The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-03

THE HERALD
have not seen it, as ! pass only early
in the morning and late in the even
ing.
| Now this is too bad. The Idler was
not counting on the mayor because, Ie
has so many promises that it keeps
him busy trying to remember them.
But, Jordan Green, in his ward, and
I have been laying so much store by
him. Now, Jordan, or to be more re-
spectful, Mr.. Alderman Green, surely
YOU are not going to have people lose
: confidence in my influence. | ain sat
isfed there must be some mistake
somewhere. Have you forgotten about
that bridge, Jordan, and IN your ward,
too, and you the man | have been
llolding up as an alderman who did
things. Your reputation and mine
are both in the balance and you can
save the day and I can't. Now, old
fellow, get busy and fix this bridge.
Do it now. Don't promise, but do it.
Talking about bridges and streets, I
wonder if the street force hasn t
moved out into the country. | haven t
seen them anywhere in two or three
weeks. But this dry hot weather has
somewhat retarded the growth OF the
weeds, but the holes. That one In the
sidewalk into which I fell some weeks
AGO is still there. Wonder why council
doesn't adopt my suggestion and put
force Of hands in each ward. It's
no use trying to keep up the streets
and sidewalks with the same force
that was at work when Newberry was
a small hamlet. It can't be done.
And they tell me that the bonds
were defeated. I told you so. [ knew
when the voter read them ''fggers''
Of Mr.. Keitt and DR.. Brown that the
iig was up and even that beautiful
picture Of DR.. Brown would not over
come the ''fggers," because fig
gers" never lie, even though they
sometimes mislead. Well, 1 reckon
it is alright. 1t suits me alright any
how. I congratulate you Mr.. Keitt
and DR.. Brown, and I came near for
getting Mr.. John Wicker. Now, gen.
tlemen, you all claim to favor good
roads, so come along and tell the peo-
pie how to get them.
It does not concern me for | owa
neither an automobile nor a horse nor
an OK nor a mule nor an ass and l
am not going to walk much so 1t con-
Germs me personally very little. Nei-
ther am I a candidate for any office,
so don't worry about me and if the
editor of The Herald and News does
not pay me better for my services I
will have to continue to walk.
I tell you since Atlanta has got pro-
hibition they have got to be powerful
good over there. Had you seen the
following from the Chattanooga
Times:
The Atlanta spirit has overdone
the thing in at least one particular
They are having too much kissing
, in that town. It has been found nec-
essary to place anti-kissing police
men in the parks and at dark corners
to break up the pastime. People who
! live near the parks have complained
that they have been compelled to
leave their verandas these hot nights
to get beyond the sound OF the bliss
full buss. As a first aid to the police
the electric light company has been
ordered to put more lights in the
public parks. If the crusade keeps on
the chances are that spoonlng cou-
Piles will be compelled to 60 beyond
the city limits to enjoy the pleasures
of the ordinary kiss. That is carry
ing things too far, and we suspect
that it is unconstitutional anyway.
; Cruel and inhuman punishment is
barred by the federal constitution.
; I saw in a paper somewhere not
long ago where a policeman was sta