Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14


wilmington. bet. as distinguished
from Wilmington, n. C.-Puusping
~nacr gfp finl,
u. p sturSwell In n. Y. World.
Wilmington, Dol, ia picture squaiy
u'tnNea ~ Tbs eouhuenoa of ChrialiAna
mud BrahdYwine rapids. From aaid ouu-
husase the city Iisss in slow ascending
0Hatly. The slow Ascending is noticed
directly one ia seated in en no MnYkst
street car; the beatty must moi bs looaeJ
ioF within ths confines OF the ''cosst.n
IVY grandeur ID ever the dream OF itg
ylnlh-ta hlta. It's hatcyon ssre0ity
the delight Of its aeed-who want but
htt,5 here below.
i vas lid ont in 1892, bu; being quite
youpR az the time, nobody cared. Now
not congressional Hunted dare ron
through its yard limit without n full do
oorons atop. snd each traiDmnn syllables
i.s respected name with eloculionary cor
4 TJo,reas.
| Wiim ogton, Dol, has often informed
the put!.J that it IL not tao bob. car town
is'lgnstei III tho p. .. directory as Will
ningtpn, N o., but that il il the big
palace oar, i'ou,s'oamAhip building oiy
| ou ihs big sodlheIn highway q travel, a
INK IN tho big ~ Philadelphia, WilmiGg-
ton, Baltimore, Washington
! ie, still, WITH tho regularity OF tho
dawtl's eRrly light comel from North
Darolina the usual misguided mail, red
linked across is provoking face-Mis
DIRECTED, Tiny DEL.
~ o., indeed .-.-..
Wilmington, Dbl, gaot ". q. D has, OF
c9atse, its McAnis.er qnpta OF the select.
they have IN eDviaels advantage in
shopping. Il is not necessary for them
10 descend 10 ty9ty day COMMON. plaec
pAtlanee and sty, The goods ers too
niBn priced" loay simply say that they
intend tasiag the Informing boat or train
for Philadelphia
IL is tnen the unhappy merchant comes
down to cost at our-, for La knows full
well that though local pride runs high
local runs 10 Philsdslphia TOO often ruu
of his hish.tpnsd Delaware avenue trade.
But doss MOI the City Of B.othegly
Love speak lovingly Of Wilmington in
returns No. II even meenly prints vii.
mlrgton news under tho head of Cub.
urbhnl"
Wilmington, Dol. (not II. o. has the
rs h Of March for moving day. The
origin OF tho custom Of hsviag May Dly
come in March is net lraoeahle in the
records OF the niusty, wprm.eaten past.
Tradition bss it that as the powder MILL
were in tho habit Of blowing up ia Marcel
peorie found it cheaper to move than tt
Pay for glass.
Wilmington, Del. faot N. o., hay tn
boss water works. The syslem 10 rather
startling one. ANY new town ccntenl
plating erecting water works and 6eaisin,
TO find ont the best way--not to do--~il
do we'll to send its committee OF in
quiring engineers to do tho town.
Listen
There ia point about one mile only |,
the north where the bed-leyel Of th
BrGndywine is quite above the level o
tine Cool Spring reservoir, which is cor
reutly placed Of the highest altitude 0
tne city.
Ii is here the stream il nnBullied, for
has not yet passed through the city no
20. bmoihered beneath its bosom til
yelpiDg cur IN unknown quantity,
New by the streams own natural
oblising deposition it wouli flow int
tho reservoir at the point named il 0 col,
duit was only built that way, md the cii.
conld get its supply great deaf eheape
aud holicr than il does nov.
Bat what does Wilmington, Dol. (nc
II. o., du2
u pliowa ita simply not only to ho'
through the city, bit 10 reach its loves
level 100 feet), then, at m expanss o
$4,000 a year, pumps it up again I
tie reservoir!
And to-day they arc talking Of putin
in another pump!
"Ihs King Of France he had 10, 90
mon. He marched them down the hi
aud then he marched them up again !"