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The Search-Light. BA1NB RIDGE, AUG. 24, 1901. Stealing o Court Secret. Once when Justice W. of the United States supreme court reached Pitts* bunt ou circuit a Mr. Wright enters tstned him. There was a case pending then Id the supreme court' which In volved the values of two stocks. The decision was certain to make one of (he stocks valueless and the other val uable. It was considered an eveD rliunce which way the decision would Co. The lawyers In (he ease had set tled It In their minds that It Justice U. were to write the, decision It would 'be In their favor. The Justice was noted for writing long decisions. The ma jority of the men on the liencb at that time wrote briefly. Justice W. was en tertained at dinner ut Mr. Wright’s bouse. After the dinner Justice W. be came companionable and good natured. in the midst of conversation about the court and Its work Mr. Wright said to Justice W.. mentioning the case In which lie was Interested. “I suppose that the decision In that case will be h long oue, there being so many points Involved.” "AS long ns the moral law. my boy," said the old Justice os he smiled benevolently upon his host. That was all that be said upon the sub ject Mr. Wright, however, knew from this remark that It was the particular Justice who wrote long decisions who was preparing the one In this case. This gnve him the cue for the deci sion. ami he bought stock hosed upon this Judgment. It proved correct, and he gnlned oxnctly $200,000 from this careless remark of the too amiable Jus tice. Hot Pardablt, , Tinring one of tils expeditions In the Philippines General Lawton came across the trill of a party of Filipinos, which he followed for several days with n small body of tloops. One day he and his slnff reached the top of a small eminence and sow a river stretch ing below them but a short distance ahead. Turning to one of his aids, the general said. “Lieutenant, ride ahead and sis* tf that river Is fordable." The lieutenant put spurs to tils horse and soon entered the river. A few feet from the shore the liottom shelved olT suddenly, and the horse was soon floun dering In deep water. The lieutenant disengaged himself and swam to the shore, which the horse also reached lu a short time. After a brief chase, to W*.<* .amusement of the general and the staff, the horse was recaptured, and. mounting him. the lieutenant rode bark. Ills khaki uni form was snaked and bcdruggled. and the water spurted from tlu* t*|>s of tits military boots at every Jump of Ills horse.. Hiding up to tin* general he gravely saluted and said. ”1 have tin* honor t«f report, air, that the river Is not fordable*' Lawton looked at him .a moment! try- lt’.g to maintain the dignity of,Ills por tion, but the all nation was too ludi crous for him. He-burst Into s hearty latigh. In which the stuff joined at t.ba expense of the young lieutenant, who, however, tells the story on himself. A COUNTrtV ROAU -THE A dufty, Kt'my way. wtias* bonTrins sod la thick with b.uckberrias anl iroUanrolt Abiupt, bare liilla an one slir looking down, And from the other y->o can ace die town follow the river’* conn* through meadow* green. Vet whack thick wood* and marble k-dgo* t**n- 1 A tittle farther, where the ro»l dewenda. A brook's soft tinkle with write bird *ou* blends, ! (tOone from It* edge the dor old dame** Snail cot n*!l hidden by quaint flower*); lush bergamot Hahn swact it* banks; its depth* the boy* still swim Or watch the minnow* from surer willow limit Upon it* bridge how often I have stood. Watching the west, whose glory seemed to fliwd With tenderest light the poorbotwc end the gnve* Beside it—turn to gold the brooklet’* w*ve»- ttll from the hiil, oh, dean* sight of all, I saw tny lather, and I heard him call'■ He came with sturdy stride and swinging pall— By hand in his—told my day’s whole tale Of toys, that 'Math hi* bright smile seemed to grow, While lessened was my every cblMuh woe As hi* sweet words Nil on my soul like balm While wt- walked homeward through the fragrant calm. —Mary M. McCarthy In Hatton TraaacripL A\ ..velM LKK BdKUHMKH. The people of the United Slates have been somewhat amused overj tie poling of The Fllil j Brandi House* st Nashville, Terra., Dallas, T «. JESSE FRENCH PIANO & _Head Office: ST* LOUIS MO.* as a reformer. It has government of Pennsylvania as cor- rupt; by name it has stigmatized the MANUFACTURERS OF <• . i ima • it. rti ITTi' iJ TT 4 13 T VC Ala., Montgomery, Ala. Bun '/A^FTsli With Teeth ran Ilia Ton/ae. v Tb<* biggest of fresh water flslies, the prVnia” of the A mason. In South Auvr.ey. which grows to six feet la [length'. Jins’ teeth on Its tongue, so that file latter rtwenihlfs the tile and is ust*4 as snob, Suxna kinds of trout also have the sjufi^peciUarlty. F'lshes that swal low their prey entire have thetr teeth i so »ui>{H>rte<t rut flexible liases as to ; bend 'backward. hut not forward. In order that their .victims shall not es cape offer tbe.v have been once seized, lii ages gone by there were ferocious sharks, such a* vwmlil make a mouth ful c< yon without'bllnk*ilg. 70 feet In .length Pluuty of ttielr lywfh hare been found which a it Ove jii-.-Im-s Imig. .whereas the biggest of I be tchtli belonging to sharks that exist at the jm*Ment ila.v are lu. inches long ftpeaktfttf of extinct crea tures reminds me to cajr.thiW all of the early birds-those of early g-tologloui ’times, that Is- had teeth. wftb which they captured the I'lirly worm a of the stum* period. Being dcsc<..nt'uia from reptiles, it is natural thut they should ■ possess a lental equipment. but jvben i they censed to lie camivoruus they JQad uo teeth any longer. \ Remit rknt.lt- Cave*. M. P. Churn loir in the Mow reuionr • Gcograptitque ffixwrtu*s a visit to the remarkable stnlagmft* eaves wKhiB two hours' walk fnau Tanga, In east ern Africa. Passing through several chambers rising to a height of frota 100 to 250 feel, he readied a vast sa loon covering un area of 5,060 square yards. Millions of bats covered the roofs ami Interfered with the explora tion of the narrow passages. One of these, killed with a stick, measured 4 feet 10 Inches across the wings. SALTED BUTTER. Wky It Keep* Better Then Butter That Is Fresh. Why does salt butter beep better thou fresh butter? We must first real ize that the bacterial population of a moderate sized pat of Imtter may be reckoned by millions, that a tiny lamp only large enough to go Into a thimble has been known to be teuauted by nearly 48.000,000, that. In fact In'con- Burning a slice of bread and butter you may unconsciously be assimilating In dividual lives exceeding in number those of the whole of Europe. Thus the urgency for keeping these hordes In cbeck and hence the efforts which are made, first to set up effectual barriers to their Ingress by taking proper pre cautions In the production of milk and. second, in the conduct of the processes Involved In the manufacture and distri bution of the Unis lied article. Included In these processes Is the ad dition of salt lu such quantities as to Justify the butter (wing known as salt butter, this addition being made with the object of extending the keeping powers of the butter or. In other words, to suppress to a targe extent the activi ties of the butter bacteria. That salt does act In this mauucr Is shown by the fact that In butter thus treated a Very large reduction In the number of micro-organisms present Is effected. There can be little doubt, therefore, that the common hotter microbes do not by any,meuns regard salt as their elixir, of,life. In England horaclc acid Is said to be extensively used Id butter os o preserv ative or antiseptic agent, while In the United States a recent public health document states that none was report ed to hare been found lb the samples of butter exuiulDed. This Is probably due to the fact that In America there exists a strong prejudice In favor of salt butter, whereas Id England the use of salt butter Is the exception and tiot flic rule. Hence In Aroertco salt can be usetl.ns a preservative Instead of tho borndc avid employed for that purpose In Englani „ The ijeusely* populated condition of butter above referred to Is not to be wondered at if we realize that the raw material In the shape of milk may con tain from 500.000 to as many >19 1(59,- 000,000 of baeteriu in a (ew drops — Longman's Magazine. >\ Where Tsuliee* Beat 'em. fit* is from England, and not lfltw from there. He was visiting his frlend9 In Hyde Park and. of course, he was boasting. "Oh. yes, me hoy. tbe United States floes very well for a new nation*’' he said kl- *‘y. "You are grent In some respects, but look at us. We have oitr navy, that beats tbe-‘World; oar army, never ticked; our great steamship Hues, our liauk, Lombard street, the financial center of the world; pur loynl colonies, and all tbe rest, What can equal them? "And we have age too. Look at our abbeys and our ancient towns and our papers of state. Why. man. In what can you boast of beating us?” His Hyde^arh friend studied a mo ment. Then be replied: "Down In Texas there Is an old chap who was talked to Just this way onee by a roan from your country who went there for his health. And after nil the Englishman's boasting was done the man of the cattle country winked at me. rolled his tobacco over In Ills mouth ami spSt 14 feet Into the eye of a pig standing that ftir away. “ ’Kin uuy bloody Englishman on earth do tltat? says he. And I ask you. enu he?” Ttie Englishman suggested brandy and soda iu disgust.—Kansas City Jour nal. THE STAR, JESSE FRENCH, AND'RlCHMnva also southern and western agknSt, 1 FAMOUS STEINWAY, KNABE, VOSE & sf ™ TON AND CHICKERING PIANOS. BEST ORGANS ON EARTH. Terms reasonable strumente fully guaranteed. 30- Xj BLEDSOE <3anax*l Agwu-fc Donalsonvil Schedule- leaders of the party as thieves; it has acknowledged that the ballot iu Philadelphia is a fraud; and even today it is forced to acknowledge that all the agencies through which this raping of a state has been com mitted is the work of tbe regular republican party. It has been charged that in this warfare The Press was not sincere; that its sole aim was to down one wing of the discredited party with tho other; that is was simply a case of tweedledee and tweedledum—in either case the people would continue to be fleeced at the same old stand. Loudly as The Press cried for reform, it was just as confidently asserted that when the time came it would flunk, and this it has done most in- gloriously. The opposjtion party has met in state convention, adopted a platform and nominated candidates. Of the platform The Press is forced to ao knowledge that it is ‘‘admirable,” and says: “The whole platlorm is vigorous in language, elevated in tone and marked by a precision of statement whioh place it far akove the ordinary convention deliverences. It is throughout a reform platform.” Of the candidates nominated it is likewise forced to say that; It would be idle to pretend that the nominations are not strong ones to far as personality of the candid ates is concerned < In all the length and breadth of the democratic party iu the state no more suitable selec tion than Judge Yerkes could have been made. He has character and ability and usefnj,;experience on the bench, aud ’unless the wisest and broadest councils guide the selection of the republican,candidate at next week’s convention it is more than likely Judge Yerkes will have the support of many thousands of repub lican voters, The nominee forutate treasurer, Representative Palm, has been a member ot the legislature for two terms, and is one of the demo crats not touched by the withering hand of corruption which filled the pockets and emptied the characters ot so many others. Undoubtedly this nomination is intended to em phasize the issues growing out of that session and which can hardly be put out of the way. v With such a platform and such candidates what does The Press do? Resorting to the vesiest drivel, it begins to hedge by claiming that 1 Plant System trains run direct to ship “Pennsylvania and Philadelphia are connecting with Steamers leaving , , , | Port Tampa 0:00 P. M. Mondays.Thitt-s- STEAMBOAT SCHEDULES- On and utter April 20th, 1!KH, nnd until fur ther notice, the local rates of freight between landings on the Chattahoochee, Flint, Apa lachicola mid Chipoln rivers will he as fol lows: Colton, She per bale; Flour, 10c per barren; Fertilizers, *1.40 per ton. Other freights In proportion. -Leave Columbus. Steamer M. W. KKLLKY, Cupt. T. A. Mur ertm , Tuesday, IV u. m. Steamer Ol’EEN CITY, Cupt. E. L. Mugruder, Thursday, 10 a m. Steamer W. O. BRADLEY, Cupt. A. A. Lind, „ Saturday it) a, tn. All Bouts go via Bn lu bridge north hound. Steamers Queen city and Briwtly, south hound, will transfer to northbound bouts at Chattahoochee, freight and passengers for Baitibridgu. This schedule will he observed, river, etc., permitting Warehouse Landings. C-olunibuH, Ga., Tort Jackson, Fla. Florencw, Ga. Lultlons, Fla. Kvif aqla. Ala. i Chattahoochee, Fla. Ft Gainos, Ga. <L.4N. K. K. Point*. Upper Columbia, Ala. / f S. A. L. K. K. Points, Cen of Ga K. K- Points * ( Ruin bridge, Ga l/ower Columbia, Ala. ’ \ Plant System points Middle Gordon, Ala. I Ga Pine K. R.'points Lower Goidon, Ala, Upper Bristol.Flu. Ala Midland R It or I Bfonittstowu, Flu. Aluga, Ala. ) (Except. J H McClellan) Neal’s Landing, Flu. tipper Estiffanulga.Fla Steam mills, Ga. Lower Eutiffanulga. Parramore’s, Fla. Cochran’s, Fla. Perl, or Owens. Flu. Magnolia or Helena Fla J.ax ley’s Mill. Forrester’s, Flu. Apalachicola, Fla. Bouts reserve the right, of not landing at any point when considered dangerous l»y the cuptain. Bouts will not stop at any point not named in the list of landings issued under date of April 29th, 1901. Our responsibility for freight ceases after It has been discharged at a landing where no person is there to receive it. Freights for all points except warehouse landings must, be prepaid. W. U. MOURE, General Manager. J M. KIVINOS, .Secty •& Treas. Office Gar rad Building, Telephone No. 6. HENRY VAUGHN Practical Blacksmith and Wood- workman. Always ready to serve. Lowest p>'ices for best work. 8®"Shop on West street, near old Townsend Warehouse. BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA. PLANT STEAMSHIP HUE 3 SAILINGS KAMI week BETWEEN Port Tampa and Havana- Via Key West. CHURCH DIBICH PRESBYTERIAN CHt, Rev. Ohtis. It, M 9l , H lB V * n ‘l. 8rd and nth g* and 7 :S0 p, m, Prayer m” 7 SO p. in Sunday school at s”*3 Hradwell, superintendent i^j baptist umiiiod Rev. W. I,. Richard*, D a vice* every Sunday at 11 o't” ‘ -30 P- ni. Sabbath school a Va3 er meeting every Thuvsto # »P All are cordially invited to ml services. ies M. E. CHURCH,80UH Rev W F. Smith, lwj every Sabbath at n u . m jil Prayer meeting Wednesday cl 1 bath school at 10 n. m. AH vited to attend all the servti*," C K. GRIPS —DEALER IN- ALL KINDS OF HOMEIADEt All YflTorl* XTeatly and Fiaapl Ex REPAIRING A SPECIAllJ B^rTEKMS: STRICTLY [ North Broad Street near! Stables. BAINBRIDGE, - Q] NOTICE. Get your work done at tie J liable stand of a. m Boot and Shoe^ On Water Street ] CLEAN STOCK, CLEAN METHODS. Playing If Down Low, “I ha mi’! ititicti use for Bllthersley," said the proud papa. “Why?" askivl tbe proud nmuiuia. “I listened to iiltu for an boor today while be told uie about what bis baby bad said or trl.al ro say. aud Just as I was about to tell him about ours he left tue. saying be had to caxtcb • train.” —Baltimore American Difficult tn Treat. "Well, wliat is tbe matter with yom i husband?” tbe physician asked as he , laid down bis repair kit and removed bis gloves. I ’’Imaginary Insomnia,” replied Mrs. Foadlck. | “Imaginary Insomnia?" repeated the t physician Inquiringly. I “That’s whut It Is. He thinks he doesn’t sleep at night, bat bo gets lots more sleep than I da"—Detroit Free both overwhelmingly and unuhange- : days and Saturdays ably republican, and any political! movernment tn which this fact does i not receive, recognition and control! its official expression is doomed to' failure.” It calls upon democrats to] join with the body of republicans i that repudiate machine rule and loathe the corrupt practices that have recently brought reproach njion the state and cause honest citizens to hang their heads in shame. That is all! An "admirable” plat form and ‘unimpeachable’ candidates are called upon to he the tailpieces to a factional republican effort to reach the swill tub. If they fail in this, the “reformers” will fall back into the rank* with their enemies or sulk. It might be important for the state of Pennsylvania to understand that it has on hand a bigger quest : on than the patching up of a republican quarrel. The democrats of the state understand it, and they have done wise in making the straight issue. Nothing can restore the good name of Pennsylvania short of an utter repudiation of the eorrnpt party that has brought tp tt disgrace and bank- | ruptcy.—Atlauta Constitution. >y f I* or any Information as to rates, sched ules, and reservations address B. W. Wrenn, Pass. Traffic Manager, tt. L. Todd. Savannah, Ga. Division Pass. Agt. Montgomery, Ala. A General Merchandise * Store! * C.T. UNDERTAKERS- Carry a full line of ^ Burial Cases, Caskets, 1 the latest styles. olieaper than before. I have genuine bargains to offer YOU! Small profits and quick sales, honest weight and just measure, prompt attention and courteous treatment constitute my motto. Can I Say More? Make it convenient to call at my > store and be convinced of these facts. SOMETHING WORTHY OF G( A NEW REVOLUTION BARBERJUS®! An absolutely safe shave * j City Shaving Parlor, « next door t.o city Post 0® w ' j Our plan of staying i» M that we can prevent intsc 1 •, lation by so called noxw® J grems. These troubles a' ** tracted from one to tbe ® 3 of using the same razor ot *■ t body. Now how \ve V re ' e jjj les we have a steriliser. * ■ concern id which we «(* • j* boiling boiling water. ' 1 J quanit.y of Antiseptiot | ber after shaving each « “ his razor over the :,| boiling water, letting 1 . minutes. After shaving " ( - tioii of that Antiseptwin nier’s face. By this met 1 sure you a safe shave- Call and see us and we Cui & W- H. GAS SETT, ELDjOliENDO, GA vvu uinv vu> . city. Shave 10c- Hair ^ Dressed and dried b03 <fc Son’s, near depot.