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THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
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POST-SEARCH LIGHT
BAINBRIDGE. GA.
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E. H. GRIFFIN
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TEI.EPHONE 239
It is har dfor the boys to pass an
income tax bill without any limit on
it, and it will never pass in that
■shape. Mark the prediction.
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The fall season will soon open up
. and we must have a bit of business
-start on. The man that does not
.advertise now will surely get lost in
'die shuffle.
Tiu 1 wise guy can sit down at home
.and say what the other fellow ought
•«« have done, for he is never anxious
■enough to help do it. Criticism with
r»ul. suggestion is silly.
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For the first time in many years
one could not get the money on a
Decatur county warrant. The costs
of the courts, general running ex
pense and the shortage of money and
inability to borrow as usual this time
of the year has brought this condi
tion about. There never has been
a time when money was as tight as it
is now. There is nothing doing in
the way of borrowing at all, now, it
seems.
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It does look like in this crucial
state of affairs that the Atlanta Geor
gian could find more work to do for
the welfare of the state than to try
to bull whip one of the committees,
that would not do its bidding and the
bidding of a Canadian Corporation
through them and Marion Jackson,
Georgia is tired of this paper trying
to graft for outsiders but she can
expect no better as they are outsiders
themselves and have no interest in
Georgia, other traditions, other than
to tear them down.
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Of all the didiculous and silly things
we ever heard of, was Marion Jack-
son and Jim Key Interested in the
farmers wives and the wives of the
working men. If these good sisters
wait on this pair for anything in
their behalf, they will wait until old
Noah floats another ark. Neither of
these birds would give a dime to help
a poor man’s wife feed a starving
kid, and they will not be able to fool
anyone into thinking. There is noth
ing in common between them and the
poor folks. Only they would like to
use them to hoist a graft right at
this time for a bunch of Canadians.
This paper has a lot outstanding
and unpaid advertiseing and job work
accounts, that wc want to ask our
friends to let us have. You know
that you can not operate a paper on
air and promises. Printers want to
cat and editors can't go naked down
the streets, it is against the law and
don't look good nowhow. We have
been very patient and have not pushed
our friends thinking that they would
come across but the less we say the
less we get, so we must insist on a
It is amusing to watch the hypoc-
riny of some folks. They will abuse j few collections, just to keep the, wolf
bluffed a little. Just a little brethren
THE PENALTY OF HUMOR JEFFERSON’S HOME FOR SALE
When the time came for the people \ Monticello, the home of Thomas
• fthe thirteen colonies to proclaim t i Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Va.,
the world that they were free, and | has been placed on the market for
that they held themselves absolved-ale by Mr. J. M. Levy, who has been
frtim all alltegiance to the Briti-h j its owner for many years. In taking
crown, and that all political connec-1 this step, Mr. Levy does not say that
tion between them and Great Brtiain j he will sell to the first bidder who
; totally dissolved, a committee of I happens to come along with a fat
the Continnental Congress was ap- purse, but must be “able and worthy”
pointed to draw up a declaration of in-1 to become the owner of such a shrine
dependence. The members of thi- j so dear to the hearts of all Americans,
committee were Benjamin Franklin. Fot many years there have been
of Pennsylvania; John Adams, ofl-poradic efforts, principally on the
The proposition to tax Grand Opera
is a good one and ought to be carried
out. It is not an occasion of artistic
glory but a festival of extravagance
and high living that ought to get bit County of Decatur and the'stat I
into pieces. A lot of high priced Georgia, in which district a local',!, J
dagos singing for the glory of a few p 0S es, W that mg levied for school p ur . |
NOTICE OF ELECTION
BE IT RESOLVED, bv th» i , I
Board of Trustees of the Pine tSl
Consolidated^ School District 0 f at 1
right rich folks and a lot of idiots W HEKEAS, a petition si™ a
that don’t know any better than to 0 ne fourth of the registered ■
WHEREAS,
;he registered qualified I
mimic the right rich ones . If Atlanta voters of said district havin', -
is able to pull this full dress stunt field with said board of trustees ask k
with all its trappings and draw all uXrmiifi™ purpos<> «f|
and curse another man for whnt they
tin- Ihomjolvos. And yet a public
man i* expected to take notice of such
vi Hpirit.
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Floyd county is the most ably rep-
iwaaented county in Georgia, in the
present legislature. With Harper
Hamilton and John Camp Davis on
t.hr job she is in good hands. Ex
penanced, able and capable these two
i»en look well after Floyd’s affairs.
tleorgia may feel free for awhile
now. The legislature is drawing to
j* close and there has been nothing
• Instil- put on the people. This legis
lature may he called a slow one, but
it is indeed a clean one and not a
jp>». or little of uncleanliness has been
-Jiown at all.
not a great deal will come in very
handy. • ... „ , „ .
' If the Atlanta Georgian and Marion
Jackson really wanted the water
paarcr bills to puss they ought to op
pose them. At any time this bunch
of twrd* oppose anything everybody
favwrs it and when they advocate
anything everybody knows it is a fake
t or a graft.
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Thu 'best thing to do about the dip-
(mkr business, it seems, is to dip and
to "wind up as quickly as possible,
it is n law that we never favored
isui never voted for. But it is here,
•timjl the best way to get rid of it is
hi try to get through with it as quick
er as possible.
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The Capitol Removal matter will
kaave to be settled by the people and
A will never down until they pass
ran it .Atlanta is not the right place
•>w fthe eapitol of the state for many
reasons. The city is controlled by
ska nun-tax paying element and
wary daily life conflicts with the tra-
■fiUrm.s of the state. The sooner the
-mailer goes before the people the bet
ter off Atlanta will be. Atlanta nor
Atlanta people are in accord with the
■balance of the state. Atlanta has
■JCoac off after strange gods and no
Sanger represents our idea of a eapitol
at all.
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It may be a laughing matter to
.same of the folks about this dipping
taasiness and it may be a good thing,
'«bat darned if there is any fun in
•-basing Sukey down the road about
tAm miles every fourteen days just
Air the fun of the thing. No wonder
•so niuny farmers kick on the thing
The state and Federal government
cry to put so dam much on him. The
'latest from the Federal government
.v» a demand to know all about a fel
lows private indebtedness. Things
can be overdone. It may be wrong
to hick but when the inconvenience
** on you, you will do so in spite of
fc»r mischief.
The people of Georgiu do not sub
scribe to the policy of the Atlanta
Georgian that the Legislature is only
honest when it does the bidding of
the Georgian and dishonest when they
don’t accept dictation. A comical
thing appeared in Friday's Georgian
on the editorial page. One side
of the page was a caustic attack on
the integrity of the Assembly be
cause they would not pass the water
power bills and on the same page was
very complimentary reference to
them, in asking them to save their
Grand Opera for Atlanta. Jim Nevin
wrote the gentlemanly reference to
the Legislature and Maryon Jackson
wrote the insinuntive attack on the
House committee. The difference is
plain brether, very plain.
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Tax Grand Opera, why of course.
It ought to be done. Who is fool
enough to think that these high priced
dagos are singing for the edification
of our people or to improve our musi
cal ear. They are after the coin and
nothing else. You tax a poor little
old picture show to death and then
want to keep your profane hands off
of Atlanta’s rich monkeys, that arc
trying to parrot New York. You tax
the picture show for the poor devil
and you should hit the play thing of
the rich man. Aside from that a
tot of poor boobs all over the state
that don't know a musical note from
a wagon tongue run into Atlanta, and
pour their money into the rich man’s
lap. Tax it, sure, tax the guts out
of it; then put the tax money in free
school books.
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The government is now sending out
inquiries as to whether your home is
mortgaged or not and for how much
and to whom. What we rise to ask, is
what the devil the government has to
do with such stuff and is it any of
their business? Who do they gather
this information for a -high price ex
cept for the money changers? The
next go-round they will want to know
what was the color of your grand
mother’s hair and eyes. The dum
fools expect busy men to take time
to answer such fool questions that
they have no right to ask. Just as
well ask whether a guy’s wife wears
garters or twists her stockings at
the top. It is high time that all
such rot was stopped, and the money
wasted to give folks work in such
queries be saved to the people. What
does the government want to know
why your home is mortgaged for?
Just to give the information to money
changers because you homPp mfw
changers, because you know darn well
they are not going to hetp you pay
that mortgage
Massachusetts; Roger Sherman, of
Connecticut; Robert R. Livingston, of
New York, and Thomas Jefferson of
Virginia. Why was it that their col-
loagues committed the writing of the
Declaration of Independence to
Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, and
not to Benjamin Franklin. The Vir
ginian was not the most prominent
man, even of hih own section, and al
though his reputation could not fairly
be termed local, it was but little more,
while the name of the Pennsylvanian
was well known throughout the whole
civilized world. Franklin was not
only the foremost citizen of Philadel
phia, where the Congress was sitting,
he was the most experienced publicist
and the most acomplished man of let
ters in all the thirteen colonies; and
he was especially well equipped for
the drawing up of an appeal to Eu
rope, as he had but just returned
from London, where he had been
pleading the cause of his countrymen
with indomitable courage and indis
putable skill. Yet Franklin was not
asked to write the Declaration of In
dependence; and although he and
Adams made a few verbal amend
ments, the credit of that great state
paper belong to Jefferson. And why
was it that this responsibility was
placed on Jefferson and not on Frank
lin?
I think the explanation lies in the
fact that Franklin was a humorist.
Not only was Franklin’s sturdy com-
hion-sense felt to be too plain a
homespun for wear in the courts of
Europe, when the thought needed to
be attired in all the lofty rhetoric
that the most fervid enthusiasm could
produce, but also, I fear me greatly
his colleagues were afraid that Frank
lin would have his joke. t would
be a good joke, no doubt—probably a
very good joke; but the very best
jokes would not be in keeping with
the stately occasion. They were acute,
those leaders of the Continental Con
gress, and they knew that every man
has the defects of his qualities, and
that a humorist is likely to be lacking
in reverence, and that the writer of
the Declaration of Independence had
a theme which demanded the most rev-
rential treatment.
So it was that Benjamin Franklin
had to pay the penalty of humor in
the last century, just as Abraham
Lincoln had to pay it in this century
Because Lincoln was swift to seize
upon an incongruity, and because he
sought relief for his abiding melan
choly in playfulness, there were not
a few who refused to take him seri
ously. Even after his death there
were honest folks who held the
shrewdest and loftiest of our states
man to have been little better than
a buffoon. Of the three greatest
Americans, Franklin, Washington,
Lincoln, two were humorists; and it
is perhaps his deficiency of humor
which makes Washington seem more
remote from us and less friendly
than either of the others.—Branden
Matthews.
part of devoted women, to raise money
enough to buy this magnificient es
tate, but the efforts have not met
with success. .
Occasionally there has been some
ill-advised criticism of Mr. Levy, be
cause he does not donate the place,
to the United States government it
self. He values the place at $10,000.-
00 and announces that he will sell it to
the government for half that price,
on the theory, of course, that, will be
maintained as a place of pious pil
grimage for Americans and lovers of
liberty from all over the world.
It is hoped that both Mt. Vernon
and Monticello will be bought by the
government before it is too late, but
at all events it is hoped that the seat
of Jefferson will be bought under cir
cumstances which will permit the
American people to enjoy it as easily
as they enjoy the seat of Washington.
The income tax proposition without
a limit does not seem to suit the folks
through this section but something
has got to be done and the men that
have better ideas should offer them to
the governor and give him the bene
fit of their ideas though, rather than
their criticisms, after something
done and SOMETHING MUST BE
DONE.
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It is a well know fact that since the
legislature has been in session that
Marion Jackson has been writing the
editorials for the Georgian. They
may deny this, but they are liars
when they do, for any man in the
House knows Marion’s style so well
they can but recognize Esau in the
editorial role . The Canadian CORP
ORATION that hired Jackson and
the Georgian to put this graft on
Georgia are not getting their money’s
worth. Will they deny that they are
being used by a Canadian Corpora
tion in this thing? If they do they
better stop the mouth of one of their
boosters.
Why should a Canadian Corporation
want to meddle in Georgia Legisla
tion and a New York paper try to
aid them to put over their grafts ? Is
not the Georgian in the service of
both of them? If they are not they
should hush certain officials.
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NOTICE—All repair work is
strictly cash. No exceptions to
any one. E. R. Meddock.
determining whether or rmt „ , .
the others of that kind in the state shall be issued for the purpos 0 ^!
along with them let ’em pay taxes building and equipping a school houul
on it, and pay it well. If the money or houses, for said district in the tobil
spent for Grand Opera was spent on Dollars- wenty Thousand ($20,000)1
school books it would be of some real BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVEll
benefit. It does not benefit one single that an election be held at the q “I
rock bottom cracker in the state for House in said district at Lynn Statiorl
the dagos to sing to them by the car 9 a f > , re '?’ on the 6th day of Septembe'l
loads. Tax it and tax it hard. NOT auestionwhether of
A SINGU7 DAGO comes here to sing mg to the total principal" sumrf
for our glory, but merely for the kale Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollil
and the threat that such a tax would shall be authorized and issued by si
kill grand opera is all buncombe, but buMing'and equipping sKThom
would be a good thing after alL j or houses in said school district s .
bonds to be twenty (20) in number 31
Dodson’s Liver Tone lii3 h ;r?r.Sr.«t “I'd, T ,rf
Kills Calomel Sale
_ ,. . . 77 , ,, ' 1927, and one each of the rcmaindil
Don’t sicken or salivate yourself or ; of said bonds shall become du ™ n *l
paralyze your sensitive liver by tak- after and payable on the 1st dayJ
ing calomel which is quicksilver. Your January, each and every year thin-l
dealer sells each bottle of pleasant, a 7t er until all of said bonds shah
, , „t, , , T . _ „ i come due and payable; said bo
harmless “Dodson’s Liver Tone” un- sball bear interest fro „; date ™
der an ironclad, money-back guaran-: rate of 6 per cent, per annum
tee that it regulates the liver, stomach the interest on all of said bonds
and bowels better than calomel with- ma ' n ‘ n S unpaid shall be due and p
. .. -ns . . able annually on the 1st day of Jai
out making you sick 15 million hot- arv j n eacb year after that date
ties sold. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE!
that notice of said election so ni
CITATION—Administration i called to be held on said date be giv.
Georgia, Decatur County. f. 09tin * * ,? op y of th . esa Tj>olutio.
To All Whom it Mav Concern: I® 1 three Public places in said disl
John R. Wilson, Co-Administrator, .. a . perlo j? ‘. en days jprevmiiL
having in proper form applied to me said date of election and be publish
for Permanent Letters of Administra- [ or f^ur weeks preceeding said el?
tion on the estate of Arice Cook, late J. 10 }} m , ., Bainbridge Post-Seard
of said county, this is to cite all and llp; bt of said county
singular the creditors and next of kin , B V; FURTHER BESOLY
of Arice Cook to be and appear at my tr a ^,i Sal i ^’^lon he held by
office within the time allowed by law,' ( op Trustees or a majority j
and show cause, if any they can, why v? em . - ? r hy three free holders of i
permanent administration should not district, and the ballots used in i
be granted to John R. Wilson on Arice e ! e< ' l V° 1 n )e j! 0 P r, uted that each votJ
rwr odato shall have the option of voting “Fl
SCHOOL HOUSE BONDS"
Cook estate
Witness my hand and official signa
ture ,this 5th day of July, 1921.
T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary.
CITATION—Year’s Support
Georgia, Decatur County.
To All Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the ap
praisers appointed to set apart and ” d SchooT^District,"'whiTshali'
assign a year’s support to Bessie R. tbe regu it s .
“AGAINST SCHOOL HOUSl
BONDS,” and that none but the req
tered qualified voters of said seho
district shall be permitted to
said election, and that the ballots t
and the voting be lodged with and t
returns thereof made to said Boi
of Trustess said Pine Hill Consolidi
declil
This July 30, 1921.
T. E. RICH, Chairman.!
W. N. McDONALD, Secretary.!
Belcher, the widow of Ralph R. Belch
er, deceased, have filed their award,
an dunless good and sufficient cause
is shown, the same will be made the
judgment of the Court at the August, Ynnr Healer ha«s a Heliriffl
Term, 1921, of the Court of Ordinary.' u ... 3 , J? a
This July 5, 1921. . cold bottle of Cherry
T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary,
Blossoi
for you. Try a bottle.
Clayt Robson had a birthday party
a few nights ago and quite a lot of
his friends were present. Clayt is
a peculiar character in this state and
one that hblds fast to his friends
Every little peanut politician or two-
fer reformer that tries to break into
notice, tries to do at Clayt’s expense.
BUT, the man holds to his friends
right on for the pure and simple rea
son that he is not a hypocrite and nev
er sails under false colors. Those
that know him best, trust him more,
and love him for his sineerety. Men
who have hurled anathemas at him
from the house tops are now in the
gutter and he goes on in the even
tenor of his way, making ,friends
right one. He has been abused but
never accused of treachery, cursed,
but never charged with going back on
a friend and a sight of the holier than
thou brethren might learn some good
lessons from him. He does not pre
tend to be other than what he is, what
ever may be your idea of him.
Let the kiddies drink all they
want. Bottled Cherry Blossoms.
Two Things Which
Make a Bank
Two things make a bank—Confidence
and Service. If all the banks in the
United States were to consolidate into
one gigantic bank, that great institu
tion would still require for its success
the confidence of the public.
We appreciate the confidence our cus
tomers repose in us and we endeavor
to repay that trust by showing them
true courtesy and giving constructive
service.
The Citizens Bank & Trust Company
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA
H. B. EHRLICH, President H. L CANS, Vice-President
MAX KWILECKI, Vice-President E. F. VICKERS, Cashier