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(J f /ll* •* vur buildings? If you have not, V>
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moment the fire fiend may burn you out and then you say why didu't I
take that policy'out before it wa£too lati. '/V/
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f\ Every c *nt of money that we take in, in payment of Fire or Life In
\f surance premiums we loan here in Hickory aud vecinity 011 first mort-
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IX J. A. LENTZ, W. A. HALL, M. H. GROVES, > X
X President. Vice-President. Sec. Treas.
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HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC 17 1908.
IT PA YS TO A D VER TISE,
PARTICULARLY in
, Barre. Vt., Dec. B.—"l>oes
a Ivertising pay? Well, I should
say it did, particularly in relig
ion." said the Rev. Francis A.
Poole, paator of the First Con
gregational church, yesterday,
Mr. Poole took charge of the
church three years ago. It wag
then a moribund organization.
Mr. Poole started with advertise
ments in the Sunday morning
papers —big ones, a page when
That Panama Canal Deal
The Papers have contained so
much recently concerning the
Panama Canal deal, we car not
refrain t'rom adding «ur little
mite. This question is, by no ;
means, understood by the people
To fulty unberstand this ques
tion, it is nessicary to note that
the question has two phase.—
one public, the other private.
The President has dealt only
with the public phase; his crit
ics with the private side of the
question. The critics want to!
know what became of the $40,000 j
00J that was paid to the French
Government after it left the
hands of tne French Liquidator
of the old Panama Company's
affairs. Personalv, we are ua
ble to state positively where this j
money went to. Solicitor-Gxiner- j
al Hoyt says.it distributed by i
the Liquidator to the new and
old comprnies as fixed by the de
cree of the Seine. This distribu
tion, then, is a matter of French
records and not nessiealy a part
of-our own. The President i&ob- i
vousiy correct in saying the TJ;i- [
ited States Government has no ;
official knowledge of the d spDsit
ion of this money after it left;
the hands of the government and ;
the liquidators receipt taken for ,
same. Senator Milliard would j
leave the impression that the j
money was paid to J. P. Morgan
& Company. The Morgan house
simply acteJ|as agent for the gov
ernrnent in transfering the mon
ey from the government to the
French Liquidator. For this ser
vice, they recieved a commission
of $35,000.00 from the new Pan- •
ama Company. What became of
the money, is thus a matter of
individual concern between those
to whom the money was distrib
uted. It is also claimed that the
stock of the old Panama Compa
ny was b »ught for $12,000,000
a.id resold to the governmant for
$40,000,000. The cost of the
stock of the old company did not
concern the government; neither
did the further alegation that
American citizens were greatly
interested in the deal. The gov
ernment simply accepted the
valuation placed on the property
as a fair one and did not stop to
inquire if the company was mak
ing a profit. The main question is
did the United States pay
in exorbitant price for the Pan
ama property? Doubtless the ma
jority of the American people
will agree with the government
that the purchase was a genuine j
bargain, and that dishonesty j
should be imputed to no official.!
"What can an ex-President
do?" inquires the Fort Worth
Star. Just yoir wait a tew
months, and you will probably
have your hands full keeping up
wiih one.
MEDICINE THAT IS MEDICINE
"I have suffered a good deal with ma
laria and stomach complaints, but I
have now found a remedy that keeps
me well, and that recedy is Electric
Bitters: a medicine that is medicine for
•tomach and liver troubles, and for run
down conditions,'' says W. C. Kiestler
of Halliday, Ark. Eletric Bitters purify
-and enrich the blood, tone up the nerves
and impart vigor and energy to the
weak. Your money will be refunded if
it fails to help you. 50c at C. M. Shu
ford, W. S. Martin & Co. and Moser
& Lutz.
;he had the money and- three or
1 four columns at other times. He
| took pig, black type, and he told
\ the people what was going on in
j the church, what the sermon
j be about, and who would
i bfc there.
I "As a result,'' says Mr. Poole
"the congregation has quadru
pled in three years, and at a
meetiag of trustees we decided
to enlarge the church building'
to twice its present size. -
The Cost of Advertising
The unawake merchant often
wonders how some rival "can af
ferd to spend so much money ad
vertising." He is sure that he
could not—that it would bankrupt
him in short order to "plunge''
into publicity on the scale that
the other fellow does.
"The other fellow" is not wor
rying about the cost of his adver
tising for the simple reason that
he doesn't have to pay it. The
competitor, who cannot "afford"
to advertise really, in effect pays
th-i bill of the man who can
"offord" it.
He pays him in the loss of
business caused by his failure to
advertise. The business he ought
to have—his share of the trade
in his line—goes, in large part to
the competitor who seeks it, who
can afford to advertise for it. The
profits on trade drawn away from
the timid advertiser by the ag
gressive one pavs the latter's ad
vertising bills —and leaves a com
fortable surplus, It is a fact which
progressive-merchants are^prov
ing all the time —so it ought to
have some personal significance
to the over cautious business men
who are waiting to get rich bfore
"riskin" adequate advertising
campaigns
Who Shall Kiss?
"I firmly believe that the day
will ccme when kissing will be
confined to the lower classes,
the ed icated people having been
brought to see the evils of the
habit," says Dr. Clara Scott.
Dr. Clara is from Philadelphia
and, of course, we must make
allowances for that. Bat we
cannot believe that the day will
eve? come when such a luxury
and necessity will be "confined
to the lower classes." If it ever
comes to that pass, the "lower
classes" will have fo take in a
200 i many new members who
know ;i good thing when they
see it and want to taste the
sweets of life.
E Juration has done a lot of
funny things and and has turned
out some queer, products, includ
ing]such freaks ar Chicago Uni
versity professors. The country
has stood a good deal from
"education," and it will probab
ly stand a good deal more. " But
if education gets to fooling with
true love, it will be going too far.
Kissing is very wholesome and
improving, and some of our finest
men and women were raised on
it. If the Philadelphia * lady
doctor and the slim and clivery
college professors don't like it,
they can let it alone.
"But," as Uncle Samuel would
remark, "them where are tryin
|to stop kissin' is them where
i ain't kissin' ner bein' kissed."
MARKED FOR DEATH
1 "Three years ago I was marken for
| death. A grave-yard cough was tearing
my lungs to pieces* Doctors failed to
help me, and hope had fled, when my
1 husband got Dr. King's New Discove-
I ry," says Mrs. A. C. Williams, of Bac,
j Ky. "The first dose belpeh me and im
] provement kept on until I had gained
59 pounds in weight and my health was
fully restored.', This medicine holds
the world's healing record for coughs
and colds and lung and throat diseases
It prevents pneumonia. Sold under
guarantee at C. M. Shulord, W. S.
MartiD & Co. and Moser & Lutz.
50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free.
Hickory's Merchandise Dis
play.
The visitor in Hickory "has
a veritable feast of beanty and
splendor upon which to rest his
eyes while on our streets. This
feast is in the way of display
windovvs. Starting at rhe north
of main street with the exceed
ingly beautiful display of silver
ware in the window at the Shu
ford Hardware Co., we meet
with a gala display by every
store we pass.
Umsteads Santa Claus store
presents a lovely picture of china
ware toys, and dolls that will fill
the children with delight.
Moser & Lutz display a nice
line of drug sundries, cigars and
other things connected with
their line. The Hatcher Furni
ture Co., shows a very attractive
display of house furnishings
which is sure to catch the eye of
any one interested.
Miss Mary Rosbrough attracts
the eye of the passer-by with all
the latest in millenery, furs, hats
and ribbons.
The bargain seekers are made
to stop and investigate the won
derful offer made by McCoy
Moretz in his special sale whilethe
gift buyers are being waited on
at Morrison Bios. Co., These two
stores present a beautiful ap
poarance indeed.
The hungry man's mouth is
is made to water as he beholds
the enticing collection of the
good things to eat being display
ed in the windows of Hammond
& Johnson's.
The beautiful decorations of
holly in the window of W. S, Mar
tin and Co., causes the pedes
trian to stop and beheld the
worthy display of handsome holi
day goods offered by this pro
gressive firm.
J. F. Allen has something
to interest eyeryone in the way
of clothing, shoes, drygoods and
notions, all of which is now
tastily displayed in his window,
But the lovers cf beauty are
made to marvel at the intensely
beautiful show of rich cut glass
bracelets, rings, watches, silver
ware and other jewelery to be
found at George E. Bissanar's.
This in fact, is the most beauti
ful window evei shown in Hick
ory.
Eat all the good food you like. Quit
dieting. You don't have to diet to cure
dyspepsia. In fact yon can not cure
dyspepsia or indigestion thar way, but
rather you must add strength to the
tfeak stomach by taking something that
will digest the food which the stomach
jon not digest. Kodol is the only thing
known today that will do this, for Kodol
is made of natural digestive juices found
in a healthy stomach, and it digests all
food comepletely. Kodol is pleasant
to and is guaranteed to give re
lief in any case of stomach trouble.
Sold by C. M. Shuford & W. S. Mar
tin.
The Bi i itol Herald-Courier
thinks the Coopers will have a
speedy and perfectly fair trial
down in Tennessee and wil get
precisely what is coming to them
Important, if true, and we hope
it is true.
5 THIS IS WORTH READING
Leo F. Zelinski, of 68 Gibson St.,
Buffalo, N, Y., says: "I cured the most
annoying cold sore I ever had, with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. I applied this
salve once a day for two days, when
every trace of the sore was gone."
Heals all sores. Sold under guarantee
at C. M Shuford, W. S. Martin & Co.
and Moser & Lutz drug stores. 25c
Five thousand cats have been
shipped from Germany to Japan
and 3.000 women have been ship
ped from Germany to South
Africa. And there are grouchly
ones in this world v who will de
clar€ that there is a distinction
without a difference between
the two cargoes.
Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley's Honey
and Tar, as it soothes inflamed mem
branes, heals the lungs and expels the
cold from the system. Get it W. S.
Martin & Co's,
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
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that bears as close relationship to the commer
cial welfare of the community as the bank.
..The bank is to our industrial life as the heart
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trols the life of commerce as the heart controls
the circulation. And THERE IS NO J3EI
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There are four reasons why you should do
your banking with us:
First. Money deposited with us is absolutely
safe. Our vaults are burglar-proof. "Thieves
do not break through and steal." Our finan
cial strength is so great that failure is impssi
ble.
Second . The money is available at any time.
Every check honored the moment it is pre
sented.
Third. A liberal intesest is paid on all time
deposits.
Fourth. You will receive every courtesy con
sistent with sound banking policies. Place
your money with us and, thereby, help to pro
mote the prosperity of yourself and neighbor.
With thanks for past patronage, and with best
wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy
New Year, we are,
Sincirely,
Hickory Banking & Trust Go.
J. F. ABERNETHY, Pres. W. X. REID. Cashier
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A Rat Shuts Down Factory.
A little rodent several days ago
caused several thousand dollars
worth of damage to the Southern
Power company In Concord, N.
C., when it crawled over the
terminal wires and made a short
circuit, thereby stopping the
wheels o£ every cotton mill in
that city and various other en
terprises for a period of forty
five minutes. The rat was a very
small one, and when found by the
electricians it was cooked to a
crisp. Besides the
various shops and mills, two big
transformers were burned out,
putting additional expense on
the power company.
The monument to the Memory
of Robin Cooper should be a
scaffold above which is suspend
ed a rope.
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] Why these grapes ? Because from the
i healthful grape comes the chief ingre
j| dient of Royal Baking Powder, Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
L Alum-phosphate powders are made with harsh mineral acids SIS
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Sick Mule Seeks Doctor.
Monday night a male belong
ing to Mr. B. P. Cobb, about
eight miles from Greenville, was
taken with colic. The animal
broke outx>f the stable and took
the road for Greenville. Upon
reaching town he turned up
Dickinson avenue and stopped
in front of the office of Dr.
Laughingheuse. Seeing nobody
around the office, the mule laid
down right there and died. Now
the question is, was that mule
looking for tne doctor? Several
persons on the street «aw the
mule stop in front of the doctor's
office.—Greenville Reflector.
J Pierpont Morgan eats pie for
luncheon, and yet soma people
claim that the rich don't have
any good times.