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Established 1850.
VOL. LIV. NO. 31
“THAT WHICH PLEASES MANY MUST POSSESS MERIT’’-THE CITIZEN PLEASES MANY.
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□ ALTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 28. 1904.
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IN GOD’S COUNTRY
IS DALTON LOCATED
Letter Thus Addressed Reached
Destination
SO WRITES MR. H.M.WILTSE
In the Daily Chattanooga News
of Yesterday Afternoon—Inter
esting Story-
Mr. H. M. Wiltse, who writes
an interesting column every day
in the Chattanooga News, has the
following story:
S. W. Steffner, who used to be
a bookkeeper in the fi eight offices
of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railway Company in
this city, is now secretary of the
Josephine Mining Company, with
headquarters at Portland, Oregon.
Mr. Steffner is a Georgian, by
birth, I presume, for he calls
Georgia “God’s Country.”
One day, not long since, he dic
tated a lot of letters to his stenog
rapher, one of which was ad
dressed to somebody at Dalton.
When the stenographer came to
address the envelopes she asked
Mr. Steffner what state the Dal
ton he wished to reach was in.
“Oh, just put it ‘God’s Coun
try,’ and it will go to the proper
place all right enough,” said Steff
ner. He forgot about the matter
until the mail had been sent out,
and then learned that the stenog
rapher had followed his instruc
tions to the letter.
Steffner waited, with some
anxiety, to see whether the letter
would reach its proper destination,
but he did not have to wait long,
for it reached the person to whom
it was addressed, in Dalton, Geor
gia, in about six days—not so
much more than the time it would
have been en route, if it had been
addressed with the full rigmarole
of state, county and civil district.
What gives the circumstances
further significance is the fact
that there are sixteen places
called Dalton in the United States,
and another named Dalton City.
The most of them are almost in
the direct route Mr. Steffner’s
letter would have traveled, had it
gone straight through, which it
probably did not.
These Daltons are distributed
as follows: Arkansas, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massa
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina. Dalton
City is in Illinois.
It would be interesting to know
in whose honor all of these places
have been named Dalton. Per
haps somebody living in the Dal
ton down the W. & A. can tell.
There are two quite eminent
physicians of that name, one of
whom, Edward Barry Dalton,
originated the present city ambus
lance system, in 1869. He also
published brochures in regard to
the disorder known as bronzed
skin.
John Call Dalton was an edu
cator, physician and author. He
held professorships in various
medical colleges, and was author
of a work entitled “Observations
on Trichina Spiralis,” and another
called “The Experimental Method
in Medical Science.” He was
also author of “Topographical
Anatomy of the Brain, and the
“Treatise on Human Physiology.”
Let us find out, if we can, who
is responsible for all of these Dal
tons, scattered around over the
country.
The way Dalton got its name
is this: When it was known as
“Cross Plains” a number of Bos
ton capitalists decided that this
was the geographical centre of
what would be the most prosperous
section of the United States, and
to prove their loyalty, erected a
three-story hotel just opposite the
present site of the Citizen office.
The hotel was nearing completion
when Lieut. General W. T. Sher
man came along, and as Henry
Grad}' said, “he was just a bit
careless with fire,” and the hotel
went down in ashes. Among the
■^tors of the hotel was a Bos-
E TO
A New Railway Connection for
L- & N. R. R.
BIG OFFICERS INTERESTED
Were Going into the Details of the
Recent Survey While -in
Atlanta
The Atlanta Constitution of
April 23rd says:
Chairman Harry Walters, of the
AtlanticCoast Line and the Lou ; s-
ville and Nashville; President
J. W. Thomas of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis, and
J. W. Thomas, Jr., general man
ager of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis, formed a party of
distinguished visitors who rolled
into Atlanta yesterday in their
private car.
The party came here from Ma
rietta over the Western and At
lantic after making a tour of in
spection of the Louisville and
Nashville which was brought to
an end by the inspection of the
site of the proposed freight ter
minals of the Louisville and Nash
ville and Coast Line in this city.
While none of the railroad mag
nates were willing to talk for pub
lication, they seemed to have en
joyed their trip and were espec
ially glad to meet many of their
old friends in Atlanta.
And now comes the story again
of the new line from Wetmore to
Dalton and from Wetmore to Car-
tersville, which is given added in
terest by the fact that the mag
nates who arrived yesterday are
said to have been giving this mat
ter their especial attention. As
has been previously reported the
Louisville and Nashville have for
some time been looking for a new
route for the Atlanta line includes
very heavy grades and is very ex
pensive to operate. The Louis
ville and Nashville have already
spent a great deal of money in
improving the upper end of the
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern,
but to get a better grade to Mari
etta will practically require the
rebuilding of the line.
The proposed new line is from
Wetmore to Dalton and also from
Wetmore to Cartersville. This
latter route would come directly
through some of the most valu
able districts in Georgia and would
be, so it is reported, only a little
longer than by the present line
and with comparatively no heavy
grades.
In the proposed line from Wet
more to Dalton, the Louisville
and Nashville would get a line
from Knoxville to Chattanooga,
167 miles long, against its present
route of 326 miles via Marietta
and as against 131 by the
Southern.
By the proposed line to Carters
ville, from Wetmore, connecting
with the Seaboard at Cartersville,
the Louisville and Nashville could
run through trains from Knox
ville to Birmingham and in this
way have an open outlet to and
from both the iron and coal fields
of Alabama and Tennessee.
While the reporter could get no
confirmation of the story from
officials, it was reported that the
survey for the new lines were sat
isfactory and that the actual work
of construction would begin very
shortly.
0’Neill-Jones=*The Marriage of a
Popular Couple Last Night
and Will Prater spent Sunday in
Spring Place.
Miss Sallie Wilson, of Varnell,
was in town today.
Mr. T. S. Shope leaves
afternoon for Atlanta.
this
. Miss Leah Townsend, of Til
ton, was in the city today.
Senator-elect C. N. King, of
Spring Place, is in the city to
day.
Mr. Tom Cox, of Tilton, who
is a candidate for tax-collector,
was in town today. -
Misses Virginia and Kate Ed
monson came over from Holly
last Friday for the day.
TWO JAP ARMIES
POURING OVER YALU
The
Evil of This Practice
Seems to Grow
BANE TO GOOD BUSINESS
Representative-e 1 e ct A. Iv.
Ramsey, Capt. Sam Trimmier
and Hon. Green Treadwell, of
Murray county, were prominent
visitors in Dalton Saturday.
Among the prominent visitors
to the Shumate-McAfee nuptials
were Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
Parker, of Atlanta Mrs. Park
er is a sister of the groom.
Mrs. O’Neill and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Osgood Meyers were in At
lanta yesterday to attend the
marriage of*Miss Allie O’Neill
to Mr. Paul Jones.
MRS. S. P. JONES, JR.
Who until last night was Miss Alice O’Neill, of Dalton.
The marriage of Miss Alice
O’Neill, of Dalton, Ga., and Mr.
Samuel Paul Jones, Jr., of Carters
ville, took place last evening at 6
o’clock at the residence of Mrs.
Katherine L. Flynn, North Jack-
son street, in Atlanta.
The ceremony was impressively
perfcrmed by Rev. Father Gunn,
of the Sacred Heart church, and
was witnessed by relations and
intimate friends only.
The bride wore an exquisite
toilet in embroidered chiffon, lace
trimmed, and carried a bouquet of
bride roses and ferns.
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple lett for a visit
north. The bride’s going away
gown was of dark blue silk tailor
made, and her hat of blue straw
was trimmed in panne ribbon the
same shade.
As Miss Alice O’Neill she lias
been a social favorite wherever
she is known. She is the daugh
ter of the late R. P. O’Neill, of
Dalton, Ga., and is a graduate of
the Emerson School of Oratory in
Boston. Aside from her refined
beauty of brunette type she is
bright and talented, having musi
cal histrionic ability.
Mr. Jones is the younger son of
the Rev. Sam P. Jones? and is
among the most successful of the
younger newspaper men of the
state, and is a member of the local
staff of The Atlanta Journal.
On their return from their bridal
trip Mr. and Mrs. Jones will take
possession of their home, a gift
from the former’s father.
Mrs. Robert Jones and Miss
Julia Jones and Mr. Richard
Knight, who went from Car
tersville yesterday to attend
the ceremony, returned home this
morning.
Mrs. O’Neill, the bride’s mother,
and her sister Mrs. J. O. Myers,
of Dalton, who went down for the
wedding, returned home last
night.
Messrs. Will Mooi'e and Geo.
Hamilton, Jr., went down to At
lanta Tuesday to witness the
game between the Teck and the
University of Georgia.
Mrs. D. L. Dettor and Mrs. C.
R. Evans returned Tuesday
morning from Greensboro, N
C., where they have been the
guests of Mrs. T. L. Shelton.
Merchants and Business Men Gen
erally Should Condemn it and
Thus Stop it.
Hundred Thousand Men Be
ing Sent Into Manchuria
BY THE MIKADO GENERALS
Whose Forces Were Concentrated
Before the Advance Began.
War in Earnest
J. W. Walker, Jr., who has
been the guest of his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Walker, on
Thornton avenue the past week,
returned to his home in Atlanta
Sunday.
Miss Clara McClellan, of At
lauta, arrived at noon today to
be with her cousin, Mrs. R. S.
Mitchell, who has been quite ill
during the past week, but is now
improving.
The ladies of St. Marks
Church, desire, through The Citi
zen, to thank all who in any way
contributed to the success of
their entertainment at the Opera
House Friday night.
PURELY PERSONAL.
Mr. D. C. Bryant is quite sick
with grip.
Mrs. D. P. Bass is quite ill
with grip.
J. C. Gleason spent last Satur
day in Atlanta.
Hon. George G. Glenn spent
yesterday in Atlanta.
Ed Bodenhammer was up from
Atlanta Sunday.
Mr. M. C. Foster spent Tues
day in Chattanooga.
Mr. C. H. May, of Rome, was
in town this week.
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3ifitinued on page 6.
We are selling Wilson
Brothers underwear, the
best to be had on this conti
nent, at reasonable prices.
So come to see us for^ a
choice in an exclusive line
of shirts.
W. A. Robertson.
Col. J. W. Brown went down
to Rome Tuesday.
Mrs. Wells returned from
Chattanooga Tuesday.
Mayor McAuley is spending
today in Chattanooga.
The friends of Mr. Sam Crouch
will regi’et to know he continues
ill with the grip.
Mr. T. W. Stafford is home
from Florence, Ala., for a short
rest and visit to homefolks.
Miss Cora Beard is the guest
of Mrs. C. S. Wilkinson out at
the Alaculsy lumber camp.
Messrs. M. D. Smith and S. E.
Berry left Monday for Macon to
attend the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons.
Mr. C. S. Pruden and daugh
ters were up from Rome Sunday,
the guests of Col. and Mrs. W.
H. Pruden.
Mr. Prater Chambers is in
Chattanooga. He leaves short
ly for Cuba where he will make
his future home. Everybody in
Dalton will wish him prosperity
and happiness in his new venture.
F. L. Stanton, in Saturday’s
Constitution, says Will N. Har-
ben is reeling off novels at such
a rate, the men of the tppe-.writ-
ing machine foundries give him
big discount on his orders now.
An enjoyable entertainment
was given by Miss Mayme
Rankin Monday evening in honor
of Miss Willie Puckette, of Dal
ton. Those present were Misses
Mayme Rankin, Dell Hudgins,
Leila Jones, Delena Copeland,
Mae Jones, Clara Morris and
Willie Puckette; Messrs. Norton,
White, Bray, Boaz, Robertson,
Fine, Gorman and Haney.—Cal
houn Times.
For topknotches and ele
gant styles in ladies’ Oxfords
and strap sandals, we show
Rochester’s best makes in
black, tan and white, em
bracing styles not offered by
other bouses in this market.
W. A. Robertson.
Mr. W. A. Robertson spent
Sunday in Chattanooga.
Mrs. S. J. Lewis is confined
to her room with grip.
Joe Mclntire was over from
Murray the past week.
Frank Cartwright came down
from Chattanooga Tuesday.
George Heggie was down from
Chattanooga Sunday afternoon.
Walter Richardson has been
confined to his room with grip.
Capt. G. W. Orr and T. R.
Jones left Tuesday night for St.
Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Heartsill
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Atlanta.
Miss Willie Puckette has re
turned from a visit to Mrs. Tate
at Calhoun.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Henderson
came down from Chattanooga
Monday to visit Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Henderson.
Mrs. Rosa S. Burroughs and
children, of Atlanta, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mary E. San
ders, this city.
Capt. Jas. I. Lowry and little
son, James, were up from Atlan
ta Saturday, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. M. Lowry.
Mrs. Frankie Bitting Patton
left for her home in Sweetwater
last Friday, after a short visit to
her mother and family.
Miss Elizabeth Yowell was
called suddenly Monday to Kirks-
ville, Mo., on account of the se
rious illnessof her mother.
Mrs. M. F. Boisclaire return
ed Sunday morning from Jack
sonville, and is the guest of her
parents, Mr and Mrs. Fred
Cappes.
Misses Lucy Maddox, Bernice
Felker and Jean Kaphn, Messrs.
Mac Hardwick, Louie Crawford
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be-
lteve him perfectly honorable in all busi
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by his
firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Makvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi
monials sent free. Trice 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipa
tion.
Confession of a Priest.
Rev. John S. Cox, of Wake, Ark.,
writes: ‘ For 12 years I Buffered from
Yellow Jaundice. I consulted a num
ber of physicians and tried all sorts of
medicines, but got no relief. Then I be
gan the use of Electric Bitters and feel
that I am now cared of a disease that
had me in its grasp for twelve years
If you want a reliable medicine for
Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach dis
order or general debility, get Electric
Bitters. It’s guaranteed by Fincher A
Nichols. Only 50c. April
(From the Columbus, O., Press.)
One of the most reprehensible
evils that has grown up of recent
years,in mercantile business is
that which is known to the trade
as substitution. It is practiced
in various forms and the intelli
gent customer often finds that he
has been imposed upon by some
unscrupulous tradesman despite
his most vigilant care.
Substitution is palming off up
on a customer something he does
not want instead oLthe article
called for, and trying to make
him believe it is “just as good as
the article he wants.
The dishonest practice is not
confined entirely to any particular
line of trade. It has been the
prevailing disposition to lay all
the blam§ for such imposition up
on the paltry druggist who finds
it an easy matter to substitute ene
ingredient for another in com
pounding prescriptions if he does
not happen to have the particular
ingredients in stock that are called
for in the prescription. Do not
construe this to mean that all
druggists practice substitution,
for all druggists do not. But the
evil has grown to such proportions
that many druggists find it pru
dent to insert in their advertise
ments the guaranty—“We do not
substitute.”
Another kind of substitution is
selling an inferior article for any
specific purpose, because it is
cheaper and consequently nets a
larger profit to the dealer. This
occurs frequently in the sale of
proprietary medicines and spe
cifics. Take, for instance, a cough
syrup which by experience you
know to be efficacious, or the
merits of which you are deter
mined to test after having had it
recommended to you by a friend
or having read advertisements
concerning it. The druggist maj 7
not have that particular kind of
cough syrup, so rather than miss a
sale he tries to persuade you to
accept another kind, which he as
sures you is “just as good;” or he
may have more profit by it. This
is taking an unfair advantage of
the purchaser and is unfair to the
manufacturers of the specific,
who have been at great expense
to place it upon the market and
■create a demand for it by legiti
mate advertising.
As previously stated, the drug
gist substitutor is not the only
offender of this kind. Similar
opportunities for substitution oc
cur in the grocery business and in
the dry goods, clothing, furnish
ing—in fact in almost every line
of trade. The honest and consci
entious merchant will not stoop
to such methods; but there are
exceptions to all rules, and so all
men engaged in business are not
to be trusted with the same im
plicit faith..
Not only does the customer
suffer from such dishonest meth*>
ods, but the manufacturer is
also victimized. You may think
this is none of your affair, but in
this you are mistaken. Having
discovered how to supply a ‘‘long
felt want,” the manufacturer or
wholesale dealer places an article
upon the market and stimulates
St. Petersburg, April 28., 8:50
p. m.—Disappointment prevails in
St. Petersburg that no official
dispatches giving details of the
operations on the Yalu river have
yet been made public. The press
dispathes are so meager as to
be cloud rather than enlighten
the people who are hourly await
ing news.
The Associated Press has ob
tained from the general staff the
following clear statement of the
situation:
Before beginning the passage
of the Yalu, the Japanese evi
dently completed the concentra
tion of two armies along the river,
commanded by Generals Kuroki
aDd _ Oku. Each army is com
posed of three divisions and three
reserve brigades. The total force
is 100,000. The Russians on the
Manchurian bank of the river are
inferior in strength.
“Having perfected the essen
tial preparations, the Japanese,
without waste of time, commenc
ed the passage of the river and
the Russians realized that it would
be impossible to prevent their
crossing. The Japanese front
extended from Wiju as far as
Piek Tong, over 80 miles. We
faced the possibility that they
would cross at a score of places,
and all we could hope was to
harass and impede the crossing,
for every day gained enabled us
to push our preparations and
bring up more men.
“There are only two instances
in history where an army was un
able to cross a river—that of Na
poleon at Aspern, and that of
Prince Eugene fo Savoy at Lech.
Both failed because of floods.
The Yalu proved no exception |to
the established rule.”
Judgiiig from the way our
clothing; is moving it must
be right in At. style, finish
and price. So come to see
us, as we have a large range
of sizes from a 3-year-old to
a man’s size, 48, suits in
regulars, stouts, slims and
extra sizes.
W. A. Robertson,
The Clothier and
Furnisher.
the demand for it by judicious
advertising. The petty nostrum
maker or the mercantile counter**
feiter instantly comes forward
with a cheap imitation and hopes
to reap a harvest by gulling the
public on the prestige given the
original by legitimate means.
Thus the customer “gets the
worst of it,” as well as 'the
promoter.
The best way to break up the
evil of substitution is for the cus
tomer to know exactly what he
wants when he goes to make any
sort of purchase, insist ou getting
just what he asks for, and to
beware of the merchant who offers
something “just as good” instead.
If you want a stylish shoe
or Oxford that gives you a
walk over into the ranks
with the best dressers, drop
in at W. A. Robertson’s and
ask to see those late arrivals
in both black and tans, as
they are good lookers, good
fitters and good wearers.
See W. M. Haig for meats
for that Sunday dinner, tf