The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-07-26
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

lister aged so years. In his translatio,
into the Scotch the Lords Praye
reads as follows:
''Fslther o. us a., b:din Aboon. Th,
name be hole! Lat Thy reign Legin
Lat Thy wuil be done, bath in Yirtl
and Heeyin Gle us llka day oor need
ful feudin. And forgie us a. oor Ii
deeds, as we cen fargae thae wha die
us i'll and lat us no be siftlt but save
us frae the 1ll-Ane for the Groom i.
Thine ain; and the micht and the
5lorie, for evlr and eyir, Amen"
The n. c. Baptist, published at Fay.
ettiviIle, says that the Holt Morgan
md the Tolar-Holt Cotton Mills,
which are situated mile and a hall
from Fayetteville, have entered into an
agreement for the erection and main
tenance OF good school for their op.
eratives. The public school fund viii
be supplemented by private fund and
the schoo! will be made nine months
in the year.
These manufacturers have also
made a rule that no child under twelve
years shall work in their mills, and
these must be strong and able bodied
All the people will commend the wis
dom and prudence of such course, and
other manufacturers will do we'll tc
nave regard to the example here cited
Rural mail delivery is a subject OF
much prom m1nence before the people OF
this country now. 1t has been estab-
lished in quite a number of States O,
the Union and in many cases it is quite
successful. There are some routes in.
operation in North Carolina now, one in
New Hanover county especially which
has attracted attention, and
new ones to start in Wake soon
The system designs to give the people
In the country districts their mail
every day delivered at their doors.
Congressman james N. Griggs, OF
Georgia, contributes quite an interest
ing article to the Atlanta journal on
the subject. Indeed be has pushed
the matter l. Congress with more Wig
Or than any one else. The first step
taken in the work he says, was in 1898
when $4,000 was appropriated fer Eek
perimenting with Tree rural delivery -
The postmaster general declined to use
the money for such purpose and it was
turned back into the treasury. The
matter was taken up again in 1894
when Congress appropriated $4,000,
and again the post Office department
declined to use the money, but Post
master General Wilson agreed that if
the next Congres should insist be would
give it test. Congress again appro-
prlated $4,000 and the work COM
nenced.
In 1896 Congress appropriated $50,
600, ana when Congressman Grlggs
entered that body as a member from
Georgia he took up the matter and
pushed it vigorously. His bill asking
for million dollars for rural delivery
work almost caused merriment in
Congress, but the appropriation was
made $4,000. Next year it was in
creased to 100000. Then $15O,O0O
was added and S450,0O0 was spent in
rural delivery for the
year ending June 30, 1900.
The demand for the service grew and
Grlggs mace the motion
which passed in the committee and IN
the House that the amount Tor tie
current year be $1,75o.000.
For Georgia Mr.. Grlggs predicts
tn at every farmer in the tate will soon
have his mail delivered at his gate,
. nd the life of the country people will
ba greatly blessed by the convenience Q.
r. NAV vet become general.
You may as well expect to run :