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QOOOOOOOO DOOOOOOCOOUOO \ Quality Job Printing § 8 at Reasonable Prices X gooooooooooooooocooooo i-cr\BLISHED 1899 DEMOCRAT AND PRESS CONSOLIDATED I9W CRERRERY ROUTES ARE ESTABLISHED IN BURKE As Consequence Prices Jump- Proposed Railroad Seems to Have Died. Morpanton, Aug. 4. ---The Ca tawba Creamery has established routes throughout Burke County and daily trips will be made for the collection of cream, butter and eggs. This of course, will be a great boon to the farmers, but the shortage of butter and eggs on the local market is keen ly felt and most of the farmers who have supplied families reg nlarly for years have notified their customers that all their product will be sold to the Ca tawba company. Local prices have jumped about one-third. The railroad proposition which created such a furor si few months ago and led to an elec tion and voting of bonds seems to have died a natural death and j3 seldom mentioned; in fact, any one desiring information would seek in vain, as it is not to be had and the local papers have not been a-ble to scrape up any light on the subject. It died so quietly and easily that no one knows how, nor when, and only the stakes along the survey serve as a reminder of what would have been a great thing for Burke if accomplished. J. D. Pitts of Glen Alpine again took the lead among Burke farmers in wheat producing, raising nearly 2,000 bushels. He I>d in both wheat and corn pro duction last year and will likely lead in both again this year. This seems more remarkable when it is known that, farming is merely a sideline with him, while the lumber business is his real line and his farming is mere /v to keep bis great number of teams and men busy when not needed around bis mills and plants. He works more men and teams than any man, firm or corporation in the county. Attractive Mountain Excursion Tuesday, August 10, 1915. Southern Railway will operate special train consisting of both day coaches and Pullman cars from Charlotte to Ashe ville, via Salisbury Tuesday, August 10, making exceptionally low round trip fares as shown below: Charlotte $3.50 Lexington. 3.50 China Grove 3.00 Winston-Salem 3.50 Concord 3.25 Morganton 1.50 Mocksville 3.00 Salisbury 3.00 Thomasville 3.50 M cores ville 2.75 Greensboro 4.25 Reidsville 4.75 Hickory 1.75 Taylorsville 2.75 Stalesville 2.50 Albemarle 3.50 Kannapolis 3.25 Newton 2.00 Asheboro... 3.50 Conover 2.00 Fares from all other points on same basis. Fares from all points to Black Moun tain 50 cents less than fares as shown to Asheville. Exceptional opportunity to spend a peasant vacation in Asheville and sur rounding mountains. Now is the time to enjoy a stay at Black Mountain and at tend the meetings at Montreat. Special train will leave Charlotte 8:30 a. m., Salisbury 10:20 a. m., nrrive Black Mountain about 2:45 p. m., and Ashe ville 3:50 p. m. Returning tickets will be good on all regular trains leaving Asheville and !>laek Mountain up to and including Fri day, August 13th, except will not be good on main line trains-37 and 38. Passengers from points not covered by special train will use regular trains to Salisbury, Barber, Statesville and other junction points connecting with the special train. . For further information apply nearest ticket agent or write, R. H. DeBUTTS, D. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. Is Sickness a Sin? If Got, it's wicked to neglect illness and means of relief. It's wicked to en dure Liver Ills, Headache, Indigestion, Constipaton, when one dose of Po-Do- Lax gives reief. Po-Do-Lax is Podo phhllin (May Apple) without the gripe. It arouses the Liver, increases the flow of bille —Nature's antiseptic in the Bowels. Your Constipation and oth er ills disappear over night Po-Do-Lax has helped Nature to remove the'eause. Get a bottle from your druggist to-day. Cet rid of your Constipation overnight, THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT This,&r -ton Crop 4,000,000 Bales Under Last This year's cotton crop will ap proximate 11,970,037 equivalent 500-pound bales, compared with 16.134,930 bales for last year, ac cording to estimates unofficially calculated and based on crop con ditions reports and official figures on acreage and normal yield. Whether the yield this year is North Exceeds Record in Use s of Dixie Cotton Northern cotton mills during the season just ended took more cotton from the south than ever before in history. Official sta tistics given to the trade put northern takings at 2,883,208 bales, compared with 2,561,570 last season and 2,485,574 two years aero. Exports for the season made a more favorable showing than ex pected, year-end returns raising them to 8,541,908 bales. Predictions from some of the largest local exporters a year ago, when cotton trading was suspended, were that the total outward movement of the crop could not exceed 1,000,000 bales owing to the demoaalization caused by war. The average gross weight of bales from last year's crop was 515.27 pounds. In the preceding crop the grown weight was 514.34 pounds while bales in the crop before that weighed 517.99 pounds. Some Don'ts. (Contributed.) ' Don't claim to be a member of a Church or Sunday School, and then, because it is hot weather or something else not half as bad, you fail to be present at the services. You are needed. Don't fail to contribute your services as well as your money, to the Church and Sunday School. It takes both. Don't trade with a merchant who doesn't give you a square deal for your money. He is a cheat. Don't trade with a merchant who tries to make you think that it is he, and not you, that knows what you want. He's after your money. Don't trade with a merchant who is net courteous. He doesn't deserve your trade. Keep your eye on the man who drives an automobile, wagon, buggy, motorcycle or bicycle, who doesn't turn to the right when you meet him and divide the road with you; for such peo ple think the roads belong to them and they aim to have it. They take that which doesn't be long to them. Don't patronize a Moving Pic ture Show, that doesn't adver tise the subjects, the number of reels to show and the price of ad mission. They think they will get you anyhow. Don't give man the credit for growing the great crops this year, when you know he has only contributed his part. God gives the season and man the wisdom and strength. Thank God for the season and your health and ! wisdom. Don't use slighting remarks about people, for they may hear of it, and brand you. Don't tell a man, that he is ca pable of learning more in hot weather than when it is cold. It isn't, so. Don't use profane language. It lowers your influence with men, and causes you to become a crim inal, and in the end the devil will get you. .tie Quinlno That Doas Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVK BROMO QuININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for U»t signature of B. W, GROVE. He, greater or less than the estimate depends on growing condition from now until picking time. The condition of the growing crop on July 25 was 75 3 per cer.t of normal, the department of agriculture announced. The con dition by states follows: Virgin ia 79; North Carolina, 78; South Carolina, 72. Tlrst 3Zletl)o6lst £l)urcl) ~pl)ilatl)ea 3totes We were glad to welcome two new members to our class last Sunday, They were Misses Geor gia Johnson and Olivia Short. We also had five visitors. The class received two post cards from absent ones last week, and both of th« girls ex pressed the wish to be with us next Sunday. We are sorry indeed to report that two of our members, Mrs. Shoemaker ana Miss Annie Downum are quite sick. We sin cerely wish for each a speedy re covery. Miss Jo Moore left for Coving ton, Ky., last week to be gone about two months. We certain ly will miss her, she being our Flower Captain. Miss Marjorie Whitener is in Culpepper, Va., and will also visit Philadelphia and Atlantic City while away. Miss Rachel Pugh is in Reids ville, where she will stay until school begins. Miss Ethel Frazier leaves this week for points North where she will be gone some time. Miss Enroll Bolch left Thurs day to visit her brother ih Marsh "vltle. Miss Alice Witherspoon re turned home last Monday from her vacation, which she spent at 'Jastonia and Lincolnton. We miss all of our girls that are visiting end hope to have them with us soon. Monday night, July 26, the Baracas and Philatheas held their regular business and social meeting at the Church. The Junior Philatheas were also pres ent as guests of honor. The Philatheas had the largest at tendance in their history and one marked feature of the business session was the fact that every officer was present with a writ ten report of the work done du ring the month. The following will give you an iiea of what we are doing: The Guest Registrar reported 26 visitors during July—l6l, this year. Our Flower Captain has furnished 31 boquets for class rooms and Church. The Social Committee had planned two social meetings, invited seven to join our class and appointed six Glad Hand Committees. The Charity Committee had made ten calls on the sick, carried nine bouquets of flowers and one bas ket of fruit to them and made five visits to the aged of our com munity. The Secretary reported no net loss in membership du ring this hot weather, with an average attendance of 45. The Reporter has contributed six ar ticles in the local paper and Ba r raca-Philathea Herald. The Mem bership Committee reported quite a number of prospective mem bers and calls made on absent ees, and our Treasurer delighted us with the news that we have a little surplus in the Treasury. Our Librarian says we should read more of our good books and lam sure some who have taken advantage of this pleasure will do so. Our Secret Service Com mittee meets regularly every two weeks and has very interesting and helpful services. After the business sessions of both classes, they assembled in the main'auditorium where a short literary and musical pro gram was rendered alter which HICKORY, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1915 TEUTONS CLAIM TO HOLD Estimated They Have Captured 8,000 Guns and 3,000 Machine Guns. The German war ministry fur nishes in connnection with the first anniversary of the war in teresting figures relating to the successes of the Central powers, says the Overseas News Agency. The statement follows: Germany and Austria-Hungary occupy 29,000 square kilometers in Belgium, 21,000 in France, 130,000 in Russia, and 10,000 in French Alsace. "Prisoners of war taken in Galicia now in German camps and in hospitals or employed as workers, total 938,869; men cap tured in the campaign last week and on their way to camp num ber 121,000; prisoners in Austria- Hungary 636,543, making a grand total of 1,695,412. "Prisoners taken in Russia and now in Germany total 5,600 offi cers and 720,000 non-commission officers and privates; in Austria 3,190 officers and 610,000 non commissioned officers anb pri vates; total 8,790 officers and 1,- 330,000 men. German collecting stations re ceived up to the middle of JOB* 5,843 captured field guns and 1,- 556 machine guns. Many field pieces were not delivered to these stations but were kept with the troops and are being used against their former owners. While exact figures are not available it is es timated that nearly 8,000 guns and 3,000 machine guns have been captured. West Hickory Items. Weet Hickory, -Aug. 4.—The Ivey Mill Company is having all the dwelling houses belonging to the company repainted. When the work is completed it will add greatly to the appearance of the town. Messrs. John Setzer and Alvin Seitz have the contract to do the painting. Miss Sarah Abee of Drexel. was here Saturday and Sunday visiting her cousin, Miss Katie Abee, Mr. W. C, Laney of Yorkville, S. C., was here several days last week visiting Mr. Make McKen zie. Miss Mary Bolick gave a birth day party Saturday evening. Several of her little girl friends were present and all enjoyed a pleasant time. Mi. and Mrs. J.W. Byers have returned from Rhodhiss. We give them a hearty welcome. Miss Katie Milton is visiting friends at Marion this week. Mr. E.W. Humphries is spend ing this week with relatives at Gaffney, S. C. Misses Gertie and Lula Wink ler gave a party Monday night in honor of their guest, Miss Mary Lutz of Valmead. Mrs. Fred Fry of Charlotte, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Drum. Miss Katie McNeely of Drexel, was here Saturday and Sunday visiting her cousin. Misses Min nie and Carrie Berry. Mrs. M. J. Lackey and son, Frank, spent several days last week with relatives at Morgan ton. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Elmore of Granite Falls, were here Sat urday and Sunday visiting their daughter, Mrs. Fred Locke. Miss Minnie Berry and Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Baker spent Sun day at Blowing Kock. Mr. Bill Sparks of Morganton, and Miss Maime Hudson of Con nelly Springs were here the past week visiting the family of Mr. P. Berry. cream and cake was served by several of the girls and boys and all enjoyed a delightful social hour. About eighty were pres ent and we are hoping to have at least ope hundred next month. 3,000, 0N PRISONERS Resolution Denouncing U. S. Gov't Considered San Francisco. Aug. 2. —Hope that had been expressed by many of the delegates to the German- American alliance which conven ed today that the convention would take no formal declaration of attitude toward the American controversy with Germany was diminished today, it was said, as a result of an attack on the ♦ + * LOC 4.L AND PERSONAL. + * ♦ Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Willard, a fine son. P. A. Setzer and O. G. Wolfe are spending some time on Wil son creek fishing. Mrs. G. C. Yoder returned home Monday from an extended visit to her parents in Wilming ton. Miss Bertha Cooper of States ville, is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. P. A. Setzer, at their home at 916-Tenth Avenue. Mr. Belton C. Shu ford, who had his leg broken some time ago and who has been at the Richard Baker Hospital since, was taken home Tuesday. We are glad to say he is getting on fine and will soon be able to be at hi 3 post of duty. "The Golden Coin of Kindness." Sometimes, when the wheels of life are not running very smoothly, and the weather is as hot as blazes, and you have the blue-devils or the brown mi crobes, and life is juct one con founded thing after another, and you are beginning to feel flabby and ugiy and all run-down-at-the heel, and begin, to wonder if working twelve or fburteen hours a day for that elusive thing call ed success, is what it's cracked up to be, did you ever meet a man who slapped vou on the back and said: "Old Sport! That last Diece of work of yours was all to the good!" Or did you, just at this time of spiritual de generation, pick up your phone to answer a call, and have some one say: "I want to thank you for those good words of yours— or that deed of yours—or that* letter of yours—it has helped me!" When you leave that friend, or put down that phone, or maybe read a few words in a letter from an unexpected source, which says: '*Your efforts are count ing and I want to thank you"— it does not make any difference who you are, what your vocation in life may be, the spiritual sloth slips from your shoulders like a garment, and it matters not how hot it may be, or how hard the day's task, something seems to have lifted, life looks brighter, the task seems more worth while and easier, and there comes a new zest in the business of liv ing. It is not because the work is really any easier than it was be fore, or that the hours are any shorter or the results any more worth while but something with in that had slackened, braces and becomes resilient again, and re sponds to the urge of life, from within and without. It may be childish, it may be a by-product of weakness, or it may be the tacit acknowledge ment of a soul's need of the ton ic of appreciation. But what ever it is, we are all alike in this —that the kindly wor.d, the cor dial message, the friendly hand clasp, are real helps on the way - -stimulating us to further and better effort. There is nothing more dis gusting than fulsome flattery. There is nothing that is better tonic for the soul than the word of appreciation in season. We all like it. It is no use to pretend that we do not, and when it can help so much to make living pleasanter and eas ier and finer, it is a wonder that American government made in the address of the president, Dr. C. J. Hexamer.of Philadelphia. Delegates favoring a strong stand by the convention asserted that Dr. Hexamer's denounction of the United States government for permitting the shipment of war supplies to the allies would pave the way to a resolution to the same affect. Opening of the Graded Schools Thursday, September 2, 1915, is the date fixed for the opening of the graded schools of Hickory. On Thursday pupils will be en rolled, new pupils assigned to their grades, and book lists given out. On Friday lessons in the different subjects will be assign ed and everything made ready for the regular schedule of work. Pupils who have tests or exami nations to stand for classification or promotion will do so on these two days. The school regulations require that all children shall present a certificate of vaccina tion before they can be admitted to the schools. An Appeal. To the Editors: At the Reunion of Veterans at Newton August 12, I wish to call the attention of every true Con federate male or female, to Prof. G. W. Hahn's book. It is our duty to see that this book is placed in every home in Cataw ba County. Under the circum stances, the book is a marvel. We, the people of Catawba Coun ty, are to blame for the defects; for we should have assisted Prof. Hahn in securing the data need ed for such a book. Now come forward and purchase a book, and help to cancel the debt. MILES 0. SHERRILL, Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 3,1915. Board of Education Meets. The County Board of Educa tion was in special session yes terday. The West Hickory dis trict school house will be en larged by adding two rooms. The Clonninger District will have an addition. A new house will be built at Rocky Springs District. A new house in district No. 8 that recently voted a special tax —Catawba County News. Ford Cars Reduced. We are expecting to see more Ford cars in the future than ever before as the price has been reduced so that almost every one can buy a Ford. The price of the Ford runabout is now $390,00; Ford touring car, $440.00; Ford town car, $640.00. Mr. G. S. Watson will be glad to show you the cor if you will call at the Hickory Garage Co. Be sure to see his ad in this issue of the Democrat. County Receipts for Jul.. During Julv Clerk of Court, of J. T. Setzsr collected $143.90, and Register of Deeds, Eugene Sigmon $207.04. County Court figures show $34.80 county costs; $9 10 town costs; $12.00 solici tor's fees and $17.50 fines. Civil costs were $9.25 —total $82.65. Deeds Filed for Record. The following deed was filed with the Registrar of Deeds last week: S, D. Campbell to Hutton & Bourbonnais. for $4,100, about 21 acies in Longview. Dr. R. L. Fritz at Holy Trinity. Dr. R. L. Fritz, president of Lenoir College, preach at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday, August 8, at 11 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all. we do not oftener use the "gold en coin of kindness," in our daily business of living,—Pen sacola Journal. OOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOcOOOOg § The Democrat Leads § § in News & Circulation 8 oooooooocooooooocooooo New Series Vol. I, No. 22 CAPITAL OF POLAND STILL HOLDING OUT Germans and Austrians Make Further Advances Along £astern Bank of Vistula. Great Britain's reply to the American notes concerning the detention of neutral commerce and declining to ba bound by British orders in council have been made public. With regard to neutral commerce Great Brit ✓ > ain refuses to accept the conten tions of the United States and justifies the British orders in council as being wholly within international law. Great Britain, it is declared, will continue to apply the orders in council, out with every effort to avoid embarrassment to neu trals. It is denied that international law is violated by the blockading of neutral ports to cut off an enemy's commerce with foreign countries and Great Britain de clines to allow the free passage of goods originating in Germany and territory under German con trol. Although the Germans and Austrians along the great battle front in Poland are declared by Berlin to be continuing their maneuvers having in view the envelopment of Warsaw, the governor-general of the Polish capital was at his post as recent- Ily as Sunday last and military circles there were of the belief that if the Russian line held a week longer the city would never be evacuated. Further advances for the Gar mans and Austrians along the westernibank of the Vistula in the Ivangorod and Nowko Alexandria section and the Chelm Lubin re gion to the southeast are record ed at Berlin, A large number of prisoners and numerous cannon have been taken by the Teutons. In France and Belgium there have been severe infantry at tacks, hand grenade fighting and sapping operations. Berlin as serts that in the Argonne, French trenches were captured and in the Champagne the borders of craters caused by mine explo sions were occupied by the Ger mans. Paris asserts that the mine explosions did no damage to the French trenches. : ' Bad weather is hindering oper ations on the Austro-Italian fronts. Unofficial Italian advices are to the effect that the Italians continue to make progress near Rovereto, in the Arsa valley and on the Carso plateau. In the Carso region it is assert ed that an Austrian regiment i was wiped out in an at ; tempt to retake captured posi i tions from the Italian?. In the fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula the Australian and s New Zealand troops, according i to General lan Hamilton, attack ( and captured a network of Turk ish trenches which gaye them the crest of a hill which mater ially improves the the allied posi ■ tion in this sector of the line. On the other hand the Turks ' report that an allied attack near t Ari Brunu was put down with ; heavy casualties. I Your Cough Can be Stopped Taking care to avoid draughts, expo sure, sudden changes, and taking a treatment of Dr. Kings New Discovery, \ will positively relieve, and in time wilt £ surely rid you of your Cough. The first dose soothes the irritation, checks the Cough, which stops in a short time. 1 Dr. King's New Discovery has been t used successfully for 40 years and is guaranteed to cure you. Money back if it fails, get a bottle from your Drug gist; it costs only a little and will help you so much. t A Military Ball. "Did you ever go to a military ■ ball?" asked a lisping maid of an * army veteran. "No, my dear." growled the old soldier. "In those days I once ~ had a military ball come to me. . (ami what do you think? It took my leg off.*'
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