Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-09-05

01 L1Defly street, who has been dan
gerously i'll from paralysis for severa
weeks, is at present writing seriously
Ill with no hope of recovery.
The atmosphere now at mornings
is gentle reminder that winter il
again approaching. and that the wood
Louise and coal bins as well as The
body will soon need attention.
The two rooms in third ward school
recently fitted up with school furni.
ture, are among the incest in the city
light, airy and comfortable. Every
means is used by the Board of Educa-
ton to interest the scholars and adj
vance them in education, while no
disposition is, or has been, manifest
ed to blot the free schools out of exis-
tence, on tie contrary they will sur
vlve and prosper when the present
generation are quietly sleeping in the
city of the dead. Education stands
in the front rank, and is becoming as
essential as food or raiment.
Let us dignity the lowest duties by
a noble nature. 1t takes a greater
man to do a common thing greatly
than to do great thing greatly.
The candidates are on the alert.
Good fellows all of them, but in time
some will learn that the race is not
always won by the swift, or the battle
by the strong. 1t is the man who
succeeds in capturing the most votes.
Who is on the missing side.
Tom Fitch. of Arizona, expresses
the opinion of every true Republican.
1t would not be aniss for some of the
weakened ones, Gf there be any to
memorize his speech. There is wis
dom as well as good sound advice in
it.
The silver dollar will be used YER
bally during this campaign oftener
than ever before. Tariff for protec-
ton in many other respects might be
as essential as the protection OF the
silver dollar. The Railway age gets
it off as follows.
If dollar be dollar, honest coin with
out deceit,
One may melt it, one may smelt it, but
its value won't retreat.
Melt ten dollars, silver dollars, in I'M
biased melting pot,
And the oliver slug resulting, only
sells for five the lot
Melt gold dollars, melt an eagle, in afore-
said melting pot.
And the golden slug resulting, quickly
sells for ten the lot.
Will you tell me, kindly tell me, how
these dollars equal are,
If little glowing furnace, puts on on
ly one the scar.
And I'm thinking, quietly thinking, that
poor man has poor sense,
If he'd vote to have dollar, that will
melt for fifty cents.
We notice on our streets recently
an old associate and former resident
of this county Mr.. VIM. Sigler. For
some years past he has been living at
Colorado Springs, Colorado, but the
many attractions and pleasures of the
beautiful Shenandoah Valley with the
vast improvements of our busy city
has attracted him thither.
There is no place like home.
A Cuckoo of the legion sat lonesome on
the road,
1t was past the time for Matching, as
the weather signals showed,
But comrade stood beside him, as his
feathers blew away.
For he was down at Buzzards, at Buzz
yards on the Bay.
This lonesome cuckoo faltered as he took
his comrades hand,
And he said the boss's silence is hard
to understand;
Is there not a silyery word or token from
the lone rock far away.
Oh is there no news favorable to Silver
Bryan from Buzzards on the Bay
The poor men toll and slave, their fami-
lies to maintain,
Not knowing just exactly whether
their work is loss or gain.
In future use great caution, Otherwise
you can bet.
You will surely be caught in the Bryan
Silver net
And the pale moon she rose slowly, and
calmly she looked down,
But she answered not the question. as
the wild winds passed it round,
Yes, calmly on that cuckoo's nest she
shed her silvery ray,
While Grover went a fishing from
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