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The £ Nugget
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
DAHLONEGA, CL. JUNE 15. ’28.
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an Sccoml *'lnnn Matter.
Official Organ of both City and
County.
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Residence Phone 5-1 J.
Some alarm is being caused by
hog cholera down in South Geor
gia.
In Greene county a school has
to have 20 scholars in order to gel
any of the public money.
The sum fixed for training 250,-
000 in the summer(amps this year
will cost Undo Sam 8l’o,ooo-ooo.
The recent poultry sale in Hart
county put over two thous
and dollars in the pockets of those
who had and carried them to sell.
Nine men worn given a life sen
tence at Sheperdsvilie, Ky., last
week for killing a woman charged
with giving information to dry
agents.
The war tax on autos having
been abolished will lessen the cost
on them considerably, as tho tax
on a $600 was $18. And on a
$2,000 class car $(‘>0.
The airplanes and autos are kill
ing many more people than liquor.
What ate you going to do about,
including women and children'{
Yet little is said about it.
It takes about a year longer for
a boy to graduate at college than
it did before the adoption of the
ball playing department us a gen
eral thing. Costing both parents
and state more money.
“Police Hunt Girl With Birth
Mark Just Above One Knee,’’ is
headline in Louisville Post. We
wouldn’t say for sure, but we be
lieve she passed the Telegraph of
fice four or five minutes ago.—J.
D. S. in Macon Telegraph. We
are keeping a watch out and if she
strikes Dahlonega we will put our
arms around her and hold her until
you come.
The Lowndes county grand jury
recently recommended that two
amendments be made to the auto
law which it is thought will
be a protection to the people. One
is to require every one before run
ning an auto to stand an examina
tion to see if they understand it.
And the second is a penalty for ev
ery violation of the automobile
law.
A tornado swept over the state
asylum last week unroofing build
ings and uprooted 160 trees. The
damage to the state’s buifdidgs is
estimated at $25,000. A big tree
crashed through one of the unoc
cupied wards. Only one person
was injured, an emdoye, whose
arm was broken when he was hurl
ed to the ground while seeking
shelter.
Judge Hardeman decided at
Louisville last week that the state
highway department had absorbed
all the sta4e aid road mileage the
law allows. • It is understood by
it, that under the law, the streets
running through towns and cit
ies of less than “2,boo population,
which are on the state system
must be included in the total lim
it oi 6,300 miles fixed by law as
the total mileage of the state high
way system.
We notice where so many June
bugs appeared in one country that
the authorities gave motive (hat
they would pay hoys 3 cents a doz
en for every June bug deliv
ered. Many others besides bo vs to
gan chasing bugs until thousands
Wt re captured and the oiler was
withdrawn. When a t oy we en
joyed catching and tieing a string
to their legs an 1 sec th on fly until
ono day we got hold of the wrong
bug.
Letter From Shanghai, China.
Shanghai, China,
May St h, ipqS.
I Dear 1 Del itor :
Herewith is a copy of tnyjChris-
liftn Almanac. It may interest
you. My letter is personal but you
arc at liberty to print it without
payment, I’d bo glad for n m irk
ed copy if it appears. Indeed J’d
be thankful for a sample copy of
your paper whether letter appears
or not.
1 send a Chinese fire-god, llis
name is “Jfo-/,wen-bu-sali.” He
rules fire. When lie’s displeased
with people he sets their houses
alire. Ilo-swen was a Taoist priest;
but a great battle he cha: ged into
a giant With three heads and six
arms. He has three eyes, one in
the middle of his forehead. lie
has red hair and is of a firery dis
position. lie rides on a firery horse
which snorts flames, and fire flash
es from his hoofs. In the god’s six
hands lie carries a heaven-wide
flashing seal, a wheel with five fie
ry dragons, a gourd enclosing 10,-
000 fire crows, and two swords,
and a thousand mile smoke screen
filled with swords of fire. No
wonder lie can scatter fire every
where and do untold damage
when on a rampage. People in
whose house lie starts a fire are
not welcome to other liome3 lest,
in so doing, they bring Ho-zwen’s
wrath upon themselves also. Peo
ple where the fire start.; hurry to
the temple and plead with IIo-
zweu to leave their house at once.
W hen lie leaves ho thanks him
for punishing- them. Ho-zwen-
bu-sah is much feared, also, be
cause of the danger to tho one
in whore house the fire starts, for
if it spreads to the other houses and
he is found, his neighbors throw
him into the fire for bringing loss
to them. So lie runs away and is
not seen again or comes back only
after a long time. When the hous
es are rebuilt the old rubbish is put
on his lot.
You would be greatly interested
to see a Chinese fire and flic fire
fighters at work. Crowds of fire
men come each with a long name-
banner. These banners are left
in a line against the walls of the
narrow streets near the fire. One
sot of men are carriers having var
ying poles with a bucket on each
end of the pole. Ahead of each
carrier runs a man with a gong
beating wildly to make way for
the carrier as lie brings the water
trom a creek or canal or well near
by. He dumps the water into the
tub of a hand-pump which force's
th ewatef up the spout on to the
tire. This pump working-reminds
one of an old R. R. hand-car.
Wealthy people often keep a hand
pump in their own home; but lest
the fire-god give the pump work
to do there is written on it, “Bu
r-pell yong’’—prepared but may
it not be used. A fire in China is
a noisy, exciting and veVy prima-
tive tiling in its method of extin
guishing ; but fierce in its burn
ing.
While the fire is burning some
times theatricals are held on the
street. Those are to please the
god-of-fire and get him to go back
home. At other times, when peo
ple tear troubles are coming, they
buy a paper image of the fire-god
and burn false money, incense,
and cardies before it and then
burn the image itself. This is
sending him home‘with spending
motley and fragrance to keep him
from starting other.fires.
I asked the Chinese if the fire-
god lit a recent fire on a ship
answered, “If there was a fire on
the ship the lire-god must have
been there—at work.’’ We have
towers 11 Shanghai where men
watch fur fires. When one is dis
covered the tire bell is wrung
When the old Custom house was
built a huge clock was place.1 in
the tower. For some weeks a'ffet
tli - clock began to strike the
hours there were fe.v if any fires.
The Chinese sai , it was because
the lire god thought that every
time the clock struck there was a
fire announced so ho could 1,-;
without helping. Alithese things
seem rodiculous to 11, bit'. are very
real t.i ti e Chinese. Chinese life
| and atmosphere is chuck full of
j such superstitions. Chines^ me
never free from them an 1 the anx
iety limy bting like a supersti
tious man forced to pass the
night in a haunted house. When
the Gospel comes tho believer goes
free. I or ho knows the Truth
that makes free indeed.
'i ours iti Christ’* glad service,
Rr.v. H, G C. Hai.t.ock.
Locals and Other News.
keeps frequently
has
rent,
And it still
raining.
The Brooksher Realty Co
houses and apartments for
with or without furnishings.
Miss Mattie and j\oro Crow ore
offering their good farm for sale
near Oak Grove church. If inter
ested see them for price.
On Tuesday the r2th, we receiv
ed a letter from Iliwassee dated the
5th. Writer came through a foot
several days before and told us
what he wanted.
The price of a reader in the
Nugget, we mean anything for
sale, etc., one time, is 5 cent's a
line. Anything less than five lines
costs 2.5 cents.
The republicans are busy hold
ing their convention in Kansas
City this ,vveek for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for presi-
ident. Many ladies are present.
We are authorized to anno, nee
that meeting will be held at Por
ter Springs Law Ground next Sun
day at 3 o'clock by Rev. |. 13.
Pierce and Tom Roberts if the
weather if favorable.
Grady Parks, of Dawson comi
ty, was given a sentence of three
months in Hall county jail by
Judge Sibley last week for having
84 gallons of liquor in his posses
sion. Second offense.
We generally sec an account of
several deaths caused by parties
out taking auto rides on Sunday
when the day ir pretty. But last
Sunday was an exception. A few
accidents but no deaths.
The officers made a raid on near
ly fifty places in Kansas City this
week where liquor was kept which
will cause the* drinking delegates
to the republican convention to be
pretty dry during this meeting
which may cause them to vote for
a wet plank to be attached to their
platform,
Tho Dahlonega Home Demon
stration Club will, hold it's regular
monthly meeting June 18th at 3
P. M. An interesting program
has been arranged. Some visiting
speakers are expected to lake part
on the program. Every mein! or
is urged to be present. The place
will L e at Stephens Library.
Dawson county recently had an
other house, burning, This time
the old Goforth home, occupied
by Erman Stephens and family,
who were away at the sinie, losing
everything. Sheriff Crawford ar
rested Jim Pinion, Homer Twiggs
and Ezra Loggins, charged with
the crime. Twiggs was acquit
ted. Tho others were bound over.
We notice where several cars
occupied by Indians, or rigged up
like Indians, passed through
Banks county a few days ago and
stopped at a store four miles
from Homer loi.g enough for one
of the women to buy a nickels
worth of crackeis. After they
left the merchant discovered that
•815.00 was missing from his money
drawer. He was soon on their
track with a couple of officers.
And when overtaken they paid the
money back and settled all cost.
Keep an eye 011 all suchlhieves.
O11 last Sunday night a negro
woman and her husband bad a d;s
agreement up.at the road camp,
when the wife shot her husband
through belli legs and in one hip,
the ball ranging upward, whim
lie was hying hard to cut lei
hroat with a knife. She was put
in jail—no warrant yet, and the
mail was sent to tho hospital , ; .t
G .ii e vtlle, who died Tuesday.
We never learned his real nunc.
They called him “Cat.” So Mrs.
<hit lias put M r. Cats
an 1 there will tc no
fighting and scratching between
this con[ile any more.
Mr. Henry Moore is on a visit
to South Georgia.
Mrs. Lipscomb lias gone to New
Canton, Ya-, to spend n while
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
W. T. Henderson
The wedding of Mr. J. C.
White and Miss Irene Nix look
place last Sunday. Ordinary
Townsend officiating.
Hubert Mincy was jalied this
week 011 three warrants swore out
by his sister-in-law—two misisde-
meanor warrants, and the other
for peace.
Four of Lumpkin county's old
boys or men —Trammell, Wood
ward, West and Smith, the for
mer from Attraria and the others
from Dahlonega. All making
good.
J. M. Brooksher A Son now oc
cupy the first office as you go up
the stairs over tho Bank of Dab-
lonega, and Col. Pruett the next
office. Orin other words, they
have changed offices.
Mr. Y. D. Jones, after an ab
sence of three years In Power.
West Virginia, dropped in to see
us last Monday, who came back to
attend to -ome basiness. After do
ing so will return to his job.
Mr. Frank Parks is delivering
Mr. Frank Christian twelve thous
and feet of lumber which he may
that Mr. Christian will use it in
the construction of a dwelling
some time in_the future.
When Mr. Mays, who is inter
ested in the dredge, being operated
down on Cane Creek, returned'
from the north a few days ago lie
brought his-wife back with him,
who is hoarding iti Dahlonega.
Down at Mr. Ben Christians,
Auraria, last Sunday, forty chil
dren and grand children enjoyed
an excellent dinner, being a day of
much pleasare to Mr. Christian,
his wife and all the rest present.
Rev. G. W. Kilpatrich, of Cop-
perhill, Tenn., who attended the
Dahlonega Summer School last
year is back and entered again.
Prof. F. A. Brinson, of Graymont,
has also returned and will he here
until September.
It seems that the ladies who
farm in this county, are ahead of
some of the men. We were in
formed last Monday that another
widow lady and her daughters on
ly liked a day and a lialfs hoeing
in being done hoeing their crop
the first time.
The trustees recently raised
the’ salary of Col. John W. West,
tlie President of the ' College, to
$3,500. Prof. Ash to $2,000, Prof.
Cain to $2,300, Prof. Barnes to
$2,300, Miss McGee to $1,800,
Prof. Jarrard to 81/J00, Prof.
Hutcheson to 81,Coo, Prof. Maur-
ren—Coach, to $1,500.
Mr, A. Hensley, of Ducktown,
in making his first visit to Dali*
lonega last Monday, accompanied
by Mr. W. Wood, who resides in
Lumpkin county but works over
there, dropped in to the Nugget
olliee. One to renew his subscrip
tion and the other to see how we
looked.
Some time ago Prof. Boyd, who
is interested in the Gavender’s
Creek mining property, came up
from Florida, went out on the
property, began cleaning up
things, tepairedthe dwelling and
this week Mrs. Boyd joined him
ami they are living in tho same
dwelling they occupied many years
ago, and we expect to hear of min
ing being resumed out there at no
distant day.
Mr. ami Mrs. ,T. M. Brooksher
were made very happy a few days
'go when visited by a number of
their relatives as follow.1 : Mr.
Paul* litooksher and family, of
U indet ; Mrs. Carolyn Moore and
daughter, Miss Evelyn, of New
York; Mr. Raymond Brooksher
and family, and Mr. Robin BrcoK-
sher, of Atlanta; and Mr. Call
Bro kdier, of Winder and Monroe
light mi!,, lie ally. Mrs. Moore and daugli-j
growling, j ter and .Mr. Carl Brooksher hope .
time j
W. A. HOUSLEY
oant ui Harness Shop.
l iing Your Work.
Next to store of John IT. Moore & Bcu
We mean to Please
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I am headquarters for CLOTHING in Dahlonega. If I have not
the color, style and size you want in stock I can orders ready made
suit and lmvo it hero in three or four days. If you want a Tailor
Made Suit I can have it made to order and ready for you in about 10
days. I have aline of samples.
COME AMD SEE ME
I will sell you clothing as cheap as you nan buy it any where
for cash. Satisfaction nuatanteed. J will appreciate your business.
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