The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

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ty-five years old. He celebrated hi
birth day April 1st. He has been al
inmate of the almshouse for man,
years. He is blind, and when he goe
out around the grounds he is guided b.
a wire that stretches from point t.
point. His name is Noah Raby.
| 1t our State government has grown
worse during the past decade under tht
quickened study OF the tissues of tht
day." it has been because of the fac
that with the trend of public though,
towards reform there has marched s
little army of hungry office-seekers
whose own personal interests haye com.
pletely shut out thought or care o1
every other interest, public or private
The great floods in the Mississippi riv-
er and its tributaries have been more
disastrous than have ever been known
there before. It has been truly scene
of inexpressible distress for weeks. We
do not realize our blessings here in
North Carolina in being free from the
possibility of such disasters by flood or
flame, as we'll as for the thus-far free
dom from destructive winds, storms and
and tornadoes.
The great abundance in shad and
other fish In our waters has brought out
the observation that the Government
has done good work for North Carolina
in the expenditures on the fish indus
try. Truly North Carolina Is a great
State and many of the good things ma
ture has provided for man are here In
much greater abundance than in many
other parts of the country.
Southwark is the march OF progress
for manufacturing developments. The
Richmond Dispatch makes the follow
ing observation
s'The Philadelphia Evening TeIe-
graph says that a quarter OF a century
hence the manufacturing supremacy of
New England will doubtless be trans
serred to the Southern States, so far as
cotton products, at least, are concerned.
From the uneasiness regarding this
matter being manifested In New Eng
land, it appears that that section looks
for the transfer within a much shorter
time than twenty-five years."
It has been stated, and truly we
think, that the American people de-
vote more time and energy to politics
and government than any other people
In the world.
The science of government is being
studied by us more than by any other
people. This is done in our national
in our state assemblies, in
clubs, debating societies, meetings of
various kinds, as we'll as by the individ-
ual citizen in his spare hours from bus
mess at his own desk.
What it will bring forth no one can
tell. Theoretically, it ought to be the
means of improving our government;
but in North Carolina it has greatly in
jured it for the past few years.
There are various standards set up
by which to judge this, that and the
other but the best standard by which
to Judge any people or any community,
is the standard of morality. Some COM
are thrifty above others in
point of material progress for the time
but however pleasing may be such pro-
gress In a community that has low
of morals, such community
can not long be considered desirable by
that class of people that 60 to make up
a good and true citizenship.
The same holds good as regards States
and nations. Nothing SO exalts any
people as an aggregated whole. as COM
munitles, or as individuals as strong
moral practices which lead to true
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil