Established 1899
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
For oar part we at\i sick an I
tired of the fie-ce and un
becoming FIGHT between GJV.
Kitchin and Senator Simmons
for tie Sdnatorship. K t ;ii
jn st uted it, for he is a Hunter
from the word go. By the way,
however, he found himself scrap
ping with a buz saw when hi?
brother Claude came down from
Congress to the state convention,
tr o t on the committee on resolu
tions and brought in a minority
report objecting to specific en
iio> cement of our Senators and
Congressmen, a course which is
always taken. The convention
tabled the minority report bv a
big majority.
in going up against the c-vir
acteristic Kitchinrbellig
which always hoists the black
flag, Senator Simmons has
dragged the name of the dead
Aycock into the melte. Aycock
was always his good frieid, and
in entering the senatorial race
wn te Simmons saying he did not
wish their old friendship to be
disturbed by his act. Simmon?
has published the letter, and now
he claims that Aycock had also
written him, saving that if he
(A\cock) had been in Simmons
place, he would have done as
Simmons did and voted for the
lumber tariff, again t reciprocity
and for Lorimer. For our own
part we are not inclined to
cr dit this statement in the raw,
and we censure Senator Sim
mons for thus conjuring with the
dead Aycock's name. Kitchin's
manager, Mr. F. R. McKinch, of
Charlotte, is now calling for
more of the Aycock letters where
by the Senator may prove his
claims.
Since Aycock died we have not
ha i much interest in the sena
torship contest. We hold no
brief for Judge Clark and do not
t3 all his platform.
But it is a significant fact that
he has a platform. It is a testi
mony to his courage of convic
tion. He is the ablest living
North Carolinian and is, to our
mind a sincerer friend of the
people than the two adroit poli
ticians who are his competitors.
If the people really vish toelimi
nate the two bloody political pug
ilists now in the ring, they have
a chance to do so by voting in
the senatorial primary for the
Chief Justice of the North Caro
lina Supreme Court.
Jurors for July Term.
Newton; A. T. Seitz, J. Lee
Poovey. H. L. Cline, H. B. Cor
pening, H. L. Herman, J. S.
Reel), A. C. Sherrill.
•Jacob's Fork: E. M. Weaver,
B. L. Finger, C. C. Coulter.
Caldwell: M. E. Huitt, Dolph
Abernethy, A. L. Hicks, Geo.
W, Caldwell.
Ciines: Caswell L. Baker.
Hickory: Ed Hammond, J.
H. Patrick, P. A. Whitener, J.
A. Lentz, W. D. Davis, A. J.
Link, Douglass B. Taylor, Abel
A. Barger.
Bandy: W. F. Huffman, L.
S.Cross, \. M, Reinharot.
Citawba: B. M. Morrow.
Mountain Creek: J. P. Clon
inger, Burton Hildebrand, M.
M. Gabriel, A. F. Martin, John
J. Ratchford, L. L. Sherrill,
SECOnD WEEK.
Bandy: A. F. Speagle, L. \V,
Y juny, J. P.Richard.
Hickory: John H. Huffman,
J. L Ci I ley, R. VV. Stevenson.
Jacob's Fork: J. W. Hefner,
Jacob Anthonv.
Mountain-Creek: E. D. Brown,
Alex Kirksey.
Caldwell: Tneo. Bumgarner,
J- 0. Gant, Martin Withers.
Newton: Eli P. Sigman, John
Sun mens, R. R. Coulter, C. F.
Bolide.
Catawba: W. A. Curlee.
destructive Fire near Friendship.
Coire-pondence of the Democrat.
A dwelling house, belonging
to Messrs. E. F. and D. P. Hy4-
fcon, one mile west of Friendship
church, occupied by a colored
man by the name of LinK, was de
stroyed by fire last Sunday after
noon. It was a good two story,
six room house. All the contents,
ti" weil house, crib, granery,
and 10.000 first class heart pine
shingles went up in flames. The
is SI,OOO to $12,000. In
trance $525, The family was
ouu.e. Eveiy thing they
had was burned.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
An Unique Advertisement-
A t*i tion is called to an ad
-rtisement of Tne First Nation
al Bank, appearing in this issue,
in wtHch that institution of
fers to place on deposit a dollar
to the credit of every new baby
boru in this section.
The idea is distinctly novel, and
it is certain to be taken advan
tage of by eveiy proud father
and mother.
The more serious side of this
proposition, however, is worthy
of most careful consideration,
Since it touches on a subject
which has never reached the de
velopment in this country that' it
deserve*. In m >t foreign coun
try, and particularly in France,
tne future of t*je child is the ob
ject of tenderest solicitude, and
j imaie 1 a;e y upo 1 the arrival or
j a child, the parents set them-
J sel /es to the task of laying up a
| fund for its future capital, and
i untii it reaches the age to earn
! wages, they never leave off un
i til this little stake is acquired.
| It does not mean that they lay up
j a fortune, but they accumulate
|at least a certain cash capital
which will provide an education,
or set the youngster up in a
small business, or if it be a girl,
provide a little dowry.
This has never been done to
any great extent in America, but
the idea is sound, and has doubt
less suggested itself to every
parent, only to be overlooked
when the noveltv of the new
arrival has worn off. This lat
est venture on the part of the
I bank is doubtless intended to
j bring home this question in a
j positive manner, and will prove
an excellent investment for the
bank.
One feature of the announce
ment which is likely to cause
I some heated discussion 'is that
'relating to the name of the chi'd,
which the bank requests the par
ents to furnish, probably over
looking the fact that many ba
bies arrive without names. Some
even reach advanced ages with
only nicknames to go by. This
recalls the story of the revival
ist, who warned his hearers that
in the world to come there
would be wailing and gnashing
of teeth; whereupon an old lady
screamed out: "I have no teeth",
i while the preacher in no wise
abashed, at once replied, "Mad
am, teeth will be provided." So
Jit is safe to say that if the child i
has no name, these kindly gen-1
t'.emen will take pleasure in sup- j
piying appropriate names at no
additional charge.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, t>n May 8, 1912, the
Supreme Ruler of the universe
took from us our brother, Daniel
E. Moose; and
Whereas he had been for many
years a loyal and consistent mem
ber of Piedmont Council No 43,
Junior Order United American
Mechanics;
Therefore be it resolved:
1. That in his death Piedmont
Council has lost a faithful mem
ber, one who exemplified in his
life the teachings and cardinal
principles of our order.
2. That the State and Nation
has lost a pood citizen, one who
cherished and guarded the liber
ties of this land of ours.
3. "That these resolutions be
spread upon our records, a
copy be sent to the bereaved
family and a copy be given the
local papers for publication.
M. G. CROUCH,
P. A. ROWE,
C. M. STALEY,
Committee
Mrs. Johnson Entertains.
Mrs. Johnson of Brookford,
who leaves Saturday. June 15th
on a northern trip, royally enter
tained thirty or fortyoopt p her
young friends, Thursday night
June 16th.
Both vocal and graphophone
music was nicely rendered. De
licious refreshments were served,
after which the happy young
people bade their hostess fare
well; and wished her a most
pleasant journey as she goes to
visit her relatives, and hope she
will return soon, as we all will
miss her.
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.
The Abel A. Shuford Chapter
or tie U. D C. will meet with
Avs. J. F. Allen on June i7th at
5 o'clock promptly.
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY
Catawba Items.
Correspondence of the Democrat.
■ Mr. Ed Boyd of Asheville and
I Mr. James Harbison of Morgan
i ton were visitors in town Sun
' day.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sherrill
spent Sunday in Newton the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. T. W.
Long.
Mrs.J. J. Smith spent Sunday
at Monbo with her mother Mrs.
Gantt whose condition remains
*»bout the same
Mrs. Pinkie Lowrance of New
ton is a guest at the home Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Lowrance.
Mr. Cyrus -and Miss .Flossie
Frazier of Claremont spent Satur
day night and Sunday with Mr.
Carlos and Miss Gladys Low
rance.
Miss Lena Abernethy is visit
ing relatives and friends near
Charlotte.
Dr. C. A. Little spent Sunday
in Newton the guest of his moth
er Mrs. Eva Liitle.
Mr. C. N. Brown, Miss May
Miller of Salisbury, Mr. and Mrs,
J. A. Cook of Spencer wer
guests of Miss Emma Pitts Sun
day. Mrs. Cook will be witt
Miss Pitts for several days. The
others returned to Salisbury Sun
day evening.
Mr. W. L. She Till is confined
to his home suffering with an at
tack of appendicitis, but seems
to be better at this writing.
Miss Fanny Abernethy entei
tainei a njmbpr of her friends
Saturday evening.
Mr. M. C. Winecoff and Miss
Shireley Harwell were quietly
married Wednesday evening at
thp home of the bride. Rev. B.
Wilson performed the ceremony.
They left at once for Asheville
and Knoxyille.
New Roads to be Opened.
The county commissioners at
their last meeting granted a road
from Dolph Propst's to M. f.
Sharp's following the old road
near Chas. Whiteners with new
surveys through the lands of
Chas. and Hose Whitener to the
Yoder road leading from the
Brook ford bridge. The petition
ers open the roai and pay
damages and the county builds
the bridges.
Road was granted through
lands of S. L. Whitener, Sum
mey Dietz and others to Yoder
road, petitioners paying damages
and opening road.
It was ordered that Dick
Hutchin's road be surveyed from
bridge site to Max Burns, peti
tioners to pay damages.
All persons who have not paid
road exemption will be reported
to next meeting.
D. Q. Smyre filed his resigna
tion as road supervisor of Newton
township and W. R. Fry was
elected for the unexpired term.
It was ordered that all taxes
of 1911 not paid by August Ist,
1912 be collected by sale of prop
erty.
Resolutions of Respect.
Resolved that in the death of
Mr. A. A. Snuford the Board of
Directors and the Stockholders
have as a body and individuals
sustained an irreparrable loss;
that Mr. Shuford's cheerfulness,
optimism, kindness, and faith in
human nature endeared him to
all with whom he was personally
acquainted; and that in his death
The First Building & Loan Asso
ciation has lost the service of a
valuable officer and the stock
holders the aiding hand of a gen
erous nature
Resolved that the above reso
lutions be placed upon the min
utes of the Directors' meeting
and a copy furnished to Mr.
Shuford's family.
J. D. ELLIOTT
Chas, W. BAGBY
J. A. MARTIN.
Adopted June 4, 1912.
The Guild of the Episcopal]
Church will have a Musical at
the residence of Judge W. B.'
Councill. Thursday evening, June
20th at 8 o'clock. The program
will consist of local and instru
mental solos and recitations from
our popular artists. Admission
25;ts. Ice cream and cake served
free.
Taxes
This is the last chance to pay with
out cost. I will be at Whitener &
Martin s store June 15, 22 and 29 for
the purpose of collecting the re
mainder of taxes. Please see me and
■ get your receipt and save cost. You
i will find the books at Burns & White
; ner's store except Saturdays,
i J. P. BURNS, D. S.
if "3h Social £ireUs ;!
■ "
A newjy organized Book Club
held its initial meeting' Jane sth
with Mrs.-C. C. Bost, Tr» mem
bers are Mesdames W. B. Ram
say, L. R. Whifener, W- B
Councill, J. L. Murphy, B
Ingold and C. C. Bost, : Th
books for the forthcoming
series of meetings are "A Hous
in the Hedge, Christopher mib
bau'.t, The Kegeneration of Aunt
Mary, The Annals of Ann, Th
Lane that had no Turning am
Just Between Themselves. Brie!
comments on the books and quo
tations were given at roll call
The hostess real a chapter from
Susan Clegg and her frienc
Mrs. Lathrop and the club ad
journed to meet with Mrs.
Councill June 12th. 10 a. m.
A delicious cold luncheon com
pleted this interesting session.
Mrs. C. C. Bost and Mrs. F. B.
[ngold while entertaining thi
Thursday Study Club June
I with "an Irish evening'
invited a number of other guest
including some "club husbands/'
vho were assigned to read at
Irish joke apiece. Judge Coun
cill, who is of English an
Dutch blood, got the Oirisb
brogue down to the finest point.
Mrs. Harte read the story ol
Paddy Power, Mrs. Worth El
liout of Tim Walsh and Mrs. L
R Whitener another Irish tale.
Miss Margaret Bost gave several
recitations in her unique style
Delightful refreshments were
served, Miss Constance Bost, the
incarnation of a pink rosebud,
helDing to serve. Mrs Hartt
sang "the l ast Rose of Sum
mer." Mrs. Sourber, of Harris
burg, Pa., was an out-of-town
guest.
A-Bit of Mr. Cilley's Genius.
We have a copy of the June 3,
issue of the Philadelphia North
American in which Mr. Gordon
H. Cilley, of the Wanamaker
stores advertising department,
has a splendid two page ad. intro
duced by an exquisite tribute to
the Rose, the store instituting
for ihe first time an annual La
Fete des Roses. A red rose is
used for an illustration. One of
Wanamaker's secrets is in ap
pealing to home love, patriotism,
human nature, city pride, etc.
This time Mr. Cilley in offering
a rose to every v sitor, weaves
into his introduction this para
graph:
44 The rose is the least valuable
and the most valuable thing we
can give. Wm. Penn knew this
when he exacted from his
daughter a single rose in pay
ment for the brick house, the
first to be erected in America,
and square miles of land he gave
her. The rose cost nothing for
it grew on the bush in the gar
den, yet it was the most valua
ble thing in the world to him,
for it represented his daughter's
love and good will."
Mr. Cilley went to Linville
this week and will spend a
couple of days with his mother
before going back.
Know Paint?
There's a paint-education in this
advertisement
Buy by the job, not gallon. Buy by
the paint put-on; that's the job.
The price of paint is so much a
gallon; tbat can't be helped, but
amounts to nothing.
The price of painting is so much a
d»y; that can't be helped, but amounts
to nothing.
Put them together. How can you
to it? You've got to or lose perhaps
half of your money.
Devoe, 10 gallons enough for the
average job; an average paint, IS.
Now reckon your costs: Count labor
a day for a gallon. Devoe 10 days;
the other 15.
_ Devoe about SSO; the average paint
about S7O or $80; the dearer the
labor the bigger the difference, al
ways that way.
But that's for the job. How loug
is it going to last? One twice as long
as the other.
F. B. Ingold sells it.
IMPORTANT
We want it distinctly un
derstood that there will be
no change in the voting on
subscriptions. You can get
just as much for your mon
ey today as you can through
out the life of the contest.
Turn in your subscriptions,
get the paper started, and
take out a SPECIAL receipt
The Hickory Democrat.
JUNE 13, 1912
South Fork Items.
The farmers are very busy now.
There' is no rest for the weary while
the plow has to run.
Corn and cotten look fine. Cotten
is a pretty good stand. Wheat looks
very promising at present and oats is
fine. A great many potato Jslips have
oeen set out. No apples worth
uaming but the peach crop is good
Tnere will be a great blackberry crop
this summer to fall on far pies,
Rufus Helton has moved bis saw
mill on James Yoder's farm to cut up
his timber for market.
John Sharpe has moved his saw mill
on to the Charles Finger farm to cut
up Lis timber for market.
Willie Hicks has sold his river farm
to Charles Finper fot SI2OO and
bought about 4 miles above Hickory
on the Railroad at S6O per, says the
report.
Moses Abernethy, an old school
mate of the writer, who entered the
school at the Yoder log school house
in the winter of 1833, which will be
79 years this winter, has been very
sick but is getting better.
Lee Ramsour has been confined to
ais bed now about 4 weeks with ap
pendicitis but is getting somewhat
better.
L. S. Ritchey is remodeling his
bouse at Blackburn.
George Baker and Kilby are going
into the jug business at Blackburn.
The political engineer has turned
his steam on his traction engine ready
to toot, a calling aloud for all to fall
into line.
There once was a northern Method
ist local preacher who had appointed
preaching at a certain place. When
he got up and announced his text, he
said: "Brethren. I have nothing to
tell you but it will be the same old
story about religion." So it witt be if
the Republicans will be successful in
next November, It will be the same
old story trusts, combinations, monop
ly, high protective tariff, and high
iiving. No relief for the hardlaboring
peasant and working clasr of people
who are the bone and sinr ft of the
country. They are the people that
create the wealth of this country. They
are men who go forward through heat
and rain to die it out of the earth
They are the malntainers and sup
porters of this government. They are
those who built up the country, and
build up towns and cities, railroads
and feed all manufactories of every
kind and defray all the government
expeditures and feed the banker, and
the primary cause of a progressive
government.
If they are primeval cause of these
things, they certainly ought to have
protection in some way. My motto is
for all Democrats to stand together and
show one united front and stand firm
and contend earnestly for those demo
cratic principles once delivered to our
fathers.
I think we have a pretty strong
county ticket and we can carry it
through if all will do their duty at the
ballot box.
COLONEL.
The Catawba Hookworm Dispensa
ries a Great Success.
Newton, June —The Catawba
county free Hookworm dispensa
ries are meeting with as much
popular favor with the people of
the county as has been the case
in the various other counties in
the state in which the work has
been carried on. On the open
ing day last week at each of the
five points in the county at
which dispensaries have been
established large crowds have
visited them.
At Hickory 28 microscopical
examinations were made, at
Claremont 33, at Ford-Whisnant's
31. at Maiden 66, and at Newton
Saturday 49, making a total of
207 examinations made during
the first week of the dispensa
ries in this county. In addition
to this 600 containers were given
out, indicating that that will be
the number of examinations to
be made next week. Of the 207
examinations 55 proved to have
the Hookworm disease (26 per-
had round worms, 7 had
dwarf tape worms, and 2 had
the pin worm, or seat worms.
These dispensaries will be
open in Catawba for five more
weeks, making six days spent at
each of the five dispensaries.
Only during this time will you
have an opportunity to be exam
inee and treated free of all cost
to you for, at the end of this
period, Dr. Covington, the state
! Hookworm specialist, will carry
[the campaign against this disease
to another county.
DEVOE
A few weeks ago our Seven
S wrings correspondent stated
that Mr. Pomp Alley had a heif
er that found a calf when one
year and 21 days old. Mr. Alley
was in Newton Monday and said
that he has been receiving many
letters asking if this statement
was carrect and expressing a
doubt that it could be so. Mr.
Alley says there was a mistake
of only one day; the correct age
was one year and 20 days.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
: WILL TOURBABY WEAR THE C?
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
Miss Lois Peterson has gone to
I Charlotte to visit friends, who
formerly lived jn Hickory, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Campbell.
Rev. Dr. J. L. Murphy spent a
day last week with his sister,
i Mrs. Barr, who is seriously ill at
her home near Thomasville.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Johnson,
of Gastonia, we ein town Sun
day visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Eugenia Sigmon who has been
sicir for several months.
Mrs. M. J. Cox was bitten by
\ a supposed mad dog at Maiden
last week, and a child by another
dog. The State chemist is ex
amining the heads to see if the
dogs had rabies.
Miss Kathryn Peterson, aftei
having visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Peterson for two
weeks or more has returned to
her' work. She is stenoghaoher
for a law firm at Whiteville, N. C.
Mr. R. C. Glenn is visiting his
sister, Mrs. D. H. Russell. Mr.
Glenn has been teaching Latin
at the high school department of
the Lake Charles, La., Schools,
and will go back again next fall.
The Enterprise says Mr. John
Barringer has sold $2,000 worth
of potato slips from the 600
bushels he • bedded and has re
turned checks amounting to S6OO
on orders he could not fill.
Miss Ada Suhenck is visiting
Mrs. H. P. Bynum in Greensboro.
While there she will attend the
Summer Normal School, study
ing primary methods and taking
observations at the Training
School.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Grime?,
Mrs J. V. Harper, Mr. F. A.
Henderson and Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Hutton attended the meet
ing of the Shrir.ers at Asheville
this week.
Mr. Claude Keever, while
driving with two friends near
the bridge on the Granite road,
was thrown from the buggy
when the horse became fright
ened at an automobile. He is on
crutches as a result with a
sprained ankle.
The Masons having Jjought its
present quarters, and being un
able to find suitable quarters
elsewhere, the Hickory Club,
after many years of social ser
vice to the men of the city, will
liquidate. The club has always
been a.clean and high-toned in
stitution, and it is to be regretted
that it must disband.
Mrs. H. D. Abernethy and
Miss Clarissa are visiting in
Salisbury. They will return
soon, and the Kindergarten pic
nic will be held about the mid
dle of June. Mrs. Abernethy
has an attractive ad. in the Baby
ad. section of this pape in which
she state's some facts about the
Kindergarten which are valuable
to parents. The Kindergarten
will pay. One cannot afford to
let his child miss it
At the conclusion of his fine
address Sunday l)r. Lankford
recommended strongly that Hick
ory establish a Y. M. C. A. where
young men from a distance could
have a place to gather. He sug
gested beginning first with
renting some convenient room?
and fitting these up nicely and
later securing a building. There
has been much thought lately
among some of the city's business
menabout a Y. M. C. A., and
several have volunteered to give
moneyfor it.
The Masons of the city last January
bought from Mr. J. D. Elliott the build
ing where the Lanier Mercantile Co.
and J. C. Martin have their store and
where the Hick >ry Club occupies the
up-stairs. The Masons will at once be
gin to remodel the second and third
stories. The third will be used for the
meetings, and the second story for
social gatherings, etc. The stairway
will be changed and uew rooms made.
The plumbing will not be touched. The
first fioor will continue to be rented
for a store. The Masons will have one
of the best homes of their order any
where in the State.
Mr. P. C. Mclntire, of High
Point, was in the city Saturday
and said he contemplates build
ing four store houses, two stories
high and four six room tenant
houses on his property adjoining
the Settlemyre property. The
plans have been drawn and he
has a contractor with him look
i ing the lots over. Mr. E. L.
Crouch, of High Point, will have
charge of the work. He Con
templates beginning this work
; within the next sixty days. The
i cottages will be fitted in first
class style, with water and sew
i er connections. This property
i will all be for rent when finish
ed.
WitMEXr^TOHHYNICBn
Tie Democrats Grand SSOO
Baby Contest Will Come to
an End at Nine O'clock
Saturday Night, June 15.
LAST LAP OF THE GREAT RACE.
Excitement Intense—Only Two Days
More to Gather Votes—Lose no
Time, You are Going to Need Every
Moment from Now until Saturday
Night—Who do You Suppose Will
Carry Off that Coveted Grown —A
Little Spurt One More Subscription
May Win for You at the Lasf Mo
ment—Remember, all You Con
• testants Who Really Want'to Win
and Have the Ambition to Work
for Your Baby, that the Race is
Very Close and it Will Not Do to
Give Up Until it is Over—Drop
Eveything Else If Need to Make
Baby a Winner.
Baby Day! The climax of the great
contest is upon us. This is the first
baby contest we have ever had and we
assure you it is the most successful ever
held in this section of the county.
The manager of the contest depart
ment of The Democrat wishes to con
gratulate the mothers, fathers, and in
fact all the relatives and friends of the
dear little tots entered in this contest for
the honor and a bit of gold, for the
heroic manner in which they stood by
their choice of the contestants during
the course of this friendly strife.
There is every reason to believe that
it is yet possible in the few hours re*
maining between now and the close to
quietly make your way to the top rung
of the ladder of success. If we could
have our way ail the babies would be
winners, but as this cannot be so, these
is but one thing left for you to do, .
namely, exert your every effort up to
and including the very last minute for
work. You are not alone in the contest.
Many of the friends who have already
aided you can now think of some kins
folk in the distance with whom they
wish to bind their friendship and they
are only waiting for you to approach
them for the opportunity to hand you a
year's subscription in advance to The
Democrat that it may be maited regu
larly to the friend whom they unin
tentionally neglected.
There is surelv no. bettef way |p, men
to show their friendship one tb aiiother
than to provide them means by which
they can keep in close touch with the
growth, stability and everyday happen-,
jngsin and about their former home. The
fact is that many of your assistants in
this great race now going on have moth
er or father right here in our midst to
whom they would willingly send the
paper in order to make their lonely
hours more cheerful. There are others
who have only paid you a six month's
subscription and now about concluded
to make it a year—perhaps two, three,
four or even five, according to the man
ner in which you approach them.
Perhaps you yourself have a father*
mother, brother or sister living in a dis,
tant city to whom you would like to
send the Democrat. Put your wits to
working with renewed earnestness and
follow the dictates of your better judge
ment and you will find yourself coming
down the homes stretch neck and neck
with the favorites in this great race for
supremacy and as you near the wire
your friends will become doubly enthu.
siastic and rally to your support in such
a manner that you may come under the
wire head and shoulders In the lead of
the second prize winner.
But if after a hard fight you have fail
ed to win either congratulate yourself
upon the noble race you have won and
step forward and shake the hands of
your more successful rival.
The contest is to come to a ctose
promptly at nine o'clock next Saturday
night, and just think how disappointed
you will be if your darling is not voted
the most popular baby in this vicinity.
You can encompass this much-to- be de
sired result if you will just give your
baby's campaign the best that is within
you these last few days.
The contestants should report at the
contest office as early as seven o'clock
Saturday night so that you may have
time to deposit your voting certificates.
The door will be closed at seven
o'elock. If you do not cast your certi
ficates before that hour you will lose
your votes. If you have put a way any
specials you had better be looking them
up at once. Make sure you are where
you can lay your hands on them, make
doubly sure that; they are in the ballot
box at the contest department before
nine o'clock next Saturday night. Do
not misunderstand this warning, for we
do not want you to lose your votes.
The work of judging this contest i s
going to be no small task. It must not
be delayed beyond the hour of nine
even though the judges who will offi
ciate will be men who are experienced
and apt at figures. If you have any
friends who are holding back voting
certificates for your little sweetheart,
'gel in touch with them at once and warn
that the special coupons must be in the
ballot box before nine o'clock Saturday
night, June 15th.
(Continued on baby supplement)
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FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA.