Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-21
For THE HERALD,
SHORT RATIoNS FOR ABSTEMT0US
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SHORT RATIoNS FOR ABSTEMT0U'
| FOLK.
| Which is it that is brought into dis
repute-the Democratic party or Johl
L. Sullivan? If Burchard were true
and John L. S. now be added to tn
Hist, the Democracy must labor unde
an incubus enough to crush out it
life. With Gov. Hill SO strong 70
Whiskey and John L. Sullivan TO
lpugilism, what can be the result
Whisky kills pugilists and yet pugil
ism feeds on whiskey. Are boil
! whiskey aud pugllism necessary II
the Democratic party? Death though
long coming is 4 certain thing.
According to Mr.. Thevenet, Minis
ter Of Justice in France, the clergy
there are forbidden by law from taking
lany part in the elections. Is such {
law a product of infidelity, or of priv
leges abused by the clergymen of thai
country? Wherever they come from
those laws are in accord with the laws
of Maryland that prohibit a clergy
man from becoming legislator o
the State. The clergy of France and
of Maryland ought to protest against
being ranked among the incompetent
citizens and the citizens of botf
should advance out into the light o.
modern progress.
The great strike in London ano
throughout England,-the greatest
probably,-has not proved failure
but success. 1t has shown true, thai
"In union there is strength" and
taught lessons to the world oflaborer:
that national union, intelligence, or
der and brotherly feeling ruling
among and toward each other, and
gentlemanly respect toward the righi
of others, with stalwart loyalty to
ward the government, are elements o.
force that even corporate bodies, as
employers, will respect, for carrying
:" The swing of contest" ga
How refreshing to find man like
the ex- Magistrate, VIM. II. Mathews
who for more than so years believed
in the Old and New Testaments as
the all-sufficient sources of religious
truth, and by life and conversation
proclaimed them as divine oracles tc
be disobeyed at the sacrifice of one.
highest selfinterest. And coming to
his end, while yet able to sit up and
walk the room, and talk intelligently
of anything Of the past, asserted hum
bly, in manner. but clearly and with
out fear, to pastor and friends,
!" Though 1 walk through the valley
/ of the shadow of death I fear no evil,
for thou art with me and thy rod and
thy staff they comfort me-" And
then to be living and dying illustra-
ton of one gloriously going through
the valley, leaning on the staff of
Jesus presence, and the rod of his
word, ever knowing and being fami-
liar with both. Do the ungodly, aye
do infidels die with such comfort
Nay, not even semi-christians. IT
was glorious ending of long day OF
consistent christian life.
General Clinton B. Fisk in lay SER
mon at Ocean Grove the other Sun
day, began with this text: "Who
shall separate US from the love OF
Christ 2" "How do you suppose /
come to have that for my text ?" he
asked. swell very early this morn
ing / mounted my horse and went to
see a friend who was poor, aged, sick
and black, / found him in his little
cabin and said: tom you are SICK
Yes, I am sick.' You won't be
able to work any more.' Can't work
any more Yes, I am going to die.'
Have you any meal or bread in the
house,? No General / have no meal
nor bread, but the Lord will take care
of me. He sent you here, know he
did and, although, l am poor, hun
cry and dying, 1 am perfectly happy,
through my love Of Jesus Crist.'
Nothing could separate him from
that" Ingersops fine phrases can
never soothe dying infidel as "Tom's
faith in Jesus comfOrted him in his
last hours"
1t was very convenient some time
since to regulate our time-pieces by
the Town Clock, but for some myster-
ious, mythical or perhaps silly reason
our authorities took leap backward,
and left us without the time. Then of
sudden we were promised electric
lights, and our expectations were up
to be disappointed. We have gas
light when we can see it, and by it
which we can do when the tree
branches will permit us. flour shade
were little less it would be for our
health, and our safety. Will not our
authorities awake if they are asleep,
and move the citizens with sharp
stick, give us loom and light, and
thus protect our feet and our neigh
bors whom we might hurt with swift
Ebutting. Will the Mayor and City
Council remember that there is dam
ger ahead, and the damages may be
large. .~sss 8s u
The Mayor desired to help us by
notifying the loungers to disperse,
but what has become of the police
force in our city? Would it not be
good to dress them in peticoats, instead
of blue coats and yellow buttons I?
They seem to be so feminine in their
action. Street corners are blockaded
day and night with lockers on, and
modest ladies are inconvenienced
greatly, desiring to attend the market
and go shopping. Street corners are
as good as heaven to some people.
They appear to come but never go.
Will our policemen make such move
on, or relieve themselves of their brass
buttons. Since Tanner has been so
kind to the Secretary and President
as to resign, our policemen perhaps
will follow his example, or do better.
Mr.. Mayor, what determines the sue
censorship of the present incumbents
of the city officials of Martinsburg,
w. Va.
What is the matter with the milk
in Martinsburg? Do you say that
the cows have been MIXED by some
one at the pasture ground. l don't
mean that milk. / suppose that milk
was very good, to those who stole it,
what a pity it did not gag them long
enough to discover them. All, we
will discover them after little. That
fellow vi no forgot to put the milk in
with the water, or not enough of milk
to kill the color of the water, is the
fellow, no, the water. oh no ! no! the
milk / am talking about. see I am
mixed up like the milk and water we
get for milk. Oh! it is so very blue,
Is it? The spring must be too near
and the cows too few, well, I suppose
it must be so. Increase the cows then
sfs gass JUMBLE.
THE LADIES DELIGHTED.-The
pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid