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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT. Published Every Thursday bv W. 13. HOLBROOK, EDITOR AND PROP Eute".H at the Post Office at Hickorj as secou'' class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year Cash In Advance $ x.oc Six Months, " " 5 Three Months " " 2 i Advertising Rates, Transient 2o cents an inch Prefered Position 15 " " Yearly Contracts 10 " " " Thursday, July 15, 1909. Ihe Evening Mascot, of States ville, has been discontinued, as has also the Iredell County Mas cot, and in their place appears the Statesville Sentinel, which will be published semi-weekly. We are sorry to record the de mise of the Mascot, but it was to haye been expected. The man who tries to publish a long primer paper in a brevier towr is surely up against a hard prop osition. In various parts of the state "cleaning up days" are in prog ress. societies are being organ ized for improving the p'hysica conditions, and streets and publit places are being beautified in va rious ways. Why is not Hickorj doing something of this sort' This town is not accustomed t( bringing up the rear in the march of public improvement, and it should not be behind hanc in this movement. There are some of our streets ir which cleaning is badly needed The condition of the alley behind Union Square, for instance, is nothing less than a disgrace. Filled with dirt and debris of all sorts, it is not only an eye sore, but is a menace to the health of the community. Twelfth avenue, too, between 13th and 14th streets, is made a dumping ground for all the refuse of the neighborhood. Old residents say there has not been a dollar spent there for years, and it certainly looks like it. Why do not our people organize a civic league, a village improvement society, or something of the sort, and im prove the conditions under which we live? A GAME OF GRAB. Our esteemed neighbor, the Times-Mercury, does not want paper put on the free list because that would be selfish, and be cause "such a theory would make tariff-making only a scramble of interests, each to get what it wants either in the way of high or low duties." With all due re spect for the editor's noble spirit of self sacrifice we should like him to explain what else the tar iff is. The debates on the sub ject show that the whole thing is simply a game of grab and graft. Before he was elected president James A. Garfield said that any tariff which would pro vide sufficient revenue would give all our industries sufficient protection, and that is as true to day as when he said it. The tariff has "been steadily in creasing with the progress of years, until it is now, on many articles, practically prohibitory. And its worst feature is that its heaviest burden falls on those least able to bear it. The Re publican party has fallen from its once high estate to become the humble servant of the preda tory rich, and the most lament able feature of the whole affair is that not a few so-called Dem ocrats are found willing to aid their party opponents in robbing the people. The old cry of ' 'Protect Amer ican Labor" has become a by word of scorn. If there is anj man who derives absolutely nc benefit from the tariff it is the laboring man. His already smal wages are cut into to further en rich the Rockefellers, the Carne gies and others of that class, while his children, who should b3 in school, are forced to weai out their young lives in toil tc help out the father's scanty earn ings. It is no wonder that the cult of socialism is speading, anc one of these days there will be an outbreak whi/>h will send the i criminal rich to their knees ir terror. The Aldriches, the Paynes names their motto, "After m( the deluge," but the deluge maj [ come in their time and then then will be woe for those who hav robbed the people. GOVERNMENT PRINTING Hon. Thomas P. Gore, th blind senator from Oklahoma, ir a recent speech on the tariff ir the senate, said: "Not only doe; the Government tax the press tax the type, and tax the papei of the editor and printer, but i enters into active competitior with them. The Governmen advertises for business, solicit! business, and accepts contract: to print private cards, or, rattier to print the names ofsprivat( parties upon stamped envelopes There are many socialists in this country, and when their theo ries are adopted in practice then, and not till then, shouk the General Government into competion with the privatt citizen for private business o this description." It is a fact that the printing business is the only one in whicl the government enters into com petition with the private citizen, It is so careful about this that it will not even give the people the parcels post system which thej have so long demanded, for fear of interfering with the swollei profits of the express magnates. But it will do at cost work which rightfully belongs to the local printer and thus take away mil lions worth of dollars worth of business from him. It is all or a par with our tariff system, the only effect of which is to rob the poor to make still wealthier the rich, who are already too rich. That "Government of the peo ple, by the people and for the people," which was Lincoln's ideal, has not only "perished from the face of the earth,'' but has been succeeded by one whose chief object seems to be to des poil the people. Good Roads. The County Commissioners have issued a long and labored state ment, purporting to explain why they did not levy a tax, as allow ed by law, for road improvement. It is, in effect, that the tax would not provide enough money, in some cases, to do all the work required to put the roads in good condition. This position seems to us to be very weak. "Rome was not built in a day," nor can we expect that all the roads in Catawba countv can be put in perfect condition in a year. The proper course for the commis sioners to pursue would have been to levy the tax and use it as far as it would go in improv ing the roads and leave the re t for another year. To leave all the roads of the county in bad -ondition because there was not d money enough to complete them g all seems to be an> thing but wise. People are but j ust begin ning to be aroused to the benefit of good roads. The county oi Mecklenburg is said to be bet y ter known outside than any other o county in the state, and this e largely on account of its good roads. The good which such a reputation does to any section is l * almost incalculable. It attracts J- capital, attracts immigration, s, and gives benefits many times d its cost. We have in Catawba r county a soil which is particular ly favorable to the building and 0 maintenance of good roads, and l " to neglect such an obvious ad e vantage is folly. It is the part d of wisdom to use such natural e advantages to their fullest ex e tent, and it is earnestly desired that our count} officials may be n brought to see this matter in its s true light. e y Firemen's Tournament. e The Hickory boys sure had e hard luck at the Asheville tour nament. On the first day the} made the fastest run of any oi , the contestants, but the extreme f * force of the water blew their e nozzle off, so that they got nc n standing whatever. The press n ure, 185 pounds, was about three times what is ordinarily used, sc it is no wonder that so man} '* were thrown out by it. Out ol r 14 contestants only four succeed ted in getting water through. II n was manifestly unfair for mer t from other places, who had beer g accustomed to using water a ordinary pressure. s On the second day a good rur '» was made but the pipeman miss s ed connectisns through nervous i. ness and the boys were left s again. The Hickory horse was the best one shown there and receiv ' ed many compliments. On the * first day he made the fastest run of any and on the second was j only beaten by Asheville. Alto f gether the boys have no reason to be ashamed of their record in this contest. r > __ 1 Presbyterian Picnic. Several wagon loads of happy children from the Presbyterian ; church, accompanied by a few of . the older ones, went to Baker's mountain Tuesday for a picnic. They returned at night, some what dirtier but not less happy than when they started. Two little boys, sons of E. L. Shuford and Frank Johnson, went up to the top of the moun tain with a party, became sep arated from them, and, after a long search, were finally found on the other side of the hill. Fearing the supply of water would be inadequate a barrel full was taken along. Arriving there it was found there was a beauti ful spring. Mr. Baker said he wouldn't have his spring contam inated by the town water for a thousand dollars, while some from town said they wouldn't drink the spring water for a like amount, but there was enough of each to satisfy the tastes of all, so there was no difficulty. In addition to this the weather man provided an outpour which was wet enough to give everybody all that was needed. One little girl lost her shoes and expects to have her feet blacked with shoe polish so that she can go to church next Sun day. Popular Fxcursion to Rich mond, Va., and Return, July 20, 1909. Southern Railway announce that they will operate a popular excursion to Richmond, Va., on July 20th, handling first class day coaches and Pullman cars. Following round trip rate will apply from Hickory, N. C., $5.00. Pl® eparate cars for colored peo io or „^ urt^er information, see large flyers, or call on your depot agent. R. L, VERNON, D. P. A. Charlotte, N. C. fto make your baby strong and |3 well. A fifty-cent bottle of ■ I will change a sickly baby to afj plump, romping child in summer as H well as in winter. Only one cent ■ a day—rtiinlc of it—and it's as nice B as cream. Get a small bottle now. All Druggists J THE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE k .LIGHT RUNNING Jfvou want either a Vibrating Shuttle, Rotary fcUiltle or a Single Thread f Chain Stitch] Sewing Machine write to THE NEW HOWIE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY Orange, Mass. Many sew?nc machines arc made to sellregrardless of sr-afhy, but the New Home is made to wear. Our guaranty never runs out. Sold by authorized dealers only. Established in 1894. The aim cf the school is clearly set forth by its MHTTA. "Thorourh instruction under positively Christian influences at the lowest MVJi IU: possible cost." The school \ro3 established by thi Methodist Church, not to mcke money, but to furnish • place where jcirls can be Riven thorough training in body, mind, and heart at a moderate cost. The object has been ro fully carried out that cs a nrci Tf X. I l ' 5 to-day. with its faculty of 32, ita boarding patronage of 300, and ita IY£o\J L. 1 . building and grounds, worth $140,000 THE LEADING TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN VIRGINIA. "t f?/\ pays all charges for the year, including the table board, room, lights, steam A I nil heat, laundry, medical attention, physical culture, and tuition in all subjects ■ except music and elocution. A pply for catalogue and application blank to REV. JAMES CANNON. JR.. M. A.. Principal, Blaclutone, Va. frmmfmrmPi x We are now closing out our entire stock of x $ merchandise, consisting of X | Clothing, Shoes, Hats § | and Dry Goods g I At Cost f o This includes 500 Men's and Boys' Suits, 5000 Pairs of Shoes, O 0 all sizes, and a Full Line of Dress Goods. © X This is no fake sale. We mean business. Buying entirely for X X cash we can offer values never before seen in this town. X X All parties owing us will please call and make X PROMPT SETTLEMENT. X 1 Setzer & Russell I Q UNION SQUARE, HICKORY, N. C. 2 PLEASANT Anticipations / of something good to follow are al ways inspired bv the very first im pression of a good piece of printing. Of course you rea lize that. Now we want you to realize also, that you can always get attrac tive and profitable printed matter here The Democrat Printery, QHICHEJTER S PILLS TIIF DIAMOND BRAND. 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Pineules are readily and naturally a!> Tm 1 sor bed and assimilated by the stomach, driving \ m \ out the poison due to disordered conditions of IJJ i the Kidneys or Bladder. They purify the blood and invigorate the entire system. The first dose will convince ycu that Pineules will do ail w* claim for them. Get a bottle TO-DAY. Pineules are put up in two sizes; SI.OO and 50 cent*. The dollar size conuiffi times as much as the 50 cent size. PINEULE MEDICINE COMPANY. Chicago. U. S. A. W. S. Martin & Company. $ 5.00 BUYS a £rood suit this week at J C "The Quality Shop,"- We have about 50 suits in med ium and small size left over from last season that we are closing out at $5.00. If you need a good every day suit it will pay you to look them over. iVloretz=WHitener Clothing Company THE QUALITY SHOP.
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