The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-03

the improvement Of NeWberry and the
| civic beauty of NeWberry so long as
| the women were interested, but When
th,7v lose interest and fail, feel like
the situation is almost hopeless. l
will have to go off by myself and medi-
ta:e some more. I suppose Women's
Gibbs and societies and sewing circles
! ard so forth absorb all the time Of
the good women and they consider
these things of more Importance than
the civic beauty Of their town. | Won
der if they are satisfied with the ap-
pearance of things around Newberry.
| Of course, I know some one is ready
to say that these things are not the
concern of the women, but you know
if they would take a little bit of ride
in these matters the men would Wake
up, and then a lot of these good Wo-
men have boys who are growing up
here and their influence over these
boys is, or should be, very great.
The influence of woman has been
great from the beginning of time,
when the morning stars sang together
Do you forget that it is recorded that
when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make one WISE she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave
also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat." Sc that? Gave also
INTO her husband" This first wo-
man. And what did he do? Did he
say, "No, I am not going to be In
auenced by you?" Nay nay, Pauline.
But it is recorded, *and he did eat
And then what did the man do when
the Lord called unto him. He did hide
himself, but when he was caught and
ccrnered he came forward and made
answer: "The woman whom thou gay
est to be with me, she gave me OF the
tree, and did eat" See the point?
That was the first woman and the first
man, and the last woman and the last
man are very much like unto them.
You still possess that Same influence
and if you would, in N1awberry, only
get together and devote just a we BIZ
of your time in an organized effort to
the civic improvement of your town
there is no telling the possibilities be-
fore you. But what's the use for ME
to keep on agitating? Is it worth
while? I am only one poor little CID
creature with only few more years
at best, and I do not own anything,
and if the rich people are satisfied,
why shouldn't l be? There is one thing
I want to say. to the rich people, VINO
have made their money by the labor
of the poor, there is q time coming
when you will have to leave it all be-
hind you, and then the same authority
from which I have quoted asks very
pertinent question, "What shall it pro-
fit a man if he gain the whole World?'
Or words to that effect-and you
know the rest. Now, I am not jealous
or envious, but I do feel that the peo-
pie ought to- get together and do
something to beautify this old town,
and I am disappointed because I was
laying great store by the Civic asso-
citation.
Apropos of what I have just said I
read the following the other day in
Frank Stanton's column in the Atlanta
Constitution:
Grim Way Of Getting Even.
The editor of the Parsons Sun gets
even with the deceased delinquent, +"
as follows:
He never gave a cent to charity in
his life. He used to whip his children
because they would ask him for a pen
ny to spend. He made his wife make
over an old dress and hat for five
straight seasons. He wouldn't let his
old father and mother come out to
visit him because they would eat too i
much. When the OLD man died Joub
ray did his best to skin his weaj
minded sister out of about half hr
share of the estate. But he's fixed
now. Stingy as he is, III bet he Wouio |