The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-02

found how 10 saw marble with sapd
aud water. and strips of iron. This
method VAS employed by people I'm /
oiden times. but had fsiI.n Into
disuse aud been forgotten. Proba-
bly, the same ideas occurred To- this
Yankee boy that occurred To th. |
ancient who first invented the
method, hut there could surely be na
doubt Of the lads originality.
Many Instances at supposed pla-
giarisB, sl-o may have had u like
/ cause. Our great American hun,or-
let, IN stating his beliefs concerning
Mental T-l@graphy. quotes several
/ remarkable eases la ~,ich the pro.
/ duetion- of txo authors, written Mt
i nbou, th. same time. have been
/ strikingiy similar, Que example be-
Ing the work Of u writer whom NO
American youth would believe cs-
pabIe ,f anything but good. Louisa
NJ. Aicoit Whether explained by
unconscious Interchange of thought
between the parties interested or In
some other way, should not such
condolences warn all to b. more
careful Ia passing judgment: And
" this were accomplished the num-
Der OF Misunderstanding, guarrels.
aud lawsuits over such matters
would be greatly diminished.
These are some ~ the evils caused
by nb-ene. of intellectual charity,
but much happiness, especially TO
the individual, arises from Its pres
ence: for u makes life much bright
er, aud the world much pleas anter
L.. L. a
wise he. One of the noYelist- of this
/ age says. The world l. n looking
/ glass, and gives back To every man
the reflection Of his own face
Frown at IL, aud " will Ia turn look
/ sourIy upon you. Laugh at IL and
with IL, aud IL ~ "a Jolly. kind com
panioB." And n higher authority
/ says "with what measure We meet,
u shall be measured To you again"
10 N not To he expected, however,
that n person who H. charitable To-.
ward others will never have any
trouble or enemies. He may INDEED
have both, hut he cannot be rubbed
Of 80 much happiness by them ~ L.
one Of an enviou-, suspicious nature
a noted example Of this il seen IN
the character Of the poet Milton.
tlt AZ III uifh VI
his time that lac was understood
neither by the party he opposed, nor
the one for which he iabored such
man necessarily had many
enemies, but ~ far xa- lac from be-
Ing uncharitsbie toward them, that
he ignored all personal en.nity. and
denounced only such of his oppo-
nenis ~ were also the enemies Of
al.
sure Us that his mind was so full of
purity, truth, and love for mankind,
that his many trials and mi-furtune-
could not embitier him, aud when
all other sources of comfort failed,
he could find pleasure ia his own
thoughts. Surely, n any kind Of
envy were PsrdOnsblr, IL would he
that which coveted such "A happy
disposition!
To prove that my theme j. n
practical one, may ! suggest "A pres
ent application of 81. We knos that
At this time much criticism j. being
passed upon commenrenrnt- aud
upon graduates who are oyeT-wi Hing
10 instruct the world how the
worlds affairs should he managed
Doubles. these criticisms are too
anu W. rt-tffFlN bNItf lp
have passed through the experience
Of graduating without having made
many mistakes. hut We believe
that We have tonight addressed
critics who are not III. less our
scboOlma'es ar our friends. aud hope
that charity may cover the mistakes
and make the evening spent with
the class Of ~ pleasant one in your
remembrance.
With this hope Ne Say good night
to our Kind audience, assuring y0u
that We appreciate the interest hr-
tokrDrd 10y your presence aud At
trn'ion. And now ". must also bid
adieu To our schOolday- with their
many pleasant associations; to the
teachers, who's. faithful lahur- Ou
our behalf have rendered still an
other class better equipped for their
future work Ia life To- the daily com
partnership with each other, which
In many eases extends almost n far
back as We can remember, with it,
delightful little quaTTel- and birk"T-
ing-, which made variety the spice
Of life, and left no sting Of resent
nIent behind; Ia our struggles with
the various Textbooks, from the |
cabali-tic primer to the iniriracie- |
Of geometry and psychology.
But In closing w.. cannot omit the |
duty and pleasure uf expressing our |
regard for those upon whom our |
mantle must descend, AMI We hope |
that with IL they may receive 80
many Of our coveted privileges and |
fzvOr- that their mental picture Of |
the "Seniors who wanted ia. world" |
shall he erased. and they shall re-
member instead a class who showed |
their wondrous discretion in taking /
all that they could get.