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THE DOUGLAS BREEZE.
VOL. XI.
Alarmed the Hotel.
Jake Ulmer, Joe Bird and Claude
Sheldon, a committee from the
\\ aycross Rides, who come up
1 uesday to look out a camping
place tor the coming encampment,
stopped at the Buck Hotel with old
friend Wooten. The evening was
pleasant, company entertaining and
the boys did not pet up-stairs to
bed before ten, but being tired,
soon were in the land of drea#is,
killing, butchering and cutting off
pigs tails, Ac. As the town clock
pealed out the hour of twelve a
white, ghostlike spectre shot across
the hall and out on the front piaza,
where mounting the banisters it
shouted “Fire, fire, fire!!!” Mine
Host Wooten had expected some
thing ot the kind evidently, for he
was near, and grabbing the phan
tom, which proved to be Claude
Sheldon dragged him back to his
room, chuncked him under the bed,
slammed the door and remarked.
“These Waycross people don’t
know a town clock when they hear
one.”
Neighbor Comas killed a rattle
snake last Wednesday evening in
the suburbs of town, six feet long,
with ten rattles and a button.
Mark Brown has retnrned to the
city and is binding the seed cotton
warehouse near the depot.
Mr. B. F. Holzendorf is agent
at the depot for both railroad and
express Cos.
The low, sweet, charming music
on our front piazza Wednesday
night by some serenaders -is highly
appreciated. The last piece, “The
Old Folks at Home” was affective,
inasmuch as it will not be very
long before those “old folks ”
will be at home, jilfct over the riv#r,
and the stream will flow on forever
and the music will never cease.
Hunter, Pearce S Battej,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
COTTON FACTORS
Money Loaned to Cotton Shippers on
Approved Security .
Experienced and Expert Handlers of
Sea Island Cotton.
NaijQfactimrs of Higlj Grade Fertilizer.
SAVE OTA D TIN
yourO I Mn TAGS
“Star” tin tags (showing small stars printed on under side of
tag). “Horse Shoe,’* “J. T. f ” “Good Luck,” “Cross Bow,” and
“ Drummond ” Natural Leaf Tin Tags are of equal value in secur
ing presents mentioned below, and may bo assorted. Everyman,
woman and child can find something on the list that they would
like to have, and can have
TAOS.
1 Match Box. 25
2 Knife, one blade, good steel 25
3 Sclaaora, Inches 25
4 Child's Set, Knife, Fork and Spoon 25
5 Salt and Pepper Set, one each, quad
ruple plate on white metal 50
6 French Briar Wood Pipe 25
7 Razor, hollow ground, fine English
steel 50
8 Batter Knife, triple plate, best quality GO
9 bugar Shell, triple plate, beat quality 60
10 Stamp Box, sterling silver 70
11 Knife, “ Keen Rutter,” two bladea 75
12 Butcher Knife, ** Keen Kutter/* 8-ln
blade 75
13 Shearv' 4 Keen Kuiter,” 8-lnch 75
Ser, Cracker and 6 Picks, sliver
plated 80
15 Base Ball, 44 Association/' best quality. 100
16 Alarm Clock, nickel 150
17 Six Genuine Roger*’ Teaspoons, best
plated goods 150
18 Watch, nickel, stem wind and set
IV Carvers, good steel, buckborn handles.2oo
20 Six Genulre Rogers’ Table Spoons,
best plated goods 250
81 Six each. Knives and Forks, buckhom
handles 250
THE MOVE OFFER EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30th. 1900.
IN MIND that a dime’s worth of
STAR PLUG TOBACCO
will last looter aud afford wore pleasure than a dime’s wsrtk of auy
it her brand.
MAKE THE TEST!
Sjfld to CONTINENTAL TOBACCO CO., St. Louis, Mo.
Democratic Primary.
At a meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Coffee
county on July 27th it was ordered
that Democratic primaries be held
at the court-house and in every pre
cinct in said county of Coffee on
Saturday, August 25th, 1900, for
the purpose of electing five dele
gates from each of said militia dis
tricts ; said delegates to meet in a
convention to be held at the county
site, Douglas* at 1 p. m., on Tues
day, August 28th, 1900, for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for Representative and the county
offices.
At said primary election on'Sat
urday, August 25U1, all qualified
democratic voters, including all
who desire to allign themselves
with the democratic party and who
will agree to support the nominees
of the said Democratic party, who
were upon the legal registrtaion
lists of 1898 or who have registered
since that time, shall be given an
opportunity, and are requested to
vote for the delegates above men
tioned ; each voter being entitled
to vote for five male bona fide citi
zens of his district, and the five
receiving the greatest number of
legal votes being the ones duly elect
ed as delegates from said district.
F. Willis Dart was re-elected chair
man of the new Committee, and
Melvin Tanner secretary.
Builder.
I am in the carpentering business
for an honest living out of it, hence if
you are wanting building done be sure
and see me before you let it to any
one else, Work guaranteed strictly
honest. Estimates furnished with
pleasure.
JAS. A. CARTER.
Two or three advertisements are
crowded out to-day. The Breeze
is heavily loaded.
free:!
_ TAGS.
22 Six each. Genuine Rogers' Knives and
Forkii. best plated goods 500
23 Clock, 8-day. Calendar, Thermometer,
Barometer 500
24 Gun rase, leather, no better made— 500
25 Revolver, automatic, double action 32
or 38 caliber 600
26 Tcml Set. not playthings, but real tool* 650
27 Toilet Set, decorated porcelain, very
handsome B**o
Remington Rifle No. 4,22 or 32 caliber 800
29 Watch, sterling sliver, full jeweled. .1000
30 Ureas Suit Case, leather, handsome
and durable 1000
31 Sewing Machine, first class, with all
attachments 1500
32 Revolver, Colt’s, 38-callber, blued
steel 1500
S3 Rifle. Colt’s, 16-shot, 2i-ca]!ber I*oo
Guitar (Washburn), rosewood. Inlaid.2ooo
35 Mandolin, very bandesome 2000
36 Winchester Repeating Shot Gun, 12
gauge. 2000
37 Remington, donble-barrel, hammer
Shot Gun. 10 or 12 gauge ‘.*ooo
38 Bicycle, standard make, ladles or
Rent* 25.0
29 Shot Gun. Remington, double-barrel.
hammeiless 3*^o
40 Regina Music Box. 15*4 Inch Disc SUU)
DOUGLAS, GA„ SATURDAY, AUG. 4th, 1900.
THE WAYCROSS RIFLES
The Advance Guard Makes a
Move on the Breeze Of
fice and the Editor
Goes Under the
Table.
The Boys are Coming on Friday. Au
gust 10th and Will be in Camps
Several Days.
The Waycross Rifles are coming
back to Douglas, and will he en
camped at Gaskin’s Spring from
Friday August 10th until the fol
lowing Monday, and they don’t
want the people to treat them like
strangers either. Go out, and see
the boys.
Lieut. Ulmer, Sergeant Bird and
Corporal Claude Sheldon were
here Tuesday evening looking over
the ground, and have furnished us
with all this war news. They are
coming armed, too, and will have
with them a brass band, tents and
a full equippage for camping, bat
tle and pleasure. They expect you.
They will mount guard every
morning at 8 o’clock, and have
dress parade and fancy drilling
every afternoon at 4 o’clock. You
are invited to go and carry the
children, your wife or sweet heart.
Don’t be selfish.
Saturday afternoon the Breeze
wants/ very man, woman and child
in the county to be there to witness
something that many have never
seen in a life time and will perhaps
never have the chance of seeing
again. Old soldiers have seen it,
but those that are not old soldiers
do not know anything about the
great treat and the intense excite
ment that these soldiers have got
ten up for the benefit of the peo
ple of this county, and when you
have seen it once you will never
forget it, and that, is a Skirmish
drill and sham battle. The bu
gle call, the soldiers slipping for
cover, tne crack of the riiie, faster
and taster until it loaches a regular
roar, the falling wounded all
is as excitable as anything gets to be
that is not real. When the bugle
sounds again. they disappear and
in a tew moments you hear the
quick, sharp command of officers,
and see the soldiers marching to
ward you like a solid wall. You
must see it. The Captain said for
you to he there and the Captain
must be obeyed.
Sunday morning there will be
services by the Rev. Air. Smith, a
noted evangelist, who to be heard
is to be appreciated. Services
again at night. Every body is in
vited, and every body expected.
Industrial and Fair Edition.
It was the intention of this of
fice to issue an industrial edition of
the Breeze, ot 24 or 36 pages in
September, for general distribu
tion, but since our energetic neigh
bors oi Valdosta have secured for
this section the Stale Fair for the
coining fall, we shall defer our
mammoth edition until then. It is
a conceded fact that the represent
ative portion of our county will do
all in their power to make the Fair
a success, and it is but natural that
the county’s paper should take
a leading part. In order to do so
with credit to the county we ask
the people, every one interested in
Coffee county to assist us, by tak
ing space and have their businesses,
homes, sections and families pho
tographed and written up. We
will make the terms as low as the
work can be done to pay expenses,
without any additional profit, be
cause what will advance the coun
ty’s interests and property means
more business for us,
\\ Idle we are getting up an
tion of seven or eiiflit thousand
copies for the State Fair at Valdos
ta, we propose to get up ha't that
number for the fair at Way cross,
whicli will be larger ar‘i better
than ever before. We propose to
put this editino into the hands of
the visitors atjboth fairs, and we
propose to m<4ke t.lem handsome
enough to Is£ ouvenirs. They
will we can get them,
the wrJid photos, and names
of oiyjj^^■eople. the advertise
me*utir*s merchants and
Vtf'hL’, section of Geor-
He of great interest to
mpk our midst. Get
f Ml commence at once,
~ man and family
Tit to be represented
| Miss Tattler’s Notebook The Picnic
and Other things she Says:
That you ought to have
seen Tommie Young tip
pmg his hat and smiling at
Jm the ladies at the picnic last
n I • Wednesday. Airs. Young
/f| must not have been there.
[ hat W illiford’s hog ate a
cow in front of his store last 'Tues
day, for she saw the cow’s-tail hang
ing out of the hog’s mouth.
That Jim McCarty was up here
again last Wednesday looking after
soda water bottles, he said, but she
thinks he was “looking after”
something else.
That Jim Roof, of Nichols, sent
his girl up here on Tuesday and led
his horse anil pulled his buggy
through by land during the night
and was here in time to carry her
out to the picnic' Wednesday day
light.
That J. T. Rellihan, of Douglas
and D. W. Lott, of Broxlon, waltz
ed all over the pavilion and cut the
pigeon wing in seven different lan
guages.
That Peterson’s hack driver,
Needum, was down on his knees
behind a pine tree withai big bottle
in his hands, out at tie pavilion
picnic day. '
That she has been toln confident
ly, and she don’t expect;' to say any
thing about it, either, etliat Frank
Appleby, Hoke Davi/ and Luther
Paxson have made application for
membership in the* Willacoochce
band.
That Gilbert Meeks, from Nich
ols, was at tlie picnic, sticking to a
pretty girl like a sick kitten to a
hot brick, and she don’t blame him,
either.
That friendship is often mistaken
for love.
That the girl with the prettiest
face is not the best or wisest.
That the young man who depends
on sell and not others is generally
successful.
That a hypocrite is a hypocrite
the world over. Even at picnics.
That you needn’t bother yourself
about lier she’ll get married when
the time comes, not before—the
fellow’s not ready.
That virtue and purity is as be
coming and essential in men as
weil as woman.
That Dr. Sibbett is :t good doctor
and a nice man, but he always
squeezes her hand beats her in the
back and makes her poke out her
tongue when she is sick, to see if
her liver digestion and pulse are
all right.
That going to church, sighing
with a long face, censuring other
people don’t always show the Chris
tian. Example and kind advice
come in better.
That she regrets to learn that
some people of whom she has spoken
have become offended, and she
assures them they will have no cause
for complaint in future.
That the powdered and pretty
faces of some women are often
index of the treacherous heart and
silly brains carried by their owners.
Democratic Primaries in Coffee
County.
As the best means of finding out
the wishes of the people in regard
to nominations for candidates for
the several offices in the iHpproach
ing county election, primaries have
been ordered for the presincts in
the county on August 25th, to elect
delegates to a convention to be held
in Douglas on V e 28th instant, at
which tirfie candidates will be
nominated.
Tlie time is short, only four weeks
off, and no announcements for some
jf the offices have been made, and
people do not know who to vote
for in these primaries. In all
counties around us, save our own,
announcements have been made,
and in some nominations have been !
perfected.
Now, in order to give all a fair
chance, the Breeze will carrv an
nouncements
hundred words 3to •*- for $3.00.
More than one 3 C S K>I all **S>rds and
not over two hu * bath ! n . Cash
must accompa. and , 8 .
The Breeze lilting days, fson
al strictures i n v, 'n at the
particularly -° r Smith in New
the side wa!_ i ;
011
; • .1 lllsHfiiS
Nichols Notes.
Nichols, Ga., Aug. 1. —The prin
ciple item ot interest during the
past week, was the general meet
ing held with Union Baptist church
which was begun on Friday and
Saturday before tlie fifth Sunday
in July. The attendance on Fri
day was small, but on Saturday,
the audience was considerably iq
creased. Having other preachers
present it was announced that they
would have dinner on the ground
Saturday, and that the audience
would remain all the afternoon and
have a series of sermons. There
was more than a sulliciency of din
ner on the ground, but owing to
the enclemenr.y of the weather, the
audience was dismissed after din
ner, to meet Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Sunday morning came,
and at the usual hour, t lie church
was well filled, which seemed to
listen with intense interest to the
bible truths as propounded by Rev.
Poston, of Douglas.
Very heavy rains have been vis
iting this section, and the farmers
seem to be getting uneasy, for fear
that they will not be able to save
what fodder they have made - ’.
Aliss Mattie Kirkland is still
very, very low, of typhoid-fever,
and will not or cannot live but a
short time unless there is a change
for the better.
The little history people of Efim
Litery Society, discussed with much
interest, the greatness of tlie two
men George Washington and
Christopher Columbus, on last Fri
day afternoon, Geo. Meeks carry
ing off the honors.
The teachers of Efim literary
school have increased their little
library for the past week, along
the line of supplementary reading
for the 2nd and 3rd grades—such
as Jhannati’s series of histones or
stories, and if any teacher wishes
to ask whether or not it pays, they
will frankly answer, yes.
Some of the stores are being fill
ed up with crisp, new goods, as if
their owners expected a good trade
in tlie near future. We hope their
anticipations may he realized.
Meeks &. Thompson are flooding
the country with handbills, invit
ing the people to come and trade
with them. People generally go
where they are invited, and will be
very certain to see those gentlemen.
Several young men and ladies
went from here to the picnic at
Gaskin’s Spring last week, and re
port that they had a most enjoyable
day of pleasure, among the most
hospitable people they ever met.
Organizing for State Fair.
Douglas, Ga., July 2X, 1900 —Mr.
Editor, if you will kindly allow
me space in your paper J would
suggest the advisability of our
county being represented at State
Fair to be held in Valdosta next
fall. I claim no credit in point of
originality for this suggestion, as
all citizens must have realized al
ready the importance, and the ben
efits to be derived therefrom, of a
first class exhibit from this county
at the State Fair, but as a citizen
of the county I simply desire to
suggest that we do not delay in
this matter until it is too late, but
begin now to make preparations
for a creditable display.
For the first time the State
Fair is to be held in wire-grass
Georgia (1 believe it has heretofore
always been held either in Macon
or Atlanta) and this section of the
State will be on “dress parade,” as
it were, before the throng of peo
ple from north and middle Georgia,
as well as those from the counties
of our pine belt, many of whom
may be seeking new homes. Jt oc
curs to me, therefore, that a special
effort should be put forth to send
such an exhibit to Valdosta as will,
in part at least, show the wonder
ful resources and natural advan
tages of this the largest county, and
one of the best in the state. Let
us give an evidence of what our
fields, orchards, vineyards, saw
mills, turpentine distilleries, etc.,
are daily producing. To this end
j I take the liberty of suggesting
j that the citizens of the county, or
a„ many as can possibly come, meet
here at the court house on the first
Monday in August for the purpose
of/discussing this subject and for
tl*: appointing of the necessary
from different parts of
je county to take the matter in
Very Truly Yours,
| )•'. Willis Dart.
Campaign! Buttons.
The Breeze acknowledges the re-*
ceipt of samples of Campaign But
tons, bearing the pictures of Bryan
A Stevenson, nominees for Presi
dent and vice-President. They are
very neat and pretty, and are manu
factured and for sale by the St.
Louis Button Cos., 620 Broadway
St Louis, Alo. Our girls are wear
ing those sent to this office for they
are both Bryan & Stevenson men.
Price for buttons, patent pin backs,
50, 55, 60, 65 and 70c per dozen,
from |to inches diamter.
The trusts of the country that
are pinching consumers are for
McKinley. The people who are
being squeezed and starved by the
trusts are for Bryan.
Gov. Roosvelt has been telling
the westerners bow he charged up
Sanjuan’s hill. Dewey, Lawton,
Wheeler and Schley were not in
it, poor fellows.
J. A. Carter has done as good
carpenter’s work in Douglas as can
be done. Try him for honest work.
Petition for Charter.
Li ICOIUiI A—Coffee ( uunty.
To the superior eourt of said county:
The petition of If. Peterson, Charles 1).
Adams, W. O. Paxson, T. Tanner C. Jfi.
linker, Daniel (inskiii, Hr. T. It. Marshall,
Johu McLean John M. Lott, Hr. W. F. Sib
bott, J. M. Ashley, William Vickers, Hr.
.Ifs c Lot', J. S. Loll, Elias Lott, It. M.
■Smith, and others, all of this state and
county shows:
Ist. That they desire, themselves, their
associates mid successors, to be iiiijoritO
tuleil for a period of twenty years, with
1 he privilege of renewal at the eml of that
little, under tlie name and style of "The
Merchants and Farmers Warehouse Com
pany.”
2ml. The place of residence of sit id cor
poration shall he in the county of Cotter
and slate aforesaid, and its chief oftice
and place of business in tlie city 01 Doug
las In said county and state aforesaid.
;i The business said corporat ion purposes
cat ryiug on is that of a generul wureriouse
business, anil more especially tlie engaging
in tlie business of receiving, storing and
safely keeping cotton, wool and other
like articles and things and to conduct
such a business and in such a way as is
usually carried on by warehouse com
panies.
4th Petitioners desire tlie privilege
building, renting or leasing, such ware
house buildings, or other buildings of any
kind, shelters, yur s or such other liko
places as may lie deemed necessary or dv
siruble by said corporation tor tlie proper
storing, 1 are unit protection of the ooltiin
or other articles, goods or tilings intrusted
to said corporation, or as may he deemed
nest lor the successful transaction of the
business for which sai l company is to be
incorporated; and said corporation de
sires 1 tie right generally to lease, purclisse
and hold any real and personal property,
and to sell, exchange, encumber orother
wisodisp He of the same whenever in the
judgment of the lam rd of directors it muv
he to the advantage of the company So
to do.
rah. The main object of tin* corporation
will he to promote amt protect the intere.tH
of Ihe tanners mi 1 citizens generally by
ottering anil ultoriling them salt; and adc
ipiate warehouse privileges for their cotton,
wool and other products or articles, and in
this way aid them in getting better prices
for their said cotton and oilier products;
with tile further object of securing for the
members of the corporation reasonable
returns from their mvcsiment.
Oth. The capital stock of said company
shall la- fifteen hundred dollars, divided
intoone hundred and fifty shares of ten
dollars each ; wi ll the privilege 01 increas
ing the same by a vote of two-thirds of the
stockholders at a duly called convention,
to an amount not exceeding twenty-live
thousand dollars.
7th. Petitioner.- desire to have and use
a common seal; the right to sue and he
sued; to plead and he impleaded, and to
have all the privileges, powers, duties and
immunities which the lawso. tieorgiagive,
grant anti guaranty to ail business cor
porations.
Xth. Petitioners desire that ttie manage
ment and control of said corporation shall
he vested in a hoard of not less than seven
directors (said hoard may he increased to
not more ttiu.ii lift* n inemliers st any reg
nlar annual meeting of stockholders hefora
die election of the hoard for the ensuing
year) from which a president, vice-presi
dent a secretary and treasurer shull ho
elected by sai I Isiard. The same director
may till, at the same time, the offices of
secretary and treasurer. Tlie term of otliee
of said directors shall t e for one year anil
until their successors are elected and
qualified
Ulh. T he bourd of directors may appoint
n general manager, or such other officer or
utticers or employeeys as may lie deemed
necessary for properly conduction said
business. .Such otli ;e sor employees to he
provided for, they are deemed necessary,
by 1 tie by-laws rules or regulations of the
company, and die r powers and duties
therein defined mid also their terms of
oilier and salary or remuneration.
10th Petitioners desire the right to adopt
an. anil all by-laws, rules and regulation* 1
that may l>e deemed necessary for the
guidance and goveriime t of said cor
poration. and of its officers, agents and
employees.
llth. Petitioners allege that all of saiil
capital stock will he bona tide s bscrilud
for 10 percent thereof paid in before said
corporation shall commence business. 1
1-tli. Your petiti ners wi’l tile this pe
tition and publish the same accojdilie to
the statutes in sue e.-se made and pro
vided, anti a'ter having complied with 1 lie
low, they p lay for an order of incorpora
tion as herein set out nnd petitioned for.
And petitioners wiU ever pray.
V. WILLIS DART.
Ptitioners’ Attorney.
Filed in oilice .iuly 24, loon, I.
KIN, Clerk superior Court < *'
<; B(i R(11A —Codec (
I, 1). \V. Cuskin, clerk
court of said county, d<
tlistthe foregoing 1* a
original application for
Mercliants and Farmer’ \ .
pan' ,” as appears of til;
Witness my otticial signHß
Is.aid court tins July 24iii,^H^B
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