The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-31
SATURDAY.. DECEmnER 81, 1904.



ty-third time since the advent of the
Christian era, will the world at twelve
O'clock to might lay of the garments
Of the old year and put on those of the
new. Rvery cycle of three hundred
and sixty-ilve days and some odd
hours and minutes. brings around to
rs now year. The revolving cycle
tonight will bring to us the COM
mencement Of Eighteen Hundred
and Ninety-Three. How time files /
II seems hut rs few days when we
entered upon Eighteen Hundred and
Ninety-Fwo, but here 1t is slipping
away from our fingers grasp, and we
are powerless to detaln the hours as
they fiy, however much we might Wish
to do so.
Time 10 inexorable. 1t bows nor tar
ries TO no conditions, but Its course is
ever onward, and the moment that 10
lost Is lost forever Farewell, old 1902,
but how about IL, how has 1t demean-
ed itself, how have We enjoyed and i'm
proved 1t In Its lease Of life2 The ans
wer brings in the same old story. The
year brought both riches and poverty
and adversely, happiness and misery,
Joy and weeping, life and death. The
year brought great riches to some
geat poverty to others, but this is al
ways the case. 1t has brought Joy
and rejoicing to many and misery and
sorrow to others. But all this dc.
ponds much on how we take the world
as It joys along on It's nocturnal
rounds. While one extracts misery
and misfortune from the world
another extracts happiness aud pros
perlty.
So we go and we have to come to
the conclusion at last that the revolv.
Ing world has In its train happiness
for every one II we would only appro
pirate 1t. We look back upon the yea
and we are compelled to say that il
has not been bad one In a genera
sense, and in special sense only bad
as we have contributed to make 1t SO
The question arises did we do all we
could to make the year prosperous
and hupby2 AS far as our own city IL
concerned the year has been a goot
one. Prosperity has in a genera
sense abounded. Our manufactures
have been kept in operation and our
people have had employment. Their
was no occasion for anybody beins
la r. ,
year OF more than the usual poiitloa
excitement, change was made In tn
policy of our government by the fire,
franchises Of a free people, wlthou
any unusual friction or alarm.
Had such a change been made II
any other country, there might hav,
been strife and revolution. But no
80 here. Tho people have become &C
cushioned to Republican govern
ment and the will OF the majority t
them is law. Some may think tina
the people made a wrong decislon
but II they have those who decided
will soon change that decision. So
Roes in a free Republican GoYerI
ment, and though years may com
and years may go, our governmer
stands the same. This is one OF u
great blessings we have left to I
upon entering upon new year
But here comes in cloud oFsorroy
We look back upon the old yoar al
along its pathway are strewn Il
graves OF many of our friends al
those we loved. This has always be-
30 in every year. from the beginnir
of the world There is no let up
death. All seasons are his. all peoa
are hia. The living of the old ye
will be the dead Of the new. We DIR,
tear OF sympathy on the graves
1892 and pass on to tile record OF Isl
Here we are on the threshold OF
When the clock Tonight peals out 4
last toll of midnight the new year W
be upon us What Will, or rather VIII
shall 1t be to us i? 1t will be to US ye
much as we make it. Instead Of stan
ing still TO see what the New Year W
bring In lts train let every one set
vigorously to make tie year one
the best that has ever relied its soler
rounds.
The New Year has good living
bestow upon each of us, The exte
OF it will depend upon thu effort
make TO secure a good living. Hi
who will get the best prizes are tho
who will make tho greatest push
them. There Is prize in the N
Year for every one but should |
every one contend Tor it. some c
else will get It and Mt the end OF I
year will be that much better on th
the one who would not contend for
Let all be up and doing ard as
last cadence Of the old year diesaw
go in with renewed vigor TO make
New Year to them better than the O