The sun., 1898-10-25
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE sun
What 1t Has Paid Out and What
Has Been Done in One
Year.
HAS NEVER PLEDGED AN ISSUE
Does Not Ask for Political Prefer.
ment...Has the Confidence of the
Masses, and, Taken Alto
Rether. Has Had = Pretty
Warm Year.

| Employs 81 correspondents.
-EmplOys seven young women.
Employs II boys.
-Employs IA men,
Pays $lOO month for light and
power. - ~
Pays 5000 year for heat.
Rents three buildings in Wilmington.
--Rents four telephOnes-three In VII.
mington.
Uses two great presses.
Uses 5OOO pounds of type.
lays out $lUU u day.
Uses JOUU pounds of paper week.
Every employe is a citizen of Dela-
ware.
Mails a hundred letters day.
Has paid out over $2O,OOO i'll wages.
| Never closes its Othce.
-Nnpl0ys " Catholics.
-LmplOyes ~ Democrats.
-LmplOys 40 Republicans.
| --LmplOys one Socialist
Illus mad two 'ryu...i robins"
Has had one s,ilke.
HAS been sued At l.nles.
HAS ~ live huei suis.
HAS IA smOlderlng noel suits.
HAS never suppressed an item Of
legitimate news.
has never lodged an issue.
HAS paid cut :p,rJJ lur nuck hire.
HAS paiu pAItU 1ur teie,,ilUle service.
HAS USED ~ mileage u.u.s, costing
S2U eacn.
-has paid out $4UO in street car fares.
has palu Uyei althro iol kilograms.
has retaineu c.xii, lawyers.
f1as palu JAW 10 SlenUgruphers.
Has never publish ID a retracllon.
HAS never published a vulgar ille.
is the only newspaper III Delaware
published every day in the year.
is the only paper i'll the State that
ever published an extra on Sunday night.
is year old to-day.
Issues the best one-cent Sunday pa
per in the world.
The only newspaper that ever sent
carriers into every town in the State with
special editions upon the occurrence of
extraordinary events.
Livery adult male employe carried
arms during period of threa tened siege.
Office has been visited by four dele
cations bent upon wrecking the establish
Lent.
Was denied the pleasure of visit
from Hon. John 4: SALISBURY, who came
to Wilmington seeking trouble
Has paid out over $4,000 in Will
mingtOn.
Has asked no favors.
Has no axes to grind.
Has no friends to serve.
Has no foes to fear.
Has won every fight.
Prints all the truth all the time. '
Has the confidence of the masses.
Enjoys reputation for courage and
fairness.
Has always made good.'
Ia 4 fusn II
Is the champion of all improvements
Protects the weak from the strong.
Prints the truth.
Cant be bluffed.
Cant be bought.
Wants no political preferment.
Wants no public plunder.
demands recognition only because its
achievements command it.
Has the nerve.
In favor of anything that will help
anybody.
The poor mans paper.
Gave Wilmington two 1-cent morning
papers.
Established new order of things po-
litical.
Never let's up
Never fOrgets.
Is not controlled by any party or cor
poration.
The owner is the youngest publisher
Of a daily newspaper in the world.
Has never WEIGHED.
Has never fooled the public.
Has kept every pledge.
Sells postage stamps.
Sells revenue stamps.
Sells postal cards.
Sells newspaper wrappers.
Sells special delivery stamps
Sells stamped envelopes.
Sells drafts. notes, receipts and
checks.
Provides private letter boxes for the
use of the public-accessible at all hours
of the day and night.
Has never spent dollar out of Will
mington that could have been expended
in the city.
is Wilmington paper for Whining
ton people
Wilmington ilrS,. last and all the
time.
Has never Disseminated between
men because of their creed, color or con-
dition.
Posted the biggest hail bond ever
executed in the State.
Had one emplOye in Fnrnhurst, an
other in New Castle Jail aud third Oh
the steps Of the Dover prison, and still
we're happy.
Have had our own troubles.
Tore off yard or Two of trouble for
other people.
Survived the late lamented Mr.
Gore.
Escaped the deadly work of Mister
Tommie Odgers.
And, taking it all in all, we have had
pretty warm year, thank yOu
G. A. r. AnnOint ,nants