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DOUGLAS BREEZE.
JXO. \V GREEK, Editor.
E. S, SAI'I*, Associate Editor.
GREEK & MAPI* Publisher*.
Official Orgaffof Coffee County
Adrertlduif Rates Reasonable.
■ UUCRIPTIOK |l A YEAR, IN ADVANCE
PUIiLISHED WEEKLY.
Entered at the Postoffice at Douglas
Ga. as sec nd-class mail matter.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20,1896.
Volition on. Hood Will.
The announcement of Dr. Wilcox
for the Semite was the first political
rustle that has disturbed the domestic
serenity of Codec citizenship. With
his entrance into the political field
will commence a general stir and hus
tle of sleeping aspirants to get their
cluims to the people before the sun of
popularity rises too high on the can
didate world.
The tocsin of the campaign for al’
the offices within the gift of the
people lias been sounded, and
the movement of the forces
to and fro on the field and the
rattling of the artilcry as it flies hither
and thither seeking fur position
will soon portend the imminence of
conflict. Before long the vanguard will
open up the musketry will break loose
and the cannon will belch forth then
firy charges and the war will commence
in earnest. Friend will contend with
friend, brother, with brother, father
oppose son,neighbor against neighbor,
home against home and the Devil will
reign supreme and direct the forces on
both sides.
This is poli'ies. Is it not had that
politics lias a lodging in our minds and
hearts and lives, when politics ol this
kind is such a menace to society and
such an enemy to our homes? How
unlike toe spirit of the Man who lived
nearly nineteen hundred years ago
and gave us lessons in gentleness and
kindness and love and brotherly con
sideration for one another. What is
(litre in this wonderful science of poll
ties that so entices us and wins us and
holds us far away from the sweet rela
tionship off the general brotherhood
of man? Was the young Carpenter
mistaken and did He proclaim wrong
principles whereby we are to govern
tlie conduct of our lives? Maybe we
are wrong and are following the nat
ural propensities wherein we were
born. The truth is, we ought to quit
all this fussing and fuming and fight
ing over political matters and come
together like men, express our choice
in a quiet deposit of our ballot and
returned to our labors without the
usual hullabaloo which leaves us at
enmity with our friends and neigh
bors. Life is too short and serious to
spend much of it in that sort of thing
and the less we participate in it the
better oil’ we shall be.
The Breeze expects to figure in pol
ities in a most conservative way this
year. \\ o will advocate the democrat
ic principles, for we believe them to
he the best for the welfare of our peo
ple ; and where the democratic party
lias good men in (he race, we shall
support its candidates with all the rea
sonable force we can exercise; but in
SO doing we shall trespass on the rights
of no man who differs with us
neither shall we insinuate on
his motives or use unfair means
to defeat him. The Breeze lias suffer
ed enough already from these mistakes
in past campaigns and wo would have
the public to boar in mind that the
present management is in no wise re
sponsible for past management. W
believe that every man has a right to
his opinion as long as he is sane and
honest, and we surely will not fall out
with him because lie ditiers from us in
politics.
Let Coffee county have a decent and
peaceable election this year, and may
God help us to love our neighbors even
though they differ from us in opinion.
Oraiiil Jury I‘roblem.
Next week the grand jury will be in
session and it is extremely essential
that some provision be made to im
prove our public roads. The heaw
rains tout recently have fallen have
washed the roads into shreds, and the
good work that was done on them in
the fall is fast crumbling and dissolv
ing into ruin. If something i s not
done at once to keep up this work it
will be just that much labor lost and
that much expenditure of the county
funds scattered to the four winds.
It must be an evident fact to even
graud juror who will have this matter
under consideration that the old road
law cf summoning the citizenry to one
or two days work on the roads every
year is little better than a farce and
is wholly inadequate to the purpose.
The truth is, the roads never have
bean worked by this method and nev
er will he. It is entirely a hack num
ber, all out of date and ought to be
put behind us. Indeed, italready has
been abandoned and we cannot afford
to take a backward step.
The only question before the grand
jury next week, is what new plan shall
be adopted.
Whether we should use our county
convicts, employ a snperintendant
and let him take up the districts one
by one and use the funds as they were
apportioned last year, or whether a
general fund shall be created from the
the amount allowed by law for this
purpose, and a regular gang with a
superintendantbe employed, is not for
us to say, but for the grand jury to
consider.
One thing certain :whatever worthy
plan may he adopted is going to cost
something, and a tax will he required
to meet the expense. The people are
going to grumble if the tax is increas
ed. This is ce tain : they always do
object to anything that exacts cost.
But if this jury is progressive and fear
less in its duty, it will institute some
plan to give us good roads regard
less of present objection ; and in the
years to come the people will acquiesce
and bless them for their wisdom and
courage.
A general prohibitin rally will be
held in Atlanta on the 27 Inst, in which
Rev. Sam Jones, Dr. G mhrel of Mer
cer University and Dr. Warren Candler
of Emory College will take a conspic
ious part- Ilisevident that prohibi
tion will enter largely in the election
of representatives tiffs year, and can
didates will do well to hold the matter
in mind. Coffee, as usual, will send a
man favorable to tho measure.
He (Mr. Turner) don't pretend to
represent his dislriet. lie is represent
ing Cleveland Dingley and the gold
bugs. He iH against free coinage and
free Cuba too. He’s a monarchist. —
Jesup Sentinel. Go off, Editor Mili
ken, and straighten up your own
crookedness, and then cone back and
talk about one of the wlfftiest men in
America right.
The Republicans and the Populists
nro about to form a fusion ticket for
the state house offices and the negroes,
whose consent only would make such
i combination possible, say they must
have half the places on the ticket
Bill Pledger, probaly the most influ
ential negro in the state is to run for
Attorney .Goner il, if the ticket is
formed.
Mr. John W. Bennett was recom
ti.ed for solicitor general by the grand
jury of Appling county by a majority
of 20 to 3 over Mr. " r M. Toomer of
of the Brunswick circuit. Mr. Bennett
is quite popular in wiregrass Georgia,
and if elected to the position will no
doubt fill the office with credit to him
self and state—Atlanta Journal.
The Bulletin of Irwiuton,"Wilkison
Go. says the school commissioners of
that county are so ignorant that they
don’t know the multiplication table,
and the Bulletin lias made them a
standing oflerof live dollars apiece to
work out a common example in frac
tions within twelve hours.
The Manor Star is a bright paper
just received in tho Breeze sanctum.
It is published by M. E.Tison at Ma
nor. V are Cos, Ga. lis politics is
domocratic.it advocates sound money
and will support dußiguon for the
Senate.
Douglas is greatly in need of express
accomodations and there is plenty
of business to warrant an arrangement
by the proper authorities. Come, gen
tlemen, accomodate the people.
Capt. Cox of the Dade convict camp
has been discharged because lie was
too cruel. Now if the state will dis
charge the lessees all will be well
With Moody in Savannah aud Sam
Tones in Atlanta the Devil will take
up headquarters in Macon. At least
the democratic convention is to be
there.
There is a Methodist preacher in
C olloe county who docs not eat chick- j
eu. The nineteenth century never
ceases to develop anomalies.
Moody in Savannah isn’t holding s
candle light to Sam Jones iff Atlanta, i
MINING UNDER THE OCEAN.
Men Who Have to Dig and Delve Six Fath*
omn Below the Surface.
Thera is a striking oxample of
man’s boldness in searching for
wealth and his skill in securing it at
Betallock, near Cape Cornwall, Alas
ka. Betallock is a hold headland
composed of huge masses of horn
blende, masked by walls of slate,
against which the Atlantio surges
are constantly dashing. Tho perse
vering efforts of man have at this
point been more powerful than
thoso of nature.
“Kibbles” descend fathoms be
neath tho sea, and ascend again with
copper or tin ores, whioh are wheeled
away to larger heaps, where women,
hoys and girls separate various qual
ities with tho systematic industry of
workers in a factory. Everybody
and overything—rocks, platforms
and paths—is smeared with tho
prevailing rod hue dorivod from n
slight mixture of iron with oopper
or tin ores, and then the very muddy
stream flowing from the stamp mill
to the sou has imparted to the beach,
| tho breakers and the foam the same
rubicund tingo. If ore is ooming up
plentifully and of good quality, ev
erybody is pleased, and far down to
the gloomy depths of the mine,
whioh Cornish legends people with
spirits, tho nows that a now “bunch”
of copper has been struck, or the old
hole is growing richer, fills the
workers with professional joy.
As tho visitor creeps along tho
passages into which tho light of day
has nevor ontored ho hears compar
atively little until, becoming accus
tomed to tho darknoss, baroly illu
minated by the flicker of lamps, he
dimly distinguishes the stalwart
gnome at work. Coming from the
upper world amid tho din of hoavy
stamps and machinery above and
tho surge of the sea below, tho rat
tlo of wagons on tramways, and the
crowds of men and boys climbing up
and down paths whioh soom to ho
too steep for a goat, the modified si
lence of tho lovel strikes one as un
natural.
In placos, however, the guide may
ask the visitor to listen to a curious
sound. It is the booming of tho
waves above and tho grating of the
stonos on tho sea bottom. Then ho
is told, to give him oourage, that in
some of tho recossos of tho first lovel
tho oro has boon cut away until a
roof of not more than six feot thick
has boon left. First worked on tho
face of tho cliffs only, tho mino de
scended, level by level, until tho ex
cavations extended for more than
six fathoms inland, whilo the great
est dopth to which it has been sunk
is about 2,000 foot.—San Francisco
Chronicle.
Th© Geese Won.
A gontleman once laid a wager
with George IV that gooso would
boat turkeys in a race, says Tho
School and Homo. Tho king, think
ing that suoli a wager was already as
good as won, willingly made tho bot,
and the gontleman was left to choose
time and place and distanco. Being
well acquainted with tho habits of
tho birds, ho accordingly choso for
the timo tho evening, just before
sunset, and for tho plaoo tho road out
sido tho city walls, and a mile for
tho distanoe. The time came, and
each appeared with his flook of
birds, and tho raoo began. Long ere
tho end came tho sunset, and im
mediately true to their instincts, as
soon as tho sun had quite disap
peared, all tho turkeys flew up into
tho nearest troo to roost, and no per
suasion oould induoo them to budge
an inch farther—and tho goose,
whioh had boon slowly toddling on
behind, quiotly caoklod in—the win
ners.
llefore He Stabbed Her.
Soruo of the old follows wrote
tragodios—dull, cold, heavy produc
tions, every lino of whioh had been
polished till what little soul it orig
inally possessed had booon rubbod
out of it. Such incidents as the
dramas could boast wore drownod
uudov floods of talk. If the hero
wished to stab bis wife, ho stood
still with uplifted dagger while he
poured out a good 500 rhymed alex
andrines, and while he rested after
this tremendous performance the
lady “got off’ her chest,” as actors
call it, a like amount of verso in tho
shape of an appeal about as passion
ate and heart stirring as those beard
in the law courts when a barrister is
showing cause why a mandamus
should bo issued. All the Year
Hound.
Didn't Like It.
Tho abhorrence of respectable Brit
ish persons for the synonym for
"sanguinary” is almost as extraor
dinary as its popularity with the
lower classes. In days gone by
O’Connell spoke of the'‘base, bloody
and brutal Whigs,” and Tho Times,
in reporting him, rendered it very
ingeniously, with a view to exhibit
bis bad language, as the “base, b
and brutal Whigs.”
No Nonneaw About Her.
Skidds—Did she say it was so sud
den when you asked her to marry
you?
Askin—Of course she didn’t She
ffPiY i p jTit
; Swans Down—the i |r
sweetest bread and die | #
oil and climate never combined to
than that from which this peerless \
patent flour is milled.
IGLEIIEART’S
Swans Down Flour
is more economical than flours that cost less, because it makes better
food aud more of it. Ask for it and notice the brand when buying.
XL V. BQ'U&AAS,
mmm nmEwmm go.
£ff“\Vholesale and Retail Dealer in BEER, WINES, LIQUORS,
£4Sf Cigars and Tobacco.
JUG TRADE A Specialty.
J. J. L ~©~~TT~,
Wholesale || G-HOOEa,-,
TOBACCO, CIGARS, AND LIQUORS.
Also Flour, Meal, Grits, Grain, Hay and Bran.
214 BAT STREET.
BRUiSTSWICK. GF-A--
W e keep constantly on hand a full
and Assorted Line ol Stationery
AND AKE PREPARED TO PRINT
BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, ENVEL-
OrES, HAND BILLS, ETC.,
At prices that defy competition. BREEZE JOB OFFICE.
My son, deal with men who adver
tisc. You will never lose by it. —Benj
Franklin.
J. J. PARKER & C. N. FIELDING
JEW.ELEBS.
Watches, Clocks, Guns, Pistols an<
Sewing Machines Promptly-
Repaired.
Picture Frames of all Kinds & Size
COFFINS
AND
CASKEIh
Order of
Win. P \RFBR, Waycross
CAUTION
If you want to keep your good'
don't adiortise them in the
POPULAR
|1 PRICES
OO'pcr day—Single meals. 25c.
House,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
Over-Profit Paying
Stop it
Get our Great Catalogue and Buy
ers Guide. We’ll send it for ij
cents in stamps to nay part postage
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descriptions, everything that's usei
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Money to Loan.
Tile Inter-State Building and
Loan Association, of Atlanta, Ga.,
loans money to its members at a
cheap rate of interest, and on easy
terms. It is now ready for doing
business in Douglas. For further
particulars apply to J. A. Daught
ry, local secretary and treasurer, or
C. W. Infinger, local agent.
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Business j
1 Colleges!
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} Montgomery, Ala., J
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M Cheapest and best. Endorsed by Ex- m
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B {picmteiits of Education, Boards of l
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■ tions. Students’railroad fare paid and B
m credit given for half of tuition until 1
I they aie placed in situations. Ho .id Jr
a < Tho Massey Colleges receive i
I more calls from business firms for their \
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M atioiis in six months. Send at once B
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[ President. 6
\ $30.C00 00. >
/ We have hundreds of letters like the /
I following: m
Montgomery. Ala., July 5, 1333. /
V B. IF. itssscj/, Praidmt: %
J Dear Sir—Fiv? years airo I was w.irk- J
f lngoti a fnn, getting S’.OO 00 rervear. /
I I took a course in Telegraphy at votir l
1 Colleae on borrrwd money.' Immeiii- 1
f auly upon graduating, you secured tor J
f me a situation a. telegrapher and s:a /
1 tion agent on the Ala. Grt. So. R. R. I
1 From that day to this my success has A
M been onward and npward. To dav I J
f am train dispatcher at a raiarv' of g
\ Si-VO.OO per year. J. E. Cole. I
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
GEO. R. BKIGGS.
—ATTORNEY AT LAW—
DOUGLAS, - - - - GA.
Strict attention given to all business
J Lee Crawley
Attorney -at-Law
VAYCItOSS, :::::::: GEORG IA
Will attend the monthly and quar
terly term of the City Court of
Coffee
It. G. DICKERSON,
Attorney-at-Law,
Somerville, : : Georgia,
Will attend Superior Court in Cof
fee county.
Xu, J\ TIPPIR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Hazlehurst, : : ; : : Ga
Will attend terms of City and
Superior Courts of Coffee county All
Legal matters.attended to promptly.
W 31. Toomer
A TTOItXEY-AT-LA IP,
WAYCROSS, : : : : ; GEORGIA.
W ill attend all terms of County and
Superior court of Ooflee county. All
legal matters attended to promptly.
C. A. WARD Jk. F. W. DART
WARD & DART.
L and IP YEIIS,
Douglas, : : : : : ; . . . .
Will practice together’in all the court
of Coffee county, except City court,
and elsewhere by special contract.
Prompt attention given to all legal
matters.
UR TP, IV. TERRELL,
Vhysiciau and Surgeon.
For seven years has made a special
study of diseases peculiar to worn en
and children, both in private and hos
pital practice. Douglas, Ga. 0-26-95.
W. F. SIBBETT.
PHYSICIAN it SURGEON.
DOUGLAS,
Calls promptly answered day
or nigh t.
Dr. W A. Moore
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
WILLACOOCHEE, : : ; GEORGIA
All calls attended to, day or night.
W. M. Carter
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Vickren, : : : Georgia,
All calls promptly attended day or
night.
Dr. J. A. Pugh
Dentist.
Headquarters Pearson, Ga. Branch
offices, Douglas and Willacoochee. Per
sons wishing work at other points write
me. 1 am fully prepared to do any
kind of work pertaining to the art.
Crown and Bridge work a specialty.
I will be at the following places on the
following dates: Douglas, Ist to oth
Broxton, 6th to 12th, McDonald’s Mill,
12th to 18th, Pearson, 18th to 24th, Wil
lacoochee, 24th to 50th.
JNO. M. HALL,
—Ehysician and Surgeon—
Wilcox, - - - Georgia.
All calls promptly answered night
or day. Charges reasonable.
N. F. GOOD YET!
Blacksmith and Wheelwright,
DOUGLAS, - - - - GEORGIA
I am fully prepared to do all kinds
of work in my line.
Such as making and repairing bug
gies, wagons, road carts, timber cartr,
etc., etc.
HORSE SHOEING a special
ty.
I would be pleased to have the pa'-
ronage of the pub’ic. Respectfully,
2-23-93-t.f IST. F. GOODYEAR,
C. C. THOMAS,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
Way-cross, - - Georgia.
Special attention given to practice in
the City and Superior Court! of
Coffee County.
GUS L. BRACK,
City Auctioneer. Douglas, Ga.
Consignments Solicited.
Full & prompt remittances guaranteed.
Schedule on Douglas & McDonald R.R.
Leave McDonald 11:30
“ Sweats Still 11:45.
“ Lowthers 12:05.
“ Moores 12:23
“ Downing 1:05.
Arrive Douglas 1:25.
RETURNING;
Leave Douglas 2 :20.
“ Downing 2 40.
“ Moores 3:17.
“ Lowthers 3:35
“ Sweats Still 3:55*
Arrive McDonald 4:15.
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for all BLOC&