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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, dec. Conic to see us
L. C. HILLIARD, Manager.
Cj lEL Sldll *3 jj s 11PI nff
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Near Douf/Im\ Georgia.
Unequalled as a health resort. Rates of Board low.
Fishing and Hunting excellent. Good Recreation.
Address JOEL GASKIN, Douglas, Ga.
THE PIDIIIiLIIPAIE JO. OF AMEBIGA
Is the Leading Insurance Company of the United States-. Its Policy
Contracts are brief, comprehensive and unsurpassed by those of any
other company.
RECORD OF IS9B.
Total Assets, over - - $28,88!), 196.42
Income iver - - - - $17,480,000,000
New Insurance written, over - - - - $101,600,000,00
Paid Policy Holders, to Date Over - $50450,000,00
Number of Polioios in Force Nearly $3,000,000.
Some of titie Advaatagoa of Tli© Pretdent.ial Company.
Premiums Low, Occupation not i:. ■. i. Investment rl.xccllent, Extended In
surance Long Periods. Security Absolute, Residence and Travel Vnrestrcted
Cash Loans Liberal. Cash Surrenders (Jarrantecd. Policieies Incon
testable after two year- . Paid up Policies Large.
Policies non-forfeitable after three years.
Full particulars regarding various formsof policies adapted to your own age can
be secured by addressing the General AgenC-. stating Name, Address, Occupation and
Date of Birth. GOOD AGENTB can secure desirable contracts for unoccupied territory
by addressing the General Agents, HOPKINS A MINKS, Savannah, (la.
The editor of the Breeze strongly commends the Prudential Insurance Company.
Ward & Hilliard, Local Agents, Douglas, Ga.
'HSPORT
OF THE
Union Banking Company,
Of Douglas Ga.,
At Close of Business, June 27th, 1399.
RESOURCES.
Loan t and discounts $9,692 90
Banking house, $ 7,007 83
Furniture and fixtures.... 1,677 35 8,685 18
Hue from banks and bankers in the State 11,338 00
“ “ “ “ not in this State- 1,539 63"-
CASII :
Currency 56,633 00
Gold 65 00
- ’ Silver, nickles and
pennies 682 18
Uncollected checks
and cash items.... 3,922 99 11,303 17
Current expenses 1,27185
Taxes paid 70 S3
Total $43,901 56
liabilities.
Capital stock paid in $ 18,400 00
Undivided profits not
carried to surplus
Exchange $ 302 05
Interest 798 97
Rents . . 366 83
Profits and 1055.... 50 1,468 35
Individual deposits, -Hz—
Subject to check.. 22,521 30
Cashier’s checks.. 23 91 22,550 21
Bills payable, including' time certifi
cates, representing bo: wed liioncyP 1.483 00
Total. * 43,901 56
Stats ol Georgia, c4?lee County.
Before me came j ./. Lewis, Pres?*,
Union Banking c, . , who being duly sworn
says that the nfovc and foregoing statement is a
true condition Jot id Bank as shown by the
books of fill jftuiid bank.
Sworn tefi Bl subscribed before me, this sthday
of July, 189 a
ft C.E. BAKER, N. P., C. C., Ga.
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DOUGLAS, GA, SATURDAY, JULY 22,1899.
The Fall Election?.
Elections will be held next No
vember in eleven states and the re
suits in some of them will have an
import:!!.! bearing on the national
election next year. The following
-tales w ill hold election in Novem
ber :
lowa—Governor, state officers
and legislature.
j Kentucky—Governor and other
j suite officers.
I Maryland—Governor and both
houses of the legislature,
j .Vlassacl.useltt—Governor, state
j office: .- and both I oni.es of the leg
i i slain re
Mississippi—Governor, state of
| fleers and legislature.
I Nebraska—Justice of the supreme
(route and two members of the
I board of regents of the state uni
j versify.
; New Jersey—Eight state sen
ators and sixty members of the as
sembly.
New York—Two justices of the
supreme court in the first judicial
district, one justice in the eighth
district and 150 members of the
general assembly.
Ohio—Governor and and all
state officers.
Pennsylvania—State treasi: rer,
two judges of the superior court.
Virginia—Secretary of state,
treasurer and minor state officers
and legislature.
Virginia—Secretary of state,
treasurer and state officers and lea
o
lslature.
Of these it is hoped three which
went republican in ’96 will go dem
ocratic, namely, Ohio, Maryland
and Kentucky, and there is not
much doubt about the latter two,
but the first the fight will be a bit
ter one, but still there is good
chance of democratic success.
Pic-ulc at Mobley’s Bluff.
Mr. Lonnie Lott, of Braxton,
came ,0 see us last Saturday, re
cieved a quantity of-job pinning,
paid for it and then sat down and
told us about a pic-nic at Mob’ey’s
Bluff on the 29th. Of course ic
Breeze was expected to have a rep
resentative present, :nd that rep
resentative expects to have a big
time with a handle to it. The
company of a young lady has been
engaged, and he expects to ride a
locomotive if he can’t gel a coyv,
with the girl behind him.
A train will be fitted up for the
occasion and run over the tram
road from Broxton to the Bluff,
and a number "Who prefer it will
drive over in buggies, road-carts,
mule-carts','' horse-carts, ox-carts
and so forth. Hon. W. G. Brant
ley is expected, and has written
the committee that he sees no ob
stacles in his way. Besides, there
are expected others that will make
speeches, eat chicken and see the
pretty girls. If you have an idea
of going carry your basket along
j along, and see that it is not’empty,
(also put a dollar in your pocket
| for the Breeze.
George Folsom will not run for
Congress, as reported, from this
| district. He has been reading
I Mayor Woodward’s confession in
j which he says for twenty-five years
j lie was sober and industrious,
| working every day as a printer,
and then, in less than one year af
| ter His election as mayor, he fell,
I victimized hy strong drink. George
| is afraid too much pomp and glory
would lead to his ruin. Correct,
George, sit down,
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This way some people have of
‘‘reaping where they have not
sown,” or in plain words seeking
jto he benefitted by the efforts of
i others, is a niggardly plan, and in
bad taste. But you will find them
tike leeches, in all communities.
And now, in Bridgeport, Conn.,
of the biggest i-.-rnffilican states
Air Line’s New Depot.
With years of constant growth,
and being continually fed by the
resources of a finely timbered coun
try, the Waycross Air Line now
stands out among the substantial
institutitutions of this section of
the state.
When displayed in an unoccu
pied field, enterprise works won
ders, and to-day the Waycross Air
Line stands as an example of suc
cess acquired by energy and vim.
Its growth has been marked, and
from time to time new facilities
have been added, until now every
thing is running with as much
systematic smoothness as is found
among the larger systems of rail
way. The forty-five miles of road
bed from Waycross to Douglas, in
Coffee county, is as smooth as skill
ed attention can make it, and the
regularity of the schedules and the
every convenience offorded by the
road in passenger and freight
traffic is well appreciated by its
patrons.
But the latest and grandest im
provement made by this enterpris
ing road is the erection of an at
tractive and commodious freight
passenger depot near the building
now occupied on Albany avenue.
This splendid structure is being
erected under the personal super
vision of Contractor T. J. Darling,
who bears a state reputation of a
man quick to design and swift to
execute; and with a full force of
workmen employed the new depot
is about ready lor occupancy. The
main building is 45x110 feet, with
a warehouse apartment of 30x30
feet. To the right of the freight
room is located the agent’s office,
which is a neat and conveniently
arranged room, 16x16 feet, to be
used for the transaction of general
business. To the rear of the tick
et office is located the auditor’s
room, gjxi6, and from this is seen
the private office of the president
of the road. Toward the main en
trance of the building is located
two spacious sitting rooms fitted up
with every modern convenience
and artistically ornamented with
brackets made by the Satilla Man
ufacturing Cos. Extending entire
ly around the building is a wide
and substantial platform, up to
which the tracks will be raised at
once.—Waycross Journal.
Tiie Breeze Free to Teachers.
Every School teacher in Coffee
county can secure subscription to
(lie Breeze free of charge, if he or
she will write us short newsy letters
from their immediate section. Wc
want nothing but the NEWS, no
essays, but short pointed para
graphs, deaths, murders, marriages,
socials and other interesting items
of a newsy nature. Mention your
own school and keep us posted.
Never mind about experience, do |
your best, and when your “news
notes,” come out in print the er
rors will be corrected. If you
want a picnic, “big day Friday,”
or anything for benefit of your
I school, write us about it.
I When in Douglas your headquar
ters, if your name is on our staff,
is at this office, gentleman or lady,
| and your mail may be sent in our
| care, during your visit.
Now. let every young lady and (
gentleman teacher in the county,!
1 (only one at a post office, neighbor- '
hood or district) consider them
-1 selves our correspondents, send in
I their names, (not for publication)
i and communications at once, be
! fori; some one else does, assume
some short non deplume, we will
have the news, you will be doing
your vicinity good, and the Breeze
will be brighter and better.
Public Meeting.
A meeting 'of the citizens of
| Douglas is called to convene at
the court house next Monday
night, July 24th, at 8 o’clock, to
steps for the improvement of
school facilities.
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An Artesian Well.
There is not a town of any size
or importance in Georgia that has
not one or more artesian wells.
1 lie cost of an artesian well seems
considerable at first, but when the
benefits derived from it are taken
in consideration it is small. When
ever you find 11 town with good
schools, churches, waterworks and
artesian wells you can every time
put it down that rents are good,
real estate is valuable, business not
a drag and the population rapidly
increasing. Twenty years ago
Albany, Ga., had no artesian wells
and only a population of 2000
souls. Now there are five or six
artesian wells there with a popula
tion of 12,000. Sixteen years ago
Waycross had barely 1000 people
and now she lias two wells and
7,000 inhabitants. With an arte
sian well, which is a guarantee of
health, follows other improvements
that soon give to a town and peo
pie an air of importance and con
fidence.
There is no town in Georgia
better situated than Douglas for
a city of no mean dimensions.
Backed by one of the best farming
countries in the world, blessed with
a wonderfully healthy and pleasant
clime, high and dry, with schools,
churches, etc., (only a lack of en
terprise is perceptible) good rail
road facilities, present and in view,
an artesian well would now become
u drawing and paying investment,
but as long as the people of the
town cry out against an increase of
of taxes and keep aloof from all
movements to improve the town,
just so long will they have cause to
grumble. Of course these improve
ments will cost (files of money,
blit see the business increase, be
cause the growth of a town follow
improvements, rents will be better,
goods will be sold, and then before
you know it the bonds you issued to
raise money for these improvements
will have been paid and the taxes
will come down, st ill your property
has been enhanced, the town on a
boom, rents coming in, with good
schools, churches, etc.
To make the argument short,
when we went to Waycross seven
teen years ago we worked with the
citizens there in everything that
seemed to be of benefit to the town,
and we have had the pleasure ol
seeing the town rise from a mud
hole near two railroads and spread
out in most beautiful proportions,
with tt future before her that lends
strength and encouragement to the
whole population. Douglas can
do as much or more, and what she
lacks in railroad facilities is made
up by the many natural anvantages
of country and situation, but we
must have artesian wells, water
works, fire department, electric
lights, etc., and then watch her
become the prettiest city in
Georgia.
SEND US YOUR NAME
and address, together with the
names and addresses of a number
of your friends who are interested
in any sort of poultry, for a I’REE
sample copy of The Georgia
| Poultry llkkadd, a new, up-to
date and interesting monthly poul
try paper. Send to
The Georgia Poultry Herald,
Blakely, Ga.
Heaviest Watermelons.
The heaviest watermelons brought
to this office up to date are as fol
lows :
). A. Anderson, - - - - 44
Luke Cannon, 4**
T. M. Fletcher, - - - 46
At the end of the season the per
j son bringing in the heaviest melon
will recievc a receipt for a year’s
subscription to the Breeze. Sea
-1 son closes August 15th.
1 v ;
XYe have been editing and print
| ing newspapers for about twentv
1 yeirs, and we think*we know uuA
business pretu^wdi.
uc.d at 'ice
NUMBER 10
Served Him Exactly Rlfht.
An exchange tells of a man.that
lived and died near by who was
noted for his stinginess and oppo
sition to newspapers and enter
prises of any kind. He had no
use for churches, preachers or
schools, nor would he contribute
anything to their support. Orphans
and widows found no favor in hia
eyes, and his own children grew up
to be grown men and women with
out an iota of education, while he
really did not know his wealth.
He died a few days ago, after a
lingering illness though which hia
family alone nursed him; no minis
ter attended his burial to speak of
his virtues, offer his wife consola
tion or comfort, and when the lo
cal (taper came out no mention of
his death was made, these facts be
ing gathered from a paper publish
ed in a neighboring county. lie
had been so mean and stingy that
when he died no one applied for
letters of administration on his es
tate and the ordinary was obliged
to appoint the clerk. When the
clerk went to the printing office
the editor refused the advertise
ment of his appointment as admin
istration, the fee had to come in
advance, as was the case with the
coffin maker and grave digger.
His grave was digged on a little
knoll which he had stolen from a
widow lady in a mortgage fore
closure, and at his burial not a tear
was shed. The old coat, pants and
shoes used as his shroud were taken
by him months ago from a return
ing soldier of the Cuban war, who
stopped, was taken sick, and com
pelled to stay four nights and days,
at his house. An old gun barrel
stuck in the ground marks the head
of his grave, and a cow-horn stuck
at his feet shows the length of his
grave. He died and was buried as
lie had lived, with his family only,
the world being worse by his har
ing lived and he sleeps in the
“Vile dtist from which lie sprung,
Uuhonored, unwept and unsung."
But there are others like him,
some in this county, that will go
the same way.
Cotton Crop Out Look.
“Favorable weather has prevailed
in the cotton growing states this
season, and another eleven million
bale crop is predicted. July and
August drouths may decrease the
estimate. In Georgia the crop is
said to be only three per cent be
hind the condition it was ut this
time one year ago.”
This, then, gives the minipula
tors of the cotton crop an opportu
nity to figure on the labor of the
producers of cotton, and while the
cotton farmer is working and
sweating to make this great com
mercial staple the trusts of the
country and the gamblers of Wall
Street are combining their efforts to
keep the price down until the crop
passes from the hand of the pro
ducer into that of the speculator
and gambler. Then fluctuation in
prices begin. If we are right in
our conclusions these crop reports!
crop guessing, prognostications and
estimates are more in favor of the
trusts, speculators and gamblers
than of the farmer, and we are in
clined to oppose them. Suppose
we have them suspended.
The boys of the weekly press
association are at home again, and
now look out for some good
reading.
———————
Dublin, Savannah and the rail
roads covered themselves with glo
ry in the way they entertained the
press association last week, Tybee
was the only tough place they en
countered, and that was only be
couse the crowd was too large for
the hotel,
Negroes in Ocalla, Flu., are talk
ing about a lynching bee, bepau|#|
one of their number
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