The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-24
kICkERS' kOLUMN.
SOME THINGS THAT WORRY
THE SOULS OF MEN.

Where They go TO Express Themselves,
and Some Of the Expressions.
The CHRONICLE viii in future have
space which will lie known as TIE ''Kick-
ers' Kol1mn TIE CHRONICLE is al
most )rced into tits. Their are '.kick-
ers" of all kinds and sizes, and they
kick at all sorts of things When they
want to do some kicking, they 60 to
newspaper man and tell him their griev-
ances. Then if the newspaper nan de-
cllneS to fire into something, the k cker
goes to kicking against the paper-says
it is weak, timid, got 10 backbone, &c
The easiest way to balance this matter
is to let the determined kickers express
themselves either by word Of mouth or
by communication IN the puoiic print:
though the CHRONICLE would earnestly
advise that all complaints and annoy
ances Of public nature be FIRST re
ported to the city authorities. They
always try to give relief.
The "Kickers' Kolumn" = i'll be opened
as often as people may insist on saying
some things.
Following are some things written and
said yesterday:
A Very Poor Light.
Can the gas company tell US why it is
for several months past the gas burns so
weakly that it scarcely makes enough
light to work or to read by. There
| doesn't seem to be any pressure at the
| factory, and there is an unusual dimuess
seen in all the gas lights Can't we
have as good gas as other places? 1t
seems that we pay enough TO entitle Us
to the best light. am q hook keeper
and | cannot do my work at ltglt by
this weak and wayering ligft.
Book KEEPER.
| A begged Nuisance.
There is a certain large yard yard in
the western part of the city where a lot
of dogs are kept by the owner About
daylight every morning they set up q
yelling, barking and bowling, running
up and down the fence so that the sleep
Of all the neighbo.a Is broken up 1t is
getting to be an intolerable nuisance
end is specially annoying to some sick
persons who live il that vicinity Can't
the owner Of the dogs keep them in the
back yard or any where SO that they wills
not be such a nuisance to a whole neigh
borhood?
ONE OF THE SUFFERERS.
Untidy Streets.
"Say'' remarked sensible kind of 9
kicker; "to morrow is Sunday. Now
just want you to notice these paved
streets tomorrow. You will see the
side drains full of trash; yon will see lit
ter and filth all over the Streets | iDs
want you to look at them tomorrow
and then if you and your fellow aSso
ciates do not urge some system of street
sweeping, I'll tell you what think abou
you. The raking of the streets does
away with the big trash, but that is no
sufficient for the main paved streets Of
handsome city"
No Backbone.
"Why in the creation don't you fel
lows find out something about this de
! pot business, and let us know what ",
may expect and when we may expect it
You ali HAVEN'T got the courage an,
nerve to tackle the railroads an. how
t You've got no backbone Yol all sit st;!
: and let the railroads DO as they ''dat
, gummed" please and never say 6 word.
The CHRONICLE man informed til
. kicker that plans for the new depot Eer
! ready, that an announcement had bee
made that bids would be received I'll
September 1st, and that building coul
not begin beforet hat time The kicker sal
: nothing else but be was evidently nc
| satisfied. He thought somebody ough
to be abused and wanted tie papers t
J DO it,