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DISC thousand Readers Weekly, Guaranteed. FOIL OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL THE TIM! VOL 14, No. 32 iiiu ROOSIc VLI7 I lLl< iuL TRUTH? Fearful Negative Answers of Dr. Rainsfordof Yale College. Addressing Yale students, Rev. Dr. Rainsford said : “Mr. Roosevelt has earned the thanks of this country for the good he has done in telling the truth. “The man who tells the truth and sticks to it does the most last ing good, whether he tells that truth at the dinner table or in public.” Did Mr. Roosevelt tell the truth when, in his “Life of Thomas li. Lemon,” he agreed with political economists that protection “is vi cious in theory and harmful in practice?” Then did he stick to il when he advocated a protective tariff wherein the duty should be “more than” equal to the cost of wages abroad and at homer Did he tell the truth m his Cin cinnati speech on September 20, 1902. when he said that the tariff did not foster trusts, and asserted protected by tariff duties? L>id ffe .'Tick to it when in his message of iLcoij.ijir, .9. ixo admitted the tariff can produce monopoly, and recommended the removal of the tariff on anthracite coal? Did he tell the truth when, in .lea speech ac Iffoganspcu l, Xnci,, ho 1 Emitted that the tariff might need revision, and when in his message ■ a December, 1902, he said that it aas important that a tariff com nission be appointed? Did he )ick to it when he later adopted ie “stand pat” policy and showed >is utter contempt for the tariff piestion by ignoring it in his lat est message to Congress ? Did he tell the truth when he ejected the little gift of a silken lag woven by the hands of a pa riotic American girl on the ground hat the President of the United hates, should not receive gifts? Did he stick to it when he accept 'd free of all cost special trains at c hands of railroad magnates? Did he tell the truth when in his Ranch Life and Hunting Trail,” e said that the “cowboys are inch better fellows and more ieasant companions than small j rmersand agricultural laborers;! >r are the mechanics and work-1 nen of the great cities to be men- j ioned in the same breath?” Did >e stick to it when he came to ap peal for the votes of the small far mers, the agricultural laborers and Lie mechanics and workmen of the! .seat cities? Did he tell the truth! 'hen he said he would strictly en orce the civil service laws of the country?- Did he stick to it when ie made one of his own appointees Civil Service Commissioner ar up a report he had written ; commending the dismissal of the! postmaster for just ause and for flagrant violation of :->e law, simply because he was afraid of Matt Q.uay? Confederate Craves on Northern soil. Senator Foraker proposes that congress pass a law providing for the suitable marking of all Confed erate graves at the expense of the national government. This car ies one back to the era of good, e. ling under President McKinley oeore his successor had blindly and blunderingly (we prefer not say wilfully) undone all the good accomplished by the wise and tact ful ch ef magistrate whose untime ly death the. whole country mourn ed. • A concern up in York state adver ■lisesthatit has discoved a method /whereby a short person of either sex can add two to five inches “to his or her height by going through a course of necessary treatment. Any of these leg pulling schemes vill, in course of time, add to one’s height. •S .me womdn like to air thei r ,ranees over the shoulders of 1 THE NEW COMMANDMENTS Are Not Found In the Bible, But Are Safe To Follow- I. —Thou shalt not go away from home to do thy trading, nor thy son. nor thy daughter. 11. —Thou shalt do whatever lieth in thy power to encourage and promote the weltare of thine own town and thine own people. 111. —Thou shalt spend thine earnings at home, that they may return from whence they came and give nourishment to such as may j come after thee. j IY.—Thou shalt patronize thy home merchant and thy home prin j ter, for yea, verily doth not thy | home printer spread over the land j tidings of thy goodness and great ness that the people shall patron ize thee. V. —Thou shalt not ask a prin tey to take less than his price. Remember, that by asking him to retreat from his price thou inferest that he is a robber. If he hath no ' ' U - T' - j SOlilCilOW. VI. —Thou shalt not ask credit, !ns goods cos 4 ; much money, and the merchant’s brain is burdened with bills. His children clamor daily for bread, and bis wife abideth at ; home for lack of such raiment as id. rreth L > sisLr Blessed } T ea, thrice blessed is the man that pay’s cash. A 11.- Tliou shalt not suffer the voices of pride to overcome thee and if other town’s entice thee, ! consent not, thou mayest be de ceived. Remember the fate of the calf that left its mother and fol lowed a steer away from home and lost it« supper. VIII. —Thou shalt not ask for reduced prices for thine “influ ence,” for guile is in thy heart and the merchant readeth it like an open book. He laugheth thee to scorn and shouteth to his clerk, “Ha! Ha! IX. —Thou shalt not ask thy printer to take two dollars for a three-dollars job, because some other poor printer will do it for less money. The other printer may steal his stock and underpay his help. If thou trade with such as lie, thou art an accessory to his cri me. X. shalt not bear false witness against the town wherein thou dwellest, but speak well of it to men, that thy home town and its home peeple may be proud of thee. —Ex. PROSPERITY OF GEORGIA NEGROES Some Interesting infotmation Gath ered from the state Recods- Negroes in Georgia are more prosperous this year than before, according to the figures shown by the tax books of the state, the value of the negro property in the state having increased this year $1,526,265. The decrease is in the number of negroes who pay poll tax, the total number of polls returned for this year being 116,736. Accor ding to the tax books, there are eight negro lawyers, 65 doctors, 6 dentist. Throughout the state are 10.-23 negroes defaulters. The aggregate value of all the nt .ro property in the state for iy 3is 16,714,265. Last year it amounted to $25,188,069. The to tal value of the city property for 1903 is $4,668,620. Last year the city property amounted to $4,389, 4 22 - _ . Hon. B. F. Sirmans. lion. B. F. Sirmans, of Clinch, the next Senator from this Senator ial district, was 'n town last Tues day, on railroad—not political— business. We have said he will be our next Senator, because he has no opposition, Mr. Johnson, who was spoken of as opponent, hav ing declined to continue in the race. Mr. Sirmans will have no trouble in getting his nomination, and Coffee and Ware will be glad to honor their sister’s son. Douglas, Ga., January 9th, 1904. D. W. GASKIN ATTEMPTS TO KILV- HIMSELF. The Clerk of Superior Court of the County, Cuts his Throat. / ; ft ■ ■ : >,? ' YiS* - ■ ' f ' ' I jfi .NY £ ‘ * 4 f : i f m Clerk D. W. Gaskin, Clerk of the Superior Court of Coffee Coun ty, attempted Suicide last Thurs day at 12 o’c'ock a. m., by cutting his throat. Mr. Gaskin gave way to drink sometime ago, and as the vile demon had fastened itself so firmly upon him that he could not cut loose from the grasp, he went to the Keely Institute, at Birming ham, to find relief some five weeks ago, as he had done several times before. He was expected to reach home last Tuesday, we learn but he did not come, and some uneasiness was felt about, until last Thursday morning he come in on the train from Waycross. He had come around by the way of Atlanta and Waycross', and was not in a sober condition when he arrived and was carried to his home. About 12 o’clock he was sitting in a room, in conversation with ais wffe, when he snatched a jfocket knife either from his pocket or some place near by, and sticking it in tiie right side of his throat pushed it out on the leftside, cutting the wind-pipe and veins asunder, and making a gash that would seem to have a'lowed bleeding to death within a few minutes, but as we write, at 2.30 o’clock he is still aiive. One of the physicians who went to see the sufferer after he had cut himself says it is impossible for him to live. DECLARATION. To the Smyrna Association. By the authority invested in me, by the church of Prospect, at Ash ton, Ga., Irwin County, write 1 unto you : That whereas, the Smyrna Association, as an organi zation, has hindered the cause of Christ in our midst by their untime ly actions, and whereas, it is known by all true Baptists, that all regular organiz d Baptist churches make their own by-laws and are govern ed thereby, and whereas, the Smyrna Association, as a body, has and does continue to upset us in our work, thereby causing disturbance in our midst, and the Association has not complied with article nth of their by-laws, viz : the Associa tion shall have no power to lord it over Gods heritage, nor to interfere with the internal rights of the churches, therefore we as a body of believers in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, do declare unto you that we are no more of that body, the Smyrna Association. Done by order of conference while in session thi Dec. sth, 1903. A. B. FINLEY. Mod. W. R. WALKER, Church Clerk. - u gin 1 and a State-- on a 1 in _ above trie Carolina - experience c _ V T! AN EDITOR S DAUGHTER DFAD AS the Old Year Passes Away The Spir it Of a Mother Found Rest- On the morning of December 29th at 4.45 a. m., Mrs. E. R. Cross, formerly Miss Effie Hanlon daughter of editor Hanlon, of the Ocilla Dispatch, after a short ill ness, found relief from affliction in a death that seemed like gentle slumber. She was 21 years of age: Impressive funeral services were held in the Methodist church and were conductd by Rev. W. J. Bar ton, pasator of the Ociila Baptist church, in the presance of a large concourse of relatives and friends of the deceased, including the teach ers and pupils of the Ocilla Public school. The interment was in the Ocilla cemetery, where a short service was held. The broken hearted father says : the liittle family circle, so happi ly formed one year ago, is broken forever ; the sweet little babe, the pledge of affection of a dying wife tc n. tcndcY'lloviiv husbmcL will never icci the kiss oi a iuiiti uiv. l?i --er’s lips; but in the midst of the sorrow and gloom the Christian’s faith in God’s promices, like a bright meteor sparkling through a rift in the dark storm cloud,brings the isoohthing thoughts that all is well with her. DUN S REVIEW OF TRAD E- Numerous Expressions of Confidence Have Been Noted New York, Jan. i. —R. G. Dun & Co’s. Weekly review of 1 trade to morrow will say: Violent fluctuations in cotton and uncertainty regarding the sit uation in the far East were the on ly significant factors in the business situation during the holiday week. Numerous expressions of confi dence are heard regarding the fu ture, however, especially and the West and South. Manufacturing plants have taken a longer vacation than last year, but many announce resumption ot work on Monday. Textile mills are confronted with a lack of proportion between prices of raw material and finished products, and it is evident that costs of production must be held down in some way oi much machin ery will become idle. Transportation lines are well en gaged in handling grain, live stock fusil and lumber, while earnings thus far reported for December exceed the previous year an aver age of 5.6 percent. As to the textiles, the week has lias only augerated 1 unsettled con ditions, especially as to cotton goods. In response to Ihis rise in raw material, sellers advanced prices, but. buyers exhibited their customa ry reserve regarding new business and the week’s trading remained within a natow limit. The proposed undertaking will, not be a small one. No less than 27.774 Confederates are said to have died in Northern prisons in the hands of the Federals, their bodies lie at 108 different spots and the graves of 19.920 are known to the n tional authorities. The greats number of deaths occured 1 at Camp Douglas, 111., the record showing 3,759, the graves of 2.317 , of these being-known. At Camp j L/hase, Ohio, 2,108 men died, and j of their graves 1.900 are known, j The number of deaths at Elmira N. Y., was 2,980, and the graves of all but 52 of the men who died there ate known. For Delaware, Del., is the burial place of 2,502 men, of whose graves 1,685 havn been indentified. The rest were e smaller numbers in 104 lifTeren' acctr .-—Macon Telegraph. A Legal Organ ...0f... Coffee County. SI.OO per Annum WE NEED FACTORIES. The Naval Stores and Lumber Busi nesses Will Soon Play Out in This County- The suspension of the business of the Southern Pine Co., at Nich ols, on Christmas eve, reminds us that the naval store and lumber bus inesses of Coffee county has a limit, and that the end of these monied, industries are not far off. The cap italists of (lie towns and county will soon have to seek other chan nel' of investment for their surplus cash, not only to employ what is now idle, but to find a profitable means of turning over the dollars in the future. Within the past few years many thousand dollars have been invested in Douglas, Broxton, Willacoochee and Nichols, because the business enjoyed at present and in the past seemed to .varrant the expenditure, but now that the lum ber and naval stores businesses are failing it is as plain as clay that un less something is done to work up new industries these houses will be useless as business houses, and the many dwelling houses built for rent will be tenant less. The build ing boom still continues, but it will not be many months perhaps before the climax will, have been reached, and il there: ere no means of em ployment for labor and capital the booms will sulfide and a damaging reaction set in. Already the Breeze has publish ed columns upon columns on this subject, these calamities are not coming upon our people without many warning notes having been sounded; and if procrastination brings disaster the Breeze is satis fied that it has done its duty. It is often said that, we should “let well enough alone,” but in this case “well enough” will not remain as it is unless some chocks are put under the wheel to keep it from moving backwards. 111 other sections of Georgia, whgft* natural advantages have failed, factories tlfld tniit iUi.d Lack farms make up the lack of revenue and give employment to labor, is being left high and dry by receding waves of prosperity and employment. With in a short time we will have com petitive freight rates, and shipping facilities wilt be as good as any section, and there are no reasons why we should have the County full of truck farms and factories. Murder Near Offerman- Meager news has reached this city of the death of Mrs. John Manning near Offerman on the B. & I>. Her d< alii was of a peculiar nalrue and 1 ie authorities thought it best to hold an inquest. A post mortem examination was held and th • fact was revealed that her neck had been broken. Sus picion rested upon her husband who has made good his escape. Much indignat ion is felt in the community and should the man be caught it is feared that he will be dealt with veryseverly by the mob. Brunswick, Jurnal. Will Build A town in Appling County. Baxley, (A . Dec. 30. —Baxley is soon to have many improvements. Judge Torn kin-, of St. Louis, rep resenting a sv >; : icate, has bought 65.000 acres < f 1 and in Appling county for the purpose of building a railroad across the county, a dis tance of 15 miles. Anew town to be known ■ Port Alexander will also be bu: Work on the bridges and road >egin kbeuf January 15. A clr rter as alf :ady been up turned tor the road. - -s School Teachers to Have Better Pay The State appropriation to t school fund of Coffee coif*u*-' 1904 is 11,051.00, an incptiJ v last year of $2,500;’ will allow nearly ifitfee’, 1 the county to revt *e«,• thi-yteir tlnir • _ f I lie % * 9. . 1 A ■ • v.