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VOL 14, No. 33
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NICHOLS NEWS.
Nichols, Ga., Jan. xi. —Mr. and
Mrs. John Nil gent, of Willacoo-
Ci.co, Ga., were the guests of their
moth'*'* Mrs, T, S Parker,
Miss Eva Anderson, of Sumner,
Ga., is t'ne accomplished guest of
her brother, Mr. Dave Anderson.
Uncle Seab Sellers, with a good
many hands, has gone to Babcock,
Ga., where they will be in the em
ployee of the Babcock Lumber Co.
Mr. Wallace Dyal and M. Mid
dleton, of Hazlehurst, made qtr'te
a trip here Saturday, returning
Sunday.
Mr. J. A. Cliff has moved in his
new store near the city barber shop.
Mr. D, W. Lott is erecting a
large academy here near the B. & B.
depot, which will soon be com
pleted.
Mr. A. Clark and R. Watson,
the horse traders was here several
days last week.
Mr. J. C. Tucker has returned
from Jacksonville, Fla., and re
ports a fine time.
Mrs. Jake Johnson has remrned
koine, after spending some time in
Baxley with her parents.
Mrs. M. White has returned
home from Hazie’nurst, Ga.
Mr. Virgil Wat on, of Hazle
hurst, and Miss Lou Sellers and
Miss Missie White, was out driving
Sunday, P. M.
Mr. M. Tanner and family has
moved to their future home in
Ocilla. Nichols loss and Ocilla
gain.
With best wishes to Uncle Jim
and Breeze. Two Sisters.
Roads of County too Bad-
Mr. Charles W. Parker,
business it is to establish rural routes
for free mail delivery was here last
week to look into that matter in
this county, and was taken in
charge by Dr. W. W. Terrel' and
shown around the county. After
an investigation he found that the
nblic roads were in such condition
! hat £ free rural route recommenda
tion was out of the question, but
he matter was left open, with the
hope that f he people or the proper
uthorities would show a desire for
Iris service and improve the condi
ion of the public roads, when he
votnd take pleasure in recommend
; g the establishment of such ser
v ce.
Of course our County Commis
r oners know more about their busi
ness and the condition of the
. ..ices of the county than we do,
. v. ■ have no censure for them,
it is a matter of regret that the
■ ■pie must os deprived of this
-».,t convenience and in.orov d
.•I vice on o it of bad
Ifouglas Utlcchlir freeze.
DAUGHTERS ENDORSE PRESIDENT-
They Declare that He Has Approved
Secession ir. His Recent Action-
Miss Kate E. Daffan, president
of the Texas Daughters of the
Confederacy, has mailed to Presi
dent Roosevelt a letter on the se
cession and Panama issues, in
which she says, among other things,
after reviewing the struggle of the
South for State’s rights and seces
sion : “It is peculiarly gratifying
to see you, in the exercise of the
prerogatives of your high office,
with the approval of your able
Secretary of State, give to the
right of secession your indorse
ment.
“Those whom I represent recog
nize that the question of secession
is practically settled forever ad
versely to our contention, but it is
gra ifying to us to know that even
as an abstract question it has re
ceived indorsement from so exalt
ed a source.
“We beg to tender you our as
surance of esteem, and to express
the desire that the great govern
ment of which you are the execu
tive head, may grow in greatness
and glory. And in the language
of Jefferson Davis, ‘on the arch
of the union of indestructiblq and
sovereign States there may be en
graved Esto Perpetua.’ ”
Second hand School Books*
The Macon board of health has
decided that second-handed school
books should not be sold in Macon.
This decision on the part of the
Macon health authorities has
caused wl?fe spread interest, most
of those who have expressed them
selves commending the action tak
en by the health board.
It seems to us that there is a
great danger in using second-hand
school books. One never knows
where the book came from, who
formerly owned it, or what disease
they may have had. Many of the
second-hand school books offered
for sale may have b.*en shipped
from regions infected with small
pox, typhoid fever, scarlet fever or
oilier contagious and infectious
diseases.
Of course there is little danger
in tiding second-hand school books
if the books had been formerly
used at home. There is great dan
ger in using second-hand books,
however, when the books had
been formerly used at home even
in another section of the state.
Many people who buy second
hand school books do not know
that they come from another state
or they would be less apt to pur
chase them. They think that they
were used in this section by some
other person, in whose cleanliness
and freedom from disease they are
confident.
It is probable that in a few years
second-hand books will be barred
from the state by the health au
thorities. Many people believe
that the sooner this is done the
better.—Tatnall Journal.
One of the leading, hustling mer
chants of the city has subscribed
for one hundred copies of the Semi-
Weekly Breeze to be sent to his
customers that do not now take the
paper. The understanding is that
; thi- merchant is not to send these
1 papers to names outside the county.
; nor to any now on our books, so it
| will be seen that the subscription
.I: ‘ the Breeze is jumping into
Douglas, Ga., January 16th, 1904.
THE BREEZE’S BIG PRESS-
Mailing Machine. New Type and Other
Fixtures on the Road.
We have received notice that our
large newspaper cylinder press was
shipped from Atlanta last Tuesday,
and within less than ten days from
that date will probably be at the
depot, in Douglas. Mr. James
Elliott, the contractor, who has the
building of our elegant new office,
informs us that it will be ready for
the press on arrival, and we shall
have it put up at once. With the
press comes an improved mailing
machine, type and galleys, after
the arrival of which the names of
all our subscribers will be set up,
put on a galley, a proof taken, cut
in slips about two feet long, pasted
together, th» string, making about
ten feet, and wound on a windlass
in the mailing machine. Then
comes the work of mailing. The
papers are put on a table, already
folded, the operator.takes the mail
ing machine in his left hand, turns
a button with thumb and four fin
ger, presses the machine down on
the paper, when lo! presto, —the
scissors like knife cuts off just one
name and pastes it on the paoer.
The machine will paste 2000 an
hour. Every time you turn the
button, press the machine on the
paper it leaves a little slip of paper
with a name printed on it pasted
to the newspaper, bearing the sub
scribers name and the time which
he is paid up. Mrs. Agnes Mc-
Carty will soon commence setting
up the list—and as there are 1.200
subscribers,' 50 exchanges and a
number of advertisers who get the
Breeze it will be seen that the set
ting up of a mailing list of that size
is no easy, quick job. But after it
is all up, the papers will be printed,
folded, and mailed within two hours
from the time the engine is started.
This will be the means of saving
much time, as at the present rate,
with the facilities now used, one
day is usually taken up to print and
mail the Breeze, one time a week,
and after these improvements are
added no more time will be taken
to mail it twice a week.
Several local merchants have
spoken for terms and space for ad
vertisements in our twice-a-week
Breeze, and some foreign adver
tisers have also secured terms. The
rate of advertising will not be
doubled, as some of our friends
thought. The subscription price
will remain the same it is now—
sl.oo per year.
We beg pardon of the reader for
refering to this matter again to
day, but we have promised some
charges and improvements, and
this mention is made that it mav he
known that we have no intention
of no* keeping our promises.—
never have broken a contract, writ
ten or verbal, and never will.
Examination of Applicants for Office
County School Commissioner.
1 hereby give notice that an ex
amina'ion of applicants for office
lof County School Commissioner
j will be held in the courthouse at
Douglas on Saturday, February 6th.
19 .4. 1’ -ginning at 9«. ■l. T
questions will be based on toe
Common School branches, iheorv
and method of teaching, an 1 •. -h.-M
i 'li'.V. r 4 1 ■ ’ 1 ,
WHOLESALE HOUSE FOR DOUGLAS-
Stock Company formed of Coffee Coun
ty Citizens Will Bnild and Operate
the Enterprise.
After the Breeze went to press
last Thursday evening the there
was a big land deal in Douglas:
B. H. Tanner, J. M. Ashley, C.
M. Sweat, Dr. S. W. Johnson,
Dr. Fales, Jno. McLean, and J.
L. Sweat, bought all the land
south of Ward street and the
courthouse as far as the Wadley
and Mt. Vernon railroad.
The next day a wholesale groc
ery company composed of B. Pe
terson, J. L. Sweat, M. McLean,
J. S. Lott, J. M. Ashley, E. L. &
B. H. Tanner, R. G. and Harrison
Rirkland, W. R. Flowers, and
others was organized, and will
build a large brick building near
the railroad to be used for that
purpose.
We are informed that there is no
doubt about Douglas having com
petitive freight ratess the same as
Wa) cross and other cities of this
section have, and goods can be
bought, as chean, if not cheaper,
here than from ‘he markets that
have heretofore supplied merchants
of the county with goods in this
line.
When it is seen that a wholesale
grocey and supply 'house will pay
here, which is already assured, it
may well be presumed that a full
stock of staple dry goods will he
added, which will make it unneces
sary for Coffee county merchants
to buy from houses in other cities,
unlest- it be done to have it said
that the goods are from New York
or Savnnah.
The Breeze is not surprised at
the formation of the enterpiise,
for our files will show that we
made mention in October that such
a movement was on foot, and
would he consumated as soon as
freight rates could be secured, and
the completion of the Wadley &
Mt. Vernon railroad to the river
goes* a long way in this direction.
Prospects for Douglas-
Following are some of the con
templated organizations and enter
prises for Douglas in 1904:
A Military Company.
A Fine Base Ball Nine.
Some Hose Reels and Company.
A Brand New Grist Mill.
Water works and Electric Lights.
Wholesale and Retail Drug
House.
Brand New Presbyterian
Church.
Dr. Bryan’s Brick Residence.
Douglas Breeze Publishing Co.
The Twice-a-Week Breeze.
Twenty-three New Residences.
More later. These are all as
sured.
At the preliminary trial last Wed
nesday, Reese Barnes charged with
the murder of Elijah Paulk, colored,
some weeks ago, was discharged.
Mr. M. W. Martin who had con
trol! of the Irwin County Citizen
last vear has gone off leaving the
Of..- Tor.; of the paper in the lurch,
1 ■ r.ri-i: unpaid a* . ;ne .• 1 01 :v
(<f the office run in the ground. He
h * 1 fine education hut like others
■ t i ilk w ith fine •' - an !
at have a , a , * ; “' e *
Legal Organ &
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Coffee County.
SI.OO per Annum
BRO MEEKS EXPLAINS.
Why the Minutes Have not Been Print
ed, and Tells How the Matter Stands*
Nichols, Ga.. Jan. 7th, 1904.
Editor Breeze—Thanks for the
sample copy of the Breeze sent me
of the issue of Jan. 2nd. Must say
I was most favorably impressed
with your article headed “The
Preachers at Work,” this is as it
should be—also would say that
comment on the same was fine.
How often do we at the beginning
of the new year form renewed de
terminations to do more and better
work. I here and now make ap
plications for membership in this
club. Also in another item I sec
you make some inquiry about the
minutes of the last session of the
Smyrna Association. I am not sur
prised that inquiry is being made
and will take advantage of this op
portunity to make some explanation
as clerk of the Association of the
last session. This manuscript wa®
prepared and handed in to the Edi
tor of the Coffee County Gazette on
Thursday after the Association, and
a written contract was made as
follows: “I, Warren P. Ward,
Manager of the Douglas Printing
Co., hereby agree with Rev. 11. M.
Meeks, to print the minutes of the
Smyrna Baptist Association for
1903, at the rate of SI.OO per page,
and to complete the same in a neat,
good style and deliver the same by
the 15th of Nov. 1903.
Signed. W. P. WARD.”
I insert this agreement that it may
be seen that the delay is not charga
bie to the clerk—neither is it the
fault of the Editor of the Gazette,
but rather a little drunkenness on
the part of his printer. Brother
Ward seeing he could not fill his
contract sent the manuscript to the
Waycross Journal, asking the
Journal to publish immediately.
The Journal seeing it not a..mall
job spent sometime trying to get
J some other house to do the work,
I failing in this they wrote me that
j they could not do the ssork unless
II would give them more time. I
then went to the Journal office in
Waycross, Nov. 25th, and con
tracted for same, the Editor saving
lie could get them out in less than
two weeks.
Now, Brother Freeman, publish
tnis note of explanation that it may
be known that this delay is not my
fault. 11. M. MEEKS.
Clerk Smyrna Association.
Brother Meeks' explanation i®
very timely, will doubtless give en
tire satisfaction, and perhaps places
the cause of the delay at the proper
place, but at the same time we arc
pretty well satisfied that the prices
on per page ior the minutes was
another cause, as it was too small
for any person to do good work
and come out even. In fact our
esteemed contemporary began slash
ing prices on work as soon as h®
entered the field, which, ul course,
will injure him more than us, as,
at those prices, nothing can be
made,-while time, stationary and
machinery have been used, and he
gels back in pay only the money
expended, and we are out nothing.
in conclusion we h ive to say to
Clerk Meeks, tor whom we have
the highest regard, and look upon
as a man who wants to do right,
that the article he ulluties lo in our
edition of January 2nd, was not
written t'- “punch him up,’’ or give
him unnecessary-trouble, hut only
in answer to some lnquirie- made
to us ir. regard lo the minuU-s. It
1 will be seen, however, that the
work 1. s gone out cl the county,
A). . n.ot; y to be pui i ‘or :he
printing of the minutes, if they ire
■ ■ ver finished, furnished by Bap
tists, will riot be usi d to I. Ip pay
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