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THE HUSTLER OF ROME Second Clam. Mali Matter. PH II G. BYKD- “"W.11,. IHII.V ami siinou 10cents a week, or $5.00 per annul ONLY OFFICIAL ORGAN Ot the City of Home, and Floyd The “Banner County" of Georgia - - - - It is easier for Sherman to write than be president. Marlborough is one foreigre who refuses to pay the tax. The “Lazy man’’of the Marietta Journal is a philosophic fellow. Klark and Kulberson are becom ing household words through all the realms of sportsdom . There are 5,810 persons in Bibb county who have not paid their poll tax, and until they settle they are disfranchise. You don’t turn a pugilist down like you would gas,—although it would seem that the same rue Should work. The Japanese legation in Wash ington has been robbed. Os course a Chinese burglar did it. —Augus- ta Herald A writer in mi Austrian pape says that Prince Bismark’s family is of Bohemian origin, and that the name was originally spelled “Duechek.” Mr. W. C. Glenn has been re tained to conduct Tom Watson’s contest. This will give Mr. Glenn's talents a vivid glare of opportuni ty in drawings harmonizing paral lel between sentiment and fee earn ing,—Brunswick Times. Longstreet says that the British should be met in Venezuela with American cannons. The doughty old warrior says he wants to draw his sword one more time and wants to fight his last fight under the folds of “Old Gloiy.” A Kansas man has discovered that brandy can be made from wet elm sawdust, and a discouraged prohibitionist asks what chance the cause will have when a man can go forth with a rip saw and get drunk on a fence rail.—Marietta Journal. William Y. Atkinson is said to have received a heartier ovation on president’s day than Grover Cleve land. This was neither iniproper nor unnatural, as William repre sents Georgia ideas and ideals a greatdeal more than Grover does. — Griffiin News. And then, he is a better man, Joseph B. Crowly, United States Treasury agent in charge of the seal islands, who has jus’ arrived at Seattle with the patrol fleet, says that the seals have approach ed so closely to < xtermination that they can now be counted. Natural ists f ooi all parts of the world, anticipating the herd s extinction, are clamoring for specimens. Persia has a navy which consis s of but one solitary s ip, the Per sepolis. now lying at anchor in the port of Bombay, proudly fly ing the flag of the Shah. The Per- SCOTTS Emulsion The cream of purest Norwegian cod=liver oil, with adapted to the weakest digestion. —Almost as •atable as milk. jizta- 50 cents and SI.OO z BOWNE, - New York -epulis was for many years a tramp steamer, famed for the extraordi n try number of mishaps which she had encountered. The latest advices from London indicate thut the ultimatum alledg ed to have been sent by the British Government to Venezuela was not an ult'matum, but a dispatch d*- mai ding reparation for the arrest of British officials in the dispatch ed territory. The question of boun daries is still a matter for negotia tion. Col. Felix Corput, of Floyd coun ty, one of the best farmers in Ga. says he will make but one fourth crop of cotton. Will some of the papers that claim the farmers are making so much money because he has got only a half crop, please tell us how much more Col. Corput will make on his fourth crop than he would if he had made a half crop Jesup Sentinel. And now the Alaskans are read} to fight rather than yield to the territorial claims of British Col umbia. What has come over the mother country, that she is having so many boundary claims on her hands? There must be something radically wrong with British sur veying methods; or, perhaps, Eng land flatters herself that, like Al exander Selkirk, she is monarch of all she surveys, and her right there is none to dispute. MY FATH ER S HYMN (WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY HUSTLER OF ROME The songs of the singe rs that fame has crowneu In the flood of the years are lost and drowned, But father’s old hymn, every pause and tone, Wit'i »>>“ lapse cf time has tne sweeter grown, ami it seems not out of past to oome An echo of the lips that are dumb, But down from the home of the glorified It ha i always come since the day he died. We know no tin music that spit its have as earth is receding and Heaven draws near, But treading deatht’s valley of shadows dim, I ask but to hear tuy father’s hymn. Minnie Lee Arnold. A political situation that is probably unique developed in the ittle town of near Albany, Ky., last week. I was the annual election of municipal officers, and there were forty- two voters on the list. When the balloting took place it was found that only one of the forty-two voters was prop erly registered. That one was the candidate for mayor. He cast the only ballot at the election, and duly elected himself and a Board of Aiderman. —New York Sun. WISE AND OTHERWISE It is asserted that a man can not destroy his life by holding his breath, but he may probably pro long the lives of others. —Kansas City Journal. ‘ Do you ever catch and whales, Captain?” asked the fair passenger on the ocean liner. “Often, ma’am,” answered the dignified captain. “How very wonderful! Please tell me how you catch them.” “We drop a few of the old salts on their tails, ma’am.”— Chicago Tribune. “So Dolly Stringer has sold h r horse and taken t» a wheel?*’ ‘Yes; she says the bicycle habit keeps her in better shape.’’—Brook lyn Life. The made-up complexion is not always what it is cracked up to be. Chicago Times-Herald. ‘‘Senator Sorghum seems migh ty liberal and fair-minded in his speeches," .mid the man who does chores. “Yes,” replied Farmer Corntoss'd; “he’s jes’ like my hen. When we don’t keer fur eggs she lays like sixty, but ez soon's they gits scarce she ain’t nowhere’s 'round.” —Washington Star. Perhaps, after all. the brightest liberty belle in this country is the lovely American girl.—Atlanta Constitution. 'he Worker—l am shocked to I se* you in such a condition. Why, I you are the man whe came in here ’ a tew nights ago and signed a pledge not to drink for a year. The Alleged backslider—ls zat’s so. in’ frien’, you must have taken i a Ivan age of me some time when I was under the influence of liquor, Brooklyn Life. THE HUSTLER OF ROME S .NOV OCTOBER 27 ! 395 to the Public. O; e W. A. Knowh s, Editor and Manager of the Rome Tribune, gros-ly insulted me in the issues of his newspaper of September 28th. ult. and October Ist. inst. by ap plying to me certain epithets fully set forth in a communication pub lished below. At the time of these publications I was suffering from injuries received in a railway ac c dent cn Lookout Mountain dur ing the Chicamaugu Park dedica tion ceremonies. These injuries prevented me, until my recovery, from giving proper attention to the statements referred to. So soon as my recovery h i ceided sufficiently to allow me io take hold of this matter, I address, ed to Mr. W. A. Knowles the fol lowing communication. Rome, Ga., Oct. 21., 1895. Mr. W. A. Knowles, Rome, Ga. Sir: In the issue of your newspaper, the Rome Tribune, of September *Bth ult, you denounced me as “a cowardly scoundrel;” “Insulting respectable citizens;” “Turning upon a fatherless and defenseless young woman;” “Contemptible cur •” and “Dirty blackguard and paltroon.” In the issue of your newspaper the R mi) Tribune, of Oct, Ist., in t, you, to sora j extent reiterate these statements and aid thereto the assestion that lam “A lying r ascal. ” Illness his prevent?! me frim addressing you earlier. I demand a full and complete retraction of the statements made in the articles referred to. This will bedianded you by my friend Mr. C. W. Underwood. Your obedient servant, Phil G. Byrd. This note was handed to Mr. Knowles in bis office by Mr. C. W. Underwood at 2 :30 p. rn. on Monday October 21st., 1895. Mr. Knowles received and read it and stated to Mr. Underwood that he " <>uld reply in “due time.” Mr. U iderwood asked him at what hour he should call for a reply. Mr. Knowles said, “I will send you my answer.” At 2 :80 p m. Tuesday October 22” inst. Mr. Underwood called at Mr. Knowles office again, no re ply having been received, and was informed by Mr. M. M. Folsom that Mr. Knowles had gone to At lanta but would probably return that evening. At 12 o’clock noon on Wednes day Oct. 28~d, inst, Mr. Under wood again called at the office of Mr. Knowles and was informed he had not returned from Atlanta. At 12 o’clock noon, on Thurs day Oct. 24th inst, Mr. Under? wood again call'd at Mr. Knowles office, and was informed that he i was in ’he City and would be in his office at 2•»*< 1 >ck p. m. A 2 o'clock p :n. Mr. Under wood again calle 1 .i; dr. Kn .wles office and found him again absent. At 2 :45 p. m. Oct. 24th, inst, j Mr. Underwood again called at Mr. Knowles office, and again was told that Mr. Knowles was “not in. ” Mr. Underwood then went across the street to the Masonic Temple and wait dto see Mr. Knowles enter his office. In about ten min utes he saw Mr. Knowles come out of his office and walk down Broad Street, Mr. Underwood followed and met him near Gammon’s clothing store Mr. Knowles then stated that he ha 1 considered the matter and had come to the con clusion that he would send no re ply to my note. Mr. Underwood reminded him that he had promis ed to send an answer in “due time.’’ Mr. Know les acknowledged this, but sai I that Jifter mature consideration ;>f the matter he had fully decided to send no reply. Mr. Underwood protested that Mr. Byrd was entitled to an an swer, and asked Mr. Knowles if he would state any reason for not sending one. Mr. Knowles rep ied that he was not joing to give any reason for not sending an answer. Mr. Underwood having lep >rted to me the fact of ’he d< liverv <>f mv n<> e t<» Mr Knowles. and ot \f r Knowles conduct in failing to «end a reply, I despatched nnoth er note to Mr. W. A. Knowles, by Mr. Underwood at 5p- r... Oct., 24th inst. Mr . Underwood at 5:30 p. in. sent the following note to Mr. W . A. Knowles. Rome, Ga., Oct. 24th, 1895. Mr. W. A. Knowles, Romp, Ga. Dear Sir: — Col. Phill G. Byrd, considers your failure to reply to his note of October 21st.. inst as a refusal to comply with the demand made therein. He has intrus’ed me with a second note directed to yourself .which I deem inadvisable to de liver in this state. Will you there fore be kind enough to name some time and place, without the limits of Georgia. where I can have the pleasure of delivering you his note. This will be handed you by my friend Mr. M. M. Pepper. Yours mod r sprc’fully, C. W. Underwood. At 5 :35 p. m. Oct. 24th inst, Mr. M. M. Pepper called at the office of Mr. W. A. Knowles for the purpose of delivering this note to Mr. Knowles. He was informed that Mr. Knowles was not in, but would be in at 7:30 p. m. At 7 :35 P. M. Mr. Pepper again called at Mr, Knowles office and found him there, when the follow ing conversation ensued. Mr. Pepper: “Mr. Knowles, my friend Mr. Charles W. Underwood requested me to hand you this note, and to be the bearer of your reply.” Mr. Knowles: “I wont receive any note from Mr. Underwood.” Mr. Pepper: “As the bearer of a note from one gentleman to another I ask if von will give me your reasons for not receiving it?” Mr. Knowles : “I have good and sufficient rea sons. ” Mr. Peps >«r: “Will you state them to me?” Mr. Knowles: “No, but I have good and suffi cbmt reasons for not receiving any note from either Mr. Underwood or Mr. Byrd .” Mr. Pepper: “Then you refuse to receive this note from one gentleman to anoth er?” Mr. Knowles: “Ido.” Mr. Pepper: “That is your reply, is it?” Mr. Knowles: “Yes.” Mr. Pepper: “Then Mr. Knowles, I wish you good evening. ” From the foregoing sta'ements and correspondence the public will see that the said Knowles was brave enough to slander me, and that after inviting mt-, “to put up or shut up” he does not possess sufficient courage either to retract his slanders or to render to one whom he has slandered proper sat isfaction. Respectfully submitted, Phill. G. Byrd. The fact that the President and his Cabinet journeyed to Atlanta in one of the most palatial trains that ever left the capital has excit ed the ire of certain of the organs which hypocritically bewail the lack of Jeffersonian simplicity thus revealed. The fact of the busines# is the railroads, and not the gov ernment, paid the freights. But suppose Uncle Sam had footed the bills, would it not be allright? Should the head of the greatest na tion on earth be forced to s’raddle the cow-catcher of bullgine when going to a National Exposition? MAGNETIC NERVINE I dfeshßar*) Nervous Prostr; I- ti°-, Fits, Dizr r jbs, I’endacho ’“'.TvA* rl-'ural.Aia and 0 A it somnla, Ornnt < Z. J CI-OMV in O>« iwe of i A.' vy baroo, opium, ulc-.li. 'AT, ,1 “ k-v.brfnytiniconD Li.. POPE -AH EF ' », Sieeni« r>«nß. 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