fHE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Published Every Thursd* y
E. V. MORTON, - Editor and Proprietor
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ftICKORY, N. C:, MAY 8.19 1S
TheSouth's position in rela
tion to the whole country-past
present and future— was probabl.x
never so strikingly and interest
ingly shown as in a 28 pa2
pamphlet entitled "Uncle Sam
view of the South." Uncle San
begins by admitting his sins 
omission and commission again*
our Southland. He says at fm
he could not tell whether it wa
a bad liver, or a real conscience
that was stirring bim up, as it i*
sometimes difficult to distinguifcl
between the two, He then teli.-
of how the soldiers of the Sout"
between 1861 and 1865 whilt
living on a crumb of bred
could march all day and fight a)
night, or march all night an
fight all day, disproved the o!c
theory that had existed in tl e
North as v to the indolence of tl e
people of the South. He saj s
that in those days, when trvin*
to persuade the South not to se
up an independent governmem
for itself, he learned to hop
that if the soldiers of the Soutl
were lazy that Providence migbi
keep him from meeting an>
hustling ones.
Reviewing the progress of th»
South of recent years, this in
teresting storv shows that thoug
its population at present is 17,
000,000 smaller than that of th«
United States in 1880, the Soutt
has $700,000,000 more money in
vested in manufacturing thai
the United States then had; hat
nearly $200,000,000 more individ
ual deposits in its national banb
than all the individual deposits ii
the national banks of the Unite(
States in 1880, and is now spend
rag $90,000,000 a year on public
school education as against $78,-
000,000 for the entire country ii
1880. After telling of the dis
advantages under which the
South labored after the war.
and its progress since, Uncle
Sam says:
"That section has come up out
of desperate poverty.
44 1t had more problems to
solve than any other people or
earth ever met.
4, 1t faced dangers of every
kind at home and away from
home.
"It lost hundreds of thousand:
of its best men in battle, an
several million by emigration,
"With its vitality thus weak
ened, it had to meet and over
come difficulties which ordinarily
would have taxed the virility oJ
the strongest people in th
world. To look for rapid im
provement was like expecting *
tvphoid patient just beginning
to get out of the fever to run a
race or enter a prize ring.
"But weak as it was, the
South ran the race and out
distanced its competitors. Ii
entered the prize ring and,
though it got a lot of hard blowt
and was occasionally knocker
up against the ropes, it was al
ways atle to come back. And
it grew stronger every minute
instead of getting weaker.
"It can easily support 100,000,-
000 people, provide ample em
ployment for them, furnish food
stuffs. to nourish the body
and the wool and the cot tor
to clothe them, and still not hall
tax its resources/'
These are a few of the strik
ing points made in this pamphlet
which tells the story of the
South so strikingly that every
one ought to read it. A million
copies ought to be distributed
throughout the land, for no man
can possibly read it without
realizing as never before the
limitless potentialities of the
South and its amazing achieve
ments against overwhelming
odds. In issuing this pamphlet
the MANUFACTURERS RECORD
says that it believes that its
wide distribution will be ol
measureless value to this section,
The price is 15 cents a copy,
with reduction for larger order*
from those who wish to send it
out to friendl or whom
they are seeking to interest in
South.
WHAT IS BEING DONE IN THE
WAY OF TOWNSHIP ROADS.
Maybe some of the people
think that they are not getting
much for th& issue of bonds, but
the Democrat wants to tell them
better. For instafice just- think
of the fine vehicles, automobile
tires, shoe-leather and first-class
religion that We used to consume
everv time we went to Brookr
ford. Besides the saving along
other lines, it is our firm belief
that a number of citizens who
now traverse that road would
have landed in a region not usual
y mentioned in polite society,
except in the pulpit, had it re
named as it was, whereas we
tow feel encouraged to have a
reasonable hope that St. Peter
viM give them a passport thro'
ie golden gates. Joking aside,
ood friends, that's a fine road
tnd honest work and well-spent
money show in every foot of it.;
The Newton road is now virtu
ally finished, the grading done
tudthetop soil being put on.
rhe many business men who
nust drive over this soad fre
q iently, to say nothing of the
farmers living along it know
what their sufferings have been
in the past from hub-deep ruts,
mjd holes that never dried, un
less it was in the *'dry year",
breaks that threatened to break
every vertebra in their bodies,
to say nothing of ruining fresh
vegetables, breaking the house
vife's eggs, mashing her pats
>f butter, piling loads out on the
oadside and generally playing
vjld with farm stuff. The sav
ing in time, energy and - money
>n this one road .a'one would
ilmost pay us for the extra tax.
But this isn't the only such
road, bv a good deal. In the
early summer, if nothing un
foreseen occurs, the sand-clay
road to and beyond Longview
wiH be completed. Did any of
Hickory township Road commission
Itemized Statement for April, 1913.
Pay Roji Week Ending April 2nd \.. $140.90
44 44 44 44 44 9th 150.71
44 44 44 . 44 44 16th 53.97
44 44 . 44 44 " 23rd 163.94
44 44 44 44 44 30th .164 29
Blacksmith Week Ending April 2nd. ... 11.50
44 9th 11.70
4 4 16 th. . 7.80
23rd 11.31
4 ' 30th,. 11.31
Paid R. L. White for Wagon 20,00
Team for Engineer Fallis ! 8 00
John W. Robinson for Corn .100.00
City Feed Co. Car Hay 225 66
Whitener & Abee on 9th. Ave Extension Contract 290.00
R. N. Aderholt Salary: 100.00
W. S. Fallis 44 100.00
J. L. Oilley Bookkeeper 8 33
$1,579.42
Previously Expended $19,012 74
Total To Date $20,592 16
The Price is Right
and the Quality is there.
With some people the price of printing is of the great
est importance, and on the other hand some are most
particular about the quality of the work. We are pre
pared to meet boch of these kinds of customers on the
right grounds. Our facilities are such that we can
afford to make low prices. And our paper, ink, type,
etc., are the best that money can buy. Our workmen,
top, are the most skilled in their line of occupation.
Let us make voo arprice on your job.
The Hickory Democrat, Job Department
.
Nature's Way Is The Best*
Buried deep in our American forest we find blood root, queen's root, man
drake *nd atone root, golden seal, Oregon grape root and cherrybark. Of these Dr.
"• V. Pieree made a pure glyceric extract which has been favorably known for
over forty years. He called it " Golden Medica- Discovery.','
This Discovery" purifies the blood and tones up the stomach and the entire
system in Nature' own way. It's just the tissue builder and tonio you require
when recovering from a hard oold, grip, or pneumonia. No'matter how strong the
constitution the stomach is apt td be " out of kilter "at times; in consequence
the blood is disordered, for the stomach is the laboratory for the constant manu
faeture of blood. Dr. Pieree's Golden Medieal Discovery strengthens the stomach—
tputs it in shape to make pure, rich blood—helps the liver and
kidneys to expel the poisons from the body. The weak, nerv
ous, run-down, debilitated condition which so many people
experience at this time of the year is usually the effect of
poisons in the blood; it is often indicated by pimples or boils
appearing on the skin, the face becomes thin—you feel " blue."
"More than a week ago I was suffering with an awful
cold In my head, throat, breast, and body," writes MB.
JAMES G. Km of 710 L. Street, S. E., Washington, D. (X~
Some cal ed it La Grippe, some pneumonia. I was advised
by a frieud to try a bottle of your * Golden Medical Discov
ery. I tried a bottle nnd it did me so much good that I feel
safe in saying it Is the greatest and best medicine that I
ever took. My health is much better than it was before
using your inediciuu. It does ail you claim far it ana a
4. u. kknt. Bsq. satisfactory."
T ■ ——— ——^—__
Job Printing' That's
Different—Phone 37
our readers ever walk or drive
put that road just after a week's
bad weather? If not, don't pride
yourselves on command of lan
guage and habitual moderation.
There are times in the affairs of
men (and particularly women)
when these things are a hollow
mockery. When vou think about
it, on three sides of our town,
we are to have roads that will
not shfeme us and that will add
toour comfort, money, to our own
value to the community, in add
ed strength ability for service.
Besides, there is the new route
to Lenoir. For years uncounted,
this has been a crying need. The
two tofrns, as was mentioned in
the recent medical meeting, are
complements of each other. To
reach the world outside, Lenoir
people must spend considerable
time with us, if they come by
rail; what benefits her benefits
us too, and, in the new route,
passage over which we expect to
be a pleasure instead of the
long-drawn-out misery it has
been heretofore, there will be
another inducement for our
friends from Caldwell to sojourn
with us. We congratulate tbiem,
as well aa ourselves upon .the
prospect. None can be more
welcome, to none is a heartier
invitation extended tocomeoftei.
and stay long.
lo additiod to these line?,
there is the route to HorsefordV
Ford. Improvements here, like
the other routes, ha re long been
needed, now they are to be real
ly made. A thickly settled and
thriving neighborhood will have
an outlet that will tell in the de
velopment of the county.
These are some of the ways in
which our tax money is being
laid out. The statement here
with will show that none of it
is being wastefully used, No
criticism, it seems to us, can be
[made.
Wonderful Skin Salve, r
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is known
everywhere as the best remedy made
for all diseases of the skin, snd also
for bums, bruises and boils. Reduces
inflammation and is soothing and heal
ing. J. T. Sossaman, publisher of
News, of Cornelius, N. C., writes that
one box helped his serious , skin ail
ment after other remedies failed
Only 25c. Recommended by C. M.
Shuford, Moser & Lute and Grimes
Drug Store. su^v *
You'll "Receive Many
Offers _
To accept office employment if jtou are
' graduate of the
Asheville Business College
Enroll now and secure a cash-paying
education that starts you far above the
f »ot Gf the )adder where the untrained
are obliged to begin. w ® are offering
special summer Courses in «
Double-Entry Bookkeeping,
Practical Banking, Shorthand,
Touch-Typewriting and
Penmanship
NOTE—We teach by maiL If you can
not attend the college, write us about
our Mail Courses. Address, HENRY
S SHOCKLEY, 3rd floor No. 8, North
Pack Square, Asheville N. C.
Wood's Seeds.
Cow Peas,
the great forage and soil
improving crop.
Soja Beans,
die most nutritious and best
of summer Iced crops.
Velvet Beans
make enormous growth; are.
splendid for summer graz
ing and as a soil renovator.
Write for "WOODS CROP
•SPECIAL**, giving full mfonna*
tion about these and other
Seasonable Farm Seeds. t
T. W. WOOD 6 SONS.
SeodsßMO, - Richmond, Va.
i i.
Our stocks of Cow Peas and Soja BMM
an choice redeaned stock* of sope
rior quality and germination.
CASTOR IA
For lafiuitt and Children.
Tba KM YN Han Always BMfkt
difuanot
To Cmr* a Cold in OM Day
Take LAXATIVE BHOMO Qtriniac. I» stops tU
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cur*.
£. W. GROVE'S signature on each bos. Mo,
Printer's ink won't make the car go.
There's only one reason why 200,000
Fords can't possibly satisfy this sea
son's demand. The car itself is right
with a Tightness that is unmatched
anywhere at any reasonable price.
Our great factory has produced nearly a quarter
of a million Model T's. Prices: Runabout, $525;
Touring Car, $600; Town Car, sBofc—f. o. b.
Detroit with all equipment. For full particulars
- get "Ford Times"— sn interesting automobile
magazine. It's free —from
M. V. Dunavant & Co. .
Burke tnd Caldwell County and Hickory and CHne Township
office .
HICKORY, N. C. Phone 210
Your Eyes
Don't Neglect Them
' # •
■ # %
More nervous troubles and headaches come
from eye strains than any other defect. Eye
troubles not corrected, not only ruins the eyes
but impairs the whole system.
- Come at once, and have your eyes ex
aminkl. "*
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GEO. E. BISANAR
1 Jeweler & Optometrist
Watch inspector for So. and C. & N. W. Rys.
Freckled Girls
isffisssnsssgra
inthe most severe cases completely core
them. We are willing to personally
guarantee this and to return your money
without argument if your complexion is
fragrant and absolutely harmless. Will
-not make hair grow but will positively
remove TAN, FWFLES and
LES. Comeintodayandtryit. Thenars
SiFtrSmSSTtsett
n soipyi- 00 roSa?by 81
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
Building
Materials.
> Sash,
Glass, .
Doors, •
Blinds, -
Sidings,
Ceiling,
Frames,
*. • : ' ujf ' '
Mantels,
- Filming,
Flooring,
Mouldings,
Pine Shingles.
Sash Weights,
Plastering Laths,
Finished Lumber,
Cypress Shingles.
Estimates made from
plans. Gpod supply of
Manufacturing Material in
Stock.
Hickory Mfg. Co.
HICKORY, N. C.
-T v\ \ \ Pity the Unpainted House!
' \\ \\ \\ jro» goout in the pouring rain wearii,*
\ A \ -\\ yOUT **** clothes if y° u had no protection
\ \ such as an umbrella or raincoat? Not if - 01 l
k \ y could help it, you say.
\ Yet Some people expose expensive' materia! to
- the elements without adequate protection
The building material in your house is ex
i \ pensive and should be protected. Otherwise
it will be ruined as surely as the fine clothes
\ \\ you wouldn't wish to wear out in the rair..
\ Dampness causes decay in wood-work. If
\ * you keep out the dampness you keep away
decay. Paint made with „
fr _V Lewis White Lead
(DutcK Boy Trade-Mark)
and Pure Linseed Oil
will keep away dampness and prevent decay.
*' We sell it. Come in and have a talk with us
ttS99K about painting. , •****>..
■k&H D Shuford Hardware Co.
No Dirt, No Bather— In • very short lime any building can have its fire
trap covering turned into a modern fire-proof, storm-proof. Itghtnlng-proof
roof at a very moderate cost-—a roof that will last as long as the building
and never need repairs. " 4
For Sale hi
F. B. In gold,. _ Hickory, N. C.
"3SSEg3HM F*st liirau£h 3er»i-. .
.dljfflßffltMli'll CHATTANQC 3A,
I SHREVEPORT AND
ISSSSSI NEW ORLEANS
' EXPEDITING TRAVEL TO AND FROM
TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST
Electrically lighted equipment, including Coaches and Pullman Sleeping I
Cars. Meals a. la carte in the diner. Good Connections Fine Service.
CHICAGO, CINCINNATI, INDIANAPOLIS
AND OTHER POINTS NORTH AND NORTHWEST.
; Direct: Service— Frequent Trains—Fast Schedules—Perfect Equipment.
We will be pleased to give full details concerning fares and schedules
on application. Call on or write:
i. C. COVN, Division" Passenger Apnt., .... . 103 West Ninth Street. Chtliinooff, Tt-
O. M. CHANDLER, Traveling Passenger Agent. 400 Bank & Trust Blc„ 1- tioxville 1
CITY FEED COMPANY
FOR GOOD FEED
Cotton seed meal, hulls and dairy feeds a spe
cialty. We also carry a full line of seed
oats, clover and grass seeds. Get our prices
before buying.
PHONE NO. 271
What Then (?)
=
If the rainy day of your life comes and finds
you without the means to provide the neces
saries of life? If the dcxftor bills, the grocery
bills, the rent come due and no money to pay
them with, what then? It means suffering.
Save Money Now!
t
Be ready for the rainy day of your life! Lay
_ aside a small amount each pay day, and bo
prepared to meet every obligation promptly.
We pay 4 per -cent, interest compounded
quarterly.
4
Hickory Banking & Trust Co.
Better Than Spanking
Spanking will hot cure children of wetting: the bed because it is
not, a habit-but .a. dangerous disease. The C. H. Rowan Drug Co.,
Dept. 2861, Chicago-, 111., have discovered a strictly harmless remedy for
this distressing disease and tb make known its merits they will send a 30c
package securely wrapped and r prepaid Absolutely Free to any reader of the
Hickory Democrat. This remedy also cures frequent desire to urinate and
inability to control urine during the night or day in old or young. The C.
*H. Rowan. Drug Co. is an. Old Reliable House. Write to them to-day for
the free mdicine. Cure the afflicted members of your family, then teil
your neighbors and friends about this remedy.