The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-27
Among the Exchanges.

The Rockingham Anglo Saxon has this
bright and true editorial based upon a
recent letter published in this paper:
I'VE notice a letter in the News and OBJ
server written by Mr.. James w. Muir
ply, of Pennsylvania, to Mr.. r. E. L..
Bunch, expressing his cordial apprecia-
ton of courtesies recently shown him
by railroad officials, and particularly by
Conductor Clements, while he was re-
Gently going home from Raleigh, N. c.,
after an illness with fever. This letter
calls to mind a fact which is worthy of
note and of commentator land that is
the courtesy which patrons of railroads
in this section Of the country UNIFORM
ily receive from railroad officials. Our
sparse population does not permit such
railroad accommodations as are given
by the Pennsylvania and other railroad
systems in the thickly- settled, busy
Northern States, but our railroad off,
Gals practice courtesy that is not
met with north of Washington. If you
want information up there you may get
it. but it will come in the fewest pos
sible words Down this way they'll tell
YOU all you want to know and throw
in a discussion of crap conditions be-
tween stations if you want it. The
"Cap'n" is ''at home on his train, and
you're his guest in a genial, business
sort of way. The same thing is largely
true in other lines-mercantile business,
hotels, etc., but is particularly noticeable
on trains. We as a people have repu-
tation in this respect which has been
honestly earned and which should be
carefully retained as we, too, progress
in the strenuous life," as we are rap
idly doing. If a great and Independent
railroad system can find time for cour
tesy in dealing with it's patrons, surely
there can be found time for it in our
smaller business, as we'll as in our social
relations
When the tar is on a mans heels, it's
mighty hard to get it off. The Cherokee
Scout gives these facts about a North
Carolinian in Texas who was bound to
get back home: I'd. A. Cook. wife and
three children passed through Murphy
last Wednesday on their way to Surry
county, N. c. They left Waco, Tex,
the first week in last July in wagon,
travelling the entire distance in this
manner, and expect to reach their desti-
nation some time this week. His family
had chills in Texas and he decided to
return home He said he enjoyed the
trip as it gave him splendid oppor
tunity to see the country
This item from the Cha Sham Record
will sladden the hearts of many North
Carol;Iians: THE heart of the Chat
ham ';,ossum hunter will soon be made
glad, for after next Monday he can en-
JOY his favorte sport without violating
the Law. which prohibits the hunting Of
opossums in this county between the
first days of February and October
North Carolina keeps up with the times
as this item from the Sampson Demo-
crat shows: MIR. l.. l.. Peterson has
discovered a new strawberry and named
it the Roosevelt" The original plant
was found in the. yard at the Peterson
home in South Carolina. Mr.. Peterson
says the fruit is unusually large and
natures very early
The Rockingham Anglo-Saxon reports
that the people there are living high, a
man having caught IS pound sturgeon
in the Pee Dee.