The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-10-19

ness to every truly philanthrt,pic heart
War Is hell" as mu ch for the people
far away as it is for ourselves. Il does
seem that with all the enlightenment
OF the present age, I'D with the intelli.
gence of ruling powers, all differences
ought to be settled without resort to
war, which entails suffering, death and
destruction everywhere in its trail.
The State Normal School at Green's
boro is said to have had the finest OPEN
ing this year OF any college in the his
tory of the State. There is a general
awakening in educational matters in
North Carolina, and the prospect is
good for us in a few years to shake off
the pail of ignorance for which our
State has sometimes been condemned.
| North Carolina is to-day making as
rapid progress in every particular, per-
haps, as any state in the Union.
II saw horse to-day that ought to
be shot," said lady the other dav
town.
"Why ought the horse to be shot?"
asked another.
Because" said the lady, sit is cruel
for anyone to keep such poor animal
and compel him to work."
All the time, perhaps, the lady did
not know she was pleading for the en-
forcement of the law On our statute
books against cruelty to animals.
The system of working the public
roads with Jail conyicts seems to be
coming into favor almost throughout
the State. Properly managed it is
good method, and 1t keeps at work
/ many astrong and hearty fellow who
would be in Jail six months or year
without doing any labor at all. 1t is
not only economy for the State but
| it Is much better for the prisoners. It
keeps them strong and active, whereas
| they would grow indolent and become
weaklings by lying in Jail too long.
At Barnwell, Ga, cotton mill hands
have recently made strike because a
colored man was placed amongst them
as an operator. Some wise-acre north
ern people will say this is prejudice in
excusable but there has been more
disturbance north of Mason and Dixon
line about mixing of laborers than
there has been south OF that line. 1t
Is only in a few kinds of employment
in the South where white people refuse
to work elbow to elbow with the colored
people. "They say" that in the North
even white carpenters and hod carriers
will not work with negroes.
There is nothing of which men are
more prodigal than time. A minister
| said to us few days ago that time Is
very valuable to him. Doubtless 1t Is
but not more so with him than with
anv one else. The truth is some peo-
ple do not regard other peoples time
and make nothing of 1t ii they keep
others waiting for them indefinitely.
Jrs+ as well ask the use of mans
money for nothing as to ask him to let
YOU use his time at your Will wltnou'
/ having MIN AOOPAS ~"
willing to waste your time, for the most
mart. are those who. take little note OF
their own.
cPrint in THE COMMONWEALTH, salo
a a ent:enan coming out OF ofchnrch Sun
= dey "the interview which the NE"
and Observer published the other day
IL The interview in question was VIVA
taa News and Observer printed aooo
what a man said to the reporter coi'
cerning people who get seat at th
end OF the bench in the chuIcn an
grow to it, compelling everyone eis
: who sits on the same seat to squeez
n between their knees and the bencn
D. front It is common practice o
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