The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-18

wards the Alaskan gold fields. One line
of vessels from San Francisco has al
ready engaged $4,000 prospective pas
sengers.
Mayor Van Wyck, of "Greater New
York." has vast deal of power centred
in his administration. 1t is the most
important municipal office in this
country and there are few, if any, in
the world of more significance, taken
in all its bearings. The whole world
will watch with interest the administra.
tlon of the first Mayor of "Greater New
York"
Among the many problems that pre-.
sent themselves to the people of the
South for solution, is the land problem
Too much OF the land In the South is
dragged over with poor cultivation
with as much expense as If it were
highly improved and we'll cultivated
The small farms we'll cultivated pay a
much greater profit than the larger
farms, whether we'll or poorly cultivat-
ed. One reason for this is that when
small farms are we'll cultivated it Is
generally done with less hired labor.
A milk trust has been organized
which proposes to control all the milk
sold within 800 miles of New York
City. It makes stipulations with the
milk dealers for a period OF twenty
years. This will have considerable ef-
feet on the milk interests in the radius
mentioned, perhaps but it is quite
sure that it can not affect the farmers
of North Carolina. This is one trust
at which we of the "Old North State
can thrip our fingers and attend to our
own COWS and calves just as if no such
trust had been formed.
The Winston Sentinel and the Will
son Advance have recently printed
creditable illustrated editions, showing
the business interests of those towns in
a very attractive way.
We like illustrated editions of local
newspapers, and they are an evidence
of the prosperity of the towns in which
they are published and also of the
papers themselves as valued medium
through which the business men choose
to make known their progress. IT more
money were spent through the local
papers for such work the towns SO
spend,ng it would stand better show
ing Tor attracting outside capital.
In the South there prevails a false
idea about education, which is working
great harm to the cause. That idea
Is that an education is a lifelong ex.
emption from labor. And this idea
prevails amongst both white and col.
ored. There is no reason or sense in
it. The fact that young man goes
to college and learns something about
mathematics, the figures In geometry
and trlgonometry, learns Latin and
Greek, the sciences, &C., ought not te
unfit him tor labor. The truth is, i
he would look at the matter in 1T
proper light he Is all the better prepar
ed for labor-manual labor at that
To his strength of body and muscle
he can add the strength OF tralnee
mind. which enables him to do certain
things-yes, almost all things-at
great advantage over the man with nj
training. The average young man wn'
by any means obtains collegiate edu
cation thinks 1t rare sight to see th'
ann rise. Indeed we have heard younl
men sav as much. It was said bali II
fun, perhaps, but there was more tru''
in it than they intended.
To desire education simply Tor IN
4 soft and easy. place it will glve' Is ID
lowest plane on which to reckon II
value. This world needs men an
women who are willing to work VII
nerda and head and heart together
| ,H,,c ApNTGA SAIVE.