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\ V » v„ * ( 'X < .2 " V TWO CENTS. W1 EMI NOTON, DEL., A 1*10 L 22, 1882. VOL. 1.—NO. 1. i I I \\ ' ' 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 I ; I •e still.) I I i some day. j ' r ! j Wcsti 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 ; ' : j i 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 ' at with gold, y martial lmc, : old, remotest li'uc. • ■ I i 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. j j is Where every bird that waked the vernal least, eet slumber from its wings at Shook the warn the reaper •«>, empty and torlorn. ! j j j ! 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. ' > 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: ■ I •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 , "" : of either IV ' perpetuity of Republican principles are de ! tennimul 1«» support either Mr. \ incent or bo | 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, j Wc-liav. n v ' 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 / joss'll I,, niram, jr., ( FOR THE . \ 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 \ CREAM ! , the route. p t s.—Two Milk Wagons