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

spend them because it is convenient to
do so. The license at Peak was $1,000
a year and she is getting on swimming
ly without it.
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On that delayed train going to Spar
tanburg were Gov. Tillman and Mrs.
Tillman and two Of their children. The
Governor was looking remarkably well
considering the hard work he has been
doing. and the additional fact that he
has had the grip. He talked very
pleasantly from Aston to Union, and
was glad had the honor and pleas
ure of his company. He was going to
Spartanburg to take little rest and to
visit relative. He returned to Colum-
bia on Monday.
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It is big honor to be the Governor
of great State like South Carolina. l
believe it was Governor Richardson
who said it was as great an honor as to
be President of the United States. But
then when you think of the respon-
sibility and the great amount Of labor,
1T takes away some of the sweetness.
Then there is the annoyance one has
by being bothered with the politicians
who want to be rewarded for the SER
vice they rendered in the campaign
and there is no end to the opportunities
of these Northumberland the petitions
for pardon and combinations, and all
the other vexations of public oficial.
After all there is nothing like being
private citizen, doing your duty faith
fully as you see it. But the politicians
don't bother me in the least. Of course
I don't please them all. In fact I don't
try to please any of them. The editor
has his ups and down, it is true, and
they are many, but then how indepen-
dent one can feel of the politician.
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Talking about Peak and her news
paper, I felt like I envied, Gust lit
tle,) the editor of the Peak News.
When be has to go away on business,
to be absent day or two, he just locks
up the office and don't issue his paper
until the next week. But when the
editor, Mr.. Bailey, told me that be was
editor, foreman, printer, devil, press
man, mailer, local, and everything else
connected with the establishment, I
felt like I would just as soon be what l
| was.
On Monday afternoon went to Co.
lumbia. But the first thing I know
! the reader will begin to think that L
don't stay at home at all. Well, l went,
and as don't often bore you with my
goings, I will write little something
about this trip. Then you know this
is a hustling age-an ''enterprising and
progressive" age-and a fellow has got
to dust around to keep up with 1t.
Yes, 1 went to Columbia, and while
there on Monday night, went out to
the Opera House to see John L. Su!li-
van, the champion slugger of the world.
7 saw him. I was disappointed. he
had been on debauch all day, and one
could see the signs of it on Monday
night. But he is making money. Peo-
pie go to see him, just like they. Will 60
to the circus to see the animals. he is
a well built man: physically speaking.
He is now on the stage, one of the stars
in the play called Lowing Hearts and
Willing Hands," a very poor play, but
that does not differ, the people only go
TO see John L. He looks out o. place.
The Opera House was full from pit to
dome. They wanted to see this physl-
cal giant. If there had been an intel
lectual or moral giant there [ doubt II
half as many people would have been
out
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While in Columbia, called at the
Office of The State, the new morning
daily in Columbia" and was shown
through the establishment by Mr.. n.
G. Gonzales, the managing editor.
They are nicely fixed up. In~fact it is
one of the neatest and best arranged
and mos: convenient printing Offices IN
South Carolina. It is a good newspa-
per too, and it seems to keep improY-
ing. T wish the new paper success.
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don't think ever saw as much
going out between acts as there was at
the opera house in Columbia on Mon
dav night. 1t seemed to ME that nearly
everybody had to get little fresh ain
as the curtain came down at the close
of each act. But then you know such
things seem strange TO a country edl7
tor who has not seen much OF the
world.
"The cost of SIM Didyou ever think
of that, reader? That was the theme
of the sermon preached by Rev. W.
w. Daniel at the Methodist church
on last Sunday night. If you have
never thought of it you ought to have
been at the Methodist Church on last
Sunday night. The discourse was
based on the parable of the prodigal
son. It was one of the most logical and
withal eloquent sermons that this
young divine has preached since he has
been in ewberry. 1.-THE cost Of sin"
You had never thought about its cost
possibly. 1t is costly article from a
worldly standpoint, but if that were all
YOU could possibly afford to purchase.
But when you consider its cost from a
moral and spiritual standpoint, you
cannot measure it in material things
dollars and cents. When you come TO
die you can't take any of your worldly
possessions with you, and if these were
the only cost it would be trifie: But
when you appreciate that 1t Will cost
ness, how can you afford to pay the
price?
I guess I had better stop and so back
and try to write that headline.