THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
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E. V. MORTON, - Editor and Proprietor 
W. M. REESE, - Cif y
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THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1914.
Plan your spring cleaning up
early.
Friday—thir tee nt h—s now!
What a combination.
Show us the fellow who saic
there was nothing in ground-hop
day, now.
Is a hydroaeroplane a marim
craft, and as such subject t
navigation laws? We answer il
is, and it ain't.
Not being satisfied with her
husband being arrested number
less times, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
had to go and get pinched, too.
When opportunity presents it
self take hold. But the presi
dent of the Memphis, Tenn., bank
who is responsible for a short
age of a million dollars, seized
the wrong opportunity,
"Home rule for Ireland again
was the subject of paramount
interest in the house of com
mons" reads a news item. Pray
tell us when the Irish will tri
umph.
The North Carolina Anti-Sa
loon League, in harmony with
the North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, and the Baptist
State Convention has expressed
itself in favor of an act by the
next General Assembly to pro
hibit the delivery of liquor in
North Carolina for beverage pur
poses. This resolution is based
on the idea that a Virginian has
no more right to sell liquor in
North Carolina than a North
Carolinian. Every fair minded
citizen agrees that if we are to
have prohibition at all, we should
have • prohibition that will pro
hibit. This thing of denying a
citizen of our state the right to
sell intoxicating liquors, and give
the privilege to outsiders, who
are getting richer every day,
selling liquor to our citizens, is
without any fairness whatever.
None of our people, who are in
favor of prohibition, wish to go
back to the old days of saloons
and distilleries, therefore, the
right thing to do, is to pass some
law regulating the intrastate
shipment of liquor, which will
exclude the shipment of the stuff
into a state where it is not want
ed. It behooves the General As
sembly of North Carolina at the
next general session, to do its ut
most to stop this traffic in liquor,
which is daily becoming a men
ace to our younger generation.
When such great organizations
within the State as the Baptist
State Convention and the North
Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Church place their ap
proval upon the passage of such
a law, it is time for our law
makers to wake up.
Durham Undertaker is Sued For
$5,000
Durham, Feb. 12.-William
McLenton, a negro of Chapel
Hill, has brought suit against J
C. Scarboro, a negro undertaker
of this city, because the under
taker sold the dead body of his
father, Alford McLenton, to thp
University of North Carolina It
is claimed that the sale was
made without the knowledge or
consent of the relatives of the
dead man.
Alford McLenton died Novem
ber 15,1912. At the time of his
death it was claimed that he
died as the result of injuries re
ceived in a fight with Bob Clegrl
another negro, the day before.
Ihe coroner held an inquest over
the body and found that the man
came to his death from epileptic
fits and not from the lick he sus
tained in the fight. The case
did not come up for trial.
The King of All Laxatives. J
For constipation, use Dr. King's
New Life Pills. Paul Mathulka, of
Buffalo, N. Y., says they are the "king
of all laxatives. They are a blessing
to all my family and I always keep a
box and get well again. Price 25 c.
At Druggists or by mail.
H, E. Buckleu & Co. Philadelphia or
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Girls on the Farm.
Atlanta Journal.
One of the happiest ideas ever
conceived for rural development ,
was that of giving boys and girls
an independent, creative interest
in tne affairs of the farm.
Youth's restless energy and am- i
bition mu;t find outlet through
one channel or another; if hin
dered and disheartedin the coun
try, it naturally turns cityward,
but the average boy or girl born
on the farm will prefer to re
main there if ways to personal
achievement are open. The or
ganization of corn clubs and can
ning clubs has thus proved even
more valuable on the human
than the economic side of rural
life; it has touched the heart of
a serious problem, the problem
of congestion in cities and ex
hausted in country districts.
Much has been said of the
results of corn club work but it
is doubtful if the equally impor
tant influence of the girl's can
ning clubs has been duly appre
ciated. Some four years ago the
canning clubs began with an
-mlistment of hundred
and twenty-five girls in two
states. By 1912, according to
a recent bulletin of the national
Department of Agriculture, the
movement had extended to
twelve States and comprised a
membershipof more than twentv
three thousand; since then the
increase has been still more
fflHrkcd*
Each of the girls cultivate a
tenth of an acre, planting toma
toes or some other vegetable or
fruit. When the crop is gather
ed, it is canned and either mark
eted or used on the home table.
The records show that the girls
have realized annually an aver
age net profit of $21,98 on each
tenth of an acre. On this basis
it is estimated that last year the
proceeds of the canning club
work amounted to considerably
more than half a million dol
lars.
The reflex value of such enter
prise is incalculable. The
Department ol Agriculture aptly
observes that "when parents see
by the canning demonstration
how easy it is to keep their fruits
and vegetables, which hitherto
nave gone to waste, they purchase
home canners and can their own
products." The canning club
thus does for household economy
all that the corn club d9e3 for
the advancement of scientific
agriculture. Most important,
however is the fact that it opens
a new sphere of wholesome
interest for the girls themselves
, and makes farm lifs more en
, gaging.
Poor Millionaries!
Seventy-five years old, frail in
physique if not.feeble in health.
1 John D. Rockefellow gets out of
» Ohio with a hasty packed grip
; just as the Cleveland tax-collect
) ors are gasping at his coat-tails.
Long days at golf have aided his
' muscular agility, but his creak
! ingoid bones protest at being
■ hurried. Even with $12,690,000
i to sprint for, John D. seems to
, be getting tired.
And what's tne use? Here in
New York the internal-revenue
collector will shower him with
blanks and arrest him if he dod
ges them. If he acquires a six
months' domicile in England
they will levy upon him an in
come tax compared with which
ours is wafer-light. In Italy or
Spain it might rise even to 20
per cent. In jGermany he would
be gripped and made to give up
not a part of his income merely
but a part of his capital as a
"voluntary" offering for the
permanent military defense of
cue Fatherland of the Rockefel
lers. If he should flee to wild
Albania or Morocco, what a prize
1 to carry off and hold for a ban
! dits' ransom!
"Heav'n is my home," they
l sing in the Euclid Avenue Bap
. tist Church, At least, there
seems to be none on earth where
a poor old millionarie may bide
free from the assessors.—New
York World.
i Coxey's Army Again,
Cleveland, 0,. Dispatch.
"General" Jacob S. Coxey, of
' Massillon, today declared he
would be in Washington, D. C.,
1 on May 1 with 500,000 unemploy
' ed men, a new "Coxey army,"
to impress the government of
! ficials.
"May 1 will be the twentieth
! anniversary of the old 'Coxey
army' march to Washington,"
he stared. "On that day I shail
' be in Washington with 500,000
men—more if I can assemble
them."
A Winter (Jough.
A stubborn, annoying, depressing
, cough hangs on, racks the body,
weakens the lungs, and often leads to
, serious results. The first dose of Dr.
King's New Discovery gives relief
Henry D. Saunders, of Cavendish, Vt.,
, was threatened with consumption,
1 after having pneumonia. He writes:
> "Dr. King's New Discovery ought to
E be in every family: it is certainly the
: best of all medicines for coughs, colds
[ or lung trouble." Good for children's
i coughs. Money back if not satisfied.
Price 50c, and $l.OO. At all Drug
gists.
H, E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or
St. Louis, a dv.
Matter of Interest to Editors and
Publishers.
A bill has been introduced in
the House at Washington pro
viding that newspapers may
make advertising contracts with
railroads and receive payment in
transportation good for interstate
travel. Under the present law
newspapers can only receive
transportation in payment for
advertising from railroads good
tor intrastate travel. The vari
ous press associations of the
country are making an effort to
secure the passage of this bill.
The newspapers are seeking the
right to contract with railroads
for advertising to be paid for in
transportation.
Bills have been introduced by
Mr. Adair, of Indiana, and Mr.
Hayes, of California, and are
pending before the committee on
interstate and Foreign Com
merce. Hon. W. C, Adamson.
chairman of the committee, has
introduced a bill, which differs
from the other bills of this na
ture that have been introduced
in that it requires that the rail
road shall publish their schedules
in at least one newspaper in each
county.
Secretary J. B. Sherrill, of the
North Carolina Press Associa
tion, has mailed out several hun
dred letters to the newspaper
men of the United States urg
ing them to write their Congress
man and Senators and make a
determined effort to secure the
passage of the bill. He is also
making an effort to arrange a
date with the committee when
the newspaper men of the coun
try may be heard.
The following letter from
Judge Adamson, chairman of
the committee, to Senator Sim
mons, is of interest in connection
with the bill:
"I tried to have it (this bill)
incorpciated in the administration
bill in 1910, but failed to secure.
One reason that I can't secure
any support for it is the persis
tence of the railroads and
newspapers in insisting that it
is for their benefit and conven
ience; whereas, the strongest
argument to win on, really the
most cogent for its adoption is
the benefiit it will be to the peo
ple, who have a right to look in
their local papers and secure
information about the schedules
of railroads on which they rely.
I have been advised, however
that both the railroads and the
i newspapers object to the re
i quirement that schedules be
published in all the newspapers.
I don't see how we are guing to
get along with the bill without
that— that is the controlling
considerations that demands the
enactment of the bill into law.
. —Concord Times,
He Gets His Strip.
President Elliott, of the New
Haven Railroad, condemning
socialism, said:
"Man is an acquisitive animal,
i and socialism can't come till he
, looses his acquisitiveness. That
will be never.
"The seven ages of man have
, been well tabulated by somebody
or other on an acquisitive basis.
Thus:
" 'First age—Sees the earth.
•* 'Second age—Wants it
"'Third age—Hustles to get
it.
" 'Fourth age—Decides to be
i satisfied with only about half
of it.
" 'F.fth age—becomes still
more moderate.
" 'Sixth age—Now content to
possess a six by two strip.
" 'Seveth age—Gets the strip.
STOMACH
SUFFERERS
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
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>about three month*
HMt caused from Gall Stones
«, QHof the Liver and waa told
|Hfl by three of our most prom
-5* V. Imi inent physicians that I
have to submit to
iMF'JBI an operation to get relief,
heard of your Wonder
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Sufferers of Stomach, Liver and Intestinal
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Stomach, as it has done in thousands of other
cases. Wherever it is taken you will hear
nothing but the highest praise. Go to your
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—For sale in Hickory,by C. M. Shu
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Executor's Notice.
Having qualified as executors of the
last Will and Testament of A. J.
Payne, deceased, noticeis hereby given
to all parties indebted to said estate
to make immediate settlement, and
all persons having claims agaittt said
estate to present them on or before
the 19 day of January, 1915, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery.
This the 19th day of January, 1914.
MRS. A. J. PAYNE,
MRS. H. L. CLEMENT,
Executrlces.
MRS. W. W. LAKE
*
Tell* Others How to Get Strong
and WelL
Mrs. W. W. Lake of Aberdeen,
Mlbs., Bays: "The grippe had left me
in a weak, run-down condition from
which I Buffered for some time. I
tried different remedies but nothing
seemed to do mo any good until I
took Vino* fro*" h I received
great , agh Is almost
entirely goi r im strong and
well again, • glad to recom
mend Vinol to who suffer as I
did."
Mrs. lake's recovery was due to
the combined action of the medicinal
elements extracted from cods' livers
—combined with the blood making
and strength creating properties of
tonic iron, which are contained in
Vinol, and her cough disappeared as
a natural result.
We guarantee that Vinol will do all
we claim and will pay back your
money if Vinol does not satisfy you.
P. S. Stop scratching, our Saxo
Salve stops, itching. We guarantee it
—Moser & Lutz, Hickory. N. C.
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His Preference.
A Cleveland man whose busi
ness brings him in contact with
no any people received from a
thoughtful client a gift of a box
of 25 cigars, save The Plain
Dealer. ,
It is possible that the double
fact thai they were Christmas
cigars and selected bv a lady
made the recipient a little
anxious concerning their quality.
- He sniffed at them critically,
clipped one of them gingerly and
then smoked' it in a patient and
fair-minded manner.
.He Shook'his head over it and
presently. tried another. They
were Christmas cigars all right
Then he gave away four of them
The ran* Yoa Have Always Bought, and which has been
In us© for over SO years, has borne the signature of
/f and fiaa been made under his per-
SW sonal sapervision since its infancy#
' Allow no one to deceive you in this*
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good" are but
Experiments tt'it trifle with and endanger thr health of
InmntM and Children— Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor otiier Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Feveriahness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic* It relieves Teething Troubles, mres Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep#
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
He Kind Ton Hare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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STOMACH TROUBLE '
FOR FIVE YEARS
1 %
Majority of Friends Thought Mr. takin S other medicines. 1 decided to
Hughes Would Die, But take «M«. although I did not have
Tv,'"'.- any confidence in it.
One Helped Him to I have now been taking Black-Draught
Recovery * or three months > a °d it has cured me—
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since I began using it.
Pomeroyton, Ky.—ln interesting ad- lam so thankful for what Black
vices from this place, Mr. A. J. Hughes Draught has done for me."
writes as follpws: "I was down with Thedford's Black-Draught has been
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and found a very valuable medicine for de
would have sick headache so bad, at rangements of the stomach and liver. It
times, that I thought surely 1 would die. is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
I tried different treatments, but they contains no dangerous ingredients, and
did not seem to do me any good. acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely
1 got so bad, I could not eat or sleep, used by young and old, and should be
and all my friends, except one, thought I kept in every family chest,
would die. He advised me to try Get a package today.
Thedford's Black-Draught, and quit Only a quarter. - j , :
A Classy Letterhead
i- ' •/£
Doesn't Much.
and had 19 left. A happy and
seasonable thought occurred 'o
his dealer and see if he couldn't
make an exchange for the kind
of cigars he could smoke.
The dealer looked at the gift
cigars. Yes, he knew the brand.
In fact, the cigars had come from
his shop,
"You say you want to ex
change 'em for the brand you
usually smoke," he said as he
counted them over. "Nineteen,
eh? All right." He turned
around and busied himself at the
counter. Presently he turned
bciicit.
'Til take back vour nineteen,"
he said with a deep chuckle,
"and give you in exchange 95 of
the kind you prefer." '
Newton Route 4 Items.
The house belonging to Mr. J.
B. Lutz, but now occupied by
Mr. Thomas Thornburg caught
fire Wednesday. With the help
of a few neighbors the fire was
soon extinguished very little
damage being done.
{ Mr. John Robinson had an old
! time chopping last Thursday af
ternoon. Quite a number of his
neighbors attended and a iarge
pile of wood was the result.
Mr. Russell Robinson of Char
lotte, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Robinson.
Miss Elmina Whitener h?s
gone on a visit to relatives in
Charlotte and Gastonia.
Mr. Gilbert Hallman is still on
the sick list.
Miss Laura Coulter of Connelly
Springs, is visiting relatives near
Startown.
Mrs. Homer Robinson has re
turned from a visit to relatives
at Bridgewater.
Mr. Walter Hawn got 40 dozen
eggs during the month of Janu
ary. —Catawba County News.
A CLERGYMAN'S STORY
Came Near Losing His
The following
erts, R. R. 2,j3°x wmpmlS
bama, under date j||^
what your Pe
runa has done REV. aW. ROBERTS.
for me after AU'
three years of
suffering. I had tried the treatments
of several doctors, also home rem
edies, but they failed and ail hope
had gone. My friends, like myself,
thought I was in the last stages of
consumption.
"My daughter brought me a bottle
of Peruna and plead with me to try
it. I had got so weak I had lost my
voice, and I thought it no use. That
was in May, 1902. I began to take
it, according to directions. I wrote
to you, and you gave me your kind
advice. ,
"I soon felt better, my cough began
to give way, and the expectoration
lessened. I have taken fourteen bot
tles.* I feel well, eat hearty, sleep
soundly, weigh as much as I ever did,
do considerable work on my farm,
and attend to my other business.
My friends seem astonished at my re
covery.
"I wish to thank you for your kind
advice and the books you have sent
me. I shall ever praise your medicine
and hope that you may eajoy a long
llfe " „
It will be observed that Rev. Rob
erts waited two years after he began
to use Peruna, before he wrote the
above letter to The Peruna Co. So
that his apparent recovery could not
possibly have been temporary relief.
In a later letter to The Peruna Co.,
dated September 22, 1906t Rev. Rob
erts says: "T am a great friend of
Peruna. By the use of Dr. Hartman's
advice I am here to-day, able to be
with my family and attend to my
business."
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Life-How He Escaped
« We quote from another letter, dated
December 10, 1906: "I praise Potuna
to all the sick. The people know
my case, and they praise it also."
In a letter dated November 22,
1909, we quote Rev. Roberta: "?e
-runa gave me back my iif e  en
years ago. All my acquaintances
know that. I am certainly thanhiui
to you for your kindness."
In a later letter, dated January 13,
1910, he says: "I shall ever in the
future, as in the past, be ready to
speak in praise of Peruna to al? suf
ferers. I believe my miraculous cure
has been the means of many others
being cured In this county."
From a letter of September 5, 1911,
we quote a few words: "I am still
among the living. A3 to Peruna, I
do not feel that I have words to ex
press the faith I have in its merits.
I feel that Peruna has been the
means, through the kind providence
of God, of prolonging my life for
more than ten years."
We quote a still later letter, October
31, 1912. He says: "I took a severe
cold three weeks ago. lat once sent
for Peruna. Hav° been taking it two
weeks. lam now better. I consider
that Peruna has carried me over a
dozen years of life. I always nt.>„nd
ready to answer any question in inf
erence to Peruna."
We quote from his last letter, dated
January 2, 1913: "Dear Friends: I
wish this bright New Years to ex
press my thanks to you for your
kindness. Trusting that you may
have a successful and happy year, and
that your medicine may prove a
blessing to many as it has to me, I
am yours as ever, O. W. Roberts,
Hartsell, Alabama, R. F. D. 2, Box
27
It is not necessary for us to add
any words to this story. The elo
quence and pathos of these letters
are more convincing than arguments
or affidavits. Who can doubt the
clergyman's story? Who can doubt
that Peruna saved his life?
Every home should be provided
with the last edition of the "Ills of
Life," sent free by the Peruna Co..
Columbus, Ohio.