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Griffin,
t—-
Griffin 1* the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro-
gre&sive town in Georgia. This is no hyper¬
bolical description, as the record of the last
lire years will show.
During: that time it has built and put into
most successful operation a *100,000 cotton
actory and is now building another with
nearly twice the capital. It has pntup a
a ge iron and brass foundry, a fertiliser fac-
ory, an immense ice and bottling works, a
aash and Mind factory, a broom factory
opened up the finest, granite quarry in the
United State*, and has many other enter¬
prises in outomplation. It has secured
another . ailroad ninety miles long, and while
ocatea on the greatest system in the South,
the Central, has secured connection with its
important riyaj, the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia. It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the West, and has the President of a fourth
railroad residing here and working
to Its completion. With
its fire white and three colored
o'larches,it ianow building a $10,000 new
Presbyterian ebnroh. It has increased its
population by nearly one-fifth. It has at-
t racti'd a round its borders fruit growers from
early every State in the Union, until it is
now surroi -.ded on nearly every side by ox-
hurds an . vineyards. It is the home of the
rape an i its Wine making capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
nsngnrated a system of public sebools, with
seven years cnrricnlom, second to none.
This is part of toe record of a half decade
and simply shows the progress of an already
mirable city, with toe natural advantages
having the finest climate, summer and
nter, in toe world.
Griffin is toe county seat of Spalding
ounty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with
healthy, fertile and rc'.ling country, 1160
eet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and
000 people, and they are all of the right
ort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de-
irable settlers, who will not be any less wel-
o me if they bring money to help build up
the town. There is about only one thing we
need badly just now, and that is a big hotel.
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited for oar
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion for a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin. . _
Griffin IS the place where the Gurrm
News is published—daily and weekly—toe
veat newspaper in toe Empire State of toe
Georgia, Please enclose stamps In sending
for sample copies.
This brief sketch will answer July 1st,
188b. By January 1st, 1880, it will have to be
changed to keep up with the times.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
kak’s collecting and protective agency.
S. C. LEAK,
ATTORNEY AT LaW,
Office, 31Hill Street,
GRIFFIN, - - - - GEORGIA.
Prompt law attention given to clerical work,
general business and collection of claims.
may9d&w8m
DR. JOHN L. STAPLETON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRIFFIN, j : ; GEORGIA.
Office—Fron* Room, np Stairs, News Build
tog. Poplar Residence, at W. H. Baker plaoe on
ealls, day street. night. Prompt attention ian21d&wCm given to
or
D. L. PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
Willpractioa Prompt attention given to all business. where¬
in in all the Courts, and
ever business calls
1ST Collections a specialty. apr6dly
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
ATTORN.EY AT LAW
HAMPTON, GEORGIA.
Practices in all the 8tate and Federal
Courts. > oct9d&wly
JNO. J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
White’s Office, Clothing 31 HiU 8trect, Up Stairs, over J. H
Store. mar22d&wly
U D18MUEE. N.M. COLLINS
DISMUKE A COLLINS.
LAWYERS,
GRIFFIN, GA.
Office,first room in Agricultural Building
dtairs. marl-d&wtf
sTHOS. R. MILLS,
TT1BNEI AT LAW,
Will GRIFFIN, GA.
practice in toe State and Federal
Courts. Office, over George A Hartnett’s
earner. nov2-tf.
_
OH D. STE WART. BOBX. T. DANIIL
STEWART It DANIEL,
'ATTORNEYS at law,
Over George A Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
Will practice in toe State and Fedora
vOtrte. ianl.
CTS. WRIGHT,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Hill Street, GRIFFIN, GA.
Jr., A Co.’s. Up Stairs over J. H. White
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 21 1888
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THIS TAFEK
AUBREY’S-GREAT RIDE.
Rcuiarkabls Journey on Roiieback Acroof
the Western Plains.
Among the deeds of early life In the
vrest the famous ride of F. X. Aubrey
from tlie plaza of Santa Fe to the public
square of Independence, Mo., as a physi¬
cal achievement stands without an equal.
Indeed it is doubtful if the history of the
world can present a parallel to that great
ride of 800 miles, through a country
overrun with hostile Indians, a large
part of the distance being through randy
deserts and leading across rivers, mount¬
ains and prairies, with only the sky for
a covering and the earth as a resting
jyl*ce. An old resident "• * -
of this city, who used
to know Aubrey very well, in conversa¬
tion recently said:
“When I first met Aubrey, about 1C48,
he was a young man of 86, the perfect
picture of health and strength. Short,
rather heavy set, weighing about 160
pounds, he had an honest, open counten¬
ance, and was one of the rising men of
the plains. He was a French Canadian,
came to St. Louis in 1840, and very soon
afterward engaged in business as a Santa
Fe trader, making trips to Santa Fe from
larger Independence, Mo., and spending the
part of his tone in the saddle. He
was a noted horseman, and spared neither
man nor beast when on a journey. Every
thing he did was done with a rush.
“Aubrey triads two rides the alone from
Santa Fe to Independence, first was
on a wager of $1,000 that he could cover
the distance in eight days. He succeeded
in reaching his destination three hours
before the expiration of the time. He
killed several horses in the ride, and It is
said that toe death of one horse on the
way obliged him to walk twenty-five
miles to Council Grove, carrying his sad¬
dle on his back, before lie found another.
He was the lion of the day at St. Louis
and Independence after that ride. There
were many powerful men and many good
riders in these times, but not one of them
dared to attempt to beat Aubrey’s record.
He determined to beat it himself, and on
a second wager he left Santa Fe In 1851,
and gave the severest test of human en¬
durance I have ever known.
“I was oht my way to Santa Fe (It was
thirty-seven years ago) with a train of
twenty-five wagons filled with merchan¬
dise, and knew nothing of his design.
When we were at the Rabbit Ears, about
100 miled from the old Spanish city, we
in a sw<
retreated mistaking us for Indians, he whirled and
filty or sixty yards, then tansed
to take a second look. Our wagons com¬ f
ing round a hill proved that we were
friends, and, putting spurs to his head
he dashed past, merely nodding his
as the dust flew into our facea. Itwasa
great surprise to me for Aubrey to treat
a friend in that style, but when I reached
Santa Fe I understood it Every mo¬
ment was precious. It was the supreme
effort of his life. Night and day he
rushed on. Six horses dropped dead as
he rode them.
“His own beautiful mare, Nellie, the
one he was riding as he passed our party,
and one of the finest pieces of horse flesh
I ever saw, quivered and fell In the
agonies of death at the end of the first 160
miles. Several splendid horses had been
sent ahead, and stationed at different
points on toe trail No man could keep
up with Aubrey. Hs would have sacri¬
ficed every horse in the west, if neces¬
sary to toe accomplishment of his design.
It was not money he was after, but fame.
He had laid a wager that the trip would
be made in six days.
“At toe end of five days and thirteen
nours, exhausted and fainting, he was
taken from a horse that was trembling
from head to foot, and covered with
sweat and foam, at the southwest comer
of the present square of Independence.
He sank into a stupor, from which he
was not aroused for forty-eight hours. ”
—Kansas City News.
Usefulness of After Life.
It is a great mistake to suppose that
the usefulness of life ceases with the
power of active service. When the tired
hands are folded in the repose which
their toil has rightly earned for them;
when the weary brain is relieved from
the burden of cares and perplexities
which it has nobly borne, there should
be a season rich in blessings and in influ¬
ence, which no should one would willingly leisure
forego. Then come the
vainly longed for In past years, and toe
opportunity to attend to many things,
and to enjoy much that was before Im¬
possible.
If the busy life has also been an hon¬
orable one, there are sweet memories,
cherished friendships, respWt toe devotion of
children, the of society, the
power of helping others through the
accumulated experience and intelligence
of many years. The very presence of a
venerable and beloved face is a blessing
to those who look upon it, bringing sug¬
gestions of well earned peace and calm
to the busy toiler, and calling up emo¬
tions of tender reverence in the eager
and buoyant youth.—Home Journal,
Vulgarity of Setfiahnen*.
No man lias a right to live selfishly or
to perpetuate liis selfishness in his will.
The law recognizes the flUportance of the
family life and provides for its stability,
and the man who makes no provision for
his family is as culpable as he who,
though abundantly capable, makes no
provision beyond it But the perpetua¬
tion of vast fortunes as family monu¬
ments is the vulgarity of selfishness.—
Christian Register.
A peculiarity of Hood’s Sarsaparilla is
that while it purifies fnnetion the blood,!* Of the body. imparts «•
new vigor to evtry
THI OLD SOUTHERN CLOCKS.
Hew One ef Ihent Opportunely She!
t*ffi Mosby, the Guerilla.
In Virginia and the South thetrav
eier cannot but notioe the number
of large, old fashioned clocks to be
seen everywhere. Many of them are
quite valuable, not only as hoiriooms,
but for their monetary worth, being
often richly carved and ornamented
in gold and silver. They are for the
most part of seventeenth century
manufacture, having been brought
to this cduntry in colonial days,
when many gentlemen and cavaliers,
fleeing from religious and political
prosecution in the mother country,
took refuge in the Old Domain. The
venerable timekeepers are twice as
old as the republic, tbeir ancient
faces have looked down upon the
many changes in the South, but time
deals lightly with them as they do
with it, and they go faithfully on,
ticking the days and years and cen
tunes away with a regularity highly
to be commended.
These quaint reminders of other
snd more prosperous days have al
ways held a peculiar as well as im
portant position in the Southern
household- The clock not only did
ita duty in regulating the affairs of
the household and plantation, but
was and is now used as a reposi
tory for valuable papers, money and
jewelary. Its capacious case, some
times ten feet high by three in
breadth, will bold quite as much as
the average wardrobe, snd when the
ponderous doors swing shut and the
click of the key is heard in the lock
it certainly gives one an idea of se
curity, The armies which in turn
ravaged the the Old Domain during
the civil war earned off many articles
of value, but the old clocks were
left, and in some localities they are
the only reminders of the planters’
former prosperity. Family plate
jewels, indeed every portable article
of value, were stolen by the horde of
robbers that followed in the wake of
both armies. What could not be re
moved was in many instances de
stroyed, but the ancient clocks were
allowed to tick on undisturbed. The
soldiers seemed to have a supersti
tious regard for them, almost to rev
ercnce. So it was that the dusty re
cesses of the clocks became more
than ever the receptables oi valuable
papeis and jewels.
Sometimes they became the hid
ing places of more valuable articles
than those mentioned. Any number
of romances are told in connection
with these quaint old family relics,
and an interesting chapter might be
made in chronicling them. A prom
inent ex-Cunlederate officer related
the other day the following story of
the famous guerilla chief, John S.
Mosby, until quite recently United
States consul to Hong Kong. It
was at the time when Stonewall Jack
son and Generals Fremont and
Banks were alternately chasing each
other up and down the Valley of
Virginia. One day the Confederates
would be in possesion of a town
and within twentyfour hours the Fed
erals would hare forced them back.
For weeks this state of affairs con
tinued, ai-'J some of the towns
changed bauds as many as fifty times,
Mosby and bis daring band oi rid
era were in every fight, between the
intervals of which they occasionally
found time for making love.
The leader visited a young lady
one afternoon, and her society prov
ed so agreeable that he forgot the
uncertainty of Jackson’s tenure upon
Winchester and stayed until quite
late in the evening. Suddenly the
tramp of an approaching squadron of
calvalry was beard, and looking from
the window he saw to his dismay
that the new comers wore the blue.
He knew that they would search the
house, and also that be could not ea
cape in the bright moonlight. Cap
1 H OAT MBS . I
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.JUST RECEIVED.
G* W. Clark & Son
ture meant death to him, for a price
was on his head. There was but one
resource, the big clock that stood
in the corner of the tooid. Mosby
is even now a small man; then be
was much slighter, being hardly
more than a boy in stature. He
opened the door of the clock, and,
stopping the pendulum a moment,
he got between it and the back board
oftheoase. Then he closed the door
and started it again. The nextmement
the soldiers entered the room and
demanded to know whether he was
not in hiding there, declaring that
they had imformation to that effect.
The young lady, of course, denied
bis presence in the house, but just
at that moment a strange noise came
from the direction of the clock; the
soldiers quickly turned in that direc
tion, but in a moment the clock com
menced to strike the midnight hour.
The bands showed that it was but,
11:30 o’clock, and the men seemed
puzzled. The young lady, however
had by this time regained her
presence of miud, and remarked,
casually, that the clock needed re
pairing. The truth of the matter was
that Mosby, in moving about, had
disturbed a number of dust-covered
papers, and the fine dust had found
its way into his nostrils, causing him
to sneeze at a most critical moment.
He was cool enough, however, to
reach for the “hammer” and strike
the bell, thus distracting the at
tention of the enemy. He after
wards admitted that was one of the
most narrow escapes of his adven
turous life.
Pure and rich, possessing all the nutritions
properties of Malt, Chase’s Barley Malt
Whisky is a perfect Tonic for building np
the system. George & Harnett sole agents
for Griffin.
Stolen Smiles.
A summer resort—beer.
Oat on a fly—Noah’s dove-
A matter o’ money—fashionable
marriages.
In a telegraph office the uses of
paper are manifold.
A woman who always makes the
train—the dressmaker.
While boxing increases the size of
a man’s arm, it doubles bis fist.
The nan who thinks he lives by
wits .is generaly supported by bis
friends-
Geologists are agreed that the | j
earth is very old. Bald moan tain
tops tell that.
Back on his own stamping ground
—the post office clei k returned from
hiB vacation.
When a journalist retiresfrom buBi
nes does he necessarily become an
express man?
A market report says that batter
is weuk. This don’t allnde to boading
house butter.
When a boy is mortified by the in
significance of his musacthe he
sbonld try to live it down.
Beware of a man woo tells yon
•‘there is a fortune in it.” He may
want lo get your fortune also.
A Chicago girl has made a bit in
London with her voice. Lncky she
d dn’t hit tbeeockneys with her foot.
Explorations at Lima have devri
oped the remains of another city Le
neath i», though not *S sab—Li na
city as ‘he other.
The Utile Huckleberry
that grows alongside our hills and moun
tains contains sa active principle that
has s hippy effect on the bowels. It
enters hugely in Dr. Biggers' Hackle
harry Cordial, < the * great bowel remedy.
NUMBER 151
ANTI-PROHIBITIONISTS.
The Personal Rights League Orgaatsefi
at Chicago.
$mr
Chicago, July 18.—Whet is intend
to be a National orgaizatioo,
signed to work in opposition to
Prohibition movement, was charter
ed nnder the State laws to day, in
name of the “Personal Bight
The incorporator* are well
German-Amerioan citizens of
Oae of them explained to
that the formation of the
began sometime ago. It*
is growing very rapidly,
as soon as it is deemed soffi
strong here, brandies will bn
in Milwaukee, St. Louis,
Minneapolis, St,
other cities. Th* r -uotera de
to have* popub*i n ; .,ual mom
against Prohib... though in
favor of temperance. At the same
time, as parallel movements, the oou
declares against the adni
of the foods; the corruption
the press and policies; the mis
management of the public moneys;
all trusts and analogous combi
nations, The closest attention
instructions in public schools is
in order that intolerance
be successfully resisted, and a
appreciation of true liberty in
in the people. The plank
referring to prohibition reads as Id
lows:
‘ The Prohibition party, as the sop
of intoleration, as the champi
of legalized guardianahip to one
and by systematically dft
the citizens’ appreciation of
personal rights, is seeking to
itself at the bead of the imsri
nation. Prohibition agitations
have assumed attitude so threaten
that it becomes the duty of the
loving citizens to opposethem
barmfnl to public interest and rep
•‘Excessive indulgence in aleholol
only be prevented by rational
liberal laws, to be strictly mi
by strict laws against misuse
by exercise, on the part
the authorities, of strict control
ovea the manufacture and sale of
beverages, and by means of iastito
tions capable of improving the aoeial
of the working classes;
but it can never be prevented by pro
bibition.”
The by laws provide for a library
to disseminate the League’s
and combat its opponent*
the medium of the preas.
incorporators’of the League an
sanguine of its Buccess,and antic
that it will cat something of »
in a very short time.
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