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THE MLEMMa
THE HUSTLER OF
Established. 1890
THE ROME COMMERCIAL
Established. 1895.
Issued every evening, except Saturday.
Sunday aud weekly.
PHIL G. BYRD,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
ottloe, Wilkerson Block. Third Avenue
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THE HUSTLER-COMMERCISL,
ROME, .GA.
Entered at the Postoffice at Rome, Ga., as
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BUSINESS OFFICE P HONE 86
Thk Hustler-Commercial is
the only afternoon paper in
Northwest Georgia. It has th
combined circulation of the old
evening Hustler of Rome and
the Rome Daily Commeicial
add is
THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF
The City of Rome
The City Marshal
The Sheriff 1 of Floyd County
The Ordinary of Floyd Co.
The Hustler-Commercial
lias the confidence of the classes
and the masses—because it mer
it® and deserves the confidence
of all its readers.
Now is the time to tell your
neighbor to quit borrowing and
enlist his name as a subscriber.
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Hobson should be made captain
of the Alabama.
Will Gober get a Fish or will
Fish get a Gober.
Santiago’s shatteidd forts —but
they wont stay shattered.
The war tax is bringing the
war home to the masses.
The Nicarangan canal is a ne
cessity—a national necessity.
The “Yankee Pigs” are in
transports over—a prospect to
fight.
Talk may be cheap, but Spain
will.learn that it takes money to
burn powder.
If Spain don’t surrender pret
ty soon she won’t be able to pay
the indemnity.
The patriotic colored sisters
of the North are using gun pow.
d® 1 ' for their complexions.
Luetgert thought to have been
lost in the shuffle, now comes
forward and asks for anew trial.
With Manilla down and Sunti*
ago, San Juan and Havana fal ling.
Madrid certainly ought to tumble
This is the latest going the
rounds : Dewey 1: Schley 02 ;
Sampson 022, and Miles will
12.
There are about 50,000 Gyp
sies in Spain. Uncle Sam is buy
ing his horses at home for this
war .
Wh-n the Nicaraugan canal is
finished, Uncle Sam will hold
the key for its locks. Mark that
prediction,
The heavy war tax on tobacco
puts that weed so high that the
grumblers have all gone to chew*
ing the rag.
In discussing cables and cable
bills, a western paper makes the
statement that the United States
paid 115,000 for cable notice to
Napoleon 111 to keep out uf|
Mexico.
A LUMINOUS PRECEDENT.
The character of much of the
matter which passes for war
news, especially among the yel
low journals, has caused the re
publication of the following
series of dispatches which ap
peared in the Memphis Appeal
August 15, 1861:
“Washington, August 7, 10
a. m.—Abe Lincoln was shot
through the heart last night just
as he ‘was entering his carriage
after leaving his Cabinet in con
sultation. The assassin, a south
erner, is now in the hands of the
authorities. There is great ex
citement, and 'On to Richmond’
is the cry.
“Later, 11 a. m.—Abe is still
alive, but there is no chance for
him to survive. The excitement
here is great.
“Still later. 12 a. m.—Abe
was wounded in the abdomen
and not in the heart. His physi
cian thinks he will recover. The
excitement is abating.
“Later still, 1 p. m.—lt is now
currently reported that Abe was
only slightly wounded in the leg
No excitement.
“The latest, 2 p, m.—An in
vestigation now proves that the
bullet intended for Abe’s heart
missed the mark and only killed
one of his footmen. The people
are returning to their business.
“Later still, 3 p. m.—Abe’s
footman was not killed, as re
ported, but badly wounded. He
will recover.
“The very latest, 4 p. m.—lt
has been officially 'announced,
’rom the Capitol that OldAbe’t
footman was very slightly
wounded in the hand by an acci
dental discharge of a gun which
he was cleaning.”
This, of course, was intended
as a fake, but its resemblance to
some of the news that was in
tended seriously made it a hit at
the time.
Judge Maddox, by a vote of
28 to 6, will be nominated to
succeed himself in congress, on
tomorrow. The nominating con
vention meets in Cedartown.
I
Secretary Alger no.v announce*
to a waiting world that we shall
be ready for war in two weeks The
amiable Michigander merely
means that by that time be hopes
to be abreast of the procession.
LEATH RATE IN BATTLE.
Os the 15 decisive battl es of the
world, the average death rate in
the last five of them (of which
alone reliable statistics are preser
ved), was abou’ 25 per cent, rang*
ing from 20 per cent, the British
lose at Saratoga, to 47 per cent,
the lose of the Swedes at Pultcwr,
Os other great battles, it is diffi
cult to fix the average death rate
though it may be estimated at about
20 per cent. The rates range from
0.9 the German loss at Sedan in
September, 1870, to 50 per cent,
the British loss at Bloody Albuera.
As a matter Jof fact, things stand
very much as they used to, sav*
that the slaughter, when it does
occur, always comes more quickly
A great battle in which the quick
firing guns can be brought into es
fective use, will probably increase
the death rate largely, but that re
mains to be proved.
’ General statistics prove tha’
since the Trojan war, 3,000 years
ago, not a single year has elapsed
in which some war has not caused
the killing of a ’arge number of
men. while it is calculated that all
the world’s wars are respons'bh
for the deaths of 14,000,000,000
of human beings
RHEUMATISM CURED IN /
DAY.
“Mystic Cure forßheu n itis n>
and Neuralgia radically cures ii
1 to 3 days. I's action upon th'
svstein ia remarkable and myste
rious. It removes at once the caus»
and the disease immediately die
appears. The first dose greatly
beuefi's, 75 cents. Sold by Curry
Arrington Co, Rome, Ga.
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
Alien Candler’s remarkable race
tor G' vernor is a proof or the
value of character. His record in
war. in peaceful avocations, and
in politics for many years was
such that the criticisms and
charges of thp opposition fell
harmless at his feet. The people
may depend wi»b all cotfideuce
on him as a governor.
He will be plain, approachable
by every citizen of whatever rank
or station, unswerving in his ad*
herence to bis announded policy
ot retrenchment anti economy
in fine, he will make a model gov
ernor.
His political career has been
unique in the extreme. He lias
never been defeated for office, and
in all his service as legislator auo
congressman never cast a vote
agaiust the interest of the masses
of the people.—-. Walton News.
Wait, until Uncle Sam puts in
his indemnity claim and then bear
Europe say “Amen I” when Spain
exclaims, “van pigs,”
Lieutenant Blue has been heard
from. Now let Capt. White report
foriervicein General Red’s on
slaught against the Spaniards.
In the famous fr< z°n mines at
Yakutsk, iu Russia, the frost has
finally been passed through at a
depth of 700 feet below the sur
face of the earth.
“The last cable cut” is about
the most active industry except
the “final bombardment cf Santi
ago” now being prosecuted in th>
pitying waters of the West Indies.
Two questions will not down.
One is what are we fighting for,
aud the oflier is what go d
grows out of Hobson’s sinking
the Merrimac in the Santiago
harbor?
As stated by the inventor of
the Krag-Jorgensen rifle, used
by the Federal regular army,
the United States government
ownes 75,000 of these weapo is,
and they are being turned out
at the Springfield Arsenal at the
rate of 280 a day. At this rate
the Cuban army of invasion
could not be fully equipped with
modern rifles until next fall.
HOW’S THIS!
We offer One Hundred Drliars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
hat cannot be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Clhhney & Co. , Props, To
ledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known
F J. Cheney for the last 15years,
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions
anc financially able to carry out
any obligation made by their firm.
West & Traux, Wholesale
Druggist, Toledo, Q Walding,
Kinnah & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting, directly
upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price 75c.
per bottle. STd by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE
The Best Salvo in the world
for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tet
ter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. T t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Curry-
Arrington Drug Company.
A new lot of new
pattern hats to go at
unheard of low prices
for ihe next few days.
We pav cash for our
millinery and can sell
a fine hat for less mon
ey than any house in
Rome. Call and get our
prices before buying .
your best hat Com- I
rnenoement hats- a
specially.
Mrs. A.. O. G-arrard.
SLAU GHTE RI Nc
Prices '
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
We need money and we are compelled to rak f
BIG AMOUNT OF CASH out of our stock in the* ne i
few days. In order to raise the money we have decided
to throw our entire stock on the market at from je t
50 percent reduction. This reduction applies to ever
article in our store, contract goods excepted. '
It is unusual to find a stock of men’s boys and
children’s clothing, furnishing goods and hats so well
suited to the demands of the trade as ours. Our entire
stock has been renewed in the last ninety days. Ev
; ery garment is new, fresh and desirable; made wit
■ careful attent'on tofit and finish and these prices shoul’
have your most careful consideration.
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MEN’S FINE SUITS.
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• All $22.50 and $25 suits go at $16.50. I All sls and $lB suits go at $11.50.
1 All 10 and 12.50 suits at 7.50. All Gand 7.50 suits at 5.00.
All 5 suits go at 3.50. |
Children’s Knee Pants Suits Gi
JU£C!' D-I'' J’J.'II
$6 00 suits go at $3.00. $5.00 suits go at $2 50.
4.50 suits go at 2.25. 4.00 suits go at 2 00.
3 50suitsgoat 1.75. 3.00 suits go at 1 75.
2.50 suits go at 1.25. 1.00 tints go at .00
MENS FINE PANTS 331-3 Off,
$6. 00 pants go at SI.OO. $5.00 pants go at $3.35.
4.50 pants go at 3 00. 400 pants go at 2.65.
• 3.50 pants go at 2,34. 300 pants go at 2.00.
250 pants go at 1.67. 200 pants go at 150.
1.50 pants go ats 1.00. „
FINE STRAW HATS
GO ATHALF PRICE,
$2. 50 hats go at $1 25. $2. 00 hats go at $1 .00.
150 hats go at 75c. 1.00 ha sgo a 50c.
7->c hate go at 40c. 50<! hats go at 25c.
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25 per cent off on all Furnishing' goods
Underwear, Shirts, Hosiery,Handker
chiefs, Soft and Sti|| Hats,
Big Line HotWeatl]oi
Stuff in Serges. Alpaca, Line i. '>ash an 1 duck. AH )in d‘s
count sale.
This Will Be Our Monsy-Raisiiig saie
YEHJR MONEY SAVINS.
This is no trick of the trade nor is it a going out of business alvertising scheme to deceiv p t _
people. We always do exactly what we advertise and we an sure the people of Rome and surrouti'Ui*
country are aware of this fact. We comp to you now with the honest, frank statement that a j
needing money and in order to raise the’needed amount we offer you the’ cleanest, best boug t ‘ tock
clothing furnishing goods and hats iu Rome at faom 25 to 50 per ce.it reduction.
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