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! GOOD-ROADS MACHINERY* 4
Contractors' Equipment and Supplies f
Hickory, N. C. J
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Fifty-first session begins Sept. 9th.
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liard to find. Charges low.
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Lenoir, N. C.
CASE AFTER CASE.
Plenty More Llike This in
Hickory.
Scores of Hickory people can
tell you about Doan's Kidney
Pills. Many a happy citizen ma
kes a public statement of his ex
perience. Here is a case of it.
What better proof of merit can
be had than such endorsement?
Mrs. S. B. "Mace, living at 20th Ave.
Hickory N. C., says: "I cau recom
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knowing them to be a reliable kidney
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V« t.hA Kind You Have Always Bought
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Did you ever notice how much
more courteous officials are in a
large job than those on a small
one? A railroad ticket agent is a
little place is about as pompous
and important as the good Lord
will impose on a sin si k world
The man is pompous because it
lis the only job he ever has had
and he feels proud of himself.
IT CAN'T BE BEAT.
The best, of all teachers rs experi
; ence. C. M. Harden, of Silver City,
i North Carolina, says: "I find Electric
i Bitters does all that's claimed for it.
For stomach, Liver and Kidney trou
bles it can't be beat. I have tired it
and find it a most excellent medicine."
j Mr. Harden is right; it's the best o 4
| medicines also for weakness, lame
and all run down conditions
i Best too for chills and malaria. Sole
j under guarantee at C. M. Shuford, W
jS. Martin and Menzies drug store;
50c.
Not many people can explain why
Irish potatoes are so called. Si)
Walter Raleigh found ihem it
America and, carrying som-.
home with him made them th
nucleus for a crop raised on hi
plantation in Ireland. They hr
came so used in I -
land that they were dubbed I i
Use DeWitts Little Early Risers pie" -
; ant little pills that are easy to take.
1 Sold by C. M. Shuford & W. S. Martin
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 30.1908.
The steam Roller.
Baltimore Sun,
Now enters the latest invention
For caucus, for council convention
The crusher, the rusher,
The foe of fourflushers,
The juggernaut rolling
And ecudding and bowling
Heads up and step high
While the roller goes by,
The roller, the roller, steam
roller! -
When a fellow's not wanted
It seeks him undaunted r
With steam up and puffing
It comes vvith loud chuffing
Witn roar and with thunder
And when a man's under
Heads up and step high,
For it's brother good-by,
The roller, the roller, steam
roller!
Aspirants be wary,
It rolls along merry;
It grinds and it punches,
It pounds and it crunches;
And with its whole heft on him
Nothing is left of him;
Heads up and look out
When the roller's about
The roller, the roller, steam
roller!
Hughes, Fairbanks and Cannon
They were gone when it ran on
Their forms; and with grinnish
Mad fury made finish
Of Guffey and Denver!
Be good and remember,
For caucus, convention,
This latest invention
The roller, the roller, steam
roller!
Sunday School Normal.
The Sunday School Normal
Convention held in Concord
proved a success from every
point of view. Possibly no new
move on the part of our people
contains greater possible good
results than is contained within
the range of that field which has
to do with the proper Biblical
training of our children. Some
of us have known the possibili
ties to be attained, but we had
fears that this gathering might
fail to occuoy the field to be de
veloped. We are glad our fears
were groundless. We are pleas
ed that the gathering correctly
surmised the true situation—
that the Sunday school is but
the church teaching the Bible
facts to her children and that up
to this time her efforts have
brought in unsatisfactory re
sults.
The mind of the Normal was
that this situation Tiust have
careful attention, and that bet
ter work must be done. With a
will the Convention went to work
earnestly seeking better methods
and anxiously and eagerly desir
ing to know how to apply them.
The idea brought" forth is that
we have now the proper mater
ial with which to work—the pro
per machinery and tools with
which to work —and that our
task is to put them into opera,
tion.
Rev Cronk, in charge of music
insisted that the Lutheran church
has richest store of Sunday
school music, but that we have
aped others in following- the
jingle melodies and neglected
our real music.. He at once in
troduced the Sunday School book
and authorized its use as the
best collection of our Church and
Sunday School songs, such as
will not wear out.
Then Rev. Hunton of the Gen
eral Council introduced the grad
ed series and demonstrated how
o use them. The conventon
heartily and eagerly filled, them
elves with information about
.his series and their interes*.
- mgurs that many more will pui
t into operation.
Mrs. E. C. Cronk, who is to bt
.vith us at our picnic, was easilj
me of the* best leaders in the
ession. She spoke not fron
-heory but from practice, havint
been largely instrumental in
building our mission school in the
Atlanta church. She is an auth
ority on the Primary Department
but is well able to speak upon
any phase of the Sunday school
work.
We should like to speak of the
excellent work of Pastor Weltner
the blind preacher and of the
many other excellent addresses,
but space will not permit.
Both synods were well reprer
sented—l4 pastors of the Tenn
essee synod and 18 of the North
Carolina synod being present—
-140 delegates and pastors all
told.
The belief was expressed that
the Normal should be held year
ly, though this is left to the dis
cretion of the respective synods.
The probability is that if another
is held next year it should be held
on our territory. -
It is our belief that no move
ment in our church in recent
years can be made more service
able to the church than just such
work as this proposes to be.
Catawba Lutheran.
Julian Harris Succeeds his
Father.
Julian Harris, son of Joel
Chandler Harris, succeeds his
father as editor of Uncle Remus
—The home magazine, retaining
also his original position as gen
eral manager. Don R. Marquis,
who has already made a nation
al reputation through his editor
ials, poems and short stories, is
to continue as associate editor of
the Magazine.
From his childhood, Julian
Harris had been the comrade of
his father and he was the organ
izing spirit of the Magazine.
When 17 years of age, the
younger Harris became a report
for the Atlanta Herald. A year
later he became connected with
the Atlanta Constitution, and
when 20 years of age he went to
Chicago and became assistant
Sunday editor of the Times-Her
ald. He returned to Atlanta to
become night editor of the Con
stitution when 21 years of age,
and two years later was promot
ed to the managing editorship of
that paper —a distinction proba
bly unprecedented for a man of
his years in the history of South
ern journalism. He is the auth
or of a play soon to be staged by
Nixon & Zimmerman, and has
written a number of short stories
descriptive articlos and essays,
He is his father's literary ex
ecutor and not only "Uncle Re
mus's" last writings in his pos
session, but through his collabor
ation with his father on two im
portant unpublished works—
w hich will be given to the public
during the year— and his inti
mate acquaintance with the pur
poses and ideals of his father,
he is eminently fitted to carry
out the cherished plans of the
founder of the Magazine.—Uncle
Remus Magazine.
Bert Barber of Elton Wis says 4 'l 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.
The Plains of Abraham in Can
ada, one of the historic battle
grounds of the French and Indian
War, which has been owned in
parcels by private parties last
Saturday became the property of
the Bristol government.
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
i felon on my thumb and it never fails
to heal every sore, burn or wound to
which it is applied. 25c. at C. M.
Shuford, W. S. Martin and Menzies
drug stores.
A self made man is all right
.ut one made by the Creator can
je depended on more in a pinch.
Chorus Class Gives Concert.
SignorSeverioD'Anna's
Chorus class gave a concert in
the chapel of Claremont College
on last Thursday night, July 23
which was the greatest musical
event of the season, if not the
greatest which ever took place in
the history of Hickory. The pro
grame consisted of thirteen num
bers and from beginning to finish
the audience was intensely inte
rested. That-Signor o'Anna is
a master in teaching music was
evidenced. His playing and sing
ing were greatly enjoyed and es
pecially in the rendering of three
pieces of his own composition.
Request have been made to
have the concert repeated for the
benefit of many who were not
present on account of threaten
ing weather. Hickory is fort
unate in having Mr. D' Anna and
should give him encouragement
to get him to stay here. Many
of the numbers were encored,
but owing to the length of the
program the musicians did not
respond. The program which is
given below was said by many
be the best they have ever heard.
PROGRAME
Part I
Bridal Chorus-Cowen, Chorus
Club.
Song—Love's Sorrow-Shelley,
Miss Margaret Bost
Song—My Native Land-Mattei,
Sig. S. D'Anna
Piano —Impromptu in C. minor-
Reinhold, Miss Lovie Sigmon
Song—O Vision Entrancing-
Thomas Goring, Mrs. Ed. Ed.
Shuford
Trio —To Thee My heart Belongt
th-Verdi, Miss Essie Shuford,
Mr. B. A. Southerland and
D'Anna
Part 11.
Jubilate - Deo-Wagner-Holden,
Chorus Club
Song—Hindoo Song--B em be r g
Miss Essie Shuford
a- A Dream of Love--D'Anna
Piano b- Pensiero Melodico-
D'Anna •
c- Scheryo from suite op. 31—
Bargiel By S. D'Anna
Song —O, Divine Redeemer—Gou
nod, Mrs. J. L. Murphy
Piano a. Prelude
b. Etude in G Flat-Chopin,
Miss Mabel Bost
Duet —Calm as the Night-Gotze,
Mrs. Murphy and Sig. D'Anna
Hail, Bright Abode-Tannhauser
Wagner, Chorus Club
Dewitts Witch Hazel Salve is good
cuts bruises and scratches. It is especi
ally good piles. Reocmmended and
sold by C. M. Shuford &W. S, Mar
tin.
The reversal of Judge Landis'
order imposing fines on the Stan
dard Oil company is being gene
rally discussed. The Washing
ton correspondent of The Balti
more Sun says the news "caused
astonishment when unofficially
received at the department of
Justice, not because of the re
versal so much as on account of
the severity of the court's com
ment on the procedure in the
trial court. What the ultimate
politecal effect of the reversal
will be is difficult to determine,
but that the immediate effect
among voters will be powerful
there seems to be no doubt."
And so it goes. Everything
seems to be governed these days
by the political effect it may
have.
We take pleasure in directing
our readers' attention to the adv
ertisement appearing elsewhere
in our columns of the Southern
School of Telegraphy, located at
Newman, Ga. There is a great
and constantly growing demand
for telegraph operators, and we
are glad to see this worthy and
well-recognized institution doing
such creditable work in helping
supplv that demand. Any young
man wishing to learn a good pro
fession should investigate the
opportunities offered in the tele
graph field by writing at once
for the School's free, descriptive
literature.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905.
Men who Will Notify Bryan
The following is the committee
appointed to notify William J.
Bryan of his nomination for
president:
Alaska, R. H. Walker; Ark
ansas, Gustave Jones; California,
Charles Edelman; Colorado, Elm
er F. Beck with; Connecticut,
Harry C. Ney; Del ware, Peter J.
Ford; Florida, W. S. Jennings;
Georgia, Crawford Wheatley;
Idaho, Harry L. Day; Illinois,
Edward F. Dunne; Indiana,
Harry McCarty; lowa, J. P.
O'Malley; Kansas, Charles M.
Sawyer; Kentucky, W. R. Halde
man; Louisana, John Pulston;
Maine, Frank W. Morse; Mary
lancU S. S. Fields; Massachusetts,
Humphrey O'Sulliyan; Michigan,
John Winship; Minnesota, J. W.
Pauley; Mississippi, J. R. Wyne;
Missouri, J. W. Farris; Montana,
W. B. George; Nebraska, John
H. Moorehead; Nevada, Charles
R. Evans; New Hamsphiie,
Judge Hutchins; New Jersey,
Robert Davis; New York, Lewis
Nixon; North Carolina, Edward
J. Hale; North Dakota, Frank
Lish; Ohio, T. S. Arnold; Okla
homa, D. M. Haley; Oregon, L.
M. Travis; Pennsylvania, Dewitt
C. Dewitt; Rhode Island, P. H.
Keane; South Carolina, T. B.
Brantley; South Dakota, S. M.
Zeibach; Tennessee, D. G.
McKeeler; Texas, William Master
son; Utah, T. H. Fitzgerald; Ver
mont, James E. Burke; Virginia,
J. R. Taylor; Washington, George
F. Christenson; West Virginia,
C. W. Ossenton; Wisconsin, Bry
on Barwig; Wyoming, W. H.
Holiday; Alaska, H. W. Mellen;
Arizona, \V. A. Forbes; District
of Columbia, Sam De Nedry;
lowa, Allen Herbert; New
Mexico, John Morrow; Porto Rico.
D. Collao.
Men Who W T ill Notify Mr.
Kern
The following is the committee
appointed to'notify John W. Kern
of his nomination for vice presi
dent:
Alabama, M. A. Clay; Arkansas
J. H. Crawford; California, Jus
tus S. Wardell; Colorado, T. A.
Wheeler; Connecticut, Frank P.
Fenton; Delaware, L. Irving
Handy; Florida, M. M. Brown;
Georgia, Lindsay J. L. Johnson;
Idaho, W. H. Eckles; Illinois,
William H. Warder; Indiana, Sig
Kann; lowa, Charles Bullock;
Kansas, S. S. Gray bill; Kentucky,
J. T. Triffith; Louisiana, John
Marshall; Maine, James R. Abott
Maryland, Jackson H. Ralston;
Massachusetts, John O'Gara;
Michigan, E. E. McKnight; Min
nesota, John C. Wise; Mississippi,
M. C. McGhee; Missouri, R. L.
Hamilton; Montana, R. A. Ford;
Nebraska, Andrew M. Morrissey;
Nevada, W. S. Elliott; New
Jersey,, V. Clarence Cole; New
York, James Norton; North Car
olina, W. J. Cooke; North Da
kota, P. H. Perry; Ohio, A. J.
Runyon; Oklahoma, John J. Ger
lach; Oregon, Dan J. Fry; Penn.,
Mortimer G. Rhone; Rhode Island
P. J. Murphy; South Carolina,
Thomas R. Waring; South Da
kota, Andrew Foley; Tennessee,
J. C. McLean; Texas, Rice Maxy;
Utah, J. D. Call; Vermont, James
E. Burker; Virginia, E. I. Ford;
Washington, L. B. Bignold; West
Virginia, S. A. Hayes; Wisconsin,
Gilbert T. Hodges; Wyoming, M.
G. R. Johnson; Alaska, John A.
Duckworth; Arizona, W. A. For
bes; District of Columbia, John
J. Purcell; • Hawaii, 0. T. Ship
man; New Mexico, G. A. Richar
dson; Porto Rico, 11. L. Hill.
"The Commoner".
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
Hill mrke you well. W. S. Martin &Co
Confederate Reunion at Wins
ton-Salem.
The citizens of Winston-Salem,
with that splendid spirit of en
terprise and generosity, that has
ever characterized them, are
making elaborate and extensive
preparations for the entertain
ment of the Confederate Veter
ans on August 19th and 20th,
which is the time fixed for the
State reunion of the "Boys in
Gray."
It is the purpose of the var
ious commit cees having the mat
ter in hand to give the old heroes
such an enjoyable time that they
will carry with them to their
homes the pleasantest recollec
tions of their visit to the "Queen
City of the Piedmont'* The
gates of the city will be thrown
wide open to the "Old Guard."
The locks will betaken from the
doors, watch dogs will be muz
zled. Thi police department will
be suspended. Homes will be
thrown open, and the old fellows
w:ll be welcomed with open
hands and glad hearts, Old
comrades will welcome old com
rades. Sons of veterans will be
glad to grasp the hands of their
father's friends. Kind ladies,
daughters of the Confederacy,
smiling maidens, all will do their
part to contribute to the happi
ness and comfort of the veterans
during their stay in the city.
Winston-Salem does nothing in
a public way on a small scale.
The occasion of the State Re
union will be made a notable one
in the history of the wide-awake
city. Committees are at work
arranging details of the interest
ing event Comfortable sleeping
quarters will be arranged. There
will be plenty to eat and drink
and there will be something go
ing on all the time to amuse the
veterans, and everything possible
will be done to make them feel
at home.
Among the number of distin
guished speakers for the occasion
will be a nephew of Gen. R. E.
Lee.
Bryan Gives up Active Work
on Commoner.
William J. Bryan has retired
from active work on the Comm
oner, and will not be responsible
for its contents during the cam
paign. The following statement
has been given out by Mr. Bryan:-
"My candidacy makes it neces
sary for me to suspend editorial
work, and I desire to have it
known that I should not be held
personally responsible for matter
appearing in The Commoner dur
ing the campaign except that
which appears over my signature.
"My brother, Mr. Charles W,
Bryan, who has had charge of
the publication since its establish
ment, will assume control until
November, and associate editor,
Mr. Richard Metaclfe, will, dur
ing that time, be the editor.
"The Commoner will publish
such speeches, letters etc., as I
may prepare for the general pu
blic and the readers of The Com
moner will have full and accurate
information as to the issues dis
cussed. I bespeak for the paper
the cordial support which from
the beginning made my connec
tion with it so pleasant.
"All profits from The Com
moner, over and above actual ex
penses, from now on until elec
tional, will be turned over to the
Democratic natural committee,
for the benefit of the campaign.
"William J. Bryan."
BOY'S LIFE SAVED.
My little boy, four years old, had a
severe attack of dysentery. We had
two physicians; both gave him up.
We then gave him Chamberain's Colic,
Cholora and Diarrhoea remedy which
cured him and sbelieve that saved his
life. —William H. Stroling, Carbon
Hill, Ala. There is no doubt but this
remedy saver, the lives of many child
ren each yeah Give it with castor oil
according to te plain printed directions
and cure is certain. For sale by W.
S. Martin,