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Established 1899 "HAPPY VALLEY." V Bob Taylor Will be in New ton Dec. 4 , Many Will Go Form Hicfcory. ! Robert L. Taylor is one of the most entertaining speakers in this country. He has a keen sense of humor and in his speeches moves one from tears to smiles in a lew words. The people of Newton have engaged him to deliver a lecture there Saturday night, December 4th, and many will go over from Hic kory to hear to hear him. The subject will be "Happy Valley." Below is a portion of his fare well address on his retirement as governor of Tennessee in 1899. "I am about to shuffle off this mortal coil of politics and fly away to the haven of my native mountains, where I may thin* and dream in peace, safe from the sickening sting of unjust criticism; safe from the talons of some old political vultjre; safe from the slimy kiss and keen dagger of ingratitude. Ido not mean to say that all politicians are vultures, or that they are all hypocrites or assassins; for the majority of our public men are upright and honest, and worthy of the confidence reposed in them by the people; yet, there are black wings in the political firm ament, and reptiles crawl and hiss in every capitol. But, thank God, the live thunders of eternal truth always clear the atmos phere, and the heel of justice will surely bruise the serpent's head. Ido not retire from this office with the rankling of disap pointment and chagrin in my bosom, but rather as one who re tires from labor to rest, from war to peace, from trouble to happiness. Ido not retire, the 'somnambulist of a shattered dream,' but with all the buds of hope bursting into bloom, and all the bowers of the future ringing with melody. I am contented with my-lot in life. Three times I have won the laurel wreath of honor, twined b> the people of my native state, and that is glory enough for me. "While I believe that the good in politics outweighs the bad, yet how thorny is the path, and how unhappy the pilgrimage to him who dares to do his duty. There are no flowers, except a few bou quets snatched from the graves of fallen foes; there is no happi ness except the transient thrill of cruel triumph, which passes like a shadow across the heart. "Every honest man who runs for office is a candidate for trou ble, for the fruits of political vic tory turn to ashes on the lips. To me there is nothing in this world so pathetic as a candidate. He isjike a mariner without a compass, drifting on the tem pest-tossed waves of uncertainty, between the smiling cliffs of hope and the frowning crags of fear. He is a walking petition and a living prayer; he is the pack horse of public sentiment; he is the dromedary of politics. "And even if he reaches the goal of his ambition, he will soon feel the beak of the vulture in his heart and the fang of the serpent in his soul. "I am no longer a candidate. Never again will I be inaugura ted into public office. The ark of my humble public career row rests on the Ararat of private life, and I stand on its peaceful summit and look down on the re ceding flood of politics. The dove of my destiny has brought me an olive branch from happier fields, and Igo hence to labor and to love. I take with me a heart full of gratitude and a soul full of precious memories—gratitude to the people for their unwaver ing confidence in me—precious memories of my friends, who haye been kind and true. The record I have made is an open book to all. lam willing to live by that record. lam willing to die by it. For whatsoever mis takes I may have committed, I have kept steadily in view the honor of the State and the hap piness of the people." STANDARD OIL. Judge hands down Decision to Dissolve Gigantic Trust. In an opinion written by Judge Walter N. Sanborn, of ~St. Paul and concurred in by Judges Van deventer, Hook and Adams with a special concurring opinon by Judge Hook, the United States Circuit Court for the eastern dis trict of Missouri Saturday hand- THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT _ ■.■;-- p... r Ed down an opinion declaring the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, an illegal combina tion operating in restraint of trade and orders its dissolution; The opinion of the court was filed simultaneously in St. Louis and in St. Paul. The decree of the court dissolv ing the Standard Oil trust be comes effective in 30 days, when no doubt a stay will be granted for the purpose of an appeal. When the decree takes effect unless a stay is gi anted, an in junction will issue restraining the Oil Company from a further continuance of its business under its present formation. The case has been pending three years and the company is perhaps the richest and most powerful in the world. When j the c'ecihion was rendered Mr. Rockefeller declined to discuss the matter. Morehead Wins. President Taft Wednesday is sued an order revoking the ap pointment, made by him just be fore leaving Beverly for his long trip, of Prof. J. K. Glasson, of Trinity College, as census super visor for the fifth district. Mr. D. H. Blair, who was the choice of Congressman Morehead, of this district, was appointed in his place. It is stated that Pres ident Taft appointed Prof. Glas son enumerator of manufactur ing statistics in the census de partment. It seems that the Republican State* leaders brought charges against Blair, because he was not a strict organization man, and succeeded in getting the Presi dent to appoint Glasson. Sever al days ago Mr. Morehead took the matter up with the President as a result of which Postmaster General Hitchcock, who had a hand in the appoinment of Glas son, Director Durand, of the Census Bureau, and Congress man Morehead were called in conference by the President Wednesday with the result as above stated. It was reported earlier in the week that Con gressman Morehead had told President Taft that he would re sign his seat in Congress if Blair was not appointed to this posi tion but Mr. Morehead denies the truth of this statement. Newton Man Interested. The new knitting mill for Can ton has been only one of the possibilities until this week, Mr. J. D. Carpenter, of Newton, met with the board of trade some eight weeks ago and said that if tne Canton people would sub scribe $25,000 he would take an equal amount of stock. But Can ton's money was more profitably invested in buildings for rent and the $25,000 for Canton was slow in coming to the front. At Fridays night's session of the board of trade Mr. W. T. Sharp and Dr. H. A. Smathers were placed on a special committee to land the required subscription. They now report enough stock pledged to make good the mill. Caldwell County Briefs. Work will probably begin this week on the Lenoir and Blowing Rock Turnpike. A camp is be ing established and the hands are being collected to begin the work at th» foot of the moun tain. Mr. Bryson, an experi enced road building man is in charge. Mrs. W. L. Winkler died at her home, ten miles from Lenoir, Monday, Nov. 15th. She leaves a husband susviving her. She was a daughter of Mr. John Gragg, and her body was buried at her old home near Boone. Caldwell county has launched a movement to erect a memorial to the Confederate dead of that county. The Lenoir News has suggested that it be a two-story building with a bronze statute on top. It suggests that the floor space be used for a kind of mu seum of Caldwell's resources. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Livingston died Tuesday and was buried at Union the fol lowing day. On Wednesday the 24th, Miss Alice Henkel and Mr. Henry A. Rhyne were married in the First Presbyterian Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Henkel and both of the young people have many friends. Football continues to claim its victims. HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1909. TRAGEDY IN LINCOLN. Wood Rogers Killed by Earl Caldwell While Hunting. News of another tragedy comes from Lincoln county in which Wood Rogers, son of Mr. Wil liam Rogers, a respectable car penter, was shot and killed Sat urday afternoon by Earl Cald well, just outside of Lincolnton. Caldwell, Rogers and his bro ther had been hunting and were returning. Alphonse Rogers, b;o herofthe one killed, was walking a few steps in front of the others and he states that he heard his brother tell Caldwell to shut his mouth, Caldwell ans wering that he would not do so. He then heard the click of a gun being cocked and turned around. Caldwell was holding the end of his gun barrel against the left side, of his brother. Caldwell fired and Rogers fell dead with hardly a gasp. The gun used was a 16 gage. Caldwell is not well known there, but Rogers is a young man of peaceable disposition. Earl is in the custody of officers while his mother is almost completely prostrated with grief. liedell County News. Two Iredell county citizens were in the cave-in near Win ston-Salem last week, in which several people were killed. losso Friesland, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Freesland, of the Harmony community, was killed, and 03- car Mize was badly injured. The barn of Mr. G. W. Dry, on the farm of his mother-in-law, Mrs. E. C. Poston, in Chambers burg township, was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning about 1 o'clock. All of his feed, farming machinery and harness were burned. The loss on the build ing was $550, partly covered by insurance. The. other property is valued at $340, and $42 in bills in his coat were burned. Mr, Edward Clontz, of States ville. died Monday at the home of his father in Morgan ton. He was 40 years old and leaves a widow and three sons. News from Burke, Burke is debating whether or not to vote $200,000 in bonds for building good roads in the coun ty. The News-Herald is cham pioning the proposition and some of the best citizens are behind it Morganton wants a new hotel and a meeting of the Merchant's Association was held last Friday night to take up the matter. They want to attract the summer visitors that come to the Western part of the State. It has been suggested that Young Men's Olub be organized at Morganton to boost the town and push it forward with the other towns of this section of the state. Two marriages occurred in Morganton last week —Mr. Lo ray Cox to Miss Bonnie Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Clark, and Mr. Robert Lee Aber nethy to Miss Maude E. Berry. Waynesville to Asheyille. W. B. Ferguson, Waynesville, N. C., writes that Mr. McCor mick of St. Paul, Minn., in com pany with Hugh A. Love and himself, made a trip through the country between Waynesville and Asheville, and found it feas ible to connect the two places and intermediate points by an electric railway. Continuing, he says: "We have secured an option on the water-power from Pigeon River that will develop about 600 horse power, according to the engi neer's report, an average, accord ing to the usual flow of said river, of nearly 1000 horse-power. We have not formed any organiza tion for development, but we are looking over the situation seri ously with a view to ascertaining what can be done in the matter." Blockaders Caught. Messrs. C. F. Blaiock and H. W- Jones made two successful raids on the blockading section of Burke county last week. They captured a 40 gallon still and destroyed several tubs and some corn meal near the home of Max Lail last Friday. Saturday they drove to a place near the home of Walter Helton where they captured another 40 gallon still, together with the two men who were operating it. The men #ere Walter Helton and Wesleyi'ftamey. They were brought to Hickory where they were given a hearing before our recently appointed commissioner Mr, L. R. V\siitener. Failing to give bond thfey were sent to the county jail,; to await trial in Statesville at next term of Federal Court. This &as long been no torious for its blockading and the officers are determined to break up the work at any cost. StiteNews. The finishing building of the SkyJand Hosiery Co. at Hender sonville, N. t*, East Flat Rock, near was de stroyed by fire last Thursday morning at 5 o'clock. Loss on building $60,000, on contents $15,000, probably covered by in surance. 300 people will be out of emplo>ment for two months. A deed has been made to the Daniel Boone Memorial Associa tion for thwe acres of land in Davidson county, the traditional site of one of Boone's cabins. A cabin wilf be built like the orginal one and relics to the Boone family will be preserved. ' mL*" '~ * I Mr. A. M. Stack, a prominent lawyer of v-*nroe will be a can didate for solicitor in the eighth district.in tna event of the resig nation of L. D. Robinson, whose resignation is reported to be imminent, Mr. Stack is one of the best lawyers in the state. Charlotte is making a hard fight to get the Lutheran Semi nary located at that place, The matter willl>fe considered by the board of rectors and auxiliary committee of the United Luther an Synod which meets there December Ist. The contract has been let for the erection of the Pythian Or phanage to be established at Clayton. N. C„ at a cost of $17,- 500. The building will be of brick, two stories high and will accommodate 39 children with quarters for the teachers. V Ck . .. Hiram Elliott has practically admitted to the killing of Simp son Coble in Guilford county sev eral days ago. Daniel Coble, fa ther of the deceased is complete ly exonerated, although the blame rested en him for some time. At Bryson Ci v last week when the teams of Big Cove and the Indian School were playing base ball a row followed in which one Indian was shot through the head and probably fatally in jured. Lloyd Owl, the well known athlete was severely cut. The schools over the state will observe North Carolina Day, December 17th, the day appoint ed by Supt. J. Y. Joyner. A splendid program has been got ten up and is to be distributed to the schools, dealing with the history and resources of sixteen western counties. The political situation in the Tenth district is becoming inter esting, although the next elec tion of Representative in Con gress is a year off. J. M. Gud- Ser, Jr., has announced his can idacy for Congress, and it is ru mored that William J. Cocke will also get in the race. Democrats are hopeful of carrying the dis trict over Representative Grant. The North Carolina Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church is in session in Raleigh this week, Bishop Alpheus Wa ters Wilson presiding. The Methodist church in this state is divided into two conferences, one of which has just met in Hic kory. The University of North Caro lina won in a debate with the University of Pensylvania Fri day. . „ Iredel Convict Escapes. Marshall Fletcher, a white prisoner who was sent to the Iredell chaingang from Wilkes county in August to serve a 4 year term for house-breaking, escaped from the camp on the i'urnersburg road one night iaat week and is still at large. It is understood that he was aided in making his escape by a friend who crawled up to the portable sleeping quarters of the convicts, slipped in a key wjiich unlocked the chains, and removed a plank in the floor through which open ing Fletcher escaped. KILLED NEAR SEATTLE. Mr. Loy Hunt of this Place Killed by a Log in Far away State. The sad news was received here Saturday of the sudden death of Mr. Loy Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hunt who live near Hickory. He was killed near Seattle, Washington, by a log rolling over him while at work at a lumber plant. The details of the tragedy could not be learned but he left here abou£ a year ago with his brother, Dorces, and began work in that far-away state. He has many friends here who will re gret to learn of his death. He was about 24 years old and a very energetic young man. . The remains wilt probably reach here Wednesday or Thurs day accompanied by his brother and the burial will take place at St Stephen's church, the funeral services being conducted by Prof. W. L. Speilman. i Lincoln County Items. The personal property of the late Capt. Alex Brevard will be sold by Mr. F. B. McDowell, ex ecutor, on Wednesday December Bth. Capt. Brevard was one of the wealthiest men in the county and has valuable farming imple ments to be disposed of at his old home in Ironton township. Mr. Arthur Grigg and Miss Bertie Cloninger, daughter of Mr. Sam Cloninger were married at High Shoals last Thursday. Charles Reep, the 13-year-old son of Mr. J. Jacob Reep, a prominent farmer, was accident ally shot and killed last Tuesday by his brother, Aubrey Reep, whose age is 19. The boys were hunting rabbits when the trag edy occurred. The citizens are taking an in terest in the anti-tuberculosis campaign and a mass meeting was held in the Graded School at Lincolnton. An anti-spitting ordinance will be passed by tne board of aldermen and a speci alist will address the association at an early date. Wednesday afternoon fire broke out in the gin house at Reidsville. A match in the cot ton started the flames. Very little cotton was burned as the people worked hard and fast. We urge the readers of this paper to trade with those who advertise in its columns. They have something to offer you so read the advertisements for bar gains. In order to make this the best paper in this section of the state, we want correspondents to send in the news from every commu nity in the county. Write or call in the office for the offer we have to make. Cost of Roads. In length the public roads of the United States exceed the railroads as nine to one; but to keep the railroads in repair about $1,400 s. mile is spent yearly; and on the public roads, at last ac count, $37 dollars a mile. For each inhabitant $1 a year is spent to repair roads and $4 a year to repair railroads—each inhabitant having nine times as much pub lic road as railroad. This ratio of one to thirty-six is not right What we commonly mean by good roads comprises pretty much the whole modern science of railroading. What Harriman, Tor example, did was to go in for a good roads movement—to build up a roadway that would carry the heaviest load with the least friction. As a result we find that on the Union Pacific last year the average trainload was 548 tons against 279 tons ten years ago. Every time the wagon was hauled to town it car ried only one before. And even in 1898 Harriman had no such opportunity for increasing the trainload as now lies before the farmers of the country. In railroading, hardly any amount of money is too much to spend if it will bring a materially better road. But a dollar a head or $37 a mile, was all we were spending on public roads at last account. Slowly, without doubt, we are doing better; but the sub ject, considering its importance, still gets too little attention.— Saturday Evening Post. Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 0GO6OOj8OOOOQOOOOQOOQOO6O« I NEW GOODS| §" 8 § selected! stock of goods this season than Is ever before. A full line of 0 X Dress Goods, Notions, Shoes, X x Hats, Caps, Mens and S 0 Boys CLo&ing, © in fact we can furn er everything needed in your home. We have bought for cash 0 and can therefore give yr-u Av very best © q bargains that can be had. All we ask of g §8 V you is to come and see aid be convinced - 3C~ that our goods are the very best and we Q are selling them close. S Thanking you for past favors and hoping to 9 X ' continue "business with you in the future. X Q = Q 8 YOURi TO PLEASE, Q 8 SETZER& RUSSELL § 8 HICKORY, N. C. FI &6GO6OOOOOGOOOOOOOOQQOBod if HOW fIONEY QROWS^I 1 ' I A There are over seventeen million people in the yb United Staies making their money grow by de- \tjf positing in the BANKS. W 4jS SI.OO a year for fifty years is only $50.00, but S& compounded it is $290.00. $50.00 a year for fifty Sj| fyenrs; is only $-2500.00 but &t Interest it i#? w 500.00. W fa This shows what systematic saving will do, any w JK one can save money, and when you plant savings 3K jfk\ in OUR bank you wrill harvest dollars in future 4S life. Plant the seed now to have the big tree later. W | Hickory Banking & Trust Co., | « P r * ces modest enough for w workmanship and fit, and U n saves you time and worry. N 5 Moretz-WHitener ff n Clothing Company ff FF THE QUALITY SHOP. » m t J -g Six young men and four young ladies n I fifl to prepare for positions now awaiting f^j W1 them. Great opportunity for young KE *2 peofile of good character to prepare ror positions of honor. Lessons by fgs SS mail if desired. Write at once for full information. GRBENSBORO, £l SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL SCHOOL WINSTON-SAUIM, JM Ej[ ' North Carolina's Greatest School of Business. ROCKY MOUNT, Established 1901. WILMINGTON.
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