The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-15
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS,
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

best young men taking decided staut
for temperance. The hope OF this re
form lies largely i'll the young, and /
augars we'll for our immediate futur,
for yOlng Lien who are to be leaders Q
thought to take positive position u1
this great question. The good pecpl,
Of the entire State will applaud tn.
following strong and stirring sentlmen
expressed III tie graduating speech ol
Mr. z. s. Carlton at Wake Forest com
1nencement three weeks ago:
befaften the American people Is tht
granting of license to distlll aud sci
intoxicating liquors. Look Into the
field of history and from the flood t.
the records Of yesterday, we see tha
strong drink Las been to the masses O
mankind curse !ntolerable aud appar
emily interlnluable in its malignity
Mr.. Gladstone once said that drink
he'd produced evils more deadly thar
those caused to mankind by the grea
historic scourages of war, famine ant
pestiIence combined.
'NOw, is there any remedy for this
greatest of all evils? Is the.e any way
to free our country from this curse
The OILY remedy lies III the ballot-box
If the citizens of North Carolina wished
to get rid Ut this curse, and would ex
press this willingness st the polls, every
grog-shop in the State would be CLOSED
within less Than Twelve MONTHS"
| Michael Cudahy, partner oi tht
great armour & co., III talking abou
how he made his tirst Thousand dollars
gives ut5erance to " hat every emp1oye
| in cnv ana all industrial enterprises
would do well to study aud lea.n to liy'
up to. lie says:
! 81 make my business my recreation
as well s.1 ...y WCI +, s..a il,tVo -0ae 81
i ffsf ,eats ine Inan who has the in
terests Of his employer at heart, an6
takes this view OF the matter, has tt
lie TOLD when To stop work. He i:
| too interested III his task to he listening
fol tie auitting-bcll. His daily am
bitlon is not to KNOCK off at hight, bu1
to do i1is work and do it WE'LL"
The proposition to make home to1
Admiral Dewey has lot met with ap
proyal in many places. While the
people of the United States appreciate
fine services by our soldiers both or
sea and land when a man Is rs wei
paid for his services as Admiral Dewey
| is, it is hard to make tie common peo
pie see why the people ought to con
tribute to build him magn'f'cen
home. His salary and general ingath
le-iups ior his services are much more
than thousands and thousands OF othe
ic;tizeus get ; and then he has been IL
lfho service :or what he could get out o
lit. ~, doult. Admira. Dewey hardl.
needs any help, taking into consld
eration the condition OF the seyent.
millions OF American people as whole
M. no Admiral Dewey will fare wei
as long as he lives, else he is poo
manager for his own comfort.
II sy,ee1s suuc,. fJf q man OF lntens
feelings and strong powers to becom
iaantifieC witt, son1e great ,nteres
F which appeals to his sympathles fo
it's support and welfare. THIS is show
IN rr. Green's declining the presidenc
cs tie S!ont',e, Baptist TLeologlcs
Seni..ary. To be sure, it was a gres
lhorsr and great opportunity to Z
:. chosen as the head of such an instlt'
' tlon, but nr. Green, in his letter d
cllning the call, expresses tie convl'
i. ,i,t,tI,a. it Is MS duty to remain Wit
Vil,iaru Jewell college. lie remal1
J. s. 3 smaller place because he has Z
Ic.u,f, 20 ;sse, Ii lied with the Institution
est interest
i, Heroic devotion to duty
Last f..N L sprained my lett MP "ni
hapdlin.; sonlo heavy boxes. Ihe &c
n tor J called o,. said at first 1t was
3 si;.s.r stain and would soon be we
Int It .erc-Y " ,rs ana the doctor tnt
s,,,,,ae+i-yr tt continue