Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-10

| Ab the nOOn-clOch unerrlnBly RECORDS
the ebb and flow of the ocean tides, so
the sun-chronograpn writes down the
days and seasons and determines the
time of their recurrence. Man has given
names to tho latter and set apart GER
tain of the days az commemorative OF
heroic lives and deeds, or as suggestive
of sentiment that may BIO valuable, or
otherwise, as 1t Is taken. The Fourth
of July teaches of patriotism, Christ
mas OF tho blessings of homo and tho
beauty of tho Christ-life, while New
Years tells OF the sculpture of ono and
the genesis Of another cycle of eaI'th.
Celebration of the latter anniversary
is sentimental, but sentiment pierces
the heart that Ia callous 10 logic. Patri-
otism Is sentimental, but 1t impels men
to the mouths Of death-dealing cannon.
Now Years might have been as appro-
pristely On May /, Ok auy other day,
but time has honored the selection, and
there ere, bosides. no means OF fixing
the period when, according to the sub
lime Mosaic account, "the evening and
the morning we're tbs first day"
This anniversary Is suggestive of
things that have been. Mnemosyne
whispers of ships that passed In the
night-of opportunities that came and
were not seized; Of follies and sins; of
grief and pain; aye, and of pleasure,
and Joy, and peace. God be blessed for
msmoryl The saddest recollection,
even. is touched of the gentle hand of
sympathy, and the greatest tragedy
bears lofty lesson. Who can too
dearly prize the shadows of tina past
that come up out of the night, self
illumed by the deeds of goodness, mercy
and ell-klnaness the. married. than
when in substance they lived and moved
with US? These unwritsen books have
the most precious pages, and as we turn
them, one by ono, over, we scan the
lines with moistaned eyes of tenderness
and with hearts that beat In unison
with tho sentiments thereon inscribed.
Cherishing whatever Is good of the
past. man stands In ths vestibuls Of the
inchoate year and fills It's salons and
chambers with CHEEKY furniture and
denr, loving forms. New YEARS. has, In
fact, been termed day of resolves that
are broken. But 1t Is better, far, 70 pur-
pose and not TO do than never try the
right at all. The sum of Lies duty is
contained In the simple adjuration.
Try! and. should failure come, try and
try again. Not everyone is privileged
to attain all-goodness, and few thero be
who can boast of o record OF unbroken
success. The night.comes 70 oil. but the
star of Hope. Ike Sirius. nsysr sats
Happy Is that man who has strength to
do when the promise of fulAllmsnt is
weak.
- the full Sunshine nav not come, let
the glints find their way through the
dense foliage and tesselate the ground
with their tremulous mosaics OF vary
ing shape. Pity for him who cannot see
in the dawn of tbs new year the light Of
better things. What hour so glad and
bright as that which paints the eastern
sky In crimson and gold, and that is
filed with songs of birds. inspired OF
the pure air and the fresh, sun-kissed
light? The matin-time of 1896 Is come,
and all who will may hear the angel
voice of Hope whisper henisons that
shall be inspiration to renewed courage
in the putting aside of things that him
der the onward march TO better living.