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' f aim of ion ( Beconii-class Mai) 'latter. t •iulg.byk»,} e ;', ■;;;^ 1 ud DAILY AND SUNDAY I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION / 10 cent- *«ek or $5.00 per auuum OFFICE: Corner Broad Street ana L F*fth Avenue. [ONLY OFFICIAL ORGAN. f the city <>f Rome, and Floyd, the ‘"Banner county” of Georgia. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. q For Governor, W. Y. ATKINSON, of Coweta, For Secretary of State, [ ALLEN D. CANDLER, of Hall For Treasurer, R. D. HARDEMAN, of Newton. For Comptroller General. WM. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond For Attorney General, J, M. TERRELL, of Meriwether For Commissioner of Agriculture R. T. NESBITT, of Cobb. For Congress, I John W. MADDOX, of Floyd. For State Senator, W. H. LUMPKIN. For Representative, Fioyd Co , ROBT, T. FOUCHE, JOHN H. REECE, MOSES R. WRIGHT. He stood on the bridge at midnight— That is he tried to stand And the wave and the sky seemed mixing And he wondered where he’d land. China and the populists contin ue to fight, loosing battles. Pig heads and Pig-tails. There is but one way to prevent lynchings, and that way is for the rapist to die in his youth. There it no hope for the pops to ■win in the good old State of Geor gia- With the pianoist the key to the piano is the key to the situation, Is Captain John Printup going to organize that Machine Gun platoon? Old Li Hung “massed” the Chi nese Pig-tails—the Japs have very cleverly half massed ’em. The popular belief that a dronw ing person rises to the surface three times is unfounded. The closing of the leaves of plants as evening comes on is a curious phenomena of nature. There is a law in Germany for bidding restaurateurs to serve beer to people who have eaten fruit. Our “devil” says he would like to be a missionary just to have a chance to umpire Japo-Chinee game. No one man has done more in the present campaign for democ racy than Major Gus Bacon, Geor gia’s next United States Senator. What’s the matter with Rome having the third Regiment band located within her musical bor ders? A bible written on palm leaves, of which there are 5,373 bound together, is one of the curiosities in the library of a German Uni- \ versity. Myers, the Atlanta murderer is said to be a member of the Gate City Guard: Wonder if the sheriff of Fulton will invite the Guards to escort the murderer to the gallows? Shaver knows all about the mean ing of the English, used in the fol lowing item: That Felton spontaneity failed to spont: ne, • The Athens Banner says that “General Evans in redeeming in the most effective way possible his promise to stump the state in the intereec of the nominee of the Democratic party for governor. And he is doing good work, too-” With the passing of sutuiuor Comes the enterprising drummer And like winter he arrives witn his “grip.” With the > eople on the bustle I<ots of business and bustle, 'Tis the anvertisiug “driver” holds the whip. Phe world’s crop of wheat, for 1894 is estimated by the Hunga rian department of Agriculture at 2,576 000,000 bushels, against 2, 279,000,000 for 1893. What steps are the Rome mili tary taking in a programme for field day sports? Can’t we have a target ground and target practice? Why can’t we? What are we here for? It is estimated that Mount Et na has thrown out nine times its own bulk of cinder and lava. Bui then think of Tom Watson ami re member that Georgia is still in the lead. The swan sings when it is dying, but the Republican party crows, and this accounts for the loud boasts that we now hear regard ing Republican victory in Novem ber. —New Orleans States. Atkinson the fearless, Atkinson the born leader, Atkinson the lev el headed patriot and statesman — Atkinson the next Governor of Georgia will succeed Gordon in the Senate. “Mark that predic tion,” From generai appearances it is hard to tell if the three pops, Har grove, Hammond and Dunahoo are in the race for representative. After October 3rd, it won’t be any worse with them but —“more definite,” Will sombody tell us the reason why a woman with a water-proof on always wears her best stockings? —Augusta News. No prewd woman or prudent man will attempt even an opinion on such a darned subject. It strikes us that Solicitor George R. Brown of the Blueridge circuit has anihilated a good large spot of Glenn and Maddox and stomped most of the tail feathers outen the balance of that “smart alec” law firm. The latest invention, according to the Memphis Scimitar, is glass building bricks. As has been said before this should learn “those who preside in chrystalized domi cile not to engage in the precipi tation of tossing agricultural im plements of earthen pebbles.” No, Maud, dear, Rome was not founded by Romeo, nor do we know of the case in that city where Romeo and Juliet.—Augusta News Go buy you a milk-shake—that “calf” was slewn when the prodi gal returned from Augusta and fell into the old man’s neck. Columbus Enquirer Sun :Every where iu Georgia there is talk of big corn crops and corn for the market. Just think of that, will you? Georgia farmers shipping corn to the West! We are surely in the m dst of a new era, and a good one, too. The following item from the Dalton Argus is most res >ectfully refured to Mclutosn, of “Hog and h .miuy ’fame: “The hog pens still stink, and menace heath and life, and the authorities of Dalton continues to do nothing.” The opponents of Major A. O. Bacon are going to be “Breckm ridged” in the present campaign, for if they live until the next State Senator is elected they will speak of him as Senator A. O. Bacon, — and he will be one of the ablest in that great body too. If all the Mortgage debts in Georgia were equally divided among the people of the State it would amount to sls per capita, while the mortgage indebtedness of Nebraska amounts to $126 per capita. Nebraska is a hot-bed es I opulism while Georgia is thor oughly Democratic. See the differ ence ?—Columbus Ledger. THEHLSTLER OF ROME, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER. 25 1894. Dr. «iafford,id Murry,the popu list orator wh<>ciimeso nwar killing !*>•• ti'ir'i part) in Whitfield by iha' thne hour speech, says he is going to taae th- slump and (ear Hoke Smith's speneb to Hinders. God save the mark! (oe whil i kins! Gee-whiz! Weep little chil dren. wrien! —Dalton Argus - In an interesting interview with I Uld Doble, the famous trainer, about trotti g horses, he said (and he<>ttgli. i. k. - nx, it ■ .:J Hie trot ter hid Im u f‘ d the mil * record 53 ir-couds n 92 yatrs. In the year 100 the 2.59 record was regarded as a gr“nt triumph. When 1900 co ins, perhaps before, ttie 59 will be two ciphers. BE WARE 0F 01NI MENTS FOR CA TAKRH TIIAICONTAIN MERCURY as mercury will surely destroy th sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when en uring it through the mucous sur faces. Sneh articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten told to the good you cm? possibly derive from them. Halls, Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co,, Toledo, 0., contains no mer cury, and is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internal y and is made in Toledo, Ohio, I y F. J. Cheney <fc Co. Testimonials free. ££U~Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottlet I 0 1 5 f; j | Apml rage r.?;sT>!:;.7 OF HE WEBSiH, At ", ?/.Aj.'ic ga, sorg’a. Spring ' t-o.’g u_ ton’ yin F br-j- .r*. Fail Iteat befc. Ju !a FULL LITERARY COURSES TUITION PBEE th an pie corps of teachers. THROUGH KHLITARY TPMNIMG -Triir--"nw- w— ir-~- —irmw under a U. S. Army Officer detailed b‘ Secretary of war. Departments of Business, Short hand, Typewriting, Telegraphy, Music and Art. Under competent and thorough Instructors. 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