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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor.
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THE ROME TRIBUNE,
ROME. GA.
The Rome Tribune
The Official Organ of
The City of Rome*
The Sheriff,
♦
The Ordinary,
The County Commissioners,
and publishes regularly all legal
• advertisements emanating from
these officials,
“The indtspensible Low.’’
The vast majority of people have
never been in Tuk-luk-yet.
• ——a
Mr. Weyler turned ‘.her loose—
All he wanted was a good excuse.
Some of our exchanges think it
would be a waste of lead to shoot
Iconoclast Brann.
The Pullman Car companies sur
plus for the past year was $1,710,051.
This does not include porter’s tips.
Pierpont Morgan is now said to con
trol 50,550 miles of railway. He is the
railroad king of the United States.
The Rome: Tribune remarks that if
clubs, (woman’s) were trumps, they
would certainly win. Albany would
not come out badly in that deal her
self. —Albany Press.
A beautiful monument has been
erected in Augusta to the memory of
Richard Henry Wilde, the author of
the world wide poem, “My Life is
Like a Summer Rose.”
The Chattanooga News says the
northern cotton mills are humming (
that southern song. “I Wish I Was ’
In Dixie.” And that’s no yarn,—Bir- 1
mingbam Ledger. True. But it is well '
spun. .
“There is a large amount of mail (
matter that ought to be fumigated, ,
regardless of epidemics,” remarks the (
Americus Times-Record er. Now why (
not have the government pass a law f
to sprinkle letters with perfume?
The Rome Tribune is anxious >
that the penitentiary' commission, i
•which may Jbe created, should be >
a salaried body. Everybody gets a >
salary except the who must
dig it out of the ground or starve.— ’
Atlanta Constitution, 1
Rev. Sam Jones will be 50 years old ,
today. Forty-nine special friends (
have been invited to dine with him on ,
this anniversary day. ’ Editor .Hook
thinks that Joel Chandler Harris' j
Georgia biscuit and dumplings should (
have a place at the banquet. > (
Luetgert is anxious to star in a play 1
in which the famous vat and his miss- I
ing wife shall figure. Some one sug- ’
gests that this is an evidence of his 1
innocence as only the most fconsum- 1
mate fiend Jcould take part in such a
play. We do not agree to this because
if guilty and hardened it would be
far easier for him than if innocent. 1
.We scarcely think from the evidence
we have read that Luetgert will be 1
convicted although we believei him '
guilty.
The Chicago Times-Herald referring {
to the “Jail-Breaking Journalism” of
a nameless New York paper in liberat- I
ing a Cuban prisoner says that were
it not for evident collusion on the
part of Spanish authorities “we
should regard the “enterprise” of the
yellow paper as hardly short of a
great crime against tljis government.
'As it is it shows that the time is rap
idly approaching when it will be nec
essary to lay the hand of the law not
too gently on the yellow journalist.”
O, hook my halo on my pate and
dust my candid gown, and send me
forth in solemn state to save this sin
ful town. As you, O, heights of Morn
ingside, rise o’er the lower land, so I
by virtue magnified, the moral scene
command. Like Virtue’s beacon on a
hill, I gleam. I shine, I glow; if you
want perfection, I fill the bill, I’m the
indispensable Low. John Clark and
John Pine cry for me, the Citizens
all sigh for me, come up and unify for
me, the indispensable Low.—New
York Sun. >
Patronize Home Merchants,
We published a communication yes
terday on patronizing home merchants
’ which we hope was widely read, aud
‘ will be acted upon accordingly. Here
* is a part of w.bat was said in the
article we refer to:
Can you tell the merchants of Rome
why so many people go aWay to make
their purchases? Are not our dry
goods men up-toudate? Don’t they
i sell aS cheap here as elsewhere? Don’t
) they carry as nice goods? Seems to me
any one, even the most fastidious,
could be suited. Look at the grand
; displays of pretty goods and relJus,
why they have to go away to buy
their dresses, etc.
I venture to say you ean save on dry
goods at least SO per cent. Anri is the >
silverware any better if it is bought
in Atlanta or Nashville? They are.ob
liged to make a larger profit to pay
expenses. All these things work
harm to our city and instead of trying
to help.build top and -sustain the city
it seems as if every one wants to get
everything they can away from Rome
except their living. They are content
to make that out of the poor old city
and its striving, hard working mer
chants. I hope to offend no one, only
let them know bow matters stand
and ask eaeh and all to live among
ourselves, treating each other as you
would be treated.
We endorse the protest made by
the writer of the above. Whether he
overstates the matter, or not, the fact
that any citizen of Rome goes to At.
lanta. or aby other place to purchase
goods, is wrong. We do not see whit
excuse a patriotic citizen can offer for
so doing. Our merchants have as
fine, and as varied stocks as can be
found elsewhere. The goods are as
cheap, or cheaper in the end when
the railroad fare and express charges
are paid.
Our business and professional men
owe it to eaeh other to see that such
a sentiment is created that do money
will go from this city to Atlanta, or
elsewhere for goods, and The Tribune
will assist them all it can.
The way to keep and increase
Rome’s prosperity is to patronize your
hojne merchants and home industries
exclusively.
For Scholars in Public Schools,
The Tribune is largely read by the
bright scholars of Rome’s public
schools. Out in Kansas city the su
perintendent of th’e .schools has in
structed the teachers to read the daily
newspapers to the children on inter
esting geographical topics, etc. Os
course, it is not every day, or every
week that subjects of a desirable and
instructive nature such as it would
he well to read aloud are to be found in
the newspapers, but often they are.
There are now 1,242 children in
Rome’s public schools which under
Supt. J. C. Harris are in a flourishing
condition. Sine 3 opening the schools
have moved along smoothly. There
has not .been a single case of corporeal
punishment but it has not been entirely
abolished. Supt. Harris says he will
not inflict such punishment except as
a last resort. The Tribune publishes
for the benefit of the geography schol
ars of the schools the following:
The United Statea Board of Geog
raphy Names has just held a session
in Washington and rendered decis
ions in the spelling of numerous
names of lakes, rivers, etc., in Alaska,
which is of interest because of the
recent gold discoveries in that region.
Os Course the entire country was in
the dark as to the proper spelling of
many of these jaw breaking and of
times senseless names until these wise
men decreed the proper style,
They declare that Klondike should
be spelled as here given, with an “i”
and not with a “y.” One of the lakes
of the upper Yukon was named Le
barge by the Western Union Tele
graph expedition in 1868. Late publi
cations have fallen into the error of
spelling this Labarge, but the- board
adheres to the original form, Lebarge.
There is a Lebarge river in Alaska
When Schwatka descended the
Yukon in 1883 he named one of the
lakes on its headwaters Lindeman,
which has since erroneously appeared
as Lindemann and Linderman, The
board adopts Lindeman.
One of the principal tributaries of
the upper Yukon is the’ Lewis river,
named by Robert Campbell, of the
Hudson Bay company, about 1848.
This is often miscalled Lewis.
The inlet, river and village, at the
head of Lynn canal, which now ap
pears in the newspapers under the
form of Dyea, the starting point for
the oveland route, is an Indian word
which has appeared in many forms.
Admiral Meade in 1869 wrote it Ty Ya;
Brauz in 1882 wrote it Dejah; Schwat
ka in 1883 Yayay; Dall in 1883 Tai Ya.
The board adopts the form Tai Ya,
but Dyea has became so general in
usage that it is difficult to believe that
Tai Ya will be accepted as a substi
tute.
For the lake and river variously
called Hootalinqua or Hotalinja and
dther names, the board adopts Teslin.
The Indian village of the middele
Yukon is called Nuklukayet. This
has been written in several forms, in
cluding the erroneous one, Tuklukyet.
Those who desire to be up-to-date
in the matter of geography and spell
ing should observe these changes.
THE ROME TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. OCTOBER )t. 189?. .
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No Southern Bear,
That well-known animal, the South
ern Bear, is ht-ing .discussed widely at
the present time by the New York Her
ald. Af-er saying that, “from the
southern planter’s view, a bull in a
china shop is an angel of peace compared
with a bear in a cotton market,” the
Herald continues:
“And especially this year. The bear
is a non-conductor of the current of
prosperity. He is singularly out of place
at a time when the reports from the de
partment of agriculture indicate a fall
ing off in the cotton crop. The bull is
the only respect'atble animal under such
circumstances. In Alabama the crop is
below the average; also in Arkansas
and Georgia and North Carolina, and
Tennessee and Texas. >
“The bear however, can’t keep prices
down when the stock in trade is low. He
may growl and grumble to his heart’s
content, but everybody wants cotton
and must have it, and if there is less
than usual to sell, why, everybody will
gladly pay an extra charge.
’ ‘The southern bears, in view of the
crop reports, will take to the woods.”
There is a disposition on the part of
many papers, both north and south, to
make war upon the animal—the South
ern Bear. He is a misfit in the south,
says the New York Telegram. He is out
of place. He should be fired out. Cotton
is the principal product of the south.
Everybody in the south is interested in
it. The success of the cotton planter
means the success of all other lines of
business in the south. The man or news
paper that deliberately goes to work to
assist the bears in the north and in
Europa to force the price of cotton
down is an enemy to the south, and the
man or newspaper that engages in this
disreputable business ought to be treated
as such.
Out with the southern bear. There
should be neither roof nor shelter for
him in these parts.
Campaign Poetry.
(New York Sun)
Ordinarily it takes a national cam
paign to bring out anything but ‘ old
hack” campaign songs. Municipal
campaignS are short; the meetings, as a
rule, are not well attended, and the
crowds don’t enthuse and whoop thing
up as they do when they have got a fight
for the control of the nation on hand.
The present campaingn is au exception
to the rule, however, and has brought
out some of the posts and song writers,
and at the meetings between now and
election day things will be whooped up.
Up to a few days ago the Cits were
strongest in the line of poetry. Some of
their couplets have become famous. For
instance:
From head to toe
I’m for Seth Low.
From heel to brow
I’m for Seth Low’.
Hold your breath
And think of Seth.
Vote for Low,
He has the dough.
And Mr. Weynolds’s famouth one:
A we we fo’ Theth?
Well, now, I gueth!
GOV. ATKINSON’S PLAN
Some Interesting Discussions of
Georgia's Convict Problem,
(Albany Herald)
Governor Atkinsons has had the con
vict or pentitentiary qustion under seri
ous consideration for two years past, and
his views on the subject will, no doubt,
have great weight with the legislature.
He seems to have a comprehensive view
of the subject in all its bearings, and
his recommenations to the legislature
outline the best plan we have yet seen
submitted for reforming or remodeling
our penitentiary system. The idea of
creating a prison oommissiod is one
which the legislature will find hard to
improve on, and if the right sort of
men are selected and the necessary pro
vision made for perpetuating the oom
mission in a Way to keep it out of poli
tiosj-ind preclude’jobbery, the best possi
ble solution of the question will, in our
opinion, have been accomplished.
Can't Work All on Roads
(Americus Herald)
Governor Atkinson has made public
the details of his recommendation for a
penitentiary. He very properly says
that the working of convicts upon the
public roads is costly, dangerous and
impracticable.
End of Lease System.
(Cedartown Standard)
Georgia has not had a more serioqs
problem on her hands since reconstruc
tion days than that which will come be
fore the approaching session of the
Legislature for solation—What shall be
done with our convicted criminals.'
The present lease ystem receives
general and more or less just condam
nation. It has some good and many bad
features —good in that it provides an
actual punishment for crime with little
expense to the state, and bad in that it
affords too great opportunities for in
humanity on the part of greedy lessees
and their underlings. Certain it is that
RE4DY MADE CLOTHING
Fresh'from the Biggest Manufacturers In the
United States at Hard Time Prices.
Never before in the history of ibis store have goods been *
bought so l >w. Our entire slock was purchased before the ad
vance in prices and we propose to sell-
Ming, Hals, Underwear, Shirts and Hosiery t
Cheaper than it can be bought elsewhere.
WF MfiVF fiflMF Tfl and we realize that fake adver-
WL IIHvL UUIIIL IU ul Hl tising 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, iresh, clean desirable
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 Tine of Knox and Stexsonhats
Our stock of Furnishing goods is the biggest and best selected in the
city, Big line of Shirts JNeckwear, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves Sus
penders, £. & W. Collarsand Cuffs. Manhattan Shirtsand Shaw Knit
Hosiery. Come to see us, your call will be appreciated and we will save i
you money.
J. B, WATTERS £ SON,
Leaders of Low Prices.
242 and 244 BROAD ST. - - ROME, GA.
when the present lease expires in 1899,
it will never be re-enacted.
A central penitentiary should be built,
with a reformatory for youthful crimi
nals, and the sexes and races should be
kept entirely separate, instead of all
together as in some camps at present.
The “parole” system is productive of
good results in some states, and would
be worth a trial here.
Says the Macon News: “The escape
of Evangelina Cisneros was directly
attributable to the work of a New York
newspaper. Whither are we dirfting?
We may now reasonably expect to see
these millionaire journalists equipping
an army to go against Spain.”
Still they Come
AT LESTER’S
New Goods.
Calr'ornia L : ma Beans,
N. N. State Marrow Beane.
California Seeded Raisins.
Malaga Cluster Raisins '
Cleaned Currants
CRACKERS.
I have just received fine lot of
crackers, cakes and wafer?,
B, S. LESTER,
Old Postofflce cor. ,'ROME, GA
Gold Medal. Highest Aware’s
Diploma of Honor
AWARDED TO
A. K. HAWKES,
—BY THE
Cotton States and
International Exposition
Kor superior lens, grinding and excellency
in the manufacture of
Spectacles and
Eyeglasses.
Curry-Arrington Co.,
Has a full assortment of these famou
' Glasses
O’Neill Manufacturing Co.
X ,
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,
Ftoixiej CSrCL-'
■*"*" Telephone 76.