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SEARCH LIGHT.
S. RUSSELL BRINSON.
MDITOM AMD FMOF.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
DECATUR COUNTY
AND BAINBRIDQE.
Bainbridge, Ga., November 13, 1903.
The Savannah Press says that
Beckham ran very well for a boy;
and so he did.
Rhode Island has been reclaim-
'ed by the democrats ar.d is o ,ce
more tinder safe shelter.
"The Time to Marry," is the
subject of a long article in an ex-
change; whereas the “Chance to
Marry,” is the important problem
of concern to’the average love sick
swain and the niaid of tender
years.
Pension Commissioner Lindsay
announces that it will take more
money to pay off next year’s pen
sioners than was devoted to the
purpose this year. This looks like
it is growing some, doesn’t it ?
An Atlanta woman was recently
fined in police court for rocking
her lover—not on her knee, but
with bricks and slices of cement
side-walk. The swain should have
retaliated by rocking her the
other way.
The recent political struggle be
tween the two great parties of the
country ended in more than a
"dog-fall” for the democrats. The
majority of the states where elec
tions were carried republican were
where they were already republi
can. On the other hand the dem
ocrats won in several quarters.
Senator Bacon is indeed strong
with the voters of Georgia, but
this need hot be taken to indicate
a state of rancidity. The talk of his
having opposition for re-election
is not liable to bring forth, fruit.
Whoso goes up against Gus Bacon
should be able to scent danger at
least from afar.
Following last week's signal de
feat, Big Bill Devery, of New
York, announces that he is out of
politics for good. The inference
is to be drawn that Bill’s depart
ure is for good to politics, Really,
Bill was never so very deep a
mover in the political sea as he
imagined, any way.
Editor B. W. Adkins has sev
ered his connection with the Ca
milla Daily Mail, and the manage
ment falls into the hands of J. M.
Spence, C. Roles and R. D Walk
er. The Mail has been since its
establishment a great credit to the
town in which it is published and
io Mitchell county at large We
confidently expect it to remain
under the new managem ent.
Earthquake shocks were plainly
felt as far west last Wednesday as
Memphis, Tenn., and other points
along the Mississippi valley. The
probability is that this was anoth
er case of mistaken identity, and
that the shocks were merely the
effects of the jar the democrats of
New York City administered to
their republican antagonists the
day before.
Every city chap has an ambition
to follow in the footsteps of his
father before him; to live the same
life, to adopt the same profession.
How much better off the country
would be if the ayerage farmer’s
son would cherish the same ambi
tion. The time is yet coming
when the man on the farm will be
considered where he rightfully be
longs, as the most fortunate and
progressive of a state’s citizenry.
DEFENDS PRISON COMMISSION.
A recent issue of the Quitman
Free Press comes to the defense
of the Prison Commission of Geor
gia, In answers to criticism made
by parties who have noted the ad
vanced price the present prisoners
of the state are bringing as com
pared to the price obtained at the
lease of five years ago.
The Press points out that at the
tjime of the lease spoken of there
was such a depression in business
that there was practically no de
mand for convict labor, That just
prior to the war with Spain thou
sands of men over the country
were out of employment, the larger
part of the public works were ly
ing idle because there was little
demand for their products. Hence
the demand for labor light. In
the light of the view the Free
Press takes of the matter, the
Prison Commission are in no wise
responsible for the discrepency in
the prices
Our neighbor, the Free Press,
might have gone farther and have
cited the fact that at the time of
the lease five years ago, that con
vict labor was so cheap that the
Commission offered the able-bod
ied convicts of the state to the va
rious counties for working the pub
lie roads at the remarkably low
rate of #36.00 per year, just #3
per month each; and yet not a
single county of the state made
requisition for their share of the
convicts.
Why then should the counties
raise such a cry about convict la
bor on the public roads at this
time when the convicts bring
from #220.00 per year to #252.00
per year; and why should the pris
on cqm mission be assailed because
convicjts did. not bring the amount
under the old lease that they are
now bringing ?
As the Free Press truthfully
says, the conditions have greatly
changed. The terms of the legis
lative Act under which the pres
ent lease was made is such as to
place this labor upon the market
at an enhanced rate.
Give the Prison Commission
their just dues, gentlemen.
TO MAKE SCHOOL LEVY.
An important bill passed by the
last legislature is a measure by
which communities will be empow
ered to levy special taxes for school
purposes. There is at present a
strong movement in Georgia for
the development of the rural
school system, and a general awak
ening along educational lines.
A fund of several thousand dol
lars was appropriated by the last
legislature for the purpose of hold
ing educational rallies throughout
the state. This fund if not util
ized prior to January 1st, 1904,
will revert to the state.
Heretofore the trouble with the
incorporation of the public school
districts has been that under the
constitution of the state
provision was made for the levy
of a special tax. It is therefore
necessary that the measure refer
red to shall be ratified at the next
state election. We trust that every
citizen who has the burden of the
education of the white children of
the state upon his mind, will not
fail to vote for the ratification of
the amendment.
•SALE OF:
Two flags now float above the
Republic of Panama, and revolu
tion is spread throughout the land.
It is understood that the success
of the revolutionists means the
acceptance of the inter-oceanic
canal proposition the United
States handed up to that country.
This country will not be slow
therefore to recognize the new
government in the event of its es
tablishment.
Syrup
Profit Sharing Construction Bom
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Capital $60,000; Paid up $25,000; Bonds $35,000,
CHARTERED UNDER THE LAWS OF GEORGIA,
Bonds #100 each, bearing eight percent annual interest, payable May and November
issue. Bonds bear date November ist, 1903. Including the eight percent interest, bonds*
earnings of the company, and bear the same dividends as the stock. Interest and dividend
May and November ist at First National Rank, Rx in bridge, Ga. Life of bonds 20 years P™
interest of bonds secured by first mortgage upon the plant. Money arising from sale of 1
only be used for constructing plant.
M. D. POWELL, B. F. HAVENS,
Pres, and Gen. Manager, Vice President,
Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge, Ga.
DR. C. W. BILFINGER,
New York, Chemist and Supt.
F. 8. JONES,
Cashier ist Nat.
Bainbridge, I
T. 8. HAWES,
Sec’y & Att’y. RainiJ
The Cypress Lumber
Shingles, Tanks, & House Fii
properly manufactured
APALACHICOLA, FLORI
PROFESSIONAL.
PHYSICIANS.
H. H. CHEATHAM, M. D.
GENERAL PRACTICE.
Pi:rinanontly located over Hicks’ Drugstore
Special Attention given to diseases
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat.
Bainbridge,
Georgia.
DR. I. II. HUNTER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Chattahoochee, ; Florida.
Office at Residence.
Special attention given to diseases of chil
dren and to Genfto, Urinary, Venerial and
Sexual diseases.
DENTISTS.
DR. R. W. JACKSON,
DENTIST.
Office on Broad street,"over|Allen &
Company. Telephone"94.
DR. H. D. WILSON,
DENTIST.
Office over Mart Clothing^ Com
pany’s store.
JOHN R. WILSON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Bainbridge, : Georgia.
Collections a Specialty,
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.
PWONIPT ATTENTION
8. J. MORGAN.
■ARWIOK IA
H. B. SPOONER,
Attorney at Law,
Office Opposite DemocratJBuilding,
Bainbridge, : Georgia.
RtJSSELL & FLEMING,
Attorneys at Law.
Office over Bainbridge State Bank,
Sainbridge, : Georgia.
HARRELL A I1ART8FIELD.
Attorneys at Law ,
Offioe oyer Bainbridge Stale Bank,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
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