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2 TUB BOMB TRIBUNE. FaMUhed dally except Monday by W. G. Cooru. Gen'l Man'KT. Office No. 327 Broad Street, Up Stairs. Telephone 73. urmor suneoniPTioa. Daily, exoept Monday. One year $6.00 I Three m0nth5....31.6" lx months 8.00 I One m0nth........ 50 TO ADVBBTISBBS. Tn Bonn Tbibukb U the official organ County a.r»ri the City Rome. It has advertising medium is unexcelled. Rates very seasonable. THK WHATHKK. (Official Forecast.! Atlanta, Ga , Jsnuiry 13— For Georgia: Fair with gradually rising temperature. MOBBttL, Local Forecast Official. • ———— *™"— THE VIRTUOUS COMMON PEOPLE. Not long-ago we noticed some of the excellent features of Major C. H. Smith’s School History of Georgia and at that time we referred to the historical readings and sketches at the back of the book. Two of these pen pictures are drawn with such pellucid purity of language and such faithfulness to nature.that they should be household classics and familiar to every schoolboy’s tongue. The picture of the common people is here appended: “The itinerant preacher had been there, but not the schoolmaster. The rude people, had been taught how to live and how to die. Their morals had been preserved but not their manners. “The Cotter’s Saturday Night in old Scotland was not more humbly devotional than the gathering of these rough people at the log church on a Sabbath morning. There were none to molest or to make them afraid. They came as best they could—on foot, on horseback, or in the farm-wagon. They came in families, parents and children, lhey sat upon the puncheon seats and devoutly listened as the preacher stretched forth his arms and said: ‘ Let us worship God.” It is a last ly tribute to these people that while Peir percentage of illiteracy was sixty-six, their percentage of crime was only two in one thousand adults. In porttoner of the North where illiteracy is from four to six percent crime seems to have increased in an inverse ratic, for as illiteracy de creases crime increases, unless mor ality and religion are taught in the schools. And so since the war, when railroads and revenue laws have penetrated the mountain homes of these people, crime has been on the increase, and the moonshiner has become an outlaw. There was a time when his father and his grand father distilled their fruit in a lim ited and honest way, and worshiped ped God, and violated no law. There was a time when there were no locks on their doors, and the stranger al ways found a welcome—a time when there were no hip-pockets for dead ly weapons, were empty, sufficient to was a time when these ■Bi so loved their country that on the first a’arm they picked theii flints, shouldered their rifles and hurried to General Jackson's call; or, later, to fight the Indians in Florida; or, still later, to old Vir ginia to defend what they believed to be their right under the Consti tution. What a mistake to say these men were fighting for slavery, when not one in a hundred owned a slave; when in a single county that sent twelve companies’ to the war there were less than a hundred ne groes; when in the entire state only fourteen per cent of the tax payers were slave owners. But they tought. They fought as their forefathers did who resisted a little tax on tea. though not one in a thousand drank it.” A WEAK SPOT IN WILSON’S BILL. Hon. Tom Johnson, the free trade congressman from Ohio, has made a notable speech on the Wilson bill and his utterance has attracted the attention of the country. As a Democrat he points out a weak spot in the Wilson bill, and his utterance is the more important as he is a large manufacturer of steel rails and 'knows exactly what he is talking -about Speaking of steel rails, he said: Take steel which I happen to know something, ss I am a manufacturer of steel rails. 1 appeal to the Democrats of the House to j tin me in putting steel rails on the free 1-st. The present duty on steel rai sis sl3 44 per ton, which is estimated to be equivalent to 60 44 per cent ad valorem. Tne committee have reduced this to 25 per cent. This seems like a great reduction. But it is only nominal, for 25 per cent is all the steel rail trust want. It is as good to them as 1,000 per cent, for it is practically a pro hi icory duty. “Steel can be made here as cheaply as anywhere else in the world, and wou d not now be imported, save in exceptional cases, even if tnere were no duty ; while the tendency of invention and improve ment is in favor of >be United States as against Europe. Tbe steel made into rails in this count y is from native ore. What piti metal, billets, and blooms are imported are used entirely in other iron and steel manufactures. Now it costs less than $2 a ton to make steel r dis from blooms, including straightening and punching. On today’s market e_eel olooms are selling at less than sl7; st- el rails sbonld therefore not bring over sl9. They did fall nearly to that price a few weeks ago, during a temporary break in the steel rail poo). But that pool was quickly reorganized, and the price of steel rails was put up and is now main tained at $24 a ton; so that by virtue of the duty which keeps out foreign rails, the pool is compelling the users of steel rails to pay them 25 per cent more than a fair price.” Mr. Dalzell. “Does the gentleman speak now from tbe attitude of a steel rail mauufacturei?” Mr. Johnson, of Ohio. "I do. My mill makes about one-thirtieth of all that are produced in the United States.” “ Ibis new steei rail pool is composed of seven manufacturers, headed by Car negie, who absolutely control tbe product of more than one-half of the rolled steel produced in tbe United States, and wbo have combined together to pay other large tnauufactun-rs heavy annual sums to close i neir works, discharge their men, and make no steei.” “Now, observe, the 25 per cent duty of the committee’s bill !• just as good to the steel rail pool as the greater nominal duty of the existing law, and will enable the pool to keep the price up to the high est point that they deem safe. For, with a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem, steel rails can not be imported ftom Europe and sold in competition with tbe pool at $24 a ton, tbe highest price it now chooses to ask. So that the nominal reduction made by tbe committee is actually no re duction at all. It, will not add 1 cent to tbe income of tbe government. It will not reduce 1 cent the price of steel to American users of steel rails, and it will not diminish by I cent the profits of the Carnegie p< 01. Hence Carnegie’s satis faction expressed the other day, when about to sail. It is true that if the pro posed reduciion had cone earlier it would have been < f some benefit to the American consumer, for the present duty of sl3 44 a ton < uabled the steel rail pool up io a recent time to keep the price of steel rails higher still. But a greater in ternal competitio , caused by reductions in tbe cost of-production, has •of itself compelled them to come down to $24 a ton, and a duty o' 25 per cent will enable them to maintain th <r price as snugly as does the McKinley law.” Further questions from Mr. Dal- is the protectionist con gressman from Pittsburg, brought out from Mr. Johnson the statement that the steel rail pool had con tracted to pay the Maryland steel company $300,000 to shut down its mills and not compete with the com bination. In proof of this he ex hibited a copy of a contract, by which Robert F. Kennedy, Secre tary of the pool, agreed to take from tHe Maryland steel company 300,000 tons of rails at $25 a ton, at the rate of 1000 tons a day, and in case he failed to take them he was to pay one dollar a ton forfeit. It was understood that the.rails were not to be taken, and not to be made, f but that the secretary of the trust was to pay the forfeit of SIOOO a day as a consideration to the Maryland steel company for going out of the rail business for the time being. This strong testimony Induced Mr. Dalzell to remark that he repro bated trusts as much as Mr. John i son did, and would co-operate with I him tor their suppression. Mr. Johnson’s reply was that the only way to suppress this trust was to take off the 25 percent duty left by the Wilson bill, which was sufficient to protect this pool against foreign competition. Leave Your Orders for • —and— : \ W O O IZ> • WITH • j O’NEILL M’F’C COMPANY, j : Telephone 76. Wild Land Sales. Will be sold before the court house door in Un city of Rome, Fioyd county, Ga., be tween the legal hours of site on the first Tuea -1 day in April 1894, the following describe 4 prop erty to-wit; Wild laoJ lots No. 14, containing one hnndred and sixty acres, and ea-t halt ot lot No. 55 con i taiidng 80 acres, all in the Fourth District and Fourth Sect.’on of Floyd county, Ga. Levied on by vlitue of tax flfas ireiied by John J. black, tax collector, lu tavor of State & Co, vs. J.iha ' W. Jones for years flora 18H4 to 1893, inclusive, as the property of the defendant. 1-9-3 mo J. C. MOORE, Sheriff. THE BOME ——w-Tg—- ■■ 1 ■■■ .ii , ■■■ ■ Nature shoul r) M-WbjßbWwjE be assisted tc ■■bwhmnxflE throw off Impuri * CURES ties of the blood. ■MALARIA! ♦ ♦ Nothing does it ■ IwHkHIIIML J,o well, so safely ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ POIaDr or so promptly as Swift v s Specific. LIFE HAD NO CH/RMS. -1 For three years I was troubled with malarial poison B which caused my appetite to Lil, and I wus greatly rc m duced in flesh, and life lost all its charms. I tried mor c urial and potash remedies, butt-mo effect. 1 could ge: ■ no relief. I then tried A few bottles of this K wonderful medicine ma dea complex ■ and permanent cure, and! now enjoj ■ better health than ever. J. A. RICE, Ottawa, Kan. w Our book on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. ’ SWfFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, My K idneys. Yes, your kidneys are one of the most vital parts of your body. The are the great Blood Filtcrsi and must be kept pure, clean and in their normal condition if you want toerjjy good health. The Weak and Nervous. have their kidneys affected. They need oleanaiDg and restoring to a healthy con dition, then tbe blood becomes purified and the bloom of health returns. In or der to cleanse your kidneys, use Stuart’s Gin and Buchu. It is the only reliable remedy. mole cheap, and effective. It is an infalib e remedy for kidney, bladder end all uri nary diseases. It has CURED THOSAND3. Mr. E. L. D. Mobley suffered for years ftom excruciating pain in the bladder. STUART’S GIN AND BUCHU made him a well man. Mr. W. A.. Culver “considers STU AR US GIN and BUCHU the best kid ney, bladder and urinary remedy in the world.” Sold by all druggists. ORL’S ROOTF/7g/|BI W*so, FOR A CASEIT WILLNOT Anngreeable Laxative and NERVE TONIC.. Sold by D-iggistaor sent‘by mall. 25c..60c, and SI.OO per package. Samples free. The Favorite TOOTH POWERS jBkU HL V for the Teeth and Breath,2so. For sale by D. W. Curry. FOR SALE. Two large, fine young mules. Will sell with good note, payable No vember Isr, 1894- ROME BRICK CO. 12-9 30 Application for Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA, Floyd County. Wheiea- J. L. « htm'ters, adn Inisttator rs AgmsL. Clianibe.’B, represents to tbe couit in bls petition dulv filed, that he hie admini-tered Agnes L. Chambers est te. 'lbis is to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show caute, it an> tbevcan.wU. said adinirit tr-tor ehouid not be discharged irom bis ad ministr.tion and lecelve letters ot dismission on tbe first nday in Apr!., 1894. This Jan uary Bth, 1894. JOHN P. D.4V18. 1-9-3 rnos Ordinary Floyd County, Ga. Letters of Administration. GEOKGIA, Floyd County. To all wbom it maj concern: Cezar Stalline havii-g in proper f- rm applied to me tor perma nent letieie < i admini'tu tion on the estate of Teuipy Stalline, l«t iof said county, This is to cite ad and singular the credi or. and nextof kin of Teinpy Stalllns to be and appear at my office witbin the lime allowed by law and ebow cause, 11 any tbe can, why permanent admin istratic n should not be granted t-> Cezar Stallins on Tempy Stallins’estate Witness o-y hand and official signative this 10'h dav January, 1894. JOHN P. DAVIS, Ordinary. 1 12 4w Letters of Administration. GEORGIA, Flcyd County. To all whom it mav concern: Notice is hereby given that on the first Monday in February next, I shall appoint an admiui -trator on the estate of J A .--tansbury, late of said county. This is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin oi J A Dansbury to be and appear at my office within th ; time allowed i-y law and ‘ show cause, if any they can, why permanent ad -1 ininislralion shoula not l e granted to C W (Ja iler wood or some other fit »i d proper person on J A Ktansburt’s estaie. Witness my hand and official signatuie the Bth day of January, 1891. 1-42-4 W JOll K P. DAVIS, ordinary. Public Land Sale By virtue of the power vested in me as assignee of two mortgages, one eiecuted by W B. Mc- Elroy oiathe 12th day of apri ,1886 and recorded in the office of tbe clerk ot the superior Court of Fl jd County <>e rgla, in the book .'K” of mortgages page 255, No. 2 .6, on the lltb day of Mar, 1886, and the other executed by Wilson B. McElroy . n the 9<b day ol July,ißß6 and recoiU ed in the office oi the cle- k of the Superior Court ot Floyd County, Georgia, in book *L” ot moitgages on pages 171, 172 and 173, No. 136, on the 220 d d-y of July, 1-86, 1 will sell at the court bouse in the city of Roma Floyd County Georgia between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. on tbe firet Tuesday in Feb ruary next, at public outers and to the highest and best bidder, tor cash, the following des cribsdproperty, to wit; All tout certain niece or tract of land situated in tbs County ot Floyd State of Georgia,known as lot No 329, 22nd District and 3rd Section, be ing the same conveyed to W. B. a CKlroy by F. M. Dcmp ey containing one hundred and four and one half acres more or less a-joining land l of Dodd and Butler Kenedy on the East, Mouth itv W. M. Pe.ry, Vest by G. W. Smith and North by James vtcElroy 1-9 4w B. I. HUGHES Cashier. Application for Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA, Flow'd County. 4 . iirhereas, Sumuel B'tinKnouscr, Administra- W tor ot Hattie McK-nkie. deceased, repre seats to ’be court that be has administere Hattie McKcKenzie’a esiate. This is to cite all pt rsoiiß coijcc -Du i. kindred and creditors, to show cause if any they can, why said adminis trate! should not be olscharged fr-m his admin istration and receive letters of dismission on ths first MoLdsy in April, ' J'JHN P. DAVIS, Ordinary. IW* ■ Look! Look! Yes, all we ask is that you look over our line of bargains, for we know you will then be convinced that what we have been proclaiming are stern facts. We have a tremendous line of beautiful remnants in Dress Goods, of all styles, shades and qualities, which we will sell at less than half price. Now, here is a bargain lor ALL. No more superior line nf Under wear was ever placed before an ap preciative public than we carry this season. We have sold stacks of them but more must go, and our prices will move them off. In our Hosiery department are bargains that merit the inspection of every purchaser. We curry the best brands and the best best dyes —only such as will come up to our guarantee. We can meet the de mand of the trade irom a stand point of quantity, siz°, color and price. A fine stock of gents half hose which are gaining the day. An unprecedented line of bargains in Blankets. Come now if you want a genuine drive. The very best goods at low figures. Also a win-j ning stock of Comforts. Quilts, Coun-j terpanes, Heavy Flannel Goods, <fcc. ■ In our Dress Goods department arc many winners. A beautiful dis play of style, quality and variety. Some bargains here that will amaze you indeed. We will save you money if you will only inspect these bargains. A lovely line of Ladies’ Wraps going at cost this week. The cold blasts of winter have jugt commenced You cannot afford to go through the season with your needs unsupplied. We will give a big rebate this week. Big inducements in our carpet and curtain rooms. Only one’s eyes can do this department justice. We cannot paint the bargains as big as it really is, Remember this week’s Watch this Column, THOS. FAHY. COAL “ ’ Southern Jellico Coal Co., Coxxxx>x*iailx>.g; ucb; WOOLDRIDGE JELLICO CO4L CO. FALLS BRANCH JELLICO COAL CO. AST TENNESSEE COAL CO JELLICO COAL MINING CO. PROCTER CO»L CO. { R fT E \ S D H ] STANDARD COAL CO. MAIN JELLICO COAL CO. CENTRAL JELLICO COAL CO. INDIAN MOUNTAIN COAL CO. ROB’T. wTIRAVES & CO. 12 23-3 m TETiEFET OJXTE 08. ’ COTHRAN &. CO., Fire life and Accident Insurance. Gin Houses Insured. Office earner Arm siren* Hotel, GO AL C 0 AL. Rome Ice Manufacturing Co, REPRESENTING SOUTHERN JELLICO COAL CO.; Imbracing all the leading Jellico Coal Mines and SOLE For the Red Ash Jellico Coal. Round Coal one to two ton lots $4 25 per ton. Black Lump one to two ton lots $4.50 per ton. Larger quantities cheaper. Special prices made on car-load lots. P. O. Box 134. Te lephone 100. 1-13 2m eod JOHN H. REYNOLDS, President. B. I. HUGHES, Cashier. P. H. HABDIN, Vice Ptesident. First National Bank OF IROZMIJS. CH-A.. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS: 8300,000 AU the Accommodations ConstHtent witl Sat i Banking Ex en<tn<t to nnr enntomerc. !1.1 ). 111 1.1 .. Real Estate Agent, 230 BROAD STREET; ROME. GA. a Specialty, and Prompt Settlement the Rule. mch3-dtf Tbe Cosmopolitan Magazine AND THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE Both for $2.00 a Year! THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED MONTHLIES have in the past sold for $4.00 a year. It was a wonder to printers how The Cosmopolitan, with its yearly 1,536 pages of reading matter by the greatest writers of the world, and its 1,200 illustrations by clever artists, could be furnished ' for $3.00 a year. In January last it put in the most per feet magazine printing plant in the world, and now cornea what is really a wonder: We will cut the price of the Magazine In half for yen