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ham ano eggs. Tbe lar t e.t go^<l’ io ". tll “ t 10 , over grew in Floyd county T J. p'““ iu S,h Ward. The via. is root tb» front yard d,, ' ,u( ” “ » g<»<> « iz,d tre< ’ Bt '" d " L the corner of the bouse. This tree is larger than those .u .ron . Trevilt & Johnsons store, yet ,hi, gourd vine has run to the very tonmost branches of the tree and 20,t cover, it with the many branches. The plant must be con aiderabty ovsr one hundred feet long Tbe gourds are long aud glini, and are used only for orna mental purposes- A tall aud exceedingly gawky looking folio" came down Broad S f ree t the other day. Neither face nor form were lovely to look upon . John Mickle stood in front of Trevitt A Johnsons, aud espied the man some distance up the street. Now Mickle has a very keen sense e s the humorous, aud th ire was something undoubtedly very fun ny about that misfit chunk of hu manity. The stranger ambled on down the walk, aud his gait re minded one of the graceful (?) peregrivations of a cam -l. Micule gazed in astonish ment at the sight, and at last his amazement found vent in the fol lowing: “That’s a queer growth.” That great American historian and writer, Washington Irving, evidently dreamed of the future existence of Tom Watson’s Sock less Simpsons and other calamity howlers, before the Grim Reaper gathered him unto his fathers. In that matchless story of “Chroni cles of the Conquest of Granada,” he uses the following language: “As usual the people attribute the misfortunes of their country to their rulers; for the populists nev er imagine that any part of their miseries can originate within themselves.” The books that hayp attracted the most attention of the reading world this year, are: “Ships that Pass in the Night”, by Beatrice Harraden; “The Heavenly Twins” by Madame Grand ; “Dodo, ’’ by B. F. Benson; and a “Yellow As per,”bylota. Os these “Ships that Pass in the Night.’ has re ceived more favorable comments from press and people. “The Expurgator” is writing some very readable paragraphs on The Tribune. They are clear cut jewels, every one of them, and the author of the same should keep it up. During the conquest of Granada by the Spanish, Alhambra, a most important port about twenty miles from the Moorish capitol and stronghold, but held and garrison °s by the Spanish, King Ferdinand ; chivalrous consort of Isabella of enduring fame, placed in com mand a cavalier of noble blood, Don Ingo Lopez de Mendoza, Count of Tendilla. The Count of Tendilhi - ‘was a mirror of Chris ten Knighthood, watchful, ab ■hnious, chaste, devout,” and v ' -at was more of virtue in the Spanish eye,” he hated the infidel Moors with a pure and holy ha rfJd. Ihe Count of Tendilla was a resourceful man—finding on oc u”on that he had neither gold nor »lyer wherewith to pay his sol -1 Ihe soldiers began to mur- 1 r gieatly because they had not "hmewith to purchase neces ’l,llll the people of the town. t is intrepid cavalier was no ri daunted than when facing ™ rce and war-like Moors. In “t grasping one hour of 1 minna, he siezes both, “I nuke gold.” tlle subtle alchemist forth rocure a quantity of paper D' > t'lereon certain sums ' «nd small, as the nature may be, and signs them L <wn * land - “These lu 11 soldiery, in earnest ol urn the noble count is ’'‘ftmatioin ordering the of Alabama to take Some Opinions from Eminent Men • of Georgia, CONCERNING THE N©W EditlOO of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the remarkable Introductory Offer OF the Atlanta Constitution. general distribution of the Encyclopedia Britannica. || ninth edition, has enabled the public to take the measure of this Incomparable work and place H in contrast with other cyclopaedias. The result has been to establish beyond question its unqualified superiority. It is a riant where others are pigmies. It stands the noblest work in alt literature ; the one only adequate representative of the advanced thought and scholarship of the world. It is the only cyclopaedia in which each subject is treated by an acknowledged authority upon that subject. No other has spent one-third as much money on literary labor as the Britannica. N» Utar to, ehvw a Hst of principal contributors, either so eminent In their deportments of scholarship, or varied in nationality and profession, or so numerous. The full list of contibutors numbers more than two thousand persons, and includes the most eminent literary and scientific names of Europe and America. While it is the acknowledged standard, incomparably the amd most de sirable cyclopaedia in ex*.stence, its high com has heretofore placed it beyond the reach of the majority. The English edition is sold in this country at SB.OO per volume, and the Scribner edition at $5.00 per volume, making the cost of the set, in aj volumes, from $135.00 to Saoo.oo in cloth binding. Some Cheap Editions have been printed in America, but t/ieir incompleteness and inaccuracy rendered them inadequate and unreliable as reference libraries. The first and oldest of these was the Stoddard reprint. This reprint never became popular the American people, partly because of its small type, which was set without leads be tween the lines and accordingly difficult to read ; but the princi pal reason for its disfavor among the American people was the fact of its inaccuracy in reproducing the original text. The carelessness of a proof reader, for instance, in allowing a wrong exponent in a mathematical .formula, a wrong subscript in a chemical formula, or a wrong figure in a date might serve only to confuse the mathematician or mechanic, to put out the eyes of the chemist, or turn to ridicule the orator who trusted to the accuracy of his reference library. Yet such errors are inevitable where the type is reset and the proofs read by men who have no technical knowledge of the subject in hand. Another reason why the Stoddard reprint never became popu lar was that in reproducing the various engravings, diagrams, plans, etc., no thought was given to the need of retaining a proportionate scale of measurement, and the printers, who had no other object in view than the general appearance of the page, altered the scale-drawings at will, making them large or small AS THINK THESE, SO HINKSTHE WHOLE INTELLIGENT WORLD. Samples of this and other Encyclopaedias can be seen and compaired at 309 BROAD STREET, ROME Men of Business want Accuracy, Complete ness, Conciseness and Convenience. Joseph Jacobs, Jacobs’ Pharmacy, At lanta, says - “ I *m pleased to signify my appreciation of the new up-to-date edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a work whose Introduction into the homes of our pooplu through the Cosstitutjon, is destined to mark a new era in educational advancement. No family should allow to pass by unheeded thia opportunity of peouring the work at special figures. I find the CowsrrruTreN edition superior to the original, inasmuch as it contains an immense amount of statistical and other information not obtainable when the original was completed (1889).” Loulie M. Gordon, Atlanta, says: “ I con sider the Encyclopaedia Britannica most valuable aa a work of reference on all subject* of interest. ” J. W. English, President American Trust and Banking Company, Atlanta, says: “ I own the Encyclo psedia Britannica and regard it aa a very valuable work of reierence on all subjects.” W. P. Pattillo, Fire Insurance Agent, Atlanta, says: "I prize very highly the Encyclopedia Britannica as a work of reference. Could not afford to be without it." C. M. Fort Life Insurance, Atlanta, says; ‘•The Encyclopaedia Britannica answers all questions, and i an authority on all subjects. The terms offered by The At lanta Constitution are such as to enable any one to seeur this great work, incomparable as a teacher during leistir moments ” Robert F. Shedden, General Agent the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Atlanta says: "The Encyclopaedia Britannica constitutes the larger part of my permanent library. Have always found it mosi valuable.” Hugh T. Inman (Inman, Smith & Co., At lanta) says: "Itis a very elaborate and valuable book of reference.” Beck & Gregg Hardware Co. say : “We regard (be Encyclopaedia Britannica as a necessary work of reference for every hou-vhold and ofiico. Every subject of in erist b >th to old and young is plainly treated in this great work.” Eiseman & Weil, Clothiers, Atlanta, say: “ We find it the most useful of reference works." Russell & Co., Atlanta, say: “ A set should be iu every home, office aud school. It is a public educator.” Sig Pappenheimer, National Furniture Company, Atlanta, says: " The Encyciopa'dia Britannica is a wofk nobody should be without. It is full of information of tbe most useful and varied character.'* Aaron Haas i Aaron Haas & Co., Brokers) snys: "1 have a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica, and find it a useful work, especially for my boys who are going to school, and need it almost every day as a reference book.” these scraps of paper tor the full amount inscribed, promising to redeem them in future with gold and silver, and threatening dire punishment to all who should re fuse. The people, having full con fidence in his word, and trusting that he would be as willing to per form the one promise as he cer tainly was able to perform the oth er, took those curious morsels of paper without hesitation or de mure.” “In the end the count de Tiv dilla redeemed his promises like a loyal Knight ; and this monarch,” as it appears in the eyes of b ray Antonio Agapida, from whom I quote,” is the first instance on re c >rd of paper money, which has since inundated the civilized world THE HUSTLER OFROME, MONDAY SEPTEMBER, 24 1894. to suit their convenience in arranging the The res'i'* was, that although a considerable number of these sets were sold, the enterprise Never Became a Real Success and the old plates were finally sold or rented to Maxwell Son merville, who attempted to make the edition acceptable by add ing foot-notes of correction here and there throughout the work Under this guise a few more sets of this work were sold, but the public were not slow to discover that the “ Soinmerville LJUion aas simply a new name for An CM and Rejected Work. Following the Stoddard repiint there were two photographic reprints: the Allen reprint and the first Peale reprint ino longer on the market), but as the process of photographic reproductioi was then in its infancy these editions were but slight Improve ments over the unleaded Stoddard edition, for while the repro duction had the appearance of leaded type the pages had a slight ly blurred effect. Yet, In spite of this objection, both of these editions enjoyed quite a wide popularity In their time, because the public understood that there cook, be no question as to the accuracy of a work reproduced by a photographic process. But a new era has dawned on the Cyclopedic world that will not recognize an edition which Is mr.rtlg a reprint. A New Edition of the grea* Encyclopaedia Britannica has entered the field, be fore which the original Edinburgh Edition itself Is compelled to retire. Taking advantage of recent improvements in the art ol reproduction, the pages of the original have been duplicated 1„ such perfection that even one most skilled In the technical knowledge of printing finds it impossible to distinguish them from type-set pages. But It was not enough to publish an edi tion that was simply as good as the original; a few years of Inspection by a critical public bad developed the fact that the Edinburgh edition, while pre-eminently superior to anything pre viously issued from the press, was yet not infallible, and while it has always been a matter of amazement among book-lovers that so voluminous a work as the Edinburgh Ninth Edition fur nished so little grounds for criticism, yet all acknowledged that here and there errors of a pronounced character had found their way into its pages. It Is a notable fact that heretofore every publisher who undertook to place a new edition of this great work before the American people, has undertaken the enterprise with A Sort off Soperstatioos Awe, viewing the text of the original Edinburgh edition as somehow sacred and not to be tampered with. When, therefore, the Edin burgh edition proclaimed that “In the world of letters, at least, the Southern States have shone only by reflected light." and that " mainly by their connection with the North, the Carolinas have been saved from sinking to the level of Mexico or the Antilles," the American publishers, in a spirit of servility quite in contrast with their usual independent thought, have repro duced this slanderous statement verbatim, because, forsooth, one of the twelve hundred English writers for Britannica has said it, and, therefore, it must be true. In preparing this new edition no good reason could be found why the errors of the Edinburgh edition should be perpetuated, but not one word or letter or subscript or exponent that appeared in *he origins' I I Clergymen are Among the most Compe tent Encyclopaedia Critics. Dr. C. K. Nelson, Bishop of Georgia, says: The Encyclopedia Britannica is the only book 1 know of which never disappoints one seeking information. It is on this account necessary to every complete man, and the authorities being generally most reliable, one doea not fear to appeal to this handbook of knowledge.” Bishop A. G. Haygood, of the M. E. Church of G-orgia, ears: “ I prefer the Britannica to any Eucyclopsedia.” Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, D.D., Pastor Ist Baptist Church, Atlanta, says: " I have used the Britannica for many years, and find it absolutely indispensable. I can most cheerfully commend it to the public.” Rev. Walker Lewis Trinity Methodist Church, Atlanta, says; ** I regard the Encyclopaedia Britan nica as the best in print. It is of immense range in its topics, covering almost every subject of importance to the people. A compend of science, art. biography, social and secular literature, it is itself a library of no small dimen sions. The articles have been prepared by the best thinkers of the age. Il you have it not by all meanstake it. Rev. Henry McDonald, D.D., Second Bap tist Church, Atlanta, says: “ I have used the Em-yclopas.l la Britannica for years, and the information for which you vainly search elsewhere is sure to be found in Its carefully prepared volume*. It should be found in the libiary if only for its time-saving qualities.” Father P. A. Connelly writes: “The merits of this admirable work are such as to give mu great pleasure in recommending it to all.” Father J. O’Shanahan, S. J., President St. Mary's University, Galveston, says: “The Eueyelopielia Britannica is a mine of general information aud a library In itself. We recommend it to all who may need the most complete work of general reference published in modern times.” Dr. J. Bloch, Rabbi Congregation Beth. Israel, Portland. Oregon, says: “As a book of reierence I consider the Encyclopaedia Britannica the best author! y embodying as it does the learning of the greatest minds of the world, and as a b,M>k of general information it has be come a necessary fixture in every library." Father Hylebos, St. Leo’s Church, Tacoma, writes: "It is the product of the culture and genius of the master minds of the world, and the plan of acquiring the work could not be made more beneficial to the public ut large.” Rabbi A. Brown, Seattle, says: “Your edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is the very bus' ever printed. No person who is a lover of knowledge an research should be without this valuable set of books, with out which the most costly and rare library is incomplete It has many advantages over the original ” President A. E. Taylor, D.D., LL.D., of Wooster University, says: "The simplicity of the writers makes it popular with the people.” with unbounded opulence.” This occurred about fifteen years before Columbus discovered America. It is only ten days more until the election for governor, State house officers, and State represen tatives, occurs. The bloody Sev enth is going to show up a hand some democratic majority, and dont you believe otherwise. A great deal of the dissatisfaction that permeated the atmosphere a short while ago, has died out, and along the line solid phalanxs of stalwart democrats are ready to snow the “Pops” away “out of | right.” j Wednesday night in New’ Orleans the city where boodle aidermen 1 I’:rg!> edit on was omitted or altered except where the oiiginal Edinburgh edition was Found to fce in Error. In a fpw instanc-. < the a* tides -eijjht In all) were entirely rewritten, them in line with more recent knowledge, but in all other instances the text of the original Is reproduced verbatim * Llrntlm with supplementary Information of later date appended. The maps, also, were In nearly all cases supplanted by new and later ones, which were produced especially for this work at a cost of $;o.ooo. From a literary standpoint, therefore, the new edition equals in every point, and exce’s in many points, all previous editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica. From a mechanical standpoint, also, the new edition is Strikingly Superior to anything that has heretofore been presented to the pub'ic. The print Is large and clear, the engravings are specimens of the highest art, the margins are wide, the paper is of a tine aru fompact texture, which, while thinner than the paper used in an* previous edition, yet avoids all transparency, and therefore gives every advantage of the former large and clumsv volumes, while it is much more compact and convenient to handle. The binding is also superior to any former edition, being made with a double-hinge flexible back, which is more durable than any other binding, and permits the pages to open out flat. In preparing this new edition for publication Tke Atlanta Constitution was able to give valuable assistance byway of criticisms an? corrections, and it takes a just pride in the fact that it played a Important part in giving the public an edition which possesses all the virtue of the former editions, but has corrected tLs slan derous and untruthful reflections against the people of s he South It is partly as a recompense for these services that the publish ers of the new edition have granted a contract to The CONSTI TUTION whereby its subscribers can obtain this great “ home educator” for a limited time at remarkably low introductory prices, and upon terms so easy that it is within th? reach of th humblest citizen. It should be remembered, nowever. that this is siwply a pla adopted by the Britannica publishers to get this new edition be fore the public, and when that has been sufficiently accomplish.* regular prices will be resumed, and then CONSTITUTION sun scribers, like all others, will have to pay full retail price forth work. By ordering now you will save from Sai to sls on the price of the books, besides paying for them at such an easy rate that you will scarcely realize any out«ay. —THB ATLANT? Constitution. Read Public Opinion Concerning Our Educational Enterprise. The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co Geo. W. Harrison, General Manager, Atlanta, says: "Th new edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica is the e<-. nomic history of the world condensed, and so clearly am lucidly presented that it explains itself and is easily tin derstood. In the arrangement and treatment of the variett of subjects contained iu the 28 volumes it is admirable, and the practical knowledge and instruction in its pages com mend it to the general reader as well as the student. Th. Encyclopaedia Britannica is one of the best investments tuai cau be made.” flourish and thrive like the histor ic, Green bay tree, that unbeaten champion of the middle weight size —Bobby Fitzsimmon, will punch great holes in the anatimy of Dan ny Creedon. The sporting frater nity solemnly over that Creedon is going to give Bobb the fight of h s life, but I can hardly see how the awkward looking, but scientific fighter-Fitz-can loose. Who knows what a day may bring forth though? — H. A. Smith sells new and second hand school books. $ I to Carters v i 1 I e and return. Go over and hear Sam Jones to day. Train leaves at 9:15 a. m. The Entire Intelligent World is Agreed that i Britannica has no peer. Professor J. 0. Chilton, President Texas Normal College, aays: “ Good books in a home are an index of theculture of the family; ft is a well established principle that *the mind grows upon what it feeds.’ Wheu a man h-a filled the kitchon and cellar with provisions for hischildreu, he has only gotten half through—he has done as much for his horses. He must next provide food lor the mind. A good library is just aa essential to the highest happiness of the children as a good larder. The new edition of the En cyclopatdla Britannica is the best work of the kind now on the market. It is. in truth, a library in one set of books. I use it, our prof ssors use it, and all onr s.udents use it. Il ought to be in every home.” Thomas Peters, Life Insurance, Atlanta, says: ** It la an indispensable handbook for the daily Hse of the merchant, the artisan and the professional man. Ex haustive and comprehensive, scholarly and yet adapted to the understanding of the ntau of business who has no time for technical?les—a single item may furnish information to repay the entire expenditure. In these days, one may as well be without telephone and typewriter aa not to have an Eneyclopiedia ready at hand in office or workshop.” I. N. Steelman, Missionary, Orizaba, Mex ico, writes: " lam surprised that tbe books came through so quickly. I have now one of the very few seta of Encyclo pedia Britannica iu this country, and to the best of my ktiowlelxe my set is the best in Mexico. I have now five hundred well eh «-.-n volumes in my library. I have done with 'Ut Britannic* all this time because I was obliged to do without it. Tbe minor cyclop® lias have thuir good use aud place, but they fail utterly as a substitute for Britannica ” Rabbi Henry Cohen, Congregation B’nai Israel, Galveston, says: “The Encyclopaedia Britannica contains all the elements of a working reference library— sufficient for the literarv needs of non professional mon and Indispe sable to professional men.” Professor David Swing, Chicago, aays: ‘‘lt is the king of Its tribe.” Mrs. W. H. Felton, Chairman Executive Committee Woman’s Department Cotton Sta’es and Inter national Exposition, says. "I am highly pleased with the new edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, with its new maps and original American articles, fori re;xrd a first class eneycloptediu as Invaluable to a family—whether composed of youths or adults. This edition is eminently sathfactory and certainly comprehensive; It reaches up to date, gives a tine statement of Georgia’s resources, and an exhaustive re cital of tbe Columbian Exposition.” R. T. Dorsey Attorney, Atlanta, says: “I have been using the Eneyclopsedi* Britannica for several years; it is a work brimful of useful and accurate informa tion. 1 regard it as the most valuable library.” E L. Mathews, General Secretary, of the Young Men’s Christian Association, of Atlanta, says: “It is a mine of information upon every subject and an Invalua ble possession to any one, no matter what his profession may be. The information upon the Bible and Biblical sub jects is such that every Christian worker aud Bible student •honld have access lo it.” Rome Mutual Loan Association, HOME OFFICE ROME GEORGIA, 325, Broad Street. A National Building and Loan Company, Purely Mutual, safe Investment and Good Profit Made by small Monthly Payments, OFFICERS. J. A. GLOvKK. President. D - MOORE, Sec’ty 4 Treas. CHAS. I. GRAVES, Vice President. J- H. RHODES, Mgr’ Land Dept. HALSTEO SMITH, General Council. j Public Men Find Britannica Indispensable an Authority on Economics. Hv.i. W. J. Northeu, Governor of Georgia, -ays : “ It Is a wonderful collection of useful information. I cannot indorse it too highly.” Amos Fox, Postmaster, Atlanta, says: “The new Eiicyclopu-dia Britannica is the most useful work for all general information that can possibly be put in ths hands of the people.” Neal Dow, the great temperance reformer, FortUud, Maine, writes: "1 want the new brltannieathough I have now three encyclopaedias, and the wallsof my library sr.' -o completely eov.-red with bookcases that I cannot find a ]>U<e for it without turning other books out.* A. D. Candler, Secretary of State of Geor ,<ii, say«: The best aud most reliable book of reference •f its kind publi-bed In the English language.” Benj. F. Carter, Secretary of Agriculture, Atlanta, says: "1 know of no work of this character so •oinplete in every branch of historical, practical and scien tific information. As a book, or rather library, of reference it Is invaluable.* George F. Payne, F. C. S., State Chemist, ttlan a, says: "The Encyclopaedia Britannica is so well iiiown and esteemed by all educated English speaking peo >le that atfdl iotial testimonial* would situ al seem power ..»< ><> add greater emphasis to what has already been said in its praise.” Park Morrill. Forecast Official U. S. Weather Bureau, Atlanta, says: “ I take it that there cau be no two opinions as to the worth of the new Encyclopaedia Britan- I a as a re .osttoryof standaid information <>tt almost every <ubject, prevureii, as its aruclea are, by specialists of world wide rei-utation. In the field of meteorology It is quoted M mthority.” Wm. A. Wright, Comptroller General of Georgia, says: " 1 am of the opinion that the new edition of the Ency lopwdla Britsnnica is i he best collection of all kinds d reliable data that has ever been published, and that its general Introduction in Georgia means much.” C. B. Satterlee. Inspector-General of Georgia, .ays: " in my opinion, based on casual reading and Investi gation, it is the best c<nni>endiiiin of general information of an ant' orita ive character extant, and within comparatively easy reach of tuo public.” James M. Couper. First Assistant Postmas ter Atlanta, says: “ I r. gard the new Britannica as tbe best encyclopedia pub ished iu the English Language, and one of the most useful works of reference a man can have.” John D. Stocker, Surveyor of Customs, of Atlanta.says: “I have known the Encyclopedia Britannic* for several years. It is »n extraoruinary work and every man and bis family should have it for daily reference for the knowledge contained therein." D. N. Sanders, Secretary Georgia Farm ers’ Alliance, sajs: "An examination of the new En cyclopedia Britauuica shows the book well up to date oa all topics. It will be of great value to all who have not ready ecfv to large and complete libraries.” THE NEW EDITION Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Th* knowledge of the whole work! compressed Into five feet of book shelf.’’ IMiM ‘ HAVE YOU EVER Stopped to Think What the great Encyclopaedia Britannica contains? This will give you some idea: It Contains: I 20,506 Pages, an average of 854 pages per volume. i 16,404 Articles, averaging 1 1-4 pag?s each. fl 3. 399 Articles written and signed by specialists, or 143 per i fl volume. fl fl 16.25 s Pages written by special contributors, forming four- fl JI fifths of the entire work. fl fl j<B Full Page Engraved Plates, containing over 900 •» 1 separate Illustrations. » fl 671 Maps and Plans, including 257 colored maps. fl 9,092 Illustrations, exclusive of maps and plans. fl The foregoing represents the contents of the famous Edin burgh Edition, but bear in mind that the new edition,lnow offered at introductory rates to subscribers of the Atlanta Constitution, contains all that is In the great Original with the following Important Features Added: A thorough equipment of New Maps, costing $30,000. The American Copyrighted Articles rewritten to date by eminent American writers. Important Biographlei of men living and dead, not in the original Edinburgh Edition. Three Volumes of Addenda, bringing all recent discoveries in Science, Art. Mechanics, etc., absolutely up to date, thus making it the only Encyclopaedia in existence revised to the present time. • In other respects this Edition is page for page Identical with the expensive Edinburgh Edition, costing $8 per volume. This is the Encyclop edia —this is the mine of informat'?l> now offered you at the unheard of rate of Ten Cents a Day. Never before in the history of the world have young men had the opportunitv to fit themselves for the battle of life that is now given them It is equivalent to a college education. All that the college graduate has been taught. and more, can be secured by the young man who nets a set of this unequaled Encyclo p rdia. No man needs any other library; no man can have a better one.