The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-27
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS,
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Inc NOrIOlK LANDMARK remark
that "in the line of industrial develop
ment there are many States that coul'
Well take few lessons from Nortl
Carolina at this time" It is gratify
ing to every true North Carolinian, tt
be sure, to read such utterances by sucf
authority as the Landmark. Anl
while 1t shows true love and apprecl
alton OF our States best interest tc
have due regard to such influences, il
shows it little more accentuatedly fol
one to have an eye on the development
Of his own section. So THE COMMON
WEALTH calls on all Eastern Carolina
to do whatever is possible to be done to
show up the resources of this section.
Why not let the world know what kind
Of climate we haYe and what fine pro-
ductions our lands yield?
There has been quite discussion in
the State papers recently about the
correct spelling of the name OF Craven's
capital city. THE COMMONWEALTH has
followed the most reasonable way of
spelling and always prints it "New
Berne," no matter how others spell 1t.
We believe this is correct, the opinion
of some others to the contrary, notwith-
standing. We feel pretty safe in it,
too, when we have the support OF such
as the Statesville Landmark,
which says:
"The Landmark is law-abiding, but
it has refused to comply with this law
as to the spelling of the name of the
city on the Neuse and will continue to
do so. New Berne it has always been
in this Office and New Berne with the
g at the end of Berne) it will continue
TO be. Neither do we allow programme
TO be cut down to program in this shop
if we know it. We may be little old
but there are some of the
new styles we don't take to-"
The Pennsylvania Legislature ad-
burned last Thursday, and unless the
Governor takes action there will be
,ut one United States Senator from
hat State for the next two years.
The fight for the senatorship was
lard one and the deadlock was not
'roken. A dispatch from Harrisburg
ays:
"The Senatorial contest began on
anuary 18th. On that day Senator
luay received his highest vote, 112
enators and Representatives casting
heir ballots for him. This was thir-
zen less than the number necessary to
choice and he meyer came nearer an
lection during the more than three
1onths of the struggle. No such
liter political contest has probably
yer before been waged in this country.
he fight has been distinctly on Quay
nd anti-Quay lines, and both sides had
umerous representatives here at all
mes, keeping close watch on the
lembers and on each other. Both
des promise that the contest for su-
remacy will be carried into every
ounty in the State and waged inces-
.ntIy until final supremacy is assured"
There seems to be unusual interest
about peanuts. In the face
the announcement that all the pea ,
ut factories in Tide-water Virginia 6
i'll go into a tiYe-million dollar trust
ithin ten days, there comes also the an
ouncement that from the peanut NAV
} made most excellent butter. What /
feet the trust will have on the peanut ,
'op and market cannot be guessed J
1t; but the product has a bright |
'ture, trust or no trust, according to
le statement about the butter and !.
cam that can be made from 1t. 1t
said .here is already a mandatory
! Indiana turning out fine butter
ON peanuts and that cream can be
'ade from them as we'll. Even the
airy business will have a competitor :
! the peanut If all that is claimed for |
is true. I
Eastern North Carolina is beginning
, attract attention for many reasons. 7.
nd it being the home of the peanut in
1is State, we may expect our due share ,
advantage from the good fortune