The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-09-21
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Present, Past and Future.
Some observations about country
newspapers might properly be made in
this column, we suppose; for it is fre-
quently the case that q newspaper in q
small country town soon besomes a
passing event." by passing out for
want of support.
But, really, the country newspaper i.
Q study. Go to town of 800 or l, 900
people where there is no newspaper,
and many persons think and say that
with liye newspaper in their m idst
things would wonderfully change and
wonderfully soon. They say that a
newspaper would all the time be saying
good things for the town, would push
every enterprise, suggest and bring
about new enterprises and put the town
ION a move" generally.
Now go to town of 1000 or 1000
people where there is newspaper
that tries to DO just the very thing
which the people of the first town wish
could be done for them and whatey-
er be the prosperity, however brisk
the business and whatever be the
multiplication of industries, the peo-
pie seldom think OF the newspaper az
being even the smallest factor in the
work. It remains for persons from
other places 10 come in and tell them
really how valuable are the work and
influence of their paper.
More depends upon a good country
newspaper, with less realization OF the
same by the people amongst whom it
ls published, than with any other bus
nees institution in the land with equal
amount of capital invested.
There is great advantage both to
employer and employe If there is a
mutual good will between them. The
makeup of human nature is such that
it Is impossible for-an employer to do
Justice in every particular in his esti-
mate and treatment of an employe
whom he dislikes. Mistakes and i'm
Projections will drop out in the en-
ploye, be he never so careful and the
employer who dislikes him will see
them much sooner and they will grow
a thousand times larger than If pleas
ant goodwill existed between them.
Then the employe who does not
like his employer can never be to him
what he would under different condi-
tions. He sees everything his employ
or gays and does himself through glass
es that distort and unhappily color it
all. To an employe who disllkes his
employer a smile is distorted into q
frown every word of cool and calm d.
rection is construed into harsh COM
mand every word of preca utlon is
heard as a threatening prohibition ;
and nothing the most thoughtful en-
ployer can do or say seems pleasant to
his disI,king employe.
When such employer paws his en-
;,loye for his labor the former cannot
wish blessing upon it all as if he real
iv loved the man into whose bands be
places the money the employe who
receives the money cares not whetnef
the investment IN his labor shall bs
nro fitable to the inveetor.
So all things considered, 1t 's wise
in an employer to try to IKE his en-
moves, and to make effort to secure
sneb persons for his service as Will
commend themselves to his favorable
). ,od- viii in everything. 1t Is also
wise in employees to work Tor In ose
whom they respect and love; and eY-
ery time both employer and employs
wii, find it hest in every way TO mann
tam feelings Of mutual good VIII
When this can not be done 1t were
better that employers sect other en-
plo,es and employees find other en-
ployers.
nonDrn THE GRAVE.