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Had nature not forestalled bim
’we should say that the Rev. Dr.
Brouht;>n had made a fdol of him*
s-ls by his sensational expose of
the corruption of Atlanta society
—Brunswick Times.
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Says the Memphis Commercial-
Appeal: “Imagine Grant trying to
swipe Sherman’s laurels, or Lee.
Stonewall Jackson’s exploits in the
Shenandoah. —ah there? Mr Samp
son !
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Tin Mexican Herald says: “Na
val Constructor Hcbaon remem
bered Lord Wolseley’s advice, ’lf
you want to get on in war do your
best to get killed.”’
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Gan. Joe Wheeler draws.no ssl
aiy as congressman while serving
his country in Cuba. If he gets
back alive and with additional
military glory it may be that Ala
bama will send him to the senate .
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“By the way, what is a perfect
gent?”
“A perfect gent is an imperfect
genthman.”—Indianapolis Jour
nal.
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The SB Louis Globe-Democrat
observes that most of Rooesve.t's
Rough Riders are also barbed wire
immunes.
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Thomas Georgia, an Eng’ishman.
has written a book to prove that
Henry M. Stanley, the famous ex
plorer, is do other than Howell
Jones, son of Joshua Jones, a far
mer of Carmarthenshire, where he
WuS born in 1840.
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Archdeacon Brady, Chaplain of
the First Pennsylvania regiment
now ut Camp 'lbomae, has, in two
cases, married soldiers in camp to
their sweethearts left at home, by '■
letter. AH the questions were asked
and answered by mail and the
whole thing legally done.
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According to the latest New York
City Directory, just published the
honored name of Smith still ho'ds
first place in point of numbers in
the borough of Manhattan, bub
the name of Brown, though still
holding second place, is hard p ish
ed by the name of Cohen, while
the Cohens, the Cohns and Kohns
taken col'ectively. exceed in num
ber the Browns and the Brauns’
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The work of the Woman’s Re
lief Corps of the -Seventy-first
Regiment in New York seems to
run largely to the making of paj.t
mas for the soldiers, and some of
the workers are not adepts at fash*
ioning tha somewhat unusal gar*
inents. One pair for instance made
by a beginner, was found on com
pletion to have a waist measure
ment of some four or five feet. They
did not know what to do with it
sos a while until finally it was
marked. “For the chief,” and for
warded to General Shafter at San
tiago.
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Commodore Schley has his ow.,
system of punctuation, He recent
ly made a dash for a Colon and it
amounted to a full stop.
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S. S. S. S; Sampson, Schley,
Shafter, Siutiago. Specially sug
sestive since somebody shall sure
'y soon succeed. Shall Sunday see
Santiago still standing? Surely
she’ll sucumb,—Senoia Gazette.
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Editor Bale, of the Southern
Argus, Rome, seems to be wading
through the Ijw grounds of edito
rial sorrow. He says’ “We must
insist on all »ur subscribers who
are in arrears coming in to pay
their subscription. If yuu haven’t
got the cash bring us blackberries,
cantaloupes, butter, chickens, pggs
fodder, or any other kind < f pro
vender for man or beast.” Try
i some “good old-time religion, on
! 'h.mi, Brother B .Im Pray f<r
th m> continually, and lick ’em be
tween prnyers. It takes many
prayers mid lots of thrashing to
make a p .sky delinquent “come
across.” —Dalton Argus.
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In Texts last week Mary- Ace
married J>e King. Hearts were
trumps.—Denver R ipublican.
And no.v they are both JoKing.
Let them pass—town the years
mil h >pe that where they lead
they will bj followed in kind.
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“How*did you like farming in
Vermont?” was asked of th a Mich
g*n man who went there because
mill that the hulk of lhe wealtn is
in the Eut. “Oil. I guess it would
a been all right only fur one
thing.” “What was that?” “1 111
he dog-gone es ['ll Work ground
so hard an I rocky that you have
ter plant wheat with a shotgun.”
- -Detroit Free Press. ’
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“Dixie” was p ayed in the hall
I-if ths house of representatives »
| few days ago for the first time It
will be tiie favorite national air by
lhe time the South turns out a few
more Schieys, Hobsons, Bagleys
and Blues, says the Savannah
Press.
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Mis* Marian Smith whose bright
writings have appeared in the
C /Urant American regularly for
some time past, was somewhat
surprised at the statement in the
Atlanta Journal of Monday even*
ing that she would go on the lec
iure platforn and asks us to deny
the statement She says she re
■ 3 ived an invitation to make a
special address at th, Gainesville
Chautauqua the compliment in
which she appreciated, but she de
clined and that is all there is to it
—Courant American.
Hunt the baker has the best
selection of cakes in Rome. Cali
at 313 Broad St. and see what a|
. marvel of quality and cheapness j
. hoy *re. j
j BATTLEFIELD ROUTE-
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Fioyd Vets Will Travel The
Old War Road to
CONFED ERA T E R EIINIO N.
SPECIAL trains and price $1.50
ROUND TRIP.
Rome, Ga., July 9, 1898. —To
Ex Confederate Veterans and
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I '-■ons of Confederate Veterans :
j Gentlemen:—We take pleas
jme in calling your attention to
our Eighth Annual Reunion,
which will be held in Atlanta,
Ga., Wednesday,Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, July 20 to
23, 1898, inclusive.
This promises to be the grand
est reunion ever held, and as it
is so near to us, we should all
take advantage and attend. All
Confederate Veterans and their
families and friends are urged
to attend.
RATES AND DATES. For this
occasion the Western <t Atlantic
R. R , will sell round-trip
tickets from all stations at one
cent a mile traveled, or $1,50
from Rome to Atlanta and re
turn. Tickets to be sold for all
trains July 19th and 20th, good
to return on any train until July
28, 1898, inclusive. No signing
of tickets required by the W. &
A R R.
OFFICIAL ROUTE TO ATLANTA.
Having in view the comfort and
convenience of the grand old
Veterans, we have selected the
old reliable Western Atlantic
R. R , the historical “Battlefield
L ip,” that we use 1 during tli*
civil war, and on which so many
I great battles were fought. AU
rain? Have from and arrivi a
their elegant new passenger sta
fion, foot of Briiad street Rome,
and Union Depot Atlanta.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN’s SOE
cial —For the convenience of
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all Veterans, their families and
friends, we have arranged with
Mr. 0. K. Ayer, passenger and
ticket agent of the Western &.
Atlantic R. R., to run a special
train, leaving Rome Wednesday
morning, July 20th, at 6 o’clock
arriving Atlanta about 8:30
o’clock. Will reserve one coach
on thu train for ladies only. A
mple accommodation. We are
anxious to make this train a
gr>nd success, and we therefore
ii'ge all who can to join us, Reg
li I tr trains leave Rome daily at
7. 30 i. m.; 4 :25 p. m. Return
ing, leave Atlanta 8:15 a. in.;
4 ;50 p. in.
Yours very truly,
•Jim Tom Moore, Chairman.
U.S. Linsdell, Geo. K. Green,
Committee on transportation,
N 5 V M AN.
“I was a sufferer from dys
pepsia, g<)ut and rheumatism,
caused by impure blood. I tried
va-ious medicines, but obtained
no relief until I began taking
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. This med
icine has made me a new man
and is the best I ever took. It
has boon a blessing to me.”
William M, James. Brogdon, S.
C.
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Hood’s Pills are the only pills
t# taxe with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
EC an I yet efii jie nt
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I Living missed everything
else to date Atlanta may yet get
poor Alfonso XIII, the boy king,
when we annex Spain. Shut up
m the park at Fort McPiiersoi
little Fer.zy would draw hun
dreds of visitors to the capital.
—Americus Recorder.
UNPRECEDENTED
Has Been the Great “Cash
Raising” Sale
OF J. B. WATTERS A SON.
ONLY ONE MORE CHANCE FOR YOl
TO GET IN IT.
A f ter five weeks of heavy sales
Messrs. J. B. Watters A
now put you on notice that the' l
“cash raiser” is about to com
to a close. ,
This popular and ever reli" 1
clothing firm has always l' e
upto its advdrtisements. an'
I hence, when the “cash raising
sale was published and P r
quoted the people made a rus
for the bargains.
Now, Messrs. Watters A•-
having, at a sacrifice to t
owtr interests, about raise
funds they needed, come so
and frankly state that
slaughter wi'l stop in a e« .
You have the remainder " '
week in which to secure up
date gent’s furnishings at
ulously low prices.
It’s lhe chance of your
and you should not un«
at the sensational e
meat in their big auu on ■ -
itorial pageund let •«»«”,
bargain seeker and su |j c i,i
ecjnomicj>uyer be a__
Attention Ist ua. ]
-The annual reunion of*
Ga , cavalry voter >ns *'
place in Atlanta, G.u. 1 (
coi. i, ii.K»y» ill , be O
the occasion. Hea< q ll $
the Ist Ga-, cavahy
4 1 Prior street, one bl"
the Union depot- Jenl>
H. W. Camp, P 1 * 8
J. A. Wynn, Secret