The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-11

You know when q fellow passes on
towards the four score mark he does
not recuperate as rapidly as he did
when the young rich blood gushed
through his veins. I don't like to
write when I am not feeling we'll
for it is difficult to keep out Of what
one writes the feeling which masters
him and I like to say nice things and
to be optimistic.
The editor has handed me the fol-
lowing clipping from thte Spartan
burg Journal:
"The Newberry Herald and News
has 6, correspondent who calls him.
;e:,f THE Idler." He has nothing
in the current issue, but the editor
explains the omission. It is the first
time the 'Idler" has lived up to
his name.'
It is always nice 10 live up to
ones name. The fact is, you know,
50 many of us do not. A good name
is a. great thing. I believe it is the
{ Good Book that says it is to be pre-
ferred above great riches. Says that
good old book of Proverbs; "A
: GOOD name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, and loving favour
=. rather than silver and gold. The
rich and the poor meet together: the
Lord IS the maker Of them all. " A
GOOD name is all that 3 poor man
has and he should prize It ABOVE
!: everything else. The glamour OF
greats riches may cover muintuoe
:. Of sihs so far as the world goes but
remember what the wise man says:
"The rich and the poor meet togeth-
err and in the final analysis the
name will be all that is left and it
will depend on the Individual. l
wish I could write this in letters OF
fire on the heart and soul Of every
boy and girl as they enter the thres-
hold Of life. Wealth is good thing
If honestly obtained and properly
used and appreciated but it Is not
everything by jug full. Many a
millionaire would give good portion
of his million to have the clear con-
science and good digestion Of some
poor honest hard working fellow
who lives in humble cottage and
Il earns his bread by the sweat OF his
brow and breathes Gods fresh ali
and: communes; every day win ma
ture.
"And loving favour rather than
silver and gold.'' Think Of it, oh,
We misers and ye who are grinding
down your poor unfortunate neigh
bors, in the mad rush for silver and
cold. Don't forget YOUR good name,
and the GLOWING favour which you
. . NAV be losing. This is very siren
uous and a. very commercial age and
tho ambition seems to be to get rich
It is well to get riches if in the get
ting YOU keep a good name, and con
finlrs to have Glowing favour.
am not going to preach YOU sermon
i wish could. This is a good text
In fact a sermon in. itself. e..
T tell YOU this town council is 60
mo 10. make US a good and a sober
Z neonle. They have adopted soma
GOOD ordinances. The thing to do I:
to enforce them. Can't take drlnS
now unless you go home. Well, thai
is all right and I reckon We would
+ all be better off if we didn't take
one at home. but you know am not
8 prohibitonist either in principle OF
.nraetice. But I believe in temper
ance and maybe it is right to sa!
none shall be sold. I am not golns
TO argue the LIQUOR question, how
ever, and sometimes I wish the leg
isletnre would pass Statewide pro
hibitiop measure at the approaching
session so we could have one cam
paisn when liquor was not the para
roorn+ issue. Then thew tell me thai
council passed a law to require Il
cenee to he gotten in order to have
dance or a hot suoner and th'
navor can charge as high as $50. fo1
It. IF he should put the maximum
charge It would stoo some of ther
sure. That IS not bad. It would b.
better, no doubt, if some of them
were prohibited.