Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20
THE DOiNds ABOUT TOWN.


burg are more observant than any
other town along the B. & 0. r. R.
1t is business of course, and nothing
to be Experimentation of course
their observation should be miscon-
strued and the observed. if she be q
woman. would believe the man was
trying the Irritation act. Next time
notice it, and girls don't suppose the
man means to fiirt with you--because
he says he is only observing Ma
A little girl on Maple avenue on be-
ing told that Easter was obserl ed in
commemoration of Christ's resurrec-
ton, became very serious and Sunday
night she knelt down to say her
prayers, and wound up with, "And
now, dear Lord, take good care Of
yourself, for you know if anything
were to happen you everything down
here would go to pieces.
Over in Ohio-just across the line
women are advancing at rapid rate.
Many of them wanted an education in
voting and accordingly rented a room
and secured male tutor who explain
ed the intricacies of the kangaroo.
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Does and will woman command the
respect and protection from gentlemen
who should never forget that they
stand the protector of every lady in
whose society he may be found-who
should hold her thoughts and actions
as you would have your mothers or
sisters held by others-when she dab
bles in such corrupt things as politics?
Can she be free from the unfavorable
and unsavory comment which is bound
to emanate from her male associates
at the polls, no matter how unimpeach-
able her character has been We
verify believe it would be far better to
stay at home than to actively identify
yourself with any putrid political fac
ton. There is no use talking-when
women votes or runs for office (al-
though a good sensible woman could
cast vote more intelligently than
nine-tenths of the men) she cannot
help losing more or less of the gentle
ness and loneliness given her sex by
the Creator We will soon see the
day when women will be permitted to
vote in West Virginia, but think well,
ye ladies OF political minds, and look
to the individual good you hope to
reap.
We heard remark on the train not
long since which was not only fatter-
ing to our neighbor and friend of the
Statesman and good-looking postmas-
ter, but pleasing to his friends, who
were casual observers, as we'll The
gentleman i'll question was, to say the
least, somewhat cratic, and had we
not known the good qualities OF his
friend Boyer we would have miscon-
strued the meaning he meant to con-
vey. He said Boyer is a good,
round fellow, one of the best in
Martinsburg, runs a. frst-elass
post office, and is a Democrat and
dead one at that We who hap
pened to know his friend and post
master knew that MaItinsburg has
second-class office-with fitth-class
surroundings, and first class post
master; but why did he want to con-
vey to the listeners minds our little
town had first class office with no
delivery Did he think our new I'M
occupied Government building made
it SOP Then why did he say the much
alive Mr.. Boyer who not only claims
footing on terra f,ma, but is alive to
the interests of the Statesman, his
official duty as postmaster, and lastly
to the interests of the Democratic
party in which he has always been
Jealous worker was a dead Demo-
crat? He meant, as the DRIFT of his
conversation conveyed to us later,
Democrat and good one, morally
and mentally. We judge the sob
served" was all right, for he was COM
plimenting our townsman, but his re-
marks evidenced Pennsylvania spell
ing reform. -"
Out West they are trying to mod
ernie not only weddings and funerals
but the day and hour one has to die
as well. They don't want you to die
on Sunday-but have resolved to dis
approve the practice of Sabbath fun
erals, not to hold a funeral on that
day-that ministers ought to be con-
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