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Established 1899 He Made Good in the West. Mr. FulbrigM o! Kansas Back Home on a Visit. Mr. M. L, Fulbright, of Neo de Sha, Kansas, 'is paying this the county of his birth, his first visit in 45 years. His mission was a sad one. He came to see his brother, Lawrence Fulbright, of Winston-Salem, who was ill but the latter died before he reached North Carolina. Mr, Fulbright is a son of the late William Fulbright, and Regi na Sigmon Fulbright, and was born in their home near Ccnover. When he was 17 years of age his father moved to Iredell county and from there he went into tne army, and served gailanty. One brother was killed in the war. In April. 1867, Mr. Fulbright moved to Indeana arid from there to Kansas, where he took ub 160 acres. He has prospered and now has a fine farm of 360 acres; part of it is river bott.im. He has raised 100 bushels of corn to the acre. He married in Kansas and has four children. "Hut I will not average lo bu. an acre now," he said. 'The drought burned it up. The hot winds this year felt as we worked in the fields just like the wind blow ing toward you as it blows over a burning brush pile." Mr. Fulbright says the chan ges are wonderful in his old home country. He thinks we are yet far behind the west in stock raising. Admitting thai some of our Catawba farmers are excep tions to the ru'e, he nevertheless thinks the general run of the farmers do not have the stock they ought to. The industries of "his section are built up around natural gas and oil. Mr. Fulbright is a first cousin of Mr. F. P. Moser, Mr. Perry Deal, Mrs. Adeline Cline, Mrs. Julie Hoke and others, and the Fulbright family of the county is distantly related. He was plan ning a trip;to relatives in Watauga County when he was in the Dem ocrat office Saturday. Reformed Church. The Holy Communion will be administered in this congrega tion next Sunday at the morning service. Preparatory service will be held Saturday at 3:30. At this service children will be baptised and new members received. The usual services will be held at night. On Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock the pastor will preach in East Hickory at the home of Mr. Robt. Helton. J. L. MURPHY, Pastor. Catawba College Notes Correspondence of tlie Democrat. Newton, Oct. 4.—The football team has gone to Davidson Col lege for the first game of this season. The line up for begin ing of the game will probably be as follows: Right end, J. F. Cress; right tackle, J. T. Philips; right guard, J. P. Carrier; center, G. S. De Weese; N. H. Fravel; left end, G. C. Puler; quarter back, B W. Ingram; right half back, C. A. Rost; left half back, E. O. Bacon, full back, H. A. Fesperman. Messrs. George F. Webb and Roy Mauney will accompany the team as substitutes Coach War lick will be with them, and also Prof. O. C. Turner. Catawba does not expect to win this game but does hope, despite the fact that most of the men are inexperienced players, to make a good showing. The first and the second teams have foeen practicing faithfully. Mr. E. Herbert Corpening and D. R. A. Little, two of Catawba's for mer star players have been on ithe field helping Coach Warlick to get the first team into condi tion. The Y. M. C. A. has elected its officers for the school year. Pres ident, Miss Frances Clapp; vice president, Miss Gracilla Shank; secretary, Miss Ethel Peeler; treasurer, Miss Margret Crowell. Among the improvements at the college might be mentioned that hypoplate blackboards are now being enstaled in the class room? and that a new Bewington typewriter has been purchased for the students in the business department. [Dayidson won the game, 35 to o.] Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT Mi. M. O. Sherr ill's War Story. Mr. Miles O. Sherrill's pam phlet "A Soldier's Story" is be ing highly praised in the State pre«s. It has been added to since published some years ago, now containing a picture of the author taken 50 years ago. It is on sale at A. C. Link's store at 10 cents a copy, and also at Clapps and Freeze's drug stores in New ton. Nothing needs to be added to the following editorial review from the Wilmington Star: A SOLDIERS STORY. The Star has received an in tensely interesting pamphlet un der the abjve title, the author be ing Miles O. Shernll, of Catawba county, now and for many vears the efficient. State librarian at Raleigh. Mr. Sherrill was a Confederate soldier and took nart in ihe battles and vicissi tudes of the Civil War as it raged in Virginia in the sixties. At the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, Mr. Sherrill was shot in the first charge led by Gen. R. D. Johnson, early on the morn ing of May 9th, 1864, and the re sult was that he fell into the hands of the enemy, A Federial soldier amputated his leg. and for ten months he was a prisoner of war, suffering all the tortures, hardships, privations and- dis tress of a wounded warrior. It is the story of his prison life that Mr. Sherrill tells in "A Soldier's Story," inc 1 u din g a brief but dramatic narrative of other incidents of the war. It is the plain story of a soldier who fought on many fields, final ly to fall in battle with a mangled leg, to endure what was little less than death, to be maim ed for life, a living sacrifice to inexorable war. Mr, Sherrill writes from personal experience concerning the horrors of prison life among the Federals. He tells about what he felt and saw, and about what he knows of his own knowledge. The one legged "Johnny" still lives to tell the tale and it is one of the most tragic interest. It is more than a story, however, for it is history. It is history of the Federal prison life as the Con federates experienced it, and it in Sherrill draws a comparison with the terrible sufferings and agonies of the luckless Federals who fell into the hands of the Confederates and had to linger in Southern prisons. It is a sub ject to be revolted at. but it is written to "keep history straight." Prison life during the war was terrible on both sides, and Mr. Sherrill takes oc casion to prove that, while it was terrible on the Confederate side, it was even more so on the Federal side. He proves that from the prison records, and that is history that makes a bad show ing from both sides. The record is that the number of Federal prisoners in Confederate prison was 270,000 and that 22,000 or j about 8 per cent died inprisons. J Confederate prisoners held in i Federal prisons numbered 220.000 of whom 26,000, or about 12 per cent, died in prison. According to the records, therefore, the death rate in Federal prisons was 4 percent more than in Confeder ate prisons. This is a melancholy subject, but all war history is that. Yet war history has to be written, sooner -or later, and it is with that view that Mr. Sherrill has been persuaded after 46 years to tell "A Soldier's Story "at first hand. It is history worth keep-1 ing straight and well worth j knowing through the length | and breadth of the land, and no j doubt there will be a tremendous sale of Mr. Sherrill's valua ble pamphlet. In it he re cords his own experience and notes some incidents about the Confederate prison at Anderson yille, for the terrors of which Capt. Wirtz was hanged as a scapegoat to cover the sins of others, the truth of history be ing that indeed "his execution was a 'sop' to the passions of the 'many-headed'." Messrs. Chas. W. Bagby and B. B. Blackwelder have formed a law partnership which promises much for the future of the Hick ory bar. Both are finely equip ped. Mr. Bagby i 3 a Trinity Col; lege man and studied law under ': Mr. W. A. Self, one of brainiest' and most brilliant lawyers in the ; State. He has practiced in - Hickorv for a number of years | and has a wide reputation for. his conscientious loyalty to his' clients. Mr. Blackwelder, a Lenoir College and University man, has only recently received his license, as related recently by the Democrat,, who wishes a long career of prosperity to Bag by & Blackwelder, Miss Rose Shuford is visiting in Ashevill this week. HICKORY, N. C. f THURS Potomac Synod Comes This Month Hickory Getting Big Advertis ing—Must Help Entertain. Hickory will have the honor of entertaining the Potomac Synod of the Reformed church duriug the month of October. It is per haps the most representat ve body which has ever met in our city, Eight Classes will be represented, 326 congregations, 162 partoral charges, a membership of 66,221. 191 ministers. The total num ber of delegates entitled to at tend is 360. These delegates come from North Carolina, Virginia, and as far up in Pennsylvania as Al toona. Some of the most distinguish ed men in the Reformed church will be here. Some of them have never been south before and write that they are looking forward with great interest to this meeting. Hickory is receiving some fine advertising free on account of this meeting. All the church papers of this denomination con tain notices of this meeting and the Messenger of Philidelphia and the World of Cleveland, Ohio, will contain lengthly ac counts of the meeting and Hick ory. It is splendid advertising that we are receiving. Let the town play the part of a hospitable host which we know she will. The Reformed congre gation cannot well care for this body of persons; we do not want them to do it alone. Let there be a liberal response and that evry one who will assist in entertain ing the delegates inform D. Mur phy at once. Europe in a Ferment. New York World. No since 1834 has Europe been so distracted by economic and political unrest as is it is today. The terment of popular discon tent is not merely local or nation al, but is common to many coun tries, spreading beyond bounda ries and passing from one capital to another. Behind the sudden outbreak of j strikes throughout Spain ap-j pears to be an organized revolu-1 tionary movement, The govern ment has been forced to meet it by suspending the constitutional guarantees, which is equivalent to declaring martial law. Neigh boring Portugal, since the over throw of the monarchy, has been in a state of constant turmoil, which at moments has rendered \ the existance of the public pre carious. Hardly have the dock and rail way strikes in England been j settled than Ireland is visited by I a railway strike that ties up traffic and increases the prices! of foodstuffs. As a result of the dear-food I riots of last Saturday, Vienna is under martial law for the first time in sixty years. In the poor er quarters business is suspended In Budapest there have been riots and street fighting between the mobs and the police. In France, after a year of dock and railway strikes that demor alized trade a score of cities in the North have been the scene of food riots. After a cropfailure, the | rising cost of living to the work ! ing classes in the most serious jof the dav is France, Germany | and Austria. Germany has so far escaped similar disturbances, but as the national elections ap proach, the high price of food to the poor is bound to have impor tant political effects. The grow ing strength of the Socialists has long been cause for great alarm to the ruling classes. In 1848 "the year of revolu tions," the principal reasons for agitations among the people in Europe were political. In France, in Germany, in Italy, the spirit of republicanism was asserting it self in rebellion against the sur viving abuses of absolutism in government. The national move ments in Hungary and Italy produced a generation of patri ots who for the time being were jto fall, but whose influence in j the battle of freedom and pro gress was undying, i At the present day the rest ! lessness of the masses in Europe lis less due to the desire for con stitutional changes such as in spired the revolutionist of 1848 in France and Germany than to dioatisfaetion with economic con ditions. But social discontent and economic unrest inevitably seek to translate themselves into political action. The present unrest is too vio . lent and wide-spread to be treat ed merely as a passing incident, . C. f THURSDAY. OCT | COMMENT. | £C:C C:C; £li£-&^ w w w w w Nearly all the aufo-cars which went from Hickory to Charlotte this week lost their way on the returning trip, leavfng Charlotte at midnight after the play. There is a great nieed of sign boards on the roads through out this and adjacent counties. Somebody mnst takie the lead in the matter. It isn't such an | awful job to get it done. Hick ! ory's car-owners ought ;to form a little orginization and put the thing through. THE REFORM SYNOD. We are publishing elsewhere an item about the General Synod of the Reformed church to meet here .this montfi. The delegates come from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania chiefly. It will be as large a body as the Methodist Conference, (if not larger.) It will mean much to Hickory to have these splendid men here. She is already get ting preliminary advertising all the over North and Middle West, and after these men of God gc home, they will spread the word about our pretty little city eervy where. Therefore it behooves us to give them the very tip-top of the morning while they are with us. But even if it did'nt mean much to us selfishly, we are sure tne Christian homes of our city will be thrown open wide to help entertain the Synod. Dr. Murphy has a great respon sibility on him, and Hickory must stand right square up to him in it. "Given to hosbitality'' is one of St. Paul's injunctions to Christian homes. Phone Dr. Murphy whether it shall be one or two delegates. He didnt ask us 10 say this. We are butting in to his business* but reckon he'll not quarrel with-W Phone him. Do it now. COBB, SHAKE. Top o'the morning to the Mor ganton Herald! Its editor cele brates his 31st anniversary as a journalist next month, all but two years of this time in Morgan ton. Says he of himself: He has had his "ups and downs," as the elevator boy would sav, his seasons of reasonable prospeiity and smooth sailing and his times when the wolf came very near the door, when the printers' pay roll and other bills could hardly be met at the time, when he had stayed up nights to "squeeze in" something that was worth far more to the other fellow than to himself or the paper, receiving many times as compensation only a smiie and a pat on the shoul der, and perhaps a "cold shoul der" later on, when it seemed he received the least patronage , from those he did the most for, j but, after all, we are thankful that we are still living and get ting along as well as we are. There is not now a cent of en cumbrance on the paper, it is all paid for, and a few of the back subscriptions which we ought to have would set the little inciden tals straight and perhaps place a balance in bank. Cobb, you have worked as hard as Jacob did for Leah and Rachel, and we'll bet they were not any prettier or nicer girls than those twin sweet-hearts of yours, the News-Herald. Carlton and Hewitt I Married at the residence of H. A. Adams in Icard township, Burke County, on last Sunday evening Mr. John Carlton to Miss Minnie Hewitt, both of Brook ford, the ceremony was witnessed by a number of friends who came with them. The ceremony was performed by H. A. Adams in his usual happy style. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S OASTO R I A Can You invest your Small sav ings in any way that is absolute ly safe and pays you net 6 per cent free of all taxes, except in the Building & Loan? New Series now open. Y. OCTOBER 5, 1911. Tiisy Cafil Sea^ Hickory at AH. Mr. Flagler on His Trip Com pares Other Towns Y/ith Ours. To the Editor JT the Democrat. During the past thirty days, I ha\e seen many towns or sma'; cities in several different, spates, many of them well kepi and show ing evidence of prosperity bur none of them show the evidence ot' material growth during the past three years, that Hickor;. shows. I have seen quite a num ber of factories of various kinds and 1 think it would be saje tj say one half their number were standing idle, some with grass; growing about tueir doors, show ing they had be*»n closed for a long time. Who ever heard o! a factory in Hickory that did not run on full time? I have come to the conclusion that the man who leaves Hick ory to look for a better place for a home or investment, will nevei get back as he w ill spend the rest of his natural life in looking. Both Hickory papers have been s nt to me and I have enjoyed them very much. With kindest regards, Very Truly, L. Flagler, Centrial Bridge, N. Y., Sept. 30th, 1911. "The Voices of Women" \ missionary program at the Baptist church BYiday night was reported by general requesi Sunday night. It was entitled "The Voices ot the Women," and represented the dream of a woman who. after attending a! a missionary service, refused to j believe in missions. Conscience i dressed in pure white, leaned j over her as she dreamed, and! women of various climes and countries appeared befored her and told their story of oppres sion and suppression. The dreamer was Miss Linda White, and Conscience was im personated by Miss Emma Bel' McFall The following young ladies were garbed in the cos tumes of the countries, they re presented: Misses Adelyn Mc- Comb, Mexico; Lucy Sledge, Japan; Susie Slaughter, Hindoo widow; Catherine Hardin, child widow; Rose Martin, China; Frank Martin, Korea; Kate Elliot, Mohammedan and Edith Clement represented as a re turned African missionary. Misses Lena Boatright and Nannie Williams gave recitations bearing on the theme, while Miss Bertha Bradshaw pan tomimed the The Holy City as sung by Mrs. J. D. Harte. The whole affair was beautiful and impressive, the pantomime es pecially so. Mrs. J. H. Hatcher presided at the organ. A collection of $22.86 was ta ken for foreign missions. The Sunday School Conven tion. The Catawba ' County Sunday- School Convention met in Hick ory in the Presbyterian Church last Thursday morning. There were nearly 200 delegates. The exercises were opened with a praise service by Rev. J. G. Garth, followed by an address of welcome by Dr. J. L. Murphv. The response to the welcome address was by Jessie W. War lick, president of the convention. "The Possibilities of Our Coun ty Association," was the subject of an inspiring address by Mr. J. Van Carter of Raleigh. This address was followed by a gener al discussion. The afternoon service was opened with prayer by Rev. J. D. Harte. The Primary me j thods were discussed by Mrs. K. C. Menzies and George F. Ivey spoke on "What the Superin tendent Wants and How He Can Get It." Another address by Mr. Van Carter was an event of this session. The convention ad journed to meet next with Hope Mills Methodist Church. Sixty dollars were pledged by the va rious Sunday Schools for carry ing on the Work. Officers were elected as follows: President, J. W, Warlick of Hickory; vice president, J. Yates Killian of Newton; secretary, A. K, Joy of Hickory. Harsh physics react, weaken the bowels, cause chronic constipation. Doan's Reguiets operate easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation. 25c. Ask your druggist for them. Now is the time to commence preparing for the "Rainy Day." Join the Buijding & Loan. The Series is open. Democrat and Press, Consolidated i9CS 2 IN SOCIAL 1 | CIRCLES. j Mrs. Roy Abernethy was ai home on Friday from 4 to 6 o'clock, in honor of her mother, Mrs Sourbeer, of Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs. Claudia Henderson wa hostess to the Thursday Studj Club Sept. 28th. After quota tion3 on memory, Mrs. .1. l> Hqrte gave a history of the Irish language, Mrs. D. T. Fry read "Bid'ly Bradys Banshee," and Mrs. L. R. Whitener told of Irish courtship, illustrating with some humorous stories. Mrs. Harte sang Kathleen Mavourneen and the club adjourned t > tneei next with Mrs. Geo. Bisaner Delicious refreshments were served. Wednesday Sept. 27 from 3 to 6 Mrs. Chadwici* entertained seven tables of bridge. PI- 1 home was beautifully decorated with roses,* golden rod,, vines anr! autumn flowers. Mrs. E. B. Menzies won the first prize, a book, and Mrs. Sigmon the second prize, a pack of cards. Apricot ice cream with cakes, coffee, bon-bons and salted nuts were served. REFLECTIONS Written for the Democrat. To me the most engaging thing is a growing crop. I would instal next to this, the Creations which follow the Man of Types who leaves under his creative hand an outline of nro ducts comparable to sweet pota toes disclosing their head be hind the plough shares in the autumn inning. So whether you go or come there is life, pleasure, beauty. There is nothing in nature or life binding us closer to organic courts than cropping, farming, taking yearly the sustentation which makes and life and renders life in its most for biding - aspect reconcilable to beauty. Thus we tithe the earth; love it as the matrix of all. * * * Simplicity is refreshing. Take the angler whom honest Isaac Walton personifies. Hear him: "If so be the angler catch no fish, yet has he wholesome walk and pleasant shade by tha sweet silvery stream, RISDEN TYLER BENNETT. Wadesboro, N, C. Hope of Edgemont Pineola. Col. F. A. Olds in Cliareotte Observer. The writer has expressed his very keen interest in the bui'd ing of a railway link between Edgemont, now rail-head of the Carolina & Northwestern Rail wav, and Pineola, which is the southern terminus of the Linville River Railway. There is now hope for such a link, and really there will be only about nine miles to construct, as a lumber road is available for a distance of three miles. A Pineola person who now want to come to Raleigh to attend to business at the capital would in all probability go by way of Cranberry into Tennessee and then around by the way of Asheville, thus going twice the necessary distance, whereas if this little link was built the peo ple of the county of Avery and other counties in that region could come to Raleigh, attend to business and get back home in a day. They are now cut off in North Corohna. The county of Avery as its first steps ought to join its self to the rest of the State bv doing every thing pos sible to bring about the link re ferred to. No doubt, the Caro lina Northwestern Railway will do its part. The tourists who love a beautiful country, and a practically new one, in a way, will be grateful for the building of this road. Averts Awful Tragedy. Timely advice given Mrs. C. Will oughby, of Marengo, Wis., (R. No. 1) prevented a dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. Doctors had said her fright ful cough was a "consumption" cough and could do little to help her. After many remedies failed, her aunt urged her to take Dr. Kings's New Discovery. "I have been using it for some time," she wrote "and the awful cough has almost gone. It also saved my little boy when taken with a severe bronchial trouble." This matchless medicine has no equal for throat and lung trou bles, Price 50c ?nd SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by C. M. Shuford, Moser & lutz and Grimes Drug Co. Rural Graded Sell sol. Oak Hiif. Piston Rod Gave l rouble at War lick & Sberrill Plant. Correspondence of t'.ie Democrat. Granite Falls. Oct, 4. —Because x f rather a peculiar accident, the Warl : ck & CT * plant is out of commission this week, and will be unaoie to run for proba bly two weeks. The piston rod ..1 some unacounUble way, be came loosened inside the steam chest, pulling out and pounding ill machinery in reach of it into a mass of wreckage. New pis tons are being made and the work of rep .!rs is being rushed. Fortunate 1 * no one was near enough to get hurt. Mr. Fisher, he engineer, ran some risk in running into the engine room to saut off the steam. The plant turned on the "juice" last week and is now splendidly lighted by a modern electric plant. The Graded School has enolleed about 200 pupils. Prof. Grant, vith his efficient thachers, has r.hir.gs running smoothly. From news received here, the state has appropriated funds to establish a Rural Graded School at Oak Hill Acadmy, in the Deal's store neighborhood. When Mr, Y. D. Moore, County Superinten dent, and the wide-awake people of that prosperous community got together there was something doing with the result that a new era in the school system has open ed up in that community. Rev. E. L. Bain, Presiding El der, occupied the Methodist pul pit here Sunday. Some say that th»y "heard a Bishop's sermon;" that means, it was great. He was here to hold the last quarterly conference, and looked into the closing up of the vears work in this change. The indications are that the church will make a good and full report at the annual conference next month. Mr. J. L. Hayes, seriously ill for the last month, is now out of any immediate danger, and hope for her early recovery is entertained. Master Ernest Moore, suffer ing from an attack of fever, is improving. ■ " ■ ■ Report oo Corporations. New lon News. Register Gamble has received from the corporation commission the annual report on corporations doing business in the county. Exclusive of banks, railroads, etc., the capital stock of corpora tions is $952,249; and these com panies own property to the amount of $876,801. The cor poration excess is $84,448. The. three building and loan as sociations in the county have an excess of $77,774. The assessment on railroads and telegraphs, etc., has been greatly increased. The assess ment on the Southern alone is greater this year by about $84,000 than the whole assessment on such corporations last year. The total last year was $810,091.95; the total this year is $1,085,826.- 84. The assessment is as follows: Southern: 22 86 miles at $39,- 120.09 a mile, $894,285.05, Pullman Company; mile, $4,434. Southern Express: $182.12 a mile, $7,794,95. Piedmont Tei. & Tel. Co.: $4,000. Western Union: $36.95 a mile, $5,912. ► Hickory Electric Co.: $5,000. Carolina & Northwestern: 1256 miles, at $9,582.57 a mile, total value $120,358. Southern Bell Tel.: $4,490. Southern Power Co.: $38,352. Monday the register will have the tax books ready for turning them over to the sheriff. Stop That Dandruff before it kills your hair. You know dandruff is a germ disease rnd it leads slowly and surely to baldness and there is only one way to cure dandruS and that is to kill the germ that causes the trouble. Greasy salves will never do this. Zemo and Zemo Soap kills the germ and are guaranteed to cure dandruff, itching scalp and all other germ dis eases of the skin ?nd scalp. Zemo and Zemo Soap are - the true scientific remedies for these affictious. To show our faith in Zemo and Zemo Soap we have instructed the druggist selling them to refund your money if you are not satisfied with the results from the very first bottle and the fir3t cake of soap. We can afford to make this offer be cause one bottle of Zemo and one cake of soap are sufficient to show their healing qualities and if used ac cording to directions, they will effect a permanent cure. Sold by druggists everywhere and in Hickory by Moser and Lutz.