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The Hoard Wf
And the las.
He Loved Mary Jane.
One day last week while all
were busy in the office, and the in
cessant click, click, of the types in
the stick in the hands of
the printers told that the print
ers were busy, an old gentleman
with a broad brim hat on, long
beard and hair, slightly gray, en
tered the office and was asked to
have a chair. After seating him
self comfortably and taking a
aizing-up-glunce of the surround*
ings, he said :
“He you the tombstone man?”
“Yes, sir, we sell tombstones.”
“And the editor?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Anil the iron fence man?”
“Yus, sir, we sell iron fences
and wire fences.”
“You sell pyanos, too, don't
you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And a man could buy organa
or Jew’s harps from you, too,
couldn’t he?”
“Certainly.”
“’Bout them tombstones—you
have big, high ones, don’t you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And they got little angel, o*
’em aint they?”
“Some of them have, and they
are pretty, too,” we answered.
“Got scripture verses on ’em
’bout gone to glory, an never come
back some more, aint they?”
“Yes, anything you want,” we
answered thinking about a big or
der.”
“Wall, now, I loved Mary Jane
mighty good, and if I wus to sub
scribe fur your paper you’d throw
in one ’o them big, high tomb
stones, wouldn’t you?”
“No sir!”
“Wall, by gosh, wlmt’llyou do?”
“Sell the tombstone and throw
in a year’s subscription to the
paper.”
“How much?”
“Two hundred and fifty dollar*
for one three feet high, eighteen
inches square, and an angel five
feet high.”
“llovv much, did you say?”
“Two-fifty.”
“That’s for a big one, aint it?”
“Yes, sir,”
“Wall, by gosh, 1 loved Mary
Jane, mightily. She done the fair
thing by me. Plowed, hoed, pull
ed fodder, picked cotton, and so on,
end 1 want to do the fair thing by
her now, she’s dead. She helped
me make all I’ve got. They got
gone to glory an’ never come back
some more, aint they?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Wall, I want that on it, it, su,re.
Cause I hope she is gone to glory,
an’ won’t come back.”
“l’ut anything on it you want,”
we answered.
“Two-fifty you said?”
“Yes, sir, that's right.”
“Could you sell a little one?”
“Yes, sir.”
“For four dollars?”
“No, indeed!”
“ You couldn’t?”
“No sir.”
“Wall, by gosh, good bye then.
1 loved Mary June mightily, and 1
llope she’s gone to glory and won’t
come back no more, but when l
offer a small fortune for a tomb
stone and an angel on it and the
man won’t take it he can go to
Mazes!"
The Telede Weekly Blade.
The Toledo Weekly Blade lias
an enormous circulation at all
times. The year of a presidential
campaign however, it is regularly
read by near two million people.
Not only Republicans, but people
of all classes, in every section of
the l nited States read" it for politi
cal information. For thirty years
it has been a regular visitor in
every part of the Union and is well
known in almost every one of the
7°.‘ XK) postotlices in the country.
It i> edited with reference to a
national circulation and people of
all politics take it. because of its
honesty and fairness in the discuss
ion ot all public questions. It is
the favorite tamity paper, with
something for every member of the
household. Serial stories, poetry,
wit and humor; the Household
department (best in the world).
\ oung folks, Sunday School Les
sons. the Farmstead, the Question
Bureau (which answers questions
to subscribers), the News of the
\\ eek in complete form, and other
aoecial features. Specimen copies
gladly sent on application. Only
$1 a year lor the Blade and the
Breeze, to cash paid up subscribers.
Those who owe us. can pay up
renew and get both papers for
price of the Breeze, for the next
*x> days.
ACCIDENT C: HAZY
b"' POLICY FOR . MVUU
Which provides as follows
AGAINST OKWNAKY ACCIDENTS: j
In case of death $2,500
IvOss of both hands 2,500
Loss of both feet 2,500
Loss of one hand and one foot. . 2,500
Loss of both eyes 2,500
Loss of one hand or one f00t... . 834
Loss of one eye 500
Weekly Indemnity 12.50
PREMIUM. 13 75
WARD & HILLIARD,
Douglas, Ga. Agents,
Tei New and Original Sonia Which Can be
Had Free.
What will the great metropolitan
papers do next? This is the ques
tion someone asks nearly every day.
But there is one which leads all
others, It has gained the sobriquet
of “America’s Greatest News
paper” by just such remarkable
pieces of enterprise as the one which
has just now attracted the atten
tion of the press all over the coun
ty- , r , ,
Last week the New ’’t ork Sunday
World announced that it would
give away an album of new and
original music, consisting of ten of
the up-to-dsffe class of songs that
are now so popular, such as songs
of sentiment, “coon” songs, “cake
walks,” etc. The.se ten songs the
Sunday World proposes to dis
tribute one each week, with every
copy of the Sunday World. When
it is considered that the average
price of new music, written and
composed by popular authors, is
from 30 to 45 cents, the unparallel
ed enterprise of The World in
giving the song away with a big
Sunday newspaper, for which only
five cents is charged, is apparent.
The World requests that we pub
lish the following announcement:
A Music Album free. From
Sept. 3 to Nov. 5, the Sunday
World w'ill issue weekly a song in
sheet music form, with handsome
Colored cover. The entire set will
be mailed, postage paid, for 50c.
Remittances received after Sept. 3
will get the back numbers and
each new number issued, Besides
the song, The World will also send
its colored Art Portfolio, which is
a marvel of journalism; its Sunday
Magiizine, which equals the month
ly periodicals, and its Comic
Weekly, which excels every comic
weakly ji) (he United States except
two, and in )(s gorpic scope equals
these two 10-cent publications.
Write a postal card to th £im
day World Music editor, Pullttzar
Building, N. Y., for a list of the
songs.
SEND US YOUR NAME
and address, together with the
name* and addresses of a number
of your friends who are interested
in any sort of poultry, for a FREE
sample copy of Tint Gkorgia
Poultry Hkradd, anew, up-to
date and interesting monthly poul
try paper. Send to
Tint Georgia Poultry Herald,
Blakely, Ga.
Tom Reed has at last signed his
resignation to u seat in Congress.
His plans for the future are un
known.
Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machine.
Rotary Motion and
rings.
Agents Wanted in all unoccupied
Territory.
WHEELER i WILSON, MF'G. CO.,
Atlanta, Georgia.
For Sale by It. PETERSON,
i Douglas, Georgia.
hinZ
All persons liable to
all peddlers, venders of patent medt*
cines, sewing machines, clocks, &c 7?
all persons, dealing in cartridges, ci
garettes are hereby required to take
out license and register their business
or in default will be subject to a fine.
It is ordered by the Board of Commis
sioners of Coffee county that all per
sons subject to the above come for
ward at once, pay the license and reg
ister or t..ey will be prosecuted. *
By order of the Board, this Aug. 14,
1899. GEO, R. BRIGGS, Clerk.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
GEORGIA — Coffee County:
Will be sold before the courthouse
door, in the town of Douglas, said
State and County, lietween the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
October next, one half acre of land
excepting a strip of seventeen feet
reservation on the west side, in town
of Pearson, Ixjunded on the north,
east and south by streets, on the west
by land of estate of H. E. Wright, to
gether with improvements thereon
known as the Summerlin Hotel and
Livery Stable property. Levied on
as the property of Mrs. M. J. Sum
merlin, to satisfy a fi fa issued from
the Justice Court of the 1130th District,
G. M., in favor of Dr. C. W. Corbitt.
Levy made and returned to me by S.
A. Kirkland, L. C. Tenant in po
session notified in writing.
This Aug. 22d, 1899.
WM. M. TANNER,
Sheriff Coffee County.
Broxton School.
Prof. J. A. Mewborn will reopen school
at Broxton, Sept. 18. An able assistant is
<1 readiness, when the school demands it.
Boarding pupils can find cheap rates by
investigation. Come and make arrange
ments before hand, in order to start at the
first of the term.
For further hiformation apply to
J. A. Mkwhors,
Wilcox, Ga.,
Jf.sse Lott,
Cb’rm’n B’d Trustees,
Broxton, Ga.
I), J Mashburn & Son.
BROXTON, GA.
HARNESS
AND SADDLE MAKERS.
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MUSIC BUYERS IN LUCK.
JUST ONE HALF SAVED.
Why pay Kali Price tor your Sheet Malta,
W* now sell all music at Just Half Price.
HO cent pieces for 16 cents.
40 cent pieces for 2u cents.
60 cent pieces for 26 cents.
I‘otlnpe 2 cents extra. All Sheet Mu.la
either new or old. Everything at Half Bate.
Any inunle not of) hund will be specially
ordered from the North. Save money by
tending us your orders.
U liDKN RATES, Havanuab, Us.
.HE GREAT LOW PRICE HOUSE OF THE SOUTH.
♦ Che Union Banking Company. 4
INCORPORATED 1898.
J. J. LEWIS, President, B. PETERSON, V. President.
C. E. BAKER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
.J. LEWIS, B. PETERSON, J. M. ASHLEY, J. S. LOTT, 1
HENRY VICKERS, J, W. QUINCY, DAN. GASKIN, Sr!' "
The accounts of individual merchant and corporalioias solicited
W. B. FENTON & COMPANY
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SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO REPAIRING OF BICYCLES, OUNS AND PISTOLS,
•flO* % /Murray A Compaay,
Rveiae, Wliy<ross, Georgia.
Dealers in
STONES, HEATERS, RANGES, EiTO. TIN, COPPER AND
SHEET IRON WORK.
Plumbing and Plumber’s Sapplies. jic Roofing, utterly, Etc,
All Orders Promptly Attended to and Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
11. J. Murray 4 Cos. Waycross Ca.
A
proved ( ,,
first-(fla
new
and Sterlings
ready to
been
managers want
and child in the co9L
ing away knockingak. I
music into every darlSMk
land. Write or see uIMMB
J. M. Fhekman & E®
Waycross amM
Bright Bays Started I* h
The publishers of the faiuMk. V
illustrated weekly news
Pennsylvania, Ghit,
placing representatives ajt
post office in Georgia aad they de
sire to secure the service* of capa
ble hustling agents ia #ach of the
following towns of Coffee county";
Broxton, Douglas, Kirkland I.eigh
ton, Nicholls, Shepherd uud Wil
sonville and in such oth|r towns as
are not already supplied. The
work is profitable and pleapaat.
A portion of Saturday only’ is re,
quired. Over 5,000 agents are
doing splendidly. No money,
whatever is required. Everything
is furnished free. Stationery, rub
ber stamp, ink and pad, advertis
ing matter, sample copies, otc.
Papers are shipped to be paid for
at the end of each month. Thfis*
not sold are not harged for.
Write to Grit Publishing Cb.,
Williamsport, Pa., and
the Breeze.
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Just before the coding Vre
county fair the Breeze will issue ifn
extra edition of 5000 copies. Hglf
of them will be given to advertisers
to circulate and will be
given away on the fair grounds.
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lkl llik I HI ineTATwrypu,^
Subscription, to Tbe Patent Reccrd evSjpwViuia.
WAYCROSS, aeORUA.
Dealers in
Bicycles and Sundries’
A ents for
Cleveland, Sterling, Orient,
Eclipse, Olive, Anderia.
and Crawford wilds.
All high grade wheel’s now for
$25 and SSO.
dKi Ao SON.,
Georgia.
ailv-rt 1 r> a.- 11. in 1,: - • h.iw t., add h
■fisKßßßßk&Fßtfir price.* t" pay nr tin ir grand dj-pL.v in .uln in-in
■■■■KHprti*' tin- biggest stock in the world, but we if, advertise
Stock of Genera! lorcMiso
in South Georgia. We have studied the wants of the people
Caprais of DRESS GOODS, SHOES, HATS
else usually found in a first rlass store. We sell goods cheaper
IJfctoyou cau buy them anywhere else. We can do it because we do onr
pn-lriourselves, we pay no clerk hire, and we buy goods as cheap as any
Jbe can buy them, so we can and will sell cheaper than others..
All we ask is for you to come and see us before buying, ami if
l ®*" r ‘ we can’t save you 10 per cent then buy from some other par-
I J ®y. t”fcWe are always anxious to show you our stock.
J Tent ’ \ y ° urs t 0 pleaße ' ’
f S. Deen & Son.
B this agfi&a? e
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wcelsior Medicine Cos.
Wholesale Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries.
In addition to their well known remedies, Excel
sior Blood Purifier and Hopping Oil and Drugs and
Druggists’ Sundries, they now carry in stock a Com
plete Line of
GandieS
in tubs, buckets and baskets, also a complete assortment of Penny Can
dies, Tobaccos, Cigars, Cheroots and Cigarettes. A trial order will convince
you that they save you the freight on your purchases. Remember they sell
<>nly to dealers and retail nothing.
For the Blood, Indigestion and Rheumatism take
For Burns, Cuts, Bruises and all Pains use
CARTER’S HOPPING OIL.
Excelsior Medicine Cos.
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA.
MONUMENTS!
TOMBSTONES;
% AND WIRE FENCE
If you need anything in this line tell
me so on a postal card and I will be
glad to make an appointment with
you. Do not buy until you see me.
J. M. FREEMAN.
DOUGLAS and WAYCROSS, GA.
KIMBALL HOUSE,
Pearson, Oa.
C. P. Holzendorf, Prop.
; BATES, 12.00 PER DAY.
Special Rates by the Week or Month.
Livery In Connection.
Stylish Rigs Furnished at any Hour.
Geo, R. Youmns & Bro.
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA,
We sell Pianos, 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*traveiling man
will call to see you.
N. F. GOODYE’B
Blacksmith aid Wheelwright,
DOUGLAS, - - - - GEORGIA
‘ lam fully prepared to do all kinda
of work in my line.
Such as making and repairing bug
ties; wagons, road carta, timber carta
etc., etc.
ttrnuUSE SHOEING a apccial
ty.
would be pleaaed to have yow Ga
l nage of the public. Reap™
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"Waycross Air Lane Railroad.
TIME TABLE, in Effect Feb. 22, .
Train N@. 1 Train No. B*.
Passenger and Mail. Accommodating
LvWaycross 8:30 am 2:00 p. in
” Johnson Mill 8:45 2:15
” Waltertown 9:05 2:30 F
’’Elsie 9:20 2:50 F
’’Bolen 0:30 3:05 R
” Beach 9 40 3:30
” Sesaoms 10:00 3555
’’Granville 10:15 4:15 F
’’Nichols 10-35 4:00
’’Bell 10:50 4:40 F
ArDouglas 11:20 5:40
Train No. 2. Train No, 4.
Passenger and Mail Accommodation.
Lv Douglas 1:30 pm 7:30 am
Bell 2:00 7:50 F
’’Nichols 2:20 8:15
” Granville 2:55 8:35 F
” Sessoms 3:05 9:00
” Beach 3:30 9:40
” Bolen 3:50 9:50
’’ Elsie 4:05 10:05 F
” Waltertown 4:25 10:25 E
” Johdson Mill 4:40 10:45
Ar Waycross 5:00 11:00
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Sunday Acommodation Train |
ONE FARE ROUND TRIP.
Leave Douglas 8.00 - A. M
Arrive Waycross 10.30 A.MI
Returning
Leave Jl 'aycross 4.30 - P.MI
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Arrive Douglas 6.50 - P.M ,
F —Denotes flag station. Vrains rung
daily excep r Gunday.
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