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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1909.
TIIE SOUTH
STORM-SWEPT
>
Small Towns in Georgia and Ala
bama Suffer Greatly.
BRINKLEY CALLS FOR AID
Whole Town Destroyed—
Two Hundred People Home
less and Suffering.
During the early part of last
week, a fierce tornado swept
over Georgia, Alabama and Ar
kansas destroying thousands of
dollar* worth ©f property, to
gether with a number of lives.
The first storm came on Sun
day night and resulted in ten
deaths and great destruction of
property. Tuesday night anoth
er storm came on, which left
death and devastation in its
i wake. Many farmers in Geor
gia had their homes swept away.
Guthbert, Ga., reports damage
to the amount of half a million.
Nearly half of the main business
blocks in Gurthbert were demol
ished. Ever> store on Depot
street was blown down. Home
less persons wandered through
the streets searching for house
hold articles which the wind had
scattered for blocks in every di
rection.
Mayor McPhearson issued an
appeal for aid.
Every business house in Brink
ley, Ala., was destroyed, and on
ly three bouses in the city were
left standing. The mayor issued
an appeal for aid in which he
stated that beds, bed-clothing
ar.d roofing were sadly needed.
Many people are homeless and
starving. *
Two Burned To Death.
The small anrit x to the county
home, five miles west of Reids
ville, used for confinement of
demented inmates, was discover
ed to be on fire last Wednesday
a'x>ut 4 o'clock. The flames had
gained such headway that the
small building could not be saved
and was totally destroyed.
Two aged inmates were burn
ed te death. They were Lige
Carter, a very old white man,
who has been living at the coun
ty home for many years, and
George Tompson, also white,
from Spray. Thompson was
about 60 years old, Both bodies
were almost incinerated.
The fire is supposed to have
started from a stove in the hall
of the small building purposes.
The building was erected sev
eral years ago for confinement of
violently insane people who
would have to be kept in the
county home until their admis
sion to the State asylem could be
arranged.
A RELIGIOUS AUTHOR'B STATE
MENT
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Salis
bury, N. C., who is the author of sever
al books writes: "For several years I
was afflicted with kidney trouble and
last winte. I was suddenly stricken
with a severe pain in my kidneys and
was confined to bed eight days unable
to get up without assistance. My urine
containad a thick white sediment and
I passed same freauently day axd night
I chmmenced taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy and thk pain gradually abated
and finally ceased and my urine be
came normal. I cheerfully recommend
Foley's Kidney Remedy." W. S.
Martin & Ce.
Headon Collision.
Passenger train No. 33 on the
S. A. L. and a northbound freight
train collided headon Saturday
morning at Colon, a small station
35 miles south of Raleigh. The
fireman rn the passenger train
was killed outright and .several
persons were sevrely injured.
A misunderstanding of orders
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At THE WHITE HOUSE.
A Steward at SI,BOO a Year
Will Do Mrs. Taft's Market
ingr.
Mrs. Taft has the reputation
of be : ng an excellent housekeep
er, but little of this kind of work
will fal 1 to her lot as mistress of
the White House. A steward is
providsd at SI,BOO a y.ar to look
after such matters.
It is his duty to hire ~all the
servants, to give orders to the
housekeeper and to do all the
marketing. He is provided with
a government Dayton wagon in
which to do his shopping.
He is a sworn government
official, who under the terms of
a bond of $20,000 given before
he enters upon the duties is per
sonally reponsible for all govern
ment property used in the White
House. This includes table linen
plate glass, furniture, carpets
and ornaments.
Whenever the first lady of the
land wishes any repairs or change
made she simply call upon the
engineer officer of the army who
is detailed in tbe dual capacity
of superintendent of public build
ings and grounds and master of
ceremonies at the White House.
He k allowed $35,000 a year foi
the care and refurnishing of the
mansion and an equal amount
for repairs, $6,000 for fuel. *9,000
for greenhouses an J $4,000 for
care of the White House grounds.
All food bills, including those
for the four state dinners given
each year or for the entertain
ment of distinguished foreigners
in Washington, must be paid out
of the President's own private
funds. Tlie four state banquets
usually cost about SI,OOO each.
The ftoral decorations for the
White House, however, come
from the government green
housec. The music too is free,
being furnished by the famous
Marine Band at Washington.
In the basement of the White
House the new mistress will find
two modern kitchens, a large
laundry room and a wonderful
pantry containing an electric
dish heater with a capacity of
3,000 dishes and plates. At the
state dinners, over which she
presides, the viands, prepared in
her two kitchens by one of the
best caterers in the country, will
be served on a $30,000 service of
Wedgewood china, besides the
new glassware bought under the
Roosevelt regime and the historic
silver plate collected by White
House matrons since Adams'
time.
This is the most dangerous time of
the year to catch cold, and it is the
hardest time to cure it. If you should
take a cold, a few doses of Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup will act very
promptly. Its laxative principle cures
the cold by a gentle but natural action
of the bowels. Children especially like
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, as it
tastes so good, nearly like maple sugar.
It is sold by C. M, Shuford and W. S.
Martin.
Priest Is Shot Dead.
At New ark, N. J., a few days
ago three masked men entered
the Rectory where Father An
sion was at study and fired three
bullets into the priest's body.
There had been disputings over
church matters and this is sup
posed to hava led to the shoot
ing. Father Ansion's house
keeper, who tried to prevent the
murder, was seriously wounded.
Don't wait until your blood is im
poverished and you are sick and ailing,
but take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea now. It will positively drive out
all winter impurities, 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. Moser & Lutz.
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"A woman cannot talk when
she is smoking cigarettes," says
the Des Moines Tribune, dog
matically. Whv, then, should
some people torture themselves
with the fear that cigarette
smoking may become a wide
spread fad among women?
Some Needs of the Graded
School.
There is nothing which meani
more to the permanent gro vth
and prosperity of a town than
good schools. This statement
needs no argument, since it is re
cognized as true by all progress
ive towns and communities.
Some years ago the people of
Hickory recognized this fact,
and made provision for the edu
cation of their children. But the
provisions that were ample and
sufficient then are now inade
quate. The increase in attend
ance on the schools has made it
necessary to provide additional
facilities if the schools are to do
the kind of work they shouli do.
The enrollment in the gr ided
school this year is 512. There
are only ten rooms in the build
ing. and ten grades in the school
course, In the first four grades
the enrollment is 331, >r an
average of 32 children to the
grade. In the First grade the
enrollment is 82; in the Second
grade 87; in the Third grade 90;
and in the Fourth grade 72. The
average daily attendance has
been in the First grade 60, in the
Second grade 70, in the Tnird
grade 72, and in the Fourth
grade 54. The average for these
four grides is 64 pupils in daily
attendance for each grade.
These figures furnish all the
argument needed to show that
four more teachers are needed
for the lower grades. The coun
try schools in Catawba county
are allowed two teachers when
there are 60 pupils in daily at
tendance. In the graded schooi
of Hickory one teacher has more
than 60 pupils. Of course every
body recognizes that in the pri
mary grades the teacher ought
not to have more than 30 or 35
pupils, since in those grades the
pupils need so much ird vidual
attention.
But it is not possible to have
more teachers in the school until
more rooms are provided. In
order to provide seats for the
pupils this year it has been nec
essary to divide some of the
grades into morning and after
noon sections, and to use the
auditorium for a class room.
That was the best that could be
done under existing conditions.
Three or four more rooms are
needed for the coming school
year.
By using the strictest economy
the sohool has been kept running
for eight months in the year.
The schools will close this year
about fhe 22nd of April. Other
towns the size of Hickory main
tain their schools for nine months
in the year, many of them for
ten months. It needs no argu
ment to show that a nine months
term is better than an eight
months term.
The teachers in the graded
school are paid smaller salaries
than are paid in other towns,
even smaller than are paid in
the country schools. It can be
readily seen that schools whicn
pay the larger salaries will event
ually get the best teachers. The
people of Hickory want good
teachers for their children, for
they are well aware of the face
that it is not given to every one
to be a good teacher. It is not
possible, however, to secure and
retain the best teachers, unless
the salaries are more nearly
equal with those paid in other
schools. Instances could be
given of good teachers who have
left the school here and have
gone elsewhere because they
could get better salaries. And no
one can blame a teacher for doing
this
These conditions and needs of
of the school are set forth that
the citizens may know the needs
and begin to consider what is
best to be done to supply these
needs, The people of Hickory
will be given an opportunity to
vote at the next municipal elec-
Democrat and Press, Consolidated r905
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tion on the question of increas
ing the tax levy for schools to
thirty cents on the one hundred
dollars property valuation. And
it is necessary that they know
the conditions and needs of the
schools in order that they may
give proper consideration to the
question. Many towns have a
tax levy of forty cents for school
purposes, but it is beieved that
with strict ecenomy a levy of
thirty cents will be sufficient to
provide for the most pressing
needs of the schools of Hickory.
The school board is trying to
provide the essential things in
the school and only the essen
tials.
State Ba ik Report.
That North Carolina did not
suffer from the effects of last
year's money stringency, is
proved by the summary of the
condition of State, private and
savings banks at the close of
business Fobruary 15, just issued
by the Corporation Commission.
This report shows the total re- j
sources to be $48,954,015.84, an j
increase of $1,206,000 over the.
report of a year ago. This is in
deed a good showing for the Old
North State.
"My three year old boy was badly
constipated, had a high fever and was
in an awful condition. I gave him two
doses of Foley's Orino Laxative and
the next morning the fever was goue
and he was entirely well. Foley's Orino
Laxative saved his life." A. Wolkush,
Casimer, Wis. W. S. Martin & Co.
Aged Man Dies in Flames.
The Biggs Sanetorium at Greens
boro was destroyed by fire early
Thursday morning resulting in
the loss of about $15,000 worth of
property and one life. Frank
Greene, an aged man from Gold
ston who had been in the Sani
torium for several months re
ceiving treatment for paralysis
was unable to leave his room
and was burned to death. He
was burned beyond recognition,
the flesh on his face and body
being charred and blackened.
Both legs were burned off below
fche knees. Mr. Gr;ene was to
have returned to his home in a
few days. He was 65 years of
age.
All the inmates had narrow
escapes, a number jumping from
upper stories and being serious
ly injured.
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Boys' Cora Club Contest.
The State Board of Agriculture
at the December, 1908, meeting,
offered SIOO.OO in prizes. First
prize, SSO; second prize, s3o;third
prize, S2O; to be given to three
boys in the State making the
| greatest number of bushels of
| corn on one acre of land, each,
] in 1909, under the rules and reg
ulations herewith set forth.
|
! We shall be pleased to have
| you enter this contest and en
! close application blank for the
same which please fill out and
mail to me.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING CONTEST
1. The contestant must be
between 12 and 17 years of age,
j and live on the farm.
2. He must cultivate one acre
in corn, doing all the work him
! self, except he may have help in
| gathering the crop.
I 3. The acre may be in any
part of the field; but preferably
! by the road-side.
, 4. The acre must be land that
would not make more than 35
bushels of corn without the use
of commercial fertilizers or other
manure. Though in this contest
commercial fertilizers, including
cotton seed and cotton seed meal
and lot, stable manure, woods
mold, etc., without limit.
5. A record must be kept of all
fertilizers used,kind and amount,
work done on the acre, and ev
ervthing of the kind. Also of
the weather, rains, droughts,
etc., and the condition of the
soil when the crop is worked,the
i time of planting, cultivation, etc.
| 6. The land must be meas
ured. the crop gathered and
weighed, or measured, in the
presence of such witnesses as the
Department of Agriculture or its
agent may select.
7. The crop must be gathered
; and the report sent into my office
| before November 15, 1909.
8. The Superintendent ofPub
lic Instruction fft your county
will co-operate with me in these
Boys' Corn Club contests, and
will be the representative of the
Department of Agriculture, and
as such, will appoint committees,
give further information, etc.
T. B. PARKER, -
Demonstrator.
"Hope all the fishin' worms
weren't frozen," says the Balti
more Sun. Same here.