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A FREE TRIP TO WAYCROSS! Mwl Fjrr nii un (ram The Merchants of Waycross extend yon a cordial invitation to visit Waycross anytime during JULY ard AU3UST, offering as an inducement to pay your railroad fare both ways’ AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER TO |—T . THE MERCHANTS whose names are given below have completed arrangements to pay the railroad fare both ways of any person X M who visits Waycross during the months of JULY and AUGUST, on the following conditions, viz.: During the months named, any TT T person visiting Waycross and maKing cash purchases of the merchants whose names are hereto annexed in the amounts as set forth r. I f l f j[ # in the following schedule, may have his or her railroad fare to Waycross and back home, refunded. Persons living within 10 miles, must make purchases amounting to “ #10.00;$ Within 50 miles, must make purchases amounting to - #50.00 20 “ “ “ “ 20.00 $ “ 00 “ “ “ *• “ “ “ “ 00.00 “ iO “ “ “ 30.001 “ 75 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 75.00 .. .. 4(J .. .. “ “ “ “ “ 40 00,11 “ 100 “ “ ‘‘ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 100.00 Within 150 miles #150.00. How It Is Done, It is not required you shall buy the full amount from any one store but that the aggregate amount of your purchases made from any one or all the stores, shall be in the amounts as stated above. At the store \ V | )C r,.. your fust purchase is made you will mention the fact that you live out of the city, and ask fora “Railroad Transfer Card.” Upon this card you will have each store from which you make a purchase to enter the amount of same. When you have completed your purchases, you will present this card to Mr. S. D. PITMAN, of the Grace-Brantley Cos., and he will refund your railroad fare. ~.™ FOR further particulars write to any of these MERCHANTS : —... Dry Goods and Shoes. Hrace-Brantley Company, .1. A. Jones, I>. It. Knglish, .1. C. 11 nmphries. Clothing and Gents Furnishings. l!il)b & (I'Ouinn, THE DOUGLAS BREEZE. J. M. FREEMAN & DAUGHTERS, I'roprlelors JAMES M. FREEMAN, AGNES F. FREEMAN Editors and Publishers. CALVIN A. WARD, JR., Associate. Enti rcd its Secomt-Cluss Mail Matter. SA l l RDAY, AUG. 11. 1900 Official Organ of County. ttf We have no authorized ugents.but every one is asked to forward subscriptions and money to this otliee, and receipts will be returned by mail. The line of Harness, Bridles, and saddles carried by 1 . \V. Williford is the largest we have seen carried in a town this size. The prohibitionists of Dodge county are elated over their success at the polls last week. The republican party in North Carolina is dying hard. It will die very dead all the same, for the tar-heels are aroused. The anarchists seem to be very much alive, and after killing Hum bert, of Italy, are looking for more \ ictitns. Several eases of yellow fever are reported from Tampa, Fla. Noth ing serious, however, is appre hended. The knowing ones prophesy that cotton will bring 11 or 123 cents this tall. This, of course, means hurt cotton, and we hope it may he verified. r.r.gland, it makes no difference what mav be the outcome of the troubles in China, will oppose a division or the empire, and will in sist on a Chinese administration. The Tatnall Journal, Geo. Fol som's paper comes to us now in an eight page form. It was before this one of the best weeklies itt the stau, and now we shall not know what to expect next. Senator Wellington, senior, re publican senator from Maryland, will oppose McKinleys election on the ground of deception and im perialism. There are others that will do likewise. Henry C. Seaman, Waycross Clothing Store Jewelry. Waycross Jewelry Store. Mattings. Rugs. Etc. Grace-Brantley Company, The Waycross Rifles Encampment. By the time this reaches the reader the Waycross Rifles will be in our midst. They will arrive in the morning and go out to the Springs at once, Friday morning, returning in the evening to the Buck Hotel, where they hope to meet the citizens and visitors at a reception. Do not forget the pa rade and Sham Battle Saturday afternoon, also that there will be services Sunday morning and evening, regular hours. The Rus kin Brass Band w ill furnish music for the parades. You are invited. Warehouse Board of Directors. At a meeting of the Farmers’ and Merchants Warehouse Cos., last week the following Board of Directors waschosen: B. Peterson, W. O. Paxson, C. E. Baker, Wm . Vickers, Sr., J. S. Lott, A. Lott, Sr., W. I). Little. Teddy Roosvelt denies that he called all democrats cowards, in one of his western speeches. No denial would have been made if he had not seen where his false hoods were driving supporters from the party, and his denial, like his doctrine, will not be accepted. Some parties in the county who have spoken to us for prices on iron and wire fencing for cemetery and front yard fencing, are inform ed that we have received revised catalogues now, and can give in telligent estimates and as low fig ures as any. The negro of North Carolina is “between the devil and the deep blue blue sea,” The democrats want him disfranchised, the repub licans snub him and the populists refuse to give him office. Poor Cuffie 1 The republicans of the south in nearlv every convention where del egates were to be chosen, hang up the sign “no negroes need apply.” This ought to open the negroes' eye to the fact that only their votes are wanted. The building of an up-to-date cotton mi 11 at Fitzgerald, in Irwin county, will be a great help to the business of that city, as well as A great advantage to this section Murphy-Whitman Company, Charles Hohenstein. Photographs and Hand Cameras. E. S. Martin. Furniture. Murphy-Whitman Company, Charles Hohenstein. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Col. Jno. C. McDonald, of Way was before the board of County Commissioners last Monday repre senting the Southern Pine Cos., in the matter of taxation, the compa ny having returned their property in file county at $90,000, which was not satisfactory. The Board agreed to accept $125,000 as a com primise. The matter is undecided. Sheriff McClellan, of Ware, was also before the Comniissionsrs with a claim for board of McCray, Wal ters and Killibrew, while in jail in thas county sometime ago. Col. McDonald was also repre senting the Southern railroad be fore the City Court, in Chambers, in a case of damages by fire, last year, brought by Douglas E Smith and others Some road defaulters, parties who refused to work the roads, or pay $1,50, were brought before the Eommissionersand one of them had to pay $lB 00. The Jury commissioners were here this week revising the Jury box. One of the leading republicans of North Carolina said, last week, speaking of the amendment to dis franchise negroes : “1 shall vote for the amendment; as for me I want to get rid of the negro—we want a white republican party.” So it seems Sambo is out of a job. The returns from the counties of the state show an increase in taxa ble property that is encouraging. Tatnall county’s increase was $616- 714; Berrien $491,826. It is be lieved the returns from the entire state will be more than $10,000,000. There is life in the old land, yet. \\ hen you come to town be sure to call at E. L. Davis, agt. and get a bottle of Smith's Indian Cure. Every family should keep a sup ply of it on hand, it is a positive cure for rattle-snake bites and stings of poisonous insects, tetter worm, ringworm, ground-itch, old burns, toothache, head .tc.-.i.. " D.'t-.j : ' - Stoves and Hardware. Watt-Harley Hardware Cos., Blackshear Hardware Cos. Millinery. Miss Eddie Parnell, I). B. English. Notice. Latest drop head Singer machine sold on easy terms and old machines taketpas part payment. Call on, or write to T. S. Hart, agt. Repair Shop. Old machines made new, broken parts replaced, clocks, watches, and general repairing done, by C. N. Fielding. Call on us for: Second hand machines, renova ted and sold at a bargain, machine needles, oil, shuttles, attachments, and parts, for any machine, orders filled by mail. Office in front of B. Peterson’s store. T. S. Hart. Douglas, Ga. Obituary. Died at Broxton on July 13th, after an illness of six weeks, Aliss W arren Estelle Nash, daughter of Mrs. M. A. Martin, aged eleven years, five months and twenty-four days. She was a kind, loving, Christian girl, faithful in the attendance of church and Sabbath school; too young, it would seem to die, but the Master called her from her bed of suffering to join the Church Triumphant, where it is one eternal Sabbath. As she sank rapidly, and neared the brink, she faced it calmly, her last words being, “Home, Sweet Home.” Weep not. sad hearts, only a few more years at most, ’till we will join her in that “Home, Sweet Home,” to which she has preceded us. J. N. 11. Vegetables Cooked in Tin Vessel Kill ed Them. A dispatch from Fitzgerald. August, 4th says : “Two children of Mr. Connors died this morning at Irwinville from being poisoned last night by eating vegetables which had been cooked in a tin vessel and left to stand several hours in it.” The sheriff of Mclntosh county has asked Gov. Candler to offer a reward for the arrest of Hector Jackson, charged with killing his child, and for unknown parties who assassinated a young man by name of Hampton. Bicycles. Waycross Cycle Company. Crockery and House Furnishings. Blackshear Hardware Cos. Watt-Harley Hardware Cos. Drugs. (J. R. Brinson, T. GOTTLIEB’S Ngw York * Bargain Store. [Next to Drug Store] DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, Will forthe next thirty days, inorcler to make room for our immense Fall Stock, dispose of our entire stoek of Summer Shoes, Clothing, Dress Goods, Straw Goods, etc., at greater sacrifice prices than was ever offer ed in this market. This is our first summer in Doug las, and we are here to stay! We will not Carry this stock over, our motto, Freshest Goods for the least money. See partial list: Mens 51.50 dress shoe SI.OO Mens 2.00 shoes 1.50 Metis 1.25 brogan shoe 95 500 pair men and women slippers all styles to closeout at 75c 011 the dollar. Ladies and mens hats 70 on the dollar. Linen and fancy skirts to close out 35c to 40c. Fancy imported organdies 9c 10c linen crash 7c White lawn.. 4c Silk crepon 60c and up All other goods at similar low prices. Come and convince your self as to quality and prices. Yours to serve and please, N. E. ORY, T. GOTTLIEB, Man. Prop. | Seals Pharmacy. Groceries. I Grace-Brantley Company, Andrews, Bibb & Company. Buggies, Wagons and Harness. Jones & Thomas. Mens black clay worsted suits.. .$3.00 Mens linen suits 1.35 an d up Mens summer coats 40c Childrens wool clay worsted pants 15c Mens and ladies hose Sc Fish eye pearl buttons 2c J. P. Coats thread 4 C 3 ifood cakes soap s c Mens every da}' pants 48c Sunday pants 75c and up Childrens linen knee pants 15c