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The Da Ito n A rgu s
PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY BY
rtlE ARGUS PUBLISHING CO
B. L. HEARTSII.L. Proprietor
Entered as second class matter at
the Dalton. Ga.,* post office.
rEliM* OF SL’BSt IMI’TIOX :
pally, Oue Year $5.00
Daily, Six Months 2.50
Dally, Three Months - 1.25
Weekly, One Year 1.00
Weekly, Six Months .5(1
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% ARGUS OWN BUILDING
The telegraph service of The Argus
covers the news 01 the entire world.
It is supplemented by a local news
service unexcelled by the ’eportorial
service of any newspaper South, mak
ing it a phylscal impossibility for aay
lerson living in this section to do
without The Argus except at a dis
tinct loss. All the local news first.
You can help Dalton by helping
Dalton enterprises.
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‘‘Have I done all I could for Dal
ton?’’ ought to be asked and answer
ed by every citizen of the town.
o
Bryan hopes never again to become
a candidate for the presidency, and
lie is not alone on that proposition.
o
By a vote of 92 to 4 Adairsville has
decided to have a free school system
—-and a very wise decision it was.
o
If the meat we eat is as bad as the
government inspector says, what must
it have been before inspection began?
o
South Georgia is complaining about
dry weather. . But that is nothing
new—they are always eomplainng
about something.
o
Georgia’s two d>sLi iguished sena
tors a,c< *s"*?•’? sick list. Here's liop
.-- mg that they will soon be themselves
again.
o
No less than a dozen are after the
seat of the late Congressman Griggs
in the Second district. It will like
ly prove a most interesting contest.
o
Dispatches say Cook will prove his
claim as the first discoverer of the
north pole. This may be true, but
there would always remain many
doubting Thomases.
o
The records show that there were
thirty-three per cent more crazy peo
ple in Savannah the past year than
the year before. Will bet Atlanta
can beat this record and not half try.
o
The republican party is having its
troubles, which bid fair to be ex
tended. May they increase—it is the
best thing that has happened in
many a day.
o
The New York Evening Bost has
dosed what Advertising Manager
Burr thinks is the largest contract for
advertising space ever made with a
daily newspaper. Mr. Burr signed it
up with John Wanamaker personally,
and it is for a page a day for five
years, a total of 227,628 inches
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' We are not kicking but really
isn’t Dalton about to outgrow her
present passenger depot ? If you
don’t think so take a peep at almost
any time when one or more trains are
expected to arrive. The fellow who
could gain entrace into the waiting
room at this time would be eligible
as a member of a football team. And
especially is this true in inclement
weather, and since the doors on the
W. & A. trains have been closed so
passengers arriving in the city are
forced to remain at the depot until
the train departs. ’
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THE IDEAL SUBSCRIBER.
If all subscribers would follow the
example of this one the editors would
always be happy and they would have
a clear passport to better things. Try
it:
1 ‘Good morning sir: Mr. Editor,
how are the folks today? I owe you I
for next year’s paper, and I thought 1
iI 'd come in and pay. And Jones is
going to* take it,-and this is his money
here. I shut down lending it to him
and then coaxed him to try it a year.
And here is a few little items that i
happened last week out our way; 1
thought they’d look good in the pa
per and so I just jotted them down.
And here is a basket of apples my
wife picked expressly for you; ami
here is a pumpkin from Jennii>»-she
thought she must send something too.
You're getting out a mighty good
paper, as all of our family agree;
just keep your old goose quill a flap
ping and give bad men a good one for
me. And now you are chuck full of
business and I won’t be taking your
time; I've got things of my own to
tend to —good day, sir. 1 believe I
will climb." —Fayette City. (Pa.,)
Journal.
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MR. BRYAN ON THE COUNTRY
PAPER.
‘•I am glad to commend the work
of the country newspaper. It can
be owned by the editor who edits it
and, therefore, has behind it a con
science and character which can be
identified, which is close to the peo
ple and can give voice to the sen
timents of its readers. Me have to
depend more and more on the country
papers for an educational work that
is necessary to a correct understand
ing of public questions. '1 here is a
lot of difference between the man
who writes what he is told to write
and the man who writes what he be
lieves is a message to his readers. At
this time, when the great dailies are
becoming more and more business en
terprises rather than exponents of op
inions, and especially when a num
ber of them have become the property
of predatory interests, the country
newspaper increases in importance.
—William Jennings Bryan.
DUTY OF NEWSPAPERS.
A man engages in the newspaper
business to make a living, just like
any one else in any oilier business.
It is not the duty of a newspaper man
to ferret out any mean or coiffenipti-I
ble act any more than it is the duty
of a citizen. The citizens of a com
munity are responsible for the immor
ality of a towp. for dishonest elec
tions, for the breaking of the law —
not the newspaper. How many busi
ness men are there in a town who
will condemn a wrong doer when they
know it will injure them? And yet,
that’s what some people expect a !
paper to do. The trouble is. the so
called honorable people of a com- :
munity haven't the moral courage to ,
stand up for the right. A majority of
them, if they indorse an article con- ]
demning the wickedness of some scion
will come around to the editor in pri- ;
vate and tell him he has done right,
yet when it comes to talking it on the '
streets and elsewhere, their courage
fails them, and the editor is left to
tight the battle alone. It is the in
dividual and not the newspaper that j
hasn’t moral courage. Newspapers
reflect the wishes of the people and
are the result of existing conditions*
which must be changed, if at all. by 1
individual efforts. 1
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Your attention is called to the fact that we have bought the drug busi
ness of Dr. S. J. McKnight and are restocking it with a new lot of prescrip
tion drugs and will soon install an up-to-date soda fountain.
We will be prepared to fill your prescriptions and will appreciate your
patronage.
Griffin Bros
Southern Queen Grates
Are the very best —Will save their cost in coal in one wii
ter, besides giving more heat. Have one put in and get
read;/ for cold weather. We have a variety of styles and
sizes, both black and plated ; also have Club House grates
and extra grate baskets in all sizes, top tiles, fire brick
fire clay, etc, Our prices are reasonable and we shall be
glad to fill your wants. Have that stove set before the
weather gets cold.
Gardner Plumbing Co
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’SUNSHINE AND MOONStINEi'
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(By James Wells.)
The Land That is to Be.
Sometimes I get to thinking.
Os “The land of used to b’’
An’ it starts my spirits sinkh
As old friends 1 seem to s e.
Then I rouse me from my dnaming
And another vision see.
And with happiness I'm teemiig,
In the land that is to be. I
O, joyous land of beauty!
0, land that's ever bright;
Where pleasure's in each dut',
And hearts are ever light.
Where never comes a sorrow.
Where trials we'll never sei.
On that magic day—tomorrow—
In the land that is to be.
O, lovely land that is to be. t
Os fair and radiant hue. j
Where only lovely things we sei.
Where all our dreams come true.
How could we live our dull, tired life
Were it not for the visions wp see
That bid us to triumph through rials
and strife —
In the land that is to be.
....
Life.
Life is largely what we make it,
And the matter’s up to you, !
So decide how you will take its
With a smile or feelin' blue?
Come to think about it,
Wouldn’t it be nice,
If roses came in winter.
And summertime had ice.
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Don't waste your energy on im
possibilities—get busy and make pos
sibilities of them.
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Deep Waters.
A life that flows like a river.
Silent and swift and deep.
Is not disturbed by the pebbles
Where shallower waters creep.
...
To the hungry tramp —‘‘Much
reading inaketh a full man.
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE
what ready mixed paint you buy, or
at what price; you pay for the linseed
oil it contains at paint prices, and
have to guess whether it is pure or
adulterated. When you use
the condition changes, since 2-4-1 is
all paint and is made to stand the
addition of one gallon or more of
Pure Linseed oil—which YOU BUY
YOURSELF at oil prices—the result
is two gallons Pure Linseed Oil Paint
—and in addition, a saving to you of
about one dollar on the transaction.
How Do You Like the Idea?
For Sale by FARRAR LUMBER CO.
Dalton, Ga.
Money to lend on improved city
property. Address Loans, care Argus,
l-6-6t
FOR SALE—Good house and lot on
King street.. Apply to Dr. M. Ivl.
Puckett. 3t
THE t)AILY AKb US
A NATURAL C3.VPASS.
Trees Reliably Point thf. Way Th.--ugh
the Wildor.iess.
A famous Canadian guide, of
whom his friends assert that you
could take him up in a balloon
blindfolded and drop him into the
middle of the wilderness and he
would find his way out, was asked
by a New York hunter not long ago
how he did it.
“Is it true," said the New York
man, “that you can find your way
back to camp every time and in the
etraightest line possible?”
“That’s what they say," admitted
the old guide, “and,” he added half
apologetically, “1 should be asham
ed of myself if it wasn't pretty close
to the truth.”
“How do you do it?”
“Well, sometimes I know pretty
well where I am—l mean in a gen
eral way —and I feel the direction
of the camp or whatever place it is
I want to reach. You know that is
an entirely different proposition
from merely getting out of a forest
or a section of country. The man
who doesn’t know where he or any
thing else is can always follow the
streams and get somewhere some
time if he holds out long enough.
“But that is a different matter
from taking an objective point,
even imaginary, and then going
straight through the wilderness to
that point. Perhaps not many
guides themselves can do that with
absolute success, though it seems a
very simple thing to me.”
“Do you mean that you can hold
a perfectly straight course through
thick woods and across broken
country without a compass or sun
light to guide?”
“As straight a course as could be
followed in such country.”
“What is your guide, the moss or
growth on the shaded side of tree
trunks ?”
“No. That’s not to be depended
on. Sometimes the dampness col
lects on the north side of a tree,
sometimes on the east side, some
times on another slant. You can’t
depend on it, for it may be one
thing in one ravine and just the
opposite where the currents of air
and relative positions of tree and
water are reversed.
“But there is one thing which in
any general stretch of country is
infallible. That is the inclination
of the trees. Every section has its
ptevailing wind. If you know what
is the prevailing wind of the region
where you are it seems to me that
anybody with half an eye ought to .
be able to hold a straight course.
“Os course you won’t find the
trees in thick woods bending at a
decided angle as you will find those
on exposed ground. But if you ob
serve carefully you will detect [
enough variation from a straight
perpendicular to keep you going
true. That’s the secret of my sense
of direction, and it’s a secret every
man in the woods can share.”—
New York Sun.
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The Unsewn Witness.
The lecturer was growing very
vehement .n the course of his ora
tory. His subject was “How to Be
Happy Though Married.”
“As we all know,” he cried, “the
duty of a wife is to be a loving
helpmate to her husband by cooking
his food, attending to the various
requirements, conducting properly
his household affairs, and so on, and
bo on!”
“Ah,” sighed the little man in
front, “they never perform that last
duty!”
“Which one is that?” asked the
lecturer.
“Why,” explained the little man,
“sew on and sew on!” And he ex
hibited his shirt cuffs, which were
fastened with pins.
No Weight Needed.
A village baker bought his butter
from a well to do farmer in the
neighborhood, who was a customer
of his, but after a time he com
plained that the farmer gave him
short weight. His complaints were
unheeded, and at length he laid
them before the district magistrate.
The fanner was summoned and
forced to produce his scales, but he
brought no weights. “I’ve brought
do weights,” he explained. “I didn't
need them.” “Not need weights?”
the magistrate asked. “Not for
the baker. I weigh his weekly pound
of butter with the pound loaf he
sends to me!” was the farmer’s re
ply. —London Mail.
The Wisdom of the People.
It is easy to fool any single indi
vidual, but it is hard to fool the
people. What one man does not
know another man is very apt to
know, and a hundred people know
more than any single individual
who is trying to fool them. One of
the hundred is sure to think of a
good answer to any fallacious ar
gument, and this will spread. A
man does not know much, but the
people are exceedingly bright, be
cause they learn from each other.—
Atchison Globe.
j A GREAT RAZOR SALL
MAIL
ORDERS
FILLED
SFo IMPORTED WORS3/o\l
i.ooo Fine Imported Razors will be Disced on sale at 97c. These razors I
are from one of the leading importers ot razors n. the C mted States. The M.L
Brandt CutWy Co of New York Theyareall high grade samples. We secured ~
5 a big stock a£a ridiculous figure. The assortment compnsesallthewell known I .
> makes including the “Wade & Butcher,” Brand B
I "Wost-nholm” Pipe Razor, “Ben-Hur,” ’Lewi*. ’Blue Steel, popular brands | yg? »
I ofa'l 'he famous makers. In fact, we have been selling the same yientical razors
■ ashizhas<2 >an t Sx.oo each. Every razor is guaranteed perfect. ar.a set ready *
I for use Every raz orsold that does not give perfect satisfaction can beexchanged. 1
($2.00 BRANDT S razor Strops 97c11l
The Brandt Self-Honing Razor Strop is the best razor strop on I
AvA) the market to-day. The only razor strop in the world that nones ■
zsAjfes and strops your razor at the same time and enables you to obtain | j
IC Nan edge which only an experienced barber can give. The Brandt ■ |
Self-Honing Razor Strop will put a keener edge on a razor anth g I W*WB
BitiliMaM fewer strokes than any other razor strop. Your razor will show, ■ 1
ESJSSMSB and your face will feel the difference at once. Guaranteed never ■
BPwl to become hard or glossy. Sold and advertised everywhere at $2.00. ■
Kfe • < q Our price during this sale 97c each. *
$2.00 Brandt Safety Razors 97c I
; por nien w * lo cannot use a straight razor, we have placed on sale ■ J g
the celebrated Brandt Safety Razors. They come with a blade made of K
the finest Sheffield steel, which is full hollow ground, rhe Bran it ■
B’ade will last a lifetime and can be honed and stropped same as an ■ g
ffiSKS ordinary razor. Fully guaranteed The regular price of th.’s razor is j .
i $2.00; during this sale we will sell them at 97c each.
L Fincher & Nichols Damn, Ga,
$2.00 Razor Hones 97c
\ Mail Orders
' Filled
TRY A WANT AD. IN
THE DAILY ARGUS
IT WILL WORK FOR YOU
Plain Sewing Wanted
Mrs. Thos. R. Westmoreland
87 S. Spencer St.
Dalton, Ga.
O. A. SIMS, M. D.
Office Up Stairs in Rear of Herror
& Thomas’ Store.
Office Hours:—7:3o to 9:00 a. m.
2 to 4 p. m.; 7 to 9 p. m.
Residence—4B South Depot Street
Tramp—Thank you, that will do
very well —and I shan’t need the rag.
t. a. mcentire
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
General repairing—All sorts of Car- !
penter work done in first-class style, I
Also grates and Brick work. Drop
me a card and I will call at once.
Photographs
oFine Photos at
the lowest price
possible consid
ering quality of!
work. Specia
attention given
out door groups
birthday din-I
ners etc.
J. B. FINLEY, Photographer.
MRS. H.H. ROBERTS
Dressmaking Parlors.
Now Open. Up Stairs in the Felker
Building, 301-2 N. Hamilton St.
Opposite Dr. M. M. Puckett’s office.
Phone 241.
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J. M. RUDOLPH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office Upstairs Hardwick Building.
Commercial practice, collections an |
bankruptcy law a specialty.
Commissioner to take testimony.
DALTON - GEORGIA
FOR SALE.
My place at Ringgold, Ga. Five
room house, large barn, 4 acres land,
under fence, young orchard of 150
trees; apples, peaches, grapes; best
well water in Ringgold. Price S6OO,
$250 cash; balance on easy terms.
J. B. FINLEY,
261-2 N. Hamilton St., Dalton, Ga.
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WESTERN & ATLANTIC
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
IM EFFECT SUNDAY, MARCH 28
SOUTHBOUND
ARRIVES DEPARTS
No- 1 4:13 p.m. 4:17 p.m.
No. 3 4:05 a. m. 4:08 a. m.
No. 93.....8:17 a. m. 8:21 a. m.
No. 95 5:46 d. m. 5:49 p. m.
northbound
ARRIVES DEPARTS
No. 2..„.11:57 a.m. 12:01p.m.
No. 4.....11:57 p. m. 12:01a.m.
No. 92..._ 808 p. m. 8:11 p. m.
No. 94 10:01 am. 10:04 a.m
W ANT ADS
PHONE YOU WANTS TO
J THE DAILY ARGUS
PHONE 166
Advertisements in this column only
one cent a word.
J. H. Reynolds has opened up a
I nice general repair shop on the Green
property, near the union warehouse,
and invites his customers and friends W
to give him a call. All work done up
to-date and guaranteed. Three good
experienced hands at work. ts
For new or second-hand Heaters
see J. A. Shope. A full line, cheaper
than you can buy anywhere. ts
For Stoves of any description see
J. A. Shope. ts
FOR SALE—Fifteen good second
hand buggies for sale cheap. Apply
to John Heindon, at Bryan’t livery
stable.
FEATHERS WANTED!
One thousand old feather beds
wanted. Phone No. 222 and let us
surprise you in prices. We also make
feather mattresses.
S. VAUGHN.
NOTICE. 1
I have moved my blacksmith shop
, to the back of Bryant’s livery stable.
Will be pleased to do your .repair
work and horeshoeing. All work
iguaranteed.
! w. C. HOWARD.
DR. G. B. LORD
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
Phone 33. Office at Residence
28 Selvidge St.
FOR RENT—My store on South
Hamilton street, and a nine-room res
idence on Selvidge street. Apply to
J. T. Richardson.
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PEARL MOOINIE
EXPERT PIANO UNER
AND REPAIRER.
Dalton, Ga. (Formerly of St. Louis)
Guarantees to make any old piano
good as new. Nine years experience
in factory work. Orders left with
John A. Shope, No. 9 King street, will
be given attention.
I alienee is a gift of experience. >
