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VOL. XI. CO-HMiSSIOVKU <). B. STEVENS TACKS OF CROPS A\l> THE WEATHER. CORN IS BADLY DAMAGED July Opened Very Promising For All Crops—Valuable Pointers to Planters by Commissioner. June has been a very remarkable month, both for the number of its rainy days, and for the excessive quantity of its rainfall, which averaged something ever ten inches. It is true that in June, 188-1, rain fell in about the same quanti ty, but not every day. The continuous downpour of last month caused the far mers to lose most of the corn planted in the bottom lands of the rivers and creeks This area represents in many counties from one-fourth to one-third of the corn crop. In some sections, too, a consider able portion of the upland corn has been damaged by grass and weeds and the unavoidable lack of cultivation. Hence the present outlook points to a corn crop reduced considerably below our first ex pectation. The cotton reports are far from en couraging. In the first place, the cold and backward spring retarded the early growth of the plant to such a degree that in some sections the cotton had not been Worked out before the June rains set in. July opened up with a promise of con tinued rain, but has, fortunately, chang ed to clear and warm weather. But June had left the cotton fields green with grass and weeds that must be cleared out within the next ten days, if we would make a fair drop. Judgment and energy must now be brought into play. Both man and beast have had a long rest, en forced though it was. Now every mo ment must be utilized to the best advan tage. If you cannot clean out all your crop, work your best lauds first. With ten days of sunshine and judicious work, from early dawn till late at night, a mighty change may be wrought, and, notwithstanding the gloomy outlook, a -fair) good crop of cotton may be made in Georgia. Consider well the plow best suited to do the most harm to the grass and weeds, with the least chance of injuring the roots of the cotton. Consider whether it is best to work toward the center of the middles and cover everything up there, or work toward the drill. Under present conditions the former is the better plan. List on the water furrow, keeping the bar next to the row all the time, llun carefully and as shallow as possible. You can cover up most of the grass, which will thou, after a few days, die. Then work hack toward the drills. The grass that is left among the plants must be pulled out to the middle with a hoe. Use the above method only when the necessities of the situation demands it, as we prefer the shallow plowing during this month. Extra work must be done now to make up for the time, lost in June. Though the month of July in ordinary years sees the growing crops laid by, the farmers must this year work mast of their crops until the middle of August. Forage can now be planted. Peas and millet can be sown. Prepare the land well. It is conceded that the value of the pea crop, as an improver of the soil, is not lost when the vines are cut off for hay. Much plant food may be evolved by turning under the stubble. Plant now second crop of Irish potatoes. THE FRUIT CROP. Though the magnificent promise of the fruit crop was somewhat discounted by the June rains, farmers can do much to utilize eveu the damaged portion of the crop. Feed to the hogs all fallen or partly rotten and otherwise decayed fruit. Market as far as possible the fresh, ripe fruit and utilize the surplus by drying or evaporating. Remember that evaporated fruit commands higher prices than the sun-dried. For sun drying the best cheap dryer is made by using a frame of light strips of plank 1 inch thick by 2 inches wide. Let the frames be 6 feet by 3 feet, covered with white cloth. These frames will cost but a trifle and are much better every way than boards or plank. Sweet potato slips set out by the mid dle of the month make good potatoes for winter and spring use. They also keep well, and perhaps better than those planted earlier. Open hole, insert slip, and place just enough dirt to cover the roots, pour iu a teacup of water aud fill hole with loose dirt, but don’t press it to the plant. Then draw the earth up around thorn to retain moisture and keep heat of sun from the roots. You can get ice now at one-cent a oound from F. F. Hammond. Approaching Nuptials. Cards are out announcing the ap proaching nuptial ceremonies of Mr. Frank M. Appleby and Miss Cassie Belle Harris, at the Baptist Church at Knoxville, Ga., on August Ist, 1900. The young people has our congratula tions in advance, and Miss Tattler says she didn't think Frank would do her that way, but if the lady can make anything out of him she has her best wishes. Full Pardon Granted. Capt. McP. Farr, of the Waycross Rifies was up last Sunday, and we ex pect him here again to-day, because Mrs. Farr is here and of-course he is allowed the freedom of the city on her account. The captain has a forgiving spirit, and having seen the Breeze’s retrac tion of .he hog killing, in behalf of the Rides, said the Breeze was forgiven in full and totd up to date. This gra cious amnesty was doubtless attribu table to the fact that Mrs. Farr was present, however, the bull dogs- of war are mszzled and the blood has all been wiped off the moon. Good Carpenters Nice work. Since the children up at our palatial mansion have gotten the fool idea in their heads that they must marry to be happy, and some of them have, our land-lady who darns our sorrows and patches our joys, has been wanting to "visit, visit, move around you know.” Our house was small, and she couldn’t move much, but we caught an {idea,. She has lived in the south-east corner room all the time, so we tore down a little .Bxl4 room on the north-west corner and built a 14x17 room, airy, nicely finished and one of the pret tiest, best constructed in the whole city. Now, when she wants to "visit or move around some,” we invite her to take a trip from the south-east to to north-west corue/'. We are one peg a/iead of the old girl yet. and she’ll have to sit down and study up some other excuse to g-et away from home. Messrs. W. B. Owens, Ira T. Smith and J. W. Marshall are the carpenters that did the work, and it is as good as any men can do, mater'al Considered. The Bicycle Nuisance. The Breeze has called the attention of the mayor and council to the dan gers attending bicycle racing and the reckless riding on the main streets of the town, but no prohibitory meas ures have been adopted to abate the nuisance save the direction for bicy clists to regard the rights of pedes trians, which amounts to nothing at all. Ladies contemplating a trip down townjdo so with dread because of the reckless bicycles, and we know of one or two instances where parties have had narrow escapes from being struck bv wheels while on such trips. We also know of an instance where a merchant, who pays his taxes to run his business, has been struck twice or three times during the past ten days, while sitting under his own awning in front of his door. Now. the fact of the business is this, bicycles were invented for exer cise and to curtail the uses and ex penses of a horse, and the place for a horse is on the street, not on side walks. Side walks are made for pe destrians. not vehicles and animals. If not. why not have streets graded to the doors and do away with the extra expense of throwing up side walks. There are a number of men and young boys who use these wheels on the side walks that are careful and respectful —not dangerous, but then there are others that, mounted on a cheap wheel imagine they are mina ture locomotives, with right-of-way over all obstacles, and everything must clear the track. If bicyclists must ride, and are so disposed, a contribution of a few dol lars each will make a four foot path, on the outside of the side walk down the main streets, and then there will be no danger. We have nothing against the use of the bicycle or those who use them, but the facts set forth cannot be denied. JEWELkY A STABLE. Look at the next ten people you meet and see how much is worn of the now called jewelry. From a $500.00 watch chain to a five cent stick pin. Yes, jewelry has come to be a staple article of dress. You will buy more or less of it; see that you get what you pay for when you buy. You can be sure of this if you will buy of Young A Har per, Broxton, Ga., who lias a full as sortment of the W. F. Main Cos. goods. Every article of these goods is fully warranted to lie exactly as represent ed. A printed guarranty to thiseft'ect is given with each article of these goods purchased at their stoic. W. F. MA i Eastern Factory Cor. Friendship and Eddy Sts., Providence, K. T. West ern Factory, Largest Jewelry Factory in the world, under proee-.s of con struction in East loWa City, I. Over 52.000 ft. of floor space. Stolen. One blind bay mare black mane and tail, : ight ankle has been 'broken and ano leg drops down even witif foot when he walks. Liberal reward will be paid for arrest cf man and ljor.se. TKOMAS KOUNTREK, Hazlehurst, Ga. We can still sell a few large views ni the town also four views made into one ant! sold at eye each. Creei J-: jantzen. Rudolph bought a harness from Williford because it was cheap. He has no horse but he says he ! knows a good thing when he sees it. DOUGLAS, CiA., S A*sL RD A* b ° e i LY 28th, 19Q(^ n nl •> ’ 1 *4 THE PAVILION. Tj> - ’Louses Knights of Pythias Picnic a Big Success. a J* Fitzgerald, Brunswick. WaiOit., Willacoochee, Pearson, Chatrer ton. Nicholls, Broxv'n, Douj* las and Other Places a Lively day Together^V - 0 ' The 25th day of July woof will be looked upon in retrospective glances as the day that marked an era in social intermingling of friends, neighbors and relatives in a “day off” by the people of this entire section. It is not often that a grand suc cess can be brought about in'so short a time for preparation, only five days, but when Coffee county undertakes anything it must suc ceed. The promoters, Knights of Pythias of Broxton and Douglas, and their lady friends, wives, mothers and daughters vied with each other in their attempts at suc cess, and the consequence was natural, as is always the case when “tender hands, bright eyes and loving hearts,” are moving with a common impulse. The Knights of Broxton and Douglas Picnic was a grand success, and an occasion of which they need be proud, and so is the Breeze. Free hacks were moving frm early in the morning until late at bight, carrying ami bringing peo ple to and from the pavilion and Spring. Some eanve in on the train Tuesday evening and otbets came through the country in ve hicles from our neighboring towns, ali bent on a day of pleasure, and they had it; so did the Breeze. The Carter Sisters, Cornet and String Ochestra, of Willacoochee, opened their musicale with that stirring strain that causes men to shout and women’s hearts to palpi tate, “Dixie,” and from then un til night they tilled the air with sweet strains that- tickled.the ear and caused the foot to become un ruly. It was so with the Breeze. Broxton came up on the north east side of the Spring and poured a solid stream of baskets filled with grub and goodies across Seventeen mile creek until near i o’clock, while Douglas from the south west rolled boxes, baskets, barrels and packages across Twenty-mile creek until we had to mount couriers on horses and send them like a streak of lightning back over the country and town to “let up, let up. for mercy sake and save something at heme for the next time, and the Breeze!” Col. C. A. Ward opened tlie trouble about ii o’clock, by a speech, in which he declared lie had been selected to extend a wei come to the people because he was the best looking man in the crowd. It was not disputed for the sake of harmony, but every one knew hel ler for the Breeze man was present. Shortly after i o’clock two ta llies leading from away oil out in the yard, some distance apart, coining together near the steps on east side of pavilion were groaning under the weight o& good things, sweet things, sour things, and other things were uncovered and the crowd became uneasy, and Tom Young, Levi Osteen, C. A. Ward, Jr., W. A. J. Smith and some others prepared to lead an attack on the whole busine’ss, and the Breeze was there. , As our space is limited it will be impossible to give aj lull list oi casualities, hut the onslaught was terrific, llie clusli of cutting instru ments, the occasional pop of bot tled artillery soon had the table strewn from one "end to the other with torn, slashed and tent members of the cptpbatoutables. it is c-ti mafed that over four hundred dined at the tables, while more than a hundred and fifty ate from private ! baskets. Our spac.e is full, and vve shall •publish “MKs Tattler's Notes on i the Picnic” next week. Site was ; there, and said she would be laid !up for repairs for a week after i such a conflict with so much grub j and the boys who wanted her to j dance with them. Miss Tattler, is at Indian Ford co-day, at another picnic, in care of Oliver Diked. The line of Harness, Bridles I l id - addle-. e(tr#bl Ly j. IV. Williford L the largest vye have seen carried in a town this ize. 14 ' ‘ st (F-xl Educational Notes. " *'' V(f 'uot i of illiteracy among T Messrs} 1 ' eleven of the soutli- Gsnd\Y. Ms as follow: Alabama' I York Miw Kansas. 10. ; Flqritfk, ’ nre . "°'^S(w , *r B,ssl ftrl' i :s ' <mll xiFfTT ennessee, i7-<jd|k : Virginia, 13.38. L % I When we ,consider j£ii in\fimA 01 tlie nortl-K&jA am} wesuVp the percentage- of ijl -i-tin'ce 4 tl kTis 1 Iks- (flfaI esVj A iw-re is wh\Wwerv Of sound mind* oitjA/odyJn the southern staU*T should uofl able to write. .MO § While out* .sc!®nl are At long, as a |rule, th* are long enough to wipe out illiteracy iLtJie children sent to school. . The parenßa ho permits lift clMt] to remain, quY ol school is rolfijfng that child of his birth-rigftt, a*ed ucation. A In this age the illiterate man is at a greater disadvantage than ever before. Competition is so fierce that the man or woman who has not: had intellectual training finds it difficult to accomplish much. 'Fhecitizens of Douglas will have if in their power this year lo re duce illiteracy among those of school age td zero. During the free term at the Southern Normal Institute, evtSry child can learn to read and write. It is to lie hoped hat tlie citi zens of Douglas will begin thus far in advance t*o make ready to have every child ol school age in du chy in school every day during the term. Parents will you do it r Prof. Guilliams requests that all the citizens ot Douglas who can take students to board will no tify him within the next week or two how many tiiey can take care ot. llie prospects are excellent for a good attendance from the opening day. Tlie citizens of Douglas can do much for the Normal Institute if they will mention if when writing to their friends. To make the Southern Normal Institute the greatest possible suc cess, principal, teachers, and citi zens must work individually and collectively to secure a large at tendance of outside patronoge. J. M. G. GEORGIA NORMAL AM) INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. '['lie above named .State institu tion for the education of Georgia girls and young women will begin its tenth annual session on Sep tember ic, jyoo. It is to be hoped that Coffee county will send a large delegation to this most excellent school next session. The entire cost of a year’s attendance, includ ing board, incidental fee, books and stationary, is only siio. There are usually a great many more ap plicants than can be accommodated, hence those who may wish to at tend should apply for admission as soon as possible. The new catalogue containing full particulars may be had by ad dressing J. Harris Chappell, Presi dent, Milledgevilfe, Ga. Melvin tanner, County School Commissioner Letter From Commissioner Lott. Just as we went to press last week a letter from Com. J. S. Lott was received, which will be found in another place to-day. It is in reply to an article published in is sue of the Ljth, and is very inter esting. it tells us a number of facts not bef ore known, and which, we rather expect will be news to our readers. We are quite certain, as we said before, that the commis sioners have acted in this matter with an eye to the interest of the people, and we only feared that in a matter of economy the jail was to be too small for the county’s needs in future, and the cells insuf ficient for the present. The letter referred to explains everything completely, and as our article caused it to be >vrote, and we made no strictures upon any one, we are glad the subject lias been ventilated. From Com. Lott’s letter we are inclined to think the building will be a very creditable one, if the contract is carried out to the letter. Williford keeps a fine line of Harness, Saddles, Bridles and col lars, and sells them che^>. News Notes. -X C’flßji’i g ( “i>l farmer’ lives Nitar t'heTinecW AppfcigjWl Cnf- labels iihlPudf as ). M., in a t jjjtj 1 e following remark, same by. ■■ffimJJßFo qf his bright. WSfr- u> the Klin™efio4l, l‘llmt t’ire j.WTnin and wind visit. fn thij2|rcfion of tlie eujwu Sunday.} liu.d by Pyiß’ kCTJfJpn} • L rß , a roi™&j .■A ni itiTlWve their <*ro]m on ike Isame l ®uip p. m. licit Mr. C;M- fa- & m jßwl't-'r!ilmeW' stumßt egldWd fife Kliiif ,iCh\A last *4l and ' i 1 I' 1 .A) i cen to* 11st itut wqek, hn-d ■rushed t J§ , -y tin’ to fie <uff a Air a, .Ulil so pMasuhiUy! Mi-'Afci Wen g-Hy sever ’ days on TT WLuire srj'yto (Tty of Aueusta,in ■company wfjji her Dan Meek. V ish tiu-in trip, and that they botlTAxill I.ia back among us soon. V e an glad to liote'fliat:- Prof. Jl.lO. Williams is back (IriiJUng out his school instead of giving it up tor some one else. Much success Io him. Sunday July 15, was the regular appointment for services at: Union Baptist Church, which was filled by its partor 11. M. Meek, who preached an able sermon from Rev. 19, 7-8-9, alter which tlie doin' of church was opened for member ship, resulting in the reception of two meinbeis, one of which svas a member of the so called Hard-shell church. All members and especially cler gymen of the Smyrna Association are invited to visit and join Union Church, or union meeting, begin ning mi Friday and Saturday, lie lore the "th ..Sunday in July. Don’t lorget to oome, toi we think you wiil be benefited thereby. Miss Mattie Kirkland b still very low of typhoid lever, and is not expected to live, although the pios pec.t of her recovery is somewhat brighter. Mrs. Monroe Tanner is still im proving, and as soon as able con templates spending a few weeks at Gaskin’s Spring. A certain young min of Nichols, inis his interest, attached to a cer tain beautiful home which Inis a pretty young widow in ii. For further information address Mr. Ive Wilcox. 'File writer has rioted that the times have an upward tendency for the better around about Nich ols, as the rain has slackened, tints so much grumbling about grass, has stopped and that the remain der of the young people seem to liu thinking of getting married. They certainly think the crops will not get drowned next year, or that Dr. Dedge will continue to open wide his doors to receive laborers. We lament the loss of one of our friends, Mr. Andrew Lee, who died very suddenly of sick head ache, last week. 'Hie bereft have our sympathies. Mr. Lee was a citizen of Ware county, and lived about six miles south east of Nichols. Remember the Chorus Class which meets at Llim school house on every 3rd Sunday in each month. Every body lives near come out, and encourage these these young people, and manifest liy your presence that you 1101 only approve of, but appreciate such an organization in your midst. Old aunt Lizzie Meek, mother of Redding Meek, is expected to tlie at any hour She is very old and has been confined to her bed of af fliction for a long time, unable to move -except when aided. Site is living with her daughter Mrs. Jas. Taylor. The teachers and students of Klim school, would he pleased if their visitors would call on them during the week, and they will en deavor to entertain them with good recitations, and kindly loan or give them all the jiencils they need. It is to be hoped that they will be greatly benefited by the ones they already have. ML Berrien Meek, a citizen ot of this section who left here and went to Sterling, Fla., writes that Ihe will be back shortly, that his • : 7 ; 1 crop drowned and-lie w.-mls his 1 . I: in Georgia. will iHcome hiin back. II°IL Blita'li Tanner, of Pales, (Li., is'likdy ti>Mj <af heart drop sy, .-re iiiativ .hence,' unless, t-he proper si'eps l - aA take'n imme diately., Ihq Julian of Tifton, has jbben (Mljed £0 attend hint,- and he Tiiakys ie plain statement : “that itotluugrthorl of the proper inedi <s prolong his days. liopAthat his Health will be restored*'.-' dtp ' A. MV A Petition for Charter. A—l HyVmiy. m l'n tin* siipenrur roiirt of said county : the petiiion ot ij; Eciersoii, Char;os 1). • Auaiu.s, \\ f .. ().* K;tT. Tanner <I.L. r>;iker, Daniel Mask in, nr. T. B. Marshall, John Aii'Luab JoffM M. lr> tt, Sr. W. F. Sih ot U, ,1. M. A-ltuy, VViiliuin V’ickcrs, He. .Ics c 1 jO t r , .) S. Lott, Klias Lott, K. H. .Smiili, and it'tUejs,. all of ihi.s and m tfy* sJiows : ihc.y tlcsirc, themselves, their •{( >;itM e‘Sors, to be incornn nHtj/l tor^Fpeififxl of iw.etiry yc<. r -,, Die jirivdt * reifcwal.at; the end ol Uiat imn . under tin* itiinic aiVd o! “ 1 lie .•■lerehiiiu :m*t Farmed' NVurch-duse Dorn paiiv.” . ’ - V' .V; * -r' -•id . 'i lit* lilac * of residence ‘of sa i<l eor • l <*r:.on Mil:tll be ia the county of Coffee • lf} d •* Utle aloir-aid, ami it.s chief ollice j inl place of hn- 1 1 • kin the city oi ijas in said ctmniy-aml slate aforesaid. Vo I he hiiftd ness said corporation purposes ™u ry iiikf tui is that of a general warehouse 1 h" i ties.s, aii( i moi ti especially the engaging it the h isiness of feecivioK, storing aim al -.fy keeping cilton, wool and other **ke articles uiuj tvntl to conduct Mu ‘h business ;md m Biich a way uh is earrii'.d on by warehouse com panies. Ith Petitioners desire the privilege of btnidiu'j, renting or leasing, siieh ware hou < 6r < ther bmitling.’ of any Kind, siielUT.s, yai■ A or such other like pl o t , as may he (JeJImMl necessary or dt - sii thlc hy sai'liHJi-ji'lfanon lor thcjirtrper stoi i r are and pr| lection of t lit* . oiiou or otlicr art icles, .. *s or things int rusted i<j -aid corpora? uni. I t ..s may b deemed Dost. h#r the .Hiicce.Muld trut siudiori of tl husinc-s lor win h j (X>i\ipany is to iin tu p* a . ml ) and md cut | 'oi-j.,’i'on de sire- the i‘i;ilit genera.ly to lease, purchuse and holil any real amt personal property', and to st.‘h, cNchangq,ciK’imihcr or other wisi djsp se of the sime whenever in the jud.-uiciH oi the oui'.i of directors it may ,M to the advantage of the company so to do. •and h. 1 lie mu n object of the <*orporation will i.e to promote amlnrotccl the interests ol ;hc farmers an t ciuzehs goneraliy by otiei ing and affordine; thm aifr and ade quate warehouse privileges for their cot.ton, w-.i> at J other prijilurtHor iirtiefv-*, mat m 111. way aid them in getling heller price* Inr tnnr said cotton and other products; wi tli I lie furl tier abject of sec tiring lor the mein burs of the corporation I'casonuhle returns front their investment. Cali. The capital stock i>f said com pally ’hall be liftevn hundred dollnrs, divided into one hundred anu fifty shares of ten doitaneeueli; well flit! | nvilege ot in'ereas ing the same by a vote of i wn-thirds oi the stockholders at a duly called convention, to mi umoiihl not c a ceding twenty-five thousand ilollUm. 7th. Petitioners desire to have und use a common seal; the right to sue aud be sued; to plead and he impleaded, audio have till hie privileges, power -. duties amt immunities which tlie laws of (■eorgiuuive, graht'Hhd' guaranty to all business cor porations. Nib. t’e.tll ioiHTs desire that the manage ment and <■ miroi ot -aid corporation Rind! be V"s(wl in a iHm rd nl not lets than seven directors (said board may be increased to not more Ulan httvn members at any reg ular annual meeting of stockholders befor.i 'he electron of the board for the ensiling year) from which trpresident, vice-presi dent a seereturv unit treasure ■ shall lie elected b mi l board. The same director may lilt, u! the same time, the. offices oi secretary and treasurer. The term of office ol said directors ninth tie for one yeftr and until their successors are elected and <|Ualiffpil btfi. The board of directors may appoint a genera) manager, or swell other officer or • tli irs or i"npkiyeey-. as may la deemed neces-ary for properly conducting said husine-B. sitfli ofncbrs or employees to be provided fur, they are deemed necessary, ny tli! by-laws rules or regulations of the company, amt tiieir powers and duties .ihe.cin delihed and also tiieir terms ot office and salary or remuneration. lot It. l’( n thine-r, desire the right to adopt, an. and all by-laws, rules and rrguliitio is that may be deemed neces.-.trv for the guidance and government of said cor poration. and of its officers, agents and employees. Htli. Petitionerstiilege that all of mill eap'tal stock will be bona tide bolikci ibeit for 10 per cent thereof paid in In. , re said corporation shall commence business. loti). Your petitioners v.d'l file this pe tition and publish the same aeeojding to the statutes in sues case made and pro vided. aud a her having complied with the low, they piay for an order of Incorpora tion as herein-set out ond petitioned for. And petitioners will ev*r pruv. r. avibidsdaut. Petitii tiers’ Attorney. filed in office Jo y 24. IfWI. !>. W. GAB - Btipei-i< r Court Coffee county. G ;itG f A—f'offee County. I, I). \V. Caikin, clerk of the superior court of saitl enmity, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a emreot copy of the original appliea* ion for tl • charter of “The Merchants and Farmer’ War : ouse Corn pniiT,” us appes"- of file in this office. Witness niv official signature and seal of said court, this July 24'h. Ibo >. I). W. GASKIN. (Hi i k 8, C. C. < (in. When you come to town, be sure to call at TL L. Davis agt. and get a bottle of Smith’s Indian Cure. Every family sho/ Id keep a sup n!v of it on hanitfi it is a positive curt for rattle-snake bites and si . tgs of poisonous insects, tetter wort* , n igtvonn, ground-itch, old sores, cuts, burns, toothache, head ache. nail in foot, piles, etc., cures, in all cases guaranteed. Manuk J. T. Smith. Sr., Dr las, Ga. v 7 II