The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-08-14
OLD HICKORY CHlPS.
ShaFt and Pithy Sayings on Subjects
Past and Present,

No general credence will be givel
to the rumor that King George o.
Britain will visit this country unit
Queen Mary confirms it.
President Elliot Of the New Haver
road says that the railroads mus
get nearer the people. They may, il
they give certificates Of honorable
intentions.
To insure more and cheaper meat
we are advised that we must quit
killing and eating calves. But oul
prodigal sons have formed the habit
Of course the prudent citizen OF
Adrianople keeps three or four
changes of flags on his person for
the emergencies of the day.
AS for those Mexican crises, we
yawn in the face Of one when we
meet it now. They are too common.
Blessed is the country that has no
Castro.
One way to end the Mexican dis
turbance is to let the factions lick
each other out to frazzle.
Being right there near the Lorder
the Colonel might take Kermit and
few trusty Rough Riders and an
mex Mexico.
An Indian as Register of the
Treasury is something entirely new.
Newport has become the great
jewels-and-detective centre Of the
world.
One straight arm punch from the
White House makes the jingoes
rattle.
'Tis better to hold on to what you
have than run against winner and
get licked.
You'll never have good neighbors
unless you are one.
AS summer capital Washing
ton may not equal Oyster Bay or
Beverly in the matter Of climate,
but it gives better results politically.
To make some women perfectly
happy motion pictures should be
operated on the bathing beaches.
That neighbor who calls Mr. Bry-
an rich man may be sued by the
frugal commoner for defamation Of
character.
Every time steamboat runs into
a bridge Chicago is reminded that
it's river is too narrow and is badly
obstructed at that.
hIilIiners have begun to design
fall hats and poets are writing au-
tumn verses, but the rest Of the
world is enjoying the summer
weather.
One advantage Of being president
Of the United States is that you can
call the baseball heroes by their first
names without being rebuked.
Huerta will have to go and get a
reputation before President Wilson
will recognize him. And he will
have to begin by coming to the
mourners' bench.
When the Bull Moose and Repub-
licans fight over campaign planks
the splinters fly.
The full horrors of a tariff debate
are not realized until Reed Smoot
jumps in and begins to shrek.
If Texas could drag the Standard
Oil Company in court often enough,
she would not need to tax her citi-
zens at all.
Men like to talk as we'll as women
do, but they pay for it.
Some wives really believe that
they have faith in their husbands.
You may expect cold treatment
from others if you make it hot for
them.
Castro has "come back" and we
suppose this will be encouraging to
Colonel Roosevelt.
Colonel Mulhall is to be commend
ed for having refrained from saying
that he stands at Armegeddon.
Scientists says that life is reac-
ton. This ought to be encouraging
to the reactionaries.
The war in the Balkans was ter
rife, but we don't believe it was any
worse than some of the moving pic
lures of it made on Long Island.
The destruction Of that Mexican
gunboat by an aeroplane was great
victory for the newspaper cores
pondent at Ell Paso.
Why not give the British women
the right to vote? Look at the way
Queen Mary is managing George.
The torrid spell came right IN the
midst Of the office seekers winter
of discomfort.
We wonder if Ambassador Wilson
bought a return ticket when he LETT
Mexico.
Turning the thermometer upside
down helps a little.