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Has been made when you spend your money at one of the closing out or at cost stores before you visit W.l
COKER & CO. and find out what goods cost. We will give you prices that are eye-openers. I
The price has been cut on every article'in our house far below the prices that theclosingout and cost pr
houses are.selling at. Come and see and you will know thatjour prices are the lowest in Rome. ReinemJ
we handle everything you want and our prices shall be lower- than others ,
' W.H. COKER &CO
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Say* tb*< August* Hsrsld :
“Mr.P*rcy E. May ha* bssw
sleeted second vice president 4>f
the Bankers' Aassoctation pf
Georgia. This is a high compli
ment worthily bestowed.’’ But
few Roman* remember Pesey
May—tl>* elder son of Rot. and
Mr*. P. L. J. May, who resided
her* some years ego.
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Percy was known in those
days as “Plsasaut,” May. He
was an unusually bright boy,
and, while inclined io taisebief,
was as manly a 'jroungster as
this city, ever produced* > Ha,has
a number of relatives tn Rome
who will learn with pleasure ot
the success that is crowning his
efforts in hi* adopted home.
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A Talbotton event is thus
chronicled by Editor Bardwell ;
“ Colored citizens from “The
Hill" and “The Botton" played
ball last Friday afternoon. Th*
mayor cleared about 920 in finet
as a result of th* match. No ons
was killed.”
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After baring been married
fire times to Charles Reynolds,*
New York arvdsaler, Mrs. Ctth
rine Reynolds is now suing for
one first and complete divorce.
The first marriage occurred in
Camden, the second in Phila
delphia, the third in New York
and the fourth in England and
th* fifth in Scotland.
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At Camp Thomas, Chicamau?
gs, soon aft*r Col. Andy Burt
was promoted to the colonelcy,,
of the Twenty-fifth colored regi
ment, he undertook to exercise
bis troop* in mor* ways than
on*. He informed them that
th*y would have to play ball an
A Ladies’Slippers 50 and 75c per pair. They are ' W Ladies’ Brocade skirts, ,*'l 5c each, 3 for $2.10
▲ hand-turned and are strictly first-class. I \J KU
A Ladies’shirt waist, Lares t styles, just received | . Hosiery B ’ : ‘ 2 ’ 16c per par that others - as < X
T 35c each or 3 for $I» iA 10, 20 and 30c for.
hour each day in order to get,
sccuetomed’tathe Southern run.
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“Now,” said the Colonel,
“you boys come out and we will
take a turn at ball playing. I’m
going to play with you. I’m not
Col. Burt while playing, but
simply Andy Burt. Now, play
ball.”'
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It soon cam* the colonel’s
time st the bat, and with a vi
cious swipe he drove the ball
ba'd past second for three bags.
A large, greasy, black soldier
was doing the coaching act, and
yelled a* the colonel made a
dive for first: “Run, Andy ;run
you tallow-faced, knock-kneed,
dabergastered , get your
three bags.”
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The Colonel stopped at first,
Thr physical eiisten, e
af «SFWSfIk of mankind is something
like an hi .< 1,-dg,
on side
Tk K/ ease on the other AU the
pure
tional exercise and sound
»leep go on one side of
the account. It sums up health and
strength. On thej other side, are bad air,
poor food, overwork an* svorry. That foots
up weakness and xfiseaae.
When your appetite or sleep is disturbed;
*uei> the stouiac* and liver are not worL
ng properly, or the bowels are not in reg-u
--lar condition; yo.tt are losing vitality and
■trength ; figures are going down on the
Wrong side of the ledger. Unless this is
•tapped and the other .side of the account
i«,-built up,- you'll soon be a physical
bankrupt.
The most profitable account a sick man
Mil open in his hedger of Life is with Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, a
Monderful and scientific tonic which im
parts a direct and healthy stimulus to the
entire nutritive organism. It Strengthens
the digestive fluids and the liver, and en
ables the blood-making organs to produce
pure. red. highly-vitalized blood.
It is not a mere temporary exhilarator.
It feeds the constitution with genuine, per
manent power. It writes big, round sum*
on the health side of the account, and
Vipes out the figures of weakness and dis
ease. It animates the vital forces and
builds up healthy flesc, muscular energy
•nd nerve-force.
For nearly 30 years Dr. Pierce has been
chief oousultiug physician of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo,
V 'i. His formulas are everywhere recog
aizcd at the ro„-t effective remedies in the
.world. His “Pleasant Pellets” are the
■oat perfect *ud scientific cure for consti
pation ever invented. They are not violent
in their action, but perfectly sure, and at
the same time comfortable. Their great
reputation has called out a score of imi-
UObuM, which druggists sometimes try .
* substitute, but there u> nothing ‘‘jut: 1
• food.” 8 j
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(THE SURE LA GRIPPE CURE.
There is no use suffering from
this terrible malady, if you will
only get the right remedy. You
are having pain all through your
body, your liver i« out of order,
have no appetite, no life or ambi
tion, have a bad cold, in fact are
comp'etely used up. Electric bit*
ter* is i he only remedy that will
giv* you prompt and sure relief.
They act directly on your Liver,
Stomach and Kidney*, tone up
the whde syatem and make you
feel like a new being They are
guaranteed to cure or price refund
' *d. For lab at Curry Arringt oil’s
1 drug store. Only 50 cent* per
1 bottle.
turning on his heel, returning
to the home plate, donniag his
*‘raps, remarked: “I’m Colonel
. Burt from this time on or until
’ 4
further orders. ”
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Red, white and blue garters
have not caught on very well. It.
is too much trouble to show ones
patriotism in that way, says one
of our exchanges.
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If Spain is holding Hobson
and his men because of their
bravery—why, what would
Spain do if she should capture
an army of Americans? If she
held it, it would be the bravest
army she ever had.
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The Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union in HnmpPnC*.,
Mass., has declared against
j whist and root beer.
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Lieut. Victor Blue is a gradu
ate of the United States Naval
Academy, a son of the late Col.
John Gilchrist Blue, of South
Carolina, who was a gallant
Confederate officer ; the grand
son of Col. John Biue, who serv
ed with eminent distinction in
the war of 1812, and the great
grandson of Capt. John Blue, of
the Revolutionary war, and of
.Capt. Jolni Gilchrist, of the
ißrisish navy.
ALFRED J. LEWIS
fl Soldier Os Fortune Rt Campi
Thomas.
FALLS HEIR TO ft FORTUNE
Is Enlisted In Uncle Sam's
volunteer Army For Two Years.
Chickamuga June 23 —Mr
Richard Harding Davi-< took his
enfj'ctsto the heart of South
America to make ’hem soldier* of
fortune, but there is a man at
Chickamangi who was male a
soldier of fortune in a day. Intelli
g'nee of his fortune Hashed <>v r
the wires Sunday, along with the
news that brought the deepest sor
row to hir heart
Private Alfred J. Lewis, of Co
L. Ist West Virginie, received a
telegram announcing the dea'fh of
I.is mother Sunday morning in
New Orhans. This is anything bu 1
good fortune, but the world knows
the value ot an es'ate better than
i knows the meanin,’ or heait
pangs, and Private Lewis was left
I a large esta'e. He is Sole ' h“ir to
the famous Long View plantation,
fifty miles from New Orleans, m
St. James pariah, La., on the
Mississippi fiver. It is an im
men*e plantation, one of the larg
est and rich st in all of the sbtfth
Besides this valuable property,
Private Alfred Lewis comes into
the possesion of SIO,OOO in cash.
This is in itself quite a little foi»
tu iff.
L- wis is a young man. no' >.love
30. He is a sign painter by trad,
and id a very unique ppp-on. He
bears on his card the quaint de
claration, “Not superstitious.’'
“Yau see.” he said, “I thought
s me people might think j was,
Bering t have so much to di with
signs. The days of sign painting
for a livelihood seem t.o be over 1
for Lewis. He hasenhsted for two
years, and when the war is over he
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CHEAP RATES.
’Phe Southern R’y operates 3
daily trains between Rome and
Chattanooga, by which parties
can leave Rome in the morning,
spend the day in Chattanooga
and return home same evening.
The schedule between these
points is as follows. Leave Rome
1 :00 a. in. arrive (Liattanooga
4 :15 a. m. ; leave Rome 10 :35
arrive Chattanooga 1: 00 p. m. •
leave Rome 6:25 a. m. arrive
Chattanooga 8 :50 p. in. There
is also a local train leaving Rome
3:50 p. in. going by the way of
Cohutta and Cleveland and ar
rives Chattanooga 7:20 p. m.
Returning, trains leave Chatta
nooga 6 :30 a. m. arrive Rome
9: 00 a. in. ; leave Chattanooga
3 :10 p. in. arrive Rome 5 :35 p.
in. ; leave Chattanooga 10:10 p.
arrive Rome 1 :44 a. in. Pull
man sleeping cars on all trains.
For further information call
on C. Harrison, C. T. A.
«ill be a wealthy man B b I ger
soL says the richeset man in the
world can’t smoke iny sweeter
cigarettes, buy any De'ter potatoes
or ‘Link any colder water i h n the
poorest, but Lewis lot ks like a
man who knows how to enjoy life
and he will probably get the full
benefit of his ortune. He received
money by express yesterday and
I rft on seven-days’ furlough for
New Orleat s, and expected to ar
r ve in time for his mother’s funer
al.
blown up by Vesuvius.
Dynamite Cruiser Destroys a
Spanish Magazine.
Off Santiago, J mo 19, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 23. —
Last night the dynamite cruis -i
Vesuvius discharged three mor
shells. A t rrific uproar followed
the second explosion, and it is
thought a magazine wis blow
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Have you sampled Water’s new
brand, the “Bill Arp”?
WANTFW IHfl
Abe-bodied wl
men wanted for ’ll
Regiment U.S,Vol]
teers.
Ration and Quad
furnished at once
□ Certain chance 10l
to the war, Chanl
fo r promotion. I
x Leave on fiist 1
or Macon. I
Apolv now toj
cruiting Station, o|
Armstrong Hotel, |
ROME BUSINESS Wil
Rome, G»., will
men and latUtw now at M
oost to tlie College for 4
them through a thouiugh
cial course, and
book# find commercial b V
accept an easy time not*
payable after a position 1,! fl
The College procured ■
92 POSITIOMB THE Ptf|
It supplies tobwb w'J
with competent teachew ■
nukushlp and «*■
cial departments; se ,M ”' fl
sons in Shorthand fully J]
for io cents in stamps, J
endorsed by hundrc'
and professional men ■
its graduates at
Bixikkeeping. Addir- ■
*o the Principal, 11. 51
Rome, Ga- I
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Sale. rl. D. Coth|
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