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The Douglas Weekly Breeze, FOR OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL THE TIME VOL 15, No. 14 At The Leader Store For 15 Days Only. This great sale begins Monday, August Ist, and lasts for 15 days only. Great Bargains all over the house. This will positively be the greatest sale ever held in Douglas. Read the prices carefully and you will see where you can save money. The object of this sale is to clean up the stock through every department, you will be surprised at the prices they will go for. We guarantee to save you 50 per cent on every dollar that you spend during this great sale. We present for your consideration a few prices below. Dress Goods Bargains. Thousands of yards of Wash Goods, bolts, half pieces and remnants go on bargain counters Monday at cost and less. ioc yard wide percale 6\ Assorted Color sliatnbry 6^ -Assorted color gingham 6-£ Yard wide bleeching, best...—. 7i Fine mercerised ginghams sells 25c, this sale 10 All assortments of mercerise ! whi'e goods of the latest de signs, worth 15c 09 We cordially invite you to come and we guarantee to save you money on the great special sale that goes on now. Yours for great Bargains, THE LEADER DEPARTMENT STORE. * Douglas, Ga. Card From W. M. Gaskin. Douglas, Ga., Aug. 3. —To the citizens of Coffee county : time ago friends suggested my name in connection with the nomination for Rebresentative from this county .and, unsolicited by me, presented the matter to the consideration of the voters through the medium of the press. It is unnecessary to say that the courteous action of these friends merited and has recieved •my earnest and careful considera tion. Since my name was first an nounced the strongest and warmest kind of support has been voluntari ly#enderered me from various sec tions of the connty, and a due ap preciation of the interest thus dis played in my behalf has impelled me to consider seriously and care fully the question of making the race. While appreciating to the utmost the kindness of those who gave evidence of the confidence so courteously imposed in me, and for which I return my heartfelt thanks, I have reached the conclusion, after thinking the matter over most care fully and discussing it with friends in whose judgement and sincerety I have implicit confidence, that I cannot make the race and I have withdrawn my name from the con sideration of the voters. Among other reasons prompting me to give this direction to the matter is a dis inclination upon my part to be away from my family as much as would naturally be required in a campaign. The people saw prop er several years ago to honor me with this office, and lam now con- Better quality white mercer ised waistings makes up durable and neat 15 All kind flowered Silks regu lar 50c grade 19 Finest grade Peau de Soie Silk usually sells for 1.00 59 Ladies 5c handkerchiefs 01 Great Cut Prices in Millinery. $2 $3 and $4 hats will go for 95 Little priced hats for little people tent to rest upon the record of that endorsement and the service then given by me to my county. In conclusion I desire to say that I shall always have a warm spot in my heart for those who have ten dered me their support; I appre ciate it hearti'y and I again extend sincere thanks for it. Respectfully, Wm. GASKIN, Sr. tf Card From Jeff Wilcox to the People of Coffee County. Willacoochee, Ga., Aug. 2. — Dear Friends: —It will be impossi ble for me to see every voter in the county in person, between now and the time of the primary election in September, therefore I write this to solicit vour support in my be half in the race tor Representative of Coffee county. I am no stranger to the people of Coffee county. 1 was born, raised and have lived all my life in the county, and beg to assure the people if they want the City Court judge and Solicitor and County Commissioners elected by the peo ple, that I will do all in my power to pass such an act, if elected. Any support you may be able to give me will be greatly appre ciated. Respectfully your friend, JEFFERSON WILCOX. Mr. Geo. T. Chandler, over at Rochelle, Ga., says, in a letter, that he “likes our style,” as a news paper. We like his style, as a gentleman and scholar, h 6 sent us a dollar. Douglas, Ga., August 6th, 1904. Card From Judge C. A. Ward. Douglas, Ga., Aug. 3rd, 1904. — To the citizens of Coffee county : In response to numerous petitions and personal appeals from the voters and citizens of the county I hereby announce myself as a can didate for representative from this county subject to the action of the white primary election to be held next September. As to local affairs I am in favor of the election by the people of this county of the Judge, Solicitor and Clerk of the City Court of Douglas and also of the County Commissioners, and if elected I will use my utmost en deavor to enact such legislation as will give to the people of the coun ty the right to thus select these of ficers. lam also in favor of the enactment of such general laws as will require and secure the services as jurors of all such upright and intelligent citizens as are comtem plated by the present law. I am a native of the county and you all know me and I leave it to you to say whether or not I will if elected do what I promise. I solicit and will highly appre ciate your support in the approach ing election. C. A. WARD. It has been the custom in Ala bama, since the war, to appoint one negro and two democrats as county elections but now the state electors have decided that they can do without the negro. Of course this will be used as a sweet morsel by republican campaign spell-bind ers. 75c child hat for 35 35c child hat for 19 Baby Caps 14 50c Boys Caps 25 Ready made skirts will go at half the usual price Hen’s Clothing. Fine 10.00 all wool suits 4.47 ~ 7.50 all wool suits 3.45 Big line single coats worth 3.00 and 4.00, this sale 1.95 Big line pants, worth $2.00 $3.00, to clean ’em up 1.25 Soldier’s and. Widow's Pensions. The legislature has fixed the pensions list for 1905 at .$8654x10, a decrease of 455, 000 as compared with last year, and compared with the pension commisioner’s esti mates for the coming year. Disabled soldiers were cut down $15,000, widows in the old class cut down $25,000, indigent soldiers soldiers were increased $5,000, and indigent widows were increased $30,000.' The appropriations to the various classes for next year were fixed as follows : Disabled soldiers, $170,000; wid ows of soldiers, who died in ser vice, $160,000; indigent soldiers, $415,01x1; indigent widows, $120,- 000. About to Lift his Top-Knot. In his carelessness in handling the Breeze in the mails Uncle Sam has caused trouble in Dr. White’s family. Read this nostal : “Pendergrass, Ga., B—24 —Edi- tor Breeze—The Breeze for last week has failed to reach me. Please send one or my wife will quit me. Respectfull, A. D. White.” Of course we secured a copy and sent it with a special delivery stamp on it. for if there is anything that would bring us sorrow just now it would be to know that Dr. White was an orphan. Don’t buy your hat or have your dress made until our lady for this department arrives, Sept. Ist. We’ll save U money. Markey Trading Co. SI.OO per Annum Boys’ suits are cut to half price. SUSPENDERS worth 25 at 15 Best 20c suspenders now at 09 Shoes, Shoes. For men, women and chil dren, all styles low quarter will and must go. $1.50 and 1.50 shoes 95 $3 and $4 men’s shoes for 2.75 Brogan shoes worth 1.25 65 Men’s hats. Fine men’s hats goat half pi ice. REGISTER AND VOTE- Where the Registration Lists May be Found- All those who expect, or those who may wish to vote in the White Primary in September or in the State election on the first Wednes day in October, or in the national election on the first Tuesday in November must register. Voters who have registered since the open ing of Tax Collector’s books in the fall of 1903 will not be required to register again. Registration books, or lists are now open at the following places : Clerk’s Office—Douglas. Pickren D. Wise, Pickren; Post Master, Bingham. Tanner District—Post Master, Nichols; Joel Tanner, Wilsonville. McDonald District—Post Master, McDonald: B. 11. Tanner, Fales. Pearson District—Post Master, Pearson ; John L. Carter, Kirkland. Willacoochee District—Post Mas ter, Willacoochee; B. B. Gray, Pine Bloom. Philip’s Mill District—Dennis Vickers, Ambrose. Wooten District—T. J. Young, Broxton ; C. C. Smith, Residence. The registration books will close ten days prior to the Primary Elec tion. The Thomasville Times shipped as a present to Judge Parker, the democratic nominee for presi dent, last Monday a water-melon weighing eighty-six pounds. That’s a big melon but no larger than the vote Georgia will give the Judge.