The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-26
THE ED1ToRs's S LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.
1t was somewhat striking that
President Mckinley was laid in the
tomb on the twentieth anniversary oI
the death of James A. Garfield. The
10Th OF September has thus become
doubly memorable with the people of
this country: First, because one Presi-
dent who had been the victim of al
assassin's bullet died on that date, and
second, because another President who
had been the victim OF the assassin's
bullet was buried on that date.
The farmers of the State seem to be
fully awake to the fact that they need
to protect themselves against the
efforts of cotton seed buyers to keep
the price of that product low. It is
proper and right for the farmers to
take the steps they haYe taken, for
they ought to haye the power to say
what their products shall sell for as
we'll as any manufacturer of goods, or
even laborers and professional men.
The first monument proposed for the
late President Mckinley was by the
Philadelphia Inquirer. 1t suggested
Tuesday before the President was
buried on Thursday that Philadelphia
erect monument to him and acted
upon the suggestion by offering to
head subscription with $1,000
contribution.
The Philadelphia Record took 1t up
the next day and said it would dupli-
cate on behalf of President McKinley's
fellow citizens who were not his fellow
partisans the subscription OF The
Inquirer.
There remain some days yet whi ch
farmers may we'll utilize in the gather
Ing OF hay and from all prospects now
they will need all they can -. re~t
year. Corn and feed stuffs generally
will be high next year, and it is highly
important that the farmers make every
possible preparation to meet the emer-
gency. Crops are short and by reason
OF the excessive rains all through the
summer, especially the latter par: of 1t,
the grass crop is abundant. In many
fields farmers can NOV large quantities
of grass by hand. This, to be sure, is
rather a slow mode of gathering feed,
but it is better than to buy IT.
Hon. James E. Shepherds name has
been mentioned as possible candidate
for Chief Justice of the Supreme court.
He has given the following letter to
the press, which eliminates his name
from the list of candidates
"My name was recently mentioned
as candidate for the chief justiceship.
I desire to avail myself of the opportu-
nifty thus afforded to say that / shall
not be q candidate for that or any
other position before the next Demo
cratic convention. This conclusion
has been reached after mature deliber-
alton and it is, therefore, hardly neces-
sary to say it is final. am profound
ly grateful to those of my friends who
have expressed the desire that should
be restored to my former position, and
1 shall always cherish tender feelings
for all my professional brethren, a
lively appreciation OF the respect and
courtesy they have shown me-"
In q little chat on the cars few
days ago with a gentleman from New
Jersey we learned that 1t Is 4 general
belief in the North that the 6outh's
advantages are lar greater than was
supposed in former years. In the one
industry of cotton manufacture he said
that the South not only has great ad-
vantage, but has just fairly commenced
the business.
And 1t is even SO. The cotton mills
here In the South are situated in the
very midst of the fields from which