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VOL IX
LANHAM
&SONS
Are /Vlrqost
GlVlqg Goods flrvVay!
Look at These Prices:
White l>i 4 Blanke's. wh .... . 20 c
Fur Lin'd Capos as low as 50 c
Two Toned 'ilk. stylish for Waists or Trimmings,. .. 15 c
T< n Bulls host Sowing Thread for. ... 5 c
Good Hickory Shirting 4jc
Good Yard Wide Sea Island 4 c
Good Ginghams 1 3;jc
Good Indigo Calico 3jjc
Mattress Ticking. .♦... 5 c
Feather Ticking 10 c
All Wool Flannel ns low as 9 c
Paper Patterns, all kindsand sizes 10 c
Clothing, a real nice suit for a man $2.50
Worsted double width, nice 10 c
Canton Flannel 4 c
Good Cotton Checks 34c
ri’etty Capes trimmed v> ith Velvet Braid and Buttons ..SI.OO
Shoes! Shoes!
We have an immense stock of New She s, a dwi
sell for less money than any other house in the coun
try.
-* Clothing All Kinds!
Big>Stock of Clothing as a regular
clothing store and tan and will sell Clothing cheaper
than any House i i Rome. This is no boast but a
fact. Come in and see our line of Clothing and if you
don’t think it cheap don’t buy.
< MILLINERY!
The finest stock of New Hiliinery ever brought to
Rome. Everything new and at prices no other house
will name. We always knew the Ladies had to pay
too much for their Hats, and therefore we decided to
save them some money, and we do it too, We sell
Line and Stylish Hals for less money than any House
in Georgia.
fa Guuils ait Silks!
Our new Fall Stock is the largest and is as fine as
was ever shown in any house in Rome. Not an old
style in the house, and all the latest Novelties at
prices that will please any one wanting to save money.
Don’t buy your Dress til! you see our new goods.
A beautiful ail wool Serge Imported to sell at 40c.
Our price only 21c.
o
Gome and sec tlic silk we are selling at Isg. Nothing like
it in Rome.
Who would be without a Silk Waist when they Gan get one
at isg a yard.
We have by far the largest stock of New Goods ever
brought to Rome and will sell cheaqer than any one in Rome.
All we ask is a trial.
We have the finest line of Gapes, Silk Dress Goods and
Millinery to be found anywhere and we know we wili please
gon.
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We will be pleased to show goods
whether you buy or not.
# SONS.
Wholesale and Retail.
314 to 326 Fifth Ave., ROME, GA.
TIdEE C~J FT A T^ r Al
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA. SEPTEMBER 30, iSM
THE DUNCANPARDON.
Governor Says He is Net Respon
sible For the Filthy Cam
paign Circular Sent Out.
Governor Atkinson has written
a letter to Mr. S. A Roddenberry,
chairman of the Thomas countv
democratic committee, concerning
the case of Adolphus Duncan,
whose pardon has been the occasion
of so much agitation by the Pop
ulists.
The governor says this matter
has he<>n unfairly treated and ex
pl ins the case. Ho disclaims any
improper appeal for negro votes.
In the beginning of his letter the
governor says:
“I am in receipt of your com
munication stating that lam be
ing censured on account of a cir
cular containing a statement that
1 had pardoned Adolphus Duncan,
a negro who had been twice con
victed of rape on a white woman,
and asking whether or not I had
authorized its publication as is
sued.
“If you had but reflected for a
moment, you would have known
that to attend to the duties of
governor and do the amount <>f
stump speaking that is done by me
was ail that is possible for one man
to do. It is not possible for mo to
superintend or know of the work
done by supporters of the Demo
cratic ticket in distributing cam
paign literature, and it does ine a
groat injustice to hold mo respon
sible for what others do without
my knowledg or consent. There
would be just as much reason and
justice in presuming that Bryan
and McKinley knew of and w 0
responsible for everything done or
said by their party supporters and
newspaper advocates. 1 did not
authorize the publication of this
objectionable statement about
which you write, and did not know
of it until I saw a criticism of it
in a newpaper. 1 then got a copy,
read in it the statement above
quoted, and saw that the bare,
naked, unexplained statement was
calculated to demoralize those ig
norant of the facts in the case, and
at once, without a moment’s delay,
revuested Chairman Clay to use
his efforts to prevent the further
distribution of the circular. Mr.
Clay himself did not read the cir
cular or know of i s contents until
I called his attention to same. All
of his time is required to look af
ter engagements for public speak
ers, and to answer correspondence;
is is, therefore, equally impossible
for him to know the contents of
all the literature distributed
by support! rs of the Democratic
ticket.
I will remark, however, Lom
information received at .Demo
cratic headquarters, 1 le-irn that
the same circular is being distrib
uted at points where it was not
sent by any supporters of the
Democratic ticker, ami that lam
satisfied that the Populists have
reproduced the circular in a dis
torted form and are distributing
it among the voters and attacking
me for .vhat I never did, and for
what they themselves are now d -
ing and pretending that it is the
work of Democrats. As corroba
tive of this, 1 refer to the garbled
extracts of same in this week’s
Populist paper, purporting to be a
true copy of the circular. This is
upon a level with other low, dirty
and disreputable campaign meth
ods of the Populists.
The parties who compiled the
mstter in the circular in question
doubtless thought that as so much
had been said in the newspapers
a out the Duncan cus -ven ae
Mrs. Anna Gage, wife of Ex-
Deputy U. S. Marshal,
Columbus, Kan., says:
‘ ‘I was delivered
of TWINS in
less than 20 min
~ utes and with
,-W scarcely any pain
£ after using only
two bottles of
“MOTHERS’
FRIEND”
DID NOT SUFFER AFTERWARD.
tySeotby Express or on receipt of price,
8100 per bottle. Book "To MOTHERS’ 1
wailed free.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA. GA.
SOLD BI ALL DRUGGISTS.
. was just as familiar with the rea
sons for granting the pardon as
: they were themselves, and that the
bare suggestion of the case would
recall the reasons upon which the
pardon of Duncan an innocent
man from death. •
The case in short was this.
Duncan was convicted of rape,
and sentenced to be banged.
The supreme court and other of
ficers expressed to me a doubt as
to his guilt. It was suggested that
in view of the doubt of his guilt,
that I commute his sentence to
imprisonment in the penitentiary
for life.
1 declined to do this, and stated
that if he was guilty he should be
hung, mid if innocent, ho should
be pardoned; that there was no
middle ground in a rape case.
When the charge of rape is made
the innocent deserve no punish
ment, and the guilty deserve no
mercy. Even though he was an
humble negro, I felt that it was
my duty to learn the truth, what
ever time and effort it might cost
mo.
I did loam the truth. It was
clearly proven to the satisfaction
of the community, the jury, the
solicitor-general, and all of tho of
ficers of the court that Duncan was
an innocent man.
I was clearly satisfied of his in
nocence and pardoned him.
It is a matter of regrot to ovory
self-respecting Georgian that the
Populists have undertaken to con
duct this campaign upon such a
low plane. While Ido iot pro
pose to sink to their level, I am
forced in replying to these at
tacks to say tach things and stat
such facts that the people can get
at the truth.
The objectional clause in the
circular in question was made to
reply to one of their campaign
slanders, and has just above in the
following statement: “While it
is not deemed proper to refer to
the exorcise of the pardoning
powet of an executive as the reason
why he should' be supported polit
ically, yet inasmuch as Governor
Atkinson has been attacked by the
Populists for pardoning Hinton
for the purpose of prejudicing the
co ored people against him, it is
but proper to refer to the following
cases.” Then follows the allusion
to tho Duncan case.
If our Democratic friends will
get hold of tho untruthful and
slanderous circulars which are be
ing put in circulation by the Pop
ulists in order to defeat me, they
will find ample cause for indigna
tion against our opponents. Let
us now turn our guns upon the en
emy. Let no Democrat fire into
the Democratic ranks while there
is a common foe upon the field.
Before believing charges against
our party nominees, let us make
inquiry and learn the truth.
In the course of political cam
paigns it is not my custom to re
ply to attacks of u personal nature
made by my political opponents,
and only notice this one becase
the request to do so comes from
you as Chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of
your county.
Obediently yours,
W. Y. Atkinson.
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cure of all Female Complaints, ex
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Misrepresentations Exposed and
Corrected.
[By Request.]
By referring to the liquor deal
er s circular on page 2, it will be
seen that they style this bill a
“dispensary bill.” This is a trick
of theirs and their allies to create
I a prejudice against the bill by rep
resenting it as similar to the South
Carolina dispensary law, But the
truth is that the two measures are
utterly unlike—it would hardly be
possible for two measures on tho
same subject to be more unlike .
They differ radically m their main
features as follows:
(a) Under the South Carolina
law, public money derived from
taxation is used for tho purchase
of liquors. Such is not the case
under this bill. Indeed, this
would not bo legal in Georgia..
While the Constitution of South
Carolina permits public money to
be so used, the Constitution of
Georgia is so strict in its limita
tions upon the use of public funds
that a dispensary system could not
be established in this stale.
Hence, those who laise this cry of
dispensary are fighting something
which is not in this bill, and which
never can exist in Georgia unless
the Constitution be changed.
(b) Under the South Carolina
law*, intoxicating liquors are sold
in dispensaries or agencies estab
lished by the state, and state con
stables are appointed by the Gov
ernor to aid in enforcing the law.
There is nothing like this in the
Anti-Barroom Bill. It is well
known that the difficulties grow
ing out of the enforcement of the
Soul-i Carolina act have Lian just j
at this point. Collisions between
state constables and those who
were opposed to the law and the
legislature that enacted it. Ths
Anti-Barroom Bill leaves its en
forcement just where all other
laws are to be enforced—in the
hands of local county officials.
No such conflicts as once occurred
in South Carolina could possibly
arise under the provisions of this
bill.
(c) Under the South Carolina
law liquors are sold at a profit and
f--r the sake of profit. It is uni
versally agreed that one of the
worst features of the license sys
tem is that the liquor seller has a
profit in the liqaor sold. The
South Carolina law does not give
this profit to the dispenser—it
goes to the state ; but as the object,
of the law is, in part, revenue, the'
dispenser feels that the more he
sells the better he secures the ob
ject of the law. Now, this profit
feature of the sale is utterly elim
inated from the Anti-Barroom
Bill. The vendor’s compensation
is fixed by the county authorities.
He is under no temptation te vio
late the law, to sell to minors or
drunk persons, or persons of in
temperate habits, for by so doing
he will not make one cent. Under
this law the less he sells the bet
ter he secures the object of the
act.
(d) The South Carolina law has
one and but one restriction on the
sale of intoxicating liquors—they
cannot be drunk on the premises
where sold. Even with this par
tial restriction, the general drift
of the testimony is that the South
Carolina system is an improve
ment on the barroom sale of
liquor. But this bill is f ar more
stringent in its restrictions. It
provides that liquors are not to be
sold for beverage purposes. The
public liquor store, where estab
lisl d o’ peti ion. Is und r the si -
per.id m of th> county authori
ties. All proh! fition iaws provide
some method .or th -sab of- liquors
for the purposes admitted to be
legitimate and not productive of
public injury. S- me prohibitory
laws relegate the sale for excepted
uses to drug stores, some to phy
sicians, etc. In such cases there
may be as many legal places of
sa’e as there are drug scores, etc.
These provisions are more difficult
to enforce than the one embodied
in this bill. It is far more practi
cal to regulate a single place of
sale than many places.
In view of all these restrictions
and diffefences, the South Carolina
law presents more contrast with
this bill .than similarity to it.
j That may be called a bill to dis
pense intoxicating liquors for
profit to the state, This is a bill
to dispense with such liquors as a
beverage.
It has been asserted that tho
bill would repeal or modify local
prohibitory laws. These asser
tions are made by persons who
have not read the bill. The very
first section states that the bill
shall not apply to counties
wherein local prohibition already
exists.
REGISTRATION COMPLETED.
The Number of Voters in Each
Militia District. *
For the information of those
who take an interest in politics wo
give below tho total results of the
registration in tho county, and in
each militia district.
Trion has 361 whites and 18 col
ored.
Seminole has 114 whites and 21
colored.
Coldwater has 144 whites and 66
colored.
Dirtseller has 79 whites and 7
colored.
Lyerly has 96 whites and .14 col
ored.
Teloga has 152 whites and 3 col
ored
Subligna has 145 whites and 14
colored.
Summerville lias 361 whites and
140 colored.
Haywood has 88 whites and 7
colored.
Dirttown lias 191 whites and 80
colored.
Alpine has L whites r d 23
colored.
Making a total re. istration in
the county of 2,307; of these 1,916
are whites and 391 colored. It
was stated last week that the total
was 2,267, hut this was an error as
shown by a fuller investigation.
Possibly a few of these registered
may Le stricken from tho lists for
non payment of tax, or c4ho>-
causes, but it is thought that the
number will be comparatively
small. In a number of casesit has
already been shown that parties
who were marked on tho list as tax
defaulters have been able to show
that their taxes were paid, and
that it was merely an error in
making out digest- In other cases
taxes wore paid at the polling pre
cincts and no receipts taken .
Several years ago I was taken
with a severe attack of flux. I was
sick in bed about ten days and
could get nothing to relieve me un
til I used Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which cured mo and has betffi a
household remedy with us ever
since. J. C. Marlow, Decaturville,
Mo. For said by 11. 11. Arrington.
Druggist, Summerville, Ga,
A Iways in season. Hopkins’ Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch
in -ilk.
Demonsthenes used to put peb
bles in his mouth to improve his
oratory, now a little rock and rye
is used —Dalton Citizen.
In a recent letter to the manufac
turers Mr. W. F. Benjamin, editor
of the Spectator, Rushford, N. Y.,
says: “It may be a pleasure ter
you to know the high esteem in
which Chamberlain’s medicines are
held by the peeple of your own state,
which they must be best known.
An aunt of mine, who resides at
Dexter, lowa, was about to visit me
i few years since, and before leav
ing home wrote me, asking if they
ware sold here, ' tting if th • w r ■
not she would bn; aquant .’with
her, as she did not like to I wii li
nt them.” Thi-medi ines :• furre'
to are Chamberlain’s Cough Rem
edy, famous for its cures of colds
and croup; Chamberlain’s Pain
B 4tn for rheumatism, lame back
pains in the si.de and chest, ?<nd
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel com
plaints. These medicines have been
constant use in lowa for almost a
quarter of a century. The people
have learned that they are articles
of great worth rfnd merit, and un
equaled by any other. They are
for sale he-e by H. II Arrington,
| Druggist
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
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ABSSOWffEEtf PURE
Register For November.
The registration of voters for
the October election has closed,
but the books are still open for
the November election, and
will remain open for every day,
Sundays excepted, until Octo
ber 13.
The purpose of this letter is to
urge every Democrat of your
county, whose name for any
cause is not on the registered list,
to qualify himself at once to vote
on the first Tuesday in Novem
ber .
Many who could not raise the
money to pay their taxes before
the books closed for the October
election, will have sold their cotton
and will be able to pay arrears of
taxes and registers for the Novem
ber election.
Many young men who have ar
rived at the age of 21 during the
year, or who will be of age by No
vember 3, can register by apply
ing in person to thoitax collec
tor and signing the necessary
oath.
Many who by reason of care
lessness, forgetfulness or indiffer
ence did not register in time for’
the state election, can yet apply
to the collector and put them
selves in shape to vote in Novem
ber.
To all such this appeal is made.
The state election is important,
but the issues involved in the nat
ional contest to be settled in No
vember are vital and overshad
owing. No homo-loving, lib
erty-loving American can af
ford to drop out of the voting
ranks.
Our candidate for president and
our candidate for congress are
making a royal fight for the fi
nancial freedom of the United
States, and they need the help
of every man who can cast a bal
lot.
Unless your name is on the reg
istered list you will be powerless
to help in this great contest. This
appeal is to you, who are not yet
registered, to attend to this all-im
portant matter at once. Remem
ber that Tuesday, Oct. 13, is the
last bend every energy to
have vour name properly regis
tered before the books close.
W. J. Neel,
Ch’m’n Cong., Ex , Com.
Judge Maddox’s Appointments
Subligna, Sept. 28th, 10 a. m.
Villanow, Sept. 28th, 3 p. m.
Wood Station, Sept. 29th, 10 a. in.
Chickamauga, Sept, 29th, 3. p. m.
Kensington, Sept. 30th, 10 a. m.
Cedar Grove, Sept, 30th, 3. p. in.
Chattooga church, Oct. Ist, 10 a. in-
Teloga, Oct. Ist, 3 p. m.
Menlo, Oct. 2nd, 10 a. m.
Holland Store, Oct. 2nd, 3 p. m.
Lavender, Oct. 3rd, 10 a. m.
POOR DIGESTION leads to
nervousness, chronic dyspepsia and
great misery. The best remedy is
HOOD'S sarsaparilla.
Its Value Recognized by Physi
cians.
As a rule I am opposed to proprie
tv medicines. Still I value agood
cm espi ally wl> -n such is the
source of relief from pain. As a
topical (external) application I
have found Chamberlain's Pain
Balm the best remedy I have ever
used for neuralgia of any kind. I
have c mscientiously recommended
t to many persons, Willi am
Horne, M. D., Janesville, Wis
Sold hy H. H. Arrington, Druggist
Summerville, Ga.
VVi-i SAY, lot
v ;; i.- “la Does,
-merit and-uc-
JiOTICE.
I want e very man and woman in tbe United
States interested in the Opium and Whisky
habits to have one of my books on these dis
eases. Address B. 4. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga.
Box 382- and one will be sent you free.
HOWE’S HOMILIES.
C The more coy a girl acts the more her
steady will chase her.
’ All husbands are not alike, because some
r husbands are bridegrooms.
I No woman smiles as sweetly on her hus
band as she smiles on her lover.
, If you have any friend who regards you
as an ideal, don’t ask a favor of him.
The longer that a man has been dead
the wiser the people find out that he was.
j If you want any attention paid to your
advice, put on your best clothes when you
r give it.
r Half the declarations of love a man
makes to a woman are to quiet her sus-
> picions.
3 Men leave trouble to others when they
can as readily as a girl leaves dirty dishes
for her mother.—Atchison Globe.
, THE COOKBOOK.
> A dessert can be made by dredging figs
r with powdered sugar and serving salted
peanuts with them.
1 When celery is not as crisp as it should
f be, put it in very cold water, add a slice or
two of lemon and let it stand an hear. j
When'flavoring has been forgotten in a
pudding or cake, the fault may be reme-:
died by rubbing the desired extract over
- the outside of the cake us soon us it is tak-l
, on from the oven.
In making Indian meal mush cook it
with milk in place of water, or part water
and part milk if not convenient to use all
milk. The pudding will lie much richer,
• and, when fried, will more readily take u
, nice brown.
CURIOUS CULLINGS.
According to an Arab superstition, the
stork has a human heart and the crew the
heart of a devil.
The hell which the people of Madagas
. car believe in is presided over by 305 dou
ble headed devils.
A certain Chinese sect toadies that
women who wear short hair will be trans
formed into men in the great hereafter.
According to the beliefs of the Arizona
Indians, the cliff dwellers built along the
bluffs because they feared another deluge.
One of the popular minstrel songs now
current In London and announced as a re
cent importation from this country-is en
titled “Away Down South In Michigan.”
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