The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-26

men club has grown in usefulness
and popularity until now whenever
it comes around it claims a we'll
nigh universal observance.
"Not only the sidewalks and lawns,
but the alleys and all other spots and
byways are being cleared Of trash,
paper and debris. It is the idea Of
the ladies to show what a delightful
place Atlanta can be when everybody
leagues together to make it clean, i'm
maculately clean for day, and thus
to help keep it clean for the whole
365.
"This season the work was begun
shortly after breakfast and is contin-
uing until darkness comes. The re-
suit will be more heathful and
beautiful Atlanta.'
But why not keep clean every day.
1t is healthy and it adds to comfort.
These sidewalks are not swept more
than once year in some places ex-
cept when they are swept by the wind
and washed by the rain. Then there
are some back alleys and public
places and private yards that need
the brush and the broom with good
bit Of muscle at the handle end of
the broom. I am not intending to in
fringe upon the prerogatives Of the
health officer nor Of the members Of
the civic society but I was just in
tending to speak Of what I see now
and then as I happen to 60 down
street. I don't get down often and
then it is only down and back to my
den. But it is a good idea to have a
semi-annual cleaning day and this is
good time to have it and I COM
mend the idea to our good people OF
the broom brigade. With the goat
brigade and the geese brigade and the
broom brigade we would certainly
have a clean town and an attractive
one as well.
I noticed that the column to the
old court house that was down has
been put back in place. l heard some
one say that a mule that was hitched
to it pulled it down. Why not put
some hitching racks alongside the
old court house and let the people
hitch their mules to them instead OF
hitching to the posts. 1t would be a
great convenience to the travelling
public. And then it would save the
expense Of replacing the post when
it is pulled down.
Talking about having a tleaning up
dav. wouldn't it be a great thing to
see one day in Newberry universally
observed and what a revelation II
would be to our people if they would
all get out just for one day and clean
up all the debris and the trash and
the papers from the streets and the
alleys and the yards and the pubic
places. The more 1 think about 1t
the more I am impressed with the
greatness of the idea. 1t Is truly a
great suggestion. It would be just
grand. Will not The civic society take
hold Of the idea and put 1t into a
realism? 1t would be just lovely.
Why we would all be just crazy about
it if we could once get started. Well,
nv vocabulary Of adjectives is ez-.
hausted trying to express how l feel
about it. Won't some one help me
to tel of its glorious beauties. l
mean the beauties Of the realization
of the thing.
I heard that some one had crltlclz-
ed some sentence in The ldler's re-
Elections as containing a grammatical
error. Well, you know, that does
not worry me nor does it surprise
me. NV educational advantages we're
very limited. In my school days
there were not near the advantages
that obtain today and then l did not
have opportunity to 60 to school that
some of the boys and girls have IN
this progressive and enlightened age.
But as a matter Of fact have not
tried to write hne rhetoric nor polish
ed sentences nor have been as care
full possibly Of my grammar as
should have been. You know the
only English grammar I ever studied
was called Smiths. I reckon none
Of the boys and girls of. this day
would look at it. But it had thirty
three rules which we all had to mem
orize. That is about all l now re-
cal! of it. What studying l did IN
nv youth was by the llghtwood knot