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THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT Published Every Thursday at Balnbrldge, Georgia. E. H. GRIFFIN Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postofficein Bain bridge, Un., as second class mail matter under Act of Congress March 18th, 181)7. Subscription Rates ONE YEAH $1.00 SIX MONTHS 00c Advertising Rates Advertising rate depends on position, number of insertions and other requirements, and will be furnished at the business office. OFFICIAL OKOAN OK TIIK i I'l V OF BAINimmOK AND DKCATt'K COUNTY. Telephone No. 239 The frencls of the state and its institutions are having a hard time trying to convince the people that all they ask for is needed. It seems pretty well understood that Turner of Brooks will be the next Speaker and Olive of Rich mond will be President of the Senate. Just watch the way the straws are blowing and you get the correct idea. There seem to be some things that some folks dont understand about the Tax Equalization bill. There is a strong need for its amendment and unless these amendments are made there will be an eternal struggle to repeal the bill entirely. The Big noise of the state cam paign seems to be Eakes, the fellow that is running for the State Treasurer’s place. He is making splendid progress and will no doubt win this job as sure as the votes are counted. No man in the state is better equipped. The little crumb that Valdosta asked the state for her Normal School was very grudgingly given by the north Georgia mem bers of the House. Some were very generous but many of them showed a desire to resent the idea of South Georgia being so pert as to even expect a little of the state’s money. Editor ‘Pat” Griffin is an un fortunate guy after all. He has got to stay in Atlanta during the green pea season.—Thomas- ville Press. Well anyway I am getting some real nice wasp- nesty light bread that would kill a mule. Have also offered a reward to any restaurand that knows how to fry a yard bird. The hullabaloo that Felder’s Foolish Brigade tried to work up over the local bill of the Savannah delegation went up in smoke when Tom and Eck fell out over the spoils they had gathered from the Savannah Mayor and his Suckers. At this time there is none so foolish as to believe what either one of them will say. A man worth twenty to thirty million dollars or more has about as much conception as to what the common people want as a goat. He has nothing in the com mon with them and is about as helpless as was Maiie Antoinette when, on being told that the people were crying for bread wanted to know why they did not eat cake. The Copper troubles of North Gcoi>gia are taking up some time of the politicians this spring sure. Several of the boys hoped to make good pelitioa) capital out of the trouble of farmei s of North Georgia. The singular sight of the Farmers Union men fining up with the Tenneessee capitalists against the Georgia farmer is presented m this thing. The unititinted cant g-asp the idea wxneh-w. There will be very little ap propriating of money at this session of the House as Robin has been picked clean already. There never has been such a shut down on the purse strings of the state as there is now and it is not one minute too soon either. The men that spend the money are taking more pains this session to look into the needs of every institution of the state that askes for help than they have ever done before. The buzzing of the Atlanta papers relative to the candidacy of Asa Candler for Mayor of At lanta does seem to have spread on the streets, in the shops and among the working and common people. All does not seem to be a unanimity as the Atlanta papers are trying to make them believe it is. The Coca Cola King wili have spirited opposition if the street talk of the rank and file means anything. The woman’s lawyer bill took up considerable time of the women lobbyists. If they had been men lobbying that way somebody would have been ar rested. Lobby work seems to be a privilege that only the women and the agitators for quasi-moral questions enjoy without any danger for violating the law. If any other element lobby they are immediately marked for arrest. These be funny and still lunnier times. - <J The daily exposure of some new crookedness in the Eichel berger-Felder fiasco has become so naueating that a man could not well support either one of them without resting under the implication that he had allowed himself hawked about on legisla tive matters to the highest bidder by this sweet scented pair of geraniums. Tom the Tippler and Eckey the Error are having a hard time now and their ussful- ness is over. The sooner the Anti saloon league spews them out the better off it will be. The Highway Bill pending in the House is meeting strange and funny opposition. There is a disposition on the parts of the house members to take advantage of the two and half million dollars Federal appropriation to the states but there is also a strong desire on the parts of those same members not to put any more burdens on Jthe counties. The main trouble that the bill is hav ing is that the more progressive counties of the state that have worked all their roads dont like the idea being taxed at all to aid the backward counties to build their roads. The advocates will have to find some way that will not put a tax on the progressive counties of the state. The women will te allowed to practice law in the future in Georgia if they so desire and it is to be hoped that they will crowd the shysters out of the bar of the state. They have been allowed to practice medi cine and nearly everything else they wanted to and now we are going to see what the she-lawyer can do. It is a cinch that they can’t bring any new crookedness ’.o the game and it is hoped that •hey will cleanse certain lines <>f the practice at least. The old fashioned man does not like the idea but right down in his mind he knows that there is no real reason why they should not be allowed to to practice any pro fession or hold any job that they are capable of filling. In these Jays w8 have so many woman have beed forced to earn a living forced by circumstances that it is not fair to say they can’t practice law if they are fitted and allow them to compete with men in every other line. There is no reason why lawyers should be protected from competition by the women any more than anyone else. It will seem very strange to us that believe in the old southern traditions but we will soon get used to it | SURE AS SHOOTING. The Bainbridge Post-Search light, whose editor is a member of the legislature, has done mov ed the capitol to Macon and is now arranging for the new build ing, Hear what it says in the last issue: ‘‘It is said that thenewCapito- at Macon will be built from Geor gia marble and that not one THE TAX BILL Much has been said in the daily papers about the effort of the House of Representatives to repeal the tax measure and very little truth has been given by the daily papers who have sought to asperse the honesty of the men who have tried to correct this bill. The bill needs several amend- thing will be put in it that was ments very bad, they are in fact not made in this state that could : the worse needed things in the begotten. This sentiment will state now but the advocates of meet with the approval of many the bill are not willing that the people. If they will only work bill be brought out of amend Georgia workmen on it they will merit for fear that it will be re find that met with great gusto by those that love Georgia.” Now that ought to be sufficient pealed in its entirety. Little thinking that the disposition to shield the bill from correction to chill the blood of "Atlanta! was responsible for the desire to Spirit” indeed, and no doubt will have its effect in that direction. —Thomasville Press. Yep; Davis we are not only letting the contract but we are already figuring up what will be repeal it. If the advocates of the had willingly agreed to cer tain amendments in the first place the desire to repeal the bill would have been of little moment, but since they the majority when the folks getj s t° we d a desire to and intent to a vote on it. Fixing the north [ prevent the members Dom vot- wing an office lor the superintend ' n S at ah on such an important dent of public printing a job that' matter they have endangered ought to be filled by an old print- the bill for all time. It the er like you that loves south and all Georgia and one that could save the state from the petty graft that inflicts this end of the state’s work. Yes we are going to move this capitul and when that is done you will see a dif ference. Why Shelby we have got to move it before Asa Cand ler buys it and converts it into a coca cola fountain. Not only that but you are going to help South Georgia come into its own. BOOSTER vs KNOCKER At Springfield, Mass., there is a building in front of the railroad station so big that almost every one traveling on the train is sure to see it. It is made even more conspic uous by being lettered with an unusual sign, covering almost the entire side of the building. The beauty of this sign first at tracts the traveler and then the interest is aroused by the mes sage it gives. Nothing is advertised on it. It has evidently been put there by the Springfield Board of Trade or some other civic body as a challenge to each traveler. and it is a challenge. Here it is. "Booster vs. Knocker” When the Creator had made all the good things, there was still some dirty work to do, so He made the beasts, and reptiles and poisonous insects, and when He had finished, He had some scraps that were too bad to put into the Rattle Snake, the Hyena, the Scorpion, and the Skunk, so He put all these together, cover ed it with suspicion, wrapped it with jealously, marked it with a yellow streak and called it a KNOCKER. "This product was so fearful to contemplate that He had to make something to counteract it, so he took a sunbeam and put in the heart of a child, the brain of a man, wrapped these in civic pride, covered it with brotherly love, gave it a mask great number of members who signed the plea for the bill to be placed on the calender get a lick at it now it will be a gone gosling for sure. The throttling of free vste on the bill has sound ed its death knell. This bill has never been popu lar and its most enthusiastic advocate can’t but admit it and the making of it into a special pet measure of a few of the city politicians has put it to where its life is short unless much needed correction is per mitted. The people are going to be heard on the matter and the sooner that it is brought out for correction just that soon will it be killed unless correction is allowed. CIVIC HOGGISHNESS. of velvet and a grasp of steel A very meaning exehibition of civic hoggishness was pulled off Tuesday morning in the House of Representatives by some of the members of the North Georgia contingent in the house on vot ing the little bit of an appropria tion asked by the South Georgia members for the girl school at Valdosta. The feelings of all the South Georgia members were ruffled by the show too. The south Georgia members have been very fair to the institutions of the state, most of them locat ed in North Georgia and they have never been very niggardly towards them in any way. All was sweet sailing until the fel lows from south Georgia wanted a little of the state’s money to use in educating the girls from that section and when the ap propriation was put on its pas sage they thought their North Georgia brethren who had re ceived so much from tne state would not begrudge them this little crumb but alas the errors of hoggishness came in and quite a number of them voted to kill the south Georgia appropriation and on being asked the whys of their selfishness it suddenly dawned on them that the state had no and called it a BOOSTER; made him a lover of fields and flowers money to vote South Georgia but they could manage to get up some for North Georgia institu and manly sports, a believer in tions regardless. Quite a number equality and justice, and ever i 0 f South Georgia representatives since these two were, mortal man I were indiganat over their action has had the privilege of choosing 1 anc j gome of them are going te his associate. ’ ! have a rocky time in the future As the train pulls out from the; jt this spirit is shown much more station, one^ is likely to see by the North Georgia bunch, changes in the travelers’ coun- j The grudging recognition of tenanees. The challenge ha* I South Georgia in this matter has evidently been accepted. And left a pang and sting that will it looks as though the booster j materially affect things as little ranks contain more loyal boos-1 a s some of the members from The Bainbridge Farm Company offers for sale fift of fifty acres each. Fronting on fine public roads in Unim ^ close to schools, churches, railroad depots, telephone’s and°'^ These lands are very level about two hundred feet h " level than the City of Bainbridge. Highly productive'at 1 plenty of good water and healthful and will make ideal he a " fa l ers. These lands are guaranteed to be of the very belt •° mes tw l timber on them now is estimated worth five dollars per ae 0 th ' S co f perfect. ‘ re an d tlj Why not buy your farm instead of renting? We alln pay for it. The difference between buying and renting is * h . yout i say that you buy a farm unimproved for one thousand dollars * . farm the first year with your own means sufficiently t 0 „e V ° Ul it. You pay for the farm as follows: You give ten notes of On^.. 1 lars each with interest at 8 percent, from the date of the nu T I one note each year with the interest only on the note you ments will be as follows: At end of first year tlOB.00- Seen 1 ? y ‘ Third year $121.00; Fourth year *132.00; Fifth year JUo oo- Si Seventh year 1156.00: Eighth year *164.00; Ninth vear *180.00; Total $11-10.00. " If you should rent a like farm instead of buying vnn „■ i, nual rent ol $130.00. y WQuWt And in ten years the principal sum of The interest on your first rental payment would be $10,10 per ann "j for nine years amounting to u ’* For second rental payment interest for eight years” 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 vears 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. The total amount paid by you in ten years principal and interest beinl Three hundred and twenty-eight more for rent than you would pij purchase of the farm. And the result at the end of ten years would.* you bought the farm it would be paid for in full with $1110.00 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 $17i>s.un i n l you would own nothing. The above figures seem to be indisputable We will also sell large tracts of land, from 1,C00 to 10,000 acres i| or unimproved on Liberal Terms, for colonizing purposes, lint will I ticipate in any colonizing organization or plan. Also will sell fifty ed City Lots in the city of Bainbridge on six years time. One sixth cl the balance in five equal annual installments with interest from dated B. B. BOWER, Sr., Presidenl Bainbridge, Georgia. ters,—Exchange. For Rent at Lanark A nice screened cottage with beds, stove, etc. Ten dollars per week. Write Mrs. F. S. Shingler, Donalsonviile, Ga. Pahn Beach Suits Cleaned 35c See me and get a monthly rate. Julian Hodges. Phone 373. the other part of the state think. The idea among the north Georgia bunch seems to be that South Georgia only serves the purpose of paying taxes and of voting for North Georgia candi dates and appropriations. We will see what we shall see on this business yet. Hat Gleaning done by experts give us a trial. Julian Hodges. 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 ©r short, stout or thin. Step in and let us show y©u our line. The largest and best in Bainbridge. Geo. H. Fields "THE FASHIONABLE HABER©ASHER” BAINBRIDGE. GEORGIA. 91001 S ( UOSUlIOf .HZ mm: p«* ~ K1 - •iLSs •Etna: nuan dpo Jtreir, aq x 3^ j[amb £5ClCll«l-0 Wjj -scuaS Zq pasture tuv spioy peg pug ' 7V * , k_/ J Subscribe for the Post-Search Light,