Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-10-03
NORTH MOUNTAIN.

Inspector of P. O.'s, Supt. Thomas,
visited his sister, Mrs. James Clary,
last Friday.
Mr.. William Horner, of Scrabble,
died Friday, Sept. 25th. His burial
was at Harmony Church on Sunday
following.
Mr.. Joseph Duval is recovering
from his recent stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. Kyner, of Opequon Dist, was
here last week introducing the "Rus-
sell Patent Fence" to the notice OF
the farmers of this nelghborhood.
He bought the right of selling the
patent in Berkeley and Jefferson from
the inventor, Mr.. Rossell. who is a
native of Loudoun Co., Va, formerly
a resident of Michigan. The fence is
fastened together with wire and is
very substantial besides, it takes but
6 or rails to make as high a fence as
ten rails make the old way. He put
up a section on the property OF Mr..
Arthur Fleming near l.. Georgetown.
Several farmers have inspected it dur
ing the week.
The merchants of this section, have
been getting ready for the Fall trade
by filling up their shelves with new
goods.
David French, lad of ten years,
found a large blacksnake wrapped
around viper of smaller size, one
day last week, and dispatched them
both. The blackSnake measured
four feet and two inches.
Farmers are nearly done cutting
off corn in this section. 1t promises
fine yield. A few farmers are seed
ing. Judging from the quantity Of
phosphates shipped to this depot, oul
farmers will fertilize heavily.
The grocer, of this village, D.
| Wandling, has provided himself with
handsome showcase which he has
filled with a tempting array of sweets
The juveniles hang about it like bees
around a molasses barrel.
The storing of the mind with in.
formation, rules, formulas, &C., EN-.
braces, according to the ideas of many
the province of Education. Educa
tion means this and more. True ed
ucation demands the moral, mental
and physical growth of the child
The investigation of what education
is, should be prominently brought be
fore every teacher. The term educa
| ton is derived from educere and sig
nifies to lead or draw out; and i'm
plies not so much the communication
of knowledge as the discipline of the
intellect, the establishment of princi
pie and the regulation of the heart.
This is the season of the year wheI
nature adorns in her gayest colors
Turning woodward, the fiery red Of
the sumac, the scarlet of gum and
maple, the gold and russell of hickory
and mulberry, and the deep, dark
green of the oak and pine, form q
grand and beautiful contrast, yet
blending into one harmonic whole
Notice the merry motions of the
squirrel as he scampers back and forth
from the laden bough to the snug den
hidden away in the heart of the old
oak, each time conveying a nut to
that fast augmenting store that must
furnish an unfailing supply for win
ter. The Indian Summer haze soft
ems and mellows the outline of hill
and valley. Flocks of black birds,
robins, and other songsters, visit our
groves and dellS for the last time ;
then with chirp and futter, are away
to SUMMER chimes. The song of the
harvester, the creak of the drill, the
hum of bees and Jingle of sheep bells
form part of fair present, yet re-
mind us that the beautiful must give
way to the stern hand of change.
ALPHA.