THE SICKORY DEMOCRAT
Published Every Thursday bv
W. E. HOLBROOK, EDITOR AND PROP
Entered at the Post Office at Hickor
as second class matter.
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THURSDAY. NOV. 19, 1908.
Mr. Isenhour's Wail.
In the last copy of the Mer
cury Mr. Isenhour who tied wit)
Mr. J. E. Setzer for register o
deeds in the recent election, ha:
a card explaining it all by char?
ing his defeat upon a ticke
which did not contain the nam
of the Republican candidate fo
register. In the first place this
ticket was printed by his own
party associates. It bore at its
head the name of a well knowr
Democratic candidate and if any
body wa3 deceived by it, tht
fault lies between the originator
of the ticket and those who wei
careless enough to vote it with
out reading the names of th
candidates that it Contained.
The substance of his complaint
is that Republicans who intendec
voting for one Democratic nomi
nee, partly through/ their owr
carelessness and partly througl
the carelessness of their part\
associates who printed the ticke
voted for two. It is purely : !
matter at issue between Repub
licans and they can settle it
among themselves. The Demo
crats have nothing to do wit!
the matter, are not responsible
and the cry of fraud will avail
nothing against them.
What Some Citizen Thinks
There is a report current in tht
city that the board of aldermen,
at a special meeting recently helc
for that purpose, adopted a re
solution offering to sell and con
vey to the Government for a
Postoffice site nearly or quit*
half of the lot owned by the city
on which stands the presenl
Mayor's office and which wat
purchased 3ome ten or fifteer
years ago for a site for perman
ent City hall, that if this offer is
accepted the remaining ground
will be insufficient for city pur
poses and will necessitate the
purchase of an entirely new site
when a city hall is erected, which
it is hoped will be at no distant
day. If this lot is good enough
for a postoffice building it looks
like it would have been good
enough for a city hall building,
both being public utilities and in
tended for the use of the peoplt
at large.
Doubtless, however, the board
of aldermen have already con.
tracted for a better site for the
which they are intending to pur
chase and if they would indicate
that fact to the gublic pointing
out the location, their action in
offering to sell the present site
would doubtless be much more
generally approved.
A Citizen.
A bachelor misses nearly all
the fun of staying out late it
night by not having to sneak up
stairs with his shoes off.
A woman can have a grand
time writing a letter unless there
is some news to put in and take
up room she needs to tell about
how the baby is just as cunning
as ever.
* Meeting at Baptist Church
A great meeting is now in pro
gress at the Baptist church, con
ducted by the pastor and assisted
by the Rev, E, E, Maddrey of
Greensboro,
Large crowds in attendance to
hear the excellent sermons that
; are being preached. Everybody
that can, should attend this
L meeting, services, at 3, p. m,
and 7:30 p, m, daily,
Catawba vs, Lenoir,
M~:.. V
On Thanksgiving: day Nov. 26
at 3:30 p. m. Catawba college
will again meet Lenoir college at
Shuford's park, to strive for
football honors. Lenoir has a
winning team this season having
won four games, last two, and
tied one which was the fisri
game of the season played at
Shuford's park with the Davison
college scubs. Catawba has
.strengthen up considerably since
her last game with Lenoir She
has four of her last year's star
players back, especially to plav
us on Thanksgiving day.
They have won their old
quarter back, and Prof. Schenck
vho will play fullback for them.
As this is expected to be a close
j;ame, Lenoir expects to win.
Admission to .this game 35c,
.vhich entiles anyone who buys
i ticket to a seat in the Grand
stand.
Y, M. C. A. for Hickory
Do you want it? Mr, C. Hunt,
•ngton, Interstate secretay of
Y, M, C, A, will address a mas?
neetidg of young men, young
ladies and many fathers anri
nothers are interested in their
x>ys, at the Acrdemy of Music
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Everybody interested in a Y, M,
C, A, for Hickory, invited,
All who can help wiih tht
music or singing invited to joir
the choir, A band of fifty boys
and young men have pledged
themselves to the cause, and Mr.
Huntington, who is an interest
ing talker is coming here td tell
them all about it Sunday, Ht
will also hold union services at
one of the churches Sunday
night, and make a talk on tht
Association as an auxiliary of
the church, The announcement
as to the nigiht service will be
made from the pulpits Sunday
| morning,
Miles Darrfen, the Giant.
Miles Darden, ih* ; giant, was born
and raised in North Carolina. He was
seven feet six inches high and. in 18*5
weighed 871 pounds. He was born in
1798 and died In Tennessee Jan. 23,
1857. Until 1853 he was able to go
about his work in an active manner,
but his Wfeight Increased so fast that
after that yeaif when he wented to
move about he had to be hauled in a
two horse wagon. In 1839 it is chron
icled that his coat was buttoned arounO
three men. each weighing mone than
200 pounds, who walked together In It
down the streets in Lexington. At hb
death he is said to have weighed not
less than 1,000 pouuds. His coffin was
-8 feet long. 35 inches deep, 32 inches
across the breast, 18 inches across the
head and 14 inches across the feel
These measurements were taken at
the time and are matters of historical
record.
Planting Railway Station Grounds.
The custom of planting railway sta
tion grounds is each year becoming
more widespread, and the observant
traveling public is making its approval
of the same so manifest that all lines
must eventually take up this work of
uiding in the city and town beautiful
movement. If the plant loving traveler
will but commend the railway officials
Tor their enterprise and foresight in
embellishing their lines of travel, all
will quickly join in the work of beauti
fying these places. Spacious, well
planned depot grounds are as much
capital to the cities and towns In which
they are situate as to the corporation
to which they belong, so that munici
palities should encourage and aid them
in every way possible.
Did Away With Passes.
In one of his messages Governor
Johnson said: "If the public officers
are not adequately compensated no IT
for their services, fix the compensation
•o such an extent as to make It reason
able compensation and do away with
ihe possibility of any officer becoming
i beneficiary of the favor of corpora
rious and by reason of gratuities being
placed under some obligation to the
corporation which extends the courtesy.
* * * And urge most earnestly the early
enactment of a law which will forever
nbollsh the system In Minnesota." And
It was done.
, "Now see business boom"
cries the Taft man All right;
we are with you. We saw it go
down uuder a Republican ad
ministration and we are eager to
see it go up again. But it had
as well be understood that the
man who has plenty of money
will get more, while the man who
has little will have less and it
will always be this way until the
tariff is shorn of its robbery.—
Greensboro Record.
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Presbyterian Ofeurch Notes.
A Sunday school institute will
be held at the Presbyterian
church next Saturday and §un
dav. ihe program will begin at
10 a. m. Saturday, Nov. 21.
There will be an afternoon ses
sion at 3 and again at night at 7.
The Institute will be led by Rev.
J. B. Carpenter, of Richmond,
Va. Mr. Carpenter is highly re
commended as a well equipped
Sunday school worker and he
will make addresses snd hold
question boxes in the Sunday
school room.
All the workers of the county
are invited to attend and make
this conference their own. All
the inthusiasm and inspiration
they can get from it they are
cordially urged to rtceive. If
you need new - ideas, or need
waking up to Sunday school
work, come and-be with us.
This invitation is lor both coun
ty and town workers. *
Mr. Carpenter Will speak en
Sunday also. ... I
• A program is publ shed below,
which will be carried out in the
union: . ,
. Program for Sunday school
Institute, led by Rev. J. B. Car
penter, of Richmond, Va., at
tiickbry Nov. 21 and 2'?, 1908.
SATURDAY NOV. 21.
10 a. m. The Modern Organized
Sunday school. *
11 a. m. Teachers —where and
how to get them,
3 p. m. Teaching—preparation
conducting the qlass.
4p. m. A census for S. S. ex
tensor, other topics if time al
lows. . •
'lhe officers and teachers co
operation, S. S. programs, spec
ial orders as decision day. Mis
sions days, etc. •
SUNDAY. NOV. 22.
11 a. m, The Home and the
iSundy s»hobl.
3 p. m. Personal work.
is Good Eye.
It id a curious fact fhat the loss of
tny one of the five senses is atoned for
td a conSidfertftjfre - extent b? a pro
nounced increase fn the efficiency of
the other senses. The result is some
times astonishing.
A man who had lost the sight of
both eyes trained his hearing until he
could tell by the sound of his footsteps
on the sidewalks as he made his way
about town whether be was in the
middle of the walk or at one side,
whether he was walking past a brick
or a frame house or a fence or open
ground.
He knew in what part of the town
he was not only by his memory or
sense of general direction, but by the
difference' in the "tones" of his foot
steps. and be walked about freely, sel
dom running itiW anything or any
body. ' ' ■ -
Some one in his presence once called
in question his total blindness.
"Which eye do you think I can see
with?" he asked the skeptic.
"The left one. of course," was the
reply, "I can see that the right oue is
blind."
In reply the blind man merely
opened his peuknife and tapped the
left eye with the little blade.
It was a glass eye.
It isn't wealth, nor rank, nor
>tate, but 'Git up and git' that
makes men great, says the
governor-elect of Kansas. That
may not be all we should crave
:>f Fate, though v it's a first-rate
platform, at any-rate.
Mr. Kitchin's exact majoritv
in the State is 37,525.
They can't bring on the
Thanksgiving turkey any too
soon to suit a lot of us.
There is plenty of time be
tween now and Thanksgiving to
hunt up something for which to
be thankful.
"Where may a woman wear
her hat?" queries the Columbia
State. The answer to that is
easy: Wherever she wants to
wear her hat.
Woman's Part In Commerce.
Americana are considered the most
highly civilized people on earth be
cause the men are more completely en
slaved by their women. The Spartan
women who made bowstrings of their
hair were no more potent a factor in
the military achievements of the Spar
tan men than are the American wo
men In the commercial achievements
of American man.—Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Bring your job printing to the
Democrat office for good work.
Is domestic infillicity oil the
increase? This is & serious ques
tion and one that many will be
inclined to answer in the affirma
tive. If it is so the fault is not
to be found altogether on one
side. The sanctity of the home
is not preserved as it should be.
Husbands spend their time in
business and club meetings in
stead of the home. Wives neg
lect the home-and join the card
party and social circle and the
result is that the home is neg
lected and happiness is not found
there. The strength of the na
tion lies in the American home 3
and nothing should be permitted
to come in and weaken the in
fluence of the home,
The corn crop this year is worth
a billion dollars more than that
of 1896. Farm profits are doing
their share toward bringing
about tne desired rural uplift.
. f a.* . - !
Not a soloist. I
Tbe late Theodore Thomas was re-:
hearsing the Chicago Orchestra on the
stage of tbe Auditorium theater. He :
was disturbed by.tbe whistling of AI-;
bert Burridge, the well knowu scene!
painter, who was at work in the loft:
above the stage. A few miputes later j
Mr. Thomas' librarian appeared on the
"bridge" where Mr. Burridge, merrily
whistling, was at work. ■ - 1
"Mr. Thomas' compliments." said the
librarian, "and he requests ine to state,
that if Mr. Burridge wishes to whistle
he will be glad to discontinue his re-1
hearsal." '• _j
To which Mr. Burridge replied suave-1
ly, "Mr. BUnldge's compliments to
Mr. Thomas, and please inform Mr.
Thomas that if Mr. Burridge cannot
whistle with the orchestra he wou't
whistle at nil."—Success Magazine.
Tha Shtop In tha Grace.
Lord Palmerston once inspected
"Summer In the Lowlands," ft picture
by Sir John Watson "Look
here," said Lord Palmeratoa to the
artist, "why should tbe grass in that
field bo so long when there are so
many sheep in the field?"
"My lord," replied the artist, "those
sheep were only turned into the field
last night!"
Lord Palmerston bought the picture
at a high price.
Pseuliar to Itaalf.
"I suppose there is a certain fascina
tion that keeps you in the racing
game?"
"Yes," admitted the bookmaker,
•'there is. I've tried hardware, cloth*
big, 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, I'm afraid I
shall have to get some of that wrinkle
eradicator they advertise. Miss Pert
ly—Let me get it for you. I have a
brother in the wholesale drug business.
—Boston Transcript
A Philosopher.
"Pa, what is a philosopher?"
M A philosopher; Tommy, is a man
who doesn't worry any about financial
stringencies, because be never has any
money."—Somerville Journal.
Yon might as .well expect one wave
of the sea to be precisely the same as
the next wave of the sea as to expect
that there would be no change of cir
cumstances.
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READY
for Another Great
Week.
At the Huffman building.
Last Saturday's sales broke
all records, and we are ar
ranging values that will
make next Saturday a still
greater day. A car load
of SHOES to arrive. Noth
ing done by halves. This
store does things. Quality
and cash makes prices.
The greatest BARGAINS
ever thrown on the Hick
ory market, in high grade
Clothing,. Pants, Dress
Goods, Notions, Hosiery,
Underwear, Shirts, Over
alls, Hats, and Caps.
This sale has made a great
hit, and I appreciate your pat
ronage, and our bargains will
grow greater as your buying
power grows larger. You
shall duplicate in Hickory the
greatest values in city depart
ment stores. Our buyer is a
prince among buyers.
See our latest circular for
prices of bargains. Sale now j
going on at the Huffman Build
ing.
G. M. Kipka.
If there were no pistol toters
in the first place, there would be
precious few shootings in the
i second place.
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A STEADY DRAIN.
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Sick Kidneys Weakens the
Whole Body—Makes You 111
Languid and Depressed.
Sick kidneys weaken the body
through the continual drainage
of life-giving albumen from the
blood into the urine, and the sub
stitution of poisonous uric that
goes broadcast through the sys
tem, sowing the seeds of disease.
Loss of albumen causes weakness,
languor, depression. Uric pois
oning causes rheumatic pain,
nervousness, nausea, cricks in the
back, gravel and kidney stones.
, The proper treatment i j a kidney
[treatment, and the best remedy
'is Doan's Kidney Pills. Great
Hickory cures prove it.
Mrs. C. E. Doster, living at 906,
Ninth St., Hickory, N. C., says: "I
am glad to give my name as an en
dorser of Doan's Kidney Pills as I know
from personal experience that they are
a most reliable remedy, and one that
will relieve kidney trouble if taken ac
cording to directions. I suffered for
some time with pains across the lower
part of my back and at times so nerv
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on my feet. I procured Doan's Kid
ney Pills at Menzies Drug Co. and they
proved so satisfactory in every way that
I willingly give them my endorsement,
and would not be without them in the
house."
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's
—and take no other.
Electric Lights
Are d Source of Unfailing De-
They are cheaper than any other
lights, and are so restful and pleasant
to the eyes. They are ready to be
used at any time when the current
is on, and may be turned off at any
time when they are not desired.
No groping for the* oil can and spil
ling the oil on the floor or table and
lamp, and wiping the chimney ani
blacking your hands. Everybody
uses electric lights who tan, anil
everybody can who will. The price
is in reach of every one. They hav«;
now finished extending their elec
trie wires all over Hickory, alonj;
every important street, and are rea •
dy and desirous to wire every house
along its line and install electric
lights. See our Superintendent, Mr.
D. L. Wray and get him to wire
your residence and stable.
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