The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-12-08
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CALL up those fellows who refused to vote for Judge
Parker they feared that he should be elected
President cotton would be low. They
thought Roosevelt should be elected
Cotton. cotton would stay The gov
ernn1ent report of 10, ,1620 900 is what
has pulled down the price of cotton much Supply and
demand regulate the price of everything The question
will there yet be demand enough to raise the price
of cotton before another crop planted This is ques
tion each farmer who has cotton hand must work
out for himself.
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THE carrying pistols being discussed by the press in
quite lively manner Some suggest one thing and
another. Some think that perhaps it
Pistol Pockets would be we'll to repeal the law against
carrying concealed weapons because
the law does not to prevent men from carry
, ing pistols. But hardly agree with that
suggestion. 1t seems to us that the ques
ton ought te be- Is it good law? If it is good law then
retain the statute booksand enforce it whenever and
wherever be done The law against murder does not
absolutely killing each other but it most
certainly is deterrent Of that crime So it to
that while the against carrying concealed weapons
does altogether the practice it does throw
scton around the free pistols bowie knives
and the like One of the troubles about the law that Off
the law sometimes be partial to whom they
scatch up with 1t is to be feared that "prominent
and men of "good standng' not always closely
watched those who less fortunate in and nu
Indeed these matters well looked into fear
that oftener than is admitted does mans standing
shield him from arrest and prosecution. We hold to
the law and punish all aw-breakers alike.
It'll
Charlotte Observer says that has suggest
of Charlotte in the public
Christmas morning and swap dol
Christmas Gifts lars. This suggestion doubtless
made with the mind that many people
give Christmas presents in the spirit of trying back
vhatc last ChriStm
Christmas Such Christmas giving that is altogether
unworthy the Christmas spirit and would well be
in swapping dollars as in any other way The
truth there unwise things done in the matter
of Christmas presents It is all right to make Chastmas
gifts the value of the gift ought not to be thought of
much the spirit in which it is given thousands and
thousands of already been select
many thousands will yet be selected; but the
Christmas that carries with it suggestion that
impress recipient with the great Gift of God to the
world-Chrst Savouris the most valuable of all,
whether purchase price be large small The Christ
time should be of real rejoicing but should not be
given up sinful evy rowdyism and riotousness, is
often Like the of Thanksgiving it should be
regarded for meditation the goodness of God in
the great Gift of Life through Christ the Lord.
.THE COMMONWEALTH, of Scotland Neck tells of four
men of that town going hunting the other day and
turning with ten turkeys but THE
Well Well! Well COMMONWEALTH fails tell it's readers
whether those turkeys wild
or formerly part neghbor's flock If the
former good shooting; if the latter was pref
ty good
the comments of the Wilmington Messenger on
a item that appeared in THE COMMONWEALTH two
weeks ago. surprised that the Messenger could for
a suppose that would account, print
exploits of quartete of hunters who would raid
poultry yard We had supposed that the Messen-
ger had acquaintance with this that to it
printed original matter in these columns was toleraby
that there nothing irregular about the
about the of the taking OF the turkeys
But we are less about these points than about
the to the Messenger just so sure
as night follows day. It will be remembered that THE
gave the of the four hunters who
hronoht in ten turkeys now the Messenger will have
to give some snghty pretty explanation it may lose
their names from subscription list if they it,
stand Door of getting them they are not on
+ II had never occurred that hunter friends had
Enoered around farmers flock of turkeys, nowlthstand
ING one Neck hunter week or two ago dd nave
tn nav for killing chicken which he took for partridge