THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
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HOWARD A. BANKS, Editor and Froprletoi
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HICKORY. N. C..MAY 30, 1912.
OUR SCHOOLS.
Yes, we have in Hickory facto
ries that make wooden things,
and iron things, and cloth and
stockings, and all the like oi
that, which bring in checks and
greenbacks and pile up a bank
account—filthy lucre to be spent
by other folks, after we die, who
didn't sweat for it;—but we have
no finer assets than our schools
and colleges, which have just
closed for the summer vacation,
from our dar'ing Kindergarten
and our well-behaved, sweet
mannered school taught by Mrs.
Beard to our gay, debonair Grad
ed School, and finally those two
glorious maidens of education,
Claremont and Lenoir. These,
ladies and gentlemen, are our
factories of manhood ard
manhood, or of manl>
ncij and womanliness, if
you choose. Let us support
these, if we have to wash the
dishes and plow the farm our
selves. As Gov. Aycock pointed
out in his dying speech, we edu
cate our dogs to hunt birds, oui
cows to give milk instead of beef
steak; and our horses to trot s
mile in less than 2:40. We teach
animals to get the most out ol
themselves there is in them,
but we forget that God has plant
ed the gold of talent or genius in
the minds of our girls and boys,
which will lie there unused, un
seen, wasted, if we do not sink
the shaft of education into these
million-yielding mines.
Let's stand by our schools, in
town and county, and give them
our tuition money, more room,
board-walks, endowment gifts,
and indeed anything they ask
for.
Hickory is blessed with ti ue,
orthodox preachers in all its
churches, in a day of great apos
tasy in the Church just down the
hill, outside of town, out into the
wide, wide world. She is blessed,
too, in a day of a lot fool fad
dism in education, with splendid
Christian schools, manned with
able teaching forces, and run on
common sense principles.
And they are located in a city
set upon a ridge, where ozone
breezes waft down from the
Blue Ridge, after pausing to kiss
the pink cheeks of the rhoden
dron or fan the flame ozalea into
Jt>laze. We home folks need to
take a day off to realize what we
have got—to possess our poses
sions—and you folks a-w-a-a-a-y
off, if you are looking for an at
mosphere of physical and moral
health in which to educate your
children, then send them to
Hickory's institutions.
A MOUNTAIN FLOWER.
There is a little flower so home
sick for snow and whiteness that
it can grow only in the Alps.
The eidelweiss has come to be a
very symbol of purity.
There is a little school in the
lower reaches of the Blue Ridge
that has sent scores of the truest
men in Southern Methodism into
the pulpit, and more scores of
honest men and women into
business and home-making. So
delicately fragile is this flower
of education that it began to
wilt even under the talk of re
moval. It is homesick for the
hills, and Rutherford College
would die if transplanted from
the soil v here good old Dr.
Abernethy planted it with his
work-stained hands, watered it
with his tears and prayed it into
power. Rutherford would not
be Rutherford anywhere else
than at Rutherford College p. o.
It could never be safely removed
any father than Hickory, and
though we have the same air, it
is too far even here,
The trustees have therefore
wisely determined to leave it |
where it is, only replacing its
old, worn buildings with newer
ones on a new plot of ground of
some 20 acres, half a mile nearer
to Connelly Springs, donated by
Mr. Ledbetter, we understand,
Now let Methodists raise $50,000
at least for this school, and let it
live on in its old time power and
purpose of educating poor boys
and girls, who can't afford to go
to the rich city colleges with
their expensive frills and fur
oelows, buc who are the incipient
ialt of the earth.
MOUNTAIN WHITES IN POETRY.
We are printing today a fine
piece of poetic irony, entitled
4 'The Mountain White," from the
pen of one of Hickory's most
brilliant and cultured women,
Mrs. C. C. Bost. If it does not
take a tramping trip through the
State press, especially in the
mountains, we will be very much
surprised. We are a mountain
white ourselves. Senator Vance,
Senator Merrimon, Gov. Swain,
and us were all born inßuncombe.
As one of the breed, and to
the manner born, we give the
top of the morning from the top
:)f Mt. Mitchell to our charming
champion. So do Judge and
Atrs ; Councill, who are mountain
vhites from Watauga, and proud
of it. Thank you kindly, Mrs.
Bost; thank you, maam.
A Covenanter Paper.
The following is a Covenanter
paper made by Harry Wells:
Order of Events in the Old
Testament.
1. Name the different parts
>f the Theocracy?
The call of Abraham, n The
Patriarchal age, Israel in Egypt,
The Exodus, The conquest of
Canaan.
2. Describe Abraham's pil
;rimage?
From Ur of the Chaldees to
Haran, from Haran to Canaan,
rom Canaan to Egypt, Egypt
tack to Canaan.
3. Why is Abraham impor
tant?
Abraham was sent to found a
family and nati n from which
.vas to come the Savior of the
vvorld.
4. What does the Patriarchal
age include?
The history of Abraham, his
son Isaac, the sons of Isaac, Esau
md Jacob; the twelve sons of
Jacob, From whom the twelve
tribes ot Israel are named.
5. Why did the Israelites go
into Egypt? How were they
:reated and how long did they
itay?
To escape famine in their own
land they remained 213 years in
Sgypt. They were treated kind
:y at first but were later made
servants.
6. What does the Exodus in
clude?
Deliverance from the Egypti
ins through Moses; giving of
! :he law; 40 years of wilderness
vandering.
7. "What is included in the Con
quest of Canaan?
Crossing the Jordan, 25 years
if wandering, division of the
and.
8. Tell about the periods of the
Monarchy?
Undivided kingdom, 120; di
vided kingdom, Israel and Judah.
[srael had 21 kings and lasted
334 years. Israel had 21 kings
and lasted 468 yeais.
9. What about the captivity?
The captivity of Isiael by the
Assyrians began 7518, C. Nevei
returned. Of Judah by Neb
achadnezzer began 584 B. C. and
lasted 70 years.
10. What was the Kestoration?
Return of the Jews from Baby
on to Jerusalem aboutsl4 B. C.
11. How did the Jews divide
the O. T.?
Law, prophets and Holy writ
ing.
12. Pentateuch. 5; Historical.
12; Poetical. 5; Major proph
ets. 5; Minor prophets 12.
Btainlng Glass.
The art of colored glass has been
lost and refound, guarded and stolen
so many times during the history of
civilization that it seems almost im
possible to say anything new on glass
staining. Yet a process has been- dis
covered for making the stained glass
used in -windows which is a departure
from anything known to the old
timers.
The glass first receives its design in
mineral colors, and the whole is then
fired in a heat so Intense that the col
oring matter and the glass are indis
solubly fused. The most attractive fea
ture of this method is that the surface
acquires a peculiar pebbled character
In the heat, so that when the glass is
in place the lights are beautifully soft
and mellow.
There was never a time when people
appreciated the real merits of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy more than
now. This is shown by] the increase
in sales and volunteer]y testimonials
from persons who have been cured by
it. If you or your children are
troubled with a cough or cold give it a
trial and become acquainted with its
good qualities For sale by all deal
ers.
WATAUGA'S FAIR
Appalachian Training School to Make
Roads and Walks
Correspondence of The Democrat.
' Boone, May 22.-A street fair
is planned for Watauga in Boone
on September 26-27. It will be
simply an exhibit of farm pro
ducts and live stock. Mr. J. S.
Williams is to devote some time
to the gathering of products and
getting donations for a premium
list. Should there be enough
interest manifested in the street
rair, it is the intention to pur
chase grounds and make a riding
track and build exhibit houses
for 1913.
Tne trustees of the Appalach
ian Training School are receiving
an outfit for road working. They
will make walks all through the
school grounds and perhaps from
the campus to town. They hope
to interest the town authorities
in improving the streets and also
the Boone and Blowing Rock
Turnpike Co. in doing some per
manent work on its road.
The weather bureau gives us
from Blowing Rock every morn
ing the weather forecasts. Farm
ers have been watching the
bulletin board at J. W. Hodges
& Co's. store constantly. It has
served them well.
It is thought that the fruit
crop will be very large. There
are many peaches. The cherry
crop seldom fails, the apple crop
is fairly sure, but peaches come
only occasionally.
The forage crop last year was
very light. Cattle were sold off
very closely. There are now
fewer cattle than in years.
Calves are demanding good
prices A. M
Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You can do it by ap
plying Chamberlain's Liniment and
massaging the parts freely at each ap
plication. For sale by all dealers.
England's Oldest Newnpaper.
Besides being the government's best
mirnalistic property, the Loudon Ga
sette is also the oldest existing Eng
ish newspaper. It published its first
lumber in 1665. In that troubled year
.he court was at Oxford on account of
.he plague and the paper bore the
tame of the Oxford Gazette in consc
ience, not changing to its present
itle until the twenty-fourth number.
Ye can get some idea of the cost of
-unning it from the statement of one
if its rivals that the rival's charge for
'entertaining spies for information"
ras $2,500 in the first year.
Accidents will happen," but the bv'St
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas'
Electric Oil for such emergencies.
Two sizes 25 and 50 cents at all
stores.
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crat Grand Baby Contest
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"I wouldn't take a thousand
dollars for the good VINOL has
done me. I was told that Cod Liver
Oil was the medicine I needed for
my weakened condition and poor
blood. I could not take the greasy
mixture, and when our druggist told
me that VINOL contained not only
tonic iron but all the medicinal prop
erties of Cod Liver Oil without the
grease or oil or bad taste, I made
up my mind that was the medicine
for me. I tried it and to-day am
strong and well."
MRS. J. T. SNYDER,
Greensboro, N. C.
We jjnarmitce tlio genuineness of tUe
above testimonial.
We sell VINOL with the
understanding that if it does
not give the purchaser per
fect satisfaction, we return
his money without question.
Will you try a bottle un
der these conditions?
For sale by Moser & Lutz.
First Methodist Church
Rev. D. M. Litaker, Pastor.
Sunday School - - 9:45 a. m.
Preaching - 11 a. m. and Bp. m,
Womens' Missionary Society
Tuesday • - 3 p. m.
Epworth League Tuesday 8 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
8 p. m.
Stewards' Meeting every first
Monday - - Bp. m
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Ate Everything in Sight.
Dr. King's Chill and Tonic is
without a doubt, the best medicine I
have ever found for chills. All my
family were in poor health last sum
mer, and after several o.her chill ton
ics failed we tried Dr. King's, and in
a very few days we were all better,
eating everything tn sight.
N. S. McCORKLE..
Sold by all dealers.
HIDES.
Prices paid at the Hickory Tan
nery:
Green Hides 11c per pound.
Partly cured hides 90.
Green Salted Hides 12c
Dry Flint Hides 18c
Dry Salted Hides 16c
Tallow 5 l-'2c per ~
Rye Straw 1 40c „
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IX.—Second Quarter, For
June 2,1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of tha Lesson, Matt, vi, 1-18.
Mamory Vorses, 7, B—Golden Text
Matt, vi, R. V.—Commentary Pre
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
We have our choice today of the re;: j
ular lesson in order or » special lesson
on the Holy Spirit from Arts ii. Ml:
but. inasmuch as only by the Spirit can
the teaching of the regular lesson on
almsgiving, prayer and fasting be put
lu practice, we will take the regular
portion with a look nt the whole chap
ter, as we do not seem to have the rest
of the chapter in any subsequent les
son. The heart of the whole Bible
seems to be "the kingdom of God and
Hi? righteousness" (verse 33). The
Lord Jesus came to set up this kingdom
on the earth, but as they rejected It
and Him it will not be set up till He
shall come a ".nin in glory. Meanwhileall
who become  !:ildren of God by receiv
ing Jesus C'.::!st and joint heirs with
Him should walk worthy of His king
dom and glory while they wait for it
ii Thess. ii, 12). Their motto should
ever and always be, "First the king
dom of God." Then there would be no
anxious thought about aught else, for
He gives the assurance that all will be
provided by our Father, who knowetli
all our ueed (verses 31.32). Whether it
be the service or prayer or fasting of
the daily life, there is one principle to
govern ail. It must be unto the Father,
who seeth In secret, who looketh upon
the heart and to whom all things are
uatoed and open. "Not as pleasing meu.
but Cod who trieth our hearts" (1
Thess. ii. 4). is a principal always to be
observed. In contrast to that the most
religious people of our Lord's time did
everything to be seen of men (Matt.
xxiii. 5). It was even so in the days of
the prophets, aud a special feature of
the last days of this age will be a turn
ing away from .the truth and a form
of godliness without any power (lsa.
xxix. 13; Ezek. xxxiii. 31; II Tim. iii.
1-5; iv. 3, 4). In each of the three para
graphs of our lesson there is a contrast
between a present reward or approval
of men aud a future reward from God
Himself, spoken of in verse 20 as
"treasure in heaven." We cannot serve
God and Mammon or God and the
devil, for the friendship of this world
is enmity with God. and that which Is
highly esteemed among men is Abom
ination in the sight of God (verse 24:
Luke xvi. 15; Jas. iv, 4). There was only
oue who always aud in all things
pleased the Father, but He desires to
live His life in us and will if we yield
fully to Him (John viii. 21); 11 Cor. iv.
10. 11). He was manifestly approved of
God by the miracles and wonders aud
sights which Cod di 4 by Him (Acts ii,
22). Our instructions are to study, to
show obrseives approved unto God.
workmen that need not be ashamed
(II Tim. ii. 15). This can be done only
as we are Spirit filled like the disciples
on the day of Pentecost, and like them
we must be willing to be misunder
stood and even counted drunken or be
side ourselves for Ilis sake. The old
word to Abraham is always helpful.
"Walk before Me and be thou sincere"
iGen. xvii. 1. margin), and also the oft
repeated words in Ix.>viticus, "unto the
Lord" and "before the Lord." Con
cerning giving to any good work, the
motive of the donor is everything. If
the gift is wholly and only "unto the
Lord." desiring only His approval, then
it does not matter If people do know
of it. It should be the love of Christ
constraining, and according to II Sam.
xxiv, 24. I will not offer unto the Lord
of that which doth cost me nothing,
and also according to 1 Chroti. xxix, 14.
"All things come of thee, and thine
own do we give thee." Concerning
prayer, it is real access to God by Jesus
Christ, remembering I John v, 14, 15.
"This is the confidence that we have in
Him. that if we ask anything accord
ing to His will He heareth us. and If
we know that He hear us. whatever we
ask, we know that we have the petitions
we desired of Him." As to this form of
prayer which He gave at this time and
which we spoke of in a former lesson
on the beatitudes, the late Dr. Saphir
said of it: "It is a model prayer and
as such commends itself to the most
superficial glance—approves Itself at
once to the conscience of man. The
prayer is short, that it may be quickly
learned, easily remembered and fre
quently used, but it contains all things
pertaining to life and godliness. In its
simplicity It seems adapted purposely
for the weakness of the inexperienced
and ignorant, and yet none can say
that he is familiar with the heights
and depths which it reveals and with
the treasures of wisdom it contains."
In verses 14, 15, of our lesson note that
communion with God as our Father de
pends upon our forgiving others as He
forgave lis. This, like all the discourse,
is not a condition of salvation, but an
other word for His disciples. As to
fasting, the best comment I know is
lsa. Iviii. 3-11, remembering that, like
giving and praying, it must be from
the heart unto the Lord. The forty day
fasts of Moses and Elijah and the Lord
Jesus were peculiar and unique, but
the record of fastings in the Acts of
the apostles is for our example, and
our Lord spoke of the power of prayer
and fasting in Matt, xvii, 21. Consider
also Ez. viii. 21; Neh. I, 4; Est IT.
16; Dan. x, 2.
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