Established 1899
OVER 20,000 FOLKS
SAW OUR BIG FAIR
Great Disapointment That Aviator Fowler
Didn't Fly As Advertised.
THE RISK IN A BROKEN MACHINE
All Exhibits of Splendid Quality But Not As Many As
in Previous Years—Robinson's Big Corn
Yield A Leading Feature.
With the biggest crowd in the
history of the Catawba County
Street Fair, the Fair itself was
probahiy the amitoat e»er held
Mr. Weaver, in charge of the
carnival, who is up against
crowds all the time, said there
were between 20,000 and 25,000
people in the city Thursday
Friday there were fully half as
many.
Of course the drawing card
was the flying machine, and it
was the irony of fate that it did
not fly. Many people believe
this was a fake scheme to draw
a crowd, but the management
of the Fair ouhgt to be even sus
pected of stooping to such a
thing.
The truth is at Elizabeth City,
on Friday, before the Fair, a
piece of machinery in the flying
machine was broken. A new
piece was ordered to be shipped
from New York to. Hickory at
once. Instead of being sent di
rect, it was routed around by
way of Cincinnati and did not get
here till Friday morning at 10
o,clock, too late to he put in for
a flight that day. *
Aviators Can't Take Risks
The aviator forfeited a large
sum of money by not fulfilling
his contract. Of course he should
have sent a machine here that
was fit to fly but he insists that
he did all he could to make it a,
success. Flying is a terribly'
dangerous business and we can
easily see that he could not af
ford to take any risks. We trust
that our people will see the mat
ter in this light, and take their
disapointment philoaphically.
People were here from as far
as Marion, Shelby, Statesville,.
Lincolnton, Taylorsyille, and
Lenoir, and the covered wagons
from Watauga in the back lots,
looked like flocks of big sheep.
They brought full cargoes of ap
ples and chestnuts, which found
ari ady market with local mer
chants. :
The chicken display in the
Stroup building was not as
large as last year but was fullv
up to the mark in quality.
93 Bu. To The Acre
Mr. John W. Robinson had a
booth made out of stalks of corn
from his 5 acre patch on which
he raised 93 busnels to the acre.
The Democrat printed about
400 extra copies containing Mr.
Robinsons story of how he se
cured this phenomenally large
yield, and these papers were
nearly all given .away at the
booth by his two bright children
dressed as Indian children.
Nearby was the handsome ex
hibit of grain, grasses and ap
ples of the Great Northern Rail
road, in charge of Mr. W. E.
French, immigration agent. The
Northwest lures a good many
people from this section, and Mr.
French dii some business here
which will doubtless eventually
land some of the Catawba Coun
ty Dutch in the northwest. This
is all right. People get in nits if
they don't change base some
times, and we will get new
blood to take of those
who leave. We need new blood
anyhow. Catawba County peo
ple are nearly all kin to each
other anyhow. A boy can hard
ly marry here without tieing up
with his cousin.
Northwestern Apples.
The northwestern apples have
a wonderful firmness, and the
cold climate gives them a color
which our fine apples seem un
able to rival, though we can hold
our own in flavor, which after
all i* the main thing. The ap
ples Mr. French showed were
perfect. Not a sien of a worm.
'You people don't take care of
your trees," he said. "Wei
spray." Mr. French met Mr.'
pula, of Lenoir, and was greatly
interested in Mr. Data's wonder
ful apple, which., by the way,
attracted great attention at our
Fair, ag it always does.
Facts About the Northwest
In this exhibit from the states
of Montana and Oregon weie
displays of various kinds of
wheat, oats, rye, barely, flax,
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
timothy, alfalfa both in «heaf
and threshed and * from the
famous Wenatchee Valley in
Washington were on display
some of the most tempting ap
ples we have ever seen, including
the White Winter Banana,
Grimes Golden, Spitzenberg,
Wolf River, Yellow Newtown
Pfppin, Arkansas Black and
Stay man Winesap.
In Montana and Central Ore
gon there are yet several million
acres of Free Government home
stead land open for settlement.
It is by right of every American
citizen that this land may be ac
quired by living up to the rules
of the Government.
To secure this land, one must
be of age or at the head of a
family, he must go and select the
land, a claim being either 160 or
320 acres.
After the land is so selected
he makes a filing, paying a fee
of $25. only, on a 320 acre claim.
He must live on this land for at
least seven months each year for
three years. He must cultivate
at least 40 acres in that time. He
then makes his final proof, pay
ing another fee of $l4. to the
government.
Mr. French advises the repre
sentative of the Dem >crat
that this homestead country is a
gentle rolling prairie, nearly
level, that it is free fronn r^k,
tr>«*s and a*»inr>Tv.
iiotii Uuu -re
very healthy sections with a dry
climate and in most sections,
pore water is to be found at a
reasonable depth.
In Washington there are no
homestead claims but there are
some great opportunities
for development of cheap
lands which can bd made
most valuable fruit and agricul
tural sections.
The system of advertising such
as is carried on by the Great
Northern Railway certainly de
serves comment and much is to
be credited to Mr. James J. Hill,
who to us is known as the great
empire builder of the Northwest,
, a man, who a few years ago,
single handed, started the con
struction of this now great rail
way system. Coming into line
Mr. Hill for the last three years
has placed the burden upon the
shoulder of his son, Louis W.,
who also has proven to be one of
the great live wires of the west.
The younger Mr. Hill has taken
a very active part in the develop
ment of America's new play
ground, "The New Glacier Na
tional Park" situated in the heart
of the Rocky Mountains in North
ern Montana. In this park Mr.
Hill has already constructed eight
camps of Swiss Chalets, scatter
ed through the entire Dark. This
no doubt will now he?ome the
greatest park of National interest
for several generations to come.
This park was created by our last
Congress and it covers about
sixty miles in a square. Im
portant in the way of scenery
are to be found forty living
glaciers and 250 lakes in which
are found the various varieties
of trout which the tourist is per
mitted to hook if he can. We are
certainly very glad that the reat
Northern officials saw fit to visit
ourfairandwe hope they will
come again.
Needle and Fancy Work
Center-piece. Mrs. Q. J. Wolfe,
Third.
Mrs. Tom Setzer, Embroidered
Shirt waist, second, woolen cover
let. first.
Ladies' night gown, Miss Mary
Barger, first.
Mrs. J. O. Cook, corset-cover,
first' corset-coyer, second.
Pair Bedroom slippers, Mrs.
W. T. Sledge, first.
Velvet Kimona, Miss Bessie
Thomason, first.
Embroidered shirt waist, Mrs.
J. F. Link, first.
Centerpiece, W. E. Chapman.
Rutherford College, second.
Centerpiece, Mrs. N. G- Deal,
first.
Mrs. R. L. Martin, woolen
coverlet, second: Patch work
quilt, first.
Centerpiece, Mrs. Wesley N.
Martin, first,
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7 1912
Blanche Beck, sofa pillow, first;
bed room slippers, second.
ladies collar, Mrs. H. E. Bost,
first.
Mrs. W. J. Norton, patch work
quilt, second; woolen coverlet,
second.
Mrs. Joe Abernethy, Ladies
collar, second; Ladies' fancy
apron, third.
Miss Ara Seitz, fancy apron,
first.
Mrs. G. P. Bonner, one half
' dozen doilies, first.
Miss Kate Yoder, shirt waist,
first.
Mrs. B. E. Hedrick, kn t
counterpane, first.
Miss U. 0. Hedrick, knit
counterpane second.
Mrs. Geo. Hahn, home made
rug, second.
Mrs. Loyd Whitener, fancy
apron, second, Infant's dress,
first.
Mrs. M. L. Poole, Hildebran,
N. C., home made rug, first.
Vivian Deal, sofa pillow,
second.
Poultry
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK
C. M. Shuford, City, Ist cock
erel, 2nd pullet, Ist pullet, Ist
pen, 3rd pullet, 2nd cockerel,
best pen barred Plymouth rock
in show.
J. R. Funst, Statesville. N. C..
Ist hen, 2nd hen.
M. S. Fulbright, Newton, N. C.
3rd cockertl.
J. W. Avery, Lenoir* JN. C.,
3rd hen.
WHITE PLMOUTH ROCK
Piedmont Poultry Yards. Hick
ory. N. C , Ist cockerel, Ist pul
let, 2nd pullet
B. L. Sronce, Statesville, N. C.,
Ist cock, Ist hen, 2nd hen.
COLORED INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS
J. T. Setzer, City, Ist cock,
3rd cock, Ist hen, 3rd hen, Ist
pen.
W. W. Gaither, Statesville,
N. C., 2nd cock, 2nd pen.
ST. FAWN INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS
J. A. Lentz, City. 2nd hen
WHITE INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS
J. T. Setzer, City, 3rd cock,
Ist cock, 3rd hen, 2nd pen.
C. F. Deal, Land is, N. C., 3rd
cock (young).
C. J. Deal, Landis, N. C M 2nd
cock (young), 3rd hen.
J. A. Lentz, City, (young) Ist
cock, Ist. hen, 2nd hen, Ist pen;
(old) 2nd cock, 2nd hen, Ist hen
Ist pen.
S. C. WHITE ORPINGTON
Mrs. E. D. Yoder, City, Ist
cock, Ist cockerel, 3rd hen. 2nd
hen, Ist hen, 2nd pullet, 3rd pul
let, best pen in show, best pair
in show, Ist pen, 2nd pen, best
pen orpingtons in show.
Piedmont Poultry Yard, City,
3rd cock.
J. T. Setzer, City, 2nd cockerel,
3rd pen.
S. H. Phillips, Newton, N. C.,
2nd cock.
S. C. BLACK ORPINGTON
Crouse Poultry Yard, Crousc,
N. C., Ist cockerel, 2nd pullet,
Ist pullet, 3rd pullet, 2nd cock
erel, 3rd cockerel.
S. H. Phillips, Newton, N. C.,
Ist pen.
S. C. BUFF ORPINGTON
C. F. Deal.JLandis, N. C,, Ist
cock, 2nd cockerel, Ist hen.
C. D. Forney, Morganton,
N. C., Ist cockerel.
L. H. Phillips, Newton, N. C..
2nd pullet, 3rd pullet, Ist pullet,
2nd cock, Ist pen.
S. C. BLACK MINORCAS
J. T. Setzer, City, 3rd hen.
David Abee, City, 2nd cock.
W. L. Boatright, City, Ist cock,
Ist hen, 2nd hen.
GEESE
J. T. Starnes, Hickory, 2nd
cock, 2nd hen.
Ernest Starnes, Citv, Ist cock,
Ist hen.
WHITE CORNISH
H. B. Corpening. Newton,
N. C„ Ist cockerel, Ist cock, Ist
pullet, 2nd pullet, best cornish
game cockerel.
W. W. Gaither, Statesville,
N. C., Ist hen. 2nd cock, 2nd
cockerel, 3rd pullet, Ist pen.
BANTAMS
Donald Shuford, City, Ist cock
erel. Ist hen.
Jiles 0. Beal, Gastonia, N, C.,
Ist cock, 3rd pullet, Ist pullet,
2nd pullet.
- S. C. BUFF LEGHORN
J. M. Fry, Hickory, R. F. D.,
Ist cockerel.
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The President of Charlotte Hard
ware Co. says: "I consider Dr. King's
Blood and Liver Pills very best I ever
aged." Dr. King's always cure. Sold
rt 25 c. by all medicine dealers.
An Apology to the Public.
To the Editor of The Democrat,
We desire to express our great
! regret that through no fault of
| the Catawba Fair Association,
1 the Airship flight did not take
place during the Fair as schedul
ed. The contract was made with
the Mars-Fowler Aviation Co., the
money guaranteed and it was
fully expected by us that the
flights would be made as adver
tised.
The contract was, in substance
to this effect: bad weather and
unavoidable accident not prevent
ing, one flight was to have been
made on Thursday, Oct. 31. at
p: m. and two flights on
Friday, Nov. 1, at 11:00 a. m.
and 3 (X) p. m.
The aeronaut who was te have
made the flights here met
with an accident at Elizabeth
City, where his machine was
partly wrecked on Oct. 25. This
wrecked machine was brought
to Hickory Oct.. 27, the aviatoi
believing he had ample time to
have the injured parts replaced.
This he failed to do, through no
fault of his own, as we under
stand it, but through misdirec
tion of shipment. However if he
had brought his machine here in
condition, as it was reasonably
expected on our part that he
would do, a flight would have
been made on the afternoon or
Oct. 31. At that time there were
probably 20,000 people here,
many of them coming for miles
to see the airship flight on our
representation that it would take
piace. In addition the weather
conditions were ideal.
We know that many were very
much disapointed and some, per
haps, went away with the
thought that they had been the
victims of misrepresentation.
We want to say that this is the
fourth year we have been con
ducting a Fair in Hickory, and
that if there is any ene thing
the Directors of the Fair have
been particular about it is that
of not promising anything thbt
they did not feel reasonably
sure they could perform. Fur
thermore, we want to assure any
and all that no one can possibly
feel as much disappointed at the
miscarriage of the airship
flights as do the
CATAWBA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCI
ATION DIRECTORS.
Judge Cline's First Court at Home
The Democrat should have had
a greeting for Judge Cline last
week, now that he has come home
for the first time to hold court
since he was elevated to the
bench. Judge Cline, while cour
teous and firm, nevertheless
keeps the business of the court
moving swiftly all the time. He
does not allow any waste of time.
So expeditiously did he handle
the court's business that it was
able to adjourn the criminal dock
et as early as Wednesday even
ing and take in the Hickory Fair.
The following account of the
court is condensed from the En
terprise:
Following jurors were drawn
to constitute the grand jury.
Geo. E. Setzer, foreman, S. M.
Mundy, S. Z. Brotherton, Burt
L, Huffman, Geo. W. Killian,
Lee Bowman, G. C, Ikerd, L. A.
Speagle, J. W. Dellinger, Walter
Sherrill, C. A. Arndt, Lewis
Keener, W. A. Lee. H. E. Eckard,
A. B. Kuhn, F. R. Rhoney, J. F
Rudisill, Jos. Calaway.
Joe Parker, rape; special venier
ot 25 men ordered to be summon
ed to appear at 10 o'clock Tues
day to try the case, plead guilty,
sent to penitentiary 30 years.
Clarence Linn, assault; plead
guilty, judgment suspended on
pavment of costs.
Mack Lawing, trespass; tried
and found not guilty.
William Burns, Hulda Burns,
Minnie Smith, Harrison Smith,
abduction; bill of indictment
quashed. Philip Winebarger,
trespass; plead guilty, judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
Sam Wilson, appeal from
Mayor's court; tried and f )und
not guilty.
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From far away Porto Rico come re
ports of a wonderful new discovery
that is believed will vastly benefit the
people. Ramon T. Marchan, of Bar
celoneta, writes "Dr. King's New
Discovery is doing splendid work here.
It cured me about five times of terrible
coughs and colds, also my brother of a
severe cold in his chest and more than
2G others, who used it on my advice.
We hope this great medicine will yet
be sold in every drug store in Pono
Rico." For throat and lung troubles
it has no equal. A trial will convince
you of its merit. 50c and $l.OO
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by C. M.
Shuford, Moser & Lutz and Grimes.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
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* LOCAL AND PERSONAL. -
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Mayor Payne of Granite Fall*
and family took in the Fair.
Miss Ramseur, of Morganton.
was a guest of Miss Pinkie Forne*
last week.
Mrs. Will Self and children
were over from Lenoir to the
Fair.
Editor W. M. Moore, of the
Lenoir Topic, came over with his
children to see the Fair.
Miss Kate Wood, of Bandy's,
come up from Lincolnton, where
she is teaching school, to the
Fair.
Miss Emma Pitts, of Catawba,
came in during the Fair, and
is visiting her cousin, Miss Mar
garet Bost.
The Democrat had a pleasant
visit from Mr. Powell,
one of Caldwell's best farmers,
during the Fair.
There was general disapoint
ment that the Southern didn't
get the new depot opened up in
time for the Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Finkle, of
North Branch, Mich., are another
couple from that splendid state
who are in Hickory to spend the
winter,
There was a heavy frost on the
night of the 2nd- inst, which
stops the blooming of the roses,
and violets, the cherry and apple
blossoms for a while.
The 10th biennial convention
of the Luther League of America
with 4000 delegates expected,
will meet at Albany, N. Y.. Nov.
12,-14. There will be a chorus
of 500 voices.
Mrs. D. M. McComb has re
turned from a visit to her daught
er Adelyn at school at Green
ville, S. C., She took in the
Columbia, S. C., Fair but does
not think it beats the Hickory
fair a bit
Bradshaw is a wizard with
photography, and all Hickory is
smiling over his poatcard picture
of the flying machine taken just
as it was passing the Chamber of
Commerce building. How he did
it, when it didn't fly at all—well,
that is a puzzle.
We hold it against Uncle
Frank Williams, of the Newton
Enterprise, that he didn't come
to see us, when he ran over to
take in the Fair. We saw him
from the Democrat window, as
he lit from the train. What is
the Senatorial controversy a
mongst friends, Bro. Williams?
Mr. Frank a Clinard, of the
Happy Valley, was a visitor to
the fair, and the . Democrat en
joyed a pleasant visit from him.
Mr. Clinard was the first to wel
come the new management of
this paper to Hickory three years
ago, and we are always delighted
to see him. He was kept busy
shaking hands every time he got
out on the streets.
A few nights ago a burgler
entered the home of Mrs. A. J.
Sigmon on Ninth avenue between
bedtime and day break. He
turned on the lights, made a fire
in the range, fried eggs in but
ter and ate them.. He failed to
wash the dishes, but as he con
fined his thievery to satisfying
the inner man. Mrs. Sigmon was
willing to have this done by her
self.
The Democrat is pleased to
have a letter from Mr. G L.
White, of Chates, New Mexico,
in which he asks to become a
permanent reader of this paper.
He says: "It has been twenty
five year ssince I have read it
and John F, Murrill was the. edi
tor at that time." Doubtless Mr.
White's old friends here will be
glad to hear from him. He must
comeover to see us.
It was a pleasure to meet Mr
R. C. Frazier. of Claremont, dar
ing the Fair. He is a farmer who
is abreast of the times, and tells
us that he has a match for that
fine colt Dr. Foard was bragging
about recently. Mr. Frazier's
filly is a half Percheron, from a
native mare, sired by the Iredell
test farm horse. He was weighed
on J. U. Long & Co's scales the
other day when it was 17 months
old and it tipped the scales at
1065 pounds. He believers it will
grow to a weight of twelve or
thirteen hundred pounds. It is a
nice sorrel, with smooth limbs,
flax mane and tail, and has good
action. Mr. Frazier thinks the
half Percheron bred from native
mares is the coming combination
horse for the Catawba county
farm. Mr. Frazier has made good
as a farmer, and our readers will
do well to consider his ideas
about this,
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Democrat and Prass, Consolidated 1905
Mr. K. L. Bolick, of Hifkory,
i. F. D. 1, is one of Catawba
County's coming farmers, mark
;he prediction. On four and a
lalf acres he will make this year
five bales of cotton, of Simpson'.*
arolific variety. He has already
picked three bales. On 30
ne will make 1,300 bushels o!
corn, which is not bad for a ten
ant. He milks four cows, and
.lis checks from Catawba County
Creamery amount to from $2O
to $26 a month. Keep your eye
on Bolick.
Granite Falls and vicinity have
a mad dog scare. A dog went
mad near the covered bridge,
and ran throughout the entire sec
tion. It bit a number of dogs in
Rhodhiss, and an occasional dog
in the country, as well as several
in Granite Falls. It was shot
before the postoffice there by
Mr. Ed. Starnes. Mayor Payne
has posted a town ordinance,
warning people that dogs sus
pected of hydrophoia must be
killed.
Wade Harris, the editor of the
Charlotte Observer, never fails
as. He paid his usual visit to the
Catawba County Fair this year,
coming up Friday byway of In
terurban to Gastonia, and Capt.
Nichol's road the balance of the
way. We are printing his edi
torial comments in this issue.
Harris was born in Cabarrus,
adopted in Mecklenburg, and is
an honorary member of Catawba,
and the county has no bettei
friend, fhe publicity he gives
our agricultural and industrial
achievements, does much to give
us a name in the world. He said
after dinner at the Huffry Hotel
that the fare was better than he
got this summer at some of tht
famous seaside resorts, and he
could not say too much in praist
of the efficient whitejjirl waiters
Mr. Armour, a Gideon, as the
Christian traveling men cai
themselves, spoke in several oi
the local churches Sunday in the
interest of the movement to put
a Bible in every room in Ameri
can hotels. There are 51 rooms
in the Huffry and 19 in the Mar
shall House, and he hopes to get
the money raised here to pur
chase the 70 Bibles necessary.
They cau be had for 38 cent*
each. There are 600,000 travel
ing men in the U. S.» away from
home the greater part of the
year. There are over 1,000,000
hotel rooms to be supplied. Al
ready over 50,000 Bibles have
been pucin. Mr. Armour told of
some remarkable results already
accomplished. A discharged man
wa3 about to take poison, when
his eye fell on the Bible on the
dresser, and he went to church
and made a public confession.
A young woman had gone to
Cnicago to begin a life of shame,
when she saw the Bible, and was
saved. Mr. A. M. Huffman is
much interested in this work,
and any one desiring to help can
leave their gifts with him at
the Huffry. Sunday School classes
are taking up the pian.
Frost Proof Cabbage Plants
1,000,000 Early Jersey Wake
field. Anything under 4,000,
$1.50 per thousand. Over 4,000,
$lOO per thousand.
J. M. Huffman,
Hickory N. C., R. F. D.2, Box 30.
Only a Fire Hero
but the crowd cheered, as, with burn
ed hands, he held up a small round
box, "Fellows!" he shouterl, "this
Bucklen's Arnica Salve I hold, has
everthing beat for burns." Right! also
for boils, ulcers, sores, pimples,eczema*
cuts, sprains, bruises. Surest pile cure.
It subdues inflammation, kills pain.
Only 25 cents at C. M. Shuford,
Moser & Lutz and Grimes.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
J. H. Wannemaclier, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
There will be no preaching on the
10th of November.
Nov. 17th Rew. L. I. Lohr of Lin
colnton will preach in Holy Trinity
both morning and evening.
During the absence of the pastor
Rev. M. L. Stirewalt has consented to
look after the pastoral work. When in
need call on him.
The pastor expects to return from
Atlanta, Ga. on the 19th of Novem
ber.
Mr. Wade Run Down
Down at Hasty, N. C., lives a well
known planter. Mr. J. D. Wade. Says
he: "I was run down almost to the
point of eiving up. I took two bottles
of King's Iron Tonic Bitters and now
am as good as ever. I took other
tonica but found nothing to compare
with King's.'' Sold and guaranteed
by all medicine dealers.
Chllcren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTtHIA
NEED LUrHERS IN
LUTHERfINISM TODAY -
Dr. Harms of Newberry Preaches
a Sermon of Arousement.
VISION OF THE GERMAN MQNK*
Splendid Tribute to The Miner's Son
in Address at Lenoir College
Celebrating Reformation
Anniversary.
"The great peril of any church
is pride of past achievement,"
was one of many fine and weighty
inspirational sentences which
fell from the lips of Rev. Dr. J,
Henry Harms, president of New
berry College, who preached the
Reformation Anniversary Sermon
in the Lenoir College Auditorium
Sunday night. Pastor Mauney,
of the College Church, arranged
the services, and Pastor Wana
maker, of the city congregation,
conducted them. There was
splendid choral music by a choir
of college boys and girls, and
solos by Mrs. Patterson and Miss
. Miss Hallman
was at the piano, and Prof. Patter
son rendered a violin solo. Rev.
Mr. Stroup offered a prayer, and
President Fritz introduced Dr.
Harms, who took his text from
Proverbs: "Where no vision is,
the people perish." The sentence
which begins this report struck
the key-note of one of the finest
inspirational addresses, ever
heard in Hickory. The sermon
itself was a-quiver with a Luther
like courage, for it is not an easy
matter for a speaker to tell a
people who have as glorious a
history back of them as the Lu
therans, that unless they look
more toward the future than to
the past, they will lose their God- .
ordained plan of service to man
kind. Yet this is a real danger,
today, not any more to Lutheran
ism than to all the old and his
toric denominations.
Yet while the warning was
not minced, the speaker did not
hesitate to pay an exquisite tri
bute to Luther's work, character
izing his nailing of the 95 theses
to the cathedral -door as the
most world influencing event
sinc« the days of the Apostles.
"Those hammer strokes aroua- \
ed the impulses of Anglo-Saxon
freedom. - The Reformation
started in a simple Saxon heart.
Luther epitomized the age in
which he lived. He thought he
was alone but found he was not.
He uttered the dumb prayer of
the multitude. He was the
greatest but not the only hero of
the Reformation. There were
Melancthon,! LZwingli, Calvin,
Erasmus and others. Erasmus
said that he learned more from
one page of Dr. Luther than
t'rom the entire books of others
and Calvin said Luther was the
lighting that had aroused Ger
many. A few tine sentiments of
Dr. Harms are these :
"Justification by faith remains
until today the article of a stand
ing or a falling church."
"To say what other people
only think may make a man a
martvr but it will make him sub
lime/'
"At the Diet of Worms he
flung a handful of burning words
into the teeth of his tormentors,
and there is where human liberty
had a new birth."
"Christianity is a life, not a
doctrine. Doctrine is the bone
w«rk but Christianity is the
breath of life to the body."
"We need Luthers in Luther
anism today, men and women
with the courage and conscience
and vision that Luther had. We
need a baptism of his spirit. If
he were here today, he would
point to the lost world and teach
us to sing with new power,
"From Greenland's icy moun
tains." He'd show us the poor
provision we are making for Lu
theran home missions, and in
spire us with greater zeal for
our schools."
Cheap Paint
The cheapest paint is the one
that goes farthest and wears
best; there is most in a gallon of
it.
What is a quart of milk worth?
Depends on the milk.
So of paint; depends on the
paint.
Devoe is worth the top price,
whatever it is. Poor paint is
worth nothing at all; you've got
to pay your painter $3 or $4 a
gallon for putting it on; and isn't
worth it.
Devoe goes twice as *ar and
wears twice or three times or
four times as long.
The cheapest paint is Di voe a|
the top of the market
DEVOE
F. B. Ingold sells it.
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