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OOOCOOOCOOGCOOOCCCOOCOOCOC I BUSINESS LOCALS £ ] ] WANTED— A good horse, j cheap. Singer Sewing Machm , Co., Hickory, N. C. , That 2 story brick store I build- 1 ing on 9th Avenue at S~e Haithcock. The Hickory Chair Co. will buy newspapers at 1 cent • pound. ' 18 tf W ANTE O— Renter. W i 1 furnish, land, home, "part or al of stock. C. J. Sigmon. R. V WANTED -to buy a set o! double harness, good as new. Singer Sewing Machine Co., Hick ory, N. c. See H- H, Townsend at the ole GusHahn place for fresh fi direct from -Norfolk. You v. find these fish something extra ~For Sale- Old papers at 30 I per hundred. Hickory PemocK THAT 87 ACRE tract of la i about 5 miles from town most r wood land, some caw timber a $25.00 acre. See HaUVock. It .WANTED—A. salesman a>«d collector to locate at Newton, N. C Salary and commission, pilf er Sewing Machine Co., Hickon, N. C. '" zo " H F Townsend has bought the old Gus Hahn eating place aim is now serving nice lunches qci fnllows: Soup onH crackers oi. frfed fil veils 5e and and rolls 5c and 10c. WANTED— A salesman to lo cate at Boone, N. C. Mac delivered at Boone free. Sin* Tewing Machine Co., "lose tc That 14 acres lafthcock. It town at $650. See — n Runner Dueler. A dozen Ir" to lav, for sal* just begirJ. T. Johnson. cheap. " ~ x\TED—Tenant for sma . V T. Apply to W. J. Shuforc. -ickory, N. C. WANTED—Take a thirty-day course in our sample rooms, and enter the cotton business- High salaried positions. Write for endorsements. Carolina Co; ton Schools, Dept. X, 31 Ea?t Fourth street, Charlotte, N. C. WANTED —White girl, age ii | to 15, to stay in family of twe i with one child. Or would givt good home to orphan. Apply 829 Ninth Ave. Furnished room for rent, close in. Apply to Box 334, 5-2-tf. WANTED—Men of ability t learn cotton business in our sam ple room. Only 2 weeks requir ed to complete the course. Good prospects. Charlotte Cottor School, Charlotte, N. C. DWELLINGS and lots. Store lots for sale. See Haithcock. 1 Autos for hire. Anywher; you want to go. C. T. Morrison. 'Phone No. 145 WANTED—lnexperienced persons If apply for following positions: Stenog rapher, S4O; bookkeeper, S6O; salesman SBS; civil engineer, $100; electrical en gineer, S9O; Draftsman, $80: structure engineer, $100; bridge engineer, SIOO S. E. Bureau, 829 9th ave. liickory, N. C. FOR SALE a Dayton bycicle Tommy Henderson. lt-pd The party who borrowed, with or without my consent, nu Wheeler's North Carolina His tory, will kindly return it. C W. Bagby. 8-1-21. NOTICE: Notice is herebv given that the bnsi ness of Falling Creek Milling-Co., at Hickory, has been dissolved by mutual consent. All persons holding claims against the company must present them by August 29, 1912. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to the firm arc requested to settle immediately. This July 28, 1912. 8-1-41. A. O. KILLIAN. HICKORY MARKETS. Quoted weekly by Whitener & Martin Hens, per lb Eggs, per doz 13 c Butter per lb jg Cooking butter 15 Creamery Butter 35 c Cooking Apples 40 c Irish Potatoes 75 a bu. Cabbage, per lb 3.4 Green Beans 40 t Beets Bunch Q3 C Tomatoes bu. 75c. Corn 10c to 12 dozen Peaches 50 t0 75c Cantelopes Watermelons «'.... When 70U want a quick cure withoui any loss of time, and one that is by no bad results, use Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy It never fails and is pleasant to take. It is equally valuable for children. It ia tamour; for its cures ovet a past d Lutheran Sunday School Normal. I The Sunday School Normal held at Lenoir College, com menced Monday evening with a „ grand reception, About teacn- 1 ers and superintendents were t present. This number will be i considerably augmented on Tues day, Every train is bringing • new faces for the institute. The I first session was held Tuesday - morning, The open'ng sermon 1 was preached by Dr. Deaton. The various classes were rapidly lormed for the various grades 01 instruction. The selected in- I structors are all present. Bible instruction is being given by the ! Rev. C. K. Bell of Kings Moun- j tain. The manner in which he £ives the instruction shows that iie is not a novice in the work. Rev. H. McCollough.of Colum oia, is leading the teachers in a course of training which wiii undoubtedly be of great benefit. Rev. Cronk's method of im parting Missionary knowledge shows that he is a master ol che subject. . , Mrs". Cronk is again a brilliant tar in Kitidergarter and Primary work. She is being ably assist ed by Miss Johnson of Salisbury. Wednesday evening an inter ring illustrated lecture was by Rev. E. C. Cronk to a large, appreciative audience. On Thursday evening Rev. Dr. ■ LWms of Newberry College, will " iectut*. The institute closes • Friday ne^ n . It is open to ail • and free to everybody. The 7 sessions begin av, 9 A, M- and close at 1:15 P. M. Come to the Institute if it is only for a day. ,-jl amount of ill health is due to impaired digestion. When the stom^ K fails to .perform its fn»«='ons properly -*iole system becomes deranged. ,'iew doses of Chamberlain's Tablets is all you need. They will strengthen your digestion, invigorate your liver, regulate your bowels, entirely doing away \yith that miserable feeling due to faulty digestion. Try it, Many others have been permanently cured—why not you? For sale by all dealers. Notes from Gunpowder. Gunpowder, July 31. —The third quarterly conference for the Caldwell circuit was held with Rockv Mount church Tues day and Wednesday, July 23 and 24. The presiding elder, Rev. Lee T. Mann, was present and preached two very strong and inspiring sermons. The Holy Sacrament was administered on Wednesday. Owing to the fact of its being a mid-week appoint ment, there was not a large ciuwu present. The reports rvere oniy fairly good. On account of too death of one of nis members at Alt. Herman, the pastor, Rev. J. YV. Kennedy, was tioc present on Tuesday, he having been called there to p;eacn tne funeral. Wheat threshing if about over in this neighborhood. Wheat was very sorry. Oats and rye vvcire £ood. Tne corn crop is looking well in most places. Rain is needed now. Rev. A. L. Bolick preached the first sermon in the new Lutheran church, the third Sunday in July. L'ney have a nice church nearly ;•! 1 ' * Sherrill .has re-, turned norne from the Appaia ■jhian Training School at Boone, SIOO Reward SIOO The- readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Kails Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known tc the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces oi the system, thereby destroying tht foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the contsitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 75c. Take Halls Family Pills for consti pation. The Cortright Roofing. Our readers have no doubt noticed the advertising of the Cortright Metal Roofing Co., 50 N. 23rd Street, Philadelphia, Pa., which has been appearing in our columns for several months with a change of cuts each week, and we hope that those of our sub scribers who have been in need of such material have been in terested and profited by these advertisements. The System of Roofing supplied by this Com pany possesses every point of superiority, weather-tight, fire proof, beauty of appearance, durability,, -ease of application and low' first cost. Mr. F. B. Ingold is handling these goods; locally and is always glad to show i samples and quote close prices on any quantity. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA A Good Collection for the Children's Home. At the Methodist church last Sunday, Mr. G. F. Ivey, Supt of the S. S. asked the classes to make a contribution towards th«- new building for the Home in Winston which is to cost S2O 000, and on which $19,000 had already been raised. He stated that lit would like for the school to take two shares of SIOO each. He further offered if the classes would make up as much S2OO he would increase the amount to $250, On reassembling six of the twenty classes were ready to report and it was' found that these had secured $202 as fol lows: Dr. W. D. Nicholson 1 ? class SIOO, Mr. J. A. Bowel'* class SSO, Mr. J. F. Joy's class $25, and other three classes to gether $27. This with Mr. Ivey'? contribution brought the amount to $250. It is expected that the other classes will bring the total up to S3OO or more by next Sun day. This contribution is a special in addition to the regular contri butions of 5 cent per capita ol the Sunday school every fifth Sunday, and an assessment or the church membership of an ; amount equal to 10 per. cent ol i the pastor's salary, which makes this item $l5O. It will be seen . that the whole contribution to 1 the Childerns' Home by the > Hickory church this year wiil 1 exceed SSOO, and will probably 3 leach S6OO. 1 On next Sunday at 11 o clock I the Sacrament of the Lord's Sup =? per will be celebrated at the Mkervices" wifffee coVducted 15y o the laymen and the threp Mic- J oioi.ary societies of the church. v The pub ic is invited. A Negro Father of Nineteen. An exchange spesksof a negro living in Wilson who is the father of nineteen children. This ought to make T. R's. heart beat witn joy. Besides his, large family, his friends paid for six twenty five cent lunches/which he ate at one meal. He runs a farm which produces four crops annually, with the help of sixteen hands. His monthly supplies consist of one barrel of flour, 6 bushels of corn meal, 200 pounds of meat. 5 gallons of molassas, 20 pounds of coffee, 30 pounds of sugar, 15 pounds of tobacco and 10 pounds of snulf. The youngest child is three years old. His last pur chase of shoes consisted of 17 pair. The politicians of Wilson should keep an eye on this pro lific darkey. GREAT MASS OF PROOF Reports of 30 000 Cases of Kid ney Troubl , Some of Them Hickory Cases. Each of some 6,000 newspapers of the United States is publishing from week to week names of people in its particular neighborhood, who lvve used and recomended Doan's Kidney Pills foi kidney backache, weak kid neys, bladder troubles and urinary disorders. This mass of proof includes over 30,000 testimonials. Hickory is no exception. Here is one of the Hickory cases. Mrs. Fannie Probst, Twelth st. and Second ave., Hickory, N. C., says: "Judging from my experience with Doan's Kidney Pills, I do not hesitate to confirm the public testimonial I gave some time ago recommending them. I suffered a great deal from nervous and dizzy spells and my head and back. The kidney action was irregular. I did not sleep well at night and arose in the morning tired. 1 pro cured Doan's Kidney Pills at Moser & Lutz's Drug Store amd used them. They made me strong and well.'' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co , Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name —Doans —and take no other. News of All Kinds. Chairman Webb denies that he voted as Aus Watt,, (Simmons' manager) told him to in the state committee, when the ques tion of defining "Democratic ticket" was up. The Mikado of Japan died Tuesday. Mr. W. S. Gunsalus, a farmer living near Fleming, Pa., says he has used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for fourteen years, and that he has found it to be an excellent remedy,. and takes pleasure in recommending it. For sale by all dealers. The Epworth League of the Methodist church, held an in teresting business session Tues day night. Thirteen people were killed in a wreck on the Burlington route in the suburbs of Chicago. One train ran into the rear of another in a fog. Misses Claudia and Elsie Yount, of Route 3, are attending the Sunday School Normal at Le noir College this week. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of Home Course Road Making IX.—The Gravel Road. By LOGAN WALLER PAGE, Director Office of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture. Copyright by American Press Asso ' elation. 15112. GLtAVEL ma*' be defined, as a , muss of suiall fragments of stone which have been more or less rounded through the ac tion of water and which have been deposited by the same agency along sluggish river channels or about the margins of lakes or other bodies of water. It may lwive been formed from the hard rocks along the seashore, the fragments of which, dislodged by the elements, fall into the water and are washed back and forth through the action of the waves, gradually becom ing rounded and smaller. In the New England states and oth er of the states lying north of the Po to mac and Ohio river region grave' } v ■' ' ■ ■ ' l I I 1 ' JSi sap A POOBLY BCFLT GRAVEL KOAD. pits, which are frequently termed gla cial gravels on account of thoir direct or indirect association with ice action are quite widely distributed, anl tliest have lx'eii aud may be used to a greater or less extent in road improve ment. During recent geological history ol the continent tlm~ Atlantic and gull borders have been submerged at inter vals. The ocean has advanced inland a number of times. During each o these periods of continental submer gence the harder rock remanents aloiK the inner margins of the ocean's atl vanee have been rounded, worn down deposited and redeposited with vary ing proportions of sands and loams and clays, thus forming beds of grav el, which are today available for road building purposes. Gravel roads and macadam road alike have often received sweeping con demnations as unsatisfactory when the cause of failure was poor construction and not the character of the material used. The need of care in grading and drainage in the construction of macad am roads is being quite generally roc ognized, but unfortunately many ama teur road builders seem to think that gravel roads may be constructed by simply piling gravel on the surface and leaving it to be packed by the passing traflic. In point of fact, the grading and drainage and other details in con nection with tbe construction of a gravel road should be done with as much care and thoroughness as in the 'case of a macadam road. Moreover, in the one case as in tbe other specifica tions must be adapted to varying local conditions. Of course, the gravel itself must be selected with care. That which contains a sufficient quantity of bind ing material so that it stands as a ver tical wall when it is being excavated is generally the best, for the reason that this sa'me binding material will re-cement the gravel when used fw road building. There are three important qualities which should be possessed by road building gravel—hardness, toughness and cementing or binding power. Of these three qualities the last is the most important. This binding quality is due in part to the presence of oxide of iron, lime or femigineous clay and in part to the angular shape and size of the pebbles composing the gravel, plue gravel is universally conceded to be the best for road construction, be cause it is usually derived from trap rock. As the pebbles composing the gravel retain the characteristics which they formerly possessed as a part of the larger rock itself, it follows that as trap rock is considered an excellent material for road building, trap rock gravel should occupy the same relative rank among the gravels. Limestone is, generally speaking, a soft rock, and consequently limestone gravel, which is quite rare, will usually be found soft and will wear rapidly. Quartz possesses practically no binding power, although it is very hard. Therefore gravel which contains ah ally large percentage of quartz will not prove successful, as it will fail to con solidate unless it contains binding ma terial, or unless a good binder is added. In order that the material* may bind readily the pebbles should be angular and should vary in size so that the smaller fragments may fill the voids The Chill and Fever Season. Is the hardest of the year. -The sys tem run down, blood impoverished— in no condition to withstand the assaults of malaria and malaqua—'tis then we fall easy victims. Dr. King's Improved Chill Tonic Will postively cure the worst case of Chills and Fever. Many so-called chill cures will stop chills, but only King's will cure. Sold by all medi cine dealers. between the larger pieces. Gravel ob tained from streams is usually 1^® rtor to pit gravel for the reason that the ac tion of the water has worn the pebbles smooth and practically all the fine binding material has been removed by rbe same agency. Even if clay or loam is mixed with river or creek gravel the result is ifot likely to be as satisfactory . us that obtained by the use of pit grav el Pit gravel frequently contains too much clay or earthy matter, while river gravel may have too much saud. In such cases'it is sometimes advisable to screen the gravel so as to eliminate the material which is too fine or that which is too coarse. The screen should be similar to that which is used in pre paring material for # a macadam road. | In the handling of the gravel care ' should be exercised not to separate the binding material frjm it, nor this binding material be allowed to settle to the bottom in spreading the material over the road surface. It will often be found advisable to spread a thin layer of suth binding material over the surface after the material has been distributed and rolled, and after this the surface should be sprinkled and rolled again or else rolled while still damp from the rains. A large part of the gravel found in the Atlantic coastal plane- is sufficient ly fine an J uniform to render unneces sary any assorting for road building purposes, I. :t when the gravel, espe 'iallv thai which is to constitute the surface layer, contains large pebbles these should be removed and either brown :.:;ide or else raked into the foundation or recrushed. At least (»0 \ per cent by weight of the gravel should J be pebbles above one-eighth inch in \ size, and there sho\ild he no pebbles in the bottom layer that' will not pass through a two and a half or three inch ring, and in the top layer there should be no pebbles which will not pass through a one and one-half inch ring. Xot over 20 per cent of the mass be clay, and this should be uni formly uj ve( j „„} should contain no large lumps. or pe r cent of clay produces better resuu- tvi an 20 i>er cent. If tne foundation or j g it should be carefully rolled. iv quite as important to have a solid foundation for a gravel road as for a macadam road. Gravel will compact 'o about 80 per cent of its depth, loose 'neasure, provided e»rth shoulders are •laced on both sides of the road.to •reveut the wasting away of the -Travel on the sides. If gravel is abun ' hint, however, these shoulders may he milt of gravel instead of with earth. ir the road may be surfaced with travel from shoulder to shoulder. If lie compacted depth of the grave! oad is to he eight inches and the vidth twelve feet it will take about !.2."0 cubic yards of gravel to the mile, slid it is best to make the first layer ibout six in hes in depth, loose ineas -1 ire, and the second layer about four I Inches in depth, loose measure. Gravel should not be dumped direct ly on the road, as this will usually re sult In a rouprh. uneven surface. If specially devised spreading wagons are not used the gravel should be dumped 011 boards and spread from them on to the road. The gravel should be placed on the road commencing at the end nearest the gravel pit. in order that the teams will aid in packing the material. A spike or tooth harrow may be used to advantage in spreading the material, hut if the gravel Contains only a small , amount of binding material the»har , row should not be used, as it will have I the effect of bringing the larger peb j bles to the surface and shaking the bindiug material *to the bottom. Each layer of gravel should be rolled separately. The rolling should begin , at the sides and continue toward the , center until the surface is thoroughly I Compacted. The surface layer should T • . V-£: • • • . • •;!• *1 * • Wmmz- *•> , - v l -:.\' !s§& .vcS.. V ' - ..: A PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED GBAVBIi ROAD. be sprinkled while the rolling is in progress, but if a roller and sprinkler are not available the road should be constructed if possible in the spring of the year, as the successive rains will 'cause the material to pack much better than if the road were built in the dry hot summer or early fall. If the gravel is lacking in suitable binding material and clay or loam is available a limited quantity of such material may be spread over the sur face. The clay should be used very sparingly, however, as it absorbs wa ter and causes the road to become soft and muddy in wet weather and dusty in dry weather. When the clay dries it contracts and causes the road tc crack. Clay is also affected by frost. The same may be said of loam. The best binder of all is iron or'de, which is frequently found coating the pebbles. Very satisfactory results may be ob tained by surfacing the gravel road with a thin layer of limestone or trap rock screenings. The split log drag or some similar device may be used to good advantage in maintaining the gravel road. The American People. The National Disease is nervous I prostration. What is to be the lesult of all this hurry, worry and work, some times over—sometimes under-eating, always under-sleeping—brain and brawn in constant state of agitation and uprest —sleeping badly, dreaming, tossing, waking? Dr. King has de vised a remedy if used aright. King's Iron Tonic Bitters steadies the nerves, builds up the waste, gives new start. Sold under guarantee by all medicine I dealers. Trade Week in Hickory, The people of Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and acjacent counties will never have a finer chance to' get bargains than during Trade Week in Hickory in which practically all the merchants agree to give back 5 percent of the purchase price, and to offer remarkably low prices on their goods. Lookout for the Democrat's Trade Week Edition next weei\ It will be full of splendid bargains. Trade Week is from Saturday, Aug. 10 to Saturday, Aug, 17. / '\ • . 11^— ——aacfca . . THE ASHEVILLE . . J . BUSINESS COLLEGE . | j FALL TERM BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 19,1912. j Full book-keeping and general business course, including j all necessary branches, time unlimited regular price $50.00. I Full shorthand and typewriter course, including all neces sary branches, time unlimited, regular price $50.00. We will include one months boartl free in either scholarship I you buy.. We will include two months board free if you | I buy both scholarships. Only fifty scholarships will include board. Write for Catalog and rates without board. SITUATIONS SECURED on any scholarship. Young men and women attend here 1 every year from Catawba County. Address, Henry S. Shockley, - Asheville, N. C. j ■ lam a Catawba County boy. I took a $ com pie *e double course fct The A. B. 0 two | years ago. I have a § splendid position up 8 here at Asheville with 1 -a a wholesale Gro. Co. | There are a hundred of g the graduates at work 1 here. Hundreds more 1 are at work in the State. It's a rl- light ful place to liv*' and f work. Elbert M lis is & H my name. World be | glad to see more of the h, Catawba County boyt, |j and girls here this year tf a mi ■mm iwiiiiiiii ii ■■iiMiiiwiißiiiiiii»niwnifcni nil in nnmi n" |p SC OOOOOQOOOOOQOOOOOaOK^i | "Swat the Fly" | a \ To avoid the spreading of disease kill V the fly. To avoid poverty and misery when you are old deposit your money in OUR bank where it will grow while you sleep, earning four per cent com- pounded quarterly. We have some jjj k fly swatters, which we will be glad to X V give our friends while they last. Call V V and get one. 8V — ———— ——i «_—___^_ a Hickory Banking & Trust Co. b A/ Connelly Mineral Springs Hotel u i Connelly Springs, N. C. r Now cpen for the Summer season. Thoroughly N modern in all of its appointments. 4he very best (A service and attention. All amusements. Good B orchestra. A delightful, health giving climate, /j and the very finest mineral water to be found, for « nervousness, a run down system and all blood N diseases. Reasonable rates. Write for illus- « trated booklet aad information. Dances every JJ Tuesday and Friday evenings. Good train (i service from Hickory, Connelly Mineral Springs Hotel jA Connelly Springs, N. C. Founded 1838 Chartered 185^ TRINITY COLLEGE ITS STRENGTH LIES IN A large, well-trained Faculty; excellent Buildings and Equipment; ftili. wr "* arrainged Courses; earnest, high-minded Students; a large and loyal I**'V 0 , Aluinni and Friends; uoble Ideals and Traditions; au inspiring History of Achieve • ments and Service. Sext Session Begins September 11. 1912. For Catalogue and Illustrated Booklet. Mf." R. L. FLOWERS, SECRETARY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.