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Many special features will appear in
the Christmas Tribune.
Roses are still blooming in many
yards in Rome, despite the fact that
Chiistmas is nearly here.
The Christmas issue of the Bruns
wick Times will be one of Editor Lam
bright’s best productions,
A blizzard prevails in Kansas and
Missouri. North Georgia is likely to
get her first taste of winter weather.
Who says that matrimony isn’t a
game of chance now that Mrs. Dice of
Kingston, Mo , has shaken Dice for
another man ?
The republicans are after the civil
service. Democrats will not support
them unless a repeal of the entire
service is made.
Chicago is anxious for a department
of commerce and industry to be added
to the government, and thus create
a now cabinet position.
The Derthick Musical club is ac
complishing much for the musical cul
ture of Rome. Such organizations
cannot be too highly commended.
Send in your advertisements by
Thursday afternoon to insure good
position in the Christmas edition of
The Tribune. It will be published
next Sunday.
Instead of trying to hide behind the
legislature, why doesn’t Governor At
kinson step forth like a man and either
save or refuse to save Mrs. Nob’ei
neck, asks the Eatonton Messenger-
With Allen Candler, governor. War
re i Candler bishop, and John Candler,
judge,the Candler family would be right
in it.—Griffin News and Bnn. Yes, and
the Blalocks are going to try to get as
many places.
The Lucy Cobb girls will debate the
question: “Resolved, that the charac
ters of Goneril and Regan justified the
curses of King Lear. ” But it will not
be half so spicy and interesting as the
debate of the Shorter college girls on
co-education.
We call special attention to the letters
of Walter Wellman, the famous Wash
ington correspondent, which The
Tribune now publishes regularly.
They are among the most interesting
sent out from the National capital as
Mr. Wellman has special facilities for
getting inside facts.
The strongest city may not be the
wedtliiest or most populous. The city
tha'is careful in making its contracts,
but fulfills its obligations when made;
thathas wholesome laws, and enforces
them is a strong city. It is a city
that<-egprds its home; the home is the
founiation of social purity and
strength, and it must not be lost sight
of. Rome is that kind of a city.
The Cotton Convention.
It is very certain that the “all cotton
folly” has hurt our southern farmers
and will eventually bring ruin if they
continue to persist in it.
We hope that tbe convention of cot
ton growers which met in Atlanta yes
terday will accomplish all that is de
sired—a great reduction of the cotton
acreage for the next crop. But we
must confess that we fear it will not
have this effect. There are many far
iners—and not a few around Rome —
vho will plant larger crops of cotton
next year than this. They argue that
if others are going to reduce their
acreage and that if cotton will bring
seven to ten cents next year why they
are going to make money by planting
more of it.
The best way The Tribune sees to
reach the subject is to let each south
ern state have an organization of cot-'
ton planters with a vice president of
each county. When it is decided tbal
Georgia must reduce its acreage ten,
twenty-five or fifty per cent, let these
vice presidents see that each .farmer in
nis county abides by such a decision.
But how could a farmer be forced to
do so? We know of no method except
by public sentiment. The people of
each county might be asked to ostra
cise the farmer and his family who
plants more than his allotted amount,
but such a plan seems impracticable.
The agitation of this subject in the
Atlanta convention however, will do
some good.
It is thought by some that instead
of reddeing the acreage the southern
farmers and merchants should work
to increase the demand for cotton. We
should build more mills and should
extend our export trade. The cotton
crop is the south’s great gold produc
ing product. If we can increase thq_
demand, and our farmers raise all
their home supplies, at the same time
it will bring us greater wealth.
Straw Votes in Congress.
The New York Journal has taken a
poll of Congress on leading questions
with the following results:
Administration Financial Measures—
House. In favor—republicans, 124; dem
ocrats, 4; populists, o—Total, 128. Op
posed—republicans, 78; democrats, 122;
populists, 28-Total 228. Majority op
posed, 100. senate,, doubtful, 33. Op
posed. 55. '
British Arbitration—senate. In favor
—republicans, 35; democrats, 19; popu
lists. 2; silver republican, I—Total, 58.
Opposed—republicans, 9; democrats, 14;
populists, 2; silver republicans, s—Total,
30. As a two-thirds majority is needed
to confirm a treaty, the issue is in much
doubt. n.
Hawaiian Annexation—senate. In
favor—republicans, 42; democrats, 4;
populists, 2; silver republicans, 4—Total,
55. Opposed—republicans, 0; democrats,
30; ’populist, 4; silver republicans, 2
Total, 36. This seems to insure the
failure of tbe pending treaty for lack of
a two thirds vote.
Cuban Belligerency (adoption of reso
lution already passed by the senate.)
House. In favor—republicans, 40. dem
ocrats, 117; populists, 27—Total, 184.
Opposed—republicans, 165; democrats,
5; populsts, 2—Total, 172. Majority in
favor, 12.
Cuban Independence—house. In favor
republicans, 30; democrats. 118; popu
lissts 2—Total, 150. Opposed—republi
cans, 175; democrats, 8; populists 26
Total. 209. Majoritjr opposed 59.
Tuneless Music of This Day.
We doubt not, but that there are
many Romans and people everywhere
who love melodious music and have
entered their protest against the tune
less drift of music in this day.
A man in Dayton, Ohio, voiced the
sentiment of many people on this sub
ject theother day, and now has all the
long-haired men and fad-chasing wo
men, who are cranks on thematic mu
sic, denouncing him as a musical un
regenerate.
This individual claimed that he had
been a member of a musical club “by
marriage,” for fifteen years, had pa
tiently plodded in atihosphere of mu
sical culture, and now thought it was
time to speak. Thereupon, boldly
flying the black flag of fate, he open
ed his lecture as follows:
The love of music has been implanted
in tbe human heart in every land, in
every age, and in every clime. It is
the most universally bestowed of all
the attributes of man. Those of us
who were at the world’s fair, that
great gathering of tbe nations of the
earth, fully realized this as we came
in contact with tbe people of all na
tioßS and listened to their varied mu
sic, from the orchestra of the six South
Sea islanders, pounding on a hollow
log, up to tbe orchestra of 120 Dutch
men scraping fiddles and blowing on
horns under the direction of Theodore
Thomas. I can’t say that I was much
struck with the music of either of
these orchestral musical extremes.
One seemed to be the very protoplasm
of music while the other represented
a musical culture so ripe that it had
rotted.
Our ultra musical friends tell us that
we require to be educated in order to
THE ROME TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897
properly appreciate and understand
a peformance of “Vogneriau” music
under the direction of Theodore Tho
mas. Might not the same thing be
said in regard to an “opus’’ performed
by that orchestra of South Sea
islanders? Man in his natural state
cannot appreciate and understand
either of these extremes, although it
takes no preliminary training to ap
preciate such heart songs as “Home,
Sweet Home,” “SuWanee River,” and
“My Old Kentucky Home.”
Is not the true music to be found
between these extremes? Is not this
latter day musical culture a fad that
is taking us away from real music
that stirs up all our finer and nobler
feelings, leads us in our meditations
toward our God, arouses ali our pa
triotic emotions, awakens our sym
pathy and love, makes life more beau
tiful, cheers us in our despondency,
and comforts us in our sorrows? The
present high-class music fails in every
one of these particulars and is simply
nothing more .nor less than musical
athletics or gymastics, very difficult to
perform, but in no degree pleasurable
or edifying. It is said of Dr. Johnson
(or some other musical barbarianjthat
he once attended a musicale, when,
after a particularly fine piece of mu
sical gymnkstics bad been performed,
the lady whom be had accompanied
to the performance said to him: “Dr.
Johnson, that was an exceedingly
difficult -piece.” Said he: “Madam,
did you say difficult? I wish it was
impossible.”
Courtesy in Business,
It is a great mistake to suppose that
politeness costs nothing. It seems to
cost some people a tremendous effort
whenever they happen to be guilty of
any business courtesy,, They have
the,id°a that a bullying, insolent man
ner lends dignity to them, and that an
abrupt style of speech is what people
most admire in a business man.
And yet these very men will won
der why they don’t get on better in
business. In spite of the genuine
bargains they offer they are surprised
that people keep away from the store,
says Chas. Paddock in Printer’s Ink.
They do not J. Bee that there repellant
manner has anything to do with it;
they would perhaps be astonished to
learn that sensitive people—and they
are numerous—would sooner pay more
money where they are courteously
treated than be bullied or frowned
upon at a genuine bargain counter.
An affable manner is a good adver
tisement in itself—a gruff and surly
demeanor is a permanently bad one.
Have not business men common sense
enough to see this? If they are at all
observent they can find plenty of evi
dences of it daily. Bad temper and a
frowning face should have uo place at
all in a business house. Their only
effect is to keep on killing trade.
However much at fault, it is not
wise to reprimand an employee
sharply in front of customers. What
ever the offense; curb your temper, at
least until customers are out of Bight
and hearing. One can be firm and
even severe without a display of tem
per. Frequently the customer would
feel such an outburst as keenly as the
employee who called it forth.
Suave, polite manners in the pro
prietors, managers and salespeople are
in themselves great attractions to a
store or place of business. It becomes
a positive pleasure to trade where
you are sure of kind and courteous
treatment. And, on the other band,
one is apt to dread going into a store
where harsh tones, bickerings, and
fault-finding are the rule.
It is impossible to succeed in busi
ness nowadays unless you show a polite
bearing towards those from whom
you expect custom, and a well man
aged house will see to it that all help
are carefully trained in the one im
portant point of good manners. Soft
words and smiling faces bring back as
many customers as low prices and at
tractive newspaper advertising, and
the sooner merchants recognize this
fact, the better will it be for their bus
iness.
SAID BY ALABAMA SAGES,
With its climate and its soil, the
south should be the greatest wealth
producing section of the United States,
If a genuine ambition to excel could
pervade this section as it pervades many
of the 'agricultural states father “north
and west, the south would be a perfect
gridiron of railroads built to transport
its immense product to tbe seaboard
and to the interior. —Daphne Times.
Cotton Seed Industry,
. The cotton seed industry of tbe south
amounts to 4,000,000 tons annually,
valued at $113,000. In 1877 there were
only four mill* in operation; in 1897
there are over 300. with more than
$50,000,000 invested. Hardly a county
but can take this industry, so profitably
followed in each one that raises cotton,
as an illustration of how long crying
opportunities maybe neglected.—Mont
gomery Advertiser.
This Great Climate,
The people in the north are having
snow storms, those in the northwest are
suffering from blizzards, whila we of
South Alabama are enjoying fair and
temperate weather, and able to work
every day in the week and not freeze
to death. How thankful we ought to
be for our beautiful sunny south
land!—St. Stephens News.
- Just Missed It-
While the Georgia legislature was
worrying over a convict bill it came
very nearly convicting itself of being
incompetent to transact the business
which it had before it.—Annistou Hot
Blast.
Adam a Chinaman,
(Chicago Tribune.)
The famous Egyptologist, Prof. J. de
Morgon, who stands at the .head of the
antiquarians of the whole world, has
just made startling discoveries in under
ground Egypt, which prove that the
founders, not only of Egyptian civiliza
tion, but also of tbe civilization of tbe
whole world, were Chinese. His aston
ishing discoveries show that the Chinese
were the first civilized race to inhabit
the earth, and therefore the Garden of
Eden was in China, and that Adam and
Eve were Chinese.
M. de Morgan has been for many
years director general of antiquities of
the Egyptian Government. He claims
in his great, work,..which has just now
been brought but in Paris, “Recherches
sur les Origines de I’Egypte, I’Age de la
Pierrre et les Metaux” (“Researches
into the Origin of Egypt—the Age of
stone and metal’’), that the boasted
civilization of Egypt comes byway of
Assyria from neutral China, and proves
that tbe orgin of our civilization really
comes from the Chinese, and not from
Assyria and Egypt as has been generally
held heretofore by scholars.
"Because,"
’Vhy do I love you?
I don’t know.
I suppose because
Fate willed it so.
Why do I think of you
The livelong daj ?
Just because *tis
Life’s sweet way—
For a lad and a lass
By chance to meet
And teach to each other
That old ksson so sweet’
How long shall I love you!
Forever and aye -
E’en when from earth
1 shall pass away.
• Why am I happy;
Because I know
We’ll each love the other
Wherever we go.
—Rose Wells,
“Old Hickory”
“This is old Hickory,’’ look at him
well,
A general was named for him so I’ve
heard tell.
Take care bow you hit him. He some
times bits back.
I'his stolid old chap is a hard nut to
crack.
Fruit cakes, Plum Puddings,
Mince Meat Preserves and Jams all
very nice Cross & Blackwell Pickles
and orange marmalade Ferris Hams
and breakfast bacon, Edam, Club
House, full cream and Neufchatel
cheese, chrystalized cherries and
apricots, citron lemon and orange
peel, nuts and raisins prunes and
figs, apples oranges and lemons at
LESTER’S
Old Postoffice Corner, Rome, Ga.
HOSTETTER\“"' ,or ' he
P CELEBRATED Banger signal
■Om malaria
' /I Is rife at all
i? times, but
more virulent
I at tfa i s seasou -
The Bitters
Fortifies the
STOMACH system against
H 8 its attacks and
■ 1 E secures health
Roark, the Jeweler,
Has received
another line of
FINE CUT GLASS
and Silver Novelties.
Just the thing for
Bridal and
Christmas Piesents. 1
317 Broad St, Rome, Ga.
L A 01E S w Kior
£ D». FELIX LE BRUN'S
w Steell Pennyroyal PHls
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S on the market.. Price, $1.00; sent
» Shy mail. Genuine sold only by
For sale by Curry-Arrington Co.
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 yon can buy them at
W. M. GAMMON & SON.
Just received fresh stock
Imported - Woolen - Underwear,
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,
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Beautiful Line
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Bridal Presents and
Fine Cut Glass at
J.T. CROUCH & CO’S.
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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 de.ivered 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 liquoiic; drops
for coughs, colds aud 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.
Economy Is The Hoad to Wealth!
Another route to Klondike!
By having your
Buggies, Carriages and Wagons
BUILT BY
H. J. KLASING’S.
%
Repair work done promptly. If your horses don’t
travel right, give him a call. Corner South Broad and
Gemetery streets, Fifth ward.
Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy cures indigestion, Bad
Breath, Sour Stomach, Hiccoughs, Heart-burn
uar anteed,