Established 1899
THE DEATH OF MR.
EL RAMSEUR
Another Brave Veteran Crosses
the River to his Final Rest.
FOUGHT UNDER GEN. EARLY
gom in Lincoln County in 1847, He
Entered the Array When a Boy
1 -Captured and Imprison
ed—Married Miss
Laura Shuford—
Buried at
Daniels
Eli Daly Ramseur died at his home
j B this city on last Thursday Jan 23rd
of pellagra.
The dread malady gradually en
crouched upon his strength through
i period of more than • year of illness, j
He was most patient throughout
the last most trying day) and stated to
his brother-in-law. Rev. I H. Shuford
that he was ready to live or depart ac
cording as God willed.
Ab it was his earnest deaue that
he be buried by the side of his de
parted loved ones, the body was take ;
to Daniels Reformed Church in
Lincoln County where Wra. Me-
Nairy, of Lincolntoa preached the
funeral, and the interment was beside
thi graves Of his grown son, Earl,
and daughter Maud, and an infant
child; and also his parents and grand
parents. Rev. J. H. Shuford has
prepared the following account of Mr.
Ramseur'i life:
E i Daly Ramseur was born on
March 4. 1847, and was the sea of
George Ramseur and Eliza VVarlick
Ramseur, the latter the daughter of
Solomon Warlick, of Catawba county,
Eli first saw the lighf of day two miles
west of Lincolnt on on the waters of
the South Fork on the Morganton
road.
At 17 years of age Ramseur was
a member of Co. 8., Capt. Seorge 1
Seagle, Twenty-Third Regiment, N. ,
C. Troops. He fought bravely in
many battles. At Cedar Creek he !
saw his distinguished cousin, Major '
General Dodd Ramseur riding out to
the front, before his untimely death. '
The body was sent to Winchester, 1
Va., embalmed and returned to !
Lincolnton by order of Gen. Sheii sn #
who, Mr. Eli Ramseur thought, ~ was ,
a college mate of Ramseur at Weat
Point. Mr Eli Ramseur was wound- !
ed and captured at the battle of Wia
Chester in 1864, and was allowed to 1
see the body of his kinsman before it '
was sent home. At the time of his '
capture Mr, Eli Ramseur was fight- 1
ing under Early. He' Was taken first !
to Point Lookout and then to Ft. Mc-
Henry where he remained till the the '
end of the war. ■- 1
After the war he took up farming !
in the old home place near Lincolntoa,
on lands settled by his pioneer ances
tor, Derrick Ramseur, (1750-1770.) !
Six years ago he removed to Hickory.
On Aug. 25. 1875 he was happily !
married to Laura Shuford at. the old
homestead of Jacob H. Shuford, the 1
ceremony being performed by Rev.
J. H. Shuford. His wife and three '
children survive. The children are 1
Middlecofl and Guy, of Hickory, and 1
Mrs. Brent Ramseur Childers, of
Illinois, who paid a visit to her father
shortly before his death.
Brothers of the deceased were:
Martin R. Ramseur, -killed at
Gettysburg; Middlecoff • Ramseur,
Confederate soldier who died at York
l°bf' Va ' 5 Ramseur ' Confederate
soldier, now living in Lincoln county;
5? a ~ster* > Lou, who married Daniel
Hoover, recently deceased at Concord,
«. U; and Laura, who married Hugh
at present the able editor of the
Advocate of Greensboro.
Eli Ramseur was a derout Christian,
a lifelong member of the Reformed
hurch, upright in his dealings with
is fellowmen, a good citizen and
well liked by his neighbors. To nis
pave he wore honorably and un
smirched the splendid name of
Ramseur.
BRONCHITIS SUFFERER
Tries Druggist's Advice With
Splendid ItesulL
If anyone should *tfow«t* worth
M, * medicine, it is the retail druggist
sella it over his counter every
J* 8 / la the week, and Is in a position
what remedy glvee the boat
■atisfaction.
H. Ullne, of West Band
tf„ Y -» "y* l "For a number of
v, a . I *« a greet sufferer from
orcmchitla. Last July I had an attack
,b. w&s more severe than aay, and
# 7 * r,e nds thought I could not recover
(WrJh J hCn 1 *" * dTfa ** **
to try Vinol, which I did,
v.. , * results. My eeugh
»S h me; 1 hftT * ia veigLt
a PP®tSt©. and I am as strong as
1 **▼*»« all who hare
mn • ctrmle coughs, or who are
rua do *n to try Yinol."
®°® bln ®d action ef the
curaUre elements of the
aldM ler'I er ' T lthout 1110 greasy ell.
Btro .ky tlxe blood-making wad
CSJi CW l la g properties of tonie
w t v nuk *e Vinol so efflcieat
we guarantee Vlnol
par Wvl 1 w * *** ~*•
w back your money « it does not
® 5 »-* i.'.'-t H: X;jr .* N .
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
IN rERPRETS THE MUSIC
How the Blind Pianist, Edward sax
ter Perry, Learns His Music.
0» 0»e evening of Februrary 4, at 1
' P- M., Mr. Edward Baxter Perry, thi
blind pianist, will appear at the Hul
Theatre. That Hickory is to have th«
privilege of hearing this world famous
musician is due to the efforts ot Mist
Halman, the able teacher of instrumen
tal music at Lenoir College.
W. H. MUler, of the OttaWsy Fref
Trader, casually remarked to a friend,
"I see you are to have Edward Baxte.
Perry here; now there is oai fellow
that can Interest me with a v plants"
Asked what he' meant by that sort of a
commendation, the Ottawa newspaper
man continued:
'Tecryfcea been hi Ottaway several
times under the auspices of the. famous
Amateur Musical Club. lam short on
musical education, also short on musical
appreciation, when It comes to what they
call classical moaic. That's why the
average great pianist faiU to get me.
How can yon warm up ton performance
when you don't know what the perform*
ei is aiming at)
**Bmt Perry diagrams hit stuff so that
a wayfaring man, though a fool—mub -
cally speaking—can tell what it is all
about. His talks preceding each num-
ber are mighty clever things. He can tell
what the composer was striving at, and
tells you just how he gets the effect he
is alter.
"And that U why Perry made good
with me. From his talk 1 knew what he
was trying to do, and even with my de
fective musical ear I could understand
he realty was doing the thing he said he
was going to do. Not one, be he musical,
sharp or ragtime fiend, can listin to one
of this man's Lecture-Recitals without
coming away with a good working idea
of what really high-grade music is."
Mr. Perry does not play by ear, as is
the case with most sightless performers,
and which is the reason of their errors
and inaccuracies. From the first techni
cal exercises and studies, all music has
been read aloud to him note by note,
and committed to memory. When wish
ing to learn a new composition. Mr.
Perry sits at the piano and his reader
takes the music, beginning with the
right hand, and reading the names and
time of the notes, juai as they >uud up
on the paper: as for instance: D eighth,
C aharp eighth, P half, chord of BG
HOffer, Chord af BC natural ii Sotted
half, etc. This is continued for two or
three staffs, Mr. Perry playing the notes
in their proper time as they are read,
and retaining them by a prodigious
effort of memory. This passage is. then
conquered and becomes a permanent pos
session, and the entire piece proceeds in
the same manner. Such is 'Mr.
facility at memorizing music in this way,
acquired by continual practice since
childhood, that he takes everything,
even the most difficult and intricate of
his concert solos, at a first hearing, and
has sever yet been criticised for the
false rendering of a. single passage.
Blind students should never be allowed
to form the habit of playing by ear, as
however gifted in this line, their per
formances, like those of blind Tom,
will be full of errors and omissions, and
cannot compare with, those of other
pianists, or even of ordinary pupils, in
accuracy and fidelity to the text.
Sad Death of T. Cicero Cooper.
On Jan. the 19th near Bryson
City, N. C., at the Ritter Lumber
Co, Mr. T. Cicero Cooper, o£
Snow Creek neighborhood, while
repairing a conveyor accidently
slipped and fell from a gangway
about 35 ft. high,, striking some
timbers breaking his right arm
and crushing his chest from the
effects of which he died Sunday
morning about 5 o'clock. He was
made a cripple about a year ago
when he had the misfortune of
getting both arms broken, and
after getting out of hospital had
to have broken over and reset so
as to get some use of them.
Doubt!es3 if he would have had
good use of his arms the acci
dent would not have happened.
Cicero as all called him wad
always cheerful and had many
friends was a loVint* husband
and good neighbor.
The deceased was about 24
years old He leaves a wife, Mrs,
Annie Cooper, his fsther and
: mother Mr. and Mrs. J, A.
Cooper, three bn thers four
sisters and a host of relatives
and friends to mourn his depar
ture.
Funeral services were con
ducted on the evening of the
2Ut at St. Peters Church near
Oxford Ford by Rev. G.A. Youi:t
and with tender bands his body
laid to rest to wait for the final
coming. May peace be unto his
ashe?. A FRIEND
A Beautiful Complexion Comes
of Using
Cydo ;u Lotion. Ssftens an d
whitens the skin; cores sunburn,
chapped or roughened 'kin. The
geoulie has BurntH & Ojnn Co's
name and label Prici, 35 cents
At oi all medicine djaicrs,
HICKORY. N. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY, 30. 1913
OPPOSE SUNDAY LEGISLATION
i ————
-, Seventh Day Adventists at Bakers
! Mountain Draw up Resolutions.
I The meetfnsr at the local Sev
» enth Day Adveiuist church at
> | Baker's Mountain resolved itself
■! into what might be termed a
. i mass meeting, when resolutions
i j were paased remonstrating a
gainst proposed Sunday legisla
tion now before the United States
Senate in Congress in Washing
ton, D. C. The resolutkmr were
brought before the congregation,
by M. 11. Johnaton. Elder of the
church, and were passed unani
mously. They read as follows:
Whereas, the Johnston Sunday
j Bill, now pending Senate
|of the United States, ia religious
in its character, in tbat it ia de
signed to foster the religious ob
servance of Sunday* and,
Whereas, the exemption clause
attached to one of tne sections
of this bill indicates most clearly 1
its religious character, by ex
erapting from the application of i
this section those who belong to ,
society which observes
some other day of the week than
Sunday as a Sabbath, and,
Whereas, religious. legislation (
is contrary both to the spirit and
letter of the constitution of the
United States, and if carried to
its logical conclusion means a
union of church and State, and
the persecution of dissenters;
therefore,
Resolved, that we respectfully
but earnestly, remonstrate
against the passage of this bill,
or any other bill requiring the
observance of Sunday as rest day
which may come before the Sen
ate.
Similar resolutions were passed
in every one of the 2000 Seventh
Day Adventist churches in the
United States, thus showing that
about 70,000 members in thid
denomination alone are strongly
opposed to any kind of Sunday
legislation alone are strongly op
posed to any kind of Sunday leg
islation.
Elder Johnston said the Sev
enth Day Adventists are so vig
orously opposed to the Johnston.
Sunday bill in Congress ia be
cause the passage of it would be
thtfiait step toward* the union
of church and state, which
would ultimately bring persecu
tion upon disenters. It was stated
that not only are Seventh Day
Adventists opposed to Sunday*
legislation, but also thousands of
others who love religious liberty.
In giving further reasons why
his denomination is opposed to
Sunday legislation, Elder John-j
ston said: {
"Our denomination has always,
stood for the entire separation of
church and State, and has earn
estly opposed all attempts at re
ligious legislation-Sunday laws we
believe to be religious lswsthere
fore we are uncompromisingly op
posed to all legislation in behalf of
Sunday observance. Sunday is
a religious institution; its obser
vance is a religious law. therefore
we believe it should not exist in
this country. We would be un
compromisingly opposed to any
legislation for enforcement of
the seventh day of the week.The
Sabbath is a religioub institution,
and its observance is a religious
act, and from our standpoint it
would be entirely wrong for the
State to attempt any legislation
for the observance of the seventh
day of the week. The Bame may
be said, regarding •' baptism,
prayer, or anything else pertain
in? to religion. We believe that
Christ,the founder of the Church
taught the complete separation
of the Church from the state,
and this, we believe, should be
the attitude of every professed
follower of Him.
"Now, as to our attitude re
garding a law to close the saloons
on Sunday: It is well known by
all who know anything about
*Adventists that they are uncom
promisingly opposed to the sae
loon on all days of the week. We
believe that thev are a menac
to the welfare of the State, and
that they should not be permit
ted to carry on their destructive
work; therefore we join in every
movement to secure laws for
closing the saloons entirely."
Best Cough Medicine For
Children.
"I am very glad to say a few words
in praise of Chamberlain's Congh
Remedy" writes, Mrs. Liia Dewey.
Milwaukee, Wi«. "I have used it
for yean both for my children and
myself and it never fails to relieve
and cure a cough ex cold. No laaiij
with children shoald be without it as
it gives almott iraaedUte relief is
cases of of croup. ' Chamberlain's
CougS Remedy is p'essant and safe to
take, which is of great im? ortsnc -
when a m *diciss »«t be given Ot
yqji.d children, for ule by r
mi-it
COM M BINT
WELCOME, SOUTHERN BOWER.
>
The Democrat wishes to wel
; eome the Southern Power Co. to
Hickory. One of its aubaidiary
concern has taken over the elec
tric light plant. This action, fol
lowing the news that the South
ern Power was to develop 16,-
000 H. P. at Lookout Shod* with
a 11,600,000 plant, shows -that
this company has faith in the
future of Hickory. It
big things for Charlotte, and
other places where it has eateb
iished itself. It never goes to
a dead place, We presume that
its coming to thia city means
that we have the best chance to
get the headquarters for the
construction work at Lookout
Shoals and tnat the Catawba
aide of the river will get the
power kmm. Dr. W. Gill Wiley,
president of the Southern Power
Co., and Mr. W. S. liee, its
chief engineer and general man
ager, are men of wide vision
and tremendous energy, and
have gathered men about them
who have caught their own
spirit. Hickory is rejoicing to
have the touch of these men up*
on its industrial life. Col. Thorn
ton save that a city sooner or
later grows to 5 times in thous
ands the thousands of horse
power she has at her doors. If
there is 16 thousand at Look
out and 9 thousand at Horse
ford shoals, then Hickory will
after awhile grow to 16 plus 9
times 5 or 125,000 people, $o that
Charlotte and Aahevilie had bet
ter look out—look.out shoals or
anything else that has vitality
in it
NOT A SELF- CONSTITUTED COM
MITTEE.
Om of the greatest Institutions for i
lhe>,up-bulldlog of Hickory is the
-Chanter of Cosamerce. For three
years past it lise brought industries '
and men here sod has widely adver
tised our city. We do not believe
the Chamber of (. ommerce has ever
done anything without enthusiastic
confidence and belief that it was for
the best ioterests of Hickory. We
are sorrr, therefore, that in the peti
tions which hare been circulated
asking for the recall of the new
charter, it is asserted that the
charter has been prepared by a "Self-
Constituted" Committee. We are
/confident that many did not realize
-trhen they signed the serious import
jpf.thls word. The Democrat does not
believe this charge is Just. Indeed
a committee appointed by a repre
sentative body like the Chamber of
Commerce could not be termed "self
constituted." The Democrat has
been at pains to inquire as to the the
history of the preparation of the
charter and finds the following to be
the facts:
- The Chamber took up the work of
preparing a new charter in iMI, ana
a committee was appointed to draft
a new charter. On account of laek
of time to prepare a charter for con
sideration by the General Assembly
of 1911, the matter «u - suspended
until the next General Assembly.
However, Interest in the movement
continued; a mass meetling of eltltens
at Huffman's Hall was practically
.unanimous in favor of a "Government
©y Commission" Charter; a young
men's club was organized to study
this 20th century form of municipal
government, and the present mayor
of the city in a card announcing his
candidacy proclaimed tjie fact that
he was in favor of such a charter.
Faithful to its duty, the Chamber
of Commerce, through its officers and
directors, again took up its unfinish
ed task, and on September 3, 1912,
authorized Its President to appoint a
committee to draft a new charter for
Hickory and report back to the Board
of Directors. The Mayor and Board
of Aldermen and ex-Mayors of the
city were made part of the committee,
and the work of preparation continu
ed until the charter was completed i
and sent to Judge Councill asking
him to secure from the General
Assembly permission to vote on the
charter.
We doubt If there is an individual
cltizeu of Hickory who would attri
bute any ulterior motive either to
the organization through whose
agency the new charter was prepared,
or to the individuate who composed
the eommlttee that drafted the in
strnment.
Aod when cliUeos signed these pe
titions t*ey did not Intend to reflect
on the Integrity of The Chamber of
Commerce.
Children Cry
fOR FLETCHER'S
. CASTORIA
Taylorsville Notes.
Many people are being deliver
jed from their dread of measles
these days by "having em."
• A. M. Sample, of Fort Pierce
Fla. was the guest of his father
in-law, J. W. Moore, recently.
Mr Sample paid his taat respects
to his father Mr. David Sample
on 13th inst. He was laid to
rest by the side of his v/ife at
the "old home church", Hopewell,
Mecklenburg, For seven J years
he had spent his winters in his
son's home. There he passed
away after a brief illness.
Mr. H. T. Kelly has returned
from Charlotte where he had
spent several days visiting the
T*# 1 ?' Pleas Mat isrson,
formerly of Taylors ville.
Ifof. ehd Mrs. B, 0. Thomp
son are hottee-keeping in the
former home of Lelia Bugle.
They prppoeeto. summer here
being so pleased with the climate.
A teachers' meeting v* as held
in the court house on the 18th.
The meeting in behalf of good
roads in Alexander on the same
day and place, was fafriy. w#f
attended. They appointed -a
committee to draw up a bill to be
preaented to the legislature.
Their report is to be delivered
at a subsequent meeting to the
Taylors viHe citizens.
Friends of Rev. J. M. Grier,
of Concord, who has for weeks
been very ill in the Charlotte
sanatorium, will be sorry to hear j
that there is no improvement in
hl| condition.
After their last Sunday morn
ing service here the Presby
terians appointed a sorr mittee
or board of trustees concluding
the deacons of the church to
write and deliver up a deed to
the old church and lot; also to
receive deed for the new prop
erty on which their new brick
church is in process of building.
Presiding Eider L. T. Mann,
of the Methodist Episcopal
church, held conference here
Saturday and preached. Sunday
night.
Messrs L. W. McKesson, of
StatesvHle; and C. C. Munday
have bought the drug store,
Mr. C. C, Munday will be mana
ger, They purchased from Dr.
O. L. Hollar.
Mr. Walter Stevenson, With
N. Harrison, of Statesyille, is
spending some days with his
family in this place.
Are We Progressive Enough to Tax
Dogs?
SonMt of Catawba's leading
farmery are making a hard
effort to get a dog-taxing law
through the present legislature,
so that they may be able to raise
sheep, -t In view of this effort the
following from the Wilmington
Star is Valuable and true:
"There are few sheep in North
Carolina. Sheep-rais in g has
dwindled away owing to North
Carolini'a great dog industry.
the allegation that
prog rem veism has invaded the
Democracy of North Carolina,
we are curious to see whether
the Legislature, which is to meet
this week, will pass a dog law in
the interest of sheep husbandry.
A State which permits sheep
killing dogs to run at large lias
no claim' to be "progreasiv e." It
hasn't gotten far enough along
to bother its head with sucn
questions as the initiative, the
referendum and the recall. If
however, North Carolina has
walked up to the progressive
front, it will recall itself there
on the dog question to prove
that it isn t doggedly reaction
ary
Certificate of Dissolution
To All to Whom These Presents May !
Come—Greeting:
Whereas, It appears to my satisfaction,
by duly authenticated record of the pro
ceedings for the voluntary dissolution
thereof by the unanimous consent of all
the stockholders, deposited in my of
fice, that the Mak-NuJ Furniture Polish
Company, a corporation of this State
whose principal office is situated in the
city of Hickory, County of Catawba,
State of North Carolina (C. T. Morrison
being the agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom process may be
served), has complied with the require]
ments of Chapter 21, Revisil of 1905, en
titled "Corporations," preliminary to the
issuing of this Certificate of Dissolution;
Now, Therefore, I, J. BRYAN
GRIMES, Secretary of State of the State
of North Carolina, do hereby certify that
the said corporation did, on the 11 day
of January, 1913, file in my office a duly
executed and attested consent in writing
to the dissolution of said corporation, ex
ecuted by all the stockholders thereof,
whieh said consent and the record of the
proceedings aforesaid are now on file in
my said office as piovided by law. .
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto
set my hand and affixed my official seal,
at Raleigh, this 11 day of January* A. D.
1913.
J. fcXYAN GRIMES, i
l-$3-2t Secretary oI State.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated »905
LIGHT COMPANY TRANSFERRED
This Probably Means that Hickory
will be Headquarters for Look
out shoals Development.
Mr. K. C. Menzies for nally
transferred last Friday the
Thornton Light & Power Co. to
outside parties. The sale was to!
Charlotte parties, who, while a
I separate and distinct corporation
I will nevertheless be in close
touch with the Southern Power
Co. Messrs. E. C. Marshall, as
sistant secretary of the Southern
Power Co., Norman Cocke, of
Osborne, Lucas & Cocke, attor
neys; andC. I.Burkholder, of the
Southern Power Co. were in the
city to take over the property.
Hickory people are most hope
ful, in view of this* purchase,
that the Southern Power Co. will
build its power house on this
side of the river, as it now will
be closely allied - with a great
Hickory interest. If it does it
throws the taxes of the new de
velopment into the Catawba
trersury and being a million dol
lar development it will add some
thing to the resources of our
progressive county. As "before
stated the price paid for the
plant will approach $60,000.
I ~3it Social Circles
Jan. 23, the Traveller's Club
met with Mrs. Littaker. Mrs.
Henry Elliott was a guest.
Quotations on 'Landscapes"
opened the meeting. Mrs. Gwait
ney read an interesting account
of "Thirlmere", showing beauti
ful illustrations of this romantic
region. Mrs. Chadwick lead
two papers of Mrs. E. B. Cline,
the first on "Romney" the
second remarkaply fin e on
'Turner", bearing principally
on Turner's paintings with a
volume of colored lithographs of
these tone-poems. The social:
enjoyment was increased when
a salad course followed by sweet
meats was served. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. J. A.
Martin, Jan. 30.
Mrs. A. L. Whitener was hos
tess to the Embroidery Olufc on
the 23rd. In spite of a steady
downpour of rain, nine members
and live visitors assembled with
dainty fits of embroidery or
crochet. During the work hour
Mrs. L. R. Whitener read an
amusing story from a current
magazine. Delicious refresh
ments were served in courses.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. E. E. Hendley on Water I
Avenue
, The Round Dozen Book Club
met Jan. 2nd with Mrs. W. B.
Ramsay, a round dozen mem
bers present, and Mrs. Taylor
and Mrs. Super were guests of
honor. After the usual quota
tions and criticisms on the hos
tess* book. "Tante," were dis
cussed. Two • chapters from
"The Annals of Ann" were
read and enjoyed and the pro
gram concluded with current
news. An elaborate supper in
three courses was served in the
dinitig room. The tables were
decorated with pots of hyacinths
and tulips; the place cards were
dainty little Japanese pictures.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs; Granville Fox.
Miracle Defined
By a Little Tot.
Here is a story worth telling,
It is true and names are omitted
only because there is no use to
print them. It happened in
Raleigh, North Carolina, and the
place was Christ's Church. The
Sunday School teacher lias asked
"what is a Miracle?" and finally
a little tot who looked wise, and
who had remembered, held up his
hand.
The teacher ashed him to tell
her what was a miracle.
The little fellow replied;
"Mamm* says Go wans Prepara
tion is a miracle."
This happened. We only tell it
to sliow wherein we have Rained
our popularity; our undoubted
strength. Because we have the
goods and because people who
use the Preparation TELL
OTHER PEOPLE.
That is the secret of our great
success. Every Mother who has
seen the magical power of Gow
an's Preparation in extreme cases
of Pneumonia. Colds and Croups,
hastens to tell other mothers
what it will do. It is an exter
nal and the Mother values this
above all other things. No dan
ger of the drug habit —and no
dinger of death when Go wan's
is applied in time. Buy a bottle
f o-day—to day is the time. All
drogpiats sell it -take no a ib
stitute. 3 sizes.
WHAT "MOM"
DIB ran Mr M
Splendid Success of Mr. Midler
on the Conestoga.
PENNSY R. R. TAKES PRODUCT
Keeps 35 Head of Guernseys and
Buys Milk from Neighbors—
Sold 14,000 Chickens and
300 Hogs—Finds Time
to Travel for Other
Folks.
Mr. Mailer, representing the
i Old Dominion P4per Co., of Nor
folk, passed through Hickory
this week. While he is on the
road at a fine salary, neverthe
less his main business is dairy
farming on the Conestoga, 20
miles north of Baltimore in
Maryland. He has 35 head of
registered Guernseys and sells
all his butter to the Pennsyvania
Railroad at the rise of the mar
ket. Seventeen years ago he
bought 2io acres at a sheriff's
sale. He Recently added 100 acres
more, Last year, he sold 14,000
chickens and 300 hogs, which he
raised on his place, utilizing the
skimmed milk and buttermilk
in part for this purpose. He buys
milk from many of his neighbors.
He raises all the meat ana flour
used on his place, and all the
feed stuff for his cows and also
for 6 head of horses, and usually
has some corn and wheat to sell.
He usually has 25 or 30 calves on
hand all the time, and sells these
too. He has a good deal of wood
land with a forest of oak and
chestnut trees on it and his bogs
are kept in there. He also markets
many bushels of Irish potatoes.
He uses the most improved ma
chinery. A 6-horae team could
turn around in his barn. "1 turn
a man off if he leaves any piece
of farm machinery out all night
from under cover." he says.
"How can you run a success
full farm like that," the Demo
crat man asked, "and still travel
and help to build up somebody
else's business?"
* Well, my wife is a splendid
manager," he replied, "and I
read the leading farm journals,
and the agricultural department
bulletins, and I do the head
work,"
Ii would probably astonish our
Catawba county farmers to learn
the annual net profits this gen
tleman reaps* We will tell any
one interested enough to call and
inquire. Mr, Muller says he is
tired of being on the road and
intends to settle down on his
farm next year. He took a look
at Mr. D. M. McComb's big dairy
barn while in Hickory, and
showed great interest in this
sanitary and up-to-date enter
prise.
Our own Catawba farmers can
do as well, if they will do what
Mr. Muller does,' use "head
work."
With a creamery at hand to re
lieve them of the worry of the
market, they have a gold mine
just outside the door.
Lenoir College Notes
Rev. D- J. Offman and President R. L.
Fritz, Executors of the will oI the late
Jacob Lipe, of Landis, have made fi
nal settlement. From this estate Lenoir
College ha* received $6,006, and the
Lutheran Orphan Home, of Salem, Vs.,
eight shares of Cotton Mill stock with ■
book value of $l,OOO. The College be*
i quest is to be known as the Laura Lipe
Scholarship in memory of his only child.
They are to be awarded annually to
needy ministerial students.
Father Lipe was a faithful, devoted
membe; of his church, a warm friend of
the Orphan home and the College and
for some years an active member of the
board of trustees of the latter. Though
dead yet he speaketh, the orphan and
struggling student shall feel the touch oi
his helping hand as the years come and
go. Y May many who are able to. help as
he was ponder his noble example and do
likewise.
The second term opened Tuesday,
Jan. 7, with practically all the old stu
dents present and thirteen new ones.
This carries the present roll to 245.
The health, work, and conduct of the
students for the fall term were remark
ably good.
The new Yoder Memorial Science
Building presents a fine appearance. All
are delighted with it.
Dr. Byron King, Author, Lecturer,
Entertainer, Philosopher and Teacher of
men, and also President of King's School
of Oratory and Dramatic Culture, Pitts
burg, Pa., will speak at the College Feb.
14 and 15 at Bp. m. Dr. King is a won
derful man. All who can should hear
him. America boasts no greater, safer,
sounder philosopher, entertainer and
teacher of * men than he. He is wel
c* me dto the College each year with
g Pfsr rejoicing and enthusiasm.
Children Cry
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