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' j BOM OF BOMB HeconMltM Mail ’litter. f^tLG.BYUD.jX’M::' 8 JOIINC. REECE | I'.' I AN) SUNDAY- '"9 cents a week or ss.ooper annum ONLY OFFICIAL ORGAN Os the city of Rome, and Floyd, the “Banner county" of Georgia. >«.,W ~ NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS . -If you fail to receive your paper regularly, jrfadly repor: the .laiuu to thisoftice. Three ro jMrU'Will sc ire you an invitation to a route funeral Sub J i:i'ibors will be protected. NOTICE TO AUVE USERS. Yen will confer a favor on •tr add art.st by aattdlsg iu changes for display adds by or be- T rreS o’clock a. m. cf the day yon ex/ect it to .appear. M———Wt—MWT— »-. Local and trancient advertising reasonable tee * f Respect, Funeral no.i •<s, Notices •! -Slk tertai it Hieuts, Obitu tries, and like notices of nasw.R R length, free of chatge. announcements of Candida es, same old price —for hard times—§s (Mt. rfti Husi lku of Rome is the people’s paper ■— aJUr.ome set matter—and if to reach st»e a.asses as well as the classes now is the rime to plant your advertisements. trwsmwnoMBWMinramsBMaBBMUUBWBBBBBBBam® -Pig tails are suing for. peace This looks like hog ana harmony Ur the East. Mclntosh, please no- X ?Cb. Says the Albany Herald: “Stand vnt ■, everybody. Grover Cleve - ■ a running the whole busi- The Chinese navy seems to 'e rying to get onto Chinese soil— -rhaps the men-of-war think they ould run faster on land. While Senator Hill is suffering from a “stone-bruise”your I Tide Grover has stilled his heart and is raariding furder into the squirrel forests. The Prince of Wales has 17 ■•rot hers-in-Jaw, Id uncles, 57 cous ins and 58 nephews and nieces.— SL-TMively speaking—he is the Prak’ ’ d’AVhules. In the “great fire of London. - ’ llV.ifi, 13,200 houses, churches halls, libraries, hospitals, etc., a - re destroyed, and only s.x lives lost. lYi” N oth Ge»rgii M'tbolist ■-ons- ■■ ■■ '!•> v I’i-' s-i in in j.*G Cud >! sed : he in'i-n irr > > >i b !'■ \ R 'i>r Mfijtat tv 1 Busa. ot Mt ch- —A. ban v Herald. When it comes to identifying •Jfoitia’s indemnity, neither “pig ••*i!s.” rp■ i • > ,-k t ii’-s :>r ta’”iof •-i <0- w:.. !>• roe >-.;m1 —- .is the tael ->ci be tualed.. ‘•‘Lord Ber-sford” and the At ani.a L inking Glass have cause to . s’nl at the Hustler of Rome. 'herd Beresford” is reaping his j--SL reward. The Mac >n Telegraph calls at. *'.K*ntion to the fact the course '’Mings have taken in the Tenth district is unparalh-'. in the histo ry as American politics. Senator Bion Williams want 'd v.> imitate Congressman Black’s •vainple and resign and hold an other election. But Governor At kinson t<yld him he had better wait <H.tl let the legislature say wheth er he had any seat to resign.— Griffin News. The convict lease will not expire until April Ist. 1899. That should give ample time to provide for the jiopof-ition of the convicts, after that date: —Griffin Call. Yus, give us a law that will put th” bad to ’building public high (ways for the good. Prof. P. I). Pollock, of the Mer xir University, Macon, is promi ner, tly mentioned for state school commissioner. He is a brother of Pi 'f. G.D. Pollock, president of Caiiton’s pride, the Etowah Insti tute, and is in every way qualified to ill so important a position. Another young man who is in ev *■ way capable and worthy of the qq ointment is Capt. Geo. M . Na pier, of Walton, whom we would bl* pleased to see annointed.— r " Thu Augusta H-rald likes some hiug fresh and suggests that if a new race is to be run for aoQgres n in the tenth district B'ack and Watson should both make way for new men. This would also be ap p eclated bv the r***t of the S‘a'e. Ex-Gcv. Northen has an article in the Manufacturers Record, in which he gives several reasoi s against improving the public roads with convict labor. He thinks free labor would prove cheaper in the long run, and believes working convicts on public road is hurtful to the convicts, and would demor alizing to the communities in which they might be employed.—Hart well Sun. Wonder how much th® Convict Lessees of the state, paid the “He ro of the Waycross war’’ for that, to them, very “timely” article who can tell? Rome is going to have a Keely institute, and Phil Byrd will have the opportunity of a new sensa tion. — Brunswick Times Adverti ser. We hope that Editor Wrench does not mean to say that the sen sation will ensue from u cure Coluinbus Ledger. Wonder why Woodall hopes that. Wonder whether Brother Wrench thinks a cure is necessary. —Hustler of Rome. A fellow-''Ming. Brother Byrd. We wanted to nip such an insinu ation in Lie bud. —Columbus Led ger. Now that du settle hit. Tn connection with ; i\ >ort of the proceedings of the c r nee now in session in Rome, tne At lanta .L urnal printed a picture cf Gen. 0. A. Evans yesterday If we mistake not, we have seen that cut before.—Columbus Herald. You betyonrlife! And in those days it came to pass that he made it powerful warm for us Atkinson folks—Why if our memory serv< s us right, ho carried Floyd conn y against us, and tiie best fight weuns could put up. K.OLII ON A RAMPAGE Con Co'b insists on making a fight to a finish —Pittsburg Dis pufeh. Lho-e who were impressed with Hie belief that Reuben F. Kolb es Alabama was dead must now ac knowledge their mistake. — Wash ington News, Il Kolb should try to be swirniu as governor of Al bama there will baa lively scrimmage. E very man io the state has a gun, «veu those who go barefoot . —New York Com inmciu 1 Advertiser. Col. Kolb of iilabuma. seems determined to get himself into of fice by hook orcrook. If his mad. n tr doesn’t stop at some point short of docmcy it may become necessa ry to elect him to the insane asy lum or state peniieu'iury.—Kan sas City Times. Kolb, the Albania populist, de ciares that he will take his seat as governor of that state next month . while Gov Jones affirms that Governor-elect Oates has been fairly ches m and he will be installed S_- much saying of grace may be merely perfunctory piety or it may really portent! a raven ing purpose on the pert of the two gentlemen to make meals of eacii otter --Phihidephia Record. Air, koi'o seems disposed to make a d.s urbance down in A a baina wlu u it comes to the uiaugu ruiiou of che u xt governor of that < wil.iiiiy till authori- lies there will not tolerate any im pu fence fr-;m him any more than from any other disturber cf the peace. Not ( ven the indorsement of Senator II ar and the borne Mark et club can shield Mr. Kolb from, tie hue jirosesses of the law if he undertakes to defy the same Boston Herald ilham M . I'reioar tne Missou rian who defeated Champ Clark tor congress, used tube a music teacher m a girls’ school in Mexi co Mo. , He is acommaderof songs and of instrumental music and has baen the director cf ail the amateur pern r.nances of comic operas in Mexico for years. rHE HUSTLER OFROMEMONnAV ‘'Ovcmuc-j 98 1894. It seems now that the 10 per cei.t taxon State nauks will be removed by the National Congress when it meets nect month. But tben.thii t s are not always what they seem . The Camilla Clarion s minis t li's i cheerful note: u Five cent cotton i- | rubbed of its chief terror by thej -queak of the abundant mg ami bugle of the full ernerih.” Gov. Peunoyer, of Oregan, sayr- ' says Japan followed his examp a i m snubbing President Cleveland. The Mikado should tend Peuno.er I « pea-green phonograph. And L Hung Chang’s yelluw riding coat. Maj. von Wissmann, the famous, Jerman explorer *>f Africa, marri nd the other day a Fraulein Lin gen,the daughter of a wealthy win ufacturer. Ge<mat papers t-ay that it is doubtful whether the inaj tr will return to his official duties in Africa. Now, here’s what Editor Sid Lewis, of the Sparta Ishmael Lie, thinks about it :‘ ls the issuing o: bonds, to fnrnish national bankeis u convenient and paying inves-t --ment for their surplus money ti t main object for which the govern ment of the United Slates exi-t? Ii would seem so.” • ~~~ Apropos of the renew ;l ot th ) revolution in Brazil , C pt, Ali: - car, late commander ot the rebe - ' warship Aquilaba i, in a letter r - , ceived by a relative in Philadel phia, a tew day< ago, assevera'* .- that if foreign natnns keep th t hands oil there is no doubt that ilu re vo nt ion will ezentually succeed at least so tar as the seperatiun ol | the Rio Grand do Sul from the j rest of Brazil is concerrued. The North Georgia Couferenc of th a Methodist church will bn very welcome if it decides to hob! I its next session here kugus Chronicle. ;,JR’ght. From the,purify ol‘‘B; i - uer County” politics, we cast an i eye of wonder and pity on tne eees pool of Richmond and agree with the Chronicle —I’be ChrOiiic’.e l knows what it needs, the prayeisj of the rig t ousavnieth much,aim the North Georgia Cmifer’m;- would find a great field for mn-sion I ary work over in the Electric Cit , A CORRECTION ‘■lf I were asked my opioiou, ’ said the red-eyed man in a jeans suit “I would siy it wai Grover Cleveland who done it ” "Beg pardon, ’ slid the man in the shiny diagonals, ‘ ‘ but you should say it was Grover Cleveland who d.J it ’’ “On second thoughts,” said the man in jeans, “I will say neither. I will say it was Grover hoodooed it, and let itgoat that.” WIT AND PHILOSOPHY. Don’t believe that your wife asks your advice because she thinks you know. —Plain Dealer. What a pity it is that there is no fun about anything that is strictly proper. Milwaukee Journal. I’ is conceded in college circus that few athletes have mere biek boro than the half-hack. —Rich- mond Dispti'ch. No matter how great be may have been, u<> man ever yet loox.M impressive when he was putt u ; , on a fresh-starched bosom shirt. — Sou erville Journal. Gue ot themed arrested hold- i ing up a tram at Blacksto le is nam'd !!)». II) might plead m - his difer.se that it, is natural ?<>■ ■ him to get ittu aserape.—Philade - dhia Ledger. {ipson — '*'hey say it is imposs b e to get money out of young Closefist even witnaclub. Down-? — Er—yes: he’s posted for dues a: iba only one to which hejwlougs Butfa Io Courier. ‘ Why doyou make some of your dumplings small and the others ; iaig-. Frau Hubei?” ‘‘B-Cause my I husband inis b> m i omplaiuing l»t !/•>( Il VI ig <> • ilt iu I hUiIRH la uij die,. ’ —Un o e CejcHtch <.i Ozarks- p l ; U uTEWART liOi TIIE BIGGEST THING AT ROM L ~rw ""yj . ■ ■ , Ik r EsE 1 * 4 .! H&s Sold Oak Suit, $17.50. Washitand, SI,OO ■rOl tWJ ww liinHnrwl IMWI ■ I IIIpW® ■ ■ ; ; '• ’■ it v a MK -.. .q ' : t . <i ! i Ll i 0 . (,. q LIO Tm Krput Safe,. O :ik It >oker, $1 01 r*'.. f? a m«i.r I iir iiinuiM I Hww I I fho) jwrfn i I a . In I b-uiU 1 0 ‘J J It ia. a In. iV -.-■ K N iH' -1/' Ladies Hocker, sl-00 W O.tk Washstand, 1 H ... -a I B Oak Ch r ir, 1.25 Wi W j i i i |J WBWw- I E tOl l // I 30.,neh Round ...b 90c Centro fa! ,| v< $2.75. B-.lwtl' K " L . . ..J i- ; ■ ’’ t p- _ ■? J jk. h bK- TP-- - s 'AbApk ■' -Pda A\ >, H ■ Sr -1 jl —i j ; Jh- J Oto ihicKor, .p 1.50 Solid Cak Suit, #13.50 I®* )WS ON’ (FI JR THOUSAND BARGAINS r -r nn n \ nmnon i l i-j wai LblTiUdlll. Can-Ls, Furniiur d‘J staking Rome, Sa