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Vienna News.
Semi-Weekly.
VIENNA, -
GEORGIA.
T. A. ADKINS, Jr.,
W. T. ADKINS.
Editors and
Proprietors.
Z. ORLANDO COLLINS,
Associate Editor.
Official Organ Dooly County.
Official Organ City of Vienna.
Entered at the Postoffice at Vienna, Ga.,
as Second Class Mall Matter.
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8ATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 1002.
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Address The News, Vienna, Ga.
Italy played the part of the little
See dog and ran in ut the lust ' mo
ment.
Rockfeller has given the Univer
sity of Chicago another million
dollars,
‘ A Kansas’ man has Invented 1
voting .nuchine which, he claims
will keep the votes of the two sexes
separate. Not many states will
need such a machine as this.
TROUBLE LIKELY.
As was predicted in an editorial
the News of last week, matters
the Venezuela embroglio are
assuming an unmistakably serious
aspect as concerns this government.
France and Italy have seen fit to
iin their forces with those of Eng-
land and Germany, and as matters
now stand four of the largest and
most powerful governments of
Europe have combined for the os
tangible purpose of forcing the little
republic of Venezuela to pay the
just claims which these countries
hold against her.
As we have said before,Venezuela
needs a good sound thrashing and
should have it, but the combined
forces of these four immense pow
ers are not essential to accomplish
the job; one of them could perform
the task with small inconvenience.
The United States government
officials arc watching the situation
closely, and it is well they may.
Europe will not always submit to
the Monroe Doctrine, and all the
fine talk about the siucere desire of
the Germans to avoid committing
any act which could in the remotest
degree offend the sensibilities of this
country is mostly gis. Germany’s
hatred foi us has been too openly
manifest in the past to permit oi
the acceptance seriously of such
talk as thut. Italy bears us. no
love, and still less does she bear to
the detested Monroe Doctrine. It
would not be at all surprising if
this country should be drawn into
very serious trouble before this
matter is settled.
Italy has joined in with England
Gcrmuny und France to collect some
money Venezuela owes her also
Good gracious, that fellow must
Owe every body in the country.
It seems that a gang of robbers
is moving about over the country
robbing small postoffices in country
towns. These offices proxe easy
victims to these professional robber*
One thing is plainly upparent
’connection with the Venezuela
trouble und that is the administra
tion is giving the Montoe Doctrine
H u very liberal construction, 1
narrow one would most likely get
this country into a fracus right
away.
It is beyond ail doubt u fact that
wuves of crime sweep over this
country at certain periods. At
times the papers are filled day
lifter day with the horrible details
of revolting crimes from every
section of the union, and it seems
that they become epidemic just
disease.
Pope Leo. the head and body of
the great Roman Catholic church
has not been outside the grounds of
the Vatican since he was chosen
pope, which was u quarter of
Century ago. Yet, he is the abso
lute master and the god of that
great church, his word being the
absolute law.
We are in receipt of tbe Ameri
cus Daily Press, a new paper
which has been luunched forth on
the sea of journalism in that wide
a-wake town by L. A. Morgan
, Co. Tbe Press is a bright, clean
newsy five-column paper and
filled with choice reading matter
and well displayed advertisements.
With the establishment of
Press, Americas now has two daily
papers and one Sunday paper.
We extend a warm hand of greet
(ng to tbe Press and trust that .it
may grow and prosper as the days
Toll by and become a power for
the good of Americus and her peo
ple.
THE LOBBYIST.
While the intentioiis of the
Journal in criticizing the legislutu e
for allowing the exigence of 1
lobby at the capital were undoubt
adly sincere, yet we Cannot believe
with that paper that during, the
putt session of the legislature
lobby existed and influenced the
members of that body by Undue
means.’
According to our understanding,
a lobbyist is one who by trickery
and underhand methods seeks to
secure certain legislation in which
he und those he represents are
interested. He works slyly and
secretly, and' his means of gaining
the desired results are various
Perhaps he does it by bribery
perchance by promises of luture
reward; or by parliamentary tricks
and combinations which he is able
to effect because of his intimacy
with the members. To gain his
end he resorts to tricks durk and
dishonorable.
We would not designate one
lobbyist who merely goes before
legislative committee und pleads his
interests in open daylight und
public. Nor one who tries to per
suude a legislator into his way of
thinking by argument and reason
ing. He haB a perfect right to
plead his interests and use such
honorable means to gain, his ends.
If by argument und logic he can
persuade a member to his side of a
question, he has done no harm.
He has a right to present his side
of the case in the most favorable
light, to show up its good points
to the best possible advantage and
give his reasons why such and
such a thing should be done.
s - Is this man a lobbyist simply
because he does this? We think
not and we do not believe the leg.
islature was overrun with lobbyists
during the last session. Of course,
men who were interested in cer
tain legislation went to Atlanta
and worked for their measures and
they had a perfect right, to do so.
There is not a man living but thut
would do the same thing if he
were -sufficiently interested. We
fear this matter has been over-
draw, and while of the opinion
that the Journal was honest in
itr-statement,- yet we think the
thing., bus been exaggerated to
tome degree..
"HAS ARRIVED"
AND WILL BE WITH THE FIRM OF
BARFIELD & HORNE
PINEHURST, GEORGIA,
DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
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Note the Articles and Prices below and Give us a Call.
DOLLS
Nice and not so Nice,
So. to $i.SO.
BABY CARRIAGES,
WHEEL BARROWS,
CARTS and WAGONS,
26c. to $1.65
TOILET CASES,
Collar and Cuff Boxes,
HANDKERCHIEFS and NECKTIF CASES,
Quality Good—Prices Right
Complete Line of
From Ic. toSOc.
Nice Assortment.
VIOLINS, GUITARS
—AND
accordiaNs.
MUSIC ROLLS,
95c.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
WEDDING GIFTS.
BEAUTIFUL LAMPS,
26c. to $4.00
NEW YEARS C1FTS.
AT
BARFIELD & HORNE’S,
PINEHURST, QA.
See Our Assortment of
SILYER NOYELTIES.
25c. to $1.00.
We have a Beautiful Line
v of 10-Piece
VASHSTAND SETS,
from $5 to $7.50.
SWELL LINE OF
NICE VASES, BISQUE
SPILLS, ETC.
lOe. to $2.50 pr Pair.
WATER SETS,
$1.85. ’
—-A NICE LINE OF
GLASSWARE, FRUIT
STANDS, CAKE PLATES,
BERRY-SALAD BOWLS
and SAUCERS.,
CUPS, SAUCERS,
MOUSTACHE CUPS
and SAUCERS, and
SHAVING JttUGS.
5c. to 95c. Each.
NICE ALBUMS
At all Prices.
—COmE TO SEETHE
“COON” RIDE THE NEW BICYCLE
at Barfield & Horne’s during the Holidays and get you a set of
the 25c. Tea Spoons he advertises. REMEMBER TOO, we
carry everything in the General Mercantile line.
Uncle Sam has given the allies
to understand that they cun collect
their money from Venezuela and
use any reasonable means to do il,
but he will stand for no infringe
ment of the Monroe doctrine.
Thus far ye shall go and no further.
Isador Mindor, who was convicted
of murder in the Bibb county supe
rior court and whose death sentence
has been commuted to life imprison
ment, wishes to be hung, and wants
to take the place of Millard Lee,
the Fulton county murderer, on the
scaffold.
Peter Finley Dunne, the famous
writer of the Doply dialect letters,
is to be married soon. Three years
ago Mr. Dunne wits hardly known
outside his home city, but today he
is famous the world over by bis
writings. His dialect letters are!
published by almost every daily
paper in this country that can se
cure permission to use them, they
being copyrignted by the author.
=$25.00=
IN COLD CASH GIVEN AWAY.
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With each pair of Shoes or Hat bought of us between Oct.
15th, 1902 and Jan. 1st, 1903, 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 same, and that number being the nearest correct, the money will
be divided equally between them. Buy your shoes from the
SHOE STORE -4
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Our lipe of Crockery end Lamps is
complete; come by snd look before
buying. Egleston & McDonald.
Fine Clothes, fine Skirts, fine Gowns,
fine Hamborgs and fine 8ilks. , We
have stacks of nice goods for sale.
during the holidays.
J. P.Heard A Sons.
and get the jar of money.
$25.00 in the jar.
Remember we guarantee there is
Respectfully,
Lewis Bros. Qo. 1
LOOK.
„ ... We the undersigned filled the above described jar, and no one
suitable for Christmas. Special; pricesknows the number of pieces ofmoney therein." ' *
1. & LASSETER,
MAX L. JAMES.