f ItJle Money is Like 1
| An Idle Mind i
J —a detriment to the community. If you have Borne J
J money you are not using you owe it to yourself and J
J to the community to let someone have it who will 'J?
\ use it— if you cannot make an individual loan which J
\ you consider safe, where you can get your money J
\ when you want it, bring it to use; we can loan it J
J where it will be used for the upbuilding of the com- !
J munity and where it will be safe and you can have !
J any part yr all at any time. J
J Capital $75,000 - Surplus $40,000 $
i FIRST NATIONAL BANK {
J HICKORY, N. C. Jl '• W -
Business Builders.
Advertisements inserted under this
bead at 5 cents a line for each insertion
Plenty of special bargains for
the men at Sledge & Pleasants
next Saturday at the special sale.
WANTED— For U. S. Army able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages of
21 and 35, citizens of United States of
good character and teiiiperate habits,who
can speak, read and write English. Men
wanted now for service in Cuba. Fo
information apply to Recruiting Officer,
15 West Trade St., Charlotte, N. C.;
26 1-2 Sontli Main St., Asheville, N. C.;
Bank Building, Hickory, N. C.; 4*7 M
Liberty St., Winston-Salem, N. C.;
126 1-2 North Main St Salisbury, N C;
Glenu Building, Spartanburg, S. C>
Havusworth and Conyer's Building
Greenville, S. C.; or Kendall Building
Columbia, S. C.;
A PURSE FOUND containing
some money and a few papers.
The owner can get further infor
mation of this by calling at J. H.
Aiken's Livery Stable.
FOR RENT—New store build
ing, prominently situated, oppo
site depot, 50x90 feet, two stories
and basement. The best busi
ness house in Hickory. Applv to
Wm. P. Huffman, Hickory, N.C.
For a barj*ain in men's under
wear, hosiery, hats, shirts, ties,
collars, etc., go to Sledge &
Pleasants. Special sale next
Saturday.
The greatest of the season at
Huffman's Academy of Music
Friday and Saturday nights.
Auction Sale—Friday evening
Bp. m., and Saturday 2 p. m.
Now is your chance, buy at your
ovn price. Everything must go,
and 1 furniture wagon, 1 horse
Saturday. Wm. P. Huffman.
LOST— Solid gold watch and
chain, either in Hickory or New
ton on July 12. Reward of $lO.
Notify Democrat office for de
scription.
FOR ESALE —General store on
the Murphy branch of Southern
Ry., doing a good business
owner in other business reason
for selling. Address Lucky
Strike, Democrat, Hickory.
LOST— On the streets of Hick
ory, a gold cuff link, with mono
gram "J. C. S." Reward if re
turned to Parker's store.
Hickory Theatre Co., will give
its first performances Friday and
Saturday nights in "Huffman's
Academy of Music. Admission 10c
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Special sale in men's outfits at
Sledge & Pleasants next Satur
day.
A Quick Buyer's Chance
A nice home on Whitener street,
situation well elevated. Large
lot nearly level,, stone waii in
front, nice fruit trees, 6-rpom
dwelling, with large hall way.
Walls are plastered, grille work
in hall, bevel mirror in mantel,
china closet built -in dining room,
all nicely done throughout.
See Haithcock, the Real Estate,
man.
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Mrs. J. L. Latta and son, Che
ster, are spending a few weeks at
Blowing Rock. Chester came
home Tuesday and went back
Wednesday.
i§ LOCAL H
Arthur Ingold spent Sunday
here with his mother, i *
Miss Kate Flnley is spending a
few days at Marion.
I Mrs. Alex Hall has returned
home from the Happy Valley.
Miss Pinkie Yoder, of Ashe
villa, is spending a few days with
Miss Mabel Hahn.
Miss Annie Harring, of Mis
sissippi, spent last Sunday at the
home of Mr. W. O. Player's.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Martin
chaperoned a crowd of young
people to the Springs last Thurs
day night.
Rev. Bradshaw spent Sunday
here with his family who are
spending the summer at the
Freeman house.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stearns left
lfist week to visit relatives and
friends at Ridgeway, S. C. They
will be gone for several days.
Misses Katie and Mabel Miller
have returned from Lenoir where
they have been spending some
t'me with relatives and friends.
i
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Yount, of i
Newton, spent Sunday m Hick- i
ory. Mr., Yount is manager, of
the Newton Hosiery Mill grocery
store.
We have just received for the 
job department a lot of fine sta
tionery. We can fill your order .
and give you the very best ma- ,
terial that can be had. i
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and
baby, of Salisbury, are spending
a few days with her father and ,
mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. j
Abernethy.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Carr, of ,
Salisbury, spent Sunday here j
with his mother, Mrs. J. S. Carr. 1
Miss Long, of Greensboro, and ]
Miss Shaver, of Salisbury, were
guests at Mrs. Carr's Sunday.
The Military Company left last j
Thursday for Morehead City
where they will stay in camp for
a , few" days. They will then
leave for Jamestown for North
Carolina Day.
Two strong sermons were
heard Sunday at the Presbyteri
an church. Both sermons show
ed fine thought and good logic,
good congregations at each ser
vice.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Lyerly,
of Bridgewater, and Mrs. Lyer
ly's sisters, Misses Grace and
Ruth Abernethy, left last Friday
for Jamestown. They will visit
several other principle places be
fore returning home.
A man with a modest appetite
dined at a hotel; after eating the
whole of a young pig, he was
asked if ne would have some
puddings He said he didn't care
much about pudding*, but if thev
had another little hog he would
be thankful for it.,
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hufham's
. baby is now very sick in Ashe
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Hufham
went up there several days ago
on account of the health of the
child and it has taken veryj»ick
again. The parents have our
sympathy and we trust yet the
dear little one will be spartd to
thf*"V ~ v
Hickory cotton market 13 l-2c.
Dr. J, L, Murphy ie out of the
city this week.
-Mr. 4eo. W. Rabb, of Maiden,
was here Wednesday. »
A few peaches were sold here
last week at $2 per bushel.
Miss Mabel Little was among
the party to Jamestown Tuesday.
The Morrison Theatre opera
going on every night this week.
Hickory furnished a good part
of the crowd at' Newton to-day.
Crowds of people are going out
to the Catawba Springs this
week.
N A large party of Hickoryites •
left here Tuesday to attend the
Exposition.
Dr. Gwaltney is taking his va- 1
cation.He is at Catawba Springs
this week.
We can't quite term Hickory
as an up-to-date city until we
get a new hotel.
Miss Josephine Murphy is vis
iting Miss Mattie Reinhardt at
Lincolnton for a few daps.
Mrs. Dr. Stevenson returned
home Tuesday after a visit to
Taylorsville.
Miss Mamie Banner, of Greens
boro, spent Monday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Cline.
Mrs. O. N. Hahn and children
of Rock Hill, are visiting Prof.
G. W. Hahn this week.
Miss Fannie Lineberger and
mother, Mrs. Keever, spent Sun
day in Conover.
You cannot find a better place
to spend part ofthe evening than
Morrison's Theatre. Open until
11:30
It is fortunate for the average
man that he doesn't have to pay
cash for the advice his wife
hands him. ~ .
The C. & N-W- Ry. will soon
dispense with the accommoda
tion train now on, on account of
the low rate.
• Dr. Foard and two daughters,
Misses Annie , and Bertie have
gone to Jamestown this week to
take in the Exposition.
There is something doing at
the Academy of Music every
night this week. Don't fail to
take it in.
Miss Lovie Sigmon left Tues
dav for Jamestown. From there
she will make a visit to the East- 1
ern part of the State.
Don't miss the motion picture '
show at Huffman's Academy of
Music this week. Open all the
time from 7to 11:30 p. m. Ad- 
mission 10c.
New posts around the &ty park
would make a great improvement
in beautifying. The old ones do
not correspond with the new
freight depot.
Mr. John G. Ingram has the
contract to build the new graded
school bnilding in Highland. This
work is to be completed in time
for the fall term.
Miss May Shuford, of Lincoln
ton, spent Tuesday in the city
with Miss Hahn. She
was returning from Asheville
where she has been taking her
vacation.
We have been requested to
state that the criminal assault
that was reported in the Char
lotte Observer of last week, also
in ihe Democrat did not occur
near the Catawba Springs. It
was near the County Home.
Misses-lillie and Precvous
Hawn have returned from a
month's stay ift the Western
part of the state, where they
went in the interest of Miss
Precyeus' health. Her friends
will be sorry to learn her health
did not improve.
i Mr. R. K. Harris has bought a
i hardware store at Forest City
; and expects to move his family
• there some time in the near fu
i ture. Mr. Harris is an excellent
> citizen and we regret to lose him
and family.
Mr. J. D. Elliott and daughter, j
iMiss Hazel, are at Jamestown»
this week. J
Mrs. J. H. Aiken and two chil
dren are spending 1 this week at
Catawba Springs
Mrs. J. P. Phifer and baby, of
&>tatesviJle, spent Sunday lere
with his parents.
Mrs. T. J. Witherspoon and
son, of - Charlotte, are visiting
her sister, Mrs. H. M. Doll.
Rusticus has aa interesting
letter in this issue. Don't fail to
read it.
Mrs. W. C. Dowd and children
of Charlotte, are at Catawba
Springs for awhile.
Mrs. W. D. Jones, Jr., is here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hall
at their home on Worth St.
Rev. D. A. Goodman, of Con
nelly Spr ngs, made us a pleas
ant call Tuesday and had his sub
scription moved up a year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Keith, of
Elon, Ga., are here visiting her
sather and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Field.
Dr. E. R. Russell, of Charlotte,
was called here on ac
count os the illness of his father
in-law, Dr. Marler.
Mr. P. M. Smyre,of Kentucky,
is here shaking hands with his
many friends. He expects to be
here several days.
Mrs. D. E. Hawn has returned
home greatly improved in health
after spending a few weeks in
the mountains.
Rev. J. C. Moser and son, Les
lie, left the city Monday to go to
Jamestown* and from there to
Baltimore for a few days.
F. T. Gordon, southern organ
izer of Bricklayers Inter-Nation
al Union, spent a few days here
this week. This order is being
organized here.
. We -publish an interesting
statement this week from our
worthy list taker, L. C. Huff- j
man. Substantial gains are j
shown both in the country and
city property. ✓
Dr. K. A. Price has returned
to Hickory for the practice of his
profession. Dr., Price is well
known to the people of Hickory,
having been a student at Lenoir
College a few years ago.
Mrs. D. L. Russell and chil
dren left yesterday to visit her
father's 'home !near Gastonia.
Th6y will be gone two weeks or
more. The Lawyer is wearing
a begone look these days.
Prof. Willis Bagby has goneito
Cornelius to take charge of the
Cornelius graded school. Prof.
Bagby is an excellent young man
and the people of Cornelius are
fortunate in securing his ser
vices.
Singing Class Coming.
The singing class from the Ox
ford Orphan Asylum will give an
entertainment in Huffman's Hall
Friday night, Aug. 23rd. Every
body that could should attend
this entertainment, its well
worth the price and its for a
good cahse. t
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Prof. Read Goes to Virginia
Prof. D. W. Read has accepted
a position as superintendent of a
high school and graded school in
the city of Leasburg, Va. Prof.
Read and family will leave in a
few weeks and go to Virginia.
We greatly regret to lose these
good people. Our town has been
benefited during their stay a
mong us.
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When there isn't anything else
wrong with a woman her shoes
hurt.
A friend at our elbow suggests
that the best way to head off the
mail order houses is for the local
merchant to advertise liberally
and get the trade themselves. It
does look reasonable. All of the
successful mail order houses are
; heavy advertisers and .if they
t can make it pay why not the lo
cal merchant.
j Base Biail Here Next Year. :
, There has been more enthusi
asm over base ball since the lo
cal aggregation has been playing
than ever before in Hickory The
I team this year has made a good
' record, and the people* expect to
have still a stronger team next
year. The ground at Lenoir
College, being a little far away,
has been unconvenient for some
to attend the games, and thev
have now secured from lifjr. A.
A. Shuford the large field near
Mr. A. C. Link's residence. .The
ground will be enclosed and a
grand stand built. Several mer,
lovers of base ball, have taken
held of the matter and will have
the ground fixed so as to have
the team here as soon as the ball
season opens.
The Hickory Bantams Defeat
the Salisbury Giants.
There were many who thought
that the Bantams had gone to
Salisbury only to be defeated and I
great Was their surprise when
they learned that the Bantams
had defeated the Giants to the
tune 13 to 6.
twirler with whom Salisbury
started the game, was knocked
out of the box in the second in
ning. Kahrs then tried to stop
the awful slugging of the Ban
tams. -His efforts were all in
vain and the slugging continued.
Colee was invincible until the
eighth inning, when m response
to the cries from the grand
stand to give Salisbury a chance;
he began to toss the ball over
the plate without any of his be
wildering curves; and through
pity allowed the Salisbury lads
to run six men across the home
plate.
Manager Neal, -of the Salis
bury team, kept the wires hot
that night. He was determined
to secure a twirler who could put
a stop to the awful slugging of
the Bantams. . His efforts were
successful and Jtfellew, the Rock
Hill, twirler, gave the nine little
Bantams nine big goose eggs,
while his team reached home six
times. _ -
Friday, Salisbury crossed bats
with the Bantams on the Lenoir
College grounds. This was the
best game seen in Hickory this
season. Colee allowed Salisbury
only one hit during the game,
and the Bantams found Turner
for only six clean ones. The
game was exciting from begin
ning to end. Mayberry made a
sensational catch of one of Clem
ents long drives in the ninth in
ning which kept two men from
reaching home. The Bantams
turned the tables on Salisbury,
and the game resulted in a score
of 3 to 0 in favor of Hickory.
The fourth game of the series
resulted in a tie 2to 2. Hickory
did not score until the ninth in
ning when Colee hit safely over
second base and Jenkins pasted
one that sent Colee across home,
Jenkins resting en third. Miller
seemed to have a grudge against
Staples, Salisbury's short stop,
for he sent the later a hot one
which he was unable to handle
until after Jenkins had crossed
home. This tied the score and
the game was called to allow
Salisbury boys to catch the train.
Morrow, Golee and Abernethy;
were batteries for the Bantams;
Beliu and Fletcher for Salisbury.
Rev. Lunsford, of Asheville,
was on the streets here Wednes
day. : "
Col. Geo. M. Yoder and wife
spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Don't put off getting your
present until they are all gone.
Call and get it the first oppor
tunity, its too much to send. -
The many friends of Mr. Arch
Wise will be glad to learn that
he is able to be up again after
seyeral weeks illness.
j Mr. B. A. Kluttz left the city
last week to go to Roca, Neb u
• where he will spend some time,
i Mr. Kluttz thinks he may decide
to locate in the West. We re
gret his leaving us, but he will
come back?
| Mrs. James B. Beard's |
| SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 1
|| Preparatory Schobl for Entrance p
|jj to Normals and First-class Colleges. ||
Regular courses in English, Latin, Elocution and fl
|p Music.
Fall term begins on Monday, September 9, 1907.
HJj ~ For particulars apply to gsg
H . Mrs. James B. Beard, j®
Hickory, N. C.
BALANCE OF WEEK
At Huffman's Hall
A continuous show from 7 to 11:30 p. m.
Those coming in late will stay for the next per
formance.
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK.
Subject to change
Black and White
Barnum and Bailey's Circus
Take Good Care of Baby '
A Naval Nursery
Life of American Firemen
Don't fail to visit this show every
x nightthis week
Change of Program three times a week
For the benefit of the Hickory Base Ball Team.
Admission lOcts
C. T. Morrison.
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LOST 1 LOST!
The interest you should have accum
mulated on your idle money by de
positing same with the
HICKORY BANKING & TRUST CO.
We pay 4,percent on saving accounts
Start an account with us and watch
it grow
The Hickory Banking &
Trust Co
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Thousands Bare Kidney - ~~~3BPS.
Trouble and Unci Suspect it . Hfe==:
Prevalency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm- fJKy H- 
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Y/J/ patient and phy- , .
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with doctoring the efecti, while the ortg- - »
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