The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-26
Among the Exchanges.

Among the Exchanges.
Pole climbing has not played out The
Saratoga correspondent of the Wilson
Times gives this reminder OF old days
celebrated in Bill Apps stories: There
was lively time in this town on Satur-
day for men and boys, the amusements
were, hrst pole climbing a poplar pole
twenty feet high skinned, and creased
with watch at the top, the successful
one to have the watch. 1t was amusing
to see the small boys trying to win, some
would get about three-fourths up, but
would come back easier than they went
up. l have not heard of the winning as
yet Next the rope pulling, rope buried
one foot in the ground. There were many
to try their strength but all failed"
The Trade Edition of the Daily News
is one of the handsomest and best of the
industrial editions that have come from
the North Carolina press 1t is profusely
illustrated with views of factories, stores,
warehouses, prize houses, handsome resi-
dences, schools and churches and pictures
of leading citizens. 1t is chock full OF
interesting matter telling of Wilson's
wonderful growth and prosperity. 1t is
easily one of the most prosperous towns
in the State, growing rapidly and upon
solid basis, and the News shows it's
metropolitan enterprise by its mammoth
edition.
The tan bark industry is fourishing,
but it is like killing the goose that lays
the golden egg. The Elkin Times says:
THE man who lives in the far South is
accustomed to seeing strings of wagons
loaded with bales of cotton, but Elkin is
the place to see strings of wagon loaded
with tan bark. Two days last week over
Is wagons thus loaded came to town, and
it still keeps coming. What the tam
bark dealers are doing for the oak for
ests in this section is a plenty"
The Elizabeth City Economist, edited
by Father Creepy has entered upon its
thirteith volume. Under the heading
"Lfe's Lessons Col Creecy writes a
brief review of the life of the paper that
ought to be read and re-read by every
young man in the journalistic profession.
Nothing better has appeared anywhere.
We quote it in full:
with this issue the Economist enters
upon Bthe thirtieth year of; its strenuous
life of pleasure and PAIN sunshine and
shadow, hope and dependency. It has
made friends, (God bless them) and it
has encountered enemies, God pity
them) But we are proud to say in very
truth that it has never turned its back
on friend or foe.
at is now an old man, measured by
newspaper life, but it has. and enjoys
green old age, and has a warm place in
it's heart for its old friends and A cordial
place for its new ones. 1t has not built
up a colossal fortune, as the ragged coat
of it's gray headed editor can testify but
it has never begged its bread OF bowed
its knee to Baal 1t is a Democrat. 1t
has seen the rise and fall of new parties
some of which have had an ephemeral
existence and some have been a stencil
that sprang from a putrid Spring. But the
Economist has always been a Democrat
and its old editor expects always to SAY
his prayers and vote the<Bemocratic tick
ct" as an old Senator advised Zeb Vance
to do when he first took the oath as
Senator
ana now WOIu VI "lSuOui II oh Jul
experience in newspaperdom ard its che
quered life.
but steady. be truthful, be true, lie
brave, be reliable, be long suffering. En-
pect little, and verify you will not he
disappointed. Be careful, be cirsumspect,
be patient but stick, stick to your friends,
stick by your enemies But not in the
same way Resist them and they will not
stick, but if peradventure they should
stick, 80 bear yourself, that he who IS
thine enemy may fear thee" as Polonius
says. Above all:
ITO thine own self be true
And then twill follow, as the night the
day,
Thou cans't not then be false to any man"
Three bride grooms had a nard time
getting married last week, owing to the
freshets. The Lumberton Argus gives
this latest experience: "A gentleman
while on his way to town To secure his
marriage license yesterday net with hard
luck while endeavoring to come through
Gen. Toon's pasture Ia near cut He
got into deep water and got a good wet
ting and came near losing his money. He
called for help and Mr. w J. Ward went
to his rescue in boat, took him out and
brought him over to town and assisted
him in getting his license and Sent him
on his way rejoicing
The editor of the Aberdeen Telegram
is in clover if he only knew it. He says:
"The editor of the Telegram has been
eating lettuce, radishes, onions, peas
and within the next week will get beans
and potatoes from his garden. If some OF
our delinquent subscribers will send us
some money so we can get some meat to
cook them with, we will be all 0. K
Union county is land of flowing with
milk, if not milk and honey, as the fol-
lowing from the Monroe Enquirer Will
show: THE most remarkable COW story
comes from a gentleman whose Veraclty
cannot be questioned, our old friend, Mr..
H. B. Howie, and is that Mr.. Robt. HOWE,
who lives about seven miles west OF
Monroe. has calf about one week ola
which is giving a teacut full OF milk
day. Mr.. HOWE discovered that the
calfs bag was swollen and when he
he