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feVim I*. L’VERtf.SALE AND FEED STABLES. « Offers the public tho fitted teann, batco ev ances and most polite and courteous drivers The best stock of horses and mules ou sale 00 stantly. X F. HANSON. NORRIS N. SMITH. 2 1 THE HANSON SUPPLY CO. I © Plumbine: and Tinning. 2 2 Engineers’ and machinists’ £ a supplies. Stoves, rangesand • a tinware. Gas and electric fix- © 2 tures. INSURANCE gasoline S 2 stoves. Water meters. | 325 Broad st. Phone 32. • s©©©©©©©ocXXXX3>>d©©©©©©©©©©© To Musical Peple of Rome It is with pleasure that we introduce to our readers t he pric of a new and complete stock of ME, HMB AND Small Musicalinstrumen i n the new Moseley building, 327 Broad street where we would be pleased to have you call and fli examine our goods. The stock consists of some of the best makes pianos and organs on the market t*day. We : keep a full line of everything pertaining to a first- class music store —Something Rome has needed for a long time. Give us a call and you will find a music store that Romans may be proud of We are determined to close o - BICYCLES p the earliest possible date. IE. E JFOBBES 327 Broad Street. S. P. Davis, Manager. JOBwar wawwa* wmkbwb JWB We keep on ha’'d at all times a full stock of Sheet Music* RELIABILITY is a quality some newspapers have lost sight of in then days of “yellow” journalism. They care little for truth F; . and a great deal for temporary sensation. L It is not so with THE CHICAGO RECORD. jL‘ The success of THE RECORD rests upon its reliability. It prints the news—all the news—and tells the truth i t about it. that has its own exclusive dispatch boat service and its z own staff correspondents and artists at the front in both hemispheres. k It is the best illustrated daily newspaper in the world Its war news service is unapproachably the best. Says the Urbana (111.) Daily Courier: UpF **We read the war news in the other papers, then we turn to THE CHICAGO RECORD to see how much of it is true.” Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions rec*iv*d by all postmasters. Address THE CHICAGO RECORD, tli , Madison street, Chicago. OLD 800NEGTIGUT The State of The Wooden Meeting WAY WHEEL IN LINE With The Democrats in The Eab Elections. Washington, September 24 John Addison Porter, sectetary to' the president, is authority for the statement that the democrats have; an excellent chance to carry Con necticut in the coming elections, not only for the state ticket, but for two of the four members of congress. Apparently, Mr. Porter is not talaing from pique. He was de feated for the governorship nom ination, it is true, but those with whom he has talked freely all say there is nothing like the baby act in his talk, no evidence of soreneNS and no tendency to sulk. He does not hesitate, however to describe the conditions up there as they seem to him, though it is fair to him to say that he does not do this talking for publication. The system under which the re publican party conventions . are held is, he thinks, the basis for the great apathy and dissatisfac tion which exists among the re publicans of Connecticut and he sees r.o likelihood of a change until the democrats secure control of the legislature and remake the constitution of the state. He be lieves that the time has come for such a revolution, and that this dissatisfaction, coupled with other conditions favorable to democracy, will bring such a revolution this year. Under the system in vogue in Connecticut, a minority of the republican voters can easily dic tate the nominations for the party. This was exactly what happened in the recent state convention where Porter , with the indorse** ment of a large majority of the people in the county conventions, found himself with a representa tion of not one-third that of the man who had a minority of the people at hi* baik , The machine man, Louisburg, had but little more than one-half as many votes in the county conventions which sent delegates to the state conven tion as Porter had, and yet the machine was able to land its man. Each of the towns of Connecti cut stands on the same plane as each of the others, sn far as rep resentation in the legislature is concerned. The same system pre vails in the republican state con ventions, and the result is that small towns that are almost ob solete have just as much to say in party affairs as the large cities, The republican machine is able to prevent a change in this condi tion of affairs because it is to the machine’s interests to let the present system, easy of manipula tion as it is, remain. Connecticut |s a state where the machine has had absolute sway, but the people are getting tired of it. In the presidential election the republicans were able to poll a big mijority by raising the cry that democratic victory meant com mercial ruin, but the people, from all accounts, are not being scared by that bugaboo thia year On the •ontrary, they are more strongly disposed than they have been in years to take the reins in their own hands and smash the machine. The country at large cares little about the purely local phases of Connecticut politics, but the pos sibility of a democratic state vic tory of two democratic congress men does interest - The control of the state would undoubtedly be a strong influence in shaping the re sults in Conneticut in the presi dential election of 1900, giving as it would, the democrats a chance for the electoral votes from that I slate. Thea tie gain of two congiess- 'MOBBED IN COURT. End of a Sensational Milr der Trial. ■‘KILL HUT WAS THEORY The Mays Family, Father, Son and Daughters Acquitted. Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 24 —Old man Mays and his son and daughters are completely . exlionorated from the charge of having murdered the two Mul lins children on Baker’s Fork. The culmination came near costing Detective Mull, the un known, his life. Mull took upon himself the duty of making pioplein the court room sit down. There was no good feel ing for him, because ths popu lace believed he sought to send innocent people to the gallows for the SSOO reward offered Mull went so far that the at torneys for the defense appealed to Justice Bond to substitute another officer. Mull approached attorney Littlepagein a threatening atti tude, when a cry arose “Hang him !” “Kill him !” In a second a dozen persons were on top of Mull, and he was thrown to the lioor. Excitement ran high, and suddenly the gleam of a dagger flashed in the crowd, and a man’s arm came down with the weapon directed at Mull's heart. Attorney Adaih V. Littlepage •aw it in time to pull Mull away, and landed him safely behind a table. The crowd was restrained with great difficulty, and when the prisoners were set free Mull slunk away and has not been seen since. Old man Mays gathered his ittle family about him after the trial and embraced each one, while his body shook with sobs of joy. men is important. There seems good reason to believe that with out any vo’es from the New Eng land states the democrats will get the next house, but that there will be such gams even in that strong hold of republicaism is believed by the democratic managers. These two from Connecticut have not been counted in the esti mates at democratic headquar ers, but they form part of the basis upon which shrewd politicans herein Washington are predicting a democratic landslide. There are a good many people in Washing ing who believe that the democrats will have a big majority in the »ext bouse THE EXCELLENCE OF SYBUP OF FIGS in due Hot only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it ie manufactured by scientific proceasCC known to the California Fie Syrl* Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As tlia genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthleea imitations manufactured by other jutF tioa. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fig Sfhup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to million* of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all oilier laxative*, m U »uts or the kidneys, liver and bowels without Irritating or weaken ing them, and it does pot gripe nor nauseate, In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the «u«ie of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. •AN FH AN CISCO. Cat IMMVILLE, ’ N EW YSlt*. N. Y. I PUBLIC 8 WMU I I jJ jilUlUb i j We will Sell New I Books wholesale I I PRICES; I !| FOR CASH. Second Hand i | Books cheaper uhan the I | . cheapest. Give me a call, | I ’ H. A. SMITH, | THF OLD RELIABLE BOOK STORE. | |H, P. WOOTEN & BRO., 5 Successors to x ROME PHARMACY. 309 Broad st. —New Clark Building. gp We have bought the entire stock of the Rome Pharmacy and are prepared to supply your wants in ■C, the drug, piescription and patent medicine line. Our J* stock is complete and of the very highest grade. JJ* We solicit a part of your patronage and shall en- ggj deavor to the best of our ability toplease you at a JJ? times. We should be pleased to have you call on u Full line of druggist’s sundries, toilet articles a JJ* such things as are usually carried in a first-class dr Jw store. Cigars and tobacco. Come to see us. i S. M. Stark, | z ** T ** $ LkDißd ANO GiiNTLHMHO I‘AiLOB S A ® Dougherty Bldg, 2nd u *; - ■ if X 53 liiiiiii • 1 * * $1.25 an J $l5O Negligee shirts for $t J. A. HAMM & COMPANY ARE WAITING **£=7 . for everyone in Rome to come 1 in and see the magnificent stock jA on men’s and boy’s clothing, bicycle and golf suits, is what y • we are but we are hus- tling while we wait. We will show you the finest stock 0 I llf clothing, made from the newest styles and patterns in fabricks, perfect fitting and handsome, to be found in Georgia, and tb®J are above competition in values for the price. The greatest line of negligee sh ever shown in Rome. J. A. GAMMON &CO I