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bainbridge Search Light. UMBER 5. BAINBRIDOE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORQIA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDOE, Opportunity. ma situation is consid- he public eye just at be outlook for compli- entanglements is ex- nod or bad as it may td. patches from the Co- of government state iia will by no means at to the loss of hei at this time, much offspring, and that tions are on foot for of whipping the little 0 a state of obedience sion. Our government ay, we will not allow je touched; that it is ght ought to be free ndent; supposedly he- ivant, and Panama is give canal privileges erritory. canal was the casus mbia is a South Amer- ic occupying the north- tremity of the conti- iraa was one of her de- ,tes stretching north the Isthmus of Pana- Central American re- dividing the waters of : from the Pacific. The tes negotiated a treaty mibia tor the pur- ontrol of the territory isthmus with a view to the Panama canal, was referred to the legislative body for • By this time the ilombia became aroused used to ratify, spurning eiv hundred millions of Uncle Sam was willing for the right of way, to dig her hands still 1 his pockets, was that little Panama, u a canal, waxed very threw off the yoke and ;om the maternal apron ld told her erstwhile o to—that she was big take care of herself. In me and before she had talk she had a secret lin g with your Uncle the canal. Your uncle ai) kee knew where his so he said to the little Wd, I will stand by you lat no harm comes to “ er the guns of United vessels Panama declare e Pendence, seized the d s °idiers of Colombia territory and transport- ,r)m e and organized a 11 of her own, thus be- newest born of the 'he world. The United om Ptly recognized the * ls tence of Panama, so • e > Germany and other nations. the fi«t acts of Panama £ an independent na- m ake a treaty with the cedm § us all the d territory We desired S PUrposes for the °'°0O,OOO. It lht United ""“'■PwnKin every wa Y and •' 1 Some Prolific Cora. Mr. Forman Dollar, one of the leading farmers of his section was in the city a few days ago and was telling of a stalk of corn which he grew on his plantation this year which had exactly ten ears of corn. He says the entire field averaged three ears to the stalk. Mr. Dollar said in part: “The corn is very prolific and grows better on poor land than any corn I ever planted. Has every ap pearance of being as hard and firm as the little cob corn, in fact the cob is small. I believe that I have a variety that will greatly increase the yield; in fact I honestly be lieve that the increase on any land will be one-third. I give Mr. M. W. Bates as reference to those who may wish to experiment with this corn next vear.” Mr. Dollar will place at least 12 bushels of this corn at The Search Light office, and has requested that we distribute among the pro gressive farmers of the several sections of the county. He does this in the hope that it may be thoroughly tested next season. One-half gallon of this corn shell ed \Vill be delivered iree to such farmers as may call at this office for the same; provided that not too many come from one section. The corn has not yet been placed with us but in a few weeks it will be left here and at that time we will give further notice through these columns. An Early Marriage. At one o’clock Tuesday morn- day morning, in the ordinary’s office this city, Mr. J, C. Adams and Miss Sevilla Cook were mar ried by Judge Bruce Kerr, The affair was totally unheralded, and althdugh Judge Kerr is averse under usual conditions to arising at this early hour, yet he is frank to confess that this was an extra ordinary occasion. Both parties to the transaction live near the city, the groom being in the em ploy of the Bainbridge Oil Com pany in West Bainbridge. quite States Colombia swears vengeance and that she will bring Panama back into the fold by force and arms. The United States says nit, and is preparing also to supply ps and men for the defense of Panama. There is no doubt that Colombia will have to eat humble pie and be content, for she dare not anger your Uncle Sam. There is a little principle in all this that was once dear to South ern hearts. Panama was one of the federated states called Colom bia. Panama became dissatisfied with the actions of the federal government and seceded, as the Southern States once did. Then our central government said seces sion was wrong, even treasonable. Now our government says seces sion (of Panama) is right. The principle or secession is vindica ted—a little bit. file that Colombia g°°se that laid the Yesterday-Thanksgiving Day was a time set apart by civic and national autnorities whereon each man was expected to thank God that he is not as other men are. Notable Features of the dread Jery Preeeatmeats. The Search Light published last week the general presentments of the grand jury in full. There were several features in this paper that were worthy of comment and which for the lack of tiike we were unable to mention last «fcek. We will take occasion to sa^ that we have not seen in a long while a grand jury presentment that showed such intelligent considera tion and expression of topics of public moment tending to the ad vancement of the county along al most every line. No more public spirited and progressive body of men has ever met before in the grand jury room Decatur county. They compliment the county commissioners on the com pletion of the new court house and characterize it as “indicative of the taste and energy" o ! the peo ple of the county. One of its most important ac tions was to appoint a special com mittee with the same powers of inquiry as the grand jury has to investigate the prevailing unjust and unequal returns of property tor taxation, to discover those who have made dishonest returns, if there are any, with a view of pro tecting those who make an honest return of their property, and thus in some measure equalizing values and making all citizens share alike the burdens of government. They favored in strong terms the immediate calling of a consti tutional convention to amend the out-of-date constitution of 1877 as regards our present inadequate system of taxation.. The legisla ture has been ineffectually ham mering away at better tax laws for many sessions and it is an evident fact that it will take the strong arm of a constitutional convention to provide the much needed relief. The grand jury sees with fine dis cernment the evil and the remedy they suggest is timely. They recommend the making of a county map showing and class ing the roads, indicating all the school and church houses in the county. This is something very much needed, as the county is very large, and it will be a valua ble guide to those seeking direc tion and information about any portion of the county. Another important recommen dation that is no doubt in accord with the sentiments of the coun ty commissioners as it is with a large majority o^ the people of the county is that the old court house square never be sold -except for park purposes or for a public buildihg. The old square is en shrined in the affections of the people, being identified with the county’s infancy and early strug gles, and it is but a just ■•ecotn pense that it be now adorned and beautified for the pride and admir ation of future generations. In accord with the trend of public sentiment for the popular election of all officers they recom mend that the board of county commissioners be elected by the people and memorialize our legis lators to introduce a bill to make that possible. Mr. Ecu’s Reslfutios. John M. Egan, president of the Central railroad has tendered his resignation and hereafter will have no connection with that road. While the repprt has not been confirmed at headquarters it is un derstood that Mr. Egan has sent in his resignation and it has been accepted. Thy announcement' of this fact will cause general regret, for Mr. Egan is probably the most popular railway official in Georgia. The reason assigned tor his action is the unpleasant relations existing between Mr. Egan and Maj. Han son, chairman of the board. Mr. Egan has been with the Central since 1895, serving first as vice-president of the road. Upon the death ot H. M. Comer, he was elected president of the Central and also president of the Ocean Steamship Co. Maj. Hanson was elected chairman of the board of the Central and subsequently pres ident of the Ocean Steamship Co. The relations between the two men were unpleasant from the first and the friction has culmina ted in the resignation of Mr. Egan. “Mr. Egan’s term of office with the Central” says the Atlanta Constitution “has been fruitful of a vast increase in the road's earn ings and in the betterment of equipment. He is popular alike with the employees of the road and with farmers and business men wherever it leads ” It is thought that W. A. Win burn, traffic manager, will succeed Mr. Egan as president. Another view is that Maj. Hanson will be come president and that the office of chairman of the hoard will be abolished. Macdonald-Maoaing. On Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the home of the bride in ,Albany Miss Lucy Manning was happily married to Mr, A. J, Macdonald of this city. The cer emony was performed by Rev. W. H. Zeigler. It was a yery quiet affair only the relatives and inti mate friends being present. Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald left at once for Macon, Atlanta and other points of interest in the state. After a week they will return to Bainbridge and will be at home to their friends at the Bon Air Hotel Mrs. Macdonald is the daughter of Mr. B, F. Manning, of Albany, and is an exceedingly attractive as well as a beautiful young woman She has frequently been the guest of friends in this city and the host of friends won by her gracious and charming manners will extend to her a cordial welcome. Mr. Macdonald has been a resi dent of Bainbridge for seveaal years. He is engaged in the hard ware business and has proven him self capable and successful. In social circles he is also quite pop ular and has many friends who are congratulating him upon his mar riage. The same grand jury will meet again at the adjourned term of the court which will be held in Feb ruary at which they promise to consider further every interest of the county. It may be safely ex pected that more valuable sugges tions for the welfare of the people of Decatur county will come from this competent body of men. W. C. Den's taveatloe. W. C. Dean, of Quitman, and formerly director of the Fourth Regiment Band here, was in town the first of the week receiving congratulations upon his invention of a telegraph appliance for which he is said to have received 925,000 with a royalty of $2,000' per year for seventeen years. The invention which was pur. chased by the Bunnell Electric Company, of New York City, is a simple appliance, being an im provement upon the present tele graph key now used by the tele graph companies at every office. The object of the new telegraph key is to make one key work as many as ten wires by changing the key from one contact button to another. The connection of the different wires will be made through the contact buttons of the key, and the arrangement having much the appearance of the con tact switch formerly used, to which a^jnany as six wires were connected through the switch to one set of instruments. The set of instruments being made to work the set of six wires alternately by shifting the contact arm from one button to another. It will be seen that the cumbersome set of instru ments and the switch is done away with hy Mr. Dean’s invention. Its simplicity and reduction in price as compared with the present key will no doubt bring it into imme diate popularity. This is merely a demonstration of the productiveness of the field of electricity; it offers advance ment and greater advantage prob ably than any other, to those who are willing to devote enough thought to its intricate problems and the field of countless instru ments, delicately wound to carry the throbbing world ot business rapidly through its necessary movement. No inventions are probably of more use to the world at large, and a greater demonstra tion of the progressiveness of the age, than those electrical. Mr. Dean is truly fortunate, and has without doubt solved a prob lem, simple though it be, that is worthy of the success with which it has met thus early. A Worthy Citizen Gone. News has been received in this city concerning the death of Mr. Thomas Faircloth, one of the worthy citizens and farmers of the county. His death occurred at his home some miles south of Iron City Friday morning of last week, after an illness of six days with pneumonia. The burial occurred the following day at Salem ceme tery. Deceased was our aged and re spected citizen and a gallant Con federate soldier. He was a good neighbor and leaves a large circle of sorrowing ones. Oberlin M. Carter, who has been serving a sentence of three years in the federal prison at Fort Leav enworth for embezzling govern ment funds, will be released to morrow. He states that be can prove his innocence. It would have been to his advantage if he bad done so three years ago,