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R. V. DOUGLAS,
HEWSaWIOK, * ~ dju
We carry one of the Largest cf n i,. mu* . .
T} . . , 0 ftCst stocks of Whiskies, Wines, Brandies, etc., m
Brunswick, or;Southeast XT v . ,
, . ~ W e buy in large quantities—therefore
have the inside on prices. We can fill every order, because we have every
line cifgoods known .to the trade. The PUREST PRODUCTS of the still
atp’J ™vrv SPeCials : MURRAY HILL CLUB, .LEWIS’ 66,
CARST AIR SIN VINCIBLE. FAMOUS YELLOWSTONE. Also handle
complete line of straight whiskies. Jug orders a special!v. We pay
special attention to the jug trade. Prompt attention given to all orders.
Agent tor the Acme Brewing Company.
R. Y. DOUGLAS, 206 Bay Street.
RACKET STORE.
DOUGLAS. ■ GA
Any article of merchandise in my line,
Matting, Carpeting, Rugs, or anything else
needed will be ordered for customers.
Ward Avenue, in Front of Breeze
* Che {Union Banking Company,:
IN CORPORATE!) 1898.
J. M. ASHLEY, President, B. PETERSON, V. President.
C. E. BAKER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
J. J. LEWIS, I) PETERSON, J. M. ASHLEY, J. S. LOTT,
IIENRY VICKERS, J. W. QUINCY, DAN. GASKIN, Sr.
Accounts of Merchants and Individuals Solicited.
The accounts of individual merchant and corporations solicited
JOB PRINTING‘AY!*V
Send us an Order
County School Commissioners.
The county school board held
quite an enteresting session here
on 6th of this month. The entire
board was present.
Teachers’ accounts were ap
proved and other busines of im
portance transacted.
Institute defaulters will be tried
at the next board meeting first
Tuesday in September. Those
who failed to show good cause for
non-attendance will be fined.
The board passed a resolution
authorizing the county to be into de
rided school districts per legal re
quirement. We hope by this means
to consolidate quite a number of
schools in the county. It is our
desire and aim that a system of in
structions for intellectual and moral
developement shall be placed with
in reach of every child in Coffee
county and we ask to be sustained
by the citizens in our efforts for
local reform in school matters.
jryp
Young Women
The entry into womanhood is a
critical time for a girl. Little men
strual disorders started at that time soon
grow into fatal complications. That
female troubles are filling graveyards
proves this. Vine of Cardui estab
lishes a painless and natural menstrual
flow. When once this important func
tion is started right, a healthy life will
usually follow. Many women, young
and old, owe their lives to Wine of
Cardui. There is nothing like it to
give women freedom from pain and to
fit young women for every duty of life.
SI.OO bottles at druggists.
Miss Della M. Strayer, Tully, Kan.i " I
have suffered untold pain at menstrual pe
riods for a long time, was nervous, had no
appetite, and lost interest in everything,
in fact was miserable. I have taken four
bottles of Wine of Cardui, with Thedford’s
Black-Draught, when needed, and to-day
I am entirely cured. I cannot express the
thanks I feel for what you have done
for me."
For advice in cases requiring special direc
tions, address, giving symptoms, the ladies
Advisorv lnjpartment, The Chattanooga Med
icine Company, Chattanooga, Tenn.
WIN'fwfARDl
Over About Pearson.
Owing to too much rain the
crops in this vicinity are almost a
failure.
One of our farmers had some
hope of a good hay crop, but he
says the grass has ruined that.
Mr. Bartley Vickers visits our
settlement quite often, driving
what is known by us as “the can
non ball.” We expect it will re
sult in the removal of one of our
prettiest and most noted girls.
Mr. D. J. Pearson has just re
turned from a ten days surveying
tour in the northern part of the
county. Everybody is glad to see
Dan get back.
Mrs. J. B. Mills, having silent
several weeks with friends and pa
rents, left our midst for her home
near Live Oak, Fla., where Mr.
Mills is operating a turpentine
still, recently.
Union Hill Sunday school was
well represented at the Kirkland
picnic last Saturday in which we
enjoyed the hospitality of the Kirk
land folks.
Union Hill Sunday school is in
j a prosperous condition. The Lord
! has blessed our earnest efforts.
E. T.
Did He Steal the Batches.
Sam Jones is in trouble again,
and it seems that his troubles mul
tiply. He was accused and arrest
| ed last week about having some
i thing to do with some pantaloons
i that were found in the road or
■ somewhere else, and he helped take
I care of thhni. As they were made
i for Gofernor Bullock’s son, and vas
; a leetle too large mit de vaist fer
I Sam Chones, he was alowed to fur
j nish bond. Jeff Lott stood his
! bond as he was working in the
j staLle, but Sunday Sam became
; too large for his britches, refused
i to obey Jeff and he had to furnish
I another bondsman.
Hold on There !
Ory’s goods are coming in every
day! Go and see them at once. T.
Gottlieb knew what he was doing
j when he sent Mr. Ory to run the
| Bargain Store. Clothing, Dress
: Goods, Shoes and e\erything else
I for fall and winter wear coming
iin daily. Must have room, and all
those beautiful Summer Goods,
ire going at 25 per cent less than
formerly. See his advertisement
next week.
Buck Hotel, Douglas, Ga.
Conveniently Located at Depot and Telephone
Exchange. Patronage of Country People Solicited.
Under New Mangement.
GEORGE 11'00TEX, Lessee.
iIA Job Printing Neatly Executed at This OltiGC.
OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Services at the Methodist church
last Sunday.
The Rifles’ encampment would have
been a failure without the Rusliin
Brass Baud.
Don’t fail to attend the Sheriffs
Sale at Douglas on Fourth Saturday.
Bring us a dollar when you come to
town next Monday, if you owe it.
You v ill sleep better afterward.
Ice has been in demand all the week,
and there are so many dealers that the
supply is not equal to the demand.
Carter will make low figures on that
house you are thinking of building
this fall, and he docs his work well.
Mr. J. S. Roberts is teaching school
at Willacoochee. If any of the girls
want to write to him remember this,
please.
Committees have been appointed in
different parts of the county to look
after getting up a county exhibit at
the> Valdosta State Fair:
Metal rod Umbrellas only 50c., at
Paxson’s Cheap Store
There will be no Episcopal services
at the Methodist church until the 3rd
Sunday in September, we are inform
ed by a card from the rector.
Mrs. T. S. Hart, of Douglas, and
Mrs. W. T. Brinson, of Nicholls, are
at Indian Springs for next ten days
and “fatty” and “leany” are bachelors.
Seven good logging-mules, four timber
carts with chains and harness, also a
set of blacksmith tools will be sold on
that day. W. A. J. SMITH,
Sheriff
Mrs. Agnes Bailey and her little
son Stacy, of Waycross, are still visit
ing friends in Douglas, and will
probably remain until after camp
meeting.
Be certain to be on hand at Douglas
on Saturday, August 25th. Sheriff
Smith expects to sell seven good log
ging mules, four timber carts and
chains and a set of blacksmith tools
on that day.
The State Fair at Valdosta this fall
is not a county affair. The people of
Coffee are as much responsible for its
success as are the people of Lowndes.
Look at it in that manner and work
for a county exhibit.
Ladies’ Silk Umbrellas sl. at Pax
son’s Cheap Store,
Some parties found three pairs of
pants in the road between Douglas
and Broxton last week, and had to pay
ten dollars a pair for just taking care
of them until the owner called, and it
was too hot to wear pants at that.
Old “Aunt Sarah” who has been
serving a short visit on the convict
gang, got tired of such company about
two weeks ago, and without a word
skipped out for home to “dry a few
peaches.” She finished up the drying
business last week, returned and re
sumed her duties on the gang.
Arthur Brooks, the City Barber, who
has been sick so long is up again, and
his many friends are delighted at see
ing him at his shop. Mrs. Brooks,
who has also peen very ill is uj> again,
and both Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are
very proud and hardly notice common
people because little Edith has come
to stay with them. Now, don’t that
take the cake? Next!
Coats’ Spool Thread six spools for
25c, at Paxson’s Cheap Store
“Big Will,” a negro convict, who
escaped from “Sweat’s gang” some
time ago, got tired of roaming around
| without a home, came in last week,
| plead guilty and was sent out to help
I the boys cut out the new road. “Big
i Will” goes in for twelve months this
| time, and as he is a big strong fellow
! will do a lot of good.
If you want some good. logging j
mules, timber carts or blacksmith
tools be sure to attend the Sheri ff’s
Sale at Douglas on the fourth Saturday
in this month, the 25th. Come pre
pared to buy.
Frank Appleby has come back to
town, sure enough, and has brought
I Mrs. Appleby. She came very near
; getting away from him one time, but ,
he run the train down and brought the
j fugitive to terms. It is said he cleared
three cross-ties at a jump when he wa
I after that train. Well, we arc glad it’s
over, Frank will get better now, and
there is some chance for him to recover
| but it is whispered around town that
he s trying to sell all of Peterson’s
| goods since he has found out he’s mar
| ried “sure nuff," and no make believe.
Go around and see what a scared 100k s
1 he wears on his countenance.
The Waycross Air Line.
The Waycross correspondent of
the Atlanta Constitution has this
interesting news :
“Large cpiantities of new rail is
being shipped out over the Way
cross Air-Line for the extension of
that line to Fitzgerald. A consid
erable force is at work laying track
between Lake and Vickers, and the
line is being graded between Vick
ers and Fitzgerald. Trains will not
be run into the Colony City by
October ist, as has been claimed,
but it is quite likely Christmas day
will see this city and Fitzgerald
connected directly by bands of
steel. Failure to secure hands will
delay the work to some extent.
From a prominent Air Line of
ficial it is learned that the road will
certainly go to Fitzgerald. This
has been definitely decided on.
The town of Ocilla has been a spir
ited rival of Fitzgerald for the Air
Line, and it is probable that the
road will be built to that town as
well. On the route to Fitzgerald
the road passes within about seven
miles of Ocilla, and at the nearest
point, if the people make the prop
er concessions, a spur track will he
built to that place.
Mr. J. E. Wadley, who has been
president of the road for some time
past, will probably be succeeded
shortly by Major W. G. Raoul, at
present president of the Mexican
National Railway. Mr. George
Dole Wadley has been elected vice
president and general manager of
the road.”
The Newest things out in Cents’
Shirts and neck ties, at Paxson's
Cheap Store
A Big Price for the State Fair.
The Hawkinsville News and Dis
patch says :
“Valdosta is to be congratulated
upon securing the State Fair. $lO,-
000 was a big price to pay for it,
but Valdosta never stands back on
the price when she sees anything
she wants.”
The SIO,OOO which Valdosta is to
pay for the State Fair is to go into
premiums for the best exhibits and
every citizen of Georgia stands a
chance of getting one of the many
purses. As our contemporary sug
gests, the price is large, but we be
lieve the benefits that will come to
this section of the country will re
pay it tenfold. In view of the vast
amount of money which it will cost
to hold the State Fail here, no one
can say that it is a money-making
scheme for ils promoters. On the
contrary they do not expect to make
money out of it. Valdosta and the
men behind the Stale Fair will feel
repaid for their efforts if the exhib
its hut epitomi|y< the wonderful
wealtli of this s iction of Georgia.
—Valdosta Tirf.es.
Ju.t In.
New lot best, Breakfast Bacon and
Sugar cured jfttms at Paxson’s Cheap
Store. r
A Sor lgead Newspaper.
The democratic ticket can carry
Georgia without the help of the
Macon Telegraph and the Valdos
ta Times. That is a plain case.
—Sparta Ishmaelite.
Editor Lewis idiosyncrasies are
so well understood that the above
proposition to eliminate two of the
best democratic journals south of
the Mason and Dixon line from a
democratic campaign is not so as
tonishing after all, considering the
source. —Fitzgerald Enter prise.
T lie Sparta Ishmaelite happens
not to he the “democratic ticket,”
and its opinions are mushy, for
tlie press knows, and the people
will affirm that tlie Macon Tele
graph and Valdosta Times are two
of the best papers in the state.
Doublles the Ishmaelite is suffering
with jealousy.
Big Lot
Ladies’ fine Trimmed hats at reduced
Prices, at Paxson’s Cheap Store.
Preaching at Nicholison Fourth Sun
day in August.
Rev. A. B. Finley will preach at the
Baptist church in Nicholls at 11 o’-
clock, a. in. on the Fourth Sunday.
J. M. Freeman & Daughter will lead
the music, which begins promptly at
10 :30. Local vocalities invited to as
si->t. “Young Peoples’ Hymnal will
be used. Everybody invited to come
and bring a frien 1 and a fan.
Pretty Patterns in Dotted and cu tain
Swiss, at Paxson’s Cheap Store
A PLEA FOR HARMONY.
Editor Breeze:—ln tny‘ opinion
the time has come and now is,
when the people of Coffee comity
should get closer together in mat
ters political. Sincfe the last elec
tion, our country has been at war
with three nations, and if the same
policy is pursued by our national
government war will continue, and
as soon it may he, that my hoy and
yours will he called upon to go to
some far off country as a soldier.
The common people of this coun
try who have nothing to gain by
war but all to lose, oppose war,- and
this opposition to war is being put
into the platforms of the various
parties who represent the true
American idea. The democrats
and populists regard this as the
paramount issue in this election,
and for that reason, they are get
ting together. Already, the pop
ulists have shown a spirit of con
cessions worthy of emulation, in
taking Bryan, a democrat, as their
candidate for president and Towne,
a republican, as their candidate for
vice-president. With them the is
sue seems to be more than the man.
If, then, the populists and dem
! ocrats can work and vote together
Jin national matters, why can they
not do so in local matters? There is
no issue' in this county that will
justify a fight and a scramble.
There are a few offices to lie filled,
but they can be divided out among
the good men of both parties who
are anxious and competent to hold
them.
A proposition of this kind will
be opposed by some men in both
parties but I do not think that any
good reason can be given fora con
tinuation of the kind of politics we
have had in tin’s county. .Some
democrat may say, “the populists
left us now let them come hack if
they wish.” But that does not
fairly present the situation. True,
the populists left us, but they have
not left us very far. We are still
in sight; in fact, we are so close
that some of the planks in their
platform stick out -behind and form
some of the planks in our platform.
There is hardly room enough be
tween us for them to turn around
and come back ; about Ihe only
chance for us to get together is
just to “fall in and forward march.”
The democratic convention soon
to assemble in this county, in my
opinion, lias within it's grasp tlie
opportunity to stop, or to con
tinue the wrangle and strife in this
county. At any rate, they owe it
to the people of tlie county to make
an honest effort to make peace.
There are many good honorable
men in both parties who can ad
just the matter of offices, etc., in a
manner which will lie satisfactory
to tlie good citizens of the county,
and I shall not presume to dictate
in matters of that kind.
I have written this letter as a
citizen and not as a politician or
candidate, nor at tlie instance of
any one.
W. P. WARD.
The Best on Earth
For the money. Pants that are ail
wool filling and guaranteed not to
fade or rip, for only $1.50. at Pax
son’s Cheap Store.
Last Order. Order No. 3.
The following general order was
issued last Sunday evening dissolv
ing tlie camp at Gaskin’s Spring:
CAMP WOOTKN,
“Douglas, Ga., Aug. 12, 1900. —
This command will break camp at
e o’clock tomorrow morning and
march to Douglas in heavy march
ing order, and take tlie 6 a. m.
train for Waycross. All property
must he packed and in good shape
by ten o’clock tonight. In taking
leave of the camp, the captain
commanding desires to return tlie
thanks of the company and tlie
band to tlie people of Douglas and
Coffee county, for their acts of
kindness and courtesy, and also
to Mr. Joel Gaskins, Mr. G. F.
Wooten and Rev. J. B. K. Smith
for services rendered.
The present guard will he re
lieved from duty at 5 a. m. torinor
row. Coffee and lunch will he
served at 4 130. By order of
Caht. Faiiii, Com’d’g.
J. G. Bird, Acting Adjt.”
We are requested to inform
Capt. Farr, his cammand and tlie
gentlemen of tie Ruskin Band,
I that in the hea t- and homes of tlie
| people of Douglas and Coffee coun
ty they]} shall always have a place.
MISS TATTLER SAYS:
SThat the possession of a
few dollars gives some people
more wealth than brains.
That after the election and
the smoke of battle clears
away there will Ije some dis
comforted office-seekers who
will want to know “where they are at.”
That dark nights are coming now,
and the only way you can locate the
spooning young people is by an occa
sional smack. .
That there is a young man in town
who owns a six-room house, and a
young lady over in Irwin county
nearly crazy to know who he is goiiJß
to put in it. *
That Tim Tanner has bought Tim
Kirkland from Mrs. Kirkland and now
both the Tims are t 'gether selling
pickles, snuff' and candy at Guthrie’s
old stand.
That there’is a young lady down at
Nicholls, in the State of Coffee county,
who is learning to make soda-water,
so that when she gets uiarried she will
run a soda-water machine and not a
coffee-pot. The first letter of her
name is Bertie.
That there is a young bachelor in
Nie .oils, whom the girls have kicked
so many times that lie has grown
despondent, and has adopted a coon
for a pet.
“That the Captain with the whiskers
took a sl v glance at her.”
Tha. some girls get in such a habit
of kicking, and kick so often, that
after awhile they have nothing to kick,
and then they wish they had not been
such kicking fools.
That she has been informed that
them is a young married man up at
Broxton whose wife is compelled to
pour water on him every morning to
get him up in time for breakfast.
That she knows of a young couple in
town who are going to get— :
well, she’ll wait, the shy little thing
may kipk.
Working on the Other End.
Work on the Air Line Railroad
from Fitzgerald this way is in
progress, and all opposing obsta
cles seems to have been surmount
ed. The committee which Ims had
the rigid of way in charge finished
ils labors this week. The rail
road crosses fifty-two five-acre
tracks and thirty-four city lots.
The extension toward Douglas is
hei-’g pushed as fast as fifty men
can can do the work.
Marshal Brown's Dilemma.
Marshal Brown is in a peck of
trouble now, and starvation seems
to he staring him in the face, lie
had two nrisoners in the county jail,
and last week it was sold, hut the
marshal refused to let his prisoners
he included in the sale, so, he put
them in the guard house, the jail
being torn down. Saturday while
everybody was at the camp ground
the prisoners burned a hole in the
floor and escaped, not even leaving
a lock of their hair for remember
ance or a dollar to pay their board.
It’s a crying shame tliat heartless
people will live on a man that way
and then skip out without giving
warning. Marshal Brown has
three bundles of our assorted sym
pathies tied witli a red string.
Camp-meeting at Gaskin's Spring.
The annual camp-meeting at tlie
tabernacle at Gaskin’s Spring will
commence on Friday night before
tlie first Sunday in September.
Tnere will he an able vocalist and
organist in attendance to conduct
tlie singing, and some fine music
and sermons are in store for those
who attend. Some new tents will
he erected and a good attendance
is expected. There is one tent not
engaged which can lie had at small
expense by writing at once to Rev.
C. D. Adams, at this place. There
were eight or nine parties who
promised last year to build cabins
out there before meeting this year,
if they lived, and as the same have
not been built therefore, some one
lias died or lied.
Our correspondents and ex
changes from all over Georgia re
port last week as one of tlie best
for pulling and saving fodder.
The north Georgia rapist last
sveek was tried, convicted and sen
tenced in ninety minutes from the
time lie entered the court he use.
That was pretty good time hut
fudge Lynch could have discount
ed tlie time about half.
The Breeze notices with pleas
ure the action of the dem icratic
and popiiHs*’s parties in Wayne
county in the matter of a 1 inde
pendent candidate for ordinary.
Both parties nominated candidates,
and each patty will try to elect
them leaving the inde lendent out
in the coid. Hope h: won’t get
a vote.