The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-12
"IT SEEMS TO ME-"
Some Odds and Ends Picked Up Here and
There and Around and About-How it
Appears to the Indifferent aud I'm
pref adiced Man.

And this one maxim is q standing rule
| Men are no: what they seem.
1t seems to me that Newberry should
have celebrated the centennial of She
birth of Judge O'Neall. 1t may be that
the thing was not started right, but
then don't know; may be the meeting
that was held at the Opera House to
take the iniatiatory was too big thing.
1t seems to me that the affair started
off mighty fine to get such a hard fall
and to come down with such thud.
What will the people who live away
| from Newberry and don't know US so
we'll, think of fit?Maybe the newspapers
said too much about it, for you know
the people lately have gotten in the
habit of not doing what the papers
advocate. Well, we will celebrate the
next centennial. But what will Mr..
Mcdonald Furman think of us? But
who cares what anybody thinks of US?
We are all right, whether we have
centennial or not, or whether any
body thinks so or not; we are going to
have dispensary. We don't care
much for sentiment-we don't. We
want the dollars and we want 10 See
them coming straight into our pockets
and not taking any round about road.
We want direct benefits and none of
your indirect results-at least, that is
the way it seems to me.
Talking about direct and indirect re-
suits it sometimes seems to me that
this is very cold and selfish world. /
sometimes wonder if some people ever
think of anybody but themselves. 1t
sometimes seems to me that they do
not. Well, when we are successful
and gain wealth and have more than
we can use and we just hold on to it
and will not divide with nor help our
starving neighbor, We do not get half
the good there is in the money. And
then when we come down to die we
leave it all behind and let somebody
fight and quarrel over it, and we can't
take any of it with us. It seems to me
that it would be great deal better for
those who are blessed with this worlds
goods, if they would use some of it in
this world in doing good and helping
others. That is what I am going to do
when get rich, if ever do.
It seems to me that Captain Little of
the G.. n, & L. railroad should have
given US more imposing and elaborate
concern in the shape of a passenger
depot at Newberry. It is ''gaudy and
neat" enough, or 7 think it will be
when completed, but it seems to me
that it is too Insignificant looking for a
city the size of Newberry and one that
can get up as big citizens meeting as
we had the other day to consider the
centennial business. But then this
depot is in the everything present and
Judge O'Neall was born one hundred
years ago. Very few of US remember
T see it stated that the Methodists are
going to build a new church during the
coming summer. I am very glad of
this, but it seems to me that they are
making, OF will make, mistake if
they put up a wooden building. New
berry certainly needs some new
church buildings, but I want to see
them built of brick. It will be a great
big mistake to spend $1,000 or 5000 in
building a wooden church when a
brick one could be built for only very
little more. That is the way it seems to
| me and I only desire to warn my
Methodist friends against the mistake
they are thinking of making. Since
we have waited this long to put up de-
! cent church buildings in Newberry let
US have something that will be an
| honor to the town and to those who
build. BY all means let US have some
new church buildings. But when We
build let us build right. That is the
| way it seems to me.
It seems to me that the offer of the
gentleman through The Herald and
News of last week to contribute $40
towards fund for the cleaning up and
enclosing the old grave yard with a
neat fence should meet with hearty
second from the people of the town,
and especially those who have relatives
or friends buried there. 1t certainly
needs attention and it would not take
much money to put it in good shape.
But this, you see, will put no money in
our pockets and we don't believe in
doing things for sentiments sake. A
gentleman told me some time ago thai
he didn't care a cent for the past; be
believed in the present and the future
reckon. A people who do not cherish
the memories of those who have lived
before and who do not take deep and
abiding interest in their achievements
cannot hope to have much of q brilliant
future. We ought to cherish the past
and the memories of our ancestors and
| profit by the Lessons to be learned from
their lives. A people who do not, can
not hope for much in the future. In
order to make life worth the living we
need to mix a little sentiment along
with business and money making, or
at least that is the way it seems to
me,
But then you know every body don't
see things Just alike, and I reckon it is
all right that it is 80, or it would not
have been that way. If had my way
I would establish 8 system of water
works and electric lighting for New
] berry. It seems to me that spending
| about 81 900 a year for the present
lighting of the town is about that much
money thrown away. Water works is
almost necessity. I have been told
that the spring just above the tan yard
is sufficiently strong to furnish plenty
of water, but then don't know it. But
then the enterprise and public spirit of
our business men, and men who have
money and influence, prefer to dig a
few holes in the ground and have them
pumped full of water and when a fire
comes they are never at the right place,
or the fire is not, one or the other. And
we cannot get the water to the fire.
But then that is economy, and some
one has said that economy is wealth,
and wealth is what we all want,
or seem to be striving after. !
would like to see Newberry get
move on her and wake up. Yes,
we are getting along very we'll,
but there is need for more public spirit
or at least that is the way it seems,
to me.
We have a good county, one of the
best in the State, and 8 good town too,