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CROPS !N GEORGIA HELPED BY RAINS No Further Cultivation Aftei % | This Date Required. WORE FOR COMING MONTH Commissioner of Agriculture NosWfi Urges Continued Activity In Carry ing Out I'lons Formulated at the Beginning of the Vcur. Department of Aomcur.Tuim, Atlanta, Ang. l, 1698. The widely distributed rains, follow ing the long continued dronth, have cansed some shedding of the cotton, j and, in sojno Instances, came too late tc rescue the corn crop, but, as a rule, crothroughout the state are in good condition and further cultivation aftei this date is not only unnecessary, but might prove actually hurtful. The •‘laying by” of * these standard crops should not mean a cessation of farm activity, nor an entire abandonment <>i the plans so carefully formulated in ;iw beginning of the year. Fortunately for Georgia the strictly "cotton farm,” ex cept in rare instances, is a thing of the past. in nearly all sections of the state Chore is hay to be saved, orchards and vineyards to bo looked after, cuttle and hogs to rooeivo the proper care, and lastly, fall crops to be prepare l for. Another important branch of his work, to which the average farmer has been so far woefully indiiforent, is the de struction of the various insect enemies, which arc beginning to Infest our fields and depredate cm our cro]#*. To keep those In check it bus become necessary that each individual farmer wage an incessant warfare on them. At this Heason much may lie dono to des troy their brooding places. In tho Stubblefields, in the fence corners ami in many byplaces they will Ist found entrenched, preparing for their winter accommodation in order to be ready in the spring to start out on their destruc tive work with the first warm days. If neglected now the result will lie an as tonishing increase in numbers and in tiie amount of injury to various crops. In Tennessee •in 1804 the chinch bug was observed In different sections of the state, but not in numbers sufficient to cause any alarm and no precautions wore .taken to prevent their reappear ance. In I8!)i1 a territory of nearly (100 square miles was literally covered by those depredators, and tho farmers iii this auction not only sustained great loss by tbn.actual injury'to their crons, but weno compelled. to at considerable ex jvnmxleHlroy the hordes of bugs which infested every payt of their fields. \Vb need not therefore lay tho flattering unct ion to our sonls that tho season of “laying by” is a season of entire "rest.” While there may lie a comparative let rip in tho driving work necessary to tho prelaw.management of your standard crops there are still various farm oper ations just as important which should no* lie “laid by.” Indeed, after nearly •til years’ experience on the farm, wo have come to t lie'conclusion that, f<ir tho up-to-date farmer, “layingby time” comes only when life itself ceases. ( KALI. CHOPS. Because wo have failed In one or even two trials with crimson clover we should not abandon to grow r ft. It is certainly'a most valuable adjunct to our forage supply, besides performing for our lauds during tho winter the work which tho pea crop accomplishes in tho summer, namely, sttjring up both linmus and nitrogen' for future crops. Tho general mistake hi planting fall oats and rye, two of our most impor tant- crons, is that they are pnt In too late and the land is not made rich ■enough. If tile seed are put In early and the crop forood forward by high manuring, tho result is usually most satisfactory. In very wild weather it is always "the noli snots which escape, sometimes when tho ynxir thin spots are entirely killed out. Tho pres ent year the spring oats were nn entiro failure, while tl;o fall crop was unusu ally lino. August is none too early to begin the prepiralions for all crops to l>o sown in tho fall. After the land is thoroughly broken it should be har rowed and reharrowed until smooth and tine. Time was when the prepare tion and cultivation of our lands, though of the rudest and most Imperfect character, produced phenomenal crops, iHvauso the virgin soil abouuded in the elements of plant food. But tpday, thoughtful farmers roalizo the fact that, even in our incomparable climate, where we can produce two or three crtips on the same laud each year, the time has passed when muscle can count against brain. All over the state we bogiu to set- the evidences of this. lIKAIN WOKK. Intelligent energy Is taking tho plane of mere plodding. The farmers who have a weal defined, thoroughly studied plan, which they follow with unfailing pertinacity, are tho men who are forg ing to the front in successful agricult ure. • Science, by its discovery of com plete plant foods, and bv its equally im, portent findings as to tiie food require ments of different crops, points out tiie means, but it remains for the farmer to take hold of these means and by Ju dicious rotation of crops, thorough preparation of the land and proper cultivation, to promote the chemical necessary to the must profitable development of ills business. Suae of the results of such methods are seen m the yields ffi wheat and oats reported to this department the present year, larger than over bo fore, in some cases almost phenomenal. THE STANDARD BALE. Equally important with the careful saving and baling of our cotton is the necessity of meeting the complaints made by the various transportation com panies and mills against the different sizes of our American bales. The loss of space in storing these hales, and the generally damaged condition in which our cotton reaches foreign markets, have iriven rise to ageneral protest, and as about three-fourths of our cotton is handled by Luropcau buyers, it is to our interest to meet their demands in this respect. T!>o discriminations which may be made'against our cotton on account of these objections may amount in the ag gregate to an incredible sum. It has been found after several tests that tho best size for convenience of handling and storing Is tho Irak* mads from a press measuring Si 4 Inches In width bv 64 inches In length. This is the size ad vocated by nil t!i cotton growers’ asso ciations. This size, 24x64, has been found to press to a greater density, and after being compressed for final ship merit the original bagging will entirely j cover the oompressed bale and thus much of the injury from the rough handling of Our cotton will bo pro vented. All this redounds to the Interest of the farmer, because all the extra ex penses from waste of sparse, higher in surance and actual waste of cotton ara charged against his cotton in tho gen eral account, and any method which will reduce these expenses will add that much to tiie price. In a circular addressed to the ginnera of the south, issued by J. 11. Sloan of Augusta, Ga., one of the leading cotton men of the south, ho says that our cot ton, as a rule, reaches the European manufacturers in such badly damaged condition that they refuse to pay a good price for it. He has made a study of this subject and is in a position which glvoe him every opportunity of ascer tain',!);’ its • ae status. In ms address to the ginners in it.;-v. We take the liberty of calling your | attention to the Importance of exerting ' all our efforts in favor of the adoption ! of tho standard size cotton halo, which j is a bale made in a press box, measuring j on the Inside 24 inches wide by 64 inches long, and deep enough to make a bale : weighing about 600 pounds. TlTis well understood that tho tnoro 1 cotton that can bo stowed in a steamer, j the less the freight and consequently 1 tho more tiie cotton grower will receive i for his crop. It naturally seems that -a few inches In the i izo or bales would 1 make no difference, hut a few Inches running irregularly through an ocean steamer amounts to, great loss of space, and in stowing bales of irregular sizes, | they are so screwed in odd shaped spaces as to often break, and nearly always are torn and twisted out of shape by tho I time they reach the forelgu ports. Tho lost spaces. also form air passages and | in ease of a fire the damage is much \ greater, consequently the insurance is ! higher than it should 1. The samo | complaints are made by the railroads and by tho mills when they put their cotton in warehouses. We think wo have fully explained tho i reasons fpr this change, and that it is to your interest to do all that is in your ! power to liavo ovory ono make this ! change by next season. As u general j rule, tho press boxes Will liavo to bo made smaller, cither one way or both. This can bo done with very little ox | pens') by lining the inside-with hoards, I one lining on another whore the size is to le reduced several inches. Then the j follow block can bo sawn off to fit tho I box. The cost of making this change fn most cases will not exceed $5.00. Wo have received letters from a ma jority of the ginners in our territory, i and they promise to alter their press ! boxes to the standard size. Wo rc sportfully solicit tho co-oporatlon of all growers and thoso interested in tho i cotton crop, to urge upon tho glnnors tho importance of makftg all bales of | tfifi standard sizo, as tho success of this I movement and the benefits to bo derived | from it depend upon" them. We are ! confident that a large lqajorlty of the ginners will make this change, but it is I necessary that the change lie as near I universal us possible. ! ' Lot farmers interest themselves in - this, to them, vital question, and urge ! upon their ginners tho importance of a j uniform size for press boxes. 11. T. NtcwpiTT, Commissioner. All pupils of school aye who have j not had the benefit of public fund, are entitled to their share during the Fall term. Those who have had the bene fit of a part of the six and a half months are entitled to tho remainder during the Fall term, beginning Aug ust 22nd. Let all attend and get ben efit of the public fund. J. R. Overman. AK7LCLGO WEEDER. On exhibition at Elisha Vickers’store Douglas, Georgia. great labor saver. Levels the laud for luiy. Harrows in oats nrter the land is hrok'Mqi. Fall.at my place ami see it at work; Yours uVv .1 esse Lott, Mill, shall Ashley :,ud<e\v ard Lott recommend it. lion Thonjas Young says it is worth four times tU price, J no. Vickers, Wdlaeoochee, Ga. | Tie Breeze Prints tie News I ICE! 1 take this method of announcing to j the people of Douglas and surrounding towns that I am prepared to furnish ICE in any quantity. Simill quantities T' a pound ; reduc i tion on large lots. Arthur Poston. ixpivcmr' IkS&s&sSs S^v'taasfe A stubborn cough or tickling in the throat yields to One Minute Cough Cure. Harmless in effect, touches the right spot, reliable and just what is wanted. It acts at once. Buck & Downing. The Sure I,a Gripp Cure. There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady, if you will only get. the right remedy. You are having pain all though your body, your liver is out of order, have no appetitt no life or ambition, have a bad cold, in fact are completely used up. Electric Bitters is the only remedy that will give you prompt and sure relief. They uct dirictly on your liver, Stomach alul lidneys, ton up the whole system and make you feel like anew being. They are guarranteed to cure to cure or price refunded. For sale at any Drug store, only 5() cts per bottle. You invite disappointment when you experiment. DcVVitts Little Early ! Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough little pills. They cure constipation and sick headache just as sure a3 you take them. Buck & Downing. fISUSIC BUYERS IN LUCK. BIST ONE HALF SAVED. Why pay Ki ll Pricefor your Sheet Music. | We now nell all rfou.ilc at, juvt Hall lTlce. 2ft) cent j’h ,or 15 cents. 40cent pie<*r* h>r a-iits. fro cent piece* lor con In. I'OMtof/e 2 ccn!> extra All Hhaet Music Mvv orold. Kvorythrig :>f Ihi - Kate. Any rc.iiHltr not >n hand will ho spccLtlly ordered from Hie North &*vi money by •ieiuMop nn your order*. J.l I>l)l. N A DAT!’>, feuvimnnh, Ga. 'HE CllfcAl 10/; FRICc HOUSE OF IHE SOUTH ONE GIVES RELIEF. Don’t Spend a Dollar for Medicine until you have tried You can buy them in the paper 5-cent cartons Ten Tabules for Five Cents. fhU Mil t* put up chonplj to ffratlfy th* unlrursal preMnt domajad fur a low prlac If you don’t find this sort of Ripans Tabules At the Druggist’s Send Five Cent* to Tits Ripans Chemical Company, No. tb Spruce St., New York, and they will bo sent to you by mail; or 12 cartons will be mailed for 43 cents. The chances are tea to ouo that Kipans Tabules are the vxry medicine you need. BUY A HOME. 1 have a number of desir able town lots, improved and unimproved, which I will oiler at a great re duction for 30 days. C. A. WARD JR. /|gjANDY CATHARTIC Vobcofxeto/ CURE COHSTIPATIOrL^ SO DRUGGISTS IDCAf HTPI Y nniRIUTPPri aayeaseof eontipaton. Ctsrirfts arr tliß Meal lira nuJvliU iLju 1 UUnllfin 1 LLL/ tire, dpvpt crip or eripe.bat *aus*‘ easy uaiural results. Sam ple an 4 booklet free. Ad. STKRI IX6 REXTRT CO.. Chirauro. Montreal, (aa.. sx;. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel the largest sale of any Salve t S world. This fact and its mf led dishonest ]• ,p!e • , counterfeit it. Link out for who attempts to deceive you you call for DeWitt’s Witch fSH Salve the great pile cure. Buck* Downing. —Head the jury list in this issue. j| Mr. John Mathias, a well stock dealer of Pulaski, Ivy : ‘‘After sufl feriDg for over a week with flux, and my physician having failed to relieve me, I was advised to try Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoer Remedy, and have the pleasure of stating that the half of one bottle cured me.” For sale by W. F. Sibbett. —Messrs. L. S. Guthrie and Henry Sapp Jr. have formed a co-partnership and will open a meat market and gro cery store in Jim Smith’s store, next door to the Breeze office. PURE BLOOD is the foundation of health, flood’s Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure, rich and nourishing and gives and maintains good HEALTH. • Cbc jSrcz* i -- 1 is The Official Organ of i 1 The County Commissioners, Tiie Board of Education i And the Town of Douglas. 4b, A *>. U. 4R -hA '4 A A AT IWwEhE And keep up with the Af fairs of Coffee county, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Geo. It. Yoimiaiis & Bro. WAYCRpSS, GEORGIA, We sell Fianos, Organs and Sewing Ma chines on Easy Terms, and De liver them Free. When you decide to buy, drop us a pos tal card and our travelling man will call to see you. BllcleiMirTfieiriters. No-5, $35- No- 7, SSO - in sight, perfect and perma nent alignment. Guaranteed equal in every respect to any SIOO machine made. Unexcelled speed, all modern im provements. Write for catalogue and testimoni als. All kinds of office supplies. K. M. Turner, Gen. Sou. Agt,. R. Werner, Mgr. Atlanta, Ga. Rebmul Spell that word backward and you have Lumber rar-Aii who have not seen sam ples of my lumber, which I am sell ing at $8 per 1000 feet, call at the Breeze office, where I have left sam pies. Delivered Anywhere in Douglas FREE. f.ivc me a Trial Order Jaa. 3. Smith, 1-14-08. Douglas, Ua. If you Want a Fine Plano From Factory direct and all Intermediate Profits saved . LUDDEN & BATES ~ fH hjw sold Pi an of in the South since 1370 and are stil 1 at it. They don’t *et old-foeyish or tired, but al ways keep ai the head of the procession. They hsre just opened Wholesale Head quarters and Wsrerooms in Now York City. They manufacture the I.udden A Hates Piatqo snd also own an interest in the jrreat Pin no Factory, with control of nearly ite entire" output. I’hri Supply ParcUascrs dirret froi* i torv at Wholesale Prices, thua SLviug large intermediate protits. They ’■'ill save you SSO to SIOO on a Piano. They are your men. Write them, either at Savannah, New York,or any of their South era Branch Houses. LUPDEN & BATES, 91 A 93 Fifth Ave. f N, Y. Main House, - - Savannah, Ga. Branches —Macon, Oolumbos, WajrcroM, Ga. ; Jacksonville. Fla.; M >bile. Aia .. NowOrlbans; Golumbia. S. C.i Charlotte, Raleigh. N.C. Prom Maker Direct to Purchaser. A Good years ‘and Matlmshek Is always Good, always Reliable, always Satisfactory, always Last ing. You take no chances in buy ing !t. It costs somewhat more than a cheap, poor piano, but is much ihe cheapest in the end. No other High Grade Plano sold so reasonable. Factory prices to retail buyers. Easy payments. Write us. LUDQEN & OATES, KflVimiinh. tin ii. • Easy to Take asy to Operate Are features peculiar to Hood’s rills. Small in Size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man Hood’s said: “ You never know you _ have taken a pill till it is all fl I •■or.” 25c. C. I. Hood & Cos., 111 C Proprietors, Lowell, Mass. ® B■ ■ The only tolls to tike with Uood’s Sarsaparilla. *JP°, not be deceived by f. during Advertisement s.nl Wink you can get tic best made, finest tlntali and MOST POPULAR I>EWINCi tHACMIMfS tor a mere song. Buy from reliable inruinfeotm “ru that have giunc-d u reputation by liom.m uml *qnara dealing. Tbvro Ik none in the world that ran equal in mechanical construction, durubiliiv of’ working parts. iincncHs of llnisii, la-outy in -aranee, or Inn* os many improvements as the fa E \'j HOPS F WRITE fOti CSRCULAH*i. The Hew Home Sewing Machine C*>. Obangk.Mafs. Boston,Mash. su’niol-Sou uu N '{ Chicago, 111. Hi,Louis, Mo. Dallas, Tisi as Bah Fbahcisco, Cal. Atlasta, ga. Foa bale csv OETTER than cure is prevention. K® l>y taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla you may keep well, with pure blood, strong nerves and a good APPETITE. Massey’s 2 ii CHAIN or Mg Business Colleges Columbus, Oa., Montgomery, Ala., Jacksonville, Fla. The Great Schools of the South. Cheapest and lx st. Endorsed bv Ex- Speaker Crisp, (lovornors, State Super intendents <>f Education, Boards of Trnde, nod taouHimdß af former stu denta who are lioldini! lueru ive situa tions. Miidenu’ railroad fare paid and credit for half of tnilion until they are placed in situntions. Hoard < beaj> 'l’he M h-ey Colleges receive more calls from bii*iuehß firms for their graduates than any dozen schools in the South, ltd s udents |>laced iu situ ation in six months. Send ut once for circulars. Address nearest school. R. VV. MASSEY, President. CAPIT6I, S3O.fCO 00. We have hundreds of letters like the following: ( Montgomf.ky, Ala., July 5,1895. \ B. IV. X'tssey, PrrfUient: 1 Dsae Sir— five years ago I iyas syork / ing on a tarm. getting SU‘S.OO pprycar. I I took a course in Telegniphy at your \ College on borromd mu.iey. linmedi- J at civ upon gra-tua'ing. you scoured lot t me a situation as telegrapher and sta -1 tion agent on the Ala. <iit. So. R. R. X From that day to this my success has # bceu onward and upward. To-day t 9 am train dispatcher at a ralary of I 51.00.00 per year. * J. E. CoT.g. ARE YOUR MEN