The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-02
To look for perfection in our own


actions.
To worry ourselves and others about
what cannot be remedied.
Not to alleviate if We can all tha!
needs alienation.
Not to make allowance for the
weaknesses of others.
To consider anything impossible
that we cannot ourselves perform.
! To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
To live as if the moment, the time,
the day were so important that it
would live forever.
| To estimate people by some outside
quality, for it is that within which
makes the man.
Well, Mr.. Idler, we read with
pleasure every week what you have
to say on various things. You have
given lot Of real good advice and
the sensible kind, too. We admired
what you had to say in your last ar
ticle about "fip.'' Well, "hip" has
not reached this section of the coun-
| ty yet, and we don't know what it
is, but inferred from your writing it
is similar to "hull gull.' In our
younger days We spent many a happy
hour by the old freside OF at school
during the recess periods. In this
section we used peanuts or corn.
Well, Mr.. Idler, We started out to
ask you a question or two, but have
wandered off. Now, I I'm somewhat
Of an idler, too, or at least I loaf
over the lower section Of the county
frequently and come in contact with
many Of the people of this section
and every man we have talked with
thinks the old court house should be
sold. A great many would not vote
in = the election sometime since be-
cause they did not understand it, and
some even scratched out the printed
matter on the tickets and wrote on
them "seM it, Some Of us blame
the county papers for not explaining
the matter fully. Well We just
thought Newberry wanted the build
ing and both editors thought best to
say nothing Yes, we think Newber-
ry ought to have the building and
they ought to make a nice park
around it and then have a public Il
brary and Y. NJ. C. A. hall fitted up
beautifully inside, but not at the ex-
pense Of the county. We don't think
Newberry city should even entertain
such an idea much less mention the
fact as ''L. o." Hear what he says:
my idea is for the county to give
this building for a Public Free Ii
brary." Yes, Newbe1ry needs a
building Of this kind, but let them
pay for il. Now, some one tried to
touch the feelings Of Us country folks |
by saying, turn it into a rest house
for ladies, who come in from the
country. The majority Of ladies who
go from the country go to do little
shopping and spend but a very short
while in the city,: There are hun
dreds in the county who go to New
berry only about once year while
many never get there at all. They
do their shopping at Whitmire, Po-
maria, Little Mountain, Prosperity,
etc.
Of course, we are anxious to see
Newberry grow and grow beautiful
She needs a park, and Mr.. Idler, you
should keep OH till you get it. Now,
for the question. Mr.. Idler. don't you
really think the old court house
should be sold?
If you think so. won't You try to
get the legislature to pass an act CIV
ing us the privilege Of voting on this
question again. We want it worded
so we country folks can understand.
Uncle Brigs.
These questions reached me so late
that | cannot undertake 10 answer
them at this time. 1t is encouraging
10 know that at least some people en-
joy my writings and there is hope
yet that I may be able to do some
thing. That's the word I like to do |
The Idler.
If YOU are. thin, take plenty of |