The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-10-05

million of dollars are spent annually in
this European travel. It has been
promised that there will be an accurate
investigation of the subject; and when
it shall have been made it will be a
matter of astonishment how much the
people OF this country spend in foreign
trayel.
From some observations made per
sonally and from what others say, We
believe that the farmers OF Eastern
Carolina are planting and raising more
cornfield peas than they have ever done
before. This is wise movement. A
farmer can plant no crop that will
make him better returns for his labor
than crop of field peas, either sown
broadcast or planted in drills. And
then every crop of peas is fine course
Of fertllizing for his land. On any land
In this region farmer may make two
crops year one of wheat or oats and
the other of peas, and by this process
he not only gets good returns Tor his
toll but enriches his land every year.
From the most careful observations
We have been able to make, the country
is more hopeful than for sometime.
Business men everywhere seem to feel
encouraged with prospects and there
seems to be an easier feeling with all
classes.
Manufacturing OF all kinds is pros
pering, mining in the United States
has done much more this year than
last and the forecast Is made already
that there will be much gain next
year over this year, even. Farm ers
haye not felt very much encouraged
at prices OF tobacco, but there is a hope
with them that they will get better
prices for cotton than they haye been
getting for the past two years. And
with the southern farmer there is more
home Independence whieh, after all
Is the best solution of bis Iife-problem.
I Judging from newspaper reports aad
| other sources of Information, one
would conclude that most OF the female
colleges are fitted up quite handsomely
indeed one gets the impression that
some of them are something grand in
appointments. And we know from
personal observation that some OF
these institutions are most handsomely
equipped in every way that could in
duce comfort.
But we question the wisdom OF suct
outlay and expenditure further thai
for the necessary comfort OF schoo
girls. In many cases the appointment
in such schools are more than necessar.
and reach the point OF real elegance
Now, 1t is question whether it il
wise to surround girl from a home o
modest and moderate comforts with 81
much elegance and ease. Spending three
or four wears in an elegantly furnished
room, with high Lying and Thousand
and one superfuous comforts and con
ven1ences that she has never had II
her own 0Otu0, ~ 10 CAAV0 q O0AAA'>N -
human nature to expect her to be salts
fed with the old-time plainness OF he
modest home surroundings when sh
goes back to them after graduation
Things seem quite tame and IN the OF
| style too much and it all furnishes
good opportunity to make her dlssatl'
fed and more unhappy with her nom
than abe ls blessed with her educ;
ton.
# such institutions are intended ff
the rich, it may be all right; but !"
hardly think that such elegance IN a
institution where poor girls are educa
ted is necessary or wise.
VOLCANIC ERUPT1oNs
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions r r
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