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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE The Twentieth Century Country Weekly. Published Every Thursday by The News Publishing Company, BAHNKHVIIiIiE. GA. BDBSCItJPTION *1 PER YEAR PAY ABLE IN ADVANCE. W. B. SMITH, President. THAD ADAMS Ed itor and Manager. Entirnl at the Pont Offli'c id Barnesvillt*, O*., as second class mail matter. FEBRUARY 13, 1902. Winter is-holding on with an iey grip. The million dollar homl issue for Macon fell down. Governor Candler and his Colo nel* captured Charleston this #eek. Rev. Sain Small thinks South Carolina’s only senator ought to ho twins. The Rome Tribune has run up against the prongs of Senator Till man’s pitchfork. The Barnesville dispensary i seems to he a night mare to the Rome Tribune, Terrell’s friends claim that he j will carry 100 counties, and the | indications are, they are not tin-i reasonably sanguine. And they say that Sampson is! dying. Tile world will stop to drop a tear of pity, while Schley’s vin-; dication is going steadily on. President Roosevelt may be waiting until after he visits our Chautauqua t his summer before he i makes the appointment of the Sostmaster for this place. vi ( 1‘ Andrew Carnegie, besides being generous enough to give away mil lions of his wealth, is now gener ous enough to give the credit of making this wealth to his employ ees. A Kentucky judge tried a case by telephone a few days ago. The New York World thinks trial by telephone are nothing new—that all of us who use tele plumes have triuls. Schley would make a drawing card for our Chautauqua titia year, and if he will conn* our people will assure him that there can ho no doubt as to who was in com mand at Santiago. Howard Moore, who is said to be the ugliest man in Kentucky, has thirteen living wives, and is only twenty eight years old. He says he fascinated the women with the power of his eye. While the public is wasting its sympathy over the Biddle brothers and their accomplice Mrs. Soffel, what has become of the poor warden and his children who is suffering for the crime of others? Mr. T< •rrell did th right thing; in not accepting Mr. Guerry’s challenge for joint discussions. Both gentlemen have stated their views on public questions and the; people are not desirous of an ora torical contest just now. “How denr to our hearts is the steady subscriber, who pays in advance at the birth of each year; who lays down his dollar and lays it down gladly, and cast round the office a halo of cheer. He never says ‘stop it .' ‘lcan't afford it,’ nor ‘l’m getting more papers than 1 can read,' but always says ‘send it—the family like it—in fact we all think it a household need.’ How welcome he is when he steps into the sanctum, how he ! makes our heart throb, how hej 'makes our feet dance; we outward ly thank him, we inwardly bless . him; the steady subscriber who j pays in advance.” —Ex. STATEMENT OF FACTS. Rome Tribune Makes Incorrect Statements About Our City for Campaign Purposes, and is Called Down. The Rome Tribune, hard pressed for argument against the inaugu ration of a dispensary system in that eity, has grossly misrepre sented our city and its dispensary. The Nkwh-Gazkttr last week briefly corrected these wild state ments, but the editor of the Tri bune persists in using them re gardless of their incorrectness. The people of Barnesville do not eure to take part in the Rome dis pensary campaign, but in justice to our city and in the interest of truth, the following statement of facts, signed by a large number of the citizens of Barnes ville, and all the city officials, was furnished the Daily Record, of Rome, and also the Tribune for publication last Saturday. No one here desires to take part in the local fight in Rome, but ask not to be misrepresented to further the ends of any faction. Barnesville, (fa. Feb. (sth, 11)02. Our attention has been called to I a recent publication in the Rome Tribune, in which statements are made to the effect that since the establishment of a Dispensary in Barnesville, (1) it has never paid ONk poi.i.ab of profit to the city, hut instead luih become involved in an indebtedness of about $lO, 000,00; and (2) that Barnesville has experienced an almost unpar allelled depression during the year the dispensary has been operated, j and seeking to connect the failure of our cotton mill and hanks with the operation of the dispensary. This publication in the Rome Tribune is incorrect in fact, and , is calculated to create a false im pression, as well as to do an injus t ice to our town abroad. I. The fact is the Dispensary has' paid to tin* city of Barnesville a good profit during each year of its operation; the net profits running from s>fiOO.(X) to over s4ooo.ooper j annum, or from $25,000.00 to! $40,000.00 for ten years. From 1880 to 1900, our Dispensary was | operated under a special act. of the | Legislature, approved Oct. 29, 18- 1 89, giving to the Mayor and Aider men of Barnesville, “power and authority to regulate and control the sale in Barnesville of spiritu ous and malt liquors, wines and eiders, for medicinal, mechanical and sacramental purposes only:”! and it was under this limited form ! of Dispensary that the profit afore said was made. The proceeds of the Dispensary, both principal and profits, instead of being used to pay the Dispensary debt, were diverted by the city authorities to the payment of other debts that had accumulated againlt the city, such as salaries, street improve ments, public buildings,education al purposes, constructing and operating the electric lights and water works, and for general ex penses of said city government; and by reason of such payments, instead of paying for goods bought for the Dispensary, a debt of about SB(XX).tX) accumulated for liquors sold through the Dispensary. But this was in no sense the fault of the Dispensary, nor did it re sults from its failure to make money. The Courts held that the act above quoted did not give the city itself a right to operate a Dispen sary, and sustained an injunction against its further operation. But tin* people of Barnesville were! generally so well satisfied with the Dispensary plan, that even before the Supreme Court finally decided : the ease above referred to, the! Legislature, at the request of our people, had already passed another act providing for a Dispensary under the control of a commiss ion. which went into effect on May 1. 1901, after being approved by an overwhelming majority of our citizens at the polls, and is operat ed by a Manager, under the con trol of three commissioners. The Barnesville Dispensary as i now operated, makes a net protit j of about $600.00 per month, as we are reliably informed, and is giving j general sat isfaction to our people. ’J. As to the published statement that Barnesville has experienced an almost nnparrallelled depress ion during the years the Dispen sary has been operated, the facts are just to the contrary. Our city has prospered in a marked degree. Its population has nearly doubled and the value of city property has increased in the same, or possibly BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1902. greater proportion. The city tax rate has increased, but the Dis pensary is in no sense responsible for that. During the period re ferred to, Barnesville had grown from a town of less t ban two thous and population, to a thriving modern little city, of nearly thirty five hundred people; with a system of water works, electric lights, : schools, and other public utilities not generally surpa-od bv cities of ten thousand population. These public improvements have cost large sums of money and resulted in an increase of the city tax rate; and had it not been for the reven ues derived from the Dispensary the city’s indebtedness would Ire from $25000.00 to $40000.00 more than it is at present. Therefore: instead of being a financial bur den, it lias proved a financial ad vantage. The failure of the banks and factory had no possible con nection with the Dispensary, but resulted from bad investments and unfortunate management. In spite of these failures, the city is moving steadily forward; build ings are going up; new enterprises are starting and being planned; demand for stores and residences: is good* and the future of thecity is hopeful. We regret that such publications as the one referred to, reflecting upon the condition and prosperity of our city, should be made without due investigation, and we express the hope that the Rome Tribune will kindly publish this correction. As to the Barnesville Dispen sary, as now operated and man-1 aged, we express the opinion that it is giving general satisfaction 1 and that nine-tenths of our re-J sponsible citizens favor this as the surest and most satisfactory way] of dealing with the whiskey ques-i tion. Certainly it is a vast im-] provement on bar rooms. Our j Manager, Mr. J. F. Graham, is a : prohibitionist and does not drink j at all, and Mr. A. A. Mnrphey, J one of t he Dispensary Commission ers and the Secretary and Treas urer of the Commission, is well known in Georgia as a strong ad vocate of temperence. We gladly make this statement in the in the j interests of truth. After the above statement had been forwarded the Rome papers, I Mr. Jas. B. Nevin, <>f Rome, came* | to Barnesville to get a statement in refutation of this one, but: failed. He returned, however, to ! Rome and prepared an “interview” ! for the Rome Tribune which he claimed to have had with Col. Redding. Jn this “interview” Mr. Nevin makes a number of j statements that am both false and slanderous. Col. Redding was shown a copy of the Tribune containing this “interview” and said that he made no such state ments as Mr. Nevin credits him with, and will send the Rome papers a denial. How many mothers realize that when the baby’s advent is expected they need strength for two instead of one. Wom en, weak, nervous, "just able to drag around,” find themselves confronted with coming maternity. They have not strength enough for themselves, how can they have strength to give a child ? We don’t look for the birth of strong ideas from a weak mind. Why should we expect the birth of strong children from weak mothers ? The way to ensure health and strength to mother and child is to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a preparative for motherhood. It brings the mother’s strength up to the requirements of nat ure. so that she has strength to give her child. It nourishes the nerves and so ■HEBffSKkjH quiets them. It en ■JmjjEggjj'jffl courages a natural lIffySHEjSHK apjretite and induces refreshing sleep. " Favorite Prescrip- JjgjSjk tion ” makes weak MrolljJyEjlßk women strong and BBaiShjfigßa silk women well. There is iu> alcohol ill "Fa V orit e l’re scription ” and it is free from opium, co caine and all other narcotics. ” I wish to let you know the great benefit ray wile derived through taking your * Favorite Prescription.' ” writes Mr. Robert Harden, of Rrandon. Manitoba. Box 255. "It was when her baby came. We had heard so much of your medicine that tnv wife decided to try it ( I may say my wife’s age was thirty-three and this was her first child). She commenced to take ' Favorite Prescription ' five months be fore her child was born. We have a fine healthy girl, aiul we believe that this was mainly owing to the Favorite Prescription.' taken faithfully according to directions. We shall certainly rec ommend it wherevar we can." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y. Go to Woodard and Bethune's. They have anew shop opposite Mite hell’s stables, and are prepared to do all kinds of repair work. We have 2 forges and are prepared to do horse shoeing. We also have have a first class painter and woodworker. We solicit your work. WOODARD ABETHUNE. Barnesville. Ga. Clothing Department. “Blue Steel” Brand shoes last a good bit longer than the-other-fellows shoes at the same price. Then, too, they are solid comfort. You know when a shoe gives good wear —so do we. If you have worn a pair—so do you. A lot of Ladies’ Box Calf, half Sunday and half every day—calf tips—lace shoes, were in this week’s ship ments. They fill the long felt want for the ladies that need a moderately heavy shoe for house and out-door wear —yet comfortable — Price, one fifty. Men’s every-day shoes (brogans) White’s Red leath er—Blue Steel Box toe —soft plow shoes—atone fifty. There is more real value to the square inch in “Blue Steel” shoes than is shown to the square foot in some shoe houses. They are just about 25% better. If you have any shoe-buy ing to do, start and say “BLUE STEEL” tillyouget to COLLIER’S store. It’s worth your while to give us a look. Collier Cos. • / Vi. • . Up Stairs till feb. ISth. Headquarters lam still in the Fertilizer business, and can give you 50 brands to select from. I sell the highest grade goods sold. Can give you any analysis you want. Acid Phosphate with or without Potash. I Sell the Highest Potash Acid Made. I can give you Amoniated goods from a 10-1-1 to a 8-6-5. 1 represent the LARGEST FACTORY jIN THE WORLD. We never run short of goods, as the smaller factories do, but can furnish you goods any month in the year. * " f * If You Want a Cotton Seed Meal Goods, I Can Furnish It. We use pure Murate and Nitrate with the best Phosphate in our goods, is why they give the best. I can furnish you also Murate of Potash, Nitrate Soda and German Kanit. Read testimonials from your neighbor farmers, the result of Nitrate Soda on wheat, oats and corn. All I ask is to come to see me and I will sell you. I will be found at Granite Warehouse, on Market street after Ist of February. In my absence, Maj. J. T. Hunt will represent me. Yours truly, J. L. Hunt. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. DR. J. M. ANDERSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, BARNESVILLE, GA. Residence: Thomaston street. ‘Phone No. 25. A. PIERCE KEMP, M. D., GENERAL PRACTITIONER, BARNESVILLE, GA. Office over Jordan’s Drug Store. Residence: Thomaston street: ‘Phone9. C. H. PERDUE, DENTIST, BARNESVILLE GA. |3F”Offlce over Jordan's Drug Store. G. POPE EUGULEY M. D., BARNESVILLE, GA. Office hours. 1-U 1. m„ i—l p. m. tS?“Offiice Uuguley building. J. A. CORRY, M. D., BARNESVILLE, GA. Office: Murohey building. Residence: Greenwood street. Collier’s... Mid=winter and Spring are shaking hands at our store BIG DEPARTMENT STORE Spring is hurrying along—winter things must skip out. All the cold weather weights must give(at reduced prices) way to the lines of shearer fabrics. Every section of this store has the same keen, tireless spirit of entlnisiam. Price has been made the means of clearing winter goods quickly. The White Goods The advance shipments of white fabrics are coming in now — and we are beginning to show some of the new styles in Lawns, Dimities, Linens, Embroideries and Laces—ready for you to begin your spring atfiire, t India Lawns A splendid 3(5 in India lawn at 5c a yard. A great offering to be had at JOc never a better quality, had at the price, Some of our finer grade. at 20c, 25c and 35c show some of the prettiest productions of the loom. What we tell you now is representative. We welcome ybii to look, whether you borne to buy. or not. 2,000 yds remnant embroideries in 5 and (5 yds lengths at 8c 10c, 12c and 16c per yd. A look will satisfy you of their real value. ( ; A big lot of laces and torchons, —put a ticket on this lot like this —Linen torchon lace choice 5c per yd. Widths 4 into 4 in. Linen Damask Special this week, 72 in. wide full bleach: linen at 50c. ri-* t * >?■ Towels 50 dozen of one lot full size worth about 15c, this week U)c. bo dozen, lot no. 2, extra size, great value at Lse. Every day we push the standard of our store further ahead. Our best of any yesterday must not be the limit of our service for any tomorrow. We hope to gain your 1002 business by clean-cut business methods and our advantageous facilities. We solicit your account. WAKITHI ne y° un S lady f° r assistant in millinery de ff Mil I LU partment; also one for bundle wrapper. J. C. COLLIER CO.. J. P. THURMAN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, BARNESVILLE, GA. Office over Jordan Bros' drug store. Residence, Thomaston street; 'Phone, No. 1. Calls promptly attended. GEO. W. GRICE, PHOTOGRAPHER. Work done promptly and neatly. over Stiddlebrooks Building. A. A. MURPHEY. LAWYER. BARNESVILLE. GA. C. J. LESTER, Attorney at Law BARNESVILLE, - - - - GA. Farm and city loans negotiated at low rates and on easy terms. In of fice formerly occupied by S. N. Woodward. R T. Daniel. A. B. Pope DANIEL & POPE, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Offices at Zebulon and Griffin. EDWARD A. STEPHENS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, BARNESVILLE, - GEORGIA. General practice in all courts—State ami Federal. Loans Negotiated. W. W. LAMBDIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, BARNESVILLE, - GEORGIA. Will do a general practice in all the courts —State and Federal—especially in the counties composing the Flynt circuit. Loans negotiated. Jordan, Gray & Cos., Funeral Directors, Day Phone 44. Night Phone 58. CITY BARBER /HOP. Hair cutting a specialty, by best of artists. My QUININE HAIR TONIC is guaranteed to stop hair from falling out. 0 M JONES. Prop., Main street, next to P. O.