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. ! A 4 rifFin VOLUME I? MMO ia& FAIl'fLESS FAMM Hill II ‘■I have used Simmons having Liver made Reg¬ ulator for many years, it my only Family Medicine. My mother "o before me good was very reliable partial it. It is a safe, and medicine for auy disorder of the system, and if used in time is a O ltEAT PREVENTIVE OF SICKNESS. I often recommend it to my friends •nul shall '■ontinue to do so. “Rev. James M. Rollins, ‘Pastor M. E. Church, So. Fairfield, V TIME AND DOCTORS’ BILLS SAV¬ ED by alvvayskeeping Sirrmons Liver Regulator in the house. •‘1 have found Simmons Liver Regulator the best family medicine I ever used for anything Indigestion, that may happen, li&vo us©il it ir* Colic, Diarrhoea, Biliousness, and f -d i to relieveinynediately. hearty if Af- m.tinv. a supper, on go ing to l‘ i, I take about a tr aspoon- fui, 1 i—ver feel the effects of Miprc ■ eaten. , “OVID G. SPARKS, “Ex-Mayor of Macon, Ga.” ().\L¥ GEXtnS has oar '■ Stamp in red on front of Wrapper. H. Zeiiin k Co., Philadelphia, Pa.. Soles ROPRIETOU 8 . Price $1.00 1 l ftSSIONAL DiRUCTORY Dft. JOHN L. GiAPLETON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. GRIFFIN, : : : : GEORGIA, Office— Front Room, up Stairs, News place Build iug Residence, at W. II. Baker on Poplar street. night. Prompt attention janSld&wtim given to calls, i ay or HENRY C. P£EPLES, A T T O It N E Y X 1 L A W IIAML'T ! i-icnciA. Practices, in ah i State and Federal Courts. cct!.U&wly JMO. J. HVSNT, A i i 0 E N E Y A T L A \V , Gltll'lIN, GEORGIA. Office, 81 Hill Street, Up Stair®, over J. II. >.V• :!e’s Clothing Store. ma:82JJ;wly I IMSMUKIS. ' . IT. COLLINS DiSMUKE & COLLINS, LAWYER'S, GRIFFIN, GA. < *■:, te.firt-.l room in Agricultural Bniiding ; -tairs. niarl-d&wtf TNQS. R. MILLS, 1’ T D R N E Y A T t> A W , GRITF.N, GA. Will practice in the state and Federal Courts. Office, over George A Hartnett’s e - er. uov2-tf. ox i>. srswir. sour. t. danibl STEWART & DANIEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will Over George & in Hartnett’s, the State Griffin, Federal Ga. practice and courts. ianl. C, S. WRiGH r, watchmaker and jeweler GRIFFIN, GA. liiii Street, Up Stairs overJ. H. White, Jr., & Co.’s. .T. P. NICHOLE. AGENT the Northwestern Mutual Life In¬ surance Company, Of Milwaukee, Wis. The most reliable Iu Ruranee Company in America, aug28cUy «J- 0- NEWTON, Mercantile Broker, GRIFFIN, : : GEORGIA. fan3d&wlm ,qew Advertisements \ GENTS WANTED to canvass'for AUver- X3 l tising Patronage. A small amount of "oikdone with tact and intellifienee may produce a considerable income. Age ts earn several single hundred dollars in commissions in a season ar.d incur no personal respousi Wily. Enquire at t ie nearest newspaper of- nee and learn that ours is the best known aiul best equipped establishment for placing advertisements in newspapers and conveying to advertisers the information which they ro quire in order to make their investments wise and profitably. Men of good address or women, if well informed and practical, may obtain authority to solicit advertising patronage Rowell for us. Apply by letter to Geo. P. At <jp., Newspaper Advertising Bu¬ reau, lo Spruce St., New York, and full par¬ ticulars will be sent by return mail. WE YOUR K Cive Them a Printing Press. All Sizes from $2 up Complete with Type. Send for Illustrated Prico List. JOHN S. HULIN, Agent for the Baltimore ]an25d&wwlm Printing Presses, No. 411 Broadway.N. Y GRIFFIN GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY A Japanese Family Tree. The skill of these people in tree culture is even more surprising than that shown in floriculture. The latte** is not so novel to the average American. lie has seen at home the little wild rose worked up into the huge and perfect jacqueminot. He has enjoyed the delicious odor of the rose peony transformed from the ranis smelling, old fashioned plant, and is ready to comprehend any monstrous metamorphosis among flowers. But wiien he sees here an old pine tree with gnarled and bent branches, its whole ap¬ pearance the exact counterpart of the ancient monarch of the mountain side.— when he sees this old looking, perfectly healthy and thrifty fir, 100, 200, and even 300 and 400 years old, growing in a flower pot four feet long, two feet wide and not two feet deep, ho hardly knows whether he be most interested in the skill evinced or amused by the grotesque- ness of the idea which suggested the thing. Such a tree as this I have seen. Its whole height was not five feet, and its gnarled branches did not cover an area of eight feet. I asked its age, and was answered 400 years. Near by were dozens of smaller ones in pottery vases, perfect in form—some round and bright as the denizens of the rich bottom land. Others, queer looking, odd old liliputians, that made one think he was viewing an old ancestor of centuries ago hanging from a rocky crag; that he was looking at it through the reversed lenses of a powerful field glass. I ask: “How old is that?’’ “It was planted by my father fifty- two years ago. ” “And that?” ‘ ‘My grandfather put it in the pot sev¬ enty years back. ” “And this other here that looks as if it had lieen watered from the fresh water tank iu Noah’s ark?” ‘ ‘Ah, that is a beauty—and is the prida of my garden. It was transplanted when no taller than my little finger by my great-great-great-great-grandfather near¬ ly 200 years ago. He spat upon its roots. He is a good god now, and his soul sits among its green branches every day and blesses his children. ” And the good man folded his hands and looked as if he felt that the spirit of his ancestor, now one of his household gods, heard his pious words. — Carter Harrison in Chicago Mail. The Multiplication of Bacteria* Dr. Prudden can teach a vast deal about bacteria in a very brief time. Bac¬ teria are minute vegetable organisms, some of which have been found to ac¬ company and produce certain common diseases. Under favorable conditions of nutriment and temperature they multiply with almost inconceivable rapidity, by the slight enlargement of the individual bacteria and their division across the middle into two. These again speedily mature and divide. It is estimated that under encouraging conditions a single bacterium can produce more than 16,- 000,000 counterparts in twenty-four hours! These bacilla, Dr. Prudden says, con¬ form in tlieir shapes to three general types, which may be designated the glob¬ ular, the corkscrew and the lead pencil, instead of bestowing complex technical names upon them. It is only the living bacteria that produce disease. A high degree of heat kills them, but they aro capable of resisting a considerable siege of cold. By far the larger number of bacteria are harmless, so far as is yet known: but h is now a clearly established fact that others, which can live in water as well as elsewhere, can and do produce deadly diseases and promote epidemics, and these flourish best in water that is polluted by sewage. Dr. Prudden lias frozen the typhoid fever bacilli for 103 days, and found that a formidable per¬ centage of them survived the ordeal.— New York World. ( «>st ot Bare Orchids. European flower collectors have visited all the countries in South America in search of rare, orchids, and during six months the present year $S,059 was paid for these curious plants in one town in Venezuela.—Chicago Times. Diamonds are found at present in live counties of California, as follows: Ama¬ dor, Butte, E! Dorado. Nevada and Trin¬ ity. « SYRUP ’/-A. - -V ,v J. ' Cures Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Croup, Asthma.Bioncliitis, Consumption Whoop¬ ing Cough, Incipient consumptive in and relieves persons advanced stages of the disease. For sale by all Druggists. Pike, 25 cts. « AT TTO\ !—The pesniae Dr.llBll'sCoasliSiriiP is sold only in irhite wreppen, | and bears onr wit: registered A Still’s tiiade Bead j marks, to in a Circle, a Ecd-Strip Can- i ticm-Lnbel, and the fac-slmile siynaturesof John W. Boll r «-50CI*^ and A.C.S 1 EYEK A CO.. «l»l«lmoro.Md..t.B.A..SoleProprietors. j STOP CHEWIS6 TOBACCO! I SMALL MANUFACTORIES. trim ijinm.r host skews for ITS PROSPERITY. A Wealih of Material aud Ample Itail« road Facilities for All Kinds of Manufacturing. T'he News was talking with Piesi dent Kincaid, of the Griffin Mills, ti e other day, when he Haiti: “Why don’t you advocate the **s tublisbing of mom nmonfsclnring en terprisch here?’' Just as if vvt had been doing anything else for the last six years. “That is the only thing that will build up the town,” continued Mr. Kincaid. “Situated between two cities like Atlanta and Macon, it is useless to think at present of doing much of a jobbing trade. “But there is no place better situa ted for manufacturing. With tim ber of all kinds on our rivers and bot toms, almost at our very door, any thing that is made of wood can be easily produced. “A one horse wagon that will sell for 8-45 can lie made for 827 at the outside. But instead of making them here, we buy them in Indiana and pay the freight on them. This is simply one illustration.” Iron can be brought here from Al abama as easily and cheaply as it is carried from Ohio to Indiana to he made into plows and other articles. Capt. Kincaid did not mention this, but continued: •“Possibly it might be argued that it takes capital to go into manufac luring, although really it takes very little to start many things with. But there are some branches that require almost no capital whatever, and abso lutely no ‘plant.’ Take the manufac ture ot shirts and drawers. The Griffin Mills make the very best kind of checks and drills for this purpose, and we would sell them to a manu facturer as cheap as he could buy them anywhere. Then all he would have to do would be to rent a cheap up stairs room somewhere—and there aro plenty to be had—get a half dozen sewing machines and go to work. They woulJ costas little to make them here as in Massachu setts or New York, and the demand is unlimited. “This would give employment to many needy women in the town, who could carry them home and make them, in fact, they could all ho made that way, without a machine in the establishment itself. “I would not sell them at retail, but to jobbers in as large lots as they could be supplied. The business would thus be managed with very little time and there would be no trouble in disposing of the goods.” “It seems strange to me,” said Captain Grantland, who was present, “that the negroes do not wear more of these goods. The) are the most durable and serviceable for the la borer, and would last four times as long as the second hand white shirts which they buy already worn out.” “Manufacturing,” continued Cap tain Kir eaid, “is the surest and best way of building up a town. The Griffin Mills alone have added four hundred to the population of Griffin. And tiiey are the best class of citi zens. They spend all they make and pay for what they get, because \ they have to. There ought to be f more of the same class here. ’ The News has Set the arove down ; because it is worthy of thought. It is true that manufacturing towns have tie most permanent and endur¬ ing prosperity because they depend themselves. People in the may go to other towns, but in a town must spend money iu the town. Trade becomes a thing lo be depend upon and is not fluctuating and unsatisfactory. The manufacturer himself, who makes a staple article of good quality in its grade, is much more enviable position than the merchant who knows not what a season may bring forth. Look at the Wolcott chair, a com noon but well made article, which without advertising or tarveling salesmen, is shipped all over the eouutrv, and the demand is always fester than tho capacity of the works. There is no dull season for the mann facturera of these chairs. The recent failures in Griffin teach a lesson which should bo lost only upon the foolish. For yens past there have been two many tnercan tile houses in Griffin for the trade and that trade, jast as ail over the country, is being cot into bv the small villages growiug up. Why not put some of this no profitable capital into mann factories? More money in proportion to the capital is generally made in sujall manufactories than in largo ones, and it is easy to strike ot.t without risking much. A BRILLIANT EVENT. Tin.- Grant land Club Reception Last Night. Tho Grantlnnd Club rooms last night were the scene of a second brilliant reception like the one that was so pleasantly spoken of and re metnbered last year. The recep tion rooms, with bright lights aud pretty costumes, were aglow with tho warm tints of beauty and the flash of chivalry, and musical with the echo of sparkling conversation and scintillant repartee. In the billiard room tie tables bed taken down and a first class Ethiopean orchestra made lively discourse for fleet footed dancers. A little after ten o’clock supper was served with a menu, composed of all the delicacies of the season, in large part prepaied by the kind hands of tho. lady friends of tho club; and an hour or so later the guests dispersed wishing long life to the GranthiDd Club. The following is a list of those present: Mr. D. -1. Bailey, Jr., and Miss Flora Jones, Mrs. Mary Fowler and Mrs. W. J. K ncaid. Mr. F G. Biiley and Miss Louise Wad Ml. Mr, II, C. Burr and Mrs. II. C. Bair, Mrs. C. (I Mills and Miss Theo Bu r. Dr. W. T Cite and Mrs. Cate. Mr. R. T lXmiel anil Miss Rosa Beck. Mr. B. R. F'l mister and Mis? Ruby Bacon. Mr. D. G - ; i and Miss Mary Grattan. Mr. N. Al. Col lens and Misses Chat tie Mitchell and Marie Hammond, Mr. A. Si Murray and Miss Hattie Kincaid. Mr. A. Randall and Mrs. Randall. Ml-. J. T. Stephenson and Misses Mollie White and Gussie Trammell. Mr. J. A. Stewart and Miss Annie Raudail. Mr. R.II. Taylor and Mr-. Taylor and Miss Susie Stewart. Mr. T. J. White and Mrs. J. B. Mills and Misses Emma and Maud Johnson. Mr. J. S. Brown and Mim ILr-ie Mills and Etta Meyers. Messrs. L. C.evelaud, R. F. Snick land and -T. M. Mills. “Fools.Hash Iu, IVhere Angel-. Fear To Tread.” So impetuous youth is often given tL foiley and indiscretions, aDd, as a result nervous, mental and organic debility follow, memory is impaired, self confi dence is lacking; at night bad dreams occur, prematuro old age seems setting in, ruin is in the track. In confidence, von can, and should write to Dr. R. V. Fierce, of Buffalo, N. York., the author a treatise for the benefit cf that claes of patients, and describe jour svmp tons and sufferings He can cure you your heme, and will send yon fall by mail. PINEAPPLES! G. W. CLARK «£ SON. Mason A Ha mlin ) Drw, Packard, \ Bay State, ) Chickering, y Pianos. Mathushek, Anon, At LOWEST PRICES, for DASH or ou TIME. JA8. M. BRAWNER. decll'Jm THE COMMONWEALH, The News as (lathered Over Georgia. Mrs. Justice L. Q. C. Lamar, who has been visiting in MacoD. left for Washington yesterday. The i'iuey Woods Hotel at Thom asville has upwards of 150 guests, and engagements for quite a number more. Joseph ObeEnutt, of Hinebviile, thinks squitrels aro better than chick ons, but be is getting tired of them. He h?s killed over 120 this season. At Macon un orchestra of seven pieces has beeu organized for tho purpose of leading the singers at the meetings of tho Young Men‘s Christian Association. Turner & Nelson, of Eatonton. have dissolved partnership, and Mr, Turner has moved §2,000 worth of the original stock to the etoi-e room under the Masonic Lodge. Mrs. l’ate, mother of J. F. Fate, of Clay county, has a pocket knife that has been in her family for more than 100 years, and it is thought that tho first weaver's sley that was ever used in Georgi i was made with this knife. A negro boy 12 or 13 years of age tried to effect an entrance in the store room cf J. W. McCrary, at Butler, Monday uiglit about 0 o'clock, lie was discovered iu lin¬ net by \\ H Carithere, proprietor of tho Cannon House, but made his escape. The keys to the c< utt house wore found at the door where he tried to enter. A rumor if- current at Americas to the effect that the Americas Invest meet Company has bought tho eu tire real estate and land interests of tho wealthy firm of tiarrold, John son A Co., of that city. Such a transaction, should it bv true, would necessitate the changing bands of over .*500,000. The officers of the inv -trnent company deny the rumor in , o. * ! V. . J. Matthews wis seventy injur- ed , Monday , iu Aniericus. . lie I, is ! a conductor on the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin railroad, and was on his train having it turned on the tun -la:il<*. W bile standing on tho pimionn ut one of the cars, and as Hi*- mbit* got near the proper posi- I tior, me train started and ran off, ttiivi.ving M . M iiihews from the car I and ...... bruising him an '<i»K his luce iu knee and | j hack. B. L. Bloomfield has purchased 150 acre s of ! md at Barnett ?h'*'ib. the s>**•_ • t-.i« chosen f. r .*. t » threa s. Messrs. Bloomfield and Cheney i. <w owns several thousand acres of ihe most valuable land in that section, including many fine shoals aud wood lauds. Mr. Bloom¬ field is now in Sarannsh in tuu m:er est vi his mills and when he returns will begin to work on the re v build ing. The contract will be given very soon. To Ear • suffering from function 1 1 d- aogementa or any of the painfnl disorders or weak nesB incident to their sex, Dr. Pierce’s treatiss, illustrated with wood cut? and colored plates (160 pages), suggests snro means of complete seif cure. Sent for 10 cents in stamps. Address Worlds Dispensary Me.iionl Association, Buf falo, N. Y. Samuel Wright, <■; Albany, for want of something belter to pet, de voted his at: ntion to a kitten. He afterwards acquired an owl and housed the two together in the same room, in tho hopes of having a nucl« us for a happy family, One day last week he went to look in upon bis pets, but was surprised to find the room as silent as the graveyard of some deserted village. Instituting a search, he discovered evidences that the cat had been devoured by the voracious owl and that his owl ship had died of too much cat meat. WlH 15 POWDER Absolutely Pure. This l’owdur never varies. A marvel o not be sold in competiton with tue multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Uaxiho Powders. Sold only in can*. Ror a. % Powdeh Co., v-I 106 Wall Street, New York noiC-dA - * 1 -id <*• lumn t* f or 4th i*iwe. LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT I :st and cheapest MEAT FLAVORING i ) > \ jjijipjj mm MEUSAIitl * Annual sales 8,000,000 jars. N. B.--Genuine only with fac-simiie of Baron Liebig s SIGNATURE IN BLUE INK across label. To be had of all Storekeepers, Groceta and Druggists. CONSUMPTIVE PA^^iMonftc Asthma, Inft lgc«tfa > B f C hu cured many of tfte * or*to» for All affections >f the tiro*! And iarupt, A Arising from impure blood And CThAnUKM. and tick, *tn2jnr:;ijc AgAinst dLwAae, and nkte tbmtrheetb to the jrmre, will in musty *GtJ»ir®rT«ye,tattek cmem swearer ihe time Iv usaof Parker U$t g«wT«k« U la Urn®. tevaiagbto #Oft» forAJI ] •rid of «ow*rh And a* Fran