Established 1899
Hickory's Youn#
Poet Wtftt Praise.
The Magazines Tike Bis Verse
aod He caa Ran Like & Deer.
Written for tlie Democrat.
Mention was made a few weeks
aco of the fact that Richard F.
Little, son of Mr. J. P. Little, of
this city, and a student in Lenoir
College for three years, bad
captured the championship of
the South; and had come within,
a traction less than seven seoenda
of meeting the world's champion
record for making a jmiie nut.
He made the mile in four min
utes and twenty-twp and tw*
fifths seconds, the score being
done officially by official I
scoresman, Mr. Didkinaon, of j
Vanderbilt r University, Nash
ville, Tenn.' Two days later the
coach from the University of
North Carolina, who has track
athletics in hand made overtures
to Richard to come to the Uni
versity and enter their team.
We might say that in making
this test for Richard, several
colleges Jiad representatives
here, but many of the students
of Lenoir College knew nothing
of the until ic w is over.
Mr. Dickinsm, was on his way to
Cornell University to take charge
of track athletics there for next
year at a handsome salary for
that work, holding himself the
worlds' championship on a half
mile dash
But I did not mean to write of
Richard Little the athletie, but
of Richard Little the poet. He
is such a modest young man that
few people know in Hickory that
he can write a single verse, but
|he professor of English Litera
ture in Harvard University
knows what he can do, and has
written a very flattering criti
cism on his work. Two American
Magazines, Cosmopolitan and
Munsey, have accepted and pub
lished fifteen of his poems since
last May, and one of them has
asked for exclusive control of all
his pen work, though he has
declined, up to this time, to be
controlled by any one firm.
That our readers msy know of
the merit of his productions we
give one of the prettiest, many
think, of his pen work, though
Richard himself does not think
so. It is entitled "Blue," and
portrays in beautiful figures the
truthfulness and sincerity for
which the color of blue is a sym
bol.
BLUE.
Ethereal Blue, thy hicid dye
Illuminates a woman's eye,
When all thy azure beauties shine
As in the eye of Caroline.
How gloriously the orbs of night
Display to man their splendid tight.
Just so, within an iris blue
Man contemplates a spirit true.
How oft within tliat azure ball,
The soul of man is held in thrall.
How happy she by whom 'tis held,
Till Time has youthful ardor quell'd.
This poem was accepted and
published by Munsey and we
give it here through their court
esy. Also another ona of splen
did merit accepted and published
Ly the Cosmopolitan is a
REFLECTION ON MAN. „
Fluctuating as the waves, . -
From our cradles to our gravefc;
To our passions we are slaves! —
Slaves we must-remain: *
Love and Hatred, strong as Death,
Dog through life man's devious Dath,
Bringing happiness or scath;
Freedom or a chain.
Mammon, like a wily fiend, : *
Agitates man's selfish mind,
Casting charity behthd '
To some filture day:
Conscience from the'soul we sever, —
Like some rill or rapid river,
Seldom clear,— perturbed forever
AS the passions sway.
Richard is a Sophomore in Le
noir College, a diligent student
and a splendid Christian young
man. His talent wast discovered
by the late and lamented Col.
Weston, pastor of the Episcopal
parish of this city, who gave to
Richard all his documents of the
Marshall Ney history and fired
him with an ambition to continue
the research and complete, i f
possible the details which he
discovered and collected relative
to this matter. We confidently
believe that Richard will be
faithful to this trust from a
worthy man. and give to the
world at some later date conclu
sions which will be final in the
Ney history. In the meantime a
greater field may be entered and
H.ckory's young poet become
honored in other lines than those
It is worse than useless to take aijy
Medicines internally for muscular or
chronic rheumatism. All that is need
ed is a free application of Chamber
hin'B Liniment. For sale by all deal
ers.
V
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Correspondence of tlie Democrat
West Hickory, June 5.-The
po.iceman has been working a
number of hands on the new
street which had been ordered
opened up bjj the Board of Alder
men of West Hickory sometime
ago. The work will soon be com
pleted and will add greatly to
the -appearance of the town.
The wewe room at the Ivey
Mill shot down Monday for one
day only.. This was necessary to
give the spinning departments
chance to get a start on yarn as
they have not been able to furn
ish enough yarn to keep the
looms all running for sometime.
B. Brown, the overseer of
Spiilotag room went to Gastonia
last Thursday on business.
Mr. James A bee has been quite
sick with fever for several weeks.
We are sorry to say he is not
any better.
Rev. Mr. Patton, of Hickory,
and Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
from Michigan have been hold
ing a tent meeting in West Hick
ory the past week. There has
been a service nearly every night
*od they have a large attendance
at each service.
J. R. Mathews and family
moved here from Brook ford a
few days ago and are working in
the Ivey Mill.
Jacob A bee, and wife from
Drexel were here last week vis
iting Mr. Abee's brother who is
sick with fever.
Misses Mary Riley and Cordie
Day, who went to the country
on Route no. 3 one day last week
to visit Miss Day's brother.
Rob Holler and wife, who had
been gone for several weeks
have returned and are working
in the mill.
Ray Wilson and wife from
Brookford are here at present
working in th» mill. They are
boarding with Peter Brown.
Captain L. E. Cole, the weave
room overseer, was sick a day
or two last week but we are glao
to say is now well again anc
says he is starting on the present
month determined to get the big
gest run of cloth that has ever
been made at the Ivev Mill in
one month. Capt. Cole is sure a
hustler and knows how to man
age a weave room.
Jule Butler moved from the
Ivey hill to his new dwelling
house that he has had built in
Longview. The house has been
completed only a few days.
Ex-Sheriff Black welder and
Esq. L. C. Huffman were in
West' Hickory last Wednesday
listing taxes. IOTA.
The Southern Railway is to
run a 3-day excursion to Ashe
ville on June 14. The round trip
rate from Hickory is only $2.00.
See ad. elsewhere.
Mr. Avery Whitener, with
headquarters at Statesville, is
selling the Monitor Sad Iron in
this part of the State with great
success. Attention is called to
his ad in this issue of the Demo
crat. Mr. C. E. Hawn is the
local agent here and those desir
ing the iron should consult him.
of history.
Hickory rejoices with Richard
in his poetic talent and is glad to
enscribe his name on the Honor
Roll of noble achievement for
Hickory boys. The names of
Earnest Starnes as a winning
agricultbralist, and Richard Little
as a winning poet, should pro
voke other of our Hickory bsys
to let their genius show forth
through faithful work, as the
work of these two young men
has done. We have no fear that
these winning successes of these
young men will ruin their pros
pects, for Errnest is preparing
this year to beat his own record,
and Richard is as faithful as if
he had been rejected in all his
efforts. Here's wishing them
greater success in their future
achievements and to winning of
laurels in which Hickory will
proudly share.
Hickory boys, our future will
depend upon you. Your advan
tages ate good and your birth
right is great. Our schools, our
colleges, our climate, our soils,
our parentage are the best. Le»
the Honor Roll grow. Bovs, its
up to you to let your genius blaze
forth and RIOW; what others
have done others can do. Re
ward is the merit of diligent and
persistent toil. Who next for
Honor Roll?
Tha uniform success that has attend
ed the use of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
made it a favorite eveiywhere. It can
always be depended'upon. For sale
b? all dealers. ■'
. 'fyyl'i
Ivey Dots.
11 Prizes to be Given Away in The
Democrat's Grand Prize and
Popularity Contest.
An Exceptional Opportunity for La
dies of this County and Vicinity
to Win Valuable Prizes
Clip the Nomination Coupon in
this Issue and Get an Early Start.
(By W. B. Porcher.)
Would you like to own a hand
some high gradu piano? Have
you not from time to time, look
ed upon your more fortunate
neighbor with a feeling akin to
eivv, and then consoled yourself
with the thought thaf some day
you too might, have a srood piano?
Then too doesn't that 4 'some
day" keep just beyond reach
with a persistence that is dis
couraging? Of course you may
not admit it, but you do feel
just that way about a great many
>f the good things of this life—
"some day" however, things will
be different. That makes life
worth living.
About that piano though.
"Some day" has come for you,
that is, if you will help just a
little bit. The Hickory Demo
crat will give you a S4OO piano in
return for a slight effort on your
Dart during your leisure time.
You know, of course, that circu
lation is as vital to the existence
of a newspaper as it is in the
anatomical scheme. Heroic
measures are resorted to at
times, in both to foster a more
vigorous circulation. This is one
of the times when a special ef
fort on the part of the Hickory
Democrat was deemed advisable.
This opportunity is a golden one
for you. Determine to win that
oiano and you vfrill be surprised
to learn how easily you can win.
If you do not • succeed in win
ning the first prize, your chances
for one of the beautiful diamond
rings are equally good. Failing
in all these would a beautiful
gold watch be any consolation to
you? A gOid watch is yours for
an absurdly small amount of
work, of pleasant wurk, too. El
even prizes in all are offered by
the Hickory Democrat. Now
don't you think it worth while?
FREE TO CANDIDATES
To enter this friendly struggle
Arill not cost any one who is eli
gible a single cent; it will cost
nothing to stay in and it will cost
nothing to win.
Two wavs of obtaining votes
are offered: First by clipping
ind sending in the ballots that
ivill appear each week in the
Hickory Democrat and secondly,
by securing prepaid subscrip
dons or the renewal of old ones
to the paper.
RULES AND CONDITIONS
While it is not absolutely nec
essary before being voted
for, a nomination blank which
can be secured from the Hickory
Democrat office* or cut from this
paper, should be sent in for each
candidate. A candidate may be
nominated by an> one, provided
each candidate be in good stand
ing in the community. All ques
tions as to eligibility will be fi
nally determined by the Contest
Manager.
A ballot will be printed in the
Hickory Democrat each week
during the contest. All ballots
must be neatly trimmed and in
clude the border or they will be
rejected as informal. These cou
pons will be good for the number
of votes printed thereon.
Ballots must be sent direct to
the Democrat office and postage
mustbe fully prepaid of they will
be rejected and not counter.
VOTES ISSUED ON SUBSCRIPTIONS
Paid in advance subscriptions
must be sent direct to the Demo
crat office, and on receipt of re
mittance, special ballots will be
issued. See vote schedule and
VOTE SCHEDULE—The Hickory Democrat.
Old Subscribers. New Subscribers,
Time. Price. Votes. Votes.
One Year *• - - i 1.00 2,500 5,000
Two Years - - 2.00 7,000 14,000
Three Years - - - 3.00 " 14,000 28,000
Four Years - - - 4.00 „ 20,000 40,000
Five Years _ _ 5.00 25,000 50,000
Six Years - - - 6.00 32,000 64,000
Seven Years - - 7.00 40,000 80,003
Eight Years - - 8.00 50,000 100,000
Nine Years - - - 9.00 62,000 124,000
Ten Years - - - 10.00 75,000 150,030
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. JUNE 8, 1911.
subscription rate.
Special ballots are provided to
carry with them additional vot
ing value, according to amount
paid and length of subscription.
Any protest as to eligibility of
any candidate will not be consid
ered if votes have been cast
for said candidate for a period of
thirty days of longer.
No employee of the Hickory
Democrat or member of em
ployee's family can paticipate in
this contest.
Any question that may \ arise
will be determined by the Con
test Manager and his decission
will be final and absolute.
To secure special ballots all
moneys must reaqfi the office of
the Hickory Democrat where bal
lots will be issued.
With every subscription to the
Hickory Democrat is given when
asked for a coupon good for a
certain number of votes, accord
ing to the length of the sub
scriptions. This is explained
elsewhere. These coupons must
be voted before date of expira
tion which is printed on each
coupon.
The date on which these bal
lots expire is printed on the bot
tom of each ballot, and if the
time has expired the ballot will
aot be counted. A nomination
blank counts for 1,000 votes.
Votes cannot be bought; they
must be clipped from |he paper
or secured on subscriptions.
Vojen secured by one contes
tant cannot be transferred to
another.
THE VOTING RULES.
Daring the first two weeks ol
the contest ending June 22 no
candidate wi:l be permitted to
vote more than 10,000 votes a
week more than the highest can
didatehad in the previous week's
publication.
After June 22 the limit will be
raised 5,000 each week until one
week before the end at which
time the restriction will be re
moved altogether and candidates
may vose as they choose during
the last week.
In case of a tie for any of the
prizes offered in the contest, Mie
value of the prfze or prizes thus
tied for will be equally divided
between the candidates who tie
for same.
In accep'ing nomination all
candidates must agree to abide
by the above conditions.
Written for the Democrat
Don't work the horses too
hard these hot days. Give them
plenty of rest and room.
Don't stop cultivating your
crops on account of dry weather
as frequent stirring of the soil
causes the moisture to rise to the
surface.
Don't forget to select some
seed corn in the field this fall.
Don't fail to sow plenty of
cowpeas this year. Sow them in
your stubble fields.
Don't forget to water the
horses at intervals during the hot
days. How would you like to go
from morning till noon without
water? C.
Whooping cough is not dangerous
when the cough is kept loose and ex
pectoration easy by giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. It has been
used in many epidemics of this disease
with perfect success. For sale by
dealers.
SHOULD A TIE OCCUR.
Some Farm Don'ts.
Tried to Hide the Moonshine
Still.
Revenue Officers Kanipe and
Sams and Posseman H. W. Jones
made another raid this week,
this time into Alexander countv,
and captured a copper still or a
100 gallons capacity. As they
were nearing the home of Mr.
Banna S. Bowman near Little
River, they drove into sight of a
field which there were a number
of men and women working-
Suddenly there was a wild excite
ment. The women screamed and
beckoned to the men and the men
to other men evidently hid in the
woods. The men in the field
took to their heels and ran.
The revenuers pursued the even
tenor of their way and presently
found the place where the still
had been. It had been moved and
they soon saw smut on the bush
es as the moonshiners had been
carrying it through the woods.
They finally found it and de
stroyed it, and then went on a
hunt for the other parts of the
outfit. Most of these they found
hidden in the wheat of a wheat
field, with 500 gallons of beer
and 10 gallons of low wines»~
On their return home they no
ticed a man in the woods with a
gun and they presumed he was
out with the intention of reveng
ing the raid but he lust his nerve,
if that was his idea, for he did
not shoot.
Eight Facts About Canning.
Pogressive Fanner.
(1) A farm canning outfit
pays.
(2) It pavs because there is
always a demand for canned
goods at profitable prices.
(3) It pays the better because
the farm-canned product is bet
ter than the factory-canned
product and more in demand.
(4) It pays because you can
do the work and make the extra
money at a time when other
farm work is light.
(5) It pays, anyhow, whether
you wish to sell a single can to
outsiders or not, simply in pro
viding the luxury of a variety of
fruits and vegetables 'for your
own table—every day in the
year.
(6) It pays all the more be
cause meats are high and going
higher, and the liberal use of
such canned products would be
at once a less expensive and
more wholesome change from
the excessive use of meat on
Southern farms.
(7) It pavs because you need
not invest money in a more ex
pensive equipment than you
need. You can buy a canner
anywhere from $3.50 to SSOO.
(8) And finally, if you are to
get the most out of the 1911
canning possibilities there is no
time to lose. Order your outfit
at once, and plant liberally and
and quickly of all crops needed
for canning purposes,
(A ninth fact is that the Home
Canner Co. of Hickory makes a
superb canning outfit very cheap.
The Democrat uses and recom
mends it.)
Jay L. Kerley, of Morganton,
is on; of the five Tar Heels who
graduated at Annapolis this year.
The Charlotte Observer's cor
respondent says: "Kerley would
have graduated last year had the
examining doctors not held him
UD on his eyes. The trouble de
veloped during the first year,
when he was held up and sent
back one class. During four
years he has been a member of
the Twelfth Company and has
led a squad in gymnastic work.
He was born in Morganton in
1889 and graduated from the
Patton high v school there. He
was appointed from the ninth
district by Representative E. Y.
Webb."
A Charming Woman
is one who is lovely in face, form,
mind and temper. But is hard for a
woman to be charming without health.
A weak, sickly woman will be ner
vous and irritable. Constipation and
kidney poisions show in pimples,
blotches, skin eruptions and a wretch
ed complexion. But Electric Bitters
always prove a godsend to women who
want health, beauty and friends.
They regulate Stomach, Liver, and
Kidneys, purify the blood; give strong
nerves, bright eyes, pure breath,
smooth, velvety skin, lovely complex
ion and perfect health. „ Tiy them.
25c at. C. M. Shuford, Moser & LuU
and Grimes Drug store.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
Our Horses.
Written for The Democrat:
We have too many types of
horses which show we have not
as yet fixed our minds to any
standard. Of course there is a
reason because we are not rais
ing enough of our own stock,
which makes us an easy prey to
the odds and ends of the central
markets. But times are chang
ing. We can grow just as good
horses here as anybody (just as
we do Jersey cattle). With the
necessity of better and deeper
plowing, it is easy to see what is
going to be the horse—those big
blacks or dappled grays,
the 1200 to 1500 lb. kind—the
kind we have to go down in our
jeans to pay for. We must plow
the acre under—the one we have
been scratching—and there is no
use sitting back and arguing that
they are to heavy for us. The
prices they command show, the
little once-favored, so-called, gen
eral-purpose horse always brings
the lower prices. When we raise
anything we want the one that
commands the highest-price,
those blockey colts, don't have
to get 7 years old to be grown.
They with the proper treatment
mature early. With the right
type they in a few years will
make a considerable change in
the mixture we now have.
The time is not far hence that
we must pin our mind to the
Percheron, whether we want to
or not, because he is going to be
the popular horse. Why the M.
D's. drive the auto and the young
bloods and sports drive the auto,
almost completely cutting out the
market for the fancy driving
horse. We poor farmers can't
make our living just driving to
town. Why farmers buy the
light weights is because the price
is low. Stick a pin here: if we
had 25 registered Percheron fillies
in a few years people would some
to Catawba county to get the
horses they want, as they do
Jersey cattle and good blooded
hogs. But it will take quite a
while to supply our home mar
ket.
Bro. farmer, if you don't agree
with me give the subject your
consideration, for we are sending
out too much good money for
horses that we ought to raise at
home. L. H. S.
Severe Electric Storm.
Sunday evening the section
two miles north of Conover was
visited by a severe electric storm.
The barn of Mr. H. A. Herman
was struck by lightening and
burned, including a binder, drill
and other machinery. Several
horses were in the barn, inciud
ing those of Mr. Walter Payne of
of this city. Fortunately they
were gotten out before the fire
gained much headway. The
Democrat sympathizes with Mr.
Herman in his loss.
Work is being pushed on the
approaches to the Catawba-Al
exander bridge, and it will be
completed within two weeks,
when the bridge will be ready
for traffic.
There is one medicine that every
family should be provided with and
especially during the si mmer months;
viz, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost
certain to be needed. It costs but a
quarter. Can you afford to be without
it? For sale by all dealers.
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Program of
Epworth League.
Able Speakers to Consider Im
portant Sobjecls at Convention.
June 28—July 1.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Informal gathering of dele
gates at the church and assign
ing of delegates to their homes.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
2: p. m. morning service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
2:20 p. m. Addresses of wel
come—A. M. West and J. W.
Clay.
Response to welcome address,
Rev. E. W. Fox.
3:30 p. m. Organization and
appointing of committees.
4:00 p. m. The Epworth Leagua
and evangelism—Prof. O.S. Dean
8:00 p. m. Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
8:10 p. m. Annual sermon-
Rev. E. K. McLarty.
THURSDAY MORNING.
6:00 a. m. Sunrise Prayer
meeting.
9:00 a. m. Classes in institute
work, by Miss Irene Boyles and
others.
10:00 a. m. Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
10:15 a. m. The Scout Move
ment —Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick.
11:00 a. m. Report of Junior
Superintendents.
11:15 a. m. General discussion
of Junior work.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.;
2:30 p. m. Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge. j
3:00 p. m. The Epwortn League
and Missions—Rev. C. M. Pick
ens.
4:00 p. m. How the pastor may
help and encourage the Eph
worthians of his church—Rev.
J. Frank Armstrong.
8:00 p. m. Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
8:10 p, m. Address—Rev. E.
L. Bain.
FRIDAY MORNING.
6:00 a. m. Sunrise prayermees
ing.
9:00 a. m. Classes in Institute
work by Miss Irene Boyles and
others.
10:00 a. m, Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
10:15 a. m. The Epworth
League a training Station for
the Laymen of the church-
Rev. E. ri. Rawlings, D. D.
11:15 a. m. The -Adolescent—
how he may be saved and kept
for the Master's use —Rev. O.
P. Ader;
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I
2:30 p. m. Song service—Rev
E. Myers in charge.
3:00 p. m. Addres3 —Prof. H.
A. Hayes.
4:00 p. m.The Epworth League
and Literature Rev. L.D. Thomp
son.
8:00 p. m. Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
8:10 p. m. Address —Rev. G. T.
Rowe, S. T. D.
SATURDay MORNING.
6:00 a. m. Sunrise prayer
meeting.
8.30 a.m. Song service—Rev.
E. Myers in charge.
8:45 a. m. Business meeting
8:30 a. m. Song service—Rev.
E.Myers in charge.
8:45 a. m. Business meeting.
10.0.0 a. m. m. Consecration
Service.