The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-02-28

VOL. XVII. New Series ---Vo
THE EDIToRS'S LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.
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though many people do not think 80
Now comes the statement that mat
down in Georgia has developed pro
cess OF it's cultivation whereby sugar
san be made from corn stalks sj1
months in the year, as against sugar
cane from which sugar can be made
only three months in the year. We
say great is Indian corn both for it;
delicious cake and pone and for other
things also.
Justice Brewer, OF the United States
Supreme Court, recently delivered sn
address at Yale University, in which he
made assertions that will strike ary
one who is familiar with general court
proceedings in this country. He said
of JURORS in trials that they are treated
as If they were "unworthy OF con f.
dence not being allowed the privilege Of
seeing their family during the trial OF
a case, are constantly guarded by a Wig
liant officer and are locked up every
night as criminals" OF the treatme ut
OF witness he said that che is treated
like liar and is browbeaten by oppos-
ing lawyers" He turthur said signi-
hcantly that "the ability to annoy,
terrlfy and debase witness in the
public view has been the chief basis of
many a lawyers reputation and suc-
cess" Most people who have had ob-
servations in court trials will at least
take in what Justice Brewer meant.
Much has been seen in the papers
about hazing at West Point. The re-
port of the committee OF investigation
accompanied a bill before the lower
house of congress giving some idea of
the cruelties practiced in hazing
there. Twenty eight of tao
varieties OF hazing were mentioned by
the committee, but the following will
uo as an index, aud will convince any
reasonable citizen of the country of
the outrageousness of the practice:
Bracing.-This consists in requiring
the fourth-class man to throw his
shoulders back until the blades meet,
draw his chin in, to wholly unnatur-
al degree, draw his abdomen up, and
80 walk that his toes touch the ground
before his heels. The upper class man
the fourth-class man to brace
st all times on the company streets, in
camp, and frequently On other occa-
sions, and this has On moro than one
occasion resulted in the victim faint
ing.
Eagling-This consists In the fourth
class man standing on his toes with
his arms extended, dropping down to a
sitting posture, rising part way, waving
his arms like wings, again depressing
bis body to sitting posture, rising in
like manner, and continuing this dur
ing the period or for the number of
times required. A tourth-class man
has frequently been required to eagle
one hundred and two hundred times,
and in some cases three to four hun
dred times, and In at least one
case above six hundred times.
Qualifylng.-This consists in requlr-
ing fourth-class man to eat, at one
sitting, an extraordinary amount of
some otherwise unobjectionable article,
such as molasses, prunes, peach pie, or
cabbage. In qualifying on molasses a
cadet must usually eat at one sitting a
soup plate full. In qualifying on
prunes he has been made to eat as high
as 13O. A number OF cadets have be-
come nauseated by this process.
Sliding on soaped foor.-This is
done in the bathroom, and the fourth
class man is made, while naked, to
slide over the floor after 1t has been
soaped.
Standing on head in bath tub filled
with water.-In this the tourth-class
man IS usually required, while stand
ing as indicated, to recite something,
and, as a result, the water runs into