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HI ;o;-rr, N. c. AUG. 29, 1912
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D'- ocratic Ticket.
|G' ■ -Locke Craig.
it Governor-E. -L.
lughtridge.
State—J. Brya;.
T; ..•? - -B. R. Lacy.
■ --W. P. Wood.
General—'T. VV
suy, ■ : \ f . ndent of Public Ir
-I—J. Y. Joyner.
Comrr.isr met of Labor ant
. Printing—M. L. Shipman.
Commissioner of Agricult
ure-W. A. Graham.
Lo; g Term Corporation Com
missioner---Geo. P. Pell.
Short Term Corporation Com
missioner—E. L. Travis.
ourt Judges—W. A.
5 and Geo. H. Brown.
Se :te--W. B. Councill.
j or uickory.
presentatives—
. p. Either, of Newton.
•JD ON THE TARIFF.
Power in a public man is evi
dent when he can take an ab
•.c 21:' difficult to taks
.. ..=e it easy of under
gtan to an audience. Thit
ier Underwood, of thf
Hou sses, us is evident
in . . i.j splendid presen
t.-.o high protectior
Vance had this quali
ty, . . -/.tiody on ' Mary
Littl *' was an evidence o
it, n v.iCh he concluded ;
lai; or the poor girl, that
\w. clothed in wool and out
In 56 per cent:
'.. U: derwood:
L . . . L e present oppressive
tai ... the laboring man re
tu. - 1 from his toils cia
in a suit taxed 75 per
ce„ ; .-ts t xed 12 per cent;
stockings and undenvare, 71
cenr; woolen shirt taxed 50 per
cen, 1 wool hat and woolen
u x d 78 per cent; be car
ries a dim r pail taxed 45 pe
cen a u oets his wife as she
looks a window pane
tax C- I,r cent, with a curtair
taxed 42 per cent.
Alter scraping his shoes on an
iron scraper taxed 75 per cent,
he w jjcs them on a mat taxed 5 r
per cen . He iifts the door latci.
tax . 5 per cent; steps on a car
pet i x.u G2 per cer.t and kisse
his v. i e clud in a woolen dresr
taxed 75 per cent. 3ae is meni
ing an umbrella taxed 50 pe
cent with thread taxed 30 pe.
cent.
The house is made of brick
taxed 25 per cent and lumbei
taxed 0 per cent, with paint tax
ed 32 pc r cent. Their wall pa
per t.'i.s t- .xed 25 per cent anr
plain fun ure 35 per cent. He
han hi.-; paii on a steel pin tax
ed 45 i . • . nt, using soap taxe
20].: ceirc. Kis looking
was t. j 45 per cent and he
cot. 3 As hair with a rubbei
comb ti XC' 25 per cent.
I: , pioc -dstoeat his supper,
whic . -.7 is cooked on a stove
tax.. ptr cent, for which hii
wife used pots and kettles taxed
45 per cent. On their table is
common taxed 55 pei
cent and c.'.eap tumblers taxed
45 per c?nt. The sujar he use;-
is taxe( uo per cent, which he
stir.i vviU) a spoon taxed 45 per
cnt. lis meal is a frugal one
bee. o .ho cost of living is high.
Ho l .3 a knife and fork tax
ed 5. 1 cent, in eating saltfish
taxed 10 per cent, bread 20 per
cent p i.tr.es 22 per cent, salt 33
per coxt, butter 24 per cent and
rice 02 per cent. He proceeds
to read a uuok taxed 25 per cent
and. ose of day reclines
in an iron irarne bed taxed 45
per ceni;, with a mattress taxed
- cent, sheets taxed 45 per
cent, woolen blankets taxed 75
per cenL. and a cotton spread tax
ed 45 per cent.
He is taken ill and the doctor
prescribes medicine toxed 25 per
cent, which being ineffective, he
passes from this active sphere of
life and his remains are deposit
ed in a coffin taxed 35 per cent,
which is conveyed to a cemetary
in a wagon taxed 35 per cent,
deposited in its resting place in
mother earth and the grave filled
in by the use of a spade taxed 45
per cent, while over his grave is
raised a monument taxed 50 per
cent.
T R. BENEFITTED BY TRUST
MONEY.
A campaign scandal is being
aired in the Senate. Wm. Fiini,,
of Pittsburg, Fa., leader in the
Bull Moose party, is charging
that Boies Penrose, the Pennsyl
vania Senator, got $25,000 from
John D, Arch bold, of Standard
Oil, for influence. A number of
: letters from Archbold to Penrose j
aave been printed; Penrose re- :
j caliated by declaring that l'linn
jffered him and others $1,000,000
j:o secure the nomination for the
Senate for Flinn in succession to
Qua>, and that Flinn begged
Archbold to support him.
Penrose further charges
i Cortelyou accepted SIOO,OOO from
! Standard Oil for campaign pur
! poses when Roosevelt was run
ning for President, and that after
it had all been spent, Roosevelt
wrote a letter to Cortelyou de
manding that it be not accepted.
Penrose declares his information
:o be that Roosevelt knew the
money had been spent but wrote
the letter for ''future reference''
ourposes.
These aired in the
Senate by Penrose in colloquy
•vith Senators Reed, of Missouri,
and Williams, of Mississippi.
When Senator Poindexter, o t
Washington, said there was a
combination of regular Republi
cans and Democrats against
Roosevelt, Mr. Williams replied:
"No, we hunt Buil Moose to
day and Elephant tomorrow."
All of which shows the wisdom
of Gov. Wilson's plan to accept
iio money from predatory in
terests for his campaign. Roose
velt denies the Penrose charges
out the story will hurt him.
The Democrat will be glad to
accept any contributions for the
•Vilson campaign fund from time
to time, though many Hickory
Democrats have already con
tributed through the News and
Observer.
PUT YOUR MONEY IN THE BANK.
An interesting story of a rob
bery near DuilTSm recently i>
going the rounds, which tehs of
SI7OO being taken from the home
of a miserly old woman, Mrs.
Hawkins Hicks, who lives in a
ramshackle house with her son.
The money was in an old trunk.
The robbers knocked the son
senseless and then carried the
*
trunk out into the field, where
they rifled it of its valuables.
They threw away a bank book,
•which showed where the old
woman had $20,000 in a Durhan
bank, the proceeds of a sale d
suburban property. Where sh
slipped up was in not having th
SI7OO in the bank, too. Then
are people in Catawba count}
whose money, hidden in oh
trunks, stockings and chimney
jambs, is in constant danger 0!
fire or robbers. Hickory an;
Newton have good safe banks
and that is the place to keei
one's money.
GOOD ROAD PROBLEMS.
We printed a communica
tion from Mr. P. L. Miller in last
week, in which he discussed some
live local road problems, ana
found backing fur some of
his arguments in the recent ex
cellent series of road articles by
Logan Waller Page, which the
Democrat has been printing. A
road commissioner needs to be as
wise as serpents yet as harmless
as doves. There seems to be wis
dom in the general principal that
a re-survey of an old roadway
ought not to be made so as to
damage property which the old
road has created. We are glad
to have the people discuss live
problems in the columns of this
paper.
SCHIFF OUT FOR WILSON.
Still another convert to Wilson
is Jacob Schiff, the New York fi
nancier. He seems to think
Taft is too amiable a personality
to make the strenuous fight
needed in these days to accom
plish piattorm promises. He
does think that Wilson is a strong
enough personality to get things
done. Mr. Schiff says that the
high cost of living is due to the
high protective tariff, and he
attributes the menancing unrest
and discontent among the mass
es to this cause. He believes
Wilson can make a good begin
ning to remedy such a condition
of affairs.
ROAD PROBLEMS.
Mr. Miller Asks More Questions
About the Survey.
To the Editor of The democrat:
Since writing the little com
munication to the Democrat on
our road improvement situation
the road commissioners have lo
cated the road from Newton
towjirhip line to Hickory. This
is to be the State- central high
way.
There were just two of us in
this immediate neighborhood
owning land .on the road that
voted for the bond issue, and to
spite me, I suppose, they cut me
entirely off of the road, and to
get revenge on my "neighbor, I
also suppose, they wound around
his house and barn, going about
one-half mile to get one-fourth
mile; ,cutting him entirely off
from his pastures with the public
road on three sides and the rail
road on one side. It would not
cost any more to do the neces
sary grading for a straight road
than the cost of building the
extra mileage, to say nothing of
the unsightly scene and damage
to my neighbor's farm and his
improvements. There are several
other locations as ridicuolousas
this one. and no one knows what
may turn up before*this can ap
pear in print. This location is
entirely on the South side of the
railroad. They tay that the}
will survey the North side also,
but one of the commissioners is
reported as saying that the road
would be built on the South side.
If so, why waste the people's
money for a sham survey? Why
stay entirely on one side of the
railroad, and thereby damage the
people on both sides the railroad;
adding cost to the building and
making an unsightly road? They
say we must cut out all railroad
crossings, that they are too dan
gerous to cross the railroad.
"Oh, consister.c-y, thou art a
jewel." Are you going to cut
them out in town too? Are they
more dangerous in the country
than in town? There is a cross
ing every few blocks for about
four miles in Hickory and su
curbs, and necessarily so. Don't
you know that the people on
bjth siuts of the railroad musi
have crossings? Or would you
fix a great gulf that the people
cannot cross over? Do you want
the people to stay at home, or do
you want them to fr.o abound by
town to gei to their neighbor's
house? it"so, then you will haw
togiveustwo roads instead of
one. There is a great gulf fixed
that they would pass from hither
to yonder, and those that come
from yonder to here cannot do
so. This gulf has separatee
JJ.'ves from Lazarus betwee]
the conntry and the town, and
just such straining of the joints
is what is widening the ties be
tween the country and the town.
P. L. MILLER.
Dr. Jacocks in Hookworm Campaign.
Dr. W. P. Jacocks has enter
ed the State Board of Healt
Work against hookworm disease,
lie is splendidly equipped for the
vork, being an A. B. graduat
crom the State University and .
medical graduate of the Uni
versity or Pennsylvania. H
was Captain of the University
'ootball team, an instructor ii
:he University, has completer
lis hospital service and has had
extensive experience as i.
teacher. He, with the five di
rectors already at work, will en
able the State Board of Health
'0 work in six counties simul
taneously.
The Quarterly ReDort of the
Hookworm Commission gives-'
North Carolina first place in the
work accomplished in the eradi
c.ation of the disease. Up to
June 30th 73,658 people had been
treated in the State, 18,724 o!
them being in the quarter ending
June 30th. Dispensary appropria
tions have been made in forty
nine counties, forty-two of them
being prior to June 30th. Infec
tion surveys have been complet
ed in thirty-eight counties and
sanitary surveys in fifty-four
counties.
Avery County to Have Fair.
Lenoir News*
Avery county is planning to
have a fair* this fall, Wilkes,
Alexander, Catawba and other
counties in this part of the State
have fairs every year. They
realize that the fair idea is a
great stimulus to the industrial
development of the county in
which the fair is held Is it pos
sible tnat the good citizens of
Caldwell do not Aiiiy comprehend
the great value to county of a
fair such as they are easily able
to get up.
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.
\ "WOMAN'S GOOD LOOKS
her g «ne«l heal.h and Ircedom
before her time because of those
Starting from early womMhood, she sue i ste firowß into thet mellow
that upset her womanly health. If she oe Deauuim « cincles undern eath.
age without wrinkles and crowfeet about the eyes womanly
I, i, invariably the n,l. 5, e tell-t.ie «ory of p
T*R V Pierce,the fatuous specialist in the diseases of women, found
io his'.early pra e« ? the.
hood—oiled the machinery, as it were, of the bum y medy became
to pass those painful Pierce's Favorite Prescription, that has
§ benefited thousands of women and saved them from misery
and suffering at different periods in life.
MRS HARKELY E. PIERCE, of 244 Bright Street, Sarnia, Ont.,
" I am now a well woman after suffering for throe years and doctonng
with several different doctors, each one saying it was something differ
ent. and the last one, after putting me through a thorough examination,
SidlTOß« from a growth, which, in time, would result ir.
cancer, and said I would not live more than two years if riot oper
ated upon right away. I became hopelessly discouraged but wcu|d not
nV tn thp oneration as I was too wealc and too much afraic, but at
£,t th^ghlh?Xke ofVfrienri tried Dr. Pierce's medicines, and
after using two bottles of the 'Favorite Prescription I immedmtcly
' felt a change. I also used two boxes of Healing Suppositories and
eight boxes of 'Lotion Tablets,' and can safely praise the name oflJn
Pierce s medicines to all who suffer from any female disease, for the*
medicines are all they are claimed to be, and 1 hope will help others aa
MRS. PIERCB. they have helped me."
. . THE ASHEVILLE . . j
i . BUSINESS COLLEGE .
FALL TERM BEGINS
I MONDAY, AUGUST 19,1912.
Full book-keeping and general business course, including
all necessary branches, time unlimited regular price $50.00.
Full shorthand and typewriter course, including all neces
: sary branches, time unlimited, regular price $50.00. "We
will include one months board free in either scholarship
\ you buy. We will include two months board free if you
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
| every year from Catawba County. Address,
5 Henry S. Shockley, - Asheville, N. C.
II am a Ca taw b a I
County boy. I took a I
HH complete double course 1
at The A. B. C. two I
years ago. I have a
splendid position up
; here at Asheville with 
a wholesale Gro. Co.
There are a hundred of [
the graduates at work \
I here. Hundreds more [
Ifl are at Wol 'k in the \
I State. It's a delight- L
ful place to' live and r
■gf*-/ ' work. Elbert Mills is [
my name. Would be '
glad to see more of the
Catawba County boys |
I and girls here this year I
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arrainged Courses; earnest, liigh-minded Students; a large and loyal body o
Alumni and Friends; noble Ideals and Traditions; au inspiring History of Achieve
' raents and Service. '
Next Session Begins September 11, 1912. For Catalogue and Illustrated Booklet, address
R. L. FLOWERS, SECRETARY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.
The Authorities of the Appala
chian Training School
are anxious to increase the area of its patronage. They
believe that the strong faculty and improved equipment,
together with the good climate and extreme cheapness of
living ought to attract students from a large radius.
If you are interested, Address,
SECRETARY OF THE FACULTY,
BOONE, N. C.
The Fall Term Begins August 20. 8 i5-st.
THE NORTH CAROLINA
State Normal and
Industrial College
Maintained by the State for the
Women of North Carolina. Five
regular Courses leading, to de
grees. Special Courses for
teachers. Free tuition to those
who agree to become teachers in
the State. Fall Session begins
September 18, 1912. For catalog
and other information, address
Julian I. Foust, Pres., Greensboro, N.C.
Rutherford College
Accouncements 1912-13
Fall Term Begins August 28th.
A healthy and breezy location among
the hills of Western North Carolina.
GooJ moral and religious surroundings
Earnest and competent teachers.
Tuition from $7 to $9 per Qnarter,
Board from $6 to $lO per month.
Catalogues and other information sent
on request.
M. T. Hinshaw, - President.
Rutherford College, N. C.
Learn Telegraphy
and earn SSO to $l5O per
month. Thousands of
operators needed. Most
fascinating and educa
tional work. Positions
assured all graduates.
Write immediately for
catalogue. '
Spartanburg School
of Telegraphy,
Main Street,
Spartanburg, S. C.
Statesville Female
College.
One of the best Colleges for Women
in the State! Its strong points are
climate, equipment, thorough courses
of study, able teachers and moderate
prices. The cost of registration fee,
board, and tuition for Session is only
$159.00. Send for catalogue.
REV. J. A. SCOTT, D. D.,
Statesville, N. C.
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CATAWBA COLLEGE
L.AI AVYDA and Fitting School
NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
Opens Sept. 4. An ideal Christian college though not sectarian
Healthful location. Fine equipment. College and University traineu faculty. "•
STRONG COURSES. Classical. Scientific, Business, Music. Art, and expression.
AGRICULTURE. A six year course with ample facilities for laboratory and field work p,i
boys and girls for the farm and not away from it. ' tau cates
OUR IDEAL. The perfection of the individual student.
OUR AIM. Knowledge, culture, and efficiency. .
OUR METHOD. Careful, personal instruction and supervision.
BOTH SEXES. Reasonable rates. Catalogue free. Address.
W. R. WEAVER, A. M., DEAN.
n „i bingham fiFMfeSijij
0) *3 in all the Colleges they attend, North and South. Ventilation, Sanltati.?^
N 9)1 Afcalnet Flro pronounced the BEST by ISO doctors and by every visiting o
HriS Average Gain of 19 pounds term of entrance accentuates our Climate , Bre "t.
1 off Pup Us. Military, to help in making Men of Boys. Box 47 ar,{i Cart
ELIZABETH COLLEGE
AND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
A high-grade institution for Women, with an established renutatio-' fn*
thorough work and good health.
FACULTY: Twenty experienced teachers, graduates of (he best Wr
ican and European universities and conservatories.
EQUIPMENT: $250,000 plant. The building safe and modern in everv
respect. 20-acre park campus in fine residence suburb Colleo-e
College laundry. Extensive athletic grounds. Gymnasium in t-hW- if
experienced director. ' J
ENVIRONMENTS: Enjoys all the educational and rocial adva itai/cs
of a progressive and cultured city. Prevaded by a cultured, "homelike
Christian atmosphere. For catalogue apply to '
6207 REV. CHAS. B. KING, D. D., President.
PEACE INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG WOMEN.
■
An ideal Christian Home School. Art, Expression. Physical Culture, Pedagogy, Business, \| u ,j r j
standard maintained by large staff of experienced, college-trained instructors, 'lakes only 100 boarder! I
Unsurpassed health record. Brick buildings. Steam heat. Excellent table. Large Gymnasium Parh '
like campus. Concerts, lectures, tennis, baskef-ball. Write the president, Raleigh, N. C., f"r catas.jg '
before selecting the college for your daughter.
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$ DAVENPORT COLLEGE, 2
34 FOR YOUNG WOMEN, LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA •••
A School of High Grade for Young Women. The very best Kg
pi advantages at extremely low rates. Ideal climate and home- 5?
like surroundings. Faculty of experienced teachers. High Ir
Hi School and College Courses of study. 3
C Departments of Music, Art and Expression in charge of trained 3
JC specialists. A place where the highest ideals of true
g Womanhood are always emphasized. fte
Fall Session begins Wednesday, September, 11th, 1912.
JAMES BRAXTON CRAVEN, President. £
CLAREMONT COLLEGE [
HICKORY, N. C.
Opens September 2, 1912. Offers instruction in the
full College Courses. Music, Art and Expression.
8t FOR CATALOGUE WRITE
JOSEPH L. MURPHY, PRESIDENT.
Has sinee 1894 given "Thorough instruction under positively Christian
influences at the lowest possible cost."
RESULT: It Is to-day with Its faculty of 32, a boarding patronage of 358
Its student body of 412, and its plant worth $140,000
THE LEADING TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN VIRGINIA
$l5O pays all charges for the year, Including table board, room, lights, Bteam
heat, laundry medical attention, physical culture, and tuition inal subjects
except music and elocution. For catalogue and application blank adareßß»
REV. THOMAS ROSSER REEVES, B. A., Principal,
BLACKSTONE, VA.
The Presbyterian College
Charlotte, N. C.
A Modern Christian College For Women
Letters, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Philosophy and Religion.
Faculty of experienced, university trained teachers; ideal location,
Piedmont Carolina climate and pure water.
Careful attention given to physical and moral training as well as to
intellectual development of students.
A high-class institution in eyery detail.
For information, rates and catalog address (Aug-
JOHN L. CALDWELL, A. M., D. D., President.
LENOIR COLLEGE
HICKORY, N. C.
Co-education under best conditions and management. Departments-
College (Two A. B. courses.) Preparatory. Music, (Piano, Violin, '
Theory, History). Expression. Art (China painting a specialty). »
teachers: 225 students. 1200 feet above sea-level. No malaria, u
B. Graduates enter graduate work in University of North Carolina tric
examination and complete A. M. degrees in one year. Steam neat, t
lights, shower baths, furniture (bedsteads, springs, mattresses, et •,
Dormitories. A „, n {n sq 95 a
HIGHLAND HALL (Men)— Board, heat and light at cost sß.oo to
month. Room rent $1.50 a month. sonoa
OAKVIEW HALL (Women)— Board, heat and light at cost.
month. Boom rent SI.OO a month.
NEW SCIENCE BUILDING in course of erection. » rti
Tuition for Session—College S4O; Preparatory $27 to $36; Mus .
Expression, etc, $36 each. . .
HICKORY BUSINESS COLLEGE in connection with Lenoir
Bookkeeping and shorthand courses $25 each. Our graduates get a
positions. -
Next session opens September 3. Write for free catalogue
R. L. FRITZ; - - - President.^]