THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Established 1899
KXXXXXXXXXXXX)OOCX>OOOOOOCX2
Q iVv Never Before %S
A Has there been sncli opportunities
X for making money in real estate as
O LIFE-INSURANCE. 8
jC Ilif Do you know of any one that re- jC
U cwrr retted carrying life insurance as U
they were cashing it in, or a w.uow that was wot gluu that her husband
V hail carried iife insurance?
V Loans. —We loan money on first mortgage improved real estate. If
rS yon have funds that you wit-li to lend, we will act as your agent, your /N
* money will be loaned on first mortgage real estate, you wiil receive the JC
y interest semi-annually, and the principal guaranteed. \/
O All Insurance Premiums loaned in Hickory. O
0 Hickory Insurance & Realty Go., 0
V? J. A. LENTZ, W. A. HALL, M. H. GROVES, V
O President. Vice-President. Sec. Treas. Vx
0 H. E. McCOMB, Ass't Mgr. Real Estate Dept. 'O
g>ooooooooooooooooooooooo 5
| NORTH CAROLINA
STATE NORMAL AND
& Maintained by the State for the Education of the Women of North Carolina a
Four regular Courses leading to Degrees.
a Special Courses offered in Teacher Training, Music Manual Arts g
fj and Domestic Science and in the Commercial Department.
| Free tuition to those who agree to leach in the schools of North g
O Carolina. ©
Board, laundry, tuition and all other expenses, including use of a
|| text-books, $170.00 a year, For free tuition students, $125.00 a &
ii year. - ~v 5
Those desiring to enter should apply as early as possible. ' The a
capacity of the dormitories is limited.
a Fall Session begins September IS, 1908.
0 For catalogue and other information address %
a J. I. FOUST, President, f
g GREENSBORO, N. C. |
ATFTHART 7 I
f - Manufacturers' Agent F
> GOOD-ROADS MACHINERY (
£ Contractors' Equipment and Supplies
F Hickory, N. C.
F Agent for the Austin.Western Co., Ltd. of Chicago.
f American Road Rollers, all sizes; Aurora Rock Crushers, jaw and f
A rotary; Street Sprinklers and Sweepers; Western Road Machinery, A
scrapers, graders, plows, wheel and drag scrapers; Special Western
w reversable road machine and ditcher; Dump wagons and carts; Steam #
1 Shovel Cars and-lram cars, all sizes; Dirt Spreaders, leveler-grader A
and ditcher; Offcial Safes and Vaults, all sizes; County Vanlts a spe
f cialty; Hand Traveling Cranes of the Reading Crane & Hoist Works, f
A Reading, Penu.; County and township orders especially salicited, and A
prompt attention given. Austin reversible horse power rollers; Wes
r tern elevator grader, ditcher and wagon loader. Write or Wire for F
A Particulars and Prices. d
Davenport College
Fifty-first session begins Sept. 9th.
A better place for girls and young women would be
hard to find. Charges low.
For information, address,
CHAS. C. WEAVER,
Lenoir, N. C.
fifths
| A NEW HAT J
u ■Pi [ Remember D
ff •A|/ that we carry the size !l
/V Wbn the \ for every head, to be-ff
V. ticuiai-man wants m \ I C ome every face and to ij
% a hat he invan- B| I \ J of*
/v ably selects a ■y/, suit every purse. "Stet-
P Stetson 111 m sons ;" H » we ° au(l «
t B 1 good makes,from §>l.oo Tl
IS because it has the Hi t J£ fin N.
N assurance of style fil* S& 10 U
U and quality that he'a ytitk* AJ
n looking for. pF All Kinds of Straw N
/f It established its # 111
superiority years ago, and to-day its PjiMS II ft UATO A#
character supports and sustains ita I nl«r%lvlM lln I V Mt
ff reputation for style and excellence. , yK
We have the Stetson Soft and Derfcy iw
Hati in *ll the lateit stylei. "
1 Moretz-Whitener \
ft Clothing Company S
THE QUALITY SHOP n
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,1908.
' Second Fiddles.
When we visit the theater in
one of our large cities, before
the curtain rises we sit held in
wonder by the dazzling lights,
the beauty of the theater, the
flashing of jewels and the peo
ple filing past ui but most of all
we are attracted by the orches
tra whose music only makes the
scene more fascinating and we
feel that we are in some sort of
fairy land.
The most prominent figure in
the whole orchestra is the leader
himself. He sits on a platform
a little above the others, direct
ing everything; now bow.ng his
head, this way and that, now
waving his bow high in the air
and then letting it fall, the
music of his violin breaks into a
fnil crescendo which rises high
above the music of the other in
struments in a wild weird strain.
When the music ceases the audi
ence applauds again and again.
To him is given the entire cuc/cess
of the music. He is praised and
talked about; while at his side
attracting no attention site the
man who plays the second fiddle.
His eye never wanders from his
music t>ut as Matthews has sai4
he sits and "steadily byt con
scientiously he pours a rich un
der current of harmony into the
music which few hear, fewer
care for, but without which, los
ing the charm of contrast, it
would be as dreary as the drown
ing of a bag pipe; as monotonous
as a picture which is all lights
and no shadows."
Were he to cease playing the
m3lody would be broken, the
harmony lost. True the solo of
the first violin would still be
wild and weird as before, but
lacking the accompaniment, its
beauty would be lost. As the
shadows help to heighten the
lights or the joy of the woJd is
intensified by the presence of
grief, so the second fiddle is ne
cessary to the harmony and
beauty of the first.
The man who plays the second
fiddle may have just as much
talent, just as high ideals as the
man who plays the first. Who
can say? It may be destiny has
placed him in this position. But
suppose he is not talented; but
he does with all his might what
he is given to do, who will say
that he does not do well?
Shakespeare says, "All the
world's a stage." Equally true
the statement. "All the world's
an orchestra and all people are
players in it." Some are play
ing one instrument, some an
other. The deeds of some rise
far above others, bringing them
praise and fame. There are
those who play the first violin.
The sorrow and grief in life is
like the miror of the music.
Sometimes the music of life is
grand and loud, sometimes low
and sweet almost dying away;
yet the lives of all together form
one grand symphony of praisa to
him who is the greatest of all
musicians.
And in the world's great
orchestra how many there are
who play the second fiddle! All
history is full of those who have
played the first. Their names
snnds on history's p.ige not
to be forgotten. But often
their greatness is due one whose
name is forgotten; someone who :
has helped them on to fame but 1
who himself has played the
second fiddle. Tha second fid
dlers are hard to discover in i
history, their very part make '
them so, yet to the one who
studies carefully and deeply j s
they are often seen. In the
world's history no man has been
a greater or more renowned lead
er than Napoleon.—yet histor
ians tell us that more than half
of his success was due to Mar
shall Ney, whose alertness and
ability to meet any emergency
he ped gain many a battle. But
Marshall Ney played the second
{ fiddle and has almost been for
, gotten.
In our ewn history are the
names of many of those who
| have played the first violin,
among these are the great lead
ers of our civil war. But it is
said that many of the victories of
Grant and Sherman were due to
the indomnitable courage of John
f A. Logan. But to the former is
the credit given while the latter
was only a second fiddler.
In literature al o many ex
amples are found. One of the
best of these is the old school
of Drumtochty who spent all his
life in helping boys to a better
education.- Some of these young
men became famous thru out all
Scotland, while the old school
master was not known out of
his own community.
In life all about us are ex
amples of men who play the
second fiddle. The president of
a large railroad is given the
credit of the success of his road,
but it is the man with the pick,
and the one with his hand on the
the throttle, who makes the
wealth and fame of the former
possible.
The leader of an army directs
its movements but the actual
work is done by the man behind
the gun. The former only dir
ectc but he gets the credit and
praise while the common soldier
does the work but he plays the
part of the second fiddler.
How many times on Com
mencement day we hear some
young man give his commence
ment oration while teachers,
friends, acquaintances applaud
and say how well he has done,
but back in the audience sits the
neglected mother wh© ha# labor
ed year after year to make all
these opportunities possible.
She receives no credit, in fact
she passed by unnoticed. Yet
she has spent her life in making
his richer and fuller. She has
played the part of the second
fiddler.
It is true we should all strive
to do the best within us, to
strive with all our might to ap
proach our own ideals. But sup- '
pose we do not do anything but
make another's life brighter,
has our work been in vain?
Scott in speaking of the harp
says: "Yet if one heart throb
higher at its sway.
The wizard note has not been
touched in vain" and if this is
true of a harp how much greater
is the influence of one life on
that of another! -
But we can not all play the
first violin, nor would we all
wish to do so. As the music of
the . orchestra would lose the
harmony without the second
violin so in life the beauty of
contrast would be lost without
the second fiddler.
If our part in life is to help i
another to m ake some life easier
to help work out God's great
plan, have we not played well?
As the mother strives all her
life to live for her children so
that they may be something bet
ter than she has been, so ought
we be content to uplift others, i
As the second fiddler of the :
orchestra plays with the best of 1
his ability the part put before ,
him so ought we do our part. He 1
simply does his duty and that is
the work of the second fiddle.
To these of us to whom it falls :
the lot to plav the second fiddler, 1
it remains only to play the best "
we can, to play so that the music
of our lives will chord with those
about us, looking for our reward 1
with the blossoming of the life's ,
which we help to make bright
and better. For surely a reward
will come to us if not here in et- :
ernity.
Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
ny case of kidney or bladder trouble i
that is not beyond the reach of me
dicine. No medicine can do more.
Procrastination.
" Lose this day loit'ring, 'twill be the
same old story
Tomorrow, and the next more dila
tory; v
Each indecision brings its own delay?
And days are lost, lamenting ovei
lost days:
Are you in earnest? Seize this very
minute
What you can do, or think yoo can,
begin it!
Boldness has genius, power and ma
gic in it.
Only engage and then the mind
grows heated
Begin it, and the work will be com
pleted.
The Work of the Summer
School.
The work of the summer
school, which closed last week,
was of a very helpful nature, anc 1
will prove of great practical va
lue to the teachers of the county.
Practically all the teachers of
tne county were in attendance
on the summer school, and show
ed themselves anxious for im
provement. The attendance for
the first two weeks was compul
sory, and 85 teachers were en
rolled. The last week the atten
dance was voluntary on the part
of the teachers, but 61 were pre
sent, showing that they were
much interested in the work.
Wishing to express their views
of the work, the teachers held a
meeting one afternoon and pass
ed the following resolutions.
We, the teachers of Catawba
County, do hereby resolve:
First, That after having this
summer school, we are now in
a position to declare that no
mistake was made when we chose
the summer school instead of an
institute.
Second, That we express our
hearty thinks to Profs. Chas. M.
Staley, A. P. Whisenhunt, J. S.
Koiner, A. C. Sherrill, aud C. E.
Long for the thoughtful, kind,
and succesful manner in which
they have labored to make our
work more effective in the school
room.
Third, That we are highly
gratified at the inteiest and zeal
which Supt. Geo. E. Long has
shown in the bringing about of
higher standards in the public
schools of Catawba County by
his thoughtful arrangement for,
and his daily attendance at this
summer school, as well as by oth
er laudable measures by which
he was labored to attain the same
end.-
Fourth, That we express our
thinks to the school Board of the
Newton Graded School for their
kindness in placing their school
building at our disposal for these
sessions.
Fifth, That we also extend
our thinks to the people of New
ton for the hospitality and libe
rality shown uf during these se
ssions.
C. 0. Smith ]
Emma Lutz
r Belle Kockett )>Comm
Mary Rowe
J. A. Gabriel J
ATTENTION, ASTHMA SUFFERS!
Foley's Honey and Tar will give im
mediate relief to asthma sufferers and
has cured many cases that had refused
to yield to other treatment. Foley's
Honey and Tar is the best remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
trouble. Contains no harmful drugs.
If your are tempted to inter
fere in your neighbors business
remember the man in the moon
-look on and say nothing.
Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
—Doan's regulets. Ask your drug
dist for them. 25 cents a boj:.
Put not your trust in memory:
more people can repeat the Lord's
Prayer than con practice it.
Baby won.t suffer five minutes with
creup if you apply Dr. Thomas'
Electric Oil at once. It acts like ma
gic.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1605.
JULIAN HARRIS SUC
AS EDITOR OF MAGAZINE
-
' IF * "MH
.: > • m
MLJ.V I,l;'"'Y" * -*■■ "VS ," F I". I
v>sei*w "
JULIANHARRIBI'
Who Succeeds His Father, Joe! Chandler Harris, Editor of Uncle Remus'*—
The Home Magazine f
Julian Harris, son of Joel Chandler
Harris, succeeds his father as editor of
UWEIE REMUS'S—THE HOME MAGAZINE,
Staining also his original position as gen
eral manager. Don It. Marquis, who has
already made a national reputation
through his editorials, 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 organizing spirit of the Maga
zine. >
When 17 years of age, the younger
Harris became a reporter for the At
lanta Herald. A year later he became
connected with the Atlanta Constitution,
and when 20 years of age he went to Chi
cago and became assistant Sunday editor
of the Times-Herald. He returned to
An educated mand stands, as
it were in the midst of a bound
less arsenal and magazine filled
with all the weapons and engines
which man's skill has been able
to devise from the earliest time,
and he works accordingly with a
strength borrowed from all past
ages, Caryle.
BLOCKADED
Every Household in Hickory
Should Know How to Re
sist it.
The back aches because the
kidneys are blockaded
Help the kidneys with their
work.
The back will ache no more.
Lots of proof that Doan's kid
ney Pills do this.
T. C. Robbin, living on Main St. Le
noir, says: 4 'For several months I suf
fered from kidney trouble. I had
Fains across the small of my back and
felt dull, and languid all the time with
no energy and ambition. The kid
neys were annoying and I had an al
most constant desire to pass the se
cretions, which were attended with
pain. I secured Doan's Kidney Pills,
used them according to directions, and
was relieved of the trouble in a short
time. My kidneys are now acting in
a normal manner and I am entirely
free from pain and distress."
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's
—and take no other.
Great shame is ours if we do
not more than our fore-fathers.
We are the richer by their ex
perience. Each man heirs the
ages past.
SHE LIKES GOOD THINGS.
Mrs, Chas. E. Smith, of West Frank
lin, Maine says: "I like good things
and have abopted Dr. King's New
Life Pills as our family laxative medi
cine because tiny are good and do
their work without making a fuss about
it." These painless purifiers sold at
C. M. Shuford, W. S. Martin and
Menzies drug stores, 25c.
Atlanta to become night editor of the
Constitution when 21 years of age, and
two years later was promoted to the man
aging editorship of that paper—a distinc
tion probably unprecedented for a man
of his years in the history of Southern
journalism. He is the author of a play;
soon to be staged by Nixon & Zimmer
man, and has written a number of short
stories, descriptive articles and essays.
He is his father's literary executor, and
not only are "Uncle Remus's" last writ
ings in his possession, but through his col
laboration with his father on two impor
tant unpublished works—which will be
given to the public during the year—and
his intimate acquaintance with the pur
poses and ideals of his father, he is emt>
nently fitted to carry out the cherished
plans of the founder of the Magazine.
Impure bloods runs you down —
makes you an easy victim for organic
diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters pur
ifies the blood—cures the cause-builds
Vou up.
He that has power to hate,
has power to love; for hate is
love reversed.
"Doan's Ointment cured me of ec
zema that had annoyed me a long time.
The cure was permanent.''■— Hon. S.
W. Matthews, Commissioner Labor
Statistics, Augusta, Me.
One need not be learned in
book-lore in order to be educa
ted. Any one is educated who
is on to his job.
CURED HAY FEVER AND SUMMER
COLD
A. S. Nushaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: "Last year I suffered for three
months with a summer cold so distres
sing that it interfered with my business.
I had many of the symptons of hay
fever, and a doctor's prescription did
not reach my case, and I took several
medicines which seemed only to aggra
vate it. Fortunately I insisted upon
having Foley's Honey and Tar. It
quickly cured me. My wife has sin
cenused Foley's Honey and Tar with
the same success."
Southern Battlefields.
Next week we hope to begin
publication of a series of articles
on Southern battle-ground. These
articles are written by one of
the Democrat's staff who visited
the battlifields for the express
purpose. Among the places vi
sited were Vicksburg, Chattan
ooga, New Orleans, The Wilder
ness, Kings Mountain and others.
The old soldiers will be speci
ally interested in the series.
A BOON TO ELDERLY PEOPLE
Most elderly people have some
kidney or bladder disorder, that is both
painful and dangerous. Foley's Kfdney
Remedy has proven a boon to many
elderly people as it stimulates the urin
ary organs, corrects irregularities and
tones up the whole system. Commerce
taking Foley* s Kidney Remedy at once
and be vigorous.