The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-19
VOL. XIII. New SeTieS---Vol 2.
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Some one has made the tollowln
calculation about what is contained il
bushel OF corn when turned to tn
wrong use:
"From a bushel of corn dealer get
four gallons of whiskey, which retail
tor SIG. OF this the Government get
$500, the retailer gets 81, the distilie
gets 81, the railroad gets 81, the farmer
who raised the corn gets 4Oc, the con
sumner gets ten days or more in 'the
cooler,' and the policeman and judge
get good salaries for sending him there.
The 'sanctitied bands" are giving
great trouble in the extreme eastern
part of the State. Such is the trouble
they are causing that the Governor has
been appealed to for relief. It came to
us straight that good man said he
knew three clever young women in one
community who have been hopelessly
ruined by the influence OF these "holi-
ness" crowds. Good people ought to
put up every break-water possible
against their influence.
It is no compliment to our grand
"Old North State" that we lead all the
States in the manufacture OF liquor !;
but such is the record. The liquor
traffic is the monumental evil of this
age and it Is beyond our comprehen-
sion how man who loves the interest
of bis State can be Indifferent to the
great tide of evil it rolls oyer our land
every year,. We can't see how any true
patriot can fail to throw his strongest
influences against the traffic. Count
us in for the war against it to the end
OF the chapter.
The Senate chamber in't the national
capitol is shut off from sunlight or di-
rect draught OF air from the outside.
1t cost 500, 900 to ventllate it last year.
Being so deeply enclosed and cut off
20 completely from fresh sunlight and
pure fresh air, some one remarks that
it is no wonder tariff scandals flourish
in such unwholesome atmosphere. 1t
seems a pity that the place where so
much important brain work for the
nation has to be done, should have SO
title good light and good air.
And now Nicola Tesla announces
hat he can send electric messages to
my point OF the globe without tele-
graph wires. It is done by means of
he earth's electrical scurrent. Being
Interviewed on the subject as to what
will be the result, he answered that
t is almost incomprehensible. Said he,
This electrical disturbance by means
If certain simple instruments can be
elt and appreciated at any point on
he globe. In this way messages
IAN be sent the entire earth around
md be taken up at any point of the
,arth without the aid or intervention of
wires in any way at ALL"
The following strange bit OF News
was sent out from Dubois, Pa, few
lays ago:
"Withln the last few days four deaths
1ave occurred among the employees OF
The Falls Creek tannery, two miles
rom this city, and several others are
.eported very i'll. Some time ago the
tannery company received the first In
voice of 100000 hides, imported from
China. The hides were started through
he process of tanning, and the liquors
Trained into the creek. Not long after
wards several head of cattle running at
arge died, and up to the present time
l score have gone to the bone-yard. It
was discoverd that the. cattle drank
water from the creek.
"Some of the tannery's employees
we're subsequently taken sick, and four
have died SO far. Investigation reveal
ed that the hides we're infected with
bacteria.
.'The disease proves fatal in from five
to eight days. Considerable alarm ex-
lists at Falls Creek over the fatal effects
and possible spread Of the disease. The
matter has been kept as secret as posi-
BILE, but it is understood that II has
been referred to the State . ard OF
Health, and that an investigation will
be instituted"