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Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Absolutely pure REGAL ROME. (Continued from page 25.) to the memory of the Confeder ate dead who repose upon its sunny slopes. The Hebrew cemetery occu pies a beautiful site upon one of the treeclad hills of South Rome, an ideal resting place for the dead. Lytle’s Park, with its grand old trees, its grassy slopes, its wealth of wild wood blossoms and the cool perennial spring that gushes forth at its base, is an attractive pleasure resort. There are lovely drives over hill and dale and many a restful nook near the river reaches for those on pleasure bent, besides ample smooth water for boating and picnic grounds innumerable. As an ideai resting place the environs of Rome afford inde- scribable attractions to all who appreciate the prime beauties of nature. SOCIAL AND LITERATURE. One of the most attractive social organizations of Rome is the Lanier Circle, named for the poet, Sidney Lanier, and made up of the choicest literary per sonality ot the city. Its meet ings are always well attended and are prolific of instruction and enjoyable entertainment. The theatre-going element is large, and at Nevin’s Opera House, which is commodious and tastefully arranged, with ample seating capacity, the very cneam of operatic and dramatic talent, with the work of the most eminent lecturers, is presented during the season, as a rule to most excellent houses, the audi- ' ences being cultured and appre ciative. 1 The Public Library, under the sponsorship of a capable body of 1 directors, and in charge of Miss 1 Lena Hargrove, Jr., the ener- ’ getic librarian, is in a very 1 prosperous condition, containing a great number of volumes embracing the whole range of literature, neatly and systemati- ] J J cally. arranged for the conven ience- of' members and visitors. » The Epworth League is very strong in the city and has a large membership composed of the foremost young people of Rome. The Keeley League has at tractive club rooms of its own, with a large resident and out side membership. IN CONCLUSION. There is no healthier spot in the world than Rome. Situated among the breezy hills, tree from all debilitations, and malarial affections with abundant pure water from the mountain springs and with the life-giving ozone of this elevation, our people enjoy complete immunity from all dis eases. prevalent in lower lati tudes. On the other hand, the mild ness of our winters and equabili ty of the year-round tempera ture, with few extremes ot heat and cold, absolve us from those distressing pulmonary ailments that exist in the countries that lie further South. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair, •DR; vWjr > CREAM BAKING POWDfB MOST PERFECT MADE. pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free *om Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant ?O YEARS I’HE The mean temperature of Rome, fixed after years of care ful observation is about 6o de grees, which is pronounced by medical and scientific men to be the average most conducive to heavy snows being rare and the ground seldom being deeply cov ered, the snow disappearing in a few daj's. Our rivers are never frozen over or blockaded by ice, nor is business ever interrupted by stress of weather. Our summers are simply de lightful, the heat of the southern latitude being tempered by the mountain breeze. There are but about ninety days of the year in whtch flowers are not in bloom and vegetation flourishing in the open air. Amid such surroundings it is small wonder that oar people enjoy an existence of unruffled 1 health and happiness tibat is un-l known to the dwellers in less favored localities and pass down through blooming paths into the green valleys of old age> pre- serving to the last the kee» pre ceptions of healthy life and! en joyment of all the pleasures thereof. Take it from any possible point of view, and there is no place like Rome. Nature ha® been lavish of ! her beautis® around our devoted! city, and art and industry have supplied all that nature has left nuidone. And the end is not? yet. Year by year we are corwing more fully into the full heritage of alii that a generous i vouchsafed us. Our people are increasing in the knowledge and progressive enlightenment that erraWe hu manity to more freely realize the idealities of life. Os our bounteous resewmces we | extend a free and unreserved I welcome to all who will cme and , dwell with us and partake of that ; peace, plenty and prosperity | which characterizes our grow- ! ing metropolis. ■ - • » Horace E. King... < Horace King is one of Rome’s I brightest and most popular young men. He has aa native ability, combined with am excel lent education, acquired, at the common schools of Route and a course at the University, of Vir ginia, which stand him? rm-good, stead in the practice ci: his pro fession. It was only this, spring that he was admitted to the bar after taking a thorough-training under those skilled attorneys, Capt. J. H. Reece amdi'Mr. R. A. Denny. He stood l , a very ex cellent examination, that re flected credit upon his precep tors and upon himseßfi He has already entered into- the active practice and has done so with vim and energy and understands Jig HORACE KING. ing that already begins to verify the prediction made by one- of Rome’s best lawyers, “'that Horace King would be in the front rank of Rome’s attorneys within a very few years.” Mr. King is a native of Rome, being born here something over twenty-one years ago. He be lieves in Rome and her future and will make his home in this city to grow up along with her. Os pleasant address, ready wit, and an excellent student he will progress rapidly and will soon be known as one of the THE ROME TKIKHNIC. TUESDAY. MAY 26. ißd6. leading-young attorneys of this section. As a speaker he has already made a reputation for a young man, and it is freely predicted that he will become widely known as one of Georgia’s most exellent young orators. GEORGI A’S STATE SCHOOL COM MISSIONER. ; . Never in the history of Geotgid f has there been better work done for the cause of education than during the past year. One cause of this revival and one of its principal fac tors is the new state school couimis ! sioner, Mr. Gustavus R. Glenn, ( whose term of office began soon a f ter the Atkinson administration. He has thrown himself with all energy into . this work and gives it his entire time and attention. His great en thusiasm being directed toward the ' upbuilding of the schools of the state and the putting of Georgia upon a firm and substantial educational footing. No labor is too arduous for him and when not confined at his office at work for the good of the department he may be found going over the state arguing and appealing for a better system. Not satisfied with ha vi'igit good he al ways wants to see it better. It is a great work he is doing for the cause of education. He is a level headed and brainy men with the courage of his convictions and an affable gentleman who makes friends wherever he goes. He was born in Jackson county in -1848 and received his elementary edu cation in the common schools of Ter rill and Meriwether county. He then I attended the University of Georgia ? and was graduated from there with the degree of A. B. in 1871 and with A. M. in 1872 having taken a post graduate course. He estalished the Columbus Female coDege and oper ated it most suecessfuDy until it was burned in 1884 Mr. Glenn was elected in that year for the-chair of natural science in the Wesleyan Female ®ol lege at Macon, whieh position he held until about trwo years- ago- when he resigned and took the management of tha-Mhcon Telegraph-. When Mr. Atkinson was" elected! gnvernor, he appointed Mr: Gjenu- state school commissioner which position he is now filling with# great credit to the administration and great g®od to the cause oTeducatjon-in ©eongia. He is in the prime of his life-,, in- vigorous health and has gone into- the work with the purpose- to magnify not him self but t3»e office. He- is- iroaking a thorough ©an vass-of’the state- and a strong personal eifbrt to- get! at the facts wbteh will enable- him- more iwioely to administrate and- improve ithe system It'is a great-work- and a noble work: and all good - citizens join in wishing Hfini--Gcdh speed'- and will lend him alii assistaa»ee in their power to make Georgia a»-famed Jbr titoe ex cellent ofter sehoo-b-as she is-iu-Mher ways. The state may well feel: proud of her school commission. DR. D? H.. EAMSAURi j Dr. D. H. Rdm-saur occupie3-a> very 'Ligh positM-n*. socially and pvofes ’ sionally, anie-ng.th« Ceding medical 1 men of Rouse. .... , • Genial and accomplished in h-» air * and bearing,, he is a favorite with a , host of friends in the city andi sur □funding country. . ( Dr. Ramsaur was born at Fair- I mount in Gordon cownty in Jte-nary ' 1339. His father, Mr. Phillip- Ram saur, moved from Rutherford county, North Carolina in 1839. Dr. Ranssaur, DR. D. H. RAM SAUR. graduated from the usiiversity at Nashville in 18(152 He -went firoui there right into the ariny, -where he served with honor and l distinction. In 1886 he moved to Rome, where he has been located ever since. Hisskill as a. sv rgeon and experi enee-as a ph’Asiei? n entitle him to the high*esteem.in v hicb he is held by his wide spread acquaintanceship. Rhudy, Harvey & Co., =?=S=DEALERS -Furniture, • Carpets, Rugs, Window Shades, r • ■ ....Metallic Burial Caskets and Coffins.... latest Designs. Blegant Finish. NO. 337 BROfAD STREET. ROME, GH 7WZXIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. FACTS. IT! COST! COMMENCING lYlondziy We have inaugurated cne of the Biggest Money saving sales to the people of Rome and Floy d county ever attempted by any merchant in Rome. On Monday, May 25th, every piece of goods in our house will be marked to sell at. ACTUALCOST And we Mean what we say. We need money. We’ve got goods and we intend to realize on them. Everything- Goes I DRY GOODS, Dress Goods, Shoes, Clothing. The largest and most complete stock of the very latest up-to-date goods. No house in G-eorgia has a better stock—no house bought them cheaper. This is no fake advertisement, but rather a FORCE SALE of fresh new goods in order to realize ready cash, and Spot Cash only gets the goods at these prices. It is not our custom to sell goods at cost, and when we write an advertisement we mean it. If you never bought goods at cost before, come to our store during the next two weeks and you will find out what Coker & Co.’s cost really is. COME TO SEE US EVERY DAY. W. H. COKER & CO. 21 Broad Street, Rome, G-a.