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VOL. XIV. Sew Series Vol. 3.
THE EDITOE'S LEISUBE HOUBS.
Points and Paragraphs of Things
Present, Past and Future.
It is announced that Frederick Sleigh
Roberta, one of England's most famous
and actiye living Generals, will soon
visit America. For years he com
manded the British forces in India,
and his career has been as brilliant as
that of any General in the British
army.
m m m m
Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson, has re
cently given expression to some very
clear thoughts on the matter of pard
oning criminals. He says that there is
too much of it. If a man is guilty, con
vict him and let the verdict and sen
tence stand; if he is not guilty, acquit
him and let him go free. We think Mr.
Gold's position a very correct and safe
one. "Executive clemency" ought
not to be so frequent that criminals see
it in a dream, as it were, even before
they commit a crime.
The release of Cuba is said by the
compilation ol United States Tension
Commissioner Evans to have cost
America the lives of 2,906 of her sol
diers. Of this number 107 were officers.
The lives lost in the destruction of the
"Maine" have been included in the es
timate. This is to October 1st, and
the estimate says that 80 officers and
2,520 privates died of disease in the
various camps, and since the close of
hostilities 61 men have died of wounds
which they received in service.
In an article touching on the possi
bility that ex-Governor James E.
Campbell, of Ohio, and others with
him will probably get control of the
peanut business of Norfolk, the Virginian-Pilot
gives incidentally the follow
ing bit of information about peanuts :
"It is said that the yalue of the an
nual crop of peanuts produced in the
United States is about $4,000,000 to
$5,000,000. The majority of the crop
is produced in Virginia,
"There are 18 peanut factories in
this country ; four are in Norfolk, two
in Petersburg, one in Wakefield, two in
Smitbfield, two in Suffolk and one in
Franklin, Va. Two are in St. Louis,
three in Cincinnati and one in Evans-
ville, Ind."
All the intelligent world knows
something of the horrifying cruelty
practiced by the Chinese in binding
the feet of children for years and years
to make them small. It has recently
appeared in print, by what authority
we know not, that there is hope that
the cruel practice is to be abandoned.
Indeed, it has been stated that already
there is less of it in some parts of
China. All lovers of humanity will
be glad to learn this, and will hope
and pray that the day of deliverance
from such cruelty will come speedily.
The civilizing power ot Christianity
has had much to do with bringing
about the dawn of hope for China's
deliverance from this form of heathen
cruelty.
The annual commerce ' of the world
is estimated at seyenteen billion dollars,
and of this great amount America is
interested to the extent of eleven per
cent, or in round numbers, one billion
eighteen million dollars. - From 1886
to 1896 the increase of exports for
twenty-two leading countries was
twenty per cent. During this time the
exports of the United States increased
thirty per cent. By this it is clear that
the United States is to-day the most
prosperous country m the world.
One of the greatest draw backs to the
general prosperity of this country is
extravagance. This short coming per
meates all stages of society more or
less ; but of course the well-to-do are
more culpable than the very poor.
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SCOTLAND
SOIIB GREAT QUESTIONS.
GREAT TEST UPON US.
Present Say Thoughts.
By O. Groarenor Daw.
(Written for The Commonwealth)
A National testing. As high as
heaven is above the earth, so high
above party politics, will this winter's
questions be. You and I believe in
parties most definitely, but the time in
the history of our country is actually
here, when we shall be forced to take
non-partisan views of some great ques
tions. If we refuse to be non-partisan
it will be because we are blind to the
position of Time's shadow over the
dial of our history. It is one ot our
highnoons, when the light inclines
neither to one side nor to the other ;
but a clear cut line divides the pre
paratory half ot the day's duty from
the half that remains to be done.
.
Fifty to one hundred years will be
needed to demonstrate the wisdom or
oily of our Congressional acts in the
weeks that remain of the fateful year of
'98. If we, through our representa
tives, insist on discussing our colonial
questions in partisan fashion, it will
mean disagreements and heated argu
ments. The more the counsellors, the
greater the confusion, it personal ana
party triumph is the thing that is
sought after. It The Congressional
Record comes day by day to show that
our law-makers are blind and deaf to
national history and awake only to
party advantage, some of us will have
to hide our heads in very shame.
Of course, you are personally in a
hurry. You have a thousand cares on
yonr mind and a thousand things to
do ; and you are glad to delegate some
things to others. You practically say
to your minister, "I have no time for
thinking out theology ; you do it and
give me the results." You say to your
physician, "1 am in too much of a
hurry to take care of myself ; you keep
me well." You say to your political
representative "act for me, think for
me, make laws for me ; I shall be con
tent." But I declare to you that we
cannot thus shift along responsibility.
t we do, it is because we have no sense
of proportion and esteem a nickel's
worth of gain above things whose value
is inestimable.
Look squarely at the issues before us
and then determine that if a letter
rom you will hold a Congressman
straight, it shall be written ; it a word
from you can broaden the horizon of
your local editor it shall be spoken ; if
in any way an opportunity shall come
to you to shape our national destiny
or good, it shall be utilized. There
will be no money in all of this, but it
will give you the supreme satisfaction
that as a unit of our government, in
your sphere, you have exercised your
power to the full.
What confronts us? The necessity
of deciding on a national policy to
wards dependent millions ; and decid
ing so definitely on what that policy
shall be that it shall not swerve a hair's
breadth through the changing adminis
trations of the future. If it proves to
be broad, comprehensive statesmanship
that the generations to follow will
praise, the glory of it will be equally
divided between the parties, and '98
be thrice noteable a year in which a
generous impulse forced us to war, a
year in which we became a world pow
er, a year in which men were broad-
minded enough to esteem national pol
icy aboye narrow party.
v.
Involved in that national policy are
these questions and others :
The right to vote, nationally. Can
we trust voting power to Porto Ricans,
Hawaiiana, Filipinos? If we cannot
now so confide in the wisdom of any
r all of these, when and under what
conditions shall this foundation prin
cip'e of our government be finally and
firmly established among them? I
dare to predict that more than half a
century will elapse before those who
take our tasks will be able to reach the
end of this question ; and, let ge hope,
annrove our wisdom.
The right to vote, locally. bnall tne
fnrtl offices be filled from Washington
or by the choice of the people affected?
If from Washington, shall political
fealty have anything to do with the
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"EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO.
NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1898.
appointment or shall the men be ap
pointed solely because of preparatory
study and fitness? If appointed by
local will, in what manner shall the
right to vote be delimited, so as to pre
vent action antagonistic to the Wash
ington government?
The right to education. Shall we at
once inaugurate for all the children of
all our possessions, a system 'that shall
provide for their mental needs? Shall
we begin with only -the simplest rudi
ments, and let the training beyond that
be of a practical character manual
and agricultural?
The right to worship. Ought we at
once to disestablish any state religion
that may confront us? If we disestab
lish shall we still leave men free to
worship God or gods, just as their own
consciences and previous education dic
tate? If not, bow shall we draw the
line between those forms of worehlp
that are worthy of humanity and those
that are not?
The right to local customs. Are we
to permit the continuance of , bull
fights, cock-fights and other debasing
exhibitions that though most heartily
approved locally, are contrary to our
modern and advanced feelings? Then
how shall we combat local traditions
without causing local irritation?
The question of tariff. Shall Hawaii
and the Philippines and our probable
Caroline Island, be regarded as under
similar trade conditions to Porto Rico?
f not regarded as coast-wise trade,
then shall we or shall we not throw the
door of trade wide open in these dis
tant possessions? Or if limitations are
placed upon trade, shall we show favors
to any particular nation and, if so,
which?
If seme of our municipal govern
ments are full of rottenness and robbery
right under the very eyes ot us who
profess to be politically awake, how are
we to hope for honor in office, thou
sands of miles away from our inspec
tion and control? The answer to this
question and all the other insistent
ones outlined above is this : "More un
selfish men in public life ; more states
men who have prevision ; more men
who are large enough in soul to know
when a great occasion arises
The greatest test of our history is up
on us, and in full sight of doubting na
tions we move forward to prove that
republic the Republic can be
teusted to administer colonial affairs.
Ee Remembered the Apple Barrel,
Dr. Lorimer, of Tremont Temple,
Boston, tells this story of one ot our
distinguished men, who was introduced
at a great public meeting as a "sell
made man." Instead of appearing
gratified at the tribute, it seemed to
throw him, for a few moments, into a
brown study." Afterwards they ask
ed him the reason for the way in
which he received the announcement.
"Well,",said the great man. "it set
me to thinking that I was not really a
self-made man.
Why, they replied, "did you not
begin to work in a store when you
were ten or twelve?"
"Yes," said he, "but it was because
my mother thought I ought early to
have the educating touch of busi
ness." "But then," they urged, "you were
always such a great reader, devouring
books when a boy."
"Yes," he replyed, "but it was be
cause my mother led me to do it, and
at her knee she had me giyeau account
of the book after I had read it. I don't
know about being a self-made man. I
think my mother had a great deal to do
with it."
"But then," they urged again, "your
integrity was your own."
"Well, I don't know about that.
One day a barrel of apples came to m e
to sell bv the peck : after the manner
of some dtore keepers, I put the speck-
eled ones at the bottom and the best
ones at the top. My mother called me
and asked what I was doing. I told
her, and she said: 'Tom, if you do
that vou will a cheat.' And I did not
- " a
do it. I think my mother had some
thing to do with my integrity. And,
nn the whole. I doubt whether l am a
self-made man. I think my mother
had something to do with making me
nnvthine if I am of any character of
of usefulness."
"Happy," said Dr. Lorimer, "the
boy who had such a mother; happy
the mother who had a boy so appreci-
ofitra nf his mother's formative in
fluence!" Index.
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ABOUT THE DISPENSARY.
ITS OPERATIONS.
A Question For The Legislature.
North Carolina Baptist.
The Legislature just elected will
have this question before them square
ly. The Dispensary has been tried in
North Carolina and has proved a suc
cess in lessening the evils of drink.
We shall speak from personal observa
tion. The Dispensary in Fayetteyille
has been closely watched by us. We
worked hard for its establishment in
order to overthrow the dozen saloons
in the town. It was opened in the
face of violent opposition. The Su
perior and the Supreme Courts were
invoked to close its doors. The saloon
power was not ready to give up with
out a hard fight, and every effort was
made to destroy the "infant industry."
But it was not so easily destroyed. On
the other hand, it has gone on making
friends right and lett, in town and
country, among residents and non-residents.
Many who opposed its establi
shment and fought it before the Legis
lature are now earnest advocates of it.
Of course it has its enemies. There
are those directly interested in the li
quor traffic, those indirectly interested
and some who just want the old saloon
system, who are ready to stab it when
ever the opportunity occurs. From ob
servation and Inquiry we are of the
opinion that a large majority of the
better element of our people are In fa
vor of the Dispensary remaining in
our midst. There are some amend
ments necessary to the law, but the
principle has proven itself worthy
of support. It has materially lessened
drunkenness, both in the town and
country. Immediately after its estab-
ishment there were more "blind tigers"
than for some time, but aggressive
work on the part of state and federal
courts soon cured a number of offend
ers. The illicit traffic now is not very
arge.
v
The Dispensary opens at sunrise and
closes at sunset. It does not sell to
minors or drunkards. There are now
on the books of the institution a num
ber of "proscribed" persons. The man
ager and his assistants do not sell to
them. It is an easy matter to get a
drunkard on the "dead -list. M There
is no drinking in the place and no
treating. Therje is no congregating
about the place. It has no back door,
no billiard attachment, no
eating department. The liquors
are sold in packages and deliv
ered direct to the puchas3r. A salari
ed man runs it. The profits go into
the city and county treasury. Both ot
these have received far more money
during the past year than they did un
der the old saloon license system.
This feature ot it has won over those
who favored the saloons as revenue
getters. The Dispensary closes on big
political days and when there appears
anything like trouble In the city.
The institution is not perfect oh no
but with some amendments it will con
tinue to lessen drunkenness in this
country. We favor it as a police
measure. It there were the possibility
of getting established prohibition m
this country we would strive for the
overthrow ol the dispensary. It is a
step toward prohibition by the elimin
ation of the traffic from politics and
the elimination of the profit feature
from the dealer.
There are yet many towns in this
State which'are cursed with the open
saloon. It you can get phohibition
go to work for it at once.' If there is
no possible chance for it, go to work
now to get a dispensary established by
the next legislature. We would be
glad that the people of North Carolina
could have a periodof experience with
out the terrible curse of the open sa
loon. It they could, we believe that
like our sister, South Carolina, we
would soon have the saloons forever
outlawed by the constitution.
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I observed a lomocotlve, in the railroad
yard, one day ;
It was waiting in the round-bouse,
where the locomotives stay ;
It was panting for the journey, it was
coaled and fully manned,
And it had a box the fireman was fill
ing full of sand.
It appears that locomotives cannot al
ways get a grip
On their slender iron pavement, 'cause
the wheels are apt to slip ;
And, when men reach a slippery spot,
their tactics- they command
And to get a grip upon the rail, they
sprinkle it with sand.
It's about this way with travel along
life's slippery track
If your load is rather heavy, and
you're always sliding back ;
So, if common locomotive you com
pletely understand,
YouH supply yourself in starting
with a good supply of sand.
If your track is steep and hilly, and
you have a heavy grade,
And if those who've gone before have
the rails quite slippery made,
If you ever reach the summit of the
upper table-land,
You'll find you'll have to do it by a
liberal use ot sand.
If you strike some frigid weather, and
discover, to your cost,
That you're liable to slip on a hea y
coat of frost,
Then some prompt, decided action will
be called into demand,
And you'll slip 'way to the bottom
if you haven t any sand.
You can get to any station that is on
liftv'a schedule seen,
If there's fire beneath the boiler of
ambition's strong machine,
And you'll reach a place called Flush-
town at a speed that's simply grand,
If for all the slippery . places you've
a good supply of sand.
Anon, in the. Richmond (Ind.) Reg
tser. He Hired Wetater For a Weefc.
Selected. .
Ot couree Webster was in demand
by those who could afford to pay for
his services, eays the Boston Herald.
A sharp Nantucket man is said to have
got the better of the great defender of
the Constitution in an amusing way,
however.
He had a small case which was to be
tried at Nantucket one week in Juno,
and he posted to Webster's office in
great haste. It was a contest wi'Ti a
neighbor over a matter of considc mMe
local interest, and his pride as a lit
igant was at stake. He told W;L;er
the particulars and asked what be
would charge to conduct the case.
"Why," said Webster, 'Jyou can't af
ford to hire me. I should have to
stay down theie the whole week, and
my fee would be more than the whole
case is worth. I couldn't go down
there for less than one thousand dol
lars. I could try every case on the
docket as well as one, and it wouldn't
cost any more, for one case would take
my time for the entire week, anyway,
for I'd haye to b9 on band,"
"All right, then, Mr. Webster,"
quickly responded the Nantucketcr.
"Here's your one thousand dollars.
You come down, and I'll fix It so you
can try ever' case.''
Webster was so amused over this
proposition that be kept his word.
He spent the entire week in Nan
tucket, and appeared on one side or
the other in every case that came up
for hearing. The shrewd Nantucketer
hired Daniel out to all his friends who
were in litigation, and received ia re
turn about fifteen hundred dollars, so
that he got Webster's services for ab
solutely nothing, and made a good
profit to boot.
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auction, on Friday, the 28rd day of
December, 1898, at the residence of the
late John T. Lawrence near Dawson's
Cross Roads, all of the personal prop
erty of the deceased, consisting of
mules, farming Implements, corn,
fodder, cotton seed, household and
kitchen furniture, and so forth. This
Nov. 24tb, 1898.
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Administrator of John T. Lawrence.
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Sold under a positive guarantee on
easy terms
for the money.
Also new machines exchanged for
old machines of any make ; or for
Hogs, Cattle or Sheep.
C. T. LAWRENCE.
Scotland Neck, N. C.
E. P. Gatltn, Salesman.
2 24 tf.
VES BIG MONEY
In Exclusive Territory. Our Fire and
Burglar proof Safes sell at tfgnt. City
or Country.
OUTFIT FREE. KO CAPITAL NEEDED.
Agents actually getting rich ; so can
you. One Agent, in one day, cleared
$73.40.
ALPINE SAFE & CYCLE CO.,
9-l-15m. CINCINNATI, O.
enforced.