The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-10-15
CURRENT NEWSPAPER GOSSIP.
SAYINGS Of the Press About What is
Taking Place Here and There.

Of conrse prohibition law that
permits those who want to have it
but keeps it out of the way of those
who do not want it may be the thing
desired. Morning Durham Herald.
The tribute paid by Gov. GIynn
to Samuel j. Tilden is a reminder
that man may be defeated for the
presidency and still be cherished as
a figure of true greatness. Wash
ington Star.
The battles in the European wfr
are so big that it takes weeks to
fight them out while a battle of two
or three days was long one in other
wars. The battle Of Gettysburg
lasted three days.-Durham Sun.
A Durham citizen, who left Lon
don about two weeks ago, says
there is more excitement in the
United States than there was in Lon
don when he left. Isn't that state
of affairs for you-Raleigh Times.
A commission form of government
is sue sted for Mexico. Government
by few dictators is near to popular
government than government by enc
dictator, The commission form in
Mexico might help.-News and OBJ
sever
If the cotton mill men Of this State
actually believe that the Democratic
tariff bill is responsible for the de-
preston in their business the thing
for them to do next time is to vote
the straight Republican ticket
Durham Herald.
Mrs. Pankhurst declares that the
militancy Of the sufragettes will be
resumed as soon as the European
crisis is over. Possibly this helps to
explain the resignation of the Brit
ish authorities and people at the
prospect of q long drawn out war
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
The spellbinders will soon be a.
mong US and they will carry the lit
tie Democrat Hand Book" alone
with them to prove the voters thai
( the old party has stood RICH
squ2re!y up to the trough and de
livered the goods sti aight out
+ Kinston Free Press.
The toblcco sa Is in Kinston Mon
a day were almost six times what wa
considered fair break for Monday
last season. Begins to look like tn,
whole crop is going to be dispose,
: of in short order. The prevailin,
e prices are satisfactory, and are sal,
: by tobacconist to be up to the aver
age, when quality is to be considered
-Kinston Free Press.
u The description which comes vi
s San Francisco of the effects of
French "turpinite shell" which stoI
ped the heart action Of 800 German
and left them standing dead wit
rifles in hand at aim, reminds US Q
S the Califo, MIA discovery" of som
t twenty years back, which consiste
e of "pill'' that wonld set fire to an
burn up the Pacific Ocean. -Ricl
mond News Leader.
A Wake county farmer told I
that he raised fifty bushels Of whes
" on three acres. All he had to
= was to break the land properly, Sc
q the grain and wait for the harves
Then the wheat had to be thrasl
ed Tie whole process took might
little of his time, and he saved h
l. -four bill. Waat this man d d tho
r sands Of others can do.-Raleip
- Evening Time.
rt There may come a time in tn
Sc world when weakness will not be
1e provocation to insult Or injury fro
10 the strong. 1t is not yet. A sta
is OF unpreparedness may not be a ce
e. tain prevention of attack, but tt
s, sharper the claws of a cat the lie
IL apt the dog is to encounter thel
d. and it nation is forced into wa
1g which is always a possibility,
h tribute in blood and treasure will
to measured by its unreadiness to figl
er Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
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K, Brief News From Oak City.