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mm Spicy Happenings That Break the Monotony of Life. BEHIND THE CURTAIN iN DALTON. Some Things That Some People Would Rather Have Kept Quiet Than Revealed to the World. Among the new industries that ai e spoken of for Dalton we might mention a new chewing gum store. The promulgators of this enterprise are among'j Dalton’s most popular young folks. * « * A penny for the definition of “palm grease.” We notice that some newspaper men take it in ex change for their | tapers, thus prov ing that some editors will take “ just any old thing” on subscrip tion, and yet be well paid. • * * ‘ If people could learn to discov er the strong points in ones char acter as easily as they do the weak ones, the world would, be better. * * * Personal abuse for one who commits a wrong will never cure. It is human nature to be coaxed into or from anything. Persua sion is better than bulldozing. that the gifted North Georgia poet is going to write his next book of poems in that language. ' * * We had a .good joke on Troy Bivings this week, but he caught on and made us' promise to leave it out. This is positively the last time we are going to be bribed. A Word ,to Young Men. As the season of revival meet ings, picnics, celebrations, etc., is speedily approaching, we thought that it would be nothing but wise in us to offer a few words to our young men: Be careful how you behave yourselves. Do not let it be said that you were too abrupt in your manners — living and speaking during this year. If you go anywhere go with the inten tion of acting the gentleman or don’t go at all. It is by far bet ter that a young man stay away from a public gathering than to go to show off and be impolite and ungentlemanly. Be sober, be re spectable, be kind. If your asso ciates kinder prefer to indulge in evil rather than good, insist, on their change of mind and heart, and show them by your persist ence in the right course that you mean to be a man and obtain and retain the respect of decent, re spectable and social people.— Rome Argus. 11 It is an Unruly Member Full of Deadly Poison.” What He Says of Grover Cleve land^ Reform Club. THE GREATEST EVIL OF THE DAY. MONEY CONTEST JUST BEGUN. We Should Strive Against the Natu ral Proneness in Weak Human Nature. Irrepressible Conflict is Ahead, De clares Bryan—Gold Democrats Will Drift to Republicans. i • I m r * * Judging by the - way some preachers preach, (or rather try to preach) one might well presume that they were candidates for a regular knock-down-and-drag-out fight, so terrible is their abuse for some of their congregation. There is just about as much good (?) sense and wisdom pursued in this kind of preaching as was with the little boy who attempted to catch a bird by applying salt on its tail. * * * " It is estimated that there is at least $5,000.00 invested in bicy cles in the city of Dalton—one dollar for every inhabitant in the city. * * * Edham Pasha should remember the fate of Xerxes about 2500 years ago when he went through the pass of Thermopylae. Leoni ilas, as the King of Sparta, was stationed at the pass with onlv 5000 men, while Xerxes had near ly 2,000,000, and in the slangy vernacular of today, “what the former did to the latter was a plenty.” * * * Some newspaper men boast of their ability to run a paper from no other qualification than having been in the business for a -quarter (?) of a century, when, if v the truth were known, the first two- thirds of the quarter of a century were spent in “ bumming.” A man is not an editor when he is— “well, let that pass; we always know more than we say. * * * A clash of steel, a sudden stop, a sprained foot and a frantic shriek—nothing but a bicycle wreck—that’s all. * * * Bob Baker is nothing if not a philosopher. Sunday the wind was blowing at fearful rate, and along in the afternoon Bob found it out and made haste to impart , the news to everybody he met. Bob says jt takes a wise man to know when the wind is blowing. * * * Dalton has novelists, poets and ..divers other things of which she is proud, but one of the latest fads which is now coming is the eating of boiled cabbage* seasoned with sugar. It is said that it will, in time, be the most -popular re freshment served at receptions. It beats other things we have leard of and even seen. * * * r - - ■ Job Lovqman is studying L’ench. It is natural to suppose How to Kill a Paper. The following recipe for bring ing about the demise of a local newspaper is offered by the editor of a western paper : Just let the subscription go. It’s only a dollar or two—the pub lisher doesn’t need it. If he asks for it, get as mad as you can and tell him to stop it— you never read it any way. Then go and borrow your neighbor’s. When the reporter comes, al ways be busy. Make him feel as if he were intruding. When the advertising and job man comes, tell him you don’t need to adver tise—everybody knows you; that you will try and get along with out any printed stationary—it is too expensive; you must econo-’ mize. Never drop in and see the edi tor unless you want a free compli mentary notice or a lengthy obit uary of a beloved relative. Nev er recommend the paper to any body. When you do speak of it, say “ Yes, we have a little sheet, but it doesn’t amount to much.” Keep it up for a year or two and you will have a dead newspa per, a dead set of merchants and a dead town. Sinners to Burn. “ How do you like your new charge, Brother Longnecker ? ” in quired the Reverend Mr. Smiles, addressing the pastor of-the Rap- idville church, who had been re cently transferred thither by the conference. “Ah, Brother Smiles,” replied the good man sadly, “ I am bowed down in spirit and my heart is daily torn with sorrow because of the sins and shortcomings of my people. The condition of affairs in the church is truly deplorable: there are quarrels and dissensions almost continually, backbiting and recrimination seemingly without end. One of the deacons is sus pected of leading a double life, and another is a confirmed and unscrupulous horse trader. A prominent member is believed to be addicted to gambling, anothei is an opium fiend and a third de rives his income from violating the prohibitory law. Another delights in horse racing, and tlfe leader oi the Bible class is suspected of in One of the great evils of the day is people—men and women—- talking about and of their neigh bors in slanderous ways. One should not forget that the char- lcises acter and reputation of another is a part of his or her estate, and that when you assail another’s character with the fangs of ji slan derous tongue, you are striking directly at the most precious possession your victim has. The tongue,“it is an unruly member.full of deadly poison,” and we should strive against the natural prone ness in weak human nature to speak evil of another-—“ who keep- eth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from trouble,” is a truth that is as patent and pow erful today as when it was written 2897 years ago. We should never speak of any one unless we can do so in compli mentary terms. By no means should we be too quick to charge crime and corruption to any one unless we have unmistakable proof, and even then it will profit us nothing to become the unsolicited accuser. It goes without saying, that “ a lying tongue is but for a moment,” and we often are too ready to repeat things said of an other and after it has gone beyond reach we find tliat the thing said is false and we would give any thing to recall what we have said. Bridle your tongue for “ if any man ” (and it means women too) “ among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.” A God-fearing heart does not speak evil of people, especially do they refrain from so doing when there is not the slight est foundation upon which to base their slander. We should not forget that for some unguarded thing said of another might pre cipitate on our hands a long and tedious law suit. Who can imag ine anything more humiliating than to have a judgement against himself or herself on the court records for slander ? We can sug gest nothing. Therefore we shoulc always think long and seriously before we speak evil of another Shakespeare said: “ Who steals my purse steals trash. ’Twas mine, ’tis his, anc. has been slave to thousands. But who robs me of my good name, takes that which does not enrich him and leaves me poor indeed.”— Jackson Argus. “ Madam,” said Meandering Mike, “ hev ye got any cold cof fee?” “ No,” replied young Mrs. Tor- kins in a tone of sympathy, “ but yon wait a few minutes and I’ll put some on the refrigerator and cool it for you.”—Washington Star. _ Tommy.—What kind of a store is that one, papa, where they.have three colored glass jars in the window ? Papa.—That is an apothecary’s shop,’ Tommy. Tommy.—And that place next door to it that has three balls in front of it ? Papa (with a sigh).—Oh, that is a hypothecary shop, Tommy.- Judge. dulging.in periodical debauches : are frivolous and given to dancing, One of the most active workers j and the young men regularly at- among the ladies is a kleptomaniac, j ^ enc f Sunday ball games. It is another has been sued for slandei i * ieri ^ ) i e ’ Brother Smiles, terrible ” “My goodness, Brother Long- neck,” replied the Rev. Mr. Smiles, who still had a slight streak of worldliness in his\ composition, by the superintendent of the Sab bath "school, and there is believed to be a bigamist in the choir. The young women of the congregation “ you ve got haven’t you ? ’ sinners to burn, William . J. Bryan, the defeated candidate of the democratic party in the last national election, crit- ex-President Cleveland’s speeeh before the New York Re form club as-follows: “ The important part in Mr. Cleveland’s address, however, - is found in his declaration of war against those who supported the Chicago ticket. In this last ad dress ♦ he has given more aid to his opponents than to his- sup porters, just as he did by his offi cial acts. His surrender of the Executive branch of the Govern ment into the hands of the Wall street financeers during his last administration did more than any other one thing to arouse the American people to a knowledge of the iniquity of the gold stand ard. , “ His thinly disguiesd support of the republican ticket in the late campaign did much to drive the silver Republicans out of the Re publican party, and their loyalty to bimetallism has not been shak en by defeat. In his address Sat urday night he aided the silver cause still further by removing whatever danger there might have been of concessions from the reg ular Democrats to the bolters. “ If he had discussed the fun damental principles of Democracy and then urged a union of force upon a platform comprising differ ences on the money question, he might have done us harm in some sections, but his dogmatic insis tence upon a foreign financial pol icy and his emphatic endorsement of the organization of the gold Democrats will have a wholesome influence in convincing timid Democrats of the folly of any at tempt to reunite the Democrats who believe in bimetallism with Democrats who are wedded to gold monometallism. Contest in its infancy. “ Mr. Cleveland recognizes that the contest over the money ques tion, instead, of being ended, is just beginning; he recognizes it as an irrepressible conflict, and in this he reasons rightly. “ The democratic party will in 1900 reiterate its demand for free and unlimited coinage at 16 to 1, and it will be opposed by those who at that time believed in gold standard. This being as certain as any' future event can be, why should' those affiliate now who expect to engage in combat so soon hereafter. “We now have a harmonious Democratic party, and we have a bolting organization which claims to represent another kind of De mocracy. Let them both exist and time will determine which is fittest to survive. “ If any'bimetallist is converted to the gold standard he can join their organization; if any gold democrat repents he can return to the fold. However much we may differ from Mr. Cleveland we must admit his courage. “ A less resolute man would hesitate to assume the leadership of a little band of 180,000, many of whom voted the Indianapolis ticket by mistake, and then accuse 6,600,000 voters, of being (either designing agitators or the dupes of designing agitators. “ A man of less self reliance would re-examine his own con duct to see whether it was his fol ly or theirs which separated them from 5,000,000 of Democrats who once idolized him, but in the lexi con of Mr. Cleveland’s maturer years there is no such word as 4 mistake.’ Powerless to Relieve. • “ The gold Democracy is impo tent to bringing any real relief to the country, it is long on plati tudes and short on performance, it reaches it maximum at a banquet and its minimum at the polls. It is the toy of those financiers * who prate about national honor while they fatten on tire nation’s ex tremity, and is *powerless to pro tect the people from the extortion of trusts and the greed of unre strained corporations. “ Those Democrats who believe in equality before the law will naturally gravitate toward the regular Democracy, and’ those Democrats who believe in a gov ernment by syndicates and for syndicates Will naturady drift in to the Republican party, because it offers them' the best prospect of success.” Farmers who have tried the Australian salt bush on California soil, claim that it grows without irrigation even on alkali soil, and yields enormous crops of fodder, to which cattle take like ducks to water. ICE! tt! In order to insure a regular supply of pure ice to the people of Dalton, and at a reasonable price, the Ice i will keep on hand in Dalton a regular supply of pure i Ce and has appointed MR. J. J. STROUP, Age m for Dalton and vicinity who . will call upon yon and solicit your trade. R e . 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 any time and from any source. Chattanooga Ice Company. C. IM. VANCE, SADDLE and HARNESS SHOP. Repairing a Specialty.—^ Cor. Hamilton and Crawford Sts. DALTON. GEORGIA. W. H. Darnell, a fifteen-year-old boy residing in Hardin, Marshall county, Ky., writes to a newspa per : “ I am fifteen years of age and weigh 180 pounds, and I am six feet six inches high with my shoes off.” • Special Rates. 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 1st. Final limit August 15. J. A. McGuikk, Agent, Dalton, Ga. CITY. LIVERY, SALE id Hi STABLES. Handsome Carriages. Trusty Drivers. The prettiest and neatest turnouts to b* found anywhere in the city. Open day and night. Special attentiou to orders from Commercial travelers. T. J. BRYANT, Proprietors. Stricken Down. fcfU Dunkirk. N.Y. the moat Genial Successful Commercial meu en the road . ji:-re writes Dr. Fenntr: "I was stricken down with acute Inflammation of kidneys, had bean suffering for some time, and was in a critical condition. I secured a bot- tie of your Kidney and Backache Cure and soon experienced relief. After using two bottles I was entirely cured.'* For sale by BERRY GROCERY CO, 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 pie 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 Choir No. 2, 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 CONVESTI 0 * WILMINGTON, N. C., MAY « TO 1«. 1897. Reduced Rates via Southern Hallway- For the occasion of the meet ing of the Southern Baptist Cod vention at Wilmington, N. C » May 6 to 14, 1897, the Southern Railway will sell tickets to W il 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 o sale. For further information ad dress any agent of the Southern Railway. May W. H. Doll, T. 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