Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-04-21

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is progressing again at the Electric
Light building. When the street cars
get in motion the city will put on a
more lively appearance. They, with
the town clock, have had Rip Van
Wrinkle experience. The latter's quiet
ness does not rest, however, with the
persons whose hall is underneath of
it, viz. Old Fellows Their DISPOSE
ton is progressive, as their present
history will show; their membership
in West Virginia numbers 9,365, and
in all the States and territories, S67,-
743. Among them may be found the
rich and the poor, the learned and un-
learned, all working for the ameliora-
ton of mankind.
Notwithstanding the extreme dull
ness in the B. & O. shops here, some
Of the boys maintain witty DISPOSE
ton. They say during the Republi-
can administration they visited Bar
NUNS Circus with their best girl with
reserve seat tickets, while at present
if Barnum should come this way, in
order to get inside of the canvas, they
would have to carry water for the
dronedaries or pull grass for the mon
keys
In CHANGING over the daily newspa-
pers one would naturally conclude that
the storms and landslides are not con-
fined entirely to the rough beginning
of summer or the management of the
weather clerk, but there is univer-
sal determination to make change in
political point Of view. In nearly
every instance, where there has been
an election, change is made. The
good times promised the poor voter
eighteen months past have not arrived;
the whole country is apparently in
trouble, deepening and widening more
every day. Never in the history of
the country has there been SO much
rioting, murder, robbery, suicide, and
universal suffering as at present. 1t
is not confined to any particular local
ity, but extends over all with bright
prospects OF continuance of the pres
ent wretchedness. Such management
is OF itself enough TO create in the
mind of every man change. and it is
surely>haviug that effect. While it is
sure, it is slow.
While the vain and the licentious
are revcling in the midst of extrava-
gance and riot how little do they
think ofthose scenes Of sore distress,
which are passing at that moment
throughout the world Multitudes
struggling for poor subsistence to
support the wife and children whom
they love, ard who look up to them,
with eager eyes, for that bread which
they can scarcely procure. Multitudes
groaning under sickness in desolate
cottages, INTENDED and unmourned,
while many, apparently in better sit
uation of life, are pining away in Sc
cret with concealed griefs, with the
future still picturing more sadness
and distress, for surely the end there
of is not yet, as one would judge by
the numerous gatherings of idle men,
which does not appear to be anything
short of the forerunner of evil. How
apt we are i'll seasons of distress and
difficulty to abandon ourselves to de-
lection, although it carries no mark |
Of a great or worthy mind 1t becomes
a wise and a good man, in the evil
day, with frnness to maintain his
post, to bear up against these reverses
to these advantages, which in the
worst of time, are always left to integ-
rity and virtue, and never to give up
the hope that better days may yet
arise, however, slow they may be COM
ing 1t is said the darkest hour is |
just before the dawn of day, and how |
we are looking for that dawn
which will remove all thetr troubles and |
restrictions from the mines. the fac
tories, and the mills. when the poor
and oppressed will again be engaged /
in earning a livelihood for those they |
love, and their homes again made
happy by the Punishment of adversely |
and the introduction of prosperity.
How oft the laughing brow of joy,
A ick'ning heart conceals;
And through the cloister's deep recess,
Invading so ROW steals
DETECTIVE.