The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-24
News From The
State Capital

1CcC1Oll VI tHc SAME Olu secretary
and the new President, who has
consented to serve a second term.
Mr.. Tufts is a man of affairs. and
he pulled with Colonel Pogue and
his assistant, Secretary and Treas.
benson, to the limit, which went
very strong in every aspect of
successful event.
It was happy, joyful crowd
that filled the fair grounds with
their presence, and the order pre-
served was excellent, that fact
blng due to the system to which
it was entrusted. These things
are important because however
meritorious an exhibition may be
it can be marred by trouble-rais-
ers, if they are allowed to have
their way. They didn't get very
far at the Raleigh State Fair, and
everybody is to be congratulated.
Everybody that knew each 9TH
er renewed the acquaintance and
manynew friendships were pledg-
ed. That S a reason why it s
worth while to attend the North
! Carolina State Fair, and those
who come can recount many 9th
er good reasons. So they come
again and again.
Treasurer benson has good
ly sum on the right side Of the
iledger to the Association s credit
But it costs a lot of money to Il
nance a State Fair like this one
and therefore the next Legisla-
ture will be aked to appropriate
ten thousand dollars annually to
help keep so good a thing going.
This week the negroes are the
| DtlItIlGIdIlSh VI lllc WAlIC otaCC
Fair Association, using the
grounds and race course build
ings and other utensils FOR doing
something too, to better the con
dition Of themselves and the com
mon good.
Yes, They Talked Politics
, Some Of the visitors rubbed no
ses politically, also, more or less
Indeed, as the erudite and polite
scribe would put it, not few pro
, bosces took on quite an unfash
J ionable hue for this time Of tn
Inew era Of improvement of tn
erstwhile slothful servant. Ahem
But the son Of Mr.. Discover.
states that the one thing lackln!
was the ardor which is a sin
qua non' that cannot be distil]
ed from "hiskers and the like
!, So the good mixers didn't reall
get their moneys worth thi
= time. Of course there s a reaso
. for good many things that doe
not appear on the surface. Ye
fool is born every minute an
(; somewhat like the persistent o
- flee holder they don't die fas
:; enough to suit some people.
- Yes, it's an intricate propos
:. ton and it will never punctul
, the magnificent intellects tn;
soar aloft on special occasions II
til it makes one sore under h
y, breeches while he sits and sits al
sits and looks at it. God know
: why such things should be allo'
ed. | don t,
- But as he parson would say |
:, us get back to our text, and VIII
doing it for Heaven s sake let
try and bear in mind that we a
-, ~ dealing in the present tense, al
that present-day methods are t
fashion. And yet, where S t
iio man who doesn t love old-fas
vi ioned folks, especially the hone
'h' and rudimentary "hbalts =
or- Gods own people SO close to I
ture that the scoundrel mai
[he them his special object of pr
lhe These tillers Of the soil were n
al during the Great State Fair WE
mas from all over North Carolina, a
ma the Southern Express Compa
leo and the various railroad III
'rts brought the fruits OF their
ent here to exhibit before a peo
og- proud Of them. They are stl
be- ers, and the supply Of tar has
to given out yet. Let us reveren
the and devoutly hope as true No
be- Carolinians, that it never will,