Our Graded School.
The Democrat has 110 interest
in the graded school of our town
other than to see a good school
maintained and to have one of
the best institutions of our town
not to be evillv Spoken of. For
two and a half yeass the school
has been in operation, patronized
by the whole town irrespective
of religion, or political affilia
tion and social standing. The
faculty has been composed of a
number of efficient and compe
tent young ladies headed ijy a|
gentleman of the University of !
North Carolina. That these have
been competent-no one denies. Jt
is an easy matter by insinuation
to create a spirit of dissatisfac
tion and distrust. It is easy ,to
undermine the standing of any
man in the community and to
hurt the usefulness of any insti
tution. In this way Absalom won
the affections of the people from
King David to himself. He
stood beside the gate and when
the people came with a cause he
would say, that they could not
set justice and if he were king
then they would receive their
rights. In this way they were
led to declare him king, and a
poor king he was.
This leads up to what we
wished to say. We nardly be
lieve that tax-payers in last
week's Mercury state d a fact
when he said that a majority of
the people were dissatisfied with
the present management. We
know that it is a fact that many
of Hickory's largest tax-payers
and most substantial citizens are
greatly grieved because the pres
ent superintendent is not to be
retained, - Neither can we share
the feelings of ourneighbor, the
Mercury, in saying that the
school has not been satisfactory
and perhaps never will be. It is
not likely to amount to much if
we all pursue the policy of our
neighbor. However" that may
be.' The town has elected a
board of trustees of worthy and
competent men and it is the duty
of every citizen to uphold them
in their work. Let us trust them.
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IN REAL ESTATE
IN THE growing TOWNS or |||QKORY AND LONG VIEW
I We will sell to the highest bidder 65 choice lots, ranging in size 50x185 to 50x285, oil SATURDAY, JUNE 15th. 1907. I
I Sale Begin tiHng at 1 OoloOfc P- M. . I
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I Come and buy some of thes6 fine lots. They are FREE L^ T Free Trip to Exposition I
I beautiful located and form a link between two grow— Ride to the Grounds I
I ing cities, West Hickory and Long View! , Growingj Free Lemonade * I
I in value all the time. A home lot or business lot. J 'Free Music I
I Terms of sale 1-3 'cash, balance in 6 and 12 months. : j Every adult on the grounds will get a ticket gjv- I
It is fact a depot wUI be builtat this point i tagtt,em a cliance atU,elot to beg.Tenaway. I
it is a positive * uc v" Every person buying a lot will Receive a ticket I
I " . - .._ .. '; - ; •' "which will give them a chance of a free trip to the I
I Lfldics Cordially Invited. Jamestown Exposition. . I
I Don't forget the date and be on the grounds and get a chance at the lot you want. They are goingat some price I
I CAMPBELL MP BUCHANAN I
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If they find that the present
management is best let them be
at perfect liberty to endorse it,
but if they find that a change
would be better let them make it
and let no man stand behind
them * ith threats. This school
is dedicated to the cause of edu- j
ration of the masses and let it be •
as sacred as the Ark of the- cov-j
enant and let no- ruthless hand
tear it down. . • ! ,
Education in Catawba County
That commendable progress
> has been made in the educational
work in Gatawba county within
the last few yearti&n hardly be
denied. This is evidenced by
the erection of school buildings.
In many districts the Jog hut has
given way to the large _painted
building which is an honor to
any community. All that one
has to do to be convinced of this
improvement is to take a drive
through the country. TheJDem-,
ocrat is not as well acquainted
with the teaching force of the
county as it would like to be, nor
as faptiiliar as it intends to be,
but as far as our knowledge goes
the teachers are a'competent set
and just as faithful as the teach
ers in almost any county. Ca
tawba county has always had
some strong men among . the
teaching force and some of these
have retired and their work is
missed, but take the tethers as
a body and they will average up
as well as at anytime in the his
tory of the county.As there
will soon be a change in the man
agement of the educational
work of our county arid the new
board will take charge we wish
to express our confidence in these
gentlemen and say that we be
lieve that in their hands the
work will be entireiy safe". * The
Democrat has no pet candidate
for the office of county superin
tender!*, but could name a num
; ber that would till the office with
credit Some person should be
selected who is a practical school
man and will give .time to the
office and not run.it as a sid§
line to some other business.
In conversation with the Ur
njers (£ the cour ywe learn Uat
the prospect for a gool wheat
crop in the county is fine. Those
of our friends who live in t'it
South Fork valley says that a fint
crop will be harvested in „ theii
section while in the Oxford Ford
community the prospects are
most encouraging. As Catawba
is one of the wheat counties
good news when the wheat
is well filled and matures well-
Good Cheer. . >.
•"A.
The Christian, above all others
should be cheerful and happy. .
"A religion without thanks
giving, praise and joy, is like a
lower without tint, - perfume or
honey. There may he such a
flower, but surely no one would
care to pluck it." —Selected.. •
There js quite a difference t .in
silliness or affected cheerfulness,
and real joy 'or/ gladness. The
fortner has a about
jt which leaves the impression
that it is an effort to be funny,
while the latter naturally springs
froin the heart filled with love
and Gratitude to God.
"Ought we not to made a cov
enant with ourselves, and ask
God to send it with his blessing
una that we will he kind from
the time we rise until we retire
at night? If everyone did an
act oi daily kindness to his
neighbor and refused to dc any
unkindness, half the sorrow
would be lifted." —John Watson
("lan McLaren")
To "Forget'it" is the best cure
for feelings of irfit&tfpn, and the
best way to forget a thing is to
get interested in something else
Therefore diversion is often the
best cure for irritation. How
many of us have been thorough*
ly Shamed of ourselves to find
that our uglv» ungovernable feel
ings in a certain matter have en
tirely disappeared, simply be
cause we were- interrupted in its
consideration, entire at
tention drawn off for the time
being. Irritated feelings result
from self being rubbed the
wrong way, and the best way to
conquer self is to get interested
in something outside of self. We
can do all this if we will. He is
the wisest fighter who knows
when to win a victory by beat
ing a retreat.— Sunday-School
Times. -1
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