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wrong one given you. For this
reason we urge you in buying
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SOLD IN TOWN Fg
UNIVERSITY
of North Carolina
1789*1907
Head of State's Educational System
DEPARTMENTS:
College, Engineering,
Graduate, Law,
Medicine, Pharmacy.
Library contains 48,000 volumes. New
water works, electric light =, cen
tral heating system. New
dormitories.- gymnastum
Y. M. C. A. build
ing, library.
790 STUDENTS 70 IN FACULTY
The Fall term begius
Sept. 7, 1908. Address
FRANCIS P. VENABLE, PRESIDENT
CHAPEL HILT,, N. C. »
TKE CHILDREN LIHC 11
KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE
COUGH SYRUP
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k Women as Well as Men Are Made
r miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages andlesseusambition; beauty,
j. vigor and cheerful-*
liess soon disappear
when the kidneys are
Mm, out °f order or dis
j _ " Kidney trouble has
» b ecome so prevalent
~J that it is not unconi
/7 i 111011 or a to be
|r— born afflicted with
-weak kidneys. If the
child urinates toooften, if the urine scalds
the fiesh. or if, wbtH the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is vet afflicted with bed-wet
ting, depend upon it, tbecause of thediffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these iniportaat organs. Xhis.uupleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys aud bladder ai;d not to a
habit as most people sujpposd.
Women as well as inert are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
. and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is sQOHJ-ealized- It is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and -one-dollar
size bottles. You may ig§ffijjfS
have a sample bottle
bv mail free, also a Home of Swamp-Root,
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. lit writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every
bottle. ,
The Real Question.
I A Minnesota candidate for
! governor is said to eat pie with
his knife. How he eats p'e
should be less important to t! e
boys than how he peases it
around.
Removal Notice,
Persons needing my* services
at night or on Sunday, can find
me at my new residence on 17th
street, or by calling 'phone 43.
J. W. SHUFORD.
Funeral Director & Embalmer.
Bert Barber of Elton Wis says "I have
only raken four doses of your Kidney
and Bladder Pills and they have done
for me more than any other medicine
has ever done. lam still talking the
pills ai I want a perfect cure to De-
Witts Kidney and Bladder Pills Sold by
C. M. Shuford & W. S. Martir.
' NOTICE. :
All stock holders of the Hick
ory Merc. Co., being, it was
moved and carried that the Cor
poration be disolved, all claims
against the Corporation will be
presented to the president for
adjustment -
This April 12, 1907.
McCoy Moretz, Pres.
J. F. Norris Sec.
Appalachian Training School
Will open its sixth annual ses
sion on September 2, 1908.
Public school teachers pay no
tuition. Other students are
charged a small monthly tuition
rate. The boarding arrange
ments are ample for all who may
ottenH.
The Catalogue and other prin
ted matter is sent free.
Address
Secretary of the Faculty,
Boone, N. C.
HUMAN HANDS
DO NOT TOUCH IT.
From the time the raw materials reach our
factory they are handled entirely by ma
chinery, kept scrupulously clean. No
chance for ~
Jell-fl ICE m Powder
to beeome contaminated. It is strictly
pure and wholesome. Our factory is aa
clean as your kitchen.
ICE CREAM is Easy to Make/
II quart milk.
. 1 package J ELL.-O ICE CREAM Powder.
Mix, and freeze without cooking.
Simple, isn't it 1
This makes two quarts of smooth, vel
vety icecream, deliciously flavored, in 10
minutes at cost of about 1 cent ;i plate.
Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Straw
berry. Lemon and Unflavored.
Sold by your grocer 2 packages for 25c.
"Enough for a gallon."—or by mail if he
does not keep it.
THE NORTH CAROLINA
College of Agriculture & Mechanic
ARTS
Practical education in Agriculture;
in Civil, Electrieal and Mechanical
Engineering; in Cotton Manufacturing,
Dyeing and Industrial Chemistry. Tu
ition $45 a year; Board $lO a month.
•120 Scholarships. Examinations for
admission at the College on Sept. 2nd.
Address
THE - PKESTDENT,
West N. C
FOLEYSnONEY^L^E
:}?. Cures Coldsi Prevents Pneumonia
Birthday's Celebrated.
The Worm /.? Aid and Mission
a*y Society of the Reformed
cflureh of thfc city gave a delig-ht,-
ful birthday party to membeis
'of tFie congregation and their
families on Friday evening, July
10th at the parsonage on 13th,
avenue. The . invitations were
accompanied by dainty little pink
and blue bags, with a request in
rhyme to bring or send a pefiny
for each year the recipient of
I the invitation was old. About
three hundred and forty invita
tions were issued and a large
number of guests assembled at
the parsonage. They were re
ceived by Dr. J. L. Murphy and
his wife. Each person young
and old deposited the little sack
as he entered. Light refresh
ments were served and the guests
werp entertained with music
furnished by the young ladies of
the congregation. Beautiful solos
were rendered by Signor D'Anna
and Miss Nellie Winn of Versail
les Ky., who is spending the
summer in this city.
It was a happy thought on the
part of Mrs. Murphy to have
this party on the occasion of Dr.
Murphy's fifthieth birthday. A
thoughtful present was given
him by the members of the
church when Mr. G. - xi, Geitner
in a charming manner presented
to Dr Murphy in behalf of the
congrGgatioij, a purse containing
as many dollars as he was old.
The guests departed at a late
hour with many good wishes to
Dr. Murphy and his wife, and
many happy returns of the day.
The Democrat joins with these
and offers congratulations and
hopes that Dr. Murphy may
spend many more happy birth
days.
Progressive Dinner.
A progressive dinner was giv
en by a number of young Indies
of this city to an equal number of
young men, last Thursday nighf
from 8 to 11 o'clock. It was
very much enjoyed by all who
participated and especially so as
it was a novel feature to the
guests. • The first course was
served at the home of Miss
Hazel Elliott on Fifteenth street.
After each course the couples
were changed from there the
diners proceeded to the home of
Misses Grace and Ruth Aber
nethy on Tenth avenue, where
the second course was served,
then to Miss Sallie Martin's
home on Thirteenth avenue for 1
the third course. For the fourth
course the party proceeded to
Miss Mary home on
Tenth auenue. From there to
Miss Lillian Field's residei.ee on
Fifteenth street, where the fifth
course was served. The sixth
and last course was served at the
home of Miss Maigaret Bost on
Tenth avenue. The young men
who enjoyed the hospitality of
the young ladies were: Albert
Abernethy, Orin Sigmon, James
Shnford, George Blackwelder,
Frank Henderson and Joe Mur
phy.
Moonlight Picnic.
A moonlight picnic was given
one night last week at Catawba
Springs in honor of Miss Car
malt Grimes of Salisbury and
Mi •5S Blanche Bailey of Winston
Salem. Mrs R. A. Grimes act
ed as chaperon. These are beau •
tiful nights for picnics and an
enj jyable time was had by all.
The guests were: Misses Sallie
Martin, L Uian Fields, Carmalt
Grimes, Annie Laurie Abernethy
Blanche Bailey, Ruth and Grace
Abernethy, Pearl Cotton and
Margaret Bost.
Messrs. CorbettStapp, Hubert
Morris, Durward Abernethy, Joe
Murphy, Albert Abernethy, Geo.
Blackwelder, Jacob Doll, James
ShufordandTed Sides.
The function of the kidneys is to
strain out the impurities of the blood
which is constantly passing through
them. Foley's kidney Remedy makes
the kidneys healthy. They will strain
out all wast matter from the blood.
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy and it
will mrke you well. W. S. Martin &Co
Revenue Increasing.
Last Thursday afternoon Mr.
Robert Eckard from the country
came to Hickory and a-1
long with him more liquor than
the laws allow. The said Mr.
Eckaid arriving proceeded to
dispose of his cargo and while
engaged in that pleasant occupa
tion fell straightway into the net
laid b> the Chief for such offend
ers. He was arrested Fridav
morning and gave bond for his
appearance next day. »
However before leaving town
he went before mayor Blackwel
der pleaded guilty and was
promptly fined $5O. This he
paid and departed for parts un
known.
It seems to be the opinion of
some people that the Hickory
ordinances are not to be treated
seriously and that they can oper
ate "blind tigers" with im
punity. If so the sooner they
rid themselves of the delusion
the better. The police are rigid
1> enforcing the law at every op
portunity and are to be com
mended for their efforts. Mean
while the town's revenues are
increased each time an arrest is
made. Let the good work go
on.
REV. I. W. WILLIAMS TESTIFIES
Rev, I, W.Williams Huntington, Va
testifies as follows "This is to certify
that I used Foley's Kidney Remedy
for neverous exhaustion and kidney
troubls and am free to sap that Foley
Kideny remedv will do all that you
claim for it. W. S. Martin & Co.
Missionary visitation.
The Woman's Central Commit
tee of N. C., announces that
Mrs. Hight C. Moore and Miss
Elizabeth N. Briggs will visit
Hickory Baptist church on Sun
day July 19th and speak the
ladies of the town and the Associ
ation on "Woman's Work in
Missions."
The object of the visitation is,
by the simple, definite and direct
presentation of plans and meth
ods, to enable leaders to work
more effectively in Woman's
Missionary Societies, Young
Woman's Auxiliaries and Sun
beam Bands.
Instruction will be given in
organizing and conducting Mis
sion Study Classes, as well as
Missionary Societies.
The Committee asks that a
delegate be sent from every so
ciety in reach, who will on her
return put in practice what she
has gained.
It is requested that those who
receive this announcement pray
for the success of the visit.
BEST THE WORLD AFFORD,
"It gives me unbounded pleasure
to recommend Bucklen's Arnica
Salve," says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel
Hill N. C. "I am convinced it's the
best salve the world affords. It cured
a felon on my thumb and it never fails
to heal every sore, burn or wound lo
which it is applied. 25c. at C. M.
Shu ford, W. S. Martin and Menzies
drug stores.
She Conquered the Germans.
In the Franco-German war the
French hospital at Veudome was In
charge of Mme. Cora lie Cahen, one of
the most noted nurses of the time
There, aided by two nurses and seven
Christian Sisters of Mercy, she re
ceived thousands of French and Ger
man soldiers. When the Prussians oc
cupied Vendome they wished to hold
the hospital and plant on it the Ger
man flag. But, warned of the enemy's
intentions, Mme. Cahen early one Jan
uary morning visited the Prussian gen
eral, who, surrounded by his staff, was
about to seize the building.
"Sir," she exclaimed, "we have re
ceived your wounded aud nursed them
as though they were our own. We will
continue to do so, but we will remain
in a French hospital. We will not have
it converted into a German hospital."
"Madame." was the reply, "we are
masters."
"In the town It may be; here, no!"
was the answer. "We are protected by
the Red Cross and the French flag.
You have no right to touch either the
one or the other."
She conquered, and from that day
the utmost admiration was openly
evinced for her by the Germans.
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to use what you have got.
' ANNUAL STATEMENTIH
Ot County Board of Educa
tion 1907-1908.
RESOURCES
Bal, June SO 1907 $417,84
State and Co., Poll tax 4725X0
Property tax - 11675. CO
Fin as, forfeitures, penalties
1450.28
Sale of school property 158.00
Private examinations ~ 78.00
From Ist. $lOO,OOO 1317.98
" 2nd 100.000 1171.87
" State loan fund 1500.00
Districts for libraries 75 00
State libraries 75.00
Local taxes 3645.65
• $26289.62
EXPENDITURES
Salary County Supt. $389.17
White teachers 13656.8)
Colored teachers 1278 93
Fuel and janitors 452.23
Furniture, desks, stoves,
etc, 351.16
Supplies, brooms buckets 59.53
Libraries 225.00
Rent of school house 6.00
Installment on loan fund 818.88
New building, sites and
repairs, (white) 2316.28
New "buildings and repairs
(colored) 125.81
Mileage and per diem of
County Board 88.00
Census and committeeman 89.74
Horse hire, p't'g, stationery
and all o;her expenses 120.28
Treasurers commission 501.24 j
City schools 5083.97
Total . $25563.11
3a1., cash on hand $726.51 *
COST OF ADMINISTRATION.
0. H. Mebane, Supt., $29.17
Catawba Co.. News, print
ing Annual statement 20.00
•John Sherrill extra trip 1.00
G. H. Geitner per diem and
mileage 3.00
R. A. Rudisill 2.70
John Sherrill 3.10
G. E. Long, Supt. 12 mos.
salary 360.00!
A. C. Link per diem and
mileage 27.00 j
F. J. Dellingar 27.70!
W. T. Mcßee 23.50 j
Stationery 14.43
Horse and buggy (Supt) 31.50
Wood for office 2.25
ExrenseSupt. to State Asso.
of County Supt. 6.80
Catawba Co., News, p't'g
order blanks, 4.00
Enterprise for p't'g exami
nation papers 5.00
Enterprise postal cards and
p't'g same 1.50
Recording deeds 4.20
vV. C. Feimster, Atty's.,
, salary 25.00
Stationery, stamps & p't'g 5.60
Total $597.45
BALANCES DUE TOWNSHIPS
Hickory Township $191.98
Jacob Fork " 284.54
Bandy s " 47.33
Catawba " 199.47
Newton " 133.98
Mt. Creek " 229.52
Caldwell " .. 108.07
Total • $1194.07
Cline's " due Co.
Board .82c.
Amount due Newton grad
ed school by former
Board, 956.94
Total obligations $2151.01
Less bal., on 726.51
Present indebtedness, $1425.50
Amount paid on shortage
($2100.-1425.50) 674.50
TAXES STILL TO BE COLLECTED.
On polls and property 142.98
On local tax 158 99
Total $301.97
Geo, E. Long,
Cb. Supt.
Sicilian Vespers.
The Sicilian Vespers is a uame given
to the massacre of the French in Sicily
on Easter Monday (March 30), 1282,
the signal for the commencement of
which was the first stroke of the ves
per bell. Charles of Anjou by his bru
tality and injustice drove the Sicilians
to desperation, and on that evening
the inhabitants of Palermo, enraged at
a gross outrage offered by a French
soldier to a young Sicilian bride, sud
denly rose, against th&r oppressors
and put to. the sword every man, wo
man and child to the number of 8,000.
—New York American.
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Th« Winds of the World.
Apart from the winds of regular
habit there are the mauy 4ocal winds
which occiir "in different parts of the
world and are generally : unkind in
character. Of such' may Ibe mentioned
the monsoon, simoom, sirocco, harmat
tan, the puna of Peru, the bitter north
easter of Britain, the mistral of Mar
seilles and that coast, the rampero of
the Andes. With' all these local breezes,
though, in fact, they are oftentimes
gales of some velocity, many curious
effects are coupled, and one of the most
noticeable of these is that the blowing
of the genuine nor'easter at home is
always coincident with the greatest
number of deaths from consumption
and brain disease. Singapore Free
Press.
Color of the Lungs.
Much has been written about the col
oration of the lungs of workers In
mines in the coal regions. Physicians
declare that men live just as long with
black lungs as with pink ones, the nat
ural color. I am sure of it. This has
been proved in the soot of Pittsburg.
In children the color of the lungs is
rose pink, but as life advances they
become more and more of a slaty -b ue .
mottled with streaks and patches of
dark gray and black, which are due to
deposit in the lymph spaces of dust in
haled on the breath. Eskimos and oth
ers who live in an atmosphere free
from dust retain the color of childhood,
while, on the other hand, the lungs of
coal miners become often of a uniform
jet black shade.—New York Press.
Fire Insurance.
There are traces in earlier times of
enforced or voluntary contributions to
ward the relief of sufferers by Are, but
It is only about the beginning of the
seventeenth century that we hear of
proposals being made for a more sys
tematic provision, and it was not till
after the great fire in Loudon in 1666
that these proposals took practical
shape. This seems at first to have
been in the form of underwriting by
Individuals or by clubs, and some at
tempts were made to engage the cor
poration of London In a scheme Of fire
Insurance, but in 1681 the first regular
office for insuring against losses by
fire was opened near the Royal ex
change, and it was followed shortly
afterward by others.
OASTORXA.
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OASTOnZA.
Bears the Kind You Have Always Boagtit
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§ mi until SUE I
I July 15th to Aug. Ist g
jl The Greatest of the Great! §§
p| The only big sale of the season.
|§ We have made unusual pre-
M paration for this great sale,
and will make the lowest prices
M ever offered on high-class ||
gjj merchandise.
1 $2,000 Worth of Men's and Boy's 1
H CLOTHING,-*, i *JI
tliat must be turned into caslr '€it hess§J
.||k the price will be phenomenal, must see them"
§|f to be appreciated. - Y-fpj
H 5000 Yards of Lawns, Swisses, Prints, Dimities, j|
. etc., worth 7 1-2 to 10c, for 5 l-2c.
|p 1000 pairs of Ladies', Men v s and Children's ;
HE Oxfords and Shoes at specially reduced prices..Wl
v| 5000 yards of Laces and Embroideries cut in twp** t/43
|U 500 pieces of Glassware and China'tO ahriost' giVo • ?
jg| away, as we are closing out the department.
|| $5OO worth of Men's New and Up~t6*Date Shirt J^M
|P and Underwear that will be slaughtered" 1 for **
jk| this great sale. "§|j
|p §5OO worth of Men's and Boy's latest style Hats,
SI must be sold. .. . ... =- ♦♦.* * "j»
Hjj $2OO worth of Fine suit Cases and Trunks, all
H prices cut deep on this sale. ' t " ./* IS
B $2OO worth of Rugs and Art Squares to be 83
jis slaughtered. -
In fact everything will be priced p
|| to surprise the skeptical. |f
1 /WcCOY MORETZ 1
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Proof is inexhaustible that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change of Life.
Read the letter Mrs. E. Hanson,
304 E. Long St., Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
" I was passing 1 through the Change
of Life, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since tak
ing it I feel so much better, and I can
again do my own work. I never forget
to tell my friends what Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound did for ma
during this trying period."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty yea* Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges
tion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ? •
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
-women to write her for adrice.
She lias guided thousands to
health. Address, fcynn, Mass.
* An Egg as the Earth.
It will be a long While before the
world of science will forget some of
the late Lord Kelvin's reasonings. He
was, for instance, a firm enemy to those
who hold the fhe interior of the earth
must be fluid because of Its intense
heat. To prove his contention that the
interior pf the earth muBt.be solid he
took two eggs, one hard boiled and
the other raw,'and, suspending them
by cords,, spun them in imitation of
the earth's rotation. In a very short
wliile the raw egg lost Its momentum
and came to rest, while the boiled one
went on spinning merrily for quite a
long while. From this he argued that
if the earth had a liquid core it would
have come to an end long ago.—Lon
don Black and White.