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I Established, 1890.
'■WE ROME COMMERCIAL t
■ ij Established. 1895.
every evening, exri pt Satuiilay.
A Sunday and weekly.
PHIL G. BYRD,
FDITOK AND MANAGER.
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■ Sagasta seems to be pining
fflmr help to turn loose.
| Manilla should be garrisoned
I pith white North Carolinians.
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1 Let’s get down to work and
locate another cotton mill this
Sall.
Its the candidate who itches
nost for othce who hates worst
■o be scratched.
Islands or no islands, Spain
proposes to continue in the bull
lighting business,
| It is said to have tickled Joe
|l>eiter to see Mr. Armour
Squeezed in short ribs.
I This fall has taught the fourj
fejcent cotton men to appreciate a
I’pretty day when they get it.
If we have and hold the Phil
lippines, why should we pay
Spain for what she hasn’t got?
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In Western towns in order to’
• get th* children to make home
j connections, the curfew’ ring oft 1
I is rung on.
» New York pie-hunters think
/an endorsement from Gen. Joe
Wheeler will go a long ways
Roosevelt.
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A’ republicans majority in
e ’v York has been cut down
1 from 212,000 to 18,000. This is
a remarkable shrinkage. j
There is another'demand for
th* mill* to come to the cotton.
It is voiced in the recent strikes
and lockouts at Fall River.
The Constitution properly
says that when the state has to
borrow money to pay appropria
tions it is time to call a halt.
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Teddy needed a war record in
his business—and w’ent and
made it. As to its quality see
Gov. Black or Judge VanWyck .
Spain does her sham battles
act on the ocean. If you%ant
to see the Spaniard at his best,
behold him slaying his betters
in the bullring.
iMte •••*. ... ,
Cc j Napoleon, at
cZy'f■ <r i St. Helena,
il said to Antono
-Sb tt» o marc hi, his
i t •-■ physician, “Be-
/ ■C7— l —l_ i Er - ?!—,' lieve me, we
J. , had better
i— leave off all
XZi "Zs ~these remedies;
life' s a fortress
jV K- which neither
''l ‘ you nor 1 know
~' anything about.
Why throw obstacles in the way of its de
fence? Its own means are superior to all
the apparatus of your laboratories. Medi
cine is a collection of uncertain prescrip
tions, the results of which, taken collect
ively, have been harmful to mankind.
Water, air and cleanliness are my chief
medicines.”
At the time when Napoleon said this he
was largely right. Physicians in those days
dealt out obnoxious and drastic drugs
that did violence to every fiber in the body.
Since that date medical science has made
wonderful strides. Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is a medicine composed
of native medicinal roots that do no vio
lence to nature. Its action is gentle and
natural. It simply promotes the natural
processes of s< cretion and
restores the lost appetite, cortwts all dis
orders of the digestion, makes the assimi
lation of the food perfect, invigorates the
liver, purifies and enriches the blood,
builds new and healthy flesh tissue, tones
the nerves and gives sweet and refreshing
sleep. It is the great blood maker and
flesh-builder. It cures 98 per cent, of all
cases of all diseases of the air passages that
lead up to consumption. It is a wonderful
medicine for all diseases due to insufficient
or improper nourishment of body or nerves.
Do not deal with unscrupulous dealers who
urge you to take worthless substitutes for
the sake of a few pennies added profit.
. h“ve been using Dr. Pierces Golden Med
ical Discovery and ' Pleasant Pellets ’ for the
past three years and they have saved mv life.”
Thus writes Mrs. Sophia Frazer, of Oakdale.
Rockbridge Co., Va ' I now keep the Pellets ’
in my house all the time and use them every
time I feel the need of a laxative I am fiftv-
. y ea rs old and was troubled with liver cont
wel'l ■■ Untl ' 1 USed your "’edicine. Now I am
Every sick man or woman should send
21 one-cent stamps to Dr R V. Pierce.
Buffalo, N. Y., to pay the cost of mailing
for a free copy of Dr. Pierce’s great
(Biooo page Common Sense Medical Adviser;
3> stamps for a heavy cloth-bound copy.
RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum*
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
ROVAL BAKING POWOCR CO., NEW YORK.
Talk about depreciation in
prices ; here is a chance for the
calamity howler. Ormonde,
“the horse of the century,” was
bought for sl’o,ooo by W. B.
McDonough from the Duke of
Westminister a few years ago,
and now he is about to sell him
back to his farmer owner for a
meat ley s’>o,ooo.
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Farmers in this section are
sowing wheat —about as usual,
thank yoq. Next-spring they
will rack up to the supply men
and ask how many acres of cut
ton they must plant to the plow,
and then they will go right
home and plant for another 12,-
000,000 bale crop.
An eminent astronomer says
that for communication with the
inhabitantt *>f Mars we should
require a Has as large as Ireland
and a pole 500 miles long. The
republicans might utilize the
Philippines, though they need a
longer poll than they erected
last week.
The full name of the Empress
Dowager of China is Tzu-hsi
tuan-yu kang-i-shao-yu chaung
cheug-shou-keng-clnn-bysten-
chang-si. What * lovely sausage
it would make festooning a
butcher’s meatery arch, hanging
in tempting links above the
scale*.
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There is a report in the Lon
don press that the King of
Greece.is to- abdicate in favor
of Crown Prine* Constantine.
And a far-away look comes into
the eyes of the Prince of Wales
as he turns from his morning
paper and rolls a cigarette.
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In one sense the Democrats
are fortunate as a result of the
elections. They have failed to
capture the House of Represen
tatives, and control of that body
for the two years prior to and
pending a presidential campaign
is usually a handicap.
i war
All the girls in his native
town kissed the returning lowa
boy who was.on the Merrimac
widi Hobson at Santiago. But a
U . S. bluejacket who can sink a
collier has no dread of the fast
est smacks ever launched from
woman’s ways.
Bernhardt is going to India
to shoot tigers by day and play
Sardou by night. That will be
almost as much fun as being a
member of th* Georgia legis'a
tur*, and shooting craps by
day and bucking the tiger by
the electric.
Tesla is now regaling the re
porters with accounts of a won
derful electric invention by
which all war can be prevented.
It is about time that Tesla
should stop telling what he is
going to do long enough to do
something,
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Pennsylvania is already in a
fairway to suffer the penalty of
an increased republican majori
ty. Matthew Stanley Quay an
nounces his intention of being a
candidate for re-election to the
United States senate.
A PAYING NIVESTMENT.
Capt. Chadwick of the cruiser
New York contributes to the
November Scribner’s a paper in
l which lie declares that the
quickly achieved destruction of
Cervera’s fleet was largely due
to the frequent bombardments
in which the vessel? of Admiral
I Sampson’s fle*t had participated
l According to this authority the
costly bombardments of the Ma
tanzas, San Juan and Santiago
forts were an effective fire dis
cipline for the crews of our
North Atlantic squadron.
During engagements the
men became accustomed to be
ing often under fire. They learn
ed how to economize ammuni
tion and to handle their guns
with carefulness and delibera
tion. As a conseqenee they went
through what might have been
called an everyday experience
when Cervera’s fleet appeared, j
and, with astonishing ease and ;
completeness, crushed an enemy
that had not fired a shot for
months.
There can be little doubt, as
Capt. Chadwick says, that the
encounters of our men-o’-war’s
men with Spanish batteries had !
some effect in familiarizing
Sampson’s gunners with the
feel of actual battle.
It may have contributed some
what to the steadiness and accu
racy of their aim, but it is hard
ly to be admitted that this ex
perience was of such importance
that without it the result of
American gunnery upon the
Spanish fleet would have been’
radically different or less effect- ?
ive than it proved to.
In support of this it may be
recalled that the marksmanship j
of Dewey’s gunners at Manila!
was equally accurate and effect
ive; and Dewey’s fleet had pass
ed through no battle with shore
batteries.
The ability to shoot straight
which iias made the gunners of
the American navy the wonder
and the dread of other nations is
due mainly to the incessant tar
get practice in which they were
enabled to indulge for some
years before the war broke out
and which provided for an an
■ nual expenditure by the navy
department of from $7,000,000
to $8,000,000 —one of the most
i satisfactory and paying invest
s ments ever made by any branch
> of the Federal government.
Having voted for the Repub
[ lican candidates, that Ohio regi
t «ient can go on back to Porto
Rico and stay there till then*xt
election.
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t It looks as if Rudyard Kip
? ling’s bear warning has made J.
t Bull determine to but the Czar’s
i disarmament proposition off the
. bridge.
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Tesla claims to have discover
ed the means of wireless teleg
i raphy—but no inventive genius
has yet unearthed a wireless
politician.
Events in North Carolina
ought to convince all doubting
Americans that we can handle
the Filipinos without the slight
est trouble.
Sam Jones recently intimated
that he had Old Nick for an ad
vance agent. He said he finds
that the devil is just before him
in every city.
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' On Thanksgiving Day this
nation will show the world what
a race of sculptors we are—
‘ even on so fowl a subject as a
greasy turkey.
The best way to avoid sick
k ness is to keep yourself healthy
by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
the great blood purifier.
THE EXCELLENCE OF 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 by scientific processor
known to the California Fig Srm>e
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As thr
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of tlait 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, Cal.
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Roosevflt is the Yankee Kai
ser—and the selfrespecting peo
ple of this nation wish he and
the German “war lord” were
both in Jericho.
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Minnesota has elacted a Dem
ocratic governor for the apparent
purpose of killing him by soli
tary confinement. Every other
official elected on the state tick
let is a Republican.
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. Gov. Candler’s positive an-
I iiouuct ment that he would not
nnake any more civil appoint
y ments for th§ next 30 days has
I caused something lik« h «tir in
I political circles Amt. ricus Her
ald.
If it is true that France has
decided to crawfish out of the
Fashoda affair her press will
have still more time to abpse
i the United States and officially
urge Spain to resist our de
jnands.
Now that Chauncey “Peach”
Depew has formally announced
his candidacy for th* United
States senate, New York lepub
licans may be safe y described
as being sure of the fruits of
victory.
The troubles of the army have
been chiefly due to jimcrow reg
imental and company officers,
small bore surgeons and chap
lains with empty headsand hair
trigger tongues. Memphis
Scimeter.
FACTS WORTH KNOWIN®
Bolivia has abolished the
match monopoly.
The eggs of the silkworm are
about the size of musterd seeds.
Almost all the camphor used
by the world comes from Japan
and Formosa.
The preparation of human
hair for the manket gives em
ployment to 7,000 Parisians.
Sixty thousand elephants are
annually slaughtered in Africa
for the sale of their ivory.
The total value of the mineral
output in the Dominion of Can
ada for 1897 was $28,000,000.
The Vermont house has reject
ed a bill to grant suffrage in
municipal affairs to taxpaying
women.
A Paris dispatch says that
there has been quite an epidemic
of juvenile suicides of late in
that city.
Keys of bronze and iron have
been found in Greece and Italy
dating from at least the seventh
century before (Christ.
Mor® th in 1,000 deer, 600
muoje, 500 caribou, 600 bears
and nearly 1,000 wildcats were
slain by legal methods in Maine
last year.
In apite of the «trictest pre
cautians the South African dia
mond companies lose ever $2,-
000,000 a year by the theft of
jew*ls..
The only artisan buried in
Westminister Abbey is Georg*
Graham, the instrument-maxer,
who invented an improved clock
work in the y*ar 1700.
Oh yes, the cotton planter is
a son o f freedom, No one, not
even the supply man, dictates
to him how many acres to plant
to the plow. When he plants for
a 12,000,000 bale 4 cent crop,
he does it for the charitable
purpose of enriching the wealthy
and clothing the poor. The
Southern cotton planter is a
philanthropist—that’s what he
is. Experience is nothing to
him.
Rufus K. Polk, a native of
Maury county, but who became
a naturalized citizen of Pennsyl
vania by marrying one of her
belles and becoming manager of
a large iron industry in that
state was elected to congress
last Tuesday is a Democrat An.
other evidence that good blood
will tell. —Chattanooga News.
Lady Henry Somerset, who
has been in poor health, has
been living almost in retirement
in England for some time. She
has occupied her leisure in mod
eling a statue of* her late friend
and co-operator in the temper
ance cause, Miss Francis Wil
lard.
The Prison Commission has
acted wisely in Iscation the
State’s central penitentiary farm
near the state’s asylum for luna
tics. The surplus of the farm
can De utilized -in feeding the
asplum inmates and save the
tax payers many a dollar.
If the Filipinos have taken
the Island of Negros, as asserted
in a London dispatch, our Com
missioners at Paris would ap
pear to be dealing with the
wrong party for the cession of
thac particular member of the
Phili i pine group.
RECONED AS WITTY.
“I suffered nearly all night
from insomnia,’* said the drum
na*p; '
“I’d bet you $2,” reared the
country landlord, “that they
ain’t one of ’em in my house.”
—lndianapolis Journal,
Parson Goodman—“ See here I
Don’t you know where little
boys go who play football on
Sunday ?”
Small Boy—' Yazz r ; d*y
goes to 5 al*, when dey gets big
’nough.”—Puck.
Wyseman—“l make jt a rule
never to ask a gentleman to re
turn money he has borrowed of
me.”
Pratt—“ Then how do you
manage to g*t it?”
Wyseman—“Oh, after I wait
a reasonable time, if he fails to
pay up, I conclude that he is
not a gentlemen, and then I ask
him.”—New Orleans Times
Democrat.
“Does your husband ever go
to church, Mrs. Badger? ’
“Olf, yes, he goes quite regu
larly in the wintertime.”
“Why does he go in the win
ter time and not at other times?”
“Well, you see, he generally
has the quinsy when the weather
is raw, and thinks he is going to
die.”
HOW’S TIHS?
We oiler One Hundred Dol
lars Reward fqr any case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall’s Catarrh Cur*.
F. J. Chkvky & Co., T*ledo, O.
We, the undersigned, Imye
known F. J. Chenev *for th* laet
15 years, and believe him t* b®
financially able to carry out ally
obligation made by their firm.
West <fc Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan <fc Marvia
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.*.
. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is take*
internally, acung directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonial* sent
freo. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Hall’s Family Pills are th*
est b
Coke cheaper than
Coal- Can be used in
stoves for heating and
cooking purposes. No
smoke or soot. Clean
and economical. For
further particulars
see ROME GAS OO
PROfESSIOHIL UADi
ATTORNEYS.
J. BR.ANHAM,
Law Office 200, k su Firstreet.St,
CHAS W. UNDERWOOD '
Ar torn ay ar Law, K< iw'
Croporaion Law Onlyr
■W. J. NEEL
Attorney at law. Will practice in all ocuru,
Special attention given to commercial law
and the examication cf laud titles,
office in King building, Rome, Ga.
WALTER HARRIS
Attorney at law and J. P. Office over F. £.
Kane & Co.’s.
LIPSCOMB <Sr .WILLINGHAM
Commercial Lawy,-n>.
Gffice tn Armstrong hotel buildr g, Rome, Ga*
CV
M B EUBANKS,
Atterney at law. officeKiug Building.
Rome, Ga.
W H. ENNIS,
Attorney at Law. ,Will Practice in all court*
Office, Masonic Temple, Rome, Ga.
J SA.NTA. CRWF O <•»
Attorney at law, Rome. Ga. CollecUoos *
specialty.
Masonic Temple. Rome, Go.
MOSES v right. HARPER HAMILTON
WRIGHT & HAMILTON
Attorneys at Law.
Office: No. 14 Postoffice Buildiqg
CHARLES E. DAVIS
—ATTORNEY AT LAW -
Collection a special -y. a Win practice in all
courts.
Masouic Temple Annex, Rgui«, Ga
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DENTISTS.
TTXwills, d7d.T7
Office 24C 1-3 Broad. # Over Cantrell A *wet
J. L. PENNINGTON. D.D S..M D.
. ENTIBT'
office, jus i-a Hroad street. Over Hanks Fu»
niture Co.
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o. Hamilton, m d
Physician and Surgeon Office, Medical
Building Rome, Ga. 0.. re 'phone No. 93.
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Li F. MAMMOM’O. D.
Physician and Surgeon, Office in Medic*
building. Residence, No. West First »t
ceJ’phoNo. 9
JTONSORAL PARLORS.
LEWIS BARRETT,
Tte 'Old Reliable.” operating the CMitjt
hotel Harber Shop, Invites you tv give
trial,and promises to do the rest; pnljrskiue*
men employed on the chairs.
HOWELL C. TAYLOR,
Himself a skilled barber, employs only
very best artists in his tonsoral studie, In
Uttrry Building, opposite the Armstraeg. Het*
you are made comfortable while your werfc !•
being done.
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PASTEUR FILTERS
The enb G-erm
Prcof Filter in the
Makes water
pure and clefir fc*
sale by The Hanson
Supply Co