The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-17
ST, LuLe'S Dots.


Mr.. Geo. :. Merchant is building Il
diningroom to his house.
Mr.. T.. G. Cureton, Of Georgia, Is
visiting i'll this vicinity.
Miss Lille Lester has returned from
visit to Edgetield County.
The ioint alliance meeting of st:
Luke's, Utopia, Saluda, ONeall and
Fairview alliances at st. Luke's last
Thursday was we'll attended. In the
morning, speeches were made by coun-
~ Lecturer Pope and District Lecturer
keitt. In the afternoon, State Lecturer,
Mr.. J. r. Jefferies, spoke at consider
able length. The speeches were all IN
about the same line of thought-ln
defense of alliance principles, and es-
pecially of the sub-treasury scheme. II
is useless to give anything like Il
synopsis of the lectures, as nothing
new was brought out-nothlng more
than las been heard or read before. \
bounteous picnic dinner was enjoyed
The rains of the past few weeks have
injured cotton to some extent. II IS mo-"
he general opinion that the cotton
crop of this part Of the county Will 1aii
short of what it was last year. The corn
croD is rood. Saluda and Bush Rlvcrs
and tributaries have been full during
the past week, bat did not overflow the
banks enough to injure corn b4t little.
While it IS not worth while to speaE
of every little wrong in community,
still when a thing is carried beyond the
bounds Of reason it should be froWned
down and condemned. There is often
too much lethargy in endeayoring to
remedy evil, and especially in remedy
ing the evils of young men, Tor the
sooner their wrong actions are criticised
and corrected the better 1t will be for
them and for the community in which
they live. While our community IS
second to none in many respects, l
must confess that some of the young
men of the community are not what
they should be-whoee highest ambl-
ton is to engage in the frlvoIltles OF
life, and, urged by jealousy, endeaVor
to pull down the virtuous and respect
able Young men of the community on
a level with themselves. And when
one has the manhood to shun their
society, so as to avoid their bad inf1u-
ence and seeing that he cannot be
brought into their way of doing, they
set their tongues wagging on slandering
and backbiting-they often keep their
tongues wagging upoG the plea that
one has the "big head" because ne
shuns their unrefned company. But
one who has conceptions Of what con.
stitutes true young manhood Will no,
he deferred from the way of right tc
retain the friendship of an ignorant,
jealous set Of mortals. None but 10"
specimens of humanity have little
enough sense to suppose that perverslor
of the truth will amount to aught
as truth willin the end triumph. Then
the sphere that slanderers move IN Is
usually very limited, and respectable
person cares nothing for what selhsh
foulmouthed set thinks of him-he
can get along just as we'll without thell
friendship as with it. On the othel
hand the community has young mer
of whom it may we'll be proud some
of whom have already made their MARI
in the world; who have been rewarded
with honor and distinction for thell
adherence to yirtuous principles-some
who dc not waste their time and mean:
by indulging in the frivolities of life
but enjoy their time and means IN the
endeavor to better themselves and b'
OF benefit to themselves and to thell
fellowmen-some by seeking education
Both Newberry College and Clemson
Agricultural College at the next ses
sions will have representatives iron
this community. ALPHA.
September s, 1891.