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Title: A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Battey, George Magruder, 1887-1965
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Publisher: Atlanta, Webb and Vary Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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es burned in them, polishedsurfaces showing scratches, all thework of the careless smoker. The smoker has the privilege offreedom and full enjoyment now. Ifhe continues to abuse it by makinghimself a nuisance to non-smokers, byburning carpets, scorching furniture,spitting on the sidewalks and settingfire to houses, it is problematic as tohow long this freedom will continue.It is not beyond the bounds of possi-bility that the cigarette boot-leggermay be a development of the future. AS IT USED TO BE.—The Tri-Weekly Courier of June 24, 1860, re-printed the following as a jolt to theweed mashers: The Portsmouth Transcript ex-claims against the shameful desecra-tion of church floors and walls bythoughtless and mannerless tobaccochewers. We copy the last paragraphof the article: It is contrary to common etiquetteto expectorate in a parlor. Why notin a church? We have seen a piouspew holder praising God and rollinghis quid in the most delighted mannerimaginable—spitting great jets of am-
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ber and groaning Amen in the nextbreath, singing half a line of a hymnand spitting and grunting the other.The vestibules frequently suffer andstains are everywhere visible. Howmuch of the poetic beauty that shinesalong the pathway of religion and in-vests it with a charm which causeseven the infidel to respect it will re-main if the filthy customs of pervert-ed taste are tolerated in its temples?Why should a beautiful house be con-secrated to God, if it is to be desecratedby indecency? We should as soon seea man carry his bottle with him, anddrink in full view of all, as to see himsit and squirt, or clandestinely dribblehis disgusting expectorations amidstthe pews and aisles of the sanctuary.The deed would be more decent, atleast would not defile, as well as in-sult, the House of God. BENJAMIN CUDWORTH YANCEY, policecourt recorder and probably the only na-tive-born mayor Rome ever had. FATHOMING A VACUUM.—Al-though C. A. Bundschu, North Romemeat market man shot in the headlast Thurs

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