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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT." Published Every Thursday | HOWARD 4. BASKS, Editor and f'roprietot at the Post Office at Hickorj as secon- class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Oue Year Cash In Advance $ I- 4 * Six Moutiis, " " 5' Three Months " " 2 - Advertising Rates. Transient 2o cents an inch. Prefered Position 15 ' i( Yearly Contracts IO Thursday, December, 16 1909. ANNOUNCEMENT. The undersigned has purchased the Hickory Democrat from Mr. W. C. Dovvd. The aim of-the owner and edi tor will be to give the people of Hickory, of Catawba, and of ad jacent counties where its logical territory may lie, a weekly home newspaper second to none in the State. This for the present. The future lures with large hopes, but a wise defender of an ancient city said to a braggart besieger, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that taketh it off." Avoiding, there fore, profuse promise, it need only be said that the Democrat's best effort will be exerted to furnish the record of the week's events fully but conciseiy and always cleanly. The news of the city and county will be hand led as completely as possible. The news of the state and nation and of the world will be dealt with briefly, and the Democrat will not tread closely in the tracks of the big secular dailies nor of the weekly Church papers. It may not be immodestly amiss to refer to an experience of 2C years. Schooled in the Woodfin Academy in Asheviile and later at Davidson College and the State University, the writer has had training on the old Charlotte Chronicle where he served hi? journalistic apprenticeship undei Robert Haydn; on the Winston Sentinel where he was associated with Chas. I. Stewart and R. E. Carmichael; the Charlotte Obser er, where, under the chieftain ship of Joseph P. Caldwell, he wrought side by side with Miss j Addie Williams (Mrs. Caldwell), with Messrs. Gordon H. Cilley, J. C. Abernethy, H. E. C. Bry ant, I. Erwin Avery and Wade H. Harris; the Evening Chronicle where he was a colleague of W. I. Underwood; the Ashevifle Ga zette-News, with Walter Hilde brand, Stockton and Godbey; the York. Pa., Gazette, in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch set tlement of the Keystone state; the Philadelphia Record, where he was associated with such me tropolitan newspaper men as John P. Dwyer. Nathan B. Heath, Harry Baldwin, Peter Bolger, John Morgan, Harry P. Wilson, Gordon H. Cilley, A 1 Bailey and De Mar, prince oi cartoonists; and the Charlotte News where he was associated with W. C. Dowd and J. C. Pat ton. He has worked in almost every position on a modern news paper from the local staff to the managing editorship. The lattei position held both on the Char lotte Observer and the York, Pa., Gazette. During a lecture at which the writer introduced him, Henry Blount, North Carolina's inimita ble philosopher, said something like this: ' 'The milk-white steed of Oppor tunity, already bridled and sad dled, gallops up to one's thresh old but once. If he is not in stantly mounted the echoes of his fleet hoofs are heard dying away down the distant roadway of time, and it is too late." This spirited gray that Blount speaks of, headed Catawba-ward, has come our way and we find ourselves in the saddle. We can not ride like a Cossack, but we hope there may be no broncho bucking in the way of disaster or misfortune severe enough to unhorse. This is but another way of I saying that Hickory furnishes 1 che finest opportunity for a Dem- 1 ocratic weekly to be found any- : wherein the state. This little city nestling at the foot of the blue mountains —with its fine people, ts pure air. its clear water, its remarkably diversified industries; its two railroads, its exceptional ly fine schools and colleges, its I spirit of progress, its present po sition as the commercial center >f the section and its evident lestiny as the big citv between Jharlotte and Salisbury on the and Asheviile on the west— neckoned to implicit obedience, [rresistably reinforcing this al- I luring summons was the fine country surroundirg, Here the snowline of the Southern cotton melts under the glow of the sun-! shine of the Northern wheat harvests; here the apple blushes ind ripens into Eve-tempting caste, and here a goodly land flows with milk and honey. And aere we pitch our tent, thanking che good people for the warm welcome already extended, and craving their patient indulgence is we endeavor to give them an ap-to-date newspaper. We shall advocate among other things intensive farming, scien tific forestry, and the building of good roads. We shall urge the thrifty homtseeker to head this way. We shall try to assist in the development of the splendid wa ter power on the river. We shall plead for a system of trollevs radiating from this city in all i directions. We shall favor long ; term schools and agricultural high schools. We shall hope to • keep in touch witn the splendid : graded and high schools and col leges in the citv. This paper will have its con-1 victions upon the great political qnd moral issues of the day, and will endeavor to present its views ! courageously yet at all times tol- j erantly, and without impugning the motives of others. In poli- ] tics it will be Democratic, and i hopes it may play a part in win ning Catawba again to be the banner Democratic county of North Carolina. Born and reared in Buncombe, the editor of the paper grew up at one and the same time under the purple shad ows of the Blue Ridge and under the inspiration of the towering ; name of Zeb Vance. It will j stand for the democracy of Jef ferson as interpreted by Vance. It will stand for the Democracy of "Old Hickory" in the town of new Hickory. The Democrat believes in the policy of live and let live. It en ters the field of local journalism with no jealousies and no preju dices. To its friend the enemy, the Times-Mercury; to Editor Hoi brook, of the new paper; to Editor Ciick, of the Nutshell; to Editors Mebane of the Catawba County Ntws and Williams of the Newton Enterprise, and Edi tor Barger, of the Conover Tri bune, it wishes long life and prosperity. We remember once to have read a treatise on the field of the journalist by Col. Henry Wat terson, in which, after defining his duty as a newsgather and as an exponent of pure Democracy, he added, "and finally, brethren, to preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified." As an obscure ad mirer and follower of the last of the old Romans of the press, we may not say less than this. It is related of Tennyson that at a favorite summer place in England he was accustomed to pass the humble cottage of a fine but poor old woman. "What is the news, madam?" he asked one day. "I know only one piece of news, Sir Alfred," she answered, "and that is that Jesus Christ died for all men." "That," said the great poet after a thought ful pause, "is old news, and good news, and new news!" Somewhere in the paper we hope to have a corner for this old news, and good news, and new news, along with the rest of the news. They say the hickory bow is the sturdiest, and will send an arrow the farthest and the truest. The Democrat hopes to be the stout string which may be fitted to the municipal bow of Hickory town, in order that it may send the ar rows of intellectual, educational, moral and industrial progress straight away into the very neart of the target of success. HOWARD A. BANKS. THE DEMOCRAT'S OFFER. The Democrat is printing 700 extra copies this week and next week and broadcasting them over this city and section. If you are not a subscriber and re ceive a copy, please consider it a cordial invitation to subscribe. Read our club offer elsewhere in the ads. . \ The Democrat will pay 25 per j cent, commission on all new' subscriptions paid in advance for six months or longer. It will also pay 25 per cent, com mission on all renewals, provided all arrears are paid up to date. Here is a chance for bright boys and girls to make some Christ mas monev. The above, however, does not mean that old subscribers may come in and renew for a year at 75 cents. The offer is made in order to secure agents to work for the paper. A year's subscription will make I a good Christmas present. The paper will be sent from now to Jan. 1, 1911, for $l.OO. Sub scribe, and do it now! We want to thank several cor respondents for the excellent news they have been sending in from the county, and we hope others will keep us posted on the events in their sections. Aged King Leopold, of Belgi um, is at death's door. He has been a royal profligate all his life and his hands are bloody with Congo atrocities. He made a confession to the priest the other day and we hope he may find the mercy which he never gave to others. The Hickory merchants have splendid stocks of goods OR hand, elegantly displayed in windows, on counters and shelves. The advertising columns of the Dem ocrat are full of attractive offers to which the attention of the people in the town and country is especially directed. The vear has been one of prosperity and we hope that the good people of this section will be liberal in spending for those things which fill Christmas stockings. Raw cotton is high and cotton yarns and goods are low. It is the farmer's inning at the bat and the manufacturer is out in I the field. Spot cotton is even I! CHISTMAS 1 j -*-CAKES 1 | GALORE. | j Are Ready for Your Selection at Rice's Bakery. ( In offering these products of our skill, we do so £ with the full knowledge that our customers will re- K * ceive the best products of the bakers' skill. Our • enkes, pies an'l bread are made from the best mi- |3 | terials into clean, wholesome, delicious food. ya ! THE HICKORY BAKERY I 1240 Ninth Avenue Jjl T J Six^young men and four young rl O.IILOCI to prepare for positions now awaiting rjjt S& tliem. Great opportunity for young people of gootl character to prepare ror positions of honor. Lessons by 8 mail if desired. Write at once for full information. ? J SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL SCHOOL WINSTON-SALEM, FFI North Carolina's Greatest School of Business. ROCKY MOUNT T|T Established 1901. . WILMINGTON. ' now selling around 15 cents. Letj the farmer and his wife buy; their cotton cloih and clothes and things for Chistmas presents, and it will help to boost the price of cotton goods, It certainly is ; to the farmers interest to have goods go up, so the mills may run on full time. We are beholden to many breth ren of the press for good wishes since we have taken hold of the Democrat. To none more so than our former colleague on the Asheville Gazette-News, Earle Godbev, who sees a vision of cordwood and cabbages roiling in as payment for subscriptions. Tne story of his pipe dream is published elsewhere in this is-. sue. Goabey is not well posted. J He ought to go somewhere else I besides Buncombe. He ought to' climb to the top of the Blue Ridge and look over one time. He would see outstretched be fore him way down the valley the imperial county of Catawba 1 dotted with thousands of fine farms; the rural mail carriers toting newspapers into every farm house, for which the farm ers all have the price. Willis' Cafe, the nettest, clean- j est place in the city. We are here ' to serve you right. Come and i see us. ! . I Dr. White Receives a Call Greensboro Record. Rev. Dr. J. L. White, pastor of the First Baptist Church, has re ceived a call to head a movement of the Georgia Baptists for a half-million-dollar endowment for Bessie Tift Col'ege. the Baptist woman's college of Georgia. Dr. White has not yet decided what he will do about accepting the call. Dr. C. H. S. Jackson, the Eresidenc of the college, was ere in person and invited Dr. White to lake up this work. Dr. White is quite popular in Greens boro and the members of his church and others would regret very much to see him leave the city. Buy your Christmas cakes from Willis. They are always the best. Had Better Look at Home There are few if any counties in the State in which cannot be found men holding the office of magistrate who wouid not take a prize as first-class citizens, men tally or morally. Often the same statement applies to other offices where the rewards are so small PS to make them undesirable. This is preliminary to saying that while Burke county should make a desperate effort to get rid of magistrates and deputv sheriffs who have no better corception of their duties than to deliberately engagein violating the law; it is just as well for other counties not to get too gay at Burke's ex pense. If they will take a cen sus at home they may find some tl.ings of which they would not be proud.—StatesvilleLandmark PROFESSIONAL CARDSj D. L. RUSbELL ATT Y ORNE Y" AT 'LAW Prompt attention given to all matters of Legal Nature Office: Main St., Russell Bldg., Hickory Dr. Walter A. White DENTIST Office over Menzies Drug Store Hickory, N. C. Oranges cheaper than ever be fore at Bost & Newton. Cleanliness is the first law of health, inside as well as outside. Let Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea be your in ternal cleanser, then your organs will be pure and clean, your health good, your system right. Start tonight. Mo- I ser & Lutz. Give the "old man" a p?ir of "Korrect Shape" shoes for his Christmas. They might keep him from taking pneumonia and thus save his life, at J. A. Bowles Never can tell when you'll mash a finger or suffer a cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil instantly relieves the pain—quickly cures the wound. Don't think your wife wont ap preciate a pair of the Elk in Blankets for a Christmas pres 'ent. She will—she told us so. To be had only from J. A. Bowles. Constipation causes headache, nau sea, dizziness, languor, heart palpita tion. Drastic physics gripe, sicken, weaken the bowels and don't cure. ! Doan's Regulets act gently and cure ; constipation. 25 cents. Ask your druggist. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR I A j CHICHESTER 8 PILLS It , THIS DIAMOND BRAND. /y Ladiiit Ask your Druec'lit Chk-b(»tcr'> Dliirnon aT» runl/A\ I'liU in Bed ao-J Hold nitulllc\Y/ boxes, sealed with Blue RiMioa. y/ Take no other. Bny of your " ltnnrfot- Ask fort 111-CllVti-TER S MAMO.NI> ItßASil} SMU.S, f..r years known as Best. Safest. Always RelUt>l« OLD BY EVERYHHERF PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS CIFTS. When selecting a present for your friend or member of your family, is it not best to give something that is both USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL Our Store is chock full of just such ar ticles as will make them HAPPY AND APPRECIATIVE. We have the largest and best stock we have ever shown, and more important still, OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST. Come in and let us show you some of the best values you have seen, no trou ble to show you. Shuford FURNITURE V STORE. SCCS €««« C«««CCS€©e«®s^ct-» A^ ! Bargains! j I BARGAINS!! I 8 o Have just returned from the market, where I have picked up lots of good things for less than t the cost of manufactures. Want you to know it. $ Want you to come and share in the savings of the © I _ 1 I Here They Are! j y - an f} One lot of ladies' Coats, Coat Sweat »rs and la- g | dies' suits, children's Coats and Sweaters, also, g 1 ruen's and hoy's Sweaters, and Underwear. 1 )rees I Gcods, Millinery, Fine Silks, Satins aud Ribbons. g § For Christmas preseuts, hunt our store, for here g § you will" find \vl»at you wan for your wife, chil- g § dren and friends. g j The Largest 1 assortment of Dolls and Toys that we have evr g g had, and at t:-e lowest prices possible. Ladies' o Kid Gloves, Scarfs and oilier novelties. Come to g g our s'.ore to do your Christmas shopping, we (an serve you right g WHAT TIME WILL THE CLOCK STOP? Don't, forget 0 © that we give awiy every Thursday at 3p. ra. 41-piece Dinner © Set free. We will give away on Thursday before Christmas as a Q grand prize, Two 41-piece Dinner Sets. A beautiful Doll to be given away to some little girl. Come to Sledge's store and the o 0 plan will be explained. $ 1 W. T. SLEDQE f S HICKORY, N. C. % WW***** 2 K>Ox>C>OOOOXXXXXX>oooooooo?C j X Gi f ts must be given, so why not give acceptable things, that are X -!X sure to be appreciated? We have the finest of gift goods —all X X new —in assortments large and complete enough for be«t selec- X X tions at X o MOSER ft LUTZ, Druggists o LJ "On the Corner" Hickory, N. C. v/
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