The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-06
THE IDLER.



Thu Idler:-It was source Of gen.
,eral satisfaction and pleasure cou-
pie Of years ago, when Supervisor
Wicker and his chain gang did one Of
tho finest pieces Of road work onsone
Of the worst pieces Of road in New
berry County. 1 refer to the hill lead
ing down from Mr.. John Hipp's resi-
dence towards Newberry. Mr. Wicker
thoroughly macadamized and gravel
led the place, put in permanent shape
and in shape that it could be used in
all kinds Of weather and all during
the year. What was my surprise, a
few days ago, in driving up this hill,
to see that some road hands Il don't
know who, nor who is responsible)
had been working (?) that hill and
they had worked it by throwing any
where from three to five inches Of
the sticky red clay from the side of
tho road on top Of the macadam.
If this kind Of work is kept up, will
lit not soon be in as bad shape as it
was before it was maeadamized? If
this kind Of work is kept up, had not
some Of the "powers that be- take a
few lessons in road repairing and
road upkeep before we put anymore
Of them in permanent repair?
All Of which is respectfully SUBJ
mitted for what is is or may be worth.
The above has been sent to The
Idler from a citizen who has recent
ly been over the road and knows what
he is talking about. It only empha-
sizes what The Idler has known all the
time that it is necessary to have ex-
pert supervision before any money
should be put on the roads. In fact
the road working ought to be out Of
the hands Of the supervisor any way
and should be under the direction Of
an expert road man. 1t scarcely seems
possible that any one would put a
coat Of mud on a macadam road. But
almost anything seems possible in this
day when it comes to the upkeep Of
the roads Of Newberry.
This leads The Idler to remark thai
he has heard that Newberry county
now has the largest force on the chain
gang that it has had since there has
been a chain gang. Just think what
could be done-but what s the use.
The Idler desires to thank IL. O."
for that waiter of nice figs. It is pleas
ant to know that some one thinks OF
you when there are good things going
around.
It seems to me that I read in The
Book once something about two men
who went up in the temple to pray.
One Of them stood and prayed and
said: "God, I thank Thee, that [ am
not as other men,. -. L fast twice q
week, I give tithes Of all I possess. -
The other one stood away off and
did not even lift up his eyes but he
smote his breast and said: "God be
merciful to me a sinner.' You know
what The Book says Of these two men,
don't you? If you do not get down
your Book and read it. Have you ever
saen types of these two men in this
day? Well, I was thiking the other
day-no, I promised not to think.
and if I did that I would not write all
I thought, for the editor might not
publish it and that would make me
mad, and this weather is too hot to
lose anything, even your temper. Now,
suppose you, dear reader, just think.
You know there seems to me to be
great disposition in this day for
every fellow to want to meddle in
every other fellows business. Some
how | don't think it used to be that
way long time ago when I was young,
but maybe it was. With my business
it does not matter much to me or my
business either how much the other
fellow tries to look after it. I don t
think it will hurt me or my business
either. In fact if he wants to he is at
perfect liberty to take entire charge