The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30

whole world? Are you thankful for
the many blessings which you en-
joy? Do you love your neighbor as
yourself, and do you know who your
neighbor is? Do you speak kindly Of
him, or do you say harsh and un-
kind things every time you open
your mouth? I don't want you to
answer me these questions, but
some Of them you will have to an
swer some time.
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Do you:;|'sppeak we'll Of your town,
or do you knock it every time things
don't 60 as you think they ought to
60, or as you want them to go9 Are
you working shoulder to shoulder
with your neigbbor to build up your
community, or are you Struggling
your old shoulders and looking wise
and suspicious every time some one
asks you about the town or some cit
izen in it? Let one who has seen a
good deal Of the world and the peo-
ple who inhabit it, and who has
been knocked around a good bit
whisper gently in your ear that you
can't help yourself by saying un-
kind things about the people who live
among you, nor can you help the
community by it.
Then let everybody get together
With everybody else and help push
| HE old town along, and if things
don't 60 every time just like we
think they should. keep pushing,
and believe that what is, is best and
ali things will. come to him who waits
fbnt who labors while he. waits and
who does right himself -
But that park, what about it? !
think will hear noise very soon
| that sounds like a park. You. just
watch and see if don't.
I / walked around a little-just a
little-on .Sunday-hardly what you
could call a constitutional-just to
see if I could see any evidence OF
the work done cleaning up week. |
am afraid the broom brigade was
not busy, and maybe the advice l
gave some time ago as to advance IN
the price Of brooms was not Needed
and, therefore, nobody had broom;
or if anybody had one he or she was
afraid to use it as it might wear out
And, then, I suppose these town folk
don't know anything about the dog
wood bush broom. That is what l
had to use when I was young to
sweep the yards. The ignorance OF
simple things by some of these city
folk is awful and alarming. It is a
great pity. Some Of the paved side
walks did look awfully horrid. How
easy it would be just to brush them
off in front Of your door every morn
ing. And did you see how uninv1t-
inc some of them looked around the
churches? Is it not the Bible that
tells us cleanliness is next to godll-
ness?
The Idler reviewed too late to send
in full communication signed "Ar-
gus" in which Argus very strongly
urges the cleaning Of the pavementS
in front of the stores for this week
especially, and for every other week
in the year. The communication is
along a line on which had already
written, and Argus is right. Argus
says that "janitors and porters
should be required to do this, as II
all other cities.' Whoever does 1t
the pavements ought to be kept clean
The editor sent for me and hand
ed me the communication from Ar
gus. In referring to the cleaning o1
the streets it is very timely and vel
put. The Argus will recall that The
Idler has long been urging that the
property owners ought to sweeE
clean in front of their own doors
Argus in her communication say:
that sometimes it seems that ladies
dresses are taking theplace of brooms