The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-07
VOL. XIV. New SerieS---Vol. z.
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.
1t seems to be charged on all sides,
and conceded by those who do not
make charges, that Governor Russell
has sold out his convictions on all rail-
road questions and most people think
that as it relates to the Governor he
could whistle softly in the quiet of his
own chamber:
"Tis the jingling OF the guineas
Helps the hurt that honor feels.
The Norfolk Virginian and the Nor
folk Pilot have been consolidated. Mr..
NJ. Glennan, who has been editor of the
Virginian, is vice-president of the new
company, and Mr.. Elan, editor Of The
| Pilot, is editor of the Virginian-Pllot.
This ought to make a strong COM
bination, and the two papers together
ought to be much stronger than both
separate.
The COMMONWEALTH does not wish
to raise any "scare bones" to force de-
linquents to pay up, but the News &
Observer quotes the Jacksonville Times
as saying:
att is rumored that all country news
papers have been requested to furnish
the War Department with list OF
their delinquent subscribers, as the de-
partment wishes to conscript the del1n-
quents at once for SERVICE"
Charles Broadway Rouss, the blind
millionaire of New York, is a Vir'
ginian, and has recently added ter
thousand dollars to his former gift o
twenty-five thousand to the University
of Virginia. His munificent disposi
ton towards his native State remind
lone of the princely gifts which Georg'
Peabody dispensed to his own beloved
America after he became so vastly rlcf
as London banker.
The superstitiously inclined ma.
be interested in the report through th'
papers that at Fort Worth, Texas,
few days age cloud stretching from th
horizon north to the horizon south as
sumed the shape of a huge sword. !
was said to appear about ten feet wild
, and was fecked with spots of red.
Some one reported that simila
: phenomenon was seen in New Yor
" about ten days before. These to som
are sure signs of war and remind US
the war signs which our grandfather
used to tell were seen when they vel
+ young.
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The war fever is running high
: Congress, and having to write for th
column several days before printlr
day we cannot forecast what may (
the condition of affairs when this par
). graph reaches our readers. But
think the hanging in efigy OF Pres
: dent Mckinley and Mark Hanna by
crowd of war enthusiasts in Richmol
few nights ago was very foolish. II
dignity of the presidential office oug
to command more respect from cl
zens of the nation and We doubt
that those who engaged in it will req
it, if they have not already.
Newspapers are now regarded
chief medium of information to
greater part of the world. The ne
papers give many historical truths
facts that were formerly learned
books. The world has become too 81
to spend much time in what Is
known as "solld reading" such as
II books of history and travel and Y
but daily or weekly glance at
newspapers suffices for all that
men trot along to their business
lty. eaeements and take the next cha
c. at the newspaper to learn someth
- new. All this ought to mean m
to the newspaper publisher-lt on
=, tn suggest to him the importance
! nr;ntinq what is true and what is