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SEARCH LIGHT.
S. RUSSELL BRINSON.
moiTOH AMO RHor.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
DECATUR COUNTY
AND BAIN BRIDGE.
Bainbridge, Qa., October 30, 1903.
Does Electricity Injure Shade Trees ?
A bulletin has recently been is-
sued from the Hatch experiment
station of the Massachusetts Ex-
periment College setting forth the
injury to shade trees from elec
tricity.
The subject is one that ought to
interest Hainbridge; nbt because of
any great number of liyht currents
now in use, but because of our
great pride in our oak embowered
thoroughfares. An exchange has
taken the trouble to summarize
the bulletin and the experiments
announced as follows:
“The adverse conditions with
which shade trees have to contend,
in the cities and towns, constitute
a serious drawback to their devel
opment. A considerable amount
of damage occurs-to the shade
trees by wires, causing abrasions,
destructions to limbs and leaders,
burnings and necessitating much
injudicious pruning. The greatest
amount of damage caused to tree?». Sec. 2.—Be it further enacted,
bv alternating and direct currents
is by local burnings. There is
practically little or no leakage
from wires during dry weather.
In wet weather, however, when a
a film of water is formed on the
bark, more or less leakage is likely
to occur, and if the insulation is in
sufficient and contact with the
tree exists, grounding takes place,
and burning due to arcing results.
No authentic cases have been ob
served when the alternating cur
rent, employed tor lighting service
has killed trees, though there are
authentic cases, extremely rare,
where the direct current, used in
operating street railroads, has
killed large shade trees. There is
evidence to support the idea that
a current, of not sufficient strength
to cause burning, may over stimu-
late the plant and cause a retard
ation of its activities which will
subsequently result in death.
Earth discharges during thunder
storms are more common than
generally supposed, and they are
known to disfigure and cause the
death of tress.”
Circus Day.
Howe’s circus was in Bainbridge
Monday and showed to large audi
ences. It was the poorest apology
fora circus seen here in a long
time. The people generally are
fond of a circus, but a few more
fakes such as Howe's aggregation
of tough, amateurish performers
will break them of the circus
habit.
At the afternoon performance
one of the trapeze performers, a
little girl apparently ten years old,
fell twenty feet to the ground
and she was picked up pretty
severely injured. At the night
performance another trapezist dis
tinguished himself by falling from
his perch about the same distance,
but he sustained little injury, and
was able to complete his act. All
the good performers had been pie-
viously killed or wounded before the
circus reached Bainbridge and the
survivors were too timid to endan
ger their lives. The animals too
must have fallen by the wayside,
as a mournful black bear, a minia
ture elephant and two lean and
nondescript lions composed the
menagerie.
The crowd was very and orderly
stood the sell good naturedly.
There were no casualities.
Contract Labor Laws.
A bill of great importance pass
ed by the last legislature which
will be especially appreciated by
the farmers, is a contract labor law,
the text of which follows. The
bill passed the house by a tremen
dous majority, and coupled with
the Vagrant Act should be worth
a great deal to the agricultural in
terests of the state. For the in
formation of our readers we give
the bill as follows:
Section 1.—Be it enacted by
the General Assembly, and is
hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, That from and after the
passage of this act if any person
shall contract with another to per
form for him services of any kind
with intent to procure money, or
other thing of value, thereby, and
not to perform the service con
tracted for, to the loss and dam
age of the hirer; or, after
having so contracted, shall
procure from the hirer money,
or other thing of value,
with intent not to perform such
service, to the loss and damage of
the hirer, he shall be deemed a
common cheat and swindler, and
upon conviction shall be punished
as prescribed in section 1039 of
the code.
That satisfactory proof of the con
tract, the procuring thereof of
money or other thing of value,
the failure to perform the services
so contracted for, without good
and sufficient cause, and loss or
damage to the hirer, or failure to
return the money so advanced
with interest thereon at the time
said labor was to be performed,
shall be deemed presumptive evi
dence of the intent referred to in
the preceding section.
Editor drive Leaves Bainbridge.
Editor Ralph A. Graves, who
has been conducting the Bain
bridge Argus the past nine months,
has accepted a position as editor
of the Brunswick Daily Journal and
will leave Saturday night to as
sume his duties. Mr. Graves be
gan his editorial work on the
Search Light and has rapidly risen
in his profession. Just what dis
position he will make of the Argus
remains to be seen. 4
Mr Graves is a son of the late
Jas. R. Graves, of this city, a gen
tleman of high esteem in Bain
bridge. He is brilliant and ag
gressive; and his future strides in
his chosen field will be watched
with much interest. We com
mend his services to the Journal
with the confidence that he will
give entire satisfaction.
Look Out for 'Coughs.
The season is approaching when
you will have to meet the problem
of colds and coughs. Each cough
is a problem that should be quick
ly and rightly solved because be
hind it lie serious possibilities.
Wc suggest that you keep on hand
at all times a bottle of Hicks’
Anti-Microbe Throat and Lung
Cure. We know of no better
cough remedy. We do not know
how any remedy could be better.
It is prompt, sure, safe, pleasant
and thorough. Equally good for
children or adults. Then we
guarantee it; refund the money if
the remedy fails. Price 25c. and
50 cents. *
R. L Hicks, :«
The Low Price Druggist
and Poor Man's Friend.
SCwpittg
ttt Wmtrb
with the leading designers
in the country is what en-
ab’es me to exhibit some
thing new every day.
Jfar Attractive
lull / Wittier
I invite you to call and
convince yourself. My
patrons shall have the ad
vantage of my years of
experience in the millinery
line. Remember the place
to trade is at my store
corner Bon Air Block,
Broad and West Streets.
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Svrup
Shot • Guns
^ OF EVERY
* description.
Double or Single
Barrel Shot Guns
Rifles, pj sto
Cartridges.
Best Club and Smokeless Shells-
.00 to|
Double Guns : : : : : 10.00
Single Guns : : : : ; 5 1
R |f,es : : : : : : 1.00 to|
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We Prepare You for the Hunting Season.
Ja la S U B E R S , THE JEWELER.
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA.
A large Shipment of
Plain and Fancy
Barrels
That CANNOT be surpassed.
They
~ Do
Not
Leak.
Are made of the best material and
can be had in any quantity. All
orders will receive.
PROMPT ATTENTION
8. J. MORGAN.
BARWICK QA
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Mouldin
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Mats of all colors properly cut to order. ]
see our ALBUMS for KODAK PK
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CUT-PRICE PEOPLE.
On Dry Goods, Notions Clothing, Shoes and Hal
Everything New and Up to the Standard in quality.
We guarantee to please or your money refunded.
READ THESE PRICES CAREFULLY:
Every lady in Deoatur county is
invited to call and inapeet thoae fine
Herkle Soiasora at Hioka’s,
2 for a nickel lead pencils each
Pen staff, 5c. kind
Pen points per dozen
Slate pencils per dozen
Slates, large, only
Bottle of Ink ...
Bottle Mucilage
Paper per quire, only
Package Envelops
10c bottle Machine Oil
Petroleum Jelly per bottle
Pearl Buttons per dozen
144 Shirt Buttons for
144 Pants Buttons for
Patent Leather Belts only
Child’s Handkerchiefs
Larger handkerchief 2 for
Two packs Tooth Picks only
ttibbon per yard No 1
Ribbon per yard No 2
Paper pins onl*-
lc. Paper Needles
So Satty pins per dozen
5c Good Elastic per yard
5c Torchon Lace per pard
5c Val Laces per dozen yards
3c Val Laces extra fine par yard
So White Tape per rell
3c Trimming Braids in silk
3c Trimming Novelties for suits
3c Good Calicoes for
3c Good Checks for
5c Heavy A. A. Sheeting only
- lc Infant Silk caps only -
3c, 4c and 5c Infant. Silk Caps, colored, only
o Infant long Cloaks 98c, I 1 " 1 ' 1 “j
- 25c Children’s Keefer Jackets, tl- 5 ^
5c Ladies’ waists for only -
lc La-lies’ Fancy Underskirts to
Soup Ladies’Walking Skirts ■
5c to 25c Ladies’ Silk Skirts for -
5c Ladies’ Heavy vests
5c Better Vest for
Oc Child's Vest only - ” ,
5c Ticking for - 5c, 6c, 8c and 14c Children’s per size - U,
5c Canton Flannel yard - 6c to 10c Men’s Heavy Fleeced Shirt- - ■
5c Work Shirts, strong, for
9c Extra Wavy only - ‘
10c Scriven Seam Drawers only
10c Outings for only
lc Extra Heavy Outing for
5c Creponet Waistings only
5c Fancy Oxford Waistings
lc Wool waistings only
25c to 45c. Men’s Hats
25c Wool Fascinators, large.
40c -°|
- 2c Yard wide Black Taffetva Silk a yd 89c Wool Shawls for
- lc Heavy Suitings, cheapest iu town. Fight-Day Clonk for only
Men’s Clothing at Slaughtering Prices Shoes, to Please AH at Lowest P'
Men’s Pants from
Boye’ Suits from
Boys' Knee Pants
75c to #4.00
75c to #3.00
Mens Shoes from
Ladies’ Shoes from
Boys’ Shoes from
Khildren’s Shoes from
98c
98c to
75c »
25c to
Remember we carry in stock
TRUNKS, VALICES, RUGS, PICTUES, SHADES, TIN, CROCKERY, and GL
CTJT PRICES.
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