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THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT fubllihad Every Thursday Bainbridge, Georgia. E. H. GRIFFIN Editor and Proprietor Entered at the PoBtofllce in Bain- bridge, Ga., as second class mail matter under Act of Congress March 18th, 1897. Subacriptlon Rates ONE YEAK $1.00 BIX MONTHS &0c Advertising Rates Advertising rate depends on position, number of insertions and other requirements, and will be furnished at the business office. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CT1V OF BAINHKII1GK AND DKCATUR COUNTY. Telephone No. 239 How many bushels of corn willj BLACKBURN'S it take to cover a checker board i RESOLUTION, placing a kernel on the first' square and doubling the amount of each square? The school boy that tells us first gets a puff. All sections and all classes will benefit by good roads. Few movements are as truly national in as many ways, as the flourish ing cause of highway improve ment. Don’t be a loafer, Don’t class yourself a loafer, don’t hang about loafiing places. Better work for nothing and board your self than sit around corners with your hands in your pockets. 10 Pages The rains came and the floods descended. The damage done the crops will go way up into the millions but that Georgia Spirit will rise above the calamaity and get all the good that is left. The Valdosta Normal School got a little appropriation from the House, thereby for once placing south Georgia close into the map and next to the trough. Ben Fowler and Lee Barfield talk capitol removal morning, noon and night. They are work ing hard for their home town and such perseverance will get results. Cocoa cola is still monarch •upreme and sacred from the profane hand ot the man that would tax it. Seems to be a case of “woodman spare that tree, touch not a single bow!” The New Primary law puts the people between to fires. The conventions should be abolished but will the second primary at the expense of the state meet the approval of the people. We dont think so, The excitement over the State Road seems to have quieted down. There will be no fight much over; that matter all aspir ing politicians seem to fear to approach the subject. The fellow that does tamper much with it will go in home on one cylinder. The south Georgia contingency shows a scrappy disposition in many respects and enough ol them that they are Jreckoned with more this year than they have ever been. Even the heavy down pour of rain has not kept them from activity along certain lines. The fact has grown paramount that Turner of Brooks county is to be the next Speaker of the House. The Brooks county man and his friends are quietly at work and an estimate of noses shows that he will win beyond all doubt. Some ot the boys say they want to move the capitol before Asa Candler buys it as he has bought everything else worth while in Atlanta. The Removal spirit is much stronger than the (initiated think it is and it wilt be surprising when the vote is counted. Sam Olive of Augusta seems to have the Presidency of the Senate sewed up in a sack. The doughty statesman from Augusta has many warm friends that are placing their hopes on him. He is a very active man and one with n number of workers that mean r 3 put him over. Sam is well * nowa in Decatur county as one of the lcadii.g ciators of the state. The old and austere prohibi tion leaders of the house would not fall for the trade that Felder made to interfere with local self- government and the house be gan to crumble about his ears. Too many representatives are sent by their people to pass local measures and they are not foolish enough to interfere with the local measures of other men. Representative Bob Blackburn of Fulton introduced a resolution in the House Monday that caused a spirited debate. The condition of the camp of the soldiers at Macon was the cause of the same and this resolution memorialised congress to investigate condition, relieve them and to fix the blame on the proper parties. Certain members of the house assumed TRADE AT HOME Why not be consistent? This paper preoches and practices trade at home. There are mer chants and business men of this town who do not do this. To advocate the idea of trading at home is pleasing to a number of our people as long as it means to buy from them, but frequently j when they need what may be| bought here, they ga elsewhere, or send orders to mail order the position that the welfare of houses. This is not fair, and it the soldiers of Georgia was se-1 i s inconsistent. The grocer who condary to the possible political buys his clothing, dry goods or color that it might give the situa- shoes away from home has no The effort to get the Tax Equalization bill out and either repeal or pass the needed amend ments has met with great en couragement. Many funny things are coming to light under its operation. The equalizers in a county with less than ten thous and people sat longer than those of Fulton county. Quite a jolt to some of the friends of the measure. The remarkable race of Senator flakes for State Treasurer is at tracting considerable attention all over the state. Three bank examiners were in the Kimball house lobby one day last week working hard among the fellows to stem the gain of the Senator. Yet they are always crowded for time to attend to the duties of their job. Small wonder when they spend such time playing politics. A remarkable thing is that you have to read the Macon Tele graph here to get the correct report of the action of the house, the senate and the various com mittees. The Macon paper seems to be on the job all the time. They give the doings of the legis lature with more accracy than any of the other papers. That may have something to do with the boys wanting to move the capitol to Macon where correct reports will go back home. The Macon Celebration on the Fourth left a good taste in the mouths of the boys and that city has been receiving some very nice compliments in the lobby and around the hotels here of late. One of Bibbs representa tives, honest of purpose but in temperate of speech blundered sadly a few nights ago by vicios- ly attacking the motives of others just as honest as he is. This re markable conduct scared the friends of Macon on the Capitol Removal bill for it was not a time for Bibb's man to meddle with other things. He seemed to have hated others more than he loved his own city. The Anti-saloon league made a very serious mistake when they accepted as a ieader a well known grafter like Tom Felder whose redemption was questioned from the start and who has proven that his redemption was all a fake. They are in a row among themselves now and the cause will suffer. Months ago this paper warned the prohibitionists that this man was only after the dollar and the repudiation ot he and Eckelberger by the sincere prohibitionists of the house was bound to come and it has. A real sincere prohibitionist who has worked for years in the cause made the statement last week that Eckey bad proven to be a common cheat. tion and the resolution was voted down. The welfare of the men in Camp Harris is of grave and lasting importance and the pro position that the finding of the fault and the placing of the blame on the proper parties seemed to hold more importance than anything else. The debate was very spirited over the matter and some of the members seem ed to think that in some manner that it would reflect on President Wilson for the people to know why the men were suttering. President Wilson has done and is right to be offended if the local dry goods, clothing or shoe deal ers go elsewhere to buy their groceries, and the merchants who sell clothing, dry goods, or shoes owe the same duty to the local grocer that the grocer does to them. Then why not trade at home? Co-operation is necessary if our town or county are to be prosperous. -The farmer who has no use for the town except as a place to sell his produce, does injustice to his own inter ests as well as to those who live in the town. And the merchant doing all that mortal man can do, , „ to take care of the men in the i who has no use for the far . mer camp and the resolution would merely have fixed responsibility on the ones that were not doing their duty. However the house voted down the resolution for the present. Various and sundry stories of the treatment of tie except as a customer, to whom he can sell his goods, acts as badly as the farmer who goes away or sends away for what he wants. Then why not trade at home? A county is prosperous in pro men in camp have floated in to P or f ion t0 the Prosperity enjoyed Atlanta and some seem to think by lts count; y seat > an d no town that these stories have been or c,ty can be Prosperous with- sadly exaggerated by the Geor gian for political purposes, hence the action of the House in delay ing action until more information could be gathered. None of the advocates of the resolution seem ed desirous of criticising the President but others interpreted the resolutious as such a criticism out the co-operation of the peo ple of the county. Each is de pendent one upon the other for that which is for the betterment of both. Then why not trade at home? The farmer who says he has no interest in the welfare ot the town, and the town man who and it was threshed out and says be has no interest in the finally tabled. prosperity of the county, are both wrong, their interests are mutual. Just as an illustration: Ii a destructive fire consumed every building in the county seat and the word went out that the town would not be rebuilt, would any acre of land in the county then be worth half as much as it is now? And if there should be a terrific drouth or some other calamity come upon the farmers, would not the residents of the town be sorely affected, many of them ruined? Are we not, be we residents ot the country or of the town, dependent upon each other for success? Think of this and trade at home. THE QUALITY OF FRIENDSHIP Ralph Waldo Emerson was a good soul, else he would not have said, "The only way to have a friend is to be one. ” It doubt less would distress the sage of Concord beyond measure were he capable of realizing that there is a well founded suspicion that the art of friendship is dying out among us. The friendship of the ancients was very exacting. In modern times we should look a long while for such mutual regard as that of Domon and Pythias. Friendship in our crowded days covers a wider area, but as in the case of all extensive develop ment it has lost its intensity. Instead of friendships we have visited lists. Not those whom we love, but those whom we would propriate, we invite to dinner. Those who would propi tiate us invite us in turn and permit us to eat their food and air our views. We live, alas, in the suburbs of each other’s hearts. The man without friends, or at Frequently we hear the the least without one dependable p ress i on that men are worse than friend, can accomplish very little; r „ ^ “ Got a very interesting docu ment with a short speech at the end from the lips of Congress man Park today. It was sent by the Congressional permit- Got a letter from ’Gene Cox, also on paper that cost him something and with a two-cent stamp also. It looks like this campaign busi ness is a little one-sided as to cost against the fellow on the out side—From Thomas vi 11 e Times Enterprise. in this world. Depending on his own strength alone, his mightest endeavor are as nothing. At har vest time he gathers nothing but leaves. But the man with friends— strong friends, true friends and loyal friends—who have confi dence in his integrity and ability to do things, has great power. When he leads they will follow him, and all working together unitedly bring victory. This is the reason why some men achieve great success with moderate abilities, while their more bril liant competitors fall short. This is true in every business and profession. It does not mat ter so much whether a man has enemies or not as that he has true friends who will never de sert him. UTo have loval friends is worth all else. To have friends who can be depended on is to gain success in life. But there is one thing to be borne in mind: To have tme friends you must be one. The quality of loyalty you get de- ‘ pends on the quality you give. Fifty Homes for Small Fan The Bainbridge Farm Company offers for sale fifty of fifty acres each. Fronting on fine public roads, in "good close to schools, churches, railroad depots, telephones and , ne * These lands are very level about two hundred feet hie/ 3 ' level than the City of Bainbridge. Highly productive of afi plenty of good water and healthful and will make ideal homes 4 ers. These lands are guaranteed to be of the very best in tv timber on them now is estimated worth five dollars per m„ 'V . 1 <u - r “ and t perfect. 1 Why not buy your farm instead of renting? We allow pay for it. The difference between buying and renting i s th J OU ' say that you buy a farm unimproved for one thousand dollars v farm the first year with your own means sufficiently to occur), it. You pay for the farm as follows: You give ten notes of One Hi lars each with interest at 8 percent, from the date of the inireh I one note each year with the interest only on the note you , | rnents will be as follows: At end of first year $108.00; Second J Third year $124.00; Fourth year $132.00; Fifth year $140.00; Sixth Seventh year $156.00; Eighth year $164.00; Ninth year $17-i |j ' $180.00; Total $1440.00. If you should rent a like farm instead of buying you wouMl nual rent ol $1.30.00. 1 * And in ten years tile principal sum of The interest on your first rental payment would be $10.40 per'a'nn I for nine years amounting to u “ For second rental payment interest for eight vears For third rental payment interest for seven years For fourth year rental payment interest for six years" For fifth year rental payment interest for five years..II For sixth year rental payment interest for four years For seventh year rental payment interest for three years For eighth year rental payment interest for two years For ninth year rental payment interest for one I_ The total amount paid by you in ten years principal and interest beil Three hundred and twenty-eight more for rent than 'you would p3 purchase of the farm. And the result at the end of ten years would 1 you bought the farm it would be paid for in full with $1440.00 and own it with all the improvement you put on it. But if you rented it I buying it you at the end of ten years would have paid out $1768.00 il you would own nothing. The above figures seem to be indisputable! We will also sell large tracts of land, from 1,000 to 10,000 acres! or unimproved on Liberal Terms, for colonizing purposes. But will! ticipate in any colonizing organization or plan. Also will sell tiftv ii ed City Lots in the city of Bainbridge on six years time. One sixth! the balance in five equal annual installments with interest from date' B. B. BOWER, Sr., Presidei Bainbridge, Georgia. Low Excursion Far< =VIA= Atlantic Coast Line Railwl “The Standard Railroad oi the South’’ TO: Brunswick, Jacksonville, St. Augustine St. Petersburg and Tampa JULY NINETEENTH Tickets sold to Brunswick, Jacksonville and St. Aug tine limited to reach original starting point returning later than midnight July 24th. Tickets sold to Tampa St. Petersburg limited to midnight July 25th, 191G. For further information call on or write H. M. DYKES, Ticket Agent A. C. L. R Bainbridge, Georgia. hogs. This must be distasteful to hogs, but facts are stubborn things. To show the similarity between the acts of men and hogs toward their kind, we will state that when a hog gets an ear of corn every other hog will trot after him; squealing and whining for a bite; but just let the front hog get fast in a crack and every son of a gun of the hogs will jump on him and tear him to pieces. It is the same with men. As long as a man is prosperous and has money, he can’t keep his friends away with a double barreled shotgun. Just as soon as he becomes unfortu nate and his money has dwind led away, he is not only snubbed by his former friends but they begin to do all the damage possi ble. Let a man start up grade and mankind falls behind and hastens his ascension. When he starts down the grade the world steps to one side, gTeases the track and says, “let him slide.” 'WWW READ DRESS TALK NO. 11 Many a man is hot and irritable simply because his underwear is uncomfortable, yet he doesn’t realize it. Here you will find the comtortable kind right in the weight, and perfect in fit, whether you are long or short, stout or thin. Step in and let us show you our line. The largest and best in Bainbridge. Geo. H. Fields “THE FASHIONABLE HABERDASHER” BAINBRIDGE. GEORGIA.