Established 1899 HAIL WITBOUT HE PROPER MMM The new postal order, promul gated by Postmaster General Burleson, is as follows: "Letters and post or postal cards may be dispatched whether or not anv postage is prepaid thereon. Other articles shall not be dispatched unless prepaid at least in part, and in all cases of insufficient payment double the amount of the deficiency shall be collected from the addressee. The option of no prepayment or of part prepayment of postage does not apply, however, to either letters or Other articles mailed with the apparent inten tion of avoiding prepayment." The nonprepayment of postage will be taken as a mistake on the ,part of the sender, and the mail will be dispatched on this sup position, but where it appears to be a wilful neglect to prepay, the mail will be held as hereto fore. Although there will be some saving of time in sending the mail out without prepay ment, it will be offset by delays at the destination, and the extra cost will make it undersirable from a business standpoint Letters or postals received at an Office under the old rules without bearing stamps were sent back to the sender, provid ing they carried a return card, or were held at the point of mailing until the addressee could send on the required amount, This rule often worked a hard ship, as much time was required in many instances to notify the addressee and receive a reply. The rule requiring the collection of double the amount of defi ciency is considered by the local officials to be a just one, as it will compensate the government for the additional collection, and will act as a deterrent to those who would take advantage of the privilege of not prepaying. Woman Pours Gasoline in Stoye; Dead. . Charlotte, Feb. 13.—A special *4fom New s ' Bern tonight states that Mrs. S. D. Watson is dead and Mrs. W. R. Weeks is in a hospital at that place with in juries from which she is not ex pected to recover as the result of the explosion of a nan of gaso line at their home this morning. The two women were prepar ing to start the fire with which to cook the morning meal and Mrs. Weeks by mistake picked up a can of gasoline, thinking it was kerosene and poured a part of its contents into the stove, where it was ignited by the re mains of last night's fire. The flash of the explosion enveloped the room in flames and before the blaze could be extinguished the clothing of the two women was burned from their bodies. Mrs. Watson died in a few min utes and Mrs. Weeks was carried to the hospital. Marriage in Highland. Last Thursday morning at the residence of Rev. J. D. Mauney, the officiating mipister, in High land, Miss Lottie Huffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Dan iel Huffman, was married to Mr. W. F, Holler. After the ceremony, the happy couple took the train for Clare mont, and from there went through the country to visit Mr. Holler's parents, in the Catfish section. Both parties are well known in this city, Mr. Holler at one time conducting a store in High land. They will make their home in Highland. Man Foun Dead in Room of a Char lotte Hotel. Charlotte, Feb, 13.—The body of S. Mackendree, a business man of Spartanburg, S. C., was found yesterday in a room in a hotel here. A pistol shot wound in the temple and a revolver lying on the floor disclosed the manner of his death. Many let ters found in the dead man's room have been taken in charge by the coroner. Investigation showed that! Mackendree was a traveling rep resentative of an Atlanta, Ga., coal company. He also is said to beinteiested in a coal company in Spartanburg. He had been despondent for several weeks, according to advices here. The body of Mr. Tobias Cobb, who died at Bridge water Satur day, was brought to this city Sunday and buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Rev. A. L. Stanford, pastor of the First Methodist Church, conducting the seivices. Mr. Cobb was about 44 years of age. He was a brother of Mrs. Frank Johnson, of this city. THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT Jubilate Services. The Baptists of the South are the Bailing of the first American e hundred Judson ai State sailed for Burmah one century ago. The Baptists are raising a "Judson Centennial Fund" of $1,250,000 for equipment of mission stations in all lands where they operate. Also, a fund of $1,000,000 is being raised for church building by the Home Mission Board. North Carolina Baptists have taken as their part of the "Jud son Centennial Fund", the equipment of the Matthew T. Yates Mission at Shanghai, China, at a cost of $90,000. The First Baptist Church of this city will properly observe this great event in their history by special services next Sunday as follows: At 3:30 p. m., a program given by the Missionary Societies. This service is for the ladies and children. Ladies of other church es of the town are also invited to these services. At 7p. m.. Rev. G. T. Lump* kin, of Oxford, will make the Judson Memorial Address. Ghrestonian Anniversary. The twenty-third anniversary of the Chrestonian Literary Society will be held in the Audi torium of Lenoir College on Mon day evening, February 23, at 8 o'clock. These anniversaries are al ways looked forward to with much pleasure and interest by the friends of Lenoir College. They are representative of the good work done by the Literary Societies. The following is the program: Addresses of welcome L. L. Lohr Oration, The Spirit of American Progress L. B. Beam. Debate Query:-Resolved, That North Carolina Should Adopt the Inita tive and Referendum. Affirmative —B. T. Hale, C, O. Lippard Negative—R. T. Troutman, V. V. Aderholdt. ajL|A frUSS "OWICi 111 iVotHCfiviv wllvfv Dead. Rutherford College, Feb. 12— Miss Mary Ann Fowler died at her home Tuesday from a com plication of diseases. She was more than 80 years old and the last living member of her im mediate family. The village in her death loses one of its most loved women. Miss Fowler donated all her property to Rutherford College. This, amounting to several hun dred dollars, will very likely be the first of a series that will be directed towards build ing a dormitory for girls. Mrs. J. P. Johnson. Statesvilie, Feb. 12. —Mrs. J. P. Johnson of Rutherford College, who had been under treatment at the Sanatorium here for five or six weeks, died last night. A serious operation was preformed in the hope of saving her life, but she was beyond human aid. The body was taken to Ruther ford College today and the funer al and burial will take place there tomorrow. Mrs. Johnson was 54 years old and is survived by her hus band and two children, Mrs. Frank Deal of Illinois and Mr. James Johnson of Rutherford College. Webb Protests Against Negro Rail way Mail Clerk. Washington, Feb. 14. —The race question has bobbed up again. This time Representa tive Weeb is protesting against continuing the service of a negro mail clerk between Salisbury and Knoxville on the Southern Railway. It has been reported to Mr. Webb that the negro is obtru sive, and he washes where the white clerks -do and uses the same towels, etc. A vigorous piotest was made to Second As sistant Postmaster General Ste wart, Republican, against the situation created by the employ ment of this negro by Represen tative Webb today. The Best Cough Medicine. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ever since I have been keep ing house," says L. C. Hames, of Marbury, Ala. "I consider it one of the best remedies I ever used. My childen have all taken it and it works like ach rm. For colds and whoop ping cough it is excellent." For sale by Grimes Drug Co. and Moser & Xutz. adv. Cures Old S«r««, Otftsr Imillm Ww't con The worst cases, no natter of howlongsunding, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable I*. Porter's Antiseptic Healing OiL It ftis ud Htilt at ita mum tt®#» I-® HICKORY, N. C.. THURSD THE NEWSPAPER LAW. i Recent Decisions by the Supreme Court as to Taking Papers. Few readers of newspapers fully and clearly understand the laws governing subscriptions. Below are the decisions of the United States on the subject: ''Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary are considered as wishing to re new their subscriptions. ' 'lf subscribers order a dis continuance of their periodicals I the publisher may continue to send them until all dues are paid. • # "If the subscriber refuses to take periodicals from the post i office to which they are directed he is responsible until he has settted his bill and ordered the paper discontinued. "If subscribers move to other places without informing the publishers, and the papers are sent to the former address, the subscriber is held responsible. "The courts have held that refusing to take periodicals from the postoffice or removing and leaving them uncalled for is prima" facie of intention to de fraud. If subscribers pay in advance they are bound to give notice at the end of the time if they do not wish to continue taking it, otherwise the publisher is auth orized to send it and the sub scriber will be responsible until express notice with payment of all arrearage is sent to the pub lisher. The Country School. Prof. Utley, superintendent of public instruction in Jackson co nuty, writes»a most excellent let ter to the local newspapers of his county in which he urges that the country boy be educated better to the end that he can do more for the country. Prof. Utley wants the country boy to stay at home instead of rushing off to town. He recognizes the fact that living in the country must be made more pleasant than it has been heretofore in order to keep boys in tne country. In speaking about this the Hews and Observer says: Prof. Utley says the country schools must teach the natives how to live and how to get a living. It is well known that homes in the country are not as attractive as they might be and that the comforts of life are not as plentiful provided in the rural districts as they are in the eity. The well equipped country school will meet these needs from two directions. It will spread the refining influences which tend to make for happi ness in the home and it will pro duce the efficiency which trans mutes itself into the wealth which makes the comforts of life possible. "The future 1 ' says Prof, Utley, "holds out many flattering promises to the intel ligent, progressive young people who are educated along lines of industrial science." There is no doubt at all about the stragetic part which the country school will hold in the solution of the problem of sup porting the teeming millions of the land. Greater production is clearly seen to be one of the cry ing needs of the day. The coun try school, teaching among other things the branches that wili tend to enthusiasm and success in farming, accomplish wonders toward bringing lagging supply within reach of hurrying demand. —Asheboro Courier. To Investigate Conditions of Conyicts. Governor Craig has announced that he expects to begin at once a full investigation of conditions at the convict camps in North Carolina to ascertain how the convicts are being managed and treated and what disposition is made of them after conviction. The Governor says this investi gation will extend not only to the convicts under the control of the State, but also those under the management and control of the county authorities. He in tends to have a similar investi gation made from time to time, in order that the State may not neglect any duty that it should preform for those who have been condemned-for crime. The Governor says that he is hoping that this investigation will show that all the convicts of the State are being prcperly cared for, treated humanely and managed in accordance with the law. The probability is that the Governor will use the State Board of Internal Improve ments for the investigation, although he has not yet definite ly stated that he will do this. | -State Journal, & - V ed ti. xf 12. K . Mre- Mrs. West.. quests. After quotations from MrS. Browning, Mrs, F. A. Abernethy opened the program with an interesting article on the great reformer, Savonarola, as preacher and pol itician. Mrs. E. B. Cline round ed out the wonderful story by speaking enthusiastically of his martyrdon, Mrs. G. N. Hutton played a beautifully arranged piano selection from "Linda df CharmOunix." Mrs. Bonnyhau ser sang in German sweetly and with artistic method „ that gem, "The Slumber Song,' by Tau* bert. After current events all were invited into the dining room to see the birthday cake, with pink candles, celebrating the birthday of Mrs. Bonnyhao* ser, who received many plea#, ant rememberances. Salad wap served and heart shaped cafcf* adorned with cupids suggestive of the near approach of St. Vafc* entine's Day. Heart shaped boiP bon boxes filled with candy hearts were given as souvenirs. The club met again today Miss McComb. The Philathea class of tl®& Presbyterian church, gave j| Valentine party Thursday the 12th, at the home of Mrs. W: B. Ramsey. The house was beauti fully decorated with red hearty. As soon as the guests haa ar rived they were given a string and told to follow led. At the end of each string was found a peanut containing two candy hearts. Then vefy much to their surprise a number of guests were arrested and car ried before Love's court to swer for such offennses as nbt talking to any man, wearing too so!emn an expression or smiling at some girl, Mr. Garth the judge of the court imposed a penalty for each offense. Then there were a number of songs, by Miss Marv Ramsey, Miss Margaret and Mr. Garth. Every one joined in playing "MyjTncle* has a rooster" and "Boots "with out shoes." The men tried their skill with cupid's weapons, shooting at hearts. On one side of the heart was found the name of a girl who was to go with him to have their fortune told. Couples went before the fortune teller's tent and a voice from within read their fortunes in a bit of original verse. Deli cious refreshments were served. Mrs. A. S. Abernethy, enter tained the Embroidery Club Feb. 12, with twelve members in at tendance and Mrs. Walker Lyerly a welcome visitor. Mrs. Stevenson read- several chapters from "Captain January," and the book was found so interest ing, it will be continued at the next meeting. More than the usual amount of fancy work was accomplished and the club ad journed to meet next with Mrs, Bourbounais. Dainty refresh ments were served, the hostess being assisted by her grand daughter, little Miss Alice Lyerly. Very Low Rates tb the West. The Missouri Pacific is offering very low rates to California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Western Colorado, New Mexico, Western Texas, Arizona and the Pacific Northwest, Tickets sold March 15th to April 15th inclusive. For complete infermation regarding rates, though free chair and sleeping car service, address E. R. Jenning, D. P. A., 420 James Bldg., Chattanooga, Tenn. adv't No Contributions. "Sir," said the trembling young man to the girl's father, "I love your daughter and she loves me, and I have come to ask you for her, I am sober and industrious, but poor. Will you give assent?" "Not a durn cent!" growled the old man. Feel Miserable? Out of sorts, depressed, pain in the back —Electric Bitters renews your health and strength. A guaranteed Liver and Kidney remedy. Money back if not satisfied. It completely cured Robert Madsen, of West Bur lington, lowa, who suffered from viru lent liver trouble for eight months. After four doctors gave him up, be took Electrie Bitters and is now a well man. Get a bottle to-dav; it will do the same for you. Keep in the house for all liver and kidney complaints. Perfectly safe and dependable. Its re sults will surprise you. 50c. and SI.QO. H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St, Louis, adv. 19/1914 M. O. SHERRILL SPEAKS. ■y it ■ : ■ Extracts From the Speech of State Jt Librarian at the Opening of New ■State Library February 2: Below we give a few extracts "ftom the speech of Mr. M. O. Sherrill, State Librarian, at the opening of the New State Libra ry in Raleigh, February 2: Now that we have gotten into our new home, the North Caro lina State Library can afford to "put on airs." Our statp should be proud of her State Library, fbr we feel assured that we have the best library south of Wash ! wgton. It is to be regretted that i sO many of the good people of I ■ jtforth Carolina - do not know what a treasure our state has in its library. We deeply regret fcbat the Chairman of the Build ing Commission, our comrade and friend, Ashley Home, was galled away before this day. He was a noble man. Fifty or a hundred years ago, JKorth Carolina was known for Its "tar, pitch and turpentine." Now North Carolina is at the very front among the states. Look at the advances she has made in education in the last de cade. Along the line of agri culture our state is at the front. For the fourth consecutive year, North Carolina produced a larger yield of cotton to the acre than any other state in the Union. The tobacco crop of our state is estimated as worth th'rty mil lion, which is two million more than Kentucky, the great to bacco state. North Carolina, last year, grew eight million bushels of sweet potatoes, one million more than Georgia pro duced. As to the quantity of peanuts grown, North Carolina leads all the iest of the states. The dairymen in our state make the very best butter. Some years ago there was a fruit exhibition in one of the Western states, and some of our enterprising men from Catawba County, went to that "Fair," and actually took the premium bn apples over those great west ern states. North Carolina by erecting t£bis building shows her agres- spirit. Will you excuse this digression if I pause here to say (that our city auditorium excels any south of Washington?) For beauty and patriotism the wo men of North Carolina lead. The truth is, our women who are en gaged in school-teaching, cannot, be excelled. Teaching is next to preaching the gospel. We can not understand why any person should move from North Caro lina; for since she has "waked up", the "Old North State" stands in the front rank of states. We will not speak of the Civil War, (only incidentially,) but I have heard our North Carolina soldiers say that they had rather have North Carolina soldiers on their right, and on their left as their support, than any other soldiers in the Southern army. That declaration, coming from the men who carried the guns, fixes the standard of Heel" men as soldiers. We do not want any war, but we desire to show that the people of our state are true wherever they are placed. In a letter to The Democrat Mr. Sherrill speaks in glowing praise of Catawba county. The State of North Carolina can in deed be proud of its handsome new library building, and none are more proud, we should judge, than our State Librarian, Mr. Sherrill. ; Death of John Flowers. Mr, John Flowers, who was paralized two weeks ago, died at the home of his son, Mr. Henry Flowers, in this city Sunday night and was buried Monday at St. Stephens Church, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. D. Mauney, pastor of St. Andrews Lutheran Church. The deceased was about 72 years of age and is survived by four sons and two daughters. There is more Catarrh in this sec tion of the country than all other dis eases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incur able. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and pre scribed local remedies, and by con stantly failing to cure with local treat ment, proaounced it incurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & -Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only • Constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on -the blood and mucous snrfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for anv case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. " Take Hall's Family Pills for constia , pation. Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 Doctor Fulton at Lenoir College. One of the most inspiring and original addresses ever delivered at Lenoir College was that by Dr. M, G. Fulton Professor of English at Davidson College, in the college auditorium Mondav night. Dr. Fulton took as his subject, "Christianity and the Newspapers." He defined Christianity as not a religion, but the religion, as not confined to creeds and dog mas, but a universal fact of life All efforts of the race leading to a higher civilization he classed as phenomena of the Christian jife. The newspaper, when read intelligently and not passively, Ihe considers a great organ for the promulgation of the Christ ian truth. Dr. Fulton's address was re plete with cogent logic and orig inal conceptions, and his dis course was made vivid with strik ing imagery and apt literary al lusion. Throughout his discourse was scholarly and interesting. Granite Falls Briefs. Granite Falls, Feb. 16.—Mr. C. A. Teague and Dr. 0. J. Cor pening have bought an excelsior plant at High Point and will move it below Greensboro. Mr. Teague will be in charge and has gone to look after the mov ing and erection of the plant. Mr. D. A. Warlick went to Atlanta, Ga., last week where he purchased a large boiler for the Warlick & Sherrill/ shop, to be installed in the near future. I The remains of Mrs. Gus Poovey were interred in the Granite Falls cemetery yester day afternoon. Mr. A. H. Tilley is building a nice residence on Factory Street. Dr. Russell has moved to the W. E. Starnes building where he has fitted up a nice room for an office. Mr. J. 0. Terrell, who has been working at Cooleemee, came home Saturday suffering with the gripp, but is now improving. Miss Campbell Married. Last Wednesday night the home of Mr. S. D. Campbell in Long view -was the scene of a pjetty wedding when his daugh ter, Miss May, became the bride of Mr. L. T. Heavener, of Lin colnton. The wedding was wit nessed by a few of their inti mate friends and relatives. Miss Campbell is one of Hickory's most popular young ladies, and her many friends regret to see her leave Hickory. Mr. Heavener is a young in surance man of Lincolnton, and is very prominent in his town, and held in high esteem by all who know him. The happy couple spent a few days on a wedding tour, return ing here Saturday evening. They will make their home in Lincoln ton. Odd Fellows' "Home Coming Day." Rev, J. D. Harte will deliver the address of welcome at the "Home-Coming Day" exercises by the Hickory Lodge of Odd Fellows February 24. Hon. M. L. Shipman, of Hen dersonville, State Grand Master, will deliver the principal ad dress. The local lodge is making great preparation for this day. All who have, at any time, teen a member of the lodtre, are earnestly requested to be pre sent, if possible. Everybody, and especially the ladies are re quested to attend. The program will close with a banquet at night. Methodist Minister Recom mends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Rev. James A. Lewis, Milaca, Minn., writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been a needed and welcome guest in our home for a number years, I highly reccommend it to my fellows as being a medicine worthy of trial in cases of colds, coughs and croup." Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a trial and we are confident you will find it very effectual and con tinue to use it as occasion requires for years to come, as many others have done. For sale by Grimes Drug Co. and Moser & Lutz. adv. Taxes. I will be in Hickory at White ner & Martin's store Saturday, Februrry 28, for the purpose of collecting taxes. Please meet me and get your receipt. R. LEE HEWITT, Sheriff. (Adv't.) CHICHESTER S PILLS Wyes. TIIK DIAMOND BRAND. A yTCK Udle«l Afkjn-linnWlix A »(( Butt Chl-che#-ter» Diamond Brand//V\ Fills In Bed »nd ttold mrtalliAV/ V boxes, sealed with Blqe Ribbon. \/ M akWl Take no other. 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Morgan, of the Lenoir College faculty, and several of the students attended the Luth eran Laymen's Convention at Columbia, South Carolina, this week. A special sermon to the Junior Order will be preached by Dr. Murphy in the Reformed church next Sunday morning. Special music for the occasion will be rendered by the choir and the male quartett of the congrega tion will sing a selection. This section had its first touch of real winter last Friday. Snow and sleet commenced falling early Thursday night, and con tinued falling without an inter ruption until Friday night. The ground was covered to the depth of 5 or 6 inches. "The Class President" is the subject of a play to be given by the students -of Claremont Col lege next Monday night. Pro ceeding the play a short musical program will be rendered. A small additional fee of fifteen cents will be charged. The young ladies of Claremont College gave a valentine party on Monday night of this week and those who were fortunate enough to have an invitation re port a great time. Mrs. Nelson, the lady principal, directed the affairs and this was sufficient to make it a success. Trains were delayed sbout five hours Sunday morning on ac count of the derailing of seven cars of a freight train near Hil debran. Train No. 15, which ar rived here at 7 o'clock was held until 12. A wrecking crew from Spencer came through about ten o'clock and cleared up the wreck age. No one was hurt. - Gilbert T. Stephenson, a dis tinguished lawyer of Winston Salem, will address the Christian people of Hickory next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock in the Reformed Church. Mr. Steph enson's subject will be, "The Sunday School and Social Ser vice." It will pay every Sunday school worker and every one interested in the uplift of the people to hear Mr. Stephenson. Catawba County News: The minutes of the 20th annual con vention of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy had been printed by Edwards & Brough ton of Raleigh and are now being mailed through the Newton postoffice by the Recording Secretary General, Mrs. F. M. Williams. The book contains about 650 pages. Twenty sacks were made up for number 35 Thursday night, weightng ap proximately 1000 pounds. About half of the books have already been mailed. The income to the newton postoffice from the sale of stamps will be about $3OO. Horrible Blotches of Eczema. Quickly cured by Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. C. P. Caldwell, of New Orleans, La., states: '-'My doctor advised me to try 'Dr. Hobson's Ec zema Salve.' I used three boxes of Ointment and three cakes of Dr. Hob son's Derma Zema Soap. To day I have not a spot anywhere on my body and can say lam cured." It will do the same for you. 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