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V- -NO. 5 2,
DAI I LON KG A, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1903.
W. B. TOWNSEND, Editor and Proprietor
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DEALERS IN
Clothing.
Shoes,
Dry Goods
Hats,
Notions,
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broctrieo.
BARGAIN STORE.
Du. E. W. WATKINS.
His Splendid Official Record
While in The Legislature.
Ed. Nugoet:
1 notice from the Nugget and
other papers in the district that
Dr. E. W. Watkins of Ellijay, is
mentioned for representative in
congress from the Ninth district
in the next election.
It happens to be my privilege
to have known Dr. Watkins per
sonally for a number of years,
and a more genial companinble
or level headed man, is not t.c bo j
found in the district. He is a 1 education.
Iandicapped lor Lack oi’
Education,
According to the recent census
of Dahlonegu more than one hun-
drod childicn of school ago within
the corporate limits are not attend
ing school, although ihore is an
institution here with its doors
thrown open to them free of
charge,
Parents are doing wrong in
keeping their children from
school. Many men of wonderful
endowments says success, are
dwarfed and hampered m their
life work because of their lack of
How often do we see
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man who has been successful in | bright '""Us in responsible posi
tions, serving on board of diroc-
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life from his own efforts, being an
all round business man, who has
made a success professionally, in
business and as an agriculturalist,
being at this time one of the most
extensive farmers in bis section.
His record, ns a state legislator,
places him in the front rank of
progressive men. Tie was the first
man to introduce a bill in the
tors, as trustees of great business
houses or banking institutions,
men who control the affairs of
great railroads or manufactories,
who have good judgement and
great natural ability, but who are
so stunted and cramped by their
lack of early development that
life does not yield to them one
lit had Their
all kinds
SHOES
Foil
Ladies and Gents.
Art in
Shoemaking.
Exact Reproduction of thin Style Shoe.
PRICES REASONABLE.
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Georgia legislature to elect Judges j hmtli of abut it mig
and Solicitors by the people, and ] intellectual aesthetic possibilities
kept agitating the subject un- 1
til it became an accomplished j
laing a gallant Confederate i »"<> K °'“ cn "•«' rkio S ,od ”y ! vatory in Vnehington, lies
■tier, ami knowing their needs, '"»«■<* portions l.eeansc of their I u |mlt , r( , B8 Wg cy „ S)
• , lack of mental culture. Conscious ... , ,
.ices,
Hats,
Furnishings,
Guns, Machines,
Clothing a specialty.!
hey will sell you clothing tor cash*
lat Gainesville or Atlanta prices
♦nice line of samples and will tak
fyour order for tailor made goods.
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General Merchandise.
J fact. He also introduced the first
bill in the Georgia legislature to
i place Solicitor Generals on a sal-
1 urv, and a bill is pending in the
1 present legislature to this effect
i and will doubtless become a law
j Being
| soldier
I he introduced a bill and advocates i
| the same to pension all old Con-
j federate soldiers.
1 A bill was introduced, and pass
ed the house, taking off the rolls
the names of all maimed soldiers
and the widows of soldiers. This
bill, No. 128, was so manifestly
unfair that Dr. Watkins moved its
reconsideration and after a most
impassioned speech by him the
bill was reconsidered and killed.
If it had not been for the hard
work of 78 such noble patriots as
Dr. Watkins in the legislature in
1885, Ihe Railroad commission
would be a thing of the past and
the non pie of Georgia would to
day be struggling it? the mighty
grasp of the Railway trust.
I con'd enumerate a number of
important bills in which ho took a
leading part in advocating, among
which is our present ‘‘Local op
tion law,” which leaves to the poo^
pie themselves the right to control
the trade in whiskey in their own
section without interfering with
others.
Our convicts were being leased
out for a mere pittance of $11.00
por year and a bill was introduced
making $100.00 the minimum
price for able bodied convicts.
This bill was ably championed by
Dr. Watkins until it became a
law, thereby putting in the states
treasury $200,000.00 additional
per annum.;
These are but a few of the many
good deeds which are already
known of Dr. Watkins, and with
such a fine past record I believe
he would fill with equal wisdom
and fidelity a place in the halls of
our national Legislature,
The Democratic . primary is the
only chance wo have in Georgia
to make our public officials give
an account their stewardships
and there is nothing like good
healthy opposition to keep them
straight.
Let us have contests for every
office in Georgia from Bailiff to
Governor within the Democratic
primary, for in this way only un
der the present conditions can we
keep out politics clean and free
from corruption.
Subscriber.
been unfolded in youth. In social
life, on public platforms, in de
bate, in the higher fields of the (
work, enjoyment and prog
ress they are constantly baffled,
embarrassed and handicapped I)}'
the limitations of ignorance.
Again, thousands of young ..men
of dormant powers, which they
cannot get control of, many of
them fret and chafe under the re
straints imposed upon them by
their own ignorance, They are in
the position of the Chinese and
non progressive people, who have
great mineral, agricultural and
other natural resources which,
however, do not yield them a
hundredth part of their value
because they do not know how to
use them. In the very midst of
potential wealth and vast possibil
ities these people live in poverty
and degradation just as an unedu
cated man or woman, who has nev
er developed his or her wealth, i3
doomed to perpetual ignorance
and its consequences.
1 lungry For Dog Meat.
Broiled, dog, fried dog and sun
dry other forms of dog are consid
ered delicacies by the Jgorrotes of
the northern province of the
Philippines, writes the Washing
ton correspondent of the Chicago
Chronicle.
According to the advices just
received at Washington Colonel
E. C. Carter, Manila commission
er of public health, has received a
gentle hint from provincial Gov
ernor William G. Peck, at Baguio,
Banguet, not to waste this ‘‘God
given delicacy."
His appeal is couched in the
following terms:
“J know that some of the de
partments under your charge are
killing dogs and throwing them
away to get rid of them. Now,
my people, you know, consider
dog a God given luxury. Will it j
not be possible in one way or an
other for you to send me 100, 200
or 500 dogs that you want to get
rid of to San Fernando, where 1
will have Igorrotes waiting to
bring them over the trial to me
here in Baguio?”
The feast subsequent to such an
event would make gods and men
wonder. Now, see if wo cannot
make such an arrangement.”
It is understood the request will
be cheerfully complied with by
Manila is full of
j Colonel Carter.
I stray dogs, and he would give
Parents always feel proud of I something handsome to get rid of
their children’s good trails- and them. The natives and Europeans
wonder where they
ones.
get their bad
there don’t seem to consider them
.gastronomic luxuries.
How We Get Our Time.
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1 The following description of
how the National Observatory at
Washington determines the. exact
time, we take from an exchange:
The fixed stars have no motion
j that can lie measured by any in
struments known to science., and
certain of these, known as “lime,
stars” are made use of in ascer
taining nod recording correct
time. Every clear night, an ns-
i tronomer, at the National Obser-
down on
fixed to an
instrument called a transit. This
instrument points exactly north
and south, and it is so set that it
can be raised toward the zenith, or
lowered toward the horizon, at the
will of the observer. At. the ass
tronomer’s side is a telegraph key,
which connects by wire with an in
strument composed of a slowly-
revolving cylinder, on which is
wrapped a paper with evenly
placed lines running each \vay.
This instrument is also connected
with the pendulum of the “time
clock,” and each beat, of the pen
dulum is recorded on the revolving
cylinder, in the eye-piece of the
transit are (ivo delicate lines«sudo
of spider webs, and, as the partic
ular “time star” crosses each of
these lines, the observer touches
the telegraph key, and a iittlo
notch is recorded on the slowly re
volving cylinder, which is record
ing the pendulum boats of the
clock. Calculations arc then made
and the exact lime is ascertained
and the “time clock” set to that
time.
Every day at three minutes and
fifteen seconds to twelve, a switch
is turned on at the observatory in
Washington, and the beats of the
pendulum of the “time clock ’ arc
sent over the telegraph wires all
over the country. Every operator
in the United States, when ho
hears the signal, stops all business
and prepares to receive the correct
time from Washington. These
heats continue until ten seconds
before twelve, when they stop.
This is to give the operators notice
j that the next “tick” will he noon,
and, when that comes, the time of'
the office clock, or operator's
watch, is carefully noted and the
difference between it and the
Washington clock is adjusted.
Some of the clocks are connected
directly by wire with Washington,
and are so arranged that, the in
stant the noon signal comes the
hands will jump to twelve o’clock
no matter what they may indicate
at that instant.
The nboye process also describes
the observations made at Washing
ton University Observatory, St. j
Louis at certain times. The obN
j servatory in St. Louis for some
years past has determined to ex
act time for the railroads in the
Central Time Belt.
CITY DIRECTORY
SUPERIOR COURT.
3rd Mondavs in April and Octo
ber. J. .). Kitnsoy, Judge, Cleve
land, Ga. W A. Charters, Solici
tor General, Dahlonega, Ga.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
John Hu If, Ordinary.
John II. Moore,Cloik.
James M. Davis Shenll.
E. J. Walden,Tax Collector.
James L. Ilealan, Tax Receiver.
y. R. Iiix, County Surveyor.
Joseph B. Brown, Treasurer.
I). C. Stow Coroner.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
R. II. Baker, Mayor.
Aldermen: E. 8 Strickland, J
E. McGee, F G. Jones. J. W. Boyd,
T. J. Smith. W. P. Price,dr.
Win. J. Worley, Clerk.
Geo. VV. Walker, Marshal.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Baptist Church —
, Paster. Services Sunday at
11 and at night. Prayer meeting
1’hursduy night.
Sunday School at !) o’clock.
Methodist—Services every Sun
day at 11 and at night. Rev. E. G.
Marks, Pastor Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night.
Sunday School at 0 o’-elodk.
Presbyterian—Services only on
1st and 3rd Sundays.
D. J Blackwell, pastor.
Sunday School i) a. m.
MASONIC.
Blue Mountain Lodge No. 38, F.
<t A. M., meets 1st Tuesday night
of each month.
R. II. Baker, W. M
K. of P.
Gold City Lodge No. 117, Dali-
lonega, Ga, meets in their Castle
Hall, over Anderson & Jones’ store,
the first and third Mondays in each
month at 8, p. m. All visiting
brothers who are in possession of
the S. A. P. W. are hereby cordially
invited to attend all meetings. W.
W, Orissot), C. O., W. E. Ricketts,
V.C. D. J. Blackwell, P.; I). C.
Stow 1* R. S.- F. M, Meaders,
M. of F.; Wharton Anderson, M. A.
R. B. BAKER,
Attorney at Law,
Dahlonega, Ga.
All legal business promptly attended to
Win. ,1. WORLEY,
Attorney at Law,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Dahloneqa, Ga.
Dr, tt. C. WHELCHEL,
Physician & Surgeon,
CDahlonega, Ga.
BARBER SHOP.
W HEN wanting a nice clean
shave, hair cut or shampoo
cull on Henry Underwood
First class barber shop in every
respect uext door to Duckett’s store on
main street where they will be found
ready to wait on you at any time-
