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Established 1899 Catherine Yoder and Her Husband Beacher a Thrifty German Who lade Money at His Blaz ing Forges. Written for the Democrat. Catherine Yoder, a daughter of Conrad Yoder, jvhose mother was Cathrine Huffman, was born the 12th of December, 1782, and in 1797 married a Pennsylvania from Germany at the age of 15. His name was John Becher, but after a time the English peo ple translated his name Baker. Now there is a wide distinc tion between Recher and Baker. The Bechers are Pennsylvania German and the original Bech ers came from Germany and set tled in Pennsylvania. If you just will take the time to exam ine Ruff's immigration register you will find the name of Bech er a great many times. k The name of Baker just occur once among those 30.000 names and is about the year 1750. The Ba kers are of English descent, and settled in tne southern portion 6f Virginia. Then some of them migrated to North Carolina and settled in that portion now known as Edgecombe, Martin, Mx>re and Warren counties where there are a great many living today. The Bechers are from Pennsylvania and German descent. Virginia was settled a long time before Pennsylvania was settled. This man John Becher, I d)n't know where he came from o; who his father and mother were and in what locality he set tled. All we know about him is that he was a German and the family consisted of four persons as far as tradition informs us. There were two boys and two girls. They were in very ordi nary circumstances. We sup pose that they did not own any real estate. When John Becher named Catherine Yoder he was quite a poor young man in earth ly means. He had nothing but a small pony and his blacksmith trade. Then after marriage to Catherine Yoder he bought about four hundred acres of fine land which was ver> cheap then, at about $2O or $25 per acre. This body of land lay where John Hilton now lives. The land was paid for by the means he secur ed from his wife Catherine, which she inherited from her father, Conrad Yoder's estate. After this land was bought he built a small, ordinary log house near whore John Hilton's house now is, Here he lived several years working at his trade and soon beeame very popular as a blacksmith and was known far and wide by his industry and economy. He soon gained some means, so that he could build a larger and more commodious house, where James Cobb now lives, where he erected a black smith shop aiain and worked fire places. He worked till ten o'clock at night ahd as soon as the clock struck four all hands were at their post in the shop. His apprentices worked at the wagon and other ordinary minor work, while he was entirely working on axes and made new omhs. His axes became so popu lar among: the people generally that they came twenty miles to buy his axes, as he always kept a supply on hand. By his energies and industry he became a wealthy man, and bought several farms and some negroes. He was born in or about the vear 1775 and died very sudden ly ona night, aftar after, a hard days flighting forest fire. After his marr'age his sister lived with him then, one Susan, who died at l:is house. This proves that they were people of Lut ordinary circumstances. His brother, David Becher, went) west somewhere. They had the following child ren: David, John, Soloman, Eli zabeth, Sarah, Catherine, Polly, Elizah and Hanr.a, (To be continued as a general history to come.) * G. M. YODER. A Slight Fire. The fire laddies were called out Friday morning at 8 o'closk for a short rm. Mr. Alvin Warren, the regular driver, being breakfast, chief C. k. Moser took the ribbons. The Martin house on 15th street, which is now occupied by Mr. G. W. Boyd, was the centre of the excitement. It caught from sparks flying from a burn ing chimney; but owing to the excellent work of the fire com pany, the damage will not exceed f.ve dollars'. THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT ■•*.*'. - - ■ ■ • j The Week in the £ f Women*s Clubs. | The Do As You Please Club met with Effie Johnson, March 22nd, all being there except two. and enjoyed themselves in guess ing the names of flowers. Kate Elliott was lucky in guessing them first, and was given a prize, after which nice refreshments were served. The meeting ad journed to meet with Hilda Field. March the 30th, the Travelers' Club was entertained by the President, Miss Geitner. A large attendance responded to roll-call with quotations on "England." The first topic on the program "The Positisn of England in Egypt" was given by Mrs. Chad wick. This story of England's "Occupation" is large ly the story of Lord Cromer who resigned in 1907 after forty-nine years in Government service, twenty-four of which was in Egypt. It reads like a romance, and seems incredible that such changes could have been made in so short a time from barbarism to a modern civilized nation Mrs. K B. Cline read an account of "Khedive Abbas II and his Family." A poem "The Solilo quy of a Mummy" was read by Miss Geitner. "Scott's Country" was decided upon as the course for the Traveller's next year's study. Refreshments were i served. The next and last meet j ing, April 6th will be with Mrs. Mann. % Mrs. Granville Fox entertained the Round Dozen Book Club March 29th. In the absence of the President, Mrs. W. B. Ram sey presided most gracefullv. The Dragon Painter was the book for the day and the hostess read most interesting sketches of the author, "Mary Neill Fenelos sa." At her request Mrs. White ner read a short story, "Mr. Fosdick's Didoes." Election of officers resulted re-electing the present incumbents: Mrs. C. H. Geitner, president; Mrs. W. B. Ramsey, vice president; Mrs. L. R. Whitener, secietary and treasurer. The last meeting for this season will be held April 12th with Mrs. C. C. Bost. Delicious refreshments in two courses were served, little Misses Hattie and Gertrude Fox assist ing their mother. MiA Grace Patrick added to the enjoyment of the occasion by playing three beautiful selections on the piano. Mrs. Worth Elliott was the gracious hostess to the Thursday Study Club, March 30th. Quo tations on Love were given at roll call. Mrs.. Harte read a most interesting paper on the Religious of India. Mrs. Bost told of Mandalay, and Mrs. Roy Abernethy read Kiplings poem Mandahy. Current events con cluded the program and the club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Claudia Henderson. A delicious hot luncheon in four courses was served, Miss Hazel Elliott assist ing the hostess. Rev. Robt. E. Patterson pastor of the 3t.Mark's Lutheran church of Charlotte, exchanged pulpits with Rev. M. L. Stirewalt, of Lenoir college, who is supplying Holy Trinity church, and preach ed two splendid sermons here Sunday. CAN'T BE SEPARATED Some Hickory People Have : Learned How to Get Rid of Both Backache and kidney ache are twin brothers. You can't seperate them. And you can't get rid of the back ache until you cure the kidney ache. If the kidneys are well and strong, the rest of the system i 3 pretty sure to be in vigorous health. Doan's Kidney Pills make strong, healthy kidneys. W. L. Lafone, 1413 Eighth Ave,, Hickory, N. C., says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills myself and in my family and they have always given the most satisfactory results. At the time I began taking this remedy, I was suf fering from a severe pain in my back and I was also having trouble from irregular passages of the kidney secre tions. My supply of Doan's Kidney Pills was obtained at Moser & Lutz s Drug Store and they helped me so greatly that it is a pleasure for me to recommend them to other kidney sufferers.'' - For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Millburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unite 1 States. „ _ Remember the name—Doan s— and take no other. Subscribe for The Democrat. A New Name For The College II Lenoir and Ht. Pleasant Con solidate—Scrub Anniversary The "Scrub Anniversary" was | held at Lenoir College on Mon day night. This efeat'is named to distinguish it from the ann'ial anniversary celebration of the Literary societies. In the latter event the upper classmen are the representatives. In the scrub anniversary an opportunity is given to the lower class-men to appear for the first time in a public way, and the representa-j tives come usually from thej Freshmen and under Freshmen, j In this event the public gets an opportunity to forecast the strength of future performances two and three years hence. From this view-point we are fully as sured that the high-water mark already made by Lenoir College debaters will still be set higher.- The young men itf this "scrub anniversary" showed an ability and an eagerness which betokens some keen contests later* when their talents are more fully matured. The topic for this discussion was timely, "That our United States Senators should be elected by a direct vote of the people," and the debate was closely fol lowed by the large audience fill ing the auditorium. There were eight debaters, four of them preachers sons. Paul Rhyne, L. L. Lohr, Loy Sox and Nash I Yount supported the affirmative, I while Leo Bolick, C. E. Fritz,' R. Lake and Howard Rhyne; stood for the defense of the n6- j gative. The judges decided inj favor of the negative and gave 1 the prize to Mr. Lake, though others by their work could have won a prize worthily, had it been possible for more than one to have won. The College has had for guests this week the Base Ball team from Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute. Two games were scheduled to be played. In the first game Lenoir won on a score of 2 and L "It is a pleasure to have these young men as our guests, since they represent the school to be co-ordinated and i combined with Lenoir, if the consolidation scheme is approved. Prof. Welsh of the Mt. Pleasant -Faculty is with the team, hold ing second base, as well as coach of his team. Communion Services will be held in the College church next Sunday at 11 o'clock, with pre paratory services on Friday night i at 7:30. During Holy week ser vices will be held every evening and on Easter Sunday morninsr a sun rise-service bill be held at six o'clock. The first issue of Lenoir Col lege Bulletin has been published and is now ready for distribution. It is a quarterly and will deal with the history of the College both past and present. It's mis sion is to aid in building "Greater Lenoir." A copy will be sent to any one request. This issue con tains 16 pages of well written matter and strongly sets forth the necessity of and plans for a jjreater and stronsrer school. It also gives a list of subscribers to the endowment campaign now be ine waged for "Greater Lenoir." The Joint Commission to con solidate the educational interests of the North Carolina and Ten nessee Synods held their final : meeting at Salisbury last week and completed the draft for con solidation. The North Carolina Synod meets one month from this week and we anxiously await their decision as to consolidation. One item possibly which will add interest to this topic is the fact that a committee has been ap pointed to select a name for the consolidated College. This means that the name herein jxlay be substituted for another if con solidation becomes a fact. Rev. W. A. Deaton is the Hickory re presentative on this work, and he will be glad to have sugges tions as to an appropriate name to fit a church school and appropriate to fit the con solidated College. Terrible Picture of Suffering Clinton, Ky.—Mrs, M. C. McElory, in a letter from Clinton, writes: "For six years, I was a sufferer from female troubles. I could not eat, and could not stand on my feet, without suffering great pain. I had lost hope. After using Cardui a week, I began to im prove# Now I feel better thsn in six years." Fifty years of success in ac-> tual practice, is positive proof, furnish jed by those who have tried it, that I Cardui can always be relied on for re | lieving female weakness and disease. | Try Cardui, today» now! HICKORY; N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 6. 1911. Boone's Chimney Top Pipe Organ. : The story in the Democrat last week about Stewart Coffey's chimney top pipe organ has cre ated a sensation in the state press. Jimrnie Cainfe, of the Ashe ville Citizen,. copies it in a star: box and makes a motion that the Democrat be awarded the men dacity medal which the State Press Association awards. Joe Pfttton, tif the Charlotte Mews, finds his faith staggered by the tale but we are sjre Mr. None Cilley would not have vouched for it were it not true. Says the Newt: WE PASS. : i When a Mecklenburg county mule ate £ copy of the News and Observer, and died in agonies, we Not be cause the demise of the mule was quick and terrible so much, as that any Mecklenburg mule could show such poor lack of sound judgment. Then came a Spartanburg calf which according to the report, ate a $25 wad of greenbacks. The marvellous part of this sto ry was that any South Caroli nian could garhtr together so much money. -'However we ac cdpted the facts as true, even tho it was hard. Then came Bob Deal with a tale about the manner in which „Wilkes county foxes were wont to climb trees; not to mention a yarn from Eastern Carolina to the effect that a three months old baby was able to converse on any topic readily. These and various other stories have come to us from ! time to time, and in the endeavor ;to avoid a general feeling of ; cynicism we have accepted all of ' them as gospe truth. ! Here is one, however, which I 'goes just a little beyond the ( bounds of our creduality. The j marvelous part of it is that it comes from Howard Banks, a gentleman upon whose word we would bet our last sou. It must . be so, but it is hard to believe. Not that we are a doubting of the story, but just in order to quit the incredulous we are go ing to ask the Watauga Demo | crat to interview a few of the | oldest inhabitants and get affida } vits to the effect that this Wa ; tauga pipe organ pipes, just as i Banks says it does. If possible I get us a record for the office phonograph, and a picture of the instrument as the Boreal waves flirt with its magic strings. Sunday School Convention The greatest Sunday School meeting of the year will take place in High Point. April 26-28. The music will be in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Butler Mr. Butler has been for several yeara past with Dr. R. A. Torrey in his evangelistic tours. He is well known as a leader of evan gelistic singing and as a soloist of unusual ability. His wife has a very sweet soprano voice. The railroads have granted re ducted rates from all parts of the State. The tickets will be sold on the Certificate Plan and will be one and one-half fare, plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale from April 22-26, with final limit May 2nd. Each county is entitled to as many delegates as there are townships in the county. This does not mean that every town ship must be represented, but that the basis of delegation shall be the number of townships in the county. All delegates will pay a registra tion fee of $l.OO. This will be paid at High Point when assign ment to homes is made. All dele gates will receive: Entertainment during the Convention, a seat in the Convention with County dele gation, a souvenir badge, a Con vention program. A right to voice and vote in all the delibera tions of the body. Helpful litera ture of various kinds. Entertainment will be provided all delegates by the citizens of High Point, during the three days of the Convention. Mr. Marion Lawrance, General Secretary and Mr, W. N. Hart shorn, Chairman Executive Committee, will be the represen tatives of the International Sun day School Association. This Convenhon is interde nominational. Those desiring to attend should send their names to their County Association Sec retary or to J. Van. Carter, Gen eral Secretary, Raleigh, and re ceive appointment as a delegate.- 4 *Our baby cries for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs. T. B. Kendrick, Rasaca. Ga. /'it is the best cough remedy on the market for pourhs, colds and croup. For sale by all deal ers. Million Dollar Deal in Rowan Oliver Bnys Public Utilities —- Big Timber Deal—State Nevs Lees-Mcßae Institute at Ban ner Elk will open April 20th. Mr. J. W. Lineberger, of Shel by died last week. £ Judge J. S. Adams, of Ashe ville, died suddenly in Warrenton Sunday where he wai holding rurt. _ James H. Tillman, the slayer of editor N. G. Gonzales, died at Asheville Saturday of tuberculo sis. .'The Baptist Young People's Union meets at Statesville April 18-20. v Gastonia expects work on her new Southern Railway depot to begin in a few days. Mr, J. M. Hawkins, of New York City, has purchased a 40 acre tract of 400 apple trees near Lenoir. He will plant many more trees. Mr. John Shrum died at his home near Lincolnton, March 27 at the age of 84 years. He leaves 8 children, 38 grandchildren and 3 great grand children. Mr. Ed. Norris, of Hickory, N. C., is very sick at the nome of his father, Mr. John Norris, in East Boone.—Boone Democrat, Mr. W. T. Calton and a num ber of Shelby people have bought 1036 acres of fine timber lands in Person county and will found a town called Caltolina. W. J. Oliver, the Knoxville con tractor and others, have bought the Salisbury-Spencer and Con cord street railway systems, elec tric lights and water plants for $1,000,000. Asheville is going after wood working factories with a venge ance. Being in the heart of the great forests, she considers her self a logical situation. Ex-Sheriff J. K. Cline is soon to erect a three-story brick build ing on the south-east corner of the court house square in Lin colnton. * Three big steel bridges are being erected in Cleveland county over Buffalo and White Oak Creeks near Mr. Ambrose Cline's planta tion. Miss/ Lizzie Shepherd, of Le noir, died in a Chicago hospital March 29. She was a teacher of domestic science in the Illinois school for young women. Engineer Jones and Fireman W. R. Harrison were badly hurt in a head-on collision between two freights near Old Fort on March 29th. The Democrat congratulates Lenoir on landing the State Press Association convention, June 20-23. A side trip to Linville, Blowing Rock and Boone will be arranged. Dr. Henry Louis Smith, presi dent of Davidson College, is being considered for the presi dency of Princeton University, to succeed Dr. Woodrow Wilson, now governor of New Jersev. Dr. Smitfl is one of the leading educators of the south. Isacc M. Banner, son of Mr. Sam Banner, of Banner Elk, who left his home only a few days ago for the West is dead in Ore gon, A telegram received by his family Tuesday tells of his death but we have no particulars.- Watauga Democrat. W. J. Oliver & Co., who have the contract for building the Inter urban Trolley Line in South Car olina, broke the first ground last week between Greenville and Spartanburg. The line will be extended to Charlotte. The Corporation Commission of North Carolina has attainted Attorney J. C. Fletcher Tax As sessor for Watauga county, and, t our opinion is, that if the town ship assessors will assist him, there will be done toward equalizing the taxes in Watauga. Watauga should not be in the "pauper list," and if we can get anything like a fair assessment of our property, she will no lon ger be. Democrat. The sale of the property of the late Col. W 5 . H. H. Cowles took place last week in Wilkes. The proceeds of the sale aggregated $15,582. The upper river farm, of 152 acres;,was bought by C. Call /for $5,100. The middle river farm of 170 acres, by J. F. Allen & Co., for $4,100. The lower river farm is reserved as a part of the widow's dower. It is probable that a ten per cent bid will be put upon some of the Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 GENERAL NEWS. Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, the National Department of Agricul ture's foremost expert, died in Washington Sunday. He intro duced Japanese rice into the South, in which section he was deeply interested. TTie Guggenheim-Morgan Cop per River and Northwestern R. R. from Cordova, Alaska, to the Bonanaza copper mines, 19? miles long, has been finished at a cost of $20,000,000. It is one of the greatest engineering feats in America. The New York capitol ak Al bany burned last week causfcg a i loss of over $6,000,000. The legislature was in a deadlock over the election of a senator. The insurgent Democrats would not stand for Wm. F. Sheehan, a Tammany heeler. The dead lock waa broken Friday by the election of Supreme Court Jus tice J. A. O'Gorman, Democrat, and a Tammany man. He is said to be a good man. The people of Catawba Springs township in Lincoln county, which voted ♦two years ago in •favor of a bond issue for a rail road, are now negotiating with the Interuban Railroad people to run their road'from Mt. Holly to Denver, and the Lincolnton peo •ple are planning to extend it to Lincolnton and on through Reepdville to Plateau in this county. Newton must hitch on somewhere. Our Booster Club last year had a plan to bring the road from Denver to Newton, and the favorite route was by way of Terrell, Sherrill's Ford and Shuford's Gold Mine.—En terprise. The Enterprise says there will be only one tax assessor in each township this year instead of three as heretofore. There will be one also for the county at large. Tile Drainage. The Democrat has received a letter from Mr. H. P. Cdum, of Monroeville, Ind., who recently visited the Holler family and other relatives in this county. Mr. Holler left this county 30 years ago and has had great success as a farmer. He says: We had a good time while with the kind people and enjoyed the trip fine; as well as the good things to eat.There has been great improvements all over the coun try since we left there 30 years ago, in farming and building fac tories. The roads are bad and are not up with the other im provements of. your fine country. Well now I want to say some thing about tile draining, which would be a sreat improvement in a good many ways. First, it would stop so much washing, would drain your land during wet spells, and will give mois ture during dry spells, and will gather nitrogen at all times, and will put it in the ground deep enough that the sun and air will not take it out. But the plants will draw moisture and nitrogen just as it is needed for their good and the plant life of your country. I will close now. If anyone vants to know how this is done, I will write later and explain how and why. H. P. ODUM, Monroeville, Ind., R. F. D. No. 1, Box 44. In cases of rheumatism relief from pain makes sleep and rest possible. This may be obtained by applying Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. Dr. J. W. Lynch, a talented Baptist minister, for many years chaplain at Wake Forest College, but of recent years pastor of the First Baptist church of Durham, has accepted a call to the pastor ate of the First Baptist church of Athens. Ga. Lame Shoulder is nearly always due to rheumatism of the muscles, and quickly yields to the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. tracts which will necessitate their resale. The Patriot, figuring on the returns of" the two years ago in a comment on the gerrymander which dumped Wilkes with its 1500 Republican majority into the 7th district, says that a change of 120 votes would make the Eight district Republican and a change of 519 in the Seventh district would put it in the same class. It adds: "The Republicans of either district need not feel discouraged at the shift, for the Democrats will have no walk over, two >ears from now; and the Bobbies—Page and Dough ton—will not slide into Congress on political sleds equipped with greased runners." Editor Miller Says "Go It." Progressive Farmer Approves ' Our Eliort to Get Farm Lite School. The Democrat has received the following letter from Mr. E. E. Miller, managing editor of the Progressive Farmer, and is glad to have his enthusiastic endorse ment in the effort to secure a farm life school for Catawba. Says he: "I notice in the last issue of The Democrat that some of the progressive farmers of Catawba County are planning for one of of the new rural life schools and that the Hickory Democrat with its usual interest in the welfare of the country is encouraging them in their efforts. "I am just writing this to say that I think this is a splendid thing for Catawba County to do | and that I trust all sections of | the County will join in and get the school and make it a great success. The building of such a school as this will be one of the best investment* any community can make and I am sure that those who contribute to it will neyer regret their action. This is as true of individuals as of counties. ''Catawba is already such a progressive county that I feel sure this good work will be car ried through." Cleveland and Mecklenburg are hot on the trail, and Catawba must look alive. Only ten of these schools may be established, and two many will hardly be allowed in the same section of the State: We would like to have the farmers of the county write *us what they think of the plan I to get of these schools. HERE IS A REMEDY THAT WILL CURE ECZEMA "We Prove It" Why waste time and money experi menting with greasy salves and lotions, trying to drive the eczema germ from .underneath the skin when Moser & Lutz's Drug Store guarantees ZEMO, a clean liquid preparation for external use to rid the skin of the germ life th«t causes the trouble? One application will relieve the itching and often times one bottle is sufficient to cure a minor case of eczema. ZEMO is sold by druggists every where and in Hickory by Moser & Lutz and they will tell you of the marvelous cures made by this clean, simple treat ment. ZEMO and ZEMO soap are rec ognized as the cleanest and most popu lar treatment for eczema, pimples, dandruS and all others forms of skin or scalp affections whether on infant or grown person. Will you try ZEMO and ZEMO soap on our recommendation and guarantee of satisfaction or your money back? Moser & Lutz's Drug Store. 1 A band saw mill is to be built bv Chicago paper mill interests, and it will have a capacity for handling 75,000 feet of lumber daily, employing 150 hands. A deal has been closed for 8000 acres of timber lands on the east side of the Black Mountains in Yancev, including one side of Mt. Mitchell. It further means the building of a railroad from a point near Black Mountain to within a mile of the summit of Mt. Mithell. The preliminary survey for a narrow gauge log ging railroad from Terrell station on the Southern railway, through Toe River Gap, at the lower end of the spruce growth, has been made and the route approved by an engineer in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. Paint Lick Sick Lady Paint Lick, Ky. — Mrs. May Free man, of this place, says: "Before I commenced to take Cardui, I suffered so much from womanly trouble, I was » so weak that I was down on my back nearly all the time. Cardui has done me more good than any medicine I ever took in my life." You need not be afraid to take Cardui. It is no new experiment Composed of gentle-acting herb ingredients it has been found to relieYe headache, backache and similar female troubles. Try it for your trouble. IT TAKES MONEY! HAVE YOU GOT IT. If not, let us suggest that you start a Savings Fund in the Building & Loan Association for that son or daughter of yours. April Series now open. Rev. J. D. Harte held a meet ing in the Gastonia Baptist churdi this week and Rev. Mr. Brad shaw preached a splendid sermon for him here last Sunday,