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THE DOUGLAS BREEZE. VOL. XI. S Hunter, Pearce & Battej, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. COTTON FACTORS Money Loaned to Cotton Shippers on Approved Security . Experienced and Expert Handlers of Sea Island Cotton. Maijiifactarers of Higl ) Grade Fertilizer. EMBALMER * AND 4 UNDERTAKER, J. P. ULMER, WAYCROSS, GA. Anything in the Burial Line Furnished, From a Fine Cofiin 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. WAGON, ONE HORSE, $28.00 J. P. ULMER, WAYCROSS, GA. SAVE CTADTIN YOURO I Mn 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 bo assorted. Every man, woman and child can find something on the list that they would like to have, and can have FREE! Taos. 1 Match Box 25 S Knife, one blade, good steel 25 9 Bcliton, 4 Child’s Bet, Knife, Fork and Bpoon 25 5 Salt and Fepper Bet, 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, beat quality 60 9 Sugar Shell, triple plate, beat quality 60 10 Stamp Box, sterling silver 70 It Knife, “Keen Kutter,” two blades 75 12 Butcher Knife, “ Keen Kutter,” 8-ln blade 75 13 Shears, ” Keen Kutter,” 8-Inch 75 14 Nut Set, Cracker and 6 Picks, silver plated 80 15 Base Ball, ” Association,” best quallty.UX) 16 Alarm Clock, nickel 150 17 Six Genuine Rogers' Teaspoons, best plated goods 150 18 watch, nickel, stem wind and set ifcO 19 Carvers, good steel, buckborn handles.2oo 20 Six Genuine Rogers' Table Spoons, best plated goods 250 SI Six each, Knives and Forks, buckhorn handles 25U THE ABOVE OFFER EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30th, 1900. OTBEAJI IN MIND that a dime’s worth of STAR PLUG TOBACCO will loot looser and afl'ord more pleasure than a dime’s worth of any other brand. IsdLAJCE TKE TEST! Send ttflS to CONTINENTAL TOBACCO CO., St. Louis, Mo. LarcestandMostCompleteßucgylactory on Earth Write^fqr Our Price the lowest ) Parry MFG.(£- |nd ' ana p°' is w tags. 22 Six each, Genuine Roger* l Knives and Forks, best plated goods 500 23 Clock, 8-day, Calendar, Thermometer, Barometer 500 24 Guu case, leather, no better made.... 500 25 Revolver, automatic, double action 32 or 38 caliber 600 26 Tool Set. not playthings, but real tools 650 27 Toilet Set, decorated porcelain, very handsome 800 23 Remington Rifle No. 4,22 or 32 caliber 800 29 Watch, sterling silver, full jeweled. ,1000 30 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 S3 Rifle, Colt’s. 16-shot, 22-callber 1500 34 Guitar (Washburn), rosewood. Inlaid.2ooo 35 Mandolin, very handesome 2000 SG Winchester Repeating Shot Gun, 12 gauge 2000 37 Remington, donble-barrel, hammer Shot Gun, 10 or 12 gauge 2000 S3 Bicycle, standard make, ladles or gents 2500 29 Shot Gun. Remington, double-barrel, haramerlesa 30T0 40 Regina Music Box, 15}$ inch Disc 5000 DOUGLAS, GA., SATURDAY, SEPT. Bth, 1900. AMONG THE EXCHANGES. Interesting Items Gleaned From Our State Papers. Hiram Sharpe, the wife murder er, was hanged ut Decatur last week. Atlanta’s labor day celebration this week was the largest ever known. Fitzgerald is busy with cotton factory and her end of the Air Line Railroad. The Commercial Hotel, in Quit man recently destroyed by tire, is to be rebuiltr Atlanta’s drunken mayor has promised never to do so no more, s’ hep (hie) me. Gov. Candler made the first speech of the state campaign in Chatta hoochee county last week. Several lumber mills up around Cochran have shut down on ac count of cancellation of orders The October term of the Supeme court promises to be interesting. More than 400 cases on the docket. The populists of Tatnail county met last week and nominated a full ticket with the exception of rep resentative. Lightning did considerable dam age in the state last week. Ten or twelve people were killed and sev eral houses destroyed. A gentleman living near Manor in Ware county lost several head of cattle and sheep, last week by be ing struck by lightning. The rumor that Self Reliance, of Waycross, would suspend is not true. Glad of it; the Reliance is the newsiest paper of the city. Baggage master Goldwire shot and killed a negro porter on the B. W. train near Tifton last week. Negro was cursing him on account of a previous difficulty. The populists in Baldwin coun ty will not put out a candidate this year, but have asked for a “white primary,” two years hence, not a “democratic” or populist, but a white primary. Ten dollars reward is offered for the recovery of a ladies gold watch, stem wind and stem setter, stolen from Miss Viola V. Furdge, Luke, Ga. The case is engraved, with letter “F” inside. Fitzgerald Enterprise: “Coffee claims the banner on the question of increase in taxable values in the past year. Coffee is fast coming to the front and is already one of best counties in the state. Work is well under, way on th* big cotton mills at Tifton. The walls are nearly complete, and the foundations for the machinery are laid. The total cost will be $125. 000, and John Herrin is happy. Thomas B. Seals for’ a long time watchman at the Satilla bridge of the B. W. R. R., near Lulaton, killed John Williams, who was ap pointed to succeed him, last Satur day, with a club. There was talk of lynching Seals. The negrb who assaulted Mrs. Inez in Cobb county was hanged last week in the lady’s presence, lie said he was going to heaven, and as this was a good route, we are in favor of all of his class going that way. Some of our exchanges are keep ing tally-sheets as to how many former McKinley men ans flocking to Bryan, and are almost ready to declare him elected, hut we have seen no record of the democrats that will vote for McKinley. Ah ! there’s the rub! R. J. Rouse, of Sylvania, was arrested in Savannah last Saturday night for an assault ort a white girl seventeen years of ajje, who had been decoyed to a house of ill fame in that city by a negro woman. He is rich and the girT is poor, his money will save him the girl’s character and prospeetjs for life are blighted, but if her father is alive and don’t make a ’hob gun tell tile news he should be lynched. We can t help it, sir\if you do live in the country, and Kbere is no money order depart n nt, can send jocts., in postage 6tai "*nd we will send the Br eze. writing names on credit. THE GRAVE OF EVE. Where is thy quiet grave to-day, And where is thy sleeping dust ? Blown in the winds that sweep the sands, The desert’s barren crust? Hast thou a grave of peace beside The Asian four.ts of old? Do lillies bloom and cedars spring Above tli.v turf anti mold? The rose ot Sharon droops her head Beneath the Persian skies, And wise ones say, niavliap 'tis there, Thou hadst thy Paradise; But distant o’er the lonely plain Thy camp-tires flickered far, Thou wert a homeless wanderer Beneath the even'n j star. When flung across t.ie stormy night The witch-fire danced the vale, Above thy children didst thou bend, Thy cheek grown wan an pale; For thou mightst deem the fierv spark The watchful of Him Who set against thy Paradise The sword aud cherubim! Was life e’er kind and sweet to thee, Or had the woman’s part To bear reproach and taunt and pain Flung from that other heart ? Or did thy love and beauty grow So gracious, sad and wise That even in exile, Adam found Once more his paradise? Eve, mother in that fair, far land, Where sleeps thy dust to-day? Those rounded limbs God's lingers drew 111 perfect, pulseless way. Tombs have the great of earth, but thine Unknown beneath the ekit-s ; But xn diviner, calmer life, Thou hast thy Paradise ! MARIE T. LANIER MAGRUDER. Woodville, Ky . Mr- Tbos L. Paulk Declines. Mr. Thos L. Paulk, our efficient tax collector, who was nominated for Representative by the populist party last Saturday, requests us to announce that he must decline the honor his friends have bestowed upon him by the nomination for such an important office, but be cannot make the race for one office while holding another, legally, therefore he will not be in the race for representative in the coming compaign. This is as near his own words, he told \is to print, as we can write them. New Hope Church Services. The funeral of Mrs. Eli Jowers will be preached on the fifth Sun day in this month. The Union Singing will he held on Sunday and Saturday before the fifth Sunday, and everybody is invited to go and carry his wife or, sister, or some other fellow’s sister. Mr. Brinkley of Irwin county will address the people that day, Saturday, on the subject of vocal music. After Mr. Brinkley is through telling the people what he knows about vocal music, Freeman, of the Breeze will tell everybody what ha “don’t” know about music. Bringing them to Douglas. Waycross Evening Herald : “Col. W. W. McDonald of Douglas, was 'in Waycross yesterday with a par ty of twelve young men from North Georgia, who will try their fortune in Douglas, the metropolis of Coffee county.” Yes, sir, that’s the way he does. He came here himself a young man, and concluded that this was a nice place to “grow up” with the coun try, so, he went off and brought Mrs. McDonald, and his success in every respect has been all that could he desired. His popularity is growing, his law practice is growing, his bunk account is grow ing, his family is growing, and now he is growing the population with twelve young men. Verily, the mayor is on the growing order. He Never Fails. The Waycross correspondent of the Savannah Morning News, so far as tbe above implies, is a alretch ing, guessing, well developed fraud. The latest instance is in his report of the lightning’s work in this placq, last Saturday, when he said the “only son” of Mr. Gas kin was killed and his residence torn “into splinters.” The fact is the house was slightly damaged, while, thank heaven, our friend has still left him two sons, but this wonderful W T aycross correspondent is compelled to do a good deal of guessing, and grape-vine wiring to cover the territory from Darien toj Jesup, from Doctortown to Thom- ] asville and from Waycross to Doug- ( las. Then, again, if you are really seeking the “news” of the territory mentioned, you can read this cor- respondents letters in the News, or glimpse their shadowy reproduc tion in the columns of the Way cross Journal. Forty-four cotton mills at Fall River, Mass., employin' X 7.500 shut do’ * Vhat A DUTIFUL DAUFHTER. She Lives In Coffee County and Writes A Youne Man That She Loves Her Parents More than Life. A Noble Girl. The editor of the Breeze was at camp-meeting last Sunday, and if he was any judge several others were out there. After dinner he started home, but just after cross ing Seventeen a shower of rain came up and he took refuge in the pavilion between the two creeks, where others had also been driven, and where some, of both sexes, had been all day. Sitting off to him self, as he always does when he can’t do otherwise, his thoughts running loose on the sermon he had heard and other matters that force themselves along in a train of thoughts, his eye fell on a soiled, crumpled letter or note, just under one of the seats. It was directed to a man in plain feminine hand, regular Spencerian. It was none of the editor’s business, he had lost no letter, to read it, but as it un folded in his hand, bis eye caught the writers’ name at the bottom, whom he kuew, and curiosity did the rest. Knowing that the lead er’s curiosity is also on the ram page, the contents of the little per tained death-knell are before you, with names and places omitted : “ -Aug., 30. Mr. . Your letter addressed to me, and dated August 25, has been re ceived, and tlie contents thought fully perused. I cannot do as you ask and hope you will never ask myself or any other girl, in future, Jo disregard the wishes of her parents by leaving home without their con sent for marriage. 1 would die first, for I love my mother and father more than 1 do my life, more than I can ever learn to love anoth er. This letter will be handed you—it needs no reply. Only your friend, ____________________________ J> • And Solomon says : “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies,” and here we have found one in Coll'ee coun ty, and there are millions of them scattered all over this beautiful southland. Noble girl, true girl! Oh. how many homes are there to day where misery and sorrow dwells because of some thoughtless boy or girl who looked forward to an eternal run of bliss when they had a chance to leave the old homestead. * * * * The marriage is over—it is near the hour for daughter to leave home, and as she runs Lack into the house to kiss mother farewell, she can’t find her. Over the house she runs calling “mama, mama— where are you?” and then she hears a smothered sob from the closet. Stopping to listen she hears “Oh, God, take care of my poor child; thou art all-wise and can shape her course, and lead her feet in paths that are straight.” Mother is pray ing. Those are the words—the prayers that follow a girl, like the one who wrote the above letter hut had she gone away from home as the young man suggests because of parental objection, perhaps, would she have deserved them? No, but the mother would have given them all the same, even from a bleeding heart. When the editor finished reading the above letter, lie next tried, by hard work to locate the parties, but never found the young lady who wrote it. lie found a sad-faced, fidgety, nervous young man who he imagined lilted the description of one who would advise a girl to throw aside parental love and ad vise. Base scoundrel! perfidious hyena! treucherous robber, that would steal from a home such a priceless jewel! Her secret is safe. The remains of her “little perfumed death knell” to blasted hopes was torn in pieces not larger than your thumb nail • and thrown into Twenty Mile 'creek, as the finder wended his ' way homeward, thanking God that there were true women being raised up in Coffee cuunty. Our soldiers in the Philippines put at least s2s.<xx>.ooo of good I American money in circulation in I those islands each year. This mon ey i withdrawn from circulation among our people at home. How do you expect us to get along at \that? v News Nusrjrets from Nichols, Miss Abbie Meeks, so popular and well known in this section, has closed her school, four miles from here, and has gone to your town to attend the Normal Institute. Mr. John 11. Williams has done pretty much as Miss Meeks has. Both schools were taught efficiently and the departure of the teachers are regretted by their pupils and commended by the older ones who know the two young teachers are striving for better accomplishments at (he Normal Institute. Nichols now is a town of impor tance. It is connected with Doug las and Waycross by the Air Line, and with Offerman and Hazlehtirst by the Offerman & Western Rail road. Besides this, it has numerous business enterprises that carry on a good local and country trade, and now since the crops are “laid by,” the public might want to know who and what kind ot businesses are carried on here : Douglas He Mims, dealers in dry goods and groceries, do a good business, and Quart Douglas will sell dry goods by the quart, pint, or pound. 11. Meeks & Cos., is a firm of long standing, and deals in dry goods, groceries, notions, medicines and the general necessaries of life, while there are few more polite' and atten tive clerks to wait on you than Mr. Anderson. Meeks & Thompson, dealers in dry goods and groceries, come next, and you will go a long way before you find cheaper or better men to .leal with than these gentlemen. hey will also take your picture when you bring your girl to town next time. Smith & Walker, carry groceries lor the family alone, and they have fresh goods too that are not bought to keep but to sell. They have a good trade and deserve all they receive J Wilkins & Son have family gro ceries too, and when you go to see them Mr. Wilkins will treat you right. Clever and polite they are doing well. Cook Brothers carry a mi\ed stock, dry goods and groceries and do a good business. When you trade with them you get dollar for dollar in fresh goods. • James OlifF carries family gro ceries, and when you need meal briny your corn to him and he will make you some fresh meal while Mrs. Oliff will sell you bacon, lard, sugar and coffee to go with the bread. W. J. Smith carries dry goo-'s and groceries also, and does a fair trade. Mr. Smith is a fair man to trade with and his clerk, Mr. Cally. is clever and accommodating, and will he glad to see you when yo.i come. J Ibis winds up the mercantile affairs of the town, except the Nichols Bottling Works, where all kinds of soda water is manufactur ed, and the extensive commissary of the Southern Pine Lumbtr Cos. In some future issue, when wo have more time, it shall be our pleasure to tell you of some of our people, among who are someef thi best families in Georgia, Prof. Ashurys school, opened two weeks ago, is in full blast, with, a fine list ol pupils, at the Academy. Prof. Asbury is liked by all who he meets, and he has proven that young people entrusted to his care will receive proper instruction. Misses Bertie Johnson, Cora and Agnes Parker and others, with young men dancing attendance, went across country lrst .Sunday to Gaskin’s spring arid spent the day at camp-meeting. Since yourself and daughter, and Rev. Mr. !• inley and daughter were here, on the 4th Sunday, last month, we have heard several express the wish that you return again at do distant day, and that wider pub licity he given your aj pointments, as some of those living in the coun try, say they would 1101 havemisse l meeting had they knt wnof the last appointment. One dozen copies of last issue of Breeze came duly to hand and werj handed out to t' e people. As matters now stand the Nichols list will soon reach one hundred if all keep there promises. Find enclos ures for tour new names to go on the “honor roll,” which is a very good sign that tn< re will follow soon. Nichols, NO 17.