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THE NORTH GEORGIA CITIZEN, DALTON, GA-
forth ©Bcrgxa (Rtton*
Publisher! every Thursday.
F. T. REYNOLDS, .
T. R. JONES, Jr.,
A. J. SHOWALTER,
Editors.
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Telephone 18
Thursday, May 27, 1897.
CALL A HALT.
The Citizen thinks it time that
the daily paper- of the State should
call a halt on their . extravagant
and hlood curdling. st<dies about
the imaginary lawlessness of Mur
ray county.
Almost every week they pro
duce anew lot of fiction in which
revenue officers, after braving the
firing guns of so ill e fiendish out
law, finally capture him after a life
and deash struggle and bring him
to justice. The details of these
encounters are the pure manufac
tured article arising from the re
porters’ fertile brain and circulated
to satisfy a depraved appetite for
sensational reading.
It may be true . that in some
cases an officer is placed in dan
gerous positions, just as he would
be on the streets of Atlanta or
Macon, for there are people who
break the law in every community.
But to single out one of the
best and most prosperous counties
in the State as a hot bed for wild
shooting affrays and law breaking
does an injustice to this section,
which, although 'perhaps not in
tended, is serious enough to create
prejudice in the minds of those
who are not in a position to know
the truth.
A sensational newspaper story
where it will do no harm is alright
and will add flavor and variety to
columns of a metropolitan paper.
But where it does hurt a particular
section of their State the papers
should be willing to sacrifice a ‘-hot
story ” for the sake of truth and
State pride.
declarations and claims of the re
publican spellbinders, and it won’t
do now for the latter to say that
the people should have patience
and give McKinley time to bring
along" the prosperity he promised.
If the mere loss of a president by
the republicans, in 1892, brought
an immediate collapse, shouldn t
their gain of one, in-1896, have
brought an immediate revival.
Always bow to fate, but not as
a matter of courtesy.
What an awful change it must
be to the ice-man when he dies.
The reason a stolen kiss is So
sweet is because it is syrup—titious.
The Sublime Porte is alright if
it comes properly branded on the
cork.
Congress should set apart a
sinking fund for the United States
navy. . _
Sid Lewis thinks Allen D.
Candler would make a fine gov
ernor. •
No considerable number of dem
ocrats feel put out by the civil ser
vice law.
Congressman Tounge, of Ore
gon, was knocked speechless by'a
Washington trolley car last week.
A woman’s glory may be in
her hair, but it’s a good plan to
keep it tied up when she’s cook
ing.
Because the world owes you a
living that is no reason why you
should be everlastingly trying to
keep the editor from making his.
No Maimee, the fashionable
Turkish women will not adopt the
Grecian bend style of architecture
for their bustles. All home print
newspapers make a better show.
Most people like to be called
bad in a laughing sort of way.
A Gilmer county jury once
brought in the following verdict:
“ We, the jury, find the defendant
almost guilty.”—Trion Herald.
A school marm and a tent on
the seashore are unlike, because
one is a tent upon the beach,
while the other is bent upon the
teach.—Summerville News.
The convict system of Georgia
is a disgrace to the state and
blot on the civilization of the
age. It ought to be abolished
The state has no right to farm out
its convicts.—Sparta Ishmaelite
Even the Shah of Persia feels
the financial stringency. He has
cut down his harem v to sixty-two
wives. If they will stop calling
for bicycles he thinks he will pul
through.—Americus Times-Re-
corder.
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DOINGS OF THE
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.
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It is not the retroactive feature
of the tariff bill the country fears.
Its godfathers are being haunted
with the suspicion that it will not
be active in the dim distant future.
REPUBLICAN LOGIC.
Brother Wanamaker’s attack
u; »<>n the republican administration
for the 11011-appearence of the' pros
perity that was promised, is excit
ing much feeling and resentment
in republican circles. Some of the
organs declare that it is unreason
able to expect that prosperity
should come right along with the
advance agent, but that he should
be given some time to put in shape
the measures that are to make
everybody prosperous and happy.
But Wanamaker’s complaint is
not illogical. The people had a
right to expect that prosperity
would come right along with Mc
Kinley. They had reason to be
lieve from what they were told
that it wouldn’t be a step behind
the advance agent. They were
promised that the two would travel
together, and all the declarations
and representations of republican
leaders and organs encouraged that
expectation.
When Cleveland was elected the
second time didn’t they say that
the prostration of business and
hard times were the immediate
effect of his election ? There had
been no change in the laws and
the tariff was the same, but they
declared that prosperity collapsed
as the instantaneous sequence of
the election of a democratic presi
dent. They should not now try
to dodge the effect of their own
logic. IF business prostration came
as the immediate result ofi Cleve
land’s election, why should it be
unreasonable to expect business to
revive and prosperity to set in at
the very start of McKinley’s ad
ministration, as the direct Consc
ience of the restoration of repub-
rule ?
for the people to
1 inference from the
King George, of Greece, has
been invited to attend the Nash
ville Exposition, but he is now
busily engaged in a typewriting
controversy with Colonel Hamid,
of Constantinople.
Phcebe Cousins, after a half
century of deliberation, advises
girls to “ marry a husband.” In
the event there are not enough
husbands to go around, how would
it do to try a few old bachelors ?
That sexless paper, The Ladies’
Home Journal, does not appear to
be living up to it’s opportunities.
So far it has failed to print an in
terview with either of the nu
merous Mrs. Hamids, of Constanti
nople.
A Kansas newspaper says:
“ Professor Wilson then played a
plaintiff air on his violin which
made the audience think of a
thousand things at once.” The
audience, of course, was the defend-
ent in that action.
When a Georgian gets high
enough up to be elected to Con
gress the presumption is that he
knows better than to be • buncoed
After their experience with the
Texan, Representatives Living
ston, Tate and Adamson had bet
ter steer clear of New York.—Sa
vannah News.
The Citizen is duly appre
ciative of the very complimentary
notice it received at the hands of
Mr. R. L. Adamson, of the Atlanta
Constitutiqn, in that paper last
Saturday. It also appreciates the
other numerous kind words the
press, generally, has taken oc
casion to say.
AS others see us.
A memoriae star was placed in
the portico of the old Alabama
State capitol at Montgomery last
week to mark the spot where Jeff
Davis stood when he was inaugu
rated president of the Southern
Confederacy.
One of the coming writers on
the Georgia Press is Miss Louis
Dillard Munford, of the Carters-
ville Courant-American. Miss
Munford is a young lady of many
accomplishments and superior
tastes.
Judge Andy Calhoun has
settled what promised to be a
vexed question down in Atlanta.
A merchant hugged a pretty girl
and Judge Andy assessed him $10.
Atlanta girls should go out on a
strike for bigger' money. It is
worth an even hundred any day
to fold one of ’em to your manly
kaleidoscopical shirt front.
Editor Frank T. Reynolds has
severed his connection with the
Rome Tribune and has returnee
to his first love, The Dalton Citi
zen. Reynolds is an excellent
newspaper man, and will always
have our best wishes.—Dallas
New Era.
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Frank Reynolds and Tom Jones
have bought the Dalton Citizen
and it is said will commence the
publication of a daily. They are
both excellent newspaper men
and if anybody cotild make a daily
go in Dalton they could, but the
very best that could be done in a
town of that size would be unsat
isfactory. Make a good weekly,
boys, and you will make more
money and have a vastly better
time.—Calhoun Times.
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Mr. Frank T. Reynolds, one of
North Georgia’s brightest news
paper men, has severed his con
nection with the Rome Tribune,
and in connection with Mr. Tom
Jones, Jr., has bought the North
Georgia Citizen at Dalton:
The Citizen has been a sparkling
paper of late and it is needless to
say these gentlemen will make it
sparkle more than ever.—Trion
Herald.
Would you like an accident in
surance ticket this trip to the
Nashville Centennial? Twenty-
five cents per day. Pays $8000
in case of accidental death, $15
per week for disabling injury.
Covers general accidents.
Walker & Thomas, Agents.
All cold temperance drinks
Bryant & Fincher’s.
at
Strawberry Ice Cream,
Pineapple Sherbet,
Fine Fruits,
Fresh Fish.
Ice Cream,
’Phone 57.' 'Buchholz.
Kansas City beef at Davis’ this
week.
Hay! Hay!
We are now -prepared to
supply you with choice Tim
othy hay.
Barrett,'Denton & Lynn.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
T 9, as ‘ s *Ff t « Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
II a C. C. lail to cure, druggists relund money.
At the meeting of the Alethea
Tuesday night, which was held at
tbe- home of Miss Eugenia Bitting,
the study of Romola was com-
pleted. In this connection a splen
didly written criticism on the book
was read by Miss Ruth Lester.
Miss Bessie Hamilton furnished
an excellent paper on the current
topic for theevening, “ The Nash
ville Centennial.”
The club meets June 1st with
Miss Annie Hill, and this meeting,
altogether of a business nature,
will be the last regular, meeting
until the first Tuesday night in
September.
' On last Monday evening the
Lesche held its annual election of
officers, and the last regular liter
ary meeting of the year was gone
through with. The papers on
“ Apelles ” by Miss May Ruth
Allen, and “ Results of Alexan-
der’s Conquests ” by Miss May
Lynn, were well prepared anc
highly enjoyed.
The following officers were
elected, which with one exception
are the same who have presided
during the present session :
President, Miss Alice Moore
vice-president, Mrs. T. R. Jones
second vice-president, Miss Willie
White ; third vice-president, Miss
Blanche Bivings; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Julian McCamy
recording secretary, Miss Lula
Blake; treasurer, Mrs. W. M
Denton ; librarian, Miss May Gor
don.
The following unique invitation
is being received by a few fortu
nate benedicts:
As a husband of one of our
hopored Leschians, you may have
the pleasure of attending a lecture
to be delivered to that body on
the evening of May thirty-first,
Anno Domini, eighteen hundred
ninety seven.
—- Grace McCamy,
Corresponding secretary.
; The lecture will be given at the
residence of Mr. Percy R. Baker,
and the “ husbands of the Lesche
will enjoy a treat in the polishec
literary address of Rev. John M
Mecklin.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club
did not hold its usual meeting this
week, postponing it until after the
protracted services at the First
Baptist church.
In Lightning Trim.
The running team of -the city
Fire Department is in excellent
condition and under Frank Man
ly’s training are getting some fine
speed. The boys practice every
night on Hamilton street and
what they will do when they go
to Cartersville will be & suffiicen
cy. _____
An Accommodating: Ageut.
Few men in public life give
greater satisfaction than Captain
Tt J. Peeples,-the clever and ac
commodating agent of the W. &
A. R. R. here. Captain Peeples
is a railroad man of long exper
ience and is in every way quali
fied to please both tbe public and
the railroad authorities. It is a
real pleasure to do business with
such a gentleman.
Lost a Cow.
Miss Joe Deck bad the misfor
tune to lose a valuable cow Sun
day night. • The cow had broken
into the feed room and ate too
much bran from which she be
came foundered and died.
The Sons of Veterans.
A number of the best young
men of the city are talking of -or
ganizing a chapter of the Sons, of
Confederate Veterans. This would
tie a splendid move and would aid
in perpetuating the memory of the
Confederate dead. John Thomas,
Ed Davis* John Moore, Frank
Shumate,-Bob Bazemore and many
others would go into it.
t HOME INSURANCE
| ® TOBASCO SAUCE.
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I was talking with a prosper
ous and well known Daltonian
Monday anent fire insurance and
the necessity for a good fire alarm
system.
I suggested that if the city
should put in the Gamewell sys
tem of fire alarm that it would re
duce the rate of insurance twenty
per cent and cut down the dis
tance of exposure fully one half.
I had fairly launched myself in
to the beauties of the subject,
stating that $18,000 were paid
out annually here as premiums
and that the Gamewell fire alarm
system would only cost about one
thousand dollars to have it put in
thereby saving $3,000 annually to
our people:
My friend threw another light
upon the situation by suggest
ing that a Home Fire Insurance
company be organized here anc
save the entire $18,000. The
idea caught like a sure enough
fire with me and I confess I don’
see, why it cannot be done
The loss by fire in Dalton last
year was about $3,000, and had
home insurance company been car
rying all the fire insurance poli
cies wi-itten here it would be
clear gainer by $15,000 less
small amount for necessary run
ning expenses. A company eoulc
be organized here capitalized at
$100,000 with ten per cent paid in
and do a good business, not only
in Dalton, but in the surrounding
towns and from time to time
spread itself as did The Athens
and Columbus companies, and ul
timately make the stockholders
rich.
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There is a man living here in
Dalton who deserves to go
down in history. He hears the
distinction of having, for the only
feme in -Sir George Pullman’s life
of bringing the latter to terms anc.
dictating the terms.
Sir George came to Chattanoo
ga once and visited Lookout
Mountain via the Standard Guage
railway up the steep incline. The
Incline railway officials wanted to
show Sir George the courtesy due
so distinguished an American anc
ordered out a special crew to han
die Sir George’s special car. Drew
Peeples was then the treasurer oi‘
the road and went along to see
that Sir George was getting al.
the emoluments his august per
sonage would require. The visit
had about come to an end and
Drew requested Sir George to
give him a sleeping ear pass Chat
tanooga to Jacksonville, Fla., anc
return. Sir George haughtily re
plied. “ Have your request come
through the proper authorities
and I’ll look into the matter.
Well,” replied Drew, “ you’l.
grant me the pass or you don’t go
down this mountain tonight.” A
parley was made and when Sir
George found he was dealing with
the treasurer of the road he grant
ed the pass and came on down the
mountain chatting with Drew in
the best of humor.
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There are a series of warm
told about Tobasco sauce,
but Sam Lowry tbld me a new
one yesterday. The Rome fire
department excurted to St. Sim
ons a few summers ago. While
there a prominent Roman at the
table literally “slathered” his
>eef with Tobasco and when he
took a mouth full it burned him
so that the tears came streaming
down his cheeks. A witty Irish
man, also from Rome, asked the
cause. The former replibd r “ I’ve
just got word from Rome that my
aunt is dying.” The Irishman’s
meal was brought in and he,
took a liberal supply of
:>asco.
The former Roi
To Enclose New County Fair
Grounds.
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WILL REVIVUrHEOLD CUSTOM.
Murra>, Walker, Catoosa and Gordon
Will Join Whitfield in an Annual
Exposition.
A scheme is at present on foot
which may develop into large pr 0 .
portions and do great good to North
Georgia and the Piedmont section.
It is that the county fairs which
were once the pride of Whitfield
county be revived and suitable
grounds to be enclosed within the
city limits of Dalton.
The idea is not a new one, and
several times during the past few
years attempts have been made to
interest the farming classes in it
.The plans are now taking def
inite shape and quite a number of
men, among them Capt. John
Brown, Dr. R. I. Peak, Alderman
Colvard, C. G. Spencer and Will
J. Townley, are willing to pnt
time and money into making a
good fair ground.
A mass meeting of the citizens
of Whitfield and adjoining counties
has been called for Saturday, June
5th, in the court house and there
the matter will he discussed, and
if sufficient interest is shown a
stock company will be organized.
The parties say the property ad
joining East Lake owned by G.
M. Cannon would he the most de
sirable spot and that grounds could
be made ready for use at no great
cost.
It is the object of the organiza
tion to encourage agriculture of
every description and especially to
stimulate the fanning classes to
raise better crops and better cattle.
Prizes will be given each year
for trotting horses, Jersey cows
and any specialties in the line of
horticulture or agriculture.
Remember the date, June 5th
at the courthouse.
A Medium Girl.
Jim Herron, the milliner, re
ceived an order for a ladies bat
from Mississippi the other day in
which the lady says: “ I am neith
er tall nor short, neither fat nor
lean, neither blonde nor brunette,
neither ugly nor pretty, but am
seventeen years old and will grad
uate in June and presume I am it
young lady.”
Duller Is Gone.
The dog fanciers here will re
gret to know that Duffer, the fa
mous little dog of Claude De-
Journette has been sent to Rome
to a friend who has long wanted
him. Duffer, like old dog Tray.,
“ was gentle and kind.”
United States Marshal.
Mr. Walter H. Johnson WiR 6e
appointed United States Marshal
for the northern district of Geor
gia to succeed Marshal Dunlap,
whose term expires on the 22(1 of
August. Mr. Johnson is a brother
of Mrs.*Pierce Horne of Dalton,,
and has many friends here.
Got a Verdict.
Roland Reed, the actor, got a
verdict in Macon Tuesday f° !
,000 against the Southern. R a '^
way for injury to him in a wreck
two years ago. Miss Rush goi
$1,000 and Mrs. Myers $4,000.
The last two were members 0
Reed’s company. -
St. Marks Guild Meeting.
A meeting of the St.
Guild ha§ been ordered for neX ^
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock i* 1
the chapel. All the ladies
requested to attend.
are
.
the tears came to the Irishm an s
face he asked him what he “
crying for ? ” “ Begorrah! 1 ve
just got-got word thot ye aunt J 8
” said he, as he
of' ic®
OLDS,
-is dead and in