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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. n * 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 vml 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. ■- ~ ■- 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.