Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-06-25

We are very sorry to record the
death of one OF our aged and most
esteemed citizens, Mr.. j. =. Kear-
fott. We have lost a good man,
and our people will sadly miss
him; but we must bow to the will
of Almighty God.
The most aged Of our number Is gone.
! Where there are NO more sorrow nor
care;
Yet he leaves behind him one
| Who has helped hin. his troubles TO
bear.
We attended the Mt. Zion Sun
day school on last Sunday, and
found every thing in excellent
working order The soul (organ
that the scheoi lately purchased
of Prof. Marstella is a good one
and is gracefully controlled by
Miss Roberta Morrow.
Friendship Sunday school Is
getting along extraordinarily fine.
Rev. w. b. Evers the late Y elect
ed superintendent, is an exl err
fenced man 10 Sunday school
work, having been engaged in
work If this kikd in the city of
Harrisburg, Pa, for several years.
We received postal card II few
days ago from young Rev.
which coatained 472 words. That
is econnmv for you. When a
preacher VIII put "A whole sermon
on postal card IL seems that farm
ers aud printers are not the only
class Of men who have to econo-
miZe.
a young student Was asked by
his sweetheart, who had an un-
commonly thick h al of hair,
what he thought of it, and absent
~ answered he though 1t would
preseL fine field for the study
Of natural history.
There Is difference between
Ben Butler and the author of An
alogy of Religion.
In the class 'Sl' of Lebanon
Valley Collese, Pa, each member
was designated by the names of
stars of the frat magnitude. One
class-day, there was lady in the
audience who remarked: 'This
is certainly a good time for star
gazing Only once in the cycle of
time are fifteen stars of the first
magnitude visible In daylight
Ii is not generally known by
farmers at what time grass should
be cut, i'm order that it contains its
most nutritive substance. Prof.
Emil Wolff, of the Royal Acade-
my of Agriculture of Wurtenburg,
Germany, has determined by care
full analysis that while green grass
contains eighty per cent of nutra-
tive matter, that in bloom sixty
two, that cut wnen the seeds are
fully formed and ripe contains on
ly thirty-one per cent.
We often hear women spoken
of as inferior to man In intellect
and In strength of muscle. When
we look over our country,
we can easily see that woLien are
coming to the front, and we antic-
ipate by their SO doing, bright
future in politics. morals and re-
ligion. Just Imagine what an ac-
tive part she performs in the great
march of civilization. She can
make the future and happiness of
her husband and children; and If
she did nothing else, surely this
would be sufficient destiny. By
her thrift, prudence and tact she
can secure for her partner and to
herself a competence in old age
no matter how small their begin
ming or how adverse fate may be
theirs. By her cheerfnlness she
can restore her husbands spirits,
shaken by anxiety of business,
though some husbandsare too bru-
fish 10 be cheered by an angel.
By her tender care che can often
restore him to health if disease
has overtaken his powers. By
her counsel and love she can win
him from bad company, il temp
tation in an evil hour has led him
astray. By her example, her pre-
cepts and her sex's insight into
character, she can mould her chill
dren, however adverse their
dispositions, into noble men and
women. And by leading in all
things a true and beautiful life,s she
can refine, elevate and SPIRITUAL
ize all who come within reach, so
that others Of her sex, emulating
and assisting her, she can do more
to regenerate the world than any
statesman or reformer that ever
legislated. DoTTY DIMPLE.