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Official Organ of the County. Official Organ
of the United States Circuit and District
Courts, Northwestern Dirlalon, North
ern District of Georgia.
T. I. SHOPB, I Braarleters
A. J. 8 HOW ALTER, I Pr »Prleters
T. S. SHOPE and F. T. REYNOLDS, Bdlters.
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JWEntered at the Dalton, Ga., Postofflce for
transmission through the malls as second-
olass mail matter.
Thursday, May 5, 1904.
For Representative.
I respectfully announce my candidacy
for the Legislature from this county
subject to a Democratic primary.
W. W. Seymour.
Spring has “gentle Annied” at
last.
The people of Whitfield county
do not want a primary for the
selection of county officers, hut
they do want the Australian sys
tem of balloting.
The Rome Herald claims that
votes were bought in the recent
primary, and the Rome Tribune
calls upon it to name who bought
and who sold, or shut up.
What are the fountains in the
parks for? After all of our
boasted and expanded water sys
tem, it seems that the city re
ceives secondary consideration.
The race for county offices has
begun to take shape in Whitfield.
Already we hear of some of the
boys sharpening their knives for
their political enemies. I’ts going
to be a warm race.
We do not feel the least bit
alarmed about the Parker move
ment in Georgia. Georgia will
show up all right at the St. Louis
convention. Parker is the man
and Parker it will be.
The St. Louis judge who
handed down a ruling to the effect
that 11 o’clock p. m. is time for
any lover, no matter how ardent
to leave his inamorata’s home, is
evidently not a stockholder in
any gas company.
That person or paper (“flop
per”) who says The Citizen re
tracted one word it said tells that
which is as false as Judas, and
The Citizen defies proof of any
such statement. Now show up
or shut up or tell the truth.
Every statement made by
The Argus last week regarding
The Citizen was a palpable false
hood; therefore it will not even
dignify such stuff with a reply.
The public cares nothing for it,
and knows wherein is truth.
The more we read of the
Gober-Morris scandal the more
we become disgusted. The whole
affair is a disgrace to the state,
and is evidence of the complete
rottenness of the present system
of electing judges.
The Citizen is receiving more
subscribers weekly than any paper
printed in Dalton. We challenge
any successful contradiction. We
take advertising on this guaran
tee, and only ask merchants to
examine our printed list. We
will cheerfully show it.
We are of the opinion that
neither Gober nor Morris is fit for
the judgeship of the Blue Ridge
circuit. They have disgraced the
state and the bench, and placed a
stain on the judicial ermine that
the time of many years will not
erase.
Rev. T. B Gregory, writing in
the New York American, tells of
the eviction of an old man and
his aged wife from the cellar of
a tenement house, and makes the
story, from his viewpoint, a sad
one, because the aged and poverty-
stricken couple have two sons
and a daughter in comparatively
affluent circumstances, but had
abandoned their parents to the
cold charity of the world. Rev.
Gregory moralizes over the beart-
lessness of these three children;
but we want to say that God
gives no one a burden one can
not bear nor inflicts a punishment
one does not deserve. The chances
are, ten to one, that the evicted
couple neglected these sons and
daughter when they were small;
but certain it is they were not
nurtured in the admonition of the
Lord, for we are told that “As the
twig is bent so the tree inclineth;”
“Train up a child in the way he
should go and when he becomes
old he will not depart therefrom,”
etc. The ecclesiastical evidence is
against the aged couple—they are
meeting the punishment, no
doubt deserved, from neglecting
their children when they were
young.'
There are many right here in
Dalton who will not know at 10
o’clock tonight what company
their sons and daughters are keep
ing; and few, very few, ever take
their children to Sunday school,
and fewer still who have family
prayer or daily readings of the
Bible. Dalton is no exception to
the rule—it is the almost universal
practice. Parents are given too
much to chasing the almighty
dollar and criminally neglecting
their children; and when they be
come old and are spurned by
their offspring it will be but
part of the punishment deserved:
not to say when the entire family
have a reunion in hell how the
things most cherished in this
world will become the most hated
in the vortex of old Pluto. These
are serious, sober thoughts,
brought about
many instances
Dalton alone.
by the many
we know of in
TO THE SEA.
Give us Water iu the park
fountains! The people want it,
are paying for it, and should
have it. What’s the matter any
way? Some old story? For
what purpose was that extra
$4,000 spent in increasing the
water supply if not to give the
city plenty of water?
Chattanooga will never be a
sovereign city until she owns her
waterworks, light plant and street
railways. She is young enough
and plucky enough to own them,
and the sooner her wise men take
hold of this idea the better off she
will be. Dalton owns her public
franchies of these characters, and
is therefore her own master.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an interview which was
published in the Atlanta News
Tuesday. The facts given by
Hon. Hooper Alexander in this
interview are worthy of profound
consideration by every citizen of
Georgia. It also renders plain
the duty of the legislsture.
The state road is a fine piece
of property', and has paid into
the state treasury many thousands
of dollars. It is the pride of the
people, and anything that tends
to rob it of its patronage and in
fluence will be quickly repulsed.
The duty of the legislature
then is plain. The road should
be extended from Atlanta to the
sea, thus giving it an outlet and
serving as a means of protection
to the shippers and receivers of
freight in the state of Georgia.
this extension is not made
the usefulness and profitableness
of the state road will gradually
decline until instead of a source
of revenue it will be a burden.
On to the sea with the state
road! It will have to be done as
means of protection. The
sooner the better.
Is it possible that the people of
Dalton lack that pride which
makes a town beautiful? We do
not believe they do. They do not
think—are neglectful. The peo
ple of Dalton have an eye for the
beautiful, but they possibly, once
in a while, look through smoked
glasses, and the small things so
essential are not seen. But some
of them are seeing, thanks to the
Village Improvement Society, and
some are brushing up, while some
are kicking. Think of people
kicking about cleaning up! Think
of them having to be even told
about it! But then that is all
right. People who get mad are
all right when they get glad, and
are really worth more, perhaps,
than those who neve? 1 get mad and
never do anything.
Now a few words to the Mayor
and City Council: The city park
is in bad shape. It looks unkept
and neglected. The grass is scat
tered here and there over it; no
regularity exists. The fountain
is dry, and instead of being a
pleasure to those who go to the
park it is an eye sore. Why can
not the water be turned on ?
Calhoun, with waterworks only
two years old, a town about one
fourth the size of Dalton, has the
water running all the time in the
park fountains, and plenty of nice
gold fish in them, which makes it
essentially necessary to keep the
water running. The grass is reg
ular and well tended, and gives
evidence of a town pride which is
most admirable. It is a good les
son for Dalton.
The Village Improvement So>
ciety has done much, but there is
much more to be done. The City
Council should look into the mat
ter of the city park and see to it
that it is properly kept and at
tended to. By all means have the
water turned on. Surely we have
plenty of water. Let’s use it; we
can’t afford to be niggardly with
it. Water and air are the two
best things in the world, and
there is plenty of both. Give us
plenty of water! There is no
kick coming about air; we have
an abundance of both kinds.
CHANGE THE SYSTEM—NO.a.
The Citizen never sulks in its
tent when anything for the
good of Dalton or Whit**
field county comes up, no mat
ter whose suggestion it is. A
little, narrow, swivelled up fel
low, who feels that in him is all
wisdom, and that all good ema
nates from him, and who pouts
around when he feels in his con
ceit that he has not been properly
recognized, is about as reprehen
sible as anything that ever “came
down the pike.” Such people re
tard progress and disgust level
headed citizens.
When Dalton gets her public
building and a delivery system of
mail, she will be some ahead of
what she now is.
fOimHONETHCAR
•tops Ui« couth and heal* lunt*
Last week The Citizen spoke of
the present system of electing
judgesby popular vote. The pres
ent system is rotten to the core
and has done more in the short time
it has been in force to lower the
dignity of the bench than anything
that has ever come under the no
tice of The Citizen. Witness, if
you will, the Gober-Morris affair
in the Blue Ridge circuit. It is
nothing short of disgraceful. Po
litical trickery, treachery and job
bery were charged by both sides.
Votes were bought outright. It
is reported that Judge Gober ac
tually attempted intimidation of
voters at the polls, while the
things charged against Morris are
just as bad.
The system will certainly have
to be changed in order to save the
judiciary from spoliation. Some
of th« papers seem to think the
best way to elect our judges is to
let the governor appoint and the
senate confirm, at least they have
suggested it. This seems to be a
good idea. It is after the man
ner of federal appointments, which
is that the president appoints and
the senate confirms. Certain it
is that it will beat the system we
now have. Let’s away with this
system that is staining the judi
cial ermine with splotches that
will not, like the blood stains 1
Macbeth, come off.
Brother Reynolds, of the North
Georgia Citizen, very wisely re
marks as follows: Our school
teachers render more value for
the pittance they receive than any
officer in the employ of the coun
try. The laborer is worthy of
his hire. Better pay, better
teachers and fewer of them should
be the motto of our school boards.
—Sandersviile Herald.
In Walker, Gordon Lee’s home
county, he received 1,148 votes,
while G. R. Hutchens received
only 45. In Haralson, Hutchens’
home county, his majority was
218.—Cartersville Courant.
That man Hutchens in his race
for the congressional nomination
preached much Populist doctrine
and the people heard him gladly.
All that stood in the way of his
election by a large majority was
the weight of his party name.
Some say it was the weight of
his opponent’s money bags, but
we are not prepared to believe
this. Boodle may have its effects
among the little bands of party
heelers, but it cannot swerve the
masses of honest yeomanry from
a determined purpose.—Dalton
Herald.
The election of Gordon Lee, of
Chickamauga for congress from
the Seventh district reminds us
that it was at Lee & Gordon's mill
that the battle of Chickamauga
commenced. The Lees and
Gordons of Walker county, the
ancestors of Gordon Lee, were
the pioneer citizens of Northwest
Georgia.—Savannah Press.
The primary is over, But
the Seventh district they are be
ginning to lay the lines for 1906.
—Savannah Press.
The Citizen heard these rumors
the day of the primary and the an< *
two days before. We are on the
watchtower and the public will
be kept posted.
Don’t fail to attend the
Auction Sale of Furniture,
Carpets, Mattings, etc., dai
ly. Saturday the hours will
be 10:30 a. m., 3 to 5 and 8
to 9 p. m.
LEONARD & McGHEE.
Editor Jim Gray, of the At
lanta Journal, who has been
constant Democrat, a consistent
Parker man and a white primary
man, will represent North Geor
gia fairly well at the National
Convention.—Rome Herald.
Mr. Gray will suit this section
splendidly.
Broke Into His House.
S. Le Quinn, of Cavendish, Vt., was
robbed of hiB customary health by in
vasion of Chronic Conatipation. When
Dr. King’s New Life Pills broke into his
house, his trouble was arrested and
now he’s entirely cured. They’re guar
anteed to cure. 25c at Fincher & Nich
ol’s Drug Store.
Items of Interest.
There are more than 100,000
widows in Berlin.
Parker will poll thousands of
republican votes.
The democrats are gradually
getting together foi the big fight
ahead.
The navy of Korea consists of
twenty-five admirals and one iron
built coal barge.
The toys used by Queen Victo
ria when a child will be on exhi
bition at the World's Fair at St
Louis.
A Mr. Goodman, of London
wagered that he could smoke 86
cigars down to an inch in less than
12 hours. He did it with 42 min
utes to spare.
The deepest gold mine in the
world is at Bendigo, Australia
Its shaft is down 3,900 feet, or
only 60 feet short of three quar
ters of a mile. The heat at that
depth is 3 08 degrees.
The most expensive fur is that
of the black fox of Kamschatka,
the skin of which, when dressed,
becomes very attractive blue. A
single skin is worth as much as
#1,000.
In over 2,000 major surgical
operations in Egypt upon natives
only three cases of appendicitis
were met with. This is attributed
to vegetarian diet, light clothing
and moderate living.
When the Sap Rises
Weak lungs should be careful. Coughs
colds are dangerous then. One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds and gives strength to the lungs.
Mrs. G. E. Fenner, of Marion, Ind.,says
‘I suffered with a cough until run down
in weight from 148 to 92 pounds,
tried a number of remedies to no avail
until I used One Minate Cough Care.
Four bottles of this wonderful remedy
cared me entirely of the congh, streng
thened my lungs and restored me to my
normal weight, health and strength.
Sold by Fincher dc Nichols. May
DeWItt’s K*:f Salve
F«r Piles, Burns, Seres*
Massachusetts Man Says Its No “Bo
gle”—He Knows of Four Victims.
Letter to the Springfield Republican.
In the Republican of today is
an interesting article fiom Amer
ican Medicine, headed“ Premature
Burial Bogie.” r I he wiiter saj's:
“The facts upon which the scare
is based are themselves ‘diapha-
anous.’ ” In making this state
ment the ignorance of the writer
on the subject is on a par with
his ignorance of the bill “for re
suscitation of the supposed dead,
and the prevention of premature
encoffinment, burial <>r cremation,”
to which he refers. The fa«t is
that many cases of prematuie
burial are known—if this paper
cares to publish the details. I
will furnish the sworn testimony
of people now living to four cases.
When we take into consideration
that not one body in 10,000 is
seen after the clods fall on the
coffin, the frequency of premature
burial is purely conjecture. The
danger of premature burial arises
from the dual nature of man —
the spiritual close union (the
closest of all possible unions
without which any continuous
life would be impossible) sug
gesting that death must be always
a process as we know it to be
sometimer; the fact of there being
states which closely stimulate
death—especially the trance and
cataleptic states in which people
have lain days, even weeks, to
outward appearances dead, some
times coming to life in time to be
saved from burial; the most uni
versal practice of physicians of
giving a death certificate without
even seeing the supposed dead
person, and in casss of sudden
death that the medical examiner
gives the certificate without any
examination of the body—“if
there is no indication of violence,’
and, finally, the entire absence, if
the organs are all intact, of any
evidence that the supposed dead
person 4s really dead. It is the
easiest thing in the world to bury
a person alive—not a particle of
evidence is required of his being
dead. Physician’s death ' certifi
cate is of no more value than a
Chinese laundry ticket as evi
dence. The bill has a further
purpose. Every test (except the
one only known sure test of
death) is to discovor if life is
present, and if so the bill provides
that means shall be used for
resuscitation. In short, the bill
provides for ever}' person help
while living and unable to help
himself, and security that he
shall not be encoffined, buried or
cremated until he is dead.
Geo. W. Allbn.
East Bridgewater, March 31,1904.
For Over Sixty Years
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for
their children while teething. If distur
bed at night and broken of your rest by
a sick child suffering and crying with
pain of Cutting Teeth, send at once and
get a bottle of “Mrs. Winslows Soothing
Syrup” for children Teething. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer immediate
ly. Depend upon it, mothers, there is
no mistake about it. It cures Diarrhoea,
regulates the Stomach and Bowels,cures
Wind Colic, softens the Gums, reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. ‘ Mrs. Winslow’s
Soothing Syrup” for children teething is
pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip
tion of one of the oldest aod best female
phycians and nurses in the United States.
Price twenty-five cents a bottle. Sold by
all druggists throughout the world. Be
sure and ask for Mbs. Winslow’s
Soothing Syrup
RAGS WANTED.
Large, clean cotton rags
wanted by The A. J. Show-
alter Company.
Auction Sale daily of Fur
niture, Carpets, Mattings,
Etc. 3 to 5 and 8 to 9 p. m.
Leonard & McGhee.
Chattanooga Glass House can
furnish glass, by its semi-monthly
cars, to all dealers in this section
at LOWER PRICES than any
other parties will deliver it. Send
for prises. jul 14
Drink a Bottle of
At all Stand
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Grocers and Saloons
Friction board for mak
ing pulleys.
The A. J. Showalter Co.
tf
Marconi’s
Wireless
Telegraphy
is not in it with the un
paralleled bargainsthat
we offer in this mam=
moth
CLOSING OUT SALE.
You all know that we
have bought the well
selected and up-to-date
stock of the late Mr.
Loveman, at the re
markably low price of
45 cents on the dollar.
«r
REMEMBER
that is only half of the
original cost of these
goods and we will sell
them to you according=
ly. We quote you a
few prices:
American Standard Clay Worsteds, i Q
worth $6.50 at -
Washington Clay Worsteds, worth Eft
$10.00 for
Wybusset Casemeres, worth $8.00 "J g
A Genuine Slaters Navy Blue U. S.
Cloth (you all know what that &J| OE
is) worth $7.50 at *
Buck Clay, heavy weight, good to
wear all the year round; never
wears out. Worth $9.75, for ^E
the remarkably low price of 0Ob I 0
AND 100 MORE
Articles in Clothing line
not space to mention,
for the same remarka
bly low prices. Remem
ber the goods cost us
less than fifty cents on
the dollar. All other
lines in the same pro
portion.
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■akaa Kidneys and Bladder Right
JOHN T.
HOLLAND.