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. . Was Narrowly Averted at Ring- gold Yesterday. W. D. SEYMOUR WAS THE ACTOR. :V The Old Man Was Accused With Having Attempted Rape on a Little School Girl. There was a crowd of excited men from the west side of Catoo sa county yesterday morning in Ringgold. On their faces was a look of grim determination that indicated they had come to the Historic City for the express pur pose of revenge. It was the old, old stoiy of a man giving way to his passion and attempting a crime for which the penalty in' Georgia is death. Last • Thursday night while teaching a little girl her lesson, this old gray haired sinner is said to have committed the brutal as sault which came so near costing him his life. N W. D. Seymour, a man who is fifty-eight years old, is, the party accused with attempted rape on the nine year old daughter of Alonza Blaylock, of Catoosa county. Old man Seymour has been teaching school this year at Pea- vine church, just across the Walk er county line, and has been boarding at Alonzo Blaylock's. The oldest daughter of Mr. Blaylock is a bright eyed attract ive little blonde of nine summers There be Lords Many and Gods Many. Although religions of various kinds, and are as old almost as the world itself, and their doctrines long since settled into a science constitute an object of study and investigation, and • although- the gospel of Christ has been preached nearly nineteen hundred years anc. what is known as Christianity claims to have entered into almost eveiy department of business and social, private and public life and has become as familiar to us as any other thing of great interest or ex perience, yet if you ask fifty or a hundred' persons of average intel ligence “ What is true religion? the very different answers which they would give you would be a matter of surprise as well as a great bundle of contradictions anc confusion, well calculated to raise in your mind thoughts and solici tudes moving .and mournful. The answers would convince you that a large majority of our race are mistaking the way of safety and walking in the broad road under erroneous convictions and views of the truth. It is possible that with the facilities with which we are blessed and abundance of means of enlightenment in our midst to direct us to a safe know ledge of ourselves and correct un derstanding of the Scriptures, for the perverseness of human nature, the hardness of the heart, the blind ness of the mind, the love of sin, despite of all means and efforts and moral and religious forces engaged to save them, for independent men to lpose “ their own souls.” ' Too much of the religion of- our Negro Robbed a Stranger on East Rome Bridge. FOOT PAD SECURES SOME MONEY. The Victim Was Prof. S. J. Perry, of Dalton—How he Palmed a Dol lar and Fooled the Thief. The old man had a preliminary trial before ’Squire J. T. Bilbo | times is the result of an after SIS and was bound over to court with out the privilege of a bond. The bailiff brought Seymour to Ringgold, and yesterday morning he was to have been tried on a writ of habeas corpus before the Ordinary. The crowd began to come to town before the hour set for trial,, and Sheriff Bryan decided that his prisoner would live longer if he changed his location, than if he remained in Ringgold, so while the crowd was collecting at the court house he and his prisoner took a stroll, unobserved by the crowd, across the mountain to Mr. Stubblefield’s home where they se cured a horse and buggy and drove to Tunnel Hill. At this point they took the train for Dalton and Seymour was locked up in the Whitfield county jail. The strategy practiced by Sher iff Bryan unquestionably prolong ed the life of his prisoner. The old man claims, he is not guilty, yet all the evidence in the case seems to be to the contrary. Ringgold New South. thought.; the first thought is in what pursuit or profession in life we will engage in and be success ful in making money or gratifying our ambition or encompassing the greatest amount of pleasure in the world. The second or after thought is to formulate a creed that will justify us in the business or profession which we have adopt ed, and that is all in most cases we r do for the safety of our souls. An old prophet had seen this trend in human nature, this deceitfulness of sin in his -time, this fatal de lusion, and palled it-a “ refuge of lies.” Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharesees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Our Saviour, in the 5th, 6th and 7th chapters of Matthew, gives us a chart, a compendium of instruction, which, if read with prayer, believed in the heart, lovec with the soul and practiced daily in our lives, gives .assurance; and St. James says “ we will be blessec in and not for our deeds.” W. C. Richardson. There was a daring hold-up on the East Rome bridge early Mon day morning. A gentleman from Dalton, whose name could not be obtained, start ed over to the East Rome depot to catch the 1 o’clock train for Dal ton. AlS he stepped briskly on the bridge he noticed a man walking towards him. The party had his hat pulled over his eyes, and was slouching along as though he did not want to be recognized. As the gentleman came abreast of the fellow, the latter threw his read up and thrusting a pistol in the others face said, \ “Gimme your money, or d—n me if don’t blow you to kingdom come.” The gentleman saw that he was a negro and a tough, determined ooking one, too. He held up his lands, while the negro hurriedly searched his pockets. He look several dollars in money from his trousers, then backing off still covering his victim with the pistol. After getting some distance he turned and ran hurriedly down Second avenue and was soon out of sight. But the Daltonian worked a trick on the robber. When the demand came for him to hold up lis hands his right brought a sil ver dollar which he cleverly palmed. He went on to the depot and told his story to the ticket agent. The gentleman’s name could not be learned. The above item is from the Rome Tribune, and they did net know the name of the stranger. The man who was held up was Prof. S. J. Perry, of Dalton. “A Modern Annanias.” Last week The Citizen pub lished the following item: . * “ There is talk of producing ‘The Modern Annanias’ in Dalton by local talent. It is supposed that the play will be presented for the benefit of the Episcopal church. The date and the selection of the characters has not yet been fully decided upon.” Since that time the cast has been selected as follows: “ Lysander Lyon, M. D.”—With The New Tariff Bill. The Dingley bill is dead. In its place this morning the coun try is presented with an Aldrich- Allison-Platt bill, which the sen ate’s finance committe proposes as a substistute. The changes from the House bill are striking. Reciproey is sent to grass. Hides are taken from the free list and made duti able. Whole schedules have been revised There is something of a revenue feature in the. substi tute. The Senate’s tinkers have seen a light; that the bill which Dingley sent them from the House was not a revenue bill at all. It is said their experts figured it out that the Dingley bill in operation would show a deficiency of not less than $50,000,000 per annum dur ing the first year or two, even if the new tariff should perform the miraculous feat of increasing the buying power of the people by taxing them heavily for every thing they bought. In order to fill up that $50,000,000 hiatus, they have turned to tea and beer, which they have decided to lay under contribution for a part of the amount estimated to be neces sary. The republicans are not saying anything about “the poor man’s breakfast table” now-a-days, nor a word about the pool- man’s drink, beer. The revenue is needed, and the republicans have been forced to turn to the sources which promise to give It to them. Tea is a purely revenue article. None is produced in this country; and beer can stand an increase of tax ation without hurt to the .public interests. The proposition is that the tax on beer shall be increased from $1 a barrell to $1.44. That would amount to one-tenth of a cent in crease on the five-cent glass of by the consumer, so the tariff peo ple say, and would add $13,000,- 000 a year to the revenues of the government. The democrats have been .suggesting an increase in the beer tax ever since there was talk of a revision of the tariff. But the republicans have seemed afraid to risk it. It is proposed to lay the rates on tea so as to make that commodity yield about $10,000,000 a year. It remains to be seen how the proposition will be accepted. It is hoped by the Senate committe that the lowering of rates will re sult in importations sufficient to bridge the difference between the estimated deficit and the increased; revenues to be raised from the tea duty and ths tax on beer. The bill is still iniquitous; but its degree of iniquity is less than that of the measure it supplants. Sanders Manufacturing Co. are State agents for Plano mowers and rakes. Avlton, JOHN L. MOORE, Attorney - at - Law. mcoitft,, CHAS. P. GOEDOnP'"' Physician and Sui ge ’ oni , Surgeon Southern Railway Office ll King s» y ' Teledhone 4, ^ DR. J. c. BIVINGS, Physician and Surgeon. Office Hamilton «t., two Doors if,, rIll wick’s Bank, upstairs ' Haw ' Office ’Phone 29. Re,i«,e m ; 1 DR.J. P. FANN, Thursday, May 13th, Decoration Day. Decoration day has been post poned from Monday, May 10th, until Thursday, May 13 th; owing to the absence of Rev. Mr. Good win, who is in attendance at the Southern Baptist Convention at Wilmington, N. C. No services at the First Baptist church next Sunday, owing to the absence of the pastor. We have the best binder, mower and rake for the money. Sanders. Dr. McAfee Says Not. This is to certify I was called to see Mrs. Howard some time last September and found her suffering from nervous prostration' and not from intoxication. J. G. McAfee. DENT 1ST, DALTON, GEORGIA. # Office in [the Farm Building NY- 4/1 m Street, over Cartwright Rrr : i* ** an Rlton Gold Crown and Brid^wlrk °/ e ' Teeth without plates- All kinds of done at prices*^ that defy^cce-ful on lwork tion. Experience of 27 years con >peti- established in Dalton misrt gUar prac ««> Patronage Respectfully Solicited. MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF B ling DALTON FEMALE Here is your chance to get the only mower that runs light. San- beer, which would scarcely be felt ders will fit you out. What About Whitfield ? The following item from the Calhoun Times is equally applica ble 'to Whitfield county: “ A shrewd and observing citi zen remarked the other day “There has been enough money thrown away on worthless' patents and patent rights in Gordon coun ty to build a first class cotton mill.’ The only mistake be made was underestimating it. If all the money that has been carried out of ti.is county during the past twenty years by traveling agents of one sort and another were scraped together in a pile it would ' almost build a bran new house for every family in the county and what has the county got to show for it? Bad crops, low prices of cotton, floods and all manner of disasters do not do half the dam age that is done by the * army of fake agents. The only sate way is not to have anything whatever to do with any of them. If one offers you a gold dollar for ten cents don’t touch it for you are bound to be worsted in the end.” General Assembly Presbyterian Church, a yiyi| imagination—Deimis Bar- South, Charlotte, N. C., May 20-31, ' - ° Sanders will sell you a self bind- r cheaper than any body. 1897.—Reduced Rate via Southern Railway. For the occasion of the General Assembly Presbyterian. Church, South, which will be held at Char lotte, N. C., May 20-31, 1897, the Southern Railway will sell tickets to Charlotte, N„ C., and return at rate of one first-class fare for. the round trip; tickets to be sold May 17th to 21st inclusive, with final limit June 10, 1897. For further information call on any agent of the Southern Ra 1- way. The typewriter is beyond question-the deadliest weapon of modern^ warfare. Armed with it the Greeks bad no difficulty yes terday in killing 7,000 out of a possible 10,000 Turks. At this rate there is no good reason why they should not exterminate everv mother’s son of the Mussulmans in a month. Weyler was thought to be a master of this engine of destruction, but evidently he was a mere tyro when compared to the Greek generals that now have it in operation.”—Tuesday’s Chat tanooga News. - '7 > \ ' rett. “ Col. Lyon ”—With a forgiving disposition ; Lysander’s uncle—T. R. Jones, jr. ' “ Derby Dash wood ”—With piccadilly accent-; Lysander’s class mate—Frank Smith. “ Francisco ”—With an elastic conscence; Lysander’s valet— Charlie Parmalee. “Baby,” Lysander’s stepdaugh ter—Mrs. C. G. Spencer. ■ Nellie Goldengate”—With fickle fancy; the colonel’s ward— Miss Scylla Thomas “ Prudence Mayflower ”—With New England notions; Nellie’§ friend—Miss Grace Whitman. “ Kittie With so much a month and board; Baby’s maid— Miss Annie Pruden. The date for presentation has not been decided on as yet, but will probably be in the early part of June. • Des Moines has adopted the curfew ordinance, and all children under fifteen years of age hereafter found on the streets after 8 o’clock in winter and 9 o’clock in summer, will be fined. - =* ' ‘ j . M My lofe, von kina •» ••Take him, Yacobt” —Ufa RESTORED MflHHflfin OH, MOTT’S HEBVERINE PILLS Mental Worry, excess - . ■^sumption and insanity. BEFORE AND AFTER USING* ant©© to cur© or refund id© monev Rnid n.t «ei aa “*** lor SS.OO. DR. The only eafe, sure and reliable Female 'Ptt.t. ever offered to Ladies. especially recommend^ Ask for 3JR. MOTT'S PENNYROYAL*PTT/r.H 16d Ladies - Fof Sale by TH-E 1^0 WHY DRUG CO., Dalton, Oa. PENNYROYAL PILLS. Instruction in Piano, Voice- Culture, and Harmony, by Con servatory graduates. The latest approved methods. RULIFF V. STRPhTTON, Mus. Bach., Principal. 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