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/ *; ■ v~s, $ ' Wft sm News. nppin Daily VOLUME 17 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 *AKlH c POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel parity, economical strength than and ordinary wholesomnees. Mor the kinds, and can not be sold in oompetiton with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Powders. 8old onigin cans. BotaVBakino Powder Co., 106 Wall Street, New York ota-d&wly-top column lot or 4th nave. THE STAR. A GREAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER. The Stab i3 the only New York newspaper possessing the fallest confidence of the Na- tiohal Administration and the United Dem¬ ocracy of New York, the political battle ground of the Republic. Jeffersonian Democracy, pure and simple, is good enough for the Star. Single hand¬ ed among the metropolitan press, it has stood by the men called by the great Democ¬ racy to redeem the government from twenty-five years of Republican wastefulness and corruption and despotism to the South. For these four years past Ithasbeennnswerv ing in its fidelity the administration of Grov¬ er Cleveland. It is for him now—for Cleve¬ land and Thnnnan— for four years more of Democratic honesty in our national affairs, and of continued national tranquility and prosperity. For people who like that sort of Democracy the Stab is the paper to read. The Stab stands squarely on the National Democratic platform. It believes that any tribute exacted from the people in excess of the demands of a government economically administered is essentially oppressive and The scheme fostered and cham¬ by the Republican part-of making the a miser, wringing millions an from the people and locking them up vaults to serve no purpose but invite waste and dishonesty, it regards as a mon¬ crime against the right of American Republican political jugglers call it ‘•protective taxation;” the Stab’s for it is robbery. Through and through the Star is a great Its tone is i ore and wholesome, news serviee unexceptionable. Each issue an epitome of what is best worth of the world’s history of yesterday. stories are told in good, quick, pictur- Edglish, and mighty interesting read¬ they are. * The Sunday Star is as good as the best magazine, and prints about the same of matter. Besides the day’s news is rich in spesial descriptive articles, sto snatches of current literature, reviews, critioism, etc. Burdette’s inimatible hu¬ sparkles in its columns; Will Carlcton’s letters are of its choice offerings. of the best known men and women in and art arc represented in its col ns, The Weekly Star is a large paper giving cream of the news the w >rld over, with features which make it the most family newspaper pnblished. The the mechanic, the business man too much occupied to read a daily paper, will more for ghis dollar invested in Thb Star than from any other paper will be especially alert daring the cam and will pnnt the freshest and most political news. Terms to Subscribers, Postage Free: day.................................$7 day for one year (iucluding Sun 00 without Sunday, one year...... 6 00 day, six months.................3 50 without Sunday, six months — 3 00 edition, one year............... I 60 Star, one year................ 1 00 A free copy of ThbWbbkly Stab to the of a club of ten. £3?” Special Campaign Offer—-The Stab in dubs of twenty-five or will be sent for the remainder of this for Forty cents for eaih subscription. Address, THB STAR, Broadway and Park Place, New York. MACON, GEORGIA. --JoJ- ANNUAL SESSION opens September 26th and closes June 28th. Elegantly furnished class rooms and neat, cottages for students. Centrally located. Good board at reasona¬ rates. For catalogues and other information ap¬ to REV. J. A. BATTLE, President jnly!2w4 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 I .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. JU8T ARRIVED! —t«t— VEST LATEST STILES -OF ..... — NEW AND BEAUTIFUL r^-SUMMER HATS Lowest Prices! - tot - Do not fail to call and examine. MRS. M. L. WHITE, Cor. Hill and Broadway. HOTEL CURTIS, j RIFF IN, GEORGIA. Under New Management* A. G. 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