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S7?e Douglas Weekly Breeze. JAMES M. FREEMAN k DAUGHTER. Proprietors. JAMES M. FREEMAN . EDITOR. Entered at the Post-office in Douglas, Ga., as second-class mail matter. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17th, 1904. Official Organ of Coffee County. For President, ALTON B. PARKER, 01 New York. For Vice-President, HENRY G. DAVIS, Of West Virginia. Admiral Windfield Scott Schley will be the orator of the exercises in celebration of Maryland Day at the World’s Fair, Sept. 16. <s> <B> $> Nine Chippewa Indians from White Earth, Minnesota, have joined the camp of the Red Men near the Indian School at the World’s Fair. <s> Bibles in nearly every human language in the world are shown in the exhibit of the American Bible Society in the Palace of Lib eral Arts at the World’s Fair. <s> <S> <S> The negroes are dodging the cotton patches but never miss a white man’s back-door where the charitable colored cook keeps hand out meals on demand. —Macon Telegraph. <2> <®> <s> Save your cigar ashes. A sta tistician says the ashes are worth one-fifth of the price of the cigar as a fertilizer. If this be true, the average smoker could raise water melons oi\ his vest,"—Vienna Pro gress, <?> <2> Fitzgerald Citizen: —The State board of health of Florida has is sued an order against spitting on | he floor of railroad cars, street cars, churches and public buildings side walks and lobbys where peo ple congregate. It may be that the Georgia State Board of Health has no such authority; if not it should be given the authority. The human hog stands in need of the restraints of such laws and regulations. <s><s> Not many weeks ago some burg lar entered the home of a promi nent citizen and carried away the pafjEMOOi.s, watch and money of the sieeeper. John Her ring. the editor of the Gazette guyed him, and said the burglar wanted to circulate the money of the stingy citizen. The guying was taken in a good humor, and noth ing resentful was said. A few nights afterward, however, the burglar elated by the good humor of the editor visited his house, and so, next morning, as John Herring always arises at sun up, day or no day, he awoke, looked for his panta loons. his watch and money, but all were gone. John stepped off, behind the house, and made a few remarks, after he had sent off for another pair of pants, and among them were some that would not look well in a Sunday school book. The Macon Telegraph, in a well written editorial concerning the acrobatic feats of Tom Watson, has this to sav : —“The plain truth is that Watson is enraged because the Democratic party has broken its fateful alliance with populism and in so doing closed the door through which he might have en tered and become a factor in Dem ocratic affairs. Because of that he felt a wound that drove him to seek revenge and that revenge he hopes to accomplish by depleting the Democratic vote in critical places and so compassing the de feat of the party. And to this common end there seems to be a capital understanding between his managers and those of the Roose velt Republican outfit. It is not necessary to imagine a passage of money between them. It is e nough to know' that to Watson’s wounded ambitions the defeat of the Democracy will be as a balm from Gilead.” C. A- Ward. Representative. iV ■' i" DKyy?.' ■ Calvin A. Ward is one of the best' known men in Coffee county and enjoys the full confidence of the people among who he was born and reared. He has been elected to numerous offices of trust, among them Clerk of Superior court, Chairman Board of County Com missioners, Judge of County Court and several other offices. He was defeated by a combination, for rep resentative two years ago, and was in the race this time only at the solication of numerous friends, by petition, to make the race He was elected over a fast man by 261 majority. The people have not misplaced their confidence. W. W Southerland, Sheriff. Sheriff W. W. Southerland was elected two years ago by only 34 majority, over Mr. William Davis. The race was the closest on record, and lie says Bill Davis got his coat tail as he jumped the wires on the home stretch. His competitor in this race was a good, strong man, Mr. J. C. Gillis, and while he made it warm for Southerland the peo ple gave the old Sheriff a majority of 309. Quite a handsome en dorsement of his past efforts to dis charge the duties of his office. D- W. Gaskin. Clerk. The people of Coffee county have again elected Mr. D. W. Gaskin as their clerk of Superior couft, and in doing so ha>y« confidence. “One of the best Clerks in the Brunswick circuit,” Judge J. W. Bennet told us once, when he was Judge of this circuit, Mr. Gaskin made a good race, and W'on over a popular competitor who is young enough to wait a few years, by the handsome majority of 262 votes. Mr. Gaskin is a fine campaigner, but his faithful lieu tenant. Safe*-?: Mrs. M. L. Comas did much to ward helping him in his fight. Faithful in this, as she has been in the discharge of her duties as assis tant in the Clerk’s office, he knew he had one who could be relied on to carry out his instructions, and while he was out on the field at work, away from his office, the mail and telephone kept Mr. Gaskin informed of the affairs of his office work, and he, in turn, advised her as to his campaign. The Fatherless Ticket- As already stated, a ticket with out an author appeared Tuesday afternoon unlike anything that had been agreed upon, under the head of “Primary Election,” with the following names: For Representative, C. A. WARD For Sheriff', r •. J- C. GILLIS For Ordinary, W. P. WARD For Clerk Superior Court, I>. W. GASKIN For Treasurer, willie Vickers,'Sr. For Tax Collector, JNO. D. For Received DANIEK VICKERS For Surveyor, G. L. MILLER For Coroner, EUGENE MERRIER. Mr. Gillis, Gaskin and Daniel Vickers’ friends deny that they had their names put on this ticket, nor did they know of any such ticke; until it was shown to them. Tlx conclusion, reached, however, wa, that the intention of the ticket whs to beat Southerland and elect V. P. Ward, and the names of the other candidates selected as he probable successful ones, was tb;re fore, in a combination which w>uld carry them through. Who caised the ticket to be printed we d) not know, but it was printed ir The Gazette’s office, and as we gener ally know what is printed n this office it is safe to assume tlat Mr. W. P. Ward knew something about it. The explanation tbafit was . } printed through mistake/ on ac count of the impression Wt by an other job on tire of the press, is too thin, -the post bility of such a thing being shownincorrect bv the ticket before us. ■ - *~j. Miss Inefc Turrentine/eft Thurs day for Louisville to bfy fall and winter stock of Millin.ry for Mr. and Mrs. Turrentine. The Valdosta Buggy Co. ex presses themselves asdghly pleas ed with the reception thev have been accorded rn 'Gffee County. Mr. Lewis, one of <tb; proprietors, is a congenial gentleian and is al ways ready to expain the many features of -uperionty in the Val dosta-Buggy. MERIAM OF Our Deceased Brother. Lawrence Nathan Lewis- Mr. Lawrance Nathan Lewis, departed this life August! 301.i1, 1904. A good man from us is gone. Bro. Lewis was born in Houston county October 17th, 1849. lie came to Wilcox county when he was only a lad of ten years old, in which county he ILv ed a number of yerrs. He \\*as married July 9th IS6B, to Miss Nancy Roberts, who was the daughter of Joseph Roberts a well known citizen of Wilcox county. Soon after lie was married he join ed the Missionary Baptist Church, at Bethel in same county, in which he lived a good membe ', and a good citizen 'always standing up for his church and the welfare of his county r . Later in life about, the year 1574. he moved to Irwin county’and settled down at Domi neys mill, and for a number of years was engaged in sawmilling and other enterprises, was very successful ,in what ever he under taken. Bro. Lewis was a very great church worker, he loved the cause of his Blessed Saviour. After moving to this county find ing thers was no organised Baptist church 'near, he and a few con secrated brethern organized a Missionary Baptist church, known as the New Satilla Church. This church was organized about the year 1886. After being a member of said church twelve or fifteen years working for the advance ment of Christ he became more consecrated to his blessed master. He lived at Domineys mill about thirteen years, he then moved south of Domineys mill, about five miles. Where he lived until his death. After moving m this section he again saw and grasped tl e opertunity of organising what is now known as Prospect Church. This church was organised June 7th, 1594. Soon after the institu tion of this church he was oidain ed deacon of said church, which office he held until his death. As a deacon, Bro. Lewis was unsurpassed always ready to do that which was right without fear or favor. During these last years this church hu.s under gone many hardships, but Bro. Lewis never wavered to the right nor to the left, but stood firm for his church. As a citizen be was a good one, and will be missed by all who knew him. As a neighbor he was one to be relied upon, a great peace maker, [always ready [to settle trouble in his community. He was a good father, ruling his children well. A husband of which his wife was proud. While attend ing a meeting at Domineys mill August 20th, 1902 Bro. Lewis was stricken with paralysis[from which he never recovered. Although being confined to his home for more than two years, he never murmured a word, being fully re conciled, he waited the coming of his Lord. Thus ended the life of our dear Brother and friend. He is gone home to rest, And forever there to be. Awaiting his dear children, Their faces he might see He leaves a wife and eleven children to mourn his loss, together with a host of relatives and friends. Be it Resolved. That this Ichurcn tender their heart felt sympathy to the bereaved family. And that^ A precious one from us is gone. A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our church, Which never can be filled. God in his wisdom has recalled. The boon his love has given, And though we miss him here, The soul is safe in heaven. And that these precedings be published in the Fitzerald Enter prise, and the Douglas Weekly Breeze, and a copy of these pre ceedings be tendered the bereaved family. Done by order of church. This September 3, 1904. James Bishop J. E. Dykes Wesley R. Walker, Committee. WARNING TO YOUNG GIRLS. Narrow Escape of an Innocent Child From the Clutches of a Brute From time to time the Breeze has published articles giving in stances of the careless and often' time thoughtless way in which young and inexperienced girls have been known to become too familiar with strangers indulge in what they supposed harmless flirtation, for pass-time, &c. The reader may perhaps remember instances of this kind, where strangers of the op posite sexes were thrown together for a days journey, and were of mutual benefit to each other, but how and then the brute assumes the roll of gentlemen, or the wolf dons sheep clothing, and some un suspecting girl is the victim of man’s perfidy. The Tifton Gazette in a recent issue of that valuable paper gives us this item on that line : “Last Sunday morning at Sparks, a young couple, brother and sister, boarded the White Springs Special train to spend the day at White Springs. A pleasent day was spent, and upon returning home, the young lady, whose name we withold, met a young man, who occupied a seat with her to Valdosta. Upon reaching Valdosta, the man insisted that the two get off and get a lunch, stating that her train would be there for forty min utes. The young lady accepted the invitation, and upon finishing their lunch, she was informed by him that her train had gone, and he suggested they get in a hack and he would take her to a hotel. In stead of going to a hotel, the hack man was directed, so it is said, to drive to another portion of the city,, and while entering into a dark stieet, the man attempted to hug and kiss her. The young lady then jumped from the hack, and made her way to Policeman James, who took her in his care and gave her protection. Deputy Sheriff Avera, who had been to White Springs and was re turning on the same train, had no ticed the couple alight from the train, and going through the car after it started from Valdosta miss ed them. He informed the brother of the young lady, and upon reach ing Hahira the two waited for the shoo-fly which passed there at 10 o’clock, and went back to Val dosta, where they found the young lady in Policeman James’ care. A diligent search was made to locate the hackman and the young man, but no trace could be found. In company with Deputy Avera and her brother, the voung lady returned to her home in Nashville Monday morning. The young lady is of a good family, and her relatives will use every effort to find the would-be-criminal.” In Praise of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. “Allow me to give you a few words in praise of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,” says Mr. John Hamlett, of Eagle Pass, Texas. “I suffered one week with bow el trouble and took all kinds of medi cine without getting any relief, when my friend, Mr. C. Johnson, a merchant here, advised me to take this remedy'. After taking one dose I felt greatly relieved and when I had taken the third dose was entirely cured. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting this grert remedy in the hands of mankind.” For sale by Union Pharmacy. Douglas Foundry & Machine Works. See the advertisement of the Douglas Foundry and Machine Works, to be found in to-day’s pa per. The Messrs Jardine’s are all machinists, know their business, and by energy and perseverance have worked up a business that is an honor to Douglas and profitable to themselves. They do all manner of machine work, repair locomo tives, mills and anything else in the machine line.