Established 1899

SHORT LOCAL ITEMS OFTHE TOWN AND COUNTY

Mr. Walker Lyerly made a busi-ness trip to Charlotte last week.

Miss Gertrude Hall, of Lenoir,was a visitor in Hickory Satur-day.

Mr. R. M. Knox spent severaldays in Salisbury this week onbusiness.

Prof. A. P. Whisnant, ofNewton, was in the city Satur-day.

Miss May Sigmon of the coun-try has entered Claremont Col-lege as a student.

Mr. J. H. Hatcher has accept-ed a position with the HickoryRealty and Insurance Co.

Mr. G. E. Cook, of Mortimer,spent some in the city on a visitto his brother Rev. W. N. Cook.

Mr. E. Bryan Jones spent Sat-urday and Sunday at home afteran extended trip through Vir-ginia.

The Ministers' Association ofthe city will meet Monday. March2, at 10 a. m., in the ReformedChurch.

We are glad to see Mr. E. L.Flowers able to be out. He hasbeen confined to his home withlagrippe.

Mr. Arthur Huffman, willgive his graduating recital in ex-pression at Lenoir College' Mo-nday evening, March 2.

The City Manager informs usthat he has a report from theState Chemist, stating that thewater from the new well is pure.

Miss Minta Abernethv has re-turned home after spendingsome time with her sister, Mrs.R. N. Peacock, in Jacksonville,Fia.

The birthday of George Wash-ington fell on Sunday this yearand Monday was observed by thepostoffice as a legal holiday in-stead.

Mr. M. M. Bost of Morgantonattended the entertainment giv-en at Claremont College Mondaynight, spending the night withhis brother Mr. C. C. Bost.

"Biblical Aristocracy," willbe the subject of the morningdiscourse at the Reformed churchnext Sunday morning. The pas-tor will conduct the regularevening service with afternoonservices at Brookford.

Forest City Free Press: Mr.Russell Hyder of Hickory hasaccepted the position of engineerat the city's light and water-works plant, Mr, Hvder takesthe place of Mr. Ural Bennick,who resigned the early part ofthe week.

Messrs. L. E. Zerden andSamuel Scherr, of this city, willopen a general line of merchan-dise in the M. B, Starnes build-ing at Granite Fall 3 on March 7.Mr. Scherr will locate at GraiyteFails and will have managementof the store. He has been withMr. Zerden here for about twoyears, and is well known to manypeople around Granite.

In spite of the very inclement,weather Monday night a veryappreciative audience assembledatClaremont College to witnessthe play, "The New President,"given by the young ladies. Theyoung ladies made a hit in thisplay. The first part of the pro-gram was musical and this partof the evening was greatly en-joyed and special mention shouldbe made of the singing by Mrs.Nelson and Miss DeGrange^

At St. Andrew's EvangelicalLutheran church, East Hickory,the Sacrament of the Lord'sSapper will be administered atthe morning service. The Len-ten season will be observed withspecial services each Wednesdayat 7p. m. The barrels whichhave been distributed throughthe congregation for special ofrferings will be turned in at theSunday morning service. TheWoman's Missionary Society willhold their week of Prayer ser-vices, the second week in March8-15 at 7 p. m.

Methodist Minister Recom-mends Chamberlain's Cough

Remedy.

Rev. James A. Lewis. Milaca, Minn:,writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedyhas been a needed and welcomeguest in our home for. a numberyears, I highly reccommend it to myfellows as being a medicine worthy oftrial in cases of colds, coughs andcroup." Give Chamberlain's CoughRemedy a trial and we are confidentyou will find it very effectual and continue to use it as occasion requires foryears to come, as many others havedone. For sale by Grimes Drug Co.and Moser &Lutz. adv.

SHOOTOG AT KHODBSS,

Careless Haadiag of a Pistol Re*suits Seriously.

Granite Falls. Feb. 22.-Whatcame very near being a seriousshooting affair occured at Rhode-hiss Millyesterday afternoon.

Walter Allen pointed a pistol at Effie Teague and made theremark that he would shoot herand the pistol went off while inthis position, the ball strikingthe young girl m the faoe, rang-ing downward The ball cameout at the neck, striking hershoulder and making the aecondwound, penetrating the arm forseveral inches and coming butagain. A physician was sum-moned at once. He found apainful but not serious wound.

Allen was arrested and' at apreliminary hearing he sworethat the scooting was purely ac-cidental although he did pointthe pistol at the girl and makethe remark. He was boundover to the next term of courtand in default of bond he wastaken to Lenoir where he wasplaced in jail.

Effie Teague is a daughter ofJohn Teague and Allen was aboarder in the home.

Greenville Chosen for the Encamp-ment.

Division Passenger AgentJames H. Wood, of the SouthernRailway company, yesterday re-ceived official information to theeffect that Greenville, S. C.,nasbeen chosen-Iforthe aumo*ermaneuvers of the Ninth divisionof the National guard, which in-cludes the militia in Nprth asdSouth Carolina, Georgia andFlorida, the Seventeenth infan-try and Eleventh cavalry. Ashe-ville made a strong bid for themaneuvers although it was wellknown that Greenville wasworking for the encampmentand had the advantage of Ashe-ville by reeaoaof i ilfl'asituation. Asheville is consider-ed too far north Tor thement and while residents of thiscity who were behind* fcbacaiove-men tlooking to the bringing ofthe soldiers here realized thatthey were working* under e <handicap, they erefreliot daunted.?Asheville Citizen. -

Investigating.

Washington, Feb. 21.?Secre-tary Bryan has ordered afarreaching investigation of thekilling of William S. Benton, theBritish subject at Juarez. Heannounced today that, until allfacts in the case had been gath-ered from all available sources,no opinion would be expressedby the state department Allinformation received wffl betransmitted to the British gov-ernment.

Explanations made by generalVilla to Thomas D. Edwards andGeorge C. Carothers, the Amer-icon consular representatives atJuarez, together with the court-martial record, are to be supple-mented by further information.Instructions, went forth toAmerican Consul Letcher atChihuahur to get additional de-tails from Villa, and it is under-stood that inquiry through inde-pendent sources will be carriedor at Juarez. Mr. Carothers is

consular agent at Torreon, tem-porarily assisting Mr. Edwards,

Stork Tries to Aid But Gets tooBusy.

Waupun, Wis., Feb, 20.?Sixyeas ago the Loomane LumberCompany promised John Howardan employee, that with every ar-rival of the stork his pay wouidbe increased. Howard had justmarried. -

, \u25a0At the end of a year the first

baby arrived. When he saw theboost in the figure on Howard'spay check, President I. F. Ross-man of the lumber companysmiled.

vit is a worthy deed," he said

as he signed the check. %l tThe next year twins arrived

and the following year broughttwo more babies. At the end ofthe fourth year President Ross-man smiled only faintly as hesigned the pay check and at t&Pend of the fifth year he smilednot a whit.

Encouraged by its more en-thusiastic reception each tim- ftarrived, the stork on Wedne4daybrought triplets. Then the employer applied the recall td h&promise. - ? |

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The King of All Laxatives.lor constitution, use Dr. King's

Mew Life Pills. Paul KfatfeaUn, OfBuffalo, N/Y., says they are the "kingof all laxatives. They are a blessingto all my family and I always keep abox and get well again.- Price 25c.At Druggists or by mail.H, E. Buckle* & Co. Philadelphia orSt, Louitt B 1 iMfc

Y, N. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26.1914

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Last Saturday night a well-dressed stranger, giving hfename as C. E. Hill, was arrest-ed here after attempting to getRev. J. D. Harte to cash a checkfor him. fie told Rev. Hartethat he had lost all his. moneygambling in. Salisbury and - wasbroke. Rev. Harte, thinkingthat probably b# was the sameman who-bad been . -working the

the state, refuted to let bimbave the money and notified the

He was promptly arrest-ed.,.*'--:: >.

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Hill at first denied to the of-Wmmkt he had ever been toSalisbury, but when searched atnatcli* box 3 from the YadkinHotel was found on him. Tele-phoning there, they found hehadbeen there andliaui akiPDedout taiviift ant unpaid bill. i?olsHillmade good through his at-torney whom he had employed.

He was flocked up ; Saturdaynight and held until Mondaymorning when he was tried. Ashe had not actually committed acrime here he was acquitted, butin the meantime, messages werereceived from High Point, Bur-lington, Spartanburg and SouthBoston, Va., stating that be waswanted at these places. -

He was held until Mondayevening when, E. A. McGee, of-the. High Point, police, force, capehere and took him to High Pointwhere he will have to answer tothe charge of beating a bill at£hg El wood Hotel. We are al-ifoinformed that other warrantsWH b& issued against hint there.*He registered at the J HotelHuffry in this city under thename of Joseph Richardson, ofj^iehmond 4 Va., , r

The man was well-dressed,wearing a black broad-brimmedhat and a light colored overcoat,

neat wear-game was here as it was blockedbefore he had a chance to work

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Why the Farmer Should Mix his -

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L It will save ypaufrom $5.00to SIO.OO feer toft. ? I *u. :Q

2. You buy the material andJOix ?> them Thereforeyou know just what yßu are get-ting and using on your land.

Z. You are paying for no use-less filler, nor or you payinghigh freight rates on the same.

4. It means better results.You can suit your mixtures toyour soil and crops.

5. Every experiment stationrathe United States urges thepurchasa and home mixing ofthe fertilizer materials used onthe farm.

6. Practically every commer-cial fertilizer manufacturer op-poses this method. You knowthe reason.

7. Do not forget that whenyou turn under elover or cowpeas you are obtaining nitrogenmany times cheaper than youcan buy it now, or ever will beable to do so.

8. Do not forget that whenyou turn under clover or cowpeas in these red clay soils, youare getting some of the potashin them in available form for theuse of your crops.

H. K. Foster.

Senate Ratifies Treaties With EightCountries.

Washington, Feb. 21 ?Gen-eral arbitration treaties ratifiedby the senate today, renewed forfive years 'agreements with GreatBritain, Japan, Italy, Spain,

I Norway;; Sweden, Portugal andI Switzerland, and marked thefirst step in the policy of Presi-dent Wilson to place tne UnitedStates in a more advantageousposition in the world of nations.

U Amendments to < the' ; treatieshaving been rejected Ffrrtfay, de-bate closed within a few minutesafter the senate today went intoexecutive -session and ratifica-tion resolutions were adoptedone after another without a rollcall. Opponents of the treaties

1 "A VISION FOR THE CHURCH"V .n'V.l. i," * j

t A Sermon Preached at the Presbyterian Church tas Sunday Mont-ing by the Pastor, Rev. J.G. Garth

1 [Reported for The Democrat by MissesHatch aad Satterfield.}

: .Text: Phil. 4th Chapter, Ist Verse."Therefore, my brriwrtfe dearly be-loved and longed my joy andcrown, so stand fast ia the Lord, mydearly beloved." *

The Apostle Paul was in prison atRome, and is writing here i letter tothe Church of the Paßftftnans. Iwantyou to note how tciidiliy he speaks tot>iem.3e«i|fe**)id says, "There-fore, my brethren, dearly beloved andlonged for, my joy and crown, so standfast in the Lord, my dearly beloved "

No doubt the Apostle in his loneli-ness in prison felt a very warm, tenderaffection for these people, who had be-come ms children 07 fauth fn Jesu*Christ, boand to him by the ties ofChristian love and Christian faith. Hewrites to them in this tender strain:h'Dearly beloved and longed for, Mydearly beloved." There is hardly aword in the Greek that coold expressa tenderer affection than tie wotd hereinterpreted. Whenever we wish to in-dicate a stronger affection, we alwaysput the word 'Dearly beloved" intooar epistles or into oar conversation toindicate the tenderness and affectionthat we feel. And there is somethingpeculiarly pathetic taihat wotd "Long-ed for." \u25a0* We can almost feel the lone-liness of Paul. Ana' then he empha-sizes the relation wflich he bears tothem and they bear to him by saying

cnma.» My joy, thatis, the cause of my Joy, and my crownthat is those who, as' it were, are awreath around my brow, placed thereby himself and by the Lord Jests, asfiis iridic, as those in whom he tookithe very greatest satisfaction And nowthese words, ray brethren, may bespoken by the Pastor to the Church inour own day, foe the Church is the joyof its Pastor. It fa the object of hiswork and ministry. It absorbs histime, his mind, his love, and he feelsthat there is nothing else in the waddSo deer to him as his Church. It isalso the crown of his preaching; thecrown of his prayer, the crown of hisministry, because of their response to {his work, in the minietiy of preaching

afrf prayer aQd service. The crown

Ufa in their feJMfigfkße with anoth-er; in their tastunoay, given by theirlips, and by their life to the Christ whodied to save them. The crown liesalso in their spiritoil power. It Sesalso in their usefulness in the manyvarices ways In which Christians maybe useful unto their Christ and Saviour.These words are so sweet and yet sotrue. Though 1 must confess a hesit-ancy on my own part, not on yours, tospeak these words as my own: "Mybrethren dearly beloved, my joy andmy crown, etc/' I say that lam un-worthy to speak them, though you arewell worthy that they should be spokento you, and so I feel that there is ameasure of truth in it for me.

I have been with this congregationnow nearly six years, ?the 18th ofJuly wtt! round up the 6 years, ?andin many respects, I feel no hesitancy

! in saying that it has been the very bestpastorate of my career. The Lord hasblessed us, he has blessed us wonderfully. When Icame, I found a splen-did organization. I have added very lit-tle to it, and this morning, it is my pur-pose to present to you something of

| the organization which we have and anI outline of our work.

And so let us now set faith our orgamzed work. Here are our preaching services, where we attempt to pre-sent the gospel of truth. I trust thatGod's Holy Spirit uses the impel

preached here by your minister. Andthere is our Prayer Meeting, the sourceof power in the church where we meet,

as an "old guard'' perhaps, but at any

rate, where we meet in closer com-munion than at any other season. Buthere in this preaching service, and inthese Prayer Meetings, we are attempt-ing, to do the work for which we wereappointed by our Lord Jesus Christ,preaching and teaching the troth tothe people, the dying love of Jesus,our Saviour.

, O,' Ft&fMiserable?

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DEFOiIIED IINISTERSIEET IN TfllS CUT

The Reformed Ministers' As-sociation met with Dr. J. L.Murphy, in this city Monday.This Association includes all theReformed Ministers in Catawbaand Lincoln Counties. lA> fullattendance was had at this meet-ing Monday. Rev. Chas. War-lick. pastor of the Lincoln chargeread a well prepared- papier onthe subject of the "VirginBirth"Rev. W. H. McNairy pastor ofEmmanuel Reformed Church, ofLincolnton, gave a sermon out-line upon the subject of the''Unpardonable Sin" Rev. W, W.Rowe gave a brief review ofWinston Churchill's book, "TheInside of the Cup." These pa-pers were discussed by the mem-bers present Mrs. Murphy en-tertained the entire associationat dinner.

Down on Opium.Pekin, Feb. 21.?Proclamation

announcing the death penaltyfor smokers of opium have beenpromulgated, according to reports from various provinces.Although definite cases of ex-ecutions for this breach of thelaw seldom come to special no-tice, it is reported from WuChan* that a smoker among the

I soldiers of the garrison therewa3 caught indulging in . thehabit and after "trial'' before acourt made up of his comradeshe was sentenced to immediateexecution and was v shot todeath. ,

This is one of many instancesof the fact that courts of law arenot emoloved in China in caseswhere they would be in westerncountries. An attempt: is beingmade now by the government ofYuan Sbih Kai to institute lawcourts which will gradually ren-der unnecessary the placing ofautocratic power in the hands oflocal governors.

Monroe Jetton Found Not Guilty.Charlotte, Feb. 21.- The jury

in the case of fifunroe Jetton, ontrial charged with the merder ofDr. W. H. Wootten, fef David-son, returned a verdict at 11o'clock tonight finding the de-fendant not guilty. The juryhad boen out only fibout 30 min-utes.

There was a great demonstra-tion when the verdict was an-nounced, the cheering beingheard for several blocks away.

Jetton and his wife spent to-night at the Stonewall hotel, andwill leave for their home inDavidson in the morning.

Solicitor Wilson concludedargument in the case for the statetonight and immediately -JudgeAdams began charging the jury.The charge was completed about10:30 and at 11 o'clock Jettonwas a free man.

§mSome Shoes.

Mr. P. C. Hahn wascaller at our office Ifoftoay eve-ning. He told us ifilp he spenttwo very pleasant nights lastweek with an old friend of his,Mr. John Isenhower, of Oonover,Bt-1, and that white there Mr.Isenhower showed him a paic ofshoes that he had made twentyyears ago. Mr. I&enhower haswore these shoes as his dreesshoes for Sunday ever since, andthey are in good oondiJaonyetMriIsenhower says that they willlast him ten years more.

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Yoder-Bowman, Marriage:

W SOCIAL CIRCLESMrs. Albert Abernethy enter-

tained in honor of her mother,Mrs. M. M. Graham, of Philadel-phia, Friday, February,20 from 3 to' 4.

Mrs. E. B. Cline entertainedseyen tables of- auction bridgeFriday, afternoon. Mrs. WalkerLyerlv and Mrs. F. A. Hender-son assisted. Mrs, Alex Hallwon the prize and Mrs. AlbertAbernethy the consolation, eacha pair of white silk hose, Itan ideal day for the auction andan ideal entertainment Delight-ful refreshments were served.

The Thursday Study Club wasdelightfully entertained Feb-ruary 19, by Mrfr. F. B. Ingold,After current news at roll-call,Mrs. Worth Elliott opened theprogram with an interestingchapter on the Valais; Mre. E.A. Smith told of the AncientAbbeys; Mrs. Joe Abernethy ofPontresina. The readings wasgiven by Mre. Harte. MasterBernard Ingold, and Mrs. Supergave additional interest to themeeting. The supper, deliciousand bountiful, was served b?Misses Margaret and ConstanceBast. The next meeting will bewith Miss Blackwelder. . . \u2666

The Travelers' Club met Feb-ruary 19 with Miss Ada Schenck.Mrs, A. A. Shuford, jr. MissDaisy Schenck, and Mrs. RobertLove, of Chester, S. CI, werevisitors, and. Masters BiH andHawley Shuford, were warmlywelcomed. Quotations were fromRaskin.. Mrs. Royster read apamphlet of much merit on Bot-ticelli. Mrs. E- B. Cline thenspoke of Lorenzo* Credi, andwith enthusiastic appreciation of

| Fra Bartolommes. Miss Schenk| closed the program by readingBrownings "Fra Lippo Lippi,"Current events ; proceeded de-lightful salad and coffee. TheClub meets today with Mrs. K.C. Menzies.

Mrs. K. C. Menzies was hos-tess of the Hickory Book ClubFebruary 18. After the usualdiscussion of books read sincethe last meeting, the hostess en-larged upon her books, "Rue andRoses," by Angela Langer; abook dealing with some or life'spuzzling questions in. an unusualway. Mrs, Robert Robert Love,of Chester, S. C., was a welcomeguest; The social pleasure ofthe hour was prolonged in ad-journing to the dining roomwhere an elegant lunch incourses awaited. Conundrumshad to be guessed and a prizewas ready for the one guessingthe most, for which Mrs. J. 6.Garth and Mrs. Belle Ramsayhad to draw. FJowers, soft can-dle light and dainty spuvenirswere some of the many factorsto contribute to the evening'shearty enjoyment. The nextmeeting will be March 4 with

i Mrs. Belle Ramsay.

The Round Dozen Book Clubmet February 18. with Mrs. J. L.Murphy. Every member waspresent except Mrßi Alien, whois out of town. Mrs, -Frank Car-penter, of Maiden and Mrs. Cal-vin Warlick were guests of hon-or. The book for the afternoonwas "V. V.'s Byes/' bv HenrySydnor Harrison, and the hostessread comments on the book anda sketch of the author. Then, atMrs. Murphy's request. Mrs.Bost read a story. The WaldenAvenue Mother's and Babies'Club." Current events were dis-cussed and the club adjourned tomeet March 4, with Mrs. F. B.IngoW. An i elaborate supperwas served in the dining room,wbicH was beautifully decoratedin honor of the near approach ofGeorge Washington's birthday.Candles withshades of red, whiteand blue, flags etc., were usedmost effectively. The place-cardswere hatchets with pictures ofthe Father of His Country. Eachone carried home a Hag as souve-nir of a pleasant meeting.

Miss Cordie May Cowman wasmarried to Mr. Leniel Yoder atthe home of the bride'sparents, on February 17,Miss Bowman is a Burk# Countygirl and Mr. Yoder lives in Long-view. Rev. W, N. Cook offici-ated. We wish the young couplea long and happy life. ;?

I hare n0 hesitation in saying it hasnever been my privilege to have a moreefficient and more spiritual companyof Elders than is in this Church. Therehas been cementing closer and closerthe bond between Pastor and Sessionand the spiritual response and vibrationis very precious to my heart. ; Andwhat I have said of the Elders, I cansay also for the Deacons. I have neverbad a moM efficient body of men thanwe .have in our Diaconate.I Then there is our Sunday School,with its organisation, the Primary, Jun-ior, Senior and Intermediate Depart*menu, all working harmoniously, andwith a perfect design. It is a privilegeto work with those who are assigned toduties as teachers and officers in ourSchool. We have a rule,?and I thinkit is very good once in a while, to

have it called to our attention,?thatno person shall teach in our Sunday jSchool who is accustomed to engagein questionable, worldly amusements,that willinterfere with their influence.This is true of all of our teachers andspiritual life of this body of workers Iiii i

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Meeting of Farmers Galled.There will be a meeting of

farmers interested in organizingfor the purpose of purchasing apure bred Percheron stallion inHickory at the Chamber of Com-merce on Saturday, February 28at 1 o'clock. Every farmer in-terested in better farm horses isurged to be present

A Winter Cough.

A stubborn, annoying, depressingcough

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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,after having pneumonia. He writes:'"Dr. King's New Discovery ought to

be in every family: it is certainly thebest of all medicines for coughs, coldsor lung trouble/ 7 Go3d for children's

'coughs. Money Vack if not satisfied.Price 50c, and SI.OO. At all-Dreg-gists.H, E. BncWen & Co. Philadelphia or

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Hammer Nominated.' After a long contioversy, W.C. Hammer, of Asheboro, hasbeen nominated by PresidentWilson to be U, S. District At-torney. Mr. Hammer was rec-ommended for the position lastNovember, but charges werepreferred against.-him and theappointment held up.l

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Democrat and Press, Consolidated J9bs

KME SYSTEM SIARTSBUSIEST TIMBUMSWashington, Feb. 23.?The

new Federal reserve system willbegin business with a' member-ship of at least 7,500 banks. .Thiswas apparent tonight , widen atthe close of the last day on whichNational banks could signifytheir intention of acceptingterms of the currency law, lessthan of the 7,493 Natipnalbanks of the country had fail-ed to respond favorably. Morethan enough State institutionshave applied for membership tobring the total to 7,500, ?s

Official count of the banks, andtabulations of their resourcesand liabilities tomorrow will be-gin at the Treasury Department.

Most of the institutions thathave not come into the mewsystem ar,e comparatively small,and it is estimated that 9? percent of all the capital and re-sources in the present Nationalbank system is represented bvthose whose applications arein.

The Average Man's Taxes.World's Work.

We can get an approximationof the average man's taxes intwo ways. The incomes from allsources received by the peopje ofthis country last year approxima-ted $10,800,000,000. During thesame period the expenditures ofthe government were $2,600,-000,000, almost one-fourth of thetotal income.

Approaching the problem fromthe individual angle, the actualincome of eaeh gainfully employ-ed person has been figured bystatisticians to be $517 a year.If this gainfully employed per-son is not married ana has noone dependent upon him, his con-tributon to the general govern-ment is only $Bl. But the av-

is either mar-ried or contributes to the supportof others. The bureau of labor,taking 25.000 families of allkinds as a basis, discovered that64 per oent of the families aresupported by more tnan one per-son and that the average familyhas $847 a year. Approximatelythree-fourth of the taxes, bothdirect and indirect, are paid byfamilies, and . the share of theaverage family is $l4O.

Dredging on Lyle's Creek.A Newton special says the dred-

ging machine at work on Lyle'sCreek in the Conover section isdoing the work rapidly- and in away that will prove permanent.The banks are giving very littletrouble on account of falling in.Those in charge of the work onthis creek are profiting by theexperiences of those who did thework on Clark's Creek* the firststream dredged in CatawbaCounty.

The Lyle's Creek boat wasstarted about three months agoand already more than threemiles of the creek has beenditched. There is more swampland lying along this creek thanany other in the county, Whenthe creek is opened up to theYount Millplace this will give toths farmers along the creek hun-dreds of acres of the most fer-tile land to be found in the State.The farmers are ditching theirbottoms as fast as the creek isdredged.

How to Help the Editor.The following is reported as a

toast given to - newspapers by aminister while at an editorialconvention. Before you criticisethe editor next time rememberthese words:

"Tosave an editor from star-vation, take his paper and payhim promptly. To save him frombankruptcy, advertise- in hispaper liberally. To save himfrom despair, send him everyitem of news of which you canget hold. To save him from pro-fanity, write your correspon-dence plainly on one side of thesheet and send it in as early aspossible. To save him from mis-takes, bury him. Dead peopleare the only ones who nevermake mistakes.

Charlotte Man Sentenced to Die.

Charlotte, Feb. 21?James M.Bole jack, white, who shot andkilled his wife New Year day,and who was found guilty of.murder In, .the first decreeThursday by a jdry selecteda special venire of 50 men, wassentenced tonight at 11:30 byJudge Adams to be electrocutedApril24 between the hours of 10a. m. and 4 p. m.

Motion for a new trial, errorand testimony overruled. At-torneys gave notice of appeal tothe Supreme court* ?? ? >

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