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(v®y/^ ULL L Brunswick has had a harder ro. d t „ travel during the past decade |h n all y other Georgia city. Plague wind and flood have conspired | fty low her people and dissipate , r W()a |tb, hut with a fortitude au d determination that challenge ihH admiration of her sisters near aod farshe has flung aside her troubles and pressed steadily on ward Tbe people of Brunswick are unde out of good stuff. o o o Tbe New York World has pre enied to the investigation com mission, enough charges to keep it busy’for some time. o o o The following appeared in the local paper at Sedgwick, Kansas, the other day: “Notice—l hereby warn the public that I am watch ingforthe contemptible scoundrel who has been milking my cow, If I catch him, I intend to shut my eyes aud sho >t at the cow o o o Tne Philadelphia Ledger thinks that if it is shown that Theodore paid taxes in both Washington and New York it should disqualify him on the ground of insanity. o o o It is said that Roosevelt, Mc- Kinley and Mark Hanna hav? en tered into an agreement in which Teddy promises not to be a can*- didate for the presidency in 1900. o o o Artemus Ward used to say in one of his lectures: “One of the principal features of my entertain ments is that it contains so many things that don’t have anything t> do with it.” And this is about the principle on which Mr. Platt got up his State platform in New York. 0 0 0 Wouldn't Ludington or Egan or both of them better quit follow* ing Alger around on his junketing trips and try to find out who is responsible lor charging privates $2.85 for shoddy blankets worth ; 40 cents, and .fl 89 for paper-soled shoes not worth shucks? o o o "A man with brains can offord , to do odd things and wear poor clothes,” says The Kansas City Journal. “General Archie Wil liams was ona train going up Pike’s Peak one day last summer, at the halfway house he got off and pur chased a big basket of violets at an expense ol slo.Returning to the , train he piesented each lady with | a beautiful bouquet, though all of , the ladies were strangers. By and by the husband of one of the ladies catijo back from the smoking car < and she saiil to him ‘I think this ! is the nicest railroad lever rode on. That l.reakman over there gave tvery one of us a lovely bou quet.’” 000 Savannah Press; “Perhaps Cro ker might head off that free silver bolt by the judicious tender of a few offices whose salaries are paid . in gold standard currency.” 000 Hie New Orleans Picayune as serts that the worst president this country has ever had, leaving out M ashington, were military men. 1 here were Jackson and Grant, under whose administrations mat terii at as badly as they could, while the untimly death of Hurri -80,1 (first) saved the country a great doal of trouble-” 000 Hie attempt to transport fresh beef from San Francisco to Manila has not been very successful. The awful heat on shipboard affected the cold storage and decaying meat fed the sharks on each ex pedition along most of the way. Something like 200,000 pounds of iresb beef was thrown overboard °u four of the expeditious, it is Baid, 000 Co], Roosevelt .once declared that Editor Gudkin, of the New } rk Evening Post, was incapable Med® THE EXCELLENCE ftF SYRUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured hy scientific processes known to the California Fig SyruT Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As tho genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured oy the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, Cai. IiOUISVILLE. ' *KW YORK. N. Y of telling the truth. Aud now Mr. Godkin heaps coals of tire on Col. Roosevelt’s head by endorsing the Rough Rider for governor. A NARROW ESCAPE. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, Groton S. D. “Was taken with a bad cold which settled on iny lungs; cough set in and finally termi nated in Consumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could not live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advis ed to get Dr. Ring’s New Dis covery for Consumption,(loughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial bottles free at Curry-Arrington’s. Regular size 50 cents and Hl.oo, guaranteed or x>rice refunded. BOSTON GOES TO CHINA Dewey Sends This Boat Instead Os The Baltimore. Manila, P. 1., October B.—The United States cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel, accompanied by the collier Nero, have gone to China Owing to protests and petitions from merchants of Manila, Gen eral Otis nas postponed the ation of tbe new customs and traffic regulations until November 10. The general has concluded that the proposed schedule needs re vision before it can bn consistently applied to the small section of the Philippine Islands now occupied by the American forces. In the meantime, the existing duties will be applied, with the exception of merchandise pur chased in the Spanish dominions since April 2*), which w ill receive treatment similar to that applied to the goods of neutral nations. The revision of the schedule hee been entrusted to Captain Joseph Evans, of the Commissariat De partment. QUEEN VICTORIA IN PERIL Life Saved By Runaway Team Turning In To The Woods. London, Cot. B.—Queen Vic to ria, her daughter, the Ex-Empress Frederick of Germany, and the Princess Adolphe of Schaunb irg- Lippe had a narrow escape while driving at Balmoral. Scotland. The hors°B of her Majesty’s car riage bolted, t e coachman lost control of them and a serious ac cident was only averted by the horses turning into the woods, where the carri ge stuck between tbe trees. The members of the royal party were severely shaken and much alarmed, but otherwise they were not injured. ft ft ft « ft- ft ft ft ftftft ft John M Proctor ? IIS NOW ft ; I -ft ft IVI 7% IXJGIEZ F 8 ft ft ..- ■ FOR __ r < * kae. waring » ROME SRfINGH MU-SIG HOUSE-« He solicits the iufluenc J and patronsgi cf the pen pie of Rome and the surrounding country It will bi to ■ ' -A ' < your interest to call and get prices. ft Marvelous * 1 ft Low Figuresl Will be quoted on all PIANOS, X ORGANS, BICYCLE’S, SEWING MA- X < CHINES and other goods n'ow includ- , < X ed in the big stock at No. 327, Broa y street. While this entire stock is to be closed out at reduced figuies Mr. Proctor is empowered to make the J. y. terms decidedly easy to all buyers. 1 1 BICYCLES I At any price to suit the purchaser, for they must go, and will be sold regardless of cost. See our wheel st at once—it will pay you to take a look. I Sheet Music | This stock will be closed out X at 10 cents per copy. ; ftft ft ft ftft-ftftftftft ft-ft ftftft ■ X L'VERY, SALE ;AND FEED STABL ES- Offers the public ths finest terns bote? ev ances and most polite and courteous drivers The best stock of homes and mules on £»le co stantly. f * ■* FOR STYLE AND COM FORT and for a jolly good time with family or friends, there is not h /T- - inn like an open surry for either /' >’ Winter or Summer. Our stock " of stylish carriages is unrivalled i’ j and our spider phaetons, runa- , bouts, buggies,traps, carts, wag- I ■'' * " onettes, canopy top, or open sur- «( ’X ’'o rrys, are lii'l-t,. easy, coniiorta- \\ ble and beautiful in construe- n tion, trimmings and finish. We also repair and overhaul vehicles; also carry a big line of fin . harness and lap robes, ' ’ Rome Buggy Co, 5509-511 I road Ga. Sattekfielo & Williams, .agents. I-'. HANSON. NORRIS N. SMITH. 1 THE HANSON SUPPLY CO. I | Plumbing and Tinning. | 2 Engineers’ and machinists g 5 supplies. Stoves, rangesand * B tinware. Gas and electric fix= g Lures. INSURANCE gasoline g 5 stoves. - Water meters. 5 | 325 Broad st. Phone 32. ® ■ r M FOLW I IMBEI I We will Sell New | toks wholesale I i PRICES: I «« FOR CASH. Second Hand I> Books cheaper uhan the , cheapest. Give me a call, || | H. A. SMITH, I I thf old RELIABLE BOOK STORE. if j; s ' . . .„ t ,, y , W? il. ' BRO., § Successors to ,St* "K ROME PHARMACY. S ftKS 309 Broa 1 st. —New Clark Building. We have bought the entire stock of the Rome Pharmacy and are prepared to supply your wants in the dru.i, pi -cription .and patent medicine line. Our stock is complete and ol the verv highest grade. iart of your palro and shall on ftM deavor to the best of our ability to please you at a ” times. We should be pleased to have you call on u Full line of druggist’s sundries, toilet articles a T&b such things as carried in a first-class dr ftISS store. Cigars and tobacco. Come to see us. KA S. M. Stark, g A KT? K LADIES AND GEUTLEBE. ILOB S *** * Dougherty Bldg, 2nd Ave ® ft 1 . ’*■- « XI • $1.25 and Si 50 Negligee shirts for $t J. A. GAMMON & COMPACT V- for everyone in Rome jto come in and see the magnificent stock < z { bicycle and golf suits, is what we are doing, but we are hus t ing while we wait. We will show you the finest stock o < lothing, made from the newest styles and patterns.in fabricks, per ; and handsome, to -be found in Georgia, and they v " • • - - are above competition in values for the price. Thegreatest line of nigligee shirts ever shown in Rome. J, A. GaHMON &CO