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Oooooooooooocoooooooo D § Quality Job Pr'nJng § g at Reasonab!e Trices § COOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Established 1899 TRIANGULAR DEBATE TO BE HELD MARCH 26 Much Interest Being Manifested All Over the State in the Coming Debates. Chapel Hill, Mar. 3.—A great interest in North Carolina is being aroused and maintained in the approaching State-wide contest of the High School Debating Un ion. This interest embraces in its scope boys and girls, men and women, schools, rural communi ties, small towns, and largs cit ies. Two hundred and fifty schools, representing 90 counties of the h'tite, with one thousand debat ers, all told, now have their ear nest attention and effort center ed on the triangular debates which will occur on March 26. All of the schools winning both of their triangular debates will send their team 3to Chapel Hill on April 9 to compete in the final contest for the Aycock Memorial Cup. This Cup i 3 the trophy which the intercollegiate de baters of the University have provided for the school which wins out finally. It was won in 1913 by the Pleasant Garden high school and in 1914 by the Wins ton-Salem high schoo'. The question to be discussed this year is one af much time i nes?: "R?solved, Tnat the Uni ted States should adopt the Dolicy of subsidizing its merchant ma rine engaged in foreign tiade." At present only 8.9 per cent of American shipping is carried u l der the American flag. Tl e high school debaters in their eag er search for vantage ground in the debates will thoroughly thresh out the subsidy as a means of building up the marine. It. must be that these debates will have a wonderfully instructive fffect upon the 50,000 or more North Carolinians who will make up the total audiences. As a part of the State Univer sity's policy of extending its helpfulness to every section of North Carolina, the High Scraool > Debating Union takes "high rank. ltiy safe to say that this series of debates wili be the largest in size and most far-reaching in in fluence of all debate series to be he'd in the variou3 States of the Union this year. Inquiries from other States as to the nature and conduct of the Debating Union come regularly to Secretary E. R. Rankin. From the State universities of Virginia, Florida, Kentucky, and Califor nia have come inquiries about North Carolina's system of de bating. The University and the high schools have given to the State a debate system which serves as a standard wherever it i 3 known. The Hickory High School is in a group with the Morganton and Lenoir High Schools. Increase Output of Gasoline. Washington, Feb. 28. — Two discoveries, each of vast import ance to American industries, and one regarded also as a priceless military asset, were announced today by Secretary of the Inte rior Lane. They are chemici 1 prccessee, developed after yea's of research by Dr. Walter F. Rittman, chemical engineer of the bureau of mines. One is ex pected to enable oil refiners to increase their output of gasoline by 200 per cent; the other mak» 8 possible the production from crude petroleum of toluol and benzol, bases for dyes and high explosives, for which the rest of the world has depended almost exclusively on Germany. Speaker Wooten Dies. Raleigh, Feb. 27 Death clainc ed Hon. E, R. Wooten, speaker of the house of representatives, this afternoon .at 3:45 o'clock. He succumbed to injuries sus tained "February 19 in an auto mobile accident in which William T. Aycock, engrossing clerk of the senate, lost his life, and Sen ator Johnson, of Duplin was in jured. Pneumonia had develop ed, and local complications, so that with Mr. Wooten's injuries, all efforts to stay the sinking vitality of the patient were un availing. A Card of Thanks. We take this means of thank ing our many friends and neighS bors for the kindness and sym pathy shown us during the illness and death of our dear wife and mother. We shall always re member you through life. Respectfully, F. L. Fry and family. And just why does the month of March lemind one of Joe G m* p°n? . - . THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT 81111 • • ■ IS. _ .... _ sa VENUSTIANO CARRANZA First Chief of the Constitutionalists. Mrs. L. R. Whitener Passes to Rest Mrs. L. R. Whitener, a wo man of most estimable character and a promlne.it church and ' social worker, died at her home in this city February 25, aged 67 1 years and three days, her late husbard having only preceded • her to the great beyond on Jan uary 31. Mrs. Whitener was a daughter of the late Jeremiah Ingold and was the eldest, of a family of eight children. All have died with the exception of Mr. F. B. Ingold and Mrs. C C, Bost of i this city, and Mrs. J. H. Pitts of Catawba. She was well connec ted, descending from some of the oldest and bast families of Guil- ford and related to the Ram sauis, Warlicks and Shufords of 1 Catawba and Lincoln counties. On November 23, 1871, she was married to Mr. John K Murrilt,! a lawyer of prominence and a \ leading citizen of Hickory. To | this union was born one son, Dr. Paul Ingold Murritl, who now re sides in New York City. Mr. Murrill died December 1, 1891, ard on June 22. 1897, she was again married to Mr. L R White ner, who only recently passed away. Mrs. Whitener was possessed f a strong mind and at the age of fifteen had passed the exami nation for teachers in the public school and began teaching. She was educated at Catiwba College at Newton. She was a member of the Re formed church and was a promi nent church worker. Being a woman of culture and exalted christian character she was slso prominent in social and literary circles of the city, from all of which she will be sadly missed. The funtral services were held Friday afternoon from the Re formed church, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. L Murphy, after which the remains were tenderly laid to rest in Oakwood ceme tery. The floral offering of friends were magnificent, and the large attendance bespoke the high esteem in which she was held. The bereaved sisters, brother and son have the deepest » sympathy of the entire city. ) — 1 ——- : Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. J.H. Wannemacher, Paster Sunday Scnool, 9:45 a. m Morning Service, 11 a. m. Evening Service, 7:30 p. m. i Morning Theme:' 'Food for the 1 Soul." „ , A . " Evening Theme; For.or Against I Christ" t . _ Observe the change of time of the evening service. Come and worship at our church. . The public is cordially invited. ! Hello, Mex.! How many pres idents have Abdicated today? HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915 How and When to Read Your Bible When in sorrow, rea 1 John 14. When men fail v u, read Psaln •27. When you have sinned, read Psalm 51. When you wony, read Matthew 6: 19-34. Hefcre church service, read Psalm 84. When vou are in danger, read Psalm 91. When you have the blues, read Psalm 34. When God seens far away, read Psalm 139. WY en you are discouraged, read Isaiah 40. If you want to be fruitful, read John 15. When doubts come upon you, try John 7:17. When j 7 ou are Icrely or fearful, read Psalm 23. When you forget yjar bltss inzs, read Psalm 1(3. For Jesus' idea oi a C: rift iar, read Matthew 5. For James' idea of religion, read James 1: 19 17. When your faith needs stirring, re3d Hebrew 11. When you feel down and out, read Romans 8: 3'-39. When you v a t courage for your task, read Jcshua 1. Wften the word seems bigger than God, read Fsalm 90. When you war trest and peace, read Matthew 1]: 25-30. When you war t Christian as surance, read R mans 8: 1-30. For Paul's seciet of happiness, read Collosians c: 12-17. When you e home for labor or travel, read Fsalm 121. When you gr» w bitter or criti cal. read 1 Corlrth a s 13, When your prayers grow nar row or selfish, i€ad Psalm 67, For Paul's idta of Christianity, read 2 Corinthians 5: 15-19. For Paui's rides on how to get along with mer, read Romans 12. When you th nk of investments and returns, re* d Mark 10:17-31. For a great invitation and a great opportur ity, read Isaiah 55. For Jesus' i ea of prayer, read Luke 11: 1-13, Matthew 6; 5-15. For the pr phet's picture of worship that counts, read Isaiah 58: 1-12. For the prophet's idea of reli gior, read Isaiah 1; 10-18, Micah 6: 6-8. Why ro': follow Psalm 119: 11, and hide some of these in your me mory ? —S 2 lected. Proper Treatment for Billiousness Foi a long time Miss Lula Skelton, Churchville, N. Y., wa3 billious and had sick headache and dizzy spells. Chamberlain's Tablets were the only thing that gave h*r permanent relief. For sale by Menzies Drug Co., and Lutz's Drug Store. —adv. Don't si out for war until you are ready to go you.-self, Across the Atlantic ...to Africa... Being a Xarration of Incidents and Descriptions of Places Visited by a Hickory Boy and His Wife on Their Way to Mission Work at Luebo, Congo, Beige, Africa. By AUBURN H. SETZER Thursday, January 1, 1914. This morning a small party of missionaries went two miles be low the town of Leopoldville where are the real cataracts of the mighty Congo as it narrows from the broad Stanley Pool in to a gorge a mile or two wide and where these brown waters have been known to have dash ed two steamboats to pieces against the rocks. Jan. B.—Got our trunks pack ed once again preparatory to our leaving on the little company iteamer Saturday for up-river. Jan. 9.—We are on the steam boat "Madelaine" of the Com pagnie du Kasai—a big rubber ina ivory trading concern opera ting along the Kasai river. We came on board tonight, for the boat leaves before sunrise to morrow. Jan, 10 Left Kinshasa early this morning. Very Boon we were running along one of the large sandbank islands of Stan ley Pool. Many birds, large and small, were on these islands. Within several hours we had left the Pool behind and were in the river which has he rtj a width of perhaps one and a hipf or two miles and is very swift and al most bottomless. The banks are very steep with a fringe of trees along the watjr but the hills are covered with grass and hardly inytrees. We have seen many beautiful sights today. The boat is small and old ana dirty. It •as "accommodations'* for only six passengers. The fare is very ccarse and poorly ccofced but we have already learned how to put up with some thingp. ll,—Sunday, but it hasn't semed at all tike Sunday, for vps htve been going ah day. Last night at about eight o'chck we ran alongside the bank and a native jumped into the wLter and swam ashore with a ror e which he tied to a tree and mtde fast the boat for the night. Pissed Kwamouth at noon to dhy. Kwamouth is where the K sai empties into the. Congo ri er. We are now in the Kasai wi ich at this place is very nar row. The current is very swift and at times it seems as if we are not moving forward at all. ,'an. 12.—Three passengers left us at Mushie, bound for Lac Leopold Deux,—a large lake some distance to the north of us. We saw a crocodile and twenty five or thirty hippopotamus to day, and at the place where we ' spent the night we!could hear the grunting of the hippos all through the night. Jan. 13.—We arrived at Dima today. This is where we were to meet the "Lapsley," but as it is not yet here we shall have to use some more of our patience and wait for it to appear. Dima is the chief place of the Compag nie du Kasai and is very neatly planned and kept. All the build ings are of brick, electrically -1 ghted, and there are many fruit trees here as well as palms, but the n osquitoes all but carry you away, and they would do that — "piece by piece'—if you ait still for a while. Jan. 15.—Suspect I hadn't bet ter say much about our stay here, but I wish the 'Lapsley" would arrive, or at least that we might know when to look for her. To day we had some meat which someone said was hippc—it was very good. Jan. 16 —Still waiting at Dima. When we get home I don't think we shall ever again grumble about waiting on delayed trains for they are nothing aa compared to this. We met a representative of Harper's magazine. Jan. 18.— A boat coming down river brought us news that the "Lapsley" was up river only a short distance spending Sun day and would be down to U3 in a day or so. It certainly was cheering news. Jan. 20.—The "Lapsley" act ually arrived this morning about eleven o'clcck. Imagii e how glad we are to know that when we get eff this boat in about ten days we would be at Leubo. The | "Lapsley" took on a cargo of salt and cloth and will start early i tomorrow morning. Jan. 21.—A storm came up this morning and prevented the leaving of the 1 'Lapsley \ How ever, it had passed away and we were able to leave at one-thirty p. m. We stopped at six o'clock l for the pight and as soon as we had stopped 35 woodcutters jumped ashore and began cut ting wood- -?ach three men cut ting a pile of wood four feet feet wide and four feet high. They work until about nine or ten o'clock in abso'ute darkness and bring it alongside the boat to begin loading it on the boat next morning at four o'clock. Jan. 22.—'The "Lapsley" is a palace compared with the old "Madelaine", which we have just left. The Mission should be proud to own such a boat. It is one of the fastest, if not the fast est, boats on the river, or even in all Congo. We saw plenty of hippopotamus tpday ai d also a herd of buffalo. The African buffalo 13 really nothirg but a wild cow, but in close quarters can be very dangerou:-. Jan. 23.—We aie now studying the B&luba language, which is the language of the people round about Luebo. It is very different from all other languages but aft er a while it will perhaps not be so very d:fficult. It is vei y musi cal. This evening when we had stopped I tried fishing and caught six or seven small fish and one pretty large one which we shall have for breakfast to morrow. Jan. 24, Saturday.---We stop ped here about five o'clock and will stay at this place until Mon day morning. There is a small clearing here on the river bank. Evidently some native village has stood here. Tall grass now fi Is the clearing and the natives have fired it in order to give light to help in their woodcutting in the surrounding forest. Jan. 25.- This morning there was a native service in a beauti ful oper.-air chapel. The aen had cleared the undergrowth and left a clearing surrounded by foliage which made an ideal.cocl chapel, A native p; cached. Aft er the service all t. e natives shook bands with us. Jan. 27.-- We passed Basongo, a post of the State- -'.oday and saw some natives carvii g a hippo which Ihev had killed. Basonsro :s at the mouth of the Sank urn river where it fl >ws into the Kasoi. These are Loth large rivers. We continue on up the Kasai and leave the Sankurn to the left. Jan, 28.--Only two more days ard we shall arrive at Luebo where our long journey will be ended! The country is getting more mountainous hire and, con sequently, more beautiful. It re minds me of our bet ut : ful North Carolina country abound Asha ville. We have seen monkeys in the tops of trees jumping long distances from limb to limb ar.d tree to tree. Jan. 29.—We are very much excited over the fact that to morrow about 10 o'clock we shall reach Luebo. We are now in the 1 Lulna river, a small tributary of the Kasai, and Mr. Scttt, our missionary captain, tells us that we are only about 30 miles from Luebo. Well, we are ready a.idj willine to end this joumejing. Jan. 30. Friday—Th ; s morn- i ing everybody was preparing for the arrival and you mey believe there was some excitement in > our breasti as we counted the minutes before we would reach our goal and shake hands with those whom we knew would be down at the river bank to wel come us. About nine-thirty the "Lapsley'' gave the Krg whistle it always does when nearing Luebo and we knew that those with whom we were lo labor at Laebo were listening to the wel come sound of the returning "Lapsley" and that thay would hasten to the beach to meet us. We went for another fifteen minutes and rounding a bend of the river we saw in the distance the houses of the traders and state officials, with a large crowd of people on one side gathered where we were to land, but we (did not see any of the mission buildings. We were told they were up that hill on the left bank. Up that hill? Why, thu H a mighty long and steep hiil. Yes, it is about 300 feet highei than the river. The boat drew nearer and we were able to dis tinguish the missionaries from the crowd of natives by the white clothing of the missionaries. They are waving to us! What, a tre mendous shout from the crov d ashore. Now we pre able to dis tinguish faces and Mr. Scott points out to us each of the mis sionaries As soon as we drew close enough greetings were ex changed and soon the boat was beached and in another minute we we e shaking hands with alij of the missionaries who had come | dowr, We tarried on boat lotin enough to exchange news then went ashorr, were put into ham mocks carried by two strong men to each hammock, and. away we > went up the hill with a crowd of Democrat and Press Consolidated 1905 Colonel Writes Interesting Letter Hickory, R 1, Feb. 2D.—-There seems to be no important news in this neck of the wood?. All are attending to their farm work and are making every edge cut dur ing these beatiful days. The health in this section seems to be fairly good. Whiskey raised a hallaboo at the Roily church a few nights ago while preaching wa3 going on. The old alcholic demon began to stir and it is reported that a shot went through one of the preachei's ccat tail. The negroe3 followed suit a few nights ago on R. L. Shuford's farm. The old demon, whiskey, was at the head of the fracas and one negro was cut so bad that they had to take him to Dr. Foard's to have the gashes sewed up. We noticed in the columns of The Democrat that our good old brother. Rev. J. H. Shuford, the walking encyclopaedia, has en tered upon new and expansive fields to gather up historical facts and matters. We have come to the conclusion that he has entire ly exhausted the genealogical histories of the old pioneer set tlers and resorted to new and ex pansive fields for operation to srather up historical matter. Then ;n the next issue of the Demc crat he found a new matter of hist ry, how the negroes, Isaac and Dobson had a fight and that Dob came out with a bruised eye. Then he tells about the June Apple tree. The writer ate manv an apple gathered from under that tree. They were good to the taste. We think Jacob Yoder planted the tree and it was his bottom land then. . Next he told about the Golden Apple Tree. Then about the n?gro, Isaac and the Yankee sol diers. Then in the last issue how negroism was introduced in America. We suppose the next he will write about his father's old tauyard, or about the Abel Shuford old mill tnat he had built on Hop Creek and about the many scenes that, transpired on election day ajyi how his fathei cut out a race path from his ! house up to the Hickory road. When he will get through with j this job he will have a whole vol ume of matter. The cit'zens of Jacob's Fork township have put in three lines of telephones to the post offieeat Henry. Mrs. Fanr.y Shuford and daughter, Rosa May, ot Shelby, are on a visit to the old home place to visit their old neighbors and relatives. Col. G. M. Yoder celebrated his 64th wedding anniversary last Thursday. The day he was married was a beautiful, warm lay and so was it on last Thurs day. Enloe Yoder was in Lincoln county last week dividing the John Heavener land. Edgar Yoder is now coi'ed up in his new hou3e. As my old friend 3, Rev. J. H. Shuford, was talking about old faithful Abraham having ser vants we want to ask him how often the word '"slavd" is founo in the Bibl j. COL. yeliing and happy native boys and girls following after us. At the entrance to the station wt mat Mrs. C. L, Crane, (who is a native of Hickory.) who welcomed uj only as a former acquaintance can. We went to their house for dinner and will stay here for a week or so until we can prepare our house for housekeeping. A week later.—We have begun keeping house and Mrs. Setzjr is teaching in the day school while lam in the printing cffhe. We, of course, do not yet know the language, but it is remarkable how you can make yourself un derstood bv signs when you rea!- izi there is no other way. (The End.) Caricr Protests. Ri!ei«h, Feb. 28 —Judge Frank Carttr toi ight issued to the gen eral assemb y, to the committee appointed by the lower house to investigate his tffisial and moral conduct, and to the state at iargr, a passionate protest against d?l»y in proposed in qjiry. To feel strong, have a good appe - ; lite and digcs:icx, sleep soundly and enjjy life, nse Burdock Blood B.tter j the fara'ly system touis. Price $l.OO. - r Five hundred people wert oathing at C »ney island hst week. No I'oubt needeu the bath. EUcttic Bitt« ajipFmtf Tonic. - ad» XXX) ZtOOO SOOCOOOc. 00000 The Democrat Leads § in Ne-vs & Circulation & oooooooooocooopooooB DEATH REMOVES GOOD WOMAN OF HIGHLAND Mrs. F. L. Fry Passes to Rest- Population Steadily Increaring. Highland. Mar. I—On last Saturday morning the gocd peo ple of Highland, were saddered to hear the news of the death of Mrs. Fry, wife of Mr. F. L Fry, who. together with his family, has been living here for more than a y^ar. Pneumonia was the cause of her death and so quickly did it complete its purpose that several of the children, who were Rway from home, could not reach hero until after she had passed awav. The deceased had reached the age of 59 years when death call ed her. and during these years she had carefully and tenderly mothered and reared a family of 14 children, 9 boys and 5 girls, 7of the bovs and 4of the girls are still living. She was a daugh ter of Mo3es Fry. She was a member of St Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod. The body was carried to Friend' ship cemetery in Alexander coun ty, Monday, and was there laid to rest to await thit great day when all nations shall be gather ed together. The funeral service was conducted by her pastor, R*v. M. J. Heinicke, of Hickory. The bereaved family have the sympathy of a host of friends, in this their sad hour. Truly a de voted wife and mother has gone to bs with her maker, where there is no more sickness, nor any more pain. Mrs. Henry I/iel, has been very sick for the past week, with what seems to be a complication of diseases. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hunt, have also been on the sick list for sev eral days. The Shuford Mill Co., are buildinz another small addition to their mill, Mr. Monroe Aired, now has charge of this mill. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Peny Hefner, on Sunday February 21, a fine boy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt, on February 17, a girl. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E j Lai', last week, a boy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Hollar on February 20, a big boy, Born to Mr. and Mrs. Shields Isenhour, last week, their first child. Watch the population of High land grow. Lenoir College in Raleigh, Mr. .Tames Frye of our' ci(y, a member of the senior class of Lenoir College, represented his college in the Intereollegiatp Peccj Ora'crs* Contest he'd in Raleigh, February 19. The fol lowing colleges took part: Trinity, Wake Forest, Lenoir, University North Carolina, A. & M., Guil ford, Elon, Atlantic Christian, and Davidson. First priz*, $75. was won by the reprefentative of Atlantic Christian College, the second prize, $5O. by the reprr *entative of Wake Forest Mr. F.y ranked thi d. A quotation from a telegram: "Lenoir College was represented; Mr. Fry did splendidly". Mr. Fry is a graceful, dignified speaker. The winners seem to iave captured the judges by much action.—many and various jestures. walking the platform, etc.Mr. Fry's »*v»ech on "Th* Great War and World Peace" ippears this week in this paper. Keep Your Bowels Regular. As everyone knows, the towels are the sewerage system of the body, and it is of the greatest importance that they move at least once each da/. If your bowels become constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Cough Tab- ' lets just after supper and they will cor rect the disorder. For sale by I.utz's Drug Store and Menxies Drug Co. Some fellows are always en thusiastic when they talk about themselves. When baby suffer* with or Tome .itching skin trouble, use Doau's Qintmf.nt. A little of it goes a lontj vay and it is safe for children. 50c a b - x at all stores. When ycu have anything to bty ' r sell adv;rt'»e in The D.-mociat. Ah! The Invigorating Whiff of the Pine Forest! How it clears th> thntt and head of its muc us ailments. It is this spirit of Newness and Vigor frjea the health giving Piney Forests brought back by | Hr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. Antiseptic a d healing,' Buy a bottle to-day. All Prujtfsts, 2Sc,~adv»
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