Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-09
NorEs ANp coMMENTs.

On New Years Day you resolved
straightway to minomize your ills;
with sanitary common sense, to re-
duce your doctor bills. Swear off
from cIogging greediness, with glut
tony and such, for one who starves
himself to death, ten die who eat too
much.
Don't soak yourselves too lavishly
with liquor, gin, or rum, for you Il be
switched off down grade, right quick,
where no good folks come. Keep
faithfully all of your good promises.
Don't permit them to leave or forsake
you Remember, honor is at stake
and it goes about nine-tenths of the
way toward making the man. En-
courage all that is good and denounce
the bad. We stand just within the
threshold OF another year to review
some of the events of 1896, and to
point out reasons which lead to the
hope that 1897 will be more produc-
tive of general and renewed prosper
ity, but we forbear. The old year
has dropped into the eternity of the
past, with its many sad and sorrow
ing events and achievements. 1t is
to be hoped the new year will not
have grown old before the renewed
tide of prosperity will be flowing over
the land, bringing peace, prosperity
happiness, pleasure and contentment
to all of the multitudes of people, for
our own beautiful and prosperous
city. Give encouragement for the
further extension of its factories.
Don't say you can't, when you can.
1t may be as bread cast upon the wa
tiers. Encourage your own merchants.
If you believe their goods are of a
superior style tell them so; and
the mechanics, of (which we have
the best, if one has done his work
well, tell him it is we'll done and up
to-date in every respect. Encourage
the newspaper men. Be affable to
them. You may some day have an
ak to grind. Don't treat their col
lectors with contempt Don't say l
have received the paper for five years,
but do not intend paying for it.
Don't do that Your honor is at
stake and the editor can't live on air
alone. If his correspondents don't
suit you, dom tcast the paper aside and
say THAT fellow composition makes
me ILL.," Give him or her an orpor-
tupity Most of us walked before we
ran, and beside your friends might
want one of those fellows to write up
nice obituary for you some day
Every road has its angles. The al
phabet is memorized before we take
up mathematics.
Encourage the teachers in our pub.
lie schools. They have duty tc
perform. Yes, / should have said
duties, for they are in the plural mum
Der. They educate in manners as well
as cleanliness, neatness and other
wise. Encourage them by your pres
ence at school. You can't imagine
how much they will thank you and
think of you. Your children will be
pleased beyond expression Dom t
think you won't be admitted or will
not be agreeable. Visit them often.
You will enjoy it, as well as the
teacher. Lots of us feel proud of our
schools and the capable teachers en-
ployed, notwithstanding they also
have enemies; but this is not strange.
The Saviour of mankind had such
when he was On earth. We learn
that the devil goes about like a roar
ing lion seeking whom he may de
YOUR. Some try to crush these noble
institutions. Occasionally persecu-
ton is advantageous; it causes de-
velopment and prosperity. Educa-
ton cannot and must not be sup
pressed.
Encourage everything that is hon-
orable. The farmer, minister, law
yer, doctor and the laborer All have
certain duties assigned to them an
their different avocations. Each Que
should labor for the interests of each
other and the music of the factory
whistles will Increase, street-corner
loafing will cease, prosperity will take
the place of adversely, peace, pleasure
and happiness will reign supreme in
the wideawake Queen City of the
Shenandoah Valley. RALF.
Catarrh in the Head
Is n dangerous disease If NAV lead