Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
COMMUNICATED.
KEYsRR, w. VA,
Sept. %, 1892.

my family have been plentiful OF late.
perhaps this particular member OF
the household had better say some
thing, lest the extensive patronage OF
the paper fail to know what literary
family we are. The good people OF
the country are always anxious to
read about our local affairs. IL ones
chickens are doing we'll or the hogs
promise to weigh $50 pounds per
head, why, let the county know 1t
through the county paper. In this
age Of much machinery and conse-
auent idleness men would die OF
ennui if they did not haN such inter
esting details to fill up their lives.
II communications come in upon
you thick and fast, and are likely to
snow you under, take the express
train for Keyser. Mr.. Editor, and in
three-quarters Of an hour after you
arrive / will land you in community
where the wild turkeys range from
hill to vale in vast focks so that -four
at a shot" is not uncommon luck for
the sportsman. CAS- l write the
savory odors OF one / took in" yes
terday inspires my penn In addition
to this sport, member Of my church
told me he would take a party Of us
to place where il he would shake
a bush" five deer would come out. L
ain sorry if this paragraph should
cause any of your readers the loss OF
a nights rest. But the truth is that
Mineral county mountains are not
only lovely in their autumnal dress,
like Joseph's coat OF many colors,
but are full of game and all manner
of animals.
received paper from a citizen OF
your town, the other day, and en-
joyed greatly the article he had
marked-an account OF tour through
Southern Europe by a party OF Viz
ginians. / was led to ask, why are
letters of travel usually so dull and,
like too many sermons, conventional?
Both letters OF travel and sermons
may be sprightly and individual; they
are too often so much like all other
productions of their kind that while
the reader "skips" one he sleeps
through the other. The reader would
not weary reading such n communi-
cation as my friend sent me. And
while | confess that in point OF SER
mons and letters of travel | have
been guilty of the very things l con-
denim, still out OF our conscious fall
ures we write, speak and preach
often. Such stupidity need not be, II
men would cultivate more their in
dividuality, and in doing their work,
whatever it be, do it in the way that
is most natural to them. 1t is said all
children are smart, but as soon as
they get old enough to observe how
other people do, they straightway be-
come like other people society SEEM
ing to be similar to a bullet mold,
turning out its human material all
just alike-stupidity reigning supreme
because that which is best in us Is
lost. Now and then an editor,
preacher, writer or business man
dares to meet the frowns of outraged
society, and dares to attempt to climb
the hill Of success without her aid.
Such men give the world DR.. Ar
noiu VI euSvy,o rniinpe Drvvno, I"
Carlyle or o Henry Grady. But this is
too much mora LIKING.
am glad to see from your columns
that Shepherd College opens up so
we'll this year. 1t Is the writer's for
tune to see much Of schools, and just
as much of things that stand for
schools but are places where cheap
whitewashing is done. A few licks Of
this rude world, and off goes the coat
ing 1t is no mean recommends
ton to a community that it contains
and sustains school of merit.
Shepherd College has done good
work for Jefferson and adjacent
counties indeed, it is not likely that
even the best friends of the school
have correctly estimated what an in
fluence has gone out from that insti-
tuition, both in inspiring our young
people with a thirst for learning, and
satisfying that thirst to aconsiderable
degree at least.
The shortest distance between two
points is sometimes a roundabout
way. The quickest and surest way
to settle many questions that veX our
good people to-day is to educate our
young people thoroughly. No white
washing, but genuine mental develop
ment. The crowd that will follow
the little" politician through the
streets, will yell for him when he as
cends his stump or store-bo1, will
listen with credulity to his partisan
utterances, Is becoming beautifully
less. Papers are wailing, out of their
agony, why are the people so indif-
ferent?" The people have heard
enough of political speaking of the
common sort to last them for gener-
alton. Their eyes are opened so far,
thanks to progress. Now let our
counties have a genuine revival on
the subject Of education, and let the
youth Of the incoming generation be
taught to think Independently of
stump speakers and partisan editors,
and better day will dawn, So long
as that class of men that make up so
great a part Of our country-I mean
the farmers-persists in giving their
boys three months schooling a year,
a nd fhaf nnIar taooho.