The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-17

tions recently, there were shipped from
this country to China and Japan last
year by way of Northern transportation
lines and their steamship connections,
1851 1878 pounds of cotton. OF this
amount 2,517, ,9O7 pounds went from
North Carolina.
The Norfolk Virglnian thinks that
from the specimens of oratory heard In
Congress recently, men are not always
chosen on the merit plan. We do not
know to what particular speech OF
speeches our contemporary was refer
ring, but we suppose almost every
State can accept part of the sugges-
ton.
The order made by the Supreme
ou1t of this State that hereafter all
examinations for applicants to practice
law, shall be written instead of oral
Will meet with general approval.
This has been :dvocat before, and 1t
will be fair test of what the student
knows OF law. There are advantages
and disadvantages in the written ex-
aminations out we believe that it will
be generally conceded that the written
examination will give better satisfac-
ton than the oral.
We have received a personal letter
from we'll equipped editor in another
part of the State commencing the para
graph which appeared in this column
recently relative to the loose and i'm
proper use of language. And 1t can
not be brought to the attention OF
parents especially too often. The
children should not hear the improper
use OF words at home if parents know
better and can avoid it. Many a young
man, and many man of mature years,
finds himself talking loosely because
he contracted the habit when young,
either by reason of ignorance or care
lessness and he finds ofttimes that be
is embarrassed in conversation when
the proper care of such things In earlier
years would have relieved him OF it
now.
The trucking and fishing industry OF
North Carolina are much greater than
many people who do not live near
these industries suppose. For instance,
it has been given out from the work of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics that on
3rd of last May half million quarts OF
strawberries were shipped over one
railroad In North Carolina. One grower
received twenty thousand dollars for
his crop. A trucker near New BerDe
received seventy-five thousand dollars
for his crop of one season. 1T Is esti-
mated" says the Raleigh correspond
ent to the Charlotte Observer, "that
last wears crop was worth over eight
million dollars.
Craven is the first trucking county,
and the huckleberry crop of Sampson
Is said to be worth a quarter million
dollars in favorable season.
Few States have so large fish indus
try, says the same writer. Twelve
thousand and six hundred persons
make their living in North Carollna
by fishing, almost half as many people
az live In Halifax county. There are
$500 vessels and boats in use, and 124.
600 gill pets. Last years catch OF fish
amounted to 142,326,oOO, in number
and 81, ,5S3, 900 in value. There were
rs. 600 bushels OF CLAIMS caught valued
at Ss2 600; $4,000 bushels of oyster'
valued at 100000; $4,000 terrapin'
and turtles valued at $19,OOO.
So North Carolina is great Stat'
for other things besides cotton, peanuts
and tobacco. It Is great State al
round If only our people would Iear1
1t and act accordingly.
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.