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With the Wheelmen.
Interesting News and Gossip.
A wooden saddle spring for a “97’’
wheel will be a “feature” on machines
manufacture I by a prominent Chicago
factory. The wooden saddle spring
solves the problem of lessening vibration
in a marked degree. It has been tried on
the road by a number i f prminent riders
who are loud in their praises of the de
vice. Samples will be sent over the coun
try for local riders to try.
Ab <it Tires.
Don't let the air out of a tire that is
not in use to “save it.” Tires are much
better oil if well inflated, where your
wheel is “on the shelf.” Generally speak
ing, a small tire requires mote pressure
than a large one it it is to carry the same
pveight, and a given tire requires more
Ipressuse in proportion as the rider is
I heavy.
I If in riding you feci a slight jar when
you l- wheel runs over ordinary obstacles
it is because there is not sufficient air
pressure. A tire should always contain
enough air to keep its run from the
ground.
There is no danger oi bursting a good
rife, as many riders seem to think with
an ordinary hand or foot pump. An ex
tensive observation has found that a great
many tires are too “soft” whole one is
very rarely found too “hard.”
Bicycle Advertising.
The season just closed has certainly
been a “record breaker in the way of
texpenditures for the advertising of
nicycles.
Many makers and sharp competition
have brought about this strife for
publicity, which has loosened the
purse strings of the manufacturers
and proved the salvation of many
publishers.
It will, no doubt, surprise one not
in a position to know to learn the
amiuit various wheelmakers have
appropriated for advertising their
products. During this season of ’96
two million dollars have been expend
ed for the advertising of bicycles,
tires and bicycle sundries. One and
one half millions were spent adver
tising the bicycle alone, one quarter
of a million for tires, and the other
quarter in making known the various
saddles, peda s and other sundries.
Os the one and one-half million
spent by cycle makers, one million
came from a dozen firms, while one
half million represents the expend!
turesof four leading Amei ican bicycle
makers.
What is bicycle advertising coming
to? is the question naturally asked by
those who think.
No branch of trade, in the commer
cial history of the world, has overde
veloped so quickly and reached such
huge proportions as the bicycle in
dustry.
This is due to two prime reasons,
the public desire for a rapid, inex
pensive and pieasant means of rapid
transit, and the lavish and almost
prodigal expenditures for advertising
and the progressive or aggressive
methods employed.
Considering the commercial value
of the wheel, its utility as a favorite
and pleasant method of exercise and
recreation, its adaptation in the army,
its nee by postman, policemen and
messengers, the recognition given it
by railroads, many of which now offer
to carry wheels free as baggage, the
leglation in favor of wheelmen and
thj< improved condition of highways
it is surely bringing, “verily ’tis the
wheel that makes the world go
round;” this is an age of bicycles and
heyday of the wheel. Get in the
push or you will be accused of having
wheels in your head, or some other
“old thing” equally as bad.
A Bicycle Novel.
The latest "bid for popular favor in
the cycling world is a real bona-fide
bicycle novel. We have had the
“Dime” variety’ for some time and the
small boy has followed the fortunes
of “Scorcher Sam’s,” Cycle Kate’s
through various blood curdling adver
tisers to fame and fortune, until it has
become an old story. A real “sure
enougb” cycle novel, however, is some
thing new, and shows conclusively
, that society and the world at large is
being graduall/ educated up to a pro
per appreciation of the wheel as a
social factor.
xßailroads, courts of justice, road
makers, and finally politicians have
learned to their cost that an organiza
tion of over 132,000 members, such as
the league of wheelmen is something
more to grapple with than the much
despised single wheelman of a few
years ago.
The new novel is called “The
Wheels of Chance” and is published
by McKullen & Co. It is the first real
work of fiction in which the wheel
supplies the central motive.
The lover and the heroine meet on
wheels. The elopment wi-h the villain
takes place on wheels, and after the
villain is exposed and unmasked there
is a rescue a-wheel by the lover. lii-
CATARRH
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LOCAL DISEASE
and 18 the result of c <1 ana sudden clima ic
cn*i> ges
FOR your protect.on
we positively tha r hu d< es not
contain m» retry or any other ir j triune d»ng.
ELY’S CREAM BALM
u a’knowltdre'l to bathe most thorough c ire
f ... Sass I o.terrh Cold In the Head and t»y
Fever of all remedies It opens and cie nirs
ihe n asal passage-, allays pain and infla- na
tion heals the sores protects V.e membrine
from colds, restores the senses of t.ste and
smell A particle U applied directly into the
nostri's, is agreeable. 50 cants at druggists or
by m«ll; samples 10c. by mail.
7 ELY BROTHERS 56 Warren St , New York.
stead of “galloping steeds” the pair
speed down on English road at mid
night on wheels. The bicycle appears
in nearly every scene and the charac
ters are dressed in cycle costumes. It
is written by G. H. Wells.
F. A. W,
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The I pt own Grr cer.
Mr. C. J. Price, that enterprising and
wide awake gentleman who does business
at 601 Broad street bears the name and
sustains the reputation of being the “up
town grocer.” He laughs at hard times .
pays no attention to the money stringency
and goes right along supplying his large
number of customers with the finest and
freshest of groceries at the very lowest
prices.
He only handles the very best goods
the money can buy in the way of fancy
and family groceries, canned goods, pro ■
duce and everything usually found in a
neat and up to-date retail grocery store.
If you send your child or your servant to
Price's you may be assured of getting just
as good goods at just as cheap prices as
if you would go yourself. He sells things
so cheap that not even a miser would
have the heait to “jew” him down.
•It is a pleasure to go through his store
and see the tempting array of canned and
bottled goods, preserves, confectioneries
anil everything to tempt the palate sold
at prices to suit the slenderest purse. The
diy laborei or the milhonair would be
served with the same affability and
promptitude at prices for he makes it a
point to treat everybody as well and by
conducting his business on the generous
method he has built up a spledid business.
Give him a call.
Kid gloves big lias the neat
est Styles and shades all the
latest at Thos Fahy’s.
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Right on Fence?, Wrong on Politic’.
Cave Spring, Nov. 6.—The silver
democratic contingent here is *Bllll
betting 2 to 1 on Bryan's election.
They predicate their faith on the de
cline in wheat and cotton for the last
three days, the slump in values, they
say was predicted in case of Bryan’s
election, and it is now upon us. The
brother in black is jubilant over the
McKinley victory. The democrats
who deserted their colors for the gold
standard and voted the republican
ticket seem self-satisfied and imagine
that they led and organized the re
publicans, but in reality only follow
ed in their wake and were voted by
the negroes. I suppose ignorance is
bliss. This district as shown by the
returns is republican. It occupies the
distinction of being the district far
seeing enough, or rotten enough
whichever you choose to call it to join
the majority. The late decision of
the supreme court on the fence ques
tion also leaves this the only district
legally enjoying stock law. Pretty
good for one week’s work. Right on
National election, and stock law—what
next? I suppose he might say right
on the next governor to be elected in
case Atkinson goes to the senate. *
Ladies hats only sOjt s ea2h
Thus Fahy’s.
Bible Institute Program
Below we print the program for
Bible Institute to be held in First Bap
tist church commencing on Monday
|6th inst.
Monday.
2 p. m. Report from pastors of their
church work.
7p. m. Sermon-
Tuesday.
9 a. m. Study in Hebrews, conduct
ed by Rev. A. B. Vaughan D. D.
Ila. m. Sermon, J. W. Pullen.
2p. in. Study in Hebrews con
tinned.
7p. in. Sermon, E. M. Dyer.
Wednesday.
9 a.m. Study in Hebrews, by A,
B V.
11 a. in. Sermon—Highest motives
for inisssonary work —D. B. Hamilton-
2p. m. Study in Hebrews. A. B. V.
7p. in. Kingdom of Christ, Dr. A.
J. Battle.
Thursday.
2. p. m. Study in Hebrews, A. B V.
7p. m. Sermon —Work of the Holy
Spirit in Providence—J. E. Hudson.
Friday.
9 a.' in. Study in Hebrews, A. B, V.
11 a. in. Sermon.
2 p in. Study in Hebrews, A. B. V.
7p. m. Sermon.
W*e expect visting brethren from a
distance who will give us talks on im
portant themes.
Homes will be provided for visiting
brethren and friends.
Bring your Bible. Public generally
invited.
R. B. Headden,
A. B. 8. Moseley,
J. E. Hudson,
Committee.
Everybody coming to Fahy’s
this week co see his capes
jackets and reefers elegatu
styles from sl,» 0 up.
Early Etchingr.
Early, Ga., Nov. 7.—Mr. Willie
Loveless and his wife and babe re
turned from Texas yesterday. He
says he expects to make Georgia his
home —will beat Texas. He is one of
our best farmers and a good citizen.
We are glad to see him back.
THE ROME TRIBUNE. ScNMAV. NOVEMBER », 1816
THE SPECTATOR.
By the wav, those “conditional or
ders” and those “pending investments
should be precipitated at once.
Now, then, let the advance agent
begin .handing around those passes to
that prosperity show of his.
Und’r the resistless rush of office
seekers’ feet Major McKinley’s lawn
will now become a hole in the ground.
The government having bought
75,000 pounds of dried apples for the
Indian schools, these institutions may
be expected to turn out some swell
graduates.
If these terrific landslides continue,
all the top-layer is going to be worn
off the United States before many more
years have elapsed.
Is there any real reason why the
Hon. Tom Watson’s letter of accept
ance should not be given to the ex
pectant American public now?
There is a no more deserving nlan at
the hands of Georgians than Hon. T.
M. Norwood of Savannah. His famous
civil rights speech made while that
measure was up should give him any
office he desires at the hands of this
people. He was defeated by a combi
nation in Georgia who afterward got
all the emoluments they asked.
Mr. Norwood was an incorrigably
independent fighter against rings and
had he been the least bit of a time ser
ver he might yet be in the service of
Georgia.
He is a foeman worthy of h>s steel
and eminently capable. He used to
tell a story, that perhaps more than
anything else, contributed to his de
feat. It was a description of an imagi
nary political conference at a room in
the Kimball betwen Governor Jos. E.
Brown, Hon. A. H. Colquitt and Hon.
Jiia. B. Gordon.
Mr. Norwood said, “I can see your
Uncle Joseph as he reaches over the
table and remarks. ’Alf with your re
ligion, Johns’ war record and my
money we can beat the earth.” And
they certainly did beat Mr. Norwood.
He used to tell another good one
illustrating a certain opponant’s pro
clivity for getting things without the
sweat of his brow. He told of a kick
ing church member who just kicked
on general principals and like all men
of his class had less to kick about.
The member sulked around because
the preacher never called on him to
raise the hymn, the good man learned
the trouble and one day asked the
obstreperous brother to start up a
song, and started off with that good
old hymn “I love to steal awhile away”
etc.
He got as f ir as “I love to steal” but
found he had pitched it too high so he
lowered his voice and sang “I love to
steal,” but this time got it too low,
after several floundering attempts the
congregation becoming embarrassed
the pastor exclaimed “seeing the pro
pensity of our brother let us pray.”
Whatever else may be said about
Queen Marguerite, is one thing, at any
rate, in which she is superior to most
mothers. That is to say, she is not
possessed of the idea that her own off
spring is superior in every respect to
the children of all other women. Thus,
the other day a fair American, wed
ded to an Italian nobleman, in offer
ing her congratulations on the mar
riage of the prince of Naples, spoke
of him as a "handsome youth.”
“No,” replied the queen, in a tone
sufficiently loud to be heard by every
one in the room, “my son is not hand
some, but he is good, and far too sen
sible to wish to have qualities ascribed
to him which he is quite aware that
he does not possess.”
Queen Marguerite, like Queen Vic
toria, has a deep-iooted dislike for
flattery, which on one memorable oc
casion she termed "an impertinence
only acceptable to idiote.’"*
Three or four respectable rounders
were standiug in the barroom of a
downtown resort late Saturday night.
There entered a poor fellow who "has
seen better days. ’ As he approached
the bar one of the loungers signed the
Hew Meat Market!
412 Broad Street
In store of John Miller.
1 have just opened a first-class Meat
Market at 412 Broad street, where I will
keep all kinds of Fresh Meats of young
cattle, Game of all kinds, Chickens,
Turkeys, Fish, Oysters, &c. My pr ces
will be found correct. All orders will
receive prompt attention. Give me a
trial. Respectfully,
J. H. COOPER,
412 Broad Street. 8 eodlw
H STEELE’S ■
CHINA STORE
« 241 and 243 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. ft
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241 and 243 Broad Street, Rome, G-a. ||||
barkeeper, to give him what he asked
for. The barkeeper nodded and after
the poor fellow had been served and
had departed the saloonkeeper said:
‘•That was very kind of you, Mr.
D , but I would not have turned
that poor wretch away. I have a lot
of them on my staff, and you bet your
life they cannot drink up what they
have spent with me, if they live a
dozen years yet. There’s nothing
gained by being mean in this business,
anyway. I know places right around
here where a man who had spent a
twenty the night before wouldn’t be
trusted to a bracer in the morning;
butthat’s not m?. Only two weeks
ago I met a certain man on the street
and said to him: ‘Why dou’tyou come
in to see me any more?’ ‘To tell you
the truth,’ he said, ‘I borrowed a ten
of you the last time I w'as in and I
haven’t had it since to pay you, so 1
was ashamed to come.’ ‘Whatare you
talking abor.t?’l said ‘Less than two
weeks after yon borrowed that ten
you was in my place full again, and
you paid me the ten and spent five
more with me.’ ‘ls that so?’ ‘That’s
what.’ The fellow was the worst
tickled man you ever saw, and since
then he’s been coming against my
game three times a day. He never
paid that ten, but I made him feel
good, and kept his trade, and that’s
worth more than a rotten ten any
day. want to say that I’m one man
that don’t always stop to look where
a man’s hand is before I set out the
bottle. That’s the policy of many of
the joints, 1 know, but it don’t go
here. We’re no suckers, but we’ve got
hearts."
Frank T. Reynolds.
A BoicUmi Luicoef I ail?*.
Bost in, Nov. 7.—William H. Tre
worgy, lumber dealer of this city, has
filed a voluntary petition iu insolvency,
cause I by the luilureof the Portsmouth,
Va., Lumber Manufacturing company,
to which he had advanced money. His
liabilities are scheduled at $304,433. His
assets are n.>t yer known, but consist of
real estate, personal property, stock,
etc., which he has transferred to trus
tees for the benefit of his creditors.
Among the principal creditors are:
The Pesegoy-Jenks company, Wilming
ton. N. 0., to which is <tue $21,485, ami
the Townsend National bank, which
has claims of $33,533.
Dwt r tic live lire at Indi* tin pot is.
Indianapolis, Nov. 7. —Fire broke
out in the 4-story building at 2(1 and
28 West Washington street, occapie i by
Robson and Lawrie, dry goods. The
entire budding and stock, valued at
about $50,000, were destroyed, The ci
gar store of Charles F. Meyer & Co.,
immediately west of Robson and Law
r.e, suffered by water to the extent of
several thousand dollars. The Knox
Five and Ten Cent store, on the east,
envying a SIO,OOO stock, also suffered
heavily by water. Ail the losses are
coveted by insurance.
WANT HER SET AT LIBERTY.
London Paper* Say Mrs <-astle Should Be
l.cleatted on Medic.il GruaiKb.
London, Nov. 7.—The Westminster
Gizette aud others of the afternoon
newspapers of this city urge the release
on medical grounds of Mrs. Walter M.
Castle of Sau Francisco, who was sen
tenced a‘ the Olerkenwell sessions to
three mouths imprisonment for shop
lifting.
The Globe says it strongly believes in
the mania defense and declares that the
sentence constitutes a most terrible vio
lation of common justice, '‘though,’’
the article says, “it is certain that the
judge only desired to do what was
just.’’
The St. James Gazette, -while agree
ing that it is a case for clemency, in
view of thp prisoner’s health, says:
“If Mrs. Castle is released it ought to
be clearly understood that the evidence
of kleptomania came to nothing. If her
counsel relied on that defense they
would not advise her to plead guilty.
The robberies were frequent, systematic
and artful.
Mr. Castle has written to the United
States embassy, thanking it for its past
efforts, and asking the ambassador to
take every step in securing the release
of Mrs. Castle.
WILL MAKE FIRE STARTERS.
Citizens of Ware rots Organize the South
ern Kind ling Com p iny.
Waycross, Ga., Nov. 7 —Captain L.
Johnson, and J. S. Tart of this city
have organized the Southern Kindling
company, with headquarters in Way
cross. The plant is located at the Ware
Lumber company’s mill, two miles from
Waycross.
The manufacture of kindling is a sim
ple process, and the main ingredients
employed are rosin and sawdust. The
kindling is made into balls of various
sizes and soid to jobliers at reasonable
prices. The kindling has been patented
for the company.
Shipments are already being made to
the north, and in the course of a few
months a large plant will be erected for
the purpose of supplying the demand.
Sues Ihe < ity of Anniston.
Anniston, Ala., Nov. 7.—The Safe
Deposit and Trust company of Balti
more, acting for the holders of the city
bonds of Anniston and holding $285,000
of such bonds, through its attorney, has
instituted several suits in the United
States circuit court at Birmingham, to
collect the unpaid interest. This pro
mises to be an interesting and important
litigation. The city of Anniston will
contend that without attempting repu
diation it is unable to pay such interest
and tun the city on account of the city
faxat ,o.i being limit 'd to 50 cents on the
S‘l9o The court will then be called
up >n t > decide what are the necessary
oxn'mses of rhe ci.y. T..j case will be
iiied in March.
"I guess I’ve found away to take the
conceit out cf that amateur actress, ” re
maikcd ti.c t>'il v, ho is net always good
natcred.
“How did ycu do it?”
“Introduced her to an amateur pho
tographer who wanted to take her pic
ture. ' —Washington Star.
RAILWAY SCHEDULES.
Arrival and Departure of all
Trains from This City.
Western and Atlanta Kailway.
ARRIVE from depart TO
Atlanta 11 25 am *Atlanta 5 15 am
Atlanta 6 25 pm Atlanta 9 10 am
♦Atlanta 8 45 pm Atlanta 4 05 pm
Chattanooga and Chattanooga and
Naehville... 6 25 rm 5 aahville... 9 10 am
Chattanooga .. .11 25 am Chattanooga.,.. 4 05 pm
C. K. Kailroad.
ARRIVE FROM DEPART TO
Chattanooga.. .10 £6 am Cedartown and
Cedartown and Carrollton.... 10 26 am
Carrollton. .. 339 pm Chattanooga.... 3 39 pm
tChattanooga .. 700 pm tchaitano< ga.. 645 am
tC'edartown.... 6 45 am tCedartown.... 7 00 pm
♦Cedartown and *Chattanoogß,..ll 20 am
Carrollton....ll 07 am *Cedartown and
♦Chattanooga. ..12 10 pm Carrollton.... 12 25 pm
Southern Kailwoy.
ARRIVE FROM DEPART TO “
Chattanooga, Cincin- Chattanooga, Memphis,
nati.Memphis and the Cincinnati and the
East 345 am East 100 am
Chatca’ga and the East Chattanooga, Memphis,
Chatta’ga and the East East 10 20 am
Atlanta. Florida and Cincinnati and tie
t h e East 100 am East 4UOp iu
Atlanta, Florida and 4tlan*a. Florida and
the East 10 20 a m the East 345 a m
Atlanta, Florida and Atlanta. Florida and
the Ea’t .. . 4 Olp m the East .... 10 40 a m
New Orleans, Seims Atlanta, Florida and
and Bir’hm .12 20pm the ...5 35 p m
New Orleans, Heims New « re,ns, Se'ma
and Bn’hm. ,4 00 p m and Bir’hm. 10 50 am
•Gadsden and Atta la New Orleans, Selma
t Gadsden and Attalla *Gadsden and “trails
tGadeden and Attalla
* 4 30 p m
*l)aily except Sunday. tSnnday only. All
other trains daily.
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for purity, and for improvement of the com- I
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