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KO.IK. GA.
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BUSINESS OFFICE I’ HONE 85
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Sant i igo is no longer a boom
tow n.
A "ii in it nil l ’s proclamation of
his dictators up was dictated
through his hat.
Garcia feats “there will be
nothing in it for G irci t” when
this crm-1 war is over.
It is the hei lit of literary
fetiobb TV to spell it I ‘ueitO Rico,
Bays liter S . L >oi< Republic.
BeC-use he did imi fulfill liis
heroic lick in one short year
the wo: Id Ims f rg'den Andree.
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The New York J.mrn d prais
es 1 he,.-ecoiid Georgia, as one ot
the era k egimeiits in the vol
unteer service
•
If Spai i wants to get credit
for sinking an American ship
she will have to’shell down the
Corti about (lie Maine
Gen. Mi es h id better keep an
eye on Garcia less the old patri
ot go storm Havana and corner
the glory crop of Cuba and the
war. »
It is a useless waide of wind jf<>r
Blanco to k<*< pup his howl for
war. I' will come his way before
the next possum supper at Newnan
isterv’d. *
The submarines mines were or*
I«r a d re nov< d from the Maim
h< a’oast in time to pe init Honor
able Tom Reed to take bis annual
hnlh in petrci.,
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Editor Tom Loylrss says that if
William Jennii gs Bryan fails to
get himself killed in this war, the
Macon'l’tdegraph will attribute it
to his over-weenirg ambition.
“Only two cities,” declares
Sam Jones, “surpass Boston for
profanity.” We bet a bean he
means Amsterdam and Rotter
dam, says the D.ilt hi Citizen.
General Torn] has won more
undying fame than any of the
Spanish co i mandera llh forced
General Shafter at tlm point of his
pen ti sub-titute ‘capituljitb” for
“surrender.”
'i'hß PJ 1. Mall Magazine is
explaining “Why Spain has
F.tiL d.” Speaking as an humble
observer, we should say that it
wa* b<calls- America there
first with the be*: men.
Should Emperor Wil iam stick
his thumb mtu the Philippine
pie he wi I not pull out a plum.
He w'u I mt a Dewey and he
will discover i r t Dewey is a
pc ich —A merictis He: ad.
The New’ Yu k Commercial
shi s: “1 Re members of the
Georgia Editm] i] As nciatmil
are enabled this year to make a
trip tn the m f '‘ r 'inoHs instead of
• - •>’ A' 1 *?iio (heir
own state, as bu-bi < u their
vious cmti m G o' cn»;w a
plentiful supi ly of m-njev,
say has made Hi- p"ss
Georgia indit'd mu*f b“ (co
ons Avhi n even I • d.'i.r. ; .
money to spend And m (> o-|
gia editors, w ; ih nt s r < .<!i< ,
dollar, have all r> turned fr .1
their free j ink ‘Hug :> ,r >•'<! 1
are happy at homo l.iugl ing
over the credulitv of ti e 'ee l ■■
foot newsmen of (ih 1:1.
*"
The admin «tfai ion i- taking
a mean advantage of Biyan a ci
Lee, whom admiring D.-nmc
have spoken <f is posd de pre
idential candidates. Instead of
giving them >1 clnm. e t> ado
•military reputations to th: ir c V
ic celebrity they Iriv- o • n s- in ’
to Florida to fry and bake aid
run the chance of fever.
Many of the oh! Vets ar 'i--
gusted with'the last '•.■un <n.
and express a desire to 1 a e ,h • I
mpeting of the 3ons ■ i toe < ■>i -
federacy, D uighiers > t
fdderacy and sponsors held some
where else, or at •. <ii if 1 t ill li nn
from the reunion of Vets.'
PerryS. Heath, first as-i—
--tant •postmaster g o 1 il, rmi
representing a comnnnv of cap
italists,will be aui ho ' z d by the
comptroller of tie curr ucy to
establish th ) Fi sc N itional
bank of Honolulu, v, itii a capi
talization of $150,000.
The Captains who hnve bee:
awarded th« contract of carr
the Spanish pristmeis across the
ocean needn’t, chuck e t >0 piema
lun ly over tlu-ir prospective prn
tlts. Spain in iv c urt martial evon
mother’s son of Hmm ami
their pocketbook* the minute they
reach “K nl zzv ’’
Wo hate to th nk ir. I> it it <!•> s
begin to look 10 if Piesidenl Mi:
Kinley is delerm h»d 10 k ep L< >
•nd Bryan in the I'.o k-.tihhki
Bob would diw'i ingui-li ilrnm
•elves if given a chance. Is it ;>oi
sibß that the aoinims ration id ,.;s
this? —Macop New*.
John Y. McKane. who wa»
the “King of Coney Island” be
fore he went to Sing Sing P.is
on, and who when he came out
was supposed to be a pauper,
lias just sold tdni'J reales! ip at
Sheepshead Bay for $140,0w0
POIN t’ED PA RAGRAPHS.
Only a truthfii 1 man knows h 1
much he lies.
The actions »>f n Rd inch gm
Hpeaks loudder 1 han words.
The gas im t -i has 1116 > feet than
any other aminate thii g.
Many a poor num finds it, har
der to get drunk ilnm to stay so
her.
Cousis'ency may Im a j - we’, but
it is apt to hage .an alum fl ivo .
It’s easier to purchase old j d.es
in the comic papers than it is t<
sell them.
Theonly w.iy s<>m« m uiied pi- :i
pie manage to avoid q iiiiiediig i
by re f ufiug to make un.
It is rumoied'thaf Spain w I
issue a new map jf Irnr |)<>sse«sr 1 s
after the war-tnat is, it she b,«
any possessio-s left.
Ptrhaps nn* pe -p’e do not ' now
That the sphinx got i s 1 ■•pu’atjor,
for being very wise I v keeping s
incuih shut for 8.000. v-„ Is.
BUCKLER’S ARNICA SALVE
The best salva ia the wo d
for cuts, bins soie-, ulcer
•alt rheum, fev< 1 -or •., iett r.
chapped hands, ( chiibl<ains, co: n
and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cures piles, or n j ptj re
quirod. Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or mi nev
refunded. P.ice 25 cuts per
box. For sale by all I) ugg'sts.
Riots Reported.
Paris, July 26.—Advices re
ceived here from Madrid sav
that riotous demonstrations ’iav
r, ‘‘ Hramida.
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\\' I?UpoF Cm e
“ Bad
I ?B® • • S OF FIB
it'-- ■ at’y to f ‘-iualtty and
itmn, bill also
jto .I-'.- .im arid slml n :r. wt : eh it is
. m; nt . •>.i.-d by s 'die p.'O'eSjsos
I I • ■ ••■... I ; :• \ i;t p
■de <>'■,. t.d we wish to i.r ;tress vpon
i .... tn. ori?iiice of pur dasbij the
lit a- ■< ori;>:mvl reined;-. As tha
■ gvr.xiue vrvpof is nmr ufr.eturad
by t'is tLitoiiaiA Fig Svkup Co.
only, a 1., iw.'rcge of that fact will
a , i-it <» in. tv-1 ling t>a worthies*
I imitations 1 lanufaotnred byciheri.ar
i ucs. The hi'fb s‘-.E'dng of the Cali-
7 . I':.. S', wiUi tlxe medi-
er' pr-fossion, ar. I the satisfaction
■. I . has
fr ■ n z to millions of families, makes
.the name c.f the Company a guaranty .
of the exc.dlen -e of its remedy. It is
far in ad rn- of a l o*' r laxatives;
; as : t acts on th? Id . ‘ , liver and
1 bowels'wUbout irritating or weaken--
in"- them, and it . oes 1 i-gripe 'nor'
naus.-ate. in order i .get its beneficial
enectr, please remember the name of
the Company ,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
I.eUWVT.I.I.K. ’ *l£W VORK. K. V.
GEN. LINARES WAS SHOT-
It was Sargt. MaKitmery, of
Company B, Ninth Infantry, who
hit anti dis bled Gen. Linares
the commander of the Spanish
f o:q -s pi Santiago . •
Our men saw a Spanish officer,
evidently a'G'i erai. followed by
his tiding frantically aheu’
be Spanish p ud'ion, rullyi: g his
•neo. Sergt,. McKioniHy asked
L.t ut 'Vistir.’s permission to try a
hot a :he ofli'U r, and greatly re
•re'te lto find the nqu nt re
II rd.
\l ;. Rdr vas c•: Sul ed. II
y-q ii-’H -rd , With tie II jn ■Ct.'-H.,,
i.n.i 1 no me e’se ulkui Jfi .tferg:
‘icls ii||ihiv went f r a -IH-I? s i
■ 1 into n 'ill -. adj ;sti-d the >ig!us
..1 it>o yi< Ids ai>d (it’d. Ii Ir
h>i 1 ' lien he |-u! in iiuitii r
raised I hr-i >h i s for a m t.i erl b u
.’ards, look c r -fd! auu and lei
>e: g -.. >
'he ofii'.'s-- .hi th white Imrsi
hrrw up bis aims and fed for
■said >‘Tiiis is for •Corp, Jovce.”
•aid McKinnery, as be saw that
lisbdl lial reached the mark
he officer o 1 the white horse was
ieu Linai-ra himself, li was
itti rwurd learned that lie was shot
11 the left shou'der. He immrdi
at"iv relii qni-lirfi the command
» G* 11. t ni’H <.
Admiral Dewey arrivi'd in
Manila 1> iy on aSunil iy.S dilry
destroyed Cervera’s fl •: on a
Sunday. And the Stars ' a'nd
Stripes were r use lin S inti ig 1
oil a Sumi iy. Sunday seems, to
•>e a good day for Am'-rie'jis to
tight, as well as to pray.
The p. o'ple nerd moiviy t 1 pa
the war taxes. Hid Congress i
sued cuirency instead <>( bon is,
the t'-iX would scare dy hive Imen
realized. The purchase of bonds
will take the currency <>ut of cir
culation an I m ke mo i-v scarce
for ordinary business pmyises.
The 2 id Georgia r.'gim 'iit h.ii
i-lie promise of going ih lon gh the
■v.ir motions in Porto Rico [1
v ill pleas ■ all the l> >) s iml hui t
huijew id' tin in This war wi h
tspain is more like a judicial ex
ecution than an.oidiiia.y war
Sparta Isbmaelite.
For winks Dewey lias been
reporting “no change in the
situation at Manila.” it isdiffer
eiit now.'l he United Slates army
has arrived there, the paymas
ters are with them and ch inge
is abundant.—New Orleans Pic
ayune.
And now all the Geo-gia
papers ar > claiming Schley for
that state because his grand
mother’s relatives once resided
in Georgia. W a the Georgia
papers don’t claim is not worth
going out after.—Birmingham
N'w*. J
C!TY FATHERS
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; «l t tiic itiaUijrrahd Mouc
nisd lo tSccilre.a f iller.
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AFTER’ PAWN BROKERS
With a Red hut Orclinance.
Much Routine Business
I
Council meeting Ju y 25, 1898.
Pu-Hi-nt Jkii, J:io. J Seuy may*
,r and c.ouiici men C \V. Morris,
.. A L'l-iiiiy, F. .1. Kn.e, J. 1).
I'uriier. D B. Humilton Jr., W. T.
l.ii/'s Hud B. !. Huy lies. Min*
ut s of the meeting of Ju y 11th
wer 3 read and confirmed.
The appeal of Homer Lindon wae
hsinissed for want of prosecution
md judgement rendered against
said Lindon and sent an appeal
bond for amount of finiH and cos' -
C ei k was instructed to acknowl
edge the receipt of the invitation
from the mayor of Detroit to ’he
annual meeting of City offici Is
arid -xpresa regret of the inabil
ity of the mayor and c uncil tc
ittend. •
The following reto'ution wan
read and passed by the council to
wt. Resolved, First. That it is
lie sense >f the citv council that
ot-re be constructed at the earliest
practicable time s filter, sett ing
basin or ,-uch other process as may
be’h-st suited tor purifying ai d
ind impi'i ving the water supply
d R .ml.
Second. Thai lhe wa'er works
committ'-a of this council and t! e
vvatei commission of Rome b
Hithor z d and chrecti d to t ke
hi* question nude' a Ivisement,
with a v i-w of determining a
+.>i‘edily a* possibL- 'he beat plan
•’or fi l-rlng thn wad supply o
hi- c.'( v 1 Io- c.ost cf' he same, am:
■ill lhe preliminary wo. k necessary
i<i aecofiiiJish the desired end.
Tliini. That said water works
comtni tee. and water con.tn asion
shall make fu'l rep rt ot their
aCiors and doings under this reso*
iution to the next city council
meeting. But they are not to mak«
any contract for constructing i>uch
filter without f'uither authority
rom the council .
The following'ordinance was
read once mid by unanimous
•otisimt was ordained and pass
'd, towit: Be it ordained Ly the
mayor and council of the city
of Rome. Sect. I. That all pawn
brokers, second hand clothing
dealers, and keepers of auction
houses, shall furnish to the
chief of police a fu'l and cora
pleic li<t eacfii day of every arti
<• e received, taken in pawn or
bought by said keepers, broki rs
or dealers, giving a full descrip
•i ni of same,
number, brand, monogram or
letters of any kind on such arti
cle so pawned ot bought by said
brokers or dealers, and the)’
shall also steep accounts showing
‘join whom all such articles an
receivi-d. And they shall hav<
their goods arranged tn stock si
as to enable tLe same to be in
spected by the p dice department
\V hen it becomes necessary t
visit keepers, brokers or dealer
the chief of police in person m o
visit, or give a written order 't
the proper officer to perform
said duty, and any such keeper,
broker or dealer refusing or
failing to furnish sjich list o
'•efusing to admit said officer in
their place of business, shall
upon conviction pay a fine of
not more than two hundred <L J.
1 ,rs or work thirty days on the
fl eets or both, in the discretion
if the court, and a conviction of
my such keeper, pawnbroker or
other dealer of a violation of
this ordinance shall work an im
mediate revocation of the licet se
1 of such offender.
| The rcpoit of 11. M Smith
at-jl ... - . . WMM.. .. - ■: H
eiiL’ineor as tn condition of the
« i lls o ’ the Ihivna Vista hotel
was leeeivi’d and lhe chahni n
ot the street commitb e was re
quts'qd to confer w th Dr. Hunt
and Ihe citv • itgin r and such
person ns Dr. Hunt might sug
gest t'lid • xmine said walls and
report to e nncil.
The strm t committee and the
city engineer r-p< rted that what
w>i« known as the Dempsey
I iiii'ling on Broad next to West
it Giitlin’s store was in e dan
gerous condition. Upon t e r -
ception of this report it was or
dered by the cmucil that He
owner of the building be cited
to appear before a meeting of
the council to be held in tl e
council chambar on the 28th
inst. at 5 p. m. to show cause '
why sai l building should not be
removed or rendered secure in
accordance with sections 2,13,
271 and 276 of the city code of
1894.
Ordered that, the sum of $75 00
be paid to Judge Joel Branham
for improvements made by him
at Myrtle Hill cemetery du ing
the last fiscal year. The same
being recommended by the five
members of council whose terms
extended through last and the
present fiscal year.
The bill of F. Ilans m for .4-30 00
paid by him for uniforms so
officers for the fire, department
was passed by the foil iwing yea
and nay vote: Yeas,'Councilmen
Hamilton, Jones, Kane, Turner
Reece and Haynes. Nays, Morris
and Denny.
The financial statement of tin
clerk was read and the following
bills were passed am’ ordered
paid:
Hanson Su p'y Co C me’> ilep' St-G
Koine Hardware Co •• •• flll
J anes Diiuii'ass & Co. .ConiK.. .“ t.O
McHenry Jfc Nunnally . ..•- •• 50ftn
Fletcher Smith •• 27 50
J Sam Veal .•• ... . •’• 120
Rome Hardw ' 0.... •■ ‘ 140
Jas, Douglas* a u Ft e. . t: 0
.1. F. Ure. ne C > ‘ '• 000
Euri k.i Fire H.iso ' <> Koo i 0
G. O ge Thomas “ •- 25
Hanson Supply Co ‘ 9 43
a in- Hu dware Co ....“ 400 i'll
Hans >ti Supply C > ... Health “ 7XI
Fletcher S-nith I’ lice.. “.... 4.50
Fletcher Sini.ii H “ “ 3 0
E ZiTu ner.... -• .. f>9o
r.oine Har-lwa e Co " •• 3.3?
Mr< Alvin Hardin...Ke ief •* 1.50
L. G. Todd... " 4'it
< apers Riley ■* 1.00 •
80. R’y . Co ...; •• •• 3 M>
So. R’y. Co •• •• 8 94
So. R’y. Co. ....Street 3.24
Hanson Supply Co “ “.... ... .40
Council adjourned.
THE MODERN BEAUTY
Thrives on good food and
-sunshine, with plenty of exe.cise
in the open air. Her form glows
and her face glows with its
beauty. If her system nesds the
cleansing action of a laxative
remedy she uses the gentle and
pleasant Syrup of figs, manufac
tured by the California Fig
Syrup Co . <mlv
FOOD FO I SANTIAGO.
New York, Jdy 26. Another
diipni 'it of provisions destined
for Sintiago will be mad- in th
Rr. ziiian steam r Diamante. The
v-sel ‘Xpects to grt away s od
>vilh a lar •- enre'o
ADMINISTRA l OR’S SALE.
Agr-'-able to air order of th
court of ordinary of Floyd connt'
will be sold at public < u cry al
lhe court house door of said com -
ty on the first Tuesday in Augui*
next, within the L'gai hour/ oi
sale, the so lowing propertv to
wit:—One h >use ami 1..' in thi
town of East It -nj«. sa d cuunty
fronti ig on Howard avenue, be
ginning at a point one hundred
and forty*one feet, E s'erly from
the right of way of the Southern
Railway Co This b ii g the North-1
easterly corner of Mrs. Eliza
Gatnni >n lot, ruiiumg thence
Souths ly along the lot line of
Mis. Gammon two hundred and!
twelve feet, thence Easterly along
the Dunns lot six’v-twtf feet,
thence at right anyl-s to Dunn’s
ine an I in a Northerly direction
along the line of Mrs. H G.
tau lir a’lot two hundred and
welve f“et to Ho vard ave.iur-,
hence Westeily along If ward
vei ne sixty-two feet to the be
'inning. Sold as th i property of
?• A Gammon late of Calhoun
C un y Ala. W. M. Gammon, Ad
tniniatralor. Terms of sale cash.
IT is J uly Bth I •
; Lt F
JOlaL PYLE.
Is a pupil in Roni? Busing
( College. H e is mastering a ] on
i course in j n on tied Bookkeep,
.ing ami p nclL-ai accounting,
also a th ir-miuh course in
Land., Business apd Law dicta,
tion and gemr^J'office routing.
' ' mpany.
ments m , ;<h n evceedinglT
strong one R Bu 'm ss Col
lege enjoys now the largest en _
rollmint ft has Lal in yctrs.
Every st£‘ in the C dlege hall h
,taken. Tim s iminer term is in
progress. Several graduates will
leave Beon. tot.-.k? positions.T| ie
ro’loao proc-iivii iiim-fy "tWO |, 0 .
sitione th*- D-nf. VPar
U.S SIJ CKi.KY. JP-jp.
Rome. (leorgia
ROME BUSINESS COLLEGE
Ronie, Ga., will receive young
num aim . ;1 ; t) . I( ,. |la |
exist to the (lol’ege for earning
them 1.1- 'igh a thorough coimner
ciM - ■ ' in and furnish board,
bo.Hvs ,u,u i 'lunicrci fi blanks and
ni'< , <'pt ..n i. >y time note for tuition
pavpi'le after a ;.o<’.tion is seemed,
The College ] r-,t an;d
92 POSITIONS FAST YEAR.
It supp'ies sell ml a and colleges
with competent teachers of Pen
mansliip and inimfipals of commer
cial dej sends first les-
sons iu Siairthaiid fully explained
for io cent i:t ..lamps; ie strongly
endorsed by hiimtreds of business
and professional ni»ai who employ
its graduates at Stenography oi
Bookkeeping Address all letter!
to the I'rmciyal, H. 8. Shockley,
Rome. Ga.
Wisv
2SCE NT STAMP! I
Win send a lettertoany / I
point in I'nc-e Sam’S big fl
domain. 1- .r tliis v-.-ry ■
reason, if you arc sick, Ka 1 fc. jMMF fl
lore I or Fuflering, this fl
verytrif i I
May Save Yw
Lift! ■■
jvrite a plain letter, can t you p l -■ > ■
will take just two cents to cany it t 0 ■
“Washington Medical & Surgical Instituli, ■
Atlanta, Ceorgia,” ‘ I
Amt the famous specialists who form Hie ■
of that Institme are able to give you ■
treatment by mail as well as if you came'
son to tin-citv. This is tie. mistake. I 0 , ■
ing it every dnv. They now have ■
all the adjoining States, some ot ,l>q.• > • ■
of miles away, and their cines am sinpr ■
derfu!. ■
CURES POSITIVE fi®fl;£Ell
COHSULTATION f di-* l ]
kv"" SSI
iii all funns of m.hi him '*••• '.■• "' ' 'i ' llt oalH
tism. bci.iticn. > -m.h ci .* J, 1 Ki »H
Lung-S. summ. am vH-' nir .
ney and Bi.ufl.-r tronbl'-. r .
noates of eilh< r men < r v- 'y V,.-.
sexual parte i I -. r- ■ :taer .H
nighlv train---1 wc «»■
Write freely it eo.-t; .' “ I ‘‘’A qll rstw*H
dertake your ease we shao M-ni. '
blank foe full particulars. ~. Ut H
curable by human skill and perfect ■
SHALL CURE H. . .- f
That first i cent stamp may sav' J HI ■
letters sacredly private. B
ADDRESS- , ■
Washing jf
institute. I
I 500-1 Austell Bldg., AM nW
APPLICATION F’R ‘'J'' I '’®
OF DIS ' 1 ISSUIN'- ■
GE'-lIGIA FL--YI) c '• ,
WuercanA O.lUh!"'-
trati-r-.f M. -Av- C' ‘ 1
9KI)t M to the C'lir in "is. M
mly fi -if that h<’ \ l ; pfl
-d M ■ very H I’-d'H s '■ ( (ii , r ..<M
H io 1-te-ali pi'l-ii |U;S 1
kindn d »nd cred>t° r 8
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tun mH lu'or .shoul‘l “ r l|() M
< har«-it Hom kis
and rec ive leftio-9 " Oclol'fß
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