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1A A Splendid Residence Lots at Auction in |AA Uli .. Purse Sub-division.. Il)U f .'..DOUGLAS, COFFEH COUNTY, GA.„. Thursday December, the 3rd 1903, at SO o'clock a. nr*. These building lots embrace the finest locations for elegant homes in Douglas, and are contiguous to Gas - kin Avenue, the principal residence street of Douglas, now lined with handsome homes. The early completion of the Wadley & Mt. Vernon Railroad to the Ocmulgee river, now under construction, means a great deal for the future of Douglas and it w ill pi pee her busiues men in position to demand greatly reduced freight rates. Douglas has splendid railroad facilities now over the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad. Waterworks and an Electric Lighting Plant are now assured for Douglas in the immediate future as her citi zens ijy\ unanimous vote have authorized an issue, of with an act passed at the last session at arc, to provide for their construction. svsUm of Douglas is second to none in the One third cash, one third three months, one third six months. ■nHR * payments to bear six per cent, per annum interest. Bonds for title without charge. Abstract of title in office of Ouittcey 6c McDonald. For further its formation and descriptive maps of lots address, HMHr McOOMLD. - = = - Douglas, Georgia. UNION’S GENERALS. . i in iii. V-.'r jSj B ■ B M Blr B nin ' n B Jp B B K It 'li. £ 3 B B I) ouglas \Yeekly Breeze, November 28, 1903. forage. *■, ~, There art some jseruJiarities about this grass surd. It will not germinate in summer. The colder the weather in winter, the faster It grows, unless the stems have commenced jointing, when a freeze will kill it down, only to come out again, however, greatly increased in thickness. When not. mowed, the grass grows slowly, hut when It is mowed or grazed upon, the growth is hastened. The plots upon which the grass has been sown can he broken lip from June 1 to 15. fertil ized and sown in peas, or planted in corn an.d field beans. By this meth od tiie’ grass will not only he Im proved, hut splendid crops of peavlne hay 4 or of corn and beans can he made. The seed that are left on the ground in May' will lie dormant until the sool I rjcni, f-H Sentomber vlueot Brinish Place Values. There ar * some places with curious names in Hie United Kingdom, as will lie seen or reference to (he Post Office Hliilde, The following places with significant to our readers will :n<l hi llu- issue of this year: llos -1881 orphan llcnicx. Hydropathic. < " -m. c..t mo. 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While madam will pirouette before the mirror and view the creation from every side before passing judgment the man gives bis opinion without a bit of hesitation. “ -Take it off!’ be will say. ‘You look like a Sioux brave with liis war bon net on!’ *‘lic doesn't know why be disap proves. He couldn’t dosdßbo the triiu n ing if lie tried, but he d»'s know that it doesn't suit his wife. Without wait ing a second he gives his decision, and his wife is almost in tears as she sees him turn down some of the prettiest models. But he doesn’t care how they look in the window or on the head of Mrs. .tones or Mrs. Brown, lie wants something that is becoming to bis wife. “At last she tries on the hat he wants. Ho knows it even before she has had a chance to glance at herself in the mirror. And I would say that his judgment usually coincides with ours."—New York Press. Driving: Twelve Horses. Here is an arithmetical problem for you: If it is great l'un to drive one horse, bow .much fun is it to drive twelve horses* it is quite a natural answer to say twelve times as much fun, but if 30m were to ask me I should say divide one by twelve, and you will have a more correct answer. Think of it—twelve horses to manage at once! That is a sight I saw a few days ago. however, in the crowded streets of New York. The driver showed such superb horsemanship that people in the streets stopped to admire his dex terity. Tlih horses were drawing im mense steel girders to be used in erect ing a skyscraper. Two men went ahead of this cavalcade to warn the cars to stop at convenient places for passing and to clear the street generally. Es pcciafiy where a corner was turned, was there much admiration expressed for the driver's skill. There he sat, as calm and cool as if driving an old nag down a country lane instead of twelve sturdy horses down New York's busi est t'r.orottgi'f. ‘ —idway. New York Letter m g Dispatch. state and are operated ten months in the year with tuition FREE to every bona fide resident of the city. > The health of Douglas is unsurpassed by any other city or town in Georgia. Lots previously sold in Purse Sub=divisioii are being improved with homes, by purchasers. Douglas is 42 miles from Waycross, 28 m&es Fitzgerald and will soon be 20 miles from Ocmulgee river by* rail with direct water connections with PI aeon and Brunj'f wick and Savannah by steamboat. By all rail now 95 miles from Brunswick over the Brunswick & Bir= mingham R. R. The sale of these lots afford a fine field fU\r speculation as well as permanent investment. A Ticket Will be given each persoii attending v entitling him to participate in a drawing for a FREE LOT. A QUEER BUSINESS. The Wily Houses on Hire Were Bought In Ancient Rome. One of the strangest businesses in ancient Rome is mentioned by Juvenal in bis satires. It consisted of buying bouses on fire. The speculator hurried to the scene, attended by slaves carry ing bags of money and others carrying tools, judged the eliancev of salvage and made a bid to the distracted bouse owner, who was glad to accept any thing, as a rule. The bargain struck in all baste, this earliest of fire assurers set his slaves to work and wliat be could. Sometimes even he> ut out the flames and so made a coup. It was a business for capitalists, but the poorest who speculated in a small way could hardly lose if he had pres ence of mind enough to grasp the chances. Thus Cato the Elder, as well as Crassus, laid the foundation of his great wealth. lie gradually collected a force of carpenters, masons and such artificers—slaves, of course— which reached 500 men. Not only did he buy bouses on fire, but also, enlarg ing upon the common practice, he made a bid for those adjoining which stood in danger. His proposals were eoni monly welcome, we learn, so helpless were the people and so great the peril. By this means Crassus became the greatest owner of bouse property in Rome. Halers by Divine Ri«lit. Charlemagne was the tirst great ruler who proclaimed himself king and emperor by divine right. lie did not allege, however, that the divine right had come to him direct from heaven, but based his claim on the fact that the bishop of Rome, then the spiritual ruler of the Christian world, had anointed him and placed the crown of the holy Roman empire on his head. The term "Dei Cratia” (“by divine right” or "the grace of God”) was thus used to express the right to rule as coming from the head of the church until the days of Luther and the refor mation. Then the power of the church was so shaken that rulers no longer felt sure that they could rest unchal lenged on their right to rule as given to them by Rome. So the term "by divine right” became construed as meaning that the kings ruled by right of God's will as expressed in the Old Testament’, in which God is recorded as having chosen kings himself to rule the people.—Exchange. Hlk BTsiriess Qualiließ. “What sort of a man is he?” “ Q.i ■ - ..1 I .|,J nr 1 k —Detroit I'rce Dress. Poets and Dors. Toets have always loved dogs. In this poets and hoys resemble each oth er. Walter Savage Landor was de voted to his dog Giallo. and Byron’s epitaph upon his dog Boatswain we all remember: Vo mark a friend's remains these stones • arise; I never had but one, and there he lies. Cowper was very fond of his dog, and we know how Charles Lamb, who was a prose poet, loved his Dash and how Mrs. Browning appreciated the little Flush to whom she indited a poem. The Earl of Shaftesbury kept his noble collie in his library with him at all times, and Samuel Rogers al ways walked out with his dog. Scott declined an invitation to dinner when his dog died, saying that he could not accept on account of the "loss of an old friend.” Artificial Himbs. Artificial legs and arms are made so perfectly these days that it is absolute ly impossible to tell that some people are wearing them. Artificial legs are made so that the lower part has all the action of the human foot and are made to wear the same size shoe as the opposite foot. The shoe on the real foot will wear out in half the time the one on the artificial one, which is said to be due to the heat from the real member. Artificial hands are made so that the owner can pick up a pin. Hard to believe, isn’t it? But there is a magnet in the end of the artificial hand. Very Mild Tea. The late Augustus Hare was fond < r f relating an amusing incident whic'h illustrated the absentmindedness of his cousin, Dean Stanley, and Dr. Jow ett. Both were quite devoid of either taste or smell, and for some reason both were inordinately fond of jea. One morning they had each drank eight cups, when suddenly, as Jowett rose from his table, he exclaimed: “Good gracious! I forgot to put the tea in!” Neither had noticed the omission as he sipped his favorite beverage. Considerate Johnnie. “Johnnie,” said his mother threaten ingly to the incorrigible. “I am going to have your father whip you when he comes home tonight.” "Please don't, mamma.” replied JoLn nie penitently. “Pa is always so tired when he comes home.”—Stray Stories. The Best Sort. Willie- — Pa, chat is a “preferred creditor” anyway? Pa—A preferred creditor, my son. Is one who doesn't bother'vs much with his bill.—Philadelphia Press.