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THE DOUGLAS BREEZE. VOL. X. The Douglas Abstract Company. Makes Abstracts of Title to all Lands in Coffee county. Buys and Sells Real Estate on Commission, Lends Honey, &c. Legal Blanks of all kinds for Sale. Headquarters for anything connected with Deeds, Mortgages, Land Titles, &c. Come to see us L. C. HILLIARD, Manager. * Springs I Near Doug las, Georgia. Unequalled as a health resort. Rates of Board low. Fishing and Hunting excellent. Good Recreation. Address JOEL GASKIN, Douglas, Ga. THE PRUDENTIAL INSDBAKCB GO. OF AMERICA Is the Leading Insurance Company of the United States. Its Policy Contracts are brief, comprehensive and unsurpassed by those oi any other company. RECORD OF 1898. Total Assets, over - - ■ - - $28,889,196,42 Income iver - - SI7,4SO.(Xto,(HX> New Insurance written, over - - $1(44,600,000,00 Paid Policy Holders, to Date Over - - - $30,450,000,00 Number ol‘Polioics in Force Nearly $3,000,000. Some of the Advantages of The Prudential Company. Premiums Low, Occupation not Restricted. Investment Excellent, Extended In surance Long Periods. Security Absolute, Residence and Travel I’nrestrcted Cash Loans Liberal. Cash Surrenders (iarrariteed. Policieies Incon testable after two years. Paid up Policies Large. Policies non-forfeitable after three years. Fall particulars regarding various forms of policies adapted to vour own age can lie secured by addressing the General Agents, stating Name, Address." Occupation and Date of Birth. (4001) AGENTS can secure desirable coniraets for unoccupied territory by addressing the General Agents, HOPKINS & HINES, Savannah, Ga. ' The editor of the Breeze strongly commends the Prudential Insurance Company. Politics in Georgia. Rome Tribune : About one-third of the trustees of the Univerity of Georgia are said to be for Dr. Hoggs as chancellor, a little less than a third for Dr. Harry White, and the rest scattering. Marietta Journal: There is one good thing to be thankfnl for this year in -Georgia. There will be no elections to disturb the peace and friendship of the people. The watchword is industry, and the good results to How froifl it will, be perceptible. Dalton North Georgia Citizen : Hon. Clarke Howell, editor-in chief of he Atlanta Constitution, will be the next president of the Georgia Senate. Mark that pre diction. He will make a good one, too. His two terms as spaaker ot the House eminently qualifies him for the place he seeks. Cordele Hornet: Hon. E. 15. Lewis, congressman from this dis trict, arrived in the city yesterday and is taking in our chautauqua. The congressman is looking well and hearty, and if one can judge by a man’s looks how he runs, Lewis will be the next congress man elected from tl*e Third dis trict of Georgia. Raising Cotton in Texts. “You people in Georgia have a mistaken idea about the making of cotton in Texas. You fear that we will exercise too great an influence on the market, but while we have advantages, we also have disad vantages. Labor costs more in Texas than it does in Georgia, and we have to ship farther. This off sets to some extent the cost of fer tilizers in Georgia. I have seen great fields of cotton unpicked be cause Jpf the impossibility of obtain ing ds to gather the crop. The it is cheaper to raise the stathan Geor- SgH9HH|R SSPMP&SHHk':!' a L aw Si W - W- . I ■ - Selling Water Melons. Superintendent of Transporta tion W. J. I lay low of the Plant System has returned from a trip through the watermelon belt tra versed by the Plant lines. He de sired to get an understanding of the conditions and figure out the best plan to give shippers a good service for the transportation of melons to the Northern and East tern markets. A considerable movement of mel ons has aleeady begun. Mr. Hay low says it will be at its bight with the Plant System within a week. The daily movement now amounts to about 300 cars. From day to day there may be an increase, but it will not grow much heavier. When 300 cars a day are handled for some days, the season may be said to be at its bight. Mr. Haylow found that the greatest activity at present is in Northern Florida and South G4qN gia. The movement from FloiFdu. will fall off. as the Georgia melons ripen and the planters beginVo ship. After a few week the comp'RfiWpn of Middle Georgia will be encoiurt ered, and those planters who are now shipping from the southern part of the state will discontinue, Farmers were found in a generally prosperous condition, as far as their melons go. A different plant from the former one of shipping to com missions houses is being followed in the disposition of the succulent fruit, and buyers are now securing the cars they are loaded by the planters. Prices range usually from 's3s to S4O according to the quality of the melons. Mr. Haylow says there is money in them at these prices. In a car there are from 1,000 to 1,300 melons loaded, mak ing about 3ctseach for them.—Sav. News. Three Big Bargain Days. Send me your name and post-office on a postal card ► and get a bargain circular (telling all about it. Brad Watson’s Big Douglas Store. I SEND US YOUR NAME i and address, together wit h the j names and addresses of a number : of your friends who are interested in any sort of poultry, for a FREE sample copy of The Georgia ; Poultry lleijadd, anew, up-to i date and interesting monthly poul : try paper. Send to j The Geo kWa Poult if y Herald, \ iilukely, Ga. j DOUGLAS, GA. SATURDAY, JULY I • 1899. Brunswick Circuit. Appling Superior Court First and second Mondays in March; Third and fourth Mondays in September. Camden. Superior Court: —Tuesday after j the third Monday in March ; Tuesday af ter the first. Monday in October. Coffee Superior Court: —Fourth Monday in March; Second Monday in October. Charlton Superior Court: —Tuesday after the first Monday in April; Tuesday after the fourth Monday in October. Clinch Superior Court: —Second Monday in April; Third Monday in October. Ware Superior Court:—Third and fourth Mondays in April; First and second Mondays in November. Pierce Superior Court:—First Monday in May; third Monday in November. Wayne Superior Court: —Second Mon day in May; Fourth Monday in Novem ber. Glyttn Superior Court: —Third Monday in May, and hirst Monday in December; to continue for such time as the business may require. The sheriff of Berrien is not a dead-beat, but lie is a first rate old Swindle. Thirty-three cases of yellow fever and five deaths at Santiago have been reported. There is a good deal of talk about the negro not having anv soul. We h ave the same opinion of the chinaman. The big whiskey companies of Kentucky have formed a- trust. If it will make the stuff higher and harder to get, it may be a blessing. The Chinese are offering SIOOO for the heads of missionaries, in that country. And yet there are fools in this country still willing to go there. The M aeon Telegraph’s wheat convehtion will be held at Macon July utli. At this convention the awards of the premiums offered by the Telegraph to Georgia wheat growers, amounting to S2OO, will be awarded. Bainbrulge Searchlight; The combination lodges of Knights of Pythias of Albany, Cammilla, Pel ham, Thomasvile, Quitman, Val dosta, Waycross, Dothan, Ozark, Qutincey, Monticello, Tallahassee, Bainbridge, and others, will be here on Thursday, July 13, in a* grand rally and union picnic, Bulloch Herald : Dpwn in Thom asville there is a young lady who has such a fondness for music that svery evening recently she has been whiling away the time at.the piano. A nervous neighbor grew weary of the monotony and bought a dum for a busleque. When the piano starts tip iio\y the drurp next door begins to roar, and they keep it up for hours. The neighbors are try ing to sell out, and failing in that they propose to call on the govern or for the malitia to put a stop to the noise. V fo suing This Way, We are informed that H celebra ted revivalist and gospel expound 4i', Mr. Davis, of Texas, will hold services in the Baptist church, be gining Monday, all through next week. He comes highly and favor ably spoken of by our Broxton cor respondent, Death Claims a Mother. The Breeze sorrows to learn of the death of Mrs, Jowers, wife of our friend Elisha lowers, who lives about two miles from town, last Monday. Mrs. Jowers leaves a number of children and many friends to mourn her death. She was a sister of Mrs. (). Rudolph, of Douglas, and well known for hos- j pitaljty and general kindness, Her husband, children and relatives have our sincere sympathy in their hour of sorrow. Wiisonville Gossip. 11. C. or (Yankee) Wilson’s Cuban water melons are getting ripe and yellow. Union meeting commences July! 7th, at Forest Grove. A large crowd is expected. A good rain fell at Wiisonville Tuesday, this makes the season about rigid for this community, the crops are looking nice. The citizens of Wiisonville are making preparations for a pic-nic on the 4th, at the Teston and Wil-i sonville school house. Mr. John] W. Greer vyill address she crowd! Everybody invited. 1 Gossip. I Reduced Rate to Waycross To-day. I he Air-Line Railroad always alive to the interest o, the people of Coffee county, will sell tickets to day, Saturday, and return on any train on Monday. From Douglas Bell and Nichols, $1.00; Sessoms and Granville, ; Beach and Bo len 50c. Train leaves Douglas(l3o morning. Arrives Waycross 9 30. Returning leaves Waycross 5 00 in the afternoon. Attractions at V aycross for the day in this order : Baby show; Pretty Girl show; Toot Race; Hose Reel race; Fancy Bicycle Parade; Cake Walk; Mil itary Sham Battle. Everything tree. Free lemonade stands. OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS. iHSF* One Hundred and Fifty Pianos and Organs, fresh from the factory, latest styles, best makes, lor salt:, at this office. Come and see catalogue, learn prices and terms. Factory overcrowded. In struments must go quick! All kinds of dishes, plates, cups, saucers and lamps at Watson’s Big - Douglas Store. The ice cream social to have been given by the ladies of the Metho dist church Thursday night, was postponed on account of rain. News comes to us from Leliaton, we can’t say how reliable, that Mr. Dennis Faulk, shot and ssriouslv wounded Mr. Floyd Wednesday. The biggest stock and lowest prices on shoes and slippers at Watson’s Big Douglas Store. Mrs. Agnes Baily, of Waycross, arid Misses Taylor’s, same place,! are at Gaskin’s Spring. The Breeze regrets to learn of the death of Mrs. McDonald, moth er of our esteemed friend, W. W. McDonald, at her home in Jackson county, Ga. Don't tofget Watson’s big bargain days the 13th, 14th and Gth July. Bro. Grubb, of the Irwin County News, with Prof. McMillan, both of Ocilla, were liere Wednesday. W under if Grubb came over to re port that seduction case? The hafiunco of your speclul tax ' is now due, July ist. Be ready to j pay when the clerk xalls Monday. Mrs. J. W. Tanner, who lives near the town, is quite ill. We learn that Mr. E. A. Buck, of T ilton, lost heavily by fire a few ; nights ago, Slight insurance. Co], \\ , V\ , McDonald, is still ill. Hope to see him up soon, Arrangements have been con cluded by Bro. Finlay and others' to commence a series of meetings at Gaskins’ spring on July 21. The music will he conducted by Profs, j Williford and Passmore. You are invited to bring your friends, Thu seduction case, Miss Pridgen ' *vs, McGovern, preliminary, ter-! minuted Thursday afternoon in the | binding over of defendant to next \ Superior court. These Prizes Free. At Brad Watson’s big bar gain days, the 13th, 14th and 15th July: Two dollars for the heaviest water melon, Fine silk dress to prettiest young lady, white organdy dress and pair slippers to prettiest baby, box pills and necktie to the ugliest man. Send me your name and post office on a postal card for one of the Bargain circulars that tells all about it. Brad Watson’s Big Douglas Store. Did you ever notice that just before some big, decisive election comes off Aie negroes of the south acts of arson, rapine and nifraer than usual? If you A’cr Jnd, make a note of passing H|A'>r tile in-si eighteen month-. ''ill - bow repubii- V' r k '.lie- up to ' :u ' capital. THE NEWS IN BROXTON Quite a crowd of Shepherdites were in Broxton Sunday. Mr. William Lott has quite a complicated case of rheumatism. Mr. J. J. Harper speaks of going to the Indian Springs, for his health. Some day 1 will write you about a wedding that may come off in 17 or 2 years. Mr. Russell Leggett has the fin est melons in Broxton. Russell is an up-to-date melqn man. Miss Li liar Lott, o! Shepherd, j spent Sunday p. m. in Broxton the I guest of Miss Allie Leggett. Mr. J. S. Ward returned to Lumber City Monday to complete moving Mr. Henderson’s mill. Mr. Nat. Boyd comes to Broxton only on Sundays now. Ilis friend ship to certain people seem closer than o brothers. A young man living out in the country visits Broxton so often that “Zack” has named him “Nero” Guess why? The entertainment given Friday night by Misses Ida and Lizzie \\ ilburn was highly appreciated by all who attended. Broxton can boast of having more young people between the the ages of sixteen and sixty res pectively, than any town of 300 inhabitants in the state. Mr. Bussell Leggett reports thirty six applicants for teacher’s license. The papers will be graded and license forwarded to the lucky ones by July 10th. Elder Davis, the “Lone Star Stale” preacher has protracted his services until Sunday. Elder Davis is a wonderful expounder of the scripture, and all Should hear him, Broxton had one of the most re tresiling showers of the season Moodily, although the early crops have been damaged to a great ex lent, still with rain the harvest will be abundant. Mess. Pace Bros. Si Cos. of Shep herd, Ga., has changed their freight from Douglas to Broxton. They brought their first load of naval stores Saiurday. Another sterotype show struck Broxton last week, but from past experience our peole have learned to buy “chewing and spitting to bacco” with their spare dimes in preference to indulging a humbug, Messrs. John Mashburn and Jes sie Roberson did not ride much coming from church Monday night hut that fellow who took their bug gy trace and lap robe caught pitcli if he was several miles away. J I Our tram train got in the ditch again Friday night, and lias not been seen in Broxton since, but it is the general supposition that if the rain holds out long enough to fill all the holes so that it can get water it will get in not later than Satur day of ibis week. The fellow who got insulted with our Jew merchant because his na tion persecuted and condemned Christ more than eighteen hundred years ago lias simmered down and will assist in the shingling of the Jew’s new store. Accidents will occur even in the best of families sometimes. Guess who sent his best girl’s letter to an old widower near Wil cox, (hi., who is near sixty five years old. This is what that maid sahl when she received the letter: “1 will tell poor old fellow when I see him,” leaving room to guess that the sender was much older than the recipient. Broxtox. Phillip’s Mill Note Book. We have no rain of any conse quence yet, and we need it very much. The colored people had a nice entertainment at their school com mencement at Tatum tV Holland’s still. They had good music by a brass band. We have tine crops, plenty of watermelons and the people are enjoying good health. t ' W. B. 11. NUMBER 3 News From Sessoms. W e had a delightful rain last week which made the corn crops laugh. , I’lie new steel rail, being laid by Waycross Air Line is within two miles of Sessoms Sessoms and Prince have some ot “Jackson’s Limbless” cotton planted which is very fine. Mr. J. K. Sessoms one of Ses soms’ most prominent merchants, went down to Waycross last week on business. Melons are plentiful in this sec tion now. There were four wag on-loads to come into town last Sat unlay. Messes Greer and Shelton, two ot Douglas’ most popular bachelors, spent last Sunday in our town with friends. Prof. \\ . (). Brewer has returned from an enjoyable trip to Abbieville where he attended the commence ment. Where is our share of the banquet cake, Prof.? We can vouchsafe for two of our visiting young ladies winning any toot-race that the boys of neighbor ing towns might got up. (Judg ing from the race to the train Sun day.) Mesdames Sessoms and Prince have proved themselves most esti mable hostesses, in that they have followed one attraction close upon another, helping their guests in busy pleasure and happy anticipa tion. The visitors will all return home this week except Miss Greer who will visit Miss Sessoms at her home in Waycross. For the past week Mrs. John Sessoms and J. W. Prince have been entertaining with a house party, their guests, Miss Pauline Sessoms of Waycross, Miss Maude and Lovie Greer of Moultrie. The occasion lias been one of constant fun for the visitors, and the neigh boring young people have no less enjoyed the many straw-rides, fish ing parties, musicals and teas that have followed successively since the party begun. Some of those who participated were Misses Pau line Sessoms, of Waycross; Maude Greer, of Moultrie; Minnie Q.uin cey, of Levyville, Fla. Messes Lovie Greer, of Moultrie; W. O. Brewer and A. A. Price of Fla,, and John W. Greer of Douglas, “M. G. and P. S.” Hold on to Them. Hold 011 to virtue; it is above all price to you in all times and places. Hold on to your good character, for it is and ever will be your best wealth. Hold on to your hand when you are about to strike, steal or do any improper act. Hold on to the truth, for it will serve you well and do you good throughout eternity. Hold-tin to your tongue when you are just ready to swear, lie or speak harshly or use any improper word. Hold on to your heart when evil persons seek your company and invite you to join their games, mirth and revelry. Hold on to your good name at all times, for it is much more valuable to you than gold, high place or fashionable attire. Tifton sent forward an entire train load, eight cars, of fruit, at one time, last week. S. Guekenheimer, of Savannah, bought 12,000 pounds of wool, from the farmers of Berrien at Tifton last meek. Big towns and little ones are getting up schemes to advertise themselves, Ihe hest of adver tisements for a town is a well-con ducted local. And now it is an assured fact that Tifton will have a .$5,000 de pot. This does very well, but it will not be as large as the Gazette then. Spains standing army is fixed at 106.000 men.