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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
A MODEL WIFE.

The wife of one of the drafted men from Derry
township, Mr.. F., was appealed to by Rn-
other lady whose husband had been also drafted,
but who had procured a substitute, to know why
the husband OF the lady in question did not also
provide himself with such a shield from war,
"YOur husband is worth money ; he could
haye afforded to pay some one to fight for him
better than my husband could, and, therefore,
We all wonder that he has gone with the drafted
men," were the interrogation and the surprise
exressed by the questioning dame.
"You need not wonder" replied Mrs. +. "My
husband and myself freely consulted on the sub.
ject. lie knew that while he was absent his wife
aud family would be provided for, and he felt il
his duty to make the sacrifice of time and service
for the dear old dag and our glorious country.
l thought so too, kissed him and told him to gG
to the war"
''Yes, AIRS f., that is all very well, continued
her prosecutor, "but suppose your husband is
killed?n
"IeOun rather be tie eidow Of fighting man
and s0ldier, than The wife cf sneak and q
eoward :" was the rejoinder of Mrs. +.
This ended all further conversation. Harris
bury Telegraph.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
When Our Ship Comes In.

A little child dwelt by the flowing sea-
And her home was the home of poverty
She ran with bare feet DER the golden sands,
Aud gathered shells with her small brown hands.
Gay strangers came in rich robes bright,
But the little maiden stunned their sight;
And shaking her curls O. er ii hlushing face,
Sped away like fawn that flies the chase.
When the strangers were gone, said the mother
mid,
" What was it dismayel thee, my darling ohild?"
I" o, mother my feet were bare and brown,
had no bonnet and then--this gown !"
She held up the skirt of her faded frock
Sadly rent by the Jagged rock IN
And she said, with deep and long sigh,
"Will have such dresses as they by-and-by ?"
Her mother smiled with a grave, sweet grace,
As she smoothed the curls from the half-gricved
face,
And said, /" When our ship comes in from sea,
You shall have garments and all things free"
"When our ship comes ill.,, said the little one,
And away to the highest rock she rum
And watched, till nightshadows dimmed the
shore,
For the freighted ship and its treasured store
Long and often she watched in vain,
No ship for her sailed over the main.
How many watchers in life there be
For tho ship that never comes over the sea
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
LOCAL AFFArRs.
Mails Close at Wilmington Post Office
GoIEG NORTH

Mails Close at Wilmington Post Office
GoISa NORTH.
For Philadelphia, at 6.55 A. NJ.
+" Philadelphia New York aud Way, at 10. 45
A. NJ.
For Philadelphia, at 345 P. NJ.
'' Philadelphia and New York, at 8.45 p. NJ.
Como soUTH
Penlnsular to Salisbury, Md at 800 A. NJ
Peninsular TO New Castle Middletown Dover,
Smyrna. Odessa, Townsend, Kirkwood aud Clay
ton, at 4.45 P. NJ.
For EktOn and Baltimore, at 8. 20 A. NJ.
Fer Baltimore aud Washington, at 12.00 NJ.
For Elkton, Baltimore and Washington, at
$40 Z. NJ.
For Henry Clay Daily, at 1000 A. NJ.
For unlonville and Kennett Square Daily,
at IL 80 p. NJ.
For Cochranyille on Monday md Friday, OF
1000 A. NJ. A. II. GRluSHAw, p. NJ.
November 1l-1m.
BsD- cuHAP JonS's IS the greatest place in
town.
asSs' Cheap John sells more Boots and Shoes
than any other store in Delaware.
DsSA Cheap John hns the greatest stock of
any other store in Delaware.
BslsH Cheap John is the sole agent for the bes
Spool Cotton made IN the world, ut 4l2 King
Street.
HoTlcG.-The committee for the distribution
of the funds for the Relief of Families of Vol
untsers, will make the third payment on Friday,
Nov. 2Sth, at the City Hall, between the hours
of and IL in the morning. and Q aud in the
Afternoon. WILLIAM CANBY, Chairman.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
Hooker's Division.

When the gallant Division commanded by Joe,
On the field of old Williamsburg stood
To strike at the lines Of the trnitor0us foe,
Who held both the forts aud the wood
The Brigade led by Grover first opened the fight,
And frn a. the hand of slern fate.
TO battle for Union, for God, and for right
Moved the sons Of the old Granite State.
And proud through the midst of battle array.
Like u beacon Of hope to the world,
ruerdon of PROMISE, through all THAT drearday,
Was the flag of the bay State unfurel
And the Keyatones bright banner through the
battles dread cloud
SCARED DER Secesh in a fix.
For wherever ii aoated Srce-sion's broad shroud
Was sewed by the brave Twenty Sixth
Then Sickles' Brigade gave Secesh rough blow,
And taught them twas hard 10 rebel
For wherever Excelsior" moved OH the foe,
They in blood maj kel their motto "excel j"
And the Jersey Brigade bore their banner on
high,
And wherever their battle flag flew
The foe as he gazad with his powder-dimmei eye
Decidedly felt-Jersey blue.
SO through tho dark tempest of bullets nm shell
That Secesh poured on our centre and flank,
Through the shot from their guns seemed like
hnil stones from hell
Our lines never taltered or shrnnk,
We fought till cur banners with victory were
crown'd
Aud the bloc ] Of the balbarous foe
With dark staiu of crimson had reddened the
ground,
Then cheered for the flag and &c Old joe"
On the field red with carnage, our State flags
have twined,
And wherever they have blended together
The Goddess of Liberty midst them enshined
Has led US TO victory ever;
Though our ranks by battles are shattered and
worn,
Wherever our country might need US,
We have swept DER the field though our hope
seemed forlorn,
With our gallant Joe Hooker to lead u.s.
Then let Hooker's Division bear proudly the name
They have won on the battlefield CORY,
For still they will strike for their freedom and
fame,
For their homes. and the folds of old glory.
Still over their way shall the flag they uphold
Wave free till existence uuending,
Shall change eveIy star to an orbit Of gold,
With Heavens blest armament blending
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
How TO catch a Hnrse.

To catch horse in pasture is frequently nc
easy task. ''1Ou cannot catch an old hCTss with
chaif !" aud II some times happens that you can
not catch him with grain. Who has not chased
"A horse about the pasture for half an hour,
vainly hoping to eaten him at every turn AT
leUgth you got him into Il corner "now haye
you, old boy" you sal when presto he makes
a sudden dash aud gives you the slip again then
with arched neck and elevated tail, he gives a
snort aud throws up his heels his bright shoes
glistenng in the sun. This is no fancy ski tch, f,
We have all gone through such experiences. To
avoid this trouble, writer in the Valley Farmer
recommends tue following treatment:
''When young horses are running to grass, give
them salt occasionally, and let them foude about
you, making ms little show US possible of trying
to get hold Of them. There is nothing surer To
spoil horse forever than to run as it trying to
hem him in, and yelling at him authoratvely, or
scoldng; he can see, just as well as you know,
that he is out Of your reach. To put on the cap
sheaf, whip him severely for causing trouble
and my word for it, the next time you want to
catch him, he will not listen to the voice Of your
charming, charm you never so wisely.
"Horses learn great deal by signs. In begin
ming 10 teach them TO be caught, go toward them
on the near side, slowly aud cautiously, making
no demonstrations at ALL If the animal begins
to walk off, stop and whistle or otherwise mani
fest indifference, until he becomes quiet again,
then appr ach us before. When you are SO
close as to be confident be will not escape you,
speak kindly to him. aud hold up one hand,
ready to touch him on the withers, and thence
pass it along the neck until you get hold of
his head, but do not seize him with a grab, as
this lends to excite fenr aierwsrd. by praet-
sing this coursc, using the sign, viz, holding up
the hand when you are little further away each
time, a horse may he taught to stop aud he
caught, even when in considerable glee tplayine),
simply by holding up the hand aud using some
familiar phrase, such as wloa boy, Sc. BY way
of caution, however, watch his actions and mtea.
lions closely during his tutoring, and ii at any
time or from any cause, you see that he is going
TO run do not by any means say anything or hold
up your hand, ny the sign given and disobeyel u
few times viii almost inevitably prevent your
making nnNthinn nnt Oh il in The rntura :.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY.
PROCLAMATION,
ny MS BxuELLENOY, WILLIAM BURTON, GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

PROCLAMATION,
ny MS RxoELLENOY, WILLIAM BURTON, GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
The duty Of a Christian people aud the OBJ
servance OF q long established custom, alike de-
mand that q day of thanksgiving and praise be
set apart to Almighty God for His wonderful
goodness and mercy extended to us during the
past year.
Although our national calamities have been
great, and brethren of once happy and united
country have been arrayed in deadly strife
against each other, whereby gloom, and sorrow,
and mourning, have saddened many hearts and
darkened many hearthstOnes, yet we of Della
ware, through His Divine goodness, have been
spared the dread ravages of war. While many
of our sister States have experienced the terrible
effect of His Christening hand in punishment Of
our manifold sins and wckedness, He hns
graoiously shielded ue from Invasion from with
out and convulsons within. Visible and mani
fest are the blessings which He has lavshly
bestowed upon us during the year now ap-
preaching its close. lie has blessed us with
sunshine and with rain. He has continued to us
the inestimable enjoyments of good health and
sound reason. He has spared us from disease,
pestilence and famine lie has beautifully re-
warded the industry of the husbandmaa aud
caused the earth to bring forth her richest fruits
storing our garners and filling the land with
plenty. He has protected our institutions of
learning and religion; prospered the arts aud
sciences, and repaid the labors OF the mechanic
and workingman
In view of these and countless other mauifes-
tations of His loving kindness so gracously
vouchsafed unto us, and in grateful recognition
thereof, |, WILLIAM BURToN, Governor of the
State of Delaware, do hereby appoint THURS
DAY, THE 27th DAY OF NOVEMBER next,
as a day Of Public Thanksgiving and Praise to
Almighty God, and do earnestly request. that
the people of this State will on that day, abstain
from their usual vocations, and assembling in
their accustomed places Of public worship. unite
in ferVent prayers of Thanksgiving and praise to
the Giyer of all good and perfect gifts, and
especially, that with hum lie aad contrie hearts
they dsvouty beseech Him to restore u speedy
and honorable peace to our distracted country
In testimony whereof have hereto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the State Of
Delaware to be affixed.
Done at Dover. this twenty ninth day Of
October, in the year Of our Lord one
IL. g. Thousand eight hundred and sixty-two
and in the eighiy-seventh year of the
Independence Of said State
WILLIAM BURTON.
BY the Governor,
EDWARD RIDGRLY,
Secretary of STATE.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
VOICES OF ANIMALS.

There is chapter in the natural history of
animals that has hardly been touched upon as
yet, and that will be especially interesting with
reference to families. The voices of ANIMALS
have II family character not to be mistaken. All
the candg bark aud howl. The fox the wolf,
the dog have the same kind of utterance, though
ON somewhat different pitch. An the bears
growl, from the white bear of the Arctic SHOWS to
the small black bear of the Andes. All the cats
midu, from our quiet fireslde companions to the
lions and tigers and panthers Of the forest and
jungle.-This last may seem a strange assertion
but 10 any one who has listened critically to their
sounds and analysed their voices, the roar of the
lion is but gigantic miau, bearing about the
same proportion TO that of cat az its stately
and mn este form does to the smaller, softer,
more peaceful aspect of the cat. Yet notwith-
standing the difference in their size, who can look
ut the lion, whether in his more sleepy mood, us
he lies cured up in the corner Of his cnge, or in
his iercer moments Of hunger or of rage, with
out being reminded of a cat And this is not
merely the resemblance of one carniyorous
animal to another for no one was ever reminded
of dog wolf by lion. Again, all the
horses mud donkeys neigh for the bray of the
tJ4k key is only harsher neigh, pitched on u dill
ferent key, it is true, but sound Of the same
character, as the donkey himself is but slumsy
and dwarfish horse. All the cows low, from the
buffalo roaming the prarie, the musk-ox of the
Arctic ice fields, the jack of Asia, to the cattle
feeding in our pastures. Among the birds this
similarity of voice In families is still more
marked. We need not recall the harsh and noisy
parrots, so similar in their peculiar utterance.
Or take, us an example, the webb-footed family.
DO not all the geese aud the enumerahle hosts VI
ducks quack? Does not every member of the
crow family cav, whether it be the jackdaw, the
jay, the magpie, the rock, in some green rookery
Of the Old World, or the crow Of the woods, with
its long melancholy cav, that seems to make the
silence and solitude deeper? Compare all the
sweet warbleS of the songst0r family-the night
ingales, the thrushes, the mocking. BIRDS the
robins-ihey differ in greater or less perfection
of their note, but the same kind of voice runs
through the whole rroun -4o1SSiz
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
]. T. HMALD'S

Us I1G1ft LIZ
November List of New Books.
Ths OH Merehdnis Of New Ycrk CITY, by Sir
Walter Barrett Clerk.
Eyes and Ears, by Henry Ward Beecher
Country Lipmg and Country Thanking, by
Gail Hamilton, author of Patience of Hope &c.
Tile Patience Of Hope, with an Introduction by
j. G. Whittier, by author of Country Living and
Country Thinking, Present Heaven, &c.
Miriam, by Marion Harand, author OF Alone
Nemesis, Hidden Path, Moss Side, &C., Sc.
Memoirs Of Rev. Nietoias Murray, D. D., by
Samuel Irennrus Prime, author of Power OF
Prayer, Old White Meeting House, Sc
The Slave PotesT, its character, cdretf and pro-
JdJle designs being an attempt 10 explain the
real issues involved in the American Contest, by
j. L. Cuirness, NJ. A.
Lectures on MorGi Science, by Mark Hopkins,
L l.. D.
Tile W8d 'Wagoner Of tie 1Hegaaies, Poem
of Seventy'sx, by Thos. buchanan Read.
The Itcn Lieuenarts, or The Soldiers Bride
y y. Alex Dumas author Of Andre de IaV''"y'
.4udre de Tap1ay, or The doieajaU of French
.hOAarchN by Alex. Dumas, author OF Twin
Leuenants, &c.
Oriey Farm, novel, by Anthony Trollope,
author Of North America, Castle Richmond Sc,
&c.
Les AiseraJies, five parts complete. by V.
Hugo.
Military Books in great variety.
School Books vi every kind always on hand
All choice New Books received us soon as
issued at
j. 4. HEALD's
Wholesale and Retail Book Store,
42l Market ST., Wilmington. Del.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27


TnE ARTISANS SAVINGS BANK, No III Mar
ket Street, Wilmington, Delaware. Office open to
receive deposits and make payments, daily, ex-
oept Sundays, from 8 o'clock, A. NJ, TIL p.
NJ On Tuesday evenings from to s O'Clock,
and on Saturday evenings from & to O'Clock.
Profits upon deposits in this institution after
payment of necessary expenses are all to be di-
vided among the depostors. Dividends are de-
clared semi.annunly, in the months of April and
October. Two dividends Of per cent. each for
6 months (being at the rate Of 6 per cent. per
annuml have been made, payable October /,
1861, and April l, 1862.
The Charter enacts that no member of the
Board of Managers shall be entitled to receive
any profit or emolument for his services rs such,
or be allowed to borrow any funds deposited with
the Corporation.
Hangers William S. Hnles, Edward Belts
Eli Todd, Joseph W. Day, Charles W. Rowland
Thomas W. Bowers, George W. Bush, Edwart
Moore, Leonard E. Wales, Clement b. smyth
DR.. J. F Vaughan, James Scott WIN. Candy.
WILLIAM S. lliLLEs, President.
GEORGE W. BUSH, Vice President.
JOHN P. MCLEAN. Treasurer.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
vulgarisms in PrOuunciatiOns.

From an essay by Or. j. W, Alexander
0ovfRNMENT. This is word which all auth
critics allow is to be pronounced precisely us il
is written aud yet | will venture the assertion,
if the reader will observe its customary pronun-
cation in the pulpit, at the bar, Or in the legsla-
tive hall, (not excepting the U. s. Sehate,) lie
will find thnt in nine instances out of ten, u is
ronounced-govsrmeat The beauty and force
Of the word are totally destroyed by giving IT,
n to the winds, or rather by giving It no ,ciai Al
dH
am not prepared, Mr. Editor, to furnish 3
long catalogue Of real rW,garisms in pronunciation
that we constantly hear from many of our best
public speakers. I can only mention few.
How commonly do we hear the following gross
and really pWlgdr sounds
Instid, for instead (insted.)
Gn for get
jest for just.
heiCh for catch.
Skerce for scarce.
Siet for shut.
Cheer for clair.
SFiak for shrink.
And here let me say, that in almost every word
of our language beginning with SIR, the is
strangely sunk, by most public speakers while
every respectable authority require. its distinct
enuncation Observe -slromd-shrnb-
shrHg-shrimp nc.
asln similar manner, we frequently hear,
nm for fifth
Sa gest for suggest.
Pnt for point.
-1ppinted for appointed.
AMI most other words, in which the diphthong
'oP occurs, even to the pRs sound Of
lie for oil, md
Pisea for poison.
Let me add the following:
CoUschOns instead of fcoyetous (cnyetus
Tremendous instead Of tTtmO uduus (ttemen-
dus
And 80 Of this whole Glass ot words Who
does not know that "the termination Gus, not
preceded by vowel is tobe pronounced inyaria-
bly, simple-us?" ?"
ApJ | may still add territory nugatory, aud
thousand other ''tores" instead of the short un-
accented sounds turry
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
NEWARKACADEMY.
Prof. Edward d. Porter, Principal
FALL SESSION tsd

FALL, SESSION 1860.
nHE Fall aud Winter Session of this Institution will
commence on the first WEDNESDAY of November
and continue five months.
The buildings aud grounds have been placed in com
plete order and filled up with furniture especially
adapted for the comfort and convenience stuiants
Rooms furnished for the older boys in Colleges for
private study free from the confusion and restraint of
school room.
The Course OF Instruction is thorough and practical
designed to t young for admission our hest Col
eges fer the active duties OF the farm shop or count
lug house.
BY the liberAlty Of the Board Of Trustees the Academy
furnished with Library of 900 Volumes and one 6t
the best collections OF Chemical and Philosophical appA.
ratus In the United Sates-thus a1ording facilities
acquiring complete Scientific and Mathematical eIuca.
tion lar superior to NEST schools in country,
The best Teachers will be employed, and no labor
spared to secure the proper moral mental and physical
training Of the young entrusted 10 his care Terms
mo lsrAte For circulars and information address,
EDWARD D. PORTER,
apla Newark Del,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.


In the forty-tlIee "districts" into which the
Poor-aw Board has divided the region in which
the cotton manufacture of England is chiefly car.
ried on, there are three hundred and fourteen
thousand persons usually employed. OF this
number uuly seventy five thousand than one
fourth--are now fully employed; one hundred
aud sixteen thousand are on half work, AMI one
hundred aud twenty-on thousand are wholly un-
employed The distress, already great, is daily
increasing, and the stories Of suffering which We
read in the English journals are deeply touching.
Men and women, once in respectable and com =
Portable circumstances, are forced to beg their
bread or starve in silence. A visitor to the
cotton districts writes
"One young woman, about thirty years Of age,
with u child in her arms, was standing in a by
street, singing in a sweet plaintive voice, a
Lancashire song. 1t was her first song in public,
and the tremulous voice and d0wncast eye, rs
she hugged with nervous grasp her little one,
were very touching. When the song was over,
the poor creature looked around with timid air
to the bystauders but she had mscaculated
her streuglh--the occasion was beyond her
power of endurance and she burst into pas
eOnate flood of tears. While felt, in common
with those around, many of whom were not dry
eyed, sympathy and sorry for the poor minstrel,
our feelings were turned into hearty gladne Il
when strong, brawny, Lancashire lad walked
up to the place she had occupied, took of his
hat and saying he would take their money to
her made collection on the spot"
Here is another ghastly picture, taken from
the Blackburn Times of August l6lh;
"Poyerty in its worst form was seen in a street
in this town on Tuesday. lass, thuly clad,
but bearing evidence Of better days, saw dog
with boue. She tried to take it away. The
dog snarled-wou'd not give it up and she,
loied, stood in hungry attitude. A trudesman,
seeing the lass, said, what did you want with
that boneY Il could have swapped it for salt,
and the salt might have awApped for bit OF
bread " AS she said this she burst into tears.
The lass had coppers enough given her to pur-
chase n loaf, by the tradesman who watched the
scene"
We read that many hundreds, even thousands
of operatives, men who, few mouths ago held
positions Of trust and profit, are now literally al
the point of starvation. TO this is now added
the threat of another horror. Typhus fever has
made its appearance in the region where the
suffering is most severe. "The physical condi-
ton of the people is rapidly degeuerating, u
writes a visitor slow diet and cold weather are
beginning to tell on broken spirits Preston has
already been attacked by yirulent form oil
typhus fever" In the week ending October
2lst, 1000 more persons asked for parish reliol
than were on the list before, and in the follow
ing week the number added to the roll ofunwill-
ing paupers was 10, 290.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
A Farm at Public Sale.
Farm for Rent.

PROPOSALS will be received at the Office Of the secre
4 tary, DR.. McCabe, Wilmington until the 18th day OF
December next, for renting the Agricultural Farm sit.
nated at the Northwest boundary OF said city. The pro
lsty consists OF ltO Of land with the
Farm budings % of which enclosed for Ex hi
hiton ground and may be included otherwise In the
lease. five year lease will be given, 800 Of the
rent will be annually applied in the purchase of lime
other msnures No need apply without the best re
commendatians.
SAMUEL CANDY, President
Attest, ROBERT McCABR, sec'ry. nov26.td.