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HT PAGES.
The Christmas horn is ready to
make itself heard.
There are now 489 cotton mills in
the south, an increase of 229 since 1890.
The womanly woman has always
ruled us, and the new woman desires
to “boss” us.
The powerful antagonism of Speaker
Reed will be arrayed against the
Hawaiian job.
Col. T. W. Alexander shows in his
interview that our present legislators
are poor, parliamentarians.
The Jacksonville Citizen thinks that
the Georgia legislature is getting lots
of free advertising; but the trouble
is to convert it into available assets.
Out in Kansas the newspapers em
bellish their accounts of weddings by
giving a list of the young men the
brides have refused. This makes the
society column very readable.
Gov. Taylor recently said: “Texas
is the largest waffle on the griddle of
North America; she is sweetened with
the honey of happiness, pouring from
the bunghole of prosperity, and but
tered with pure democracy. ”
A Washington special to the New
York World claims that the deficit for
the year will [amount, to $85,000,000-
The revenues derived from the Wil
son bill the last few months of its life,
it will be remembered, were equal to
the expenses of the government,
The election of the judges and solici
tors of Georgia by the people will
cause a great change in the State.
The new law will not go into effect
until after the next legislature meets.
The opposition to the law in the Senate
and House was not strong enough to
keep it from passing.
Because a man is fighting his way
through the crowds with bis arms
laden with bundles and an expression
of pain and despair on his face it
must not be concluded that he is suf
fering, says an exchange. He is mere
ly participating in the joys of the
glad Christmas season.”
The Atlanta Journal insists that
‘ ‘the governor and other state officials
whom the democracy is to nominate
and put into office next year should
be chosen solely with a view to their
qualifications for the offices they are
to fill; ve should have the state cam
paign confined to state issues.”
♦
“Megalomania” is a comparatively
new word. It was' coined by Mr.
Gladstone, and means “a passion for
big things simply because they are
big.” For instance, when a women
becomes possessed of the desire to buy
a new hat, she may be called, we pre
sume, a megalomaniac, says an ex
change. -
The Tribune's Christmas Issue,
Next Sunday, Dec. 19, The Tribune
will publish its annual Christmas
edition. Every year we have made
this a specially attractive number and
this year we expect it to be the best
we have ever sent out.
The reading matter will be well
selected and on topics uppermost in
the public mind in the season of joy
and gladness.
This Christmas edition of.THE Trib
une will be a comprehensive shoppers
guide and will catch the holiday trade
at its beighth. No local advertisers
should fail to be represented in its
columns.
The edition will receive a large cir
culation throughout North Georgia
and East Alabama. The special fea
tures, the artistic typographical ap
pearance and the attractive holiday
advertisements will make it a paper
everybody will desire to read
The? Plays People Applaud,
The stage exerts more influence in
the world than many suppose. It is
capable of being made an educational,
and even a reform medium. History
and other things can be taught us; po
litical, society and other evils can be
ridiculed. And all this can be acconr
plished without a word of preaching,
for people do not go to the theatre to
listen to sermons. The play can be
made an object lesson without any
thing like this. And many of our
American dramas, like “Hazel Kirke,”
“Shenandoah,” and others are whole*
some plays calculated to instruct rather
than to vitiate the taste.
We fully agree with the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal in its criticism of
the contemporary stage when it says :
But in many of the popular plays
of the day, particularly those adapted
from the French, the author rarely
avails himself of his beet opportuni
ties; nor is he content to amuse with
honest humor. He writes a farce
comedy, all the so-called “fun” of
which turns od some serious social
question, usually marital infidelity
Men and women sit-in the audience
and laugh at and applaud thing 8
which, if they happened in their owil
families, would drive them to the di
vorce courts or perhaps to suicide.
And because of this applause man
agers continue to put such pieces.on
the boards. “We must cater to the
public taste,” they say; and this
statement seems so wide in its signifi
cance that no one takes it personally.
But though general in its phrasing it
is not impersonal. It is aimed directly
at every man and woman who ap
plauds this kind of a play. It is use
less to solace one’s conscience with the
assurance: “I am not the public, I
am only a private individual.” Each
individual is an integral part of the
general public; and it is people takea
singly who create the demand for this
particular form of drama. The young
man or the young woman who sees the
direlict husband or the .flirtatious
wife laughed at as a joke has the
keen edge taken off his or her sensi
bilities, and latter on may be tempted
to try the same roles in domestic life,
for no one can tell where this influence
may end. Such plays as turn on ques
tions of this sort ought to be frowned
down because of their dangerous ten
dencies; and also because as mediums
of amusement they are stale, flat and
unprofitable. And with the married
flirt let the mother-in-law also retire
into obscurity, or else let the world
get married all over again so that we
may have a new and different one.
The presentone has borne her burden
long enough. Adam is the only man
that ever lived in the world who did
not know the mother-in-law jokes, and
it is even possible that Cain enlight
ened him. Give us something new.
A Sign of the Times,
The news comes from Ohio that
some men in Cleveland have organ
ized a sit-down club, each member of
which is pledged not to give up his
seat in the street cars to any woman
under any circumstances. The club
membership is full, the limit being 300,
and the waiting list is large. The
only rule of the club is that every
member who is riding on the street
cars and has a seat must refuse to
surrender it to any woman who en
ters after all the seats are occupied.
A violation of this rule is followed
promptly by dismissal from the club.
The Augusta Chronicle says on this
subject:
It is to be hoped .that nowhere else
but in Cleveland, could 300 men be
found who would publicly band
themselves together in a club with so
unpraiseworthy a constitution. It
must be admitted that there are
some circumstances under which some
men should not give up their seats in
the cars to some women, but there is
nothing to justify an agreement not
to give up one’s seat” to any woman
under any circumstances.” Old men,
cripples, feeble men, or laboring men
THE ROME TIUBTJN&. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1897
who have toiled at manual labor all
day and have long distances to go,
ought not to be expected to give up
their seats to young women who are
bale and strong and are much better
able to stand t isn the men who occupy
the seats. Under such circumstances,
a considerate young woman will not
accept the seat even if it is tendered.
But reverse the circumstances, and
let the woman who stands in the aisle
be old or feeble or tired with a day’s
labor, and the man in the seat young
and strong. He is simply a cad and
a boor if he does not relinquish it to
the lady. There are two factors
whieh enter into the spirit which is
manifested in the Cleveland sit-down
club. One is the innate selfishness of
men; the other is rebellion against the
rivalry of women in commercial pur
suits. Some men care more for their
own comfort and ease than for that of
anybody else; while among an ever
widening circle of men is the feeling
that if women place themselves on a
footing with men in the counting
house, the office and the store, and do
all in their power to oust men out of
their positions, they must meet men
also upon the same footing in public
assemblies and conveyances. It is this
thought that is doing much to smother
the spirit of chivalry and the natural
homage of men to women, but let us
hope that the day is far removed
when the manhood of America will
cease to honor American womanhood,
or when a pure, refined woman will
not always be an uncrowned queen
among brave and self-respecting men.
Upholds Our Position,
In an interesting interview published
elsewhere Col. T. W. Alexander, one
of the ablest parliamentarians in the
south,says the ruling by which the
football bill failed of passage over the
governor’s veto was absolutely wrong,
He cites numerous authorities, and
proves his contention conclusively.
This is just the position Thb Trib
une takes. The football bill is not in
contention and is a small matter where
a great principle like this is involved.
Col. Alexander goes into the matter
fully and we are glad to publish his
views. His arguments, we think are
unanswerable.
Pheasants In North Georgia,
Rome sportmen are interested in the
protection and propagation of game in
North Georgia. A recent publication in
the Nashville American, concerning
the propagation of pheasants was one
of great iuterest to sportsmen in particu
lar and to the public in general, who
would be well pleased to see our fields
and forests supplied with this superior
quality of game.
It seems that Mongolian pheasants
imported to Oregon have thrived won
derfully in that state, and from the
small number originally brought over,
the increase has been so great that it is
now possible to kill thousands.within the
time allowed by law for hunting.
The state of Ohio has undertaken
pheasant culture at its state farm, and
it is expected that the state will be lib
erally supplied with the birds that come
from the increase of those liberated at
the hatchery within the course of three
years.
Something of this kind might be un
dertaken in North Georgia at compara
tively small expense and great benfit to
the people. The stocks of native quails,
or partridges, as they are more com
monly called, is growing less every year
in the state, and the game laws do not
serve to prevent their slaughter by pot
hunters. If any of Rome’s sportsmen
are interested in the subject they will
do well to look into this matter of the
propagation of pheasants'in this section.
Latest Saloon Statistics,
William E. Curtis, the well-known
Washington correspondent, furnishes
the following (1897) saloon statistics;
The number’of licensed saloon-keep
ers in the United States was reduced
10,340 during the last year. In 1896 the
total was 216,358, in 1897, 206,018. Os
the latter 11,074 are licensed to sell mait
liquors only. There is no state or terri
tory without its saloons—even Alaska
has 147 and 6 breweries. Prohibition
Maine has 995, Kansas 2,269 and lowa
3,789. Indian Territory has only 13, the
smallest number. New York, of course,
leads off, and the other states follow in
the following order:—New York. 32,990;
Illinois, 17,339; Ohio, 14,849; Pennsyl
vania. 14,519; California, 12,767. There
are comparatively few saloons in the
south. Alabama has 850; Arkansas,
649; Mississippi, 326; South Carolina,
822. Georgia has 1,310, only 256 more
than the District of Columbia, 400 less
than Montana, and 428 less than Rhode
Island. Arkansas, Indian Territory,
Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma and Vermont are without
breweries.
Dana's Opinion of the Bible,
Charles A, Dana once delivered a lec
ture before the Wisconsin Editorial
Association, and in speaking of the
education of a journalist he said:
' ‘There are some books that are ab
solutely indispensible to the kind of edu
cation that we are contemplating and
to the profession tha| we are consider
ing; and of all of these the most indis
pensable, the most useful, the one
whose know’plge is most effective, is
the Bible. There is no book from which
more valuable lessons can be learned. 1
am considering it now not as a religions
book, but as a manual of utility, of pro
fessional preparation and professional
use for a journalist. There is perhaps
no bopk whose style is more suggestive
and instructive, ft on which you learn
more directly the sublime simplicity
which never exaggerates, which re
counts the greatest events with solemn
ity, of course, but without sentimen
tality of affection; none which you open
with such confidence and lay down with
such reverence.
“There is no book like the Bible.
When yod get into a controversy and
want exactly the right answer, when
you are looking for an expression, what
is there that closes tbe dispute like a
verse from the Bible? What is it that
sets up the right principle for you,
which pleads for a policy, for a cause,
as much as the right passage of holy
scripture.”
Only a Womans's Face.
Unto my life was given a gift of priceband
worth untold; ♦ J
No one may buy it, thongh his hands are full
of gems and gold.
It was only two loving eyes, only a Swift’
sweet smile.
And tender feet that walked with mine,only a
little while.
Only a woman’s face,
And a woman's faithful love;
But O! they made the world below
Like to the world above.
Only a heart of gold, trie as tbe stars are true,
And a quiet voice, whose low, sweet tones no
touch of anger knew-
Butlknew not till they were gone how da.k
the earth can be,
For her slender hands held all life’s store of
happiness for me.
Only a woman’s face,
▲ud a love that was my own;
But O! my life is desolate,
For they from earth have flown.
—Philadelphia Times.
A Patagonian Prayer.
“O, Father, Great Man!
King of this land!
Favor us, dear Friend, every day,
With good food.
With good water,
• With good sleep!
Poor am I, poor is this meal;
Take of it, if thou wilt!”
—Eclectic Review
“Little
Miss Hazlenut.”
“Little Miss Hazlennt in her best bon
net,
Is lovely enough to be put in a sonnet.
And young Mr. Filbert has journeyed
from Kent,
To ask her to marry him soon after
Lent.”
Fruit cake daily expected, with
nice fresh crackers. This is the
place to get nice fresh fruits and
spices, plum puddings and home
made mince meat, olives and olive
oil, ginger preserves
Blank & Brother’s fresh confec
tioneries, crystalized cherries and
apricots, orange and lemon peel, nice
assertment of Christmas goods. All
nice and clean, with polite attention
at
LESTER’S.
Old Postoffice Corner, Rome, Ga
Roark, the Jeweler,
Has received
another line of
FINE CET GLASS ’
and Silver Novelties.
Just the tiling for
Bridal and
Christmas Presents.
317 Broad St, Rome, Ga.
COTTON
NOT IN IT
Compared With Our Extreme-'
ly Low Prices,
T. W. McCORD,
I am selling Staple and Fancy
Groceries, .Country produce confec
tionaries, Fruits Etc, at the lowest
possible prices. When you need any
goods in this line call and see me.
It will pay you.
T.W. McCord
Under Beuna Vista Hotel.
536 Broad St,, - Rome, Ga.
BOARDERS WANTED.—One or
two couples. Comfortable and con
venient apartments. Address or call
on Mrs. Inez Moore, 704 Broad street.
Practical, Useful
and Economical.
Almost everybody wishes to be
economical and practical in the
selection of their
CHRISTMAS+PRESENTS
Almost at your own prices is the
way you can buy them at
W. M. GAMMON & SON.
Just received fresh stock
Imported - Woolen - Underwear,
s %
Nobby Neckwear,
In Puffs, Ties and Bows.
Silk Lined Kid Gloves.
Silk Mufflers.
New and Stylish Hats.
Best Line of Shoes in America,
Swell Suits and Overcoats.
More quality given you at our store
than anywhere in the city for the
. price. We will sell you as cheap as
the cheapest. Come and see what
we are doing.
W. M. Gammon & Son,
Dealers in everything a man or boy wears,
TAYLOR & NORTON.
The Druggists.
Are fitting eye glasses and spectacles and guaranteeing
satisfaction. If your eyes bother you in any way,
if you are near-sighted, far-sighted, or if you can
not see to read by lamp light like you used to do,
go to Taylor & Norton’s and they will relieve
your troubles.
The giasses Taylor & Norton sell are the very
best it is possible to grind, and if it is no fit, it’s
no pay.
Give them a call; they have all styles of frames
and can suit you.
TAYLOR & NORTON,
DRUGGISTS.
jLA Santa CIaUS
Knows 0 600(1 W
jS - ' wb.D he sees it, and for tbe merry
W Yuletide season looks around for good
clean coal that will thoroughly warm
our rooms * n Christmas weather, and
Fmake them cheery and comfortable for.
WWrM" t^ie holiday festivities,
Jellico Coal is the Best,
Robt. W. Graves & Co.
Yard, Southern Railway. eo
Economy Is The Road Io Wealth!
Another route to Klondike!
By having your
Buggies, Carriages and Wagons
BUILT BY
H. J. KLASING’S.
Repair work done promptly. If yonr horses don’t travel right, give him a.
call.