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Yours and Mine
What are We All Doing to
Help Along?
BOOST FOR GOOD ROADS
Are the Children Being Edu
cated?-Are the Farms Being
Improved?— Are you Vot
ing Right?
Written for The Democrat.
What am I doing for my coun
try?
This is a broad subject but I
think we do not discuss it as
much as we should. You may
think it is only tho president's,
senators'", congressmen's
other public men's work, but
they have their corner and I have
mine.
Do I write the statesmen when
I should be telling them what
laws I want passed or do 1 wait
until the laws are made and some
big trust has gobbled them up,
then lay in my complaint? It is j
my corner to see that we hav&j
honest, progressive representa
tives, county commissioners,
school superintendents, and not
wait until the party machine
starts and nominates a man, then
fall into line and support hirn
whether he is a devil or not.
Have I been sacrificing my
country and people for party?
Another corner. Have I been
sending my boy and girl to school
as I should, that they may be
better fitted to fight the battle
of life or am I keeping them at
home because the teacher cor
rected them when I should have
done so myself?
Am I seeing that our country
boys are taught the agricultural
text-books and encouraged in
entering the Corn Club Contest?
Are the roads too bad for them
to go so far? Did I sign the good
roads petition or help that neigh
bor make a bridge or rock walk
across the creek bottom land?
Am I too old for good roads?
lam still using them and must
be carried over them to my last
resting place. Then good reads
will interest me no mor&
Am I going to church as I
should and asking someone to go
with me or am I leading in the
other direction. It isn't neces
sary to ask for company in that
direction; there will be plenty.
.Am I taking my children with
me to church on Sunday or are
they permitted to wander around
as they like?
Am I helping Uncle Sam in
the betterment of Southern farm
ing by attending institutes, etc. ?
Or do I already know enough
about farming?
Am I helping to reduce the
high cost of living by producing
more on the farm than my family
consumes or am I raising it high
er by buying more groceries than
I sell? If I can't raise more on
the farm than my family con
sumes how will the town and citv
people live?
Am I helping in any progres
sive pursuit for the development
of my county? If Catawba is
the best county in the State am
I helping to keep her the best?
There are other counties working
in their small corner.
We can not all give our house
a new suit of paint or furnish it
as we would like but we can
plant a shade tree, grow grass in
the yard and plant a vine at the
por2h to make it more homelike.
Nature covers nearly all the
old fences with beautiful honey
suckle, Virginia creeper, wild
roses, etc., which may be ours
for the trouble of getting them.
Is my barn as comfortable for
nty tired horse and my humble
r r > ,v as I could have it? I have
for the last five years often
W>s?d by one poor old cow in
only an old rail pen. This winter
i passed her one cold snowy day
when her hair seemed to me to
be turning greyer while I was
passing. Now I know one day's
work is enough to buy the lumber
to shut up the cracky.
Am I improving my live stock,
the cow to make more butter,
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
No. 21 going West 4:45 p. m
" 11 " " 11:30 a.m.
"35 " " 11:21 p. m.
VA " East 5:30 p. m.
" 22 " " 10:57 a.m.
*** 4 4 - .
3o 9:04 a m.
C. & N. W. RAILWAY
No. 10 going North 11:55 a. m.
9 " South 2:55 p. m.
Mixed train going North.. .8:35 p. m.
" " South. . .8:40 a. m.
ffiE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
the hog more meat, or the horse
to draw a heavier load?
' Am I improving my seed corn
and other seed to rajpe more per
acre? The cotton to make the
snowv lint and enough hay to
feed my live stock.
Am I improving my land to
make greater yields, filling .up
gullies, manuring the gaulded
off places, cutting the briars and
bushes along the fields and road
sides? Ido not mean only the
tenant working another man's
land. We are all tenants. We
have a deed and record of owner
ship of course but this only shows
"now many talents God has en
trusted us witn. And we" must
give an account.
Am I helping my neighbor by
an encouraging word? Every
one has influence over someone.
Is my influence good or evil?
Does my corner shinef
No* if I am thin King only of
the almighty dollar, I am a sel
fish man, my corner is dark and
the county and state is better
without me.
There are many more ways for
me to help our country, but let
each one think of what he can do.
No one knows another's oppor
tunities as he does himself.
This reminds me of an oi i sol
ier and a nortnern man: When
the latter was admiring our
Southland, the old soldier re
plied, "Yes, but you to
have seen it before the war."
b autiful sunrise. "Oh! yes! but
it's nothing to what it was before
the war."
Now the sun ma> not be shin
ing quite as bright as it once did
to us. But do something for
someone else and the sun will
shine brighter.
Southern prospects were never
brighter than today.
You may say I'm too busy,
sick, or some other excuse but
jyou and I can do something.
| Christ says: "Who is not for me
is against me." So if you are
doing nothing to improve our
Southland you are against it.
No matter who you are you have
your corner.
"In this world is darkness,
So we must sh ne,
You, in your small corner,
And I, in mine."
JOHN W. ROBINSON.
*' Eli Ramsaur Shuford
E. R. Shuford was a son of
Jacob Shuford. who was a son of
Martin Shuford, who was a son of
Pioneer John Shuford. He was
born in Lincoln County now Ca
tawba. April 3, 1803. He mar
ried Eveline Collins of Burke
county.
About 1857 he moved to New
ton to send his children to Ca
tawba college. About 1856 he
moved to Quitman, Wood county,
Texas, where he spent the re
mainder of his life. Eveline Col
lit.s Shuford died at Quitman,
Texas, in 1867 and is buried
there. E. R. Shuford, died in
Wood county, Texas, 1885, and is
buried in that county. He was a
magistrate in Wood county many
years and was called Judge Shu
ford. He had many friends in
Catawba county some of them
are still living. They will be
glad to read tt:is notice of E. R.
Shuford.
"Judge E. R. Shuford died
last Sunday morning after a pro
tracted illness of several weeks.
His remains w6re buried in the
afternoon at the city cemetary
according to. the rites and cere
monies of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, * of which
honorable body Judge Shuford
was a member. After religious
services by Dr. Kimball, and af
ter the body was lowered into the
grave, the usual sprigs of green
cedar were cast on the coffin by
the individual Odd Fellows, thus
symbolizing that they would ever
keep green in their memories
the virtues of the deceased.
Judge Shuford was an old citi
zen of Wood county, and highly
respected; and it is not, there
fore, surprising that nearly the
whole city en masse turned out
to honor by their presence the
last sad rites of his sepulture."
His son Pink Shuford sent me
a paper giving the death of Un
cle Eli Shuford. I send this pa
per to the Democrat for publica
tion. Before he went to Texas
he became a member of the Re
formed church. He named one
of his sons Middlekauff. Rev. S.
S. Middlekauff was a minister in
the Reformed church in North
Carolina from 1842 to 1345. His
early death was a great loss to
the Reformed churches in North
i Carolina. J. H. Shuford.
The Landmark says that
Fourth Creek and other streams
in Iredell have been well stocked
with fish' by the government,
while sc me of the fish were sent
to McDowell county.
HICKORY, N. C.; THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1910.
Trolley Line From
Here to Lookout
Hickory SWd be Terminoas of
Southern Power Road
GOOD RIDGE ROAD BED
■ »
Such a Line Would Run Near
• Catawba Springs and De
velop a Fine Country
all the Way
Correspondence of the Democrat
Ring Out, ye bells and tell the news,
We're going to get a Trolley soon;
Ring out, ye belis, ye whistles blow,
We'll get the power we needed
Our dream's come true, 'tis true in
deed,
They're going to build the Great big
Darn at .Lookout.
We don't claim to be a poet. A
poet is born not made. We were
not a poet born. The above words
simply indicate the great indus
trial advancement that we be
lieve is in store for Catawba
county. Will the citizens of Ca
tawba county, each and every
one, do their share in helning to
further the interests of Old Ca
tawba?
We believe the Electric line
should extend from Hickory to
Lookout Shoals. Hence, 'we call
the attention of General Mana
ger, W. S. Lee. Mr. C. C. Moore
and others interested to the fol
lowing: It would be better for the
Southern Power Company and
for Catawba County, we believe,
to build the Electric line from
Hickory to Lookout along the
main ridge road leading toward
Oxford Ford and Tavlorsville,
but at the inter-section of roads
near Mr. T. Jones, continue on
ndge road past Mr. Stine's and
on across to Lookout Shoals.
This route would call for but one
small bridge beyond Mr. Stine's,
as the balance of the road would
be on the ridge. Then in due
season the line could be extended
through Oxford Ford, across to
Alspaugh's Factorv and on to
Taylorsville, the logical route,
and where a road will sure'y be
built e *tn if it is not cone at
this time.
Hickory will soon be the un
rivaled Metropolis of the Cataw
ba Valley, and the section re
ferred to is-a very good one, rap
idly filling up with new home
steads—all of which should duly
be. considered by the Southern
Power Co.
Again, this route would come
within one mile of sparkling Ca
tawba Springs where there are
many tourists each summer and
such a convenience would surely
increase the attendance mani
fold. This route would also
come within 1 1-2 rqiles of Ken
wood Falls, where several, im
provements are contemplated.
We are of the opinion *hat the
right of way could easily be se
cured for the above route, bear
ing in mind the great increase in
property values that will surely
follow; and since this section is
already thickly populated and
many new homes being erected
each year, the Southern Power
Company would likewise gain
thereby. * P. C. H.
Oxford Ford, March 23.
A Call for the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of the
County
Notice is hereby given that the
Democratic Executive Committee
of Catawba county will meet in
Hickory on Saturday, April 2nd,
at 1 o'clock p. m. for the trans
action of important business and
to consider the election of a
chairman. All members of the
committee are earnestly request
ed to attend or send a represen
tative. E. L. SHUFORD, Chm.
By M. H. Yount.
Meeting of U. D. C.
■To the Editor of The Democrat:
The U, D. C. will meet with
Mrs. E. B. Cline on Monday,
March 28th at 3:30. We hope to
have a full attendance as Mrs.
Williams, state president and
Mrs. Feimster, State Secretary
will be with us. An&person de
siring to join this chapter can ob
tain application blanks from Mrs.
Royster smd all people eligible
for membership are cordiallv in
vited to join this chapter. Blanks
for applications for crosses of
honor will be furnished to vete
rans bv Mrs. Royster.
MRS. JAMES A MARTIN,
Secretary.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
CATAWBA FARMERS \
' i
Mr. C. C. Moore Has Found!
Them a Splendid Class of
People
Mr. C. C. Moore, who has Ueen
in charge of right of ways work
for the Southern Power Co. in
C&tawba county has completed
his task.
He has this to say for the
farmers with whom he dealt:
"Thev are progressive, have a
high, regard for fairness and
right, are hospitable and kind to
a stranger. have,
spent more nights in more farm
homes in the county than has
ant* other man. The homes are
comfortable, well furnished, sup
plied with daily, weekly, agri
cultural and church papers. The
children are interested in school
matters and the older children
are well informed on the general*
news of the world.
"My path through Catawba
was very pleasant and I am glad
the good people are surrounded
with so much of the good things
bf this world."
Mr. Moore further said he had
no trouble in securing rights of |
way in Catawba, and had never j
in a single instance found it ne- j
cessary to resort to condemnation |
proceedings. He goes now to
Iredell county to prosecute the
same line of work.
Mr. Moore is a candidate for
Clerk of the Court in his own
county of Mecklenburg and his
host vof friends and admirers in
Catawba would he glad to see
him get the nomination.
IN MEMORIAM
Julius Pinckney Huffman was
a Christian gentleman, in the
highest significance of that term.
He was reared by a Christian
mother, who still remains with
us at the age of 82 to weather
and quake under this keen stroke
of wisdom's hand. He reared a
Christian family of four children
—Mr. R. L. Huffman, a promi
nent attorney of Morganton and
Mrs. Elmore Eckard, have gone
out from under the paternal roof,
and two sons, the youngest 12
years of age, are, with their
mother and grandmother still in
the home.
Mr. Huffman was a most con
sistent and faithful charch man.
He was interested in the building
of the new St. Stephens Church,
and was the first of her member
ship to be buried from this new
church-home. He long served
the church as a faithful officer,
and rarely ever missed a service
at Sunday School or church.
Had he lived until Sunday he
would have been 52 years of age.
His body was laid to rest Sun
day in the burial ground of St.
Stephens. More than 2,000 peo
ple gathered to pay respect to
his life and memory—the largest
gathering ever drawn to a burial
at this Church. For forty min
utes his friends filed by in solid
phalanx to view his remains,
thirty passing each minute, by
actual count. Pastor Miller con
ducted his funeral and committed
his body to its resting place, and
endeavored to cheer his friends
with words of hope and faith in
the fact that our Savior has said,
4 'they that hear my words shall
never see death"—eternal death.
Oxford Ford Items
Correspondence of the Democrat.
Oxford Ford, March 23.—Mar
ried at the Lutheran parsonage,
Sunday March 20, at 4 p. m. Mr.
Garland 0. Reitzel and Miss Jen
nie L. Sigman. The groom is a
promising young man, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Reitzel; while
the bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. V.
Sigman.
Mr. J. F. Jones, who has been
suffering severely with rheuma
tism the past week, is better at
this writing, we are glad to
report.
The Null School, Dist. No. 5,
closed a successful term of 4
months with a public entertain
ment, Saturday March 19. We
are informed that there was no
public entertainment held at this
school during the last 20 years.
We thought the children would
become nervous upon'facing the
audience. However, they acquit
ted themselves with credit in
speech, dialogue and song.
Answers were received from
all directions to the contest given
recently by Kenwood Poultry
Yards. And it became quite a
difficult matter to select the best
list. After due consideration,
however, we decided that the
award should be given to Carrie
Cook, of Lilesville, N. C. Judg
ing from the list she submitted,
we conclude that Miss Carrie is
already an able, conscientious
and diligent student. We wish
her much success in her studies,
400 Looms In
The Ivey Mill
Factory Hamming Along with
Plenty of Help
BLAZE IN .'A DWELLING ,
Graded School of West Hick
*
ory will Close April 1 —
Personal News of
Interest
Correspondence of tlie Democrat
The new looms at the Ivey Mill
are now all started up. There
are now 400 looms running and
there is plenty of help to run the
work. Everythisg seems to be
in a good condition and the hands
are well satisfied. Tne health of
this community is good at pres
ent.
Mr. H. T. Perdue, the weave
room overseer is off at present,
taking a month's rest and J. P.
Eller is taking his place as over
sear for the present.
The dwelling house of Mr.
Fisher caught on fire one day last
week but by careful work the fire
was put out, doing but little
damagre. Mr. Fisher moved here
from High Shoals a faw weeks
ago and he and his family are
working in the mill.
Mr. Lem Costner from Rhod
hiss moved here one day last
week and is working in the mill,
helping to start up the new ma
chinery.
Mi\ Noblet from Granite moved
here last week into the house
formerly occupied by Billy Low
der.
Mr. E. C Sherrill from Cald
well moved here a few days ago
into the house that he bought
from Mr. W. A. Bumgarner,
several months ago.
Mr. R. C, Pierce, one of the
oldest citizens of West Hickory,
moved to Charlotte last week to
make his future home there. He
rented his house and lot here to
W. A. Bumgarner, who has
moved in.
Rev. P. H. Brittain, the Meth
odist minister at this place went
on a visit to his home at Weaver
ville last week and Dr. Weaver
of Hickory filled his appointment
at church here on Sunday.
Mr. Jeff. Holler, who took
of the boarding house at
the Ivey Mill sometime ago, says
he has plenty of boarders and is
doing a good business. He says
he is going to keep close watch
on his boarders so that they will
have no chance to beat him out
of their board and in case of any
trouble on that line, W. Isenhour,
chief, stands ready to assist him.
Mr. P. K. Baker, one of our
active merchants has greatly im
proved the appearance of his
dwelling house by having it re
painted.
Mrs. Lura Jones of Claremont
was here visiting: her father Mr.
J. Hollar, one day last week.
The Graded School of West
Hickory will close April the Ist.
The school under the manage
ment .of Principal H. Yount, as
sisted by Miss Taylor and Miss
Powell has been very successful
through the entire term.
I close with best wishes for
The Democrat. IOTA.
March 23, 1910.
Makes Three Times as Much
Raising Poultry as Teach
ing School
"Do you know the prettiest
farming sight I have ever seen?"
asked one of the county agents
at a meeting of Southern demon
stration agents a few days ago.
And he answered his own ques
tion in this way: 4 'lt was a flock
of 250 or 300 beautiful Brown
Leghorn hens, all alike, which
came running to their owner at
her call when I visited her poul
try farm the other day. This
young woman graduated at the
Normal and Industrial College
several years ago, and taught
school until she quit it to start
poultry raising a year or two ago.
And now she is. already making
three times as much as she made
teaching school!" —Raleigh (N.
C.) Progressive Farmer and
Gazette.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905
Eoworth League Social
The Epworth League of the
First Methodist Church gave
their first social in the Sunday
School rooms of the church last
Monday night. A short program
consisting of songs and readings,
and an address by the pastor
was'well rendered, after which
hot chocolate was served and a
most joy able hour was spent
in getting acquainted with each
other. A number of new mem
bers were added, and the total
membership is now 63. The
League was organized only a Tew
weeks ago and the object of the
Social was to further the organi
zation and get the young people
of the church introduced'into ac
tive church work and it is felt
that much good will be accom
plished by them. The Social
Committee, of which Miss Ruth
Hendricks is the chairman,
proved themselves a very enter
taining hostess and those present
feel indebted to them for a most
delightful evening.
Catawba County Church News
The Democrat welcomes to its
exchange list the Catawba County
Church News, published monthly
at Hickory by Mr. F. E.
worth, who formerly assisted
Mr. Holbrook in editing the
Democrat, and whp is a finely
equipped newspaper mar, having
served on such newspapers of
national repute as the Springfield
Republican and the Boston Globe
and Herald. The paper's name
indicates its mission, and the
first is an earnest of a sprightly
little magazine.
{ AN IDYLL OF THE KING f
J 111. The Three-Fold Picture. i
Written for the Democrat.
This Hebrew poem places be
fore, us a complete pastoral
scene. There lies the meadow,
while a brook, like a silver
thread, winds its way through
the carpet of green that stretches
out in graceful undulation. On
the banks of the stream, lie the
contented -flocks, or they wander
along its winding course, pausing
anon to drink, then turning away
to browse on the sward. The
ever watchful shepherd, with
tanned face and sturdy form,
stands on a hillock with staff in
hand and crook lying by, keeping
the charge which fills his heart
and his life. He knows each
sheep by name, he knows each
one's state, and the sick are his
special care. He knows where
the pastures lie, and when the
drought has checked the stream
and blighted the grass, the shep
herd calls his flock, and they fol
low him to pastures fresh and
green.
The Twenty-third Psalm por
trays in its sweet imagery our
whole mortal career, tying three
stages of human experience into
one existence. This trinity is
shown by dividing the psalm in
to three parts. Let me denomi
nate each of them as follows:
The first part of the psalm, con
taining the first three of its six
verses, I will name, the First
Pasture. The last two verses I
will call, the Second Pasture.
The fourth verse marks a transi
tion, and this shall be called the
Journey, which means, the jour
ney from the first pasture to the
second, and points out the scenes
of the road travelled by the flock
in going from one meadow-land
to another.
This division will serve to ex
hibit the progress of the
poet's theme, and will illustrate
the trinity of human experience.
All ordinary biographies may be
divided into three essential parts.
Life is usually marked by a
peaceful and tranquil period at
its beginning. Then there come
events which transform life by
destroying the old in utter disre
gard for tender ties and cher
ished hopes. Loss and grief crush
out the joy and peace that once
made life's happy round. Life
takes on new phases, readjust
ment comes, God's hand heals
the wounds his providence has
caused, and we assume, with
nope revived, the changed
setting of life.
The early life, with its unmixed
pleasures is the First Pasture.
The Journey hence to pastures
new is the transition period. The
Second Pasture is life recast by
the great changes that have
come. J. G. GARTH.
Walter Morrison, colored, who
committed a criminal assault on
a woman of, the Croatan Indian
race, paid the penalty of his deed
Friday at Raleigh when 1,800
volts of electricity put an end to
his life. Morrison is the first
criminal in North Carolina to be
electrocuted. Twenty-three peo
ple exclusive of the officrs, wit
nessed the execution.
The Democrat
Gives the news of Hickory r rid tlie
Catawba Valley in fall. The news
of the world in brief. •
Canno/i Shorn
Of His Powers
Hoose Takes him off Committee
On Roles
WILDEST EXCIT.E ME N T
The Insurgent Republicans
and the Democrats Combine
in Effort which virtually
Dethrones the Speaker
Amidst unparalled scenes of
excitement the insurgent Repub
licans and the solid Democratic
phalanx in the lower house on
last Friday sheared Speaker
! Cannon of his tyrannical power
by ordering a new committee on
rules to be elected, to which the
Speaker is ineligible.
By a vote of 191 to 155, the Re
publican insurgents voting solid
ly with the Democrats, the House
adopted the resolution of Repre
sentative Norris (Republican) of
Nebraska, requiring a reorgani
zation of the rules committee,
increasing its membership from
5 to 10, and declaring the Speak
er ineligible to membership there
in.
By the strangely identical vote
of 191 to 155—but with a de
cidedly different personnel of
alignment—the House defeated
a resolution of Representative
Burleson of Texas, declaring the
speakership vacant and ordering
an immediate election of a suc
cessor to Mr. Cannon.
The result is hailed with great
delight in the country by Demo
crats everywhere. It offers great
Democrat opportunities. Minor
ity Leader Clark says:
"The Republicans are on the
toboggan slide, and if Democrats
outside of Congress wiil get to
gether as the Democrats in the
House have got together, our
victories this year and in 1912
will be as sweeping as those of
1890 and 1892."
He Wanted "dis" Printed.
Elbert Moss, a dusky young
son of Ethiopia, dropped into The
Democrat office one evening this
week and sidled up; to the edi
tor's desk wearing an apoligetlc
smile.
"Say Boss; Bow much'll you
charge me to put dis in de pa
per."
"Dis," proved \o be a very
much soiled and scribbled piece
of paper bearing thereon the
following short but emphatic tale
of noble deeds well done: "El
bert Moss and Preach Barber
threw Rob colter threw Willis
back door."
He was duly informed that if
he did not get out of the office
he might get kicked (threw) the
Democrat's front door, but his
pleadings were so strong and
heartfelt that at last he was in
formed that it would be printed
and that it would cost him noth
ing, whereupon, he hied himself
in seach of pastures new, his
ebony countenance decorated
with the smile that would not
come off.
Fair Paid AH Expenses
At a recent meeting of the Ca
tawba County Free Street Fair,
the report of Treasurer G. R.
Wootten of the receipts and ex
penditures, including expenses,
premiums and everything as per
taining to the fair as pulled off
last October, was submitted and
referred to a committee to be '
audited. The report showed that
there were enough donations,
and money received from other
sources, to settle up all expenses.
The fair closes its first year with •
i record that it met all of its ex
penses and has nothing hanging
over it, which is exceedingly
gratifying to the management.
The next fair will be a two-day
event and the Democrat will
have a good to say deal in the fu
ture "about the exhibits to be
made.
The residence of Wash Glenn,
just outside the city limits of Ma
rion, was destroyed byfire Friday,
March 18. The loss was about
$1,500.
HICKORY PRODUCE MARKET.
Corrected weekly by Whiten er &
Martin.
Hens, per lb 11c
Spring Chickens, per 1b... "18c
Turkeys, per lb 12 l-2c
Eggs, per doz 17 c
Butter per lb 15 to 2S
Apples, eating 2.50 abu
Sweet Potatoes 40c to 50Q
Irish Potatoes SI.OO abi|
Cabbage, per lb: 2 l-4c