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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor.
OFF ICE-NO. 881 BROAD STREET, UP
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Romb. Ga.
The Rome Tribune
The Official Organ of
The City of Rome,
The j Sheriff,
; .The Ordinary,
■■The County Commissioners,
and publishes regularly all legal
advertisements emanating from
these officials.
Oct. 12, 1897—Queen of days.
Columbus has never been heard
from. ”
The round cotton bale is getting a
square deal of opposition.
Pick your cotton. Market it when
you wish. The main thing is to pick it.
The magnitude* of penal reform in
Georgia is beginning to dawn on some
minds.
Balmy as May; bright as April, and
dreamy as September was glorious
yesterday.
* ‘Riotous baseball is going out and
bloody football is coming in,”
the Dallas News.
Editor Brann realizes, says an ex
change that it is a wise iconoclast that
keeps from being broken.
The D. O. G., of Atlanta are going
to give a minstrel show. All will
promenade on their ’bind legs.
If you feel inclined to say a mean
thing about your neighbor stick your
tongue out. a la Brunswick girl.
Miss Eliza Bowen, of Washington,
Ga., one of this state’s most learned
women is against co-education.
“There,” said an uptodate girl,
pointing to a well dressed chappie, “is
a nicely furnished flat, cheap.”
Iconoclast Brann says if be slan
dered the girl students of Baylor uni
versity he is wil'ing to be taken out
and shot.
I
John L. Sullivan boom is more
likely to wind up in a Keeley Institute
than in the mayoralty chair, says an
exchange.
“The sort of cotton seed that the
farmers need,” says the Sparta Ish
maelite, “is a variety that can’t be
made to produce more than half a
crop. ”
Yesterday was a day in North
Georgia such as Henry Grady des
cribed in his marvelous and well re
membered prose poem on that never
to be-forgotten Christmas day.
Discussing the governor’s idea on
penitentiary reform the Athens Ban
ner says: “It is an able and interest
ing showing that the governor has
given much thought and study to this
question.”
Editor Frank Reynolds, of the Dal
ton Citizen, has done good work for
his fellow townsmen who were drawn
into the car robbery cases by the Bo
hannon gang. Mr. Reynolds has pro
claimed the (innocence of these mer
chants in many newspapers.
The Atlanta Constitution failed to
publish the portion of Gov. Atkinson’s
message sent out for publication in
Sunday’s papers, and the Atlanta
Journal put the who'e text under
flaming head lines on Monday after
noon.
The Latin compositor on The Rome
Tribune is a slick citizen. He speaks
of “lapsus linguaes.” This is too
much.—Savannah Press. But he is
not a circumstance to the Welsh that
Col. Mergenthaler, of the Press, some
times utters. Just wait.
Southern girls are in the front
ranks in the journalistic world. Miss
Harrydele Hallwark, editor of the
woman’s department of the Philadel
phia Press, is visiting her old home in
Augusta. She has made a national
reputation as a writer on topics of
feminine interest.
Should Not be Treated Seriously
The suggestion that Georgia should
should have prison commissioners to
work without compensation will
scarcely we think receive serious con
sideration.
It has been stated by the Atlanta
Constitution ■ that Pennsylvania's
prison commissioners serve without
pay. They may do so in the
capacity of a board of visitors, having
all their expenses paid. We will ven
ture to say that the real work is done
by paid men. There is a wheel with
in a wheel some how in Pennsylvania.
Why should not the railroad com
missioners serve without pa? ? ,
Could we not -get a governor who
would take the position without the
salary?
It is a great honor to be a governor
of a great state like Georgia.
Whatever may be the result of
Georgia’s convict problem we are
glad to see the newspapers discussing
it and making all kinds of suggestions
even if some are foolish. The Macon
Telegraph asks “Is the State a Dead
Beat?”, and thus disposes of the latest
suggestion: Georgia is not a pauper
to require work of her citizens for
nothing. If the Hall bill shall become
a law, and three men are designated
for the laborious duties outlined in
the bill they ought to be paid for the
work.
The people of Georgia are being
taxed to pay for a lot of public print
ing. The Constitution should volun
teer to do this work without charge,
if it would set the example of patriot
ism on the lines indicated for other
people.
A prison commission working for
glorv would be a farce. Our public
officials, as a rule, are poorly paid
now. If we are to have any more of
them let them be paid for their work.
It is no doubt flattering to .the gen
tlemen named by the Constitution to
be reminded of their well-known pa
triotism, but these men are men of
affairs —busy men in their respective
spheres —and it would be too much
to call on them to make the saerifieps
suggested.
An Augusta Girl's Success,
We expect to see that rightly named
and beautiful publication, “The
American Queen” take a high place
among the magazines of the day under
the editorial management of Mies
Emily Lafayette McLaws.
The young Georgia women who re
cently succeeded to the editorship of
this magazine is from Augusta, and
was a member of the Woman’s Press
club of Georgia.
She went to New York after hav
ing done some very good work on the
Augusta papers. In Gotham her work
on the New York Sun was of a high
order. An article she wrote in de
fense of southern girls published in
the Sun was republished in almost
every southern newspaper from Gal
veston to Baltimore and from Tampa
to Louisville.
The Tribune wishes Miss McLaws
the most brilliant success, and we are
sure the southern people are with us
in our good wishes.
Liberated With a Golden Key.
If the sun does not melt with 'fervent
heat, Jor the world explode, we do know
what will become of some of the New
York newspapers,
The annexation of Hawaii or Cuba,
or the running of the United States
government, accomplished through one
of these yellow journals is a tame feat.
It seems now to be a battle of bank ac
counts.
The New York Journal is boasting of
its latest feat which is nothing less than
the liberation of the Cuban girl, Evange
lina Cisneros, While a thrilling story of
the escape has been written and pub
lished we are not inclined to believe it,
but prefer to class it with the usual rum
of Cuban lies. The fact that Spain does
not appear angered, and everything else
about the affair seems to show that this
girl was liberated with a golden key.
Alabama's Convicts.
As everything bearing on the con
vict problem is of interest now we re
publish the following:
There are about 1050 convicts in the
Alabama state penitentiary, and they
have been leased as follows:
General Charles M. Shelly takes
150 first, second and third class men
at sl6, sl2 and $8 per month, respect
ively. He will work them in ore
mines and rock qnaries in the Bir
mingham district.
ThetSloss Steel and Iron Company
of Jefferson county, Ala., the second
mining and manufacturing company
in importance in the state, takes 250
first, second and third class men at
sl4, $lO and $7, respectively.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
way Company takes the balance, about
660 at same rates the Sloss Company
pays.
The new contracts are regarded in
Alabama as exceedingly favorable. It
is estimated that they will net the
state a profit of $500,000 a year,
tHB ROME TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, OUTOBfcR JB, 18»7.
Gossip of The Georgia Press,
The most interesting and accurate
report* published about affairs at the
■ titeeap t J and in Atlanta are those
written by Mr. Ed M. Durant, corres
pondent of the Savannah News and
Augusta Chronicle. He has a wide
acquaintance over thestate, is a news
paper man of mature judgement,
quie* to discern and analyze motives
apd often “scoops” the piess of the
state. His correspondence is never
tinged with favoritism for policy’s
sake, but he hews to the line of truth
and lets the chips fall where they may.
** * .
Editor ■ Loyless has tamed down
wonderfully. He has quit riding on
railroads and become conservative.
• * *
The Albany Press reprints The
Tribune's editorial beaded “Stop the
Mad, Wild Rush.” It says:
“This editorial from The Rome Trib
une is worth the thoughtful consid
eration of some of the merchants
and business men of Albany, some
of whom would do well to heed the
warning.”
* * *
Politics is the thing—in Augusta.
* * *
When it becomes “Cuba Libre” the
Waycross Herald is to become the
official organ in the United States
of the victorious party. This is no
more than a due recognition of Editor
Perham’s paper.
* * *
The Savannah Press has started a
monument fund for the most famous
woman that ever lived. Editor Sto
vall has discovered her grave is
neglected. He desires to erect a mon
ument to Eve—our common mother.
Where is the Native?
(Augusta Chronicle)
The cosmopolitan character of north
ern-cities can only be comprehended
when statistics are produced ’by the
classification of inhabitants. The Balti
more Sun shows that of the 540,000
voters who will choose the first mayor
of Greator New York, not less than 390,
000 are either voters of'foreign birth, or
voters born in this country of foreign
parents. Os this enormous vote, form
ing more than three-fourths of the total
vote of the consolidated city, men of
German birth and partentage will cast
about 125,000. The next largest class of
voters of foreign birth and parentage
are the Irish-Americans. who hold
about 120.000 ballots in their bands. The
voters of Hungarian origin come next,
with 30.000 votes, and the voters of En
glish, Scotch and Canadian origin follow
with nearly the same voting strength.
The so-called ‘‘native Americans” are
in the vocative. The centre of trade
and finance is a Cosmopolis.
Will not be Dropped,
(Savannah News)
Brunswick, GaJ, Oct. B—Statements8 —Statements
from Atlanta that the Hall bill will be
divested of all reference to the penal in
land plan for Georgia’s convicts are
combatted here bv those favoring that
plan. The advocates of an island colony
claim that no reasonable objection could
come from the sea island cotton growers
as the price of cotton is not regulated by
the amount of it grown. It is safe to
say that the penal island plan will not
be dropped without a strong effort to
save it.
Women Who Should Not Marry,
The woman who proudly declares
that she cannot even hem a pocket hand
kerchief, never made up a bed in her life,
adds with a simper that she’s ‘ ‘been in
society ever since she was 15.”
The woman who would rather nurse a
pug dog than a baby.
The woman who thinks she can get
$50,000 worth of style out of a SI,OOO
salary.
The woman who wants to refurnish
her house every spring.
The woman who buys for the mere
pleasure of buying.
The woman who does not know how
many cents, halves, quarters, dimes and
Dickies there are in a dollar.
The woman who thinks that men are
ang> 1* and demigods.
The woman who would rather die
than wear a bonnet two seasons old.
The woman who thinks that the cook
and the nure can keep house.
The woman who thinks it is cheaper
to buy bread than to make it.
The woman who buys brio a-brac for
the parlor and borrows kitchen utensils
from her neighbors.
The woman who wants things just
because “other women” have them.
The woman who thinks she is an
ornament to her sex if she wins a pro
gressive euchre prize.
That Mighty German Ocean Palace
. The new steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse is evidently a good deal of a
ship |and, judging from her first run
across the Atlantic, is likely to break
the record repeatedly It would not be
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RE/IDY MADE CLOTHING
Fresh-from the Biggest Manufacturers in the
United States at Hard Time Prices.
Never before in lhe of ihis store have goods been l
bought so low. Our ernire Mock was purchased before the ad
vance in prices and we propose to sell
Clothing, Hals, Underwear, Shirts and Hosiery
Cheaper than it can be bought elsewhere.
WF Ufll/P PriMt TO QTfiY and we realize that fake adver- '
If L ilnlL uUlil l I u ulnl tismg will never bring lasting re
sults, therefore we prefer not to advertise rather than advertise fakes.
Our Entire Stock Was Never in Better Shape.
Counters and shelves loaded down with new, fresh, clean
goods bought right and priced right. NO CUT THROAT BUSINESS
IN THIS STORE. Men’s suits in all styles, colors, qualities and.
makes. Boys’ and Childrens’ school and dress suits in Double-brested
suits, Vestee suits and Junior suits.
BIGGEST STOCK OF HATS IN NORTH GEORGIA
On one side of our store the shelving is filled with nothing but.
Hats and Caps from front to back. Full line of Knox and Stexson hats
Our stock of Furnishing goods is the biggest and best selected in the
city. Big line of Shirts Neckwear, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Sus
penders, £ & W. Collars and Cuffs. Manhattan Shirts and Shaw Knit,
Hosiery. Come to see us, your call will be appreciated and we will save
you money. ’
J. B. WATTERS 4 SON,
Leaders of Low Prices.
242 and 244 BROAD ST. - - ROME, GA. ,
easy to sink her, as she has eighteen
separate water-tight compartments, in
her hold could bejstowed a sky-scraper
weighing 25,000,000 pounds, with plenty
of room left. Placed on end, she would
overtop the tallest building in New
York by more than 300 feet. It wonld
take sixty railway trains of twenty cars
each to fill the space provided for freight.
While she is forty-three feet shorter
than the Great Eastern. She has the ad
vantage in horse power in the propor
tion of 28,000 to 8.000 and that is why
the new leviathan outruns the old.
How She Did It
Lil—Amy has more men at her feet
than any other girl in town.
Elise—l didn’t know she Was popular
Lil—She isn’t; but she’s always buy
ing shoes.—Memphis Commercial. «
Be Perfectly Caln?,
If you find any sesamoids in your
sausage don’t jump at the conclusion
that you are in danger of becoming a
cannibal. There are more sesamoids in
a pig or a cow than in a human body.
—Nashville Banner.
My Queen.
Oh, night that I shallne’er forget,
When first il saw my queen 1
I murmured low, “My love, my pet I”
With rapture rare and keen.
I held her to my beating breast
With just a grasp and smile, i
My darling was demurely drest
In garb of antique style.
No word she spake, and yet I heard
The music of the spheres:
No sign she gave, but I was stirred
To joy akin to tears.
Oh! was It on the velvet sward,
Or on the sound'ng sea,
That she, my beauty, marked her lord,
And came straightway to me?
Nay, nay. ’twas in the club-room shades,
Toward midnight’s solemn hush,
I caught my lovely queen of spades
And filled a royal flush.
—McLandburgh Wilson.
. and rouse
Ewry Dormant
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