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THE ROME TRIBUNE. W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor. •rriCK-NO. BS7 BRuAI> BTRKKT, OP STAIRS. TELEPHONE 73. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Dally, Except Monday.) One Year*6.oo' One Month .» Months3.oo One Week-. 12 Three Months.... 1.501 Weekly.peryear..l.«o Delivered by mail or by city carriers free of Charge. All subscription strictly in advance. Twa Tbtbunb will appreciate news from any community. If ata 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 payable to THE BOMB TRIBUNE, Romb. Ga. WAR§- * Business is war. Advertis ing is the outwa,d indication of the conflict. * * Adver tising is the army and navy; * the battle ships and the bri -1 gades; the shellsand the bul- lets. In advertising, business broadsides are fired and sharp-shoot ers are employed. The boom of big guns and the continuous rattle of musketry is apparent in our every column-competitors are fighting every day. * * Success perches on the banners of the skillful. In modern business war, the winner is he who employs the wisest and most experienced generals, and the latest improvements in projectiles. * * * For many years The Rome Tribune has been directing campa’gns of advertising, being thoroughly equip ped in every way, and is now ready to help you make a conquest of the City, County and State. Economy combined with efficiency. Rate, furnished on application to the Ad vertising Department, Business offices •W. A, KNOWLES, General Manager Rome merchants report their Christmas and December trade better than last year. All the returns are in, and while there were many, yet the Christmas tragedies were not as numerous as usual. Senator Morgan, the king of the jingoes, wants Uncle Sam to get a tea cup, or a hadd painted plate in China’s division. Evidently Charlotte Crane was playing the role of ‘‘A Stranger at a Charleston Ball” instead of “In New York” on Christmas eve. J After all the Charleston incident was nothing, but a theatrical adver tising dodge. We did not intend to say as much as we have on the matter. The merchants of all classes of trade report larger sales for December than for several years past. They all seem well pleased with the big trade en joyed. The Tribuns has been presented by Congressman Maddox with some valuable maps of Northwest Georgia made by the United States geological survey. A woman in Switzerland has had her stomach removed and still lives. There are many people whose brains might be removed and it would not hurt them. X The fact that only 92,000 men in the organized trades of New York are out of employment is considered evidence of better times. There were 125,000 unemployed at this time a year ago. ‘ ‘All nnite in praise to Santa Claus in 1897. It has been years and years since the old saint did such a land-office busi ness and came so near remembering everybody, ’’ says a Chicago paper. Three daughters of members of ex-President Cleveland’s cabinet have committed suicide. Miss Bayard took an overdose of chloral, and Miss Gar land shot herself with a pistol. Both happened in the first administration. Miss Herbert’s sad death was the third case. Hetty Green wants a man of brains and character and not necessarily of for tune for a son-in law. The Philadelphia Press says that “if she will just look around among the newspaper offices of the country she’ll no doubt be able to find a number of young men who will come up to her plans and specifications in the son in-law line. ” The Augusta Chronicle speaking of the burning of the monster colisenm building in Chicago says: ‘ ‘The area was equalled in extent - only by that of the Roman Coliseum. The building was insured for $120,000 in twenty-six different companies. No doubt the news of its destruction was read with regret by Mr. Bryan, by Just'o i Hal Lewis and others who took part in the memorable Chicago con vention.” Fl.aud and Misrepresentation There seems to be a general disposi tion throughout the country to call down the high-handed methods of life insurance companies. They have away of sending out a silk hat repre tentative with lordly airs who is given icense to tell you how to accumnlate a fortune if yon should live, and to leave your family well off if you die. But unless you submit bis figures to the bead office of the company and get his written statement endorsed, you are liable to get left. Even then you need not be too sanguine. The Memphis Commercial Appeal says: “A case of considerable importance was decided in this city yesterday. It was the case of a widow suing an in surance company which had issued a policy on the life of her husband dur ing bis lifetime. The case was bitterly fought, and without reference to the manner in which it ended, it might be well to suggest to insurance com panies that if they wish to continue piling up the millions which the people have paid them they must make it apparent to a man who patronizes them that when he dies bis wife and children will have something more to depend upon than a lawsuit in the Federal courts. The insurance com panies make enough money and can afford to treat people fairly. When a man struggles and skimps to save the money necessary to carry a policy, and when that policy becomes due through his death, his wife and chil dren should not be compelled to spend the greater part of it in lawyers’ fees and court costs. Honesty in insurance circles is the best policy, and this polioyishould be pursued.” These lawsuits to collect insurance ought not to be necessary. The com panies which permit them show a spirit to defraud which should cause all to be charged of doing business to them. But the silk hat solicitor is generally one who is most to blame by his misrepresentations. Honest in smanoe companies should call them down. Cuba and Sherman's Raid. The amount of property destroyed in Cuba by Gen. Weyler is estimated at $70,000,000. as follows: “One hundred thousand country houses and 50,000 dwellings in villages and hamlets de stroyed. $16,000,000; 800.000 cocoa trees cut down. $5,£00.000- 1,000,000 palm] trees destroyed, $10,000,000; 2,000 000 fruit trees destroyed. $1,000,000; 5,000, - 000 banana plants destroyed, $125,000; 1,000 tracts of boniatas and yuccas de stroyed, $2,500,000; 4,000,000 coffee plants destroyed, $1,500,000, 2,000.000 horned cattle killed outright, $30,000,- 000; 2,000 horses killed, $200,000; 500,- 000 cordels of fencing burned, $3,000, - 000; 300,000 hives of domestic bees de stroyed, $1,450,000; 650,000 head of sheep and swine destroyed, $2,300,000; 500,000 tieroes of tobacco appropriated, $5,000,000. ” The Charleston News and Courier makes this comment on these figures: “It is interesting to note, by way of comparison, for the instruction of the present generation, that Gen. Tecumseh Sherman, in his official re port, estimated the ravages inflicted by his army in Georgia alone at SIOO,OOO. - 000, of which only $20,000,000 ‘incured to our advantage, ’ thp remainder being -simple waste and destruction, ’ as he complacently remarked.’’ Antique Aristocracy Agog, That is a right gossipy story from Charleston about the withdrawal by request of Naval Cadet Peterson with Miss Charlotte Crane, an actress, from the Christmas eve ball of the students of the South Carolina Military Acad emy. A Charleston special says: “Among the invited guests was Cadet Peterson, of the revenue service training ship Chase, at present in tbe harbor. Cadet Peterson appeared at the dance rather late in the even ing, accompanied by Miss Charlotte Crane,the leadinglady of Hoyt’s “A Stranger in New York,’’ which had given a performance during the evening. Miss Crane is a very pretty girl, modest, unaffected and discreet, and she received much attention from the cavaliers at tbe ball. Inquiry by the chaperones as to the identity of the young woman having developed the fact that she was an actress, a great stir was made. The Hyper sensitive four hundred of Char leston for the most part are disciples of Mr. Clement Scott in their opinions of stage women, and having seen naughty posters advertising “A Stranger in New York,” concluded perhaps that Miss Crane would indulge in French ball antics at their modest entertainment and that then the young women under their charge would be corrupted thereby. However that may be, one of the chaperones preferred a request, in effect a demand, upon Captain Howlet of tbe Chase to order the cadet and his partner from tbe hall. Captain Howlet under the circumstances had no choice and he ordered Cadet Peter son to leave with Miss Crane. The cadet and the young lady then with drew their unwelcome presence. ” Tbe newspapers from Boston to Gal veston are publishing the story, and THE ROME TBIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1897 some are denouncing Charleston cus toms as an insult to Miss Crane. But that depends a great deal on tbe way in which a town'grows up. In Atlanta, or Memphis, at a similar ball nothing would bs thought of it. But in Char leston, or Nashville it might be a fit grant breach of etiquette for a young man to take an actress who had not been invited. In many of our southern cities there has grown up a laxity in the matter of social affairs and introductions Young men unthougbtedly with their inborn hospitality introduce fellow® about whose birth and rearing they know nothing. This is particularly the case since the monetary standard has set up its coat of arms, and is accepted almost everywhere. Undoubtedly, there are good women on the stage, but at the same time it is tbe most demoralizing profession that women ever entered. The am bition that causes a girl to go on the stage, unless she be extraordinary will she gets to thinking, allow her to do other things that she does not have license to do elsewhere. This is a free country and men and women off the stage who wish to associate with ac tresses are at liberty to do so. There are actresses on the stage who are good women in every way. But there are lots of people all over the country who will never associate with them as social equals. Knowing Charleston’s exclusiveness and social traditions we think that Naval Cadet Peterson acted a fool, that Miss Crane has received a rare juicy advertisement, and that tbe chaperones did right in asking that the couple, withdraw. The Pension Cancer, Some idea of the extent of the ex travagance and robbery of the pension system may be gained from these fig ures. There are 737,122 actual surviv ors of the war; there are 733,527 alleged survivors drawing pensions; there are 187,500 survivors now demanding pen sions, number of wldowsjdrawing pen sions, 213,352; widows demanding pen sions, 104,938; pensioners demanding an increase, 255,849; total number pensioners on the rolls, 947,528; total survivors or widows drawing or de manding pensions, 1,139,317. In 1883 there wers 303,658 pensioners; in 1893 there were 966,012; in 1897 there are 976,014. More than 25 years ago Gen. Garfield, afterwards president, apolo gized for reporting a pension appro priation bill of $30,000,000, saying that thereafter the amount would annually decrease. Now it amounts to $141,- 000,000 a year, and it is increasing every year. Next year it* will be not less than $150,000,000. No argument can answer or justify these figures. They tell a rtory of extravagance, dis honesty and profligacy truly aston ishing. Tillman Eliminates Negroes, The prediction made by Senator Till man a few years ago that he intended to elminate tbe negro from South Carolina politics has at last been fulfilled. The new constitution recently adopted in that state has gone into effect, leaving about 131,000 colored men of eligible age whose names are not on the registra tion lists and,who must remain disfran chised until they learn to read and write or acquire and pay taxes on property worth S3OO, It will be at least ten years before the negro vote will again become an impor tant factor in South Carolina politics. All the indications are, however, that the rising generation of negroes will be well educated, The colored youths in the cities and towns are attending school, and it is the exception nowadays to find a colored boy of 14 years in a South Carolina city who can not read. They attend the graded schools as freely as the’ white. Moreover, there is a marked disposition among the younger elements of the negro popula tion to become property owners. It is conceded that for a decade at least there will be nothing to hold the white people in South Carolina together if they wish to divide politically.— Washington telegram to the Chicago Chronicile Diversify Crops, The way to reduce the cotton acreage is to encourage the introduction of root crops, trucking, melons, berries, small fruits, sheep breeding, [more corn, and wheat where* the soil is suitable. Ina word, push the idea of diversification, for all that is in you, and the cotton question will take care of itself. The convention of cotton growers at Mem phis, the other day, organized an asso oiation which pledges itself to “take no part in politics, but in every other way possible to advance the price of cotton and the condition of tbe cotton growers. To this end they urge tbe farmers to re duce their acreage in cotton, to keep out of d bt, by economy and thrift to reduce the cost of production, to raise all their supplies at home so as to make cotten a surplus or money crop; and, finally, to build up tbe cotton manufac turing industry of the south as one of tbe best modes of assuring a good price for the staple.” This programme is all right, but its general adoption will be a result of time and education. —Chatta nooga Times. “Tie not tbe food, but tbe content That makes tbe table’s merriment.’’ W itn puor material to { ut in the food, there’ll be no content or mer riment, therefore for nice things go ■o the old postoffice corner and get plum pudding, fruitcake, chocola e marshmeilows, vanilla wafers, pre serves and j ams, nice cream, Edam and Club-house cheese, Cross & Blackweb’s orange marmalade ' and pickles, nice hams and briakfast bacon, at LESTER’S. Old Postoffiee Corner, Rome, Ga. Planters 11 Female 1: H Regulator % < I For all diseases peculiar to women and girls. i ? W It Tones up the Nerves, Improves the Ap- ij) ' f petite. Enriches the Blood, and gives Life i f ’ * Health and Strength. It Is the '< I QUEEN OF TONICS H ( j MAKES TBE COMPLEXION CLEAR. ( ; j ? EDCEI A bottle of " Monthly ” Regulating i f ! ’ lIaEE ■ Pills with each bottle. For sale by G G all dealers or sent direct upon receipt of price by G 1 [ New Spencer Med. Co., Chattanooga, Tenn, i f !| LADIES’SPECIAL TREATMENT: in <» J ■ cases requiring special treatment, address, J : giving symptoms. Ladies’ Hedical De- H ; t part men t. Advice and book on Female J J J Diseases, with testimonials, free. ’ J For Sale and Recommended by Buy a Smooth White Skin For Your Face! It probably needs renewing, for it is rough, red< freckled, blotched o. pimpled, until it has become repulsive Instead of attractive. Healthy skin is always beautiful. The sun and wind, impure soaps and cosmetics injure the akin. Viola Cream cleanses, nourishes and restores rhe skin, making it soft, white and beautiful. It is not a cosmetic —does not cover up, but remoras blemishes. It Is harmless and always ,'locs jiK what we claim for it. The only preparation that will positively remove Freckles, BJackheads, Tan, Sunburn and Pimples. Hundreds of testimonials from promi nent ladles. Price 50 cents a jar at druggist** BITTNER ~0.. TOLEDO, OHIO*-, Roark, the Jeweler, Has received another line of FINE CUT GLASS and Silver Novelties. Jufet the thing for Bridal and Christmas Ptesents. 317 Broad St, Rome, Ga. The Best Work. We guarantee the best work in the shortest time of any laundry in the city. Trv us, ’Phone 158. MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY, No. 502 Broad St., Rome, Ga HOSTETTER’e A Nw YBa,s |»— CELEBRATED*—W Resolve, 11116 highest effl ciency depends upon a SOUND BOOY The Bitters Protects the iSto macti, Liver , and Bowels. STOMACH And secures com -1 K Ifc MKfer plete nutrition 1 ) and digestion. Health is Wealth. 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Practical, Useful and Economical, Almost everybody wishes to be economical and practical in the selection of their NEW YEAR 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, 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 tbe cheapest. Come and see what we are doing. W. M. Gammon & Son, Dealers in everything a man or boy wears, 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 firs, 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 Hujlet’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 full and with such brands that delight the taste. Try our 5 cent cigar. J. T, CROUCH & CO., 300 Broad St., Rome, Ga. 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. My entire stock is the season’s latest productions selected with great cite. My purpose is to give my customers the best ya.ues 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, TV. O. Stepliens, Jeweler, 218 Broad Street, Rome,'Ga