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W1 EMI NOTON, DEL., A 1*10 L 22, 1882.
VOL. 1.—NO. 1.
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' ' Sonn- l>«v
* day, with heart and pulse« still.
With folded hands and sealed eyes,
And quiet face turned to the skies,
Not even thy
So still I'll He f
And thou shalt weep, and all fond nime.
Shall cross thy lips I may not hear,
And yet, ah ! yet, thouTt bo as dear,
(For love shall live, tlio' lips
art, that day.
And I shall come and 1111 thy dreams
With all sweet thought« und fairest gk-t
of light and joy—'till thou Shalt long
To east aside this earthly thrall
And c
For even in that bright land
1 could not feel my joy complete,
Some chord would jar all else »
Within thy gentle hand
re shall meet some day.
ill shall wake
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Thu following 1» pronounced by
• the finest America
written :
Within the Huber realm« of leufless trees,
The russet year inhaled the dreamy
1 ,lke ««»me tanned reaper in hi« hour of ease,
laying brown anil hare.
When all the fields ;
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ir ha/.y hills,
looking from
O'er the duu water« widening In the valu,
îSent down the air a greeting to the mills.
alternate Halls.
I hi
the dull thumb-r
•o luelUiwcil und all soumis subdued,
The hills seemed further and streams sang
As in a dream the distant woodman hewed.
Ill« water log with many «t-mutlUxl blow.
The embattled forests, ere while
Their banner bright with
Now stood like some sad, beaten lit».
Withdr:
AH sights
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at with gold,
y martial lmc,
: old,
remotest li'uc.
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sombre wings the vulture Mod Ills t ight.
The dove scarce heard his sighing u».ui, spiUi^ilahit j
And, like a star hIou drowning in the light,
The village church vane «eciued to pale s
dee—ami ah filler 1*U*H
V 1 . dig Wrileli I
Sileul, till «eine
Ills silent hf* .a*
as heard no tn.uc.
i tin
rfl the jay, within the elm's tall crest,
nrrulous trouble round her unhedged young
nng her swaying iu'st.
ung.
Wlicr
.Mauc gi
And where
jly every light wlml like a ce
:
V lu* re sang the noisy uu
The busy «
•'orbuding, i
Au early harvest and a pU-ntiou« year,
the rustic miml believes.
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j is
Where every bird that waked the vernal least,
eet slumber from its wings at
Shook the
warn the reaper
•«>, empty and torlorn.
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Vlotic, from out the stubble piped the quail,
through all dreary gloom;
• the pheasant, drumming in the vale,
.Made echo distant t«> the cottage loom.
There was no bud,no bloom upon the lumen,
The spiders moved their thin shroud« by night;
The thistle down, the only ghost of flowers.
Kulicti .lowly by—tMM.1 .; I
\iuid all this, the ceutre of the seem*.
' The willte-haircil uiatroh, with mohohniou» tnrnd. |
l'lied the swift wheel, and with her jojous m* in,
Sat like fate and watched the Hying thread. |
She had known sorfbw. He hail
supped and broke with her the ashen crjist,
And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir
of ni# thick mantel trailiug in the Just.
And croaked the cr
Al
alkud with her,
While yet her cheek was bright with summerl»l«»om
Her country summoned and she cave her all.
• bowed to her his sable plume—
•e the sword to rust upon the wall.
Ami twice w
tu
not tlm hand that drew
Rc-gavc the «word,
And Btruck for liberty the dying blow ;
his sire and country true,
Nor hint who.
Fell mi<l the ranks of the invading foe.
Long, hut not loud the droning wheel wet
Uke the low murmur of a hive at noon :
I«»ng, hut loud, the memory
Drcatlied through herlipaaHftd and tremulous tone
At last the thread was snapped, her head w«e bowed;
Life dropped the «listaff through her hands-serene;
\nd loving neighbors sinnotheifner caretul shroud,
While death and winter close the autumn^n
the gone
;vv advertisement«'
A nd still they e
the columns of "The \\ ilmington tau.
a-We advertise only reliable and repre
sentative houses.
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> Outlook l*olttlf«l.
rite lViwidfl of tlu* various candidates are :
as bupy as beavers in making conquests j
fur their especial favorites. The ccoreted
prize of the nomination must soon he held
bv some one of each of t he respective par
!
m ? is the question j
Vminùigling with the masses |
it certain vx
Who is the coming uu
of t he day. (
wo think that we can collect,
tent, public opinion.
•eded that the Hepubiienns 'in
•11 quail;.d
would administer j
Duscientin'^- '
I l>. and well. Tln.ru is no 11>nl>U, reason I
why «.ithurMr. l.i. litoimtuin nr Dr. Wslcs
should not receive the undivided support of |
I in the ca
ass four eminently
. either of wh
1rs Important trust faithfully,
i gentlen
the Republican party, lint unfortunately
for both of these gentleine
j brought forth as the respect ive exponents^»!'
! specific factional elements.
j he the relative strength of these eontlicting
elements will he manifested by these < amtl
TWis
each
Whatever
dates upon the «lay of the nomination.
■h however is known that the intesthèil
party feuds ar
' taction' is intent up(m either ruling or seeing
: the pifrty, prôstrsit«-, fall,
j Many, very
i their influence to cither l)r.
.
ild gladly give
Wales or Mr. |
i their influence to cither l)r.
Wales or Mr. |
ithlui'd j
ighl jeopardize the
Thus
that both ol'tiiesc gentlemen
Lichtenstein ale ■■
' their support lest il
part y at the elect!
•cess of the'»
it will he set
I d:
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•nter tlic Mayoralty race handicape«! ;
tlu #
and the sup|
• arc respectively entitled to bee;
■ didacy is allied to issues that, docs not ina
I tonally cofifcrn or inter* t ♦?'*• D«:i» ubl l«;»
i party.
Many of the i ntellig ent' vote
t tlnii
ither w|)l *
j
,
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: of either IV
' perpetuity of Republican principles are de
! tennimul 1«» support either Mr. \ incent or
bo
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Col. Maeîillister. 'fliese gentleme
and unknown factor* in
tin- present contest. Doth have ;t decided 1**1
- shall it lie
•citai
the
: lowing. Shall it he Mr. \ incent.
Col. Maeallister is an
dignify and
Mr. Vincent
\>1. Maeallister.
tild
Attorney and
the office <»f May
vithout exception,
able
j ad«
j is probably,
>st
the
city. He
gentleman
,v ith broad expansive vi
honored with a seat in the < *»h
• extended to him alone of
livable
! lie has bee
j den Club, a ft
j all other Delawareans.
j Mr. Vincent has a deep hold upon the
alVections anil sympathies of
we consider his nomination as
! probabilities.
• people and
among the
B R TowlweMd , dhtnuM by tho Demo
erats and ignored by the Republicans, is
tu . a l ly vliminatuil fv
1
1 lace
•n—spoilsmen to the rear.
The Democrats are not unmindful of the
fact that the nominating day is not far dis
Messrs. Sharpley and Carpenter are
ft Ule into the hitherto apathetical
v assuming interesting
taut,
infusing
canvass, and it is
proportions.
Harry Sharpley, Esq., whether as legisla
• President of City Council, has reflect
ed lustre upon his official stations, and his
work has received the commendations of the
people.
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., whoso modest
• was such that he shrank hack at
tor
deraet
the thought of. entering the Mayoralty c
test; and consented to allow the
in this connection, only, after he had
been frequently and persistant ly importuned
by his fellow citizens. They
candidate wh«» would electrify and revivify
His integrity, his exemplary
ie of his
; ;i nu
• in him a
the masses.
, business habits, his modest and unostenta
beal . in , r ave the agents that are irresist
»My currying him thrvvard in the campaign. 1
ay, without fear of contro- •
well I
in the j
llis avoidance of riotous living,—his
We c;
versy that Mr. Carpenter is, to-day,
and as favorably known ns any inn
city.
close devotion to business, and his enterpri
! sing nature have placed him in the very front
in: he is
j ranks of Wilmington's business
| truly a reprw«nt»tlvtf man, and as Ira bau
closely identified with the material interests
of our city we all feel that he would admin
ister honestly amt cl
ornicîilly tin- trust, in '
bim. reposed,
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' Mr. Carpenter—he needs none at
I lib word to before the people, and til« seal I
of their approbation I» 1'uiug placed upon |
| that record. This ease piesents the phen
ill instance where ''the office si.
■iinuuiipi
•miuius
• hands, t
;
•cks the
Our latest information from the various
w ards before going to press indicates that j
public sentiment is crystalizing about Mr.
Carpenter—not that they admire Col. Sharp
ley less, but because they appreciate Mr.
•e—andthesigiiB of the I)e
Carpenter
cratio zodiac clearly denote thatMr.Carpenter
w ill he the next candidate for Mayor.
Application.
llubitH
There is scarcely anything of greater im
itât than that he should
portance
acquire early the habit of regular applica
tion to some pursuit. Many persons who
, from
young
indolent nature live
d:
mlh. IV
Accomplishing anything
winder that others i
• 'luit (»then
siarton:
day. from month t
IV With
rojtli while. Th«-v
sue -essl'nl ami vb*-y a
" Tu
they -
difficulty
is that .1 (though they
are not particularly wvci'm to labor, they
^ H'- ^kili m Uâiy jjUEfifit-fel
systenlatio application. Desultory and
efforts arc attended by
■roly Impulsiv
very Insullicleiit und unsatisfactory results.
The lirst rei|uiaite is to know what you want
; purpose—some
does not
of
Then see to it that tin
•hich something has not
plan.
set
done to curry forward that plan
bee
promote that purpose.
Have, so far as possible, regular hours ol
light interruption interfere
ake a day's recreation,
promptly
work; and let.
with them. If y
the morrow y
he sure that
resume your work, and give to it the benefit,
of refreshed strength and renewed vigor.
At the end of.eycry week, regularly re
hierjual how
li
\ork?
l'<
are satisfied
you have accomplished. II j
with what you have done, it will bring to
you a feeling of repose and content.
> «lone
If you lind y«»u should lu
the» make sure tliat tiw comint; week sliall
the past.
show an improvement
Finally, let nothing—
daunt or discourage y
after what—
Glory in a
lute Und invincible will.
the
eommg
„tilge would Berupuloualy observe these
increase of sue
If all the young me
simple instructions, what t
and of happiness there would be!
s of the Seventh ward ar
The Republics
making strenuous efforts to induce Air. Levi
Garrett to accept the nomination for City
Council from said ward.
It is a very healthy indication of the polit!*
• city to see successful and
cal morals of
clean-handed business men called to manage
its municipal affairs.
Dead
Jefferson and Jackson
From the Inquirer, Rep.
Nothing could
the comatose condition of the Democratic
atevialize
phaOM
distinctly
party than it. reccut attempts to
the long-ilepiutwl spirits of Jeftewm anil
Jackson. They were great and good men ,
hut also are they dead
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FOR THE
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Democratic
Nomination
TOR
MAYOR,
1882 .
—
Halt tlie Navy Jobbers.
E. Chandler is to he Secretary of
the Navy, so strongly scented with the flavor
of the lobby and of jobbers that
mistake the atmosphere to be breathed in
and about the Navy Department.
George M. Robeson, ex-8eeretary of the
Navy, under whose profligate administration
avy was destroyed, and whose jobbing
acts to the extent of millions had to he
canceled by hi.- su c>
the Naval Commit t«
teut'al in naval appropriations.
Under this hand of official jobbers, special
ly accredited by tie ■ »' nhustvatioi.,
posed
the surplus i
• a créditai»!« uuvy, but i
uitgtirak- • carnival of profligacy and ph,
de h
W il lia
r, is chairman of
the House and po
P-*
spend tw«. i> . thirty miUh
t.lie f '. n-asury, ostensibly tf
fact to .1
of
The iiewle -s nuyoyAn* be npprumhitcaJSjfc
oft i„, niamllcr-liobesonjobbëry .ÿr™'" 1 ™
n a it the nuvy jobbers by dosing the putte
purse strings!
The Attorney General's opinion leaves
Fitz John Porter in a had way. He
tried, convicted and sentenced by due form
of law , and the proceedings of a court-mar
tial, when approved by the President, s
final. Therefore Porter's cl
The door is locked and the key has
is beyond
been lost. No matter how fully his i
eenec mav be established
-, there i
It is ID
power tt» remove his sentence.
veto under sentence of death
have been
«1er which was proved
for tt
committed by somebody else and the Sheriff
should nevertheless proceed to hang him
the principle that the law could do
Such extreme deference to forms and prece
ay be very creditable to tlie adminis
dents
tration, but it leaves the case in a position
in which the country will scarcely acquiesce,
and Cong.ess will do a very great wrong if
ike whatever enactment
it hesitates t«»
may be require«! to vindicate the justice of
the American people.
H . PO R
(Ijitc with J.P.Hlcharilson,) G
IS THF. MANAGE« OF THE
Edge Wîoor Dairy.
This Dairy is stocked with Thorough-Brod
Cattle, and the Milk is as good as the usual
quality of cream.
PRIVATE FAMILIES,
WE CREAM SALOONS,
DRUG STORE FOUNTAINS
Supplied with
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CREAM !
,
the route.
p t s.—Two Milk Wagons