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THE DOUGLAS BRF.F.ZLv VOL. XI-. Hunter, Pearce & Battey, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. COTTON FACTORS Money Loaned to Cotton Shippers on Approved Security. Experienced and Expert Handlers of Sea Island Cotton. Wlai)lfiacUirers of High Grade Fertilizer. YOU MAY HEARD OF THE BOY Who when asKed to name the smartest scholar in schooj said he couldn’t tell, as his father told him never to brag or show off. * We are not quite as modest as the boy nor need we be considering that you people have a right to be told who has the LARGEST and LOWEST PRICED LINE of CLOTHING DRY GOODS, HATS, NOTIONS, and MILLINERY, THIS FALL. When we have bargains we don’t wait until evrey other house meets meets our underselling price, but we get them first We Advertise Only What We Have We Advertise it Exactly as it is. There’s No GUILDING, Nothing but The Unvarnished Truth. We dont talk much about prices but let our prices talk for us, what’s the use of keeping a dog if you have to do the bar King yourself. Here’s an example how our prices run : j Soc wool cloth cape -50 c $2.25 fine plush cape - $1.40 1.00 gray wool cape -65 c 5.00 plush cape - - 3-75 7.00 fine plush cape - 5-75 8.00 extra fine plush cape 6.00 Skirts from 30c to - 7-5° Mens pants from 40c to 9.00 12 balls best thread - * 5 C Boy’s suspenders - - 5c Any article bought from us that’s not as represented, your money wd] be returned. The New York Bargain Store, Doulas, Ga., Next Door to Dr. Sibbett’s Drug Store. T. GOTTLIB, N. E. ORY, Prop. Mgr. L.arcesta N dMostCompleteßugcy[actory on Earth Write for j Our CooosAre The Best-^ Our Price the lowest /' Parry Mfg.(°- Indianapolis.^ Good sewing thread - - 2c Best ladies ribbed vest - ■ 15c 3 handkerchiefs - 5c 2 best hemstitched handk’c’fs 5c Men’s caps - • 15 to 25c Best checked homespun - 41-8 Velvet ribbon per bunch -20 c All colors baby ribbon yard ic Mens shoes * - Soc to $4.00 Four ply latest style collars 10c DOUGLAS, GA., SATURDAY, SEPT. 29th, 1900. Husband Murdered Alleged Wife and Killed Himself Rather Than Face Exposure. Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 22. —A ter rible tragedy was reported here this evening from Ray’s Mill, twenty miles above here, and just over the Berrien county line. The tragedy occurred last'night, a white man killing his alleged wife and a mo ment later ending his own life. The man’s name was Merritt, and he lived on Mr. Marion Shaw's place, His wife has been ill for several days but was convalescing. Mrs. Shaw went to see her late yesterday evening and as she re turned to her home Mrs. Merritt went part of the way with her. When only a short distance from the house Merrilt rose up out of the bushels on the road side and ! said to his wife : “Oh, yes, you have been telling lies on me,” then shot her through the head with a winchester 1 i He, killing her instantly. Mrs. Shaw lied from the scene land Merritt yelled to her to tell | her husband to come down I there, as he was going to kill himself. Then she heard another shot fired, and when Mr. Shaw and others reached the scene a few minutes later the}' found Merritt in the throes of death. lie lived about an hour after the fatal shot was fired. The tragedy caused intense ex citement tnroughout that section, and there were several theories ad vanced. One of them was that Merritt and his wife had been quar reling a great deal lately, and in a fit of anger he decided to put an end to it. Another is that they were not man and wife, but living together unlawfully, and the au thorities were after the alleged hus band. This theory is that Merritt ran away from Coffee county with the wife of a citizen two years ago. She was accompanied by her five children, and had been living with Merritt since then, alleging that they were married. They had kept their secret until recently, but the skeleton in the closet was about to be revealed and Merritt preferred to draw the curtain of death over the scene. A coroner’s jury rendered a ver dict in accordance with the facts stated above, so far as they relate to the tragedy, and both bodies were buried this morning at Bea ver Dam Burial Ground. The Breeze 3 months, for 25GS The Breeze 6 months, for 4ccts. The Breeze 12 months, for 75cts. A Missing Word. The Atlanta Constitution has announced anew “missing word” contest. A sentence from a standard pub lication has been selected, the book has been carefully staled up, and the published in full, except th#, word dropped there from, which the subscriber is to supply. Answers are sent by con testant*'as they send in their sub scriptions and renewals, both the answer and the subscriptions must reach The Constitution in the same envelope. Ten per cent of the contestant subscriptions make up the prize. This is the sentence for Septem ber and October, 1900: “Then? are a number of our men here, among the residents and hid den in the cloisters ; but for fear of the “ ” they do not let them selves be seen.” The period covered by this con test, September and October, 1900, shows over 12,000 expirations for The Weekly Constitution. Of course all these will renew and en ter the contest, which would mean oyer. .$1,200,00 for the missing word fund, Every additional con testant will swell the amount: by 10 per cent of hie subscription, The book containing the serf A tence has been placed with Mr. W, A. Hemphill, President and Bus iness Manager of The Constitution, who will hold it safely until No vember 1, 1900. Tjen per cent of the Guessers’ subscriptions goes to the fund to be clivided. In other words, if 1 this Fund amounts to s2o,<Vxj in the tY,-<,ykionths. the Tiind'ito t'vi/ V ' ■ ■ * v Jm ■ on WHAT IMPERIALISM MEANS. An Opinion That Should be Read by Every Man and Woman in the South. First and foremost it means an abandonment of republican prin ciples in the United States of America. As well explained by lion. Rich ard Olney, ex-member of President Cleveland’s cabinet, it means for this government, “a policy of greed and usurpation of tpowers of our national legislature. If one president cun carry on a war in China and the Philippines, without the authority of Congress another president may go still fur ther and unite the executive power to the judicial as well as the legis lative, becoming a monarch in name as in fact. Congress is the only legal au thority in this country which can “declare war.” This encroachment on the au thority of Congress should receive a prompt and emphatic rebuke at the ballot -box. As President Wash ington said in hisfarewelll address, “Why quit our own (advantages) to stand on foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with any part of Europe, entangling our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalsliip, in terestest, humor or caprice? There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors fromf nation to nation. Four years more of McKinley isin means untold years of Euro pean ambition, rivalsliip, interest, humor and caprice. L there no power able to check this rush to final destruction of re publican principles? Where is our patriotism—love of country? It should be a season of prayer and constant entreaty to Almighty God, to save this country from the mad ness of its politicians. Hear president Washington again, “Against the insidious wiles of for eign influence, I conjure you to be lieve me, follow citizens, the jeal ousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.” What has England ever done for the United States outside of her own selfish and pecuniary interest? What will she not do to he able to annex this country to Canada and again float the British flag from ocean to ocean ? • Oh, ambitious and deluded citi zens, why do you not remember the sacrifices made by our forefath ers to protect this country from British greed and British gold! Mr. Bryan may not be your cho sen leader in finance, but he does represent the opposition to this en tangling alliance with Great Brit ain. lie does represent the pro test against Mr. Hanna’s foreign policy. You may not agree with him in other points of political doctrine, but he is the only availa ble way of escape from four years more of McKinleyism, Mr. McKinley has yielded him self and all his methods into the hands of those who control him, and whom it now appears elected him to carryout schemes of nation al legislation and foreign aggress ion to aid their selfish and pecuni ary interests. If we mest have Ilannaism, let us take it straight, not by proxy. Ilannaism is forcibly expelling the Filippino nation from home and native land, buying this unin terrupted privilege from Spain for $20,000,000. What’s to hinder constant efforts on this line in all directions against all weak nations? Congress author ized war with Cuba, but not with the Philippines or China. Having “given an inch how easy to take an ell!” The continued success of Mr. Hanna means “boss” rule every where, even greater in the execu tive chair than elsewhere. Mr. Hanna a, the de jure presi dent, would be less objectionable than as de facto president. It is also dangerous precedent when an other man can pay private debts and obligations, and then obtain control of the republic interest-, ! by reason of his private generosity jdHttMMMKMji&ytial candidate. Mr. - I^L There is but one way to check these men who are plunging this nation into deep trouble—to vote them out of office. The future of this country is trembling in the balance. M ay God save us and our children ! —Mrs. Felton in Atlanta Journal. MISS TATTLER SAYS. yTijL* That she will go straight the polls, vote straight F \ for Tom \Oung, go straight t 1,; 1 back home and straighten ly..i lup her things for ironing. 4 Sce s Ge don’t. That there is a matrimonial whirl pool down at Nichols, and all the hoys and girls seem to be drawn into it Jiere lately. It sho’ does. That when the smoke of next Wednesday’s battle is cleared away the maimed and wounded will be found to be numerous. That’s the gospel truth. I hat shelias tried “independent ism” long enough, has found it bad policy, and she is in favor of form ing an alliance. She sho’ docs. That whan you hear a long shrill blast from a hunter’s horn and the bark of bounds, over about Lax, you may know her and Macotn are running some possum or other var ment to his lair. ‘Dudes must keep off’n the ground, for they don't want the dog to learn to track such sorry game. That the woods is full of good natured candidates, scattering tick ets all ovyr the ground now, but next Thursday about half of ’em will be hunting a good, strong kicking machine. Populist and Democrat Should Vote Straight. The democrats didn’t put: up a candidate for Ordinary for good reasons, and will vole for Thomas Young, then, he is the populist can didate, as stated, but will lie en dorsed by the democrats. On the other side, the democrats pul up Mr. Thomas Daniels for Tax Col lector, and the populists did not put up a collector, consequently Mr. Daniels is the democratic can didate, and it is expected that he shall be voted for and endorsed by the populists. We know of no agreement to this effect, between the two parties, but the adoption of each other’s candidate in the way mentioned would be courteous and fair. In view of this fact both parties should be loyal to their ties, stand by principle and the example set by the two conventions and put in no tickets that have not the names ol Young for Ordinary and Daniels tor Collector. If you vote against these you are not in line with your party. A Card to the Public. r. C. RAWLINS, f Ci.EHK Sup. Court, [ Dodge County. ) Eastman, Ga., September 19th. To whom this may come : I. ]. C. Ruwlins, clerk of the superior court, in and for said coun ty, do certify that I have known W. W. Southerland ever since he was born. He was born in Pulaski county, Ga., and lived in said county of Pulaski until Dodge county was organized, and then lived in Dodge county until some 15 or 20 years ago, when be moved to Coffee county, Ga., where be has resided since, I have seen him several times since he moved from this county, and while he lived in Coffee county. I know he is a Georgian and a democrat, and has always been a democrat, never departing from the faith. J. C. Rawlins, Clerk Sup. Ct. Dodge Cos. Ga. ( , - Skal ok \ I Dodgk j i Countv :■ * Mr Brantley Speaks Monday. According to previous announce ment, Mr. \V. G. Brantley, pres ent member of Congress and who will be his successor if he lives, will speak at the court house. It is well known that Mr. Brantley is a democrat, but he is as popular with one political parly in this country as lie is with another. To judge from the speeches we have heard from him in the past he will interest everybody who conies to bear him next Monday, and all will be amply repaid for the time and trouble in getting ' here. KIRKLAND KRACKLINGS. Our Corrcstondent Sends in a Ten Inch Bundle of Newsy Items Kirkland, Ga., Sept. 25. —Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Simians were the happy recipients of a bouncing baby girl Friday. Mr, \\ . L. Kirkland’s ginnery is being kept busy. Hr. \\ . J, Ellis has moved his charming family to Waycross. Morris Bros. & Son, are cutting a large quantity of ties at Briston. Mr. John Eussell was taken ill yesterday and is confined at his home. Ihe Methodist services at the Roberts church Sunday was large ly attended. s Mr. W . T. Rodgers and family sold out his crop and has located near Ailey, Ga. Mr. Judd J. Kirkland is said to he the owner of the oldest violin made in this country. Mr. and MYr. T. J. Becton, of I lea it esc, are visiting the latter’s relatives at this place. Mr. Bill Stone marketed the first bale of of cotton here this season obtaining ten cents per pouund for it. Seven tanners in this vicinity have had the misfortune recently to lose horses and mules front blind staggers. Mr. (ieo. A. Brinson has moved his family from his still to Willa coochee, to enable his children to attend school. Mr. W. C. Lowther and of Liberty City, arrived Saturday, expecting to make their future home at “Hand.” Mi', and Mrs. W. M. Kirkland spent several (lays in Douglas la*-t week and says many improvements are going on there. 1 be l'arine,s in this vicinity are preparing to plant a large acreage ol oats as their corn crop was al most a complete failure. Sarah Walker an old and highly respected colored woman, died here last week, and was followed bv a large gathering to the C ross Roads cemetery. Mr. S. Van Jeffords, a promi nent member of the Missionary Baptist church, of Waycross, at tended Lnion Services at Harmony Grove Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Bryant W. Douglas who so faithfully served the people of this county for several terms as Tax Collector is canvassing among his numerous friends for their suf frage again. Mr. J. J. Kirkland, contractor for the A. P. Brantley Cos., of this place, has just finished building the platform wagon scales which was greatly needed and will be ol great service to cotton sellers at this place. Several parties attending some of the recent religious gatherings in the county from this place state that they counted from 20 to 30 candidates. It they are contrib uting to the ministry as freely as some ol their would be foliowcs there will be no kick. Ten mormon elders have been holding their meetings in this vicinity lor several weeks past mak ing only two converts so far in the immediate vicinity. There seems to be every reason for their success on account: of the royal reception extended them by a great number of our county citizens. Master Dennis Douglas, 14 years old, was out coon hunting Friday morning, and after climbing some bamboo vines to satisfy himself that be had two treed, he’ put enough powder in an old muzzle loader to kill them both at one shot, and the gun bursted—the barrel doubling back and catching his three fingers which had to be straightened before be could extri cate his hand, being some distance in the roundabout suffered intense ly before be could get lose, finally svas brought here where Dr. McFl roy extricated one of the broken fingers. Miss Crandle of Waynesviile, is visiting her brother’s family, Mr. and Mrs. Crandle. Frost. The Breeze 3 months, for 2jets. The Breeze 6 months, for 40CIS. The Breeze 12 months, forgets. Rates ’till Nov. 1. NO 20.