t S?" : S It d 1899
TFE MOTHER TIGER
CUFFS HER CUBS
That is the Surest Way of
Making Them Savage.
The delightful idea advance*
bv a few incompetent schoc'
teaehers that whipping is neces
sary to discipline in the school
would not be so popular if it wen
extended so as to include tht
teachers themselves as a mean
of preserving discipline amonfc
them.
In the prenent stage of civili
sation. the mere advocacy of
beating children ought im
mediately to disqualify the
teacher who advocates.
The belief that the whip is
necessary to make children be
have themselves is in the first
place a confession of absolute in
competence.
No teacher who understands
his profession needs to beat
children in order to make them
conduct themselves quietly.
The competent useful teacher
interests his pupils, inspires
them with a desire to learn, anc
arouses in them that intelligent
curiosity which keeps their mind
on their work.
Every child, even the most
stupid, has born in him a certain
interest in his surroundings, ana
a desire to know more about
them, which intelligently direct
ed results in his education,
To keep this interest alive, -to
gratify it with satisfying ex
planations, and to encourage it,
is the work that every teacher
should be able to do.
And any person, intrusted with
the education of children, who
(Cannot do this, and who cannot
inspire the confidence and re
spect of the pupils, is complete
ly unfitted Cor any position in
public or private spools. •
Trying to inspire confidence
by the practice of brutality is as
sensible as hacking down a ten
der plant with an axe in order to
make it grow more luxuriantly.
The mother tiger, after' her
cubs have grown large enough
to shift for themselves, keeps
them at a distance by cuffing
them roughly and the baby
tigers, quick as children to im
itate, go out and cuff other
creatures in the same fashion.
The chastising they get from
their mother does not make them
dutiful or obedient. It makes
them savage. It teaches them
that brutality is what rules the
animal world, and that until
they become accomplished in it
they will have little chance,
And so they become as much
like their snarling, cuffing, bit
ing mother as they can, until
.their savagery/ which is tigei
, education, enables them to make
.their way in the jungle.
There can be only one excuse
'for beating children, either bj
.teachers or parents, and that
• excuse, which is a very bad one,
iis extreme anger.
To club or otherwise chastise
a "helpless child in cold blood,
without even the excuse of ang
er, is a thing that should not be
tolerated any people pretending
to civilization.
Unfortunately, it is not pos
sible to abolish whipping by
psrents, unless it is unusually
severe. Only public opinion now
can keep the brute of father cr
the irritable mother from brut
alizing their children, and lower
ing their own standing in their
. children's respect.
But it is possible to stop whipp
ing in the schools. In fact it has
alreadyfceen stopped, and it must
never be allowed to begin again.
Because a child is weak and
«cannot hit back is a pretty feeble
justification for him.
There is quite as much reason
fer a school board to hire police
men whose daties would consist
•f go.ng around the schools and
-clubbing stupid teachers as to
teachers to attack child ren.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT.
It is a very ■* fortunate thing
that the great body of teachers
in America are a fine, competent
body of men and women, whose
only ambition is to do their work
effectively and quietly, and whe
are proud to be intrusted witli
t ie highest duty of civilization.
Teachers who favor corporal
punishment are in a very smali
minority, and that minority wili
in time steadily decrease until nc
more talk of barbarity will be ir
the schools, and no more feai
that the club will be again in
troduced as a substitute for th«
magnetism and leadership which
all good teachers posses.
Retailer's Wife Tried to Trap
the Sheriff.
A few days ago Sheriff Berry
of Burke county, went after s
man f©r retailing and found hirr
on top of a house repairing the
roof. He called on him to come
down and surrender, whicfe he
refused to do. The sheriff sent
his deputy up the ladder to get
nim and he stood the deputy oft
with a hammer. The sheriff then
took a hand in the affair and
while he was on top of the house
the man s wife threw dowai the
adder, leaving the sheriff, his
deputy and the prisoner on the
:oof of tne house with no means
)f getting down. This forced
Vlr. Berry to jump a distance of
L 2 feet, shaking him up consider
ible. He landed his man a;l
:ight, though, and now has him
;afe behi.id the bars of Burke's
ail.—Landmark.
Small Boy's Essay.
Here's a small boy's essay on
lewspapers. He ought to make
L good editor when he grows up:
"Newspapers are sheets of pa
>er on which stuff to read is
>rinted. The men look it over
ind see their names in it. I
lon't think God does. The Bible
ays nothing about editors, and
never heard of one being in
leaven. The first editor I heard
>f was a fellow who wrote up
he flood. He has been here
ver since. Some editors belong
0 the church and some try to
aise whiskers, All of them
aise Cain in their neighborhood.
Sometimes the paper dies and
hen people feel giad, but some
me starts it up again. Editors
tever went to school because
iditors don't get licked. Our
>aper is a mighty poor one but
ve take it so ma can use it on her
>antry shelves. Our editor
lon't amount to much, but pa
;avs he had a poor chance when
1 boy. He goes without under
tlothes in winter, wear» no socks
md has a wife to support him
?a has not paid his subscription
n five years, and don't intend
;o.
Your Printing.
This is to remind the business
man and others who use printed
matter that we do all kinds of
:ommercial printing. Let us
send you samples and quote
prices on envelopes, letter heads,
statements, pay envelopes,
church envelopes, shipping tags,
programs business and visiting
cards, report blanks, hand bills,
circulars, circular letters, pre
scription blanks, receipts, special
blanks of all kinds, booklets,
pamphlets or anything else that
you may need. Prices right, de
livery prompt, satisfaction
guaranteed. Mail orders receive
prompt attention. Democrat
Printery. HicKory, N. C.
A Higher Health Level.
"I have reached a higher health
level since I began using Dr. King's
New Life Pills," writes Jacob Springer,
of West Franklin, Aiaine. "They
keep my stomach, liver and bowles
working just right." If these pills
disappoint you on trial, money will be
refunded at C, M. Shuford; W. S.
Martin aad Menzies drug stores, 25c
HiCKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908.
"RUSTICUS" ATTACK.
i
Farmed Lytes Creek Corres
pondent Asks Hioi Why
lie Often Spoke of Dutch
Settlers in North Carolina as
Descendants From "Good
Old Pennsylvania Dutch?"
Mr. Editor:
The writer having been living
in Pennsylvania over - three
months, and in a city where al
most every class of people in the
states reside Philadelphia brin.cn
to mind a fact Which we apply
through your columns for an ex
planation from vour "Uneie
Rusticus," a historical writer
for your publication from the
rural district known as South
Furk.
It has been a custom of your
good old writer to write histories
of the early settlers of Catawba
county and the state generally,
which it has pleased this writer
to read from time to time. But
before we knew anything about
Pennsylvania people it was al
ways puzzling to us to know
what he meant by saying "So
and So were descendants of the
good (?) old Pennsylvania Dutch
Settlers." We presumed at the
time that he meant descendants
from the Dutch and German
tribe of the state of Pennsylvan
ia.
And by the way when we first
launched in this historic old
state our thoughts wandered
back to the writings of "Rus
ticus" to know something about
what kind of inhabitants (if in
deed inhabitants they can be
called)our good old friends back
there in Catawba were descend
ants from. Hence our eagerness
to find out. We find that the
Duteh and Germans here are a
dirty, rilthy, low class of worth
lessnessings. They made the
city here as some worthless tribe
they fill tie police courts, the
prisons are filled with them.
Possibly Philadelphia applies to
Pennsylvania, it is almost large
enough and deadly enough tc ap
ply to the universe.
But we have inquired all the
possible information we could
about the Dutck here., and we
have seen some pretty
rough specimens for more ob
solute data, and we are ex
tremely disappointed. We are
sure none of the earlier settlers
of our own civilized country
were descendants from this class
of Dutch here and if those here
are fair specimens of their ances
tors, their ancestors were ex
tremely low.
Why they are even worse than
the people in that section of this
city known as Chinatown inhab
ited by the tongs, and they are
low, lawless, murderous, vil
lians!
We want Uncle Rusticus to
write a nice article and explain
what kind of people the early
Dutch Settlers of Catawba really
were, ai,d if they actually were
descendants from the Dutch
people from in and around the
Quaker City, or their ancestors,
why he could apply the word
"good" to their names
We are confident he can relieve
us greatly, for until he does so
we shall be greatly disappointed
about the early settlers of our
country down there, which we
have always been proud of.
"MONOTYPIT"
Formerly Lyles Creek Corres
pondent.
r - . .
It Does the Business.
Mr. E, E. Chamberlain, of Clinton,
Maine, says Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
"It does the busineSs; I have 7 used it
foi piles and it cured them. Usetffy
for chapped hands and it cured them
Applied it to an old sore and it healed
it without leaving a scare behind."
25c, at C. M. Shuford; W. S. Martin
and Menzies drug stores.
Mr. J. B. Johnson left for a
weeks trip Monday.
At The Academy c' tusic.
The theatre goers of
will no doubt hail with joy the
coming of the well known Dem
orest Comedy Co., which wil] op
en a weeks engagement at the
Academy on Monday Jan. 15th
with the beautiful rural comedy
drama "His Country Sweet
heart." This play teils a beau
tiful story of a country girl's
life who marries above her rank
and is not properly appreciated
by the husband or his lamily,
they finally separate and for
five years she goes to school,
aud finally meets her husband at
a party given by his sister, and
is recognized by the wedding
ring, and of eeui'dt alls well that
esflds well. Ona Demorest will
be seen in the role of Rose Bax
ter the country girl and Mr.
Walker as Jack Henderson. Mr.
Demorest as Prof. Potts, and
other members of the Co., are
equally strong. High-class
specialties between the acts as
usual, and popular prices will
prevail—ls 25 35.
An entire change of palys and
specialty will be presented every
night and no plays will be re
peated that they played on their
former engagement. They will
present all new plays.
Death of An Aged Lady.
Mrs. A. S. Menzies died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J.
A. McKethan, in Fayetteville,
North Csrolina, on Jan. 4. She
leaves four sons, Messrs W. 8.,
K. C., Dr. H. C. and E. B. Men
zies and one daughter, Mrs. John
A. McKethan. She came to Hick
ory with her husband in 1884.
She was about 65 years old and
a woman of many sterling traits
of character. She was the high
est type of the christian and her
life was beautiful in its sim
plicity. Her remains were
brought to Hickory on Saturday
night and carried to the home of
her son, Mr. K. C. Menzies where
on Sunday afternoon in the pres
ence of a large gathering of
friends and relatives a very
simple, but impressive funeral
service conducted by Dr. Wharey
of the Presbyterian churcn assist
ed by Dr. Murphy of the Reform
ed church was held. Her body
was carried to Oakwood and
laid to rest by the side of her
husband where beneath a bed of
flowers placed by loving hands it
waits the resurrection of the
dead.
Rutherford College News.
Editor Democrat Dear Sir:
Among the well known speak
ers who will participate at the
dedication exercises of The Car
negie Library at this place on
Frida> next, January tenth, for
mer Senator Judge Jeter C.
Pritchard will be the principal
orator of the day, and it is ur
gently requested that as many
of the citizens of Hickory and
Catawba and adjoining courses
as can be present, come to these
exercises. A literary treat is in
store for all those who attend.
Senator Bsn Tillman has been in
vited to be present, and it is
hoped he may be able to arrange
to take a part in the entertain
ment, but we are not sufficiently
assured to make a definite an
nouncement of this fact.
However, we will greatly ap
preciate it if you will make as
liberal announcement of the
event as possible and we hope
you will be present as our guest,
with the other editors who will
be here on this occasion.
Thanking you in advance, and
trusting to see you next Friday,
We are.
Very Respectfully Yours
T. L. SIGMON—Mayor
For the committee.
Prettie little pictures made
twenty eight for twenty-fiive
cents, at Huffmans old stand,
PASS IT AT THE EXTRA
SESSION.
Strong Re sons Why i: is Bet
ter to Ac i ixow man to
Wait —Would Put Whis
key Question Out of
Politics.
Greenville Reflector.
Our reporter sought out Gov
ernor Jarvis and asked him thi.»
question:
"If the Legislature should be
called together in special session,
do you think it wise for it to pass
a general prohibition law for the
whole State? The governor an
swered, "Yes," and gives his
reasons as follows:
"While it is true that no law is
worth much unless it has &
strong, healthy sentiment behind
it tojenforce its execution, it is
likewise true that when that
public sentiment manifests itself
it is well to respond to it. It
must be manifest to all who take
note of passing events that the
people of North Carolina have
made up their minds to try pro
hibition. Whatever one may
think of the wisdom of prohibi
tion as a remedy for the evils of
the liquor traffic, he must admit,
if lie be not blind, that the p«or
pie are determined to give it a
trial.
"If the legislature shall be
called together in special session
it will be political wisdom to pass
a carefully prepared act making
it unlawful to manufacture or
sell liquor in North Carolina after
the 30th day of June, 1908. If
this is done, prohibition will be
an accomplished fact and harm
less issue when the time come*
to nominate and elect candidates
for the legislature, aud this dis
turbing question cannot be in
jected into politics in the cam
paign of 1908. Prohibition is
now an acute question in this
State, and it cannot be silenced
by anything short of an act of
the legislature, which shall give
it a fair trial, and it is likely to
becom# still m:>re acute till such
an act is passed. If the selection
of candidates should take place in
the present disturbed and un
settled state of feeling on the
whiskey question in the com
ing campaign candidates would
be compelled to declare them
selves and no matter which side
they take the other side would be
angered, and thus you have the
question in politics whether you
want it so or not.
' 'There is another reason why
it is better to have this question
settled at once if it cin be done.
These whiskey elections tend to
bring the negro back into politics.
When we have one of these elec
tions my observation is that both
sides, with rare exceptions, get
on a brisk hunt for voters. I
heard that in more than one of
these elections negroes have been
registered under the "Grand
father clause."
"Conditions are very different
in this State from what thej were
in 1880 and 1881, when the legis
lature passed an act submitting
the question of prohibition to the
voters of the State, but there is
danger, if this question gets inte
politics in 1908 of bringing back
some of the conditions of 1882.
There is danger, in some local
ities at least, if this whiskey
question is not settled before, of
having a good deal of independ
ent mixing and trading in the
coming campaign. If the legisla
ture assembles it would be better
to wipe the whole thing out and
be done with it. I therefore
sincerely hope that if an extra
session of the legislature is called
that it will settle the "rate ques
tion" and the "whiskey ques
tion,' before it adjourns, by the
passage of equitable, enforceable
laws."
The Democrat Printery has
just issued a handsome Directory
of the Presbyterian church.
Democrat and Prass,*Consolidated 1905.
THE BEST EVEIC
The Fiddlers Convention.
Hickory N. C. Jan. 9th and
10th. 1908. This will be tht
biggest entertainment ever gives
in the city. Good old fashic
tiddle niusic by men who kno,
sow to swing the bow!
Every fiddler in the country i
cordially invited to come an
take part in the contest.
GOLD! GOLD!
Big prizes for best fi Idler?.
Best Leal Fidile SIO.CC
2nd Best Leatf Fiddle $7.50
3.d Best Lea J Fiddle . ss.o*
Best Second Fiddle $lO.O
2 id Best Second Fiddle *s.o
Best Specialty $5.0«
2nd Best Specialty $2.50
A booby prize of $2.50 for poor
est fiddler and another prize foi
the most comical.
These prizei will be awardec
by a committee of competen.
and impartial judges.
3 grand performances. 25 t
50 good old time fiddlers Thur: -
lay night, Friday afternoon and
Friday night.
The following rules and regu
lations will govern the contest:
1. Each contestant mnst be *
fiidler of the old school, no ;
what is known as a violinist.
2. Contestants will be allow
ed to select their own accompani
ment—fiddle, banjo, guitar,
either, or all.
3. Contestants are allowed to
select their own program, con
sisting of three pieces to be
played during the convention.
4. No entrance or admission
fee will be charged contestants.
5. All music must be ''old
time," such as Mississippi Saw
yer, Leather Breeches, Arkansas
Traveler, Devil's Dream Soap
Suds Over the fence, Old Sooky
Blue Skin, Virginia Reels, Coti
lions, Polkas, Schottisches, etc.,
or music of that class and date.
No up-to-date or classical music
allowed.
The fiddlers when they arrive
will assemble at the Academy of
Music, where they will have a
good social time and arrange the
programs and select their
judges.
Oome and enjoy the best enter
tainment of a life time.
For further particulars, ad
dress, Academy of Music.
Hickory, N. C.
Mfss Pearl Moretz Entertains.
At the pleasant home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. McCoy
Moretz Miss Pearl Moretz enter
tained a number of young friends
Saturday evening last. The day
had been very stormy and the
night was but little better. But
notwithstanding ' this, some
twenty young people were pre
sent.
»•
The parlor and hall were de
corated in Christmas greens and
ferns, with the saered mistletoe
in a prominent place. One
young lady said she "Had made
up her mind that she was not
going to another party where
they had mistletoe." Whv she
objected to giving her reasons
this scribe saith not.
A number of games were
played and about ten o'oclock
Mrs. Moretz served delightful
refreshments of cake, fruits etc.
The guests enjoyed the entire
I evening and went away delighted
with their amusements and the
hospitality of their hostess.
Miss Moretz was assisted in
receiving by her cousin, Miss
Ada Norris of Blowing Rock, a
young lady as handsome and good
to look upon as the glorious
mountains where she has grown
to maidenhood.
The njarriage bells may be ex
pected to ring more frequently
this year than last year. It is
leap year, you know and the
women have a constitutional
right to propose.
McDowell Similar to the
Mecklenburg Tragedy.
The Marion Democrat tells of
i case in McDowell county some
/nat similar to the recent cast
1 Mecklenburg, in which a
oung woman was shot in the
I >or of her home after night.
">ie Democrat says that on the
ght of December 21st some
=ne rapped at the door of Wm.
layfield, who lives at Nebo,
IcDjwell county. The inmates
>f the house asked who was at
he door but received no response
nd Code Mayfield, the daughter
f Wm. Mayfield, opened the
soor. She was immediately
ired on and fatally wounded dy
ng in a few hours.
The crime was charged to
John Carswell, an uncle of the
>f the young woman, and Pat
Gibson, it being alleged that
iibson provided the gun and
Jarswell did the shooting. Both
nen were arrested and put in
I ail but were subsequently ad
nitted to bail in the sum of $750
>ach, Whether thev gave bond
■s rot stated and the Democrat
nakes no mention of
for the crime.
| LOCAL
and Mrs. Noah Deal and
tiss Whitener spent Sunday in
Newton the guests of Mrs. R. R.
C ildwell.
The l ; ttle six and seven year
old Misses were given a party at
Vlrs. J. F. Abernethys a few
evenings past.
The C. & N. W. railway have
changed their schedule to run
o.ie hour earlier each way.
D. H. Warlick of Granite Falls
was on the streets Tuesday.
Please call phone 37 when you
lave an item* of news for the
paper, we want you to call us.
A good business man will ad
vertise, you cant hold him down.
A big time at the Academy of
Music all next week.
The reason a girl likes to have
a chaperone is so it won't be her
mother.
Communion services will be
held in the Reformed churek
next Sunday with paratory ser
vices on Saturday at three
o'clock.
Miss Jo3ephine Murphy of the
Starrtown High School spent
Saturday and Sunday in town
with her parents, Dr, and Mrs.
J. L. Murphy.
Mrs. J. L. Marphy spent last
Sunday in Maiden visiting her
parents.
Rev. J. H. Shuford assisted in
the services at the Reformed
church on last Sunday morning.
The Thaw agony is now being
gone over again, but there is
cemfort in the thought, there
wont be so much of it.
Miss Virginia Herndon, who
has been visiting relatives at
Danville, Va., has arrived in
Hickory.
Miss Guerrant and Mr.
Percy Herndon, aunt and brother
of Mr. J. A. Herndon, have come
to Hickory which they will make
their home.
Your beauty struck while you
wait 18 times for twenty-five
cents. West corner Union Square.
If you want your friends far
away o know what you look like
get your picture taken twenty
eight times for twenty-fire cents
place easy to find.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. C. Long of
Statesville spent Sunday in tne
city the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Blackwelder Mr. Long is
Post-master at Statesville.