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i 4 U JACKSON COUNTY JOURNAL l*ubIiahoJ Wfiekty By !>*> A jCSON COUNT/ JOURNAL CO ' roreti aa second class matter at Ci. '.'out Ot'l'ico at Sylva, N. C. DAN TOMPKINS, Editor ?'.VII order sunflower seed when ri. wc wajit is fihickcn feed. A PARABLE (Liy K. F. Watson) 'Once upon a l^ac 1 lua'c was. .m o <. who had 48 swi?. This old gentl<> iij;i*j was tutom *4ck ,'ind hi-> soiii ' rariu! in to fceu him und dLiciitlo-d v. o n id employ a doctor. Acoordingl.v I hoy engaged whi?t a nujorii.y of i'.( -u diH'iiicd wua | a good physician \V hen the Doctor came he sat quietly down bwiido the couch where the, sio k nmu lay, looked at him tenderly un-1 sympatlieUcally, hut <lid not tike hi> blood pressure, his temperatura cr fud his pnUo, or even look ftt his tongue. The ouly thing,he. did for the old ntan wad to bleed him. When his f.t>j4 came in to see. him, as time v/i-nt by, the old Gont/emun grow Tw.vse and worsts but the doctor \>ould inform them that ho was rs? licvcrint? rapidly and would sewn he ti danger; that if he was lel'i Hioue there wa* no d?ubt .about hi* r.'timate recovery^ and indeed, he if formed them, his total recovery was ??just jfcitniid the eoruer" .atsd that ho ivould liave t'lie o'd mm well un<1 i.i g?>od spirits and e.ach mid uU >' the sons wo;uM have a etickon m yvory pot and two automobile.; jr. ? vt rj garage,' and ho kept this treat i:tent up for four years. H.ii sons !>c i'.uao oTaeporatciJ aid hold A council, u;:d 42 of them declared they h;id heard that this man wis no doct >r ?i? all; that he was only a mining en fineer and they believed the report I > he true because each lick h" struck put them deeper in the hole They decided to got a new doctor, that if tihfi old nvui went along this v.ny he -was certain t0 die. Six of the boils declared tlv.it it would he dangerous to change doctors when the UM man was so sick and in such phy sical condition, but the 42 persisted and accordingly .a brand fire new phj tieian was called in. Xiio new physician took the old man's blood pressure and found it to l),i 375; he took his "temperature and found it to be 149'/?; his pulse was running away and when he looked at liis tongue, he found it coated with 1-4 inch of rust. He informed th: sons that the old man lwd pernicious miouua, galloping consumption, and th-it his heart was absolutely running away with him at time, and ~t other times it would scarcely beat at al, and that he was liable to go into con Yu'oions at any minute. The new doctor also informed the fwnsj that the old man must Le f.'d ami to get out and get him 100 nice, i'-it hens. He also wanted twentj &:dions of cod liver oil. He gave the. old man a hyperdermic three times a ?.'.ay of quadruple compound extr ict cl' prospcity. After having given the i.-!ti man -several race bow'-s o', good, rich chicken soup, together with simple doses of cod liver oil, the old gentleman begun to look around and to even recognize some of the boys. He puJlcd out of his comatose condi tion and improved from day to day until he began to sit up and take Knowledge of things. When ask d how ? .> felt and how he was getting along, M said he felt pretty good except I Tit he had a buzzing noise in his : ;rs like the running of spindles and *. ic operation!, of factory wheels. He i iva informed that that w.as not at rii unusual, beosusc the people .ill ? tound him were feeling and hearing the same tilings; that ~ when first .!<? was taken sick,," the factories werc elosod down, but they were all open at id running, three eight hour shifts each day. and tilings were humming The old gentleman also iafonnel thcin that he thought he had an opti c'l illusion; that the smoke stack* that were high and dry when lie took si ?'k with his malady, heAthouglit b< ''i hi Id see the blackest smoke belching out from every one of them. He was t ?ld that he need not take .any notice of that because everyone) coruld Soe it1 The doctor finally told the boy3 to i;ct out and call in all the carpenter.? in town, that he wanted to build a sun porah along the South side of th' hons^ the full length of it, so his p. ient could exercise. He directed . hat in one end they build a very largo window and name it TVX and .'.u the other end a beautiful window, ? nd name it the Bine Ridge Pirk way. through these two windows a viole' ray would be created, which w.ien it 5 ?11 on the old man would ftanse him t^? jump stumps. The people who now l?as by this sun porch can soe the old gentleman walking up and down the pored, with a trenwndou stride,, which looks for all the world a* if he were ?li ) to ongago Jack Dcinpsoy in -1 li> iculTy Tho boys fll/ gv.Jhored in to ?>? e the "VI gentleman .and they al' admitted .'i :.l " Pap" was ;t gr</lt dra' better, ii'.t <oino 'S tiem declared tli. it tli' ?vj?. ij>;o im.t been soniol hing terrible. i::J some of tiiem suggested tliat thciv ,'S ii (loet^r out iu Kansas who hat i-.'J iml tliat the o'd g?nt^mian'? re (.cciy was artificial and t lutt h-:1 vould hlave gotten well ianywny? an J (' he wore put back <m the same icatm.-nt that the other doater had u c, i giving him be tore tTio new doctor (M.k'd in, tl.at he would get wcil v.lhout any expense at all. The boys :;:ve now gone into a huddle and . vti the matter under consideration ; to whether they are going to fii*: lie new doctor who has their father .! such splendid condition and en-j .,:gi? the Kansas doctor, who H tak ie;* (he advice <*f the doctor who trov I the old man lor the toar years ? rst dtvvribcd 'J'lwy will decide this omentoua queslion on November 3rd WASHINGTON NEWS N-V , . (Continued From Piige 1) '?7 electoral votes against Mr. loosrvelt's 220. Analyses of the ;:ajor by others do not bear ut iliis conclusion. Indeed, as the fi ction day .approaches, it still re >ains anybody's guess whether the President will ho reelected or Mr. 'guidon will go to the White House. All of the polls and straw \xxtes uve been under more vigorous fire . Ivui ever before. Polls which slww i ilecided trend toward Repuhlicun ?ietory have been attacked by the democrats, and vice versa. c) Much of the criticism of some of lio more important polls his beoD !;ased upon the allegation that they !o not necessarily represent the views of actual voters. Those critics* iave maintained tital the only way o get an .aocmrate forecast is to >oll, a^l of the registered voters of he Sfcate or nation. The B<tltimora Min undertook to do this in the ;tate of Maryhuid, with the result (jla^t ii?' sfcdaw (Vote, representing ilxvut 10 per cent of the voters, .bowed a heavy majority for Mr. voosevelt. But as an eminent Repuo ican commentator points out, noth ng is easier than for .a well organ zed party to see to it that its ad herents record their preferences, while the weaker organisation can not (ki tlr.it so effectively. Where there is fi strone Republican oigian* i./rtiri:i the method of podling regis tered voters is likely to show A Re publican majority and vice verau. And there we aro. By this time ?u x.t. week we ought to know who is to he the next President of the United States. TODAY and TOMORROW n ?? ?" i?-i ? (I?y Frank Parker Stockbrid^o) (Cot. tinned From Pjigc 1) I was lucky to get their services. I hey lt.td to sandwich my work in between other jobs, working nights x'id Sundays. For they are living ex '.rnp'es of what I have always main tained, that the man of rcul ability i.; never "out of warik/' once his ability ind character have been dem onstrated. 1 < ELECTION NEWS (Continued From P:igo ]) tine appointing of several judges, during his tenuro of the White House. Take it .all in all, it is the most j important election that many of the voters can remember, and probably .nore important than any in wilach iVy will have on opportunity to participate. /'< Rid Yourself of |"\0 you suffer burning, scanty or yj too frequent urination; b*d?ch?, headache, dizziness, swollen feet end ankles? Arc you tired, nervous?feel all unstrung and don't know whet is wrong? Then give some thought to your kidneys. Be sure they function proper ly, for functional kidney disorder per* mits excess weste to stay in the blood, and to poison and upset the whole system. Use Doen's PiHs. Ooaa't ere foe the kidneys only. They ere recommended the world over. You cen get the ges* uioe, time-tested Dom't at aoy drug store. itMinro SEE SUZY Monday Night No show Tuesday night > c MATINEE BOTH DAYS LYRIC THEATRE MORTGAGE LOANS On New Homes ;? i Less than one year old or to be built Subject to F. H. A. Guarantee No Life Insurance Required Carolina Housing & Mortgage Corp. Will come to Sylva to explain at the request of J. Claude Allison President Roosevelt and Congressman Weaver stand on their re - cords of achieve ment. Their rec i* ' * ? ords need no de fense-aiHinode* ? j ? feasc is offered. 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