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To The People of Coffee anil Adjoining Counties:
Beg to announce that 1 am today
unloading my second car of the
best Kentucky and 1 ennessee Brood
mares and 1 ennessee mare mules
that has ever been shipped to Coffee
county.
If you are in the market for a good
1 mare or mule, it will pay you to
come to my barn and look this
bunch of mares and mules over be
fore buying or trading.
All stock are trom four to six years
old and well broke, the kind
than makes “Sixteen Cent Cotton”
with ease.
We are going to carry a good
bunch of mares and mules
the year round and any time you want to buy or swap
come to my barn and 1 will do my best to please you.
Each and every mule or horse must be just as repre
sented.
I. S. LOTT, Douglas, Georgia.
m S2OOO. and above 5 1-2 per
§ fl CJ cent interest.
5, 7 & 10 year loans prompt
ly negotiated.
DICKERSON, KELLEY & ROBERTS
DO YOU RENT YOUR HOME?
l>t me show you a plan of borrow- l ma still lending money on town and
Ing money whereby you can pay for city real estate in Douglas, Broxton
a hou\e with the same expenditure Nicholls, Willacooehee, and nianj
you go'to each month in paying rent other towns in Coffee County.
J. J. ROGERS, Douglas, Ga.
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILWAY
SCHEDULE CORRECTED TO APRIL, 30, 1916.
Trains leave Douglas; .For Hazlo No. 4 Daily 10:23a m
burst, Vidalia. Milieu, Augusta and in
nudiate points. ,
_. -No. C Daily 7:20 p. m.
For Hazle hurst and Vidalia.
Oaths have Douglas: .For \\ ilia No. 7 Daily 7:00 a, m.
coochee, Nashville, Valdosta, .Madison
Sparks, Adel, Moultrie and interme- No. 5 Daily 3:40 p. m.
diate points
Trains leave Douglas: For lit ox
ton ami intermediate points. ® Dailv 10.15 a. m.
Trains leave Douglas for Dickey's
farm and iutcmediate points No. o- Dailv 0.40 p. m.
L. M. BREEN. T. E. HARRIS, H. C. McFADDEN,
Agent, Douglas. Division Passenger Agt, Valdosta. Traffic Manager
Augusta, Ga.
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
The Standardjof Excellence in Service
The A.. B. & A. annaunce changes in schedule to be
come effective Sunday, June 25th, as follows:
Trains Leave Douglas as Follows:
WEST BOUND
Train No. 3 for Atlanta and Bimnnghrm will leave Douglas 9;10 p. m. instead
of 9;18 p. m.
Train No. 1 t>r At'anta and'Birmingham'’will leave Douglas at 7:45 a. m.
instaad of 9;58 a. m.
EAST BOUND
Train No. 4 for Wav-cross and B unsvvick will leave Douglas at 7;15 a. m.
instead of 6;58 a. m.
Train No. 2 for Way cross and Bi unswick no change.
W. W. CROXTON, G. P. A. j. p. ANDERSON. Agent.
Atlanta. Ga. Douglas, Gr
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING. WIFE
After Four Years of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.
Catron, Ky.—ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock
writes as follows: “I suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, 1 could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, 1 would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but 1 was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
1 had gotten so weak 1 could net stand,
and I gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle of
Cardui, the woman’s tonic, and 1 com
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, I could tell it was helping me. 1
can now walk two miles without its
tiring me, and am doing my work.”
It vou are all run down from womanly
troubles, don’t give up in despair. Try
Cardui the woman’s tonic. It has helped
more than a million women, in its 50
years of wonderful success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. him. He will recom
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladles’
Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga, lenn., for Serial
Instructions on your case and 04-page hook, “b orne
Treatment tor Women," sent ir» plain wrapper. x.ob-B
COLDS: -Have you got one? If so,
take Penslar Cold Breakers, cures in
one day. Tanner's Pharmacy. 47-ft
[COLDS: Have you got one? If so,
take Penslar Cold Breakers, cures in
one day. Tanner's Pharmacy. 47-tf
Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheurr.
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
iof your clothing. Doan's Ointment
[ cures the most obstinate cases. Why
’ suffer? All druggists sell it. 47-ad-2t
Renew your farm loans through
L E. Heath and E. !. Tanner,
Douglas, Ga, Low interest anc
quick delivery.
TWO DANGEROUS HAEiTS.
Don’t Scrstch, Even With Clean Nails,
and Don’t Pinch.
Scratching oneself ynd picking :it
pimples or sore spots are dangerous
habits, likely to result in Infections
more or less serious. This is proved
by examination of the scrapings of
nails under the microscope. Even
hands and nails that are kept scrupu
lously clean by washing and brushing
are not free from the germs of skin
diseases.
Or. Albert Schneider of San Fran
cisco re[>or;s to the Journal of the
American Medical Association the re
suits of the microscopic examination o.
the scrapingo of the nails of 143 stn
dents in a surgical college. There were
found bacilli, cocci and spirillae of
many sorts, especially those that pro
duee pus.
These facts, lie points out. may he of
great importance in criminal trials.
L)r. Schneider cites one case in which
a man was accused of killing a baby
In the scrapings of his nails were
found the "frustules of fresh water
diatoms and a few filaments of oscilla
iia." This led to the suspicion that he
had buried his victim's body in a
marsh. Careful search of the banks o
a marshy stream near by disclosed the
little corpse.
Dr. Schneider says such diseases as
lupus, acne, boils and carbuncles are
traceable to scratching. Nail biters
frequently infect themselves.
"There is the case of the husband."
he writes, "whose neck on the left side
was never long free from one or more
small pimples or boils, traceable to his
wife's balm of playfully pinching his
neck He ascribed the trouble to
starched Gillars. but several changes in
the laundry brought no relief. During
the prolonged absence of the wife on a
visit with relatives the trouble disap
pea red entirely to reappear again on
her return with a renewal of the play
ful habits.”
PICKED AN CDD NAME.
An Author Had a Long Search and
Then Faced a Surprise.
When .Vbiou W. Tourgee wrote "A
Fool's Errand" he named <nie of his
leading i lia mold s Therou Pardee. An
early copy of the book fell into the
bauds of the Rev. Luther Pardee, an
Episcopal clergyman of Chicago, whose
father was named Thereon Pardee.
The name is such an unusual coin
binatiou that in amazement the rector
showed the book to his father, and
they were both puzzled by the coinei
deuce. They decided to write Judge
Tourgee and ask him what had led him
to use the name.
lie replied, iu equal amazement, that
he bad not supposed there was such a
man living as Therou Pardee. Then In
stated that he had a prolonged search
for a suitable name for the character
of his story —one that would express
just what he imagined this t haractei
to be.
In the course of the hunt an old copy
of the curriculum of Union college had
fulleu into his hands. It was date!
1825. or something as far back, and
among tlie names of the students was
one Thereon Pardee.
The judge said it had impressed him
as being one of the richest, most solid
and most satisfying names he ever bad
heard, so he decided to adopt it for his
character. The curriculum was so oil
that he had no hesitation in using the
name, and he was astonished to learn
that the rightful owner of it was liv
ing.
His explanation was accepted, and
the resulting acquaintance was pleas
ing all around.
One Letter You Never Wrote.
My Dear Wife—Since you've been
away visiting your mother I have been
having the time of my life —iu fact. I
haven't knowu what it was to live he
fore since we were married. I tired all
the servants the morning after you
left so I could lie free. 1 get tny meals
anywhere. The house looks as if a tor
undo had struck it. But. oh. what a
lovely time Urn having! Don't come
home until I send for you. Cordially.-
St Louis Post Dispatch.
Emptying a Bottle.
To empty a bottle, especially a large
one. quickly it should be held inverted
over the receptacle into w lib li the con
tents arc to be turned Then while the
neck i- held in a steady |K>sition tlit
bottom of the bottle should be given a
rotary motion. This will form a small
whirlpool that will admit air to the
space vacated by tbe liquid and cause
it to run freely from tbe bottle.—Ex
change.
Mandy’s Compliment.
The morning after the coming out
party Mand.v. the cook, thus greeted
the young girl for whom it was given
"Miss Annie, yo' sho' did look sweet
las' night! My. 1 hardly knovved yo’!
Dey wasnt' a thing erbouf yo' dat look
ed natchel!"- Youth's Companion.
Famous Sentences.
Thirty days!*
I prouounce you "husband and wife."
You'll not stir a hoot outside this
house tonight!
Johnny Doe. you'll stay after school
and write "obey" 500 times!—St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Very Reprehensible.
"Well. ma. I gave young Mr. Smith
ers his conge last night.”
"Law sakes. Amelia, no girl ought to
be giving young men presents like
that.”—Baltimore American.
Poor Consolation.
“Your dog always howls when In
sees me coming "
“Yes. He is rude enough to express
wlint most jleople feel." Baltimore
American.
FLORLNA CAPTURED.
Rulgars Retired in Disorder Toward
Monastir.
Pb Macedonia the French troops
have captured Hie town of Fiorina.
Greece, from tlit* Bulgarians, who are
reported by Paris to be retiring in dis
order northwest lit the direction of
Monastir. In the Lake Ostrovo region |
and near C’erna the Serbs have gained
additional ground. <Mi the Doiran
front, where the British are engaged, j
only artillery engagements have
taken place.
To stem the tide of the advance of
the army of the central powers in the
Dobrudja region of Roumaida, the
Roumanians and Russians have censed
their retreat and definitely drawn
their battle line. Tb s extends along
the front of Raelinva-Txopadin-Tiizla,
running from the Black sea to the
Danube just south of the ancient dou
ble ramparts known as Trajan’s wall,
which begin at Gonstanza on the sea
and run westward to the river. Both
Sofia and Berlin report fresh advances
in this region, while in Transylvania
the Roumanians are reported to be
continuing their progress against the
Teutonic allies.
German East Africa Lost.
Tin* British are making unchecked
progress in German East Africa. One
after another the German colonies
have been conquered. Lindi and Mi"
kindnni. the last remaining ports, are
practically in the possession of the
British.
A FIGHTING PRINCE.
Alexander, cf Serbia, Has Important
Command.
Grown Prince Alexander, of Serbia,
son and heir of King Refer, lias an
important command in the Serbian
jinny now operating against the Bul
garians, and friends of the young man
say lif shows great military ability.
A British officer who arrived in
New York on the bite Star liner
Baltic on Ins way to Halifax, after
serving eighteen months in flic Med
iterranean. said tlisit when lie left Sa.
loniki about July 25 there were over
5(10,000 British and French troops
there in addition to the 150,000 Ser
bians who were brought over from
Corfu.
INVALIDED HOME.
Operation on Prince Albert, Second
Son of King George.
Trinee Albert, second son of K ; ng
George, has been invalided home on
account of an abdominal ahsci s
says an official communication from
Piiris. The eommunieatidn adds that
the prince, who has undergone .-in
operation, is doing well, but it will br
some time before he is able to return
to any duty.
Prince Albert while serving as a
midshipman on board the battleship
Gollingwood at the outbreak of the
war, was stricken with appendicitis
and operated on. The prince is 21
years old.
TO MODIFY CENSORSHIP.
American Firms and British Embassy
Officials Will Meet in Conference.
A confer* nee between British em
bassy officials and representatives of
important American firms which hav*
suffered from the British mail censor
ship is being arranged by the em
bassy \yit h a view to working out
some plan to expedite the handline
of commercial mail through the cen
sor’s office. It is hoped a system may
be agreed upon similar to that now
in operation for expediting shipping
papers, which are placed in special
pouches and rushed through with min
imum delay.
The conference will be held soon
in New York with Sir Richard Craw
ford. commercial advis* r of the em
bassy, as the chief representative of
the British government.
Italians Gain in Albania.
The Italian forces have occupied
Palioerestro. five miles from Argyro
cj’stro. in Albania, according to an
Al'tens despatch to tile London Ex
change Telegraph company.
German General Dead.
Gen. TI. E. A. Gaede. the common
dt r-in-ebief of the German forces in
upper Alsace, is dead jifter an opera
tion. according to a telegram received
from Freiburg.
British Rout Turks Near Suez Canal.
Turkish troops were defeated by tu
British flying column sixtv-five miles
east of the Su< z ('anal on Sunday. Hu
war ottiee announced. The attack,
came as a complete surprise to fht
Turks, who were led by German of
ficers. and they suffered heavy losses
Britain Lost 4 1.000 Officers.
Officers' casualty lists for the last j
fortnight of August contain the
names of 603 officers killed, 1.391
wounded and 9.'! missing, a total of
2.092. This brings the losses of of
ficers in the British army since the
commencement of hostilities to 41,-
014. of which 12.04,5 have been killed
or died of wounds, 26,070 wounded
and 2,893 missing.
12,500 Cases Flower Bulbs in Cargo.
Twelve thousand five hundred
cases of Dutch flower bulbs, the larg
est cargo of its kind ever imported
on one ship, has arrived at New York
on the Dutch freighter Poeldyk, from
Rotterdam.
Too .Much for Poor James.
Because his s'ster asserted that she
could make- better sofa pillows than
Ms fiancee. .Tames Piener became an
mw- ni’d desf-i tident and ended his
life in the rivtr at Chicago.
RAILWAY WRECKS
Quick Rescue Work the Rule
When a Smashup Occurs.
, t
“SAVE LIFE” IS FIRST ORDER.
To Accomplish This Every Effort Is
Strained, and When That Work Is
Done "Clear the Tracks,’’ Regardless
of Property Loss. Is the Next Task.
Marvelously efficient is the system
of wrecking machinery in use in these
days for quick work when a smasli
ui) occurs on one of tlie great rail
roads Some of the latest inventions
and appliances for clearing tracks aft
er a wreck are described in the Popu
lar Science Monthly. The magazine
says'
"Wrecking trains are located on
every division of important railroads,
standfng idle in the yards waiting for
calamity—a crane car. with sufficient
power to lift a freight car as a child
lifts a toy; a supply car. containing
ropes, cables, chains, jacks, crowbars,
tools, lanterns, fire apparatus, dyna
mite. rails, ties; a caboose for the
wrecking crew.
“When the word comes over the wire
that the express and the fast freight
have tried to see which could butt the
other off the track the wrecking crew
assembles in a hurry. They are (lick
ed men—these minutemen of the rails
—each with his specialty. Mechanics,
trackmen, men skilled in explosives,
strong men, slender men. at least one
small but muscular man. they come
from roundhouse and shop, freight
yards and office at the supreme call.
The wrecking boss takes command, the
best engine available ba'-ks down, and
with a clear track the wrecking train
gets to the disaster, often ahead of the
special containing doctors and nurses.
“There is only one order to be obeyed
when the wrecking crew gets into .ac
tion—'save life.’ But once the victims
arc extricated—and they are taken out
iti remarkably short time—the order
changes. It is not. as might bo expect
ed. ’save property.' It is ‘dear the line.'
It makes no difference that five jum
bled freight cars contain expensive
aiit -mobiles, or pianos, or phonographs,
or fruit, which might he saved by care
ful work. If the contents cannot be
saved in less than an hour there is
only one thing to do. The big steam
crane is backed down to the moss; a
long, tentacle-like hook descends.chains
and ropes arc brought into play, and
slowly, surely, almost daintily, the
crane swings the wrecked freight car
and its contents to one side.
“Sometimes the easiest way to clear
the lines is to burn the wreck or blow
it up. Tracks can be quickly relaid if
damaged, but nothing can repla: e lost
time. The price of the enr-o of auto
mobiles is nothing against a five hour
delay, for the price of delay mounts
in stunning geometrical progression.
A few liunzU'cd dolhtrs for the first
hour, it may be many thousands of dol
lars in file second or third hour. A
stoppage of tlie lines may mean it stop
page of *he whole railway system, with
hundreds of thousands of dollars’
worth of freight tied up. confusion,
loss, waste.
“And wcil he knows his work—the
crane for this car. the jacks for that.
This engine looks like a scrap, but
probably will run; put her cm the other
track. That engine looks all right, but
is vitally wounded; throw her off. This
car is too inextricably tangled with
another in loving embrace to take to
pieces, part by part; burn it up anil
throw the trucks to one side. The
small man, a necessary factor, crawls
into and out of holes too small for his
stronger mates, attaching chains and
ropes, reporting conditions, doing work
as valuable as that of the Hercules
who with a crowbar heaves up a tan
gle of wheels that a jack may be slip
ped into position.
“The doctors and the nurses and the
relief train have come and gone. Down
the line stands an impatient express,
behind it a long freight. In the other
direction a local is filled with fuming
commuters, and perhaps the president's
special is close behind. All along the
division and soon to spread through
the whole system is delay, stalled
trains, trains waiting orders, trains
costing the company thousands of dol
lars a minute.
“Over the tangled debris one man
stands supreme, snapping his orders
like tlie crack of a whip, utterly un
mindful of the property he destroys
that other property may move. And
as if by magic the lines clear. The
last of the bent and broken cars are
turned on their sides and slide down
the bank. The limping engine goes off
behind a switching engine sent for the
purpose. If tlie delay looks long, a
temporary sidetrack has been swiftly
built and the several waiting trains
puff slowly by. The wrecking train
whistles. Its crew, driving the last
spike to make the track secure, pull
out jimmy pipes. The big crane folds
its single arm and rests. The men pile
into their caboose. The wreck is off
the lines —time, fifty-five minutes. The
wrecking train has finished its work.”
A Straightforward Answer.
J. B. Lippineott once ventured to ask
Ouida. the novelist, how she came to
know so much about clubs, camp life,
barracks, gambling houses and other
places which are only visited by men.
She placed her hands upon her knees
and. looking straight at her questioner,
said. “It is none of your business.”
Whoso kcepeth Ids mouth and Ids
tongue keepetli his soul from troubles.
—Solomon.