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DOUGLAS WEEKLY BREEZE.
James M. Freeman & Daughter, Proprietors
J. M* Freeman, Editor
Entered .is Second-Class Mail Matter.
SATURDAY, OCT. 3rd, 1903.
Official Organ of County.
NOTICE TO LEGAL ADVERTISERS.
No advertisements will lie published in
this paper, after this <iate unless accom
panied by the lesrnl fees, which the law
says must lie paid in advance, at the rate
of *3.00 for less than 100 words; $6.00 for
over 100 words and under 200 words, for
;i0 days. We are not able to pay hands,
buy paper and material and advertise on
credit, then wait on claim cases, courts,
etc , and we do not expect to do so.
Mr. H. T. Rodgers, a prominent
citizen of Moultrie, died last week
of paralysis.
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The Cordele Daily News says the
scent of the blind tiger is on the
air in that town. Lawless repro
bates !
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John Temple Graves wants a state
set aside for the negro. The papers
are all suggesting Massachusetts. —
Sav’h Press.
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Georgia farmers used 625,000
tons of commercial fertilizer this
year, an increase of 172,000 tons
over lust year.
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The State Fair, at Macon, this
year, will be one of the best.
Several counties of Southern Geor
gia will have exhibits.
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The Dublin Courier-Dispatch
thinks the word “obey,” in the
marriage ceremony should be trans
ferred to the other person.
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A Columbus man predicts 15-cent
cotton before another crop is made,
and says that prices will not go
lower than 10 cents this winter.
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The Moultrie (Jbserver observes :
“If Georgia had more men raising
tobacco and fewer chewing it the
state would be better off.”
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A New York boy of 20 years has
two wives. Early to wed means
early to part, but to accommodate
girls he’s made a good start.-Dublin
Times.
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The police judge of Macon says
ladies must not wear low neck
dresses in that city, and recently
fined one arrested in that costume
*25 .00. llorrid old thing!
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The Adel News claims that there
is now a woman in Berrien county
who lias never seen a train, although
living within seven miles of the
Georgia Southern railroad ever
since it was built.
Mr. T. Z. Dent, of Pulaski coun
ty suicided last week by using
morphine. He hail his life insured
a few days before lie did so, how
ever. He is said to have been a
clever man, but a hard drinker.
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Mr . \V. \Y. Timmons, of Tifton,
and G. \V. McWhite, of Moultrie,
both prominent naval store manu
factures, recentiy closed a deal in
Calhoun Gcfclity, Fla., for 50.000
acres. The sum paid was s7s*°°°.
It is supposed the opposition to
the dispensary measure, m Irwin
county, have mislaid or destroyed
the registration list of two of the
strongest dispensary districts. An
effort is being made to establish
them, however.
lion. Thos. B. Young, of Irwin
county, has sold his big plan ation
containing more than 1000 acres of
land, to Mr. Thos. Fletcher, also of
Irwin. The price paid, cash, was
$15.000.
Arnold Bryant, white, was con
victed of enticing turpentine hands
from work, in Berrien county, to
go to Florida and Alabama, last
week, before Judge Peeples, and
was fined SIOOO.OO, or twelve
months on the gang.
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Six white men are charged with
dragging and assaulting, criminal
ly, a white girl, and one negro has
been arrested for attempting to
assault a white woman, all in At
lanta, last week. Such doings as
this will get up a reputation for the
Capital
Spalding county farmers claim
to have liada good, heavy frost last
week.
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\ ellow fever is on the increase
in Texas. At Laredo twelve new
cases were reported last Sunday.
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Bibb county will lose $6,750,00
from the school fund because she
takes forty-five convicts to use on
the public roads.
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The eighty-eighth annual session
of the Piedmont Baptist Associa
tion will meet in the Baptist church
at Jesup October 8.
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Among the counties that will
take felony convicts for road work
ing, is Coffee county, which gets
fifteen convicts and loses $2,250.00
school fund.
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The cotton crop of Texas is said
to have fallen off one half within
the past six weeks. Six million
bales were expected and 3,900.000
are now counted on.
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Terrell county takes seventeen
felony convicts and loses $2,550.00
of the school fund. But then Ter
rell county don’t*care, as ver dis
pensary pays her county tax.
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Col. Harvey Jordan, the Georgia
farmer, has been elected president
of the National Farmers’ Congress.
This is indeed a compliment to
Georgia, but not more than she de
serves.
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A negro was found tied to a tree,
full of bullets, down in Thomas
county, last Saturday. He had
outraged a seven year old white
girl, but no one was able to tell how
he got hurt.
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We learn by telephone, that Fitz
gerald ships a good deal of “red
eye” over to Ocilla. This is a
slam on Jim Hanlon, and a dispen
sary there too; we thought he’d
patronize home enterprises.
“Dowie,” the crazy gump, who
pretends to be Elijah the prophet,
announces that it is perfectly right
for black and white people to mar
ry, because, lie asserts that Moses
had a negro wife. If Dowie conies
South with such chat some of the
boys will put a running-noose
around his neck and he’ll be danc
ing on the air.
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The Vagrant law has caused
trouble over in Irwin. Some weeks
ago the Fitzgerald Enterprise,
through mistaken information made
a note that Mr. Tom Luke’s name
was among others arrested for
vagrancy. Mr. Luke demanded a
retraction and received an explana
tion exonerating him from such a
charge, through the paper, but, it
seems, he was not satisfied, and last
Thursday in a personal interview
with Col. Mercer, of the Enterprise,
made some threats. Col. Mercer
went at once for his rifle and hunted
Mr. Luke up, the dispatch tells us,
and ns the latter retreated, fired on
him. Mr. Luke returned the fire,
but happily both were unhurt.
The State Fair at Macon.
Twelve counties have already
applied for space for county exhibits
which guarantee the greatest dis-J
play of agricultural product ever
assembled in the history of the state.
The stock and poultry exhibits
and the display of farm machinery
aud implements will be immense in
their proportion.
The amusements of the fair will 1
equal the other features. “The
Grand Arcade” will be a magnifi- 1
cent revelation, outclassing any- j
thing ever attempted at any
previous State Fair in variety and j
perfection.
The park is to be wired for
hundreds of electric lights, so that
at night it will present an entranc
ing scene, while above the sky will
be lit by the glow of fireworks, and
Conterno’s band will ravish the
ear with its incomparable melodies.
The railroads have authorized a
rate of one fare for the round trip.
One cent and a half a mile each way.
The Sta*e Fair will be held at a
season when all the people can spare
tlie time to come to Macon and
enjoy a holiday. It will be an
opportunity to renew old acquain
tances and make new ones. It will
oiler a chance to learn something
more of the state than was known
before. The State Fair will be a
course iu liberal educMioa. |
A TRiCK WITH CARDS.
One of the Curious* Combination!!
That May Be? Effected.
Of the many curious things which
may be done with a pack of fifty-two
cards perhaps the most interesting is
the “spelling out” of an entire suit.
To do this take the thirteen cards of
any suit, place them o. ice up and ar
range them in this manner'; Nine, G, 3,
Jack, 10, 5,7, 2, king, 8,1, 4, queen.
When they are thus placed, they are
face up, with the 9 on top and the
queen on the bottom.
Now turn them over so that they are
face down with the queen on top. Take
the top card and place it underneath
the pack and say “O.” Place the next
card underneath the pack in the same
way and say “N,” and the next card
turn face up on the table, saying “E”—
one. Leaving “E” face up, place the
next top card underneath the pack,
saying “T;” the next the same way,
saying “W,” and the next lay face up
on the table, saying “O”—two—and
so 011 through the suit.
Remember, when you come to the
last letter of a card to lay that card
face up on the table, leaving it there.
When you have laid out the 10 spot,
you continue by spelling out j-a-c-k
and q-u-e-e-n.
Of course, after you have laid the
Jack out you have only two cards left,
but continue as before and the queen
will come out, leaving only the king In
your hand, which, of course, you lay
an the others, compelling the suit.
Could Not Walt.
Some years back there was an old
Justice of the peace in Lancaster county
whose thirsty temperament caused him
{0 have little patience with the lengthy
trials at which he occasionally presid
ed. One day there was a suit brought
before him in which two young lawyers
hut lately admitted to the bar were pit
ted against each other. The latter,
mindful of the prestige which a victory
for either side would mean, were ex
amining the witnesses at great length
and consuming, it is true, a great deal
of unnecessary time. Finally the testi
mony of the last witness was conclud
ed, and the one attorney began to argue
his side of the case. Just as he was
warming up the squire finished the cal
culation he had been making on a small
piece of paper and, getting up from the
bench, said coolly;
“Young men, you can go right on
with your arguments. I’ll be back pret
ty soon. The judgment is sso.”—Phila
delphia Ledger.
Origin of “Hndisef.”
It is difficult to realize that the term
“budget,” now so often in every one’s
mouth, is a term less than 200 years
old, the earliest mention of the word
dating no further back than 1733. We
borrowed it from the old French lan
guage— bougette, meaning a small bag,
iu which in former times it was the
custom to put the estimates of receipts
and expenditures when presented to
parliament; hence the chancellor of the
exchequer, in making his annual state
ment. was formerly said to open his
budget. In time the term passed from
the receptacle to the contents, and,
curiously, this new signification was
returned from this country to France,
where it was first used iu an official
manner In the early part of the nine
teenth century.—London Chronicle.
Seeds nnd Skins of Small Fruits.
There are many people who cannot
oat small fruits ou account of the
seeds and skins, because they prove so
irritating to the stomach. In ail such
eases the fruit should be thoroughly
ripe; then press it through a small
wire sieve or strain through a thin
cloth; then you get all there is of use—
the liquid. Blue and other berries with
tough skins may be cooked a little to
start, the juice, *then strain and get rid
of seeds nnd skips. Never put waste
into a delicate -stomach whVn possible
to avoid it. Cherry stones and grape
seeds are a menace to health, and chil
dren should be taught how to neatly
reject them.—Physical Culture.
Throwing; tho Dart.
Throwing the dart is a picturesque
custom which is observed in Cork, Ire
land. Every third year the chief mag
istrate proceeds to the mouth of Cork
harbor in full state. Following im
memorial custom, he throws a dart in
to the sea—a dart with a bead of gold
and a shaft of mahogany—saying, “I
cast this Javelin into the sea and de
clare that as far around as it falls ex
tend the right and dominion of the
corporation of Cork to and over the
harbor as well as the rivers, creeks and
bays within the same.”
The Only One.
An American tourist who called on
Robert Burns’ widow. Jean Armour, a
few years after bis death had the au
dacity to ask her. “Can you show ipe
any relics of the poet?” “Sir,” an
swered the old lady, with majestic dig
nity, “I am the only relict of Robert
Burns 1"
Plain Talk.
The Miserly Traveler—Be careful
with that trunk, you vagabond! I
wouldn't have it fall for 10 shillings.
The Porter—l doubt not, but a shil
ling in time might: save nine.—London
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Insurance.
I beg to imorm the good people
of Coffee couhty that lam in the
insurance business at Douglas.
My Agency represents some of the
best Fire, Life, Accident and
Surety companies in the world. I
live in Coffee county, vote a pray
taxes here, and I am thoroughly
indentilied with the best interests
of her people ;so why give your
business to traveling agents, or
send your money away from home?
Your valuable patronage is solicit
ed and will be very highly appre
ciated. I will be pleased to confer
with you at any time. My office
is in the Overstreet building oppo
site the court house.
Respectfully.
Mark A. Candler.
Douglas, Ga.,
Last Sunday afternoon the South
ern fast mail, from Washington to
Atlanta, leaped from a trestle, sev
enty-five Lcet high, near Charlotte,
N. C., completely demolishing the
train, and killing nine out of six
teen of its crew.
A DOUGLAS LODGE
NO. 386,
F. & A. M.
Meets every third Friday evening
6 o’clock. Visiting brethren cordially
invited to meet with us.
S. W. JOHNSON, W. M.
S. FALES, Secretary.
M. 11. TURRENTINE,
Dentist,
Vickers Building, Douglas, Ga.
All Work Guaranteed.
Office hour?; 8 to 12, a. m.
2 to 5 :3c) p. m.
J. C. LUKE, M. D.
Ocilla, Ga.
Spec inlist,
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT.
Also Chronic Diseases in either sex.
Hours : 7 to 10 a. m. 7 to 8 p. m.
To Cure A Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E- W. Grove’s signa
ture is on each box. 25c.
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Ship direct to the Manufacturer, and save
dealers’ profits.
They Pay the Highest Market
Price always.
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If you have wool to sell for cash, exchange
for goods, or be manufactured, ship it to the
Chatham Manufacturing Co., Elkin, N. C.,
and you will not regret it.
/sm/ CHRONIC INVALIDS. \jl|&
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£§§? ( k' as a virulent P°i son * Liver ills follow
f M®hus I
,4 AND Tonic Pellets are the only Treatment
ulP&Vthat gives the liver just the right touch and/Jp®/
Nature’s work in the right mannei^^lp/
Complete Treatment
2 5 cts.
Bicycles Repaired.
lam prepared to repair your
bicycle, mend the punctured tire
and put your wheel in first class
order, All kind of material on
hand. Shop south of Tanner
Hotel. Lee Hughes.
9-26-1. m. Douglas Ga.
Get The Best For The Asking.
When you order a sack of patent
Hour from your grocer, do not tell
him to send you “a sack of good
flour”, but tell him to send you a
sack of “Clfton”, because
“Clifton” is the best patent. Every
sack is sold with this guarantee,
and if it does not prove as repre
sented, your money will be refund
ed. “Chifton” is an all-round
flour, and is as good for cake and
pastry as light rolls and biscuit.
Markey Trading Co.
Has Cured Thousands, Will Cure You.
If you are troubled with Kidney or
Bladder troubles, such as Dropsey,
Bright’s Disease, Catarrh, Gravel of
the Bladder Albumen in Urine and
unhealthy deposits, or too frequent
discharge of the urine, pain in the
back and bladder, dropsical swelling
of the feet and legs, etc., etc., we guar
antee that by using Smith’s Sure Kid
ney Cure, a complete cure will be
effected. Price 50c and sl. for sale by
DEEN’S DRUG STORE.
Excursion Rates via- Atlantic and
Birmingham to Atlanta. Ga-
Southern Inter State Fair.
Round trip rate from Douglas
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Tickets to be sold October 6th to
23rd, inclusive, with exception no
tickets will be sold for trains
arriving in Atlanta on Sundays,
with final limit October 26th, 1903.
B. F. Holzendorf.
Agent, Douglas, Ga.,
They Pay Freght on the Wool,
and Guarantee Satisfaction,