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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
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W, A. KNOWLES. - Editor.
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General Manager,
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Speaker Jenkins is the enff.
The cold wave ain’t so warm.
Christmas trees are getting ripe.
The hunting season is on the wing.
Congress is almost Reedy for the
Czar.
The dilatory, frolicking legislator
needs the lash worse than, convicts just
now.
There seems to have been some
righteous wrath in the Australian
Reichstrath.
Currency reform which means less
stringency of the money market is
what the south wants.
Weather observers state that the new
moon foretells a wet and warm De
cember. It is not too late to plant wheat.
The average legislator needs a whip
ping, and the newspapers are the whip
ping bosses. Crack your whips, ye
editors.
Why should not Senator Clay retain
the chairmanship of the state democ
ratic committee if he can spare time
to atteqd to its duties?
It is not generally known that Edi
tor Tom Loyless is an Austrian by
birth. He has been writing some re
miniscences of the Reichstrath.
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Editor Shaver, of the Dalton Argus,
had font rabbits for his thanksgiving
dinner. One is generally enough, but
then Brother Shaver is exceedingly
prosperous. ,
The Argus joins hands with the Sa
vannah News and The Rome Tribune.
Librarian Brown could not do better
than to appoint Miss Cain. In fact, her
appointment would give intense pleasure
to all this section-of the state —Dalton
Argus.
The Macon News thinks that Editor
Bayne is getting rathet gay for a single
man in writing about “spotted and
ring streaked stockings.” As we star
ted this story, and have since learned
that Mr. Bagne was in New York at
the time it was printed, we wi«h to state
that be is not responsible for it. But
from the stockings he saw in Gotham
(in the show windows) he says the style
is correct.
Hall Caine’s ’’The Christian” was
submitted in proof to twenty different
specialists for revision—divines music
hall stars, doctors, hospital nurses and
lawyers—lest, by chance, any error of
technique might have crept in. The
manuscript was delivered to the printer
June 25, and on July 16 the book of
-over 100,000 words was in Mr- Caine’s
bands. It is commgn report that Glory
Quayle, the heroine of the novel, is a
■composite of Ellen Terry andJMiss Lefty
Lind, the dancer in The Geisha, and it
is said that Miss Terry has taxed the
.author with this ahd he has not denied
Fultoa Desires the Change.
The Ringgold New South answer
ing The Tribune’s argwment about
the change in the basis of represen
tation says:
“The census of 1890 shows Fulton
county had a population of 64.-665
while Floyd county had SB/89J, yet
Fulton county with more than three
times as many people in it is only en
titled to the same number of delegates
in a political! covention as Floyd, while
these figures are from the census of
1890, the population of, Fulton ceunty;
has increased more rapidly since that
time than that of Floyd. The jxrliti
Claris of Fulton however are satiHfied;
with thesasae representation now that:
they had then, six delegatee.
“The democracy of the Seventh!
'Congressional district will yield to no
such trick or scheme to give Floyd
county control of her polities. If such;
a tfight should be made in a eongree
sional convention, Floyd county would'
be given the marble heart unani-,
moualy.
“With the iooreased representation
The Tribune .desires congressional
and state convention would be unsat
isfactory to everybody. ”
The comparison of Floyd with F«l-I
ten county only goes further to show
the unfairness of the present system.
How does the New South know that
the politicians of Fulton are satisfied
with the present system? Those we
have talked with have just the oppo
site idea. They desire the change. It
is to the interest of Fulton county to
desire the ebange, and while we can
not speak for all, we ean for many.
'There is no “trick or scheme” in the
vention than counties with nearly
twice as many democrats. It is sim
ply ‘ ’hoggish” and outrageously un
fair.
How could it give Floyd county the
control of the seventh district? Two
counties—Cobb and Walker—could
out vote Floyd. Catoosa, Whitfield
and Gordon have the same number of
votes in conventions as Floyd has now,
and under the change they would still
tie this county. We could could cite
many example's like this showing it to
be to the advantage of none except
those with the increased democratic
majorities. If Editor Bankston is not
a good enough democrat to be will
ing for each democrat vote to be
represented then he does not believe
in fairness. ,
We regret to see men like Editor
Bankston Apposing progress, and fair
methods. THe has posed as a leader,
but he is showing himself up as one
behind the times and as shallow
minded. He has not studied the tables
we published.
He asserts that the increased repre
sentation would be ‘ ’unsatisfactory to
everybody.” Has he the impudence
to assert that he is “everybody”? He
alone has opposed it while many have
endorsed it.
Theatre Hat Ordinance Approved,
The Atlanta theatre hat ordinance
will be approved by every man who
sees how well it works. It is a little
peculiar the first time one sees such
an audience —especially at a matinee
which is generally a sea of hats. In
Atlanta the law is strictly enforced
and there does not seem to be much
complaint.
Speaking of the big hat nuisance, in
the theatre the .Philadelphia Time B
says “there will vulgarians
among women, as there always will
be vulgarians among men, but public
sentiment now so clearly sustains the
removal of the high hat in the thea
ter that the ushers of every place of
amusement Jean be safely instructed
to notify every one in the audience
who wears an obstructive hat, to re
move it as soon as the play
begins. No self respecting woman
would permit herself to be twice re
quested to avoid such an exhibition
of vulgarity.” Commenting on this
the Chattanooga Times says:
“But suppose half the women in
the audience are that sort of vulga
rians who would defy the order and
disregard the rights of all others
concerned? What then? How are the
victims of sucn vulgarity and rude
ness to protect themselves? There is
no doubt, in the mind of a good judge
of such things, what kind of a heart
woman has, who deliberately shuts
the view of several persons off from
the stage, by interposing her head
gear; but wbat are the robbed and
persecuted people in the rear of that
bat going to do?”
The Tribune believes the passage
of the ordinance against the theatre
hat is the proper course to pursue
This treats all alike. Without the
law it is possible that there may be
exceptions. When it is the law every
lady will go prepared to remove her
hat. '
The Churches and the Poor,
“Do the poor have the gospel preached
to any great extent? Jt may be that
I they would be welcomed in most of our
■ {larger churches, but they would-not
i; feel at home there. They could not as
i ford to dress in a style that would not
i render their poverty painfuly cmupiou
HUE TRIBOWK SUNDAY, »8,
ous. Their appearance would be out of
harmony with tbe frescoed wails, the
stained glass windows, and ttoeoush
ioued
ber. 1 donbt if they would be welcome. ,
They would cn'Kee the ohuroh to lose |
caste socially. .Elegant and ride (people
would gradally cease to attend the ser
vices. and seek snore exclusive church
environments, and the minister’s salary
would not be paid.
”No, the modern gospel does oot reach
those who need it most—those who
would be physically, mentally aad tem
porally improved .and blessed by it. Day
after day uttereth speech of human
wickedness which your average fashiona
ble preacher never heard of. Night
unto night showeth the knowledge of
human wretchedness which he never
dreams of. Surrounded by a luxurious
and prosperous congregation, he has
practically no conception of the true
meaning and spirit of the mission of
Him who came to seek and to save tlhat
which was lost. He can not sit down
by his really sinful and degraded breth
ren of the human family and weep with
them for the crown that has fallen from
their heads and the infamy into which
they have descended, because he does
not understand their condition.
‘•“The first time I ever saw the per
formances of the Salvation Army I was
shocked. It seemed to me that they
were disgracing the religon which they
professed. But I look at it differently
now, and I have come to believe they
are about the only people who are grap
pling with the devil in a hand to-hand
conflict. The rest are shooting at very
long range, and maxing no impression
jn the quarters where the ranks of the
devil’s army are thickest.”
The above written by one of oar ob
servant young men friends who is an
attorney, is so much our own view that
we have taken the liberty of reproduc
ing it. The writer strikes a telling blow
in the every sentence. Too many of
our churches are above the poor people
who need the gospel every Sunday
worse than those in good circustances
An Everyday Sermon,
The most exasperating individual in
the world is the one who uses every
manner and means to arouse anger or
excite indignation, and after doing so,
calmly, or in aggrieved tones, en
quires “What have I said or done to
bring about this?”
Indignation under such circum
stances truly knows no bounds.
A person of this character may de
liberately dispute your statements, or
insinuate doubt of your veracity.
He or she may rudely trample the
very tenderest spot, or in various
ways give offense without apparent
conscienceness of the fact. Such peo*
pie can only be pardoned on the
grounds of stupidity, and yet they, of
all people, would be most offended at
being accused of stupidity.
They will ruthlessly walk into your
family closet and drag out the dry
bones of the hideous skeleton, says a
writer in Southern Life and with cruel
noncbalence shake them in your face
as thoughtlessly as if they were rat
tling bones to somfe gay fandango—
utterly oblivious of the quaking heart
and blanched cheek before them. In
delicate and cruel? Ob, no! In their'
own opinion they are patterns of deli
cacy and refinement.
There is the person also who has’-
your confidence or who takes advan
tage of knowledge they have gained
by inquisitive means, and who use it
over you at an inoportune time when
such will work the most harm or
place you to the greatest disadvan
tage. Yet this same individual will
profess the most loyal friendship and
deliberately deny that mean motives
instigated a betrayal. He or she will
defend their words or action with—“l
never thought.” It is.the lack of
thought for others, the absence of a
kindly consideration for the friend,
an utter “don’t care” spirit for the
hurts we may inflict, which bring
I about the unfriendly conditions which
I underlie social life.
Such people are larely responsible
for the evil which works deadly in
fluences, and the unhappiness of the
world generally. The domestic rela
tions wherein the ties of blood should
hold us in the closest affinity, are too
often broken asunder through such
means. Those we love best and in
whom we impose the greatest confi
dence as often deal the “unkindest
cut of all.”
Unfortunately the spirit and strife
of incompatibility is often found
among those who are bound together
by the ties of blood. So long as the
bonds of consanguinity link together
natures which are more warlike with
each other than mutual in spirit, the
conditions of strife will exist and
bring havoc to the domestic circle.
It is not the beauty of feature or
mould of form, the gifts of genius or
splendid accomplishments which give
us the surest foothold in life or win the
most admiration. It is the quality of
character which wine true friendship
which wins true and undy
ing love. ,
We are nothing if we cannot hold
the admiration we attract. The fleet
ing fancy is as the quickly transient
gleam of sunshine that leaves us in
the dardoese and gloom of night.
The all enduring friendship is won
only by the never-changing truth and
beauty which exalts character to its
highest and best. If we would have
friends we must be a friend under any
and all circumstances. We must bold
in sacred trust all that effect their
happiness. We must give sympathy
as we expect sympathy of others,
and charity as we hope for charity.
We can no more afford to be thought
less and careless of the workings of
their inner life than we can be unjust
and critical to their outward acts. The
Cbristlike spirit must animate our
thoughts and actions in all our inter
course with humanity before we can
elevate our lives to tJhe higher plane
of a Christian’s life. So long as we
cannot maintain the perfect poke and
moral equiiibrum of character which
we call ideal, we cannot climb the
mountain-tops' of the ideal life. We
are merely canting pharisees, nothing
more. .
Pointed Paragraphs,
Pug noses and bad pennies are always
•are to turn up.
Blockheads are not the kind that pro
duce burning thoughts.
Whiskey may improve with age, but
age doesn’t improve with whiskey. .
Nothing takes a man down so much
as to have a woman blow him up.
The postage stamp that carrries a
love letter seldom sticks to cold facts.
The lower down a man gets in the
world the nearer the roof you will find
him.
All the world is a stage, and to the
tramp is assigned the part of walking
gentleman.
It shows wonderful self-control when
a man never tfiistakes his good luck for
ability.
Misery likes company, but it is better
to have rheumatism in one foot than
both.
When you are in trouble most people
who call to sympathize are only after
the particulars.
He who runs may read, but if he’s
running for office the less he has to say
the better.
A mouse is afraid of a man, a man is
afraid of a woman, and a woman is
afraid of a mouse.
There’s many a slip ’twixt cup and
the lip, but there’s only one between a
man and the sidewalk.
It’s a pity that a man can’t get a pair
of suspenders that will hold up bis
reputation as well as his trousers.
Many a man who thinks his persua
sive powers are sufficient to control
the affairs of a nation wouldn’t even
make a successful book agent.—Chi
cago News.
If we Knew,
(Bessie W. Smith, in Chicbago Tribune )
Could we but draw the curtains
That surround each other’s lives,
See the naked heart and spirit.
Know wbat spur the action gives,
Often we would;find it better.
Purer than we judge we should;
We should love each other better
If we only understand.
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Could we judge allseeds by motives.
See the good and bad within,
Often we should love the sinner,
AH the while we loathe the sin ;
Could we know tne powers working
To overthrow integrity.
We should judge each ether’s errors
With more patient charity.
If we the cares and trials,
Knew the efforts all iu vain,
And the bitter disappointment,
Understood the loss and gain—
Wonld the grim, external roughness
Seem, I wonder, just the Same?
Should we help where now we hinder?
Should we pity where we blame?
Ah, We judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life’s hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action, *
Is less tnrbid at its source.
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of goods—
Oh. we’d love each other better
If we only understood.
NICE LADIES
—SaY—
LESTER’S
home made Mince Meat is as
good as they could fix up at their
own homes. Call at the old post
office corner and ge' some of the
good things offered. Cream and
Pine Apple cheese Ferris Hams
and breakfast bacon, Plum Pad
ding fresh cakes and crackers, sweet
Pickles, salad dressing, Cross &
Blackwells’ Pickles, Jams and Pre
serves Raisins, Currants, Citron,
Lemon and Orange ped, fresh nuts
at the old postoffice corner.
LESTER’S
Old Postoffice Corner, Rome, Ga
The Best Weik.
We guarantee the best work in
the sborte-t time of any laundry in
the city. Try ua, ’Phone 158
MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY,
No. 502 Broad St., Rome. Ga.
W. M. GAMMON & SON.
Men’s Fine Cleves.
W. M. Gammon & Son
have for this season the hand
somest and most complete
line of men’s fashionable
gloves they have ever shown.
Silk Lined Paris made kids
in all the new shades. Per
rin’s French kids in latest
styles. Mocha kids in all
sizes. Buckskin driving
gloves. Buckskin gauntlets,
Dogskin driving gloves, Fur
Lined combination gloves for
cold weather. Fire proof
Hogskin gloves for railroad
men; Boys’ gloves in all styles
—in fact we have everything
in gloves that is new and de
sirable; prices reasonable.
We have what you want in
everything that a man. boy
or child can wear. No old
goods. If you want a glove,
hat, suit, shoe, tie, under
wear or neckwear, recollect
we have the thing you
want —standard goods, latest
stlye, of best quality, at a
price you can afford.
Good goods at reasonable
prices are what you need,
and we have them, ;
W. M. Gammon & Son,
Dealers in everything a man or boy wears.
Beautiful Line
Bridal Presents and
Fine Cut Glass at
J. T. CROUCH & GO’S.
Finest toilet goods, Huyler’s candy, choicest
perfumeries. Our extracts are the best and
purest. Our stock of
Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines.
are strictlv first class and up-to-date. In our prescription
department our Dr. Davis is ever ready to fill your wants,
night or.day. Prescriptions are compounded accurately
and delivered to any part of the city. We are carrying the
best line of fancy articles in Cut Glass Our line of per
fumes is the best the market affords. Ladies can find just
what they want for bridal presents at prices which cannot
be duplicated outside of New York city. A fresh supply of
Hujler’r candy just received; also Huyler’s liquoric; drops
for coughs, colds and soie throat. Call on us and you will
find the best of everything Our line of Cigars and Tobacco
has never been so full and with such brands that delight
tne taste. Try our 5 cent cigar.
J. T, CROUCH & CO., 300 Broad St., Rome, Ga.
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W. M. Gammon & Sou have
them in all the new and
stylish shapes. As Stetson’s
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for the finest shoes in Amer
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