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KLU STER OF
BULLS EYE SHOTS
I am informed that the music,
both vocal and instrumental, will
be unuasuly good at the First Bap
tist Church at this in irniug'e ser
vice In fact those who go out may
expect to hear real living Christ
mas music and, I might add, if i>
were ‘ neccessary, that they will
hoar an old fashioned gospel ser
j i. Dr Headden don’t preach any
t r sort. But the music will be
g d. forthat sweet songbird, Miss
G le Griswold has returned to
city and will be at her old
;e in the Choir.
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II ire’s a good one on two of
Bo tie’s generoushearted citizens —
ore that lam going to tell
and plead the season to the gentle
men when I beg their pardon .
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The sceuce is laid on Broad
Street on the pavement in front of
Henry Stcffregen’s Bakery. A good
Datura', open, faced well mellewed
countryman was racking down the
street carrying a beaming conn
tenance and a gallon jug of moun
tain dew. A small boy clothed in
anxiety tododge another small boy
was fleeing up the street.
The boy met the jug and —there
on the pavement, in a thousand
pieces it lay with the scent of its
kontents klinging to it still. The
countryman let his face out a
couple of cables; the small boy
paused in his mad Hight but his
apologies fell on deadened ears.
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For a full minute the poor man
stood gazing down on the lost spir
its being absorbed by the dry bricks
of the pavement. His heart, like
the jug, must have I token for
his ruddy nose grew pale as death,
and still he stood and mutely
gazed on those lost spirits, down
there.
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Cap't. Pepper and Col. Chas. Un
derwood happened to see the whole
drama —or rather the tragedy, and
fe ring lest the man’s face should
haunt them through the glad
Christines tide, they too paused.
Involuntarily, they each con
tributed a dollar to the misfortun
ate visitor, who, roused from stu
por, lost no time in securing anoth
er Christmas jug.
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Now the jeke—a kountry koon
knew the man whose jug was
smashed and knew him to be like
r ale, ‘’hones’ ’naff, boss, but
a ish tricky,” so he went down
o lis hands and knees and after
ti ng a long whiff at the wet place
r. d his head and ejaculated:
iter.” Klever kountry man,
wasn’t he?
}’» low is a most readable article
on the convict question. It was
handed me yesterday afternoon by
one of Rome’s brainiest attorneys
an ’ is good reading mattei —see if
it '.n t:
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THE CONVICT QUESTION! A SOLUTION
The disposition to be made of
Georgia’s convicts has long been
a much discussed question. Now
that the lease system is about to
expire by limitation this intricate
problem,demands solution anew,
or at any rate the lease system will
be up for review. It is believed
’■v many that more benefit to the
ate can be derived by some oth
plan of handling the convicts.
Why not the state operate the
mvicts in some way not only so
as to not to conflict with free la
bor but in some way that will aid
and encourage free labor. Looking
to this end the Hustler has a
suggestion to make, viz. /Why not
let the state purchase coal mines,
work her convicts therin and fur
nish to all manufactorers in this
state, coal at actual cost.
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This t plan would have many
strong features to commend J it.
First it would not compete or in
terfere with free labor. There are
next to to no coal mines in the
state.
Secondly it would have the ten
dency to attract inanufcturers to
state who would thus create
demands for labor and operators.
The empire state of the South [
would at once attract the at ten - 1
tion of the captalist in the East 1
who are already turning their eyes I
to other section, and this would i
quicken their desires to invest
where such opportunities are offer
ed. The long looked for day of de
velopment in the state’s resousces
would dawn and these last years
of the century would witness a |
progress and growth whose splen
dor has only been dreamed of.
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Another idea that would cer
tainly commend these plans of
utilizing the convicts would be the
work as well as the fine adapta
bility of the place of operations.
The ease and conveniuce of guard
ing prisoners under such surround
ings, naturally suggest themselves
as well the idea of appropriate and
suitable punishment which m
terms of the law must ba “hard
labor.”
It would|secni that tomething
along this line may be a resolution
of this vexted question.At any rate
it is important that the subject
should have deliberate considera
tion.
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1 met Dr. Headden, the eloquent
and eminently practical pastor of
the First Baptist, yesterday among
th? happy faced, eager throng that
beat along Broad street, bent on
I purchases of holiday presents. We
paused a moment in front of the
Simpson Grocery Co’s, big store
and enjoyed the crush as much as
the stream of humanity seemed to
enjoy the warmth of the glorious
midday mid-winter sun.
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“One thing that has struck me
with great force this fall and win
ter,” said Dr. Headden, “is the
great amount of furniture that the
cotton wagons have been hauling
to the country.” Continuing he
said. It is a most encouraging in
dication, because it shows that the
tendency of the bold yeomanry is
to beautify the home, and the
home is the pulse of our civiliza
tion. It warms my heart to think
of the contentment and satisfac
tion that will follow in the wake
of such domestic improvements.”
Dr. Headden is a close observer
and often preaches a golden ser
mon in even an observation.
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1 was in at Bass Bros, & Co’s
Parks store Friday night and
heard Mr- Sam Powers and Mr;
Frank Kane make a few remarks
about their young hopofu's that are
well worth reproducing.
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Mr. Kane’s sod, Master William
Clifford Kane, is just 11 months
old and yet he ig go much bis “pa
pa’s boy” that every night he lis
tens for the Hustler or Romm
r ute boy and the moment the
paper is brought into the
house he begins trying to get it,
and will have it, even if he has to
cry for it “and he w< nt have it
either, unless its of the last date”
said Frank.
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“Thats pretty smart for a boy of
that age,” said sam, “but, age be
ing considered, I think my little
four months old daughter, Eva
Simpson Powers, is a match for
William. When 1 went ;home last
night 1 carried a January Delinia
tor and she saw her mother and
myself looking at the beautiful
styles and cried for it so that we
| had to give it to her.” Tho«e chil
dren inherit their smartness from
—their mama’s.
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“People are growing too
pessemistic these days,”
remarked Dr. Goetchins
the beloved pastor of the first
Presbyterian Church, to yesterday.
And then the energetic divine gave
his reasons for making the asser
tion. “ Why,” he said, “the Good
Lord has been very merciful to us.
There is scarcely a case of acute
illness in the city, certainly none
in my flock, and then the farmers
have, just garnered one of the most
bounteous crops ever produced io
this section. True, cotton brings a
low figure, but the crop in this sec
tion is said to be from a third to
ajhalf greater in yield _ per acre,
THE HUSTLER OF ROME,S U NDAY DECEMBER 23 1894
and then the merchants, who have
telked to ma on the subject, say
that trade is first class. Again,
many people I know tell me after
returning to the city that they be
lieve Rome has stood the panic
better than any other town id the
South.” It does a man good to
listen to such talk as that.
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Clever ‘ Dock” Lowry asks me to
say to the good people of Rome
that he proposes to knuckle to the
occasion and remain at the Express
office al! day today and pass out
the holiday goods to the happy
people who have not be» n forgot
ten by loved ones faraway. Lo, if
you expect a packag today the
Rome office will accomc date you
if it airiyes.
THE GLEE CULB.
A Highly entertained Audience at
Nevins Friday night.
When the thirty-five manly,
handsome nu mbers o* »he Vander
bilt Universi y Gie- 1 b p >»ared
before the foot bights r riduy even
ing, they looked out upon as
cultured and fashionable in Nev
in’s opera house.
From the opening piece, “Tyro
lean” college song, by the entire
Glee Cub, U"til the closing num
ber,’’ BrowLieM Polka” by the Glee
Banjo, Maudomi and Guitar clubs,
the interest and enthusiasm <f
the audience ,was continued.
In all of that medley of joyous
College songs, and exquisite instru
mental music, it is extremely diffi
cult to select the parts that appeal
ed to the audience the most.
Mr. J. A. Leßarge, as leader of
the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
Clubs, is unquestionably a master
of all the instruments he essays.
His Madolin and Xylophone Solos
were beautifully rendered, and
heartily applauded.
The whistling Solo by Mr. Finn,
was a novelty, and the clear bird
like notes pleased the audience
very much.
The visit of this elegant lot of
young men is an event that will
long be remembered by Romans,
and at any future visit here they
m n y be assured of even a larger
audience.
THE RECEPTION.
After the performance an the
Opera House, the Glee Club was
tendered a magnificent reception
at the Armstrong.
The beauty and chivalry of the
Hill City, was out to greet them,
and from 10: P. M. to 1: A. M. it
was a briliant scene.
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DOWN SHE GOES.
Not over stocked but well sup
plied with Jellico, Paint Rock &
Alabama Coals, which you can ge t
at your own price. We will not be
i undersold by any body, & dont
forget that when you buy coal of
us. It is allways loada and with th
fork, doat be deceived call on us.
Rome Icc Co.
J. W. Hancock,
Phone 100 Manger.
JL B
I will not be open
next Tuesday. Parties
wishing bread, oysters
etc., had best order
early Monday morning
to insure prompt de
livery Henry G. Stoff
regan.
BOTH MURDERED
ndian Woman and Child on the
Rosebud Agency.
Valentine, Neb., December 22.
Report is received here tonight
of the murder of an Indian wom
an and child on the Rosebud agen
cy. The news was reported to the
Indian police Tuesday, but kept
secret. The dead bodies were found
on the prarie a few miles from the
agency. Suspicion lies between
Thunder Hawk, an Indian ex-po
lieeman and Lance Thunder Hawk,
who skipped as soon as the bodies
were discovered, but who has been
traced to Pine Ridge /Igency. It is
believed that the murder was com
mitted in an attempt to commit
rape.
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