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DO WITH IT?
Why Bily a Half Million
Rifles.
II FLEET OF WAR SHIPS
And all The Powder and Shot
we Will Need.
Washington, March 10.—How
will the $50,000,000 so readily
appropriated by congress for the
nation’s defense be expended?
This is the question of mo
ment now.
Juns for a half a million in
fantry will be bought—that’s
certain. More warships will be
purchased and built and ammu
nition will be put in stock.
While the matter of expending
the funds has been considered,
it can be stated that the fund
has not yet been allotted among
the various branches of the gov
ernment service.
Each of these had prepared
roughly and tentatively an esti
mate of the funds it could dis
pose of to advantage, but upon
looking over the ground the pres
ident concluded that it would be
well perhaps, to avoid making
the allottment until the necessity
became apparent. The reason
back of this is that the sum that
can be profitably spent for war
ships cannot even be guessed at
with any approximation to ac
curracy just now. As the ships
are to be first choice in the steps
for defense, until their cost is
assured it is not possible to di
vide the remainder of the appro
priation among the other
blanches of the military and
naval services.
The secretary of the navy is
making every effort to secure
from our naval attaches and di
plomatic oilicers abroad all in
formation obtainable respecting
the number of ships building,
their price and other data. This
does not necessarily interfere
with the execution of the plans
confided toCapt. Brownson, who
sailed for Southampton today,
but rather promises to assist him
materially in making speed with
his inquiries. Up to this mo
ment not only has the United
States government bought no
warships, but it has not even se
cured an option on one.
There are many applications
coming to the department from
persons and firms who desire to
sell ships to the government,
but in most of these cases one or
two fatal obstacles are encoun
tered to the consumation cf the
sale— either the craft offered is
not suitable for naval needs or
the date of possible completion
is so distant from three months
upward, that it cannot be re
garded as worthy of purchase to
meet an emergency.
There is less difficulty in secur
ing tenders of war material such
as shot and shell and powder and
the navy department has almost
assured itself of an abundant
supply ot certain kinds of smoke
less powder abroad at short no
tice. The officials ot the depart
ment are in daily cjrrespotidence
by mail and telegraph with agents
or ammunition houses and besides
are now fully acquainted with
the plans cf domestic powder-mak
ers for enlarging their plants to
meet an emergency.
FOR RENT.
The office lately occupied by
he Ro in o Commercial will be
or rent after April Ist. Apply to
Mr. Thos. Fahy.
Several Romans cam® in last
Tuesday afternoon and are attend
ing court. —Calhoun Times.
: j .11. P. WOOTEN & BRO., ' S
Successors to jjC
55 * ROME PHARMACY. *
301) Broad st. —New Clark Building.
We have bought the entire stock of the Rome
Pharmacy and are prepared to supply a our wants, in jC
the drug, piescription and patent medicine line. Our
stock is complete and of the very highest grade.
We solicit a part of your patronage and sli .ill ni- gjc
deavor to the best of our ability to plea-e you >H »dl
times. We should be pleased to have you call on ns. ■■L
Full line of druggist’s sundries, toilet artichanml J
such things as are usually carried in a first-class drug
store. Cigars and tobacco.
Come to see us. RC
ALADDIN IN THE CAVE
was never dazzled with such an
Os? T-‘D vz* array of gems, of all color* and
varieties, as we arc showing m
our exquisite stock of jewels for
zA'YyL Christmas gills. They are sec
* n all d shapes wrought by
R. skillful designers, and diamond,
ruby, sapphire, emeralds, opal,
pearl or—-it combined with the
ZA most beautiful effect in urnn
men Is for either ladies or gen
? U tiemen. Our stock of line watch-
es is unrivalied.
J. K. WILLIAMSON.
ROME. GA. AGENT,
KlontlikeSak.
Golden Bargains.
This week special prices prevail. First sale of the season.
All our new stoc<c at prices that please the money-saving buyers.,
Dress Goods, Notions, Hosiery, Shoes, etc!, selected for actual
value and sold at the lowest possible prices. No advances on
anything. The tariff man did not stuff our buyer with higher
prices.
This season will go dow.i in history as one that every pur
chaser has made every effort to get the most for his money, and
you will find, on investigating our stock, that we have secured
the best goods at the lowest price yet named, and it is saving to
you to buy your goods of us.
F. J. KANE & CO.,
248 BROAD ST,, ROME,GA.
WE WILL OLLER ONL LINE OF OUR LADIES’ SHOES AT
s>.3o s>.3o
That has no equal in the United
States.
kaee ur Biltto, Plain or Fancy.
7 0C Pairs and a Leader.?
Gome and See Them.
THE PLACE —£
'5! To get your prescription < filled is ■<:'
5* A. TREVI FT. JC
The Prescripiion Druggist. ••-
Best chemicals used in compound
*n">
A complete line of druggist’s sun
dries and toilet articles al prices as ft
jlp reasonable as can be found in the
':>■ market. All goods delivered to any
2ZW part of the city.
J C. A. 1 RF.VITT J
331 Broad st. 'l ei. 110.
IK. H. COKER
FEBRUARY. IH9B.
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i Has only 28 days; therefore you will lose 3 daj
this month, and, being desirous that no one shou\
fer from this great loss of time, we have de ermi
make up to them their loss by cutting our great cut r
i still lower.
I ~ READ ON.-
1 We have just received v car-load of Dry Goods, <
Goods, Notions, Etc., besides 100 dozen ladies’
waists. We are the only house in Rome that buy
Goods, Notions, Etc., by the car-load.
YOU'VE EOT NERVE
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That’s what a merchant said to our buyer the
day when our car-load of superior Dry Goods,
Goods, Laces, Notions, and 1,200 Ladies’ Shirt V
was being drayed from our car
CAN’T SELL GOODS UNLESS YOU HAVE Ti 4
and you w II always find a select line of Ladie
waists at our store.
WE EXPECT
You to come to our store and buy goods. Why?
cause we sell best goods cheaper than others,
Every Departrcjen
is full to overflowing. SHOES, all styles and
HOSIERY, all plaids, stripes and numbers. NOT.
any and all you want. WHITE GOODS in a!fg'
DOMESTIC in ail grades. DRESS GOODS and ,
RICS in rich designs. DRY GOODS in family \
Hundreds a/’d Hundreds of other goods we can’t r
tion in this small space.
CLOTHING. CLOTHING.
We can fit the long and lean, the stout and fa
common and medium, the short or lon >• and an
that comes we will fit up.
HATS! HATS!
COLORS: Coffee, [green, drab, dove, nutril, whi
black, blue, navy.
SHAPES: Alpine, stiff, soft, crushers, farmers, etc
PRICES. PRICE -
They shall be less than others. When we sc
prices, we cut the price for the cash.
Yes, it is true; we are jobbing Dry Goods, Dress C
Notions, Etc. But we are not letting this interfere
our retail business, as some one would make y ou be!
It has only placed us in condition to buy goods in
quantities and, therefore, giving you the benefit <
buying. We are here to serve you. Call and se<
21 Broad street.
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