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M l' \ (Continued from page 1) ' ? ') ? I ? ? ?! M !? Ill I ? }** trans-Atlantic rat* of speed would re quire ninety days three fall months, I to reach the moon. v ) There is a difference of 200 degrees Fahrenheit between the highest and the lowest officially recorded temper ature on earth, -x . ^ Instead of eoming oat in China, as is popularly supposed, if one traveled' straight through the center of the j earth from Jackson connty he wuld; eraeige in the Indian Ocean, more than a thousand miles West of th';j const of Australia. And when he reached the center, going down, lie would continue in the name direction t;oing up. However, if one traveled through the earth bn, our Latitude,' he would come out on the headwaters of the Hoang River in the interior' of China, nearly 2,500 miles from the nearest seaport. If the Mexican border were fasten ed at its Pacific extremity and the kinks jerked out of the line, the East end would reach to Nashville, Ten nessee. If the souroe of the Missouri River were placed at New York City, and the Missouri-Mississippi run over the railroad route most used, tV: mouth of the Mississippi would he at I ah Angeles. The U.'S. A. proper is one 17th. of . the land surface of the earth. When Commanded Byrd was direct ly over the North Pole, all directions were due South, and the compass ha 1 no other choice than to point in that direction. Entering the Panama Canal from the Atlantic a ship travels Southeast and part of the way due east, to get into the. Pacific Ocean. North Carolina contains exactly one 1000th of the land area of the globe and one 664th. of the world'.v Imputation. If the state were divided j equally among the inhabitants, evervl person would have about 12 acres. | Make the Western extremity of Nort.'i Carolina stationary ^ad swing th?: state around, and the circle thus de scribed would take in all or part of eighteen states, two of the Greas Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico and thn Atlantic Ocean, including the cities of Washington, Cleveland and New Orleans, missing Detroit, Chicago an l Tampa about 15 miles. _ v B. H. C. WILMOT Mr. and Mrs. -John RnrtgarneT vis ited at Marvin Ashe'a Sunday. Mtmn Robert Bumgarner and Ora Ware/ hare returned to West Vir ! ginia to continue their work in the [ mountains ! , We are glad to report that Mrs. Quinlan Holcombe, who is in the Candler-Tidmarsh Jloapital, is im Ilroving.; , , fp Miss Cleo Brown If ft for Knox ville, Term., Monday, accompanied as far as Asheville by her father, W. M. Brown, and her sister, Florehe?: Brown. O Mis* Alva Seagle has timed t;>! Gaston ia. t < * / y' i Messrs. Jirn and Fred Sutton of Dillshoro were in town, Monday. ble over the week end. son, Candler, visited relatives at Mar ble over teh v.eek end. r Mr. and Mrs. Turner Ixwis rtf Whittier, visited John Lewis, Sunday DR. HEINZERLING'S Health ? "<V 1 ? Institute Do yon want to i^et well and stay well ? Our'methods nto only euro yoni present ailment but aet as a'positive preventative against future illness. After August 24th no more examina tions will be <?iven free, so come now andand let us give you an honest, j frank opinion of what we can do ion on. Over Post Office Sylva. X. C. ?/ HOURS 2 TO 6 P. M. MY PATIENTS MY REFERENCES Mr. Charlie Ashe has r*torn#>d from Aaheville where be has been working for Homer Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Bradley Waited Mr. Bradley'n grandmother, Mrs. H. L. Raby, Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Nation visited heT ais ter, Mrs. Roy Nation, Saturday, /j Mr*. W. N Baraga rner Tinted her sister, Mrs, Dock Nation, Saturday. ' Mr. Jas. Carter is doing a tirdy bnsiness at the end of the bridge near the highway. Laredo soybeans are rfweeding them selves on many farms in piedmont North Carolina and the farmera are well pleased With the variety. li , 1 Coming Dr. A.W. DULA EYE SPECIALIST I km been liwxd by cxaouaatioa by tka Mate Board* of Examiner* of North Carohaa. laath Caroliaa sad Tea antm a ad yraaoaa?d b?tM|Ur eoapctcat to cxaauaa qw aad fit TO SEE BETTER SEE DULA Sm mc at following placcr. Franklin, N. C\, Monday Tuesday and Wednesday Aug. 22, 23 and 24. Brvson Citv, Thursday, a- a / ? ' Aug. 25th. Sylva, X. C. Friday, Aug 26th ! /. ; ' Glasses Fitted Exclu sively A. W. DULA WANT_MttrM? 'j 7b* rate for dassified ads la | tUs cohnna is 10c. per Has for I ?ach insertion, averaging six j (6) words to ft H?e. j FOR RENT?FOUR BOOM HOUSE, with garden, pasture, and wood. 1 1-2 miles from Sylva. Apply V. L. COPE, Sylva. 8-17-2tp, FOR SALE?A Fair of 7 year mare* known as the Paul Kitehen mares. Ransom Bryson, Cullowhee, N C. LOST?Between WaynesriHe ami Sylva Monday afternoon, one brown toat made by A. Nash. Ret tum to O. E. Monteith, Sylva and receive reward?8 3 2tp. FOR SALE: 1 pair of mules ace 5 and 6 years, wagon and harness. 1 mare 10 years old, weight 1300. Will trade for eows or Terms if wanted. N. C. Brown, Sylva, N" .8-3 tf. about hogs. C. LOST. Fountain pen lost in lobby of Sylva postoffiee Please return to Journal office. ? j | FARMING ? In Western Carolina is enrouraged by the new farm jour nal. Send ten eents for trial sub scription six months. Hollowell's Mountain Farmer, Hendersonville, N. C. FEMALE HELP WANTED | CORRESPONDENT REPORTER to gather news and publicity. Experience not ess rtial. Write PRESS, 211 South Davie St. Greensboro, X. C. FOR SALE?I Pair of Mufes age 5 and 6 years, wagon and harness. Will trade for eows or hogs. Terms j if wanted. N. C. Brown, Sylva, N'.C I SAW MILL FOR SALE?25 HORSE POWER STEAM SAW MILL j GOOD CONDITION'. GOOD PRICE | See J.D. KENNEY, Balsam, N". C. GOOD TERMS 8-3-27, 2t pd. FOR RALE?FORD TOUF#?G CAR TWO LOADS OF YOUKq 1925 model, g?od condition. Applj Cattle, heifers dc; Harold Morgan, at Jaeksoo-Chev- bead sheep and &<; lc '5" 4| rolet Co. ' i Hundley, Boydton. Vi.' You ve Always Wanted a Trip Like This Come Along Next Month On Western North Carolina's Goodwill Tour to the Middlewest ; ' '? V' JP l*AVE you been to Chicago, second lar^ f w ?ty in America? Have you ever seen 'J,'. X Mm triot, and its gigantic automobile raf.. Have you ever visited Pittsburgh, and seen ' glare from the steel mills lighting up the sk;. miles around with magnificent grandeur? -H v you ever sailed on America 's \ ast inland wa crossed the line into Canada? Ift.i . Be aboard the Land of the Sky special,1 month, then, when ft leaves Ashewlle ou the't ( annual goodwill tour to carry the goodwth .\ Western North Carolina to the people of the : dlewest. Prominent persons will welcome the p. all along the line; there will be banquet-. seeing tours and good times for everybody, a .: the entire cost of the tour per person ran_-tf? t $226.25 to $$262.45, depending on the acconin,.,. tions desired?much less than if you were gul'.J alone. There's room on the train for only 125 p*oj4e Make your reservations now by writing the A?ht ville Chamber of Commerce. A deposit of .*20 U required with each reservation. - ? < . ' ? V ' ' ' i V ? si. J { The special train will leave Asheville Sep tember 26 and will return October 8. Stoj? will be made at Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus. Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo. De troit, Windsor and London, Ontario: Grand Rapids, South Bend,Chicago, Milwaukee. In dianapolis, Louisville and Knoxviile. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASHEVILLE, WORTH CAROLINA at Dillsboro, N. C. Saturday, August 20th at ? 30 These are some of the finest business lots in Western North Carolina. Located in Dillsboro, at the junction of Western NOrth Car lina's two great Highways?Highway No. 30 and facing on Highway 285. PAVED STREETS WITH NO PAVING ASSESS MENTS. An investment of the very highest order at your own price. Homey Brothers, Twin Auctioneers Home > Realty &
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