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(oooooooooooooooooouo i & Quality Job p r'nt'ng § k at Reasoiab'e I rices x !ooooxoc ooooooooooooS Established 1899 IHIAUNEY A ROSEMATi WILL NOT ERECT CE PLANT Site and Other Rights Purchased By the Hickory Ice & Goal Co., Monday. Last week The Democrat car ried a news item telling of a new ice plant to be erected here I y Messrs. J. A. Maunev and R. M. Roseman, Jr., of Lincolnton. These gentlemen had made every preparation to erect this plant here, but were offered a price for their holdings by the Hickory Ice & Coal Co., which was accep ted and the deal closed Monday night. Bv this deal these gen tlemen obligated themselves not to erect an ice piant here and the Hickory Ice & Coal Co , took over the coal which they had ordered and which would have been he. e in a few days. This deal on the part of The Hickory Ice & Coal Co., was made in order to destroy any competition that the new firm might have given them. However, two or three citizens of Hickory whose names we can not give at this time, are figuring on erecting a plant for the pur pose of manufacturing ice and to sell coal at a point near the Pied mont Wagon Co., at an early date. This is a good location for the enterprise, being right on the main line of the Southern Rail way and easily accessible to rail road sidings. The parties are getting prices on machinery for the new plant. Mrs. Reitzel Dead. Mrs. Veronica Belzora Reitzel, nee Ingold, wife of Henry J. Reitzel, died January 12, 1915, aged 75 years and 7 days, at her liome near Conover. The deceased was the daughter -of Henry Ingold and wife, Leah Elizabeth (Henkel) ingold, the of Rev, David Henkel and great-granddaughter ■of Rev. Paul Henkel. She was the mother of eleven children, seven of whom still aur irive her. The" many friends who •called at her home and the large •attendance at her funeral, vhich was held at St John's church, bespeaks the high esteem in which she was held by all who &new her. Only Mrs. Murray Escaped. Beaufort, Jan. 15.—Five per sons are dead as the result of the destruction of the private yacht Julia by fire in Pamlico sound early today. The explosion of the gasoline tank was the cause. Only one of the six persons, Mrs. J. W. Murray, aboard es caped. The accident occurred nearEnglehard, N. C., and re sulted in the complete destruc tion of the yacht. The dead are: J. W. Murray, of Burlington, Mrs. W.E. Porch, G. P. Dodson and two members of the crew, names unknown. Mrs. Murray, who i 3 a profi cient swimmer, succeeded in reaching the shore. She said the cabin of the vessel was filled with gas, apparently from a leak in the gasoline tanl", which ex ploded when a member of the party lighted a match. The Gold Apple Tree. In the sixteen acre bottom near the rivar on the old farm there was an apple tree which received the name of the Gold Apple Tree. In the spring of 1865 some yankee soldiers came to Catewba county. About thir ty of them came to my father's hause riding good horses. My father had some gold. Be fore the yankee soldiers came to the house my father took the gold to the sixteen acre bottom and buried it in a hole under the apple tree. From this act the tree received the name of the Golden Apple Tree. After the war was oyer my father. Jacob Heller a renter on the farm, and Isaac Shuford a colored man went to the tree and dug up the gold. From that time the tree was known as the Gold Apple Tree. J. H. Shuford. MANY DISORDERS COMEFROM THE LIVER Are You Just at Odds with Yourself? Do You Regulate Living? Are you sometimes at odds with youiself and with the world? Do you wonder what ails you? TVue you may be eating regularly and sleeping well. Yet something is the matter! Consti pation, Headache. Nervousness and Bilious. Spells indicate a Sluggish Liver. The tried remedy is Dr. K Lg s New Life Pills. Only 25c. at your £ruggist ; Bucklen'i Arnica Salve for Skin fvupticni, ndy't, THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT ' Special Meeting of Commissioners. The County Commissioners met Tuesday with Osborne Brown, chairman; Jay Wilfone D. Elias Siemon, W. S. Stroup and S, H. Holler present. It was ordered that J. P. Ban dl?, Bandvs Townshir. be re lieved of tax on $600.00 personal property. It was ordered that the county construct all necessary bridges over streams, but that each town ship be required to construct the approaches to said bridges, out of the Township Road funds. It wa3 ordered that estate of W.D. Se'zer, Catawba Township by relieved of poll tax, $2.13. . R. L. Shuford, Supervisor was instructed to contract on dav la bor to work roads in Jacobs Fork Township. It was ordered that all super visors collect $1 road tax from every voter liable to such tax. It was ordered that J.D. Johr.- son, supervisor be instructed to work road by contract or day la or. It was ordered that E.D. Hew itt Supervisor be instructed to work roads by contract or by la bo*. It was ordered that Tho?. Gab riel, Supervisor be instructed to work roads by contractor day la bor. It was ordered that all delin quents for failure to pay 9100 road tax, or work the four days be reported by supervisor on Ist. Monday in September. I; was orda red that W.S. Alley S iperyisor, be instructed to work roads by contract or day labor. The County Commissioners in spected the jail and found that a prisoner had caught several "creep og and animals" for the inspection of the C immis3ioners. The whole interior needs renova ting. The old bedding is not fit for a lousy dog to sleep on, and no doubt will be burned up and new bedding purchased. Pris oners are entitled to a decent place to sleep. —Catawba County News. Mrs. Emetine liart Passes Away. Early last January 16, Mrs. Emeline Hart, relict of the late R. R. Hart, closed her eyes on things earthly and passed to her reward in the life to come, at the home of her son, Mr. Luther Hart. Mrs. Hart was a daughter of the late Abel Sides of Hickory, and at her death had reached the three score and ten mark, and passed slightly by, being 70 years and 22 days old. She was a woman of many amiable qualities and of a beautiful Christian character. She was the mother of twelve children, eight of whom survive her. The cause of her death was paralysis. She was a true and faithful member of Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran "Church, and died in faith once delivered unto the saints. Her funeral took place from Mt. QJive Church Sunday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. E. J. S)x. A very large congregation of sor row ing relatives and friends at tended these services. Her body sleeps in the Mt. Olive cemetery. Mt. Oliye Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev, E. J. Sox, pastor. Sunday January 24, 1915. Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Preaching Service 11:00 a. m. Tne subject of trie sermon Bti*Jy will be: "The Awful Lep rosy of Sin and Its Great Heal er." On Saturday evening previous the Catechetical instruction for the first class will begin at 2:30 p. m. and for the second cla3s at 3:15 p.m. You will be welcom3d to any and all these services. "Traps for Young Men and Young Women." Rev. J. D. Harte is preaching a series of sermons at the Bap tist Church on "Traps for young men and young women." Next Sunday evening he will talk about the "Dangers of the pool room." The officers of the city, busi ness men who employ young men, and parents who wish to hear a message concerns every one of them, are invited to be present. i Children's Coughs—Children's Colds Both Are Serious When one of your little ones shows symptoms of an approaching Cold, give it Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey at ouce. It acts quickly, and prevents the Bold growing worse. Very healing —soothes thft Lungs, loosens the mucous strength ' ens the system. It's guaranteed. Only ' 25c. at your Druggist. Buy a bottle [to-day. i Bucklcn's Arnica Salve for Sores. I - adv t. HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915 ONE OF THE SMALLER COURTS AT THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSITION Copyright, 1914, by Panama Pacific International Exposition Company. The exquisite Court of Palas as It appeared daring the latter part of October. 1914. This court opens through the archway seen on the left of the picture into the great west Court of the Four Seasons, Panama-Pacific Inter national Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. The court is adornod with wonderful mural paintings and sculptures. Earthquake Victims Number 50,000 Rome, Jan. 17.—Detailed re ports of Icaly'a latest earthquake disaster increase the appaling list of dead and the enormous prop erty lO3S. The Me;sagger\ after a care ful computation, announces that the number of dead and injured in the Abruzzi alone is 30,000 without including the Sora dis trict. San Atolio has 200 dead and 50.0 it jured, Morino 1,500 dead; Canistro 600 injured; Cer varo 300 victims, Borgo 50 dead and VaUeroveto 1.800. At Civi tella Royeto almost the entire population escaped because they were working in the fields when the shock occurred. frantic appeals for help have been received from Petreltaliri,' 35,000 feet above sea level on Mount Arango, eight miles ft om Tagliacozzo. The village was al most destroyed and the survivors are perishing of cold and hunger. In the highway wear X)t tucchio the earth has opened, causing an immense pit filled with water, tne depth of which is unknown. The terrific force of the earth quake cracked the mountains near Luco. Huge pieces of rock, each weighing several tons, roll ed down the hillside, burying cottages, killing cattle and ob structing the roads. Mount Piz zodeta, 6.450 feet high, between Balsorano and Rocacerro, was cut into two parts by an immense fissure. The duke of the Abruzzi is con tinuing distribution of relief. He goes from place to place without escort. In many places he has organizjd rescue work and left without the survivors learning his identity. The government has appropriated to relieve suffering* Severe weather has added to the suffering of the earthquake victims. Urgent appeals for food are comine from many pi aces. S >me of the rescues are re garded a3 almost miraculous. An entire family of six were extri cated alive from the ruins of their home. Many cable messages have been received from Italians in America who are anxious regard ing tne safety of relatives. Most of the dead at Ortucchio are women and children who were buried under the ruins of a church whicn afterwards took fire. Many of those buried were burned alive. Reports have been received of the excellent work done by a re lief expedition organized by the American Baptist church and led by Dr. Whitinghiil. Help was sent to remote points difficult to reach. A large quantity of pro visions was distributed at Celano, where the population was desti tute. Dr. Winn Dies. Richmond, Va., Jan. 15.—Dr. John Farmer Winn, 64, a Prof, at the Medical college of Vir ginia, one of Richmond's most widely known physicians, died at his heme here this evening. For twenty-three years he was edi tor of the Richmond Journal of Practice. He was an active mem ber of the Richmond Academy of Surgery and Medicine and was a graduate of the University of Virginia. How To Give Qaloino To Childrea KEBRI r .l>*xt Is thetrade-mnrk same given to mo improveu Quinine. It is a Tastelesa Syrup, pleas ant to take and doe# not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try It the next time you need Quinine for any po£ pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. Tlx pmb« rswuww# '* w«w» ia tottkrp Beulah-Buck Quartette Coming The sth number of the splen did entertainments provided for the entertainment of our people by the local Lyceum Committee will be grven at the Hub Theatre Friday January 29 at £:00 p. m. If one-half the favorable com ment that come to us from vari ous cities where the Beulah Buck Quartette has appeared be true, then, indeed, will those who are fortuna'e enough to hear one of! the be. t, f not the best, female' quarte; ts in the country be highly entertained. During the past three seasons • the Beulah Buck Quartette has | won the highest praise wherever they appeared, and a word or two abcut the individuals com posing this company may not be amiss: Mrs. Beulah Buck, Sonrano and Reader, has a clear and brilliant soprano voice, which coupled with her dramattfJelggt, enables her to Hag With pleasing expres sion either in the operatic arias or the popular songs and ballads. In her reading she does not strive alone for heavy elocution ary effects, but also gives such bits of impersonation as make a pleasing variety to an evening's' program. Her selections are always new, and her material fresh and unhackneyed. For seven years at the head of this company. Miss Harriet B. Jones, Contral to, is a sineer of rare gifts. Her voice is of the purest qual ty, with a range of two andone-Lalf octaves, and she sings with equal ease throughout its entire com pass. Her beautiful voice, her gracious manner, and pleasing stage presence make her a most acceptable concert singer. She is also possessed with much dramatic abilty and has great personal charm. Her fifth sea son with this company. Miss Marjorie Paddock, So prano and Pianist, has a voice full of sweetness, and that sym pathetic quality that never fails to delight. A pleasing stage presence adds a charm to her work. She has a splendid musi cal ability and is a first-class pianist. She is always greeted with delight. Her fifth season with this company. Miss Reba Conger, Contralto, has a wonderful ability. Of charming personality, blessed with good looks and a gracious manner, she possesses a voice of great range and power, of excep tional quality and sweetness. In quartet work her voice blends beautifully with the others, and in solos she is an unusual success. Her second season with this com pany. In addition to the musical num bers this company of noted ar tists will present an original sketch comedy, ' Now and Then." It is to be doubted if a more pop ular successful entertainment feature than the musical sketch presented by this company, has ever before been presented in Hickory. In addition to the merit of the numbers provided by the Lyceum Committee the citizens of Hick ory owe to the public spirited gentlemen composing this com mittee a liberal patronage, and we feel satisfied that no one will regret going to hear The Beulah Buck Quartette Friday; January 29. Itchl Itch! Itchl —Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! The more you scratch, the worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment. For eczema, any skin itching. 50c a box.—adv. There is money in advertising colj urao» that are.looking for, Big Temperance Mass-Meeting A mass-meeting ia called to be held in the Sunday school rooms of the Reformed church on next Monday night, January 25. This meeting will be held as a protest against liquor being shipped into our town and to overture the General Assembly of North Car olina now in session at Raleigh to enact such laws as will hibit the delivering of liquor in , our town. Tnis meeting is called |by the Pastor's Association and 'every man, woman and who loves the home and who believes that i when the people of North Carc ! lina voted prohibition that they ! should have it, attend this meet | ing. Prominent speakers will ad j dreß3 the meeting. ! Berlin Puts Loss of Allies in Four Weeks at 150,000. Berlin, Jan. 17. —The rfficial statement issued by the German War Office today says: Only artillery duels have taken piteo-GR-botheid£B ia-Flanders. Near Blangy, east of Arras, we blew up a factory buildine and took some prisoners. On other parts of the front artillery duels of varying intensity have taken place, but in the sapping and mining areas nothing of note ha; occurred. We made some progress in the Argonne, but heavy rains have hampered operations along the entire front. About four weeks ago the or der for a general attack which had been decided by the French authorities in December was given. Tfee- attempted attacks of the enemy in the western theatre were met by the neces sary steps on our part. The ene my's attacks brought him no suc cess worthy of mention, where as our troops north of La Bassee, on the Aisne. and in the Argonne made very satisfactory progress. The losses of the enemy during this period, counted by us, amount to 20,000 killed and about 17,860 prisoners. He will now know from experience that together with the wounded his losses are in proportion of 1 to 4 apart from the number of sick and missing, the grand total being 150,000 men. Our total losse3 for the same perion do not amount to one-quarter of that number. Mexjco Has New President Mexico City, Jan. 17.—Gen. Roque Gonzales Garza last night was named Provisional President of Mexico by the convention in session here over which he has presided. The former Provision al President, Gen. Eulalio Gutier rez, together with Generals Blanco, Robles and Jose Vascon celos, left Mexico City this morn ing at 2 o'clock for Pachuco, Martial law has been declared by General Garza and the city is being patrolled by mounted police. In electing Garza the conven tion declared itself to be supreme and until a new President is elected has assumed the legisla tive, executive and judicial powers. Constipation and Indigestion. "I have used Chamberlain's Tablets and must say they are the best I have ever used for constipation and indi gestion and theydid her good," writes Eugene S Knight, Wilmineton, N. C. For sale by Grimes Drug Co. and Lutz Drug Co,—adv. General Stoesse), who won fame as the defender of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese > war, died in Petrograd Sunday, ' He was a victim of paralysis. Democrat and Press Consolidated 1905 Another School Building Needed. For the fall term of the pres ent school year there were en rolled 807 children in the graded schools of Hickory-468 in the North building and 339 in tfcf South building. The average daily attendance for the ftur months was 709 pupils. For the fall.term of the preceding year the average daily attendance was €O9. In one year the daily ittendance increased 100 pupils, or 16 4 per cent. There are 20 teachers employ ed in the schools; 8 in the South building, and 12 in the N rth building. The average atten dance for each teacher in the schools was 35 pupils. In the eighth grade there were 51 pupils present last week. What will be done with the 100 or more pupils that will come into the schools next year? Every room in both buildings is full. Even the rear of tl e school auditorium has been cut up into two class rooms. Unusually good work has been done in ail the grades during the fall term. Last week tests in spelling covering the work of the entire fall term were given in the four grammar grades and in two of the high school grades. In the fifth grade an unusual record was made. Of the 74 pupils who took the test not a single one made a mark below 75. The test was not an easy one either. Fifty words were given; such words as knowledge, excel lent, hemisphere, spectacles, skeleton, abundance, musician, fertile, vehicle, burglar, and the like. At least two additional teach ers will be needed in the schools next vear. What will be done with the additional teachers and pupils unless another building is erected? West Hickory Baptist Philathea Class. Our aim is to win West Hick ory for Christ. Our class is doing nicely. We have a membership of about 20 with an average at tendance of 15. We have our business meeting once a month. The Baraca and Pnilathea class es wiil hold their jiext meeting jointly and are planning a good program. This class is proud of its teacher, Mrs. Ed. Hammond. She is an earnest, conseciated christian. We are all standing by her and we pray that God may spare her for this great work that she may be a help to us, the Philathea and Baraca organiza tions. The banding of these two classes stands for great thinsrs for there is work for every mem ber. Our class is doing some very good and conscientious work and every member is inter ested m the work, We hope to have with us our corresponding secretary, Miss Flossie Byrd, in the i eir future. Our class has been organized for some time but only received its char ter 3 months ago. We are more willing to work. We stand by our pastor. We are ever ready to visit the sick and render any deed of kindness. We wish es pecially to learn of any who do not attend Sunday School. We trust that much good may be ac complished by these two classes. The word Pnilathea speaks for itself. May we be more faithful that this class may win a victory in West Hickory. A MEMBER. North Carolina has 244,256 Farm Homes. Washington, D. C., Jan. 18. — There are now 440,334 homes in North Carolina, according to a report issued today by the Cen sus Bureau, while ten years ago the number was 370,072 com pared with 396,952 homes in 1890, Fifty-six per cent of the North Carolina homes are farm home?, compared with 61 per cent in 1900 and 60 per cent. in 1890. The number of homes in this state free of incumberance at the present time is 162914, while 35,074 are encumbered and 227,239 are rented. In the entire nation there are 20,255,555 homes. Of this num ber 6,123,610 are farm and 14,- 131,945 are urban homes. * New Custom. Washington, Jan, 15. —Presi- dent Wilson inaugurated a new custom tonight when he called the cabinet together for the first of a series of Friday night offi cial discussions of government business. He plans to continue the practice indefinitely. The cabinet was in session for nearly three hours. Harsh physics react, weaken the bowels, will lead to chronic consti pation. Doans Regulets operate easily 25c a box St all stores,—adv, 8 Ihe Democrat Leads | 8 in Ne vs & Circulation X COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOO3 mHAIEK ARE HUIHC AVERAGE PROGRESS Have Not Put on High Speed Yet Despite Thefr Resolves. Raleigh, Jan. 17.—With 10 days of the 60 days constitution al limit for the sitting of the General Assembly behind them the law makers find that they hive made only about average progress in the work of the ses sion compared with previous ses sions in spite of the high re solves of members to make a rec ord for dispatch and declared purpose of Speaker Wootten and other officials to make this ses sion especially distinguished for rapid work and freeness from congested conditions of the cal endar especially in the latter days of the session, However, there is still time to make good the purpose to make these rec ords since the committees are now all fully organised and working smoothly and bills are coming in with steadily increased volume, and with indications, ac cording to those best in position to judge, that there will not be anything like as much of a flood of purely local bills to clog the legislative mill this time as as formerly. The House calendar shows 215 bills introduced to date, this in cluding these measures that have been introduced in the Senate and sent over to the House for concurrence as well as those thaC have as yet only been offered in the House. This shows about an average volume of bills intro duced to date compared with the corresponding periods of former sessions. x The first really important com mittee hearings scheduled as yet are those announced bv the joint committees on penal institutions for January 22 to heir argument for and ggainst the Page bills to repeal the acts under which con victs are now being worked on railroads construction for stock in the roads as compensation to the State for. the construction work. This has come to be one of the most absorbing topics among legislators and sentiment is much divided. However, effort of op ponents of this class of State aid to make capital out of the cond tion of the State's interest in the Wilkesboro-Jefferson Turnpike, which is about to be sacrificed under judgment, unless the State takes care of a $7,000 judgment to save her $68,000 stock, is re acting under the realization that this case has nothing whatever to do with the railroad enter prises being aided at this time. It is being pointed out that this turnpike has been grossly neg lected both by the State and by the other factors connected with its construction, whereas the three railroads now being built through this State aid are being operated and maintained in the most business like manner and are developing sections of the State that would otherwise be deprived of this railroad service and means of development Soy Beans Value For Human Food. Although soy beans as an arti cle of food have attracted atten tion from time to time in the United States, thus far they have been but little used. The beans contain but a trace of starch and they are highly recommended as a food for persons suffering from diabetes. The numerous ways in which the soy bean can be prepared as human food should encourage its use. The green bean when from three-fourths to full grown has been found to compare favorably with the Gutter or Lima bean. The dried beans may be used like the field or navy bean in baking or in soups. When pre pared in either of these ways the beans require a somewhat longer soaking and cooking. The soy bean has been sold in this country to some extent as a coffee bean. When roasted and prepared it makes an excellent substitute for coffee. Soy-bean meal or flour may be used as a constituent of biscuits, muffins, and bread; in fact, in any recipe where corn meal is used. In the various prepara tions three-fourths soy flour or meal and one-fourth wheat flour are recommended, rtrts 611 Km, mar limdh Wirt tm The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. I'orter'a Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relievM Vain and Heals at (be same tins. Mc. Me, fUMI Accident! will happen, but the best regulated families keep Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil - for such emergencies iTwo sixes 35c and 50c all stores*