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The Coffee
and Tea House
of Rome.
The quantity of coffee and tea'-
sold by us illustrates the difference
between our business and that of all
other houses in Rome, We follow no
beaten ’rack; our methods are all
original, and we strive to improve
each d partment every day. Our
teas come direct from Bond.d ware
houses of Tetley and Co., and we
know the goods reach us fresh and
with a flavor and strength that are
unmatchable.
When we talk to you about coffee
we feel that you know we give you
better value for the money invested
than you can g» t from any house
this side of Baltimore'.
Our Q & Q Coffee put up in
three pound tins is the best seller
we ever had which is a convincing
evidence of its superiority It has
stood the test of the best judges
and if you want the best Mocha ano
java 3 lbs. for slOl you will not get
a better value for the money than
you will find in Q. <t Q. Levering’s
Coffee 9|-
We have the be-t fruit cake ever
offered tor sale in Rome.
Every ounce of fruit the very best
and clean as the driven snow. You
cant make a fruit cake cheap as we
will sell you one They are in 1, 2
and 5 pound boxes at 25 cents the
pound
We have made a careful selection
of fruits for making fruit cake and
while they aid the very finest, the
prices are same as you have to pay
other dealers for goods with a much
smaller value
Shelled Almonds 35 cants . tl»e.
pound.
Fancy Figs fifteen cents the
pound.
Fancy impor ed Citron 25 cents.
We have some bargains in canned
goods for you. The price is tar be
low the quality but we bought
them at the right time and in the
right quantity to get the best price
and while we are not giving them
away the price is next to no charge.
3 cans E J. Peas for 25 cents.
3 cans «tring beans for 25 cents.
2 cans Desert Peaches for 25
cents.
1 can white cherries for 15 cents.
1 can fine Columbia River Salmon
for 12| cents.
] Can Paris peas for 25 cents.
Finer Peas were never placed in a
can than our Paris peas. They are
the very smallest growth and full
no 2 cans,
Nie<* small fat mackeral 5 for 10
cents. Gold IJand l-# t cen&i
the pound, 20'ibbueket.iard $1,32
Gelatine 10 cents the package,
Rice 18 lbs for fl,oo. this is a
genuine bargain.
Money back for every item that
does not please.
HAND a CO,
Opposite Armstrong Hotel.
Rome, Ga., Nov. 6, 1897.
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If your Watch Don't keep Time
carry it to
JOE VEAL,
205 BROAD ST,
BKND FOR BY CATALOGUE OF
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES
in STERLING SILVER.
If yon aro conumplatinK parchaaea for the'
HOLIDAY SEASON.
Charles W. Craakshaw, Jeweler. .
M WBBMALL ST.. ATLANTA SA. <
THE DEAD SEXTON
Peter David Roser bleeps the Last
Long and Unending Sleep.
HE Wb FAITHFUL UNTJ DEATH
The Pride of His Life Work on
Myrtle Hill-Story of His Career.
Funeral Arrangement*.
With arms folded across his chest,
Peter David Roser lay stilled in the‘sleep
that knows no waking yesterday
morning.
Though he h«d passed through one
week of bitterest pain and suffering the
dead face was calm and serene. No
marks of the’ death agony marred the
peaceful expression that hovered about
his lips and eyes.
Many friends called at the home of his
son, where the remains lay, yesterday.
Among them was Judge Joel Branham,
who was loved and admiied by the dead
sexton probably more than any other
man among his acquaintances. Several
newspaper men, councilmen and eity and
county officials called during the day.
He had his faults—it would be sland
ering the dead to say otherwise—but no
man ever had a truer friend, no city a
more faithful guardian.
During the six years he has been sexton
of Myrtle Hill he has almost completely
transformed that beautiful city of the
dead. Through sunshine and storm he
has been at his post, and not only gave
the work personal supervision, but has
labored as hard as his assistants. It
might be truthfully said that his own life
was offered up a sacrifice to beautifying
Myrtle Hill. No man ever had greater
pride in his duties. Through bitterest
c 'ld aud driving rains he pur.sueff the
’task, until at last his wonderful robust
constitution was undermined, and the
mighty limbs were rendered useless by a
paralytic stroke.
Even with the shadows of death near,
his thoughts reverted constantly to
Myrtle Hill, and he wanted to be carried
there to see if every’hing was in shape.
But now that duty must be performed
for him, which he has reverently don
for hundreds of others.
The Story of Hl* Life,
Peter David Roser was born on
Feb. 24, 1835, at Coblentz, Germany,
a city about the s*ze of Rome on the
River Rhine. He received a schooling
of eight years in the academies of
that city.
At the age of 17 with his father and
family be sailed for America. They
located for awhile among the mining
districts of Pennsylvania and then at
Belleville, 111., where he worked as a
miner for several years.
Jflpt three weeks .bs/qre the war
broke b'tithe moved Co Poeohontas,
Virginia. He joined the 23d Virginia
cavalary and served through the en
tire four years in the confederate
army, being in some of the most
eventful battles. He was a brave
soldier and received many compli
ments for his fearlessness. Stonewall
Jackson said in a public speech that
if he bad 5,000 men as brave and true
as Peter Roser he could defeat Gen.
Grant’s entire army.
In 1854, while in camps at White
Gate,Va ,he won the hand of Miss Hat
tie I. Bane, the daughter of Ca;t
Bane, of that place. She was a true
Christian, a noble woman, a loving
companion and a devoted mother.
Six children blessed the union, two
daughter* and four boys. They are
Mrs. N. C. Brand, Mrs. J. W. McCaf
frey, John B. Roser, foreman of Tin
Tribune, Peter R. Roser, foreman of
Fletcher Smith’s job printing house,
and Joe and Pierce Roser.
In 1870 Mr. Roser moved to this city
a»WWith file exeepWvoC’e. few years
spent on a farm he has been a resident
of this city ever since. On March 7,
1891, bis beloved wife passed over to
join the angels on the other side, and
BLADDER THOUBLES.
The bladder was created for one pur
pose, namely, a receptacle for the urine,
and as such it is not liable to any form
of disease except by one dr two days.
The first way is from imperfect action
of the kidneys. The second way is from
careless local treatment of other dis
eases.*
SAMPLE SENT PEEK.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kid
neys is the chief cause of bladder trou
bles. It U comforting to know that Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root fulfills every
wish in quickly curing bladder and urin
nary troubles. It corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding or stinging
pain in passing it, or bad effects follow
ing use of liquor, wine or beer, and
overcomes that unpleasant necessity of
being compelled to get up many times
during the night to oriaate. The idild
and eksbaordtnary effeotor'DrK-llihferS,
Swamp-Root is soon realized It stands
the highest for its wonderful cures df
the most disti easing cases. If you need
a medicide you should have the best. At
druggists fifty cents and one dollar.
Yon may have a sample bottle and
pamphlet, both sent free'tij mail Men
tion The Rome Tribune and send your
address to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Bing
bampton, N Y. The proprietors of the
psper fUMantee HMgemktmueM of the?
THE HOME TMIBLNK, 2«, 1887
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Do You Use It?
It’s the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayer’s Hair Vigor. It re
moves dandruff, cleanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
if you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayer’s Hair Vigor.
from that day until the time of his
recent illness he has never seem'd
to be the same man.
On April 4,1891, be was elected city
sexton and has held the place up to
his Heath. He joined the Presbyte
rian church in 1887. He was a true
husband and a devoted father.
Funeral (Arrangements.
The funeral will take place from the
First Baptist church this morning at
10 o’clock and will be conducted by
Dr. R. B. Headden.
Mr. Roser was a Mason but had
never transferred bis membership
from the Virginia Lodge to which he
belonged. He will be buried with
Masonic ceremony.
The pallbearers and honorary es
cort will be composed of city and
county officers and publishers. The
pallbearers will be: Mayor S. S.
King, Thompson Hiles, B. A. Denny,
Dr. Lindsay Johnson, Chas. W. Mor
ris, W. J. Gordon, J. D. Hanks, J.
Dallis Turner and J. B. Hill. .
The honorary escort will be the follow
ing gentlemen: J. A. Gammon, W. T.-
Jones, F. J. Kane, Fletcher Smith, W.
A. Knowles and Joseph A. Sharpe.
They are requested to meet at the foot of
Masonic H 11 steps at 9:30 this morning
The remains will be laid to rest on
Myrtle Hill.
Masonic Funeral Notice.
Called communication of Cherokee
Lodge No. 66. F. & A. M., at 9 o’clock,
this (Friday) morning, for the purpose of
paying the last tribute of respect to our
deceased brother, P. D, Roser. Brethren
fraternally invited to attend.
Max Meyf.rhardt, W, M.
R. H. West, Sec’y.
Royal Arcanum Funeral Notice.
Called meeting of Hill City Corneil
No. 535, Royal Arcanum, at 9 o’clock
this (Friday) morning, to attend the
funeral of our deceased brother, P. D.
Roser. All members earnestly requested
to attend.
Max Meyerhardt, Regent.
J. E. Mullen, Sec’y.
Smoke Warters’ Extra Good
Cigars. If it isn't the best 5 cent
cigar you ever smoked, we‘ll
treat, . It is made right here in
Rome and for sale by all enters
prising dealers.
WHERE IS CHATTANOOGA?
Representative Slaton Introduces Bill
Looking Toward* Finding Boundaries.
Mr. Slaton, -of Fulton, has intro
duced a bill in the house providing
for the appointment of a commission
to act with a commission from Ten
nessee and South Carolina to deter
mine where Chattanooga “is at,”
The commission from these three
states, if appointed, will decide upon
the true line between Georgia, Ten
nessee and South Carolina. It is
claimed for Georgia that by right her
territory should extend twelve miles
further north than it does now. This
would take in Chattanooga and Look
out mountain with the twelve miles
strip all across the northern bounda
ry of the state.
Have you noticed those pictures at
J. Sam Veal’s book store? If not don’t
Tail to see them as they are the most
exquisite ever brought to the city, the
most attractive and up to date style
of framing and the subjects are ones
you won’t get tired of lookingat. One
that especially attracted my attention
was Priscilla and John Alden. It Is
as life-like as can be produced. Don’t
fail to see these pictures; they will
make as handsome a present as any
one eould wish.
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teMMMrkh GoctcHus Phene 169,
THE DAY OBSERVED
Thanksgiving Services in Rome Churches
Yesterday.
UNiON SERVICE AT PRESBYTERIAN
Dr. Goetchlu* Preached an Excellent Ser
mon-Rev. C.B. Hudgins at St. Peters.
Poor; Relieved.
Yesterday Thanksgiving was ob
served by Presbyterians, Baptists and
Methodists in a union service at the
First Presbyterian Church.
The music was beautiful, the choir
rendering “Deus Miseratur” and “O
Limb of God’’ exquisitely. The eboir
consisted of Misses Griswold, Clark
and Black and Messrs. WaruUr and
King. Mrs. McLin, organist.
After a very feeling prayer from Dr.
Headden, Dr. Goetchius delivered a
very appropriate sermon. He said:
The text, Psalm 116: 10 12,
We are unable to fix the occasion of
the composition of this Psalm.
Spurgeon says:
“It has the appearance of being a
personal song in which there is a re
view of sorrows and deliverances and
expressions of gratitude,”
The thought I call your attention to
is the contemplation ol God’s mercies
is the antidote for depression.
The text presents David in two
characters or moods. (1) in that of a
pessimist, and (2) in that of an opti
mist. As a pessimist he is|depressed,
disappointed, oynioal; almost a mis
anthrope. As an optimist he is cheer
ful. trustful, grateful, nseful and ac
tive; a pleasant friend and companion
Notice:
1. The cause of his depression. He
telle us the cause:
V. 10: I was greatly afflicted: “I said
in my haste. I said all men are liars.”
He said this ra-hly and inconsiderably
when under great pressure.
Again in v. 3 He says: “I found
trouble and sorrow.”
We can easily classify these troubles.
(L) They were personal. His language
indicates that he was greatly oppressed
by a sense of his sinfulness. He was
bowed down under the lashing of a guilty
conscience, which he compares to the sor
rows of death—the pains of hell. .
The Hebrew, as explained by another,
gives this interpretation:
5 “The pangs of the undiscovered world
discovered me, as if they had been search
ing for and had found my hiding place.”
(II) The Psalmist suffered domestic
trials. He had trouble in his home, in
his family. His home was invaded by
death. His children did not live togeth»
er in peace and harmony.
(11l ) He had trouble in the kingdom.
Saul, through jealousy, sought bis life.
Absalom, his son, rebelled against him
and endeavored to drive him from the
throne.
He had to contend with treachery and
conspiracies and calumny.
In short: “Trial after trial clouded
his day. ” These trials came as waves,
as billows, they rolled over his soul. He
was in spiritual darkness. He felt that
even God bad forsaken him. Palsm
42; I—‘As he hart panteth after the
water brook so panteth my soul after
the O, God. I will say unto God my rook;
why hast thou forgotten me.”
In all these troubles he lost all confi
dence in bis fellow men, He felt that he
was forsaken of God. He was in a
dreadful, a most painful mood.
Very much as Elijah who cried out,
“Let me die.” Aye, more; a mood
not unlike that some of God’s chil
dren are in the latter days.
It may be that I am speaking at this
time to some one who is in great trou
ble. who has lost confidence in every
thing, whois depressed, despondent,
cast down, and cannot discover one
single ray of light, not one thing to
hope for, and is even now saying,
“Where is my God?’ ’
Let me remind you, my friend, if
this is your mood, that there is great
danger lest it should pass into a
habit. Or as one has expressed it:
‘ ‘Danger lest you should nurse it un
til it becomes a Chronic attitude of
mind, and you take a morbid pleasure
in indulging it."
And should it become a ebronie at
titude of mind, of what service can
you be to this world? You certainly
cannot make it wiser or happier in
being wretched yourself. You couldn’t
drive away sorrow; you will bring
clouds, and doubts and gloom and de
spondency, where there would other
wise be hope and brightness and
cheerfulness and courage to press for
ward.
Guthrie said: “Saul owed bis de
feat more to the malign irfluences of
the witch of Endor than to the arms
of the Philistines. When she buried
hope in his brave head she dug his
grave. Victory vanished with the
mantled phantom.”
And that man who permits himself
to becomes a pessimist, a fault-finder;
who sees lions in the way buries hope
in W»Jbe*«rs*a Mope IhW
others, and digs a grave for eveytbiog
that is noble and helpful, that is
bright aud joyful.
But notice, the Psalmist soon got
out of this mood, and gave expression
to language, that indicates great
cheerfulness, hopefulness and deter
mination and thanksgiving, and we
see him as an optimist—a man now.
Hear his words:
“What shall I render unto the Lord
for all his benefit?”
Paul says:
Rom. 5: “But God commendeth his
.love toward us. in that while we were yet
sinners Christ died for us.”
Is there nothing in this mercy to make
you hopeful and cheerful ? Is’there noth
ing in Christ’s relation to vou as Saviour:
in his work for you as the atonement for
your sins: nothing in the great privilege
secured to you, to cause you to cry out,
“What shall I render unto the Lord for
all bis benefits?
Turn away from your trouble* thia
morning; from your disappointments,
etc., and fix your thoughts on Christ.
God’s best gift to you. Endeavor by the
aid of the suirit to understand thia mercy;
to know Christ, and as you dwell on
Christ—his love, bis goodness; his cov
enant blessing*. You will find your
heart dwelling with gratitude, and even
though you be standing in the midst of
broken hopes and disappointments
will be forced to say God is Good. Hi*
mercy endureth forever. “B i*t the Lord,
oh my soul, and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.'” “Bless the Lord,
oh my soul, and forget not all his bene -
fits.” But in this one great mercy then
is a combination of all the beauties oi
love blended harmoniously together.
For it is written:
“He that spareth not his own Son, but
delivered him up for us all how shall he
not with him also freely give us all things. ’’
And is it not true that from God as the
God of providin'e, we daily receive
manifold meicies and benefits.
Who can enumerate his daily blessings?
Physical blessings—food, raiment
health.
There is not one of us, who does not
live daily out of the alms-basket of God’s
providence—and not to look thankfully
to our God who thus supplies all our need
is surpt.sing and sinful.
From Christ we receive spiritual
blessings, pardon, help, spiritual
growth, loveship, joy in sorrow, life
in death, glory in tribulation. These
blessings are simply innumerable.
On another occasion David when
engaged in the delightful duty and
privilege of recalling these mercies,
was so overwhelmed with the goodness
of God, that he stopped in the midst
of his work and cried oat:
“How precious also are thy thoughts
unto me. Oh, God; how great is the
sum of them. If I should count them
they are more in number than the
sand, when I awake lam still with
thee.”
I have seen the statement, that in
a time of great despondency among
the first settlers of this country it was
proposed in one of their public as
semblies to proclaim a fast.
An old farmer arose, spoke of their
provoking heaven with their com
plaints, reviewed their mercies,
showed that they had much to be
thankful for, end moved that instead
of appointing a day of fasting they
should appoint a day of thanksgiving.
It was done, and from tbat time the
annual thanksgiving day is observed
in this country.
Let’s make this day a day of thanks
giving in deed. Let’s dwell on God’s
mercies; if Jwe will we will find
that Parker was right when
he said: “The unbelief of anticipation
is corrected by the gratitude of re
trospection. He who reviews the
past thankfully may advance to the
future hopefully.”
A collection was taken up at the First
Presbyterian church for the benefit of
Emergency hospital and the neat sum of
$38.98 raised.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES.
Rev. C. B. Hudgins .Delivered An Excel
lent Sermsn to His Congregation.
Thanksgiving was most appropri
ately observed at St. Peter's Episco
pal church yesterday morning at 11
o’clock Rev. C. B. Hudgins preached
a most excellent sermon on “Thanks
giving Day.”
The music was very good, and a
collection for aged a d infirm minis
ters was taken up. Quite a large
amount of provisions and clothing
was sent to the rectory yesterday.
It was distributed where it was most
needed and many poor homes were
cheered and made to be thankful.
Mr. Hudgins said in part: “It may
be asked by the Atheist or by the
Skeptic, and even by
yea, we may ask ourselves why tnls
special service of Thauksg'ving, why
this one day more than any other
day should be observed as Thanks
giving Day ?
“And we may answer that by this
special service on this particular day, we,
the citizens of this great country, the
United States of America, du thus ac
knowledge formally and publicly that,
the L6raGod Almighty is the God df our
nation. That we, aaa nation, do believe
that “in him we live and move and have
our being. ” That the national, state and
home blessings so abundantly bestowed
upon us are from Him, the Author and
Giver of every good and perfect gift, all
blessing*, spiritual, secular!, temporal
and eternal are from above—the only
true God, Jehovah, the maker and sus«
tainer of heaven and earth, the Creator
and Ruler of tne universe.”
Mr. Hudgins said that we had much
to be thankful for, and that we had had
many blessings. After the sermon the
communion services were held.
Curran. Scnlt & Co.
Are always in the lead.
• They have just received
the first shipment of the
Runnymede
Club Whisky
Bottled in bond by the dis
til'ers, under the protection
oa the U. S. government.
Protection to Consumers!
Runnymede
Club
Whiskey
Is bottled in the bonded warehouse
of our distillery at full legal
standard (100*) proof, un
der the direct supervision
of the United States gov
ernment, in accordance
with an act of congress
which took effect March 3,
1897. This will furnish
to consumers the only ab
solute guarantee of age,
purity, strength and natural
condition, as is certified by
by the government stamp
on every bottle
The “Runnymede Club” Whiskey
represents the very highest
type of fine straight Ken
tucky whiskey. It is es
pecially suited for the tour
ist, the club, the family,
the case, and for medicinal
purposes.
R. F. BALKE & CO.,
Diltillers and Bottlers in Boud.
Louisville, Ky.
Curran. Scott & Co.
AGENTS, ,
Phone 148, 16 St
Water-
Ground
Meal
and
Flour.
We have made arrangements to
handle the output of Seab Wright’s
water mil]* at Armuchee. Thia
flour is the best and purest sold in
Rome; made of nothing but selected
wheat. “The flour our mother’s
used.”
For the meal we claim the same;
made from selected white corn,
shelled by hand and faulty grains
from the end of the ear thrown
away,
’ All of this flour and neal is put
up in sacks, branded “Wright’s.”
Use no other and you get the purest
and best sold in Rome.
S. S.KNC&OO.