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VOL. X. Makes Abstracts of Title to ail Lands in Coffee county. Buys and Sells Real Estate on Commission, Lends * Honey, See. Legal Blanks of all kinds for Sale. Headquarters for anything connected with Deeds, Mortgages, Land Titles, &c. Come to see us * Springs Near Douglas, Georgia. t , Unequalled as a health resort. Rates of Board low. Fishing and Hunting excellent. Good Recreation. Address JOEL GASKIN, Douglas, Ga. THE PElMiTliMllM. oFaBEMCA Is the Leading Insurance Company of the l nited States. Its Policy Contracts are brief, comprehensive ami unsurpassed bv those of any other company. RECORD OF 1898. Total Assets, over ----- - !j>2K,X80,190,42 Income Ivor - - - $17.-1x0.000,009 New Insurance written, over - - - -$l(>4,l!U0,000,00 Paid Policy Holders, to Date Over - - !f;!0,-tr>0,000,0* Number of l'olioios in I'ort e Nearly $.‘t,000.000 Some of the Advantages of The Prudential Company. Premiums Low, <>ceu j >at ion not Ut>t rioted. ! nvestinent Excellent. Extended In surance Jonjc Period.-. Security Absolute. Residence and Trawl I'lirestreted Cash Loans Liberal. Cush Surrender.- <mrranteed. Polioieie- Inoon teslable after two years. Paid up Policies Lai Policies non-foiTeitable after tliree years. Full particulars regard it; *r various forms >.-f p-iir' y adapted to your own acre can Vie secured by add re-sine; the < leu er.it Agent -. at : ng' Name, Add re < teeupat ion and Hate of B ; rtln GOOD AGENTS van secure desiruble o<>ntract - for nil --cupits l territory bv addressing the General Agents, iiOI’K xs A HINES, Savannah. (la. The editor of the Breeze * 1 rwiigly o* omrcmb the pi uikniiiil Jtistii-anie (‘(.mpaity. City Council Proceedings. Council ■ met in regular monthly session June ij, *899. The follow ing officers present: Mayor J. J. \\ alker, Councilmen T. J. Davis, C. A. Ward, Jr., W. F. Sibbett. Absent, T. S. Kirkland and C. L. Baker. T. S. Kirkland’s resigna tion was received and accepted, C. £. Baker's res! grid lion w atx re cei v e and smd tabled for next meeting. ‘Case of B. 'N. Smith, street de faulter, was disposed of, said Smith having worked the road lie was re lieved for the balance of quarter. Case of Simon Lott, street de faulter, said Lott claimed that the town vv:y* due him something, and Clerk was ordered to, write former Marshal Caliihftft and see if any thing was due said Lott, and report at-t he next meeting. Case of George Bryant, street defaulter was ordered that said Geo. Bryant make out his account and svvure to it and turn it over to 1 fi nance Committee and they report at the next monthly meeting. Case of W. 11. Pope, street de faulter, it was the judgment of mayor and council that W. 11. Pope be fined SI.OO and cost or work six days on the streets of Douglas. Complaint made by Mr. C. Bry ant against men peddling beef on the streets it was moved and car ried that they be made to pay .iii.ou for each day hereafter or get them a regular stand to sell their beet from. Election for alderman to fill live Vacancy of T. S. Kirkland was held. P. Sellers was put in nomi v ion and elected on first ballot. e*,s moved and carried that report be snuNVi 1 and carried ’'Kgjoue . ommilt:•(• bfcy >i.re' HHMBBBgIIa ~ r- Heirt LSBHV* fmed until a!*.;.-.. ■ IlMm. for for*. that prefei |Hhe bad bet ■Companion 1 tin Monday even ■noroiuation, ~ Bneveahas ha C IQ’ 1?5 99' fcagelffi elin and ‘-•ailed ‘ :: w mSm \ Clerk run a notice that tax books would now be open from June 20 to August Ist. for the purpose of collecting'taxes. Ordered that the Finance Com mittee make a contract with John Manley to look after and keep the sanitary condition of the town in order, and. sad! John Manlev to , f ‘ have credited on his license for same as committee see proper. Ordered that W. F. Sibbett, C. E. Baker and J. J. Walker be and act as a committee to ouiisiflt yyith the people of Douglas and see if there couid he some arrangement made to have as near a tree school system for the town and Douglas District as possible. Also ordered that Airs, R, B. Davis be relieved of cost on execution of tax of 1898. Ordered that the 'streist L/x he raised to SI.OO per quarter after July ist, and the clause where it reads 50 cts. a quarter be stricken out and SI.OO be inserted. Ordered that the proceedings of the council be published each month. Ordered that each pool and billiard table be taxed SIO.OO per year. J. J. Vvalicer, (). Rudolph, Mayor. Clerk. Kind Words S3f tiji {lrt ie 7 e - Douglus, Ga., June 22. ’99. Editor of Bbeeze -.j Wc notice with pleasure, the gradual improvement ot the Breeze, anci desire to* speak a word of en couragement. The Breeze is now one among the best country news papers to he found in Georgia, and the people of Douglas anti Coffee county should feel proud of tlie Breeze and give it their hearty support. Subscriber. The above is from pije of our .deares l ..friends. whose opinions and observations are worth something, and we appreciate these little words of kindness more than one would immagine, Worki.-.g on the Air Line. A special over the Waycross Air. | Line, on Tuesday morning brought 1 Superintendent Alex. Bormeymun, : lion. ). L. Sweat and other high i ditrnatfiries of that road, witli a t ” : photographer fo make views of j prominent buildings and scenery iof our ideal Southland. The clever j management of. this road is putting down heavy steel rails, and within !a few days will put on two elegant j new' pasfcerigor ■ coaches, and arc I sparing no paihsoT expense for the I comfort of travel, and to make Theirs the equal in equipment and j comfort of any road in the state. I l<; Committee Kl get along g|B ■Hi't-ii.- Ik DOUGLAS, GA. SATURDAY, JUNE 24- IS!)!*. Willi it Pay Back. Since we have been going to such j heavy expenses in fitting up the Breeze office we. have repeatedly been asked if we thought the outlay would pay back? The question is easily answered : As far as some people are concerned it will not, because they will walk a mile 5.’ limes a year to borrow a paper be fore they will subscribe and pax one dollar, and when asked to sub scribe will say: “Don't read no how. jest lookin’ at this to see when ginera! Washington died.” But these are in the minority, and the country i- filling up with peo ple that kn->w a good newspaper is an index to the energy and charac ter oi the people of the town and section, these will pay us. A man that wont support a good newspa per won't support a good church, or anything that is elevating and up-building, and of course, they won’t help us. The man that will advertise liis business, build up his trade and get new customers in stead ot losing what few old ones he has, can and will help us. The people th it give us job print ing at a fair price instead of send ing off to cut throat establishments, paying express and getting pool material, will support 11s, the oth er fellow's work is not wanted. The man that will get; our work and, material, ilv high and won’t pay us, is a light gnat, and we don’t need his help. In short, the Breeze will pay, for energy and determination will make if do so, and we came here for that purpose. The people here deserve a good paper, a tine job printing establishment and they shall have it. G j ' Coming Sometime Soon. We are informed that negotia tions are pending looking toward bringing Rev. Mr. Pulliam, an evangelist to this place for .a series of services in a few weeks. Mr, Pulliam did some good work in Florida, Waycross and other places, and we expect he will do well here. He is a strong, forci ble talker, understands the scrip ture and is ably assisted by his wife. We don’t know how soon he will come, but shall give the date 01- time that the people may know. Some people object to evangelical labor, but some people make mis takes, and we are in favor of any one coining that can do good for the cause of the Lord, If any evangelist can come and revive the people it will be more than the lo cal ministry has done for Douglas this year of our Lord. Hardware Company. When you need anything in the line of hardware you can get as good a trade from this firm as any other in Southern Georgia. Their immense store room and ware house ill Waycross fjr-.‘ ft|j! to overflowing with stoves house-hold goods, builders’ supplies, paints, oils, glass etc. Carpenters can get from them the finest tools made, and at as close figures as can be had in any place. \¥qrk. Mr. J. R, Davis, whose -.till v,u., destroyed some time ago by fire, has anew outfit up and working. It seems to be better proportioned, arranged and shaped than before. We hope the little time lost will soon be made up, and some extra money besides, He deserves to succeed because of bis cleverness and energy. Mr. Guthrie undone or two oth ers in town have spoken for space for an advertisement rieM week, The merchants of Douglas want trade and they will ask for it through these columns, and get it. Rev. John Vickers came, as usu al. when he was in town Thursday, lie is always welcome. Thu Negroes In Counsel. fhe negroes of Washington, I). C,, have met in counsel and after whereasing and wherefores, man ages, among other tilings to get off the following: “We deplore, con demn and denounce in unmeasured terms criminal assaults upon wo men, by whomsoever committed,, and desire the apprehension and legal punishment of every criminal guilty of the crime. All we ask is that the regular machinery of jus tice be employed ami the accused given a fair, impartial trial.” \\ ell. now as far as that goes it is good, if they meant it, but these negro politicians are in the habit of sayjtig things they do not really mean. There is no man in the South that condemns the crimes spoken of more than we do, but they are so aggravating and un called for that it is impossible to think of giving an outraging fiend any other justice than a quick and and impartial trial before judge Lynch, and his sentence is always death by the shortest route, with the least expense to the county, and \\ ith the smallest amount of ex posure to a lustful demon’s victim. \\ hen these stalwart northern ne groes enjoin their brothers of the south from committing these lynch deserving crimes they will have nothing to complain of, and if it continues to increase ns it has with in the past few weeks the brothers, sons and fathers of the south will sweep and scatter them like dry leaves before an angry tornado from the face of the earth, The Honorable Judge Speer. In a speech delivered recently Judge Speer intimated in plain language that “Georgia would be a prosperous and happy state but for the clouds that hang over her on account ofthe negro outrages,” and he was right; Yet, many of these negro outrages have been caused from the counsels qf tffqs.e. who putted the negro ot( the back during the day of “so-called recon struction,” in order to array his feelings and votes against; the peo ple of the South. Carpet-baggers and renegades were in their glory then, the negro was wined and dined, social equality was taught them, and some of those renegades still retain, as pay for their services, offices of trust in judicial and other fields. The seeds sown then, by these scallawags and renegades in the negroes’ heart are bringing forth outrages, arson murder and forgery. It has been a longtime since those dark days covered our country with glaom, still, we have a dim recollection of having seen Judge Speer’s name mixed up with the names of scsillavvags that taught the. negro that he was the equal of Southern white man—hence he wears a judicial gown on the bench jof the l nited States Court for the j Southern District of Georgia. ItnlUln and the Weekly Press, In putting his patrons and towns -1 men on notice as to what and who j they are expected to entertain next month, the Dublin Dispatch says : The Weekly I’ress Association, which will convene about the Jith lof next month, is made lip of the 1 editors and publisher** of weekly j papers all over the state qf Georgia. These editors are in truth the mold ers of public opinion. While the dailies are strong in their commu nities, the weekly newspapers are absolute dictators'of thought and sentiment jn Ihe entjre state. A* ev idence of their influence, they gen erally elect to the state offices whom ! they want, and no man would have the faintest hope of success without t.heir aid. Now, these are the peo ple whom we are to entertain. Dublin has always shown herself equal to itny emergency, and vve feel quite sure that she will not fai| on this occasion i It matters not who preaches the true gospel of Christ, so people are converted and brought to repent ance, Sickening and DUgnstlng. Ever now and then some little weak-kneed, weak-eyed, weak pocket, weak-brain and weak-stoni ached newspaper dauber runs up in a conspicuous place the words “all home print,” in his paper, and then i sets back and waits for some fool to applaud or pat him oti the back. Suppose it L all home print, many times there are only about three columns, of small pica double loaded reading matter setup in his office and the remainder is com posed of stale plate matter used a year ago. and brought to the sur litce now to fill out his miserable “till home print,” and impose on a list of disgusted patrons. Part of his type wont show up, he don’t know and is too stingy or poor to hire a man that does know what to to do, hut lie keeps up his living signal, “till home print.” lie is too trilling la/.v to wash up his old rollers, or get new ones, and week after week sends out his “all home print” in such a muddy, smutty condition that no one can read it. li his neighbor happens to wash up his forms and rollers, put anew tympan on his press back, and print on ready print paper, full of interesting editorials, complete sum mary of news, sermons and other valuable information gotten up by the best editors in the land, the puny little -;goker staggers out of a bar-rqoin, street-corner or barber shop, wl\ere ever he may he when he discovers his rivals success and whine**, “lie’s got a patent inside,” and then rushes over to his old shuck-pen and looks up the plate matter lie used last July to be got ten ready for his first issue in next month. Such a man would do bet ter service than he does now if he would work on Gus Folks’ brick yard. The Of|pr 'tv gorej. Iq Philadelphia the other day a * mo!* w anted to lynch a man who had frightened two little girls. The Philadelphia Times, in reporting the occurrence says: “A deter mined man had secured a stout rope, and followed by a score of others equally enraged, started in pursuit. The fugitive was caught, und In less time than it takes to tell, dragged up the high bank and on a large vacant lot. lie begged for mercy, hilt the crowd paid no at tention to his eric* and struggles, as they pulled and jinked him over tho ground toward a lamp post, over the cross-piece of which dangled a rope with a prepared noose.” The police came up at that time, and after a struggles suc ceeded in rescuing tl, o man, amid frits of "Lynch him!” from men and women. And yet a negro only two years younger than the late Sam Hose entered this same community a few weeks ago and succeeded in get. Ung himself petted and pampered because he claimed to he the son of the Georgia murderer and ranist.— Macon Telegraph. A Home Aiaiic Wagon. Our village blacksmith and wheelwright. Mr. N’.F, Goodyear, has just completed and turned over to Got, G, A. W ard, as handsome and substantial a one-horse wagon as anyone wants. Goodyear is a workman from away hack yonder, and these wagons will last twice as long as a factory made wagon. Mr. 11. G. W ilson sent fudge Dart a fine Cuban watermelon, and a bananna muskmelon, three feet long Thursday morning. This was only a sample of what Mr. Wilson lias grown this year. Mr, Hiram Davis, of W ilsonville brought us some nice melons Thurs day. Helms fine crops, stays at borne and reads the Breeze, conse quently he is a happy man. Mr. l li. F. Watson, a highly es teemed young man of Hawkinsville died Monday after an illness ot two weeks, NUMBER 2 THE NEWS IN BROXTON Mr. A. Schuleman will soon be moved into his new store which will be the nicest one in town. The light rain which fell Satur dav is gone already and things as sume their dusty appearance. Mr. B. R, Leggett will be busy next week grading teacher’s license. Can you write “third” plain, Mr, Leggett ? Mr. Robt. Lott started out drum ming last Tuesday morning. Rob ert wtll not mess with tram roads tiny more. Our tram train seems to be “try weekly’ that is, go to the river one week and -try to make it back to Broxton the next. Prot. Mewbern announces his intention to open the fall term Sept. Ist. Prof. Mewbern is a fine teacher and the man Broxton needs. A considerable sum of money has already been promised for the building of an academy at Bioxton. All tile action wants is some good citizen to push and the ball will roll. • L hursday is teacher's examina tion, and several Broxton boys and girls speak of attending just to try their luck. We need more school teachers, hut have a plenty “thank you” of the present caliber. Messrs, |. S, Ward and A. M. Bagwell left Broxton Tuesday for Lumber City, where they will tare | down Mr. lletulerson’s mill prepar atory lor having it shipped to some Bluff near Capt. Boyd’s estate. Wit it much reluctance we no ticed in last weeks issue of your paper where our home county (Coffee) had been visited by one ot die v ile fiends who attempted to enter the room of two of our inno cent girls, with no other motive than to satisfy his brutish passion, and commit an outrage too horrible to li imitated by the Madagas car Islanders, In all our histories we lail to find where at any period the ladies ot a country were in danger ot their virtue, peace and happiness, until it the enlightened age of 1865 to 1899. Will speedy punishment have a tendency to avert such atro cities ? Bboxton. The Union Banking Company. This institution has become one of the corner-stones of the business ot this part of the world. In fact its business connections extends far beyond the most sanguine expecta tions ot its promoters.. In handling exchange it is every day proving a blessing to merchants, turpentine operators, lumber men, etc. At some future time when we have time and space vve shall give the public some idea of the immense amount of business transacted by this institution, and will also show how successfully and satisfactorily Cashier Baker and President Lew is are discharging their duties. Both these gentlemen have already shown to the business men of the country that they are skilled and reliable. Struck by Llghtnlag. On last Saturday afternoon dur ing a thunder storm, that passed over this city, the dwelling house of our city marshal Gus. L. Brack, was struck by lightning, wrecking the entire roof, damag ing two walls, and firing a bedstead and bedding. The house and con tents would have been entirely de stroyed by fire, but for the prompt and heroic work of Prof. Overman, and other neighbors. Marshal Brack was down town on duty, and most fortunate ly Mrs. Brack was across the street at a neighbors, or she would have been killed. Damage, about s2s* Prudential Life Insurance Company. The Prudential Life Insurance Cos., of America, with agents in Savannah and here, too, as its name implies i* one of the best doing business in Georgia. Read adver tisement.