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EVENING Husilcr-GomnitirGlal. SUBSCRIPTION >3 A YEAR; ioc, A A EEk. Evary Evening Except Sunday. Weekly on Thursday. J. T. Gibson, Editor & Manager. Office up stairs in Clark Building, Broad St. Telephone No. 85. FRIDA’S , JAN 13, 1899. To be perfectly happy one must be out of debt The man who dived into the Chicago river on a wager must have been preparing himself for a season at the dime museums as a human imitation of embalmed beef. Gov. Roosevelt having to break a window on inauguration night to get into his house shows that his wife will allow him to carry a sword and pistol but draws the line at a latchkey. Nicolas of Russia is probably wise enough to see that it would be a mighty poor way of insur ing European peace to let the other Powers get ahead of him in preparation for war. Zangwill’s novels are to be dramatized. Hall Caine has been dragging about box receipts since ne returned to London and made Zang feel as if he’d like to have some of the chicken pie. Mr. Roberts of Utah, doesn’t seem a bit worried over the tight against his acceptance as a con gressman. It takes more than that to bother a man who has faced the problem of managing three simultaneous wives. Rabbi Harrison says that the newspapers offer the greatest pul pit for the church of man. Prin ters’ ink has certainly done its share of good work in the world and can afford to stand on its record as a reform agency. During the last fiscal year there were 229,299 immigrants to this country, so those who figure on such things say. Os these 135,775 were males and 93,524 wer females. What effect in the way of increase the expansion policy would have on immigration remains to be seen. The prosperity of this country depends largely on the character of those who come among us. That we lose some by emigra tion every year is true, but what we are interested in is getting as good we lose. A vivacious woman’s* 1 can frequently 1 speak in more elo- I M [i X A Quent language than _——JJ I .-L ~ any known to SEIEfS' ,he tongue of ,na F * can •* a .ft, ft] 1 n or repel, ■ JWbvk • S 1 ,jse? *igh or smile, 12! vj* be tneek or LfiSPQ/' St' UT haughty, tear St a passion to *f. L", »'/"*** tatters or hutn- 11 bl y see k for- - n can al so tell the JK tVxA" X Z story of health. A F(f \V \ T woman who suffers \\ » \\ from weakness and * \ Vt disease in a woman ly ly way sits in sorrow and dejection while her healthy sisters enjoy themselves. She may be naturally beautiful, naturally attrac tive, naturally interesting and animated and witty, but the demon of ill-health is gnawing at the very vitals of her womanly nature, and she soon becomes a withered wall flower in comparison with her brighter and more healthy sisters. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a wonderful medi cine for women who suffer in this way. It acts directly on the delicate and important organs concerned in wifehood and mother hood. It tones and builds up the shattered nerves. It restores the glow of health to the pallid cheek. It gives springiness and trip to the carriage. It makes the eyes sparkle with returning vivacity. It imparts animation to the mien and gestures. The fan that long lay listless and idle in the lap of an invalid again speaks the eloquent language of a healthy, happy woman. Thousands of women have testifed to the marvelous merits of this wonderful medi cine. “ For several years I suffered with prolapsus of the uterus,” writes Miss A. Lee Schuster, of Box 12, Rodney, Jefferson Co., Miss. ‘‘Our fam ily physician treated me for kidney trouble, and everything else but the right thing. I grew worse and worse. My body was emaciated, hands and feet clammy and cold, stomach weak, with great palpitation of the heart I would suffer ,-ith nausea all night. I began taking you, ‘Fyvorite Prescription ’ and I began to im prove right away. I have taken three bottles and now I am very nearlv well and am very happy and thankful to you."” ICeep your head up and your bowels open. The Golden Medical Discovery” will put steel in your backbone, and Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets will cure constipation. FOREAKER ON EXPANSION. Senator Foreaker, of Ohio, in a speech delivered in the senate chamber Wednesday, declared himself as in favor of expansion. It is a notable fact that so far I’ll the speeches which have been made on that subject with the exception of the one delivered by Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, have been against the forcible annexa tion of the Philippines, and in direct opposition to the views of the administration on that sub ject. Mr. Foreaker contends in opposition to Mr. Hoar, that the United States has a perfect con stitutional right to assume forcible control of the islands. But so far as we are capable of judging, his argument did not disprove a sin gle constitutional inhibition in sisted upon by Senator Hoar. To the careful and discrimina ting reader there was a strong tending in Mr. Foreaker’s speech to the begging oi the question, and an effort at shrewdness which really did not amount to shrewd ness. He affirmed roundly that there was no constitutional bar to the permanent, forcible annex ation of the Philippines, and in the same breath asserted that the possession and control of those islands by the United States was only temporary. Os course that statement was intended to create the impression upon the minds of those who have not yet reached a conclusion in the matter ; that while the right to annex them was indisputable the government entertained no idea of doing so permanently— that it was a humanitarian view and spirit, and only intended for the good of the natives. Specious and misleading as this statement is, it will fail to ac complish the purpose of the sen ator, and those whom he repre sents on this question. No thinking man will fail to see that the intention of that rather paranthetical statement was to obtain votes to sustain the veiws of the administration. This suspicion is strengthened by the fact that Mr. Foreaker is known to be very close to the president, and it is believed that his speech voiced the opinion of the administration. Assuming that the United States had the legal right to an nex these-islands in opposition to the will of the natives, has she the moral right? She has neither in our opinion, and for these and other reasons we oppose it. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE. As we have all along thought the senate committee to which was referred the Methodist Pub lishing house muddle, has made its report, and entirely vindicates the church, as such, from any wrong or fraud in the transaction. That fraud and deception and concealment were practiced is a well and widely known fact, and the church owes it to herself to deal with the parties who perpetrated the fraud as their deservings require. Barbee and Smith, the visible and direct rep resentatives of this great interest of the church are the instruments used, and hence the maledictions pronounced against them. But behind them stand the members of the book committee, whose creatures Barbee and Smith are, and to whom they were amenable, and who were cognizant of the whole transaction, and are there fore as deep in the mud as Barbee and Smith are in the mire.” The part of this un savory and unfortunate transac tion which is hardest to satisfac torily explain, is the fact that at the very time the secular press of the whole country were dis cussing this Barbee-Smith-Book- Committee-Stahlman question, RoYAL Absolutely 'Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROvAt BAKING POWOBR CO., Wtw <na> _ i with the alleged facts and charges before them, the Book Commit tee recommended their re-election and an increasement of their salaries, and it was done. In an effort to counteract and stay the effect of a patent, palpa ble wrong, it would be a more palpable wrong to sacrifice Bar bee and Smith by deposing them, and allow their counselors and companions in the fraud, the Book Committee, to go unwhip ped of justice. There is no reason which can be urged for the deposition of Barbee and Smith which reason does not with equal force require the stepping down and out of the Book Committee. Every man familiar with the facts in this lamentably mortifying transac tion with whom we have talked acquiesces in this opinion. Here is the senate resolution : “Resolved, That the report of the committee made July 8, 1898, be approved, and that no censure should rest upon the Methodist Episcopal church, south, for the mis-statements and concealments of the book agents in connection with the passage ot the bill for payment of the claim referred to in the letter of the bishops now under consideration ; that the injury resulting therefrom affect ed only the beneficiaries of the fund and not the United States, and the senate should take no further action in the matter. Mr. Andrew M. McConnell, ed itor of the Alkahest a literary mag azine published at Atlanta, is critically ill. We very sincerely hope to have the good news of his speedy recovery. Under his skill ful management and control the Alkahest is rapidly ascending to high rank among first class mag azines. The state constitution of Louis iana provides that women tax payers may vote. The provision is: “Upon all questions sub mitted to the taxpayers, as such, of any municipal or other politi cal subdivision of this state, the qualifications of such taxpayers as voters shall be those of age and residence, prescribed by this article; and women taxpayers shall have the right to vote at all such elections without registra tion, in person or by their agents, authorized in writing.” As will be seen to escape the usual un pleasant occurences at the polls, they can vote by proxy. This is, indeed, a new departure, and is but the entering wedge we fear to woman suffrage. Penciled and “Pulled.” “To him that hath not” is giv en the cold shoulder. j “If wishes were horses,” the bicycle would still hold its own. j “Life is real, life is earnest,” and so is the bill collector. j Hope and Faith are twin sis ters whose blended smile is the light of the world. j Be sure you are right,” and then somebody will “cuss” you for being wrong. j “He that sweareth to his own hurt” is set down as a fool of the first water. j “He that backbiteth not with his tongue,” upon examination was found to have no tongue, j “Out of the mouthes of babes and sucklings,” there cometh wailings in the night season, j "If a man smite you on one cheek turn” and knock the socks “of’en” him, is the general prac tice. J If only the “merciful obtain mercy,” there is no danger ot exhausting the stock. j “A horse is a vain thing,” and so is a peacock. j “The hair of a dog is good for the bite” —but it is not safe to seek the remedy irom another dog. j “Conscience makes cowards of us all,” is applicable only to those who have a conscience. j “Joy is a fruit” the flavor of which very few have tasted, j The way to build up a town is to stand together on every matter which means the general pros perity. Selfish views and ends are unworthy of the true and brave—we are brethren. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. . The genuine has L B. Q on leach tablet. (Advertisement.) ANNOUNCEMENT. Next Saturday the Daily Ar gus will commence the publica tion of a serial story, written by the author of “All is well that ends well,” “David and Abigail,” “The Lady Paulina,” “The Des sassuers,” “Petrona Lisle,” “Ida Delzons,” “Rio Vista,” “Bob DeShazer,” etc., etc. It is a somewhat unique story of the courtships of a Tallapoosa country girl by a New York mil lionaire, and literary Critics who have read the manuscript, pro nounce it one of the best home stories of the day. The story will be published ev ery Saturday until finished, and will of itself be worth the sub scription price of the Argus—3s cents per month. So confident are the publishers of the Argus that the story will please, that they offer to refund the money at the end of the first month to all who subscribe on account of the story and are not satisfied with it. In order to get the first chap ters, subscription should be made at once. The Argus carriers are author izec to receive subscriptions and payments can be made to them weekly at 10 cents per week or 35 cents for one month. WHAT JOYFUL FEELINu. With tho exhilarating st-nse of renewed health and strength a&d intercal cleanliness, which follows the use of Syrup of Figs, is un known to the few who have not progressed beyond the old-time medicines and the cheap substL tutes sometimes offered but never accepted by the well-informed. Buy the genuine manufactured by the Ca’itornia Fig Syrup Co. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA- TION. GEORGIA, FLOYD COUNTY: To all whom it may concern: J. T. Thomas having in proper form applied to me for permanent let ters ot administration of the es tate of Mrs. Louisa Thomas, late of said county deceased. This is to cite all and singular the cred \ors and next of kin of Mrs. Louisa Thomas to be and appear at my office within the time al lowed by law ana show cause, it any they can, why permanent administration should not be granted to J. R. Cowan on Mrs. Louisa Thomas’s estate. Witness my hand and official signature this 3rd day ofjan’y. 1899. John P. Davis, Ordinary. HANKS’ FUHNIffiE CO. Wholesale and lietail Dealers in FURNITURE, Garpets, Maltings. Stoves, &6. Coffins, Caskets and Cases. 305 Broad Street, = ROME, GA. Furniture sold at lowest possible prices either for cash or on the most liberal install ment plan. UNDERTAKING- and EMBALMING- in all its branches by professionals in the busi ness. Curran, Scott& Co. DEALERS IN LIQUORS, VJines, Seer, Tobacco AND "T" Sweet Mash FAYETTE COUNTY ®■ = 1 ? •• • ■ RYE llf $2 per Gallon WHISKEY nry 3EVEMCY-- th--fe FULL QUART. JSTO. 6 BROAD STREET ROME, GA, £ -•-**l : —l — —m - - 1 in i ! CANDY V CATHARTIC W-K RE CONSTIPATION X lOc 25c 50c - DR "IS