The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-29

ll.N QSCQ " pay HttlA SUI, He141o A11A@'
with chinquepins and L thave many
times had my pockets full when the
"luck' came my way and then l
have gone broke. It was all IN
spirit of fun and | am no gambler
in the sense that l make my living
J on playing the markets or the cards.
It is as much gambling to bet on the
distance across the street as it is to
bet four aces against four kings.
would not have any ore 10 con-
clude from this that I favor gambling
in any shape, for I do not, but | be-
lieve that we can sometimes become
too good in our own conceit.
There are some people 50 good that
they think it is a sin for the other
fellow to take a glass Of beer, but
not wrong to take one themselves. In
the Old days when We had pure stuff
it was kept on the sideboards as one
Of the family necessities and there
were not many sots. B@t l reckon
am all wrong in my notions and L
must try to accommodate myself to
| the new conditions, but just could
not help saying something. Let the
town boys play "fiip' and the coun:
try boys "hull gull. hand full' IT
thew want to. It will not hurt them.
Mr.. Idler: Having read your ar
ticle about the old cour: hoHso: have
thought great deal about it. [ can't
agree with you in that it should be
sold. nor should it be removed. 1t is
about the only landmark left in the
town and it seems to me that the ex-
terror Of the building ought to be
kept in good repair, as nearly like
the original as possible.
Other towns neither so old nor so
large as Newberry have public free
libraries, with beautif'1 1;and spiendlA-
ly equipped buildings \ my iHea
! is for the county to give this build
ING for Public Free Library. II
this were done I am sure that the
generous. ,.:,t :c-spi:l:"l citizens OF
Newberry would soon raise sufficient
funds to equip the building. Am
equally satisfied that the ladies OF the
Civic Association and the Library
Club would volunteer their services
in putting this movement in fine rum
ming order.
Now. Mr.. Idler, raise the standard
and push the work and see how quick
" ali Newberry will rally to your
aid. L. w.
! It seems to me that | read some
thing in the newspapers some time
ago about a meeting in Newberry at
which a Mr.. Huntington was present
and A movement was started to orga-
nize Y. NJ. C. A. with a view to
utilizing the old court house IN a way
that would be Of benefit to the people
of the whole county. l suppose moth
! inc has come Of it. Why not ask the
promoters Of this movement II they
axnoct 70 do ANYTHING. That is it.
Do something. Not talk and write
and meet, but do things. That Is
what we need in this good old town
| I noticed some few issues back the
editor Of The Newberry Herald and
News had a long Philippe about sub
scription accounts which had not been
paid Well, it. is too bad that he
should have been treated 50 bad ou'
if is ever thus. To make the average
NAH think we'll Of you YOU must
make him pay you. If you have got
the coin YOU are all right.
~
It takes the place Of a multitude
Of other things and adds great anee'
tion. But / started to quote para
graph I saw the other day and MAYBE
some Of those delinquents will take
r,itv and send you a few silver dol
lars to help save your life, Mr.. Edl'
tor Here it is:
"We read the other day.. says
Missouri editor, "where fellow "a'
shot and his life was saved by 'ht
bullet striking a silver dollar NO"
should We happen to get shot oeIort
YOU pay up your subscription an(
there is no dollar in our pocket l'
stop the ball, we shall always pre-
sumo YOU might have saved our me-
- The Idler.
:, .Whv don't YOU tell people yo'