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"I shall be glad when I am old
enough to do as I please," said
the boy. '"And about that time
you will go off and get married,
so it won't do you much good af
ter all," replied the man.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Happy While it Lasted.
A country editor was about to
step into his new $2,500 auto
mobile when three of the bed
slats dropped him on the floor
and he was awakened. .
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 9,1908.
Honest Boy, Beautiful Incident
When the roll call was conclu
ded ard awaiting the completion
of the vote for commissioner, a
beautiful incident gave rest and
delight to the delegates. Chair
man Parsons announced that a
little newsboy selling a Charlotte
evening paper had sold a paper
and the purchaser gave him a
dollar. The boy went to find the
change and coming back could
not find the gentleman and de
sired this announcement made
S3 that if he was in the house he
could get his 95 cents returned.
Immediately the audience began
to shout: "No change; bring the
boy forward." "An honest boy
is the noblest work ef God;" etc.
The little fellow, a 9-years-ole,
was brought to the front of the
stage, his bundle of papers under
his arm, an old battered straw
hat in his hand, his eyes bulged
big and his face wearing an ex
pression of wonder at what all
the fuss was about, as delegates
crowded in front of where he
stood on the stage. "Put your
hat down" was shouted to him
from a hundred throats. The
little fellow put his hat down
and then began a scramble from
delegates on the floor and on the
stage to get to the hat. There
was a perfect rain of dimes,
quarters and nickels and several
gave dollar pieces until the crown
of the hat was filled to the brim.
It counted out $19.35. On mo
tion of W. C. Hammer, the boy
was unanimously recommended
to the position of chief page in
the next legislature.
- The boy's name is Cicero Alex
ander, son of Mark Alexander,
of Ninth street, Charlotte.
'Gentleman. I certainly thank
you,'' was the brief speech made
and his remark excited thunders
of applause.
Mr. T. D. Man ess, delegate
from Cabarrus, announced that
he had given the boy the dollar
and forgot to get the change. He
wanted this honest newsboy to
keep the 95 cents as his contribu
tion to the Convention fund.—
News and Observer.
Our Subscribers do not get
Paper On Time.
From time to time complaints
have been lodged with us by our
subscribers that their papers do
not reach them on time or on oc
casions fa il altogether to get to
them.
Some parties in this city in
forms us of their papers being
delivered by their carrier on
Monday a. m. when they should
hayed received the same on
Friday a. m. the paper being de
livered at the P. O. on Thursday
a. m.
One man tells us that his
paper though mailed on Thurs
day rarely comes to hand till
late Saturday or even on Monday.
He lives on a rural route starting
from Hickory. Many of our
patrons make similar complaints.
We want to assure our readers
that we mail their papers. The
cause of the delay lies elsewhere.
We know where it is and are go
ing to remove it. It has appear
ed strange to us for some time
that Republican papers sent
through the Hickory postoffice
reach their destination promptly
while a Democratic paper is al
lowed to lie around in the office
and await the convenience of the
people in charge The postoffice
officials have a right to their
politics but have no business to
discriminate between mail mat
ter on that account. We have
borne with this nuisance for a
long time. Now we are tired of
it and are going to make trouble
if it doesn't stop. We shall not
even wait for the November
change of postmasters.
OASTORIA.
Kind You Have Always Boqgfrt
AN OPEN LETTER fROM MOORE.
Giving the Reason Why he
Was Defeated for the Office
of Commission of Agricul
ture.
Charlotte, July 3, 08*
W. E. Holbrook,
Editor Democrat,
Hickory, N. C.
Dear Sir: I wish the farmers
of Catawba county to know, that
their ballot placed in the box for
my nomination was perverted
and that their wjshes were open
ly disregarded by the Catawba
delegation at the State conven
tion.
Friends of mine went to the
delegates from Catawba and told
them that they were doing a
dangerous thing to vote for Maj.
Graham when the farmers of the
county had expressed their wish
on thi» nomination at the polls.
What is the use of a farmer
leaving his work to go to a pri
mary election to vote if his vote
is to be changed at the State con
vention and voted directly con
trary to his wish?
Such political trickery as this
is what makes tile farmer un
easy in the Democratic party, ir
it any wonder that the farmer
looks with suspicion on every
man who takes an active part in
politics?
Ido not know, who cast the
Catawba county vote at the con
vention, but am informed that
the reason for voting for Maj.
Graham, was to help some one
on the delegation to get the
nomination for the State senate.
Well, well, how can the Catawba
county farmers trust a man to
make laws for them, when he
can not be entrusted to go to the
State convention and deliver an
honest vote for the farmers.
I do not know yonr man who
aspires to the honorable seat in
the senate, but I do know that if
he is not a safe man to make
laws for the farmers of your
good county.
I enclose a clipping from the
Charlotte News, I hope you can
give space for it and for this let
ter also.
My object is to show to the
farmers of your county, that
there are men in Gatawba county
who cannot be trusted by the
farmers, Ido not know these
men, nor do I care to know who
they are, but your farmers should
know them, that in the future
they may be kept at home and
not entrusted with important
matters in which the farmer is
concerned.
I shall for ever cherish the
splendid endorsement of myself
by the Catawba county farmers
through their vote at the polls, I
want them to know that Maj.
Graham was nominated by a ma
jority of one vote over me, but
to get this one vote majority, the
ballot of the Catawba county
farmer was stolen from me and
voted to Maj. Graham.
Thanking you for your person
al interest in my behalf and for
this space in your paper. I am
Very truly yours,
C. C. Moore.
Dewitts Witch Hazel Salve is good
cuts bruises and scratches. It is especi
ally good piles. Reocmmended and
sold by C. M. Shuford &W. S, Mar
tin.
"I wonder."
"What?"
"Why June doesn't come as
often as January."
" It is up to the weatier man.
BOY'S LIFE SAVED.
My little boy, four years old, had a
severe attack of dysentery. We had
two physicians; both gave him up.
We then gave him Chamberain's Colic,
Cholora and Diarrhoea remedy which
cured him and believe that saved his
life. —William H. Stroling, Carbon
Hill, Ala. There is no doubt but this
remedy saves the lives of many child
ren each year. Give it with castor oil
according to the plain printed directions
and cure is certain. For sale by W.
' S. Martin.
Summer School for Teachers.
A special summer school for
the teachers of Catawba county
will begin on Mondiy, July 20th,
1908, and will continue for four
weeks. The sessions of the
school will be held in the New
ton graded school building.
The instructors in the summer
school are Profs. J. S. Koiner,
A. C. Sherrill, A. P. Whisenhunt
and Chas. M. Staley. The un
dersigned will have general over
sight of the work.
The work of the summer
school will differ somewhat from
the work usually done in county
teachers' institutes. Regular
lessons will be assigned, and re
citations will be heard on the
leading brunches of the public
school course. Teachers will
bring with them Colaw and El
wood's Primary and advanced
Arithmetics, Mauray's Geogra
phy, Hansell's United States
History, Classics Old and New
Fourth Reader, Spelling book
adopted by the State and Beuh
ler's Englisn Grammar.
The discussions on school
management will be based or
White's Elements of Pedagogy
and Hamilton's Recitations.
Section 4167 of the Publi(
School Law requires all teachen
who expect to teach in the pub
schools of this county to attenc
this summer school continuously,
unless providentially! hindered
or to attend a similar school wil
have their certificates renewec
without further examination. Ar
examination will be held at the
end of the summer school foi
the benefit of those who desire to
secure a better certificate than
they now hold. The summer
school will be open to all the
teachers of Catawba county,
whether teachers in public oi
private schools and also to such
other persons as may desire to
review the public school branch
es.
Board can be secured in pri
vate boarding houses at from 40
to 60 cents a day, and at the
hotels at reduced rates.
The purpose of this school is
to prepare teachers for more ef
ficient work. Close application
on the part of the teachers will
be necessary; at the same time
the social feature will not be
overlooked. Arrangements have
been made for securing several
prominent educators to deliver
addresses to the teachers. Other
social features will be added
from time to time.
GEO. E. LONG,
Superintendent.
There is one preparation known today
that will promptly help the stomache
This is kodol. Kodol digests all classes
of food and it does it throughly so that
the use of Kodol for a time will without
doubt help anyone who has stomache
disorders or stomache trouble. Take
Kodol today and continue it for the
short time that is necessary to give j
you complete relief. Kodol is sold by
C. M. Shuford & W. S. Martin.
Institute for Colored Teachers
An institute for the. colored
teachers of Catawba county will
be held in the courthouse in
Newton, beginning on Monday,
August 3rd, 1908 and continue
for two weeks.
The colored teachers who in
tend to teach in the public schools
jf the county are required to at
tend.
Geo. E. Long,
Sunerintendent.
CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC CHOLERA
AND DIARKHOEA REMEDY
WOULD HAVE SAVED
HIM SIOO.OO
"In 1902 I had a very severe attack
of diarrhoea," says R. N. Farrar of Cat
island La. "For several weeks I was
ueable to do anything, on March 18,
1907, I had similar attack and took
Chamberlains Colic and Dirrahoea Re
medy which gave me prompt relief. I
consider it one of the best medicine?
of its cikd in the world and had I usee
it in 1902 believe it would haved me a
1 hundred dollar doctor bill." Sold bj
W. S. Martin.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1005.
The Confederate Soldier.
They have moving picture
shows in Charlotte and what
they call "The Great White
Way." One of the series of pic
tures reeled off during the re
cent State convention were pic
tures of "The Blue and tl e
Grev," at the exhibition cl
which we are told by The Char
lotte Observer, "women anc
children cried and strong men
brushed tears unbidden from the
corners of their eyes on thi
quiet." As the show concluded,
we are told by The Observer, the
night after Col. Ashley Home
an old Confederate soldier, had
been defeated for the nomina
tion of Governor, one of his en
thusiastic and loyal supporters,
himself a Tormer Confederate
soldier, arose and-said: It's a lie.
vVe feign sympathy, yet in less
than an hour, within two blocks
of this building, a Confederate
soldier was defeated for the
high and honorable office of Gov.
by a gentleman born since the
var. Be consistent and save
your tears. The inc.dent is
worth noting probably even if it
never occurred, to illustrate the
cruth that the fashion of this
world passeth away. Only yes
terday, so to speak, in South
Carolina vVade Hampton was
defeated for re-election to the
United Senate by an even less
worthy man than than the nom
inee for Governor of North Caro
lina. "The path of glory leads
to the grave."
To Play With Hickory.
Mr. Carl Gline of Concord who
has many friends and some rela
tives in this city has gone to
Hickory where he will play ball
for the rest of the seasom
Although quiet, young Mr.
Cline has "made good" as a ball
player and his services are in de
mand. —Statesville Mascot.
JUST EXACTLY RIGHT.
"I have used Dr. King's New Life
Pills for several years and find them
just exactly right," says A. A. Felton,
of Harrisviile, N. Y. New Life Pills re
lieve without the least discomfort. Best
remedy for constipation, biliousness
and malaria. 25c. at C, M. Shu ford,
W. S. Martin and Menzies drug stores.
Uncle Remus Goes to his Re
ward
Joel Chandler Harris, better
known as Uncle Remus died at
his home in Atlanta Friday night.
Mr. Harris' death was due to
Cirrhosis of liver and he had
been ill for some time.
Mr. Harris was at one time
editor of the Atlanta Constitu
tion but his fame rests on his
Uncle Remus stories—Bier Rab
bit and the Tar Baby etc
He was probably the best loved
writer of the South.
He was buried at Atlanta.
NOTICE.
All stock holders of the Hick
ory Merc. Co., being, it was
moved and carried that the Cor
poration be disolved, all claims
against the Corporation will be
presented to the president for
adjustment. .
This April 12, 1907.
McCoy Moretz, Pres.
J. F. Norris Sec.
Music Department -
Greensboro Female College, r
Greensboro, N. C., April 23, 'oß.'
We, the undersigned teachers
in the Music Department of
Greensboro Female College take
pleasure in saying that Mr. W.
G. Kirkman has done work for
us and we have found it very
satissactory indeed.
F. W. Kraft, Director -
Otto J. Stahl
Claude Roberson ;
Ethel Edna Blalock.
Delay in commencing treatment for
a slight irregularity that could have been
cured quickly bp Folep's Kidney Rem
edy may result in a serious kidnep
iisease. Foley's kidney Remedy builds
ap the worn out tissues and strengthen
these organs commence taking it todap
W. S. Martin & Co.
Defeat of C. C. Moore.
The News cannot refrain from
expressing its deep regret over
the defeat of its deserving friend
J. C. Moore. What we say here
s not intended to reflect in the
flights degree upon the succes
sful candidate. Major Graham, a
gjntleman fully worthy of the
>oner, and one whom The News
/ill support heartily.
The News had, however taken
greater interest in the heroic light "
)f Mr. Moore than of any other
candidate, and being fully cogn
izant of his faithful labors for
the people of*the State through
/ears past, it deemed him, of all
.he candidates, the most deserv
ing and best fitted for the posi
tion to which he aspired.. We do
not here desire to blame any one
an justly, but it goes withoutcon
:radiction that the defeat of Mr.
Moore is due to the action of those
>vh» should have been most ar-
Jent in his support, rather than
to the conduct of the balance of
the State. Whije Mecklenburg
gave him her solid vote, several
of the counties in this district
turned on him utterly. Gaston,
in Mr. Moore's own district, gave
him only one out of its 14 votes.
Cleveland gave Mr. Moore only
6 out of its 15 votes and Cataw
ba failed to give him a single'
ballot. There is food and though
in the iction'of these counties,
where we believe the majority of
the votes favored Mr. Moore.
Certainly this was the case in
t i
Catawba, for in the primary in
that county he polled an over
whelming majority. The mere
fact that a county delegation is
enabled under the present laws,
to cast its vote, as did Catawba,
directly opposite to the expressed
wish of the voters of that county
is a forcible commentary on the
weakness of the present system
and a strong argument of the
legalized State primary. But,
that is another question.
We regret that such a good
and deserving man was defeated
by his friends. His loss means
much to him and Mecklenburg
has done much in a political way
for some of these counties
through these many years, and
there is small evidence of appre
ciation in the vote they gave our
candidate.—Charlotte News.
Bryan on Advertising.
It is the lot of the wise man to
be asked fool questions. In fact
the asking is an acknowledge
ment of the wisdom of the man
whom the inquiry is made. No
body ever asks a fool question of
a fool, for a fool answers a fool
according to his folly, and there
is no question whereto the apker
so honestly wants a wise answer
to a fool question.
This being so, the man who
asked William . Jennings Bryan
whether he really believed in,ad
vertising paid Mr. Bryan a com
pliment. It happen in Reading
Penn., last winter, and the mod
ern Commoner indeed 'showed
that he was a wise man by the
reply he made. It was: ,
"The fellow who tries to at
tract business without advertis
ing is like the fellow who throws
a silent kiss in the : dark."" He
knows what he is doing— but no
body else does."— Saturday Eve
-1 ning Post.
North Carolina State Normal and
Industrial College, '
Greensboro, N. 0,,
• . October 4th, 1905.
Mr. G. W. Kirkman has com
pleted the tuning ond regulating
of the Pianos in the State Nor
mal. College,. foif : fMl f term
and has, dOnS Satisf&CtOry and
Conscientious work/ : > 1
BrocktMnn.
of;music inehatte of Pi
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Farmersj mechanics, f railroaders,
; laborers rely on Dr. Thmaos Electric
i Oil. Take the sting out & ctus burns
i or bruises at once. TPifo 'Ctnnot stay
it is used. M • /'