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Bas been made when you spend your money at one of the closing out or at cost stores before you visit W. H.
BoKER’& CO. and find out what goods cost. We will give you prices that are eye-openers.
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I Cl? Ladies Slippers 50 and 75c per pair. They are i?g Lidias’.Brocade skirls,'7 3 for $2 IO \l/
| /|\ nand-turned ana are strictly first-class. £ Uj
I /a Ladies’shirt waist, Latest styles, just received - 1.-Hosiery; 8,51 2,16 c per -pain that others ask
■ 35c each or 3 for sl. . A ' 10, 20 and«3o« for. -1 * j W
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B The price has been cut on every article in our house far below the prices that taeclosingout and cost price
Bouses are selling at. Come and see and you will know prices are in Rome. Remember
Rehandle everything you jprices shall be lower than others,
W.H.COKER&CO
I REBEL REPUBLIC
IrKlaiiiieil in Philippines by
I General Aijilinahln,
[powers will object
■° United States Exercising a
Protectorate
I L >ndon, July 2.—A
■tive of Gen. Aguinaldo, the
■ader of the Philippine insur
who served with him
■ Hll >g the last insurrection and
■ho now is in Louden, is quoted
■ S ing that before Aguinaldo
■“ Hong Kong he promised
■ ,u Admiral Dewey (then
■mmodore) not to enter Manila
■•nil ilj e arrival of the American
■'•ops.
B Agnnaldo’s representative
■l ,e has just received a
■ B patch from Cavite saying a
Bhuhl-c has been proclaimed
■ere by Aguinaldo, under pro-
■ clor ation of the United States,
■ by Great Britain
■ >( < Japan.
■ 'hiiiuing, the representative
■ le hilippine leader asserts
■ le has been to Berlin, when
fflT S ' 1 " Hie under secretary of
■ urt 'gn office, who declared
■ ‘ Gei many wanted was
inVi' 1 existil ‘g import tarifi
| 1 “ot be altered by a repub
| “ ei “g established in the Phi).
‘“lands, or at least that
tre “ces should not be given
r pother nation.
u!h7 lin ’ July 3 "“ On the h *st
orit y» the correspondent of
Press i 3 informed
U ItaveTi ’ f raUCe a,ld
«acbed an understand-
ing relative tc the Philippines
It is said these three powers
In n"t intend to actively inter
fere until hostilities cease, after
a Inch they will combine to pre
vent the United States or Great
«
Britain gaining possession "’of
whole of the Philippine islands.
When the war is over an in
ternational congress will be pro
posed, situ lar to the Berlin con
gress of 1878, to settle all ques
tions connected with the war.
All the great powers will be
jivited to join, including the
United States and Spain. It ap
pears certain that Germany’wi 1
then demand a slice of the Phi'-
ippine Islands, or other conjne i
sition iu the far East.
The correspondent of tin As
sociated Press his obtained a
confirmation of the above from
an authentic source.
The same authority says Ger-,
i many is doing a thriving trade.
jin provisions, and especially
peas, beans, canned goods and
in ammunition and small arms,
through Hamburg merchants,
who are selling both te Spain
and the United St ites. The lat
ter, it appears, is buying quan
tities of the potassium used tor
saltpetre from the big German
alkali works. All these goods, it
is asserted, are shipped from Co
peuhagen, mainly by the Ihing
valla line.
The Government has ordered
that three cruisers be kept m
West Idnian waters .
In spite of the war, the Ger
man exports to America arc as
large as ever. ,
The Gould railway system, it is
reported, will be extended into
Mexico, a representative having
carefully inspected die Monterev
and Mexican-Guh railroad with
a view to its purchase. All the
conquests are not to oe made by
the military arm. Peace and
progr cm lie c mquerors, too. :
FREE PILLS.
I Send your address to H. E
I * *
, Bucklen ACo . Chicago and get a
free sample b x of Dr. King’s New-
Life Pills. A trial wi'l convince
you of their merits. These pills are
easy in action and are particularly
effective in the cure of constipa
tion and sick headache. F<»r Mala-
I ria and Liver troubles they have
I
I been proved invaluable. They are
I guaranteed to be perfectly fre a
fr mi every deleterious substance
land to be purely vegetable. They
do not weaken in their action, but
| by giving tone to the stomach ami
bowels greatly invigorate the sys
tem. Regular size 25c per box Sold
by Curr’- \rrinpton Co., d u g’s.B,
I ROME BUSINESS COLLEGE
Rome, Git, will receive young
men and ladies now at, the actual
cost to the College for carrying
them through a thorough commer
cial course, and furnish board,
books and commercial blanks and
accept an easy time note for tuition
payable after a position is secured
I The College procured
92 POSITIONS THE PAST YEAH.
It supplies schools and colleges
with competent teachers of Pen
manship and principals of commer
cial departments; sends first les
sons in Shorthand fully explained
for io cents in stamps; is strongly
endorsed by hundreds of business
and professional men who employ
its graduates at Stenography oi
Bookkeeping. Address all letter!
o the Principal, 11. S. Shockley,
dome, Ga
ORD 1> SAFE AN.) WELL’
He Was Repotted Killed Pit
Was Not In The Fight At All
Fort Th mas Ky ‘ July 4. —
Mrs. Mason, wife of Lieut Mason,
ot the Sixth legu'arinfantry .-ister
to Lieut. Ord, of the’Sixth, w ho
w-is reported killed iu Gen. Shaf
ter’s dispatch lastnight, received
a telegram from her brother. Lieut
Ord, at Plsya de! Este today say
ing. “I a alive and well. Am on
Gen. Haw kins’ staff, Wa« in no!
1 the battle at all.
FLOYD INSTITUTE
Convened Today at Floyd
Spring's Academy.
A LARGE ATTEfIDANGE.
Address of Welcome by Prof
Moore, of Floyd Springs
The Floyd county white teach
°rs institute convened this after
noon at 1 :30 o’clock at the
Academy at Floyd Springs.
The’address of welcome was
.delivered by Prof. W. J. Moore,
<f Fioyd Springs, and was rc
soonded toby Prof. < Bin S.Dean,
>f Gave Spring;
After several selections of
music by Mr. Barnett, theexer
'ises of the institute were begun.
Tonight a reception will be
given at the residence of Prof
Moore to the visiting teachers
Tomorrow morning at So clock
Mr. Lipscomb, of this city, will
deliver an address on arithmetic
relating to the business world, j
At 3 p. m. Stale School Com-j
inissioner ulenn, of Atlanta, will
delivei an rddrees to the insti
tute.
Wednesday, Everett Spring
day, Mr, H. Watson Smith will
deliver an address at 9 a. in.
In the afternoon MepdamesJ.
A. Gammon, H.-listed Smith and
Arthur Sullivan will read his
torical personations.
The institute will close Thurs
day evening wiih a prize read
ing- ‘ '
M ieses Annie and Clausie Mc-
Clain, have returned from a pleas
ant vi<-it to the family of Mr. John
I). Wa e M EtoWah. I
‘’GENERAL” TRACT
At This Morning’s Police
Court for a Plain Drilnk.
BAD HOUSE PULLED.
sls 00 Netted the City From
the Many Sinners
The following casjs were tried
at the bar of justice at this morn
ing’s police court:
The first case called was
against Morgan Barnett, colored,
md John Perkins, charged with
lighting in an uptown saloon
Saturday night. The cases
igainst both were dismissed.
Col. Bob Cham'ee represented
Barnett.
“General” Tracey, a Bartow
negro was up charged with plam
drunk He was found Saturday
night sleeping on College Hill,
•nd was only a few feet from
the edge of the high embank
inent. He was put down for
$2.50 or 6 days.
Rachael, Jasper,co hired, was
given $5.00 or 10 days for loaf
tig on the streets.
Emma ShitHet, colored, loaf
ng the street, $2.50 or 6 days J
Mary Driver, colored, run
dug a disorderly house near
dainbow Hall, $5.00 or 10 days.
Sire was represented by Col.
Bob Chamlee.
Albert Johnson, refusing to
Five evidence, was sent to the
“cooler” for three hours.
Miss Nellie Ramsonr who ha? |
»e«n th"c'un r miug gn-ort of 4j>r j
Mi.-s L »ui«e Riniiour, in
ihe4th ward, return"! to her
1 1 n; in d> I irt »<i t> i ly. • ,
WANTED! MEN!
Able-bodied white
men wanted for ! hird
Regiment U S. Volun
teers.
Ration and Quarters
furnished at once.
Certain chance to go
to the Avar. Chances
for promotion.
Lei v } oi first train
for Macon.
Apply now to Re
cruiting Station, office
Armstrong Hotel.
Beware of Imitations
Worcestershire Co
JOO* DUNCAN'S »ONe, .MFW YORK.
Corn
•
responds readily to proper fer»
tilization.
Larger crops, fuller ears and
larger grain are sure to result
From a liberal use of fertilizers
:ontaining at least 7% actual
Potash
Our books are free to farmers.
GERMAN kali womks,
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