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’ M “IMS.” ~ rt<4 a“guin” Factory for Starts « r> the politicians. •JJOW LET ’EM ALL “CHEW.” A Paragraph About County Expons * eß ,Court Reuse Sa’arle9,ChainKaD ff Leases and Legislation and Vari oUB Other Issues of the Hour. Mr Editor:—The State of Goor eii comprises only about one f or ty-fifth of this Union, So in uatl onal affairs Georgia’s voice c3 nbave but little effect. It tuere appears to me that instead of Georgians devoting so much of their time to discussing national questions, to tlie almost entire ex elusion of State affairs, that it would probably be remunerative to us to give more of our attention to matters nearer home. The Georgia Legislature has within itself the power to help and as»ist our people to a great extent, by the passage of wise and just laws, and by inaugurating reforms in our heme government* The repeal of hurtful Georgia laws, and the adoption of benefi cial Georgia laws, strikes me as being a subject of sufficient im portanc to occupy our whole and individual attention and to leave us no leisure to waste in the for mation of a “Third or People’s party” for the pereuit of some im agioary “ Will-o-the-wisp” in tbo National remedial legisla tion, Our people are almost bur dened to death with taxes, draw*n from their scanty earnings io meet State and county Govern mental expenses of many and va rious kinds, which are authorized and caused by our pres nt laws. lu the administration of Slate affairs there is room for economys knife to do some pruning, If I am reliably informed, some of our state house officers draw from the treasury considerable salaiies for these hard tunes. Some of them, while they draw moderate salaries so far as the sal ary list shows, yet by virtue of the stateofices which theyjwere elected to fill, have other positions which pay handsomely, so that in the ag gregate they receive large compen sation, one of them iu fact so much as eight to ten thousand dollars per annum. These matters our legislators could look into and do a little healthy trimming. While I have nothing to say against a reasonable fostering of the military of the state, yet there are numbers of the people who are not enthused, to say the least of it, over their annual “picknicking’’ otherwise known as “Griffin gal avantins’ at the expense of the tax payers; neither do I hear the cross war highly commended among those same tax-payers . In County affairs I can not agree with my friend Billy Wright, that the knife should first be up ifted to the Grand Jury; the Pet ht Jury and the Bailiff s. There is a salary account nearer omy friend Billy’s end of the Court house that could be shaved a little with advantage to the treasury and no injury to the county These Grand and Pettit Jurors Uo •’standing job” with the ' uuty at two dollars per day. Nina ,J 1 ''-t these g»t their living y|th e plow thp hofl and the - 1( y must stop their work and l U1( '** * * le Cft h of the Court regard bo" ° the con/litl « u of affairs at ® e - Crops must oe left, family left, board I? g ° tO town P av a ' 'ill. and serve th 3 State at Two 1 un<ler an J r circumstances ceX° " BlWday too much 168 tor these men. him-u". nght iaa good i maD 1 like no., ' r ' eri T l-ut he eertaiu- “ tß ' W ’ bis il 1" t .1™“ that Mtide S Ui .i r * Tribune of June 9tb under some CU<l Bdly Waß laborin £ the brain or 'T® hallucination of ru nriotnrf 1118 lrua ff inat ion had reason and Usui- edthe throne of allowed h" B °i tr when he wed himself to write down such an indictment against the people of Floyd County, and against himself. Surely he did not mean it v h nhe wrote that “some men would hang a Jury for two dollars per day.” Surely he did not mean it when he wrote ‘‘some men will sit in a Grand Jury room two weeks lor two dollars a day, that would adjourn in a week for one dollar a day” Men who would violate their oath# in such a manner, and be guilty of such practices as are here alleg ed would be unlit for the Jury* box, or any other box but a wooden one, and surely friend Billy did not in tend to place himself in the same category with such men when in the next paragaph he writes “I judge others by myself on money matters.” Read your article over friend Bil ly and see if it does not looa a little different in cold type from what it seemed when running through your brain. We all agree that court expenses should be reduced. Tne question is how to do it? Two ways of reducing the number of criminal cases have been suggested. One is to require the prosecutor to give bond and security for the pay ment of ceurt costs, in the event no conviction is had, or in the case of parties who cannot give the bond and security, require the paupers affidavit to be given - The other isto pay the St licitor Gen eral a salary instead of having him get his compensations from costs in cases. These two ways of lessening the number of criminal | cases will be exceedingly popular among the peo ple of this county, if any-one will on ly take the trouble to inquire. The Neal Pleading Act, I feel sure w ill largely decrease the time hereto fore occupied in the trial of civil ca ses. I meet with large numbers of peo ple who favor striking out that part of the law which requires a man to pay his state and county tax, before he can legister and vote. They argue that the property is good for the tax, that the tax collector has at his command a summery remedy f< r its collection; that be can at any time without court process take possession of the property advertised and ess for the tax that it will always bring one per cent of its value, (the average amounts of the tax) and that there is uo real or good r eason why a man should have to pay his property tax before he is permitted to register or vote. On the contrary they say that the land and property owners have greater interest than any other class in the passage of wise and just laws and in the selection of honest and able representatives and officers to enact and execute them, that the tax paying qualification disfranchises large numbers of property owners on account of their temporary inability to raise ready money and that it places the balance of power in the oou troll of the non property holders, a great per cent ■of whom are ne groes and large numbers of whom will vote for any man whe will pay their poll tax, thus paving with belgiaa blocks as it were, the road to political corruption . The conclusion vi’hich they reach is that any man otherwise qualified should, on the payment of his poll tax only, be permitted to register and vote. Both their argument and conclusion seem to me to be worthy the careful con sideration of our legislators. It will not be long before our Legislature will have to tackle the convict lease question, The peo ple of this county are opposed to leasing convicts to Railroad companies, Lumber compa nies, Biick companies, Coal companies, or any other kind of companies. They are in favor of putting them to work on the public roads of the State,and keeping them there until every farmer Las a first class road to his market town. In this way they will not come in to com petition with free labor and the re sult of their werk will be beneficial to the people of the whole date. * * * A few yeais ago there was passed in the Misissipp Legislature an act ex empting farming produce and farm ing toffs and implements from taxa tion. It is said that under this law TH E HUST LER OF ROME, MONDA VJUNEII IRO4 the farming interests of that btate have prospered wonderfully, and that farming lands have advanced twenty per cen. in value. Why not try it in Georgia? If there is a class of peo ple on God’s green earth who deserve and should have help ard encour agement it is the farmers, though they have had none in this State since I was born, and yet from their labor is drawn almost all of our • material wealth. » * * You people who are voters think on these things before you vote, and you who arc candidates consider them well. Brutus A PAIR OF K vPl’b'?] KINGS . TWO YOUNG DUCKS FROM HAND MOUN TAIN RUN IN. This afternoon two supposed cattle thieves were run in by the police. They had in their possession a fine yoke of oxen's which they seemed anxious to dispose of. They gave their names as Brown and Savage, one claimed to be from Sand Mountain, while the other professed to be from Look out Mountain. When questioned by Lieutenant Guice both showed unmistakoble signs as guilt, and their stories rambling aud conflicting. They will be held for the present until something can be found out about them. Cider on ice at T. F. Foster’s 5c a glass. NiNEVAH FELL. ONLY ONB SINNER IBTCH&D IN THE KRASH There was but one sinner ketched in the krash, when Ninevah Fell at Police headquarters today' l Her name was Minnie Cain, col. and it was for getting drunk and raising so much Cam that she was fined $5 or 7 days. Recorder Spullock lectured her severely before passing sentence. He said that he proposed breaking up this loafing business among negro women, and from now on he would send them to jail or make them make I bond when it was shown that they were leading the life of vagrants . If you want to get fat, quy your grub at T. F. F osters. IT WAS DELIGTFUL. THAT SPRING CREEK PICNIC OF UNION SCHOOLS. There is nothing more beautiful in this life than to see “brethren dwelling together in unity;” to see churches and Sunday Schools of different denominations work ing harmoniously, hand in hand, for the Masters cause and glory. An object lesson on this line was the union picnic at Spring Creek Saturday, where the Baptist and Methodist Sunday Schools united in a grand picnic. The exercises were most pleas ant, entertaining and instructive. They were held in the Methodist church, which was filled by atten tive listeners. There was a lovely song service and short addresses by Rev. W. M Bridget and Capt. A. B. S. Moseley, after which the crowd engaged a most magnificent dinner under the grand old oaks by the spring. All in all the day was a most delightful one aud it was late in the afternoon before the happy party dispersed to their homes. I KEEP COOL inside, uuiside, &Dd all tlie way through, by drinking . HIRES’K This great Temperance drink ; is as UealthfUi, as it is pleasant. 3>ry it. Patronze Burney’s Transfer new prompt and reliable. Present office ArmstrongbiocK Jeff Burney, manage Sheriff Sales For July Will bn sold before the court house door in the city of Rome, Floyd county, Ga„ between thoiei il hours >i sale on ill > Ist Tuesday 1 ■lidy 1894. The following described property, t One nity lotof land Kt ,wiL< division of the city of Rome, Floyd County Ga., frontiUK on6th, Ave, ISO lest, ami fronting on Ea-t 2nd, S. 130 ft. being' lot N". 42 and part of lot No. 43 being place w ere defendant now resides. Lev ied on by vD‘ eof a tita issued from the Floyd Justice Court of the 919 district G. M. in fa vor of Hand & Co., vs Mrs. W. C. H»fe. as the property of rhe defendant Levy made by W. I*. McLeod, LG. | Also at the same time, and p'ace, a certain | brick church and the lot or preinitds on which | the same is erected, in the town ol Cave Spring | r loyd county Ga., together with all the im provements thereon, including the old church and dwelling on said premises of the colored Mett odist Episcopal eliurcu South. 1 cated on wliat is known as I'adloca street, said street ending from Mnin street Eastward up by the Deaf and Dumb Institute; said lot bounded as follows: On the West by Harrison Beckham and said Institute; South by said Institute; East by lands formerly owned by Lunt Prior, deceased and now bccnpiel by his widow, ami fronting Nortti on said street 1,50 feet, and run ning back uniform width 390 leet more or less, said lot lieing 150 feet by 300 feet more or less said lot h iving been purchased from J. Al. Lockwell. Levied on by virtue of a fl-fa issued troni the Flovd Superior court in favor of Q>liroll X Co., for the use of McHenry, Nun nally & Neel, Att’ys vs Trustees of th<T Colored .VI. E. church, South of Cave Spring Ga., as the propertv of Willis Green, Frank Brannon, Stephens Glenn, \. Burns, Vlleu Tilley, F. M Gordon and Washington Winchester, Trustees of said M. E. church. Also at the same time and place, one farm lying ina body, consisting of whole 10l of laud No. one hundred and forty six [l46] iu the 22nd, district uud 3rd Section of Floyd county State of Georgia, a d said farm < ontaining one bundled aud sixty [l6o] acres more orless. Levied on l>y virtue of a ti-fa issued from the FloAl Superior Court in favor of Emily D, Knapp vs Jennie Watkins, as the property of the defendant. Also at the sima time an<l place one farm con sisting of whole lot of land No, 291 in the 22nd district and 3rd Sec lon of Floyd county, Ga. Levied on by virtue of afl fa is tied from the Floyd Superior Court in favor of tlie Geor .ia- Loan & Trust Company, vs Win, N. whi |e > as the property of the Defendant. Aino at the same ti.ee and place, the follow ing described property: all that tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in Floyd coun ty Georgia disfribed a« foil ws to-wP; Com mencing at a p- iut on ibe north and south line of land lot number one hundred and ninety sev en (1'37) in the twenty-third (23) district and third (3) section of said county, near the corner of Miss Mattie Berry’s lot, and on line of laud heretofore sold and conveyed to William Moore, thence running due south seventy seven (77) chains and six links ; thence east 5 deg. south to Oostanaula river, thirty-eight(<B)chains; thence up said river five (5) chains and twenty-five (25) links; thence due west, to the beginning point, thirty-ssven chains. Containing twenty-two and ten sixteenths (22-10-16) acres, more or less. Also an alley twenty-five (25) feet wide, more or less, extending from the north-west corner of the land herein described, to the Summerville road. This being the property whereon the de fendant, Ike J. Beny, i ow resides. Also all that tract or parcel of land, situated, lying and being in the twenty third district and third section of Floyd county, Georgia, and more particularly described as follows : Begin ning at a point on the right or west bank < f ihe Oostanaula river, twenty (20) feet north of where the south boundry line of lot number one hun dred and sixty-iour [l64] touches said river; thence running west parallel with saul south boundry line, crossing the west boundry line of said lot forty (40) chains, to a point thirty 30 feet east of the center of the Suininervil e road; thence north along said road the said road to extend out thirty (30) leet from the center al along the line, seven chiins and forty-five a- d oue third hundreds chains; thence east and, parallel with said first line, forty one and forty eight one hundredths [4l-48-1 0] chains, to said Oostanaula river; thence along the right bank of said river, tobeg.nni g point. Containing thirty and one hundreds [3O 1 100] acres, more or less. Said tract being parts of lo s numbers one hundred and sixth-three [l63] and one hundred and sixty-four [164.] Also ail that tract or parcel of land, situated I lying and being in the twenty-third district and third section Os Flovd county, Georgia,-rhe same being part of land lot num - er eighty-two [B,s], and in the southwest corner thereof, anti bounded aud described as follows. Ou the north by the lands >f dr, vtahiis; on the east by the lauds of Mrs Morris- on the south by the southern land line ■ f said lot number eighty two [B2]; oh the west by the western land lino pt said lot number eighty two. Containing ten acre-, more, or less. Also all that tract or parcel of land, situated, lyina and being in the Fifth Ward of the city of Rome, Floyd county Georgia, described as follows, to-wit- Beginning at the corner of .1. G. Pollock’s lot. tunning 'hence along Main street sixty-six [66] feet north; thence back on straight line one hundred and elghcy-one [lßl] leet; theuci south sixty feet; thence west along j. i. Pollock’s line one hundred and sixty-eight [l6B] feet, to beginning poin . Also lot in said Fifth Ward beginning at the north corner o tom Berry’s lot on Main street; running thence north sixty [6o] feet, to th- cor ner of N. H. Bass’ lot; thence back in a straight 1 ineeasterly, two hundred [29o] feet, more or less; thence south sixty [6o] fee ; thence w st one hundred and uinety-ihree (193) feet, to start ing point. By virtue of a Floyd Superior court Fif* In favor of the Koine Fire Insurance Co. vs. I. J. Berry Principal and N, H. Bass endors er as the property ol I. J. Ber y. Also at the same time and place, oue undivi ded half interest in part of lot No. 295, 24th, District and 3rd, Sectior, Floyd County Oa., adjoining lands of Mark Taylor near Shannon’s Station on the E, T. V. & o. R. R., about seven miles North of It nne, containing 4 > acres more or less, and on West side of said lot and across and of equal width across. Also one undivided half interest in city lot in the city of Rome, on what is known as Sevier heir lot, being lot No. 9, fronting on Sevier Street of survey made by- Hines M. Smith, fronting 77 1-2 teet by 251 feet uack towards right o'-way of Rome R.R. The above 40 acres, tract above referred to is now occupied by Mark Taylor as tenant. Levied on bv virtue of a mortgage fi-la issued from the Floyd Superior Court in favor of the Southern Ba lking &Trust Company Transferees vs. J no. C. Printuo, as the peoperty of the defendant. Also at the same time and p.ace, the East half of lot No, 26, in the 22 District and 3rd Sec tion of Floyd County Ga., aud lots No. 839 and 896 in the 3rd District and 4th. Section of said eounty, and lots numbers 539, 541 and 542 in tne 3rd District and 4tb, Section of said county. The East half of lot No. 26. 839 and 890 sold as the property of M.J. Bobo, and lots numbers 539. 54 > and's42 sold as the property of William Richardson to satisfy a fl-fa issued from the City Court of Flovd County in favor of Tnonas Philpot vs. H. J. Bobo and William Richardson. Also at ihe same t ime and rlace one lot of land No (33) thirty three, in East Rome rloyd county Georgia, S. P. Smith suh division, together wltu all on said lot, 63 by 217 feet on Hill street. Bounded ou one side by Hamil ton Yancy, and Austin Harvey, on the other by Rosa Lumpkin. Levied upon by virtue of a mortgage fl-fa issued from Floyd Superior court in favor ot John c. Foster, Surviving partner of John c. Foster co., vs. R. H. Dun ean as the property of the Defendant. Also at the same time and place, part of lot o. land No. 58 in the 4111 Distric- and 4th,Section of Floyd comity Ga , it being the East part Ol said lot described fully m deed from Robert H. Moore to Win. Allen Sr., containing 40 acres more or ie'ss Levied upon by virtue of a ti-fa issued from tne jus. ice court of the 919th, District G. M of Floyd county Ga., in favor of wm. I) ugherty <ft co,, vs wm. Allen Sr. and W' u - Allen, jr.'as the property of William Al len Sr. one of thedefendants Levy made by w. p. McLeod L. c. Also at the same time and place, th t trast of land known as the rolk county farm of D. T. Briscoe in ihe 3rd, District ami 4th. Section of Floyd county Ga , to wit: lots numbers 909,1033, 1656 and the North halt of 1032 and one and a half acres of lot N.o. 1 105 on l ake creek adjoin ing No. 1056 described in a deed from Wm. Doo ley to D. T. Briscoe, also what is known as the Hughs and Burns place lots an 1 parts of lots Nos. 44, 65, 66, 43 and 67 in 22nd, District and 3rd, section of rloyd county Ga., deeded from Estate of '*>hn c. whitehead to Bryant and riscoe January Bth, 1872. Also lots Nos. 477 479 and 480 in 3rd, District and 4th, section of Flovd county Ga. Levied on as the property oj D. T. Briscoe ho satisfy a ti-fa issued from the <y urt of Ordii ary of Floyd connty Ga , in favor of Mrs. Flora jj- Jones, next friend of f. m. Jones et vl minor children of W. H. Jones de ceased . Also at the same time and place one gray horse n&med Dick and one black mare mule name mink. Levied upon by virtue of a fl fa issued from Floyd Superior court in favor o» D T Briscoe Executor of M M Briscoe vs. Step .- en Samuels as principal and W D McCollum Se curity on Replev j Be nd as the property of W | D. McCollum z JakeC. Moore, Sheriff, I NEW CENTRAL HOTEL. 6 J WffiHT ■ HEW FBBNISJHEi N. M. GOMEZ Proprietor. RENOVATED THROUGHOUT ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENT- ELECTRIC BELLS ELECTRIC LICHTS. COAL O’Neill Manufacturing Company TELEPHONE. 76. The Oostanaula Steamboat am Trading Company CALLS THE ATTENTION OF MERCHAATS That we will run our Steamer Tony, on regula trips t Carters, every week. Ship what you can by us, Give us your orders for all Kinds of Country produce Chickens. Eggs. Corn. Hay. Peas Batter. Bacon. Fruit* Dried, Wheat, and alt Products of the Country. Geo W. Trammell. F B Holbrook, MILL’-- We Mean Business Call and Get Onr Erice s Refore Buying, VV e are Selling SASH, DOORS Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Ballusters and Brackets At Bottcm Eric* HUME & PERKINS .i-ay-> v'-’ CO ■. >< uffl , i if'fie.*,SUcL’as ' /isoFb jK; ■' Lai rs, LuftL MaaJiouH, hig nUv ‘jQ e ‘ n - (S’- ‘ ’’ : 4 ’ Ullf ra 7b jajH U°: Sy/puwerinGenerativoOiguns ox ehaot- texcat V -SJ ' °' cre , x f r tion, -ii erroris, excessive use of tobacco,oi- him ortr J. ''sLk' load to taiflrwlty, consumption or Insanity. Can be carrle < '‘At A 1 pockt by mail prepaid. With a $•» order rnarantee lo cure or refund the ir.onev. Sold tr druve sts. Ask for it, take no other. Write for free Medical Book sent ra au-ucuc AFAitu inp.aiii Address N Ell VISaEKD CO., MasoiLsTemplo GJUC2. For .«le Homo, by BRADFORD DRUG CO., Druggists. SHORTHAND, TYPE WRIT ING. TELEGRAPHY AND PENMANSHIP- Call at the Rome Business University for Scm . art: Ratios in any of the above branches. J.G.HARMISON, Prop. I NOTICE TO CITY PAYERS The lax upon real and perttonal property levied on by the Mayor and Council of the city of Rome for the fiscal year of 1894 and 1895 is at the j rate of one and and-fifth of one per cent on the taxable value. Attention is called to the following sections of the taxable ordinance. Section 4: That the tax s levied in the preceding sections of this ordi nance shall be required to be paid, one half on or before the 15th, day of June, 1891, and the other hale u or before the 15 th, day of Sep- = ber, 1891, and the entire amoun tii taxes being hereby declared due at the time of levy, may be paid on or by the first named date—the making of this tax payable in two installments being only for the accommodation and convenience of the taxpayers who desire to avail themselves of this privilege. section 7. That on failure to pay the first portion of the tax required by this ordiance by the time specifi ed, in section 4 t of the ordiance, the <;lerk shall issue fi fa for the whole amount of tax for the year, and pro ceedjto ei force tl e collecti n of tie same. Halsted Snr th -C & C -C'. .SC- Nice new lot of sail ors in Milan straws for ladies and children A. O. Garrard. DENTISTS J A. WlLLS—Dentist—2oß 1-2 Broad s B over Cantrell and Owens store. ATTORNEYS JAMES B NEVlN—Attorney at Law • • Poverty Hill postofficj ooruor 3rd Av<- CHAS. W. UNDERWOOD-Attorney at Masonic Temple, Rome, da. REECE & DENNY’—Attorneys a* law. o in Masonic Temple, Rome, Ga. WW. VANDIVER—Attorney and • B seller at Law—Rome, Oa. W H - E^NIS— Jno. W. STARLING—I ■ * sta, iing. Attorneys at Law, Ma - Temple, Rome, Ga. ret>- WH. SMITH, Attorney-aA-Law. O&> Masonic Temnle Rome Georgia feb32tl Ws- M HENRY, W. J. NUNNaLL’ a J. NEAL—M’Hentj, Nunnally <S !«■ Att, >rneys-at-atLaw, office over Davidson Hardware Co., Broad street, Ron PHYSICIANS SURGEONS. DJJa.KA.MBU and Burp a Onic© ut repidonc© 614 uvouu© A }• ward. * LA\ HA J IM(j ’ N P~ Ph y ftlciaa and Sun ■ Oners his j services to th nmz. P ! e z? f surrounding con* ™ad street? 00 * 1 Wat Bona dru « «"> DR. W. D. HOYT-Office atC A. Tn at ?ra. ,r o. 331 Broad street, Telep 110. reshteM N 0.21 DHC.F. 01 -WIN— Physician and 81 —Office n< r Masonic building. Ret. 300 4th av ~ue. HCW ARD E. FELTON—Physician a.. » geon—office No.6Thirc Avenue, At office dav and night. Telephone o Fimik A. Wynn, Physician and Surgon Tre - . itt Nc Johns tn drug - telephone 13 Residence 4o«i Second Prompt attention given all professional c.o AGENTS MAKE FIVE DOLLARS A D.» Greatest Kitchen utencil ever invetted Retails 35 cts. 2to 6 sold in every house: fa Postage paid flve cents. McMAKIN * Co. “Orange Blossom’, is a fa ure for all diseases to women, d ? ViD. AV. Curry Druggist