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THE ARGUS DEVIL.
Did you ever Bee a woman crawl through
a crack where a paling had been knocked
off, eo that she might he on very friendly
terms with her next door neighbor?
Busy with her house work, she suddenly
thinks of something she “just must tell”
to some one, and forthwith darts like an
arrow to the opening in the fence. She
looks carefully around to see that no one
will see her, gathers her skirts, puts one
foot through, bobs her head and pokes it
through; then quickly pulls the other
foot after her, straightens up again, look
ing around to be sure that no one has
semi her, and goes her way. feeling de
lightfully comfortable. Even a chap like
me appreciates witnessing any such grace
fui feat of woman, even if it does take
feet to accomplish it.
A wag says that the average man is “a
darned fool”—that he runs after the
women, when if he didn’t, they’d run af
ter film. Lots of true philosophy in that.
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When folks get too thick, look out for a
row. They squander the little human
friendship they have for each other—all
in a lump, and are worse enemies than if
they had never been friends. Don’t get
too thick.
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A Kansas school teacher has adopted the
rule that when one of the girls misses a
word, the boy who spells it gets permis
sion to kiss her. Cal Brvant says lie be
lieves be could have learned how to spell,
if such had been the rule wiren he went
to school.
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My sisters have been begging pa to get
them bicycles, and ma’s been sorter tug j
ging at his coattails helping the girls out.
But pa, be said “No,” and he’s stuck to it.
He says he knows girls, and knows just
as soon as they got them new (angled
machines, they’d leave all the homework
undone and be eternally riding up and
down and all around. Pa’s smart.
The summer girl’s a peach.
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A Savannah woman is suing a man for
breach of promise, because “he wouldn’t
marry her when lie saw her.” He had
advertised for a wife and accepted he. ap
plication by letter. Well; lie may be ex
cusable. Foreven “The Devil” has seen
those he wouldn’t have after seeing them.
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“The Two Old Cronies.” —Will N. liar
ben and Robert Loveinau.
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Dalton’s “Queen of the May, Mother,”
was out in ulster, mackintosh, fur cape
ami muff last Saturday, but she did not
go to the woods on her annual hunt for
honeysuckle and chiggers, dogwood blos
soms and redbugs.
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Our editor says he must be excused
from quarreling about the county print
ing—mat the little shaver with a big, red,
luscious apple, may be surprised that an
other urchin cries for it and gets mud be
cause be can’t get it, but lie could hardly
be expected to get mad about it himself
certainly not until he had eaten it.
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Toothpick shoes were never in«»ited
until the country began to be populated]
with dudes. Nothing so effectually wilts
n dude as a toothpick number nine ap
plied by the foot of an irate father. It]
c rtainly is a lever, and the dude becomes
a leaver, also.
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The “new woman” begins to act more
and more like she really w as a man. Last
week, an Orange (N. J.) woman, cn zed
by drink, shot herself three times, her
explanation being that she saw the devil
ami wanted to kill him. Wt.eii woman
begins to have “the monkeys,” man might
as well own up that she is in his realm
to stay.
There is a person in Dalton who is try
ing the “faith cure” to straighten a pair]
of badly bowed legs. Why, ot course,
it's a man. How could I —er—ah —
know—ah—ah? But 1 hope every bow
legged man in Dalton won’t get mad be
cause 1 mention the incident.
The Sultan of Turkey has several hun
dred wives. No wonder he is always
broke, and borrows so heavily of the
Rothschilds. It takes money to buy sev
eral hundred Easter bonnets ami seal skin
sacqnes annually. The Shah of Persia is
more moderate in bis wifely extrava
gance—he hasn’t got but 67 wives ail told.
“Sum men,” said Uncle Eben, “kin
train a dog toe do ennyt’ing dey tells ’im
mi’ at de same time raise de mos’ disobe
jiutest cbilluu in de neighbo’hood.”
Bring in that dollar. My palm needs
greatiag, as well as the editor’s.
Slice reading that cast of the “Modern
Ananias," the question that agitates my
mind is who is “The Modern Ananias
Is it Deuuis Barrett, Tom Jones or Prank
Smith.
An Indiana girl thought the tiger in
the circus “so lovely,” and stroked its
back. She isn’t as pretty as she was, but
she kuows more about tigers than she
did.
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A Dalton dude came down town limp
ing Tuesday morning, and his friends
thought be had an attack of rheumatism,
until they learned that his best girl's
father was confined to his room with the
gout. They put the two incidents to
gether, and figured out a coincidence.
John Shumate’s an “amoosin’ little
cuss.”
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The latest fad among the northern
Chollies aud Johnnies is to buy a bicycle,
and teach their hired men to ride it—for
their diversion without exertion. In this
aping of the English snobs, they evolute
an ourang outang out of a dude—a jack
ass out of a zebra.
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Most of the Dalton girls ride the bicycle
gracefully and well, and sit as erect as a
post. But some few of them Lump over
and wo r k their bodies back ami forth in
a somewhat ungraceful manner. No,
don't think “The Devil” means you, dear;
but just practice riding gracefully, hold
ing your body erect, remembering that
quality beats quantity, and it will not be
long before you will thank “The Devil"
for this little tip.
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I read yesterday of one woman who
will never live on chalk and pickles to
keep lean. She lives in Boston, and her
millionaire husband has just died, leav
ing a provision in his will that his wife
shall each year receive exactly her own
weight in pure gold.
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An Oregon girl with two suitors named I
Mann and Mooes, decided to be a Mann. ]
Her other suitor’s name was entirely too i
ratty for her.
A curious girl asks “The Devil” why j
he mentions so many incidents about
women, and comparatively so few about |
men. That’s dead easy. Anything a
woman does is sweet and noteworthy, and
everything a man does is commonplace,
unless he makes an unusual Sut Loving
good of himself.
This is pre eminently the day of fakes.
An organ grinder and a monkey can make
more money than a lawyer, doctor or
clerk, no matter how adept in “monkey
ing” the latter may be.
A Dalton lady says there is one good
thing about the “new woman,” say what
you will against her. She says wearing
short skirts will develop more bravery in
women—she will be in lees terror when
a mouse “scoots”-around the room.
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“In the spring, a young man’s fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of” Bock
beer and pretzels.
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The sultan looked up in alarm from the
portfolio of wa;-’ketches of his frontier
correspondent. “Heavens!” he shrieked;
“iVit as bad as that?” His secretary has
tened to reassure him. “That sire," he
said, "is a picture of a Greek soldier ”
The sultan reached for a sherbet “By
the beard of the prophet 1” he gasped,
“I thought by the ki ee skirt it was a new
woman.”—New York Press-
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Did you ever see a woman jump a
fence? Well, The Devil has. Not many
moons ago, lie saw one of Dalton's staid
est, most dignified ladies put her bands
on the top of the fence and nounce over
like a rubber ball. There isn’t a man in
town who could have done it half as
gracefullv. No; she don’t know I saw her,
and not for worlds would I tell her. Oh,
uo! Tim Devil,
Lock the Door
Before the horse is stolen. Purify
enrich and vitalize your blood and
build up your physical system before
disease attacks you and serious sick
ness comes. Hood’s Sarsaparilla will
make you strong and vigorous and
will expel from your blood all im
purities and germs of disease. Takij
Hood’s Sarsaparilla now.
HOOD’S PILLS are the favorite
family cathartic. E isy to take, gentle
mild. 25 cents.
Men’s Patent Leather Shoes
in coin toes it. M._Herron,
This Will Interest You
The Atlanta Weekly Journal is now
running a missing word contest.
For fifty cents they send the
Weekly Journal one year and allow
the person sending the subscription
<>ne guess at the missing word. The
sentence selected is :
“He who has ceased to enjoy bis
friend’s has ceased to love him.”
The missing word is the one neces
sary to fill out the above sentence and
make perfect sense. It is not a catch
word ; but is a plain every day
English word.
To the person first guessing the
right word The Journal will give 5
percent of the amount of subscrip
tions received during- the three
months that H is contest lasts, and 5
| per cent additional will be evenly
I divided between all other persons who
may guess the word. The Weekly
Journal is a first-class family paper
having ten pages filled with matter
that will interest all members of the
family. It has a first class woman’s
page; an admirable children’s depart
ment ; at least one story every week ;
a vast amout of miscellaneous features,
and all the news of the world. Ad
dress The Journal, Atlanta. Ga.
Reduced Rates to Nashville,
via Southern Railway account Ten
nessee Centennial. The Southern
Railway has on sale from all ils prin
cipal stations tickets to Nashville and
return at very low rates on account of
the Tennessee Centennial. Call on
any Southern Railway agent for par
ticulars regarding schedules, and de
tailed information about rates and
] tickets.
;
Farm life is worth living
when you buy a Plano Bind
er. It saves your wheat and
your temper,
' Extra lot of Apples, at Buchhol’z.
THE DALTON ARGUS.
CHIPS OF FLINT.
The News of the Week In One of Our
Best CoiunumHlea.
Rocky Face, May 3.—Spring comes
so gently, with movements so erratic,
that we can scarcely realize that this
is May—the month of roses. The
chilling wind and nipping frost re
minds us that our favorite Howers are
in imminent danger, as well as the
gardens and cotton fields.—The farm
er’s work is being retarded, and it is
slid that the wheat crop is greatly in
jured on account of the recent dry
weather, but we should remember that
a wiser hand than ours directs the
seasons—Henry McGill attended the
singing convention at Five Springs,
Sunday.— Miss Emma Bates, of Trick
urn, was the guest of the Misses Baker
Inst week.—Eugene Quinn, of Atlanta,
is visiting relatives in this vicinity,
—Prof. Hotline, of Chattanooga, spent
a few days in this vicinity last week
as the guest of S. 8. Hassler.—Prof.
McClain and wife, are visiting rela
tives in Murray county.—Rev. Chas
tain, and family, of Tunnel Hill, were
the guests of 8. R. Hassler and family
last week —Those who attended the
singing given by Misses Bertha and
Irene Baker, report a pleasant time. —
Dr. Goodwin and Mr. Sanders, of your
city, spent one day last week fishing
near Hassler’s Mill—A party com
prised of Misses Bertha, Irene and
Grace Baker, Aggie Springfield, Ellie
Ault and Mr. John Brooks, pleasantly
whiled away one of the last days of
April gathering wild flowers, listening
to the songs of the birds, and viewing
the surrounding country from the lof
tiest peak of Rocky Face.—Say to
Ruth and Ruby that, tie are delighted
to hear from Oak G’uve each week.
We are not jure as to their identity as
yet, but are inclined to believe that
were we to meet we would not pass as
strangers. — We were glad to hear from
Jason Ault, of Athens, Tenn. Hope
he will write for' The Argps again.—
Rev. Jackson delivered an impressive
sermon at his last appointment, on
the subject of the ressurrection. He
portrayed in language strong and
beautiful the immortality of the soul,
and the immortality and the identity
of the body in a future state. To
Christians, his sermon was full of
cheer and comfort, and a timely warn
ing of danger uliead'of those who are
not prepared. —Misses Daisy and Isma
Guize, and Farmer and
Mackey, our village
Sunday, en w roilfe Hill,
where we hear they called on Rev.
i Jackson. Os course out curiosity is
] somewhat excited, and we are impa
tiently waiting to hear the result.—
i We have been anxious for quite awhile
that the reading circles could be ex-;
tended in the county, and, of course, I
are delighted to know that there is a
probability of our desires being ful
filled.—Our debating society, which
has been in progress since last autumn, ;
has been amusing and improving.
Each member has exhibited unti’ing
energy, as each Friday evening finds
farmers, railroaders, blacksmiths and
merchants pleasantly situated in their
accustomed places, ready for the per
formance of duty, notwithstanding the
labors of the day. Hazel Bush.
Unconditional surrender is the only
terms those famous little pills known
as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers will
make with constipation, sick head
ache ami stomach troubles. Bryant]
& Fincher.
The Grandest Remedy.
Mr. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chil
howie, Va-, certifies that he had con ]
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he
could hear of, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in a chair; was
induced to try Dr. King’s New Discov
ery. and was cured by use of two bottles.
For past three years has been attending
to business, and says Dr. King’s New
Discovery is the grandest remedy ever
made, as it has done so much for him
and also lor others in his community.
Dr. King’s New Discovery is guaranteed
for Coughs, Colds and Consumption
It don’t fail. Trial bottles free at
Bryant & Finchor’s Drugstore.
Nashville Centennial Rates.
The Southern Railway will sell for
this occasion round trip tickets as
follows :
From I A I D I E I G
Dalton I 850 | 620 I 4 2;> |3 80
Column A—Tickets sold April 28
until Oct. 15. Final limit, Nov. 7.’97.
Column D —Tickets sold April 29
until Oct. 30.’97. Final limit, 15 days
Column E—Tickets sold April 27
until Oct. 30, ’97. Final limit, 7 days.
Column G—Applies to students and
] teachers travelling in body of 25 or
more, on one ticket, on sale Mav 15 to
] June 30, and Sept. 15 to Oct. 25, '97,
limited 10 days.
J. A. McGuikk, Agent.
Geo. L. Bond & Son,
Painters and Kalsominers,
Paper Hangers,
Decorators,
Carriage Painters,
Sign Writers.
Work neatly executed in city style.
Give us e- trial.
Shop at old stand of Wilson’s Photo
1 graph Gallery.
TUNNEL HILL.
A Newsy l.itile Ituiiicet From That
1.1 ve Town.
Paschal Flemister, of Dalton, spent
Sunday with relatives and friends.—
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. T.
R. Cherry, and daughter, Mrs. Mitch
ell. are pleased to note their return
from Atlanta, where they have been
several months.—Mrs. G. W. Mills,
who has been visiting in Adairsville,
has returned.—Burrus Sanders spent
Tuesday in the city—Mrs J. B. Head
rick. aud sons, William and Arthur,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs-
Cherry.—Miss Ruth Harlan will en
tertain the “Embroidery Club,” 'Thurs
day afternoon. —Mr. and Mrs, Quinby
who have been visiting Dr. J. T. Kirk,
Patrick’s family, have returned Io
their home in the North—The mite
party at Mrs. Heggie’s, Friday even
ing, was a pleasant affair—W. 11. Fos
ter and daughter, Mrs. Harlan, spent
Tuesday in Dalton.—Mrs. Small, wiio
has been spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Calhoun, near Ring
gold, has returned home. Her daugh
ter, Mrs. Berryhill, accompanied her,
and will stay several weeks with her.
—Miss Lou Foster spent Tuesday in
Dalton.—Mrs. May T. Wise spent
Monday in Dalton—Several young la
dies and young men from Dalton,
passed through our town Sunday af
ternoon. Among them were West
Flemister and Frank Hill—A mite
party will be given at Mrs. J. R. Fos
ter’s, Friday evening, for the benefit
of the Baptist church.—Rev. Chastain
preached two interesting and practi
cal sermons at the M. E. chinch hist
Sunday. <2- R. S.
Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in a few days, but old
chronic coughs and throat troubles
may receive immediate relief and be
permanently -cured bj' One Minute
Cough Cure. Bryant & Fincher.
Cedar Ridge News.
Ci-dak Ridge, May 4 —lt seems that we
are having winter again, and we are very
anxious about the fruit. The heavy frost
has killed a lot of it in this part.— We have
a very interesting Sunday school nt Har
niony. Bio. McNabb will preach next
Sunday ; 1 nope all who can will attend.
Miss Grace Richardson, of Dawnville,
visited the Misses Richardson Saturday
and Sunday.—Misses Cash and Caudeil
were guests of Mrs. Treadwell Sunday
afternoon. —Miss Lozie Duckett spent a
very pleasant day with Miss Hattie Fos
ter last week.—Miss Lozie Duckett and
your doller spent the afternoon with the
Misses Richardson recently—P. H. Dil
lard has entered school at Pleasant Vai
ley, Murray county —Mr. Simpson, Miss
Gussie, Misses Stafford ami Norman
attended onr Sunday school Sunday.
Hope they will come again.—Miss Frankie
Hall, of An.zi, returned home Friday,
after spending a week with friends in
Dalton. —Sam Blackwell was out to see
his best girl Sunday.—John Smith, of
Tricktnn ? We believe we have heard of
him before by another name, (C. C );
hope some one will take good care of him
until Miss Rose returns.— Ervin Duckett
and Lee Dillard went south Sunday
evening. WILDEit.
“It is the Best on Earth.”
That is what Edwards & Parker,
merchants of Plains, Ga., say of
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, for rheuma
tism, lame back, deep seated and
muscular pains. Sold by Biyant &
Fincher.
Suffered Eighteen Years.
Patna Departed and Sleep Came.
Mrs. Julia A. Brown, ot Covington, Tenn.,
whose husband has charge ot the electric
light plant at that place, has been a great
sufferer. Her ailments and speedy cure
are best described by herself, as follows:
"For 18 years I suffered from nervousness
and indigestion. 1 tried every .remedy rec
ommended by family aud friends, but I
could get no relief at all. Two years ago,
while being treated by three local physi
cians, Dra. Barret, Maley and Sherod, they
AT M
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Mbs. Julia A. Brown.
■ informed mo that I had become dropsical,
and that there was little hope for me. I
] then decided to try
Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine,
I was then unable to get to sleep until
■ well on toward daylight,, and during all
i this time I had a deep, heavy pain in my
I left side. I was most miserable, indeed, but
after taking one-half bottle of the Nervine
I could sleep all night just as well as I eyer
did. The Nervine is the only remedy that
gave me any relief whatever. I am now
well and strong, and I thank God every dry
of my life for Dr. Miles’ Nervine."
MRS. JULIA A. BROWN.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell it at SI, 6 bottles for $5, or
I it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price
1 by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
I Dr. Miles’ Nervine Re ’Xttb
FREE
Distribution of Samples
Os Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney
Pills, The Universal Medicine
lor all Kidney Troubles,
at Bryant & Fincher’s
Drug Store.
FOR SEVEN DAYS ONLY.
FREE FOR THE ASKING.
f $
CS'
...
JULIUS HOBBS, M. D.
Bryant A Fincher, the well-known
druggists of this town, have the repu
tation of offering to patrons those
goods only which lire known to pro
duce satisfactory results.
Learning of the marvelous worth of
Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills, as
evidenced bj' the endorsement o ( cured
patients and druggists, Bryant A
Fincher made arrangements with the
Hobbs Remedy Co., to give, absolutely
free of charge, to every person in this
vicinity who may be interested, an
opportunity to test the value of these
pills as an agent for the speedy cure
of all forms of kidney disease and
allied troubles.
Dr. Hobbs asserts that he has dis
covered a remedy in his Sparagus
Kidney Pills that will positively cure
that most insidious and common of all
complaints which is wrecking men
and women by the score daily, viz :
Kidney Disease, except where tumors
mill ulcers have formed, requiring
surgical operation.
For one week from the date of this
publication, Biyant A Fincher will
give away
FREE OF CHARGE
to any person, who will call for a
sample box of Hobbs Sparagus Kidney
Pills.
With each will be found a little
book on the functions of the Kidneys,
giving just sucli information as is de
sired or needed by those suffering from
weak kidneys and urinary difficulties.
No one whois affected with Kidney
Diseases and allied Doubles, should
neglect this great opportunity. It is
offered to enable you to judge of the
merits of the remedy. You do not
have to take anyone’s opinion but your
own. It will cost von only the asking.
FOR FREE SAMPLES, CALL ON
Bryant & Fincher,
. Druggists and Pharmacists,
Corner New Hotel, Dalton, GaZ
That Babcock Buggy I
Go down to the Berry-
Bryant Hardware Co.’s and
see that celebrated Babcock
Buggy. Dust-proof hubs;
patent oilers, spring attach
ments. The best buggy ever
brought to Dalton.
Call and see it at once, if
you want the best.
SAM E. BERRY, Manager.
Croup and whooping cough are
childhood’s terrors ; but like pneumo
nia, bronchitis, mid other throat mid
lung troubles, can be quickly cured by
using One Minute Cough Cure. Bry
ant A Fincher.
The Short Line to Texas,
and the Southwest is via the Alabatn
Great Southern railroad. Tickets so)
either via Shreveport or New Orleans
Service and schedules are unexcelled
'This is the only line operating ton ris
sleeping cars from Chattanooga to Texas
and Pacific Coast points. Parties con
templating a trip should address
R. L. Newton, Trav. Pass. Agt.,
Birmingham, Ahi.
W. A. Turk, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Washington, D. C.
IV. 11. Doll, Trav. Pass. Agt.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
C. A. Bknscotkk, A. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Chattanooga, Tenn-
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