Evening journal., 1898-04-26
MORE WAR NEWS.

are now talking war. II lis the engross-
fDG subject OF conversation. The Way
5arer hears Of a little boy who lives on
topper Monroe street who rushed in
home a day or two ago and said, ex-
Satedly 30 his mother:
"Oh. ma Wars been declared and
they're turning the Auditorium into a
liberty stable"
rNot liberty stable, dear" exclaimed
The unused mother. you mean liv-
sry stable"
mo, ma'am, don't" protested the
little fellow. FOR heard the men over
there talking and one said: Wars been
feclared, and the other said: rs that
PO? and the first man said: What are
you doing with the Auditorium and
the other said We're making a liberty
stable out OF It, If you don't believe
Il you can go over there and ask them"
AN UNFOUNDED FEAR.
Some people appear to be afraid of
YOUR Note Book" remarked a man In
one Of the downtown Offices to the
Wayfarer yesterday. Il know a lady
who says that she is almost afraid to
80 ont OF the house because you seem to
be everywhere at once, and pick up so
many things which others overlook"
The Wayfarer does not know who
this woman is, nor does he care to
know, but he does not care to have
Rtmh an impression of his Note Book
.harbored by her OF by anyone else. His
chief object Is to instruct and please
his readers and not to offend them or
their finer sensibilities. His Note Book
will be kept clear Of everything which
bears the talnt of scandal or harmful
personality, 1t is his design to make
friends and not enemies. They are
more desirable in every way. There
are persons who cannot stand even a
harmlessjoke told at their expense. For
I'll such the Wayfarer feds pity. But
one thing may be depended upon, and
that is that no woman's name will be
banded about in these notes, no matter
whom she may be. The woman above
fHfeHred to can leave her house at any
time, either by night OF day. without
being in danger OF the slightest COM
mont on the part of the Wayfarer He
isnot IN that sort Of business.
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PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED.
Are You going to volunteer?' asked
patriotic citizen OF a Wilmington
business man OF the Wayfarers ac-
qnaintance, and who. by the way, is
abodt as good a specimen OF manhood
90 all outward appearance, as there is
in che city.
u am very sorry but l can't see m!
way clear TO do It." he replied. 81
would ruin my business, break my
wifes heart, and, as you well know,
have been In miserable health for ;
long time. and have TO wear a liver
pad almost constantly. Let's go anC
take a drink"
A FOOLISH QUESTION.
The smartest OF people ask foolisl
questions, but that makes them non,
the less amusing or aggravating, as th
case may be.
A day or two ago the Wayfarer wa
In big hardware store on Shiple
street. A customer had purchased
oents worth OF something and hande
n 81 bill to the salesman. He carrie
the bill over TO the cashiers desk, lai
1t down on the desk in front of hei
and said
TAKE FIVE out of that, please"
Five cents?" she asked, raising he
syes TO his.
"No, five dollars" he replied.
She looked dazed for an instant, bu
his cruel little laugh brought her to IN
full consciousness that she had aske
an extremely foolish question.
LAD WITH THREE THUMBS.
While on Delaware avenue car O
Sunday the Wayfarer noticed an VI
dersized lad, wearing rather seed
clothes, but smoking a big cigar wit
the gusto of a millionaire, standing q
FTFI.
thing about the manner in which u
lad held his left hand that attracted II