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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
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The Official Organ of
J The City of Rome,
The Sheriff,
The Ordinary,
The County Commissioners,
and publishes regularly all legal
advertisements emanating from
these officials.
This is finb weather for cotton
picking.
The Tribune’s trade and souvenir
edition wiM be a hummer.
The strike of the coal miners seems
to be further from settlement than
ever.
The Macon Telegraph opposes the
Opening of the doors of Georgia to
yellow fever refugees.
v The women colonels are being writ,
ten up in the Northern newspapers.
They are to be the model winder girls.
•* 1 ■
No one who would register at a
New Orleans hotel now would receive
a warmer welcome than Jack Frost.
' The name of the bug beetle that is
chasing up the electric arc lights is
‘‘chalepus trachypygus. ” Well, they
certainly look it.
The Chicago Times-Herald says the
sheriff who ordered the shooting
down of the miners was either a
‘•fool, or a coward.”
The Atlanta Constitution proposes
a harvest festival for that city this
autumn. Georgia fpeople have cer
tainly great reason for rejoicing over
their crops.
According to the New York World
there have been 373 suicides in New
York and Brooklyn since January 1.
Os these 95 were women. Poieon
was used in 140 instances.
Those are some excellent reasons
Mr. T. N. Van Dyke gives why Chat
tanooga should be moved into Geor*
gia, and there are lots of people there
who would favor it for just those
reasons.
There has been, a notable falling off
in fire losses m the United States, as
the following figures show; In 1895
the losses up to August 1 of that year
amounted to $85,511,300; in 1896, to
$81,888,050, and in 1897 to $71,021,700.
The municipal expenses of London
are $70,000,000. The municipal ex
penses of Paris are $65,000,000. The
municipal expenses of New York are
$40,000,000. Rome’s are not quite that
large now, but may be later on. Just
watch us grow!
Hon. W. H. Ennis, of Floyd, whois
a member of the house penitentiary
committee, believes that the disposl
tion of. the state convicts, will be vir
tually settled next week by bis com
mittee, as its membership makes a
quorum of the house.
To be Settled at This Session,
The convict problem is likely to be
settled at the coming session of the
legislature.
This seems to be quite generally
agreed upon. ’That the best plan for
working the misdemeanor convicts is
upon the county roads, also, seems to
be generally agreed upon. The Sa
vannah News says:
‘ ‘There is no longer room for doubt
that the convict question will be set
tled at the next session of the legisla
ture. The country papers have taken
the subject up and are discussing it
vigorously every week. When they
get “straight after” any matter, that
matter is pretty certain to be attended
to. We are pleased to observe that
the great ma jority of the weekly pa
pers are firm believers in good roads,
and in employing convicts in the
building of such roads.”
In Sodth Georgia where the leas
ing of the chaingangs has been in
vogue it is claimed by some counties
that they cannot afford to work the
convicts on the roads. They claim
the conditions in that part of the
state are not similar to other sections.
'The house and senate penitentiary
committees which meet in Atlanta
next week will consider the matter
fully, and we have confidence in their
discretion to settle the portentous con
vict problem for the happiness of hu
manity and glory of Georgia.
Armor Plate Works.
If the South expects to get the gov
ernment armor plate mill located in
our section we must al) unite on some
one place, and work unceasingly for
it. With several Southern cities put
ting forth their claims in a half
hearted style we can do nothing. The
progressive and enterprising citizens
of Birmingham are making a strong
effort to get the works located there,
and we think the South should unite
in urging its claims. On this line the
Nashville American says: The inter
view with Col. A. M. Shook published
in “The American” of yesterday con
firms the position previously taken by
this paper that Birmingham is the
best place on the continent for the
location of government works for the
manufacture of armor plate. The
claims of Birmingham must certainly
be considered and impartially in
vestigated before any final decision
in the matter is reached.
Col. Shook makes a good point in
calling attention to the fact that steel
made from Birmingham pig iron was
used in the plates manufactured by
Carnegie for government use. This
seems to answer any question that
might be raised as to the adaptability
of Birmingham iron for such a pur
pose. But the chief argument in favor
of Birmingham comes of the oft
asserted and well-established fact that
its natural facilities for iron and steel
manufacture are unrivalled. Pig iron
is turned out there, as Col.’Shook’says,
“at a cost that will defy competition.”
Another very strong .point which
Col Shookjpoints out is that Binning
ham is much nearer tide water than
any other iron center, and therefore
the cost of transportation, as well as
the cost of manufacture, will be
greatly cheapened by locating the
works there.
This is a matter in which the entire
South should feel a deep interest, and
the united effort of the South should
be made in the interest of Birming
ham. There may be other eligible
locations for the armor plate works in
the South, but none that compare
with Birmingham in advantages,
natural or otherwise, and none that
have such a good chance to secure the
works. “The American” will be
pleased to see the entire ’ Tennessee
delegation in congres? unite with that
of Alabama in working to this im
portant end.
Why Cotton Does Not Advance,
Here is a sample of the news sent to
England and other cotton buying
countries as to the crop now being
gathered.
“Dallas, Tex., Sept. 11.—A. J. R.
Landauer of a Liverpool cotton im
porting house, who is making a trip
of inspection over the Jcotton states
has reached Dallas. He is optimistic
on the conditions, not only in Texas,
but in tbe entire country. He says
that the Texas crop will reach 3,000,-
000 bales. He says his personal ob
servation convinces him that the fibre
is of excellent quality. The crop in
the country at large he estimates at
from nine to ten million bales.”
This telegram has appeared in a
great many papers in this country,
and is no doubt doing service in Eu
rope. The whole tenor of advices
from Texas and the cotton Section
generally is to the reverse of what
the telegram states, and it looks like
a deliberate and studied effort to de
press prices on fictitious information.
Certainly the commissioners of agri
culture in Georgia and Alabama says
the Montgomery Advertiser are better
qualified to speak of the conditions in
their portions of “the entire country”
than this representative “of a Liver
pool cotton importing house.” They
THE BOMB TRIBUNE. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.
report the falling off of tbe crop
from recent expectations as distress
ingly great, and the most casual ob
server cannot fall to note the cor
rectness of their reports. The Gal
veston News, a few days ago, pub"
lishert reports from cotton counties
in every part of Texas, and tn but
few instances did they come up to
last year’s crop.
The New York Financial Chronicle
of last Saturday says with respect to
the new crop of cotton and its mar
keting that it cannot speak as posi
tively of the situation at this point
in< tbe season as it is sometimes able
to do. Tbe chief reason for lack of
facts on which to base a judgment
is tbe backwardness of the crop.
Compared with 1896, the growing crop
is a late one, and consequently it says,
more dependent upon future devel
opmentsand conditions than an early
crop. Then, again, its acreage report
showed that tbe start in tbe spring,
as a rule, was backward and other
wise not favorable, though Texas was
an exception. No crop, it says, ever
depended to a larger extent than this
upon future developments and weather
conditions.
Latham, Alexander & Co. say it is
too early eo closely approximate what
the total incoming crop will be, and
any estimate is of little value. Even
if the crop should reach a total of
10,900,000 bales, the conditions at
home and abroad are such as, to
justify the belief that the price will
rule considerably higher than it could
have done in any recently previous
year, because of the very limited quan
tity left over from last year and tbe
failure of crops in other cotton pro
ducing countries.
The Co-Education Craze,
It is to be regretted that the co educa
tion of the sexes is beginning to be
favorbly considered in tbe south. Ex
perience snows that it is bard enough co
educate boys and girls separately, and
those who propose to educate them to
gechter in schools, colleges and univer
sities are simply shutting their eyes to
the facts of human nature.
Nothing good has resulted from this
idiotic experiment in the northern states,
but on the contrary,' statistics show in
tbat section the spread of loose morals,
increasing divorces and a growing disre
gard for the sanctity of the marriage tie.
Why should the south import this north
ern idea? It does not suit this section,
and it will cause thousands of good peo
ple to withdraw their children from the
institutions in which it may be intro
duced.
Co-education is rank folly, it is
largely championed in the north by
those who are wicked enough to desire
to break down the conventional barriers
which have been found to be the safe
guards of morality.—Birmingham Age
Herald.
Typewriter Trust'
The great reduction in the price of
bicycles has brought them to a much
more reasonable price, but they will go
lower yet. The price of typewriters re
mains as unreasonable as ever. The
high price of these machines simply
amounts to robbery. A large profit can
be made on them at SSO each. They
ought to sell for S3O. The reason rob
ber prices are maintained for these ma
chines is that the prices are fixed by a
trust, This trust is called the Union
Typewriter Company. It controls the
trede and all the standard machines.
All the typewriter factories were com
bined in one association and the total
property capitalized at $20,000,000 —
their total value being less than $4,000,-
000. The capital of the trust is thus
composed of one-fifth value and four
fifths water. On this watered capital
the tiust pays enormous dividends.
This is done by charging more than five
times the cost of its machines.
America's Many Languages,
Dr. D. C. Brinton, the archeologist,
said in a recent lecture that in North
and South America no less than 120 or
130 absolutely distinct languages exist.
As the growth of language is very slow
ne thinks the fact of the existence of so
greet a variety speech on the western
continents proves that the native red
men have inhabited them for many
thousands of years, Another proof of
the antiquity of the American Indians,
according to Dr. Brinton, is the fact
tbat they represent a distinct human
type, and the formation of such a type
requirers thousands of years.
Finer Than tbe Ferris Wheel,
Vienna’s gigantic wheel has been
erected by British workmen, in charge
of a London engineer, at a cost of S3OO,
000. It is more elegantly fitted up than
the Ferris wheel, and contains thirty
compartments, with room for 600 pas •
eengers' who are carried to a height 840
feet, giving a bird’s eye view of Vienna
and stretches of the Danube. The wheel
is driven by an electric motet with a
smooth and agreeable motion.
Do You Know Any Crack Steppers?
The peculiar manner in which a well
dressed gentlemen walked down Chest
nut street a few evenings ago attracted
attention says tbe Philadelphia Press,
Some of his steps were of ordinary
length while, others were very short,
and others still very long. A stalwart
policeman explained the peculiarity.
“That man. ” said he, ”is a crack step
per—that is he is superstitious, and is
trying to avoid stepping on a craok be
tween the flagstones forming tbe side
walk. There are dozens of persons who
believe that to step on a craok is a
sign that they will meet with bad Itiok.
They soon get into the habit of regula
ting their steps so as to avoid the oraoks,
I and they are unconscious of the pecul-
iarity of their movements. I know one
man who walks on the asphalt near the
onrb to avoid the necessity of ekipping
along like a boy trying to play hop scoob
The <lav he was told of the superstition
he lost SIO,OOO in a speculation. Next day
he walked on the asphalt and got it all
back. ’ ’
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
Chattanooga Would Do Pretty Well to Get In
to the State of Georgia.
Ju«t now the discussion going on as to
whether Chattanooga is not really in
Georgia is causing much comment.
The following letter from a gentleman
in this city to the Chattanooga Times
will prove interesting:
“Rome, Ga., Sept. 13 '97.—To the
Chattanooga Times: I see through your
paper that Chattanooga is much agitated
through fear of being absorbed by Geor
gia, and I write to ask what she would
have to louse through tuch absorption. I
also see by your paper, how poor Chatta
nooga is afflict d with nighthawk justices;
an awful criminal cost sj stem; a county
court; numerous deputy sheriffs, and a
high rate of taxation. Why not be ab
sorbed and rid yourselves forever of
these burdens. No tax is levied for crim
inal costs in the state of Georgia, as you
well know. We have no ni'ht hawk
justices. We have no county court to
take carb of, and in Floyd county, where
I reside, and one the largest counties in
the state, we have a sheriff, and only two
deputies. In view of this, the tax rate
for Rome is only 1 per cent., against 1 65
per cent in your city, while the county
and state rate is coirespondingly low.
T, N. Van Dyke.”
A Lesson in Physiology,
How many bones in tbe human face?
Fourteen when they’re all in place.
How many bones in the human hea£?
Eight, my child, as I’ve often said.
How many bones in the human ear? . '
Four in each, and they help to hear.
How many bones in the human spine?
Twenty-four, like a climbing vine.
How many bones in the human chest?
Twenty-four ribs, and two of the rest.
Hew many bones in the shoulders bind?
Two in each—one before, one behind.
How many bones in the human arm?
In each arm ope; two in each forearm.
How many bones in thehnman wrist?
Eight iu each if none are missed .
How many bones in the palm of the band?
Five in each with many a band.
How many bones iu the fingers ten?
Twenty-eight, and by joints they bend.
How many Dones on the human hip?
One in each; like a dish they dip.
How many bones in the human thigh?
One in each and deep they lie.
How many bones iuthe human knee?
Oue Ln each, the kneepan,.please-
How many bones in leg from the knee?
Two in each, we can plainly see.
How many bones in the ankle strong?
Seven in each, but none are long.
How many bones in the ball of the foot?
Five in each as the palms were put,
How many bones in the toes half a score?
Twenty-eight, and there are no more.
And now altogether these many bones wait;
And they count, in a body, two hundred
eight.
And then we have, in the human mouth,
Os upper and under thirty-two teeth.
And nowand then have a boe, I shot Id
think, *
That forms on u joint or to fill up a chink—
A seamoid bone, or a Wormain, we call;
And now we may rest; for we’ve told them
all.
—Adelaide(Australia) Observer.
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falling hair, and bu. y blemishes prevented by
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BLOOD HUMORf CtrrFcu”A 7 REMEnISs
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Leaders and
Headquarters on
Tooth Pick Tobacco.
The best on the market for
the money. Cal! and get a
sample. They are also
headquarters for all things in
The Grocery Line.
Ostrich Feathers-
Boas, Plumes and Tips
Cleaned, Curled
and Dyed.
Kid Gloves cleaned, 15c to 50c per
pair,
I. PHILLIPS
69% Whitehall St,, Atlanta Gh.
O’Neill Manufacturing Co..
MANUFACTURERS OF
SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS.
ALL KINDS OF MILL WORK.
LUMBER
Lime and Cement,
HAMMAR PAINTS
we sell everything needed in house-build
ing. Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Brackets,.
Shingles and Laths, G-lass, Builders’ Pauer
and Material.
Contractors and Builders!
We take contracts for all kinds of build
ings, large or small.
O'Neill Manufacturing Company,
Home,: Ga
"■ ■ ■■— telephone 76.
f NEW DRUG STORE I 1
; Taylor & Norton, |
a- In Briant's Old Stand. >
? We have fitted up an up-to-date Drug Store. We £
keep only the best of drugs, the purest X
$ Paints, Oils, Varnishes, t
S Stains, Glass and Putty. g
A We will make a specialty of prescription work. In A
this department we have the assistance of £
“ Dr. J. F. Davis and Mr. Bernard Hale. x
S TAYLOR & NORTON. 5
V N. B.—The best line of paint brushes it is possible to buy will be
0 found in onr stock. W
The Unspeakable Turk. ,
As Gladstone calls him, would find no difficulty in
talking over the Toll Lines of ,
The Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Our lines are Copper Metallic Circuits, equipped
with Long Distance Transmitters, which give per
fect service. Connections affording all the advantages
of Personal Interviews can be had with
Rome, Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Amer-,
icus, Albany, Athens, Opelika
' and Fifty Other Places.
A Night Rate is in effect between 6 p. m. and 8 a.m.
and is One Half of the Day Rate.
Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy cures indigestion, Bad
Breath, Sour, Stomach, Hiccoughs,-Heart-burn.
JSgTGuaranteed’. d