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■■■■■■■■■■I ' i-. Been Set by the Life o M. P. Berry. IT 1 IS WORTHY OF IMITATION The Perusal of this Biography Shoulc be an Inspiration to every one of ou'r Young Men. Col. M. P. Berry was bom at Ellijay, Ga. His father’s family moved at the time of his infancy and settled among the Cherokees in the northern part * of Murray county. He became an orphan while quite young, his father hav ing been kil.ed in a cyclone in Murray county. Between the age of seven and nine he attended such schools as - were then in reach of his widowed mother’s home. One year later he was allowed to go from home and make his own way among other people the best he could. He attended schools at different p ants between Bartow county, Georgia, and Madi- sonville, Tennessee. At the age of seventeen he took charge of his mother’s family and > affairs. Soon thereafter, by the request of his neighbors, he was employed to teach, and known as the boy teacher. At the same of wealthy or influential friends, and pressed his way “ by the sweat of his brow.” To him this was not slavery, for he went forth with grateful delight to fill his obliga tions to his family, his God and his country His punctuality deserves men tion. Tiie fulfilment of his prom ises, the payment of money, or to perform any other duties, the thing must be done within the time ap pointed. No one waited for him. He considered time money; iisiaHBaBI | |but Hale T —- which he is said to have received, or he would have been better off Richards Intends to Hold the "*en he left Atlanta. “ Mr. Hale and myself were al- READY Northeastern Railway. ) PAY THE RENTAL. Richards Also Says That He Intends to Buy the Property—He TalKs About Hale. The lease which Mr. Ed A. take others time was equivalent Richards holds upon the North eastern railroad will notbe annull- to taking their money .... . With him, the work that should ed on account of the non-payment be done today, was not willingly of the rental, neither will the postponed until tomorrow. With property be advertised and sold by lim, “ Whatever thy hand fiindeth the governor without the consent to do, do it With thy might,” and of Mr. Richards. “Mind not high things/' were precepts to. which he adhered, and hence Mr. Richards has arrived in At lanta from New York, after, an was not drawn into absence of nearly six weeks. He politics or risky schemes to get was seen by a reporter and inter gain or honor He sought nothing more than a tant matters. rogated on a number of impor moderate competency of the things “ Will the company which you of this world, for which he strug- represent default on the rental of gled quietly, honestly and man- the property ? ” fully. With this God has blessed him. He has neither desired the ben efits of speculation nor its attend ing miseries.- By faithfully fol Lowing this course through these years and trusting to God’s guid-. mce, he has lived as quietly and I swering the letter I simply refer- “ No, sir, it will not. The act of the legislature gives us sixty days of grace in which to pay the rental. When the money first be came due the comptroller wrote to me and asked me to remit a check for the amount. In an- ways good friends and when the trouble came I tried to show my friendship for him and his family at that'time by doing everything I could for them.' I have washed my hands of the entire \ matter, however, and have turned over ev erything that Hale left with me to his brother, M. A. Hale, of this city.” Mr. Richards will remain in At lanta for several days to pay the rental of the Northeastern rail- ■- ~ -- - — » Sid Keister attended cou: road and will then return to. York. New The Existence of the Human Soul. Written for the North ueorgia Citizen, Whatever men may say or think, . . religion is one of the indisputable I bas been here for several days past Lacts of life, and therefore a proper Dalton a portion of last week. Dr. Anderson had the misfortune to lose a fine horse Saturday night. Mrs. .Watts has been suffering for some time past with neuralgia. Miss Minnie Carter returned home Thursday from a visit to friends in Whitfield county. A case was tried in justice court yesterday at Doolittle for the fifth time, and it is hoped by the parties interested that this is the last time. Mrs. Daly and daughter, Ida, left Saturday for Ringgold where they will make their'future home. Mrs. S. B. Carter has been suf fering from sick headache and neuralgia for several days. Joab Humphreys, a popular young salesman of Tilton, was here on business Monday. C. C. Harris, of (-atoosa county, In order to insure a regui ar supply of pure ice to the people of Dalton, and at * .reasonable price, the - CManoop I Ice 2 Company will keep on hand in Dalton a regular supply of pure ice and has appointed MR. J. J. STROUP, Age m , for Dalton and vicinity who will call upon you and solicit your trade. He. member we will always keen you supplied with first qual ity ice and at a reasonable price, and will meet with any fair competition at am time and from any source. Chattanooga Ice Company. happily as most men. red him to the act of the legisla ture which allows the lessee sixty 1 O’ days’ of grace The rental pn the property will not be due now until the 30th of this month, and I have a certi fied check in my pocket for the I amount, $4,650, which I will have | delivered to the comptroller by that time.” “ Is there any truth in the re port that the property is to be Isold?” No, sir, Governor Atkinson has no right or authority to adver tise or sell the road, without mv consent, and then it is subject to the twenty-year lease which I hold | on the road. The property will, I however, be sold at* no distant day, ‘and a company which I rep.- I resent will bid it in. The money object of study and investigation As the world in which we live is a fact, so is God, its great Creator. Since it is absurd to suppose there could be an effect like this with out an adequate cause. The ex istence of the human soul and its immortal nature are facts of which everyone is conscious within his own breast, any amount of socallec scientific supposition or deduction to the contrary notwithstanding Therefore there is a future worlc and a future life for the soul in that world, the character of which is dependent upon the life we now live. There must also be two states of being in that future worlc corresponding to the idea of heaven and hell. The Christian church is a fact demonstrated, real, tangible; wor ship and prayer are realities, both to the soul and to the eye. Sin and holiness are not only opposite but determinate and definite quan tities in the world.- So are faith and love, as well as hate and uu belief. The Bible too is a fact, as well as a book. We are then here surrounded with a vast host of religious facts and spiritual realities which, prop erly understood and arranged, make the true philosophy of life. has already been raised for this|We must deal with them just as purpose, and as soon as we want we have with the facts and realities t e road absolutely we will ask pertaining to our success in busi the governor to order a sale A ness life, and happiness in social is no more “ It is my intention as soon as an d family life. It 10 ±xu u, ulc we secure the Northeastern to begin ne cessary to stop and prove the at. HTIPP t.na PDncfrnnfi I «... * • selling mowers and binders to our farmers. Will Moreland returned home last week after an absence of sev eral years. * S. B. Carter made a business trip to.Jasper the first of the week. Mrs. Sybil Maddox left for At lanta Monday where she will make her future home. Some of the boys, are on a fish ing expedition in Alaculsa this week. We will report their suc cess next week with due allow ances. Deputy Collector E. W. Rem- bert was here a short while Mon day. Capt. Rembert has a host of friends here who are always glad to see him. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER M. P. 8ERRY. time he engaged in farming and continued teaching and farming and conducting Sunday schools in his community. At the age of fifty he turned his attention prin cipally to farming, and continued in this until he moved to Dalton ten years ago, and has since livec. in this place He married Miss Mary S. Tye, of Oglethorpe county, Georgia He was elected and served for a time as justice of the peace. He was elected a member of the county board of education in 1882. In 1884 he was elected county school commissioner, and has sat isfactorily filled that position up to the present time. He has now living three sons and one daughter, T. A., S. E. and J. M. Berry, who are located in Dalton.' The daughter, Mis. S. Charles, is living at the old homestead, five miles north of Dalton where the family v^as 3d. Mr. Berry, during all these fears, has been an example-of in dustry, as his acquaintances can His diligence and trust worthiness has been worthy of ation. Prom his youth, what- 3r has been commited to his ► so far as the diligence of his tid, or the fidelity of his heart “icemed, has been faithfully In his own affairs, L out. -4 the affairs of serving others, s promptness has almost been igan life without the help at once the construction of a new I existence of things connected with I line between Chattanooga and religious life, -than it is with busi UFB WITHOUT LOVE. Written for the North Georgia Citizen. Augusta which win include the ness or social life. One set of Northeastern and make a straight f acts are just as common as are Ule Without level oh, it would be a I **“ ‘T° named, the others and just as easily un- world without a sun— which will be much shorter than I derstood dark | an y of P“»»t routes.” A barren scene without one spot amidst the waste, I tt tt“ii . “I S oiiuw waaa wnsuiuujs, it Without one blossom of delight, of feel- Hlil supervisor of the line a sma n part G f our race. A large throw any one else out of employ- ma j or ity have and worship a Goc ment ? ” 1 “ The fool has said in his heart there is no God,” but ‘ Did youi action in appointing this class constitutes, fortunately, —Minnie. Special Rates. The Southern Railway will sell of some kind. The great immortal teacher sent “It did not. Mr. Hill wanted • , . . . a position so that he could start jf rom heaven.has told us “there is peual round trip tickets for the anew in the world and I created but only one true God, and to occasions specified at rates and on | the place simply to give him em-Lnow Him is eternal life.” This payment until he can get some- knowledge is obtained only through dates as shown below: New York City. .... . . . . .$32.00 Grant monument ceremonies Tickets on sale April 23rd to 25th inclusive. Final limit May 5, 1897 I His Son who has taught that we “The story that he is drawing L , ... , . i Lc am dap s have sou ls committed to our care, a salary of $1,800 a year u ab- j a J and that they are m great peril ! surd The friendship which Mr. Rich ards showed for J. C. Hale, the and will be lost if we do not adopt means for their safety. “ Straight the gate, narrow the way and few wi • ^ ^ Iv t rtne gate, narrow tne way and lew Wilmington, N. C f 15.25 defaulting president of the South- there * that fiud j „ striye c Li firn Mii/mial RmIHinn* on^ T Southern Baptist Convention. Tickets on sale May 3rd to 7th inclusive, limited fifteen days with an additional fifteen days limit if desired. era Mutual Budding and Loan / ,-7.17 1 . . ^ s to enter while yet the door re- Assnmafmn oroofaH « J Association, created a great deal • ,7, . . f ^ 5 v „ |mains open an<J the voice is still Or DotyimodI - of* f 11a 4-i*#1 _ t I p , I CA-Ll'A UiiC VU1UC IS Sllii of comment at the time, and when L •, LL . ,, . , li . ’ , ’ , heard, “come unto Me and ye he left Atlanta he made Mr. Rich- L^ n g a ± s V J , , . , shall find rest for your souls. arris triisrfip. with mmmr j r [ ards trustee with power to wind I up his business affairs and settle W. C. Richardson. A -FAMILIAR CASE. Rome, Ga., individual ticket, $1.60 I so far as he could with his credi- Ten uniformed knights traveling tors. When asked where Hale| It Has Been Tried JFive Times—Spring Place on one ticket, per capita . . .$1.20 Grand Commandery Knight Templar. Tickets on sale May 10, 11, 12 ; limited to May 17th. Mobile, Ala .$11.95 Meeting Supreme Council Catholic Knights. On sale May 9th to 13th inclusive ; limited May 18th. J. A. McGuirk, Agent, Dalton, Ga. was, Mr. Richards said: Locals. “I have not the slightest fdea I- , farmera have been putting , * , sugntest iciea, m extra tune since the fair weather have not heard one word commenced. | from him since he left Atlanta. I Miss Nada Heartsell, an accom- a. tfcOLUm- do know that he had to borrow P lisl,ed y° un g lady of Cleveland, to get out- of town on and r^ enn '’ her aunt, Mrs. Tern- Special Kates. The Southern Railway will sell special round trip tickets for the occasions named below: Warsaw, Ind $17.25 General Assembly Presbyter ian Church. On sale May 17-20 inclusive. Final limit June 6th. Savannah, Ga., individual ticket . $15.13 Ten or more knights travelling on one ticket, per capita .$11.35 Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias. On sale May 17-19 inclusive; limited May 27th. Charlotte, N. C ;. . .$11.40 Presbyterian Church General Assembly, (U. S.) On sale May 17-21 inclusive; limited June 10th. Warm Springs, Ga. ..... . .$5.55 Georgia Teacher’s Associa tion. On sale June 26—28 inclusive ; limited July 3rd. Knoxville, Tenn. one fare Summer School Y. M. C. A. On sale June 16—19 inclusive; limited June 30th. Chattanooga, Tenn... ... ..$1.15 International Convention B. Y. P. V. On sale July 13—15 inclusive; limited July 21st, with further extension if de sired to August 15. San Francisco, Cal $54.00 National Convention Y. P. S. C. E. On sale June 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30 and July 1 of Lp-a-*-* nl 1 - * A C. N. VANCE, SADDLE and HARNESS Sayf. Repairing a Specialty.., Cor. Hamilton and Crawford Sts. DALTON. GEORGIA. CITY LIVERY, SALE asd FEED STABLES. Handsome Carriages. Tfusty Drivers. turnouts to t»e The prettiest and neatest found anywhere In the city. Open day and night. Special attention to orders from Commercial travelers. T. J. BRYANT, Proprietors. The North Georgia Citizen is worth every cent of a dollar a year to any and every home in Whitfield county, and in time we hope to have it a reg ular weekly visitor in every family of this entire section. In order to hasten this time we will, until this notice is with drawn, make everyone who pays for this paper twelve months in advance, a choice of either of the following pre miums: 1. Home and Farm, a standard monthly journal, the subscription price of which is 50 cents a year. 2- The Music Teacher, the leading musical journal of the South, published monthly at 50 cents a year. 3. A copy of Revival Choii No. 2, 1st. Final limit August 15. J. A. McGuirk, Agent, Dalton, Ga. KEEPS IT ON HAND that he landed in New York with pie, the first of last week. Quite a number of people have o Dlf ®15 in his pocket and an old bf ‘luTT^ lb« Mb Commander Military the latest and best Sunday- school and gospel song book. This is the book that will be used at the next annual meet ing of the Whitfield County Sunday-school Association and every' singer in the county should have a copy. Call at our office in the Sho- walter building or remit us one dollar and The Citizen will be mailed you for one year and either of the above premiums that you may choose will be thrown in for good measure.. tf. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION WILMINGTON, N. C., MAT 6 TO 14. 1897. suit of clothes. All this talk about his having but most of them had poor success. Bagwell Bros, have been making _ v —— '*“5 I Sr # ~ uiuiviug duped the association out of seve-1 son } e repairs on the front part of ral thousand dollars is the merest their drug store. rot. The management of the a./*. ? rdinar y ? vba y and Sheriff sociation was L J l5*”«£ ” ade a *o sociation was rotten to the core, 1 Dalton Friday. : Fredonia. N. V„ * and accomplished „ (father-in-law of the late Oommander Wia. B. Cushing, U. S. N., who gained world-wide renown for his crowning ° f blowing np the Iron clad Alhemarl In 1863) writes Dr. Fenner: a ‘For many yearsl have kept on hand your Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic for immediate use when, ever I have or nervous prostra tion or feel ran down. It always give* _ 2>eedy relief—so much so that I have! Railway. ?™* C H r j ly on it with the same certain- ! ty that I do on the law of gravitation.'* m For gale by BERRY GROCERY CO Reduced Rates via Southern Railway. For the occasion of the meet ing of the Southern Baptist Con vention at Wilmington, N. C., May 6 to 14, 1897, the Southern Railway will sell tickets to Wil mington, N. C., and return at rate of one first-class limited fare for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale May 3rd to 7th inclusive; good to re turn fifteen days from date of sale. For further information ad dress any agent of the Southern May 7. P. A., W- H. Doll, T. / ' i ’ '' >oga, Tenn-