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fHE HICKORY DEMOCRAT. Published Every ThursdfT HOWARD A. BANKS, - Editor sad Owner TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year Cash In Advance $ i.oo Six Months, " 5« IHree Months " " a 5 Advertising _ Rates on Application Entered at the Post Office at Hickory second class matter. HICKORY. N. C. FEB. 6 ,1913 WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE CHARTER It is axiomatic that the law i but five per cent of Government, while the administration of th» law is ninety-five percent In fact in almost every city an state in the United States then are laws and laws that, through not being administered, areprac tically no per cent of the gov ernment The first step in th consideration of the new charter is in its presentation to the peo ple for their endorsement or re jection. If you endorse the new charter you enact your own law and become possessed of the fivc per cent of government that comes through the law. Now, you will say, how about the other ninety-five percent? it is true that under the new charter you will still select your representatives, (one from each ward, however, instead of all at large, as formerly) and delegate to them the administering of the law, but with the initiative, re ferendum and recall you hold in your own'hands the veto power of any and all acts of your represen tatives in their administering of the law, or their failure to admin ister the law, Furthermore, you will continue to be lawmakers, in that you can initiate ordinan ces, and any ordinance voted up on by the citizens of Hickory car only be repealed by a vote of t! e people. "A government of the people, for the people and by the people,'* is an expression that is in com mon use on and about election time. The new charter is ar embodiment of that principle fo> all time, for under its provisions the people are 100 per cent, of the Government. A WORD FROM THE OLDEST ENGINEER." Uncle W. M. Vandever, of Chester deestrict in South Caro lina, calls our versatile staff cor respondent, Dr. R. Wood Brown, down for accusing the old King's Mountain R. R. of being born a narrow-gauge. It was first a broad gauge and then "swunk," like Vance's cat fish, into a narrow-gauge. We can't imagine why Capt. Nichols, Mr. Reid, Mr. Fletcher, Capt. Moore and the rest of that C. & N. W. outfit didn't refer Dr. Brown to Uncle Vandever for his data, anyhow. He knows mos than them all put together about their own roads beginnings "The oldest engineer," well up in the 80's, he is, and his memo ry is packed with the lore of other days in railroading. We hope his quaint communication in this issue will be read by all. But Dr. Brown got his data from railroad people in Cheater, he says. MAUDLIN AND MISPLACED PITY. Gen. Dan Siekles, who hah lived in an atmosphere of scanda and sensation ever since the war; who ran his wife away to Europe and who has never hesitated to use the word "rebel" and as applied to the Con federate soldier, got in his steenth scrape the other day, "AGreat Difference" said a cu&omer of ours the other day (when we delivered him a trial order of printing) as he compared our job with another printer's job. It's only another instance of a satisfied customer. We endeavor to please every customer. SATISFACTION is our motto. Give us your next order. Prices are right The Hickory Democrat, Job Department Hekia,N.C. and waa found $23,000 abort in tunds. Mrs. James Longstreet, widow-of out big general, iB going to raiae the money "from the ragged and maimed veterans of Lee," to pay the nonogenarian roue oqt. It would be a beauti ful act if it waa for anybody but ld Sickles. SAME IN OLD AS IN NEW It is urged by some that un der the new charter the power given the Beard of Aldermen to levy tax is too jrreat. Under the charter that now governs Hickory, the Board of Aldermen can tax any business or profes sion now in the city or that may come to the city. It ia provided in the new charter that the Board of Alderman, MAY, (not shall) levy taxes. Thia ia intend ed to cover future conditions. The charter we are now living under baa never been discussed in a general wav, and its provis sions, as a rule, are not undei - stood. JOHN MORRISON LOWERS HIS HANDS! A young Yankee doctor is having great success in curing epilepsy with a serum made from rattlesnake poison. And that reminds us that be cause this civilised. Christ ianised, 20th century com munity is too economical to sheli 20 plunks oat of its jeans poor John Morrison, who had taker enough of the new high-priceo rheumatism serum to be able to raise his hands above his head, is lapsing back to his old hope less stiffness. "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'Where is Abel thy br>ther?' And he said, 'I know not; am 1 my brother's keeper?' M ANErPINCH GUT, TOW Charity and Children says: The Hickory Democrat which is one of the brightest and moat readable papers in the state, albeit a little slab-sided in its makeup, wages warfare very properly on Rhamkatte, tht famous Wake county township and earnestly urges that it* name be changed. We join th* Democrat in this laudable effort And Pinch Gut Creek here at home, too, please sir. We have been told that very few charters for cities in Nortt Carolina were ever submitted t a vote of the people and that th« Charter we are now working un der was enacted as a law by tiu North Carolina General Aaaem bly without such a vote, Dr, Archibald Johnson calh the Democrat a slab-side. It ie a grave charge. You are monu mentally candid, Archie. WHY WATT*" UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE! A bottle of GO WAN'S, King of Externals, in the home may save complication! In Croup, Colds or Pneumonia. External it can do no harm —it has assisted thous ands in dispelling colds that migh have proved serious. This is what a prominent pe.- son says: My personal use and observation convinces me that you cannot claim 100 much for Gowan's Preparation. Can give you names of two well known people who think they owe their recov ery from desperate pneumonia attacks to Gowans.; The nurses state It is re mailable how soon it stops the spread of congestion aod lowers temperature. E. W. 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To the Editor of the Democrat: I see in your paper that Dr. R. Wood Brown states that the King's Mountain R. R. com menced in '52 as a nariow gauge. This is an error. I was the loco motive engineer during the year 1853. It was a 5-foot gauge, as were also the Charlotte & Colum bia R. R. and the Charlston R. R. I ran the King's Mountain et gine to and fro every day on the C. & C. tracks, and alsa ihe freight cars, I took to Yorkville and unloaded at the York depot and returned to Chester. I was on the Charlotte A Columbia for 17 months, com mencing November, 1850, and continued until March, 1352, The engine, "King's Mountain," was run from Charleston, S. C.. to Yorkville by steam on her own wheels by Charles Knowles until 1 took the engine in 1853, and ran that year out. The change of gauge wa* done when the York and Ivan caster went together, so YOU see Dr. Brown got it wrong, and it takes the old engineer to get nistory straight. I thinlr the people in Hickory know me. I ran an engine when your road was not finished to Morganton. I would like to meet the doctor and learn him agout railroading in the old days. The engineer. Bob Smyre, that runs on the C. &N. W., can tell you the stine as me. Will you be kind enough to print, aa Ni.hols, the general manager, knows I am right. M. M. VANDEVEB. Chester, S. C.R. F. D. No. 5. TRYSOLAEAT OUR EXPENSE Money tack for ujr CMS of Rheumatism, Neuralgia or Headache that Solace Fails to Remove. SOLACE REMEDY U a recent medic* dl*- covc yof three German Scientists that 4L«ohres Uric Acid Chrysula and Purifies the Blood; ll u eat.) :u take, and will not effect the wr-okrst stomach. It is guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drag Law to be abaoluiely free froaa opiates or nam ful drugs of any description. SOLACE ia a pure specific in every way, and ha* been proven beyond question to be the > urest and quickest remedy for Uric Acid Tn ibles known to medical science, no matter hew long rianding. It reaches and remevee the ro >r of the trouble, Uric Acid, and purifies the bleed.' THE SOLACE CO of Battle Creek nr» the Sole U. S. Agents and have thousands ef volun tary testimonial letters which have been re ceived from rreatful people SOLACE has restored to health. Testimonial letters, literature andj FREE BOX sent upon request. R. Lee Morris, President of the First National Bank of Chico, Texas, wrote the Solace Compel ny as follows: "I want you to send a box of Solace to mv father in Memphis, Tenn, fer which I carlo:« fl. ! This remedy has been used by seme friends ef mine here and I must my its action was wonder ful. . „ "Si»ned, R. L. Morris." Put up is 25cj5#c andil.M boxen. ITS MIGHTY FINE TO BE WELL AND YOU CAM SOON BE BY TAKING SOLACE. "No special treat ment schemes or fees." JUST SOLACE ALONE DOES THE WORK, Write t«4»j for the free hec. ' SOLACE REMEDY CO.. Bat lie Creek. Mick. | March i, inc. Giving Away Franchises j Tradesman, 16th. Public service corporations are as much of a necessity to every city as are the stores that supply the inhabitants with the neces sities of life and all the other elements that go to make up a community. It might be well at the same time not to lose sight of the fact that their importance i.- usually magnified by those moat interested and as a result most, if not all, cities have in the past and many are still, deluded in the belief that franchises shouM be given free for the privilege of paying full price for services rendered by these interests. Just at the present time th* franchise question is a rery live one in Birmingham, Ala, "Private interests," says the Birmingham Legder, "are ifl. ing Birmingham for from ten to fifteen miles of franchises upon which to establish street rail way lines. The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company has applied for exten sive additional rights of way covering many blocks; the Keil> interests want something like ninety blocks, while the ne'e water desires several miles of street privileges." Continuing the Ledger says; "These rights of way applied for cover pretty much all tie practical routes for the establish ment of street railwav enter prises within the next ten year The question naturally aris why the city should cither gi/- away or dispose of at small co? sideration these tremendous* valuable municipal assets f»i the enrichment of private in terests and thereby deprive it self of permanent sources municipal revenue which t v city needs badly and to which is fully entitled by every test o justice and common sense?" A franchise to a public service corporation as is a store room or factory site to the merchant arc manufacturer, a place in which to do business, 4s such it shon! be subject to the Same conditio!,: There is no more reason for giv ing the one what it would t»- absurd for the other to demant GJ ties that think they have any thing further to give away i the shape of franchises, can t advantage think twice befor acting. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTQRIA NO ONE STRONGER THAN HIS STOMACH. The celebrated Dr. Aberoethy of London wu firmly of the opinion that di«or den at the atomach were the moat prolific source of human ailments in general V recent medical writer aaye: 44 every feeing, emotion and affection reports at thl atomach (through the system of nerves) and the stomach is affected according, ft is the vital center of the body » * *- * .»» He continues, 44 so we mav U acid Is live ( tbrttugh ) the atomach/* He goes on to show that the stomach i the vital center of (ho body. For week stomachs end the consequent indigestion or dyspepsia, and the multitude of various diseases which result therefrom rw, medicine can be better suited as ■ curative agent than P/#«e'« Golden Medical Discovery. u Several months ago I suffered from a sevoro ps'n rinJ., under the breast-bone,' writes MBP. G. M. MUBEKS RRF Corona, Calif. "Had suffered from it, off kind on for vv oral years. I also suffered from heart-burn, did not kno what was the matter with me. I tried sevonil wt- i3icii-." but thsy did me no good. Finally, I was told It v. 1S m liver. I dtd not dare to eat as it made me worse. When ever I swallowed anything it seemed that I would faint- ii hurt so. I grew very thin and weak from not eatin" Wi told to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I too' : five bottles of It, and could feel myself getting tatter Win the first dose. I could eat a little without pain ard jrtvw strong fast. Tosiay lam strong and well and can do :? bi» day's work with ease. Can eat everything and have put. on flesh wonderfully. I will say to all sufferer* write to Dr mm- Mummctt. Pierce. He has my undying gratitude." Not made by a Trust, but by an independent Com pany producing a better quality Baking Powder and selling it at a popular price, I lb. 20C.—# lb. it. sc. . Sol 4 by all g—4 Greccre. Insist on bavins it* WATCH REPAIRING " Have your watch attended to at once by a thoroughly competent workman. Don't injure it by allow ing it to run dirty, or when it needs other repairs. Your repairing done promptly and accurately. Diamond mounting, engraving and special order work. GEO. E. BISANAR Watch Inspector for Southern and C. & N. W. Ry's. ALL KINDS OF GAME Such as Squirrels, Rabbits, O'Possums, Quail, etc, bought at highest market prices by E. M. Brawley & Son Fresh Meats, Fish and Oysters always on hand. Free delivery. Phone 69 Old Field's Stand. I Can Save You Money eeOn. a e a e * Fresh Meats and Groceries I will appreciate Vonr tra4e during this new year, aad will make it to your interest to give it to are.. Respectfully, J. F. NORRIS Neat- Hickory Manufacturing Company If You Value Your Eyesight v. * . • You will equip your I reading table with a jfVCUr C# JLtOllip Authorities agree that a good liroiwi oil lamp is the best for reading. The Rayo ia the beat ofl lamp made, the result of years of scientific study. It gives a steady white light, clear, mellow. Made of solid brass, nickel plated. Can be lighted without re moving chimney or shade. Eaay to dean and rewiclu At Dfcolve SeaeywAere STANDARD OIL COMPANY fcwMit, i r*m. JUI ii)
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