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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
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Joel Branham’s time is coming.—
Brunswick Times-Advertiser.
Oklahoma has given the adminis
tration much trouble but Geoi;g'a
gave it Fitts.
Steve Clay says that he is grateful
to the people of Cobb. We thought
Bteve would own up the corn.
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Napoleon and Lincoln have had
their day in the magazines and now
comes —in the language of the ritual—
“ Grant, O, Lord.”—Augusta Herald.
The whipping post is needed in
this country for the special benefit
of wife whippers and woman beaters.
—Albany Herald.
Brunswick business men subscribed
SI,OOO for a new opera house in four
hours. That is a mighty good sign
for that plucky city.
Thanksgiving was generally ob
served all over the country yesterday
and never did a people have more
cause to be thankful.
>
The man -who complains that he
can't make both ends meet should
begin on oxtail soup and finish on
beef tongue.—Marietta Journal.
Governor Atkinson has approved a
bill'providing for paying county school
commissioners salaries instead of so
much per diem. That is a much bet
ter arrangement.
The announcement is made of almost
semi-official weight that Mark Hanna
will be secretary of the treasury.
Henry C. Payne of the interior, and
Cornelius N. Bliss of the Navy.
The press now refers to Ella Wheeler
Wilcox as the “Burning Sappho of
Michigan.” Ella is accumulating
reputation at a rapid rate since Mary
Yellin’ Lease has been side tracked.
Du Maurier, the novelists’ estate is
estimated at a quarter of a million dol
lars, and the greater part of it came
from America in token of the appre
ciation of Americans for his great
novel.
It was the irony of fate that the
only citizen of Turkey residing in
Koine should have been hauled up for
resisting an officer yesterday. Hard
was the fate of turkey generally yes
terday.
——— ■
Booker T. Washington, the great
colored educator, is spoken of for a
cabinet position. Such a promotion
would be a great misfortune to his
race as his largest sphere of usefulness
lies in educational work.
IT IS UNIVERSAL.
From one end ot the country to the
other resounds the trumpet call of
! prosperity. Not only is this true of
' our own country but of other lands
ias well. The press is, full of it, the
people are talking it. the feeline is be
coming universal. We are gratified
to see these overwhelming evidences
of better times. Money is becoming
more plentiful and the financial strin
gency is being relieved.
One of the strongest proofs of this
is seen iu the bank statements from
different parts of the country. In
New York, the financial headquarters
of the country, the increase iu bank
deposits show an unprecedented in
crease. This increase in the banks of
that city amounted to more than
$22,000,000 during the past two weeks.
These deposits, too, are of money that
has been brought forth from the hid
ing places it sought while the election
was pending.
The scare is about over, and money
which has been rusting in its coffers
is daily being brought back into the
legitimate channels of trade. The
New York bank statement shows also
that over $9,000,000 of business loans
have been made during the past two
weeks, and that on last Saturday the
banks held in addition nearly $30,000,-
000 of unemployed surplus funds.
These immense sums are seeking in
vestments, and will gradually find
them. Another encouraging feature
is the low rate at which money is now
quoted in New Fork. Last Saturday’s
statement shows money on cali easy
ar 2.1 to 3 per cent. Three weeks ago,
and for some months prior to that
time, the rate was anywhere from 6
to 100 per cent, and even at those rates
money was hard to get.
When the banks are filled with
money as they are now, and when the
rate of interest is low, safe business
enterprises needing ca pital can obtain
it. The millions of idle capital that
have been hoarded during the days
of uncertainty are coming forth from
their hiding places, and they will
seek the first safe and profitable in
vestment that presents itself. Good
times are coming.
The entire business interests of the
country cannot revive in a day or in a
month, but an improvement, sure
though for a time it may be gradual,
may be confidently expected. It is
better that it should be steady and
substantial than that we should have
every false inflation of values and a
consequent boom that would be
ephemeral and leave us in a worse
condition than before. We feel that
the interests of the country are safe
and that the improvement that is
coming will be lasting and for all
time.
A MANLY MAN.
“Steve” Clay, Georgia’s new Sena
tor, was once challenged to fight a
duel and this is the reply he made,
says the Knoxville Tribune.
“I am opposed to duelling. I am
opposed to it because it is prohibited
by the constitution of this state
that I have frequently aworn to sup’,
port and defend. I am opposed to it
because it is condemned by every
principle of our laws and every doc
trine of our religion.
“I am opposed to it because I am
unwilling to commit murder, or to
become a party to its commission by
others. I never intend to take the life
of a human being unless it is abso
lutely necessary to do so in self
defense. Nor have I done you any
wrong that entitles you to redress at
my hands. I have done you no in
justice. If I had, lam manly enough
to confess it and make the proper
reparation for it.”
This shows moral courage, the
highest type of bravery. In express
ing such sentiments Mr. Clay showed
himself to be a sensible, manly man.
The man who is willing to deliberately
commit murder is not the highest type
of man. He who slays a fellow man
bids farewell to peace of mind. He
may argue with himself that he was
justifiable and that he is not troubled
over the affair; but he is troubled
and will ever be.
There is a divine law he can not re
peal, a voice from his inner conscious
ness that will not be silent. He can
no more soothe remorse to sleep than
he can restore the life he destroyed.
Murder leaves a shadow that can not
be driven away. Even the man who
slays another in self-defense leaves a
scar on his own life that will not heal.
Why should men slay each other?
Why do men fight each other? Are
they moved by inherent savagery?
Murder and fighting are most com
mon among the lower order of men-
The higher man rises in civilization
and intelligent conception of true
courage and moral law and responsi
bility the stronger becomes his self
eontrol and the smaller bis inclination’
even under provocation, to slay or to
engage iu personal difficulty with his
fellow man Among the better classes
there are fewer and persona]
encounters than in former days, and
the sentiment against such barbarism
is constantly growing stronger.
The code duello has been abolished,
THE ROME TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 189€.
and the man who resorts to force as an
argument or weapons as a means of
resentment or revenge is regarded as
a ruffian by most people, though he
may command the admiration of a
class whose mental and moral devel
opment has been neglected. There
may be times when physical violence,
even killing, is justifiable, but such
occasions are rare. The man who
fights assaults his own peace of mind,
and the man who kills wounds his own
conscience.
SONGS AND SCENES.
Cap’ive Water
Wide eyed and golden hearted
Ye peep through lattice bars;
Far from your sisters parted
Spirits of stolen star*.
Not where the soft waves tumble
Along the marshy glen;
But near the roar and rumble
And hurrying feet of men.
Born where the rushes bending
To hear the ieed birds sing;
Where wayward winds are wending
The heron plumes her wing.
Your heavenly kin half hiding
Peep at the blushing dawn;
When the Lord of day comes striding
Through crimson curtains diawn.
How can ye bloom so blithely
Amid this groan and grind?
How can you float so lithely
In this cold close confined?
No humming birds shall kiss you
On flashing wings
The western winds will miss you
When falls theevent'de.
Pale prisoners! In wonder
Ye gaze through darkened bars
From life and light asunder;
Wan wraiths of fallen stars!
—Montgomery M. Folsom.
Poor Dick Cherry.
It was with much sadness that I
read of the tragic ending of the prom
ising career of Richard E. Cherry, of
the Albany Penny Press yesterday.
Poor Dick Cherry! So much to live
for, so little for which to die so young;
Justin the prime and vigor of a
hopeful manhood, gifted above aver
age men in intellectuality, the kean
ness of his satire was like the thrust
of a rapier; the brilliancy of his wit
like the flash of a sunbeam.
He was the soul of geniality and I
have watched his work for many
years and applauded his success for
he deserved it all.
But he was haunted by the demon
that drives to desperation and des
pair so many young men.
I tell you, boys, it is a dangerous
thing to fool with. Better leave it
alone while there is yet time. Once
its envenomed pangs are fixed in your
being, farewell hope.
In the last few years I have seen
some of the best friends I ever had
laid low by the same arch enemy.
I have seen young men in their
hopeful youth with every promise
held out to them by a favoring des
tiny; men of middle age occupying
high stations in life; aged men who
hid passed the meridian and were
re.uty to round up lives of honor and
n lefulness, all go down before its
withering blast.
I have not taken my text on the
fate of poor Dick Cherry with any
design other than to offer the sympa
thies of a fellow laborer to the sorrow
ing brother, the broken hearted
mother and the afflicted sister who
knew him best and loved him most
dearly.
But in his life and death are con
tained a forceful lesson to the young
men of this country who are ready
to yield to the tempter and to sacri
fice all that is most worth living for
because of their love forthat demon.
There is a cruel and fatal faseina
tion about it some way. A young
man will grow remorseful and vow
that he will not touch a drop under
any circumstances.
Along comes a boon companion and
laughs and jeers at him and suggests
that they go take a drink and he
will feel better.
Oh, the danger of such a tempting
proposition! How thoughtlessly cruel,
how damnably unkind!
Perhaps it may be some man in
high position. He feels good and
wants to appear generous. He sees
his young friend looking gloomy.
He extends the invitation with the
best motives never thinking that he
is tempting a soul to destruction.
Oh, that men would only think
twice before offering such mistaken
kindness to those who are trying to
shun the danger.
This treating business is the most
damning influence in all our social
relations.
Would you think of offering your
friend a loaf of bread or a pound of
beef steak or a clean shirt, or any
thing of that sort?
Oh, no. That would be likely to
offend him. But you can spend a
djllar or two helping to damn and
degrade him eternally, both body
and soul.
If you must drink, go and drink by
yourself. You see bow they are drop-
ping off one by one, day after day,
as the years roll by.
What good will it do to weep tears
of bitter regret over their desolate
graves, or to wail out your remorse
when they are no more.
Do not encourage it. If you are a
drinking man be careful that you do
not encourage the habit in others.
It is so terribly dangerous. There
is my poor.'dead friend who lies stiff
and cold this Thanksgiving night.
But for the curse of that, appetite, he
might be sitting by a happy hearth
fire tonight, adding lustre to the
brightness of the surroundings.
But he is gone with all his bril
liancy and lovable characteristics,
gone in the dawn blush of his youth,
gone to come again no more forever!
M. M. F.
The cathode ray is the wonder of
the century and seems destined to
play even a more important partin
science than it has yet done. Expert;
ments with it have demonstrated the
possibility of its enabling blind per
sons to see objects. Edison, the great
electrician, has made several tests of
such a satisfactory character that he
is now at work on an instrument
which, when perfected, he hopes will
in a great measure lift the cloud of
darkness from the eyes of sightless
persons.
Charlton county forgot about the
presidential election. The last one
held in that neck of the woods was
when Andrew Jackson was a candi
date, and they naturally supposed
that he was still holding office.
A Bit Os Life.
A maiden sat within the door
And sang as many times before.
A man to daily toil passed by,
No love nor pleasure lit his eye,
B it when he heard thb merry song
He whistled as he went along.
A woman by the window wept
For one who in the churchyard slept,
Bat when upon her hearing fell
That tune she knew and loved so well,
The flood of burning tears was stayad,
And soon a song her lips essayed.
Her neighbor heard the tender stain,
And softly joined the sweet refrain,
Thus, all day long that one Song bore
Its joyousness from door to door —
Clara J Denton in December Ladies’ Home
Journal.
BOWMAN BROS.
Lilliputian Bazaar,
OF ATLANTA
78 WHITEHALL ST,
Baby’s Winter Clothes
Is a matter of no small impoi tance, as
the mother of these tiny cherubs will
tell you, and with the advent of the
Season of Damp Weather
BABY MUST HAVE
Warm Underwear
to protect it from the cold.
Those “REUBEN”
All "Wool Shirts at 50c.
Are the latest; no buttons nor pins to
worry the baby with. To see them is to
want them for the little ones.
For the little tot of a few years we
have the cutest little reefers imagina
ble, made either in basket or ladies’
cloth, with large sailor collar, trimmed
with small buttons; they're just what
every mother, who is particular about
her child’s clothing, would be more
than satisfied with; and the prices are
right, too.
Or Do You Prefer a Cloak
for her Little Ladyship? The newest is
black Bengaline Silk in the Empire
Style with large collar trimmed in fur,
and is pronounced by all not only
yvxj FA.IT
but something pretty enough for the
prettiest child.
[gpOur aim is to be exclusive in
styles, moderate in prices. 11 Utfljan
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RESTORED
IN 30 DAYS.
Good Effects at Once.
CATON’S VITALIZER
Cures general special debility, wakefulness,
spermatorrhoea, emissions, impotenty, pare
sis,etc. Coirects functional disorders, caused
by errors or excesses, quickly restoring Lost
Manhood in old or young, giving vigor and
strength where former weakness prevailed.
Convenient package, simple, effectual, and
legitimate.
The Cure is Quick and Thorough.
Don’t be deceived by imitations: insist on
CATON’S Vitalizers. Sent sealed if your
druggist does not have it. Price $1 per pkge.
6 for $5, with written guarantee of complete
cure. Information, references, etc., free and
confidential. Send us statement of case arid
25 cts. for a week’s trial treatment. One only
sent to each person
CATON MED. CO., Boston, Mass.
CATON'S TANSY PILLS
IS RELIEF FOH WOMEN
imitations Get < ATON’S and save regrets.
At druggists, or sent sealed. sl. Our booklet
4 cents. Caton Spec. Co., Boston, Mass.
Aqua Crystal Spectacles and Eye Glasses
to suit ail sights and all pocket books
to be obtained from
JERVIN& WRlGllT,Druggists
Cor. Broad St. & Sth Ave., Rome, Ga.
The eves carefully tested and correct lenses
adjusted. Articles of necessity at popular
prices. j sep!3-6m
BYHmRWG f
At the cost of production, we have been
enabled to reduce prices to a point where
the purchaser of lumber and general
building woodwork has many advantages
which he certainly never had before—•
advantages which he probably does not
realize—special advantages which we are
offering and would like to tell him about.
The Prices Are Reduced
But there is no reduction in the quality
of our goods, nor in the alert service
which we grant as an attractive feature
of our business
D'Neill Manufacturing Company
ROME, GEORGIA.
t Doors, Sash, Blinds, Turned Work,
Scroll Work, Lumber,
Shingles, Etc., Etc.
’PHONE ’*■>. KIT £
: The Rome Drug Co. I
With DR. FENNER as Manager, J
X Has opened up with a full stock in the old Norton building, re
® cently occupied by Lowry Bros., w
• Cor. Broad St. and Fourth Ave., ®
Where you will find most anything usually kept in a first-class £
5 drug store, and many notions suitable for Christmas Presents. ®
TOILET ARTlCLES—Perfumery, Hair Brushes and Combs, a ®
nice line Toilet Soap, Tooth Brushes, Etc. Imperial Crown Hand-
A kerchief Extracts in large variety, none better in the market. V
A Ladies Invited.
PRESCRIPTIONS will have the personal attention of Dr. W.
® R. Fenner with a full line of Squibbs Chemicals and everything W
of the best quality. A
Ji HOWARD FENNER will be master of ceremonies at the Soda A
“ Fount and will serve his friends with Coca Cola and other Hot XT
Drinks during the winter. ®
J=Z. ZD. HILL.
REAL ESTATEAGENT
230 BROAD ST
Renting a Specialty and Prompt Settlement the Rule.
THE ROME COAL COMPANY
inxixrcE a.g3E3jxtts
DEALERS in
Best Steam i Domestic Coa!
HEOY G. SMITH, Manager.
Down Town Yard Cor. 2d Ave &E. 2d St. ) Primn Go
Up Town Yard Cor. 6th Ave & Broad St. ) llUiilCj U(L
BUY YOUR COAL NOW!
WE can supply yen with the BEST BI? A.NDS
WE can furnish you witit ANY QUANTITY.
VZE have TWO YARDS ceutr&Jly located.
WE give you LOWEST PBICESw
Nov/ IS THE TIME to bay. Bond in your orders at once to
Rome Coal Co..
Otfice 11 Broad Street. H. G. SMITH, Manager