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BUSINESS OFFICE P HONE 85
k Don’t forget the primary.
Cuban insurgents could prefit
by taking lessons from tbe Philip*
pine rebels.
The government stock at
Tampa is eating 400 carloads of
feed per month.
The Sparta Ishmaelite wants
a revival of the neighborhood
fljur mill industry.
A general deficiency bill for
9225.000,000 speaks volumnt
about the expensiveness of war.
Go out on Thursday and d<
your duty by voting for the threi
boat mon for Supreme court
judges. “**
•‘There is no complaint oi
lack of coal from Spain’s fleet
of hardships,” tays the Indian
apolie Journal.
Hogan was named, by the pops
after Hogaupville—and after
McKinley appointed a negro
postmaster for that city.
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Count Boniface de Castellane
has fought a duel. True to hi*
valuable training, he bled th«
other fellow.—"Americus Herald
lu case Teddy’s terrors cant get
mounts sufficient, whits tbe mat
ter with Uncle Sam placing his
herd of reindeers at Col. Roose
velts disposal?
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Some of the boys on the state
Press are throwing mud at Toddy
''Roosevelt. There pencil pushers
should aemember that Ted’s ma
was a Jawgy gerl.
* “Now that the Vesuvius has
shown what she can do, please,
Mr. President, let her try at
least one barrel on Havana,”
pleads Editor Eldridge.
t Bays the Georgia Cracker; JCoI
odol Candler is overwhelmed with
invitations to speak at different
points over the state. He is ac
cepting as many enagon ents as he
can fill.
There aro two kinds of ducks in
the world. One takes naturally to
water—the other is afraid of get
ting her bathing suit w»t. —Brun-
swick Timos.
* Spain’s land defense guns
may be ancient, but she gets in
the swim with more disappear
ing marine guns and submarine
sons-of-guns than any other na
tion.
After July Ist the sender of a
telegraph message will Le re
quired to pay an extra cent for
war tax. This will make a25
cent message cost 26 cents —or
two thirteens Unlucky for the
•aiider—ain’t it?
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Bi
Here is a unique letter which
wu- Hlilrosed to the war depart
men’ recently :“To the war mana
ger— Dear Sir; Since you stopped
all the nfwa fiom the war we
hain’t heard nuthm’of our eon,
William which you enlisted’ bout
the fust thing you done-rushin'
him off’ for® he wtiz good and
ready. But it stau’e to reason that
yoij know j'-st what* he is, an* kin
git this bundle to h'm without fad
So please send it to him, wherever
he is, an tei 1 him that they miss
him at horn* an that bis name is
called every night in family prayer
also that be must send hi- money
home fore he loses- it all at poker
and may the Lord have mercy on
him, fer you didn’t
The primary schools of Ger
many are now regularly visited
by a medical officer of health
whose duty it is to examine the
new pupils and give each his
health certificate. He is also ex
pected to see that the school is
well aired, well lighted, and
properly warmed in winter. Ev
ery five days he gives a medical
lesson to each clas-. The medical
profession has hailed the inno
vation with delight.
No man need put up his head
as a target for congress against
Maddox. We advise all aspirants
to hold on to what they have and
let Maddox alone. We who oppos
ed him in the primary are now his
strmgest friends. Mark that. We
are not sore but take tbe will of
the people as our’s and will die by
it and Maddox —Adairsville Ban
ner .
,My eernest endeavor and prayer
’othe God of heaven is that Be
will give me that justice, wisdom
and moderation that I may giv>
you an administration of which
yOu may ever be proud.”—Con
cluding words of Hon. Allen D.
Candler’s speech at reception tei -
lered him by the people of Gains
ville June lltb.
Reports come from Kansas
that the wheat crop is so enor
mous that it will be almost im
possible to get it harvested. But
from reports from other sections
concerning the wheat crop,
Kansas will find that she is not
the only grasshopper on the
vine.
In the judicial primary next
week, it is to be hoped that the
democrats of Georgia will re
nominate Judge W. H. Fish
who is one of the brainiest men
on the bench, rfe is no politician,
but a splendid man.—Lee Gout -
ty Journal.
General Miles has asked for a
commission for his son in a Mas
sachusetta regiment. Young
Miles io not eligible to a mem
bership in the “sons of theii
fathers” brotherhood of volun
teers. Miles is not a big warrior.
Spain has decided to utilize
the inventor of the “Merrimac
stopper” in her business. She
has confined Hobson and his
men in Morro castle to prevei t
Sampson from using that fortre; s
as a target for the Vesuvius.
’■Busy as bees does not begin io
express the condition of our farm
ers. Wheat has been cut and is
now being threshold,! while tl e
lucious peaches are beginning to
turn and ripne. Many hands are
employed and all are happy.—
Adairsville Banner.
*Gen. Miles is said to have stot d
on tbe Port Tampa dock and
waved his sword at the depart
ing troops. It must have bet n
his sword, as he needs his hat to
talk through.—B runs wi c k
Times.
Messrs. Livingston and Lewi
alono of the Georgia delegatioi
voted in favor of the annexatio.
of Hawaii, the other member
voting against the measure.
An Ohio man iias patented a
new and ingenious church con
tribution box that is destined to
be a great success in swelling the
receipts. It has a bell attach
ment. When a shirt button or a
penny is d'-opped in it, fails to
ring; a nickel makes it ring
slightly ; a quarter produces a
respectable ring : a half dollar
makes a good loud cclatter and
a dollar brings out the fire de
partment. — DeKalb New Era,
Every factory in the country
making powder and shell for the
navy is now runningon full time,
and the government has been
enabled to guage accurately the
possible output of these muni
tions of war. It is 16,000 pounds
of powder an I 3,000 projectiles
of the heaviest type daily, and
this enormous capacity will soon
be still further increased.
In the year of grace 1897 the
dominions of Queen Victoria
purchased from the United
States grain and other products
valued at $600,000,000 and sent
us merchandise worth $240,000,-
000. This is a nice balance of
$360,000,000 in our favor. Talk
ing of alliances, this is the right
sort of a commercial alliance.
A recent christening at Camp
Ratrsay, where the. Minnesota
volunteers have been mustered,
was performed by a private in the
ranks, the Rev. John Dallam, cf
Excelsior, Minn. He was the rector
of an Episcopal church at that
place and entered the ranks because
his application for the chaplaincy
o 1- the regiment wa« made too late.
The only evidence Commander
McCalla’s brave crew have of tie
effectiveness of their fir - into the
thickets ar und Guantanamo is
the buzzards hovering ov<r the
tree top? and occasionally darting
to the ground. Unless the Span
iards in Cuba see the folly ot long
er resistance all the buzzards in
(he Antilles will be flocking there
Colonel Candler has been over
whelmed with congratulations up
on his overwhelming victory. It is
a victory that will redound to tbe
state’s pride and the people’s wel
fare, and tbe people feel that it is
their triumph. Colonel Candler will
give the state a pure, clean, vegcr
ous administration. —DawsonNeWs
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A young lady recently sent
twenty-five cents to a Chicago
advertiser for a receipt to whiten
and keep the hands soft, and re
ceived this reply : “Soak them
well three times a day regularly
in dish water while your mother
rests.”
When that Spanish spy was
arrested and locked up the other
day he should have remarked,
“There are o’her eyes in Spain.”
This may be -lassed among the
“Things we might have said.”
—Augusta Chronicle.
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland,
who recently celebrated his 89th
birthday, is the only man living
who was a member of the House
of Commons when Queen Victo
ria ascended the throne.
As the Cuban battle returns
•ome in, the average patriotic,
liberty loving, bulletin reading
home guard makes Spanish
colors of himself—read and yel
er. •
We were once for Harris for
Congress, but we are now for
Maddox. We will help roll up a
big majority on the Democratic
side. —Acworth Post.
RHEUMATISM CURED IN A
DAY.
“Mystic Cure for Rhe u aitii m
and Neuralgia radically cures in
Ito 3 days. lia action upon the
system is remarkable and myste
rious. It removes at once the cause |
and the disease immediately dis
appears. The first dose greatly
benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Curry-
Arrington Co. Rome, Ga. ?
SLA I J O I ITI2I < I N[ < ■
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IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
We need money and we are compelled to mi.
BIG AMOUNT OF CASH out of our stock in the i?
few days. In order to raise the money we have decid*
to throw our entire stock on the market at from 2 -?
50 percent reduction. This reduction applies to eve
article in our store, contract goods excepted. r -
It is unusual to find a stock of men’s boys and
children’s clothing, furnishing goods and hats so We
suited to the demands of thetrade as ours. Our entir
stock has been renewed in the last ninety days. £ v
ery garment is new, fresh and desirable; made with
careful attent’on tofit and finish and these prices shoud
have your most careful consideration.
MEN’S FINE SUITS.
All $22.50 and $25 suits go at $16.50. I All sls and $lB suits go at $11.50
All 10 and 12.50 suits at 7.50. All 6 and 7.50 suits at 5.00
• All 5 suits go at 3.50. |
Children’s Knee Fants Suits (1
$6 00 suits go :it $3 00. $5.00 suits go at $2 59.
450 suits go at 2 25. 4.00 suits go at 299
3 50suitsgoat 1.75. 3.00 suits go at 1 75.
2.50 suits go at 1.25. 1.(0 suits go at .(,0
MENS FINE FANTS 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. 3.00 pants go at 2.00.
250 pants go at 1.67. 2.00 pants go at 1.50.
1.50 pants go atsl.oo.
FINE STRAW HATS
□□ATHALF PRICE.
$2. 50 hats go at sl-25. $2.00 hats go at $1 .00. I
1 50 hats go at 75c. 1.00 ha s go a 50c. I
•75c hats go at 40/. 50c hats go at 25c. I
25 per cent off on all Furnishing goodsl
Underwear, Shirts, Hosiery,Handkerl
chiefs, Soft and Stiff Hats. I
BigJLine Hot \Vcatt]el
Stuff in Serges. Alpaca, Linei. "‘.rash ai l duck. AH goin
count sale. i
this win Be our Monuu-Raisiim M
YD UR MONEY SAVINS
This is no trick of the trad nor is it a going out of business advertising scheme to
people. We always-do exactly what we advertise and we are sure lhe people of Rome aim p
country are aware of this fact. We come to von now with the henest, frank statemen
needing money and in order to raise the needed amount we offer you the cleanest, best bong I
clothing furnishing goods and huts in Rome at faom 25 to 50 per cent reduction. I
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