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THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT Published Every Thursday Bainbridge, Georgia. E. H. GRIFFIN Editor and Proprietor Entered at the PoHtofflce in Buin- bridge, Ga., as second class mail matter under Act of Congress March INth, 1H97. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR tl.00 SIX MONTHS 50c Advertising Rates Advertising rate depends on position, number of insertions and other requirements, and will be furnished at the business office. OFFICIAL OHO A N OF TUB CITV OF HAiVhKIIKIK ANO DKCATllR COUNTY. , , Telephone No. 239 An old superstition sets out that it is unlucky to plant cedar trees in a yard. In our early days we learned that it was un lucky tor a boy when a gall-berry bush was anywhere about. If we can just get by until blackberry season everything will be pretty. This old black berry proposition is very consol ing to the country editor in this section. Are you in the Decatur Boos ter Edition? If not you want to figure for space right now. The Valdosta Times says that city needs a new city prison Why don’t that bunch behave themselves and this necessity would be removed. Now if we can just get Emmet Shaw in the race for Congress we will have some pair if he will hook up with “JET”. The County Unit plan does not prevail in the coming state cam paign and every vote will count, Watch the boys hustle for every vote they can get. Bring along that subscription. It will help along a good cause. Don’t pester your neighbor this year borrowing his paper. Is there anything more delight ful than to read of an automobile turning over on one of Collier’s collectors? Saw where one re cently .got treated thus gently. Let the state committee, meet endorse Wilson, name the state primary date, resolute a little and then go home. That is all that is necessary to do. Hen-pecked Henry was played here on the stage Friday night tor the edification of the public. He is privately staged though every day in the week in Bain bridge and may the Lord have mercy on him as we know him. The short dresses will be short er this spring than ever says Dame Fashion. Well cut ’em off and see if we care. The ladies have more in the dress than we have and they must think the men are from Missouri, to be shown. The man that kicks on the price of a paper for one dollar per year and will pay $1 for a pint of biind tiger liquor is the kind of a citizen that objects to churches having revivals with out their especial permission. Donalsonville is lining out things early for their Fair this Fall. They go on the wise prin ciple of preparedness In the west side city and will be in fine shape for their fair by the time it is to come ofi. They will have the ad vantage this year of more ex perience. If Nat Harris is not playing politics, very small politics too, in the Stripling case we know nothing about the game. Well he needs something to stand on and this on and this will do about as much good as anything. The County Unit School Sys tem, that will be voted on by the people at the primary in March seems to be lagging in interest because of lack of information on the subject. This paper in vited discussion on it but only one man has signified any inten tion to discuss it. Let The Committe Do It. The hue and cry that seems to be going over the state as to what to do about sending dele gates to the National Convention is about as useless as can be. This year at least, while it would be a bad precedent ordinarily but it would economy for the state committee just to elect the delegates und send them to the Convention pledged to Wilson. There is no question, or not even a shadow of doubt that Georgia will endorse the present admin istration. No democrat in the state will oppose Mr, Wilson and why is it necessary to go to all the expense to hold a conven tion to instruct folks that are al ready instructed in their minds and hearts. This state and every democrat i n it is for Wi Ison. We dont know of any man that doubts it. Now friends, if it is something new and classy in woman’s wear you don’t have to see it in the pictures but just stand on the streets and in a few minutes you will see some Bainbridge lady come down the street with it on. Man, they know how to put on and wear those glad rags in this here town. A girl came down the street a few days ago with about a Lynching Will Occur. Much is being said and nothing being done about the so-called mob law that prevails in Georgia. It is deplorable but there is no need of our papers playing hypo crites over the matter for they well know that they do not re gret to see any man lynched for rape and there is not any U3e of throwing any fits about it. They dont fool any one by their frantic holy-horror attitude. We are law abiding, we want to be law abiding but we are human first and when a woman is worse than lynched we are sorry to hear of it but dissapointed sadly if the brute that did the deed is not swung to the first tree they get him to after he is identified by the woman and they are sure they have the right man, Ater a woman has suffered this horri ble experience it is nothing but common humanity to relieve her of having to go into a court house and go through a second raping in the presence of a bunch of gaping curiosity seekers, tell the awful story and be questioned by lawyers about the terrible oc currence. Our papers rant and rave about the majesty of the law being trampled under feet when every man in that commun ity knows that the editor that wrote the article would join his neighbors in a. man hunt in a moment when some of the la- WITH THE EXCHANGES number nme shoe nailed to the, djeg of that city or community end of her and some guy said | has been treated thus> It is all she had on common sense shoes. t0 t t0 make left handed It was common sense not to try | apoligies to the outside world for and put that nine foot in a four shoe after all. The weekly papers all over the state will soon have to raise their subscription price if the paper situation does not loosen j never been any color line in a matter that bears on a certain community alone. We deplore lynching, but not near as much as we loathe the thought of a good woman being murdered in this manner. There is and has up. In many sections this has already been done. This paper lynching a man for the raping of a woman and there never will continue to advance. Editor Fleming, of Blakely seems to have lost out in his race for Post-master. The Early coun ty editor has done some yeoman service for his party but at usual ithasnot been appreciated. A bigger, better business in Bainbridge makes not only an alliterative but a very atttactive slogan tor the live ones. That is what our Special Trade Edition means. Bainbridge needs that white- way from depot to depot. Had you thought of it Mr. City Father? It will be worth some thing to the town and com munity. Jet Bowden is running for Congress. Well there is no law keep Jet out of the game and he may get a few votes. Strange things happen at times to every body. If you like the Post-Search Light and any of the handsome ladies that are contesting for the Auto, kill two birds with one stone. Get a good paper and at the same time show the lady consideration. Henry Fullbright says that Marion Jackson lied pure and simple. Well that settles it for Fullbright is in the habit of tell ing the truth. His life has been one of truth, sincerity and honesty and if Henry says that JacKson lied, why Jackson lied that is all there is to it. Folks all said that Marion Jackson would hit the wrong man after awhile and he ”sho did done it” this time. The exceedingly warm weather last week was very suggestive of black-berries, water melons, white dresses with blue ribbon sashes, and other joys of the good old summer time. How the ice man did smile in unholy glee when the thermometer hopped up about 40 degrees last Friday. Brunswick is to have a double hangnig shortly. The Judge sentenced one and later on he had another one, so he fixed the dates on the same day. Nothing like having company is there? However this is a case where said guy can’t choose his own associate. The stock business has receiv- considerable boost around Donal sonville lately. A number of the citizens around here have been getting in new blood. Mr. P. S. Cummings has just returned from Kentucky with a prize winning bull that brought $1500 on the market. This splendid animal will be bred locally and great results will be looked for. The strangest thing that we have ever come in contact with is that men will do all kinds of acrobatic stunts to keep from paying a little newspaper sub scription bill when they would not live in a commuity so non progressive that there would not be one published therein. We have Tmade a sincere effort to collect our past due subscrip tions and in so doing we have found some of the most wonder ful performers that we have ever known. has tried to keep from it a long - be. Papers can preach all they time but will have to soon join wa nt to but when a woman is those that have done so, if prices raped in this country by a man be he white, black, yellow or green he will dangle at the end The more we try to please of a rope and this can no more some people the more they growl be stopped than can a leopard In the future we will try to change his spots. These holy- operate on strict business ideas horror preachments on the sub- and let the big guy that thinks ject do more harm than good, he ought to be petted go to the But to lynch a man for any other dickens. Show that kind of a crime is a terrible thing and all gink one courtesy and he never men are saddened to hear of it wants to deal with you any other but few of us ever know the way. ! local conditions that brought j about such a deed. While these local conditions could not warrant the act they will in a measure condone it. The papers that seem desirous of making fun of the proposed race of Jim Woodard for Gover nor would not have very much I room for their mirth if four or j In this issue we publish a four five of the same school get in single page advertising contract the race. Old Jim runs like a for the Busy .Corner. This be- tornado N a broken field and has mg the second time that this a bunch of fellows all around paper has handled a four page that state that would vote for advertisement for a local firm in him. Old Jim and his unques-[this section. Quite a stunt that tioned honesty would make a will bring its good results, dangerous campaign slogan with The Athens Banner tells of batchelors organizing ‘ ‘so as to be ready for the leap year pro posals.’.' The chances are that any girl who proposes will get stung, because the fellows who have not sufficient backbone to do the proposing wouldn’t be worth a cuss as husbands—South Georgia Progress. What do you suppose, Brother Ames, a girl who would propose would be worth?—Cuthbert Leader. Why you crazy loon she would be worth her weight in gold. They don’t have to come right out and propose in words, they “kinder sinuate 'em” and the job is complete. Gwan and learn something about ‘ ‘wimmen folk. ” The tin medal for the'stingiest man goes to an Ohio farmer, provided his wife told the truth, who is suing for divorce. Al though well-to-do, she alleges that he wouldn’t let her sweep, to save wear of the broom.— Gazette. That’s stingy some, but that fellow is in the amen corner compared to the man who weekly, walk out a quarters worth of shoe soles going to his neighbor's house to borrow the home paper, rather than sub scribe for it himself. He is the king of kings among the stingiest of the stingiest. —Richland News. How about the guy that stands on the corner and criticises his home paper and never spends one dollar with it in a ten-year scope. Have you any of those hyphenated jackasses friend? If not you have missed the joys of journalism. Between the “most beautiful man,” who is giving dancing lessons in Atlanta, “an ex-bandit who is running a revival meet ing there, the Atlanta papers are making fools of themselves, as well as of many of their readers. Valdosta Times. Oh no bub, that Atlanta bunch became fools by natural process and evolution. These ginks being in the city aided a little but the work had been done long before Ex-con vict Jenning and the He-skirt dancer appeared on the scene. There are lots of things that ought to be invented for y stance: A rooster that won't crow at four o’clock in the mom ing, a wife ’that won’t wakj when hubby returns home late Awoman’s hat that will be stylish in all seasons. A device for tell- ing a man when he has had enough to drink. A husband wh tt will dance with his wife in pt* ference to another woman.-' Macon News. Yep, all these would be good, but why not a man that will shut the door when he comes in out of the cold? Or a woman that will keep her snout away from hubby’s bread basket sniffing around when he comes in late of nights,' Certain business concerns of Thomasville are in the habit W sending their job work out of town, while at the same time they pose as earnest advocates of the “buy at home” proposition. Consistency, thou art a jewel.- Thomasville Press. Oyez, you have some of these tool see. These guys are also very earnest in their desire to see you adva- cate the elimination of the mail order business and the “trade at home feature.” A. swift kick in the wind pipe is the only re- medy we can suggest for one of them. Gregoris Carcutti, sword- swal lower, has offered his ser vices to the United States Marine Corps in the event of this country being plunged iuto a foreign war. Might be a good idea to put him in the front rank.—Thomasville Press. Sort of an ‘‘eat ‘em while they are hot proposition. Talk about lightening the housewife’s work — how’s the new invention of a flat iron with a headlight attachment?—Athens Banner. Man what are you about? A flat iron is heavy enough now for their ordinary use. Do you want a fellow hit in the head with a pile driver when he comes in late? a bunch of candidates in the field. Jim has decision, another thing we need that we have not had in that job recently. The Way cross Treasurer has “Absquatulated” with about eleven thonsand dollars of the peoples money. That is what ° | a town gets for hoarding up The Post-Search Light wants money any such way as that, every man in the county on its If they would put that money subscription list and we suggest that every citizen that wants it to subscribe now as the rapid and steady advance in the price of paper will make it almost imperative to raise the subscrip tion price if it continues that in civic improvements they would not tempt a poor down trodden city official in any such way. Editor Eerger of the Thomas ville Times-Enterprise married wav much longer. Material is j Saturday and left on his honey getting to be more of an item than it has been in the past. We are operating under an era of unsteady price of commodies. Three Valdosta sports went to Quitman recently to attend a dance and were charged three dollars for a room to dress in. To put on their gegalia as it were and show “them Quitman ginks’’ how a Valdosta sport looks on full dress parade and now they howl that they have been the victims of a hold-up. Wonder if one of these guys was in Quitman to see the hotel clerk’s girl. If so, no deep mystery attends the three dollar end of the stunt moon carrying with him the best wishes of all his friends, the state press and everybody that knows Ed Jerger. Mr. Jerger married Miss Emily Hatch, a charming young lady of Thomas ville. showing his appeciation for the home product in deed and truth. The Post-Search Light wishes for them all the good things in life, health, happiness and all prosperity, a long life and a useful one too. As a progressive helper Ed Jerger has been more service able to Thomas county than any of the list of editors that has guided the Times-Enterprise in I the memory of the writer and he deserves all the good things. 1 If your will read the advertise ments as carefully in this paper as you do the news you will find that you can very materially re duce the cost of living. Bear this in mind and try it out for your own satisfaction. The mer chant with the punch in his price and business is right in the columns of his county paper. The Bainbridge State Bank has installed a machine that bal ances a fellows account, rings when he overdraws and almost speaks to the depositor when he comes into the bank. It is one of the latest and most improved machines that is used in banking circles and the local institution was the first concern in this sec tion to put one in use. It is worth a visit to the bank to see the accuracy with which a ma chine can work and as well the system that is being installed by the bank. The layman cant well explain the technical part of this machine and make it plain to the other fellow. The point that we wish to impress is that Bain bridge has a live set of bankers and they get all the most im proved methods of accuracy, care attention to your business. Cotton-Stocks-6 rain Bought and sold on a com mission basis; also carried on conservative-terms. Direct wires to all markets. Meabcrr. Ntw York Colton Excknngc Oiicafo Hoard ol Trade C. D. Cates & Company Jacksonville, Fla. Augusta. Ga. Fla. Lite Bldg. 104 Jackson St Heferences: Bradstreets, Florida National Bank, Jacksonville Fla. New York eorr<spon4e»t. L F* Hatton A Or. There has been some com plaint in the past about large land owners not cutting up their large tracts of land into small farms and give the small farmer a chance to buy an establish a home. It will be seen from an advertisment in this paper that the Bainbridge Farm Co., is cutting up their land into small tracts and giving long time for payment so as to enable the small farmer to buy a home in stead of renting. In conversa tion with Judge Bower a few days ago he told the editor of this paper that the Farm Com pany would not only do that but would sell any colonising com pany large tracts of the very best lands on long time pay ments for colonization purposes. Giving either the colonizer, or the small farmer plenty of time and easy terms, easy enough to accomplish any development de sired. The Post-Search Light takes note of this matter with a fine feeling for the future of this section. Money to Loan and Farms to Sell I will assist you in securing money on your farm land or city property, 6 per cent, inter est. I have listed several big bargains in small farms that must be sold at a sacrifice in price on account of past due mortgages. I shall be pleased to quote prices and descriptions and take you out to see these farms. I am also Special Agent for the Penn Mutual Life In surance Company. J. B. L. BARBER First National Bank Building Bainbridge Ga.