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THE
POST-SEARCH LIGHT
PuOtlsHed Every Thureday at
Bainbridge, Georgia.
E. H. GRIFFIN
Editor and Proprietor
Entered m the l’ostofflcein Bain-
bri'lge, Oa., as second class mail
matter under Act of Congress
March 18th, 1897.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THU CTTV
OF BAINBRIDQK AND DECATUR
COUNTY.
Telephone No. 239
if you did not get the preacher
you wanted at the last shake up
just pour him back in the jug.
Seriously lady do that shop
ping this week for the holidays
as you will do every merchant a
favor when you do.
With Joe Brown preaching arid
Will Ainsworth politicing we are
having the reverse order of
things right along. •
They say that Cranberries are
the only thing that have not gone
up in the price this Xmas. How
about our old friend Dill Pickle?
Mr. Subscriber you can save
something by paying your sub
scription before January 1st if
you will just think of it.
Georgia has never seen a more
promising time in her history
and the fact is about to kill the
calamity howlers.
The jackals that are raising the
price of tood stuff just to get
abnormal profits ought to be
made to feel the straight jacket.
If you really wish to have a
good time Christmas, see how
many other folks you can give a
little holiday encouragement to.
The Monroe Advertiser is 63
years old and a lusty looking guy
at that ripe old age. One ot the
real good weeklies ot the state.
It is predicted that shoes will
go to *20 per pair before many
months. We know some folks
that, will have to stay home then
,cr go barefooted.
Teddy is not at all pleased with
the outcome of the election. Well
we are very sorry but we did not
intend to please the gentleman at
all, at all.
There seems to be a desire on
the parts of a number of our
folks to eat old possum instead
of turkey this Christmas as it
seems to be cheaper.
The way to a man’s heart may
be through his stomach but that
is certainly a poor route to his
pocket book if you will stop and
measure a little.
There has never been a better
time to show the editor courtesies
than when you are killing hogs.
The most seasonable time that
we know of Bub.
The girl that fails to take ad
vantage of Leap Year now will
have to' wait four more long
years and be shop worn a bit
when the next chance comes
around.
Well [we can use a few old
hams, chickens or turkeys, or
even a few old blue stem collards
in our list of Christmas gifts.
Have no hesitancy about sending
them.
i You hear of folks scrapping
about everything but going to
work. You never hear of such
intense desire on the part ot a
fellow looking for a job to lick
some one if he dont get it.
Just one more issue of this
paper and then Christmas. Have
you used your name this month?
We shut down a few days for
the holidays and would like to
use that old name of yours just
once.
“The Assyrian came down like
a wolf from the fold, his cohorts
all gleaming in purple and gold”
must have been a reference to
the boll weevil to hear some of
the boys use him now when that
old note falls due.
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The turkey situation has help
ed the market men. Very few can
cough up the price of Sir Gobbler
now and get by comfortably. He
is a great institution but his
price is working him harm, or
good whichever is his viewpoint.
They say that if you mention
peanuts in Richland you will get
took out immediately to the
nearest limb and hung higher
than Hamaan. The town has
just fallen for the smooth tongued
immigration agent.
Most of the preachers are get
ting ready now to get in their
new homes for the holidays.
Rather hard on a fellow to have
to go to a new town and make
new friends in this season of the
year.
Judge Hill does not want to
try any more cases as “atwixt
labor and Street car lines” and
we dont blame him. It is not a
question of law either way but
which side can get the most
sympathisers on the jury.
Just 11 more days until Christ
mas and that turkey has not
come yet. We are going to tell
the truth about the looks of the
next couple that marries as sure
as shooting if that fowl is not
forthcoming pretty scon.
Is it against the law to shoot
one of these fellows that meets
you at night witn all his auto
lights on and blinds you so you
cant see? It must be just because
folks have’nt the time and it
cost four dollars to bury one of
them.
The pea-nut politician has been
pretty successful in a way. In
preventing others from doing
many things of use and now we
will wager that that the pea-nut
farmer will be successful in
making them do the things that
the other one prevented them
from doing.
Macon has opened up that new
Million Dollar Station. When
will Savannah open that Altam-
aha Bridge. They can well expect
the little close in to help build
that bridge because it will cut
the little town’s retail trade and
carry it to Savannah hence their
being luke warm to the proposi
tion.
The Macon News had an article
on their school situation several
days ago and we had 31 letters
with th : s article enclosed in it
asking us to reproduce it. A
singular thing that this many
citizens would send the same
article to us for publication.
What is it all about? Since it
has got so close home.
If the negroes keep going to
the north cotton will bring 50
cents per pound next fall as they
make fully either as laborers or
farmers 00 per cent of the cot
ton. The big day for the small
white farmers that do their own
work is dawning in this country
sure. A big day too for negro
farmer that stays here is at hand
1 also.
The Post Searchlight wishes
everybody a happy and enjoyable
Christmas and we feel that there
is plenty of cause for enjoyment
on the parts of the people. While
the high prices have been em-
barassing to some our farmers
can sell anything they have to
the very best advantage.
Our people will attend a theatre
and when a piece of music or a
song that pleases them is sung
or played they applaud those
rendering the treat but on the
parts of the band we never hear
anything like that. Is it because
it is tree or because the boys
dont deserve it?
Fellow blew an old cow-horn a
few nights ago calling to his fox
hounds and it was a sight to see
some of the old citizens straigh
ten up and look like they had
heard an old familair tune. The
music of the fox-hounds is the
only thing that has a nigger
band beat for music on earth.
You can hear the deep mouthed
bay of old Spot with every gentle
wind that blow trom that direc--
tion. “Close on the hounds the
hunter came to cheer them on
the vanished game”. Hand over
the jug Bud.
Do you know what a human
Jackass is? It is a fellow that
waits until he sees a crowd
bunched in the streets listening
to a band, watching a parade or
hearing a speech and then bursts
through them with an automo
bile. There are several around
Bainbridge and some day some
good man is going to loose his
temper and dragged one of these
jackasses out of a car and beat
him up to the edification of the
crowd that will be with the
beater in heart and spirit if no
other way.
George Griffin, aged around 76
an old Confederate marshaling
his dogs for a fox chase is a
sight to lend inspiration to any
young man. Watched him the
other night and could not tell
which was the keenest for the
chase he or the pack. The
minute that Spot hits the trail
he sheds those year like a man
peeling off a shirt. Leaving one
arm on the battle field of Olustee,
he has cheered many less un
lucky than he with his naive wit
all these years. Straight as an
Indian he is a splendid example
of the result of the military train
ing of the Rebel Soldier, the
greatest that the world ever
saw.
Sister Longstreet is asking the
Press of the state to agitate a
matter that will give her a job
that “she is as well qualified to
fill as any one” to use her lan
guage. We think Sis has been
given enough as her only claim
Jo fame was to marry an old
worn out Coufederate General to
get the benefit of his illustrious
name. A benefit that she has
worked for all it is worth and
not hestitacing to place that name
at the service of the enemies of
the state when she gadding over
the country making Roosevelt
speeches. We are loath to give
Sis Helen any more free stuff to
aid her in getting a job.
Several of the ladies of the
city misconstrued our references
to charity riding the press in last
week’s paper. We had no re
ference to the little local church
notices, bazzar notices or any
other local charity where the
officers work free. In all local
charities where those concerned
are donating their services free
and without hope of gain we are
glad to meet them half way and
give their notices and etc publi
city but when it comes to three
and four columns discourses by
salaried official at the expense of
the press we halt right there. A
A church, An Aid Society notice,
an Eworth league notice or
something of that nature is legiti
mate news but when the officers
of an associated charity that
draws a big salary asks us to
give him free space we just will
not do it.
JULIA GIFFORD
In “Sweethearts” at Callahan
Theatre, Wednesday, Dec. 20;
Company of 60 People.
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