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PHE DOUGLAS BREEZE. Kill. !<to FIFTY - A YEAR Edea Formerly , _ One 111 S Dollar ftzine - (the cheapest and best in Magazine now be lerican public. It shows n Fashions, in Millinery, idery, in Cooking, in Erk and in Reading; etrated in colors and white. Above all, U fashionable Hew Idea from New Idea Pat cost only !Oc. each. e Cents To-day t the New Idea Woman's ■v* see what great value ft ft cao give you. :: u s Hea PUBLISHING CO. ■ New York, N. Y. OUGLAS SUPPLY CO. {§ Successor to W. O. Paxson, fig line Family and Farm Supplies, fig f M oods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Etc., othing old and Stale, if m i/t>Pllf hinn Bought to sell, and bVt)l ijlllllily to sell goods the S rices must be right. f§| $ l| us know your wants we do the rest. Douglas Supply Cos., § Bank Building, North Side, m Douglas, Ga. fig I(^).S I DEALERS IN HPflUf/IPP Paints, Oil, Glass, Brick, HI UWul u,Lime, Cement, Etc. mingim ments of Ki. Call and examine our stock. Wau-Harieu-Hoimes 60., Manager. DOIIQI3S\G(I. Happy Homes, Musicial Homes, There may be many happy homes 1 in the county, and we know there ire, but the home where a good singer with a splendid organ or piano is in the family, everything seems brighter, happier and to be enjoying life. Nearly every house that the singer and Whilden, the music man, Tanner Hotel block, has the instruments. He sells them, too, and he sells them cheap and consequently fast. The funeral of Eli Jowers will be preached at New Hope Church on the 4th Sunday in July, by Rev. T. P. O’Neal. Fly Traps and Screen wire. Watt-Harley Holmes Cos. Have you bought a Magnetic Comb from Miss Agnes? If not, you should do so at once. Best comb manufactured. Try one. Satisfaction guaranteed . when you bring your Laundry to F. A, Aspin wall. DOUGLAS, GA.. SATURDAY JULY 12th., 1902. “When the Fields are White With Cotton.” Whilden, the music man is sell ing from SI,OOO to $1,500 worth of Organs and Pianos, Buggies and Wagons per month, and with his large stock of fine Organs, Kimball, Crown and other celebrated makers wants to supply the whole country. Your credit is good. You can get an instrument or vehicle, pay part down, pay so much monthly, and when the ‘‘fields are white with cotton” wipe out the whole debt. Then, when the long winter nights come, there’ll be music in the home. ' Try Ballard’s Obelisk flour, it’s the best. Yes, we have it, cheap Phone No. 48. Gaskin & Davis: Aspinwall is coming to the front in the grocery line. Try him for your next order. A fine line of fancy canned goods just received. Aspinwall. A lot of tine shirts, collars and Ties at reduced prices, at Aspin wall’s. GEORGIA’S BIGGEST COUNTY. COFFEE THE LAnfiEST IN THE STATE WITH AN AHEA OF 1.123 MILES. Was Named After Gen. John E. Cof fee, a Patriot of the Lust Century and the Kiglit Hand Man of “Old Hickory” iu Hlm Campaign Against the Creek Indians. From the Morning News, July 6. Douglas is the county seat of Coffee county. The name Is familiar as that of a noble family of Scotland, many of whom had the honor of being killed in battle, or the misfortune of losing their hard heads on the block. The town was not named, however, after those distinguished Scotchmen, but in honor of Stephen A. Douglas, of Illi nois, who would have been the Demo cratic nominee for President at the Charleston convention In 1860, and probably President,©had it not been for the withdrawal of the delegations from six of the Southern states, and a part of the Georgia delegation. It was that split in the Democratic party that made the election of Lincoln pos sible, and brought on the war between the Northern and Southern states. Two domecratic tickets were placed in the fit-id, Breckenridge and Lane, and Douglas and Johnson (Hersenai V. Johnson of Georgia). The latter ticket received only 12 votes iu the electoral college. “The Little Giant,” as Douglas was called, was spared the painful scenes tltgl followed the election of Lincoln, and died in June, ISfil. Fosteiity will place his name in the temple of emst Americans. In .my sketch ui cnakely, the county seat of. Early county, X intended to write something about the gallant naval hero in whose honor the town was named. I have read somewhere that the first intention of the founders of the county was to name its Court House town Earlyton, but it seems that they changed their minds and called it Blakely, after Capt. Johnston Blakely of the United States navy, who, with his vessel and crew, dis appeared forever in the waters of the Atlantic. In May, 1813, the sloop-of-war Wasp, of eighteen guns, commanded by Capt. Blakely, sailed from Ports mouth on her first cruise. After cap turing seven merchant vessels she en countered on June 28 the British sloop of-war Reindeer, of nineteen guns and 118 men. The battle lasted Uvo hours, when the crew of the Wasp boarded the Rein-leer, under brave Blakely's lead, and hauled down the British flag. The battle was severe, the Wasp losing five killed and twenty one wounded, while the Reindeer’s loss was twenty-five killed (including Capt. Manners) and forty-two wounded. The Reindeer was so hafily battered that the captors burned her. Several mer chant vessels were captured by the Wasp, and early in September she fought and sank the British sloop-of war, Avon, twenty guns, and was herself somewhat damaged. On Sept. 23 she captured the British brig At lantic and sent her to the United States as a prize. This was the last heard of the Wasp, o- her brave com mander, Blakely, and his heroic men. She may have been lost in a severe storm, or sunk in a buttle with some larger British war vessel, and all on board perished, The latter supposi tion ip l)qt jipprohable, namely, that the \Vasp went dp n under the lire of the guns of an enemy, as a British frigate reported that it was attacked at night by an unknown war vessel. which soon aftor disappeared. Doubt less the heavy broadsides of the frig ate sent the little brig-of-war to the bottom and no man was left to tell the tale. r. Coffee county was laid off in 1554, god is the largest in the state, baying an area of 1,(23 ii|i|es, apd a popula-' (ion, according to (he census of 1900, pf whites 9,558, and colored 6,611, milk ing a total Of 16,169, an increase in population of nearly 85 per cent? in ten yoarp, The local census claims an jncreasp pf 4,000 on thpse figures, which Wifi make tfie present population about 20,000. The count)’ wap named in memory of Gen. Coffee. My information con cerning this distinguished soldier was limited to the fact that he was n fighter of British and Indians in the early years of the last century, and that When J was a boy there was a steatphoat named after film. ltecog nizirig my deficiency, I called upon 11# y friend, Maj. Sidney Herbert, of Mait land, Fla., and he kindly furnished me with the following interesting sketch: Gen. John E. Coffee was born in Virginia In 1780, but his father came to Hancock county while John © was a small boy.© His first appearance in military hixtojy |s a colonel of a regiment Of Tennessee volunteer cav alry apd mounted riflemen raised near Nashville, with Gen. Andrew Jack son in 1812 going to the scope 25 Cents for Six Months. In order that the subscription list of the Breeze may reach the 1,500 notch by January Ist, 1903, we will enroll all who want the Breeze from now until that date for 25 cents. This will be one cent for each paper—2s cents for 25 papers. Only 500 names are wanted to give us the number, but we will take all who come, Everybody has 25 cents. Keep up With the Band Wagon. If you get the Breeze you will get the news. We will give both sides of the political fight just as it is, but shall not indulge in personal or political abuse or discussions. The Bree/.e is supported by the PEOPLE and expects to serve THE PEOPLE. ' A Red Hot Time Expected. From now until after the October election a “Red Ilot Time iij Ex pected,” in political circles, which may or may not be interesting “to a man up a tree,” but every man in the county should keep posted, Our friends all over the county are requested to send us clubs of five, ten, fifteen to one hundred. ■ of the Fort Minims massacre in Tensaw settlement of the then Mis sissippi territory, now Alabama. His valuable services and soldierly quali ties soon promoted him to brigadier general, and his first important tight was at Tallushatehee on the Southside of the Coosa river. From that time on he was otto ot Jackson’s bravest and best generals, and ©often won high praise from "Old Hickory” for his he roism and good generalship. He was Jackson’s right hand man at the great battle of Tohopeka, or Horse Shoe Bend, March 27, 1814, which resulted in breaking up the warlike Creeks, and the surrender of their territory to the United States. After the war Gen. Cof fee moved to Telfair county, and in 1833 to ’35 was in Congress with A. S. Clayton, G. R. Gilmer, J. M. Wayne R. H. Wilde, Wm. Boh ley and Sea born Jones, and in 1*35 to ’37 with Sea ton Grantland, Geo. tW. Owens and Geo. Washington Townf which shows that he was tanked wxtly the great men of his day. Asa soldignumd patriot he had no superior for ffititude, endur ance and bravery uiidoV the most try ing circumstances. The hardships, perils and discouragements of the Creek campaign with Gen. Jackson were such as seldom, if ever, come to an army. U* Coffee county is almost a dead level but is well watered by the Satilla rivet/ and its confluents, 17-mile creek Big and Little Hurricane creeks, and the Octnulgee river. The soil is fertile and produces cotton, sugar cane, tobacco, corn, oats, potatoes, and all kinds of vegetables. Not 11140(1 lias vet f,,. n done in fruit culture/ but in a Yew years this county will rank as one-' of the best in, that respect in the state. The county offers extraordinary in ducements for those seeking new homes. One-half or more of the land is’ still covered by forests, that, when cleared off, will yield 1,000 pounds of sea island cotton to the ncre, 400 gallons of syrup, 250 bushels of ■sweet potatoes, and everything that can be grown in Wiregrass Georgia in like proportion. The turpentine and lumber men are rapidly clearing the kind for the far mers who are to come. There are six large and a dozen small saw- mills, and 36 turpentine stills in operation. The ranges for cattle, sheep, bogs and horses are daily increasing, the native grasses affording luxu riant pastorage for nearly the entire twelve months. Consid erable attention is being given to pure breeds of stoek. The census of 1900 shows: 19,489 head of cattle, of which 509 were work oxen and 4,622 milch cows; 31,212 sheep, 52,327 do mestic fow-ls, 24,357 swine, 645 horses, and 878 mules. The same census shows alnong farm products, 158,508 gallons of milk, 10,674 pounds of but ter, 54,029 dozen of eggs, and 13,5b8 pounds of honey. The principal railway In Coffee ! county is the Atlantic and Birming ham, formerly the Wayeross Air Line, I which extends from Wayeross to Oor dele. This enterprise is controlled by I that well known railroad family, the ' Wadleys, and Mr. jjeorge Dole Wadley ! is vice president and general mana- I ger. Under his management there can be no question that Birmingham will j soon have another outlet to sea. Mr. ! H. C. McFadden formerly of Savap- : nah, is the general pussepjjp)' agent of the A. and B. raHl>eaq. The BrttfiyvYicitj and Western Rail- ’ )yay erqssjes the lower part of the 1 (fiU’pty, apt! th® Brunswick and Bjr. nrfingh'tm is being btfiß into it. ’(‘he Offerman and Western Rail road extends to Nichols. The VVad tey and Mount R’vnion Railroad, it Is expected, will poon be extended to Douglas. However, this Is a county in which there is j ample rqom for rail roads. In addition to its 100 miles of I railroads, the Oj mulgee river, which tit i its northern ixamdary, affords good I water transponjatiftp iui that section of Coffee ppUHiil There are thipe large towns in the ! county, namely, Douglas, Willacoo chee and Pearstm, and also tho follow ing: Ambrose,. Blgwh.eel, Bingham, Bridgetown, Rt (itan, Rrooker, Broxton, Chaßei ten, Ijutvts, Downing, Falms, Fawn, Garrant, Hinson, Huxford, frirkland, Lax, Leighton, Lofiaton. Mc jlew, McDonald, Maddux, Nicholls, Beacock. Philips Mil), Plckren, Pine fcloum, aaglnaw, Shepherd, Upton, Wil cox and Wilsonville. © Douglas is 140 miles from yUtvannah, and had a population, according to the census pf laeo, In the district, 2,367, in | tne town 617. Since then, however, the (own has grown greatly, and its popu lation can be safely placet! at 1,500. It j is situated in rapidly developing ; farming country, and Is the center of/ liaUe lor farmers and lumber arid tur-/; pentine manufacturers*. 1 1 In this connection it will riot be ouJt of place t< give the census of Coffde county in P 00; it Is as follows; PlckrtJn district, 2,084; Douglas district, Inclu/i --ing Douglas town, 2,367; Willacoochlee district, including Wlllacoochee town, 1 2,(54; Wooten district, 1,914; Pearson djstrh i, including Pearson town, 2;- I 307; Tanner district. 2,206; McDonald , district, 1,306; Phillips Mill district, 1,231; total, 16,169. The 1900 census gives Wlllacoochee 471, and Pearson 336 population. The census of IS9O gives these places no population. This indicates how Coffee county is growing. The Coffee county court house and jail are handsome buildings, and the stores, hotels and residences of Doug las arc of the most modern construc tion. There is every indication that its citizens have confidence in Doug las, and are ready to invest their last dollar on their judgment as to it future prosperity and progress. One Of the liveliest of the live en terprises in the town and county, is it's newspaper, very appropriately named the "Breeze.” It is a breeze that blows good to Douglas. It was* started in 1899. and is an up-to-date establishment, and has in addition to its newspaper outfit, a well, equipped job department. Its messes are run by a gaso i line engine. The name of the firm isr j is unique as tlint of the paper, nutne |Jy .1. M. Freeman ,8- Daughters. The i senior is a printer of 33 years exper ience, but the other members of the firm may have quite a large exper- Inenoe, but are young ladies of 16 anil 13. 1 had the pleasure of dining with Mr. Freeman and liLs partners, aril U|e rest of the family. 1 was told in Douglas that some bad said that “Jim" Freeman was the only Estlll matt in Coffee county; if that was the fact, but it wasn’t, the primary showed that he and the Breeze made 548 conversions after my visit; the vote in the late primary for Governor being Estill 549, Terrell 250, Guerry 176. I wish the Breeze, and the happy family that is identified with its for tunes,all the blessings of this life,among which 1 would particularly mention that the paper shall continue to be the only one in Douglas for many years to come. I would also sug gest a change in the syle of the firm, i. e. to Mr. and Mrs. Freeman and Daughter#.’’ The good lady of the 1 house is entitled tft an Interest in. and the honors attending the proprie torship of a good newspaper. Douglas has a Baptist Church, of which Rev. ,T. I. Oxford Is pastor; a Methodist Church, Rev. .1. S. Funderburk, pastor, and ari Episcopal Church, Rev. J. W. Turner, rector. The fraternal orders are represented by Douglas Lodge, No. 386, F. * A. M.. and Douglas Lodge No. 91, Knights of Pythias. There are two banks, the Union Banking Company, capital -1180,000, J. M. Ashley, president; J. L. Lott, vice pres ident, C. ,H. Baker, cashier, and tie* Citizens’ Rank, capital $75,000, H. H. Tanner, pftestdent; c. H. Lowther, vice 1 president, And W. W. Stewart, cashier, i Ttnqe arlLi number of manufactories/ lln DougY?®kmong them the Douglas Manufaetußßg Company, makers of alt kinds of and bank fixtures and 1 .! other fine üßod work, and the Douy'aei Bottling \V<lrks, There arejtwo excellent hotels in the town, the }lntel Tanner, J. F. Pierce, lessee and nl|Anager, and the John Lott: House, Mr. land Mrs. John Lott pro prietors.' fl The Southern Normal Institute has a band-some bM-ik school building; built! two years sißm at a cost of $6,000, tw which was nl led last year an equally large woode* annex. In the county? there are schools with an aver age attendant-* ot 1,274, and 26 colored! with an average attendance of 911. f 1 © Among the gentlemen I met in Doug-i las, and on my way thither, besldesq those already /mentioned were Messrs. 1 Thomas Youiql;, A. B. Finley, 1,. O.j Paxstm, B. Wlf Finley, W. A. H. Da- t "vis, C. S. Hurley. J. R. Page of Sa vannah. C. G. Kjdfel'or Atlanta, J. m. P. IXI.. I Mm - <.! .1 M 1 'K|)jy~7T Tt' ' 1 ■ o 1 Y'' *. Mi Mi I/M-. ■ 1 ’i vp*->7' .-,4^ IH 9 ■ ■ 9 9 9 Johnson, the Mai H - xH mm Dyspepl Digests wh This preparation ofl digestants and daß food. It gives i fails to cure. It ala the food you want. TJ stomachs can thousands of dySl cured after evenWß| unequal), and for ren with weak sHgj| Cupes all si<m| or. v Ov Ti.t il. buttle contain!* Remember this p( not clubbing with tlr nal No. S 1