck took two more passengers aboard. As they drove on, the peasant raised the lid, ejaculated: "It's stopped raining." Over the side went the other riders in terror. One was killed, the second badly hurt.

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