The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-02-25
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Present, Past and Future.
The papers have given out that Mrs
McKinley's outfit for the Inauguration
is to be very costly. Her entire ward
robe for the occasion will cost as much
as s. eco according to statements glyer
out from Chicago where the outfit il
| being prepared. This no doubt sound.
steep to many who voted for Mckinley
but it is the way, you see.
Chairman James X. Jones, of the
National Democratic Committee, il
arranging to begin the fight for silver
in 1900. He emphasizes the work ol
college leagues and will organize in
every part of the country. tits intend
ed to make the University of Virginia
the head of the work in the South.
Harvard in the East, Chicago Uni,
verslty In the West, Nebraska Uni
versltv in the far West, and the Uni
versity of California on the Pacific
Coast.
Milwaukee is to have novel method
of exchange. It is to be so arranged
that a person producing any article Of
value may deposit it, take warehouse
receipt for it, with which he can secure
some other article of equal value which
has been deposited by some other pro-
ducer.
While this is something new in the
way of trading, the novelty consists
more In the manner in which the ex-
change is made. 1t Is the same prln-
ciple on which farmer carries pork to
the merchant and takes coffee and
sugar and calico and such like for 1t.
Wonders will never cease. Recently
the Youths Companion said that at a
meeting of the Royal Society Prof. Nc.
Kendrick described method by which
it was possible to stimulate electrically
the sensory nerves of the Skin" $50 that
some of the elements of music-rythm
and intenslty-mlght be perceived and
even enjoyed by those who have be-
come deaf"
This Is truly wonderful statement.
but science is just fairly sweeping down
the skepticaI. We may not say what
can or can not be done
General John 3. Gordon on a recent
visit to Boston, says Leslie's Weekly,
was entertained by wel[known law
yer, who showed him the sights. They
visited the cyclorama of the battle of
Gettysburg; the brave old Confederate
general admired it as work of art, but
said very little. When the two came
out of the building and were on their
way down town the lawyer inquired of
the Georgian :"Well, general, what did
you think of lt?"
"What did think of it," said the
general, coming to a stand still and
striking defiant attitude-"Let them
paint Bull Run :"
Washington and Lee University a.
Lexington, Va, is to be congratulated
that the Hon. William l.. Wilson is to
be It's president alter his term expires
as Postmaster General. Mr.. Wilson is a
ripe scholar, man eminentIy qualified
for the high position for which he has
been chosen. There are always places
waiting for men of ability. Young
men who hesitate to make sacrifices to
obtain an education would do well to
remember this. However, let them no,
think of the waiting places as simply
positions of ease but let them look Tor.
ward to preparation for filling high
positions in order that they may be
useful to the world and helpers to hui
manity.
What is Socialism?
A writer in the Witness recently ask
ed the question, and the editor gave
about the clearest definition we have
seen. He said that in its technical anc
only clearly defined sense socialism
means collectiveism. It involves col.
lective public ownership of lands, and