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BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 26. '1912’
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
>ERT SPEAKERS
TO COME HERE
emonstration Workers to be Here
for Four Days.
Extension Department of
Georgia State College of
culture wiH hold eighteen
nsion Schools at as many
es during the nine weeks be
ing Jan. 15th. This school
be at Bainbridge on Wed-
fday, Thursday, Friday and
urday of the week beginning
4th. Each of these schools
1 give a four days’ course in
iculture. The subjects of
ictical value to the farmers
ng taken up and dealt with by
cures, experts in their line of
irk, demonstrated by the ac-
al operations, and discussed
all interested.
A glance at the program of the
hool reveals the breadth of the
3rk. The mornings are to be
ven to talks on boys’ corn clubs,
rtilizers, plants which take
trogen from the air and add it
the soil, the types of farm
limals which are profitable, the
ays to grow fruits which it is a
easure to eat, and many other
bjects. In the latter part of
le afternoons, demonstrations
d clinics are to be held. The
t afternoon is to be devoted
a dairy demonstration, clean
lilk and how to make butter be-
lg the feature of this demon
ration. On the afternoon of
he second day, the sick animal
as a place. Another afternoon
to be given to spray materials
nd how to use them. At still
nother the cows are to be
judged.
On Thursday, a program of
practical interest to women will
be given under the direction of
Miss Mary E. Creswell, assist
ant in School Extension, assist-
fed by the members of the Col
lege Staff and other prominent
educators of the state. Subjects
of vital concern to housekeepers
will be discussed in the light of
modern progress.
Several of the evenings will
find on the program popular agri
cultural lectures, illustrated by
stereopticon views. This has
become one of the best ways of
making a lecture clear for as the
ear hears the eyes can see.
Besides the lectures and de
monstrations there will be at
hand a number of different kinds
of modern farm machinery,
These are to be used in illustrat
ing cultivating processes and
methods for saving time which
to farmers as well as to the busi
ness man means money. Further-
: lore, there will always be pres
ent these lecturers who are will
ing to talk over the vital ques
tions envolved in farming, with
individuals or groups. Meet
them and talk with them.
Every person, (man, woman
and child) is cordially invited to
attend these schools. The only
entrance requirement being the
presence of an interest in what
is going on and a desire to make
the farm bring more money and
the home have more comforts.
Too much importance can not be
given to the advantages that
may be derived from these
schools. Those attending the
first day will desire to be present
at every meeting, so make ar
rangements to come at the begin
ning and stay to the end.
Some Good Farming,
Mr. Freeman Mize of Climax*
was in the city Tuesday, and in
conversation with Mr. S. Brinson
and the editor of the Search
Light, told some interesting
things about cutting up meat so
as to make the greatest possible
saving, and also of a method he
has of curing the meat, espe
cially the joints, and also of
preserving the joints so that the
danger of spoiling is not half so
great as under the common
methods in use. His method of
preserving canvasing'the hams
and shoulders keeps them in per
fect condition for almost an in
definite time.
Mr. Mize rented out most of
his farms, but worked a certain
boundry with hired labor. On
this he raised a thousand bushels
of corn and has killed 73 hogs,
besides cane, potatoes, oats, hay
and other products necessary for
consumption on the farm, aside
from the cotton he raised, which
was made a secondary crop.
Mr. Mize says this is the only
salvation for the farmers of the
section, and says that any farm
er following this method will lay
away some.money.
This Is Clever.
Owing to the continued bad
condition of the roads, which
have prevented many of our
friends from the country from
visiting Bainbridge lately, we
have decided t£ continue our
First Great Sale for ten "days
from this date, so as to give
every one in the county an op
portunity to get bargains, they
have really never before had of
fered to them.
We can shoe every lady and
man in the county at about one
half the price you have been
paying and bran new goods at
that. We carry in addition to
the BEST shoe line ever seen in
Bainbridge, everything a man
wears. Call and get your share
of the good things of life.
Geo. H. Fields Co.
“A NO. 1" VISITS BADQtRlDGE
Another Rattle Snake Story
Mi*. H. D. Trawick of Fowl-
town was in the city Tuesday and
told of having killed a large rat
tle snake a few days ago while
out hunting on his plantation on
the river about five miles below
Bainbridge.
A negro was hunting with Mr.
Trawick and discovered the snake
in its coil when they were but a
step or two away. After killing
the reptile they found it had nine
rattles.
Card From Judge Poweli, in Which He
Strongly Indorses the Candidacy
of Judge Harrell.
I take pleasure in stating that
my experience on the Bench con
firmed and corroborated what my
evperience at the bar had already
lead me to believe, namely, that
the City Court of Bainbridge had
in Judge Harrell an unusually
good judge. After coming in
contact with the work of the
judges of the various trial courts
of the State I am prepared to
say that he stands among the
best, not only in his absolute
honesty and sterling integrity,
in his fairness and inpartiality,
but also in legal ability. He has
made a good judge, and the peo
ple of his county should appreci
ate him as such. I hope very
much that he will be re-elected
to his present position.
Sincerely,
A. G. Powell.
“A No. l,”the world’s most
famous tramp paid a visit to
Bainbridge Monday and gave the
Search Light a special call, spend
ing about two hours in the office
Monday night. On the plastered
wall of the Search Light office he
wrote the strange sign: “A No.
1,” between arrows pointing to
wards each other. The same
strange signature may be seen
in ten thousand places, in duding
public places, and places along
the roadways, on water tanks
and on trees, in this and other
countries and in islands of the
sea.
This strange character is
known by no other name but
that of “A No. 1.” He has been
living the life of a tramp for 29
years, has gone around the world
three times, has learned to speak
four different languages. Dur
ing these years of wandering he
has traveled 495,500 miles and
has spent but $7.61 on railroad
fare. Riding the underworks of
a freight car seems to be a spec'
ial delight with this man. He
seems to have a kind of “mania”
for it.
The story of his life is most
interesting, but at the same time
it is a sad story. It is a story of
an aimless, wasted, misspent life
of a wandering tramp. It is a
story if listened to well, will
drive from the minds of thous
ands of boys the idea of becom
ing a "hobo.”
“A No. 1” has turned many a
run-away boy from his course
and sent him back to his parents
with a good lecture on the dan
ger that beset the tramp. He
has bought many a ticket for
these foolish lads and turned
them back home with a determi
nation to stay with their moth
ers. His whole aim in life now
seems to be to persuade boys
from doing as he has done, and
to warn them against the hard
life he has lived.
This man has had a most in
teresting career. He does not
drink whiskey, use tobacco or
gamble. In his travels he has
prevented more than twenty rail
road wrecks. He travels in ov
eralls and jumper, but when he
enters a town he dresses up in a
$40 suit of clothes and appears to
be a most prosperous traveling
man. He keeps clean shaven i
andi As neat as a pin. j
V;* /would thiak when meet-'
ing pi No 1” that he was face
to face with the king of tramps?
But such is the case, and his
strange, sad story is enough to
make one almost shudder. There
is something strangely appealing
about the man when one listens
to him. One becomes interested
in him at once and wants to
hear his strange story. His na
ture seems to be as gentle as a
woman’s. His sympathy for the
unfortunate and his desire to
save young boys from the life of
a tramp are plainly evident.
These are propably the something
that is so appealing.
“A No. 1,” is known through
out the land by railroad men.
He has a memorandum book full
of enrds given to him by road
officials, some praising him for
telling train operators of broken
car wheels s or other things of
danger he discovered while beat
ing his way on trains, thus pre
venting possible wrecks and the
loss of human life.
He entertained the Search
Dight force every moment of the
two hours or more he spent in
the office. He was in Bainbridge
about twenty years ago, and
promised to make the Search
Light another visit in 1322, just
ten years from now.
In the mean-time the Search
Light will publish some letters
from time to time that have been
written by “A No. 1.” These
letters will not only give some
interesting history of his travels,
but will al^o give his impressions
of Georgia. These impressions
have been gathere^l j^.Jie has
tramped through thtr great* .^Tl-
pire State of the South, The ' ;
letters will be very interesting
reading and will begin to app'Jtr
before mai^weeks. j
“A No. T’ has written two
books which can be hfirjat the
book stores. These boolt show
the dark side of tramD Irje and
are warnings to young uien and
boys against suci/a life. The
books may be haeff^t Preston’s.
Airship Had Accident
The airship that was billed to
fly at Bainbridge Tuesday hap
pened to an accident at Brant
ley, Ala., that has caused a de
lay of several days in getting
here. In starting to ascend the
machine struck a stump and
some of the parts were brokem
so badly they had to be sent to
the factory for repairs.
A telegram to Bainbridge from
the aviator at Brantley says that
barring accidents the flying ma
chine will be in Bainbridge Mon
day or Tuesday. He will fiy
from Dothan to Donalsonville,
and from Donalsonville, to Bain
bridge. It is said he is expected
in Donalsonville Saturday.
Fire at Fowltown
A fire at Fowltown Monday
night destroyed the stores of
Willis Bros, and that of B. F.
Evans. The fire was discovered
about eight o’clock and had got
ten under such headway that it
could not be stopped.
The blaze was discovered in
the store of Willis Bros. The
building and all the contents
were a total loss. A small insur
ance was carried but it is not
known how much. The amount
however, is said to be much less
than the amount destroyed by
the fire.
Most of the stock of goods in
Mr. Evans’ store was removed
before the fire reached the build
ing. It is not known what the
loss in this stock will amount to,
but it is said no insurance was
carried.
The origin of the fire is not
known.
Cake and Candy Sale
A sale of cake and candy is be
ing conducted at the Singer Sew
ing Machine office each Saturday
by the Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist church.
Everybody invited to attend
this sale.
Ehrlich Drug C&hpany "
Ehrlich Drug Company ap
pears with a full page ad this
week, half of the page being
devoted to their large seed de
partrnent. They have one of the
finest assortments of seed ever
brought to Bainbriuge. They
are all fresh and ready for the
springrgardening.
Thirj >m Hs put on a new
,t w j be felt through-
enth 1 section. They
a i! Imber ox their ar-
jmj jcably low prices
l it one of their
airPx fj ('keep /everything in the
dripi^..d drug / sundry line that
pjazJle want, foi; can hardly
fahe, 0 Ke t what you \?ept ^ Ehr
lich J 'nxg Co’s—and at trices
that v .please you.
hustle
out tl
are se/J
tides jv
and *8
Blind Tiger Heavily Fined
Mayor John W. Callahan set a
new mark Wednesday in fines
placed on blind tigers in Bain
bridge. From this time on, these
animals had better seek other
quarters to dish out their booze.
Boston holmes, a negro man
living in ^ie northern part of the
city, was arraigned for dishing
out red liquor. There was evi
dence in plenty and the Mayor
gave him a special invitation to
pay into the city treasury $150
or work 90 days on the streets.
Besides that, he was bound over
to the city court, his bond being
fixed at $500.
There are said to be more of
this sort around punbridge, but
the authorities say they are go
ing to break them up, if heavy
fines wlll'do the work.
SHOT HIMSELF
ACCIDENTALLY
Young McCaskill Meets With ' Paktful
Accident as he Started Huntinc.
Mr. Jack McCaskill, son of
Mr. J. C. McCaskill, accidental
ly shot himself through his right
foot last Thursday, just as he
was preparing to go hunting.
Just how the accident happen
ed is not known, but it is said
the young man was standing
with the muzzle of the gun point
ing downward and in some man
ner one barrel was discharged,
the load passing through the
center of the right foot, just
above the middle toe.
It was thought at first that the
middle toe would ha ve to be taken
out, but on examination the
physicians decided it could be
saved. He is said to be doing
nicely.
This makes the second acci
dent for young McCaskill in the
past few months, the first being
a broken arm, received while
cranking his automobile.
Gulf Guano Company.
The Gulf Guano Company has
Judge Spence May Try Again
The Camilla Enterprise of the
current week has a column of
local political gossip, under the
caption, “Political Pot is Begin
ning to Boil, ” and in it we find
the following paragraphs bear-
fog‘upon the Judgeship and So-
lieitoeship of . the Albany Judical
Circuit:
It is said that Judge W. N.
Spence, of this city, is receiving
begun operations at the big plant numerous requests from his
They are friends over the Albany Circuit
in West Bainbridge.
manufacturing some s p e c i al
brands of fertilizers which they
are advertising in this issue of
the Search Light.
They have a large plant, which
is complete in every detail and
are turning out goods rapidly
every day. These goods are of
of the very highest quality. In
fact, they guarantee that no
better fertilizers can be found
on the market.
They are making goods espec
ially suited to the needs of the
farmers of this and surrounding
territory and expect to do a large
business this season. It would
be well for the farmers to in
spect their goods before placing
orders,
. Harrell-Snow.
% ■
Midge and Mrs. William Moul-
treVdarrell, of Bainbridge, Ga.,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Leslie, to Mr.
Russell Esterling Snow, of Quit-
man, Ga., the marriage to take
place on the 28th, of February
at the Methodist church of Bain
bridge.
to make the race for Judge of
the Superior Court. If he comes
out there will be a lively race be
tween he and Judge Frank Park.
It is a’so ramored that Major
W. E. Wooten will probably have
opposition for Solicitor of the Al
bany Circuit. Col. R. C. Bell, of
Cairo, is the gentleman mention
ed.—Albany Herald.
Bainbridge Fertilizer Co.
The Bainbridge Fertilizer Com
pany has a quarter page adver
tisement in this issue of the
Search Light in which they ask
the trade of this section to in
spect their goods before placing
orders for fertilizers.
The Company has just, started
Have You Paid Your Taxes? up and the k 00118 th «y ar ® turn -
, , ing out are of the very highest
All tax payers who have not quality. Nothing but the very
already registered, and who havehighest grade material is being
not paid their 1911 taxes had bet- j uge( j.
ter hurry up and settle with the j Mr /. Ge0 . O. Smith, the Presi-
tax books, or they may not be dent of the company, is a hust-
able to vote in the coming pri- j i er w hen it comes to doing things
mary. fax Collector J. W. Butts an( j turning out work of the very
says this will certainly be the! best qua lity and he gives his
case, ana wishes the Search Light persona i guarantee that every
to call attention to all such, that 1 8ack of fertilizers turned out
he will give them a day or two; f rom their factory will be just as
longer to pay up and register. I repre8e nted.
It will be remembered that the;
registration books for the March
primary will close at six o’clock
on the evening of the 24th ol
February. If you have not paid
your taxes by that date and have
not registered either in 1910 or
1911, you will not be qualified to
vote in the March primary.
It is understood that the regis
tration books for the state pri
mary will close on the 2nd of
April, but the above notice is for
the benefit of those who wish to
vote in the primary for county
At The Methodist Church.
It is said the congregation at
the Methodist church Sunday
was the largest seen there in six
months.
The sermon in the morning
was a continuation of the series
the pastor is preaching on “Jesus
and the Church.” Presiding
Elder Outler of Thomasville,
preached at the evening service.
Everybody is invited Sunday
officers, which will be held on I morning and evening to these
the 18th of March. | services. ' ' ,
