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That Big Frets. Negotiations are now pending fbtt will soon place in oar office an improved cylinder prow, which in capable, with hand power of printing the Headugut, one aide, in two lioura, and will produce a clear, fine impression, making reading pleasant and easy. Our patronage in the past six months has forced us to this addition, and we saw it some weeks ago and cut oiT quite a number of delinquents To the People of ITiiycross, i siiust like dot, (that may have Coffee, Charlton, Pierce ! been the same tub, too) and and M'arc Counties. j him sliust fit her so nice as We have now in press our trade j never vas. 1 on and her bout edition, of which so much has <Ier same size mens, and you Iwen said, and of whicli many in- j take it along—I send it to der quiries have been made. As set, depot free for you, shan’t cost forth previously, we intended this ■ you von cent, for tree tollar paper for the benefit of Southern 1 Hear, you?” Georgia. We have exhausted our : "(.' an ’t see it ” energies in an effort to have every | ll0y! ’ Vel> you dou > t man represented, but, we sorrow to say, wc have not been met by all the merchants and business men with the encouragement an who were badly behind (and we may undertaking of this kind deserves. add tnat they arc still behind, and will he behind when Gabriel blows his horn) hoping to push thr >ugh on a hand press, but we now see we can "go no father without a cylinder power press. The Head light is already the equal of any country paper in the land, and with a fast press, new type and additional office help we intend to claim the top round of the ladder. During our editorial management of the Headlight, we have lost the warm support of some friends, but, we are pleased to know we have gained twenty where one has for saken us. ft is impossible for any inan to edit a paper to please every •one, yet, we know, we have endeav ored to discharge our duty to the people with an eye to the welfare of the populace, not to the ad vancement of any particular party, clique or denomination. That our cflbr’s are appreciated is shown in the growth of our business and the general prosperity of the Head light, for which we are profound ly grateful. A Communication. H annex's School House, Charl ton County, September 2.—The spirit of God, which has been so graciously poured out upon the people of this section, is not con fined to the whites alone. The colored people have likewise been aroused from their apathy, and we are pleased to record a marked improvement. A highly inspected colored citi zen, living near Rawls’ church, has given the school house lie built over to his brethren for re ligious worship. Samuel Hannon is well-known to white and colored as an energetic, intelligent, honest colored man. This act of his has done much good aniong his peo ple. Once a month, Rev. Samuel Ross, of Waycross, in earnest and forcible language, expounds the scriptures to his race. We have listened to many less intelligent white people, ourselves, or so- called preachers. We wish there were many more men of the same calibre as these two Samuels. It would be better for both racer. II. Jesup Note*. Miss Floy Caswell, of Homer* ville, who has been visiting Mrs. (S. W. Drn’wdy, returned to her home cn Sunday afternoon. We regret to note the severe ill ness of Mm. George F. Armstrong, and hope that she will speedily recover. A party of Jesupites, consisting of Misses Frank Grady, FlorenA Grady, Fannie Milikin, Mollie Slater, and Messrs. Will Knight, A. Nicholls and Rev. T. W. Ellis, paid a flying visit to Dale’s Mill, on Sunday last. An ice cream party given at the residence of Miss Minnie Sarvis, •on Thursday last, was a most en joyable affair. Mr. J. B. Fain, one of Jcsup’s enterprising young men, who was married to Miss Frances Walker, of Brunswick, on the 2Sth of Aug- 'ust, returned from Atlanta, with his charming young bride, on Sunday afternoon. They had been visiting his relatives and friends in the “Gate City.” * On Thursday evening, the Jesup Literary Society was organized, and the following officers elected: Mr. J. F. Slover, president; Miss Henimic Little, vice president; Miss Kiite Ware, treasurer, and Mr, J; Pearce Smith, secretary. Dr. F V ,B. McRae and wife, of Thomasville, formerly of Jesup, were In town from Sunday after noon to Monday morning, and during their short stay many of their old friends called to welcome • tliem back in their midst. They had been visiting relatives in At lanta, and were on their way home. . Kappa. Jesup, Ga. JUackshear Mitchell. We have often spoken of this firm in a complimentary manner, but have taken pains that we tell nothing but the truth, because we •can find enough in that line to tell about them. Iu addition to carry ing the largest stock of hardware in the country they have fitted up a ware-room lor buggies, wagons, bells, etc., and in this line. These gentlemen can compete with any house in Southern Georgia in quality and price of every article in store. Write to them for prices. Receiving new goods at B. Airmans*, daily. My stock of Some have helped us, for whicli we are profoundly grateful, -and we believe they will reap a rich reward foi their enterprise. We wanted to convince people of the North and West that we had homes for them, would sell them, hut so far Glenmorc, Waresboro and Race Pond are all the locali ties that are bidding for emigra tion, except one or two that have small tracts of land and homes for sale. Is this business? Must w<? go to press with this eight- page paper, three thousand copies, with only Glenmore and Wares boro, as colunics offering lands for sale—holding out a hand to home-hunters, as it were? Why, Waycross will make ten of either town and yet only through her merchants who desire to sell goods; has any citizen offered to encourage us in advertising our town as a residence, as a business location, a school centre, railroad point (the best shipping facilities in Georgia) or anything in that line. You are interested. The more people here, the higher rents; the more home-hunters, the better the prices for rcul estate; the more residents, the more trade; the more consumers the higher the prices for country products. This is only the truth, and some that are better able to advertise this section, free gratis, for nothing, have told us that it was our busi ness to do so, as a public journal, but failed to give us $2.50 for ad vertising lands for sale. May be it is our business, but from the lights before us now, it is our pri vate opinion that we will only do so after they have returned from a sojourn in the Land of Nod. We arc willing to do more than our share, and if you have lands for 6ale let us advertise them, or if you want Waycross advertised in full—take a full sweep of every thing—let some person li?aviiy interested start the ball, and we will write up everything in town, if it takes four pages. Glenmore made up her share by going around to merchants and farmers, each giving a doflar or sue!) a matter, some moie, some less. Waresboro did the same, and as each of those places did, so can Waycross do. Some of our mer chants do not need advertising— have enough of that already,’ and we hope they have, but all towns need all they can get. Notice a town that will not advertise, and you will find a place where people are too close to breathe fresh air, and nearly everything like enter prise is killed before it is given life. Turn to a town where the local paper is full of advertise ments, and you fiind a people that are progressive, pushing, and do not sit, like a knot on a log, wait ing for something to happen to break the dull monotony of no push, no vim. winter clothing just in, line in town. - Best Some Savannah Merchant*. Lust Monday we were talking to some merchants in Savannah about advertising, when one of them, a dealer in furniture, etc., plainly^informed us that lie never advertised for anything 6ave local trade, but we noticed he had a sneaking desire to sell our Mr. Parker a bathing-tub. Mr. Parker, as he was getting ready to leave the store, on Broughton street, where he had made some purchases, hap pened to look at a bathing-tub, only a glance, but the Dutch man saw him, and politely said: “Say; doan you vant dot tub; I sell id to you so scheap as never vas before known You see, der season is gone—now, you shust take dot tub vieli cost six tollar, For five sebenty-five.” “I do not want it. I only looked to see if it was a good one,” replied Mr. Parker. “Oh, dot vas it. Vy, sertain- ]y dot is a fine tub—ylarge and roomy. Der very tings you vants. Take id along* fpr five tollar and fifty cents—I send id to der depot free for nuddings and .you shall not pay von cent. Now, vat you say mit yerself?” “I don’t want it/' was the re- plv. "Don’t, Ley?" “No sir; that’s cheap enough, but I don’t want it,” was the re ply. as Mr. Parker attempted to leave the stor£. “You shall take him along for four tollar and fifty ceuts, and so help me mine gracious I paid dot very ting for it mit myself. I does not make Bud dings.” “Can’t help it; I don’t want your tub,” Mr. Parker said, calmly. “Hold on a rnlnit ’till I shows you all about It. Doan you see dot is a good tub. Fine mate rial^ pure tin, green paiut, J vant de tub, no how, I pleve,” and he mumbled something about people trying to “jew him down mit his prices.” mail i u it eg r la kit ik*. A correspondent of the Jack sonville Times-Union, in a com munication to that paper, offers an explanation of the irregu larities, which may be the cor rect one. He says: “The fol lowing lines have clerks on them who cannot meet the re quirements of the civil service rules, viz: Waycross and Chat tahoochee R. P. 0. has a clerk that connot take a step without the aid of a crutch. He was thus crippled when he entered the service. To say nothing of the law, it is evident that he cannot properly discharge his duty on that line. But lie re tains his position because of his political influence, and contrib utes (unavoidably, I think,) his part to the demoralization of the mail service. On *the Wil mington aud Jacksonville R. P. 0. there is a clerk who is physi cally disabled, because one of his hands is almost fingerless. From personal observation of him I know that he cannot handle the mails, pick up the letters, etc., as quickly as it should be done. If the correspondent refers to a clerk who lives iu this town as the one who cannot take a step without a crutch, he simply mistaken, and knows nothing of the gentleman. This clerk is a cripple, but in his car and at home gets about with great activity. The fault must be somewhere else. TRAGEDY IN LOWNDES. A correspondent writes: The Nelson-Weaver tragedy has created considerable excitement in this county. Alexander Eunice, jusitce of the peace, held an inquest over body of Weaver. The jury, after examining three or four wit ness, agreed on a verdict, charging Jack Nelson with tiie murder of Ike Weaver. The testimony as brought oil by the investigation showed clearly that Nelson shot Weaver without any provocation whatever, Nelson, who is a young man about twenty- one years old, met Weaver, his companion, at a house of ill fame, kept by Mary Cribbs, on Lewis Ayrc’s plantation, eight miles north of Valdosta. All the witness es testified that Nelson was drink ing. One said that Weaver was also under the influence of liquor though this was denied by some of the eye witnesses. Nelson and Weaver got into an altercation about some trival matter when Weaver gave Nelson the lie. Nel son said: “Weaver, you called me a liar, and you must take it back.” “I won’t do it,” replied Weaver. “Damn you, I’ll shoot you,” an swered Nelson, and no sooner said then Nelson drew Iris pistol from his hip-pocket and fired upon Weaver, inflicting a mortal wound in his left breast. Weaver expired without saying a word Nelson has fled the coun try and gone to parts unknown. Ho is a wild, dissipated young inan and has always been a source of trouble and annoyance to his father, Mr. Marion Nelson. The deceased was looked upon as sober and industrious man. He has tew relatives in this section of the State, and there is no one to take an active part in the prosecu tion of his assaileut. A SHAME AND DISGRACE. It is a disgrace and an open shame for a city with such pre- tentiops as Savannah boasts, to allow intoxicating liquors to be sold in her midst on the Sab bath, in open violation of her Sunday law. Don’t tell us that this is not done, nor don’t tell us that the police do not know it. We wouldn’t believe you, uor do we think that you would find any one that would believe you; not a bit of it. We have heard intelligent, sensible men say that they can get all the liquor or beer they want on Sunday. We have seen the beer kegs—or that is what we be lieved they were—smuggled into the side door of a corner grocery in open day on the Sab bath. We have seen a man leave his home in his shirt sleeves, on the Sabbath, with a pitcher in hand covered with a news paper, who went to a neighbor ing grocery ’round the corner, slipped in the side gate, and re turn to liis home with the pitch er full of beer. Any Sabbath we can see a side door to a cer tain grocery on Montgomery street, open to^admit negroes— one. two, three, four and five and six at a time—and the place run by and in the name of a white woman. Isn’t these things enough to disgrace Savannah aud cause all decent and re spectable citizens to work to ex terminate the dens in our midst? Savannah has tolerated these evil-creating and * murderer- making places quite long enough. Let her good people arise to duty.—Savannah Local. Worth Knowing. Mr. W. H. Morgan, merchant, Lake City, Fla., was taken with a sovere Cold, attended with a dis tressing Cough and running into Consumption in its first stages. He tried many so-called popular cough remedies aud steadily grew orse. Was reduced in flesh, had difficulty in breathing and was un able to sleep. Finally tried Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption and found immediate relief, and after using about a half dozen bottles found himself well and has had no return of the dis ease. No other remedy can show so grand a record of cures, as Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption. Guaranteed to do just what is claimed for it. Trial bottle free at Folks & Morgan’s Drug Store. Summer clothing at cost ai B. Birmans’. A nice line of velvets at B. Sirmaus’. Pink and blue chambray at B. Simians’. Pocket and table cutlery at B. Simians’. E. & W.’s collars and cuffs at B. Simians’. -if YOU WANT TO MAKE A BIG NOISE WITH A Waycross Market Reports. The prices given below are retail figures. Our leading merchants will guarantee wholesale prices to be 60 low that a trial order will invariably give satifaction. We quote to-day only such articles as are mostly in de mand, still, all fancy and family groce ries may be purchased as cheap as else where. BACON—Market firm .and advanc ing: Smoked clear rib sides, 12 cents; dry-salt clear rib sides, 11 cents; shoul ders, ; hams, magnolia, 14 cents.— Breakfast strips 12 cts. / COFFEE—Marxet steady: Ordinary, cts; fair,23)^ cts; choice 24>g cts; Choice Rio 25 cts. FLOUR—Market very fair: deraaud moderate: Extra,$4 50; fancy, $5 25: choice patent, $025. LARD—Choice leaf lard, 50 lb. tins, 9 cts. BUTTER—Market steady: Wc quote ch-icc goshen, 20 cents; G^ E. Cream ery, 25 cts. SUGAR—Market dull, demand light, Standard granulated, C^cts; Extra C, white, 6^; Brown, 6%. TOBACCO—Full stock, demand light; common, sound, 30 @ 35 cts; fair, 35@ 40 cts; bright, 40@50 cts; Extra fine, GO®SO. The wheat and coffee markets have fluctuated considerably since our last, and a decided change in prices may occur at any time, but our patrons may rely on the above figures for the pres ent, as correct. CBT Our merchants are paying the following prices for country produce: Wool, 28}£ to 28Ja cents; hides, 10 to 11 cents; eggs, 18 to 20 cents; chick ens, 15 to 35 cents; beeswax, 16 to 17 cents. LITTLE: MONEY! CALL ON J. A. JONES Livery and Feed STABLES. [Opposite Methodist Church.] WAYCROSS, GA. WM. PARKFR IN THE BRICEB0782, NEAR THE COURT HOUSE, Richard Cannon. We have the satisfaction of see ing on our streets every-other day, a neat little fish, oyster and crab cart, driven by Mr. Richard Can non. He has built up an immense fish trade not here alone, but he re-packs and ships to towns on the two iailroad3 centering here, fifty or sixty barrels weekly. This shows what energy and git-up-and- jingel will do. ripera flannels, in red, blue and pink, at B. Simians’. Crockery and glassware at B. Sirmans’. All new goods. Dandiest line of neck wear in the city at B. Sirmans’. A uice assortment of colored plenty vide. My wife use oue shirts at B. Sirtnans*. WAYCROSS HEADLIGHT. Is the Official Organ of Ware, Charlton and Cof fee Counties. Its circulation extends far into Florida, and over the entire re gion of Southern Georgia. As an advertising medium to reach the people of Coffee, Charlton, Clinch and Ware, the public has never been offered a better chan nel, for, as it is published solely for their advancement and ben efit, it can be found in nearly every household in ihese coun ties. J08W0RK. We have the largest amount of new and beautiful Job type of any office in this section, and the worK done in the past is a sufficient guarantee for future work. Send us your orders for any job printing you may want and we warrant satisfac tion. Large and small posters, checks, cards, note, bill and let ter heads a specialty. BUGGIES - AND - STOVES SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY. DRY GOODS -AND- CLOTHING ON HAND—AT PRICES 44 WAY BOWK n EVERYTHING CASH!