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SEARCH LIGHT. 5. RUSSELL BRINSON. ffo/ro* aho f*or. OFFICIAL ORGAN DECATUR COUNTY AND BAIN BRIDGE. Baisbridgc. Qa., December II, IH3. The football enthusiastic has taken leg bail. The Department of Agriculture at Washington estimates the pres* ent year’s corh »-rnp at 2,331,000,- 000 bushels which is the largest made except in 1901. After ah John D. Rockfeller has demonstrated that he is not a fanatic on the oil subject. The line must be drawn somewhere and ia hi« case it seems that hair oil is the limit. The regular session of the Fif ty-eighth Congress convened in Washington Monday. The Cuban Reciprocity bill was taken up again and will continue under con sideration until December 16th. If the disagreement between Roosevelt and Hanna continues, what will the republican hat vest be in the next election? A split in the republican party means sue* cess for the democrats—so / here’s hoping. By the rejection of the first bid the school book commission has probably saved the state about fl100,000. The new bid is twelve per cent, less than the first. Tin text books have not yet been se- lected. Dowie has turned the tables on his enemies and instead of being in the hands of the receivers, he has managed to be a receiver himself. A Milwaukee millionaire has come to his financial assistance and now "Profit Dowie” is himself again. The six-day international bicy cle race is on this week at Madi son Square Garden in New York! Bobby Walthour and Benny Muns roe "The Dixie Flyers” are in the race and of course Georgia and Atlanta are betting on Bobby. Ralph Armstrong who was tried last week for the murder of his cousin, Allie Armstrong, was found guilty and sentenced to hang on the 8th of January. The case has been appealed however and this will probably delay the execu tion. A union of women’s clubs has been formed with headquarters at Washington for the expulsion of Reed Smoot from ' the senate. They have called for a sum of $4,000 as a retaining fee for their prosecuting attorney and say that they mean war to the death. The gentleman of Mormon persuasion must sacrifice his political honors to his religious principles, or vice versa. A young woman in New York in bringing suit for breach of promise claims that the defendant kissed her over fourteen hundred times and demands payment for same. The court valued heKoscil latory lo-s at three thousand dol lars—two dollars a kiss. As the de fendant has married since he was forced to go into bankruptcy to avoid complications; as for the wo man we presume she is also bank rupt—in her line. Major J, F. Hanson has been elected president of the Central railroad to succeed John M Egan who recently resigned. W. A. Winburn who has been traffic manager was elected vice presi dent and traffic manager. The office ot general superintendent was abolished and that of general manager created with Theodore D. Kline as the first to hold the position. These appointments caused no surprise as it was gen erally understood that the elec tions were "cut and dried.” The headquaiters will be at Savannah as heretofore but President Han son will have his’offlce in Macon. YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY. The criminal history of three boys recently arrested in Chicago is the sensation of the hour. Hor rible and revolting in its first sug gestion the story yet possesses el ements of pathos and romance out of which the facile pen and vivid imagina'ion of some modern Bul- wc r l.vt oo might ue.ivc a novel nv-d'ng i’ 11 Clifford; n: a more pros no wriier produce a masterly essay on Moral Degeneracy. Ti>e harrowing accounts of rob beries and murders related by the scltconfcssed bandits induce the belief that we are living in a bar barian age instead of the twentieth century. They are unnatural and savor more of cheap fiction than real life. Such crimes make us think. This is not a solitary instance. Robberies and murders among the youth of the country have become very prevalent during the past few years. Almost every day we hear ot some fresh' horror—the perpe trator a child in years though probably no novice in sin. If we should seek access to the records of crimes committed by minors in the United States we would be greatly astonished. How would such statistics compare with those of a hundred or even sixty years ago? The thought inevitably arises, are we, us a people degenerating in our moral natures, or are these crimes simply trie result of envir onment and training? We would unhesitatingly attribute the atroc ities of the mere youth to environ ment; even tho criminals of ma ture years might plead lor pardon on such a score, were it not for the number and frequency of the crimes. Still we would not wil lingly admit a gtowing depravity in our moral character. For century upon century we have been striving for and gradu ally attaining the acme of civiliza tion and culture. We are now presumably at the summit; from nearly every standpoint the na tion's records show that only a few rapid strides are necessary to place us on the very highest plane of civilized living. It seems strange that as wc increase in en lightenment the brute side of our natures should develop. In this one phase a: least we seem dete riorating and that rapidly. Is it a natural degeneration or what? We must find the cause then seek the remedy. Our esteemed contemporary, the Savannah Press, is at last at sea. It is seldom that the clouds gather and become so thickened that Editor Stovall cannot per* ceive a ray of light to offer hope, but it appears that Mr. Cleveland's statement that he would not be a candidate for the democratic nomination under any circum stances has completely “swamped” our brilliant friend. Really if Mr. Stovall’s contemion that Mr. Cleveland is the only fit man to lead the party in the coming con test be true, then it is a sad com mentary upon ihe party to which we ali claim allegiance. If Mr. Cleveland is the lone steersman of the democratic party then what a predicament we would be n should some ill wind fan out the candle of the “Sage of Princetonl” We are unwilling to trust our des tines 10 one oar when there are breakers ahead that threaten our safety. We wonder what the “sad sea waves" are saying to our friend; that he should be so per turbed in spirit. The Red Men’s Carnival opened Mo.iday in Albany. Among the leading attractions is company C, of the Seventh U. S. Calvary; it is one of the most famous commands in the army and was the regiment of Gen. Custer, the noted Indian fighter. The distilleries—not the turpen tine distilleries, however—all over the country are working double time now. Christmas is approach ing and an extra supply of “fire water” will be required in order to give the fireworks a proper send- off. :8ALE O Profit Sharing Construction B< Sainbridge Torpentine k PiiR Bain bridge, Georgia. Capital $68,000; Paid ap $25,000; Bonds 535,1 CHARTERED UNDER THE LAWS OP QEORQ| Ai ] Bonds $ 100 each, bearing eight percent annual interest, payable May and N issue. Bonds bear date November ist, 1903. Including the eight percent interest^ earnings of the company, and bear the same dividends as the stock. Interest and d May and November ist at First National Bank, B&inbridge, Ga. Life of bonds aova interest of bonds secured by first mortgage upon the plant. Money arising from * only be used for constructing plant. M. D. POWELL, Pres, and Gen. Manager, Bainbridge, Ga. B. F. HAVENS, F. 8 . JONES, Vicef President,, Cashier i-.t M Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridl DR. C. W. BILFINQER, T. 8. HAWES New York, Chemist and Supt. Sec’y & Att'y s The Cypress JLumbei Shingles, Tanks, & House Fi properly manufactured! APALACHICOLA, FLOR PROFESSIONAL. PHYSICIANS. H. H. CHEATHAM, M. D. GENERAL PRACTICE. P.cm.u.atljr located over Hicks’ Drag Store Special Attention given to diseases Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat. Bainbridge, Georgia. DR. I. H. HUNTER, Physician and Surgeon, Chattahoochee, : Florida. Office at Residence. ren to diseaBei , Urinary, Venerial and DR. R U W. JACKSON, DENTIST. Office on Broad street, over Allen & Company. Telephone 94. DR. h. D. WILSON, DENTIST. Office over Mart Clothing 'Cam- pany’s store. x' LAWYERS. JOHN R. WILSON, Attorney and Counsellor at Law Bainbridge^ Georgia. Collections a Specialty, H. B. SPOONER, Attorney at Law, Offioe Opposite Democrat Building, Bainbridge, .: Georgia. RUSSELL <fc FLEMING, Attorneys at Law. Office over Bainbridge State Bank, Bainbridge, Georgia. Atlantic Coast Line Raih Florida and Cuba. Double Daily Passenger TO TROY, OZARK, DQTHAN, ELBA, BAIABRIDGE, 1 VALDOSTA, WAYCROSS, SAVANNAH, CHA BRUNSWICK, JACKSONVILLE AUDI ALL FLORIDA POINT^ Through Pulman Sleepers Port Tampa to New Yorkl Coast Line, also via Atlantic Coast Line and Southern RYj To St. Louis, Cinoinati, Louisville, Chicago, Kansis City, Birmingham, Nashville, New Orleans, and all points East and North Leave Bainbridge going East—1:60 a. m., 6:00 a. m„ 1:00 p. Leave Bainbridge going West—2:20a. m., 11:55 a. in. Connections at Savannah with Ocean Steamship Line and ■ for New York, Boston and Baltimore. Through Pullman Cars on all throngh trains and to *«* Nj Philadelphia, WashmgtOu, Richmond and and Quarantine Regulations between the United States aw Cuba was raised October. 15th. therefore, there will 1# 1 hereafter on passengers traveling between Havana and the b For further information, call on nearest Ticket Agent, or ah W J Craig, W H Leahy, Gen. Pass. Agent, llivsionP*®’ Wilmington, N. C. _ y, H U Emerson, •< T J Bottoms, Trav. Pass. Agent. Thonmsville. | Stuckey & Livery, Feed and Sale St wwsT STREET, £-■, FIRST-CLASS RIGS, GOOD SURKIES, POLITE FOR OCCASIONS. I Transfer business ’Bus meets all Boats and Railway trains day and nigW*J - ’Phone 104 jo" 1 ’ STTT'ST wagon will tranfer baggage eitherway service BRACK1N & CO, Livery, Feed, Sale Stables, AND HARRELL A HART8FIELD, Attorneys at Law, Offioe oyer Bainbridge State Bask, Baiabrirfge, Georgia. Broad Street, Bank* Bn ases meetaall trains and transfer passenger! promptly ( the city. First class teams and trnsty driver*- , PHONE 56. BRAG* 1