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T*|cCrifFiii 'l News.
VOLUME 17
Griffin, Ga.
Gridin is the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro-
B ressive town in Georgia. This is no bjper-
bolieal description, as the record of the last
live years will show.
During that time it has built and put into
roost successful operation a $100,000 cotton
sctory and is now building another with
nearly twice the capital. It has pntup a
la ge irou and brass foundry, a fertilizer fac¬
tory, an immense ice and bottling works, a
sash and blind factory, a broom factory
opened up the finest granite quarry in the
United States, and has many other enter¬
prises in -ontemplation. It has secured
another railroad ninety miles long, and while
ocatcu on the greatest system in the South,
the Central, has secured connection with its
important rival, the East Tennessee, Virginia
*nd Georgia. It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the Wi st, and has the President of a fourth
railroad residing here and working
to its ultimate completion. With
ts live white and three colored
churches, it is now building a $10,000 new
Presbyterian church. It has increased its
population by nearly one-fifth. It has at-
trntfcd a-ound its borders fruit growers from
nearly every State in the Union, until it is
now surrounded on nearly every side by or¬
chards and vineyards. It is the home of the
grape an ± its wine making capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
inaugurated a system of public schools, with
a seven years curriculum, second to none.
This is part of the reoord of a half decade
and simply shows the progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
of having The finest climate, summer and
winter, in the world.
Griflin is the county seat of Spalding
county, situated in west Middle Georgia, with
a healthy, fertile and re.ling country, 1150
feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and
7,‘XiJ people, and they are all of the right
sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
weieomc strangers and anxious to secure de-
lirable settlers, who will not be any less wel¬
come 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 arc entirely too limited for our
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody tint wants a good loca¬
tion for a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where the GarFFrxr
News is published—daily and weekly—the
nest newspaper in the Empire Stnte of the
Georgia, Pleaso enclose stamps in sending
for sample copies.
Tiiis brief sketch will answer July 1st,
ISifcs. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to be
changed to keep up with the times.
f ( PASSIONAL DIRECTORY
HEADQUARTERS
Leak's Collecting and Protective
Agency of Georgia.
UBIFFIN, ------- GEORGIA.
S. G. LEAK, Manager.
e£r Send your claims to G. Leak and
correspond only with him at headquarters.
Cleveland <fe Beck, Resident Attorneys for
Griffin. may9d&\v8m
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
A I’TORN.EI AT LAW
HAMPTON, GKOBGIA.
Practices in all the State and Federal
Courts. oct'Jd&w 1 y
JNO. J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J, II
White's Clothing Store. mar22d&wly
n. dihmuke. n. m. COLLINS
DISMUKE & COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
GRIFFIN, GA.
Office,first room in Agricultural Building
Stairs. marl-dffiwtf
STHOS. R. MILLS,
TTORNEY AT LAW,
GRIFFIN, GA. Federal
Will practice in the State and
Courts. Office, over George & Hartnett’s
aorner, nov2-tf.
ON D. 8TBWABT. B tat. T. D ASI Bf.
STEWART * DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George & Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
Will practice in the State and Federa
vourts, ianl.
C, S. WRIGHT,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Hill GRIFFIN, GA.
Street, Up Stairs over J. H. White
A Co.’s.
D. L. PARMER,
attorney at law
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
W tjompt ill attention given to all business.
practioe in all the Courts, and where-
•vsr business calls,
S" Collections a specialty. apr6dly
*T. I*. NICHOLS,
agent thb
Northwestern Mutual Life In¬
Of Milwaukee, surance Company,
Company WIs. The most reliable Ie
«ranee in America, ang 28 dly
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21 1888
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THE STAR.
A GREAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
NEWSPAPER.
The Stab is the only New York newspaper
possessing the fullest confidence of the Na¬
tional Administration and the United Dem¬
ocracy of New York, the political battle
ground Jeffersonian of the Republic.
Democracy, pure and simple,
is good enough for the Star. Single hand¬
ed among tlio metropolitan press, it has
stood by the men ctflled 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 it has beenunswerv
ing in its fidelity the administration of Grov¬
er Cleveland. It is for him now—for Cleve¬
land and Thurman—for four years more of
Democratic honesty in onr 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
dishonest. Ae scheme fostered and cham¬
pioned by the Republican part-of making the
government a miser, wringing millions an
nually from the people and locking them up
in vaults to serve no purpose but invite waste
fulness and dishonesty, it regards as a mon¬
strous crime against the right of American
citizenship. Republican political jugglers
may call it ‘•protective taxation;” the Stab’s
name for it is robbery.
Through and through the Star is a great
newspaper. Its tone is i ure and wholesome,
its news serviee unexceptionable. Each issue
presents an epitome of what is best worth
knowing of the world’s history of yesterday.
Its stories are told in good, quick, pictur-
eque Edglish, and mighty interesting read¬
ing they are.
The Sunday Star is as good as the best
class magazine, and prints about the sam.
amount of matter. Besides the day’s news
it is rich in spesial descriptive articles, sto
ries, snatches of current literature, reviews,
art criticism, etc. Burdette’s inimatible hu¬
mor sparkles in its columns; Will Carleton’s
delightful letters are of its choice offerings.
Many of the best known men and women in
literature and art are represented in its col
umns,
The Weekly Star is a large paper giving
the cream of the news the w >rld over, with
special features which make it the mos
complete family newspaper published. The
farmer, the mechanic, the business man too
much occupied to read a daily paper, will
get more for ^his dollar invested in The
Weekly Stab than from any other paper
It will be especially alert during the cam
paign, and will print the freshest and most
reliable political news.
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Address, THE STAR,
Broadway and Park Place. New York.
ST.JOHN'S COLLEGE/S'fta Uni¬
This College enjoys the powers of a
versity and is conducted by the Jesuit Fath
ers. It is situated in a very beautiful part
part of New L. I. York Sound. County between facility the is Har¬ giv¬
lem R. & Every
en for the best Classical, Scientific and Com¬
mercial Education. Board and Tuition per
Year $300. Studies re-open Wednesday,
September 5th, 1888.
St. John’s Hall, a Preparatory Sehool for
Boys from 10 to 12, is under the same direc¬
tion. Fer further particulars apply to Rev.
John Scully, S. J., Pres. augl5d<fcwlm
Oii assess IllSit
SOUTH BAY DUCK SHOOTING.
A Day In a “Battery,'* with Gan la Hoad,
Smplclou* Birds.
There is a fascination to many sports¬
men in shooting ducks from a South bay
battery, though a more cramped and un¬
comfortable position cannot be found
than that required by the gunner. The
battery consists of a box about eighteen
inches deep and long enough to admit
the outstretched body of a man. A rub¬
ber coat is the substitute for a mattress
and a sandbag serves for the pillow.
From the box extends on each side a Sat,
raftlike screen composed of wood and
and brown canvas, which serves to float
the box and break the force of the waves
as they dash up against it By means of
weights the box is sunk in the water and
iron decoy ducks hold it in place. A
hundred decoys are scattered about the
box In a natural manner. The gunner
then lies down flat in the box, with bis
shells on one side and his gun on the
other. With a parting instruction to be
sure and keep the head well down the
battery man sails away, leaving the gun¬
ner alone on the sea.
To the man first trying the sport the
situation is a peculiar one, and the sensa¬
tion the same. All alone, surrounded by
the little flock of decoys, and the waves
pounding up with a swash against ths
guards to the box, he feels somewhat In¬
secure. As he lies fiat in the box hit
body and bead are below the level of ths
water. Sometimes, If the wind is blow¬
ing pretty strong, a wave will break over
into the box, tickling his face with briny
drops and sending cold streams of liquid
down his back. If he is a sportsman hs
will only laugh at tills and take a pull at
his whisky flask to prevent catching
cold. Sometimes the waves run so high
that the gunner is compelled to bail out
liis box or it will become a fish pond lu
the sea. The sun beating down on hfa
face will redden it in about ten minutes.
Meanwhile the sail boat is tacking across
the bay to stir up the ducks. A bunch oi
them Is aroused, and as the birds go
skimming along thinking the water they spy the
decoys, and, they are a flock of
brethren peacefully feeding, shape their
course toward them. As they rail up to
the decoys they soon perceive they are
deoeived and wheel away. Just as they
come about is a good time to fire, and u
the gunner is expert while they are get¬
ting away he has time to slip in another
shell and fill the back of the rear duck
with cold lead. If any of the ducks fall
the gunner stands up in the battery,
which is a signal for the sailboat mats to
come up and gather in the fowls that
have been shot.
Then the gunner stretches himself out
again and waits for another flock. If
the ducks are thick and not in a suspi¬
cions mood he will not have to remain so
long before another set will be along and
more blazing away is in order. Some
favorable morning there is a constant
booming of guns on the bay, and big
boatloads of ducks are brought in. It
is not uncommon in the autumn for one
man to shoot fifty to eighty ducks from
a battery. The next day he may not get
five.
In the season about five batteries a
day start out from Patchogue. The skip-
fS r always has a man to help him sail
lis catboat, and it is a race to secure the
best ground. Often in making the best
run across the bay the “cap’n” only gets
in first to find the ground already seized
by the ambitious huntsman who has gone
out the night before, slept in the catboat
and at sunrise is ready in his battery.
The early morning is the best time, as at
dawn the ducks begin to feed and are
out in great numbers. Every sailboat
man is a “cap’n” and must scrupulously is
be addressed as such. His assistant
the mate. There is no crew. The South
bay boatmen arc honest, good hearted
men, always ready to get as much as
they can out of the sportsmen, but work¬
ing hard to drum up the game for him.
He will charge $10 a day for the use of
the battery, and will throw In the meals.
In the cabin of the catboat the mate
cooks ham and eggs, steak, potatoes and
coffee, and serves it hot. If the sports¬
man likes oysters, he will throw over his
rake and bring up half a bushel to open
on the spot If one is not having much
success with the ducks it is a good plan
to allow the “eap’n” to lie in the cat¬
tery for a time, for he is invariably a
crack shot and will fill up the quota
needed in short order.
Brant and broadbills are the most
abundant of the family in the Great
South bay in spring. The broad bills are
a plump duck, with short bills. They
are swift flyers, and it is like shooting at
a bumble bee to draw on one as he comes
by. In the fall black ducks and red¬
head* come in the bay. Shell ducks are
also plentiful Shell ducks "hud coots are
£ •ood shooting, but not worth eating.
e broadbilla are great divers, and
often, when wounded, will lead the skip¬
pers a long chase. On diving they are
pretty sure to come up to the windward,
and a good distance off. Often the ducks
come in the bay in great quantities, and
set up in the water like big rows of ten¬
pins. When started they rise with the
noise of a whirlwind in tne forest. The
boobies are a small species of duck that
sometimes come in the bay. They get
their name from their aptness at losing
their head3. A shot into a flock of boo¬
bies will sometimes so disconcert them
that they will fly around in a circle and
allow the gunner to take his time in
shooting them down. They are great
chatterers, and keep the bay noisy with
their cries. —New York Times.
The Earth’s Blot I on.
In a minute wo are whirled around on
the outside of the earth by its diurnal
motion, a distance of thirteen miles, and at
the same time go along with the earth
on ita journey around the sun, 1,080
miles.—Chicago Herald.
PROGRESS OF THE Mil!
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT DEMO¬
CRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
More Work Than in Any Previous
Campaign—Republican Can¬
ards Ineffectual.
Special to News.
New York, August 20.—‘-When
you have a bad case abuse the op¬
posing counsel,” is the latest maxim
a Republican Headquarters.
Thrown into utter confusion by
Blaine’s Burchardisms, the Republi
can managers have resorted to a
weak attempt to change the current
of public sentimert by concocting
stories about the Democratic Nation
al Campaign Committee. The at
tack is^ in fact, a tribute to the effi
decoy of an orgtnizat onunsuipasiol
in the record of Democratic canvas*
ses.
Since headquarters were opened
at No. 10 West Twenty ninth street
more work has been done than dur
ing the same time in any previous
campaign. Over 2,000,000 documents
have been sent out. The organiza¬
tion of the National Committee has
been put in perfect working order in
all its branches, and by a new and
most efficient method constant inter¬
change ot aid has been kept up with
committees of various States, many
of whom have their representatives
constantly on duty at National Head
quarters looking out for the details
for tbeirown States, in addition to
tho work done by the National Com¬
mittee.
The Republicans have already felt
the effect of this extremely sagacious
arr&ngemeut, and they are forced to
do something to try to throw dust in
the eyes of the country to cover up
their own inefficiency.
From *11 parts of the country the
National Committee is in receipt of
letters of acknowledgement of
prompt and efficient service. The
first deliveries of documents have
everywhere proved satisfactory, and
the quick demand for additional
shipments shows how eagerly the
people receive light on the political
questions of the day.
Thus from both Republican and
Democratic sources come testimonials'
of the efficiency of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, which the oppon
ents of the party are vainly trying to
combat by weak misrepresentations.
Social Circle waathown into a fe
ver of excitement Friday by the
shooting of O. A. Johns by Bass
Ivey. Mr. Johns is wounded in the
head, bat not considered seriously
so. Mr. Ivey is thought to be de
men ted.
Not long since C. S. Cutts, who
resides in Houston, about four miles
from Marsballville, went out to his
corn field, and two miles from home,
and found eight hands plowing in
the high corn with not a rag of
clothes on them, not even a hat.
Clean Up.
If the citizens of Griffin will put their
watermelon rinds, tr*sh, etc., In barrels
or other receptacles, the street carts will go
around twice a week and carry them off.
Let us keep oar city clean and our premicee
free from garbage. II. C. Burr.
Ch’n Street Com.
Fro* Birth to the Grave
We carry wjtb us certain physical trait*, aa
we do certain mental characteristics. Inso¬
much that psychologists have striven to des¬
ignate by the generic titles certain tempera¬ the
ments—at The individual bilious, the with nervous, sallow lym¬
plexion phatic. is set down bilious, a often rightly com¬
as akin
so. If the saffron in the hue of his is
traceable to bile in the blood, its presence in
the wrong place instead of the liver, will also
be evineca by fur on the tongue, pain be
shoulder-blade, neath -he right sick ribs headache, and through constipation, the right
flatulence sad indigestion. For the relief of
this oomplalnt, very oommon, bat net essentially genial peril¬ and
ous there is no more
thorough wbieh remedy than beneBcent Hostetler's tonic Stomach
Bitters, ia also a and
strength remedy yromotter, and a widely esteemed
tor and preventive of fever and ague
rheumatism, kidney and bladder troubles.
Down They Go!
Lemons only 20c. per dozen. m
New Irish Potatoes,
New Cabbage,
Bbl. Fresh Boss Crackers, fnstjn.
Plenty of Fresh Fish to-day.
Nice Smoked Sausage.
C- W. Clark A Son.
THE C0MMITTNE MEETING
What Some People Think About
urday’s Affair,
Tha interesting little seance of
Democratic Executive Committee
Saturday was the main topio of
versation on the streets Sunday
yesterday. While there was a
sity of opinion as to what ought to
done, there was a general
of condemnation for those who
ed the row.
Said a conservative lawyer,
erly promiaeut in politics: ‘‘If
vrera in Afalaier’s p.'ace I would
sign the chairmanship. I would
this, not at the dictation of a
men, but for the good of the
And I would let the discordant
ers resign first, if they want
Wbclher Mnlaier was ever a
lican or not, there seems to be
doubt about the matter, and if
is a true Democrat he will not
any pretence for a division by
tinuing in the office of chairman.”
The same opinion was later
pressed by one of Malaier’s most
tive advocates, and he said that
committee would be called
soon and after acoepting the
tion of the present chairman, a
one would be elected. “But
can bet he will belong to our
he concluded.
“I have lived along side of
Malaier all my life, and I
him a better Democrat than I
said a gentleman yesterday.
voted for Grantland, but never
Malaier to vote any but the
Democratic ticket. I consider
the best man for the position, and
would see them all hanged before
resign.”
‘■Do you know what is at the
tom of the whole business?”
one of those who know it all.
I will tell you. The country
want nominations this year and
town people don’t, and when
found the country was in a
they just kicked up a row to bus*
thing. The best thing you can
is to advocate nominations in
paper, do you bear?”
“Yes, we want a primary—not
a conveation and not a mass
ing,” said another. “What if an
pendent does come out? Better
running than the field full of
running for the same office, and
negrees living off them all.”
“Yes, he is a Republican and
ways has been, and I can prove it
him,” said a gentleman from
sain*: neighborhood as Mr.
“anil'll make an affidavy to it.”
Whether he is, has been,
to be or never was a Republican,
Malaier is chairman of the
Committee and to that extent
of the situation.
Wbat is he going to do about it?
What is the Executive
going to do about it?
Wbat is anybody else going to
about it?
Like a wise journal, which
answer ita own questions, the
simply says:
Wo shall see.
QTli«: rr any remarkable cures Hood’s
parillo that it,does k* comptishe* are suf&eient
possess peculiar curative
ers. (4)
Pure and rich, possessing all the natation
properties of Malt, Chaos's Barley
Whisky is a perfect Toole for building
the system. George A Barnett sole
#r Griffin.
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NUMBER \n
THE COMMONWEALTH.
The .lews as (lathered Over fleergte.
The authorities are potting Quit
man in the b«9t sanitary condition
possible.
A borse belonging to Wyatt of SI*
laville was killed by lightning last
week.
Rev- R. L. Campbell is offering for
sale the nows and job office of the
DawsonviUe News.
A post of the G. A, R. baa been or
ganized at Tallapoosa with twenty-
nine charier members.
The Georgia dental society will
meet in Dalton next Wednesday.
The Session will bold three days,
George Hunter, a r«* who was
hart by a falling tree ,ji laville a
few days ago, died Joj. Friday.
About 350 shares have already
been taken in the new Classic City
building and loan association of
Athens.
Work has commenced upon Dob?
lin’s new hotel, and the new academy
building is also going up rapidly.
Work bas begun on the Preabyts*
rian church at Monntville, Troup
county. Rev. W. E. Dozier ia the
pastor.
Petitions asking the ordinary of
Laurens eonnty to order an elect
ion upon the whiskey question are
being circulated for signatures.
Toccoa’boasts of a citizen who has
never suberibed for a newspaper,
and strange to say he doesn't seeem
to be ashamed of bis record.
A large protracted meeting of ths
Missionary Baptists at TJuion church
in Madison county, closed Thursday.
Fourteen joined the cbnrcb.
Rev. T. J. Barnwell of Gainesville
bas been condncting a revival meet¬
ing at Sardis church, juat beyond the
river, daring the past week. Over
twenty were baptized last Sunday!"*
Judge Jessie P. Wilson, who is
securing a record of the confederate
survivors living in Greene ooanty,
now h&s 127 names on bis list. He
hopes to have every name on the list
within the next week.
The mayor of B&inbridge has aps
pointed au inspection oommittee of
four in each ward in the city to in
spect and report the sanitary condit
ion of their respective wards onee a
week from now until frost.
At Buena Vista last Friday when
thunder cloods were passing and
the atmosphere was thoroughly ebarg
ed with electricity a ball of fire as
large as a base ball was seen dancing
on the telegraph wire like a thing of
life.
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing BxwtJF
for children teething, ia the prescription
of one of the best female nurses and
physicians has been used in for the forty United States, with as4
years never
failing for their success children. by millions Daring of motbaro
the process
of teething its vslae is incalculable.
It relieves the child from pain, euros drs
eatery bowels, and diarrhoea, colic. griping in the
and wind By giving
health to the child and rests the mother.
Price 25 cents s bottle. sugeodAwly
RAMIS BOUSE BARBER 10 P
COLUMUUB, . GEORGIA,
JOE McGHEE, Propl
The beat plaos in Columbus to got a baffb
or clesa Share. Give n* s call when in tb
city JOB McGHEE
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