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Vienna News.
TWICE-A-WEEK.
T. A. ADKINS, JR., Ed.
W. T. ADKINS,
Proprietors
Oh Lordy,what would* Atlanta
have given to have Indthct wild
elephanj stampede take pi ace m
that town. Wonder if Gypsie
wasn’t nt one time a native of
Atlanta
Official Organ Dooly County.
Official Organ City of Vienna.
Entered at the Poatofficc at Vienna, Ga.,
as Second Class Mail Matter.
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Published WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
’PHONe No. II.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1902.
WEATHER FORECAST:
Fon Georgia: Fair and
warmer.
Joseph Chamberlain has sailed
for South Africa to conciliate the
Boers soma more.
Ex-Governoy Candler has gone to
farming. Its from the farm to
office and from office to the farm.
" The end of the Cuban republic is
not far otT; already tl.e rumblings of
an approaching crisis can be heard.
The Atlanta Journal informs its
readers that the elephants creating
•Uch excitement in the south are
not the G. O, P. brand.
The Vienna News should kill its
Weather prophet.—-Cot-dele Sentinel.
A killing or two around the
Sentinel office wouldn’t hurt any
thing.
The newspapers of Atlanta arc
all whooping up a better street car
service for Atlanta, and each ii
claiming the credit of being the
originator of the ugitation.
A bill hits been introduced in (he
house by Mr. Davis, of Meriwether,
to make payment of pensions quar
terly, and to also make the county
ordinaries disbursing agents for the
pension fund. -'This would be con
venient for the old veterans, and
should became .1 luw.
When the time comes for the
selection of a campaign manager for
the next republican presidential
campaign, it is said that Mr. Manna
will be politely asked by the presi
dent to please step aside. Paine, of
New York, is spoken of tn con
nection with the chairmanship of
the next national republican exe-
cutive committee.
A certain weekly paper that
comes to I his office has the follow*.
ing motto at the head of the first
page: “Led by the Goddess of
Liberty; Guided by the Stat of
Bethlehem.” The first thing any of
us know the editor of that paper
will be taking wings am} flying
away to the New Jerusalem. The
angels are impatiently uwuiting
him.
The Camilla Enterprise is. of the
opinion that if a railroad pass will in
fluence a legislator, a dollar bill will do
the same thing, and the Enterprise is
about right.—Vienna News.
A dollar bill in time of need will
influence any man that possesses any
sense of appreciation. God deliver us
from a man that has no sense of appre
ciation about him.—Campbell News.
What’s the matter with you, Mr.
Toney? We know that some
country editors coine pretty cheap,
but God deliver us from the man
who will sell out for a dollar.
President Roosevelt’s annual
message to congress has been fin-
Jshed, and is now lying in state ul
Washington. It is said to deal
withtarifT revision,trusts, labor and
capital, the canal, reciprocity, colo-
nies, navy increase, etc.
Havana, Cuba, has had one seri
ous and bloody riot already. Pres
ident Palma is doing the best lie
can to maintain order and peace
but he has not the moral support of
the people, and without it no gov
eminent can stand. It is only 1
question of time, and u very short
time nt that, when the little island
will be compelled to give up the
fight and come into Uncle Sam’s
growing family.
The grand jury in Savannah bus
returned indictments against some
of the citizens of that city who
stand very high in business. and
social circles, for running a gaining
joint. They are now out under
bond.
VV. R. Henrit has gone nnd
bought unto himself another news
paper. This time it is the Wash
ington Times, a democratic pupor
tried and true. If newspapers can
do it, Mr. Hearst will be president
tome of these days.
The democratic primary for the
Rllection of a candidate for mayor
of Aniericus resulted in the selec
tion of Eugene A. Hawkins for
that office and John McGnrrah for
treasurer. It is said to have been
a very hotly contested race.
The lampooners will have a lively
time with Apostle Reed Smoot, if
that individual really reaches the
senate. There are *0 many lovely
Words to rhyme with Smoot: Shoot
the brute, boot, the galoot, hoot
toot and scoot — Atlanta Journal
The ways und means committee
of the lower house of the legislat
ure have decided to report to the
house a tux rute of $5*35 for this
year. This is twenty»one cents
less than the rate tor last year was,
und unless the appropriations which
have been recommended by the
committee are cut down to some
extent by the legislature, the rule
will not be suificcnt to meet the
needs of the state.
We notice with pleasure that
other weekly papers over the slate
are following the lead of the News
in agitating the question of good
roads. It is the very best service
a newspaper cun perform for its
county, and we most sincerely
hope that the matter will not be
allowed to rest where it now is
but that the agitation of the tub
ject nnd the education of the peo
pie therein will be kept up until
tome material results crown tlieir
efforts.
Almost all hope of the United
States building an Isthman canal
has been given up,and the prospects
for it now looks very dark indeed
Columbia flatly refuse* the lust
offer in regard to the matter, made
by this country, and Nicaragua has
grown very stubborn. Secretary
Hay openly admits that things look
Very blue for a canal.
A DROP OP INK
-SO WILL-
BARFIELD & HORNE’S
-PRICES ON-
Holiday Goods,
As will be Shown in Next Issue.
Come, Look and Buy.
BARFIELD & HORNE.
PINEHURST, GEORGIA.
According to a special dispatch
to the Atlanta Constitution of
\\ ednesday, President Roosevelt
has turned down the negro politi
cians of the South with u heavy
hand. He has refused to appoint
a negro by the name of Dr,- Crum
collector of the port of Charleston,
and thereby has brought down on
his head protests loud and long from
the colored republican brethren of
the South.
A fellow who calls himself Rev
Joseph Lester, of South McAlester
I. T., announces to the world that
he will publish a book of love let
ters which he has received from
many different women over the
country. The book is to contain
350 letters together with some stan
zas which he has written especially
for the occasion. This man's wite
has been dead only three years, and
wc heartily congratulate her ou her
good tortune,
Representative Fields, of this
county, went up against the ter
rible Joe Halh of Bibb, in the
house Tuesday. The terrible Hall
turned his death-dealing mud-
spouter on the poor bailiffs and
called them “bob-tailed,” and said
they could raise more hell than
anything he knew of. Mr. Fields
defended the bailiffs and succeeded
in coming out without losing his
scalp.
=$25.00
IN COLD CASH filVEN AWAY.
With each pair of Shoes or Hat bought of us between Oot.
loth, 1902 and Jan. 1st, 1908, the purchaser is entitled to a guess
in our trade contest. 2 he one making the nearest correct estimate
of the number of pieces of money contained in the glass jar exhibited
in our store, will get the jar and its contents. And we guarantee the
amount not to be less $25.00. In case two or more persons guess"
the tame, and that number being the nearest correct, the money unit
be divided equally between them. Buy your shoes from the
SHOE STORE -f
and get the jar of money.
$25.00 in the jar.
Remember we guarantee there
Respectfully,
I( you are billion-and seeking advisers
Tak DeWiU’sXitde Early Risers,
lust before going 10 bed.
Yuo will find on the morrow,
You are rid of rour sorrow—
That’s all; just enough said.
Thesfamons pills do do not gripe, but
more tho bowels gently and and easily,
cleansing th liver. Their tonic effect,
great strength to tn glands, preventing a
return of the disorder. Vienna Drug Co-
Lewis Bros. <Eo.
LOOK.
We the undersigned filled the above described jar, and no om
knows the number of pieces of money therein.
1. S. LASSETER, MAX L.\ JAMES,