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THE BOMB TRIBUNE
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Publlsked daily except Monday by
THE ROME TRIBUNE CO,
W. G. Coorxß, Genl Man’gr.
Office No. SS7 »oad Street, Up Stairs.
Talephone 78.
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BATES OV SUBSOBIWIOB.
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TO ADVXBTISBBS.
Th. Rom. tbibun. is the official organ
Floyd County and the City of Rome. It has
large and increasing subscription list, and asran
advertising medium is unexcelled. Rates very
reasonable.
THE WKATHKK.
(Official Forecast.]
Atlanta, Ga , Januiry IT— For Georgia:
Fair; warmer.
Morrill,
Local Forecast Official.
CONDITION OF THE STATE ROAD-
The condition of the State road
must be very gratifying to the tax.
payers, and especially to those who
had a part in making the lease.
When the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad took the con
tract for 29 years at $35,000 per
month, or $420,000 per annum, it
was said by railroad men, and be
lieved by the public that the com
pany had paid for the lease the ut
most farthing of its value. Consid
ering the road’s condition, this was
probably true, for, notwithstanding
the immense bill brought in by the
old lessees for betterments,the Nash
ville Chattanooga and St. Louis road
has spent more than half a million
dollars already in improving the
road bed and rolling stock. It has
spent in this way all the net
earnings of the state road and in
addition has borrowed several hun
dred thousand dollars from the
treasury of the Nashville Chattanoo
ga and St. Louis company. The entire
length of the line is now laid in 70
pound steel rail, the old bridges
have been replaced 'with new iron
structures, the road bed has been
steadied with rock ballast, and a
number of depots have been built.
In addition a large sum has been
spent on rolling stock. Ten engines
were bought at one time and mag
nificent new coaches have been put
■on all the passenger trains.
If seems to have required no little
nerve to do this at a time when so
many Southern roads were in the
hands of receivers, and had the
Nashville Chattanooga and St.
Louis company been in the condi
tion of the majority, especially of
those lines which were controlled
and managed in the interest of spec
ulators, this large expenditure would
never have been made. It seems,
however, to have proved a success
ful policy with the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis company on
its own property, and we hope it will
be equally successful on the State
road. The most important object
of so mueh outlay is to use heavy
engines and long freight trains.
The road is now in condition to sus
tain sixty ton engines, which will
pull twenty-five or thirty loaded
cars, thus enabling one crew to han
dle twice as much freight as they
could with lighter locomotives.
This will greatly reduce the expense
per son-mile, and will enable the
company to make some profit.
If we consider the condition and
prospects of the road a few years
ago, this result of the lease contract
is very gratifying. It was gratify
ing in the fiist place to get so good
a rental, and now it is a great satis
faction to see the lessee getting in
shape to reap some profit from the
very broad and liberal policy which
it has pursued.
MR. TURNER AS A DARK HORSE.
The Hon. Henry G. Turner has
been named as a dark horse in the
Gubernatorial race. From the man
ner in which the suggestion is made
we are in doubt whether he has
been nominated by his friends or
his enemies. Possibly the mention
of his name in this connection is
nothing more than speculation, but
since he has been named, he becomes
to that extent a factor in the race,
until he disavows any such intention.
It is therefore of some interest to j
consider the effect of this suggestion. 1
We have observed on the part of I
the older and wiser heads a dispo
sition to stand aside and give Gener
al Evans a clear track. The most
of those who are out, are Running
for the senatorship, and we were
inclined to class Mr. Turner with
that number, if indeed, he may be
said to be out at all. His long ser
vice in the House has made him
one of the most important members
of that body, with a fine chance for
promotion to some of the most im
portant chairmanships and possibly
a cabinet position afterward. It
seems at least doubtful whether be
would abandon such a well won po
sition in the national council to
enter a three cornered race for the
governorship. He has of late be
come more a leader than ever and
his tariff speech has attracted wide
attention. We will watch his move
ments with a good deal of interest.
It is a favorite move of hard
pressed politicians to bring in anew
man as a decoy duck. We do not
believe Mr. Turner is to be used in
that way. We have sized him up a
good deal larger than that.
Long familiarity with a peculiar
kind of political literature in Geor
gia has enabled us to read between
the lines, and if our penetration is
not altogether at fault, the stories
about Turner’s running as an ad
ministration candidate are intended
to seduce General Evans from an
attitude of friendliness to all branch
es of the democracy, and to pull
him over entirely on the anti admin
istration side. We do not think
the General is an infant. The same
old rabbit foot is being rubbed on
him, but we think he understands
the operation. So far as we have
seen expressions from him, they
are in the interest of harmony, and
against a factions fight between
parties arraying themselves for or
against the administration. The fact
is that this is an election for,'govern
or of Georgia, and not for president
of the United States or members of
congress. We have nothing to do
now but to elect the best governor
we can find, and all talk about na
tional issues in this connection is
mere buncombe.
The Memphis Commercial, in
commenting upon an editorial which
recently appeared in the Baltimore
Sun, says: “The South has wantonly
thrown away millions of dollars by
the foolish policy of selling her
raw material and buying manufac
tured products. There is no other
staple-producing section in the
world which practices this suicidal
policy. Once it was claimed that
the manufacture of cotton goods was
an exclusive New England industry
on account of the existence of water
power in the manufacturing North
east, which rendeied it possible for
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
manufacturers to produce their
goods cheaper than could be done in
the South, even with distance
against them. That is no longer
true, however. Manufacturers on
the very shores of the Merrimac
have abondoned water power and
have adopted steam on account of
its greater cheapness. There is no
longer any obstacle in the way of the
manufacture of cotton goods in the
South, excepting the lack of enter
prise and thrift in the Southern peo
ple. A better spirit is abroad,
though, now, and there is reason to
hope that our section will not long
continue at the world’s mercy on
account of gross neglect of resources
and opportunity.”
Mr. L. W. Holt has brought us
a box of what he calls 17 year lo
custs, dug up at his nursery near
town. He informs us that he has
been digging them out there all the
past year, and they are now near
the surface, and are sprightly. Those
we have are as large as the little
finger and full of life—their legs be
ing well developed. Mr. Holt says
the woods will be full of them the
coming summer.—Burlington News.
Judge Augustus R. Wright used
to be a great manto answer charges
on the stump. “Fellow citizens,”
said he on one occasion, “another
charge they bring against me is
' that I am a Baptist,” and then he
I proceeded to plead guilty to the
I soft impeachment. General Evans
hasn’t said much on that line, but
if Atkinson and some of his over-
THE ROME TRIBUNE. THURSDAY JANUARY 18.189
fresh friends do not watch their
mouths a little closer General Evans
will be forced to plead guilty to be
ing a Methodist
Prof. Drummond, recounl ing some
of his experience with the Yankee
interviewer, says: “The day before
sailing from New York I was called
upon at my hotel by a representative
of one of the New York dailies.
On being shown in he at once began:
‘You are the author of a book called
‘How to Make Love?” I said ‘No’
‘What, did you not write that?’ ‘No.’
‘Are you quite sure it wasn’t you?’
‘Quite sure.’ ‘Well, that’s strange
However, you are going to lecture
tonight?’ ‘Well, lam going to talk
a little.’ ‘To whom?’ ‘To students.’
‘What about?’ ‘Well—about—Chris
tianity.’ ‘Ah! (whipping out bis
notebook) —What is your opinion
of Christianity?”
Farmer E. B. Dunn, the New
York weather forecaster, and Lieut
Commander Adolph Marix,’U. S. N,
who has charge of the branch hy
drographic office in that city, were
witnesses in the Courts last week in
the great case of the heirs of John
C. Austin against the Mutual Acci
dent Insurance Company. These
novel witnesses were produced to
show that the cruel waves, if John
C. . Austin had been drowned at
Manhattan Beach on the day and
hour claimed by his friends, would
have given up their dead.
From the Boston Public Library
come some odd stories about persons
of eccentric literary taste. One
woman has taken out a volume of
sermous every Friday for years (she
does dot care what the religious
views of the writers are,) and then
on each succeeding Monday a novel,
“to unbend her mind again.” An
other wants only novels that have
clergymen as their chief characters,
and there is one old maid who can
not be induced to read any work
written by a woman.
Baptism by immersion was per
formed in a peculiar manner a few
days ago in Buffalo Township Wash
ington County, Pa. Thomas Toland
was too ill to leave his room, and
was desirous of baptism. A large
box was made and filled with water,
and into this Mr. Toland, suspend
ed in a sheet, was lowered. The
rite was performed by the Rev. M.
Justice, a clergyman of the Chris
tian Church.
An odd little astronomical fact in
connection with the year that has
just closed, and one which has not
been noticed perhaps by one person
in each ten thousand of the entire
population of the country, is this:
Two months of the year, January and
April, each had two full moons.
July, 1890, was equally as well pro
vided for, but none of the months of
1891 or 1992 exhibits this lunar
peculiarity.
Mr. C. M. Furlow jr, has assumed
editorial aharge of the Madison Ad
vertiser, succeeding Mr. E. A. Rice.
Mr. Furlow is a promising young
gentleman, who has had several
years experience as correspondent
of the Atlanta Constitution, and
other daily papers. We wish him
success.
The Atlanta Journal gets off a
good one on Bill Atkinson. He says
General Evans is a good fellow, but
he is seventy-one. The Journal re
marks that the General is only sixty,
and says in parenthisis, “Mr. Atkin
son ought to remember that a man
may be too fresh as well as too old.”
If this weather continues we will
see peachblooms in January. Now
is the time to sow advertisements.
Rise at four o’clock and dig in the
garden every morning and you will
be healthy, but not happy.
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a W of Swift’s Specific. Myfooi
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unning sore for two years, and physicians sai<
: could not be cured. After taking fifteen’smal
ottles S. S.S. there is not a sore on my limbs, and i
lave a new lease on VPIM* fll E!
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if your wonderful remedy. Ira F. Stilfs,
Palmer, Kans s City-
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REMEDY—especially so-
WvjVSjV*JW old people. It builds uy
' the general health. Treat
.a on the blood mailed free.
SWIFT SPCIFIC COMPANY,
Atlanta. Go.
STUART'S
Gin and Buchu
The Great Kidney and
Bladder Remedy.
It purifies the blood.
Relieves pain in back and
sides.
Gives tone to the bladder.
Stimulates the kidneys. .
Cures brick dust deposit.
Aids digestion and in
creases the appetite, and does
all that is claimed for it is a
kidney and bladder remedy.
If you have urinary trou
ble of any kind try Stuart’s
Gin and Buchu. It never
fails to relieve.
Sold by all druggists.
60c ts.. and vafii HL. Hi
SI.OO per
One cent a dose. j'
This Great Cough Cube
Where all others fail. Coughs, Croup, Sore
Throat, Hoarseness, Whooping Cough and
Asthma. For Consumption it has no rival:
has cured thousands, and Will CURB YOU if
taken in time. Sold by Druggists on a guar
antee. For a Lame Back or Chest, use
SHILOH'S BELLADONNA PLASTSRJSc.
ILOH’STICtTARRH
Have you catarrh ? This remedy is guaran
teed to cure you. Price,6oct& Injectorfree.
For sale bv D. W. Curry, Rome. Ga.
THE BACKUS WATER. jDIOB.
Is the Most Economical Pow
er Known, and the Best in
the World for Driving Light
M achinery.
It takes but little room. It never gets o tit o
repair. It cannot blow up. Iccmnicblow n
It requires no fnel, It needs no engineer. It
needs no engineer.
There is no delay; no firing up; no ashes to
clean away; no extra insu-hnee to pay; no re
pairing necessary; bo coal bills to day, and it is
always ready for use.
It is Invaluable for blowing Church Organs
for running Printing Presses dewing Machines
Turning Lathes, Scroll Saws, Grind Stones
Coffee Mills. Sausage Machines. Feed Cutters
Corn Mills, Elevators, Etc.
Four-horse power at 40 pounds pressure of
water, It is noiseless, neat, compact, steady,
and above all
IT IS VERY CHEAP.
PRICE, B’s TO 8300.
Send for Circular to the BACKUS WATER
, MOTOR CO., Newark, N. J., stating paper you
saw advertisement in.
We Also Manufacture Patent Rotating
and Exhaust Fans.
Send for Special Catalogue on Vehtllating,
1-6 4in
' JOHNSON’S
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Instant Killer of Pain,
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W IM Cures RHEUMATISM. NEURAL*
It GIA, Lame Back, Sprains, Bruises,
. Swellings, Stiff Joints, COLIC and
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TUC RQANn Especially prepared for
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the most Powerful and PenetratingLinimentfor Man
or Beast in existence. Large fl size 75c., 50c. size 40c.
j JOHNSON’S ORIENTAL SOAP.
Medicated and Toilet. The Great Skin Cure and
I Face Beautifler. Ladies will find it the most
delicate and highly perfumed Toilet Soap on
the market. It is absolutely pure. Makes ths
skin soft and velvety and rentores tne lost com
f" flexion: a luxury for the Bath for Infants,
t alays itching, cleanses the scalp and promoter
the growth of hair. Price 25c. For sale by
For sale by D. W. Curry.
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UCUTUfII The surest and safest remedy for
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O $3 SHOE Ja
"R? vwk ar, d 53.50 Dress Shoe.
v Police Shoe, 3 Soles.
$2.50, $2 for Workingmen.
j $2 anu $1.75 for Boys.
ladies and misses,
S 3, 52.50 $2, $1.75
CAUTION.—If any dealer
offers you W. L. Douglas
YC T-irr- -rv \ Tk shoes at a reduced price,
W'- 1H D 10l nt V orsayshohasthemwith-
W ' . C. out the name stamped
Wsafc' > , - . ijHAt. on the bottom, put him
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W. L. DOUCLAS Shoes are stylish, easy fitting, and give better
satisfaction at the prices advertised than any other make. Try one pair and be con
vinced. The stamping of W. L. Douglas’ name and price on the bottom, which
guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them.
Dealers whd push- the sale of VV. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to
increase the sales on their full line of goods. They can afford to sell at a less profit,
and we believe you can save money by buying; all your foot-wear of the dealer advee>
Used below. Catalogue tree upon appUcatlon. W. X. DOUGLAS. Brockton, Maas.
For Sale in Rome by Cantrell & Owens- janß-dawtt,
JOHN H. REYNOLDS, President. B. I. HUGHES, Csahier.
P. H. HARDIN, Vice President.
First National Bank
OF HOME,
CAPITA! AND SURPLUS: $300,000
All the Accommodations Consistent with Sate Banking Ex
ended to our customerc.
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:Real Estate Agent,
830 BROAD STREET; ROME, GA.
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