The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-12

Il OBSERVATIONS OF PA SSING EVENTS Il
SEVERAL of rigid discipline colleges
both North Carolina and Virginia. have attracted the
public attention of late The most re-
The Way Do It. is from Davidson College in
this State. A special from Charlotte
to the News and Observer 9th said cit reported here
that between twenty five thirty students have been
PEELED from Davidson College, given being
chevous conduct lack Of application to studies and other
ransgressons OF similar import 1t is SAID that the ex
PEELED students received notices while their homes dur
ing the holidays that they need not return
MANY remember vvidy how it few years ago when
cotton sold at five CENTS but perhaps not so many are
ing back to the economy which
The Other Side. such prices forced upon The
omy which practiced in
quence of such prices the chief why the
persons who suffered then more independent now
Many farmer who felt driven the wall under fvecent
cotton able hold his cotton for better price than
he get The economy which came as result OF
low prices few years ago had much hand in making
farmers independent did the high price of cotton
year. That of economy will again do the
same thing for those who will practice it.
TIT
NEWSPAPERS generally stand for morality and right but
then newspaper that quite nconsist
ent Edtorially it denounces all forms
Newspaper Gambling of and busnessy practices the
lottery. The Progressive Farmer gives
the following information ttorney General Moody has
decided that guessing which many trashy
newspapers have built large circulatonsnot on merit
but appealing the gambling instincts of the creduous
virtually lotteries and therefore unlawful This de-
cision will be gratifying to the great body of reputable
newspapers which have not cared get patronage by
bling devices We glad to know that the Attorney
Generals ruling VII BE ryidy enforced by the P2stoice
Department.
THE first real yarn have the green horn''
members of the Legislature is the following from COL Ods
correspondence to the Charlotte OBJ
First Yarn From day after that body
Capitol vened 'Some very funny things
already beginning in the capitol. One
members asked another to-day how families
capitol The other caught and answer
he thought there about fifteen Then the
green he expected that right he had
number young ladies Of different families, and he
pected put in his spare time visiting around He had
Of the lady stenographers The
old hand told the green horn that he would find bar
the northwest the lower floor and when
he the first time for drink they might give him
the shoulder but not to mind that but ask again and
say member because the State provided the stuff
horn said he expected to call pretty early at the
bar here colder than he used to-
and he felt the need of nip
OUR friends in Virginia making rather uncomforta
BILE for husbands support their families, that is
if berth in the jail is uncomforta
Jaino Mean Husbands BILE place. both Norfolk and Rich
mond sorry husbands have been pun
ished recently for caring their families they
ought Richmond few days ago Judge Witt sentenced
Jail for because ne WOuu nOJ support Ills
family Judge the following remarks to the man
who sThe law gives discretion in this
case You will go jail for year until you give me
bond $500 for the support of wife and
her child of the law to make men support
their wives children That have got to do you
aerve vo,r sentence the JAIL The Times Dispatch
speaks approvingly of Judge Wits action as follows:
ssThe -Disp ach believes personal liberty and IS
opposed to and laws but also believe
in the legal contracts In Virginia marriage
is legal contract and when man takes unto himself
wife he what is more than moral vow he en-
ters into legal agreement cherish and support her, and
vixen he out his agreement is entirely prop
ad consistent with the general principles OF
for the law to lay hands him and make him dis
charge his Obligation