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Established 1899 KXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTJ Don't Do f§ O Protect Your family and Yourself by Insuring at Once © Q Life Insurancs: Did you ever tbir.k about life insurance? In O JS case of death have you plenty to leave roar loved ones so that they may V live as well when you arc gone? Just stop and think what a small cost JC fir you can get a life insurance policy and then any way you leave just that CJ much more ready cash. About the first question you hear when one r\ dies, "did he leave any life insurance?" v Loans: We have an agreement with the companies that we repre- y rS seat to loan all insurance premiums here in Hickory and vicinity. By XS X insuring with us you are keeping your money at home. jC 0 Hickory Insurance &; Realty Go., O XJ. A. LENTZ, W. A. HALL, M. H. GROVES, V V President. Vice-President. Sec. Treas. Sr 0 H. E. McCOMB, Ass't Mgr. Real Estate Dept. O [SftfiKrararaiflfitfWOTWTOCTHtt Bedroom Furnishings | t0 Ca^b yOU1 * §J and iron enameled beds \\ ii 11 |i II I■ irpmjln and bedroom furniture. 5| We have received a new Cj j |u] j f jffw Jjj f lot that are particularly Ej 1 Hatcher furniture Co. 1 jjj Complete Home Furnishers § 2 HICKORY, N. C. jjj MuyuuuuimurauuuwuyuuuiAAtt The Best Fertiliz That the yield of corn fom the average farm can be greatly in creased by intelligent and liberal fertilization has been repeatedly demonstrated. Large crops of good corti result from preparing the land well, using the right kind and quantity of fertilizer, good seed and proper cultivation. Virginia-Carolin ■ Fertilizers will greatly u increase your yield per acre " of corn or any other crop. In some cases remarkable results nave been obtained. Mr. C. W. Caruthers of Sumpter County, Fla., writes: "Words cannot express the value of your fertilizer. 11 is really so far ahead of other companies' goods, that it would not pay anyone to use other "brands, were they given free and put in the field. I can prove what I say to be a fact I made a test on five acres. I used on one half the land your fertilizer and on the other half another company's fertil izer, same grade; the land received the same cultivation every time. J kept a correct account of the amount of tnoney I got off each half and I got $3OO more front the land on which I used Virginia Carolina Fertilizer than I did off the other half. I got four Utnes as much corn from the land on which I used your fertilizer" Write today to nearest office of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company for a free copy of the new 1909 Farmers' Year-Book or Almanac, full of the most valuable unprejudiced information for _ planters and farmers; or ask your fertilizer dealer for a copy. Virginia- Carolina Chemical Co. Norfolk, Va. Charleston. S C. Columbia, S. C. Baltimore, Md. Atlanta. Ga. Columbus. Ga. Savannah, Ga. Montgomery. Ala. Memphis, Tenn Shreveport, La. ipii©y«d. Baking Powder Absolutely Tare Renders the (food more wholesome and su perior in lightness and flavor. The only baking powder 1 Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. sSraSp 1 THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909. FOR GOOD ROADS. * Their Benefit to Farmers and Citizens in General. One of the most vigorous speeches delivered in >congress in some time on the subject of pood roads was an address by Representative William Sulzer, of New York, a few days ago, Mr. Sulzer believes Jthat the peo ple of the country would approve government aid in the construc tion of model highways, and for years has been fighting to se cure this aid. He says that good roads would contribute to the progress and prosperity of the people everywhere; that they will benefit dwellers in the city as well as those who live in the country. He shows that the farmers are coming to realize that the difference between good roads and bad roads is the differ ence between profit and loss; that the man who lives on the improved highway has an im mense advantage in the fight for prosperity over the man who lives on the ordinary unimproved turnpipe, Jwhere wagon wheels sink to the hub in bad weather. The money value of good roads is being impressed everywhere, and when that is done action by congress will follow. In the report of the country life commission, of which C. S. Barrett, of Union City, Ga., was a member, submitted to congress President Roosevelt last Febru ary, the improvement of good roads was among the specific recommendations made. They declared that all the work should be cooperative between the federal government and the states, and thought the first necessary was to provide expert supervision and direction and to develop a national plan. That property along improved highways enhances instantly and continually in value is proven by statistics gathered by the office of public roads as published as Bulletin No. 38. The bulletin shows that the percentage of the improved roads of the various states where farm land is worth less than $2O per acre is 1.8 per per cent, whereas in the states in which the average value of farm lands exceeds $2O per acre improved roads are 9 per cent of the total mileage. It is shown that the building of a model highway connecting with a near by market town has caused farm lands to enhance from 50 to 600 per cent in value. Hon. J. N. Bachelder, master of the Nation al Grange, in a recent speech in Chicago, said: "The farmers have, for a long time, believed that the highways of the country are of greater importance than its waterways, and that every argument in favor of appropri ations by congress for the im provement of our rivers, applies even more strongly to the im provement of public roads. All the more enlightened and pro gressive advocates of national aid to road improvement dwell upon the great advantage of hav ing efficient and skilled help ex tended through the national gov ernment and its engineers, and the working out of a uniform plan in which the various states may cooperate." DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills, small, gentle and sure. Sold by C. M. Shuford and W. S. Martin. The Catawba Live Stock Asso ciation met in Newton on Satur day, the 15th. and among other things asked the State Board of Agriculture to assign another man to assist Mr. Conover in helping stock raisers to build silos, barns, etc., and passed a resolution asking it to assist to the formation of stock asso ciations in other counties. Favor able reference was made to the action of Hickory people in of fering prizes for best yield of various kinds of produce. The Association was organized the first of the year, has about 30 members, with J. W. Robinson as president. Many weak and nervous women have been restored by Foley's Kidney Remedy as it stimulates the kidneys so they will eliminate the waste matter from the blood. Impuri ties depress the nerves, causing nervous exhaustion and other ailments. Com mence today and you will soon be well. Pleasant to take. W. S. Martin & Co. Deeds, mortgages and other legal blanks for sale at the Dem ocrat office. New Cotton Mill. . Information is received in Hic kory that a very- large and exten sive cotton mi)l, the largest in 5 the world, it is said, will be 5 established at Hickory just as \ soon as the proposed hydro-elec r trie developmenif on the Catawba River here is assured. It seems | that New England cotton mill ! men are taking the initiative in > the matter.,. Whether or not they . will remove factories from there • here or establish a new factory . is not yet stated But most prob- I ably a new factory oat and out. > A factory of such proportions \ should by all means be a new r one. In either event it would not r be necessary or even possible ; with only the 9000 of primary \ horse power tKac can be develop > ed to be transmitted to any other [ place than Hickory, for that . would require all the current to . be had to be utilized in Hickory. , Such a mill would employ from ! 5,000 to 6,000 hands, and its ef fects on the prosperity of Hickory , can be imagined. A Reunion. Tuesday May 18, her children, > grandchildren, friends md neigh bors met at Mrs. Joseph Hawn's, Newton. R. F, D. 5, on her 60th birthday and every one brought baskets filled to overflowing. She has eighit living children, Mr. C. E. Hawn, Mrs. Pink Barger, Mrs. A. R. Barger, Mr. Robt. Hawn, Mr. Geo. Hawn, Mrs. Herbert Boliek, Mr. Ottis Hawn and Mr. West Hawn, and two dead, with twenty two grandchildren living. There were sixty seven present in all. Just before dinner Rev. Mr. Roof, of Newton, read some ver ses from tie Bible, and then prayed for each and every one and that Mother Hawn should live for many years to come.and that we would all live such a life that we could meet in Heav en, if not on earth again. They then had dinner, and Oh! such a dinner, the table fairly groaned Every one then enjoved him or « her self in one way way or another until time to go home, one and all wishing they could stay longer; every one went away hoping to meet again with Mother Qawn and enjoy many moife birthday dinners. Connelly Springs. A couple of weeks ago a blue speckled setter started at Granite Falls and, after biting several dogs there, came through Rhode Hiss, Rutherford College, and Valdese, finishing up at this place, where it was killed. It bit many dogs in each place. Its head was sent to Raleigh, where it was found that the dog was mad. Some 35 dogs which were bitten have been killed, and more will be. Fortunately no person was bitten. Mr. J. M. Sides, who has had an attact of apendecitis, has reg covered without an operation. Connelly Springs is waking up, Rev. D. A. Goobman is building a new house on Mountain street and the hotel here has open ed up earlier than usual this year, and boarders have been coming in for some time, i J. E % Coulter of this place has just received a letter from his son, A. A. Coulter, who is rail" , roading in Cerro de Paso Peru , S. A. stating that while he was | on his run some one broke into his room and broke the lock of his trunk and stole therefrom $825.00 in cash and made good their escape; He has been trying , for some days to catch the guilty parties, but with no success. He , had sent home to his father $lO.OO and regretts that he did not send all he made home. He has been in Peru about a year, | but is thinking of coming back to the U. S. about Oct. 1, as the rainy season begins about that | time and be don't care to en counter another. He is working > on a railroad having the highest , altitude in the world, the aver age of which is about 14,000 feet i above the sea, and in a region of perpetual - snow, with not a tree to be seen on the entire run. Strange to say 20 miles from this line of road oranges and lemons grow in abundance. Sluggish livers and bowels are the cauae of nearly every disease. Cleanse your system and regulate the bowels and liver to healthy, natural action by Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea. The surest remedy known. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Moser and Lutz. SFSSJSKKSS SCHOOL PROGRESS. " \ Its Remarkable Growth in the Past Five Years. Five years ago the graded school system was established in Hickory. Since that time the growth of the school has been remarkable. In 1904 the enroll ment was 377, and the fdaily at tendance 246. In 1909 the en rollment was 612, and the daily attendance 446. In five years the daily attendance has almost doubled. How is that for rapid growth? The question before the peo ple of Hickory just new is wheth er this growth and progress shall continue, or whether it shall be checked. The school board has exercised good judgment and strict economy in administering the fund, but the time has come when more money must be pro vided or the school will suffer. More room must be provided and more teachers added or the work can not be done properly. Will the people of Hickory provide the necessary funds, or will they allow the work of the schools to be hindered and the progress to be checked. The people of Hickory would resent any insinuation that their town is not as live and progres sive as any other town in the State, In fact they are fully l convinced that they have as good a town as there is. But do they want their schools to be on an equal footing with the schools of Lenoir, Morganton, States ville, Mt Airy, and other neigh boring towns? If so, they must provide more money for the schools, for it is money that makes the mare go in school work as well as in other lines. The members of the school board realize the need for more room and more teachers. But it will be necessary for the peo ple to register for the election to be held May 31, and to vote for the additional school tax. Those who are interested in the welfare of the schools will have to register and vote on the needs of the schools will not be provid ed for. Will the people of Hick ory do their duty in this matter, or will they simply neglect it, and by so doing allow the schooi to be cramped in its work? The bright tobacco growers of Virginia and North Carolina have decided to pool the 1909 crop at a general average of 12 cents a pound and if not sold at satis factory prices to reduce the crop of 1910. Last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. O. M. Royster and Miss Ada Schenck entertained eight tables bridge. Mrs. C. M. Sherrill won the prize, a coat suit hanger. Miss Julia Wheeler won the boo by prize, a vase, and Mrs. M. M. Groves the consolation, a pair of black silk hose. Delicious straw berry cream and cakes were ser ved later in the evening. Whooping Cough. This is a more dangerous disease than is generally presumed. It will be a suprise to many to learn that more deaths result from it than scarlet fever. Pheumonia ofton results from it. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used in many epidemics of whooping cough, and aliways with the best re sults. Delbert McKeig of Harlain, lowa, says of it: "My boy took whoop ing cough when nine months old. He had it in the winter. I got a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough' Remedy which proved good. I can not recommend it to highly." For sale by W. S. Mar tin and Company. Johns River bridge on the Le noir road from Morganton has been found to be in a dangerous condition and the public is notifi ed that the bridge will be closed until repairs are made. Lived 152 Years. Wm. Parr —England's oldests man married the third time at 120, worked in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years longer. People should be young at 80. James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky., shows how to remain young. I feel just like a 16 year-old boy," he writes "after taking six bottles of Electric Bit ters. For thirty years Kidney trouble made life a burden, but the first bottle of this wonderful medicine convinced me I had found the greatest cure on earth." They're a godsend to weak, sickly rundown or old people. Try them. 50c at W. S. Martin, C. M. Shuford and Moser & Lutz. Democrat and Press, Consolidated r905 | IF YOU BUY YOUR COMMENCEMENT SUII t*pprom us you are assured of dependable all wool material, combined with skilled tailoring and that easy graceful hang that dis tinguishes our clothes from ?i the ordinary kind, and, | most important, our prices f are no higher. "All wool" suits from $lO.OO to $25.00. Moretz - Whitener ' Glothin& Go. ) "THE QUALITY SHOP" inMuIUMO. I ...ADVERSITY... 1 • o. il jA. Lesson for all —There is a strong lesson J"* jg| for those who save, for, to save money for vr 11 the benefit that the habit in»tills: to save jga for the children, for business prosperity, Q §jg MM for old age when rest is necessary, and j|! fj for individual comfort and for the happi- §1 ae3s of those dependent on you; one or |j| all of these lessons is of vital importance |j| tt\ to OU ' we y° u * u si yjj matter? J g | The Hickory Banking & Trust Co. § IBIHHHiiIHHBiJ THE, m&THEY CHEW^^JTOE W FRIENDS are pleasantly surprised when 1 j they discover that each has shown the same \ / excellent judgment and discriminating taste. \ / BAILEY BROS' ROCK AND RYE ofi \ / best tobacco, properly cured, and delightfully; 1 flavored, has pleased and made friends of thou* I sands of chewers. 1 Practical Test Proves Tobacco Taste. J I BAILEY BROTHERS / I (Incorporated) 1 I Winston-Sadem, N. C. \ \ I No better tobnccoi made than those manufao I I \ | tured by BAILEY BROS. NOT IN A TRUST | j Summers T j 4 Draying and transferring done promptly i and reasonably on short notice, Special at- i J tention to baggage transferred. Experienced 4 and courteous white drivers, i J Calls Answered at All Times. f \ SUMMERS TRANSFER CO. { \ Phone 192. . . J
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