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I THE SAFETY VALVE ! t mr by 0. M. -*a l " _y . .u.auj avjAUA'UJi'U# Christmas is gone, the New Year is well under way, it’s time to tret down to serious work for 1916. Bainbridge people know without a doubt that is the best city in the state for it’s size. Let’s make the best even better. Every person living in this city can do his or her part to make this a bigger better Bainbridge. The credit department of the Retail Merchants Association is 0 jerated to eliminate the “dead belt”. It will not work a hard ship on the man who pays his bills promptly. It will aid him in getting better prices, and bet ter service. When bad habits are eliminated those who pay their bills will not be forced to carry their share of the loss of every merchant they trade with. We want this paragraph to slip past the editor. For Pat Griflin is a mighty modest man and might run his blue pencil through the following: Bainbridge and Decatur county have a right to feel proud of their newspaper. The Post-Search light is one of the largest and best weeklies published in Geor gia. The writer is an experien ced newspaper man and has from time to time come in touch with most of the weekly papers of the state, The Post-Searchlight de serves the endorsement and sup port of every merchant in Bain bridge and of every citizen of the county. The order making Bainbridge headquarters for postotiice sup plies for three counties is only another plum rightfully bestowed, Bainbridge is easily the best city in this section of the state and deserves such recognization. r-— The Peoria, 111., Gazette re marks thar the only dead busi ness in their town is the under taking business. But the name of the firm, 1. Hustle & Co., makes them eligible for the Pe oria Boosters Club, What has become of the old fashioned man who had his hair “shingled”. “Will times beany better than they have been” we heard a fel low wail one day this week. No brother they will be harder if every person spends his time like you wailing. Get busy. For get that grouch and DO SOME THING. Every man who is idle helps Hard Times just that much. Forget your little howl. Get busy and help make 1916 the BEST YEAR IN THE HISTORY OF BAINBRIDGE. In the loss of J. W. Furlow, for thirty years city editor of the Americua Times-Recorder, south Georgia has lost a newspaper man whose place will be hard to fill “Walt" Furlow was with out a peer in his line of chosen profession. Ever faithful, ever loyal, ever true, he labored day after day in an effort to give the reading public the news in un adorned simplicity. The Times-Recorder will em ploy another to take his place at the city desk, but the loss can •ever be entirely made up. The Savannah Morning News pa vs the following compliment to the Retail Merchants Associa tion of Bainbridge. The clipping is from the editorial page of last Monday. “The Retail Merchants Asso ciation of Bainbridge began the year with the determination to “make Bainbridge the trade cen ter of Southwest Georgia.” It is an ambitious programme it has adopted and one that other cities in that part of the state may be expected to duplicate. The re sult will be the development of a keen but friendly rivalry for more trade and rapid growth. From such a campaign, if it is energetically earned through the whole year, there i'yxild be great benefits. Baiiibrj# ^as set ;ui mr The Lid Goes On THURSDAY, JANUARY TWENTIETH nr HURSDAY, January 20th is the last day onjwhich arrange- * merits can be made with members of the Retail Merchants Association about past due accounts. After that date all old accounts will be turned over to the Credit Manager and steps to collect same will be taken. The merchants want to close up all old accounts and start the new year right. This is considered sufficient notice and the public will govern its accordingly. CO-OPERATIVE ORGANIZATION The Retail Merchants Association of Bainbridge is a co-operative organization The Merchants have agreed to act as a unit in cleaning up old accounts. It will be impossible to “skip a bill” with one merchant and get credit with another. Not only will the Merchants Association help the individual members, it will also mean BETTER SERVICE, CLOSER PRICES, BETTER VALUES, to the man who PAYS HIS BILLS PROMPTLY. The Merchants Association deserves the hearty support of the buying public. It was organized to improve business conditions in this city. Just as Bradstreet and Dun gather information for the wholesalers of the nation, so the CREDIT BUREAU, of this association will gather information for the Retail Merchants of Bainbridge. An Example That Explains Itself Original Cost to Merchant THE OLD WAY Reasonable I Pr Profit I of Pro rata share annual losses Original Cost to Merchant + Reasonable Profit THE NEW WAY ( Losses Estimated ^ What You Pay What You Will Pay WHICH DO YOU PREFER MR. AND MRS. BUYER? The Retail Merchants Association is composed of twenty- seven public spirited business men who want to see Bainbridge made “The Trade Center of Southwest Georgia.” Help them accomplish this. Retail Merchants Association BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA. LAKELAND NEWS Christmas was very quiet in our midst, but everybody enjoy ed themselves as there was such good order during the holidays. I have heard that there was some drinking among the negroes, but if there was a white man drunk he must have stayed at home, and bothered none of his neigh bors and Ihaventheardof a single fight in our neighborhood, fori nearly two years. This is a good report from a large neighbor hood’ about twenty miles from a [ railroad, and I have come to the conclusion that the folks in “The Forks”, are so not bad as outsiders claim them to be, even if they do talk about their neighbors a great deal. The Christmas tree at Lake Hinton Christmas Eve night was a great success. The decora tions were lovely and the tree was loaded with gifts tor every one. The children and even the grown people thoroughly enjoy ed having Santa Claus to distri bute the gifts, and we all want another tree next Christmas. But the hoidays have gone and who have entered into the cares and pleasures of another year. May we all work together to make it a most profitable, year, educationally, financially and spritually. We want everyone to remem ber Sabbath school at Lake Hin ton every Sunday Morning. Our new Pastor, Rev. Higging will preach this Sunday morning and night, All those who have, heard Bro. Higging preach hav formed a good opinion of hint and if the members of the churc will co-operate with him, this^ will be a good year for Old Lake Hinton. All of our teachers are attend ing the Institute in Bainbridge this week, but the schools will open Monday morning. On Friday night Jan. 28th there will be a match at th< new school building at Desser, between the school and th neighborhood, on the Countie and County seats of Georgia also a multiplication table match Everybody is invited to tak part in these matches and if th neighborhood does'nt want to beaten by the school they h; better get busy. These match are held to arouse an education interest among the patrons, anj to show them what their chib ren are doing in school. Misses Nellie and and Bird i Mae Saunders, of the Donalsc ville High School spent the ho days with home folks in midst SEED PEANUTS We have the little Baston running variety that will pro duce 100 bushels per acre. We are offering them now at $LOO per bushel F. 0. B>. this station. Peanuts are going up very high before the season is over. We also have the early 90 day velvet beans at $2.50 per bushel. Send us your orders at once. H. W. Sessions & Sons, Enterprise, Ala. The Misses Daughtry of Atta pulgus were among the visitors in the city this week. MRS. SUSAN COLBERT The death of this most esti- miable lady took place at her home on east Broughton street, January 1st. 1916. She had been ill for a week, but herlovedones had no idea that the end was so near until a short time before it came. T* < '! , °"U<*Tnny(F <j. 1/ving Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey For your cold, for your cough, | for your feverish throat, nose and head, use Dr. Bell’s Pine- Tar-Honey. Honey soothes the irritation, Pine, Tar cuts the phlegm, thus relieving conges tion. Pine-Tar also acts as an antiseptic, as a result general relief follows. Breathing be comes easier aed further inflam- atioa is arrested. Insist on Dr. ” --rv i* i« j>n The deceased was a consistant member of the Presbyterian church, and beloved by all who knew her. She was bom in La Grange, Ga., and came to Bain bridge the bride of Mr. James Colbert about 1857, where she has lived since that time. Especially to her devoted sons and daugh ters do we tender our warmest sympathy, as also to her friends and other relatives, The writer knew her well and takes pleas ure in testifying to her worth as a iriend and neighbor. Mrs. Colbert is dead and ere this, as sembled Heaven’s Choir who weicomeed her with mush’ from touched. The feet that were weary with the marches through this life press gladly the golden streets and the brow that was cloud ed with care is garlaned withblossoms from the tree of life. Tired, worn and weary she saw the earth receding, but ere it was lost to sight. She doubt less caught a vision of the radiant shore and beyond the smiling fields and happy face, and above the music of Angels voices, and the glad welcome from the re deemed hosts, she heard His voice say. “Welcome Thou into the joys of your Heavenly home”. She leaves two sons, James and Ben Colbert, and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Helton, of this city, and Mrs. J. C. Gowder, of Col lege Park, Ga. Aiso one sister, Mrz. F. C. Austell, and one broth er, Mr. B. H. Cameron, of Atlan ta, Ga., all to whom we offer our deepest sympathy in their great bereavement, the loss of mother, brother and sister. RIEN'Dt How Appendicitis Can Be Prevented. Bainbridge people should know that a few doses of simple buck thorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka, often relieve or prevent appendicitis. This simple mixture removes such surprising foul matter that ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY CASE constipation, sour stomach or gas. A short treatment helps chronic stomach trouble. Adler- i-ka has easiest and mort thor ough action of anything we ever sold. Ehrlich Drug Co. Misses Clyde and Bouqu| Powell, spent fourth Sunday i the home of Mr. T. I. VoorhiJ and were accompanied home Miss Ruth Voorhies who sp a few pleasant days with the Mrs. Fletcher, of Worth couij Ga., Mrs. Blumfield of Jacks ville, Fla., and Mrs. J. F. chant, of Sneads, Fla., sp Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. R. Marchant Mr. Loyd Gray and fa moved to Desser this week, Mr. Duffie Cumbie and fa Mr. A. J. Mullins and fa visited relatives in Florida eently. Mr. J. F. Saunders and] daughter, Miss Nellie, vis in Valdosta last week. Otho Benton of Donaldsonville was in the city a short while Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith of Bingen were in the city a short while Tuesday afternoon. Found a Sure Thing. .I B. Wixson, Farmers Mills, _ T ' * 1 caxiixcio mi|lS, N. Y., has used Ohamberlaiin’s years for disorders Tablets for Jvaio lUi of the stomach and liver Ind says, “Chamberlain’s Tablets are the best I have ever use d.’ Obtainable everywhere. Miss Hannah Barineau asj ant teacher at Desser, last week [with her parent^ Faceville. Mrs. A. J. Gandy and child of Monticello. Fla., visited ^ home of Mr. C. E. Gandy Christmas. Remedy Chamberlain's Cough Effectual. “I have taken a great! bottles of Chamberlian’s (j Remedy and every tima j cured me. I have found i'-J effectual for a hacking 1 and for colds. After taka a cough always disaprf i writes J. R. Moore, Lost rn nKfoinoKIn mrorv’whl IT