Another noticeable characteristic of this New Year's greeting is the appeal of the young men of the south. It is pointed out that the burden of the coming struggle must be borne and the brant of the battle met by young men—the educated and enlightened youth of the present generation. The men who twenty years ago, cherished hopes of a coming renovation, are now growing old, and already grey heirs warn them that the heyday of their strength is passing, if
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