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McDonaM- Sparks -$M Si
ON THE LOOKOUT
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Constantly on the watch over the best markets, nailing every opportunity that will prosper the interest
of our customers, is what keeps McDonald-Sparks-Stewart Co., so far ahead of the others.
For instance, we’ve just made a fortunate purchase in Carpets, Rugsand Mattings, and immediately
share the profits with our cus'omers as follows:- .
L Bussells carpet, mid s, lins JIIII ti I 55c Z’\ Genuine Smyrna Rugs, 4X7 feet
J? Brussels carpet, made, lined and laid 60c (1 “ “ “ 3X6 feet 2-85
J? Best Brueselis carpet, made, lined and laid 65c V “ " “ 21-2Xsf'et 2.10 W
• A Axminster, Wilton’s, Velvetsand Saxony car- 11 “ “ *• 26X52inches 1.65
J? pets, we are offering at manufacturer’s prices. 4 V w
As we never indulge in “False Alarms” you will realize the wisdom of coming promptly if you wish to
oy these extraordinary offerings. They are too good to last long. Find them on the first floor.
F MCDONALD-SPARKS-STEWART Company 1
UNDERTAKERS, EMBALHERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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CLOUDBURST
Was Almost The Proportions
of The Rain
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WHICH POURED TODAY.
Nearly Three inches in-2 1-2
Hours The Record.
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One of the heaviest rainfalls
witness nd in Rome for a long
time come dow» "in sheets”
this morning.
Mr. W. M. Toweis Rome’s
°ld reliable” weather man re
portr a downfall of 2.80 in. in
hours,
Ihe streets were Hooded, hill
side thoroughfares badly washed
and sewers strained to their ut
most capacity .
lhe greatest damage, howev-
61 1 is to the farmers who have
<tiops under water along the
because with such a
own pour the swollen streams
tat were sullenly receding,
“ ve suddenly tacked about and
•Her a brief standstill have be
3>Un 1 limbing the guage once
•gain.) fa
J,le Oostanaula stood at 18 ft
* )() veiow water mark this
®" lni,, g at 9 o’clock, At 2 this
* t( ino 011 it had risen ten inches
“d had begun to climb more
Rapidly.
host who watched the storm
ose y, however, believe that
heaviest fall has been along
I'' w.l.r.b.d of the Etowah
be, "g “•»<>, U>at river will
,“ d wilhu , 9wifl
to wiH ’’“rk devastation
’‘'Sauds of sores of corn and
Uud.“ “ S b °“° m I
Gentlemen driving in from
the country this afternoon re
port all creeks and branches in
a badly swolen condition.
Mr. Rill Gallaway, of the big
livery stable firm of James
Douglass & Co., drove in from
his firm’s plantation near North
Rome ibis morning, and says
that at the Dowdle brance the
torrent was as wide as a field
and that the water ran over the
seat of his buggy.
Several trestles along the
Rome railroad wei'te submerged
by water making its escape to
the river, but no washouts have
occurred.
DEATH OF A giantess
Arkansas Negress Who Weigh
ed 560 Pounds.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 7.
Ma r y Mazique, a negress, died
in this city yesterday, She was!
said to be the largest colored
woman in the world.
At one time she weighed over
700 pounds, and*at the time of
her death tipped the beam at
500 pounds. She was 30 years
as age and her death was the
result of excessive accumulation
of adipose tissue.
WOMAN USED SHOTGUN.
Vanceburg. Ky., Sept. 7.
Last night at McKenzie, this
county, in the absence of her
husband, Mrs. Charles Tolle
heard a noise. She went to the
door with a shotgun and fired
two shots at two forms emerging
from the henhouse. She then set
the dogs on them.
|n Flames.
Rome, Sept. 7. —In a fire at
Madalina seven men, two women
and two children were killed.
SSE
PORTO RIGANS ■
Happiest People Io America
■ Thesa Days
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PATRIOTIC ENWIASM
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Bubbling Over In This Liberty
lovfingiy Souls.
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Ponce, P. R. S iptcnhir 7.
It is most amusing and gratify
ing to note the efforts of the Porto
RiCans to please the Americans.
From the most aged to the young
est all seem to be heartily glad to
be-rid of the Spaniards, and the
stories told of the patriotic demon
strations about the time of Gen.
Miles’ invasion were doubtless hut
I.m abstract of the detailed facte.
The American is greeted on every*
I - ide with smiles and cheery words
and every courtesy on the part of
the natives is reciprocated by our
people.
The little children are particul
arly patriotic and rapidly picking
up Americans phrases. A corres
pondent who is frequently at the
headquarters is invariably greeted
at the corner by two little mulat
to tots who exclaim: “Good morn
ing Meester American.”
When he goes uptown again the
children are waiting for him and
it if.
“Good night Meester Ameri
can.”
The grown people almost froth
at the mouth if an American points
at them and jouingly says:
“Espanol.”
“No, no, no.” he replies.“Porto
R can-American,” and he backs up
his words by tapping his chest
pointing to lhe soil of his nativi
ty.
In the restaurants and cases the
most general exchange of ideas
takes place. The American wants
i*?e and says “frio,” meaning cool
while the Por*o Rican say?;
“Oh, si, ice, ice.”
Beefsteak, eggs, water and
matches ■'are words the native
quickly pick up but milk,’is be
yond him, and the sfforts of an
American to express milk in sign
language are amusing,
Three Chicagoans were using a
man named Gonsalez as interpreter
He was very much in love, and
told them so in broken English,
and finally took them around to
see his inamorata’s home. She is
the daughter of the richest man
m town, and the garden behind
his home is beautiful. The Chica
goans admired the shr übbery. and
suddenly Gonsalez, with many
dramatic gestures saya:
“Now I show you my sweet
heart,”
He called her and she appearde
on the balcony.
“Speak English to the gentle
men, Angelita,” he said.
Angelita knew a little English
some 12 years ago, and all she
could remem tier was.
“Do you see the book? The book
is on the table. ”
Tie conversation was naturally
limited, and Gonsalez knew enough
to take his Americans away.
There are usually several daily
street fights, and in nine cases out
of ten they are du<> to the fuct
that one man calls another a
Spaniard. The newspapers here
contain frequent mention of a b< y
cott against Spanish m ircha*Hs by
the natives. The loiter once suffxr
ed so much from the former that
they are now evening up old scores
The stoning of Spanish residents
and the burning of their homes
are frequent examples.
FREIGHTS CRASH.
Hamilton, 0., Sept. 7.—At j
Somerville, yesterday, two
Panhandle exta freights crashed
together, demolishing both en
gines and 15 cars. Nobody was t
hurt, but the property loss is
heavy. •
LADIES FINE SAILORS.
Go to Lanham & Sons and get
one of those fine sailors they are
selling so cheap. They are ac
tually worth SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00
and some even more, yet they
are selling choice for 50 cents.
A CLEVER TRICK. ,
It certainly looks like it, but '
there is really no trick abo it it, <
Anybody can try it who has
Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, ’
Malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he can cure himself right '
away by taking Electric Bitters.
This medicine tones up the whole
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system, acts as a stimulant to
Liver and Kidneys, is a blood
purifier and nerve tonic. 11cu res
Constipation, Headache, Faint
ing Spells, Sleeplessness and
Melancholy. It is purely vegeta
ble, a mild laxative, and restores
lhe system to its natural vigor.
Try Electric Bitters andjbe con
vinced that they are a miracle
worker Every bottle guaranteed
Only 50c a bottle at Curry Ar
ig toil drug store.
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CHEAP RATES.
The Southern R’y operates 3
daily trains between Rome and
Chattanooga, by which parties
can leave Rome in the ni >rning,
spend the day in Chattanooga
and return home same evening.
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The schedule between those
points is as follows. Leave Rome
1:00 a. tn. arrive C.iattanooga
4:15 a. m. ; leave Rpme 10.35
arrive Chattanooga 1: 00 p. in.;
leave Rome G :25 a. in. arrive
Chattanooga 8 :50 p. m. There
is also a local train leaving Rome
3:50 p. rn. going by the way of
Cohutta and Cleveland and ar
rives Chattanooga 720 p. m.
Returning, trains leave Chatta
nooga 6 :30 a. m. arrive Rome
9: 00 a. in ; leave Chattanooga
3 .10 p. in. arrive R one 5 :35 p.
m. ; leave Chattanooga 10 :10 p.
arrive Rome 1 :44 a. in. Pull
man sleeping cars on a'l trains.
For further information call
At V V z . ri«
- on C. Harrison, C. T. A .
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WISE AND 0 THE It VT»S.
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Tourist (to friend who is h«dr,g
■ wallowed by an alligator)-—‘E.r
heaven’s sake, throw in.- out v mr
pocketbook. Fliegende Bieat*
1 ter.
“It is odd but true.” said th*
Cornfed Philosopher, “that toe
man who speaks without thinking
is the oi e mo-t apt to say what
be thinks. Indianapo'is Jour
nal.
Some Inside Mythology.—Once
more did Ulysses relate the s or/
of his wanderings; but still Pen
elope his faithful wife, shook her
head,“ Where,” she persisted, “are
the labels on your trunks?”—
Detroit Journal.
Insurance Ag-nt—“We i’t
in-tire s' ni ‘ ” Old Man—“ Why
not ?” Insurance Agent— “ You are
idue’y«fonr years old,” Old Mau
—“What of that? Statistics will
tell you that fewer men die at
ninety four than as. any other age."
—Til Hit, _