The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
THE IDLER.

papers little recently and the shoot
ing up Of Mayor Gaynor caused a
line of thought reckon that is good
If not will put it this way-I began
thinking about the great amount of
crime being committed and how the
daily papers were made up largely of
details of crimes-and ! was wonder
ing if the world was getting better
or II the newspaper editors consider
ed detailed accounts of all sorts of
crime the best food with which to
nOulish the minds and souls of their
readers. I am one who believes it
would be better for the morals of the
country if the newspapers did not feed
their readers on so much crime.
picked up the Columbia Record Of
last Friday while my thoughts were
on this subject and I began with the
first column on the first page and
the first thing under a two column
head was an account Of the chase aft
er a man named Vending who it
seems is charged with numbering
Alma Kellner whose mutilated body
was found in cellar. The chase af-
ter Vending covered $4,000 miles.
Then right under this story appeared
the account of a man beating his wife
into a jelly with hammer. Then the
Oklahoma investigation frauds. Then
an account of the Marlborough case
right here in Newberry. A man was
killed by the side of woman without
warning by the woman's husband. At
the same place, Hot Springs, Ark, at
the same time man was shot to
death while sitting in front of a gro
Gerry store. Then follows the account
of Mayor Gaynor's condition and fol-
lowing that the suicide Of man at
Winston-Salem. A baseball player
took a shower bath after a game and
dies. Then appears some resolutions
Of Baptist Association in Abbeville
condemning the State, which are not
filed with the Christian spirit nor do
they breathe the atmosphere of tenn
perance, or justice, or fairness. A
patrolman in Alabama slays a negro.
Thugs in New York rob a we'll to do
resident of Harlem and throw him in
to North river. Four young negroes
in Columbia release freight car and
the result is a costly smash-up. A
small negro boy in Columbia is run
over by a motor cycle. A soldier on
the way to the encampment at Aiken
threw a rock from the train at negro
workman which will probably cause
the loss Of All eye. There may be 9TH
er crimes in this same paper. FIRE.
quently the list is much longer but
this is a pretty good list for one after
noon paper. And the Recorders court
in Columbia was not reported in de-
tail.
Is this evidence that the world is
growing better? Is this good food
for the soul? l don't know much
about the newspaper business and I
reckon it is right to publish all this
sort Of stuff but really I can't see any,
thing helpful or uplifting to the peo-
pie in reading about all these crimes.
wonder how many people read the
funny paper. I always enjoy Buster
Brown. The other day he and Tige
decided they would go out to see the
sunrise. Well, whether it was a
dream or not it is the resolution to
which I want to call your attention
and the philosophy it contains. I am
going to give you this resolution in
full You know there are some mighty
good people who don't approve the
funny paper. And then you know
there are some mighty good people in
a way who don't approve lot of
things. 1t may be for lack Of ability
to appreciate a good thing. But here
Is Busters resolution. Read it:
Resolved, That the sunrise with its
glorious effulgence Of light and color,
with it's awakening of birds songs
and busy life means another day has
come Another day means another
chance. A chance to forget yesterday
and commence all over again. For
give yourself and others for the mis-
takes of Yesterday and resolve that