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THE DALTON ARGUS
Official Organ of Whitfield County
Entered at the Postoffice in Dalton.
Ga., as second-class matter and issued
every Thursday by R. A. Johnstone.
R. A. JOHNSTONE,
Editor and Proprietor.
Ex-Governor Joe Brown’s announc
ment is due tomorrow.
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The chances for Premier Stolypin
to live are reported good today.
Mount Etna is again in eruption.
Cutieura is said to be good for that.
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A little girl was horribly mangled
by a lion at a circus in Syracuse yes
terday.
The eruption of Mount Etna caus
ed a property loss of twenty million
dollars.
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George Rose was yesterday con
victed of the murder of J. L. Miller
by the court at Athens, Tenn.
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The doctrine of states rights was
firmly upheld by the 26 governors at
their house meeting in New Jersey
this week.
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The latest information from Maine
is that slie is still wet by a small ma- ;
jority. Neal Dow’s old newspaper
admits it.
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The only way to establish prohibi
tion and temperance in the United (
States is for the people to become
temperate.
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Postmaster General Hitchcock has f
tentatively established an aeroplane j
mail route between Brooklyn and Long (
Island as an experiment. i
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Judge Harmon, governor of Ohio, i
yesterday said, “no man would run )
away from the nomination for presi- ;
.dency of the democratic ticket.” t
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1 Three burglars broke open the safe j
t of the Bank of Montreal early yes
tejday morning and got away with i
over three hundred thousand dollars
in cash. <
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General William R. Boggs, of Au-
- jgu'Sta, one of the few surviving Con
federate generals, died yesterday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. B.
Taylor, in Winston-Salem.
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Evidently Judge Dick Russell is
Regarded- as the strongest candidate
before the people or so many friends
'bf ) candidates would not be
’tryinjMw Mbump” him.
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R. Morgan, U. S. A.,
retired, died at his home in St. Paul
■«’lsattt«ra'jlr evening. He was chief com
' Grant during
wthe operations around Richmond.
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JHi? Mairgnerit® Stanley, the lion tamer
; -with John Robinson circus, is a
Chattanooga’ girl,.: born and raised.
V* Her maiden natf® was Adams and her
m mother wafi-also-a iGhattanooga girl.
ni thegnbernutcnrial from now
- —on It’s for o ragainst local option
faet
!So line up for either candidate you
please bwUtJie pnest ipn be there
just
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Dmitri Bogroff. who attempted the
Siflflvpfn (ts Russia at
te theatre in Kiev the other night,
played a .double, in
f formed the .polity that the attempt
I vras to be made arid he was appointed
* a spie and so took advantage of his
$ appointment to doMlis work.
B —__ o _—’....j.
Over two hundred girls ffdin out of
A the state arifhUetiding a
r gia college aiuT fully 'that many- Are at
& uiHj Doth.! of them
gre\estabk,slicdpi±i erJlig- lAilt on Fe
le
and had an opportunity to ger far nF
of fcijdief of the
starvation methods employee and the
it took dry rot and died a lingering
death.
> The Evangelical Lutherian church
of North America, will raise a two
>
million dollar fund to celebrate the
400th anniversary of reformation.
[ Reports and beliefs to the con
. trary notwithstanding the prohibi
tion question has never been settled
in Gorgia and in no other state and
never will be settled until real and not
manufactured public sentiment gets
squarely behind it.
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Let no Georgian forget that the
opening of Broad street in Chatta
nooga through the property of the
Western & Atlantic railroad will
mean many thousands of dollars to
the school children of the state. To
put it off means an enormous loss.
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“if the lessees of the Western’ &
Atlantic railway have violated their
lease contract with the state of Geor
gia, the owner of that road, they
should be willing to abide by it when
it is established as a fact. If they
have not then all this talk about the
matter should cease.
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HARMON IN A HACK.
’ Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio stole
a march on other Democratic presi
dential possibilities when he drove up
to the conference of governors in New-
Jersey seated in a vehicle known col
loquially as a hack. Such extreme
democracy can be discounted only by
the candidate who is found riding in
a wheelbarrow. —Savannah News.
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HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
The Americus Times-Recorder gives
out a world of good sense-in the fol
owing:
“The proper course for small cities
like Americus to pursue is to adver
tise and work for small plants, for
plants that do not require great capi
tal nor large bodies of skilled work
men, plants that nevertheless have an
opportunity to develop and grow into
importnt industries as the years r.-ove
by. A plant for the manufacture of
agricultural implements such as are
used in this section of the South, for
instance, might be located here a
tenth or twentieth of the money that
would be needed for a large cotton
mill, and in the end it might prove a
:‘ar more profitable industry for the
city.
$148,000,000 FOR GOOD ROADS.
Following in the footsteps of the
Romans who hundeds of years before
the begging of the Christain era built
wonderful road systems that gave
birth to the saying, “All roads lead to
Rome” the United States government
ms been asked to construct a system
of national highways emanating from
the national capital as spokes form
the hub of a wheel and terminating in
Maine, New York, Washington, Cali
fornia, California again, Texas and
Florida. Senator Collum of Illinois
is father of the bill which seeks to pro
vide $148,000,000 for the construction
of the great roads, says the Savannah
News. Prominent statesmen have
declared that such a system of high
ways is of more importance in Am
erica than the Panama canal. That
long discussion of it will precede any
decision is very sure and if undertaken
it is probable it will not be until the
canal is completed. It is planned to
cover the expense of construction of
construction and after that to keep
the roads in repair by collecting tolls.
In the West there is being planned
a coast-to-coast highway of many of
the western states ready to build their
sections of it. It is very probable
that if the Collum bill is passed
and a committee gets to work
to fix the exact routes for the high
ways there will come a fierce contest
between states, counties and towns for
the honor and profit of being named
on the routes, Uncle Sam has the rep
utation of building good roads. Fed
eral highways in national parks and
connecting army posts with adjacent
cities show how true this is and the
, building of great highways could
not be in better hands.
W, The good roads movement seems to
lave become contagious all over the
country and to have got ton a grip on
Tlie national government. The next
<l eve l o pement of the Cullom
plan will be watched with great in
terest from every corner of the nation.
THE DALTON ARGUS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.
DALTON TO HAVE DEACONESS
The First Methodist Church Takes a
Great Stride Forward in Her Home
Mission Work.
For years the First Methodist
church at Dalton has needed and
wished for a deaconess to take charge
of local missions, and at last the
church at large has assigned one of
these consecrted, trained workers to
this city, and organized, systematic
work among the poor unfortunates in
our mill sections will soon be begun
under the direction and with the aid
of the Missionary Society, assisted
by other churches and any outsiders
who may wish to contribute.
That this work may be fully un
derstood, the mission of a deaconess
clearly defined, the following outline
of her life and office is given:
A deaconess is a woman who has
consecrated her life to Christian
work among the poor, sick or dis
tressed! in any station in life. She
is given a two years’ course in one of
the large training schools, and is
thus equipped as a settlement work
er, a city missionary, a pastor’s as
sistant or a nurse deaconess, either
lot she may choose. Miss Edith
Fuess, -who comes to Dalton, is a
graduate of Scarritt Bible and Train
ing School at Kansas City, and will
do a combined work in Dalton. She
is a refined, cultured Christian wo
man, whose training will enable her
to do systematic -work in our mill
districts, whore it is hoped to estab
lish a sc tlcment home.
She w?l x isit the sick, distribute
clothing and supplies, establish a
sewing s. heel for girls, night school
for boys and men, mothers’ clubs,
teach sanitation, good housekeeping,
help in mission Sunday schools and
in every way uplift the people and
relieve existing conditions in so many
homes.
Os course this organized work will
be of slow r growth as there is enough
of it for several deaconesses. She
will go to any home in Dalton where
she can be of comfort and help, in
fact her entire time will be given to
Christian work.
Her living expenses are paid by
the church, and a small sum in ex
cess which will cover her personal
expenses, the work being done for
other reasons than financial, which
part is difflrult for some people to
fully grasp. The deaconess wears a
simple uniform of black with white
bonnet strings, which serves as a dis
tinction and a protection, as well as
being simple and economical.
She is in no way bound by vows
as is a Catholic sister and the two
must not be confused. The deacon
ess may marry any time she chooses,
or give up her w’ork, having taken
no vows of celibacy or “black veil.”
The office of deaconess has long
been established in the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches, and is a re
cognized source of great good in all
branches of work. She is authorized
and appointed by the church to be
a leader in woman’s work in all its
branches. She is not a preacher, is
not ordained, is not a church beggar
and is not a nun. Her duty is to
bring a trained mind tp lay hold of
the great mission problems of a city,
to bring health and sunshine into
benighted and ignorant and helpless
lives.
Miss Feuss was expected here in
September but her mother’s des
perate illness interfered.
Her work will in no way interfere
with the Free Kindergarten so ably
managed by Miss Clara Brown. On
the contrary Miss *Rrown and Miss
Fuess will carry on their noble work
together and will establish the nucleus
of a much-needed settlement home, or
center from which the work will ra
diate.
Dalton First Methodist church
members and any others interested
in the work of uplifting humanity,
will be expected to contribute month
ly any sum, large or small, toward
the support of this work.
HI R B R
plumBER
No. 5 King St. Phone 126
QSUNSHINE ANDMIADOWj
By James Wells.
In Defense of Dr. Woods Hutchinson
I saw a verse the other day
Attacking Doctor ‘ ‘ Hutch, ’ ’
And by its manner seemed to say
He don’t amount to much.
But I believe in Doctor Wood,
His theories suit me,
He says to eat what you think good
And let the others be.
So it’s cut out the sawdust and hay
And eat your straight three meals a
day,
Or more if you wish of your favorite
dish,
I’m sure you will find it will pay.
When you were just a boy at home,
A happy, care-free lad,
And o’er the woodlands you would
roam,
Your stomach ne’er was bad.
You ate your weight in pie and cake
And never felt a pain,
But now you’ve struck the diet fad,
And sigh for health in vain.
So here’s to old Doctor “Hutch,”
Who bids us eat beefsteak and such,
May he prosper and live
His prescriptions to give,
And dyspepsia ne’er give him a touch.
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Prepare to Pay.
Early autumn oft reminds us,
As for coal our pile we’ve spent,
That the tax collector finds us
When we haven’t got a cent.
A Love Song.
You wonder when I see you,
That I don’t have much to say,
And think that I don’t love you,
And you coolly turn away.
It’s the beauty of your face,
And your wonderous, witching grace,
That strikes me dumb with wonder,
Till of sense I have no trace.
You wonder when I see you
That I have so little sense,
And act so like a ninny,
Or if anything more dense.
It’s just for love of you.
Gazing in your eyes of blue,
And it drives me crazy wondering
Wondering if you love me true.
An Auto Ought to.
An auto ought to auto,
Where an auto ought to go,
Because an auto’s bought to
Auto where it ought to show.
An auto ought to auto,
And not to auto slow,
For an auto ought to auto
Where a auto ought to go.
Fortune’s Favorites.
“I don’t see why,” said Uncle Ben,
“’At fortune passes some men by,
An’ then picks up some other men
An’ makes ’em rich an’ not half
try.
“Now there’s young Brown; he
wouldn’t work,
Jes set aroun’ the house an’ read.
In hoein’ time he’d alius shirk,
Was never known to cut a weed.
“An’ he’s a railroad lawyer now,
An’ gettin’ rich to beat the band!
How fortune does sich tricks I vow,
Is more ’an I can understand.
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“An’ old Bill Jones; why he an’ I
Were boys together, side by side,
An’ ornery cuss, he was so fly,
He’d trade a coon out of its hide.
“An’ now old Bill’s a merchant prince
He run away from home one day,
An’ us folks haven’t seen him since,
But that is what I’ve hearn folks
say.
An’ me! I’ve worked most every day
At this yere mill, both soon an ’ late,
Fer thirty year, on one lone job,
An’ yet I never have been great.
“I don’t see why,” says Uncle Ben,
’At fortune passes some men by,
An’ then picks up some other men
An’ makes ’em rich an’ don’t half
t-y.”
The Dalton Millinery Co.
Is now showing their beautiful
line of
FALL MILLINERY,
SUITS and COATS
A visit from you will be appreci
ated, whether you are ready for a
hat or not.
If it is something new, we have it
at the RIGHT PRICE.
THE DALTON MILLINERY CO.
At Night.
The weary day has closed at last.
It’s errors iqany, triumphs few,
So draw the curtain o’er the past,
And in the morning start anew.
Roses and Thorns.
Roses and thorns along the way,
Sunrise of rose and sunset of gray,
Rainbows of hope and clouds of de
spair,
Happiness, sorrows and joys and care.
Roses and thorns along the road
Yet as we carry life’s weary load,
This is my prayer: The thorn for me
If only the roses may fall to thee.
Sells Him.
Now soon the ice man cuts no ice;
The coal man has his day,
And though perchance he weighs his
man,
Don’t give his man away.
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A Little Later.
Soon the autumn leaves are falling
From the maple and the oak.
Soon we’ll hear the wild geese calling
And the weather prophet croak.
Soon before the winter breezes
The grand trees will bow.
Soon we’ll hear the old-time slogan,
“Do your Christmas shopping now.’
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Getting Even.
If you’re tempted to get even
When some fellow “does you dirt”
Or perchance your pride or feelings
Have sustained some little hurt,
Just stop, and think a minute
And you’ll be compelled to see
That in order to get even
You’ll be low-down as he.
It isn’t what some other does
That puts its mark on you,
It’s just the deed you do yourself
That leaves its impress true.
So when some fellow njures you
Just show the Divine love.
And instead of “getting even,”
Why hold yourself above.
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x TWO POETS. x
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One poet took his pen in hand and
wrote a bughouse rhyme no human
soul could understand, and people
cried: “Sublime!” He was adorned
by high brow dubs; before his shrine
they bent; they organized their cul
ture clubs to fin out what he meant.
His volume like a beacon burned on
every highbrow’s shelf, but what he
meant they never learned —he didn’t
know himself. They worshipped him,
the high brow trust, until he jumped
the game, and then they put his plas
ter bust high in the Hall of Fame.
Another poet wrote his rhymes and
made his meaning clear; he slammed
the foibles of his times and played for
smile and tear. And low brow people
read his dope each day from sea to
sea, and never hunted for a rope
to hang him to a tree. The cowboys
read him in their camps, the miners
in the hills, the workers by their
evening lamps, the weavers in their
mills. So happy was that cheap john
bard —as happy as a pup; it didn’t
jolt him very hard when highbrows
passed him up.
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X SALMAGUNDI. x I
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(Written for The Argus by a Cohutta I
Lady.) I
AN INCxDENT—A most remark- I
able blunder in scriptural illustration I
occurred at a camp meeting in upper I
Georgia. Brother M— was proving, B
by quotations, that infant baptism I
was practiced in the apostolic age. B
“Now. ’ said he, “we have numerous B
accounts in the new Testament of the B
baptism of households, and straight- B
ways, which includes all the family." B
Upon retiring to the preachers’ tent B
one of the brethren asked him what he B
meant by baptising straightways. B
‘ 1 Why, ’ ’ said he, 1 ‘ don’t it say of the ■
jailor’s family that they baptized him
and his straightway, which meant the ~
whole family?”
The great purpose of afflictions, n
where God is really feared, is to oblige B
us to cleave more closely to him by B
allowing ns no other source of conso- B
lation. We never value the grace of B
God so much as when we are oblige! B
to have recourse to it for our support B
against what would be, otherwise, B
overwhelming. B
Go to strangers for charity, ac- B
quaintences for advice and relatives B
for nothing and you will always hare B
a supply. ■
A “great brute of a husband ad- ■
vertised in the daily papers for a ■
“stout, able-bodied man to hold his ■
wife’s tongue." ■
THE LATEST CURIOSITIES— A H
small quantity of tar, supposed to
have been left when the Israelites ■
pitched their tents. ■
A fence made of the railing of a ■
scolding wife. H
The small coins in the change o ■
the moon. ■
The original brush used in painting ■
the “signs of the times. H
The latest contract with the tra « ■
winds. ’ ’ H
The chair in which the sun sets. ■
A garment for the naked eyes. ■
The animal which drew the in H
ence. H
Eggs from the nest of thieves. ■
Sorrows are like tempest clou ' H
the distance they look black, ■
when above us, scarcely ■
sad dreams indicate coming .I°.' H
it be with the so-often torturin.. ■
of life when it hath passed- J|
Paul Richter.
A boy entered a stationer s s ■
the other day and asked the P r P,, M
what kind of pens he so* - M
i “Well, t ae
kinds,” was the reply- M
I’ll take three cents worth ' ■
pens.” M
KISSING—A kiss on / be o n I
signifies admiration for im e e H
the cheek for beauty. On tie n
that the kisser is an ipar . »
On the chin that he apprecia n
adiseLost.” On the hand iam W
slighted the lady. On tbc j on ’t
A short kiss, that he is searei n
like the article. A long 011
dise Regained.” VI