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one a a Q-ood Advsrtisincf Medium* Dsveted to Local, Mining and General Information. Vol. 40, No. 46. DAHLONEGA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1928. W. B. TOWNSEND, Editor and Pro <2 ■8 <2 •Csj <2 <2 <2 ■8 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 ■a <2 <2 ■a IN DESPAIR Run-down and Nervous Woman Picked Up, Got Strong. “I can heartily recommend Cardul, because I have found It so helpful,” declares Mrs. Norton Smith, of Warrenton, Georgia. “I was very much run down. and was hardly able to get about. “I could not sleep at night, and was In a highly nervous condition. Notliing seemed to help me, and I was almost in despair. I decided to try Cardul and sent for a bottle. “I soon began to improve. I got so I could eat. My ap petite was good. My nerves got stronger, and I was able to sleep well at night. I picked up in weight and my color was much better.” Cardui is sold by all drug gists. Try it. Used By Women For Over 50 Years Wilknit Hosiery Co GREENFIELD, OHIO Sole Distributors WILKNIT Guaran teed Hosiery. Representative T. V. GREENWAY. TAY ME. All who are indebted to me by mote or account will please come in and make prompt settlement. I need money and must collect hi order to meet my demands. B F. Anderson. G. H. McGUIRE DAHLONEGA. GA. Repairs watch's, clocks, pianos, or- ans, sewing machines, Jewelry, Next to Burns’ Barber Shop. FOR RENT. iSO acre farm in Davis’ Dist , Lumpkin county. (Joseph Smith old home place. Write or eull T. C Hutcheson, East Point, Ga. Phone Fair Fax 1552 VV. TRUSTEES EL ECTION. An election is hereby ordered to be held at the various school houses ol the county from 12 o’clock M. until 2 o’clock P. M., on Saturday, Dec. 22. 1928, for the purpose of electing trus tees for the different schools of Lump kin county. By order of theCpuuty Board of Education. J. J. Seaboi.t, 0. S. S. NOTICE. Georgia, Lumpkin County. All creditors of the estate of John H Summerour late of said c unity, de ceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons in debted to said estate are required to make immediate payment. This 3rd day of Dec. 1028. D. A. SuMMKKOL'it, Adirr For colds, grip and flu take elieves the congestion, orevents complications, and hastens recovery. r REUSING CLUB. We have cnstaUed a Dry Cleaning Machine and are able to give you first class work. For Dry Cleaning 85c. Scrubbed and Pressed 00c. Hats blocked and cleaned 65 cents. Mail orders given special atten tion. A REE & JOHNSON. FIND IDOL GOD UNDER FORGOTTEN CITY Quest That Made Men Wanderers on Earth Scientists Unearth Serpent God of Canaaniies. fet. Louis.—A limestone Idol of the present god of the Caimanites, buried 'for more than 2,400 yearn under an al most forgotten city in Palestine, is ihe prise of his present archaeological expedition, l)r. Melvin U. Kyle, presi dent of Xenia seminary here and noted orientalist, said upon Ids return. Traces to Hie serpent cult had ap peared bet ore In Asia Minor, Doctor Kyle said, but it had not been es tablished that the, Cnnaanites, whom the Israelites under Joshua smote and destroyed, were serpent worshipers. Doctor Kyle’s diggers came On the fragment of limestone which is about a foot wide and two feet high, after they had painstakingly removed six strata of markedly differing cultures from the side of Kirjath Seplier, the walled city captured by Othniel, us told In the Book of Joshua. “Underneath all those layers .of Israelite culture, we found a blanket of cinders and charcoal,” iDoctor Kyle said. “It covered everything. .Its meaning was, of course, obvious. The Israelites not only sacked the town, they set it on tire, destroyed it in order to build It anew for themselves. “Everything above the blanket’, was of the Iron age. With precious pieces of Canannite pottery, we found the ser pent idol. "The upper pant of it is gone. Doubt less it was destroyed by angry Israel ites. But the lower part shows the feet of a human figure, about which is entwined tiio serpent god. “We can lie reasonably sure now that this serpent cult was widespread among the Cnnaanites. It was a primi tive religion with orgiastic rites. We find the serpent god in another form in Genesis in .the Garden of Eden. There lie is Satan, the tempter. “Tiie great achievement of this sum mer, next to the idol, was the abso lute fixation of the date of the cap ture of the land of Canaan as told in the Bilile. The biauket of cinders marked an epoch. “We know roughly when iron began to be used in Asia Minor. Our calcu lations assign 127") B. 0. as the year the Israelites took that Canaan town. This differs from oilier estimates by as much as 200 years.” Pioneer Clock Maker Famous as Cabinetmaker Wnterbury, Conn. — Cliauncey Je rome’s name appears in Connecticut history as a pioneer clock maker of ; the country. To Ids local fame as a maker of clocks is now added the prestige of a cabinetmaker. Some; notes lie left have revealed an old chapter in the history of his life. Although Jerome was successful and famous when lie died, it was dif ferent in 3SIG when, witli a wife and babe to support, lie bought a house. 1 That year was known as “1800-and- froze-to-death” because its summer was the coldest in New England his tory. Jerome found himself unable to pay for the house at Ids trade. So he took the job of finishing the In terior of the old Fenn homestead, n three-story house having 27 doors and j a white oak floor. He received $85 for the work. The Fenn house, now being re paired, is still in good condition. The original oak floors are stiil In service and (lie 27 doors are still doing duty with their paneling in the original state. Meuse in Gas Pipe When an iron gas supply pipe was being renewed at offices in Cannon street, Birmingham, England, a mum mified mouse was discovered in a state of perfect preservation, even the whiskers being intact. As the pipe had not been disturbed for thirty years, it is certain that the creature crept Into it when the prem ises were being erected. A connection was then made to the meter, and the coal gas sealed the mouse's fate and at the same time saved the body from the decaying effects of the atmosphere. Early “Rapid Transit” The first electric trolley ears were built by Van Depoele and ran in Chi cago in 1SS3. In the following year electric lines were operated in .Cleve land and Kansas City. The first elec tric street car in Canada .was ex hibited at tiie Toronto 'exhibition In 3885, while tiie first Canadian electric street car line was built at St. Catherines in 1SS7. The first street railway in America built exclusively for electric .operation was a line opened In September, 1835, from Bal timore to Hampden, Md. II was four o’clock ot n Monday afternoon. Tiie man, shabby, worn, sad-eyed, sat down upon a park bench. Compassionately, tiie kind-hearted old man watched him. "He is just tiie sort of a poor, hopeless wretch who might shoot himself In the park,” thought ihe kind old gentleman. “1 shall watch hi in carefully," was his decision. The shabby man wiped Ids face care fully. And then, alas. Ills hand wont slowly to Ids right hip pocket. The sympathetic old man sprang up just in time. “I’m a wanderer over tiie face of the earth,” murmured the shabby man, [brokenly. “A lonely, weary, wan derer.” “How is Hint?” asked the old man, tears In Ids eyes. “Eleven years ago today,” continued the shabby man in a dreary monotone, "my wife sent me out with a piece of lace to match to finish making a pres ent, nnd she told me not to come home without it. I am still trying to match it." With a sympathetic look the.old gen tleman said notliing, but quilled out seven samples of lace from 'ills own pocket. Could Buy Beefsteak but He Wanted Grass Jt .was during an argument about diet 'that Frank Arnold of Walnut Bark remarked: “There is only one way to settle the diet question and that way was adopted by a certain very ril-h man 1 know of. He went right to Ids physi cian and after many consultations and examinations, it was decided that he should undergo an operation. “In due time tiie operation was per formed, the ricli man’s stomach was removed and n nice new sheep's stom ach put in its place. The man’s re covery from the operation was rapid. Before long he began to clamor for food. “‘Ahi’ cried the doctor, rubbing his hands, ‘it is evident tlint the opera tion Is a complete success. The sheep’s stomach Is working fine!” “ ‘Ba-a-n !’ cried tiie ricli man. ‘Why bring beefsteaks when I want grass I’ ” —Los Angeles Times. Fish’s Headstone Tiie purpose of the white stone-like objects found in the interior of tiie fish’s head lias not been very definitely determined, but most of tiie small boys who catcli fish tldnk these stones are lucky pieces and seek them for tiie mere purpose of pocket pieces. It is generally agreed that these stones are in some way connected with the fish’s auditory faculties, but according to an other theory they belong to ithe fish’s static sense, a term referring to the complex process by means of which fishes are enabled to maintain equilib rium in water. The stones arc almost entirely mineral compositions, being soluble in weak acetic ncld. They show annular or periodic rings of growth, somewhat analogous to the annular rings of trees, and are fre quently used to determine the age of fishes. Victory for Imagination A little boy’s pleasure in picture books and his quick imagination turned the ordeal of taking cod fiver oil into a jolly game for one family In a story related by Ralph Demareo in llygeia Magazine. Little Tommy’s father called it bot tled sunshine and that reminded Tom my that brownies run away when tiie sun shines. From (hat Idea it was easy to imagine that tiie brownies lived in tiie brown cod liver oil bottle. So brownies were poureo from the brown bottle after every meal with so much merriment that Tommy for got all about making wry faces. Food for Thought The young wife was heart broken. “Wlinl's i lie matter?" asked a friend. “Oh, my husband Is so absent- minded. After breakfast lie left o tip on llie table, and when I banded liim his tint and coat lie gave me an other dime." “Well, that’s notliing (o worry about. Just force of habit." “That’s just what worries me. He kissed me, too, when I gave him tiis coat and hat:” Precaution Tiie family was seated at tiie table enjoying dessert. “I think I'll take my tomorrow’s share .now," said fa ther jokingly, as he helped himself to a second slice of cake. Jean, an only child, glanced cov etously nt tiie one remaining piece on the plate. “I’ll take my piece now, too,” she said quickly, “before father gets hia day-after-toraorrow's share.” New York Leads All in Orgy of Wasting in America, waste is an old liuliil 11 long standing nnd not who'ly dis honorable descent. It is n legacy of the pioneers, a part of Hie old Ameri can tradition; for with a wilderness to subdue and tLie wealth of a con tinent at their .doorsteps. Hie first set tlers troubled themselves little over what they .wasted. There was plenty more, whereas speed In producing fond or clot lies or shelter was a mai ler of life anil death. So the tradition lipcame established; and the descend ants of tiie earliest fathers have hi it holy agreed with tiie latest Immi grants In in least Hits one American tradition: to get things quickly, to build hastily, do tear down when It is convenient, and to use up at break neck speed the gifts that the gener ous gods have lavishly provided. And as all ikings American are on their grandest scale in New York, It Is there Hint we must look for an orgy of waste that would have ap palled Imperial Rome. If Ihe Yankee metropolis is not the most American of oilies, either in its culture or its population, it Is at least Hie most ob served, both by foreigners nnd hy oilier ellies of the land, it occupies more land, builds higher buildings, handles more business, receives more visitors and nitention, lives nt n quicker tempo than any other city in America—which means that it wastes on a more lavish nnd stupendous sente tiinn any other city in the world. —John Bnketess in tiie Forum. Three Good Reasons for Study of Greek There was once a rough and uned ucated man who had made money and who entered his hoy in a swell college preparatory school. Tiie bend master asked him If tiiere was anything he was particularly desirous ids son should lie taught, nnd the uncultured one replied: “Yes, there is. I want him to take Gr'e’ek.” “May I ask," inquired the head master, In considerable amazement, “why you are so Insistent upon bis pursuit of that particular subject? 1 ' “Well," said tiie rude parent, “there are lliroe reasons why I want him to learn Greek: First, because It’s hard; second, bemuse lie don’t want to; and, third, because it’s no good any way. If lie learns it alter all Hint, he’ll show lie’s got some stuff in him." Moral: This fable lias morals enough to fill n book.—Edward C. Durfee in Scribner’s Magazine. Enormous Spiders Two of the largest bird-eating spi ders ever soon at tiie London zoo came from Brazil. Nearly p foot In ex panse, with poison fangs three-quar ters of an incli long, nnd huge hairy bodies, they are probably Hie most re pulslve creatures imaginable. One of them is quite decile, but the other will unhesitatingly attack. Its method is to rear Itself on the hinder legs, holding the front pair In tiie air ready to grip the hand tiiat seeks it and plunge its fangs into the flesh, Anotiicr tactic is to brush Its fur with Its hind log, causing stinging hairs to float around, and if these set tle on the human skin the effects are very painful. Much of World Unknown That‘five-sevenths of tiie world re mains unmapped, and lids must be done before we shall have a true pic ture of the lands in which we live, was tiie recent v -duration of Dr. Hamilton Bice, Hi,. South American explorer. The development of air transportation will greatly stimulate and simplify Hie task, lie believes, after using a small hydroplane nnd radio sending nnd receiving apparatus to complete Hie mapping of 500,000 square miles of heretofore little- known territory in Brazil, Colombia and other countries. Doctor Rice ad vocaies courses .in exploration at col leges. U. S. to Teach Indians Modern Way to Farm Rosebud, S. D.—Through five federal directors, Indians of Arizona, Okla homa, New Mexico and Soutli Dakota are to be taught modern methods of agriculture. Charles Graves, one of the five whose job it is to help the red man become self-supporting, lias established headquarters here, lie says It is the aim of tiie Indian service to have a man In each agency eventually. In developing the South Dakota in dian, Graves plans to establish farm chapters and encourage each member with various projects, such as raising an acre of corn, growing a garden and raising live stock. For the boys and girls lie will emphasize 4-11 club work. SELLS WATCHES WITHOUT WORKS Street Vendor Finds No One Returns to Yell. New York.—The watch vendor In City Hall park has a sincere nnd straightforward air. “Folks,” lie says to tiie group clustering about him, "those are Ger man silver watches and gocwl time keepers. Nothing ,fancy about ’em— they’re just serviceable, dependable timepieces for people who don't want to spend a lot of money for a watch. “They cost $2 or $3 nt a jewelry store. I’m selling these today for a quarter apiece. If you’re suspicious of them don't buy one. Maybe you’ll il'oel ibettcr if you go to a jeweler .and pay several time® n» much for the same thing. "These don't look flashy—they’re made to give good service. I carry one myself. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Who else wants one? Thanks. Thank you. Two? Certainly. Thank you, sir." And so lie moves slowly along the square, always in the center of n group of customers—office employees from nearby buildings, errand boys from Wall street, casual passersby. Ilia twenty-five cent watches have no works in them. The case Is nil In one piece nnd does not open. The mim ute nnd hour hnnds move jerkily nnd uncertainly at n twist of tiie stem, but tiie second hand Is painted on the face of the watch. Occasionally the snlosmnn hoid3 one of lifs bogus watches up to the ear of a bystander to let him hear its tick for himself. Of course, nobody could tienr n watch tick on lower Broadway, nnd tiie device usually works. And pa trons, forewarned not to buy if they doubt the worth of the article, never return to complain after they have in spected their prize nnd found them selves bilked. The fraud Is one of the oldest known to tiie sidewalks of New York, but In five minutes the salesman took in twenty-three quarters—an average of better than a dollar a minute. De spite all of which, item A in Hie New Y’orker’s credo is flint gullibility Is an attribute monopolized hy the outland- er, nnd Hint Hie gold brick is an em blem which appeals only to the stran ger within the ciiy’s gates. Napoleonic Art Loot to Be Sold in America Baris.—Napoleonic loot, old paint ings taken from captured towns In Belgium and Holland, are beino sent to (lie United States for sale. These pictures, forty-eight of them, were part of the collection of General Hnquin, once aide-de-camp of the env peror nnd commander of one of Ids armies. lie was “fired” because he refused to execute all the terroristic orders his superiors thought neces sary to cow tiie populations of con quered towns. For a century tiie pictures re mained in tiie Ilaquin family, hut were sold last year hy tiie general’s grandniece, Mine. Giovanonl, and have just been bought by the Master’s Art gallery of New York. They have been vnlued at $1,000,000 by a group of experts, including Dr. W. N. Kakint, Petrograd, Despar- met Fitz-Gernld, tiie Spanish art au thority, nnd Henri Gervex, one of the Freneli government’s appraisers. Dahlia Juice Supplies a New Kind of Sugar Washington.—Discovery of a new sugar in tiie juUe of dahlia tubers is announced by tiie United States bu reau of standards. It was discovered during tests to find out the structure of iriulin, which is a starclilike substance found in the dahlia juice. About 92 per cent of this juice was resolved into the al ready known sugar called levulose or (fructose, but tiie remaining 8 per .cent was a mystery. This residual substance was sub jected while in sirup form to a light polarization test. Fructose when given a similar test rotates tiie polar ized light to the left, but this un known sirup rotated it to the right. ■Oilier tests redr :ed it to crystalline •form, which tiie announcement says is n sugar that lias “never hitherto been isolated.” Berlin Ranks in Area Next to Los Angeles Bei'lin, Germany.—With u speed equaling that of any booming western city in America, Berlin has become tiie secon. largest city in tiie world territorial!./, today covering an area of 37,810 liectars, or 210,891 acres, according io Hie Berlin statistical bu reau. it is only exceeded In size by Los Angeles, wliil; 1 ondon, with its 7,500,000 Inlinliitant.s, Is only halt as large, and Burls, with a population of 3,<300.000, only one tenth the size. .Black-Draught Gave Re lief and Helped Otherwise. “I am certainly a strong believer in Black-Draught, as I have used it off and on now for about twenty- five years,” says Mr. Q. W. Blagg, of Cleveland, Tex. “I take it for indiges tion, sour stomach, a tight bloated feeling after meals, and it has always been a help to me and gives mo relief. I take it when I feel bad—when I need a laxative. “It is easy to take, acts quickly and regulates the bowels.” Purely vegetable. Costs only 1 cent a dose. Thedford’s BUCK-DRAUGHT For Constipation, Indigestion, Biliousness C-49af_ ra and Gainesville Bus Line. Leave Dahlonega 7 :45 A. M. Leave Gainesville 8 :4'5 P. M. Princeton Hotel. Phone 5J. Dahlonega. J, F. Sutton. MONEY WANTED. I must insist on those owing me to call and settle at once «b I urn hard up for money to meet my bills and taxes, tax book closes the 20lh inst. If you enn't'se pay part, That will nip L ain looking for you. B. F. Anderson. NOTICE. Those having claims against, the county of Lumpkin are recpiest-ed to present them by the 29th inst. for payment. John H. Moqre, Chairman. W. L. Ash, R C. Meadkrs, County Com. aLlomga & Atlanta Hus Lins. Leave Dahlonega ,7 130 A. M. Leave Dahlonega 4 P. M. return. Leave Atlanta 7 :3d A. M. Leave Atlanta 8 P. M. Best cars. Careful Drivers PRINCETON HOTEL Bus Station 17 North Forsyth St. See F R E I) JONES, Dahlonega. Talk In Your Telepho The telephone user some limes wonders why he does not;heal’ the person at the distant telephone clearly The chances are that the distant part) is directing his cou- versai ion away from rather into the telephone The mouthpiece on the tele phone transmi ter is designed to concentrate dies mid waves whtjn you speak direedy into it. If you merely talk at your telephone, holding the transmitter to one side or several inches away from your lips, the mouthpiece cannot delp you. Dahlonega Telephone Co. Names for Left-Handed I should like to know bow many equivalents for this term are now In use In this country. The village school, or, rutlic-r, playground, is where they would be heard most fre quently. All ball games from time to time disc4ose a left-handed piaytY'nnd rarely would school children app.y die forms' compound term of left-handed to him. “Wacky” Is tiie word in use round Eveshnm. “Watty” near Red- ditch, “Neggy" or “Neggy ’anded” at Custle Browmleh, and Elsworthy In his “West Somerset Word Book” gives “kefty.”—London Times.