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Established 1899 A Ridge Roal Every Time It Mey be Longer but it-Avoids the Kills MR. HENRY'S ARGUMENT A. System of Well-Built High ways Would Make Cataw ba The States' Greatest County. Written for The Democrat. To some people, a road may be a road, for they ciaim to see no difference -in roads. Others, however, readily realize the ad vantages of good roads and the disadvantages of bad, muddy and hilly roads. Ferhaps all of us have had the experience of gladly travelling a mile or more farther along a * 1100 th ridge road in onler to n/oid several ugly hills on the nearer road. And when farms along that lidge road change hands, don't you suppose the buyers will be willing to pav $5 to $8 more per acre because the piece of land lies on a level ridge road? Can't you sej what the farms along that hilly road lose in comparison with land along the good ridge read? There is no doubt about it— Catawba county should have good roads, because, 1. Goods roads will make Ca tawba county one of the leading sounties in the'state in a very short time. Catawba county is already famous for its herds of good milch cows, its butter, its good farms, etc. Now let some magic wand place good roads throughout the county, and Ca tawba will rank with the best county in the state. The popu lation of Catawba county is in creasing rapidly. Hundreds of small, neat cottages are spring ing up along the main high ways which shows plainly that there is a great demand for homesteads. And because there are always two or three parties after a piece of land for sale, we see land changing hands at forty dollars per acre, eleven miles from Hickory, with neither tim ber nor good house upon it to recommend the land. The above land, however, lie 3 upon a natur ally good ridge which ex plains the high price at once. Our cities and towns are grow ing as never before; while good roads over the county would in crease the business of the city and the country. Suppose a man from another section should come here during late winter when our roads are at their worst, and ride through mud hub-deep, do you suppose he would invest in our lands, knowing that he would have to travel such bad roads indefinite ly? I dare say he would quickly I shake the red mud of our section his feet. 2. Good roads will raise the value of our farm lands at least three or four-fold in a few years. Note the following instance, clipped from The Hickory Demo crat of recent date. Mr. M. L Furr, of Mt. HDIIV, says that he bought his farm near Mt. Holly a few years ago, for sixteen dol lars per acre. Since that time a well built and graded road has been built through the place and that he certainly refused to sell at one hundred dollars per acre. The increase in value is attribut ed almost wholly to the improved road. 3. Good roads will enable us to take large bads to market, whereas we now load for the steepest hill or for a swampy place. You have prob ably seen the picture comparing the small, two-horse load, hauled on our common hilly roads, with the large load, hauled by the same two horses upon a well built, graded road 4. Good roads will cause our young people to love the country. They will desire to remain on the farm,in wholesome surround ings with pure air and not leave for the large cities where they so frequently fall into vice, or at least enter the sweat-shops of the cities. Let us do aH we can to keep our young men on the farm, where with proper methods and industry, they can quickly become independent. 5. Good roads are less wear ing on our stock, on harne s, and wagons. Hence when we have good roads, the life of our stock *•: > r -' -■ ■ - 9 m" 1 1 ■ " " • . - *"" ' a *■ ■ ™ . . t -• •• - THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT will be lengthened, and harness, wagons and buggies will last longer. Ask our Rural Mail Car riers what the life of a buggy is over our poor roads. 6. Good roads will be used by our posterity, our children and their children. Is it not just and fair to let them also pay their part? The young man who used h ' " is brains and saw the advan tages of piping the water from a spring above the house so as to have running water in house and barn, wondered why his father never thought of the advantages and continued to carry water till his death. Our posterity will think the same of us if we do not build good roads NOW. 7. Good roads are beneficial not alone to the farmer, but mer chants, manufacturers, the banks uid every business receives great ! )*nefits from such improved r )ads. The merchants of our towns understand this truth, hence they are ready and willing to help the good movement along. 8. Good roads build up one city, having naturally good roads, in preference to another city, which has neither natural nor artificial good roads. At the place where the writer lives, we are equidistant from Hickory and Newton. The road leading to" Hickory is over a natural good, level road, while the road to Newton crosses many hills, un graded and very steep. What is the result? Living at the fork of the roads, we can see fully 90 out of every 100 teams going to Hick ory instead of going to Newton. Such being the case regarding the roads, people will go to Hick ory even though they live five miles nearer Newton. 9. Good roads will never be given up after we once have tried them. We will then know the advantages from experience and we will never allow them to leave us. It will be similar to the experience with the R. F. D. mail routes. Some people were foolish enough to oppose them at first; now they would not live in the country without their ru ral mail delivery. 1(J. Good roads will come sooner or later over the whole country. Hence, why not be among the wide-awake and am bitious counties of the state and make a beginning with good roads now? You may as well try to stem the tide of the ocean as to stop the movement for good roads, therefore let us do the most sensible thing and make a beginning now, move slowly and in the right direction. P. C.H. Dismal Swamp Sold. Forty-four thousand acres of Dismal Swamp land were sold by William N. Camp and wife, of Ocala, Fla/, to the Camp Man ufactoring Company of Franklin, Va. The price not given out, the consideration mentioned in the deed being $5. This property was granted to Nathaniel and William Nelson b> the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1784. It is valuable chiefly for the timber and historic associa tions, unless some millions of snakes, deer, bears, ?nd wild cats may be accounted assets. Washington Herald. Hickory's Low Death Rate That Hickory has a healthier class of citizens and a better cli mate than aftiv other North Caro lina cities is clearly shown in the bulletin of North Carolina Board of Health, showing the death rate per 1000 for the month of Octo ber. , _ • The death rate of tne different cities per 1000 is as follows: Hickory, 24; Asheville 14; Charlotte, 9.9; Concord, 10.9; Gastonia, 8; Greensboro, 11.4; Kings Mountain, 15; McAdens ville, 23.7; Monroe, 19.2; Moores ville, 17; Raleigh, 18.2; Salis bury, 6; Statesville, 9.6? Wades boro, 10 2; Wilmington, 17.7; Winston, 13.5. State News. The Morgan ton Industrial Club is offering $5.00 for a slogan for their city. ~ The Mcrganton people too are realizing the necessity of a good live Commercial or Industrial Club. Be careful when you notice pains in the. bsck, swelling of the ankles and feet, backache or urinary disorders. In such cases try Pineules. They will be found an excellent remedy in all cases of kidney trouble. Pineules are autisep tic; they assist the kidneys. Sold by W. S. Martin. HICKORY, N.C..THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910. Catawba §n the Confederacy ' 'l She Sent Ten Eatira Companies to the Field ONE OF 17-YE AR OLD BOYS The Last Flag Designed for the South Fell to Co. E., Capt. P. C. Shuford. 32nd Regiment The following paper relating to Catawba's part in the Confed eracy was prepared by Mrs. Wil liams, of Newton, the brilliant wife of the editor of the Enter- prise, and was read at the meet ing of the U. D. C. this week: "In the history of the men of the Old North State, who in 1861 answered the call to defend the land of their birth from invasion, there are none who hold any higher record in the entire South than do the noble -sons of old Catawba. She sent to the field ten (10) entire companies, A. 12 Reg., F. 23; C. 28th; E. 32; F. 32; G. 57; F. 38; K. 46; I. 49; E. 72. Besides thesi she had nearlvhalf of K. 35 and F. 55 the former under Lt. Julius Link, the latter under Capt. P. M. Mull. Co. A. 12, enlisted April 27, '6l, F. 23 followed in ; C. 28th in Aug, '6l and so on one by one until all her men had gone to the front, and in 1864 an entire com pany of 17 year old boys, under Capt. Junius Gaither left home for the war. This was in action at Fort Fisher, and near here. Many, nearly half, were made prisoners, the balance sur rendered under Jos. E. Johnson. Co. A. 12 Reg. lost the first men in battle, and came out of the war with more maimed soldiers than any other Company in the state, and yet at the reunion in Newton in 1909 this company registered 30 members as pres ent. Co. C. 28th was perhaps the largest company in the county. It was organized by Capt. Thomas Lowe, who afterwards rose to be Catawba's only colonel, but died early in the war. At the 1909 reunion Co. C. registered as present 41 of irs members, among whom were its Capt. and Ist and 2nd Lieutenants. This record cannot be equaled in the state. "C). E. 32 won laurels of its own. When the last flag design ed by the Confederacy was made Gen. Lee ordered it be presented to the best Division in his com mand; by them it was given to the Pest b.igade; then it descend ed to the best regiment and the 32nd won it and when the colonel commanded that it be turned over to the best company of that regiment for safe-keep ing, it was placed in the hands of Co. E., a Catawba county company, commanded by a Ca tawba man, Capt. P. C. Shuford. And when the flag sank at Appo mattox it was Capt. Shuford who was chosen to sign the paroles of those captured, . "Father and sons enlisted and fought side bv side, and last Fri day, after laying his soldier son to rest some montns ago, Mr. David Yount of Co. F. 23, the last of these fathers and Cataw ba's oldest veterans crossed the river. "Catawba boasts of no long lists of high rank officers. Col. Lowe was elected to that position but death soon claimed him. Major D. P. Rowe rose from a lieutenancy in Co. A. 13 to this position and no braver, nobler man ever lived. Of the John Wilfong family, six sons went forth to battle, and they are now all together in the great beyond. To enumerate Catawba's grand heroes would be to name each separately. When danger faced them, none knew the word fear. Take her roster and you will not wonder as you read the families that they went forth truly from the verge of the grave and from the cradle. _ . "When the corner-stone of the monument, in honor of Catawba's hero sons, was laid, a close search was made to obtain the names of every one to place there, and those in charge believe not one was omitted. 2000 names are recorded there, Catawba born and raised, whether they enlisted in old Catawba,*in other counties, or other states, their mother county honors them all and placed them as her children on these records. In Moore's roster, one whole company of Catawba men Co. G. 57 Regiment, is ac credited to Rowan county, while numbers of otherj are given to other counties. "Captains who organized com panies as best I remember. Co. A. 12, Capt. Ray; Co. F. 23, CaDt. M. L, McCorkle; Co. C. 28, Capt.*Thomas Lowe; E. 32, Capt. M. W. Wilson; F. 32,(dont know); F. 38, Capt. J. B. Little; K. 46, Aaolphus Bost; I. 49. Capt. Chen ault; E. 72 Junius Gaither." CHAPEL HILL NEWS. Dr. Henderson Has Article in The Deutsche Reveu. Correspondence of the Democrat. Chapel Hill, Jan. 19,—Dr. Ar chibald Henderson this month has an article in the Deutsche Reveu published in Berlin. Dr. Henderson contributes, in this country, to the Arena, Scribners, Harper's Monthly, Current Lit erature, Munsey, ..he North American Review, and the At lantic Monthly. Last year he had several articles in foreign magazines. As a critic of the two Merediths, Mark Twain, Maeterlinck, Ibsen, and Bernard Shaw Dr. Henderson has achiev ed a reputation on two conti nents. President David Starr Jordan, of the Leland Stanford Universi ty. delivered the McNair lectures on "The Stabilitv of Truth." He was too unwell to deliver the third lecture. E. E. Barnett. A. "R Morgan. W. TJ. Cooper, J. G. Walker, J. W. Freeman and C. E. Norman represented the Universitv Y.M. C. A. at the Laymen's Foreign Missionary Convention which was held at Greensboro. All of these young men are members of t.he student volunteer band and intend to go to Japan, China, In dia and Africa. Dr. George Howe spoke before the Y. M. C. A. Tfiesdav night an "The Spirit of Honor," He traced the growth of the honor svstem in American Colleges and made an appeal for the widening and deepening of the spirit of honor in our svstem of student self-government. Dr. Thomas Rnffin, Senior Professor of Law. attended the trial of the case of the United States vs Th* American Tobacco Company before the United States Supreme Court. He gave an interesting account of this significant case to the law school. Dr. C tf. Hertv, Or. J. E. Mills and Dr. A. S. Wheeler, of the Chemistry Department, and Prof. E. V. Howell, of the Phar macy school, attended the meet ing of the North Chemical Socie ty in Raleigh Friday and Sat urday. STILL DESTROYED Booze Factory in South Moun tains Cut up by Officers Revenue officers Kanipe and Nitzer and possemen H. W. Jones and W. J. Kennedy, destroyed a large illicit distilling plant 23 mis. Southwest of Hickory, in Burke county, last Friday morning. The officers left Hickory late in the night and came upon the out fife early Friday morning. It con sisted of a 110 gallon copper still, cap and worm, 14 fermenters, 2500 gallons of still beer and about 12 bushels of malt corn al ready sprouted. Owing to the fact that the beer was not quite ready for distill ing the owners of the plant were not in evidence and the Reven ue men had to be satisfied with the destruction of the outfit. A Good Meeting in Brookford Rev. Mr. Murray of Wilkes county, has just closed a very successful meeting at the Brook ford Baptist Church. There was a great spiritual revival and the meeting resulted in the ad dition of 50 members to the church. Logical. "A disease shoulcUbe attacked at its source." "Then if a man's disease is her editary I suppose you would doc tor his father for it, eh?" Child re-n Cry. FOR FLETCHER'S oASTO R I A Brothers' Slayer Dies In Jail Columbus Triplett Passes Away In Boone HIS INJURIES / FATAL Boone People Vitally Inter ested in the proposed Wilkesboro Railroad Project Correspondence of The Democrat. Boone, Jan. 14.—Our people are in great hope of the early build ing of the Watauga railroad from Wilkesboro to Butler, Tennessee. Several straws point to the cer tainty of this move. Mr. W. J. Grandon, of Tidiot. Pa., is inter esting friends in the enterprise, while local capitalists are doing what they can. Columbus Burns died in jail here last night. He was impris ioned for killing his brother Mar shall during the holidays. Marshal Triplett was stabbed in the thigh and died immediately. Columbus was badly beaten up and it is thought that his death was due to the injuries. Attorney W. R. Lovil owns a fine pack of fox hounds and is enjoying some fine chases. There are a number of foxes on the Rich Mountain. A. M. ANTITOXIN SUPPLY. How it May be Obtained from State Health Authorities. Understanding that there is some diphtheria prevalent in Catawba county, the Democrat is at pains to publish the following bulletin sent out by Secretary W. S. Rankin, M. D., of the State Board of Health showing how antitoxin supplies may be secured for indigent cases. Catawba is printed on the list of counties which have already applied for a supply of antitoxin, so that local physicians could doubtless secure same by appying to the County Health Board. The bulletin says: An Act of the State Laws re quires that the North Carolina Board of Health shall provide Diphtheria Antitoxin for indigent cases, and place the same in de positories or distributing stations, so that it will be within the con venient reach of all, in those I'counties where the commission ers thereof shall request it and agree to pay for same upon pre sentation of a bill. Cities and towns whose Boards of Health ' shall signify their willingness to pay for same may also obtain An titoxin from the State on the same basis. Pursuant to the above men tioned Act, arrangements hnvs been made with the firm of Dr. H. A. Alexander & Co., Marietta. Penna., and they have agreed to 1 furnish the necessary quantities 3 of Antitoxin. Their product is 1 concentrated and refined in ac • cordance wi f h the most recent e improvements of the Gibson • method, and is prepared under 1 U. S. Government License. HOW IT MAY BE OBTAINED When a physician has need of Diphtheria Antitoxin, either for curative or immunizing purposes, in indigent cases, it is only nec essary for him to fill out and a blank requisition form and present the same to the county superintendent of health, or any member of the county sanitary committee, or to such person as the county sanitary committee may appoint, who, after being satisfied as to the indigency of the person or persons for whom the Antitoxin is intended, shall approve and countersign the requisition. The requisi 11 on should also include the name of the distributor, and what is still more important, the name of the County, City, Township, Board of Health, etc., to which the An titoxin is to be charged. _ Upon presentation of such a requisitiozi, filled out and signed in proper form, any Distributor of State' Antitoxin shall deliver to the physician, or his messenger, the qbantity therein specified. . Owing to the volume of busi ness of the entire State, the Board of Heath was able to ar range for special prices, which are extended to the local Boards ! and to County Commissioners for all indigent cases. The following Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 comparative list will show the saving effected in this way: Price Complete, Including Syringe. Special Rate Retail Ratt 1000 Units....s .50 S2.OC 3000 Units.. . 1.30 5.00 5000 Units 1.90 7.50 Please note, however, that the manufacturers will the Special Rates only on charges to Boards of Health,etc., and when the Antitoxin has been used in indigent case 3. ANTITOXIN FOR NON-INDIGENT CASES. The advantages of the local distributing stations are also o pen to those not in the indigent lass, in other words if a physi cianhas a case requiring the use of Antitoxin and the patient is able to pay for it he may obtain the same out of the State Board of Health supply. In such cases no requisition is required, but the regular retail price is to be paid to the Distributor, who in turn will report the "sale" to this office and receive a bill from the manufacturers. All letters and inquiries on this subject should be addressed to the State Laboratory of Hy giene, Antitoxin Department, Raleigh, N. C. Physicians are urged to co-operate with us in this effort to reduce the mortali ty rate from Diptheria in the State of North Carolina. THE CENSUS TEST. —i Supervisor J. Yates Killian Gives out Interview. "The simple test which candi iat.es for enumerators' places will undergo February 5 does not take away the supervisors' right mder the census law to desig late suitable persons for such Dositions," said Supevisor of Cen sus J. Y. Killian. "It is designed to aid the «up ivisors in the exercise of that di rection and to enable the Census Director intelligently to use the jower of approval of the super visors' designations conferred lpon him by law. "It is very well understood ;hat President Taft, Secretary Sfagel, and Census Director Dur ind all hold the supervisors re sponsible for the enumeration. There is no doubt, therefore, ;hat our first and most important lutv is the selection of honest, ;apable and active persons to nake the count. "The Census will be taken, not 3y the Census Bureau officers or ;he supervisors, but by the en jmerators. They are the ones who come in contact with the people and get the facts. Unless 2vary single enumerator does his K-hole and proper duty there can not be a correct census. There can not be anything ?f greater scientific value to this country lKan accurate statistics as the basis of a study of the existing c jnditions regarding our popula tion. agriculture, manufactures, and mines and quarries. "All persons, unless specifical ly disqualified, are entitled to ap ply take the test. Only those un der 18 years of age and over 70, and those who have not become citizens of the United States, are barred. Otherwise, all persons, regardless of sex and political af filiations, are eligible. It is left to mv judgment whether it is wise to appoint women in my district. do the work, I have no doubt, especially in certain parts of the district. There were a good many em ployed all over the country in the Twelfth Census. "The time for closing the con sideration of applications is Jan uary 25. Those received after that date will have to be ignored. Applications should be addressed in writing to me at this office and not to the Census Director. I will send inquirers the necessary form form and instructions con cerning it. Afterward I will send those on the list, prior to the test, a set of directions for filling out the test papers. This will enable everyone to come well prepared. Nothing could be fair er or better calculatedt|o insftre a satisfactory applicant passing the test. "The test will be held all over the country and in every super visor' sdistrict February 5. "I am given until February 22 to rate the papers in a very sim ple way, and to gain an idea of the qualifications of those rated as having passed. Next I will forward the papers of the suc cessful, candidates, with my re- Possibilities In A Creamery flie Hen Gjss in Partners With • The Cow. MR. THOMPSON'S SPEECH. Big Crowd of Farmers Hear Covernment Expert at Mr. H. P. Lutz's Farm. The cow. the hen egg and the ice cream freezer! These are the three benevo lent institutions that make -the possibilities for a creamery in Catawba most excellent. The Democrat referred last week to a splendid speech made by Mr. S. C. Thompson, the ex pert from the dairying depart ment of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, at the home of Mr. H. P. Lutz. There were 60 men present, not counting the women and children, a fine attendance. The splendid herd of Mr. Lutz's Jerseys, browsing in a pasture in front of the house was an inspiration to making the creamery a success. Mr. Thompson outlined the necessary things to make a creamery possible. There must be 300 cows at least, and 154 of these are in sight. There would be more if Mr. R. L. Shuford could see his way clear to join in but he lives miles from Hick ory, and, in view of the poor roads, feels at present that he is too much out of the way, There can't be a creamery with out thorough co ope ration. "Creamery butter always brings better prices than home made butter. Say the market price is 30 cents; it costs 3 cents a pound to make it, and you get 33 cents for it. You get as much money for your butter, with less work for you and your women folks; you help your neighbors who come in with you, and you build up a reputation for your county. "People will begin to come to you to buy stock, too. You must eliminate all jealousies. Select an expert manager with care from your own people. Go in for quality as well as quantity. Many creameries lose 10 per cent, for poor quality. The gov ernment is always ready to assise. "There is needed a 28 by 40 wood building, costing say $1200; machinery for a gathered cream Dlant $1200; a small refrigerating machine $600; a total of $3,000. You could save in cash by getting the lumber and doing the work yoursleves. Some of you might acquire your interest in this way. "The man who goes around to collect the cream could gather up eggs, cool these down in the cold storage, and ship them for sale in New York at 45 cents a dozen. "Pure cream could be shipped to Florida and sold. It is ship ped now from New England to Florida. Ice cream might later be made and supplied to North Carolina towns." Mr. Thompson made a splendid impression, and was followed with short speeches by Messrs. Conover, W. J. Shuford, R. L. Shuford, H. P. Lutz, Mr. Lutz, Sr.; R. G. Mace, Howard A. Banks, Robinson, Seitz, Smyre, and others. commendations or designations, to the Census Director. He will, if satisfied that suitable persons have been selected, give his con sent to their appointment, and they will be commissioned. The middle or latter part of March should see everything settled.and the selected and commissioned enumerators will be sent more circulars and books of instruc tions relative to the interpreta tion or meaning of the questions on the two schedules. "April 15 the Census Army will move forward in the enum eratiofi.", A Wretched Mistake to endure the itching, painful distress of Piles. There's no need to. Listen: "I suSered much from Piles," writes Will A. Marsh of Siler City, N. C., ; "till I got a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and was soon cured." Barns, Boils, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema, . Cuts, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, 1 vanish before it. 25c. at C- M. Shu • ford, Moser & Lutz and Walter S. Mar ' tin.