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■w';whwm wm pj >;i ii impi 1 '!"i j, i 1 WMi'JJPii 1 -WFn^pffproniWTTPWMCBPHinyWTO^rftjT^nrfniiiT^^iy^^ h&+-3?» | mm 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. Advertising rates furnished on request. The News will not be responsible tor views expressed by correspondents. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: One copy one year |i.oo One copy six months 50 Onecopy three months 35 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,