fflE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Pahiishf* 1 Every Tbnrbdf y
E. V. MORTON, - Editor and Proprietor
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Pix Months, " 5«
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Advertising Rates on Application
hntere at the Post Office »t Hn k« r>
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THURSDAY. SEPT. 11, liiVS
The Hickory Graded Sc)
opened with a full attenoar c«
and Lenoir and Clare moiit Co
have more pupils than «-v'
before in tneir history. T|
streets are crowded with pupi l
tfoing to and from school, the'
bright fac3S eajrer to acq mi
knowledge. With the right t:
fiuences what a wonderful pow.
i'or good can be started here .•
the schools of cur little city, s
influence that may be felt aroui
tho world. 0 i!y the future *»•
reveal how many great and no»-
men and women will say tl
they received their first inspit
tion to use their God-givt •
powers to the best possible a;
vantage in the schools of Hick
ory.
The principals of the differei
schools have made a veiy car.
ful selection of teachers, and ai
to be congratulated on havir-.
such conscientious workers i
the schools. With the bearj
co-operation of parents thepupii
of the Hickory schools of th
session of 1913-14 have the op
partunity to develop their mind
to a remarkable degree. W
trust they will use this oppor
tunity. N'> man or woman i
properly equipped for the battW
of life who has not been eauca
ted. In past years this may n»«
have been absolutely necessary,
today there is not much chance
for uneducated persons to cop.
with one who has been thorough
ly trained, and in the future it
will be of even more important
CATAWBA'S PROGRESSIVE
FARMERS.
No county in the state is con -
ing to the front more rapid'}
than Catawba along the lines o
modern farming. A drive over
the count y will convince the mor
skeptical of the improvement i
the homes of the farmers, ther
is such a vast difference even in
the past five vears. Mr. H. K.
Foster is doing much to advance
the farming indurtry in Catawb
County, and he never lets an op
portunity pass to instruct th
farmer as to the Lest method
to be used in up-to-datb arming
Many other men in this count
are using their influence to ad
vance the cause by pursuadint
farmers t:> use the oretica*
methods, whose practical valu
has been proven by actual ex
perience. If the other man can
make more money on a given
area by doing: what is common
ly called ''book farming" ttieu i
will surely pay every farmer t
at least give these methods a fair
trial.
A visit to the farm of Genera
Julian S. Carr, at Hillsboro, th«-
farm of Mr. Bob Scott, at M» -
bane, and the Dike farm nea
Raleigh, the most convjncin
argument to be advanced as t
the advisability of using thes
improved methods of moden
farming, We have some here in
our own county who are nov
farming after these plans, an
success will surely crown ther
efforts,
The climate of Western Nortl
Carolina cannot be surpassed fo«
healthfuiness, and with . th.
modern way of farming in nr re
general use our farmers will b
the most successful and iude
pendent in the world.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Hickory Has to Bow to the In
evitabie —Scores of Citizens
Prove It.
After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Hick
ory given below, you must come tc
this conclusion: A remedy whicl
proved so beneficial years ago withtlu
kidneys, can naturally be expected tr
perform the same work in similar cases
Read this:
H. W. Minga, 801 Twelfth St.,
Hickory, N. C., says: "For severe
months I had a severe pain in the
smsll of the back. After I stooped,
could hardly straighten. In the morn
ing I was lame and sore Doan'
Kidney Pills, procured at Moser &
Lutz's Drug Store, helped me at once.
By the time I had used two boxes 1
was cured."
RE ENDORSEMENT.
On March 6, 1912, Mr. Minga
said: "I giadly confirm the public
statement I gave last year, recom
mending Doan's Kidney Pills. The\
did me more good than any othei
remedy I ever took."
For sale by all dealers. Price 5(
cents. Fos-.er-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unitet
States.
Remember the name —Doan?s-
and take no other. ~ > adv
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
IN THE FAINT AMBEBS
! - _ ? s
By BTELLA MAY COFFIN.
The slant rays of an afternoon sun
turned the brook to a golden tracery
on an emerald
background; slow
ly crept over the
gentle slopes of
i the golf grcund
I 1 A and peeped into
I * the J™ B ** o summer
"sftip* house. Then they
fc) danced in an cor
quetted with the
|PS) jKgqm woman sitting on
ImQb the bench till
growing bolder
they turned her
i hair to burnished
/ copper.
i The light and
shade cast by the
lattice played fan
tastically over her
ffm / face and figure
H l \ li and threw dark
HI \_} r \j ■ " shadows around
the feet of the
man beside h^r.
The two sat in
silence for sever*
al moments; the
man's voice break
ing the drowsy stillness called the
woman's gaze away from the sky line
of the distant hills.
"Why should we care what the world
iaya? It's code of ethics is -warped
and inconsistent The modifying cir
cumstances of an act determine its
moral character. Those clrcumlstancefs
the world"seldom knows and, even
should it know, would not care to un
derstand. When the evidence is all
in and the Great Judge prepares to
bring in his verdict of 'Guilty' or 'Not
Guilty.' I feel 6ure that he will take
into account all the extenuating cir
cumstances. Is your loveless mar
riage sanctified in the eyes of God
simply because it has been legalized
in the eyes of man? Your husband
knows only the desire of possession;
1 love you with the complete trinity
of body, mind and soul."
His voice had risen in the intensity
of his appeal, but the last words end
ed almost in a sob.
"You say your husband refuses to
divorce you. My yacht lies in the
harbor; at a word from you she shall
spread her wings. We —"
On the threshold stood a little lad.
Simultaneously their eyes wandered
from the tangled curia down over the
ridiculously short expanse of bare,
sun-browned legs.
"I was sure I would find you here,"
he began. "I followed you over the
fields and brought you these daisies
because you have no little boy; I waa
sorry for you."
The woman caught the child in her
arms and strained him to her yearn
ingly. His dusty little feet strayed at
will over the skirt of her green linen
gown.
"Thank yos, she said simply, one
,of the rare smiles reserved for chil
dren illumining her face. ~ "But' tell
me, dear, why yoh were sorry *for
me."
- "Last night," the child bsg&h, nest
ling contentedly into the curve of her
arm, "1 heard father and mother talk
ing of you, after 1 had gone to bed. I
couldn't hear all they said, but I un
derstood mother to say you had hurt
yourself. Did you bump your head?
(with a sudden inspiration) 'cause if
i you did, I know just how horrid you
feel. I bumped mine once and it hurt
and hurt ever so many nights. After
It stopped hurting the ugly scar stay
ed just the same."
"The scar, John," the woman's head
dropped lower and lower; a painful
silence fell on the little company. The
lad slipped down, and, kissing, her
hand, sped away over the hills. The
child's quick intuition had perceived
the strain of the situation. . .
The man rose and raised the wom
an's averted face to his, until their
eyes met He was the first to brealr
the spell which held them.
"God sands revelations even In these
days. We have entertained one of his
angels unawares." His voice was ten
der and strangely softened. "Weighed
in the balance and almost found want
ing. The 'Grey Gull' shall sail to mor
row and I —l must be her only pas
senger. Forgive me, dear. I did not
think about the scar."
He folded her trembling hands in
iiis firm, strong ones and gazed into
■-he deep, steady glow of her eyes. His
own were very bright with unshed
tears as he said, "Good-night."
"The daisies," she whispered softly,
carefully dividing the cluster of flow
ors beside her and extending half of
them towards him shyly.
He took them reverently; a new,
iweet diffidence had suddenly sprung
jp between them. His eyes traveled
from her well-poised head in its frame
of shining hair, to her feet, clad In
heir stout little oxfords. He even no
ticed, his throat contracting sharply
-he perky little bows of her wide silk
facings. Then he turned and walked
steadfastly away; his shoulders erect,
his face turned toward the setting sun.
The woman watched him until he
disappeared around the curve in the
road. Her hands idly folded in her
lap, she saw the shadows deepen
around hed one by one.
When the west was veiled in a cloud
">f fleecy mist, the evening star came
out and the pale crescent of the moon
."ose over the horizon. A wondrous
iu } et settled on the hills and vales;
i soothing peace stole over her, and,
unking cn her knees, she hid her facf
u the brown-eyed daisies and gav
hank to God for the "Afterglow "
•Copyright, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
Despondency
Is often caused by indigestion and
■onstipation, and quickly disappears
vhen Chamberlain's Tablets are taken.
?>r sale by Moser & Lutz and Grimes
)rug Co adv.
Nottce to Farmers.
Farmers wishing artificial inocula
■nt r material for legumes, clovers,
alfalfa, etc., from Washington should
apply to H. K. r'oster, Newton, N. G.
In office on Saturdays.
Bankrupts Petition For Discharge.
In the matter of )
George W. CtaJ?- Aln Bankruptcy.
tree, Bankrupt. )
AND ORDER OF NOTICE TITERE
ON.
Western District of North Carolina—
- SS . _
On this 21st day of August, A. D.
1913. on reading tiie foregoing pet Won
IT IS ORDERED BY IHE COURT,
That a bearing he had upon the same,
on U.e 22nd day of September A. I).
1913, he ft) re W. C. Ervin. Special Mas
ter of said Court, at Morganton in said
DiM i ict, at, 12 o'clock, in 1 lie noon;
and that notice thereof be published
in Hickory Democrat, a; newspaper
prihted in said Distiict, and that all
known Creditors and otiier persons in
interest may appear at the said lime
and place and show cause, Jf any they
have, why the prayer of said petition
er should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court, that the Clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies of
said pet ition and this order addressed
to them at their places of residence as
st utcd
vVit ness.The HON. J AMES E. BOYD.
Ju«'ge of the said Court and the seal
thereof, at Statesville in said Dis
trict, on 21st day of August, A. D.
1913. J! vi. MILLIKAN, Clerk,
By H. C. Cowles, Deputy Clerk.
NO. 4597
REPORT OF THE CONDITIONOOfI f
The First National Bank
; AT
Hickory, in the State of North Car
lina, at the close of business August
9th, 1913.
, \ RESOURCES.
Loaus and Discounts $676,373.29
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 995.19
U. S. Bonds to secure circula
tion * 100,000.00
Other Bonds to secure Postal
Savings 2000.00
Banking House, Furniture &
fixtures 10,000.00
Due from National B..nks (not
re.-erve agents, 35,761.41 j
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers,
Trust Companies, and
Saving Banks 1,148.40 ;
Due from approved Reserve
Agents 35,777.87 ,
Checks and other Cash Items 1,442.71 '
Note* of other National Banks 2,000.00
Fractional l'nper Currency,
Nickles, and Cents 662.93
L,av\fut money reserved in Rank,
s~ viz:
Specie 25,403
Legal-tender note* o, * 30,532.00
Redemption fund with U. S. --
Treasurer (5 per cent of
circulation) 5,000.00
TOTAL 904,693,80
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $200,000.00
Surplus fund 40,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Expen
ses and Taxes uaid 22,001.59
National Bank Notes
outstanding 10»,000,00
Due to other National Banks 45,087.3 a
Due to State and Private Banks
' and Bankers 2,419.39
Dividends nhpaid 84.50
Individual deposit subject to
check 377,427.97
Demand Certificates of deposit 69,164 4i
'ertitied checks 2.50
Cashier's check outstanding 1,043.63
fost ah Saving deposit . 462.30
Bonds borrowed _ 27,000.00
Notes and bills rediscou'nted 10,000.00
Reserved for Interest 10,000,00
TOTAL 904,693.80 i
State of North Carolina, County of 1
Catawba, ss:
I. K. C. Menzies, Cashier of the above j
named bank, do solemnly swear that the !
above statement is true to the best of iny
knowledge and l>eliel.
K. C. MENZIES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 12tli dav of August 1913.
"J. W. W ARLICK,
Notary Public.
Correct—Attest:
J. L. RIDDLE,
A. A. SHUFOIID Jr.,
W. B. MENZIES,
Directors.
You'll Receive Many
Offers
To accept office employment if you are
graduate of the
Asheviile Business College
Bnroil now and secure a cash-paying
education that starts you far above the
f x>t of.the ladder where the untrained
•ire obliged to begin.. We are offering
special Summer Courses in
DDubie-Entry Bookkeeping,
Practical Banking, Shorthand,
Touch-Typewriting and
Penmanship
NOTE —We teach by mail. If you can
not attend the college, write us about
our Mail Courses. Address. HENRY
S. SHOCK LEY, 3rd floor No. 8, North
Pack Souare. Asheviile N. C.
(trade mawc rzqist -r: }
' I *HE m'ist remark.:.'- :
A remedy ever ' ;; ~
covered for Indigestion,
Dyspepsia and all forms
of Stomach Distress
from any co use.
Relieves Itmnndiately
Creates appetite, re
s*cres vitality and re
moves instantaneously
depression due to alco
holic and other excesses.
Orea?t\l Tonic and Bracer Known
Absolutely no harmful injrredients.
Guaranteed under Pure Food and
Drugs Act, Serial No. 42340.
All druggists, 50 cents, or
send 10 cents for trial bett'e
direct to
Tfce Digestoneine Cosipan^
103 WEST 42d STREET
NEW YORK. N. Y.
. For Sale b*
. A I>' «tVi»i-tR
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR! A
n.w Nn Rnther In a very short time any building can have its fire-
°g . u rt7i "» . modem jSrW. *>™W, "fA'"'"»W •
Sf module ««. roof d»t will l«t « long « .ho bmldm.^
and never need repairs,
/•or 50/e to •
. F. B. Infiold. Hickory, N. C.
1 '
*m Mares
and
Work Mules
We have received a nice lot
of Farm Mares and Work Mules
that are well broken and ready for
service.. .
We think this the best lot of
stock ever shipped to Hickory and
we would like for prospective
buyers to call and look them over
before buying or exchanging. :
I A. S. Abernethy
& Son
; * "
■■ ll 1 1 ■■■■■■
U. L. Moss, Cftbinet Shop
I can furuish building material for any kind of a job all
first class work and will save you money. V
See L. L. Moss before you close your bids. N
Phone 173 L.
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DAVENPORT COLLEGE
LENOIR, N. C.
Offers to young women the best school advantages at the lowest rates con
sistent with efficient service.
Fall term opens September lOlh. Send for catalogue
i JAMES B. CRAVEN, President j
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out Malaria and the Iron builds up Surgical Dressing discovered by an
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You know what you are taking when Thousands of families know it already
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ste the-bitter because the ingredients all wounds and external diseases wheth*
o not dissolve in the. month but do dis- slight or serious. Continually people-ai
ilve readily in the acids of the stomach, finding new uses for this famous ol
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•50c. We mean it. 25c, 50c, $ 1.00
here is Only One "BROMO QUININE" That is LAXATIVE BROMO OUININ
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v show you our nice selection. You c.rc
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_; sd; fii >•- - Jeweler & Optometrist
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' riiouH !.;•:> yotxr house well-painted and,
' HI in justice lo yourself, you should see that
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.. . . g (Dutch Boy Trade-Mark)
I and Pure Linseed Oil
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