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The Live Stock Association Mr. Editor: —Last Thursday the Catawba Dairy Stock Breed ers and Chicken-fanciers Asso ciation had a meeting on the Robinson farm five miles out of the city. Col. J. T. Johnson jovial old veteran and fathefr of all the doctors in and around Hickory, gave us a fine ride. Every plant we passed he told reminiscens, of his professional work, of life and death, wounds and bruises and petrifying sors. covering many decades of his past busy life. ' We found here the grand old antebelum mansion, two storied four. chimneyed, with a strong ever flowing spring of cold water, shaded by giant white bak trees that have withstood the storms for many centuries. Could these old trees talk, what tales of love romance, ambition and disappoin ment could be told. Here is the home of the Robinson family for many generations. You think of the promise made to old that the scepter should never de part, nor a law-giver from be tween his feet ' The present incumbent is a hopeful son in the lineage: He understand sljusiness laws, and enforces them, as the herd of fine, fat, thorough bred Jersey milk cows, dairy fixtures, silos and up to date barns, and lot of purest bred Berkshires, and concrete floored pens ail attest Henry Robfnstfn, who represents the second generation, owned 100 slaves and three'to five thousand acres, WithP mutii river 'bottom land, and Cattle on a thousand hills, (almost. X' He was ahead of his generation in books, kind to his slaves/ fed the poor—he was a good man. A herd of- black pol cattle were on exhibition, owned by Mr Lightfoot. These cattle combine both milk "ahd beef qualities. The exhibition of horse flesh wafe good. Horses, mules, brood mares, three 1 year olds, down to unweaned horse and mule colts. Quite a lot of chickens were on hand, all fancy birds owned by Mr. Yoder. Coops containing most all of the known varieties. Though the wind was cold and piercing, a goodly number of old ladies, nursing mothers and young ladies were present Seeing three ministers in a group we prestmied to inquire why they came. Dr. Yoder ex T plained that it was the home of a son in-law. Mr. Miller was there by special invitation, and Dr. Fritz well, he came to fetch Dr. Yoder. Mr. Conover of. Kansas and SUPPLEMENT TO THE DEMOCRAT APRIL 15. 1909. Mr. Curtis of lowa state gave short talks, all along the regular lines: The comparison of Kansas and lowa fields of clover, alfalfa roiing fat horses, cattle,[sheep and hogs, fed on home raised corn, all of which we Tar Heels had to buy from them, and when they spoke of our leading agri cultural products, as red gulleys, partridge corn, bum-bee cotton, high horned scrub cous, razor backed pine rooster and no hogs, but plenty Of mangey - dogs and lazy niggers, the comparison was real drastic. We are an ex farmer, and the boys rubbed it on thick, and it's the truth that hurts, and we thought by gum, you can't prove all that by us. We wanted to talk back and ask 'the speakers, if they were posted on the old Tar Heel state: did they know thatr North Carolinians were farming and planting, carrying on commerce, interstate and for eign, one hundred and fifty years before Kansas and Idaho were hatched and a heap more that we could sa^ack. Let us mention that we want immigration. The colored man, alias, lazy free nigger, is a dead letter as far as farming is con cerned. He jobs around ttop towns and cities and serves as a yesrsir and a no-sir flunky for wealthy citizens and their worth less sons. Our young white men all want to smoke and boss a round. Give us old world immi grants from the rural and agri cultural districts. Children of the soil they are morally clean and hold contracts sacredly, and have aspiration, toowi£ land. They will show us bv example how to save and economize and do intensive farming:. They call the farmers old hay seeds And red eyed rascals sure, Who entertain anarchist ere eds, And are moraly impure. They do dearly love td chaw Tobaco and to cuss, Are mighty fond of mortgage law, And in good luck to trust. They farm sucessfuly with wind A n d run a big time bill, AtXmas they come out behind And have no pigs to kill. On Saturday they go to town, Or to the black-smith shop; And have their mules shod all around, And may-be make a swap. But if all men should make sucess, In every trade and line; Why that would stop all business And run down margins fine Entertainment at Claremont College. , The students of the Academic Department of the College will give a one Act Comedy—"Piper's Pay"— and tableaux Monday night April 19 at 8 o'clock. This promises to be a most enpyable entertainment and well furnish an occasion for no small amoupt of fun. A large audience will no doubt witness this play. Ad mission 15 cents. PGR CONSTIPATION^ Mr. L. H. Famham, a prominent draggis) of Spirit Lake, lowa, says: "Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are certainly the best thing on the market for constipation." Give these tablets a trial. * You are certain to find them agreeable and pleasant ik effact. Price. 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by W. S. Marthi & Co. Character is-~to wear forever; who will wonder or grudge that it cannot be developed in a day? I ! 476 is Little Range Away j Can you draw, little girl? If so, you may be the j J proud possessor of this miniature "Buck's" Range, j 1 a perfect little stove. We are going to give it J 4 away —absolutely free —on May 15th, to the little i # girl, of fourteen years or under, who draws the best I F reproduction of the "Buck's" trade mark, here J \ shown. 1 5 Come to Out St®re Today, register your name, and j get a pretty little booklet, which will tell you all # about the contest. School Tax Election. The School Board has asked the Board of Alderman to call an election the last of May to submit to the qualified voters of Hickory the question of increasing the tax levy for schools to thirty cents .on the dollar properity va luation. A special v election is desired because so many other matters are to be voted on at the regular municipal election. There is gredt need for more room and more teachers for tie graded school, and the board has taken this action in order that the people may have an oppor tunity to provide for these needs. W. F. Burns, Chm. School Board. March 23, 1909. In the morning fix your pur pose; and at niprht examine your self, what you have done, how you have behaved vourself in word, deed, and thought
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