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. W« Good Eye. It to a curious fact that the loss of my one of tN A* 6 senses Is atoned for to a considerable extent by a pro nounced Increase In tbe efficiency of the other senses. The result Is some times astonishing. a own who had. lost the sight of both eyes trained, his hearing qntil he could tell by the sound footsteps on the sidewalks as he made bis way a boot town whether he was frtbe middW of the walk or at one side, whether be. was walking past a brick or a frame bouse or a fence or open ground. He knew In what part of the town be was not only by, bis memory or sense of general direction, but by the difference In the "tones" of hia foot steps, and he walked about freely, sel dom running Into anything br any body. Some one in his presence once callej in question his total blindness. "Which eye do you think I can see wlthf be asked the skeptic. "The left one. of course." was the reply. "I can see that the right one h» blind." In reply the blind man merely opened bis penknife and tapped the left eye with the Uttle blade. It was a glass eye. Hew His Place Wat Filled. A well known divine whose Jtheolog lcal discourses draw -crowded houses In ail the principal cities accepted an invitation to lecture In a' small provin cial town, but discovered afterward that he had a prior engagement ou the same date. He accordingly apologised and offered to make good any loss the society might Incur through his delin quency. - A few days later be received a letter from the secretary assuring him that no harm was done and inclosing a handbill which the divine Is never tired of reading to his amused friends "As the Rev. Mr. —— Is unable to give his advertised lecture on *Con science.'" announced tbe bill, "fou members of the B minstrel troup have kindly volunteered \o perform in stead a screamingly laughable farce entitled . Any person who h;i bought a ticket for tbe other enter talnment may have it transferred ti this on payment of sixpence extra."- London Tatler. „ When Explosives Explode. A popular notion that explosives will I "go off" by any simple method is , wrong. Many of the most powerful ' explosives imaginable may be kicked about, may be set on fire or may be ■hot out of a gun, and unless the prop er agency for" exploding them is em ployed tbeywill not "go off" and will do no damage. The reason for this may be explained by an illustration Consider a grateful of coal. There is there enough of what we may, call ex plosive energy to throw a 1,000 pound Weight through a fool of .solid steel- , If only it could be- liberated. But there can be no explosion without oxygen aftd the «parln grate vttll not burn (aster than the supply of oxygen in the ait which reaches it will permit If the coal could be furnished all at one* with enough air to cause its complete burning, it would explode with as greai violence as if It were so much dyna mite.—St Nicholas. The Sun of the Blind. .f. I have not touched the outline of 8 Btar nor the glory of the moon, but 1 believe that God has set two lights in my mind, the greater to rule, by daj and the-lesser by night and by them I know that I am able to navigate m: Ufa bark, as certain of reaching the haven as be who steers by the North •tar. Perhaps my sun shines not a> yours. 'The colors that glorify mj world, the blue of the sky, tbe green of the fields, may not correspond exact ly with those you delight in, but tbev are none the less color to me. The sun does not shine for my physica' eyes, nor does the lightning flash, not do the trees turn green in the spring But they have not therefore ceased to' exist ahy more than the landscape 1* annihilated when you turn your back en it—Helen Keller In Century. Harmleea Joke. Place .a spool of cotton in the In tide pocket of your coat and. having threaded a needle with the beginning of the cotton, pass the needle through the front of the coat unthread the needle and leave about two Inches- of the cotton hanging as if it were only a stray piece. The first person yon meet will be sure to pick it off you. and bis astonishment when be finds there is no end to it will gfve plenty of innocent fun. His Hir>t.. "Don't you want some needles, dear?" queried Brown as be picked up his shirt and glanced at the places where the buttons should have been. "Why, no," replied Mrs.. Brown "Why do you ask?" "Oh. 1 thought," said Brown a trifle nervoukiy, "that probably your" old ones hid become worn by much use." . His Charm Gene. Pboehe—You would hardly knovt Freddy since he got back fro,m Monte Carlo. lost al|. bis -money there, and— Evelyn—Hardly v know him! Why, f shan't knowiiim.at all!—lllus trated Bits. His Might Work. Wlfey—' you stsy at .tbe office stf late aflilghts? Do you grain anything by It? Hubby-No, but I have several times e6m£fer—within. an ace 1 of gaining •onrethlijg. - Philadelphia Record. ' On# Sided. "Does he enjoy funny stories?" "Tesj be tells them."—Hons -109 PO* iir~ ■ ■ 'J- ■ - ' , I , Love and Death. • BSSLSSSSJT. to. getber-blgb np In *8? world of nature ; low down! The, following jwell I authenticated story comes from North- Lm^ OQ8 ? lre:^ A Bparrow bawk was 55? f t diQ ' her* young, |daya later when the. nest was £aro- Ined \t was fount! that the little male i bird, working nl*ne fojr the family, bad brought home ferty-elght birds -7 ■**. l®rlßß. nine swallows, one bull linch, seven robins, six sparrows, six aedge sparrows, uine blue tits, three chaffinches and. one wren. What a spirit of dutlfulness along with ferocity is here exhibited on tbe part of tbe small "Widower bawk. who evidently thought that the best way of - respecting the memory of ills departed consort was to feed ber children well! And-In doing this how absolutely ob livious nature bad rendered him of the feelings of the pool* larks, swal .ows. bullfinches and robins, whose >ffspring—or the parents themselves— - !ils relentless parental affection thus annexed! The direst cruelty animated by the tenderest love! The most sav age egotism prompted.by an entire un selfishness! Such are some of the problems which nature furnishes, but will qot solve.—London Telegraph. The First Test of Baby's Mind. Just as the germ of tbe flower is contained in the tiniest seed and will reveal itself with an absolute certainty as will rootlets and leaves when prop er conditions of beat, moisture and Sight are accorded. s« the germ of tbe iniad of a child is present iu bis tittle body and -will develop aiid unfold it self with tbe growth of the latter. The only way to stop tbe growth of a child's mind Is to stop his body from growlug. Appetite is the mother of the mind, and muscle is its father. At its lowest estimate tbe body with its brain is tbe tool of the mind, and good work cannot be done without good tools. - The first test of muscular vigor, the band-grasp, is an Indication of tbe mental possibilities as well. Not one child out of a hundred who at ten days of age grasps firmly and clings to a finger or pencil rubbed against his idnk little palm will ever fall below tbe average Intelligence of his race.— Woods Hutchinson. M. D., in Woman's i Home Companion. The Home of Btorms. The waters of Cape Horn have never | i>een up visited by storms for more than a week or two at a stretch within the memory of man. Standing on tbe outposts of tbe world. Cape Horn Is the meeting place of ocean currents of very different temperature, from tbe icy cold waters of the Antarctic drj£t to the warmth of the Brazilian and Pe ruvian return curreuts. The prevailing winds are from the . northwest and west, and these, com ing from the warm regions of the-Pa , clflc, condense into fogs, which the sailors call "Cape Horn blankets" and which are the forerunners of stotyis Tbe extremely low level to which the glaciers of Tlerra del Kuego descend, tbe perpetual congelation of tbe sub soil, the meeting of conflicting winds at very different temperatures, are all direct or indirect canses combining to make this the most constantly stormy region of tbe world. Not a Soloist. " The late Theodore Thomas waa re hearsing tbe Chicago Orchestra on tbe stage of the Auditorium theater. He was disturbed by the whistling of Al bert Burridge, tbe well known scene painter, who waa at work in the loft above the stage. A few minutes later Mr. Thomas' librarian appeared on tbe "bridge" where Mr. Burridge, merrily whistling, was at work. "Mr. Thomas' compliments," said tbe librarian, "and he requests me to state that if Mr. Burridge wishes to whistle be will be glad to discontinue his re hearsal." To which Mr. Burridge replied suave ly, "Mr. Burridge's compliments to Mr. Thomas, and please inform Mr. Thomas that if Mr. burridge cannot whistle with the orchestra he won't whistle at all. 4 '—Success Magazine. The Sheep In the Grass. Lord Palmergton once inspected "Summer Inthe Lowlands," a picture by 81r John Watson "Look here," said LordPaimerston to "the artist, "why should the grass in that field be so long when there are so many sheep in the field?" "My lord," replied the artist "these sheep were o«ly. turned into the field last night!" -v r- Lord Pairferaton bought the picture at a high price. Peculiar to Itself. "I suppose there is a certain fascina tion that" 'keeps you in the racing game?" ' "Yes," admitted the bookmaker, •there la~ Pve tried hardware, cloth ing, groceries and shoes, but I've never struck another line .-where people sim ply struggle to hand you their coin."— Kansas City Journal. " Cruel. Miss Oldun—Oh, dear. Pm afraid I shall have k> "get some of that wrinkle oradicater they advertise. Miss Pert ly—Lefc-me get It for you. I have a brotbet tn the wholesale drug business. —Boston Transcript .. —A Philosopher. ■ - "Ps, what is a philosopher?" "A philosopher. Tommy, la a man j who doesn't worry tfhy about financial " stringencies, because be never bas any J taone?. >, '-SoHiervllle JonrnaL !.- . ~ ... you .mightier- well expect one wave of the sea to be precisely the same as the next wa ve of the sea as to aspect that there would be no change of cir- I cumstauces. - , I : * '' V 2 Car-Loads Kentucky & Tennessee _ Mares an? Horses - •» , _ . . j.;. • •• • ... oru.' ' t At,*l'i \-j•' iS ri i u We will have to arrive at ' HICKOBT", 3ST. O. Saturday, April 4th, 1908, And will remain one week These are all well broken, acclimated and ready for work. - They were well selected, and among them are some extra good mares, and especially some nice driving and saddle horses. Taken as a whole, this is the best lot of mares and horses that we have had on this market. Come and see us. TJERMS: —Cash, Note or Mortgage. The Henkel Live Stock 80., HICKORY. N. C. Notes from Gunpowder. Correspondence to The Democrat. The farmers are a little behind with their spring plowing. Some will soon be ready to plant corn. A number have planted potatoes and6arly corn patches. Wheat and oats are looking fairly well. If no more snows and freezing weather there will be plenty of peaches yet. Apples of course are not hurt Certainly hope we shall have plenty of fruit thisj year. Mr. E. &. Sberrill was on thej market the last of the week buy-: ing his spring stock of dry goods and. notions. He expects to have the best line of merchandise he has ever had. Mr..and Mrs. F. T. Sherrill, of Lenoir came down Sunday and spent a few days among relatives and friends. Mr. Mrs. L. S. Sherrill and chil dren of Hickory, attended church at Rocky Mount Sunday return ing home Sundey evening. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Warlick and Mr. and Mrs. jFudge Teague with their children of Granite Falls, attended the temperance lectures at Rocky Mount Sunday. Sundaywas certainly "red let jterday" for Rocky Mount. It fhad been announced some weeks before that special temperance services, would be held. People from all the settlements around assembled early Sunday morn ing, Sunday-school was held at 10 o'clock * At eleven Rev. Mr. Wolfe, pastor if. Granite Falls .lfcthodist church, delivered-a very sensible and practical lec ture on temperance or prohibi tion, giving in detail a great many of the principle features of the proposed new prohibition law. At this juncture a recess was taken and a sumptuous din ner spread to which all were in cited to pirtake. There was plenty for all and some left. At 3 o'clock Rev. Dr. J, L. Murphy of Hickory in his usual | happy style preached a most ap f propriate and fitting temperance ; sermon. His arguments, based ; upon the Bible was beyond refu i tation. He showed, beyond ques tion that there was no possible way to harmonize the whiskey business with religion or morals even. We would not fail • to mention that Rev. A. E. Wiley, who made- some very appsopriate remarks "chucking the nail" here and there. It will be well to note that this meeting was not held because we voters of this settlement will not cast our votes "against the man ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in North Carolina." At the close of the services the pastor asked all who would vote for prohibition-to stand up, and we think about every voter pres ent stood up. Be it said to the everlasting credit of Caldwell -county that she has been a prohibition coun ty these many years and unless we are badly mistaken she will roll up a good majority for prohi bition on the 26th of May. RASTUS Subscribe for the Democrat. | Fresh Meats^J ([ We carry a full line of all kinds of Fresh ft « Meats, also everything in the Grocery if N line for your table. w u We Keep Nothing but the Very Best % n and freshest groceries —all kinds of vege- . ft U tables. All orders delivered promptly. I) g WITHERSPOON BROS, 5 jD Next Door to Hickory Bakery Phone 235 . , ... tm To Subscribers! I I For altmitedtime we will give absolutely free\ of charge to each new or renewing subscriber year's subscription to ■. '• The Southern Agriculturist, - Nashville, Tenn. For forty years this paper has been the guide of thousands of Southern farmers. If yuu are not a subscriber to our paper, or if your sub scfiption has expired, order NOW and get this valuahle present free. We reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time, so HURRY UP. . . ; ' The Hickory Democrat Subscribe for The Democrat. $1 per Year, ■ . v . li DO YOU GET UP WITH A I,AMU BACK? Kidney Trouble Hakes You Miserable. Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful n .1 I r v i. cures made by Dr. —jf 111 Kilmer's Swamp t 111 Root, the great kid- El yrfiXj) IUL ney, liver and blad - IT Kr der remedy. - It is the great med \VJ_l M ical triumph of the vtj —: | I nineteenth century; , '[■ ill ' w-kfuU discovered after years 1 fe" | of scientific research 11- -Hy l " by Dr. Kilmer, the ,« ii • emfnent kidney and bladder specialist, and is wonderfully successful iu promptly curing lame back, uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and Briglit's Disease,, which, is the worst form of kidney trouble. ■ • Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is_ not rec ommended for everything but if"you have kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found* just the remedy you need. 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H, Settle *•' Vviv. j;.«i i, I'tierscjj and ... ... .... on of superior court, the unctersigneu wiL offer for sale for cash, on the first Monday of April, it being the 6th DAY OF APRIL. 1908, as Commissioner appointed by the court, at the Court House door of Ca tawba county, N. C., at 12 o'clock M., the following described lot or parcel of land, lying and being in the city of Hickory, N. C-, on the W. H. Robin son plat, being lot No. 58 of said plat, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the north-west corner of lot Mo. 57, owned by the heirs of J. L. Lyerly, and runs south 300 feet to a stake, thence west 100 feet to Geitner street, thence north 300 feet to a stake on the south side of Moiganton street; thence east 100 feet to the beginning. It being known as the H. S. Settlemyre home place, and being lot on which said Settlemyre lived at the date of his death. - Sale is made for cash and no convey ance of the title will be made until the purchase-price is paid. This the 2nd day of March, 1908. C. A. SPENCER, Commissioner. R. Z. Linney. | R. L. Huffman, Attorneys. Plumbing, Roofing and Guttering Done by expert workmen. All kinds of tin work on short notice. A full line of bath tubs, bowles and sinks; with hot and cold \vatcr~fixtureS. We will do your work right. Hickory Roofing & Tinning Co PROFESSIONAL CARDS The Smoothest Proposition In Hickory " Is a Shave and Hair Cut at a DIETZ'S BARBER SHOP. K. A. PRICE, M.D~ PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Calls answered night and day. Office: First Floor McCombs Building, 1342 Union Square. Phone 94 D.T7RUSSETI ATTYORNEY.AT'LAW Prompt attention given to all matters of Legal Nature Office: r Main St., Russell Bldg., Hickory Dr. T. F, Stevenson PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office at Home Calls answered at all hours Phone 295 - Hickory, N. C. Dr. Walter A. White DENTIST Office over Menzies Drug Store Hickory, N. C. DR. W. B. RAMSAY DENTIST Office: Second-story Post Office Hickory, N. C CASTOR 1A Por Infants and Children. 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