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THE
POST-SEARCH LIGHT
BA1NBRIDGE, GA.
WBIASHED EVERY THURSDAY
28 Troup Street
E. H. GRIFFIN
Editor and Proprietor
Entered at the postoffice at Bain-
Bridgr. Oa., as second class matter
uaoAer Art of March 3, 1879.
The famous of 1920 will be the un- ( It is all rigi# for you to .«ee blue
, moi i rp r l* am! elephants and yellow tigers in your
known of 1921 unless Ty Cobb and » t .. .. „ ve W p ar i n <r
, room, but, Bud, if tne> « ue wearing
Babe Ruth repeat. They are about ^ K i aRacs an d coats of mail, you bet-
the only guys that seem able to do ^ tcr get a doctor at once, says an ex-
that. Watch them and you will see. change. That boy has “sho” been
up against that potash liquor, or he
would not be able to expound so
truthfully.
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SUBSCRIPTION KATES
«NK YEAH
SIV MONTHS
Keeping everlastingly at it brings
success, but a fellow has to be etern
ally on the job to beep some CUSS
from reaching in and grabbing it
away from him.
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The yeggmen in Atlanta seem to be
haying a good time raking in the
shekels from the holiday trade. But.i
after all, they are only keeping stei
with the balance of that Atlanta
$1.501 gang.
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rHE. AMi.RK AN PRESS ASSOCIATION I
Such is a relief! 1921 looks just
like any other year.
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Wealth seldom comes unbidden. It
rloii’t gel a chalice.
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This would he a bleak and dreary
world if we had no fools to tell us
of their wisdom.
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Most great men have very little,
to say. That’s one reason why they
are considered great.
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Yes, there are plenty of really good
people left in the world. And most
«uf them get left.
Some people often wonder why they
are likened to h dog’s tail. But oth
era know.
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There's a heap of fun in editing a
country paper, hut we never liav
timr in enjoy it.
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The greatest truths often spring
from the lips of little children. They
•kn not know any better.
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If we could see ourselves as others
•.sec us most of us would prefer to
hook at something else.
Ilire.m says that the reason that
Cupid made so many bad shots was
that while he aimed at the heart,
he looked at the hosiery and darned
if we don’t think the fellow is about
right.
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Judge Gary, head of the United
States Steel corporation, the greatest
business concern in the world, says
we have a long period of wonderful
prosperity ahead of us. Bully! Let’s
catch yp with it.
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In former days we used to take
some of the lurid stories in the big
city dailies with a grain of salt, hut
of late we have discontinued the hab
it. The salt bill mounts up too rapid
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Mr. Bryan calls on Mr. Harding at
Marion and hob-nobs with that gent
in line shape. We would not bet a
dime that Mr, Bryan did not call on
or see Mr. Hays before the election
perhaps more than once. Darn him.
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Oh, yep, the farmer gets about
$9 per hundred for his “hawgs” when
he brings them to town, but Hiram,
you still pay that same old price for
that little hunk of hawg meat that
you had for breakfast. Isn't that
awful, bud.
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Recall the fact this year that the
corporations have been gutted for the
past three and don't be too wild with
your ideas as to them. If something
is not done, there will not be a rail
road spike driven in a new piece of
road in 1921.
Well, women will pay street tax,
poll tax and road tax this year and
with their contribution-^ to help out
along this line, we ought to reap a
real good bit of money for public im
provements. The worst part of it
is too, that the women will have to
give their real age when they register
because one would feel badly if her
vote was challenged on the grounds
that she gave the wrong age.
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The government has played a mis-
.ruble part towards its own citizens
und their inclination to help the poor
of foreign countries by making an ex
change profit off of what they would
send to the poor of France and Bel-
guim by mail. They sent Ponzi up
for about as near the same thing as
possible. Any government that will
profit off a charitable inclination of
its people needs a chance in depart
ment heads.
And still, our gunmen of today-
serve at least one good purpose. They
are. so numerous no foreign country
would have the temerity to tackle us.
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Begin the New Year right. That’s
the advice that we ali get, but the
guy that gives it merely wants us to
follow his suggestion. Maybe if we
told him how we would like to begin
it he would be shocked. As for us,
we would like to hunch off the New
Year with an egg nog, about a dish
pan full made out of fresh country
eggs and rye. But every fellow can
start her off as he wants to, say we.
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In dealing with public service corp
orations and other corporations, we
hear a great deal about^the “right of
the people,” but you never hear a
guy say anything about the rights of
the corporations. Surely the people
owe those men something that com
bined their capital and made trans
portation possible in barren places.
Towns and cities owe traction lines
something. They ought to bear in
mind ^mt rates for all those things
are fixed by the people and through
their representatives. The people
then should not lose sight of the fact
that they owe them a just return for
their money.
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President-Elect Harding is not go
ing to appoint any regular office-
seekers to jobs. Oh, no. The poli
ticians of the Republican party did
not win that victory and they are not
going to dish out that pie. Of course
not! It is all to be handled in a pa
triotic and businesslike way. Oh, how
sweet all that looks on paper. When
all this is done in this grand way,
Jaybirds will have ear-bobs made out
f elephant snouts.
Friends are like dollars—when you
need them most they are hardest to
Bial.
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The guy in Jacksonville that ob
jected to the Germans being called
Huns in a -newspaper must have got
his dope mixed and thought that til
recent election had something to do
with the feelings of the average
American citizen.
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Some people wag their tongues so
rapidly their brains are unable to
keep up. But not you.
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l#t us all be thankful that we have
had no flu this year and make it out
s» tpmd year and go on with it.
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Br of good cheer in this new year,
Brother. There is incalculable riches
jalmd of us—when we get to heaven.
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Won't be downhearted at the begin-
eong of this glorious year. All things
.gomr to him who waits—even death.
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No, we have no intention of con
torting a straw vote to determine the
txmagli-sl man in town. They arc all
&no modest to vote.
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When n fellow' becomes convinced
that he is a great man it is a sure
isign that his foot is beginning to
sslip.
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Woman is the brightest jewel in
Xhe cream of man—or at least she
-was before she commenced to vote.
Now -she owns the crown.
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The principal difference between
“"Immigration” and “emigration" is
the fart that since the war it has all
Been immigration.
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Here’s hoping you all meet with un
bounded success the present year.
And don’t forget to meet us after it
eomes your way.
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As president of Mexico General
Ylbregon is making a great record. He
hasn't “sassed” the United States
•wnre since he assumed office.
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Is is not a nice job to have an old
dun flint die in your neighborhood
that never took your paper, gave you
■ ten rents worth of patronage, and
then have to sit down and write a lot
s.T niev things about him when you
know when you are writing, that said
whin flint is shaking hands with old
J»«V.
Our dear friends of the big city
press have been caught napping at
las.- They have neglected to regal
us with the information that the
Hardings will reside in the White
House after the Senator takes the
oath of office.
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The fellows that harkened unto the
advice when cotton was selling for
two bits to hold for better prices wish
now that they had sold and with that
2-bit piece to buy they could have
gone some during this day of sales
and sales.
WATSON TO THE RESCUE
Thomas E. Watson, the new United
States Senator from Georgia, is to
introduce a bill in the Senate making
liberty bonds legal tender. This
ould put them on a par with the
National currency and restore them
at least par value.
If Oie Government ever hopes to
sell another bond in this country in
ime of emergency it will do well to
protect the bondholders now.
It requires simply an act of Con-
ess to make every one of these
bonds legal tender. That would re
quire every person to accept them in
ayment of obligations just the same
currency.
They would possess an added ad-
antage over currency in that they
would be drawing interest where cur
rency does not.
They would become a possession of
value even to the small invester,
whereas now they are but a despised
and depreciating drug in the mar
ket.
Its clearly up to our Uncle Sam
uel, so shrewd in many things, but
so blind in this, for some of these
days he may need the wherewithnll to
again patch his pants.
And the dear and confiding public
has a disagreeable habit of remember
ing disagreeable things.
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The attorney general says that you
can make eider as it is soft when it
is made and if it gets hard, that is the
work of nature. Gee, but nature is
going to get some assistance now as
sure ns you live. Even potash lui
been known to aid nature a little
along this way.
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Marion Jackson seems to be trying
to hoist another ism on the peopl
Georgia. Gosh, we have enough with
out any of that Municipal League
dope, he is giving us. We ha\
railroad commission to govern pub
lie utilities, and they are elected by
the people and any <lnrn fool know
that another commission would only
draw salaries and that is all.
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Brother, sit steady in the boat
Don’t rock it, but work and not wor
ry. We owe ’em all too, and we are
going to pay ’em if we can, but w
don’t intend to yell. If a guy gets to
be so important that he can’t wait
and give us a show, we will slap him
on the wrists and make him wait
anyway.
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Seantor Thomas wants to ' gtv
Colombia 25 million dollars, other
senators want to give the unwounded
soldier 2 billions, but it seems that
there is no one of them that wants to
let the south have any money to fi
nance things with. It is a darn funny
PUHNSKILL FURNITURE DO.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER
Calls Answered Day or Night.
Out-of-Town Calls Attended to Promptly.
Parker-McCaskill Furniture Company
Night Phone 413. Day Phone 229. Night Phone 329-W
Occasionally we get romped on by
some person because a gucsUof theirs
is left out of the paper. We are
charged with pety favoritism, then
this occurs very often. The ones that
do that don’t seem to think they
ought to take the trouble to let us
know about their visitor, that they
owe the visitor that much courtesy,
but they don’t. When your guest is
omitted there is not a soul at fault
but you and quit trying to put it on
us. We have a phone for your con
venience und if you don’t extend your
part of the courtesy, we can’t extend
ours. We don’t use our . social col
umns to show our likes and dislikes
of people and never was that small..
Every time this happens just see if
you have done anything towards get
ting the item to the paper yourself
before you kick on it or intimate that
we show folks courtesies that we don’t
extend to you. We don’t keep up
with your visitors, that is your busi
ness ,and if you let us know, we are
glad to get it.
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When you have to buy a Bat
tery, demand the best—“Presto-
lite.” Rich Auto Supply Co.
Wood-Cash on Delivery
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We are glad to supply our customers with wood, but
they must pay the driver when the wood is delivered. We
can not charge it. We must insist o nthis, as we can not
afford to hire a man to collect it. r
Load Hogs on Thursday
I will loadj^togs every Thursday, and if you have any
for sale, bring them along, I will pay you the largest price
fo rthem.
Transfer and Heavy Hauling
is our long-suit and our phone number is 305. Talk a little
business with us.
TRUCK FOR LONG AND SHORT TRIPS
G. A. PERKINS
N. West St. Phone 305 Hainbridge, Ga.
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PROSPERITY AHEAD
There is much comfort to be had
from the statement recently of
Judge F.lbert H. Gary, head of the
United States Steel Corporation, the
greatest business concern the world
has ever produced.
Judge Gary says a long period of
wonderful prosperity is just ahead of
the people of the United States.
When Judge Gary opens his mouth
is in the habit of saying something,
and lie never says a thing unless he
knows what he is talking about.
He has been a wise prophet in the
past, because he possesses the ability
to read conditions and possibilities
ns they are.
There is no reason why his proph
esy should not he one of wisdom in
this ease, because there is no rea
son why we should not prosper and
every reason why we should.
T.anks and financiers generally state
that we have passed through our
worst period of depression and are
now on the up grade. Only the rank
est kind of pessimism can hold us
back.
And who wants to be a pessimist
when ever human instinct spurs us on
to optimism?
Let’s demonstrate our faith in the
return of prosperity by recognizing
the fact that it is here and by doing
our share toward its maintenance in
this community.
Let the watchword be production,
wisdom in spending, and the employ
ment of a systematic course of sav
ing.
A proportionate amount of the
prosperity of the country belongs
A LITTLE BEADY MONEY
has often been the means of helping
men and women in all walks of life
to answer promptly when oppor
tunity came tapping at their doors
with visions of biggerthings ahead.
Among this bank’s patrons are
many who are saving steadily so
as to be prepared when opportunity
next comes their way.
Our officers invite you to come and
save with us. Our Certificates of
Deposit can be purchased in any
convenient amount trom $5.00 up
wards.
The Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Successors to The
Bainbridge,
Successors to The Citizens Banj^
Georgia
H. 6. EHRLICH, President
MAX KW1LECKI, Vice-President
H. L. CANS, Vice-President
E. F. VICKERS, Cashier
law that will permit us to loan bil-.to the people of this community,
lions to England and France and not | • Let’s get all we can and keep all
loan a part cf our own country some we get.
money. Doggone if we can under- j Other communities will be doing
stand it. I the same.
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