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Entered at the Postoffice at New Strry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL., EDITOR. Friday, August 25, 1911. What about the interurban and the extension of the Seaboard from Whit mire? These are very important prop ositions and should not be overlooked. They mean a whole lot to the growth of this town. It is rumored that ex-Gov. Jno. Gary Evans may be a candidate for gover nor in 1912. Wonder what the News' and Courier and the Columbia State would do if the race were between Evans and Blease. It would se fine sport to see the State and the News and Courier holding up the banner of Evans. We are advised that Supervisor Langford, of Lexington county, is working right along on the Spring Hill road and is building a thirty foot road and doing some good work and that he is going to continue until he reaches the Newberry line. Supervisor Feagle started out on the Newberry end of it, but we have heard he is still almost in the incor porate limits of the city. We hope he will keep right on until he builds the Newberry end of it. It would be a great pity for Newberry to fall down on her part. The city council of Prosperity iE building th portion of the Charleston Asheville highway that runs through the town and making a first class street. ThIs will include about two miles* of the road. Alderman J. D. Quattlebaum was at work on the Toad the other day, and we were .in formed that Mr. A. P. Dominick, whose residence is along this street, had giv en t,en, feat of his yard and garden in *ordler to make this road of the proper width. That was in Prosperity and not Newberry. It is an exhibition of the right kind of public spirit and will give the town of Prosperity a long shove forward. It is gratifying to have Col. Watson and Mr. Knapp endorse the doctrine The Herald and News has been preaching for the past twenty odd years. We have said so much about the ~importance of the farmers of this section raising their own food sup plies on the,farm, that we had almost come to regard It as stale and a use less repetition. But here comes these government officials preaching the same doctrine, as a new doctrine, and showing by the figures what has been accomplished for the State agricultur -ally since they ,began to promulgate it. .We are pleased to have them preach ~it and still more pleased that their preaching is bearing fruit. There is still much more to be done. If Supervisor Feagle really means to work the road from Newberry to the Lexington line at Little Mountain -so as to make it really part of the Charleston-Asheville highway, he should avoid all grade crossings of the railroads that it is possible to be avoided. From Newberry to Prosper ity the road from the Boyd crossing' nearly all the way to Prosperity should be relocated and thus avoid crossing the C., N. & L. at all between here and Prosperity and the Southern only once. There would be some kicking at' first, and it will take a little back bone on the part of the supervisor to * do it, but it would be a monument to any officer who will do it, and the peo ple would praise him for it after it was done and they realized the ad vantages. It is so very important that 't seems almost a waste of money and labor to dQ any work on this road until this change is made. The same is true of the road from Prosperity to Little Mountain. The time for grade crossings has passed. In this day with fast trains and fast automobiles and fast horses it is a crime to have as many grade cross ngs as therea re between Newberry and Little Mountain, and especially if this is to be part of the great seacoast to mountain highway. And what far-!] mer or other citizen is not proud to have his residence on this highway,' and who does not like to see the cars going by. OFFICIAL COURTESY. Says the Columbia Record: "But in his own State, and else where in the North, the opponents of Wi -on are doing him splendid ser vice. For example, President Taft, a few days ago paid a visit to Ocean Grove, New Jersey, to address the camp meeting association,-speaking an the non-partisan subject of "arbitra tion." Two former governors of New Jersey, Fort and Murphy, both Repub licans, were invited to meet the presi dent at all the functions in his honor and -were assigned to conspicuous seats on the stage, but a chair, in an out-of-the-way corner, was placed for the present goviernor. Mr. Taft had the sense and the decency to veto this arrangement and insisted that Gover nor Wilson should sit by him. When a flashlight photograph was taken, the president called on the governor to stand up with him and their pictures were taken shaking hands. "And that is the way it goes." The Record, of course, recalls the visit of Governor Wilson to Columbia when Governor Wilson made a notable addr'ess before the South Carolina Press association. The Record recalls, of course, that the governor of South Carolina was not even invited to a seat upon the stage. Our recollection is that Governor Blease was sent three or four tickets to the theatre where the address was delivered, but of course the governor did not use these tickets. The Record will recall that, so far as at least some of the members pres ent knew, there was no effort on the part of Goviernor Wilson to veto any of the arrangements made-and it so happens that both the governor of New Jersey and the governor of South Car olina are of the same political faith, and that the New Jersley -governor spent his boyhood in this State. Un der the circumstances, in view of its utterances quoted above, does the Record thin-k the governor of New Jersey, or even the committee Inl charge, observed the amenities of lifeI But-"that is the way it go'es." The editor of the Times and Demo crat a few days ago passed his sixty first birthday, and he, could not help take a moment's retrospection, only to conclude' with Longfellow that "alas, it is not till Time, with reckless hand has torn out 'half the leav2es from the Book of Human Life to light the fires of passion with from day to day, that man begins to see that the leaves rwhich remain are few In number." Orang~eburg Times and Democrat The editor of The Herald and News passed his fifty-fourth birthday on last Friday, August 18. The leaves which remain seem few in number, truly, and we sometimes feel that we are glad it is so. For twenty-five and more years we have been the editor of this paper. We have tried to dis charge ours-duty faithfually and con-] scientiously to the people we have served and to say and do those things that were for the uplift and the bet terment of the community. Sometimes we have almost felt that our la,bors have been in vain. That we have been misunderstood and misrepresented and that if the same energy had been di rected in other channels we might have accomplished more. Still, our record is writ and we are willing to stand by it. We know it has been an unselfish devotion to,the best interests of the people we have served. To the progressive, unselfish labor er for the general welfare, apprecia tion of his labors comes after he has laid aside his armor, when it is too late to do him any good. We have been too indulgent in busi ness matters, otherwise we might now be in position to spend the few re- 1 maining years in ease, but we do not care for that. We want to die in .the harness.. In looking over the past there is~ one bitter reflection. The people for whom we have done the most, as a ruk, are the ones who evidence the least appreciation. Of course, there are notable exceptions. We are not 3 y that life is one th-:ng after another ind then the grave and he who serves ais fellowman and his God best has Lived the most successful life, though me may not have accumulated a big 'ortune. We all have to pass through :he valley and can take none to the )ther side. If the iBble be true an isset of kindly words and generous leeds and helpful service will count a Ireat deal more in the great day o: iccounting than a store-house of gold, b *** t * ** * ** * ** 4 THE IDLER. * ~* * * * * ** * ** * * * *I The grass is being mowed off the ;treets and the ditches made in the idewalks by the recent rains are be ng filled with sand, and the force, or art of it, has come into viiew. But what good does it do to put this sand n the sidewalks. It Will remain there )nly until another rain, when it will ravel on down to Scott's creek, and .he same old routine will have to be )one over again. Why not take my tdvice, I am not charging anything for t, and do something that will last ind that is in keeping with the prog ,ess of the times. It will pay, and the >resent administration has time mough left to do something. -0 I have been seriously thinking aboul running for mayor myself. If the :erm was longer, and I did not have :o make my idimtity known, and I was ;ufficiently urged by my. friends, I would make the race. I would jusi Like to run t~iis town to suit myseli or two years. I know there would De howling and gnashing of teeth foi he first few months, but when these iowlers realized that I was doing omething, there would be no furthei .rouble. I would make them talk aboui lebts and bonds to be left as 'a legac3 to their children to beat the band foi L while, but they would soon get ove3 that after they saw I was doing things But what's the use? Is it wortt wiiile to try to dQ anything for a com nunity that is absolutely satisfied, an spurns any suggestions as to prope: methods to .be pursued? There ar4 too many "ifs" for me to think of en tering the race for mayor, and I d< not care to be the head of a city gov enent that is satisfied-that is the people satisfied-with a patchworl system of workting the streets and o: toing things generally. New.berry the 'town that does things-awas 1: The Herald and and News that coinei this motto or slogan? And John Maye: bought buttons with this motto oI them, and how maniy people are will ing to wcar themn? Seems to me I read in the paperi some time ago that city council hai passed an ordinance defining wha was known as fire limits, and whicl I thought meant that within thoe< imits no wooden building could be erected. Am I correct or not? Wil Mr. H. B. Wells, the fire chiqf, pleas< answer this question and tell me wher< those limits extend? I am really se rious about this. I would like t< know. If I am not mistaken seems to me I1 see wooden buildings going! right along- up within these limits [ want to know how the thing is done nd what is the use to pass ordinances. Better save the cost that you pay thi aewspapers for printing them. You know that is a big item-a great big item-and these newspapers have nc right to get rich off the people's money by publishing ordinances that were lot intended to be enforced. It is all wrong. I have received the following fron m citizen who no doubt has been read ng what I have been writing: To The Idler: When I bought the lot on which I now live I was some what remiss in my, duty to the pub lic, in that there was an old fenc4 around the lot -/hich leaned out ove: the street, which I did not havE straightened promptly. My reason for niot having this done was because ev ery day I was expecting to start tc build in the next day or two, and teal lown the fence. But the public had rothing to do with -what I expected to do and did not do, and the .jnterests >f the public demanded that something which was dangerous be removed and >ut in such condition that it would not >e dangerous. The chief of policE same to m'e' and said complaints had been made that the fence was .danger )ns, and stated that it must be fixed. [realized that the position of the city n this mattoe was entfl"y proper, id without any ado I went ahead ind had the fence straightened. though n about two weeks I tore it down to :ommence building a house on the ot. Today on this same (Nance) street rithin TWA i'ired vards of this same ot, there is a fence which leans farthl -r ovr the street than mine ever did, and which is positively dangerous to those walking on the sidewalk after dark. There are other fences in New berry in the same condition. I am giv ing you these facts because you have heretofore been successful in getting things stirred up, and I can't see why the efforts of the city along this line should have stopped with me. They were right in my case. And now, why not keep up the good work? Citizen. (Whose name you can give if asked). -0 This citizen needn't worry about this state of affairs. He must go slow and look where he is going. Nothing is to go fast in Newberry-but automo biles. Didn't you know that? If these old fences hang out over the street then you must walk around them. Of course you must. You certainly do not expect them to get out of your way or walk around and let you pass. Nay, nay, keep off the grass and walk around over hanging fences and ditches and gulleys. And besides you 'have ro business running around town at night. In Newberry your place is at Ime when night comes. And if you e n't see in the day time go "to Ellis Williamson and get you a pair of specks. Seriously speaking, and leaving all jesting out of the matter, what I would like to see in Newberry is some per manent work done on our streets, and it should be started right at and on the public~square. It should be done under intelligent supervision and with a view to the growth of the city. I think we should have fewer ordi nances, and either enforce what we now have or repeal them. This here old patch work way of keeping up a town and maintaining the streets should be discontinued. Don't be afraid to spend a little money, if you spend it right. In live years the money W waste on patch work would p&ve every main street in Newberry. One other word I should say to Cit izen. You should thank the authori ties for making you fix up your prem ises, and .then congratulate yourself 'for being sufficiently distinguished thtt any dereliction on your part would be observed. I don't know where these other places are, about which -you are talking, but I dare say they have not been observed by the authori ties, or they would have had attention long ago. You know this is a great town. There are very few towns or corporations that could boast of E factory that made ice from water full t 'of typhoid -baccilli, when pure water was at hand, and- then bring a block of ice up on the side walk and defy you to see the typhoid gepn or tell which block was made from artesian water and which from creek water. That was one of the most wonderful "defys" and remarkable exhibitions of ingenuity and public spirit of which t have ever heard or read. No other town that I know of could produce such genius and grow such ingenuity, and Newberry deserves to ibe put in a class all to therself for this pemark able feat So, my friend, don't you worry about overhanging fences, but you just shy out of their way, and try to keep them from runniing over you. - --, e The Idler. Col. Aull in Bamberg. Col. E. H. Aull, editor of the New berry Herald and News and the South Carolina Pythian, was in the oity for a short while last Thursday afternoon. He was on his way home from Ehrhardt, where he had been to attend the district convention, Knights of Pythias. Col. Aull has many friends in Bamberg, who were indeed glad to see him.-iBamberg Herald, 24th. Will Move to City. It is understood that Mr. Joseph L. 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