The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
THE EDIToRS's LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.
| The Columbia Peanut Company, O.
Norfolk, is the largest company OF the
kind in the world, having a capita
stock Of over quarter million dollars
There is probability that it will move
from Norfolk to Suffolk. If it moves
it will oe because of high rent in the
building it occupies in Norfolk.
in the United States October is per-
haps really the longest month in the
year. To be sure, it has only thirty
one days as have six other months, but
it represents more working time than
any other month. It is generally
characterized by ideal weather. It is
neither hot nor cold and unless hinder
ed by rain people in all parts of the
country can work all the time. Then
very little, If any, OF October Is lost by
general holidays-and a holiday which
takes in the whole country counts
much time. October has no general
holiday. The last day of October is
observed by the people of Nevada in
commemoration of the admission of
that State into the Union. It was ad-
mitted in 1854.
New York City, as usual, is attract
ing much attention by reason of
the fight oyer its mayoralty. Mr..
Shepherd is the Tammany Hall
and Seth Low the candidate
of the reform element. To one this
far from the great city 1t is hard to
Judge properly and correctly OF the
questions and interests that agitate it's
people. In recent number, however,
The Outlook says that politically, 1t is
. question as to whether governments
,xisJ for the benefit of the governed or |
he governors and morally, whether |
he government shall be honestly or
lishonestly administered. The former,
The Outlook intimates, is the Tam
many principle and the latter, the
principle on which the reformers are
For the past few weeks the attention
f this country has been largely turned
oward Miss Helen NJ. Stone. She is a
from Boston and has been
aptured by brigands who are holding
er in the mountains between Turkey
nd Bulgaria. They demand ransom
rom the United States government
efore they will give her up. At pres
Mt writing 1t does not seem that the
oyernment will pay the ransom; and
would seem dangerous precedent to
o SO, for it would open the way for
ach practice by others. Large sums
ave been raised by private subscrip-
on for the ransom of Miss Stone but
ven with this there is a danger that
er captors will not accept the ransom
Used and she may be put to death,
ter all.
The season for Fairs is at hand, and
is the custom, no doubt the Fair
rounds are we'll dotted with iakir L
bles, gambling stands, robber games,
i'd money scoops of various kinds. OF
purse it is wrong for these people to
,snare and entrap the unwary who II
ave had little or no observation. And II
is in order after the Fair to roundly
,use gamblers and fakirs; but We
ave little sympathy for the man who
ratches together what money he can d
I'd goes to the Fair to try bis 'luck 9
ith the fakirs, and loses. The man T
observation who deliberately goes to
70 Fair ground and LOOKS up iakir In I
der to take a chance at his wheel or Q
her game and loses, is not to be ,
tied. In very truth 1t is hard TO see ,
at the fakir is any worse man than
ch q willing victim. To be sure, the
kir is trying to get something for
,thing, and the man OF fair oDserya- :
-, rrho ,,lova him has entered lQCO