The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-12-02
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present. Past and Future.

VINO ought to be glad OF chance t
give prominence to it. A good, an,
honest, and Industrious farmer said
few days ago that somehow he ha
come to teel that people think less o
him when he is laboring with his ow,
hands. We told him our opinion O
the matter to wit, that the opinion O
one who thinks less of a man becaus,
he labors is not worth noticing. Labo
on, good friend, when you can fine
something to do and care not for The
opinion or the prating of fool.
The South needs to learn one thing
which it has not yet learned and that
is to pay more attention to patronizine
home industries. Why send to the
North or the West for that which may
be had at our own door?
| The Chamber of Commerce in Rich
mond is taking the right view of the
matter in pledging through its mem
bers to use Richmond flour instead OF
sending West for flour.
There are knitting mills in Scotland
Neck and Kinston, which give employ
ment to number of worthy women
and girls, besides man and boy now
and then. Now. suppose the women of
Eastern Carolina should say "These
mills are giving employment to our
nelghbor women and children to whom
it is blessing to have the opportuni-
ty of making their own living and we
will wear stockings manufactured in
no other mills as long as we can get
these home made articles?"
Such course would be the means of
enlarging every such enterprise within
our borders, and before another year
should roll by there would be evidence
OF prosperity for which we all long
and pray, but for which we actually do
very little.
While The COMMONWEALTH is pure
ly secular paper, 1t comes within its
purview to comment an passing
events" of any nature. And sitting in
the shadows of past Thanksgiving
Day, some reflections upon its observ-
ance might not be misdirected.
Thanksgiving, as such, is a mere
farce as it is kept by most people. The
custom, to be sure, Is beautiful one,
and no one could rightly question the
appropriateness of it; but the manner
in which it is generally observed is
farcical indeed. The President OF the
United States every year sends out his
THANKSGIVING Proclamation, which is
right and proper. The Governors OF
the various States take up the matter
and issue like proclamation which
coincides in time with that of the
President. The Mayors of towns and
cities sometimes do likewise, and all
this is we'll enough. Then service is
announced for the various churches
throughout the land, and especially in
the cities and towns.
But when the day comes for worship
IN thanksgiving and aims for the poor,
the male population Of the cities and
towns generally 60 hunting or on some
other frolic and leave the worship IN
thanksgiving and aims to the women
and children.
Tn a church which has member
shin of third OF thousand sometimes
onlv a third of hundred male persons
NAV he counted at Thanksgiving SER
VICE of whom one-fifth perhaps could
be counted boys under eighteen, ana
the balance of the congregation mace
up OF women.
It would seem that special tnanAs-
o,v;ne service once year would Dc as
important as a christian man could at
tend, to prove his faith in the ooo 10
PROCESSES to serve and the rehgion ~
which he processes to trust.
But we did not mean to give SUCH :
lengthy moral lecture on the 'ar'e =
pretended ThanksgivlngDay. on'y ie' os
remark that the pnsaved part OF nu"an
;.v would have greater respect ana con'