The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-26

Lines and Head Gear--Peak, Aisson'
Union--Other Random Thoughts.
I have let the ink dry on my pen
two or three times in the effort TO
evolve a suitable headline for what
propose to write in this column. 1t
may be that I hardly know what L
: will write, or it may be that headline
writing is not my fort.
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That reminds me that headline
writer is a very important factor in any
newspaper. Some people never reac
anything but the headlines. Some
people then don't like to have Others to
put a headline to what they write.
Then some people form their opinion
OF what an article is from the headline,
even after they have read it for them
selves. On the whole the head OF any
animal is very important adjunct.
Some people form their opinions OF
men by the appearance of their heads.
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Taking about heads and headlines
reminds me of head-gear, or to be more
particular, of hats and bonnets. was
az a certain church in Newberry a few
Sunday evenings back, and very
pretty young lady sat just in front OF
me with one of those modern hats on
the back of her head about the size OF
the bottom of half bushel measure
Well, could not see thing in trontof
me, not even the head Of the preacher,
and which ever way I turned my gaze
that hat was there. Now, / love those
big hats and pretty, blushing young
girl looks doubly pretty and sweet IN
front of one of them, but l hope When
T am at church or the theatre and want
to see in front of me that will not get
behind one. But I am not complain
ing, It is contrary to my nature and
ST was never known to do such thing,
and hope all the young girls will just
continue to look as sweet as they can.
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Waiting for delayed train in the
city of Aston is not the best thing
ever heard Of to give one an even tenn
per and, as our Prosperity correspon-
edentwould say,is not calculated to make
one 'shappy and serene" But such
was my luck last Saturday. wanted
to 90 to Union and. return the same
dav. If all trains were on time would
only have one hour and forty minutes
at Union. The train going to Union
on this occasion was announced one
hour late. Well, I endured the wait
in patience. The operator announced
ete me as some consolation that the train
coming down was 35 minutes late at
Saluda and would be unable to make
I'D any time. Reader did you ever OBJ
serve that in all the bitters Of life there
was some sweet2 Never night so dark
but there was a star somewhere. And
never day so cloudy but the beautiful
blue sky could be seen somewhere. so
in all the troubles of life there is
ray of hope somewhere piercing
through the dark and lowering clouds.
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Well, I got to Union, had about an
hour or more, saw my man, got gooo
dinner and returned. But did not
wait at sAlston for the Laurens train,
but went on through to Columbia and
returned. Thai may seem like eN-
travagance to some people to do all
that riding, but could not stand the
idea of another wait at Aston. l have
nothing against Aston, but 1t is not a
place at which like to wait for train.
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Then you know there is only one
thing in which the country editor bears
any resemblance to, or can at all be
classed. among, the statesmen and big
men of the country. Would you like
to know what that is? Well most OF US
have "annuals" or "quarterlies." The
only difference is the editor pays for
his in advertising, while, I presume,
Ye5Se statesman is supposed to be made
more tender, or gracious, or sympa-
thetic in his dealings with those things
sometimes called 'soulless' corporations,
by the use of one Of those little 'annu-
als.'' I have nothing al present to say
against these ''soulless" corporations.
Upon the whole I believe 1 have gen
orally found them as ready to serve the
public good as most individuals where
personal interest came in.
x*x
This thing of personal interest
where ones pocketbook comes in-ls
great motive power. Did you ever
think of it? A gentleman of my ac-
quaintance sometimes argues with me
that man always is actuated from a
= selfish motive in some way or other. l
will leave that riddle for you to solve.
AS for myself, l am not so much OF
pessimist as to believe any such stuff.
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I did not have much opportunity to
see much of Union. But she is muddy
like some other towns I have seen.
And it rained there, too, just like 1t
has been doingin Newberry. But what
little I saw was we'll pleased with the
appearance of things.
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I had almost forgotten to mention
that was also part of this day in the
o;+1, of paoE the TeSinufon rival of