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6 Fahy’s Trade Palace. Rome, Ga., Dec. 26,1897, We extend to you the com pliments of the season, and wish you a very happy New Year. We have been made happy by our unprecedented holiday trade. Though large, it was not sufficient for us to unload our hundreds of dozen handkerchiefs. We ordered a case of the little squares to be delivered a week before Christmas. They came two days before, after having been traced by a round dozen telegrams. Many of you did not even see them, as you bought early. Many of you have not finished your giving, either. We Will Offer This lot, con/ sisting of em broidered edges, hemstitched with embroidered corners, hemstitched emb ro i dered over the hem, open pattern embroidered, and half a hun dred other styles in all-linen embroidered with linen, at 25c each. These handkerchiefs were 35c and 40c, and splendid value at that. You get the benefit of the railway com pany’s loss, as they shall re emburae us. That’s how we can afford to do this. A lot of colored embroid ered handkerchiefs at from 35c to $1.75 thrown in a box to go at 25c each. Pretty lot of dainty, seal/ loped embroidered edge, col ored inside border at ioc each. Children’s school hand kerchiefs at ic each. PENSIONERSDEFENDED Colonel Ainsworth Replies to the Charges of Fraud. BASED ON ERRORS OF THE CENSUS. Estimates to Show That We Shall Have Survivors of the Civil War With Us* For Fifty Years Yet—An Army of Young Men. WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. [Special. ] “There is very small basis for the attacks upon the pension service which have been made in the newspapers of late,” said Colonel Ainsworth, who is the officer in charge of the record and pension office of the war department, and who is certainly a competent authority on this subject. “Efforts have been made,” continued the colonel, “to show that the number of pen sioners on the rolls is equal to the total number of surviving veterans, and that, inasmuch as every one knows there are many soldiers who draw no pension, the inference is that there are carried on the rolls the names of many men who were never in the service, and who are therefore drawing pensions fraudulently. Specific changes to this effect have been made, but Pension Commissioner Evans, who ought tAinow, says they are wholly untrue. Inaccurate Statistics. “I have nothing to do with the issuing of pensions. In my office we simply keep the records. But lam convinced there is no ground for such accusations. The charges are based upon the census reports of the number of surviving soldiers and sailors of the war of the rebellion, but the census reports have been shown to be inaccurate. The census enumerators re ported only 1,034,073 survivors of the re bellion in 1890. If there were only that many alive then, the number would have fallen by 1895, according to the American tables of mortality, to 920,000, but we have proved by the records of the pension office and other records that in 1895 there were at least 35,000 more survivors, or 955,- 000, besides many of whom there were no records at all.” “How mar.yir.en served the government in tbs war of the rebellion, colonel?” “Wo do not know exactly and never can know. But we have a very close approxi mation to the true number, derived from analysis of the records. The number of men furnished by the different states and territories, under call from the president, was 2,778,304. Deducting from this the number of seamen and marines, which was 105,968, leaves a total of 2,672,341 credited to the army. In these figures we take no account of the regular army at the outbreak of the war, which was 16,422. Now, there were many re-enlistments which figure in the total I have given. Just how many there were we cannot ascer tain. Some authorities have calculated the number at 370,000, and others at 716,000. I take the mean of these two extremes, or 543,000, and deducting this from the total nnr-j-er credited, leaves 2.129.000 as.tho Fahy’s Trade Palace. jSgRv/ We Wish You A HAPPY NEW YEAR! |p|| Ohio OWoK 1898 / F q> 2%c Towels! 27 inches long, red border, unbleached, not a particle of starch in ’em; you’ll buy if you see. number of individual Federal sofuiers serving in the war.” Soldiers Who Survived. “And how many were alive and honor ably discharged at the close of the war?” “The number of deaths for the army was 359,528, and the number of deserters at the close of the war was 117,247. This leaves about 1,652,000 as the number of soldiers who were alive at the termina tion of service and who were not deserters. Going over the figures for the navy in the same way we find that of 105,963 men in that service during the war, 75,000 were alive at termination of their service and were not deserters. ‘.‘Therefore the total number of individ uals serving in the army and navy and marine corps during the war was 2,213,- 365, and of these 1,727,353 were alive at the end of their service, deserters exclud ed.” “And how rapidly have these soldiers died off since the war?” “Not nearly so fast as you would think. In the first place, it must be remembered that the average age of the survivors was low. We had an army of young men. At the close of the war the average age of the survivors was only 28 years, and at the present time, 32 years later, the average age of the survivors is only about 58 or 59. The average age of the whole does not in crease as fast as the average of a single individual, because naturally the older ones die more rapidly. We all fall into the habit of looking upon the survivors of the war as ‘old veterans,’ and thinking of them as old men, whereas many are still under 50, in the prime of life, and the average age of them all, as I have told you, is under 60. “Some people think, according to the laws of nature, the soldiers would die fast er than any other men on account of wounds, disease, etc. As a matter of fact, the death rate has been lower among the veterans than in the adult male commu nity at large. This is true because the law of the ‘survival of the fittest’ applied to the soldiers. They had been through ardu ous campaigns. The weakest had fallen by the wayside. Those who remained formed in .a. xenesal way a. selected class. Buy a Smooth White U, V Skin For Vour Face! It probably needs renewing, for it if. rough. red freckled, blotched o. pimpled, uutP it bn* beootu* repulsive instead of attractive Ueulthy akin a. always b cuttful. The sun and wind, Impuic soapo ana ooaxudtica injure tu.j auiv. Viola Cream cleanses, nourishes and restores she skin, making it soft, white and beautiful. It la not u cosmetic —does not cover up, but r emu ven blemish et*. If is harmless and always -iocs hk. what we olnta* for It. The only preparav'on -hut will pusitive'y remove Freckles, Blackheads. Tan, Sunbum and Pimples. Hundreds cf testimonials from promt, nent ladles. Price 50 cants a jar at druggietde Q.G. BITTNCR =O., TOLEDO. OMIX . THE ROME TRIBUNE BLNDAY. DECEMBER 26 lsV7 . • » | Fahy’s Trade Palace. Tlios. as the insurance ihen would say; noted for their endurance and tenacity of life.” “And how many survivors are there now according to your figures?” Prospects For the Future. “Well, we have compiled the number very carefully, and in doing so we have adopted the mortality rate of the combined American insurance companies. It is a matter of opinion whether the veterans would die faster than the policy holders in life insurance companies, but the differ ence could not be great, no matter which side it was on. According to our figures, there were 1,285,471 survivors June 30, 1890, though the census reports made the number only 1,034,000. Computed on this basis, we find that the probable number of survivors June 30 each year is as follows: Survivors. Survivors. 18901,285,471 1904 858,002 18911,261,232 1905 820,687 18921,286,076 1906 782,722 18931,209,968 1907 744,196 18941,182,889 1908 705,197 18951,154,810 1909 665,832 18961,125,725 1910 626,231 18971,095,628 1915 429,727 18981,064,524 1920 251,727 18991,032,418 1925...' 116,073 1900 999,339 1930 37,033 1901 965,318 1935 6,296 1902 930,380 1940 340 1903 894,585 1945 0 “In other words,” concluded Colonel Ainsworth, “we shall have survivors of the war of 1861-5 with us for nearly 50 years yet. According to the mathematics, the last man will die between 1940 and 1945. But I should not be surprised if one or two were to live till the latter year, or 80 years after the close of the war. ” Walter ’Wellman. Coughs, colds, pneumonia and fevers may be prevented by keeping the blood pure and the system toned up with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 8100.00 in Gold Given Away The Youth’s Advocate, Nashville, Tenn., a sixteen page illustrated journal —a paper that is read with interest and profit by people of all ages—offers one HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GOLD to the person who will form the greatest number of words from the letters in the name DRAUGHON. It . also offers, free, a bicycle, gold watch, scholarship in almost any business college or literary school, and other premiums. Every person who enters the contest will get a premium of same kind. Send at once for sample copy of the paper, which .will explain all. Contest closes April 20, 1898. WANTED By Old Established House —High Grade Man or Woman, good church standing, willing to learn oar business then to act as Manager and State Correspondent here. Salary S9OO. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope to A. T. Elder, General Manager, care Daily Tribune. Be sure and attend the cost sale of the E. C, Wood'& Co. I stock today, i Fahy’s Trade Palace. ANOTHER STAY FOR ALLEN. The Execution of the Maoou Murderer la Ordered Postponed. Atlanta, Dec. 25.—The governor has granted a respite to Tom Allen, the Bibb county murderer, sentenced to hang on Jan. 6. The execution is or dered postponed until Feb. 11 in order that an appeal for a commutation of sentence may be submitted to the prison commission. The case has gone through all the courts, the United States supreme court having decided some time ago that Allen should suffer the penalty imposed by the superior court and confirmed by the supreme court of the state. The prison commission. as a board of pardons, now has two important cases to decide, both on application for com mutation of sentence. Tom Cyrus, the Atlanta negro who killed his mistress, was respited on last Tues day and his case will come up for con sideration on next Monday. Tom Alien’s case will be taken up soon afterwards. A Lynching Narrowly Averted. Cumming, Ga., Dec. 25. Judge George F. Gober held a special term of Forsyth superior court here to try Charley Ward for committing an as sault upon the little daughter of Enoch W. Mashburn of this place. Ward was found guilty and Judge Gober sentenced him to 20 years in the penitentiary. There has beeu strong talk of lynching Ward, and, to satisfy the citizens, Judge Gober came and held court to dispose of Ward at once and not wait until the regular term of the court in February. Fatal Quarrel Over Fireworks. Eatonton, Ga., Dec. 25. While ■hooting fireworks here, young Frank Paschael and Sterling Wilson got into a dispute about some minor affair and Wilson’s older brother, Malcolm, took his part After a few moments’ scuf fling Frank Paschael stabbed Malcolm in the breast with a knife. Malcolm died in a few nloments. This terrible occurrence has produced much sadness in Eatonton. Both boys are sous of prominent men of this city. Frank Paschael has left the town and cannot be fonnd. Death of a State Senator. San Francisco, Dec. 25.—State Sen ator Jeremiah H. Mahoney died from the effect of a cancerous growth in his throat. He was born in Buffalo, N. ¥., where he was once city superintendent of streets. He was prominent in San Francisco politics. Wine es a Honpltal Burned. Kingston, Ont., Dec. 25.—A wing of the general hospital here has been de stroyed by fire. Much difficulty was experienced in rescuing the inmates, but finally all were gotten out safely. The loss is about $12,000. “ When bilous or costive, eat a Cascaret candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 10, 25c Fahy’s Trade Palace- Pjrfierres! Turkish and Ori ental patterns. $5 Turkish go at $2.50 the pair. $6 Oriental, horizontal stripe go at $3.50 the pair. Our Display ol Fine Leather Coeds For New Year’s Gifts! Pock et Books, Writing Tablets, S. Complete, Jp These together with p a select line of Small Cut Glass Puff i Boxes, Jewel ® ® e^ B, « We offer a line that is bound to please. CIJRRY-ARRWM COMPANY. Beautiful Line Bridal Presents and Fine Cut Class 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 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 sore throat. Call on us and you will find the best of everything. Our line of Cigars and Tobacco has never been so fnll and with such brands that delight the taste. Try our 5 cent cigar. J. T. GROUCH & CO., 300 Broad St., Rome, Ga. Fahy’s Trade Palace Blankets! You may have not intended to give a certain person a present, but as you received one :rom that person on Christmas, you, of course, feel that you must now send one and politely intimate that it's delivery was delayed on Christmas. It’s human naturfe. you know. Why not send a pair of our blankets? They’re about the best reminders of the giver you ever saw. Besides they are cheap. Table Linen I White, dainty, fresh linen adds zest to a New Year’s meal and makes your guests wish for another invitation. We’ve the linen and it’s low enough too. Rugs! Fanciful floor cover/ ings for- beauty and service. Our stock is replete with the best designs and fabrics of half a dozen mills. You can’t but be suited. Underwear, Its well known that our stock is the real standard of the town. It’s because we carry every thing one can want. Such quantities force us to sell lower than any one else, of course. Baskets! Left over from the first rush of the hol iday trade. They must go. Half price is all we’ll ask. Hosiery! The line we always carry, but at prices to make you meditate as to how we can live at it.