The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-06

ever too late. Those are awful words.
TOO LATE. Had you ever thought OF
their meaning? Stop and think. 1t
will do you good. I am going to ask
the editor of The Herald anu News to
submit the business proposition to the
business men of Newberry this week,
and I want to see hearty and enthusi-
astic cooperation. It means much Tor
Newberry. 1t will not do to let this
opportunity pass. Such a one will
never present itself again. Be ready
when the proposition is presented 70
give it your commendation and sub
stantial support.
The chamber Of commerce is get
! ting move on her these days. l am
delighted to see it. Organized and
united effort is what this old town
needs. Put up your hammer and de-
termine that no backward step shall
he taken. Since the old court house
building is to remain I would like to
suggest to the new city adminlstra-
ton to arrange with the merchants to
secure two or three rooms here to be
used as rest rooms and that a keeper
be placed in charge so as to make
them comfortable and safe for the Ia
dies who come to town from the
country. It is convenient. Every bus1-
ness man ought to know that it is to
his interest directly to provide all the
conveniences possibly for the ladies'
who come to town from the country and
who have to bring their children. This
is an ideal place for this purpose. And
then I understand the new city coun-
Gil will continue the good work start
ed by the present council in clearing
the upper square Of a wagon yard by
putting a. coping around this little
square and cooperating with the civic
association in making a pretty little
mark out of it. I am told that the
Transformation Of the public square at
Greenvood is something wonderful
and those who opposed it would hght
YOU now if you were to suggest that
they we're not always IN favor OF II.
The same would be true here If we
could just get the thing done, and l
am glad to know that the new city
council Will do the work.
was reading the other day some
thing of the work Of Mrs. Maybrick in
her efforts at prison reform. You
know she served some fifteen years in
nrison in England on the charge OF
numbering her husband. She knows
what she is talking about and is de-
voting her life to improving conditions
in the prisons Of the country. She
relates the following case which came
as one Of her many experiences:
An unusual case came to her one
dav when she asked a m1lllonalre
manufacturer, who employed 5000
men under him, If he would give a
released prisoner something to do. He
Aatly refused, and stated to Mrs. May
brick that he had no sympathy for
any criminal, as he believed they got
Just what they deserved.
"A short time afterwards" said Mrs.
MAVERICK, ct met him coming out OF a
federal prison, and with tears in his
eyes he told me he had gone to see his
own son, who had Just been convicted
of embezzlement and sentenced for 10
years."
This is only one Of the many e1-
periences that have befallen this lit
tla woman.
T simply refer to this to point
moral. You can't always tell when
misfortune is going to come to your
own door. You may ride in the char
lots of the rich today, and as you pass
along in your touring car spurn the
beggar at your feet. But tomorrow
you may be pushing the wheeloarroW.
You had better not harden your heart
You remember the young man VINO
had kept all of the commandments
from his youth up but he lacked one
thing and he was lost. He had great
possessions and he would not consent
to divide with the poor and the needy
There is nothing so pure and so sweet
as real and genuine human sympathy
Not an empty lip sympathy, but one
that comes from the depths OF the
heart and if need be finds expression
in deeds. 7 love that spirit Whlch
reaches down and help to lift up ouV
I despisa the selfish, grasping, penu-
rious, get money-by-any-mean spirit