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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 *4KlM<* POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of parity, economical strength and wholesomness. More than the ordinary kinds, and.ean not be sold in competiton with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Powders. Sold only in cans. Rota.^Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall Street, New York ot2-d*wlv-top column 1st or 4th nape. 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. Terms to Subscribers. Postage Free: Every day................................. day for one year (including Sun $7 00 Daily, without Sunday, one year...... 6 00 Every day, six months.................3 50 Daily, without edition, Sunday, six months____ 3 00 50 Sunday Weekly Star, one year............... 1 00 one year................ 1 A free copy of The Weekly Stab to the sender of a club of ten. l-vU Special Campaign Ofpeb—The Weekly Stab in clubs of twenty-fiye or more will be. sent for the remainder of this year for Forty cents for each subscription. 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. — —---- ----- - * ------ ■ — ..................... • 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 ms naualinw > tl