The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

A newspaper published in Madrid il
printed on linen, which may be wash.
ed and and used afterwards as a hand.
kerchief.
There has been most wonderful Inn
provement in railroad travel during
the past few years. Formerly the fast
est travel and best equipped systems
were at the North, but of later years
the South is putting in about as good
work in this as can be found anywhere.
The authorities of the Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore have pre-
pared cold storage room in which to
keep dead bodies for the use of medi-
cal colleges in winter. This is indeed
a progressive age, and truly no one can
conjecture what will be happening all
about us ten years hence. As surely
as time glldes by there will be develop
ments in that time not dreamed OF
DOW.
The ravages of the yellow fever In
Cuba have made the land a grave yard
for the young men of Spain. It is
said that the destructiveness of the fe-
yer there this summer has been great
er than it was last year. Thousands
of Spanish soldiers have been prostrat-
ed by the fever and more than one
tenth of the army have been sent to
the hospital. All these things seem to
work against Spain and to favor Cuba.
When shall men be and think alike? p?
is question which some are asking. A
writer in the Cosmopolitan says: 81
have no doubt but that within CEN
trry every man on the face OF the
globe will wear a top hat and swallow
tail coat. And the minds of men will
come to resemble their costumes"
All of which seems to us improbable.
It is true that as the natlonalities and
races mix more they will become some
what alike, but we believe God has
made some distinctions that the attri-
ton of all time cannot wear away.
The cotton manufacture of the coun-
try must eventually move to the cot
ton fields. Those who recognize this
first will be in the best position to take
advantage OF the situation. Already
quite a movement has been made in
this direction and it must necessarily
continue, and the movement will gath
er strength. It is in accordance with
the laws of economy in business, which
the people OF this age are fast learn
Ing. The nearer the mills to the fields
of production the less the cost to pro-
cure the staple, and therefore the great
er the profit to the manufacturer
And manufacturers will learn this
sooner or later.
Catholic Spain is truly study to1
Protestant Americans. During re
cent drought the worshipers OF San Is
idro, the patron saint of Madrid, wish
ed to have the ecclesiastical authorltie'
to work miracles in the bringing O
rain. They watched the clouds as th'
weeks went by and became anxious
When they saw in the heavens som'
signs of rain they announced that tn
bones of the patron saint would b.
brought out, and the faithful were urg
ed to swell the procession. But th'
clouds that had been gathering two O
three days broke up, and the sun look
led out again from brazen-like sky.
It was too much to expect the bone
of the patron saint of Madrid to brln!
rain out of such sky, and so the au
thorities suddenly announced that
had not occurred to them that bul
fight had been organized for the sam
dav and hour, and they did not wlsl
the faithful ones to lose the pleasure Q
the bull fight while following the pre-
cession. They therefore declared the