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J 14.50, SKSO, TO ADJUST BUSIN-ESS On the new basis, conformed to the “Glittering Gold Standard ofContraction” that is working now so beautifuly to make all prosperous and happy in these “piping times of Cievelandism.” «i#W. M. Gammon & Company, Have determined to close out their entire stock of Clothing regardless of cost or va.ue. FOR CASH, CASH AND ONLY CASH We Will from Monday, the 9th of July, offer Choice of all $22.50 or $25.00 Or $30.00 Suits “this means all our finest Suits” for $1 4.50. All sl6, $lB. and S2O, Suits at sl2. All sl2, and Sls, Suits 8,50. 360 splendid all Wool Suits, Fine Cassimers, Cheviots, Worsted and Serges, sold before at 10. and 12.50 for $5. STRAW HATS! STRAW HATS! Will go in this sale at one-half their values; many at half their cost. While this will be a great sacrifice and will entail a]heavy loss on us,Jyet it goes to show what “a blessing in disguise” our noble President is to most of the’people, who, can getj goods now at half price. We mean to sell these goods, and ,neither cost nor value will be regarded in pricing them. If you have the cash to pay down for a Suitjwe will sell it to you now so low that your compassion will be excited for W. M. Gammon & Company 237 &> 239 BROAD STREET. SERVED HIM RIGHT HOW A BOOM TOWN NABOB REAPED HIS DESERTS. A man sat in his store and refused to be interviewed. He chased the advertisement sol icitor out of the front door and the insurance agent out of the back one, He bought cheap for cash and dis torted the truth for the same thing. He even encouraged the country people to believe they were beating him out of hiz goods at scandalously low prices. But one night the town burned up. The next day every body who had been trading with that town wanted to know who had done this thing. The little man next door had made SIO,OOO out of his insurance. The man across the way had liens on nearly all the farms around there for the agricultural implements he had been selling. A man from Chicago said the fire was a good thing, for the town could now be laid out right and built up again bright and new for half the money the people would get for their insurance. He represented a lum ber company. Kxerybody seemed to have something to feel cheerful about except the man whose name does a °t uead this article because he. "ould never give it to a newspa per for publication. Iu otber words it is the gentle ®ail r6 t mentioned who sat in h ‘ s door au d looked so hard that ' r .' oody with a consience passed 7 on the other side. While those **’ had n °oe went in and tried nt him out of what he had 6 made traveling men keep off a 9 gra6 ®’ for it grew in spots all around his front door. him°r ard t' 0168 had prevented them roßl i ayiUg a briclc P avemeQ t •tetTV 0 debt il M 0 business men in town had done. But the fruits of patience and sagacity had all fallen off the tree of prosperity’ at one fell blow He was the biggest man in town do loDgor, A victim was wanted to satisfy the cravings of the insurance com panies for revenge. And also some prominent firms iu Boston, Philadelphia, and oth er unsophisticated centers of the jobbing trade which are rapidly learning to let the boom towns in the West do business without their assistance, j New Yorkers know better. They J never let out money or goods in this , part of the county unless they have/ a baiter around the neck of the rep-J resentative of the Rowdy West who is thus taken into their confidence. But this is a diversion, as ,the Philadelphia lawyer said to the Kan sas man who had borrowed money and failed io do business, aud was even then trying to secrete the goods and chattels which he had bought on credit. The character of this man has prob ably been sufficiently described - it is his ultimate sad fate in which the reader is now interested. He had been llurishing iu accordance with strictly business principals laid down by his father, and he hail learned nothing since the old man died forty years ago, and not much before that time, as the sequence of this story will show. As before stated he was the only man who stood in the ruins of that lately rapid town who looked like he had lost all his friends, though it was a well known fact that he never had any. Ho didjnot seem to think there was any more fun in living. He went out at the dead of night and hanged himself in front of the only building which had been left standing} This was the city jail. It had been rendered fire proof by build iug it out of logs hauled iu from the vicinity for firewood, While he was hanging there some villian reached out through the bars and cut the cord with which the would be suicide had tied himself up.‘ Then the prisoner hauled iu un til he had enough rope with which to get out of his own troubles. He got away that night: But not so with the hero of this story. They suspected him of starting the fire. The newspapers to whom he had never given an advertisement, proved it on him . For all the drummers that he had throwu out of his store swore he was of uusound mind and liable to do anything in a mo ment as frenzy. On this evidence ho was declared insane and placed in the county jail until he begged to work on the roads. He is there yet. This is the first time he ever did anything for the community at large. But this is not an exhibition of public spirit, It is a case of necessity. The Lord knows when wo will et out. For when he complains of over work they ask him if he never made any bod}’ else weary. And whenever he grows violent thsy put handcuffs on him and sit down ou him like he used to do everybody else iu towu, For nobody likes him. He knows it now. —Telegram. JfffUT. Iti v" for Bff-* - ‘i*. . HE WAS A READER HOW A MERIWETHER COUNTER MAN BROKE A POPULIST ORATOR ALL UP. The following good yard in span at the expense of a third pa.ty spouter. At the end of one of his most impres sive periods an old gentleman in the audience aaid: “That’s Tom Watson/’ The orator bit his lip and proceeded, At the close of another outburst the old man ejaculated; “Taat’s Bill Peek. ” The speaker frowned severely and went on. At the end of another neatly turn ed sentence the old critic said “Jerry Simpson.” The statesman looked daggers at the interrupt, but went on with his piece. . Pretty soon he got off an anecdote of questionable taste. Said the old man; That’s Livingston at Ocala.” The orator paused and shook his fist in the direction of the quiet looking old newspaper reader, to his manu seipl aud read a rapid sentence or two. “That’s sister Lease or Moses, I’ve forgotten which.” Fellow cijizens, put that old blackguard out of the house. “That’s his own and the only origi nal sentence he has uttered, ’ said the gray headed old critic as the indig nant friends of the speaker hustle the gantlemau out of the room. After that the meeting became more enthusiastic and the applause was frequent as the well rounded pe riods of Watson et al. rolled tripping ly from the speaker's voluble tongue. Meriwether Vindicator. SI.TO CHATTANOO GA And return, only $ I. via Rome R. R. of Ga. Tickets on sale July 31 st, good to return 3 days from date of sale. Call on C. K. Ayer, G. P. A. or J* B. King Tkt. Agt, SHORTER COLIEGE FOR YOUNG LADIES ROME, GEORGIA. Wafers >- •i n iw ; "v 'fl • -: r* rM > - - * V’- •* The Next Session Ojus hlult 19111,1891 ADVANTAGES: 1. A lofty and healthful site, free from malaria, 2’ Charming grounds and scenery —an ideal situation. 3. Magnificent brick buildings—“ The beauty of the colleges.” 4. Every material comfort aud convenience, 5. A complete force of accomplished Teachers. 6. A splendidjConservatory of Music. 7. A renowned School <•! Art. * 8. An unsurpassed Department|Jof andj Physica Culture. 9. A strong and thorough curriculum. 16, a su> erlor Finishing 11. A d&lightfuljiome for the pupil away from parents. 12, Reasonable charges. For catalogues and special information, apply to Dr. A. J. BATTLE, President, Or Prof, Ivy W, Duggan, Business Manager}