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THE ROME TRIBUNE. W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor. •rriCß-NO. 357 BTKKET, UP STAIRS. TELEPHONE 73. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Daily. Except Monday.) One Year $6.00. One Month . .60 Six Months 3.00 One Week .U Three Months.... 1.50 | Weekly.peryear..!.oo Delivered by mail or by city carriers free of Charge. All subscription strictly in advance. Ten Twbuni Will appreciate news from any community. If at a small place where it has no regular correspondent, news re ports of neighborhood happenings from any friend will be gratefully received. Communications should be addressed and all orders, checks, drafts, etc , made Diyable to !THE BOMB TRIBUNE, Rons. Ga. r W orld Is Thus spoke the man whose advert tisement was being regularly read in thousands of households where THE ROME TRIBUNE . is considered to be the authority for their purchases as well as their news. For the field cov<* ered by The Rome Tribune is a wide one, and an advertise/ ment in its columns every day. is sufficient to make business good anywhere, 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. Write for esti/ mates to W. A, KNOWLES, General Manager, December dawned gloriously. Rome has a fine winter climate. Cotton seems about as low as it can get. ■ The holiday trade has opened briskly in Rome. '‘Uncle Joe” Mansfield is still talk ing for the penal island plan. Does the house of representatives hold night sessions to accomplish dark methods? The house has voted down the building of a central penitentiary. This is a little progress. Floyd county’s representatives have answered the roll calls reg ularly, They are to be commended for this. Says the Augusta Chronicle: “North Georgia ought to raise the 8,000,000 bushels of wheat needed for home consumption. ” After Representative Felder’s din ner the members ought to feel in good enough humor to vote one way, or the other on the convict bill. Bob Berner says he is not a candi date for congress, despite the fact that the political wisacro of Georgia. Edi tor Stovall, says he would make a brilliant record. The Rome Woman’s club will have cause for jubilation at their meeting today over their brilliant and success entertainment of the Georgia Federa tion of Women's clubs. Au exchange quotes Mr, Watterson assaying: ‘‘l hope the party will get along without me.” To which a Ken tucicey free silver organ replies, "There is no doubt whatever that it will. ” Thomasville is filling up with win ter visitors. Why should not Rome? We ate dinner last Sunday with a family which had roses and tomatoes grown in the open air in their garden, and here it is December. Mr. Charles E. Harman, the able and courteous general passenger agent of the Western and Atlantic railroad, has returned from a much needed trip of rest. He is much im proved in health. Mr. Harman ob tained for bis road a tremendous amount of travel to the Nashville exposition this sumjper, many trains running in two and three section?, and one excursion consisting of fen trains of ten coaches each. Not only in Georgia, but throughout the coun try Mr. Harman is very popular, and always controls for his line, bis share and more of the traveling public. In the language of Rip Van Winkle’s toast: "May he live long and pros per.’* The Oglethorpe Bi/Centennial. ; The people of Brunswick are tak I ing steps to celebrate the Bi-centennial ‘ of Oglethorpe’s landing in Georgia in a gorgeous style. They deserve the highest praise for their efforts, and will as suredly receive a hearty support from all patriotic Georgians. It is proposed by Brunswick to hold in the spring a fair, or exposition in con nection with the celebration. They are working enthusiastically to that end. ds the Brunswick Times says the name which has been selected gives the pro ject a state interest. The fact that the people of Georgia have never taken an active interest in a grand and fitting celebration in honor ot Oglethorpe, the illustrious soldier and philanthropist, who founded our great commonwealth is rather remarka ble Enterprising spirits in Brunswick promise to make this occasion commen surate in dignity, importance and bril liancy with the event to be celebrated. North Georgia is for it. We endorse the movement, and The Tribune promises to lend hearty aid toward promoting the Oglethorpe Bi-oentennial to a glorious success. Bald Heads. The cause of bald heads has long been a mystery, but science with the aid of a microscope has at last solved it. Bald beads are caused by- bugs— little bugs which make their habita tion at the root of the hair and des troy its life. The man who is grow ing bald is therefore buggy. The Chicago Chronicle says of this scien tific discovery: "How is it that some people live on beyond the days alloted by the prophet and have their craniums covered with plentiful hir sute supply, whereas in early age many people apparently in excellent health have craniums as smooth and naked as an orange? A blooming bug is responsible. Microbes, devilish in sinuating microbes, who, assembled in tremendous colonies, establish themselves in the minute opening be tween that hair and the skin of the scalp. They like the oily fluid to moisten the roots of the hair. The minute creation cause an irritation by means of which they build them selves habitations, horny layers about the roots of the hair which encyst the colony. The ayst presses againt the hair literally, and then begins the process of infection of the hair follicle, and presently through degenerations come the death and disappearance of that ornament of the scalp which is greatly prized by men.and more par ticulary by women. But the scientist does not inform a waiting world how it happens that the microbe prefers the male head to the female, and while this is unexplained the popular illustration which ascribes early piety to a bald-headed condition is apt tp hold its place,” J Tne Chronicle seems to think there j are no bald-headed women. They j may not be as numerous as bald headed men, and. so far as we know, there are no women with bald heads. But beneath the golden curls or raven locks or brown tresses which adorn female heads and charm susceptible men there may be pates that from frontal bone to occiput, irom temporal bone to temporal bone may be as bar. ren of native hair as a billiard-ball. A woman can do wonders with a wig. If the bugs eVer get in their deadly work on a woman’s hair the public never knows it. The old saying that a woman can keep a secret is a silly falsehood. A woman can keep her own secrets. It is others’ secrets which she refuses to keep. J I—■ —' Causes of Appendicitis, Judging from the reports so fre quently made in the the daily press, says the New York Herald, it would appear that appendicitis is not only on the increase, but that it seems to have a special predilection for promi nent people. Contrary to popular be lief, however, it is no more frequent nor elective in its occurrence than formerly. It is simply a new name for a very old and common disease of people known as peritonitis, or inflam mation of the bowels, which, until lately and before operative treatment was instituted, always ended in death. The trouble having been traced to the ulceration or rupture of an in flamed appendix, causing the fatal peritonitis, the early removal of the diseased organ very naturally sug gested the proper line of treatment. It is, perhaps, not generally known by the public that the various foreign bodies, such as grape seeds, cherry pits and the concretions usually found in the appendix, are merely acciden tai consequences of the inflammation rather than causes of it. To such as never eat a grape without a certain misgiving it may be comforting to learn that it is a very rare occurrence to find a seed of the fruit lodged in the appendix. In fact, it is now proven that aside from intestinal concretions which really form in the organ after the latter becomes dis eased, there is scarcely an average i proportion of 3 per cent in which . foreign bodies, distinctively so called, are discovered. That instances are THE ROME TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1897. , not absolutely necessary for the pro. duotion of tbe disease is shown by i their entire absence in a goodly num : ber of the most severe cases. Among tbe latter may be mentioned a recent instance which has claimed much pub lic attention. The real cause of the disease is asso ciated with the destructive tendencies of a peculiar microbe called tbe coin bacillus, which always exists in the intestine, and is absolutely harmless until an inflammation or injury of the appendix gives it an opportunity for the development of malignant qualities. The microbes then multiplv with great rapidity, penetrate the walls of the weakened organ, inten sify tbe inflammation, and finally es cape into the abdominal cavity by ul ceration or rupture of the tube, thus producing the fatal or septic perito nitis. •' __________ A charter has been applied for to publish another afternoon paper in Atlanta, and everybody in the Atlanta newspaper world is reported as being eagerly seeking a position on it. Newspaper "angels’* are getting hard to find.—Griffin News. Tbe Waycross Herald noting the arrival of one of the Hanna’s at Mark’s palatial home at Thomasville says: “Mel Hanna is a brother to the ' said Marcus. We think he is a better man than Mark, because he couldn’t possibly be worse. ’ ’ The Important Matter Neglected, We infer from what Representative Meldrim said in an interview published in the Morning News yesterday, that the legislature is not going to settle the convict question at this session. An extra session must be called if this leg islature settles the question. What will an extra session cost? Sure ly not less than $25,000. This extra bur den is to be put on the people for the reason that tbe members of the legisla ture refuse to take hold of the convict question earnestly and seriously. They complain they haven’t time. What dil they do the whole of last week? If they had attended to their duties instead of going to their homes they could have made great progress with the convict question. They practically throw away Saturdays and Mondays and often waste a great deal of time on other days. It is not as if this cenvict queston were a new one. It has been before the people for several years, and this legis lature was elected with the understand ing that it would settle it. The peni tentiary committee composed of a very large number of the members of the house considered it for a number of days during the early fall, but reached no conclusion that satisfied the majority of the committee. Neither tbe house nor the senate has taken hold of the question earnestly. Each house has wasted the greater part of tbe session thus far in trying to undo what some previous legislature has done and in passing petty local bills. If the legislature adjourns without settling tbe convict question the people will feel t%at thousands of dollars of their money has been wasted, and that less frequent meetings of the legislature would be a blessing.—Savannah News. Tom Reed's Way, Tom Reed has reached Washington and been interviewed. This gentleman of expansive surcingle and unlimited gall wants it understood that he is not a part of the administration and not re sponsible for its successes or its mistakes, Tom evidently considers that his con gress is of the administration, a thing apart and his own private and individ ual snap, to do with as best suits his own personal convenience. His announcement is doubtless in. tended as a notice to President McKin ley that he intends to run his end of tbe business and that no executive need apply. He might have saved his words, for in them is conveyed no information to the people. Everybody knows that the Maine czar intends to run the whole show and to run it exclusively to suit his own tastes. If McKinley has expec ted that because . the white house has passed into republican bands there will be any change in the affairs at the other end of the avenue, he has added another to his list of mistakes. Tom Reed was elected by the republican members of the home of representatives to run congress, and was given fnll pow er. He has not failed in his part and if any little president thinks he can inter fere he had better pay his tuition and go to a night school long enough tr learn something.—Chattanooga News. The Women Readers, This is the Washington Star's opin ion of the fair newspaper reader: Sbe skips tbe column* that describe The horrors of the da); She on lr reads the he«dlinees o'er What politicians say. She show* no curioaity About affairs with Spain; She does not care what base ball nine The victory may sain. She skims tbe editorial page With an indifferent eye; The details of “athletic sports” la haste sh*>paa*e* by; And so she turns par* after page Till with delight *be hall* Aad pin* her foad attention to Tbaitsai "Barrain Salta. ” The Minuet. (T04,V,) Ob! little Addie Wiight Say have seen her dance? No? You have missed a sight. That would your soul entrance. Such a dainty girl— And—eyes as dark as jet - With-toss of golden curl, To dance the minuet. Totbe stately measure, Neath a pink kid toe She moved with much leisure Most gracefully, and slow. Her cavalier bent low. He a ‘‘Continental,” And she—sbe seemed to know, Abont the regimental. Costumes for her skirt, Was held just as they do. The big girls when they flirt, The ones that look at you. Her partner In the dance With hand upon his heart, Gave bar one sweet glance, Swift from Cupid's dart. His coat of crimson hue Hie satin pants, "cocked hat,” Low cut shoes hose so new, Ruffled shirt all of that; Was levely to behold Yet little Addie Wright She’s just five summers old Gazed calmly at the sight. A vision radiant sweet; Tbe picture lingers yet— Dear Addie’s slippered feet; Dancing tbe Minuet. Ethel Hillvsr Harris. Nov 26th '97 Where The Chestnut Lived. “Old mistress chestnut once lived in a burr, Padded and lined with the softest of fur. Jack Frost Bp’it it wide with his keen eilver knife. And turned her out at the risk of her life.” Buy your fresh Nuts, Raisins, Prunes Citron, Lemon and Orange peel. Mince Meat, Plum Pudding Preserves. Jams Pickles, Ferris Hams and breakfast bacon, Teas and Coffees, fresh crackers, olives in glass or bulk all very nice and good attention given at the old post office corner. LESTER’S Old Postoffice Corner, Rome, Ga If your Watch Don't keep Time carry it to JOE VEAL, 205 BROAD ST, J. F. Green & Co. livery. Feed and Trade Mabie! Colclough’a old stand. Broad St., Rome, G-a. First class teams and Vehicles at reason able prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Patronage solicited. Special accom modations for wagons and stock deal ers. Good attention by careful and attentive help. The Best Weik, We guarantee the best work in the shortest time of any laundry in the city. Try ns. ’Phone 158. MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY, No. 502 Broad St., Rome, Ga. W. M. GAMMON & SON. Men’s Fine Cloves. 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. Art and Precious Stones and Metals. Are striking combined in my stock, Collected in the art centers of the United States and Europe, lam showing something very new and pretty in Vases, Clocks, Pocket Books, Combs, Brushes, Mirrows, Solid Silver • Cut Glass and Silver Novelties. ♦ I My entire stock is the Season’s latest productions selected with great C»re, My purpose is to give my customers the best values for the money, lam admirably equipped for displaying a beautiful stock, and 1 extend a pressing invitation to my friends and customers to exam ine and buy, JSI. O. Steptiens, Jeweler, 218 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.. Beautiful Line Bridal Presents and Fine Cut Glass at J.T. CROUCH & CO’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 strictly 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 whifth cannot be duplicated outside of New York city. A fresh supply of Huyler’r candy just received; also Huyler’s liquoric; drops for coughs, colds and soi.e 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. GROUCH & CO.. 300 Broad St., Rome, Ga, B ~ Tyner’s DyspepsiaJßemedy cures indigestion, Bad Breath, Sour Stomach, Hiccoughs, Heart-burn. Men’s Fine Shoes.. The handsomest , styles, the most beautifully finished’ and most durable and elegantly fit ting shoe yet pro duced is Edwin Clapp’s Fine Hand Sewed Shoes. W. M. Gammon & Son have them in all the new and stylish shapes. As Stetson’s name stands for the finest hats. Edwin Clapp’s stands for the finest shoes in Amer ica. We are agents for both.