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VOLUME 17
Griffin,
Gridin is the liveliest, pluckiest, most
gressive town in Georgia. This is no
bolical description, as the record of the
live years will show.
During that time it has built and put
most successful operation a $100,000 cotton
actory and is now building another
nearly twice the capital. It has pnt up
a gc iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer
ory, an immense ice and bottling works,
^jasli and blind factory, a broom
01 ei.ed up the finest granite quarry in
United State®, and has many other
prises in ontemplation. It has
another. ail road ninety miles long, and
ocatea on tiie greatest system in
the Central, has secured connection with
important rival, the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia, It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
His Wi st, and has the President of a fourth
railroad residing here and working
to its completion. With
its live white and three colored
churches, it is now building a $10,000 new
Presbyterian ohurch. It has increased its
•opulationby nearly one-fifth. It has at-
uc'cj a round its borders fruitgrowers from
early every 8tate in the Union, until It is
now surrounded on nearly every side by or-
liards an i vineyards. It is the home of the
rape m.J its wine making capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
n a u guru ted a system of publio schools, with
seven years curriculum, second to none.
This is part of the record of a half decade
a mi simply shows the progress of an already
mirable city, with the natural advantages
having the finest climate, summer and
■iter, in the world.
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding
ounty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with
healthy, fertile and ru.ling country, 1150
eet above sea level By the census of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and
i.oo people, and they are all of the right
urt—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
woleome strangers and anxious to secure de-
irable settlers, who will not be any less wel-
ome 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-
iLodations are entirely too limited for our
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If yohsee anybody that wauts a good loca¬
tion for a hotel in the South, just mention
GrMta.
Griffin is the place where the Gbiffin
N awe is published—daily and weekly—the
vest newspaper in the Empire State of the
Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending
for sample copies.
This brief sketch will answer July 1st,
ISifS. By January 1st, 1889, it v. ill have to be
changed to keep up with the times.
.UFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
F.AK’S COLLECT ISO Ag» PHOTEOTIVE AGENCY".
S. C. LEAK,
ATTORNEY AT LaW,
Office, 31% IIill Street.
GRIFFIN, - - - - GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given 'o clerical work,
general law business and collection of claims.
may9d&w8m
OR. JOHN L. STAPLETON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRIFFIN, : : : : GEORGIA,
Office—Frou'i Room, up Stairs, News Build
ing. Residence, at W. H. Baker place on
calls, Poplar street. Prompt attention given to
day or nigtit. janSld&wtiin
D. L. PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LA W
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
Will Prompt attention given to all business. where-
practice in all the Courts, and
ever business calls.
Collections a specialty. - aprGdly
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
A T T Oil N.E Y AT LAW
HAMPTON, OEOJMilA.
Practices in all the State and Federal
Courts. oct9d&wly
JNO. J. HUNT,
attorney at la w
OKU*PIN, GEORGIA.
White's Office, Clothing 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H
Store. mar32d&wly
1>. niSMLKK. N. M. COLLINS
DISJYIUKE At COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
GKIFPIN, GA.
OJice.first room in Agricultural Building
Stairs. marl-d&wtf
.THOS. R. MILLS,
TTORNEY AT LAW,
Mil QUIPFIN, GA. i'edeial
Courts. practice in the State and
Office, over George & Hartnett’s nov2-tf.
•oraer.
ON D. STS WAST. BOBr. X. DANIEL
STEWART A DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George & Hartnett’s, Griffis, Ga.
Will practice in the State and Federa
- osrts. ianl.
Watchmaker C.S.WR1GH r,
and jewel ir,
G BIFFIN, GA.
Hill 8treet, Up Stairs over J. H White
ur Cft/il,
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING^ JULY 28 1888
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT ROME.
Matrons Who Were Not to Be Trifled
With—A Cone of Wholesale Polionlng.
Tiie Roman records show tbat it was
not safe to trifle with the feelings of Ro¬
man women. They were, like Roman
umn, possessed of great decision of
character, and when provoked could do
tiie most daring deeds, reckless of the
consequences. If they were treated
kindly and on equal terms, they were the
best of wives, and I am convinced tluft
their goodness and firmness were the
most effectual causer of the freedom
which they attained. But if husbands
put into force their traditional power
and claimed supreme domination over
them they were exactly the women to
resist. And the history of Rome throw^
a lurid light on this aspect of their char¬
acter; for occasionally they took 6tern
and wild vengeance when husbands went
too far in their despotic actions. I will
adduce one or two instances of this:
In the year 831 B. C. many of the
Roman citizens, and especially many of
the Roman nobles, were attacked by an
unknown disease, which showed the same
symptoms in all, and nearly all perished.
The cause was wrapt in obscurity, but
at length a maid servant went to a curule
sedile and 6aid she could explain the
origin of the disease, but would not do
so unless (security were given her that
she would suffer no harm in consequence.
The curule sedile brought the matter be¬
fore the consuls, the consuls consulted
the senate, and a resolution was passed
guaranteeing Whereupon safety to the maid servant,
she declared that the deaths
arose from poison; that the matrons were
in the habit of compounding drugs, and
she could take the officials to a house in
which they would come upon the matrons
while engaged in the operation.
The officials accepted her offer, fol¬
lowed her and found, as she had said,
the matrons compounding drugs. About
twenty of them were - conveyed to the
Forum, and were subjected to an ex¬
amination on their doings. Two of them,
of noble family and with patrician names,
Cornelia and Sergia, affirmed that the
drugs were perfectly wholesome. That
could easily be tested, and the two
matrons were requested to prove their
truthfulness by drinking the mixt¬
ure. The two matrons begged for
a few moments of private talk
with the rest of their associates, but
within sight of the people. Permis¬
sion was granted, a few words were ex¬
changed, and then all of the twenty
matrons came back, boldly quaffed the
liquor, and died in consequence. Then
a search was made for all the matrons
who had been engaged in this conspiracy
and 170 were found guilty. The men
explained the occurrence by asserting
that the women were infatuated; but
probably they knew well why recourse
was had to such violent measures, and
that Roman matrons were not likely to
be subjected to tyranny without making
an effort in one way or another to put
an end to it.
An occurrence of a similar nature took
place in 180 B. C. In this case there can
scarcely be a doubt that a real plague
raged, for it lasted for three years and
decimated Italy. But the women were
enraged with the men for the harsh
measures which had been taken against
them in connection with the Baccha¬
nalian mysteries, and they seem to have
regarded the plague as affording a favor¬
able opportunity for the use of poison.
In 180 B. C. the praetor, the consul and
many other illustrious men died. A
judge was appointed to inquire into
these deaths, and especially to examine if
poison had been employed. The histori¬
ans do not relate the results of this inves¬
tigation, but we are told that the wife of
the consul was tried and condemned to
death.
Thirty-six years after this two men of
consular rank were poisoned by their
wives. In subsequent times the use of
poison became frequent; and particu¬
larly in the early days of the empire the
matrons about the court were accused of
having constant recourse to it to get out
of the way men whom they did not like,
husbands and sons and others connected
with them, as well as strangers. And
one writer remarks that wherever there
were irregularities there were poisonings.
Some historians have rejected these tales
of poisoning as the inventions of credu¬
lous annalists, I think, without good rea¬
son. But whether the stories are true
or false the Romans believed them, and
they embody the Roman belief in regard
to what women could do. And it seems
to me that we must regard them as indi¬
cating that the Roman matrons felt
sometimes that they were badly treated,
that they ought not to endure the bad
treatment, and that they ought to take
the only means that they possessed of
expressing their feelings and wreaking
their vengeance by employing poison.—
Principal Donaldson, LL. D., in Contem¬
porary Review.
Destruction Wrought by Insects in America
The annual loss to productive industries is
in the United States caused by insects
estimated at $150,000,000. Here is a
fair battle between man and another sort
of earth occupiers. They are smaller,
but if they can whip us, have un¬
doubted as good a right to the world as
we have. As civilization advances new
insects make their appearance, marching
sometimes eastward, not generally west¬
ward. There are few, if any, forms of
vegetation that have no parasites that de¬
vour either foliage or fruit. . The loss to
the cotton crop is estimated at $15,000,000
a year, while that to the apple crop is not
much less, and that to the potato crop at
least one-half as much. But the estimate
is not a fair one until into the loss is
counted the time spent in fighting to se¬
cure the proportion that'is saved.—Scien¬
tific American.
The Alliance Is a Living Issue and
Come to Stay.
Editor Griffin News— -As your
paper seems to be devoted to the
building up of agriculture and home
interests, perhaps a little Alliance
mixed along would not prove monut
onons to your many readers, for l
am confident of the fact that it is a
living issue and has come to stay. By
referring to our declaration of pur¬
poses, it will be seen that in the 1st
resolution, we are laboring for the
Alliance, and ifa purposes, which
means to build ourselves up mental
ly, raoraly, socially, and financially.
2d. fo indorse the motto, “In things
essential, Unity, in all things Chari¬
ty.’’ To constantly strive to culti
vate harmony and good will among
all mankind and brotherly love among
ourselves. In the 6ib resolution we
miend to do away with alt personal
sectional, and national prejudices,
and is well as all selfishness. These
are some of the mottoes in the six-
first Resolutions of our declaration of
purpose. Those of the 7th we may
mention in another article, provided
tbat Ibis does not find its way into
the “waste basket.”
In view of those facts, it is a mat¬
ter of vital importance to the whole
country that the Alliance makes no
mistakes. If it can be pressed for¬
ward as it has been started it will
to be of inestimable value to
the country, and if the principles
promulgated in its constitution are
observed the farmers will be
made to prosper, and through them
other trades and profesions, for
all, they are the ground work
all our institutions, and without
them, all things else would have to
tand still.
That evil hearted, designing men
be found in our ranks who
have joined us foi the accomplish¬
ment of selfish purposes, and to use
order as stepping stones to fur¬
ther their selfish purposes, is noth
ing more than what might be ex¬
pected, but asfastas such men show
themselves up we will cut loose from
them, for they are an injury to all
institutions under the sun. But the
great mass of men belong
to this mighty organization
it for the advancement of,
only their own interest, -but for
the interest of the commonwealth.
They regard this as the best and only
cerrect method of benefiting the
greatest number of people.
In such a vast body of men, it
would be unreasonable to suppose
that there would be no fanatics, and
cranks, and rash short-sighted men,
for all such can certainly be found in
the Alliance, bur, as a rule, they are
in the minority, and the cool and con
siderate element is so strong that
the interests of the Older, its rapid
growth, and unbounded prosperity
are all safe in their hands..
No estimate can be made,at present,
of the good that may be accomplish
ed by this organization. If the
members will only continue as they
have commenced, they will sound
the death knell ol grinding mono¬
polies, and the crushing corporations.
I think sometimes that we will soon
be able to show these trust com
panies that will shut down their oil
mills in order that they may raise
the price of manufacturing material,
and pay stipulated prices to owners
of salt works lor them to stand
still in order that they may control
the market in the price of salt.
When allied together, as we hope
to be soon, we will control our
own in the matter at least. Finan
cially we are weak in comparison
with our numerical strength, but
combining the little strength of
each individual member will swell the
common capital to such an enorm
ous amount that it will command all
due respect.
As the farming interest embodies
the bulk of lbe wealth of this
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EVERY MORNING. *
C- W. Clark & Son.
country. The important point to
watch will be to see that no discords
nor dissensions arise inside the order.
If allowed they would crop out, and
bring defeat and disaster. The
great numerical strength of the or¬
der makes this the more to be dread
ed because of selfish and sectional
strife and prejudice. So long as
those are kept weeded out the Alli¬
ance will prosper and do well, while
on the other baud, when allowed to
root themselves in the lodge, it will
begtD to decline, and our last con
dition would be worse than the first.
Unity of purpose, and hearty co
operation in all movements tbat have
for their object the common good of
the common cause are the two most
necessary factors in its success.-
It is now the case that cotton seed
oil mills erected by private compan
jes, and run as private business
can only be run so long as the big
trust companies sec fit to let the bus
ness go on. The moment their great
mama for wealth and power is touch
ed, down goes business. They have
in this State crowded enterprises of
this sort out of the business entirely
by eutering into competition with
those arid putting seed above their
value, and selling the product lower
than the home mills oould afford it.
This they are enabled to do so from
the unlimited amount of mopey un
der their control.
Now, it is in ihe power of the Al¬
liance to crush out all such land
sharks, but it can only be done y
every man putting his shoulder to
the Alliance wheel and standing at
his post with that inflexible determi
nation characterizing a Napolian’s
body guard.
There are men that cannot be
bought, and I am proud of the fact
that we have the greatest number
•f them in our own ranks. I think
no one will pretend to deny that
there is less lying, less swindling,
less cheating, less loafing, less drink
ing, and more honor, more morality
more stability, and more sociability
among the laboring class of people
than any other in proportion to their
numbers. An honest lariner often
fails where unscrupulous men suc¬
ceed.
Now if we can keep down dissen¬
sions, and keep the interests of our
Alliance in the hands of good cb»8t
ian men, and stand by our declara
tion of purposes its own power and
srength will enable it to withstand
the great waves of opposition that
all the trust companies and monopo
list may bring to bear agaiust it.
The eyes of the whole world are
up. i .he Alliance, and it is to be
trus -<i that each individual member
of i; will be enaoled to realize the
grave responsibility resting upon
them for the hopes of the future of
the southern farmer are involved in
this issue. It must be made to bring
this grtat branch of industry upon
an equal plane with other indua
tries that the great brawny muscle
of the agriculturists may, through
its agency, realize • the many bene
fits to be derived from this the par
ent of all kinds of industries, which
we are able to realize only from pro
per organization, and co-operation
in the cause of right and jnsii< .
The Alliance is not offensive, but it
on the lefensive. It makes no fight
against other institutions except
when they encroach upoD their
rights and privileges. It is the
grandest reform measure the world
has ever known or witnessed, and
comes, too, wlien it is sadly needed.
NUMBER 151
When we properly consider the
grand principles upon which it iff
founded, and the great necessity at
this particular time for its success, it
does appear that such a powerful
combination of both, men and worn
en and that too of the working men
and women could and would over
come all opposition.
Should this find its way into ytjar
columns, with your permission, I ■
may refer to the seventh resolution
of our order, and attempt to show
the necessity and importance of
ladies becoming members of the it*
liance. G. W. G.
Bureau of Immigration,
The following communication ex
plains itself and as the time for the
departure of the car is neir at hand,
Gapt. Cunningham <U os that all
who contemplate fui .i • articles
for display, would L. . . mm to hi*
office as early as possible;
Americus, Ga , July 26, 1888.
Mr. G. A, Cunningham, — Griffin,
Ga.—Dear Sir—Yours of 25th receiv
ed and in reeply would say:
1. Factory cloths should bo pat ap
in “headings,’’ 2 yards in a piece,
folded with the brand.on outside.
2. I cannot handle green ‘fruits—
they should be put up in alcohol.
Would like as fine an assortment as
you can get up. If any of your folks
make wine, would like s few bottle*.
3. If yon can get me np s lew bun
dies of hay—1 of each kind, I should
like it.
4. If you have any evaporated
fruits, give me a few pounds of each,
5. If yon have any brooms made
from],Georgia broom corn, give me a
sample of each kind manufactured.
6. I cannot assign any particular
space to any county, as the car will
only be used for transportation—ar
tides will not be exhitited in it, but
will be transferee! and displayed on
fair grounds.
7. Twill be through your place on
the way to Newnan, on the 13th,fund
you can put on your articles then, or
when I come baok from Newnan.
8. Label every article plainly.
9. I hope you will be able to get
up your illustrated pamphlet in lime,
as I should like to have it.
Hoping to see you when I come
through Griffin, I am
Truly Yours,
W. L. Glessner.
When They Leave Us,
The exodus of oar bodily troubles is doubly
welcome if their departure is unsceompasSeo of
by pain. It is the fault of the beet com¬
mendable cathartics, in which act solely upon and
the bowels, these thal operating they gripe
weaken organs. Hoetetter’s Stomach
Bitters produce a laxative effect, hut neither
causes pain nor weaken the abdominal region
or the stomach. This in pre-eminently the
alterative which a constipated, billions or dys
peptic person should use, since a resort to it
involves no bodily The discomfort nor prodnoes
a violent reaction. liver is aroused, tb '
stomach benefitted, and the improved habit of body
speedily Fever and and ague, permanently rheumvtism and kidney by it.
troubles are among the maladies tor which
recorded cacious. It experience wholesome has proved appetizer, it to sad be effi¬ far
is a a then
more reliable tranquillizer of the and nerves sedatives
stomach-disturbing narcotics
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