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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor.
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General Manager
Have you seen the wolf?
Brer Possum is the hero of the night.
The record of 1897 is almost closed.
Make your resolutions and stick to
them.
“Onto Omaha” will soon be the
song of Georgia editors.
We wish all the readers of The
Tribune a happy and prosperous New
Year..
The New York Sun remarks that
the pledges President Cleveland kept
can be enumerated on the fingers of
the Venus of Milo.
The biggest watch party in Georgia
will be the one at Newnan tonght,and
after it is over some of the guests will
have a long time to sit up with the
candidates.
Says the Thomasville Times: ‘‘With
the opening of the New Year politics
will will shape up in Georgia. There
will be a scramble for every office in
the state from governor down to dis
trict bailiffs. ”
“The Waycross Herald predicts four
cent cotton next year. Not a [very
pleasing prospect certainly, but one
which will surely prevail unless every
farmer in the cotton belt makes up
his mind to reduce his acreage,” says
the Americus Herald.
The man who advertises every day
regardless of the seasons is the one
who gets there. People must buy
what they need, and they will go to
the merchant who offers the best goods
at the lowest price, and tells what he
has to offer in the newspapers.
With Rem Crawford as night editor
the Atlanta Constitution has secured
one of the brightest and most capable
young journalists in the south. The
few issues of the paper under his man
agement have shown a marked im
provement in the way the news matter
is handled.
The Mobile Item has begun the pub
lication of a series of articles to show
that former slave owners of the south
and the ex-slaves themselves are en
titled to compensation by the national
government. The Birmingham News
says an agent of the ex-slaves pension
society must have been laying his
plans before the editor of the Item.
The preparations which the New
York Journal is making to celebrate
the union of municipalities which will
form the Greater New York on the
night of Jan. 1, are on a scale unpre
cedented. Various municipal build
ings are to be illuminated, and City
Hall Park will be decorated with lan
terns. There are to be bands of mu
sic, parades and a celebration so enor
mously expensive and interesting that
it will be the biggest thing ever done
by any newspaper.
The Departing Year,
The pessimistic editor of the Val
dosta Times says:
“The year which closes Friday night,
like every other year that mankind
has ever seen, was the worst. It
matters little what the new year
brings, it will get little credit for it
a year hence.”
This is a libel on 1897. It was the
best year and the brightest year since
the great Creator said “Let There Be
Light.” The world was never more
civilized, and there were never more
Christian people inhabiting it.
The world made more advancement
daring the year which closes at mid
night tonight than ever before in its
history. It has been a year fraught
with great events.
The west raised the greatest wheat
crop and the soothes greatest cotton
crop in many years.
Here in Rome the merchants and
manufacturers and people of all classes
have fared better than in several years
past. It was not the best business
year that Rome has ever known, but
it was the best for several years past.
Rome has made more progress in
bailding and improvements in the past
year than in any several years ' o jether
in her past. Many unsightly struct
ures have been removed, and hand
some building put up in their place.
1897 has been a good year for the
world, for the United States, for Geor
gia for Rome and for each and all
of us.
The Possum Feast.
Possum up the gum stump,
Coon in the hollow;
Fetch him down to my house
I’ll give you half a dollar.
That is the way the old rhyme runs
we learned in childhood, but we doubt
if the market price in Coweta county
is that low.
To supply the juicy “wegeterbles”
for tonight’s feast at Newnan the
Coweta club has the “Leitered”
the product In its section.
Well, it .will be a great time in
Newnan when the leading men of the
state gather around the festive board
and discuss possum with political
sauce, prospectively and retrospec
tively. The Tribune will be repre
sented for our name was ‘‘put in the
pot” a week ago when we sent in our
acceptance.
We hope to let our readers feast on
some of the “political sauce” with
their eyes.
Some Railroad Statistics,
During the year 1897, 118 miles of
railroad were built in Texas, 111 in
Georgia, 88 in Alabama, 95 in Arkan
sas, 86 in Mississippi, 59 in North Car
olina, 27 in Florida, 16 in Tennessee,
21 in West Virginia, 13 in South Caro
lina, 3 in Virginia, 2 in Maryland and
151 in Louisiana. This is a total of
734 miles against 590 in 1896, 692 in
1895 and 593 in 1894, which makes a
good, 'comparative, showing for 1897.
On a basis of 115,000 a mile, over
f 11,000,000 was expended in railroad
building and extension during 1897.
In this record of thirteen southern
states Georgia stands second.
The statistics of railways in the
United States in 1896, as given by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,show
that Alabama had 3,658 miles of rail
way, Arkansas 2,497, Florida 3,053,
Georgia 5,179; Kentucky 3,003, Louisi
ana [2,101, Mississippi 2,496, Maryland
1,300 North Carolina 3,427, South Car
olina 2,576, Tennessee 3,074, Virginia
3,622, West Virginia 2,013. Alabama
has 7.24 miles of road for each 100
square miles of territory and 22.02
miles per 10,000 inhabitants; Arkansas
has 4.82 and 20 22; Florida, 5.76 and
71.38; Georgia, 9-05 and 27.07; Kentucky,
7.56 and and 14.55; Louisana, 4.92 and
17.86; Mississippi, 5.45 and 17.50; North
Carolina. 7.19 and 19.29; South Caro
lina, 8,67 and 20 31; Tennessee, 7.40
and 15,63; Virginia, 9,07 and 19.64;
West Virginia, 8.87 and 24.18; Mary
land, 13.19 and 11.14. In 1890 there
were in the United States 150,271 miles
of railway officially reported, and in
1896 there were 181,153 miles.
In its statistical report report the
Interstate Commerce Commission
says: ‘ ‘The amount of railway capital
on June 30, 1896, was $10,566,865,771,
which, assigned upon a mileage basis,
shows a capitalization per mile of line
of $59,610. Were current liabilities to
be included in railway capital, as was
done in previous reports, the aggre
gate of railway capital would be in
creased over $613,000,000, and the cap
ital per mile of line would stand at
$63,068.”
The Crash of China
Ed. W. Barrett writes in the Birm
ingham Age-Herald as follows:
However, it sees to be the settled
policy of nations to divide up China
and eaoh one is on the qui vive to grab
all the territory It can get. Just when
England will commence grabbing, re
mains to be seen. It is certain .that Eng
land does not propose to stand idly by
and permit grabbing of territory to go
on without getting a lion’s share for
herself. It may be that England will
give Japan a fair slice in order to have
the support of that country which Is
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THB ROME TRIBUNE, FhIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 18V7
destined in time to be second only to
England as the greatest naval power on
earth.
I would not be surprised to see Eng
land take possession of a chunk of cet
tral China before Prince Henry of Ger
many and his toy fleet of naval vessels
reach Oriental Waters.
In the meantime unless the United
States is properly represented and insists
upon there being no change in duties
levied on her goods sent to any portion
of China in the event it falls into the
hands of another power, our trade in
that country will be seriously curtailed.
When it is known that China is a mar
ket with one-fourth the consuming
power of the human race and that we
now export to that country exceeding
one hnnred million dollars of goods an
nually, the importance of action on the
part of the United States government
is manifest.
At present we have but four ships on
the China station and one of these is
worthless, England has no less than
thirty, Russia exceeding twenty, GerJ
many perhaps sixteen apd France a
dozen or more.
The situation is of interest to every
American whether he be merchant,me
chanicor manufacturer.
Menace to Society,
(Springfield, Mass., Republican.)
The president’s list of Christmas par
dons deserves more than notice.
Os the eight unconditionally granted,
nearly all relate to crimes for which Mr.
McKinley has before exhibited an amaz
ing and dangerous degree of clemency,
One of the pardoned had served less
than a third of his sentence for embez
zlement of postoffice funds. Another
had been sent to prison for life for rob
bing the mails, and had served less than
eight years. Two others were sentenced
only last June for postofflce burglary.
Another was sentenced last May for em
bezzling postal order funds. And the
list includes also the Missouri bank em
bezzler mentioned in these columns yes
terday.
Embezzlers of trust funds peculiarly
appeal to the mercy of President Mo
Kinley. His pardons have been’scandal
ously numerous along this line of least
resistance, and dangerously numerous.
The embezzler is about the last.eriminal
to merit clemency. His crime strikes
at the very foundation of the commer
cial and social structure, which is built
up on individual honesty and the'
loyalty of men to the trusts and obliga
tions imposed upon or assumed by them;
and that man who proves false in a ju
diciary position and creates the distrust
which would loosen the bonds of civili
zed society if carried on far enough, is
not a man to be lightly punished, and
least of all to be generally pardoned
after sentence had been passed.
But the president is pardoning such
characters in amazing number, and he
is thereby making light of the most
serious of crimes and holding it up for
public endorsement, and pointing it out
to the tempted bank cashier or treas
urer. as, after all, only a trival offense.
He is interefering with the course of
the law where it is none too severe, and
playing with a tendency of most threat
ening force and consequence, His weak
ness is a most extraordinary one. He
cannot be rebuked too severely by
honest people for indulging it as he is
doing.
What About the Sheep?
(Savannah News)
Since Georgia extended her powerful
arm in protection of the ’possum, other
states are coming >to the aid of their
wild animals and “varmints.” Virginia
is now considering a bill for the protec
tion of the muskrat, which has about
been exterminated.' It would be a'very
good idea, by the way, if Georgia and
Virginia would pay less attention to the
’possum and the musk rats and similar
“critters,” and do something for the
protection of the sheep. A sheep protec
tion bill, however, would come into con
flict with the “yaller dog,’’and the
average southern legislator .is mortally
afraid of offending the master of the
dog.
The Sinful Oyster,
It has always been known that there
is something wicked in the apple.
That discovery was made in that far
away time ‘‘when Adam was a baby.”
But it was reserved for a Chicago
evangelist, Rev. Mr. Lind field, to dis
cover the sinfulness of the oyster, and
even he had to go away from home to
make the discovery, says the Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
Upon a critical examination of the
indictment drawn against the oyster,
it appears that circumstances alter
character, as well as cases. It is only
when the oyster forms the chief factor
in a 25 cent church supper that the
sin comes in. Such a meal is classed
by this evangelistic gentleman wish
the saloon and the gambling den. ‘ ‘lt
is,” he says, ‘‘a form of robbery, and
the church which accepts money from
such sources is full of the works of the
devil.” *
It has been said.of the Puritans that
they objected to bear baiting on
account of the pleasure it gave the
people, not out of any tenderness for
the bear, and so in this case the real
objection Js that a church oyster sup
per is a form of social entertainment.
The same dispatch which reports
this pulpit raid on oyster suppers in
churches adds that some ot the best
church people in town (Kewanee)pro
pose to go right on all the same this
week with a projected Klondike social,
in one of the large houses of worship.
Just what luxuries furnish forth a
Klondike repast does not appear, but
before tabooing the oyster for good
and all the opinion of the Morrill
twins should be obtained. As experts
m choosing between good and evil
from the standpoint of an evangelist
they are a much higher authority than
that lone fisher of men, Mr. Lindfleld.
About a Christmas Story
(Brunswick Times)
Houstoun R. Harper’s story in the
Christmas edition of The Rome Tribune
was one ofjthe most interesting produts
of a pen that, while never idle, is el
ways bright.
Sympathy.
Give to the world some gladness.
Give to the world some joy;
Give to each soul with sorrowful dole
Something its griefs to alloy.
Share with th? world your sunshine,
Share with each heart your grace;
For little you know of the wearieome woe
That finds in each heart-life a place.
Lift from the lame their burdens,
Lift up the wayward and weak;
How easy we find—if we’re only inclined—
KWTo sympathy give as they seek.
Help with your cheer the strongest.
Help with your hope the fair;
For many souls grieve whom most we believe
Are happy and free from care-
Give to the world some gladness.
Give It to all mankind;
For the more we give the more we receive,
And the more of Chrlst-love we find,
—Josie Fxazbb Cappi.bmax.
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“Tig not the food, but the content
That makes the table’s merriment.”
With poor material to j ut in the
food, there’ll be no content or mer
riment, therefore for nice things go
to the old postoffice corner and get
plum pudding, fruitcake, chocola e
marshmellows, vanilla wafers, pre
serves and jams, nice cream, Edam
and Club-house cheese, Cross &
Blackwell’s orange marmalade and
pickles, nice hams and breakfast
bacon, at
LESTER’S
Old Postoffice Corner, Rome, Ga.
Georgia School For The Deaf.
Cave Spring, Ga.
SEAIiED BIDS,
CAVE SPRING, Dec. 29,1897.
SEALED CASH BIDS FOR THE FURNISH
ing of the following articles to the Georgia
School for the Deaf, delivered free at Cave
Spring, will be received to 2 o’clock p. m. of
Friday, January 7, 1898, the right to reject any
and all bids being reserved. Samples of flour,
meal, oatmeal, grits, hominy,'beans, starch,
sugar, coffee and syrup, such as designated
below, must accompany the blds or no atten
tion will be paid them.
Parties will please write the word “bide”
plainly on the envelopes containing bids.
7.500 lbs. patent flour.
1.500 lbs. southern white corn meal as wanted
1 box full weight caudles (sixes)
500 lbs. best leaf lard or cottolene.
300 lbs. good sugar cured hams.
500 lbs. best ice cured side bacon.
50 lbs. best pinhead or rolled oatmeal.
1 bbl full weight No, 2 shore mackerel.
3 bbls best pearl grits.
2 bbls best rice, not fancy.
1 bbl best hominy.
1 bbl best white beans.
3 bbls, standard granulated sugar.
3 bbls. New Orleans Y C sugar.
2bbls prime New Orleans or Sonth Georgia
syrup.
200 lbs. Roasted coffee.
3 boxes Octagon soap.
Beef and mutton delivered on the premises
as wanted.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
W. O. CONNOR, Principal.
Roark, the Jeweler,
Has received
another line of
W GDI GLASS
and Silver Novelties.
Just the thing for
Bridal and
Christmas Pt esente.
317 Broad St, Rome, Ga.
The Best Work.
We guarantee the best work in
the shortest time of any laundry in
the city; Try m>, ’Phone 158.
MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY,
No. 502 Broad St., Rome, Ga
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
the 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 first class and up-to-date. In onr 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
fume* 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
Huyler’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 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, Minows, Solid
Silver
Cut Glass and
Silver Novelties.
My entire stock is the season’s latest productions selected with
great care, My purpose is to give my customers the best va.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,
.A.. O. Stephens,
Jeweler, 218 Broad Street, Rome, G a
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