The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-01

"Keeping everlastingly at it brings
suceess,' is the motto of some ad-
vertising agents, and it is true in one
thing as we'll as another.
wish you would tell Jno. Mayes
that the grass and weeds he didn't
plant on the Methodist church lot
have grown very nicely and need
trimming. In fact I told him once
before in this colmun that the Means
grass would grow to the chopplng
point once in every ten days.
That reminds me to say again that
this week every one should put his
premises in good condition. Nothing
so impresses a stranger on entering
1tSp as clean streets and neat,
we'll Kept lawns. And next week is
commencement week, and there Will
be many visitors here.
And Newberry ought to present a
neat and attractive appearance not
only commencement week, but every
week in the year. Why not give the
movement a big start this week, and
then keep it up with as much vim
and zeal as characterize the start 2
The civic association has been work
ing hard in this direction, and ought
TO have the hearty support and en-
eouragement of all the people Of
Newberry.
Talking about commencement, we
are all interested in it, because we
all are interested in the college and
in the young men and women who are
its students, and especially those who
will 60 out next week to face the re-
sponsibihties and the stern realities
of life. From the bottom of my heart
wish for every one Of them that
their fondest expectations may be
realized. Their hopes are high, l
know, but there is no limit to the pos
sibilities of achievement in this age
of the world. The dreams of yester-
day are the realizations Of today, and
in all probability, Judging the. future
by the past, We have not, even in our
most fevered fancies, received a sug-
gestion Of what the morrow has IN
store. This is an age Of speciallza-
ton, but specialization can only
achieve results when it is builded
upon a solid foundation. Newberry
college is doing a great work in help
ing to meet the worlds need for
broad, solid, Christian education.
Speaking Of hopes and dreams,
leads me to remark that one Of the
greatest dangers which oonfronts the
young people Of this age is that they
will become too much commercialized.
The world is strictly business, and
men sometimes in rubbing up against
it become cold and hard and unfeel-
ing. In. our youth we have all wan
dered in the garden of dreams, and
the pity: is that some of us have not
taken more time to dream in our later
years. All young people build air
castles which in all probability Will
vanish in the white heat of business
life as mists before the rising sun,
but if these castles have upright hv-
ing for their foundations, and the su-
perstructure is along the proper lines,
no matter though they vanish they
will have benefited the builder. A
people can never rise higher than its
ideals. We need high ideals.
And we need sentiment. We need
little more Of the spirit Of Chris
tian charity. You remember the story
of Abou Ben Adhem-he whom love
of God had blessed, his name leading
all the rest, because he loved his fel-
bowman.
I am afraid no one sent a marked
copy of my observations published
! in this column some time ago to Mr..
Childs or Mr.. Williams. You know I
was at the union depot the other day
and to my utter :mazement and great
modification M. Childs and Mr..
Williams have given absolutely no
heed to my suggestion that they were
permitting and aiding and abbetting
and in fact by lack of a little work,
really forcing violation Of the statute
against cruelty to animals. Now,
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