Established 1899
WNAT BABY WILL WIN ISA
Saturday Night Sees the Close of the
Special Race for the $25.00 in Gold
—Will Your Baby be a Winner?—
Only a Short Time Remains in
Which to Do Anything for Your
Little One-Saturday Night Will
Be the Night of All Nights in This
Race— Last Chance to Win a Spe
cial Prize.
Saturday night sees the close
of the race for the $25 00 in gold
the Jast special prize. Despite
the fact that the weather has
not been very favorable for the
ladies to get out to work for their
babies, their ardor has not been
dampened. Decidedly more in
terest has been manifested dur
ing these two weeks than at any
time during the contest. Those
who had the interests of tU ir
li tie ones at heart were quick to
take advantage of this t - do
all they could, not only tu win
the 825 00, but also to get as
many votes as possible to help
out on large prizes. Saturday
will be the day of wonderful ad
vances on the part of the actiye
workers and by the same ,oken
the iaggards will probably be
hopelessly out-distanced.
There is no use getting dis
couraged; it will only help you to
lose out entirely. "People
always discouraged and despon
dent do not succeed in anything-,
and live only by burdening some
one else. The hopeful, confident
and cheerful attract the elements
of success." So it is with all of
us; if we hope for the best and
at the same time do our yery
best we are sure to succeed in
anything we undertake. There
is no such word as "fail" for
some of us, because we never
give up. No matter how many
we ask to subscribe and they re
fuse it never discourages us, we
go on with a smile, and perhaps
the next one we ask will cheer
fully "come across" with the
necessary funds for a year's
subscription, and so v*e are re
warded for our perseverance.
There are people who start out
fuil of life and hope and ast'
someone to take the paper; if
that some one happens to refuse
they give right up and think it is
no use to try. And for such
people it is not much use for
them to try, because they are
too easily discouraged.
It takes courage to win any
thing and this baby contest is no
exception. There are only two
weeks after this and if by going i
to work and doing your very best j
you could come out ahead and be
the winner of the first prize you
wouid be well paid for your
work. $150.00 is a pretty nice
saiury for two w r eeks, isn't it? It
may occasion you some little dis
comforts, but in the end ir you
win you are going to win victory
worth while. Will there be any
limit to the measure of your
gratification, won't your joy be
supreme, and won't your friends
and neighbors glory in your suc
cess if you are successful?
There is going to be a winner
and of necessity there is going
to be a loser. When it is all
over the winner is going to be
the cynosure of all eyes, to him
will go all the adulation, and
praise. What will be the portion
ot the loser? Plenty of self-pity,
but mighty little sympathy from
the populace. Ail the world
loves a winner but it has very
little sympathy with the down-''
fallen.
It is just as easy to get into
the habit of winning as to always
be behind. In this great world
of ours there are some who will
always be behind. They are late
for their appointments; anylittle
duty that happens to come up if
it is not agreeable to do it today
it is put off until tomorrow, and
so on through life they come
drawing along just a little be
hind- Don't be one of the ones
to come out behind in this race.
S nnmon every bit of pluck and
energy you have been storing up
a!i these years, put every bit of
force that you possess in your
body and soul into the race, come
out ahead. Do not let
think for one minute tuat yoif
are going to lose. Work day
and night. It is~\vorch it to see
> >nr baby win. It is only a
Pleasure to work for our dear
liitie ones.
1 wo weeks is only a very short
time and you must improve
every moment of the time. The
y rnest office will be open until
i 1 o'clock Saturday night. Get
• jar subscriptions in by that
time as they will not count on
the special prize alter that ftour.
Do not lorget to take your
subscription book with you
wnerever you go. Wnenever
you go out >ou will be sure to.
Meet some friends who want to
take The Democrat, but they
just do not think about it, ana
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
$25.00 SATURDAY NIGHT?
right now is the time to get thera
subscribe while this splendid
offer is on. There ar.e a great
many people who have not even
been solicited for their sub
scriptions yet. Every day there
are several who go to The Demo
crat cffice and pay for their
paper and no one gets the benefit
of it just because they hrve not
been solicited. They would just
as soon pav you and give your
Daoy tne benefit of the votes if
you nad only been to see them.
You cannot sit at home and have
tne subscriptions come to you.
Triis prize is worth winning and
it ought to be worth * working
lor. Make hay wnile the sun
shiues and do not let even one
prospective subscription get away
from you. Take anything you
can gtt tiom six montns up to
hve y«ars. It means a little
work Lut thtse beautiful days it
is j jst a pleasure to Ret out.
How the State Went in ihe Conven
tions.
It was a dogfall between Wil
son and Underwood in the coun
ty conventions held in all but two
counties last Saturday. Ex-Judge
Peli is ui tne lead lor tne iong
term corporation commissioner
and for tne short term Travis,
the incumbent, breaks about
even with S. G. Daniel, both of
Halifax.
'lhe following counties send
uninstructed delegations on the
presidency to the State conven
tion ;
Richmond, Hertford, Nash,
Craven, Mecklenburg, Guilford,
Greene, Craven, Forsyth, Cleve
land, Duplin, Washington, Hal
ifax, Robeson, Lenoir, New Han
over, Surry, Wilson, Anson,
Catawba, Alexander, Gaston,
Person, Warren, Pasquotank,
Bladen, Beaufort, Pender, Bruns
wick, Wayne, Rand lph and
Vance.
Governoi Wilson has a lead over
the other candidates in 18 coun
ties: Cumberland, Transylvania,
Wilkes, Henderson, Currituck,
Onslow* Alamance, Siwain, Pitt,
RockinghAn, Ashe, Harnett,
Clay, Buncombe, Union, Orange,
Burke and Columbus.
Mr. Underwood has a lead in 7
counties: Durham, McDowell,
Davidson, Rutherford, Haywood,
Cabarrus and Alleghany,
Gov. Wilson carried 5 counties
solid: Avery. Chowan, Granville,
Johnston and Scotland while Mr.
Underwood carried two counties
solid, these being Cherokee and
Chy, the two extreme western
ounties of the State bordering
Georgia.
In one county, Rowan, the del
egates were evenly divided be
tween Underwood and Wilson.
Mr. Flowers Demonstrating for Uncle
Sam.
Mr. E. L. Flowers, of the Home
Canner Company, spent several l
days laat week in Rock Hill, S
C., where he gave demonstra
tions of the Home Canner on the
campus of Winthrop College for
the United States goverment.
These demonstrations were at
tended by all the cou ity agents,
colaborators and many club
members. The event was a
complete success.
Mr. Flowers goes this week to
Montgomery, Ala., Baton kouge.
La., Oklahoma City and several
joints in Texas where he will
give demonstrations for the
State Club Agents.
The adoption of this canner by
the United States government.
has brought results far beyond |
the expectations of the company. I
Canners are now being shipped
to nearly every Southern State
and as the season opens up the.
Northern trade, which promises
to break all previous records,
will begin to come in.
Recently this company built a
canning outfit for a factory in
Virginia, which no donbt is the
largest ever manufactured in the
South. The capacity is 432 cans
at one time, or more than 10,000
per day.
Miss Grace Johnson Entertains.
Friday night at her home on
Ninth Ave., Miss Grace Johnson
was the charming hostess to a
few of her numerous friends.
Many games were played and
enjoyed very much. The music
rendered by Misses Stroup and
Hamrick was excellent, After
the social games and the music,
dainty refreshments were served.
But when the time* came for
telling the hostess good-night
each and every one expressed
their hopes that the charming
young lady would soon give
another social evening.
The Thompson-West Go's clev
er corps of clerks have been re
enforced by Miss Upchurch, of
Raleigh,
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. MAY 30, 1912
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The Textile Industry.
The textile industry is one of
the largest industries in the
South and offers to young men
opportunities for advancement
which cannot be excelled. Many
young men who have studied the
mill business in the Textile De
partment of the A. and M. Col
lege. Raleigh, are now holding
responsible positions in the South,
The salaries earned by former
students of this department
range from $4OO to over $3,500
per year, with an average of
$1,446, The average time out of
college is but six years.
A pamphlet illustrating the
Textile Department will be sent
free to any person on request.
The Democrat will be pleased
to show to any one calling some
samples of cloth designed by
these students. It is beautiful
work. . "
Rev. F. K. Roof recently mar
ried Miss Fannie Smyre to Mr.
J. P. Cline at St. Timothy's pas
torate.
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Master Paul D. Poovey.
This is to introduce to you
Master Paul 1). Poovey, the litt'e
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Poovey, of Rhodhiss. He is in
the race for his share of the gold
and he's going to be a hard one
to beat. Watch him from now
on.
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Miss Laura E. Little.
Here is a charming little miss
we want you to meet, Miss Laura
E. Little, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Little, of
Catawba. Miss Laura stands a
very good chance to be a winner
of the first grand prize as there
is not a baby in the contest with
any more devoted friends than
she has. We look to her at
the head of the list before,
another week goes by. r—
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$lO,OOO SAVES A $50,000 SCHOOL.
Statesville Female College is
an institution of learning be
longing to the Presbyterian
church which has had a career of
usefulness dating back to if not
before the war; Some years
ago Dr. J. B. Shearer, of David
son College bought the property
for $lO,OOO to hold it for his
Church when it was feared it
would have to be sold. Ke
afterwards sold it to Concord
Presbytery at the same price and
it has for a number of years
been doing a great work under
the management of Rev. Dr.
Scott, who leased it from the
Presbytery. The recent com
mencement gave an insight into
the work it is doing as a Chris
tian college. The trustees con
sidered plans for paying off its
debt, and recommended that the
executive committee institute a
plan at an early date for raising
the money from the Presbytery
which includes such towns as
Concord, Salisbury, Statesville,
Hickory, Newton, Morgan ton,
Marion, Lenoir and Tayiorsville.
Statesville will give $5,000 of the
amount if the other churches will
raise $5,000, and a vigerpaign will
be waged at the proper time to
this end. This school could not
b3 replaced, if destroyed, for less
than $50,000.
The Presbyterians are a folk
that have always stood for edu
cation, and they know a good
thing when they see it.
OUR HOSPITAL.
The recent railroad wreck at Con
nolly Springs emphasized the value to
this city of the Richard Baker Hos
pital, Heretofore the wounded would
have had to be carried to Asheville,
or Statesville as the nearest points with
hospital facilities. As we have several
times poimted out, too, the patronage
of the hospital has been remarkable,
considering its youth, between 150
and 200 patients being treated month
ly since the first of the year. Dr.
Shuford, may your prosperity increase
steadily.
It is with deep regret that we learn
of the resignation of Maj. Hemphill
from the editorship of the Charlotte
Observer, from where he goes to the
New York Times. We havet 'no
agreed with his editorial policy all the
time but he has made the editorial
page a magnificent one in the half
year he has been with the Obserevr.
The temper of his writing is like that
of fine steel and the quantity of such
quality is simply amazing.
Clarence Foe, of the Progress-
Farmer, will be married next
week to Miss Aycock, eldest
daughter of the late ex-Governor.
Poe has given us some fine prac
tical prose. The rest of his life
will be poetry.
Tax assessor L. C. Huffman
will be in the city next Saturday
to list taxes.
Catawba Items.
Correspondence of The Democrat.
Catawba, May 29—Miss Macie
Blackwelder of Hickory spent
the past week with Mrs. Oscar
Sherrill.
Mr. J. F. Gilleland of Southern
spent Sunday with his family.
Miss Essie Price of Lenoir is
visiting her grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs, J. J. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Miller of
Salisbury spent the first of the
week with Mrs. Miller's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H, Pitts.
Mrs. Claud Moore of Richmond
and Miss Johnsie Lowrance spent
the past week with relatives in
Connelly Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Robey Cline of
Asheville were-Sunday visitors.
Mr. Coit Sherrill is in States
ville with his uncle Dr. Henry
Long for a few days.
Mr. Beason of Hendersonville
spent Sunday and Monday in
town.
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Master Jack Hatcher.
Don't this young man look as
if he is after the prize money?
He has his eyes on it now and he
will give the contestants a merry
chase if he don't get it. It is
hardly necessary to introduce
him, but for fear some might not
know him we will say that he is
Master Jack, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Hatcher of Hick
ory.
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Master Ralph Kiziah.
Allow us to present Master
Ralph Kiziah, little son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Kiziah of
Granite Falls. He is one of the
nicest little chaps in Granite
Falls and has a host of friends
who are anxious to see Master
Ralph carry off one of the blue
ribbons. Watch Master Ralph
from now on,
Democrat and Press.Consolidated 19C5
J WHY WOODROW WILSON?
Collier's.
Roosevelt is the Republica
most likely to be nominated; nex.
to him comes Hughes; the weak
ness of the Piesident has almost
ended his chance. Now whai
can the Democrats say to such ai.
outlook? They must oppose the
immense popularly and cam
paigning ability of the best Pres
ident since the war, called back
by the people because of his thirty
years of successful progressive
leadership; or they must oppose
a man of distinguished character,
powerful mind, and reassuring
record, who will unite the hostile
factions of his party. Undei
what leadership can they make
headway against such oppo
nents ?
If they try Harmon or Under
wood they will break their party
all to pieces in the West, and
very possibly force Bryan to
bolt.
It they nominate Clark, the
personal popularity with which
ne begins, backed by nothing
else, will be battered to . pieces
in four months of bombardment.
If Bryan, after supporting both
Clark and Wilson, should fab
neir to their delegates and be
nominated himself, it wouid bt
the old story of the lack of con
fidence in the East, to which free
-ilver has apparently made him
the everlasting heir.
No one of tnese men could take
his share of the independent
vote away from Roosevelt oi
Hughes, and the independent
vote is tremendously large these
days. The Democrats are "up
against it" anyway, in the ex
ceptional running strength ot
two of the Republican possibili
ties. Their rational course is to
name the man who would take a
large slice of the independent
vote; would be backed by per
haps a majority of the great
magazines and great independ
ent dailies; would appeal to the
young men; would take many
thousands of the La Follette type
of Republican radicals. Wilson
has said of himself that he wish
es to bring about radical changes
by conservative means, and he
described himself truly. Were
it not for the bitter opposition of
the machines, the money power,
and William Randolph Hearst,
Wilson would be nominated; and
much more than any other Dem
ocrat, he would cause the Repub
licans to sit UD nights and think, j
Mr. G. Harvey Geitner, of the
Hickory township road commis
sion, visited Franklin county last
week to inspeat the very fine
system of sand clay road build
ing in that county, where there
is a big bond issue. The manage
ment of the road building there
has done it so well that Franklin
made a reputation on it. Econ
omy and good judgment have
been the watchwords. Sand is
a little more plentiful than in
Catawba but Mr. Geitner will
recommend to the township
commission the utilization of cer
tain of the Franklin county road
features in our work.
The Mountain White.
(After "The Native Irishmau".)
Before I came from way up North
To this delightful place,
I thought the native Mouutaineers
A fuuny sort of race.
I thought they lived iu tiny huts,
Aud none of them wore shoes.
And none of them could read or write,
And all said "you-uns" and "yous."
I thought they never went to church,
And schools were quite unknowu,
And children idled all the time,
Aud men were—children grown.
I thought tliatsawdust filled their heads
Where we are blessed with brains,
And that no mountain white had sense
To come in when it rains,
But when I came unto the land
Of which I heard so much,
I found that the .inhabitants
Were.not entirely such.
I found their features were not all
Exactly like baboons,
I found that some wore hats and coats
And some had pantaloons.
I found their teeth were quite as small
As Northern peoples are,
Aud thit their ears, in point of size,
Were uot j»eculi-ar.
I even saw a face or two
Tliat might be handsome- called,
And by-tlieir very largest feet
I was uot much appalled.
I found some educated men, *
Their names I could recall;
And heard some sentences tliat did
Not always start with "Wa al."
I saw and this you'll not believe
A judge among the 1 >t,
And several whose houses were
Much larger than a cot.
I saw some women dressed with taste,
Saw children playing ball;
Some houses with a porch and stove
And pictures on the wall.
In fact they're not afl "brutes or fools
s And I suspect that when
You place them by the Yankees side
! They'll prove as valiant meu.
! • MRS. C. C. BOST.
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
DEAF CHILDREN 1)10
- en WITH THE EYE
fVonderful Work Being Done at
The Morganton Institution.
A GOOD SERMON ON HABIT
1 Hev. J. G. Garth Delighted With
Evidence of Forceful Work at
State's Great School—The
Oral Method Very Ef
fective.
Dear Mr. Banks:
While I was in Morganton last Mon
day, I visited the School for the Deaf
located there, and which is under the
control, and in fact, is the institution
of the State of North Carolina, I was
very cordially received by the super
intendent, Mr. E McKay Goodwin,
who took great pains to show me
through the different grades of the
school. The children were on ex
aminations, as the school closes on
June 5, but the accomodating teach
ers kindly interrupted the work to
demonstrate the advancement of their
pupils, The deaf are taught the
most common place facts, which
ordinary children pick up without
direct instruction, as the days of the
week. The most remarkable feature,
of which I had heard, but was unpre
pared for the impression actually seeing
would make on myself, was the oral,
or lip language. A boy was asked
"What day is today?" in an ordinary
tone, but very carefully. He watched
his teacher's mouth, and without a
moment's hesitation, replied, "Mon
day.'*' And the same with "What
was yesterday?", "What will tomor
row be?" This boy was born deaf
and of course, dumb. In the primary
grade a boy was told to do various
things, pick out a yellow ball and
throw it, and shake hands with Carrie,
open the door, fold your hands behind
your back, and other commands all
of which he obeyed without a moment's
"delay. I told one little girl my name,
and she gave it a great deal more
exactly than many strangers can speak
it. I usually have to spell it for
them.
In one of the higher grades, a girl
of about fifteen was called forward.
The teacher asked me a few questions
concerning myself, and then repeated
the following to the deaf girl: This
gentleman is a Presbyterian minister.
He was born in Kentucky, and was
educated in Clarksville, Tennessee.
He hab been living about 6 years in
North Carolina. He preached yester
day in Morganton in the Presbyterian
church.
All of this was spoken distinctly and
in ordinary tones, the girl watching the
teacher's lips. She was told to write
it on the board, which she did, ami
made only 3or 4 errors. She said I
was an Episcopalian minister, and was
graduated, instead of educated, in
Kentucky. The rest was as the
teacher related it.
I asked if I might preach them a
sermon on the blackboard. I asked
the teacher to interpret, but she said I
did not need an interpreter. I wrote
the word "Habit" on the board and
said: ' 'There are good habits and
bad habits. The good habits we wish
to keep, but the bad habits we should
get rid of. I will show you how some
people quit bad habits, (I rubbed off
the H), you see you still have *a bit.'
(I rubded off the V). There is still
a 'bit' of it left, (an l so on till the V
remained.) The best way to get rid
of a bad habit is to rub it all out at
one blow."
The children all saw it and were
amused. I promised to come and
preach for them sometime. This oral
method is quite wonderful and to my
mind superior to the manual, or finger
language. There are some classes
among the older pupils of the manual
method. They are doing a fine work,
but the oral method is much better,
especially for the youngest pupils.
Older ones, however, can learn it as I
saw Li the case of a young woman who
had lost her hearing and come to learn
the lip language.
I greatly admire the work of this
institution, and consider it a wonderful
boon to the deaf, who are thus com
pensated for their misfortune.
J. G. GARTH.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. J. H. Wanneinaclier Pastor,
Sunday School - - 9:45 a. m.
Chief Service - - 11 a. m.
Junior League - - 2:30 p. m.
Evening Service 8:00 D. m.
Appropriate themes for Trin
ity Sunday. To all services the
public is most cordinally invited.
Parents will please take notice
that Saturday morning, 9 o'clock,
Catechical classes will be formed.
To neglect an opportunity of this
this kind may mean much harm to
those placed in our care to bring
them up as we would have them
go.
A Card of Thanks.
I desire to express my thanks
to the many triends who Bhowed
sueh kindness to us during the
I illness and death of my mother.
Anna Fry,