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THE DOUGLAS BREEZE. VOL. XI. EMBALM * AND * UNDERTAKER, J. P. ULMER, WAYCROSS, QA. Anything in the Burial Line Furnished, From a Pine Cotiin to a Steel Casket, on Short Notice. STATE LICENSED EMBALMER. Will go anywhere within One Hundred miles of Way cross, Embalm bodies for shipment or take charge of funerals. Order through responsible parties by telegraph or telephone. THE ULMER WAGON, ONE HORSE, $28.00 J. F\ ULMRR, WAYCROSS, GA. Hunter, Pearce $ Battej, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. COTTON FACTORS Money Loaned to Cotton Shippers on Approved Security. Experienced and Expert Handlers of Sea Island Cotton. Maflttfacliirers of Hiijl) Grade Fertilizer. SAVE OTU D TIN YOURO I MM TAGS “Star" tin tags (showing small stars printed on under side of tag). “Horse Shoe,” “J. TANARUS.,” “Good Luck,” “Cross Bow," and "Drummond” Natural Leaf Tin Tags are of equal value in secur ing presents mentioned below, and may be assorted. Every man, woman and child can find something on the list that they would like to have, and can have FREE! TAGS. 1 Match Box 25 2 Knife, one blade, good steel 25 3 SclMora, 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, flue English steel 50 8 Butter Knife, triple plate, beat quality Go 9 Sugar Shell, triple plate, best quality 60 10 Stamp Box, sterling silver 70 11 Knife, “ Keen Rutter,’ ’ two blades 75 12 Butcher Knife, “ Keen Kuiter," 8-ln blade 75 13 Shears, “Keen Kutter,” 8-lnch 75 14 Nut Set, Cracker and 6 Picks, silver plated 80 15 Base Ball, “ Association,” best quallty.loo 16 Alarm Clock, nickel 150 17 Six Genuine Rogers’ Teaspoons, best plated goods 150 18 Watch, nickel, stein wind and set 200 19 Carvers, good steel, buck born handles 200 20 Six Genuine Rogers’ Table Spoons, best plated goods 250 SI Six each. Knives and Forks, buckhorn handles 250 THE ABOVE OFFER EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30th, 1900. OTBEAR IN MIND that a dlnie’m worth of STAR PLUG TOBACCO will last longer and aflord more pleaiiure than a dime’s worth of any other brand. 2v£.a.e:e the test! Send tagsto CONTINENTAL TOBACCO CO. t St. Louis, Mo. LARCtSTANDMoSTCOMPLETEBIIGCYfACTORY on EARTH WRITE FOR Pmcts AMO Our Goods Are The Best-"** 'gi—*r&3L' Our Price the lowest Parry MFG.(& lflj ' anap ° lls w tags. 22 Six each, Genuine Rogers’ Knives and Forks, best plated goods 500 23 Clock, 8-day, Calendar, Thermometer, Barometer 500 21 Gun case, leather, no better made 500 :5 Revolver, automatic, double action 3 1 or 38 caliber 600 26 Tool Set. not playthings, but real tools 650 27 Toilet Set, decorated porcelain, very handsome Bho 28 Remington Rifle No. 4,22 or 32 caliber 800 29 Watch, sterling silver, full jeweled.. .1000 3J Dress 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 33 Rifle, Colt's. 16-shot, 22-callber 1500 31 Guitar (Washburn), rosewood. Inlaid.2ooo H 5 Mandolin, very haudesome 2000 36 Winchester Repeating Shot Gun, 12 gauge, 2000 37 Remington, donble-barrel, hammer Shot Gun, 10 or 12 gauge 2000 38 Bicycle, standard make, ladles or gent* 25C0 29 Shot Gun. Remington, double-barrel, hammerless 30PO 40 Regina Music Box, DOUGLAS, GA., SATURDAY, AUG. nth, 1900. OBITUARY. Death of Mrs. Margaret Louise Davis. “Death loves a shining mark,” we have always been told, and sometimes in our life we have been lead to think the brightest marks were selected. The world is God’s flower garden, and as He owns it all, the rarest, loveliest and most beautiful are His, and He reaches out and plucks them at 11 is will. In vlie death of that saintly wo man, Mrs. Margaret Louise Davis, wife of our friend and townsman, J. R. Davis, last Saturday, August 4th, 1900, at 2 130 p. m., we realize what the “shining mark” really is. Her death was expected, physicians had fought the grim-monster inch by inch, were offered for her restoration, but in spite of all the frail form was crushed and the tired spirit found rest and ease in the other land. M rs. Davis was loved by all who knew her, rich and poor, high or low, of both races, for her genial disposition, sympathetic heart and Christian spirit. In sorrow and want none appealed to her that went away empty-handed. Her husband supplied her purse and larder bountifully and those that were needy reaped the benefits. Is there any wonder then that col ored people wept? In her sftffering she was resigned to her fate, and had not a word of murmuring, for she was a follower of Christ, and lie suffered, there fore, she could hear all for Him. Tongue cannot tell what she suffer ed in the past four years, for she complained hut little, and trying to pass her afflictions lightly made others believe she was really better off than she was, hut Catarrhal con sumption is a pitiless phantom, so misleading, and yet a sure destroy er of body and life. It was this fell disease that sapped her life away. If money, physicians anti tender nursing could have saved her she would he with her loving husband and sweet little ones to day. Cut down in tlie very middle of life—born July 4, 1871, died Aug. 4, 1900, aged 29 years and one month.—She was not half through life’s voyage when the end came. She was a devoted and faithful member of the Methodist cktjfch, foremost in good works, and willing and ready to lend a hand in pushing the cause of Christ. If she had an enemy on earth we have never heard of such an one, hut we can find friends without numbers. Well, she’s gone ; she has suffered what we must all endure sooner or later, and will we he as patient, fully resigned and give up to Ilis will without a murmur, us she has done ? From her husband’s residence her remains were carried to the Methodist church, at 3130 p. m. Sunday, where her funeral was preached by the Rev. C. D. Adams. Afterwards the body was followed to the cemetery by one of the largest funeral processions we have ever seen in any town, and we have seen many, another attestation of general love and respect from the public at large, and the body given to the keeping of mother earth- All is over now. The suffering is at an end, the emaciated body is at rest, and the spirit has returned to Him who gave it. Sleep on sister, take your rest now; Jesus made it possible to taste death and live again, for lie is the resurrec tion and life We know there are : “Beautiful hands at the gateway to ( night, The face is all shining with radiant (light; Eyes looking down from that Heavenly (home, Beautiful hands, they are beckoning (“come!” “Beckoning hands of a mother whose (love Sacrificed life her devotion to prove. Hands of that mother to memory dear, Beckoning up higher the waiting one* (here.” The husband whose devotion and care were of tlie tenderest and who did all that money, love and science could suggest has our heartfelt sympathy, and for the two little children left without a mother’s care we shall always have a tender spot in our heart. CARD OF THANKS. Douglas, Ga., 8-7-1900. Fditok Kkkkzk :—Please allow me space in your paper to express my gratitude to the p:-.oj 1 -of Doug las, and the many friends through out the county, who have so cheer fully given us aid and sympathy in the lonely hours of my dear cotn- 1 panion’s suffering and death. Every expression of sympathy and every effort to give relief to the dear sufferer will he cherished and hallowed in memory as the years go by. Everyone of you have my sincere and heartfelt thanks, and 1 assure you that in return, 1 stand ready to do you any kindness in my power. T out’s sincerely, J. R. Davis. Macom Writes an Interesting Letter. Lax, Ga., Aug. 3, i9<x>. Editor Breeze : As we have finally succeeded in getting a leaf of paper and an en velope we will write you a word or two on it to tell you that all the ■stationery you furnished us to write you on, was washed out into Bear creek, with all the rest of otu earthly belongings, on our tvaj home from Douglas “that time,’ and that we have not used it all up in writing love-letters to our “Hon ey-boy,” as you, no doubt, have silently accused us of, ere this long time. The farms in this immediate vi cinity have not been injured by an over supply of rain, as have some other districts a few miles off about. However, just at the present, the showers are most too frequent, for fodder to he well saved. The Irwin county candidates’ picnic th; t was to In vi been at the creek bridge on the Lax and Ocilh; road, yesterday (Sat.) was a grano failure.” A right large crow*, gathered there by noon, hut most of them seemed to expect somebody else to carry the grub, consequently nobody hut the red-hugs hud any thing to bite. Some of the boy were thoughtful enough however, to carry along something to drink, so fearful were they that the creek would he dried up and they wouh he both ahungered and thirsty. Our school here has been in progress three weeks and the en rollment has reached 47, with 11 splendid average attendance. The prospects are good for a successful school term this season. Miss Mamie McNeil returned Wednesday from an extended visii to friends at Douglas and Broxton. She reports a very pleasant time on her trip. Two of YY’illacoochee’s young men called in here about eight o’- clock last Sunday night on then way home from somewhere. They asked for a few mouthfuls of some thing to eat, said they’d been off a “Sparkin,” where they had to cui so much quality they couldn’t eai as much as they wanted; so tht good lady turned them into tin dining room here, where they ver\ eagerly devoured fifteen or twenty pieces of beef-steak, a whole regi ment of biscuits and just a lot ot other things to match ; they then departed, saying they were sure they’d feel just as good after eating that little snack, as they’ would if they had eaten heartily. Now that was Big Dan Paulk and Dr. Moore, and they suid they had been to “Nab’s.” Misttr Freeman, I just wrote to you this time to tell you 1 couldn’t write yet, because nothing has happened here that looks like news to me ; and I wanted to show that my will was good, so just as soon as anything does happen around here, you may hear from me again if you v ish to. Macom. Coffee County Sunday Schools. The Coffee County Sunday School Association will convene at Mc- Donald’s Mill on Saturday Oct., 20th, 1900, I will thank the va rious Sunday school superintend ants to send me a list of their of ficers and teachers and number of pupils. The county Sunday School As sociation is • interdenominational, that is, it is composed of all de nominations. Let all the schools elect delegates to attend the next convention, and send names and address to the undetsigned. We expect this to be the best convention we have had for many years, and we earnestly invite Sun day school workers—those in active work—to unite with us and lend a helping hand. J. S. Robkkts Sec, C. S. !• g 4 t,f • ~d O if Those whee yell'- mental "pa, T ’ “i'tanagi * V 1 job o Nichols News Notes. Nichols, Ga., Aug. 7. —The far seeing house wives of this section have been very busy canning up fruit during the past week. banners are beginning to get busy saving their fodder. As the grape season of this com munity' is about here, the indus. trious and economic cooks of the farmer’s will he found busy for the next few days preparing jellies for future use. Messrs. Sebron Ruis and Jas. \\ right have failed in business and given up possession. Messrs Bar ney’ Dinner and Dan Cole are in possession now, and will probably both move to the still, to live as as their future home. Mr. Sebrog Ruis has moved to Alma, Applinti county, Ga., and Mr. YY'right in tends moving to Nichols. The teachers ot the Elim school regret very much, this change inasmuch as it. fkes several students out of school. - YY’e are glad to state that the chorus class ot this section is im proving. That is right John, go ahead with your ringing. Miss I ennessee Meeks, who has been visiting in Augusta, Ga., and who also spent several days in south Carolina has returned home and reports that her trip was quite a pleasant one. Miss Gertrude Drummond, a charming young lady of Augusta, is visiting Miss Tennessee, and will remain at Miss Meek’s pleasant home tor several days yet, will she not Dr. Dan? Inasmuch as Sunday was an un usually pleasant day for August means that our young men YVeslev Roberts and Jesse Meeks mus tave enjoyed their ride out to Gas kin’s Spring. For further infor ■nation ask the young ladies. M iss Trances Moore, who hn> been teaching school in YVarecoun y, and who is also the daughter of Elisha Moore, has been very sick lor the past lew dyys-. 'The writer ■sincerely hopes that she may gain her health and resume her school work again. A Friend. And he Had Cheek. A certain man who does not live more than a thousand miles away, lost a member of his family not long ago, and wanting a tomb stone, came to us and got our prices. He then got prices from others, one of which hid a few dol lars below what we did, and In closed, saving thereby .$3.00. YVell, that was alright, every man lias a right to save his money, if he does it without being picauneish, hut it don’t work every time, it didn’t this time. This same man wanted an obituary in this paper, and lie wanted a long one—making nearly 1.000 words, and he of course, sent us the copy. YVe counted the words and sent him a hill for $9.00, the amount 1 charged for obituaries, charging one cent a word for all over one hundred words. He wrote is to stop his paper, which wt have done, and never exp-ct to get die dollar due us either. Now, it is often this way. Peo ple want to save their money, and they want their dead friends to tave respectful burial and eulogies, h it they want it done at the news paper man’s expense, still, they want the credit of having done wonderful things. They wont do it with us. The Breeze does not charge for ordinary obituaries, hut when lie diov ed his craven, coniving dis position in the matter of the tomb stone and then sent us an obituary making ten pages of letter paper, md expected us to work all day to set up and push out other mat ter, it didn’t seem fair. He showed no disposition to let live. Thank God, lie dod’t live in Coffee county. Thousands of republicans, out in the northwest, are supporting Bryan. Since the murder of the king of Italy all the crowned heads of Eu rope are uneasy. Col. J. A. Alexander, of Berrien county was nominated as senator from the district composed of the counties of Lowndes, Berrien and last week. s—''Atlanta comes out ahead again, , lul, and has a young lady who ■/'-.lvitation to the wedding P* T\ Vt;V She attend —* * Wjng .and still retains MISS TATTLER SAYS: t lhat it is a good idea to think twice, before you speak once. That she is neither dem ocrat, populist, republican or heathen Chinee, but a free-horn hash-eater, all wool, a yard high and can sputter a saucy dude’s nose all over his face when he needs it. 1 hat YY'. YV . Southerland is the biggest man running for sheriff and it will take the biggest number of votes to elect him. That she will vote for Calvin NY urd to go to the legislature be cause she can get to ride his black horse while he’s gone. That Mark Brown, of Douglas, has invented a successful car-c.up ler that catches and holds anything it rubs up against, if it's the right kind of a thing, but no one has ever invented a matrimonial coupler that will do as much, if they have it never rubbed her none. That college-bred people have tile most education, hut they don’t lave the most sense every time. That one of her school-mates went crazy about a hoy and her parents sent her off to Saratoga, where she made a fool, and finally died in the asylum. She went crazy about a hoy just to try to get to Saratoga and her mother boxed ier ears, sent her to picking beans and she finally got well all at once. She’s well now. 1 hat she likes the soldiers mighty .veil, and would marry the whole oattalion, hut she’s afraid they'd 40 off to the war and all get killed and she’d have trouble collecting so much life insurance. Mark Brown’s Car-Coupler. YVe have received information mm Louis Bagger & Cos., Patent ■ Korneys, Washington, I). C., to lie effect that on Tuesday of list week Mark A. Brown, of this dace, obtained a valuable patent lor improvements in car-coupling. Everyone who knows Mark is pleased to hear this piece of news, and to congratulate him on his success. Mr. YV. (). Paxson, who is halt-interest in this patent will leave tor New York, YVashington, tnd perhaps Canada next week in die interest of this invention. Messrs. Brown A Paxson have al ready been offered big money for the patent, not only for America, hut lor England, France, Spain, Persia, Germany and all the old countries. The gentlemen named do not intend to manufacture the couplers, but rather to dispose of the patents for tlie different coun tries, (lie best method to pursue, as manufacturers are equipped and they are not, for putting tlie in vention on the market. The North Carolina election last week knocked out the props under ■'Oine of the republican calculations. When the leaves begin to fall hap penstances of a like character will follow iii rapid succession. I he colored brother didn’t vote much in North Carolina last week, and the republicans were beaten. Let the colored brother in the oth er states act as wisely. The queen of anarchists in New Jersey was asked the other day i l ' an attempt would he made to kill McKinley. She replied that she “thought not, McKinley was not the head of the government.” She’s a wise woman. The New York World believes the increase in the census just taker, but not reported, will he doctoieJ until they will not he reliable, and will he used by the republican party to show the “wonderful prosperity of the country due to McKinley’s administration.” Gov. Candler has been report -d ill for the past ten days, and to rc cupera e has been spending some time at Fate Spring in Tennessee. Now that’s where he missed it. If he had come down here and gone into camp with the Rifles, at Gas kin’s Spring for a few days, h s health would have been benefitted. Janies L. Maker, of Fulton coun ty who killed his wife some months ago, lias been sentenced to hang on August 22. His defense and plea was that lie shot to kill Pitt man, who was hugging his wile, hut the jury would not believe him, because he didn’t kill Pittman to<. Moral, shoot to kill the man fir-t, cir both at once. NO 13