A saloon keeper in Cleveland, (Ohio,) in scarcity of change, conceived the idea of issuing tickets “good for one drink” to regular customers, when he couldn’t change their money.—In printing the tickets, the printer made a mistake, as the saloon keeper discovered to his cost, after distributing a large amount of them. The ticket read “good for one drunk. A number of two-fisted drinkers, who got hold of some of the tickets, have been indulging in a series of drunks ever since, greatly to the pecuniary loss of the “salooner.”
Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, VA