The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Pres:rt, Fast and Future.

1t has appeared in the papers tha
the city council OF Nashville. Tenn.
has passed an ordinance against tbt
sale OF cocaine, opium, morphine anf
other poisonous drugs without ths
prescription OF physician. Mem
phis will pass similar ordinance, It i:
said. The use of these drugs has be
come alarming in some places, and
sle North Carolina Baptist makes the
following comment On thu ordinances
mentioned
"These are good ordinances. We
are opposed to the indlscrlminate sale
OF anything that is so plainly against
health and morals as are opium, wbis-
key and so on Such restriction NAV
work a seeming hardship on few
| and most laws do that-but it will
work good to the people IN general"
Wi Tung Fang, the Chinese Minis
ter at Washington, spent day at
Philadelphia during the Republican
National convention last week. He
said he could only spare one day and
vent on Wednesday expecting to wit
cess the nomination OF the Republi.
can candidate Tor President, but thew
we're too SLOW fer him. He was sur
priSed and amused at the waves Of ell
ihusiasm which characterized certain
features Of the convention. He said
be almost forgot himself ROW and then
% JOIN i'll the shouting and hand-clap-
Ping. Americans are truly SUI De 7,er;s
;or certain kinds OF enthusiasm, and
one Of the kinds you generally ind In
large political conyentlons, aud all par
ties fall into it.
Re rarding the nomination Of Roose-
,elt FOR Wee President On the Repub-
lean TICKET. tie Charlotte Observer
remarks:
''The nomination Of Theodore Roose-
velt brings to mind an interesting bit
Of political history. The Republican
national convention of 1854 met at
Chicago on the 3rd of June. The ma
tlonal committee recommended to the
convention Powell Clayton, OF Arkan-
cas-, ior temporary chairman. Henry
Cabot L-dge, Of Massachusetts, op-
posed this Recommendation by noml-
mating j. r. Lynch, a negro Senator
from Mississippi. George William Cur
It's an1 Theodore Roosevelt seconded
the negroes nomination IN telling
speeches. When the roll was called
Lynch was found to have defeated
Clayton. Thus 1t will be seen that
the antl-white supremacy plank and
he vice presidential nominee this year
harmonic very we'll indeed"
Garden spot Of the United States !"
hats what the News and Observer
calls Eastern Carolina. And we has
ten to acknowledge our appreciation
OF the declaration. Truly Eastern
Carolina Is rich in products and rich |
in resources scarcely vet dreamed Of !; |
but the time is coming when all this
part OF the State will be s'garden |
spot" indeed.
It has been ascertained from the re-
ports at the Fruit Growers Associa- |
tion at Wilmington that 49,128 crates
of strawberries havs been shipped this |
year and that they brought into the
State $1.2Si,737.36. And the News
and Observer wisely comments as fol-
lows:
These figures speak loudly OF tho
intelli gent and progressive spirit of the
tru:Eers of Eastern North Carolina, !
and OF the diversified ind ustries which
are the States reliance tor prosperity. |
In former years the truckers had real
grievance against the transportation
companies. We are pleased to note
that this year the transportation has
been satisfactory 8. rate that is fafrer !
and lower than heretofore. This great |
industry is dependent upon quick and
reliable transportation at moderate
cost. 1t is gratifying to see the officers
OF the Atlantic Coast Line, which has
virtual monopoly OF this traffic, and
the truckers working together to make
II a profitable and growing source OF
wealth to the garden spot OF the United
states"