The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-04
AMONG The EXCHANGES.

The Roanoke News has reached the ripe
old age of thirty-six years. IL was never
better at any time in It's history than
now. 1t is an honor to Weldon and its
growing interestA
e
The Durham Morning Herald seems not
to have much conAdence in Raleigh's hotel
record. 1t says Raleigh wants a mo-
dern hotel but if some one erects II
there is no assurance that it VIII not be
leased and closet up.
Even the substituted Asheville Gazette
has found out that the attempt to estab-
lish new party a la McLaurin IN North
Carolina is a failure. 1t says Almost
every day brings news of a new polltcal
party about to form. 1t is, however
easier to criticise an old party than to-
form new Onel"
The multiplication of furniture factories
in North Carolina makes the following ad-
vice from the Franklin Press pertinent:
ut is a good idea TO plant walnuts' Ihey
readily come up and are of thrifty growth
in good soil. If carefully planted ON good
ground and cared for in years to come
they would pay a handsome profit on the
land"
And now we are told why McLaurih
was brought to North Carolina. special
from Washington. d. c., to the Charles
ton Post quotes Mr. Walter Brem, bus
mess man from Charlotte, as say
ing that the people of North Carolina are
watching the NcLaurin movement III
South Carolina with much interest, and
ii the Senator wins in his contest for re-
election, he believes it can not but help
influence materially the political situation
in North Carolina.
The Newton Enterprise tells of new
apple in that section: Mr.. Cicero Cline
has introduced a new variety OF apple
into this section which is an oddly. IL
has no bloom. The fruit comes out from
the body of the tree and the limbs IN
the manner of figs. The variety origina-
ted in Watauga county Mr.. Cline brought
gratis from there and now has several
thrifty young trees of this new apple. The
nurseries in the county have been getting
gratis from Mr.. Cline and will soon have
trees for the market"
The Charlotte News gives the modern
so-called conservatives, who take that
name to hide party treachery, solar
plexus blow when it says: I'VE have never
had any great love for the word 'conser-
vative,' for as applied in this day and
generation it is a misnomer. Instead OF
meaning one who desires to maintain
the teachings OF, the leaders in thought
and state craft, it has degenerated into
a phrase to define those who usually
feel their way and are watching the,
straws to see from which direction the
political winds are coming.
In some places revenue officers are not
doing their duty it seems. The Sanford
Express says: THE Express is told that
there are now more Illicit whiskey stills
in operation in Moore county than ever
before known in, the history OF the couny,
ty. 1t is said that still can be found
on nearly every, branch in the western
part of the county If reports are true
bloekaders are doing business not many
miles from Sanford. Revenue officers
have not visited this county in some
time. Their services are badly needed.
The Roanoke Chowan Times gives This
picture of a community in Northampton
that SHOWS WHAT living dt 'loLHe nhf5
boarding at the same place will do: our
correspondent ahlSevern, this county, tes-i
ports that money is rather scarce in that
section, most of the farmers not having
sold their last years money crop tpea-
nuts), but says they have plenty OF hog
and hominy This is a good report. Tine
fact that the farmers are able to hold
their principal money crop IS evidence
that they are on the right road to indie
pendence and better times. Tha las; time
the editor of the Times was at Severn he
was surprised to find In all the stores
home raised bacon for sale, and not
pound of Western meat to be found. We
were told that the farmers supplied the
merchants with all the meat AMI lard for
their trade. We believe that the Times
goes into about every nome il that sec
ton where paper of any kind is read,
and the people there are always prompt
to renew