Evening journal., 1908-11-28
BY THE WAYSIDE

That clothes 90 not make the men
was proved to at least one resident Of
the west side of the city one night
last week while waiting for car ia
Market street He said he saw a well
dressed man walk across the street,
wearing a long ovcrcoat, stiff hat and
kid gloves. The mans appearance
was so striking that the west side CHI
zen kept his eyes on him.
THAT fellow" he said. yesterday
'walked over to the curb. picked UP
half a cigarette. stuck It in his mouth
and lit it,"
"Down in Virginia" related man
who spent some time in that state last
wear the farmers have a sign TO Keep
hunters off their property which struck
me as peculiar. They just stick up
sign posted / suppose it's a statu'
tory regulation there, such as>we have
in this state for similar purposes, bul
81 seemed curious"
"Thst reminds me-" replied one Of the
group. "of a fellow near the village
down State where 1 lived when boy.
He was a sort Of cranky old TOOL
and there wasn't any reason why any
one should not walk across his field wills
wanted to. But he stuck up sign,
nevertheless. forbidding trespassine
The interesting thing about that sign
was that it was in the middle OF the
field. half-a-dozen rods from the fence
and the letters we're 50 small thatyyoe
couldn't read it until you got within
ten feet Of it,
6 Il r1e a mailed
from the Wilmington postoffice daily
said an employe Of that Office, "ana
vet [ can remember when the first
postal card was mailed from here Tht
first batch of postal cards were placed
ON sale on May II. 1878. and they were
very different from those now used. The
cardr were by inches in size, made
Of poor brown pasteboard, and on tho
front side were printed in purple ink
the words. UNITED States Postal Card
On this side only address y be writ.
ten"
In these davs senders of post carus
can print almost anything on the same
write all over the front and back, auo
stick a stamp on anywhere. In the Ole
davs of the primitive postal card they
had TO be purchased at the post office
Ilr STAMP DtlliN RAAANNA VA Nt'N-''r ~+fNT
were not generally used except fol
short letter writing. but to-day the
mails are flooded with souvenir cards
Of all descriptions.
A young woman approached a groul
standing on a Market street corner an'
mumhled request.
sorry" said one Of the group, "bu
.s--Taf
I'm strapped myself remarked an
other
And a policeman who had noticed IN
occurrence. advanced threateningly TO
ward the young man.
The latter. seeing the policeman, los
no time i'm getting out of the way, Du
not before he favored the group VII
a malevolent glare. Half way acros
the street he turned and favored thef
with another When he reached th
opposite sidewalk he accosted the trs
man he met there. The latter immedi
atelv nut his hand in bis pocket an
drew out box Of matches.
Great Scott" calculated one of tn
group on theother sidewalk, "all tn;
chap wanted was a light"
"Ohi pshaw,' exclaimed the housewif
and the attentive worscr half hurrie
sympathetcally TO the rescue. II was q
old story The woman had tried TO lab
fork into the thin cardboard cap in mi
bottle and considerable of the milk Ina
splashed out. going over her dress.
Il do wish these mikmen would use
cap with tab to it," she said. ''or el
start in TO use the paper milk bottle. 1t
&c OH fHet, nd {,
US"