PAGE FOUR t?l)e Cljerofeee ?>cout fk? Official Or?an of Murphy and Chirokee County, North Carolina. RYAN WTSIPE. Ed.tor-Manafar. MISS H. M. BERRY. Associate Editor PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Mark Twain's Essay On Man MARK TWAIN said: "Man can't sleep cut of deors without frw:inp to death or setting rheumatism: he can't keep his no-tr under water over a minute without beinp drownrd. He's the poorest, clumsiest excuse of all the creatures that inhabit the earth. "He has to be coddled, swathed ar.d ctLncngea ro oe acne to live at aiL He is a rickety sort of thing any way you take hir.i?a regular British museum of inferiorities. "He is always undergoing repairs. A machine as unreliable as he is would have no market. "The lower animals appear to us to I set their teeth without pain or inon\enience: man's come through after! months of cruel tcrtue. at a time when he is least abble to beat it. As soon . as he pets :htm they must be pulled: out apair. The second set will la? for awhile, but he will never pet n j set that he can depend upon until : the dentist makes one. 'Man starts in as a child, and lives i on diseases to the end. as a regular j diet. He has mumps, scarlet fever, i whooping cough. c roup, tonsilitis and | diptheria. as a matter of course. "Afterwards, as he poos along. his| life continues to be threatened at every turn by colds, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, quinsy, consumption, vel-, low fever, blindness, influenza, carbuncles. pneumonia, softening- of the i brain and a thousand other maladies of one sort and another. "H *s just a basketful of pestilent corruption, provided for the support and entertainment of microbes. Look at the workmanship of him in some particulars: "What's his appendix for? It has no value. It's sole interest is to lie and wait for a stray grape seed and breed trouble. wv.Qt w J c?as a matchless teacher, but i in this gospel he appears even more distinctly as a mighty worker. Thus when Mark recorded a group of preg- j nant parables he turns at once to re- J late a cycle of impresisvc miracles, j First Jesus shows his power over the j forces of nature, next over the do-! .mons of the spirit world, then over the j ravages of disease, and finally over i death. The first, then, is the stilling of a; storm. The long day of teaching is ended. "Even was come." The weary j teacher bids his disciples turn toward ....? . ? ? ?uc uprasii.tr Miore me now ox mo MX- i tie boat which he has been usir.g asi a pulpit. He wishes to escape from j the crowds to the solitudes on the 1 eastern side o fthe lake. There Is| no delay for preparation; "they takthim with them, even as he was, in the. boat"; and soon the master exhaust ' ed by his labors is "asleep on the cushion," "in the stern." Suddenly; "there ariseth a great storm of wind : and the waves boat into the boat, in! so much that the boat was now fill-1 in jr." Such storms were frequent on Gal-j ilee. Should we not pause at once' to recall how frequent they are in the lives of Christians? To follow the master does not mean "smooth -ailiing" always or cloudless skies. Even j when we are very near him, when no j sin or doubt separate* between, even j when the tempests biwst; circumstances seem against us; the waves threaten, to engulf; the skies grow black. This could have been1 no usual storm. Those sturdy fisherman who j were managing the boat for their master had lived on that lake. They j knew every meed of it? fickle winds. Yet. even these men were to despair. They awake Jesus, and say or.to him. Teacher, carest thou not that we peri i?h?" Their appeal expressrd the extremity of their fear, but it contained an implied rebuke: the master did not care; he cither did not know, 1 or he was not concerned, about their peril. So we sometimes think or even say. We really feel in the overwhelming storm, that the loving Master is indifferent to our need. Fven in such unbelief it is well tc cry- out to him for help. Their appeal indicated even more It intimated a spirit of presumption. They seemed to have assumed that their master was neglecting his duty inai 11 was nis oongatton to protect them: that he was guilty of neglect, ' and that he must save them whether j it was his desire or not. Thus closeat times with a presumptious demand. We come to the roaster for help, but we seem to assume that his relief and deliverance are matters of debt and not of grace. We may supplicate the master; we must not complain, we daru not reprove. "And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased and th*.re was a great calm." What contrast? are pictured here! We see the human weariness of the sleeping t acher; we hear the divine voice of the "Ruler of all Nature." He had power to rebuke the winds and waves, surely his spirit can breathe peace today into the troubled soul! Jesus not only rebuked the storm. He also rebuked his disciples. Tenderly. lovingly, none the less truly, he censured their faithless fear. "Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?" There is a searching message in thos ewords, "not yet." After all they had seen and heard, the disciples should have trusted their master and should have believed themselves safe in his company. How much more reason for faith have wc. who now know, not only the miracles i of the man of Galilee, but the continnn/9 .~l_ t -- w...?vu uuuicis ui u ri?c:i L.ora: The closing sentence of the story contains a fine use of words. Jesus .rebuked @them f^or having feared; I but when he rebuked them, we read I "They feared cxceedinlgy, and said one to another. Who then is this, that even the wind and sea obey him?" They had been terrified by the storm; but not they gaze In won; dering awe upon a Being whose pow! or was so mainifestly diviiK. Some ' times the deliverances wrotignt by our Lord so reveal his presi nee and power that his followers are more deeply moved than they were by the ynr| ils which thteaUred. Whether'mas; toting the storm on the inland lake, j or standing unseen in our midst today, he appears, to the eye of faith, i clother in divine energy and power, i the mighty servant, the wonder-workf ing son of God. | X. B.?Dr. Charles R, Erdman, of ; Princeton is the author of this ex! position. An onunisison has been made in the first paragraph. All cock PIASTERS Coughs and Colds T jJy Weak Chests, Local j OWL CREEK. . ' (Last Week's Letter) There was a large eorwd of people: of this place at the singing conven-1 tien at Murphy the 12th ami all rc-! ported a nice time. Mr. Paul Solesbee has returned home from Gastonia on account of poor health. Miss Mary Jones was the guest of Miss Deithia Kephart Saturday* afternoon. Mr. C. C. Hass killed a large rattle snake one day last week. Mr. Tommie Stevenson and family have moved to Boiling Springs where they expect to make their future home. Mr. Ralph Gray of Tomotla was a Friday. Mr. Ernest Kephart of?> this place visitor at this place Thursday and has been visiting her mother ??frs. Toney Odell. of Boiling Springs, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kephart visited the former's parents, Mr. &ad Mrs. Sam Kephart. Sunday. JRY JOB PANTING! THE CHEROKEE SCOUT. MUR1 Get Rid of that Backache "Murphy People Are Finding Th? Way ; The constant aching of a bad back', The weariness, the tired feeling: I . Headaches, dizziness, nervousness Distressing urinary disorders? Are often signcs of failing kidney?" And too serious to be neglect d.1 Get rid of those troubles! Use Doan's Pills?a stimulant diuretic to the kidneys. Hosts of people recommend Doan's This is a typical case. Mrs. C. M. Williams, 29 Centra! Avenue, Ashevillc, N. C. ssys: "My back was sore and if I be t I couldn't get up without assistance , Mornings. I was a 1 doubled up with j f pain. After taking Doan's Pills, my I back was as strong as iron and ncv-? er pained me at all." Mrs. Williams gave the above: statement January 11, 1915. and or j January 11, 1922, she ed ied , i "Dean's put my kidneys in pood or- j der and I am seldom troubled now." . 60c. at all dealrs. Foster-Milburn j i Co.. Mfrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.?Adv. ! !: HOME. i Composed by Mae Abernathy ! 'Tis whispered in the ear of God. 1 1 *Tis murmured through our tears: ' ! 'Tis linked with happy childhood days J And blessed in riper years. < 1 ; That hallowed word is ne'er forge t. * 1 No matter where we roam; ; The purest feeling of our heart . Still clusters around our hom;. Detr resting place, where weary thought May dream away its care. I Love's gentle star unveils her light. An0 shines in beauty there, j Oct. 20, 1924. ! sou I Speni E A mam jg planning K ness men 3 industrie R location I way is a S I of fuel ar I finished f I shipping I North C I adequate service is K a state,j I ness and charactei | North C; 8 the prosj jg The higl C Southern B out ccnti B facilities 8 ly the tra I twenty 3 and bett Carolina j| h.v; '.XT ?HV. NORTH CAROLINA Notice to Voters Information having ccmf to the County Board of Elections that voters have been instructed to the effect that any charge upon a ballot , vitiates cr nullifies the entire vote.! notice is hereby given that it is the privilege cf any voter tc substitute the name or names of any person or persons in lieu of those printed on the ballots. Any person may run a pencil containing black lead through any name cr names of any candidates for any ofioc - and write immediately tx low the name cr names cf any person for! whom such voter desires to vote, and such vote shall be counted. The following rule has been accordi: gly passed by the County Bcn'd of Elections of Cherokee County: ''Be it resolved by the County Board of Floctfr.Bc ?f Cherokee C. un.tv that if any voter shall desire io east his 01 her ballot for any person whose name is not printed on the ballots furnished it shall be lawful for such voter to mark through Ihe primed name of the candidate for ihat office with a pencil having: black kad and insert below the name so narked out the name of the person for who mhe or she desire to vote, r if printed elsewhere on the balot. to indicate his or her choice by naking a cress (X) mark at the left ^f such printed name in the square irepared for that purpose, and such Killot shall bo counted by the judges is other ballots are counted." The County Board of Elections aiC^OUP Spasmodic Croup Is frequently ! relieved by one application of? j VICKS O Vaporub Oht 17 Million Jmrm ' rHERN SYS! ding Southt the Qreatt ifacturer's first question, wh< ; the location of a factory, ire the railway facilities?". Bus i who are investing capital in ne s in North Carolina know that on the lines of the Southern Rai n assurance of prompt delivers id materials to the factory, and < ;oods to inland markets and ocea ports. arolina's prosperity depends c : transportation. Good railwa a magnet that draws industry 1 ust as poor service throttles bus discourages new enterprises. Tf r of Southern Railway service i irolina is notably contributing t >erity of the State. (1 standards of service on th could not be maintained witl nued heavy expenditures for ne' to handle promptly and efficient ffic offered our lines. In the pas rears our outlays for additior erments in the State of Nort how 4? * * v lci more ui3 )00. These capital expenditure n in addition to our day-to-da t the SOUTHER* so desire to eal! to the attention of the registrars ar.d yidges of election j of the several precinrts of the county, the mistake made in printing the I certificates U9ed in absentee voting. The word "primary" being usedj where "General Eiection of November 4, 1924" should have been uw-d. RAIL\ "EM T) ?1 . ^ K * ?J ? - ' :iii ivauw ist Public S :n operating expenses and is Carolina, which annual! ii- lions of dollars. In 19 w $26,000,000. a Most of the new capital jg North Carolina lines in t has been devoted to imp [n enable us to move traff thus attract new indust and so contribute to Noi >n creasing prosperity. y :0 Nevertheless we respond i- practicable to the wish' ie citizens of North Caroli n ments which, while desi ;o crease the capacity of t transportation facility. ifAoro ?"> ? -1!?- * ? * jvcuo wv actvc ciiimnaiec crossings and have pro new or improved station w State. t >t With the cooperation c is North Carolina we hop h continue our policy of m n outlays for additions and ? will increase our capacity y work. ?1? r SERVES THE Friday. October 24, 1224 I ' The County Board cf E'ectirs too I I by directs registrar; and judje, . I ' election that such certificates to ^ I 'in absentee voting be counted. I Done at Murphy l\s the 2Jrd I of October. 1924. I I H. D. AKlSCrbVjsaJ. I J. W. LOVlNGuIrt), (ll-2t-a) J I VAY y Money ervice . taxes in North y amount to mil23 they totalled expended on our hcse two decades rovements which ic promptly and ries to the State th Carolina's inas generously as es of our fellow na for improverable, do not inhe railroad as a In the last ten I fifty-four grade t vided forty-four buildings in the if the people of e to ht able to alringour major betterments that r to do our day's m < SOUTH '