The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-12-01
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THE IDLER

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The editor requests me to write
that some of his most valued sub
scribers have come to him recently
and commended my observations and
that they were the main thing for
which they wanted to see The Herald
and News. Well, that is all very kind
and l know must make the editor feel
mighty bad and it does not in the leas!
swell my head Taen, sometimes [
thing maybe it would be good time
for me to stop. You know, some peo-
pie live too long for their regulations
and some preachers preach too long
and some speakers speak too long.
1t is good time to die when every one
thinks we'll of you and it is good
to stop preaching before you have
tired your congregation. But here
goes. | have reached that point IN
life long ago that I had become almost
too much Indifferent to public opinion
and what people think or wnat they
say about me. 1t concerns me very
) little. am not hunting votes | am not
seeking popularity. Of course, l would
not be human il l was not conscious
of little ripple of joy when people
say nice things about me and when
they speak we'll of me, but what L
mean is it does not disturb me when
they revile and abuse and say un-
kind things, because l go along try
ing to do the best l can and to treat
every one kindly and courteously and
to speak the truth, and all l crave
is for the rest to
LET me live in my house by the
side of the road and be friend to
man"
The editor tells me that he has
been requested to help work up
sentiment, or advise the merchants to
close their places of business on
Christmas eve, and keep them closed
until tie following Monday. In other
words give the clerks two days for
Christmas, as Christmas this year Will
come on Friday. Well, l had never
thought of it but the suggestion seems
to be a good one to me and l see no
reason why it should not be adopted.
Yes, give the clerks two days for
Christmas, and then put something IN
their stockings on Christmas eve. 1t
Will recall to them the good old times
of their youth around the old chin
ney in that happy country home OF
their childhood. There is nothing
greater in this world than to make
other people happy. 1t is one thing
that works both ways at the same
time. Wien you make others happy
you are happy yourself. Did you ever
try it? If not go out and speak a
kid and pleasant word to the frst
person you meet, and then take an
inventory OF yourself, and if you do
not feel better l will set 'em up.
Let the clerks have two days and
Sunday too for Christmas.
Mr.. Editor, l wish you would tell
your reporter that l read the follow
ing in paper the other day: "One
thousand churches in Kansas have
been abandoned on account of the
automobile.
"This is something to cause US
thoughtful persons to think. Person
ally there is nothing We like better
than to think. We often do. 1t has
a strange fascination for US"
This paper was dated September 20,
1913. l reckon things are better out
in Kansas by this time. Maybe the
automobiles are bringing the churches
in. At least they should be bringing
the people to tie churches. [ taought
maybe the reporter would like to
think and they may cause him to think
He mas. been talking about the people
not going to church and about starting
go-to-church movement in Newber-
ry. The automobiles are here and
possibly they will help to bring IN 0ae
churches. TIE people OF Newberry
are pretty good church goers. But
was thinking that it was not good
idea to get into your head that gong
to church was the whole show.
am an advocate of the gc.to-church
movement because if We had no
churches We would soon be real heath