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VOL. IX. The Breeze Directory COUNTY OFFICERS. Ordinary.—Thomas Young. Sheriff.—William Tanner. Clerk Superior Court —D. W. Gaskin. Treasurer —Richard Kirkland. Tax Collector —Thos. L. Paulk. Tax Receiver —Dennis Vickers. Surveyor—Tharp Bailey. Goronor —Manning Teston, County Commissioners- C. A. Ward jr. Chairman, H. C. Girtman, Jno. L. Tysou, John Fussell, Joel Gaskin. Geo. R. Briggs, Clerk. Meets first Monday in each Month City Court.—F. Willis Dart, Judge; J. M. Denton. Solicitor; W. A. J. Smith, Slierifl'; Geo R. Briggs Clerk. Monthly terms 3rd Mondays in each month; quarterly terms 3rd Mondays in January, April, July and October. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor, Geo. R. Briggs. Aldermen, E. A. Buck, B. Peterson, J. T. Relihau, A. C. Sweat, W. W. Mc- Donald. Treasurer, B. Peterson. Clerk, J. T. Relihan. Marshal, N. T. Creel. - Church Directory. Methodist, 4th Sunday at 11 a. nr. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. J, P. Dickiuson, Pastor. Suuday school at 3 p. m. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. P. L. SMITH LAIDYER. Douglas, : : : •' Georgia Will practice in all the courts of Coflea and Appling counties, anil elsewhere by special contract- All business promptly attended to F. WILLIS DART, ATTORNEY-AT-T, AW. Douglas , Ga. OFFICE OVER PETERSON & RUTOMMI’S STORE. C. A. AVAR I) JR L J IYYEK, ■ Douglas, : : : : : Ga. GEO. R. BRIGGS. —ATTORNEY AT LAAV — DOUGLAS, - - GA. Strict attention given to all business A. S. Hall. E. K. Wilcox. HALL & WILCOX Attorneys ami Counsellors at Law. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. Will practice regularly in the courts of Coffee and adjoining counties. Prompt attention given to all busiuess. J. J. Walker, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Douglas, Ga. Practices in all of the counties or tiie lirunswick and adjoining circuits. All business entrusted with me will have my prompt attention. w. F. SIBBETT. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Douglas, : t Ga, Calls promptly answered day or niaht. UK. W, IV. TERRELL, Physician and Surgeon. For seven years has made a special study of diseases peculiar to women and children, both in private and hos pital practice. Douglas, Ga. G-25-95. W. 31. Carter PHYSICIAN AM) SURGEON. Pickren, : : : Georgia, AH calls promolly attended day ot si#-- ARTHUR E. OOCKRAN, lawyer. Waycross Ga.,' .... P. 0, Box 173. (Plf FJCE O>'ER PpSTOFFIftF.) P).ac{,!i;e regular in Appljtig, Wayne, Pipr.-c, Clinch, Coffee, Ware, Glynn. Cam lieu, and Charlton, cotmuies, composing Bfiipswicg circuit. W Mf Tpower A TTOHXDY-A l-LA 11, WAYCROSS, : : : : : GEORGIA Will attend all terms of City and Superior court ci Coffee county. All IpgVt UigtLrs altautlpd to promptly v— RIiER S HOPS R. fETER-SON, Propr eti.rs. COLUMBUS WASHINGTON, The Dandy Barber. The Ir.ntru^H ■" :m ' -■ v • • 1 H In ' • Can wo translate the nu-an in Which God oft writes in cipher IrtcmTumfc. Not till Love comes in all his strength and tor* ro.r Can we road others’ hearts, not till then know A wide compassion for all human error Or sound tho quivering depths of mortal woe. Not till wo sail with him o’er stormy oceans Have wo seen tempests. Hidden in his hand Ho holds tho keys to all the great emotions. Till he unlocks them none can understand. Not till wo walk with him on lofty mountains Can we quite measure heights. And, oh, tad truth, When onoe wo drink from his immortal foun tains We bid farewell to the light heart of youth! Thereafter our most perfect day will borrow A dimming shadow from some dreaded night. So great grows joy it merges into sorrow, And evermore pain tinctures our dolight. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Waiting For the Bugle. We wait for tho bugle. The night dews are cold; Tho limbs of the soldiers feol Jaded and old; The field of our bivouac is windy and bare; There is load in our joints; there is frost in our hair; The future is vailed and its fortune unknown As ivo lie with hushed breath till tho bugle is blown. At the sound of the bugle each comrade shall spring Like an arrow released from tho strain of the string. The courage, tho impulse, of youth shall come back To banish the chill of the drear bivouac, And sorrows and losses and cares fade away When that life giving signal proclaims tho new day. Though the bivouac of age may put ice in our veins, And no fiber of steel in our sinew remains; Though the comrades of yesterday’s march aro not b are, And the sunlight seems palo, and the branches are sear; Though the sound of our cheering dies down to a moan, We shall find our lost youth wbon the bugle i3 blown. —T. W. Higginson in Atlantio Monthly. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no tricx about it. Aanybody can try it who lias Lame Back and weak kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. Wo mean lie can cure him self right away by taking Eletric Bit ters. This medicine* tones ip the whole system, acts as a stimulant to Liver and Kidney, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It discs Constpation Headache, Fainting spells, Sleepless ness and Melancholy, It is purely vegtable, a mild laxative and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric liitters aud be convinced that they are miracle wokcr. Every bot tle gui ran teed. Only 50c pens a bot tle at any drug store. An Old Idea. Every day strengthens the belief of emi nent physicians that impure blood is the cause of the majority of our diseases. Twenty-five years ago this theory was used as a basis for the formula of Browns’ Iron Bitters. The many remarkable cures effected by this famous old household remedy ajar sufficient to prove that the theory is correct. Browns’ Iron Bitters is sold by all dealer*. Skin Diseases. For the speedy and permanent cure of tetter, salt rheum and eczema, Cham berlain’s Eye and Skin Ointment is without an equal. It relieves the itch ing and smarting almost instantly and its continued lisp effects a permanent cure. It also cures jteh, barber’s itch, scald head, sore nipples, itching piles, chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and granulated lids. Dr. Ctaifs Utmdiiuui Dowdei’S for horses aro tho host tonic*, blood purifier •*nd vermifuge. Price, 25 cents. Bold by \V. F. SIBBETT. N. F. GfOODYE’B Blacksmith and SkclwiUM, DOUGLAS, - - - - GEORGIA I am fully prepared to do all kimlf of work in my line. Such as making aud repairing hug gies, wagons, road carts, timber carta etc., etc. £Hr HORSE SHOEING a special •y- I would be pleased to have he pa ronage of tho pub’ic. Respect ully, 2-23-98-tf V F. OOOTVVF A W ~ Trade Marks Designs >ff fft* . Copyrights &c. Anyone sending .1 sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whrther an invention is probably patentable. fv.nimnnioß th<ns strictly conadcntfaL Handbook on Patents w-pt free. Oldest asrency for eecuriOfr patents. patents taken through &un;i Cos. ry’ceivo iptctitf ivtticd, withoyii chsrse. in {ha Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific journal. Term?. $3 a year; four months, fl. Sokl by all newsdealers. MUNN & Cos. 36,8 oadw -> New York Branch Office. 625 F St„ Washington, D. C. •JGLAS, GA. SATURDAY SEI’T. 10. 1898. fESBITT REVIEWS - HIS STEWARDSHIP The Retiring Commissioner of Agriculture to Farmers. GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT 110 Gives u Grief Kesimio of tho Inno vations and Retrenchments Inaugu rated Since 110 Took CTutrgo of tho Department Ktgut Years Ago. Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, Sept. 1, 1808. As this will perhaps be my last "monthly talk” to tho farmers of Geor gia boforo my successor takes charge of the affairs of tho agricultural depart ment, I wish through fhi3 medium to thank the people of the state and the farmers moro especially for the manner in which they have “held up my hands” in my efforts to build up the agricult ural interests of the state and to focus publio attention on some of the moro important agricultural issues of the day. I am indeed grateful for the considera tion and courtesy which I have received from a largo majority of my follow citi zens during my administration of tho affairs of the agricultural department, and I feel that I owe it to myself aud to them to give a short review of my stew ardship sinco they entrusted mo with so important work. Notwithstanding the wiso and benofi- Cent aims of its founders, some un checked abuses had found their way into tho agricultural department through the inspection of oils aud fertilizers, duties simple euongh iu themselves, re quiring integrity of purpose rather than suporior skill aud knowledge, but which brought disproportionately largo emolu ments to tho fortunate holders of such positions. In justice to my predecessors it should be stated that the condition referred to was the outgrowth of an nnforseen and rapidly increased consumption of both oils and fertilizers, for which no provision was made in the pUiute law of tho stare. At leading central points like Atlanta or Savannah, under this system, ns much as SB,OOO or SIO,OOO annually were received by indi vidual inspectors of oils and fertilizers, these two offices being at that finio con solidated. That is, one inspector re ceived about as much as the outiro su preme judiciary of tho state. In 1890, vyhen I took charge, the formers, whose interests were especially to be servod by the department, having found a few taros amidst an abundance of wheat, were iu the front ranks of those who were willing to tear down an institu tion which had been built up mainly for thoir protection and guidance. I don’t think I am assuming too much when I state that, in tho eight years of my incumbency the department has gradually boon growing in favor with fho farniers and that my earnest efforts to make if effpctiytdy and actively use ful to them are even now bearim, fruit. Tho state legislature was in session when I took charge in 1890, and I im mediately suggested and urged the abol ishment of the system by which oil in spectors were receiving such oxhorbi taut fees. An act allowjqg tlmui to re tain only $125 per month'out of inspec tors’ receipts and requiring them to make monthly returns to tho state treasury of all sums in excess of this amount, was approved Dey 20, 1899, aud since then by this ill novation from oil aud $125,000 ffoui fertilizers have been saved to the state and placed in the treasury. In December, 1891, following the same line of retrenchment, the fixed salaries of the 12 guano inspapfyrs weft! reduced front ijj}2o.(jb to $83.38 per mpnth, arid billy four of these were kept pn duty tho whole year, the others from four to six months. Here was another saving of several thousand dollars!. The, pfficq expenses were also reduced by the pab;iypf pup plprjc si,Soqof)' annually, juid* although tho office duties have steadily increased until t.hev have Imc-n A Fleshy Consumptive Did you ever see one ? Did you ever hear of ? Most certainty not. Con sumption is a disease that invariably causes loss of flesh. If you are light in even if your vuugn is only a slight cine, you should certainly take Scott’s Emuslion of cod timer oil miilh hypo phosphites. ‘ No remedy is such a perfect prevent ive to consumption, .just the moment your throat begins to weaken and you find you are losing flesh, you should begin to take it. And no other remedy has cured s() many cases of consumption. Unless you are far advanced whn this disease, Scott’s Emul sion will hold every in ducement to you for a perfect cure. All Druggists, roc. and si. SCO I r t.- Ito-W.n Chemists, N. V. more than ribuDied'ann trebled, the work lias been carried on by the original number of clerks, with a slight increase of salaries. During my administration the whole plan of fertilizer inspection has been revolutionized. The old plan was in bulk, and b.Jure leaving the factories. The now bill, which is now the law, was most carefully planned to give lull protection to both buyer and seller. Jt provides that the inspecting shall be done only after the fertilizer is shipped to different points and put upon tho market iu separate packages. The pro visions of this bill are such as to place Georgia in the lead ns to tho judicious and careful supervision elf her immense fertilizer trade. This law, ns compared with those in force in other states, is superior, which is evidenced by the fact that many inquiries have conic on this subject to this department from differ ent southern states. The Georgia fer tilizer la w has finally become the basis for similar laws in her sister states. Another important change has boon the removal of the state laboratory from Athens to tho capital, where tho impor tant work of analyzing every brand put on salo in the state, is carried on under the immediate supervision and inspeo tian of the commissioner of agriculture. This affords increased advantages and facilities to tho state chemist in his daily routine work which has increased tremendously since 1800. Another innovation wliioh has made the department tho medium of comnm cating valuable information to tho farm ers throughout the state is the substitu tion of plate matter, furnished to the weekly press, in lien of the circulars and bulletins previously issued. The "monthly talks” and answers to ques tions containing practical hints on topics connected with the farm, the garden, the dairy, the orchard and kindred sub jects, carefully arranged as to time and season of the year, are published in the weekly papers of the state. These go to the remotest sections each month and thousands of farmers, who are practi cally cut off from the usual sources of information, aro thus reached anil placed in touch with the busy world and kopt informed on many subjects most valua ble in tho conduct of their farm opera tions. Besides theso publications the de partment has issued a handsomely illus trated manual on titled “Georgia, a Fair Fieid For Homeseekopa and In vestors,” and in addition to this an ptUer larger volume has been prepared and issued entitled “Georgia, Her Re sources aud Possibilities. ” The latter volume woa intended os a sequel to "The Corn!noum'aitil of Georgia,” and not only points out the various advances piaffe iu tha economic miinstrlca of the fityfr, but shows by an exhibit of the resources of every county through out her length and breadth what her boundless possibilities are. Both of these volumes hnyo boon eircnlated and widely rend, and i be lieve have been largely instrumental in advertising tho enormous advantages wliioh our state offers to tWe seeking homos in a healthy section, whore wise laws are rigidly enforced, and where the faithful laborer will in duo time reap fho rewards of faithful work. To roy record in the agricultural de partment | efi< refer with a feeling of pyiuo. Tuo department has boon blevated to a high plane of usefulness, and the farmers throughout tho stu.tft aro beginning to realize its inmpqihnoe and close relation whihU >*' bears to every line of their, business. The oppo v'itiy.p mffon’g them to the department, i>iicd so pronounced, has subsided, nnd it is with gratitudo that I point tn tho fact, that my staunchest have come from the <>i the farm ers, those wkft once bo bitterly opposed ji. 4 trust that tho farmers will extend to my successor tho same cordial sup port that they have given to r>\p that ho will rise to the full measure of the vast work yet fp, W accomplished through tbj Qcorgia department of ag riculture, ' It is tho farmers who keep tho life blood of our country in fresh., \ipnlny condition. Tho bnsipc;* A ‘fanning feeds tho wfyolji popple'. It is tho basis !f tbc prosperity of onr transportation fpos in railroads aud ships, ns well as of all the money transactions of the country. It pays its own taxes and piuch beside;, that should lie paid by the mallied powers of the country. It sends the life blood coursing through the ar teries of trade and commerce. It lies at tho foundation of the moral and po litical power of the nation. Without its sturdy support all that is beautiful iu literature and art, and oven iu sci emo, would languish and die. Statis tics show that but for Iho i uf\)s.io*i pf fresh blood from the , ;,iiij,uy into city families the '.atlyi Yvquid (jio out ih tkreo generations- ' - It lias been said that the. success of q nation is measured by the condition .! its agriculture. Grunting tin.* to be true, how all important that every means, agricultural departments, ox nyrimtiit stations, farmers’ institutes, agricultural and mechanical colleges, agricultural societies, farmers’ ciuba, county aud state fairs, ir, oilier words every educational engine should be used to elevate ygui broaden our agricultural interests. 1 believe that Georgia is on the threshold of a wonderful nj*ricnlfc uial era. May her jieople, from the governor down to tho humblest citizen within her borders, work harmoniously and together to secure the advantages which will accrue to each aud every one of them, when Georgia becomes a self sustaining state, buying largely, peis haps, but selling more. Ik T\ Nesbitt, Commissioner, An Uncertain Dinita., Th*re la no disease mteoMaln In its nature than iiyyr.pß*!i. Physicians say that the symptoms of no two on**?* ftgre**. It ia therefore most difficult to make a correct diagnosis. No matter how severe, or under what di/iguiscdyspepsia attacks vou. Brown,’ iron Bitters will cure it. Invaluable in r A diseases of the stomach, blood an-' i,.. ,e-. Browns’ Iron Bitters is su'd by *ff dealer .. Under Democratic administration Georgia pays $223,000 this year 'or negro education. THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. A Good, Strong Ticket That Will M he Taken Down. At the democratic convention held here Monday Ilm following ticket was nominated: For Representnti vo, John Vickers. For Sheriff, Jos. A. Dauphin y. For Oink, Melvin Tanner, For Tax Collector, Allen Carver. For Tax Receiver, Henry C. Girtman. For Treasurer, (No nomination.) For Surveyor, James (iillis. For Coroner, Dr. Geo. M. Ricketson. After the nominations were over, Elder John Vickers, (he nominee for the Legislature, made a good, old-fash ioned democratic speech and wan cheered to the echo. Ihe above is a good, strong ticket, selected by 101 of the best men in the county, and as the democratic party has no self-appointed bosses, our ticket will stand just as nominated. The Peach Crop—Canning FoetoHes. Question.—Can you give mo some idea of the size of this year’s peaoh crop ami its value to the growers? 1 nnjoi* its not value. Answer, -Wa can only- approximate the ku of the crop, i V n(l as tqn returns are not yet reported cc,n hnly form a partially correct (,f s value. Be sides the larejjg'fnuount af i lonlei and t'Vff* lb asands of Vaishnls wasted Ivfffit inadequate shipping facilities, and Lie king continued rains, there were shipped man Georgia 2.209 carloads oi peaches. As eaoh ear contains (100 crates of 8 pecks each, this represents 450 bushels to the car, in round num bers 990,000 bushels in all. It is gen erally agreed that at loast ono-thirff of tho fruit was wasted. The demand for crates was iruvli largor than tho sup ply. The peach crop, matures and is marketed in s; wry limited time, and the dhV.vv < securing crates ennsbd a V-'*vy h’ss of the most saleable peaches, white thousands of bo hols, of second quality, were either fed to the pigs or suffered tq ot oil the ground. Had there *<-,->n canning I'm forms and ov'ap motors conveniently located much of this loss could have been prevented, and instead in paying larger t urns the coming season for canned ami evapo rated pcip'bw, shipped into the state front v-<side sources, l lus home demand,- always a steady one, could have been supplied by our own people, ffanning factories can bo sa quickly erected that even after the crop has become set, mill a fair eftlumtsu of its amount is thus rendered possible, enterprising workers mav get everything- in readiness for utilizing the surplus fruit, should the promise of ■ ; iu.- h/ tie- outlay. Under the conditions surrounding our peach production, Georgia being the largest producer and shipper in tie Union, it will certainly pay to “gather up tho fragments, tlmt nothing he lost.” We trust that in the future adequate arrangements will be made to utilize us nearly as possible every bushel of Geor gia’s truly wonderful peach crop.—Stule Agricultural Department.. ffj. J%. Kit 1* O H. T A. . tor, /j The Kind You Haw Always Bought When you cull for DfWitt’s Wil.cli Hazel Salve the grant pile cure, don’t accept anything else. Don’t bet; Ik ed into accepting a .substitute, for piles, for seres, for burns. Buck A Downing. A Narrow lOscapo. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, H. 1). “Was taken with a had cold which settled on my lungs; cough set iu and finally termi nated in Consumption. Four Doctors gave me up, saying I could live blit a short time f gave myself up to my Savior, determined if f eon >1 not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones, above. My hus band was advised to get Dr. King’s I New Discovery foe Consiimpli-m I Coughs and t V-.'s. 1 gave it a trial, took in ell eight bottles. It. lias cured ! me, and thunk God I am saved and j now a well aud beat thy woman.” Trial bottles free at all Drug Stores. Regular size -Vie and SI.OO. Unarntccd I or fries refunded. NUMBER 15 BABY’S SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter Tells ali about Her Troubles when Gaby Broke out with Scrofula Sores. “At the age of two months, my bah begun to have soi.es break.out on his right check. Wo usid all tho external ap plications that we could think or hear of, to no avail. The sores spi < ..d all over one [side of ids face. We consulted n pliysi c\m amt tried ids medicine, and in a week the sore v.as gone. But to my surprise In two weeks moro another scrofulous look bit, .tor,; appeared on baby’s arm. It grew worse and worse, and when ho was three months old, I began giving him Hood’s Sarsaparilla. .1 also took Hood’s Kai: sparilla, and before the first hottlo was finished, the sores were well and have never returned. He is now four years old, but ho lias never had any sign ot those scrofulous sores sinco he was cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, for which I feci very grateful. My boy owes his good health and smooth, fair skin to this great med icine.” Mrs. S. S. Wrotkn, Farming ton, Delaware. Get, only Hor-cps. Mood’s Pills HOTIGL Council met in regular session with the following nllieots present: Mayor Ge<>- It. Briggs ; Ablei men, E, \. Buck, l’>. Peterson ami Jno. T. itelUuuitab sent A. (!. Sweat.•uni \V. \V, McDmiaM, the Minutes oi the last meet In.>; were iv.nl and adopted, ex,-opt the time lor paying lb, city advalorinn tax. II was extended to October 1, lottS, Ad parl ies interested w ill please take m.liee as I lie books will positively rlo.-v m; ih.-il dale ale! e ('. 111 inns w'lt tie i...,. : ■ d:■ - gainst all delinquent:.. I here being no further bn e. . : i 'imeei! adjourned. G 1. T 5 i: ; . Mayor. Vatii-ilil* fo Women. Especially valuable u, women is Browns’ Iron litters. Backache vanishes, headaclia disappears, strength takes the place of iveskness, and the glow of health readily comes to the pallid elieek when this won derful remedy is taken. For sickly children nr overworked men it has no equal. No home should he without this famous remedy. Browns’lron Bitters ir sold l>y all dealers. Dougins & McDuiiiild Railway BCH3 DTTXjIG . . • j ' ■ - A.r A-id i. IT. f. M, Iv. McDonald 113:0 Ly. Douglas 3:2!) Sweat llG.il Downing 2:50 Lowther 12:10 N’w IlavonS: , Lohl-Mt. 12:151 I )aik Mnt r, 8:1 i Dark Hill ry 19:2.V t Lost Ait 8:95 N'w Ilavcnl3:-15i Lovvtlioi- 8:80 Downing 12:50 Sweat. 8:5. Ar. Dodgier l:lo|.\i-. Me Donald 4:1( J. S. Bailey & Cos. R. I’. Taylor, Conductor. irnmktMmwim TY/ 'ME'I i! cl 8, to think "fo- male ai.';ca;.M ,p.\ J could only bs treated after ‘do ma 'FT A cal examina [M ‘W tions” by phyii ( wl, clans. Dread of such treatment 2® ) kept thousands of modest women | silent about their suffering. The in -3 troduclion of 1 V/Ine of Cardu! has now demon strated that nine-tenths of all the jj ca-'-s ri menstrual disorders do 9 not require a physician’s attention 1 at all. The simple, pure Lrj-fo M- £LPFE ’5 V A < *■. lar.cn in the privacy of a woman’s ov/r, home insures quick relief and [ speedy cure. Women need net I hesitate now. Wine cf Cu:dui re quires no humiliating cxr.mina- I tions fj.” its adoption, ltcuresor.y | disease that comes under the lvid J of “Icmals troubles”—di-o . ; menses, falling of the v "whites,”change ot lit It : women beautiful by nisi.!:.,' ti. r.i i well. It keeps them young by { keeping them hc-uay. i>!.o'J at j tho dr •i store. For r.dvlco in cises r.' j!rlng' spcciil I Jirc'T.lons, t-J j. . r ..r 3- 1t.3. the ***.r'ii<3* Advleory L'. :art- ffn!.’* Tbc Cc., Chailo m t in# W. 5. fcDI/ISON,IS.!).,Car v, Hiss., says: |l ! ur v Wine of extensively in my practice £ . and fluid :. arr: j-: pr. c*; 1 lent prV.pjrs.tion (ar femalo troubles. ’*