Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

It Nd ■ Sparks ■ Start Si ON THE LOOKOUT ♦ ' * Constantly on the watch over the best markets, nailing every opportunely that will prosper the interest of our customers, is what keeps McDonald=Sparks=Stewart Co., sofar ahead of the others. For instance, we’ve just made a fortunate purchase in Carpets, Rugs and Mattings, and immediately share the profits with our cus omers as follows: ’ Bussells carpst, mid 3, lina 111 llli 155 c AA> Genuine Smyrna Rugs, 4X7 feet $4.45 Brussels carpet, made, lined and laid 60c “ 3X6 feet 2-85 W Best tJrueselt? carpet, made, lined and laid 65c \ “ “ 2 l-2Xsf'et W Axminster, Wilton’s, Velvets and Saxony car-- j\ “ “ “ 26X52 inches 1.65 W pets, we are offering at manufacturer’s prices. A S we never indulge in “False Alarms” you will realize the wisdom of coming promp.ly if you wish to oy these extraordinary offerings. • They are too good to last long. Find them on the first floor. » * F MCBONALD-SPABKS-STEWART Company 1 UNDERTAKERS, EMBALrtERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1 NOVEL THEORY Advanced as to Effect of Peace And War, CRIME AKO CRIMINALS. War Has a Healthy Effect on Evjl Doers. Many theories have been ad vanced to explain the wave of crime which has visited the city, butthat of Capt. Miller, of the detective bureau, is entirely the most peculiar, says the Cincin nati Post. "There has never been a time in the history of the city,” he said yesterday, “when so many • crimes followed each other in Quick succession as within the past few weeks. Very much of this increase of cri me can be credited to the fact that the war between this country and Spain has ended. This may seem **ti ange, but the records of the department will show that im mediately following the blowing up of the Maine there was a de ciease in crime in this city, ■i here was a still further decrease w '*en war was declared, and ’he offenses recorded dropped off about forty per cent. the question stukiwd. Ihe decrease attracted at te»tion, and a careful study B how that there was not only a de< lease in shooting, stabbing a, ‘d general assault causes, but * so in murder, self-inflicted d«ath and really m larceny and r glary cases. It may seem odd b,, ‘ ‘ en it u recollected that the war provided a subject on which people who differed could agree, it is not strange. ‘ Neighbors who were disposed to quarrel with each other could meet and agree that Spain ought to be whipped by the United States. The convivial fellow dis cussed the war with his compan ion, and over the glass there was no disputing the fact that American valor and manhood ought to be successful. The man who entertained a hatred of his wife and the over-jealous lovei read of Dewey’s victory at Ma nila Bay and of Cervora’s defea (, at Santiago, and for the time being suppressed their pent-up feelings of acrimony. NOW CRIME BREAKS OUT AGAIN. “The war neaches a conclusion and the topic which absorded the minds of the people to the extent of preveniing crime has been eliminated. There is no longer a subect cn which the quarrelsome can unite their dif ferences and a disagreement and probably the shedding of blood occurs. There have been abund ant incidents showing that this deduction is a proper one, on account of the conditions which existed. Jealous lovers and jeal ous husbands come to the fore and commit murder and people with suicidal intent, who no longer find the war a subject to occupy their minds, end their mental sufferings by throwing bodies In rivers and reservoirs. “Crime of this sort is some thing the department of public safety cannot provide against. The killing of one man by an other and self destruction cannot be prevented by human agency, but theft, burglary and similar crimes can be decreased, if not entirely suppressed.” i There are no impediments across the Etowah by a dam sit < FiiOf! TOP TO BOTTOM I Laiiliam i 3ons Haw Hart The Sly Store THOROUGHLY RENEUATRD i Will Pack it Full of Fresh, New Goods. I Lanham & Sons have had a force of artists at work on the big building on Broad street re cectly vacated by Bass Bros. & Co , and as a result every floor has been put in apple-pie order. The elevator has been over hauled and is now as good as new. The old cash system of Bass Bros. <fc Co has been taken out and replaced by the most modern cash and bundle systems —the same Kind as are now in use in the right-up-to-date me tropolitan department stores. The truth is, the big building has been handsomely furnished from top to bottom with elegant fixtures and modern convenienc es . And alreaey the advance car loads of the magnificent stock which Lanham & Sons have bought to go into this Broad St, store have begun to arrive, and are being opened. From now on until the stock is in condition for the doors to. be Hong wide for the trade, a big force of em ployees will be kept busy day and night. In a few more days the firm will be able to state just what day they will have their grand opening. In a conversation with Mr. Henry Lanham this morning, that up-to-date business man stated to the Hustler-Commer cial that the entire big stock which Lanham & Sons will open in the Broad street store will be new and right out from market. He says that not one dollars’ worth of shop worn or bankrupt stock will be offered. This being the case, the peop’e of Rome and the territory out lying, have a treat in—the Lan ham A Son—store. Lookout for the announce ment of the grand opening. “Kash.” r CITATION-LEAVE to sell . GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. To all whom it may concern. W. H. Ennis, administrator of Geo. \V. Lunar. deoa-ed, has in du Q form applied to th‘-“ ti uiersigned I for leave to sell the lands belong ing to the estate of said deceased, and said nppl’c iti m will b« heard <>n the first Monday in October. This Sth day of . 18.18 John P. Da u . Ordinary i Gl TATION-LE kV ifi TO SELL. GEORGIA FL YDC-UNIY T > ad wli m it may coi.cern. J. *R . Covaii, adminisi rator of Geo, Shirley, deceased, has in due form applied, to the undersigned for leave to sell toe lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said application wd l h» heard on the first Monday in OTober next. This 5 h day of Sept. 1898 •J hn P. Davli O d'n try f - - ■ ■ ■ ■■■!. » . —— LADIES FINE SAILOR Go tp Lanham & Sons and get one of those fine sailors they are selling!o cheap. They are ac tu illy worth SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00 and some even more, yet they are selling, choice for 50 cents. ' IV >•«»»** «nz I'4*“ •'' \' ■ 4».W' *«. b.M. ! 4 -i- «■» A CLE VER TRICK. If cert ainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it, Anyb: ly can try it who has Lame Back an I Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stimulant to Liver and Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cu res Constipation, Headache, Faint ing Spells, Sleeplessness and Melancholy. It is purely vegeta ble, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters aiidjje con vinced that they are a miracle worker Every bottle guaranteed Only 50c a bottle at Curry Ar ig. i i drug a tore. APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF DISMISSION GEORGIA, FL >YD C UNTY Whereas B A Burnett, Jr., administrator of Mrs. Mary M Mays, represented to the court in his petition duly filed, that he baa administered Mrs. Mary M. Mays es fate. I his is ti cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors,to show cause, if any they c«n, why ea>d administrator sli 'iitd not be discharged from ms id m mist ration and receive letters ■ f dismission on the first Monday tn Dec. 1.898 I bis Sept. sth 1898. John P, Davis, Ordinary YEAR’S SUPFOR f. SR RGIA FLOYD C MINTY. To a 1 whom it may concern. Not ce is hereby given that the appraisers appointed to set apart and a sign a year’s support to Mrs Sane Nichols, the widow of L. J. Nichols, deceased, have filed their award, and unless good and sufficient cause is shown. ths same will be made the j ulgein-nt o r the court at the Oj oner term, 1898, of the court of ordinary. This Sept. 6 h. itsy*. John P.Davi-, Ordinarv, Monti tv ‘•’•ia.i careJ bv i*<- CHEAP RATES. The Southern R’y operates 3 daily trains between Rome and Ch ittanooga, by which parties can leave Rome in the morning, spend the day i i Chattanooga and return home same evening. The schedule between these points is as follows Leave Rome 1:00 a. tn. arrive Caattauooga ,4:15 a in.; leave Ronin 10.35 arrive Chattanooga 1: 00 p, tn. • leave Rustic 0:25 i. m. arrive Chattanooga 8 :50* p. m. There is also a local tram leaving Rome 3:50 ] . in. going by the way of Cohutta and Cleveland and ar rives Chattanooga 7:20 p. m. Returning, trains leave Chatta nooga G :30 a. m. arrive Rome 3: 00 a. in ; leave Chattanooga 3:10 p. in. arrive Rome 5:35 p. m. ; leave Chattauo -ga 10:10 p. arrive Rome ]; 11 a. m. Pull man sleeping cars on all train-. For further information call on C. Il irri-on, (!. T A . A D >IIX IS PRATO R S SA LE. Pureumt to an ord< r nf the court of ordinary, granted nt th., September term I*9B, wi I b.» s-.pl between the legal hours .>t as , in front of the court house <1 mr i.i the citv <4 R-me, Fn»v<| c.mitifv Georgia, on the first Tu "sda” in October, the foil .wing pioperfv towi : one tract or pared <.f land described as follows: Beginning at the North side of the Aiabuni roa l, ajout i n > and one h ilf mib-s from the court house in the city of Rome at a lai.e betweßn the properly herein described and the property of A. Dougherty, running thence Westerly along said mad three hundred and thi'teen het, more or less to the S ill well prop e ty, thanes Northerly along «aid Stillwell propertv about two hun dred yards to the properly of Ag i.it Gluck and thence Ersterly at right angles to last line in straight hue t<> laud already mentioned, t heuc > Sou: her y along aid line to the beginning Said prop erty udd an the property of Red tnoud Pentecost, d-ceaec-d . Terms of sale cash W H‘ F.nnu, Adnnuistrator, Sept. 8, ’9B,