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jhe Douglas Weekly Breeze.
JAMES M. FREEMAN & DAUGHTER, Proprietors.
JAMES M. FREEMAN. EDITOR.
Entered at the Post-ofiice in Douglas, Ga., as second-class mail matter.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1904.
Official Organ of Coffee County.
For President,
ALTON B. PARKER,
Of New York.
For Vice-President,
HENRY G. DAVIS,
Of West Virginia.
Marlin Miller, who ha* taken
the trouble to hunt up the statis
tics, says there are 199.868 divorced
men and women in the United
States.
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“Do our opponents object to the
settlement of the Alaska boundary
line?” This is a salient question
in Mr. Roosevelt’s great letter. It
will probably go unanswered.
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Cortelyou is a wonder. Who
but this colossal genius would have
conceived the idea of utilizing
• American Consuls to take “straw”
votes on ocean steamships ?
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Two dollar wheat is now pre
dicted. Roosevelt should issue a
supplement to his letter of accept
ance claiming credit for this great
prospective increase in the price
of the cereal.
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The Atlanta Constitution and
the Atlanta Journal are trying to
make people believe there is no
such things as “Before Day Clubs.”
The evidence goes to prove that
there i 6.
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President Roosevelt promises on
proper occasion the tariff shall be
revised by its friends. Just about
the way the friends of corruption
tried toe abortion investigation
of the rottenness in the Post Office
Department.
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The negro is our most imitative
cuien. A band of bis race or
ganized recently in Sussex County.
Ya,, for robbery, murder, and
arson. They styled themselves
“Rough Riders.” Every man of
them believed in a “llig Stick”
policy.
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Ex-President Cleveland and
• Fighting Bob” Evans went blue
fishing together the other day.
They were out live hours. It is
reported that they got one solitary
fish, that would probably have
turned tße scales at three ounces.
No doubt Mr. Cleveland delegated
to “Fighting Bob” the duty of ex
pressing an adequate opinion of
the day's catch. —Savannah News.
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Some time ago Miss Mary Gil
bert, of New llaven, Conn., was
declared legally dead, by the pro
bate court because nothing had
been heard of her in seven years.
Recently her brother died, leaving
an estate of SIOO,OOO. Miss Hil
bert has now turned up and made
claim for her part of the estate.
Notwithstanding she is legally
dead, it is believed the law will
recognize her as one of the heirs.
—Savannah News.
Tax Books Open-
Collector Tim fanner informs
us that his tax books will be open
on the first Monday in October,
and will remain open at his office
at the jpourt house during the whole
term of Superior court. This is
very kind of Mr. Tanner JJand we
are sure the people will appreciate
his kindness in getting his books
in order so that they could pay
taxes and attend court all at one
time.
The Broxton Journal says it
scooped paper'in the county’
on the election news. It did well,
that’s true, but it did not come out
only on its publication day, and it
would have non-sense for us
to have published and mailed the
Thursday when Satur
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CITY COURT PROCEEDINGS
Judge Levi Osteen held a recep
tion at the court house, beginning
last Monday morning and ending
Wednesday evening. According
to invitations previously sent out
by Sheriff Southerland about one
dozen or fifteen specially invited
guests were in their places on the
right and left of the Judge’s stand,
to hear witnesses and decide how
mean some other guests had been
acting since last reception. But
the Judge and Sheriff bad even
gone futher and put themselves to
extra trouble in having some of the
specially desired guests present,
and had provided quarters for them
at the Hotel Brown, next to court
house.
Soon after the affair opened the
music begun, and the following
persons waltzed up before the
Judge:
Stale vs. John Hodges, charged
with gambling, verdict guilty,
sentence eight months or $=;o.oo.
The cases against Win. Towers
and Ben Manor, misdemeanors,
were nol prossed on payment of
cost.
Asa Graham pointed his little 48
at someone, in play it is supposed,
but the Judge charged him $75.00
or eight months with the chain-gang
for his fun.
Loney Tucker was up with cheat
ing aHd swindling written on his
invitation, for which the Judge
said he ought to pay SIOO or help
Davis for a year.
Then they came in regular, like
tills :
Asa Graham misdemeanor, plead
guilty, six months or $50.00.
Will Wilson, carrying pistol,
nol prossed on payment of cost.
John Towns, cheating and
swindling, 12 months or $75.00.
Joe Stephenson, same as above.
Jerry McDonald, misdemeanor,
nol prossed on payment of cost.
\\ ill Blackstone, cheating and
swindling, $40.00 or eight months.
Silas Coffey and Will Wool
bright. gambling, 12 months or
$50.00
George Lewis, cheating and
swindling, six months or $40.00
Several other cases for different
offenses were nol prossed.
Wednesday evening after the
music died away the Judge com
plimented tin' whole business on
their general good showing, ard
with tears in his eyes bade them
adieu, with an invitation to come
again in about sixty days.
Only Did His Duty as He Saw It.
“I deem it my duty to add a word of
praise for Chamberlain's Colic, Chol
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Wiley Park, the well known merchant
and post master at Wiley. Ivy. “I have
been selling it for three or four years,
and it gives complete satisfaction.
Several of m_v customers tell me they
would not be without it for anything.
Very often, to my knowledge, one sing
le dose has cured a severe attack of
diarrhoea, and I positively know that
it will cure the dux (dysentery). You
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Pharmacy.
Attention Superior Court Jurors.
The Grand and Petit Jurors sum
moned for the 2nd week in Oeto
her are informed that Court will
convene on Ist Monday, and they
are expected to be present on the
Ist week. Don’t forget now. All
Jurors must come on Ist Monday
instead of 2nd. ct.
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Some Merry Jeitc by the Little Men
and Women.
“Johnny,” said a mother to her
6mall son who was disregarding ta
ble etiquette, “If we were at a neigh
bor’s table I would be so ashamed
I wouldn’t know where to hide my
head.”
“You could hide it under the ta
ble, mamma,” replied the incorrigi
ble youngster.
“Take this medicine, Tommy,”
said the little fellow’s mother. “It
tastes bad, but you will soon forget
it”
“Give me a nickel, mamma,” re
plied Tommy, “and I'll forget it
quicker.” *
Teacher—What! Fighting again,
Tommy ?
Tommy—Johnny Jones started
it.
Teacher—But don’t you know
the good book says if an enemy
smites you on one cheek you should
turn the other?
Tommy—Yes, ma’am, but he
belted me on the nose, and I ain’t
got but one, so I had to pitch in
and lick him.
“Elmer,” said a father to his
small but strenuous son, “why are
you noisy?”
“I guess it’s ’cause I’m me,” re
plied the little fellow.—Philadel
phia Ledger.
The Baseball Pitcher—A Study In Ex
pression.
Strike ?
Two
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Helpful.
“I’ve "been looking for n small
man in this department with
glasses." said the old lady.
“Well ?*’ replied the new floor
walker.
“Well. I can’t find him.”
“Mebbe the glasses you've been
looking for him with ain't strong
enough, ma'am. Try a microscope.”
—Philadelphia Press.
A Pearl Boat.
A jeweler in Turin has made a
tiny boat of a single pearl. The hull
is finely shaped and might serve as
a model for a racing sloop. The sail
is of beaten gold, studded with dia
monds. and the binnacle light is a
perfect ruby. An emerald serves as
a rudder, and its stand is a slab of
ivory. Its weight is- less than an
ounce and is said to ..have cost
$5,000.
SOUTHERN NORMAL INSTITUTE.
Joseph P. Manley.
At the general exercises on last
Satuday morning Prof. Summers
gave a very interesting talk on the
World’s Fair at St. Louis.
Among the number of new pu
pils for this week are : Miss Pau
line Suddath, Miss Lillian Oxford.
Tom Fales, of Bickley, Miss Bessie
Lott, of Shepherd, Willie Vickers,
of Willacoochee, Julia and Lucy
Hall.
Rev. Mattox anti Rev. Wood
ward were visitors to the school on
Tuesday morning. Rev. Wood
ward conducted the devotional ex
ercises, and Rev. Mattox made a
very earnest talk to the school, ad
vising the pupils to take advantage
of the educational opportunities
before them.
Music pupil asked merchant:
Havejyou “e” fiddle string? No,
replied the merchant, but we have
“a” fiddle string. They uid not
trade.
A young men’s bible reading
club has been organized with
Poif. Patton as teacher. There
are about fifteen members en-
in this class. The class
meets in the school library at 9:30
on Sunday morning and holds for
an hour. The work is quite in
teresting and will prove benefici
al to those who will study the
lessons assigned.
The subject for the Dixie So
ciety for this Saturday is: “Re
solvejthat Intemperance has caused
more misery than has War. Good
debators are on both sides.
There will be an entertainment
given at the auditoaium Saturday
night, beginning at eight o’clock.
Big Day at Roberts Church-
Last Saturday was a day long to
be remembered by the young peo
ple at the Roberts church, near
Leliaton. 5 It was the closing exer
cises of Prof. Dowd’s school, and
the happy children, parents and
friends had gathered there to hear
speeches, have a picnic dinner, free
lemonade and a general good time.
The forenoon was taken up by
spee '.lies by Messrs Roan and Dan
Roberts,Jl’orf. Hendricks and oth
ers. The speeches were all full of
good advice for the young people.
At 12 o’clock the. large table
was spread and all enjoyed a sump
tuous dinner, and after all had
dined there was enough left to
have fed as many more.
The speakers of the afternoon
were Profs. Tanner andjJOverman.
Prof. Tanner] urged the adoption
of the McMichael bill as one of
importance to the schools and the
cause of education. Splendid mu
sic interspersed the exercises and
lent much to the success of the oc
casion.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
For October Term toffee Superior
Court.
Grand Jury.
Arthur Moore, J. T. Rellihan,
Joshua Smith, C. O. Beauchamp,
Elisha Corbett. Willis Newbern,
H.*M. Meeks, Jeff Kirkland,
D. S. Wall, Juniper Starling,
C. P. Collins, W. T. Sirmans,
D. E. Gaskin, John Roberts,
Thos. Paulk, Jas. I Hatfield,
Warren Tanner, Wm. Meeks,
Elias Meeks' Thos. J. Holland,
Henry M. Thomas, Thos. Hart,
Joel J. Vickers, J- A. Davis,
D. E. Poston, S. J. Brown,
Jas. Lynn. Jessie M. Pafford,
G. H. Suddath, A. T. Howell.
Petit Jury.
A. F. Wilson, Wm. Roe,
Monroe Haskin, Geo. W. Tanner,
Will J. Deen, E. E. Newbern,
J. M. Creech, Archie Smith,
D. S. Batten. Jas. L. Townsend,
Wilson Worth, B. I. Spivey,
M. M. Kirkland. Joe Bailey,
Joshua Kirkland, Archie B. Meeks,
David Kirkland, Sr., Janies Sapp,
Geo. W. Vining, L. J. Kirkland,
Hamilton Sears, Leonard BurLett,
Geo. W. Kight, T. A. Westberry,
B. A. Clemets. Janies Carver.
Elijah Tanner. Peat Butler,
John E. Kight, Wylev Vickers, Sr.
Micajah Vickers, Joe Carter.
R. S. Smith, J. T. McEachin.
How Did It Happen?
Joseph M.. Brown, son of the
late Governor and Senator Jos. E.
Brown, has been a menber of the
State of Georgia Railroad Com
mission less than a month.
He was appointed by Governor
Terrell.
Within that month the Railroad.
Commission has promulgated Cir
cular No. 301. By this Circular
the manufacturers of Atlanta have
the right to prorate railroad freight
charges. For instance, before the
circular was Issued the rate on
trunks from Atlanta to Macon was
-48 cents per hundred. If trunks
were shipped from Birmingham to-
Macon, by way of Atlanta, the
proportion of the froight from
Atlanta to Macon was 23 cents, a
fearful discrimination in favor of
Birmingham.
The Commission has ordered that
the rate of trunks from Atlanta to
Macon shall be hereafter 25 cents
per hundred; the extra two cents
having been thrown in presumably,
to make even money.
Of course, the Railroad Com
mission does not exist for the good
of Atlanta alone. Other cities
and towns must be embraced with
in its jurisdiction and receive the
benefits therefrom.
Again, manufacturers cannot
alone enjoy the blessings of the pro
rate. Jobbers must come in for’a«
share, and then the railroad rates
wilt have been pro-rated down un
til nearly one-half of the revenue
of the railroadjfrom local charges
will be cut off.
The Rail.’oad Commission has
been in existence about twenty
five years. This change was made
by motion of Jos. M. Brown-
It did not seem to have occured to-
before. He is a railroacb
man of experience—was for many
years General Freight Agent of
the W. & A. R. R. and made a*
study of freight rates.
Governor Terrell must have
known this.
He is the son of Governor and*
Senator Brown, who was always a*
man of the people, championing,
always the|rights of the people.
Governor Terrell must have
known this.
lie must have known that Joe
Brown would.start a rumpus that
would excite the railroads from
one end of the country to the
other.
We repeat the question, then-
How did the Governor happen to
appoint him?—Augusta Chronicle-
Trouble at Broxton.
We learn that the colored people
of Broxton were dissatisfied with*
the white primary of. last week,
and on Monday began to be bois
terous and threatening. They de
clared as they|were not allowed to
vote in the primary they would
put out a ticket of their own, hut
finding that they were not registered
this idea was abandoned. The city
authorities, however, were equal
to the emergency, and put the
town under a heavy guard, dispers
ed all angry gathering crowds and
nipped the blossom before it even*
had time to bloom. The white
people of Broxton all stood togeth
er, and the trouble is all over.
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Diarrhoea Remedy.
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After taking one dose I felt greatly
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