The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-27
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That's a good ordinance the town
over the sidewalk. l said something
about that sort Of sign being esi
dence Of the small village some TWO
or three or more years ago. / told
the city authorities then that New
berry was out Of that class, or should
be- Nothing was done. | reckon
they thought it was none Of my buSi-
ness, and l didn't care whether they
did what l suggested or not. AS !
have frequently remarked, it is
matter of absolute Indifference to me
whether any one reads what write
or acts on the suggestions 1 make
or not. | know they will sooner or
later come to what | am advising,
though they wait long enough to
think that the people have forgotten
what l said, so that some rich and
big fellow may get the credit Of 1t
all. There is no necessity for that
for do not care the snap Of my I'm
ger for notoriety or fame, because 1t
all counts for mighty little, and IS
very short lived and evanescent-l
reckon that is good word, it seems
to me l have heard some one use II
who was educated-any way, this
thing of fame is very small matter
and soon vanishes. The man who
rides in the chariot today may be
pushing the wheelbarrow tomorrow.
1t is hang the king" and long live
the king" all in the same breath. The
thing that counts is the satisfaction
of having rendered service to some
one here and OF having done some
good and having made some poor
soul happy, even though the world
never knows it, your reward is sure
and certain.
But I have gone away off what
the subject 1 started out to write
agout. Well, that is my way. L just
write what comes to my mind as | gu
along. But I was going to say that
there is one mistake about this mere
ordinance. To require an awning to
be only six and half feet above the
sidewalk is entirely too low for the
awning. I know some fellows around
here who could not walk under II,
especially if they happened to have
on their silk hats. And no one coulu
carry an umbrella under six and d
half feet | reckon this ordinance
will require the removal Of these Ill
tie signs that the town has put up
recurring that automobiles run only
4 miles the hour at certain crossings.
That will be something, because they
are not very attractive and no one
pays any attention to them any way.
If you do not believe what I say you
lust stand for five minutes at any
of these crossings where such signs
are suspended, and if any car SLOWS
down to four miles the hour please
give me the number and style OF the
car and | will put the driver and the
car on the honor roll. Why l have
seen them go by. at about thirty 10
forty miles the hour. Take 'em down
or see that they are respected. Ihats
NV motto. I think we have whole
lot of very silly and very foolish
laws and ordinances, but SO long as
thew are laws and ordinances l be-
lieve in seeing them respected.
Well, it really begins to look like
we are going to have war with Ger
many. Gov Manning says the peo-
pie are clamoring for war and Sena-
tor Tillman says we must fight right
now. What do the people say ABOUT
it? 7 mean the fellows who will oe
called on to do the fighting. What
are they going to fight about? BE-
cause our ships cant sail 1.ne seas.
l know I am pretty dull, and l kno"
I don't want to fight, but I would not
be surprised if I am not just ABOUT
as brave as Mr. Manning or Mr.. Till
man. and would do just about as
much fighting as they will do II war
should come, but somehow 1t looks
to me like if I was in a fight with
another fellow and I could shut on
his supplies and thus keep him from
hurting me I would be justified IN
doing it, and if the fellow who was
supplying him with guns and powder
and rations wanted to turn around
and fight me for it. why he would
lust have to do it, that's all. If those
fellows over there where they are
fighting want our rations and guns
and our powder VII not let them
send their ships over here Tor IT,
whether they be allies or teutons OF
what not. And not plunge US into
war, because our ships are submarln-
ed when they undertake to SEND
those things to the allies. but
I mustn't talk about the war BE-
cause I may say something | should
not. I will say this. however, I want
to see those Of our countrymen VINO
are so anxious for war to be the
first to shoulder their muskets ana
march to the front and get IN tne
firing line. But I am going to write
about something else.
I heard the other day. or read 1t
in the newspapers, that the civic
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