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w b b TZTA The Search-Light S. KLSSEMi mm, : ✓hOTA KntrrcJ at the P"*t Oflre m /JainlrriJg fin,, oh »ec»nil-cliiM milter. IMIMIITWI' .\OTIC.K. Notice in hereby wi ■ en that I have t hi il i • dexiirnsted the K,ilMiRlt><)K SKARCH Light. h weekly newspaper puhli-lie i*, B.nuhridge, Ga . it» the medium to t tie publication of all bnial art vert i-e liient** emulating from tlie Sheriff'aoffici during the year 11)01. Jan. 10th. 1901. A. \V. FoKDHAM. -She iff These are getting to he long, hot, <1 vatuv, fishermen’* day*, atul The rotl anti line ivill soon lie plied Down by the numuering river'* ride, M'here song birds twitter, anil chirp anil chide As we pull the perch front, the teeming tide, Go ’way world—just lot 'er slide • tiny. Candler left for Mew York this week to make arrangement* to borrow $200,000. on the Htate’s nc- connt for the purpose of paying the sehool teaehers their second month* salary for the present year. The War Department has given out fig .ret showing that the war’s cost to the Filipino* in number of killed is at least 25,000; in captured or surrendered, 20,1100; hi number of rifies captured or surrendered, 7,667 round* of ammunition seized (ineoni plele returns) 605JH2. Fifty thou* and Filipino* form the lowest esli mate of casualties sustained by the Filipino forces. The number of kill ed is douhiles* much greater a* Gen- WHV NOT? Why should not the legislature es tablish an experiment farm in South Georgia? There are greater po*si- blbiles in the soil ol this part of tin state than any other and its products more varied and valuable. lnh the state has spent large amount* in ippropriHlions lor the developenicnl ■f the mineral resources of t)>e North •rn part of the stale, a very lit ti u ut- icutiou and no appropriations hnvi :iceil given to the encouragement of thoc-e agricultural enterprise* ar.d industries that are as peculiar to South Georgia as are the mineral products of the former. And while the money spent for the developemenl of the mineral resources of the stale has been a wise and profitable invest ment, the same amount expended in the developemenl of the sugir cane, cassava and other agricultural Indus trie* that are peculiar to only this part of the stale, the returns on tin- investment would doubtless have been greater and the income to the state more permanent and prompt It is to he hopFil that the representa tives from our part of the slate will give heed to the resolutions adopted at the Brunswick Sugar Cane and Cassava Convention. TIIK OI.IIKsT KOHO. The Dawson News says the oldest man in the world lives iu Terrell comity and is a negro man 118 years old, according to his own statement. Probably the News has not heard of George Young of Decatur County era! McArthur in Ins dispatches stales ! who is entitled to at least as much that it is impossible to he accurate credit, for veracity as the Terrell on this point. County old man. George Young’s —| memory goes much further back in The great Nile dam in Egypt lias the past than any oilier yet heard la en eomph ted, it runs across tlioj from, for lie distinctly recalled the river at the Fir-t Cataract and is time when Flint river at B.iiuhridge about 6,00(1 fuel long, built of gran- which now floats a fleet of the hir- itc that forms the precipitous and gest steamers, was only a small creek, d.iiigemis catanet. A canal with • George does not renivinbtr the year numerous locks is to he constructed 1 or the geological period in which In? for the passage of Nile steamers and ■ was horn, but his stulennuits certain- other craft. It is estimated that tlicjly credit him with much more than eonstr ction of this dam will bring under cultivation 600,000 additional acres of land suitable for corn, sugar 'cane, cotton and rice. The reclaim ing of this vast tract of land that is of the first efficiency for the produu- Great Closing Gut Sale! I Fiftean Thousand Dollar Stock of Drugs, Medicines tfii Sun- driesTo © Sacrificed, below cost. in hard-! ||fl ON ACCOUNT OF I 1 L HEALTH. 1 am forced to give up all inn-i..«ss at ihe earliest day praoti table. I i\ hope to sell the business as it stands. But will from this day on reduce the • tuck tili it comes within reach of some draught who wants it. It will then he ■dosed out in a lump, furniture and all. I ill closed out or till further notice 1 will -ell a- follows: Absorbent Cotton. 2 oz for 0 c Just half my regular price. B.X.SUKS Hair Brushes Tooth Brush es, .Shoe Brushes, Flesh Brushes. Shav ing Brushes. Complexion Brushes. Nan Brushes, Cloth Brushes, 40 per cent, off. This is the largest and finest stock of brushes ever seen i-i Uaiiibridge' and the prices are away beiow prime New York cost. Brown': Iron Bitters, $1.00 sizi .... 00c Blank Books 40 per cent, off Black Draught, 2 packages 2oc Coin os—Mammoth stock, 40 per cent, oil Chamois Skins *0 per cent off Shirt waists 30c. 40c, 50c. 60c. $1.00. $120; Ladies Black \\,J Ski rtf 90c. 9%. $1 20. $1 .SO, $1 05 $2.85; Silk Skirts $4.50, „ 1 Fancy Brocades; Black Crer-on .Skirts, $4 50; Brocaded s wil| J $7.00; Fancy yard wide Percales in’the lest makes at Q c pet-yard 1 fully 12iv India Linen 5|c. 7e. 0c. loc. 20c. 25c. 00c per yard; b, Dim mi lie" 8e. 10c. 15-- per yard; Slippers 75c. 053;' $2 00; Sjeci^'J Ifij gain- ill Notions; Suspender* 8c; 12 yards- of Lace. 5c; Cologne d 101 15c; Ladies Hose 5c. 8c. 10c. 12c. Inc 20c. a pair; 94sheetsnotepd ill 8 Bars Sweet. Soap 5c; 5 Cigars for 5c; a good umbrella 4:>, e; 5 -A lU plus 5c; 5 papers needles 5c; 12 safety pins 8e; Men's Oil Grain Cox if] Shoes $1.10; Lace Billow Shams 10c. Everything sold cheap n t t u P 1 i ,10c ... nc BAIN BRIDGE, GKOhGlJ Prvs't. It. «. IIAK'isruitJ 118 years. jciioit- 1 o 1 si ri-autin Following is a list of Jur irs drawn for the May Term of Decatur .Superior Court ,, , , i 1901, which convcn-s in this c-hv on the lion of cotton will very largely add „ eooud Moday 111 next month. ' to Egypt’s tut re supply of that sta- j Gbas1) .k<roks. |iU* u ilit* v% orLi’s markets. Hubert Dm al on. Draw Hubert*. J. S — — j Thomas, R. L. Maxwell, II .1 I* i-.ill-, J. The Soldiers’ Home in Atlanta will B. Butler, D. M . Kelly, T. i’. Han son, open for reception of inmate* on the j A. J. Trulouk. A. Belcliei, A. E. Bell, lust of .May. There arc at present i *' ^R^tland. M . It King. M G. B.,vve,l, . ... . ... I S. J. W.men, J. C. Evans. II. C. l’msou. eighty applications tor admniiss.on j w Q jouea, E. A. J, Rich, C. T'. Mim- to the home, including those from (j. b. A May Sr., Thomas I’a.k, r, C. K. t vciy purl of the slate. Tlie most J Ho lire*, S. D. Miller. D S. Swic-n-rt. T. serious and anxious problem to he ' O. H rri-on, J. B. Laslie. MartH llarrell, decide 1 hv tile hoard of trustees E. A. Mimberley, J. E. Cohn. now is that of choosing a superin- leudent of tlie institution Ironi among eighty applications now on fib, each one ol which is loadcTl down with re commendation* and endorsements for t he careful consideration i f the hoard. It is a singular fact that these appli eat ion* are exactly upial in number TKAVf RSB Ju.tORb- i .-, Week. Byron Godwin. Ben Bell. Clayton tu rner. J. M. Sasser. Duncan Curry, Mal colm Snml I wood. It B. Mbp.uk r. J. K. Blount.Jas.il Emanuel. \Y. E Atwater. J. M Valentino. M. W. Howard C. G. Manderville. J. A Spi er. D. A. Cohen. I J- K- Lee. \\ . C Bird. Jus Brown. Sam Brunson. G. \V. Swic u-.l J. H. Hudson. . ,, , , . . • -jU B. Butler; H. D. Connell, C. J. Muu- to the applications i. r admissions of I rlvn „ M ,, A JitM< ,, inmates. L Williams. K. A. M-dlxrd A M. F.irp, — j .1 11. Brinson. D W Lane. M. L. June.-. At the present rate of growth in j Gray Barnes,.). F. Gray, T. J. Coleman, industrial enterprise the stales of North and So ith Carolina will soon take tlie lead of New England. Dur ing tlie week j st past according to the reports, $200 (IBB in new compa nies were chartered and commission W . K. Boyelt. Traverse Jettons-2! W e»*k. J. Swindell. J. U. Ghoison. T. 1. Thomason, G. H. Cook, Clayton Al-day. .1. K. .Murkison. J. D. Johnson, J. P. Hrowu. 1’aul K Tinley, A. J. Callahat-, S. M Lang. A. E. D iIiosp, K. E. L. Di-Ii- ed invl.iding all manner of industrial j or. G F. Wood, J. J. Perrit.t. Q A. PbU- wurk, besides a much larger amo int dp*- B. C. Bean. B U. Gibson. J, F.Ji'o- ert inevealed capital in other enter- r ar '*V ^ lo,,in ' "' B'irnshv. B. , , , . , ... , H GiLmn, Joseph Johnson. G 11 \v •. prises heretotore chartered. \\ it 1 ,- ... ,, I liams. Cuv Harrell, l . M . Dollar E.ias toe advantages possessed by these I Harrell Jr.. J. S. Ui ver-treet. JosepU and Georgia for the maii.ifav t- j Herring David Ma-Miurn. '/. II Harrell Chamberlain's Cough Cure 25 siz Cliambe:iain's Pain Balm, 25 siz, . Capsules, empty, 1U0 in each box, Dyes — Diamond Dyns, each German Dyes, each DeV\ ut’s Uue .Minute Cough Cure, 25 size 15c De’M itts Kodcl, 50 size BUc DeWnt's Kodul $U)U size title Fever 'i'hermouibturh Ibices cut. half iu two. Face Powder, all kinds, Prices cut half' in two. Glass Syringes 40 per cent off ; Hamer's Iron Tonic, $1.00size 00c , Holme's Mouth Wash, $1.00 size. ...40c j Holme's Mouth Wash, 25c size .. . lilol Hypodermic .Syringe.- and Hypodermic! I Needles Prices cut halt in two j j lsing.ass Sticking Plaster, 3 packages.. Co 1-liiglass Slicking Fluster, per yard. 30c King's Koval Ueriniilour, -a! .00 ,-ize 3.c 1 Eel.can's Strengthening Cor .'.ini, 50c I size 30c i i McLean's Strengthening Cordial, $1-00 I I size 50c I Minted Milk, $1.00 size U'Jc j Mailed .Viiik, 00csizu 35c I | u.lik Food, \Vatupoie's, 50c size 33c | Milk rood, \\ alii pole’s. $1.00 size . . 05c I , Mein.iue Droppers, each lc. Playing Cards—Fashion playing cards j hnest linen, per deck 25u i Bicycle Cards, per deck 15c 1 Mav buck’Steamboat Card.-.per deck Ho ; Peruiui. $1 00 size (iHo 1 Fiokham's Compound, $1.00 size . 71c I Patent .Medicines not otherwise priced,! ! 5 per cent, below wholesale list. l'.vPElv -Fine Box Paper, Polite Corres-: j pendece t’ape.i, Plain Paper, Writing| : 1 ablets, and Envelopes. Mourning Pa-1 j l>er, Vi-iting Cards... 40 per cent. oft'| : PENClE.-j -Hlate Pencils, t!»e best soap 1 I stone, pet- 100 8c' I Plain Lead Pencils, 3 dozen for .5c j l-end Pencil, rubber inserted 1 doz ,5c I %“o\ I Faber's Best Carpenter’s pencil 3 for 5c \ 1 Faber’s Commercial No. 2, the best I 4*4 1 in the world, 3 lot- 00 j ! Pen Holders—Plain, 2 dozen for. ... 5o Pee ilmd rs—Poli-hed Swell, each ,1c! j 1TLI..8—Compound Cathartic Pills, j 25 pills in a bo tie, 3 butties tor. 10. 1 Indian Knot Pills, per box liioi i Ah ol her 25c patent pills per box. . 14c Pm-,ms Flusters, a.i kinds. 3 for .... 25o iin BBE.i GOODS—Including Bulb Syr inges, Fountain Syringes, Hot Water | Bottles, Rubber Hbeeting, toiiiizers, 40 per cent. off. I Soap— Turkish ti lth, 2 cakes for 5c .Sponges ... ....... ... 40 per cent, off FEi D—Cabbage Seed, per o»nee .. 5c 1 Collat'd Heed, 4 ounces for 5c I 1 in-nip and iUitilbuga seed, 4 v>z for 5c ; Bt idluz Fovvuers, 2 tor . I tivvamp Hoot, 50c size 84 c | Swamp 1,00c, sl.uu size 0J U I , Siioualer Braces.. Fiices cut half iu two ] , StnarisDyspepsia Tablets,$1.00size. 78c Stuart’s D...-peps’.a T.duets. 50c size, 34c i Tni.et Paper, 8 packages lot.. M iiiiama Fnuviiig .Soap, per lb .... 25c •i-'s Bine Back Spellers, 3 for.. 10c t Cardui,$l 00 iize bic Director: i,' Duly Chartered Urder tne laws cf Scorgi, f W. 8. Witham, Joliii D. Harrell, II. G. HartslidJ Dr. J. I). Cliason, James A. lieid, A. B. licL-L«| II. C. Draper. Aocovkats divid’u.als of corporations, Firms) solicited Livery And Transfer Stable Broad - - Stre ; Bi sses meet all trains find transfer passengers promptly toi | tior. of the city. First elass tennis and trusty drivers. CALL AT OUK STABLES—PllONF. 66. "ill 4* lo ® o. ,a &&&.$ i'M « •'.» lp;-S!iS.Ai4f$ i K9 D. T. SUTHERLAND, I i ^>5; I ll illachiiiist, Iron and Brass FobbiIiI BA IN BRIDGE, GEORGIA. Large dealer iu new and second-hand machinery. Mamifactu Graio Bars. Sash \V eights, Saw .Villi and all castings in iron and Having a large and modern plant cut do good and pvoaipt work. • Cam-ies a large stock of Babbit. Valves. Pipe Fittimigs, Li tors, Injuctors, and a full line of Mill supplies. s L'l zoc I Mi M me unng of raw materials that are pro- j J- M. Herring, J K. Uoi'ar. CbasMoble', duced right around them, there is no s - '*■ Burriiiean, E. M Bates, limit to the future possibilities of! Tl , Kl ,r„ n ,' tactory building. Truly the em-inui- For the famous Tin-Coon , patb.n of the negro under the guid- \ Time, Two-Step, omit .ml “TKkTd auee of a kind providence has wrought To Death,” send u-n coins in s -. not the emancipation of the Southern ! age or eurrency to B. W. Wn uu States Horn their bondage to New 1 Passenger TralHo -Manager, Sayan' Ki.yri ,,, 1. I uah, Ga. | Ol her items will be added to tlie ubov e | lt-t from lime to time tili the store is j t-,-wed out. This attractive sale is liable to I lie brought to a stop at any time by the j 1 appearance on ihe scene of a purchaser | fur the whole stock. Mv regular *MJ ' prices wiil be charged in redeeining re- ! I biUe checks, : iR.- X-i- HiOkS- i B.\1NBRIDGE, U.v. I ^ -Head omce: ST. LOUIS HO.- Brandi liounes at Nashville, Tenn , Dallas, TVx., B*:)“'! Ala., Montgomery, Ala. MANUFACTURERS Oh — THE STAR, JESSE FRENCH, AND"RICHMOND ffl ALSO SOUTHEPN AND WESTERN AGENTS Hf FAMOUS STEIN WAY, KNAHE, VOSE A SONS, Kfl TON AND CHICKERING PIANOS. B KS1' O i IGANS ON K A HTH. Terms reason.i! ,!«•. 1 stiuments fully guaranteed. ■I 1Z- Xj BLEDSOE Qe33s3ra..l AgGnt Eonalsonvillf R3B’ l. Z. BHIDSES, Practicing Phfsicisn, BRINSON. - - GEORGIA. . AH calls promptly atten lcd. . . li. TOWNSEND. o. F T0M \SF\n & WESIM Attornkts-at-L'^I Bainbridge, ^