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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
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W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor.
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Ideal September days these.
The searchers of pearls are meeting 1
with rewards.
The Sunday Tribune will be a '
splendid issue.
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Send in your advertisements for the ,
Sunday Tribune. ,
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Georgia is behind the times. It has 1
not yet caught an Andree pigeon.
The Dalton Argus thinks any engine
can talk better than Rudyard Kipling
writes. , I
St. Louis’ baseball team next year f
should join the Acworth, or Epworth '
league. 1
While North Georgia streams have !
many pearls they have not quite ,
enough to cast before swine. I
Senator Phil Cook does not ride on >
railroad passes. He will pay his way
to Sapelo island and everywhere else. 1
The Augusta Chronicle scooped the (
state in being the first newspaper to t
publish in complete form Chairman {
Hall’s bilk
The Memphis Commercial Appeal 1
says that with the thermometer flirt- (
ing with the White Jack, the yellow 1
fellow will have to go. 1
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There was a general frost in South
ern Ohio and Indiana and Northern
Kentucky Tuesday. Th’s was the
fourteenth round in those sections for (
yellow jack. j
Since Mayor Collier and ex : Mayor I
Porter King have been entered in I
the race for the gubernatorial stakes i
what is the matter with our own 1
Mayor “Sammie” King. He’s a run- 1
ner from taw, and has never been <
beaten.
A wag of a bicyclist writes: “The
Canadian wheelmen who take a spin ]
across the sacred border must pay a
tax on their wheels to the Maloch of
Dingleyism—perhaps on the theory
that they may pump up their tires '
with the air of freedom and thus
cheat American wind out of its Pro
tection.
Rome has reconsidered and with
drawn her royal welcome to infected
cities. Every passenger stopping in
Rome is required to show a health cei
tiflcate. Residents of New Orleans,
Mobile, and ot her infected places will
not be allowed to stop at all.—Savan
nah Press. We never beard that
Rome has ex tended any royal welcome
or invitation to any refugees. We
believe however that with this cool
wave all danger is past.
Chairman Hall's Bill.
The legislature of Georgia which is
preparing to dispose of the 2.800 felony
convicts of the state has a stupendous
problem, will require the wisest
statesmanship to settle the question
for Georgia’s best interests.
The penitentiary joint committees
have made a start, and the principal
feature for discussion now will be
the bill submitted by Chairman Hall,
of the bouse committee. He gives
the Atlanta Constitution a synopsis
of the bill as follows:
Editor Constitution —The bill pre
pared by me and submitted to the
joint committee provides:
For the creation of a penitentiary
commission consisting of three up
right, intelligent citizens, to be ap
pointed by the governor, this com
mission to take the place of the present
penitentiary department. There is
now a principal keeper and one as
sistant keeper of the penitentiary with
the probable addition of another asr
sistant to look after the misdemeanor
convicts. In the line of economy the
creation of the commission would cost
but little more than the present de.
partment.
This commission would be empow
ered to thoroughly investigate the
various plans suggested and adopted,
that one which in their judgment is
best suited to our condition, limited,
of course, by the provisions set out in
the bill.
Under the bill they would beauchor
ized to purchase one body of land
centrally located or several bodies in
different sections of the state, where
on to locate the penitentiary and
work the convicts. Provision is made
for keeping the males and females
separate and apart, for keeping under
reformatory treatment minors under
seventeen years separate from the
other convict, for keeping the whites
and colored apart except while at
work aod for separate sleeping cells.
The commission, is authorized to
investigate the penal island plan, and
if in their judgment it is practical
and advisable may adopt the same.
The commission is authorized to
hire, not lease, certain of the able
bodied convicts for short terms, not
exceeding five years; in such contracts
the state to keep entire control and
management of the convicts. They
may also make such contracts for the
working of the convicts as will prove
profitable to the state.
The commission is authorized to
furnish to county or municipal au
thorities certain short term men. not
over two years, to work on the pub
lic roads of said counties or town
ships.
Th? commissions is also given
general supervision of all misdemeanor
convicts of the state.
These are the salient points of my
bill. The commission being given a
wide discretion in the adoption of de
tails to carry out the particular plan
adopted.
H. A. Hall,
Chairman House Com.
Atlanta, Ga., September 22,1897.
The meeting of the joint commit
tees showed that there was a strong
sentiment to hire out the convicts
under state control. The state will
feed, clothe, house and furnish the
prisoners, and only sell their time.
We believe the people of Georgia
would rather not have this done, but
the members of the committees are
actuated by a sense of economy.
We have beard some objection to
the great power Mr. Hall’s bill gives
to the three proposed penitentiary
commissioners, but he shows this is in
the line of progress of penal reform
as 26 out of 34 states have adopte.’ it.
A careful study of Chairman Hall’s
bill shows it has many wise and ex
cellent features, and while it will not
likely be adopted as a whole yet it
will be the basis for the bill finally
adopted.
Newspapers in The Schools, *
The Macon News calls attention to
the fact that the school boards of va
rious cities are one by one recognizing
the fact that the newspapers daily
present up-to-dato history and geog
raphy as compared to school text
books, and are gradually advocating
their nee and introduction into the
class room.
Superintendent Greenwood, of the
Kansas City, (Mo. > public schools, in
a recent interview on the subject and
in outlining the departures for the
coming year said:
“There is one point that I wish to
emphasize particularly, and that is
the value of newspapers as text books
in the study of geography. It is only
through them that one can keep up
with the Geography of the world,
and teachers and pupils should con
sult them, study their mapsand thus
be continually abreast of the times,
particularly in the case of new explo
rations.
“Teachers will emphasize the.value
of reading the daily newspapers
hereafter. Textbooks are often five
or ten years behind the times, but a
good newspaper is up to date. A
notable example of the value of this
practice is afforded by the recent gold
THE RONjC TBIBLNE. ®»WAY SEPTEMBER 24. 1897.
discoveries in Alaska. Text books do
not tell aboutJt, bat the newspapers
have printed maps and descriptions
of the twgiopa whtoh present the facts
forcibly.
“When school opens next month, M
added the superintendent, “teachers
will find out about how much child
ren have about current events.
They will talk the subject over in the
class rooms, and will continue to keep
up the interest in what is going on in
the world.
“By these methods,'" concluded Mr.
Greenwood, “boys and girls will re
ceivea fundamental education which
will be of value vastly greater to
them in the battle of life than the
mere memorizing of figures and dates
and the repetition of facte which they
do not understand and in which they
take no interest.’’
To The Tribune it would seem
there is no doubt about the value of
education from the newspapers. Take
the Turko-Grecian war, the Andree
expedition to the North pole, the
Klondike gold finds and many other
such subjects when studied as to
geographical locations are of intense
interest.
In cur colleges the professors in
their lectures on various topics refer
to these up-to-date news subjects, but
we do not know that it follows so ger
erally in the public schools. The
plan of Kansas city’s public schools
however is a good one, and is worthy
of imitation.
The Coming South,
Frederick Thompson in Leslie’s
Weekly: "The South today is enter
ing an era of industrial development
and progress, and the object of the
exposition is to attract the attention
of capital and immigration to the vast
resources of Tennessee. A constantly
increasing volume of immigration has
within the past eighteen months been
pouring into Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia, from the North Central
States mainly, and there is no reason
to doubt that within ten years a large
proportion of the people residing in
these states will be of Northern birth
and parentage. Happily, patriotism
is no longer sectional. North, South,
East and West stand again united.
Prejudices no longer exist. Good
feeling, fair mindedness, and an ear
nest desire to learn the true condition
of things now distinguish a majority
of the people North and South. As
ignorance is dissipated by a more fre
quent intercourse and by the distri
bution of literature descriptive of the
resources and social conditions of the
South, its climatic superiority, varied
capabilities, and striking advantages,
the stream of good immigrants is
broadening and deepening, and the
country will soon rejoice in an in
creased population and a durable
prosperity,
“Nashville, Athens of the South and
centennial city of 1897, has a popula
tion of one hundred thousand people.
It is an ideal spot situated in the
heart of the blue grass region. A
region deservedly celebrated because
of hospitable homes and beautiful
women. Not only in 1897, but always,
do Nashville’s gates stand wide open
with a hearty a cordial
re jeption.”
Departure in London Journalism,
From the hour that Mr. Harmsworth
secured the services of a graduate of a
firstolass New York newspaper and bade
him follow the American methods in
the treatment and presentation ot news,
tbe Daily Mail began to go ahead. Mr.
Harmsworth himself possesses the in
stinct for those things that interest
humanity, He knew that the people
would read, and he proceeded to get it
At first his methods were encumbered
by the physical and mental condition
of old-world journalism. He swiftly re
formed these and replaced them with
the physical and mental conditions that
prevail in the best American newspa
per offices. The transformation was
radical and the successful issue instan
taneous.
An American daily paper at last ap
peared in London with American headli
ness and American vivacity in every
line of its make up, and the astonished,
supercillious Englishman took to it 400,-
000 strong. So little has the halfpenny
price got to do with this success that
Mr. Harmsworth contemplates advanc
ing it to a penny, because a half-penny
is below the price of producing such a
marvel of up to date American journal
ism in London.
The Solace of the Smoker,
Four centuries ago Columbus, the
adventurous, on the blessed island of
Cuba, saw happy people with rolled
leaves between their lips. Above their
heads were little clouds of smoke. Their
faces were serene, and in their eyes was
the autumnal heaven These
people were kind; innocent, gentle and
loving. The climate of Cuba is the
friendship of the earth and the air, and
of this climate the sacred leaves were
born—leaves that breed in the mind of
him who uses them the cloudless happy
days in which they grew. These leaves
make friends and celebrate with gentle
rites the vows of peace. They have
given consolation to the world. They
are the friend of the imprisoned, of tbe
exile, of workers in mi lies, of fellers of
forests, of sailors on the deep sea. They
are the givers of strength and calm to
the vexed and weary minds of those
who build with thought and drain tbe
temples of the soul. They tell of rest
and peace. They smooth the wrinkled
brows of care, drive fear and strange,
misshapen dread from out the mind
i and fill the heart with hope and rest,
i Withip their magic warp and woof
some potent spell imprisoned lies that
when released by fire, doth softly steel
1 within the fortress of the brain and bind
in sleep the captured sentinels of care
1 and grief. These leaves are the friend
of fireside and their smoke-like incense
rises from myriads of happy homes.
Cuba is the smile of the sea.—R. G.
Ingersoll.
Parody on Poems,
A certain Georgia literary society in
the Billville district, says the Atlanta
Constitution, being asked to name the
best ten poems in the English language,
sent in the following list:
“Punkin’s Good Enough for Me.”
“When the Green is ou the Melon.’’
"The Old Red Hill of Georgia. ’’
"Candy Pullin’ Time.’’
"Mean’ Betsy Jane.’’
“Poilard s LeetleGal.’’
‘‘Log-Rollin’ Bill. ’’
"Susan at the Ball.’’
‘ Love and Tater Pone.’’
The secretary of the society sent word
that “all these poems was wrote by
home folks.’’
Dessicated Yellow Jack.
(Memphis Com me cial)
The Evening Scimitar says “Any one
who has a case of grip would be glad to
swap it for three cases of the Guiteras
yellow fever.” We should say so; but
our esteemed contemporary will have to
admit that we are under great obliga
tions to Dr. Guiteras for allowing us to
use only his own specially insulated ai d
dessicated Yellow Jack.
Warning For Mr Sullivan.
(New York Journal)
If John L. Sullivan will turn to his
oopy of Plutarch he will find these
words of soberness and truth: "Abstain
from beans; that is, keep out of pubic
offices, for anciently the choice of thi
officers of state was made by beans.’’
Her Suggestion,
I told her I could never speak the words I fain
wou'd speak;
That every time I tried it on my courage
sprung a leak;
That when I into her orbs, b’ue as the
skies above,
My coward lips refused to voice the story of
mv love.
She gazed at me with sympathy in her ex
pressive eyes, 8
And once or twice her bosom heaved with
quite emphatic sighs;.
Then with a nice, becoming blush, and in a
tender tone,
She said: “Perhaps you’d better call me up by
telephone?*
-Denvir Post.
A Long Felt Want
The “new woman” joke is quite old;
The “mother-in-law” joke is a bold
Imposition on suffering men.
The ‘’tramp” joke is exceedingly “bum;”
The “drunk” joke, though still r.ather “rnm,’»
Is getting decidedly thiu.
The “foker” joke’s now quite played out;
The “bathing suit” joke, without doubt,
Is dry. And we humbly invoke
Instead of these hoary old jokes,
TfaeyM devise—will those newspaper folks—
A joke “as is a joke!”
Woman’s Diseases
are peculiar, and cannot be
discussed as we do those to
which all are subject. Men- .
struation sustains such
important relations to MRfgMtdl
her health that when
Suppressed, Irregular or J gHtokAZ .
Painful, she becomes lan-1 '•
guid, the bloom leaves! hdmil . jV,
her eheek and gravej f iMI
complications arise un-| 9|yh i I ®
less regularity is restored 5 I I I
to these organs. mll| • ] ft
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Go to
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Fresh Oysters, Fish and Game
in season, nicely prepared.
Everything new and attraC
live. Good cooks and at
tentive waiters. The very
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Moderate Prices!
My experience in managing a first class, up-to
date restaurant warrants me in aiklng
for a generous patronage. Nicely pre
pared meals.for businessmen and offices
sent at all hours. Families can arrange
for dinners
W. CIIINNICK,
226 Broad St., Rome, Ga.
Ostrich Feathers.
Boas, Plumes and Tips
Cleaned, Curled
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Kid Gloves cleaned, 15c to 50c per
pair,
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Whitehall St,, Ga.
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We take contracts for all kinds of build
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