The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-10-26

AAo ouuuay tralN 0uSnC not to be
run, perhaps, but it ia like the Sunday
newspaper. AS long as the public de-
sire them and they are profitable to
their owners they will quite probably
continue. 1t would be better, no
doubt, if everybody would rest on Sun
day, but we may hardly hope to see it
at all.
Good cid Indian corn, one product
which The COMMONWEALTH regards
| very highly as sort of standby with
the farmer, is valuable in more ways
than most of us have an opportunity
of witnessing. A press clipping says
"Corn oil, extracted from the grain
is In extensive demand. It can be
produced more cheaply than most
vegetable oils. It can be used as low
grade table oil. and is fair lubr;catlng
oil. Paint mixers employ 1t quite gen
orally, and also manufacturers of fibre
and shade cloth. There are five re-
fineries of corn in the United States
which use between 10000, coo and 20,
100000 bushels OF corn and corn waste.
Besides the output of oil, the refneries
have made nearly thirty other differ
ent products from the corn.
The people of the State are get
ting sick and tired Of the peniten-
tiary scandals. To many of the good
people of the State it brings blush OF
shame that one OF the States most i'm
portant institutions Is the subject OF 80
much unpleasantness. It begins to
lock like North Carolina will be adver-
| tised abroad by the mismanagement OF
the penitentiary, the ill-treatment OF
It's conv1cts and the general harangue
and hubbub that are kept up all the
time. 1t Is something to be wondered
at that the good people of the State are
to be nauseated by the matter so much.
It is calling forth the protests OF the
Christian ministry in the State. DR..
Huiham, OF Henderson, contributed a
strong and forceful article in Sunday 5
News and Observer.
"Money-worship in high places is
to-day as blind as any heathen ldola-
try" Such Is the declaration made
In paragraph in the National Maga-
zine. 1t is conclusion arrived at from
some observations made concerning the
prevalent mania OF measuring every
thing by the money standard. In many
places and under many circumstances
men are welcomed according to the
size of their bank account. "The bab-
1t of putting the cost mark on every
thing is absued," continues the writer
and then the apt incident is cited OF
how the little girl-idolized by the
| wealthy father who measured every.
thing by its money yalue-who said to
him: "Why do you always tell peo-
pie of what everything costs, and why
do you always show people things that
cost money? Don't mamma and I cost
money!"
The Dismal Swamp Canal recently
opened for navigation is OF more I'M
PORTAGE than many people think. A
company of one hundred and more
capitalists and business men from
Baltimore and other places, recently
passed thorugh the canal to make in
yestigations. The Norfolk Vlrgfnian-
Pilot in a column article gives some
very Interesting facts about the canal
Among others things 1t says:
"The Dismal Swamp Canal Is one OF
the connecting links of inland water.
ways between the Chesapeake Bay and
the sounds of North Carolina--the
Albemarle and Pamllco Sounds. The
vast importance of this new link arises
from the fact that it enables shipping
to avoid the dangers of Cape Hatteras
and the dreaded Diamond Shoals.
"From Norfolk, north along the At
Iant1c coast, as far as the New England
States, coastwise navigation is easily
possible, as there are comparatively
Slight menaces to navigation. From
Norfolk south, however, the great dan.
gers of Cape Hatteras are constant
menace to navigation, and all vessels
passing this point must keep well Out
to sea to insure safety. Now, the lis
NAL Swamp Canal enables this danger
to be avoided and affords short, safe
route from the Chesapeake Bay to Albe'
marie and Pamlico Sounds and points
South.
] AIN addition to the coastwlse trade
Cheaspeake Bay and its connexions
North and the Dismal Swamp Cana
and its connections South the SOUNDS
and rivers flowing into them presen'
an inland waterway OF some 2'ooU miles
covering almost as much territory al
the Mississippi river"
HfHOUsAND TONGUES
Could not express the rapture OF An :,
nie E. splnger, of 1125 Howard 81
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