The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-06-24
THE IDLER.

They tell me that Talking it
Over in the Augusta Chronicle has
been appointed postmaster at Angus
ia. Just think Of it! An ordinary
newspaper man to get such fat
berth. Wonder why somebody didn't
tell President Taft about me. I am
sure he would have remembered me
in some substantial way if he only
knew what great and unselfsh labor
I had rendered the people. I hope
somebody will call me to his atten-
ton. He might have some sort Of a
job I could fill. And I am sure he
has a tender spot in that big heart
of his for all newspaper men for I
am told that he was once a newspap-
er reporter.
But then I am not what could be
termed newspaper reporter. on
ly write this stuff for the love Of it
and have to live by some other way.
My wants are few and simple, and it
does not take much to supply them.
But I would like to draw good
monthly stipend from Uncle Sam for
a short time just to know what sort
of sensation it would create.
I was walking down one of these
paved sidewalks we have in New
berry the other day and I was just
wondering why the people who have
the privilege of having this modern
improvement in front of their doors
permitted the dirt to get so thick on
these walks when it would be So easy
to keep them clean. Just little
broom exercise for few moments
every morning would keep them
clean. A little self-help-call it ply
sical culture, you know-would add
so much to the improvement of the
streets. I suppose they are waiting
for the chaingang. Or maybe they
are afraid somebody else would en-
Joy walking on clean sidewalk.
I heard gentleman say once when
the question Of voting bonds for
roads in No. was up that some peo-
pie up there would not vote for bonds
for roads because the people of No.
Z township would have to use the
roads in coming to Newberry. They
did not propose to build roads for the
use of the people of No. That is
one way to look at it.
Until civic pride begins at home
and in front Of your own door it can
mot take hold Of the community. No.
body will dispute that. When I was
young I use to hear some Of the old
farmers talk about book farming and
they didn't have much faith in it.
The reason was that some of the
fellows who made the prettiest and
most eloquent agricultural address,
es and orations were the most miser-
able failures with their farms. I
have seen a little Of that sort OF
thing myself.
I reckon it was somewhat like that
old preacher who served certain
congregation in this county in the old
days and was probably not always a
shining example of rectitude and
right living. or probably realized that
he was human and liable to depart
from the straight and narrow path.
At any rate it was told Of him that he
advised his flock to do as he told them
and not as he did.
expect when the whole thing is
reduced to it's last analysis we can
all tell the other fellow better how
to do than We can show him by exam
pie. 1t is so much easier, you know.
That is the reason I am telling you
how to keep your sidewalks in front
of your own door. You know how
clear our vision becomes when direct
ed at the other fellow. We can see
the mote in his eye even with the
big beam in our own eye which we
do not see. Did you ever notice what
an ardent prohibitionist some peo-
pie are who once tried to drink all
the liquor that was manufactured.
Why they don't want a fellow to have
little for personal use. Do you
think it is for real love of fellow
man? Think about it a moment.