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Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
MRS. ALMA NORMAN
NEARLY FRUSTRATED
Condition Serious Before Re.
lief Came.

Il was right on the verge OF |
nervous prostration,', said Mrs.
Alma Norman, of 25th and West
End avenue, Nashville, land all
most scared out of my wits be-
fore relief came.
u was dreadfully alarmed
over my condition and my work
worried me so much each day
that there were times when |
Just wanted to sit down and cry.
/ was all unstrung, was in a
stew all the time when l tried to
work.
But it's all over now. | am
all right again. 1t was suggest
ed that | take Vim Hepatica, but
| was skepticly, as | had tried so
many things without results.
Finally, | was pursuaded to try
| it. And | did three weeks ago.
The effect was magical. / must
say that am completely recov-
cred. Thank goodness for the
day that Vim Hepatica was
brought to Nashville"
There are thousands of other
women just in the same condi-
ton as was Mrs. Alma Norman.
They are all unstrung, they just
can't keep from crying, because
of their nervous condition. The
slightest noise frightens them.
They are sufferers from consti-
patton, indigestion, sleeplessness
are all weak and run down.
They need a cleaning out and
toning up Of the system. They
need TO take Vim Hepatica, the
Universal System Purifier and
Tonic. II is Nature, S own medi-
cine, made from the roots and
herbs Nature has provided to
heal the sick snd afflicted, 1t is
a combination of eight of the
best herbal remedies known to
medical science.
Vim Hepalica is being introduced and sold
al |. B. AndrsOn's, Cainesbors, Tenn. adv.
Tandy Cason, of route2, trans
acted business in town this week,
Charley Lock, of route 3, at.
tended court here the first of the
week.
George Draper was called to
Nashville on business first OF
the week.
Miss Matte Terrell, of Bloom
ington, is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Atty Smith this week.
! Lieut.. James T. Quarles Of
this city made the highest score
at a rifle shooting contest a
Coosa, Ca, a few days ago, ant
will be a Member of the team
from the officers training camp tt
, compete with a regular arm,
rifle team. Putnam County Her
/ aid.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
Clay Hefod. Of Wlllette, visit
ed relatives here this week.

ed relatives here this week.
Martin Myers, of Stone, at
tended church here last week.
Mrs. ]. L. McCawley enter
tanned the Rock club Monday.
J. T. Hogg and 7. H. Halle, of
Flynns Lick, were here Wednes-
day.
Misses Nell Gore and Sallie
Gillock are the weekend guests
of friends in Nashville.
George Barksdale, of Celina.
was here first of the week, en-
route home from Nashville.
Mrs. Joe Mabry and children
have returned home. after visit
ing relatives here several days.
Several farmers from different
parts of the county were in town
Wednesday, it being mule day.
George Whitaker and Hugh
Darwin, two hustling farmers OF
Whites Bend, were in town Mon
day.
Bayless Anderson left last
week for Fort Oglethorpe, Geor-
gia, where he enlisted in the
army.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Terry, Of
New Orleans, are the guests OF
Mr.. Terry's sister, Mrs. G. Lee
McGlasson.
Misses Rose Johnson and Ruby
Burris, of Roaring river, were
the guests of Miss Martha John
SON the past week.
B. L. Quarles, w. F. Sadlel
and w. M, Draper were in Gran
vile last week in the interest Of
the High.school proposition.
Miss Mary T. Byrne, of Gran
vile, and Miss Mai Kittrell, OF
Algood, were the dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. viii Byrne Wed
nesday.
]. H. Jackson, of route 2, was
among the business visitors here
Tuesday. He says he is a per
manent subscriber to the Sentin
ell from now on.
Tom Finley, of Cookeville, at
tended circuit court here this
week, representing Hugh McKin
ley in his damage suit agains
L. c. Williamson.
A. ]. Pharris and son, Hugh
of Granville, attended circui
court here Tuesday. They pur
chased a Ford touring car from
Draper & McCawley.
John Watts, of Granville, wal
in Gainosboro Monday and Tues
day. John experienced some
trouble in reaching here, owini
to muddy roads and his plunge il
Flynns Creek.
In reporting the names of sub
scribers to the Red Cross fund il
last weeks issue, we made al
error in printing the name of J
H. Lynch SIS. 1t should hay
been J, H. Stafford SIS.
M. e. Pate, of Whites Bend
was a caller at this office Mon
day. He will send in an an
nouncement for next issue, re
garding the protracted meeting
to be held in that locality begin
ming the first Sunday in August
Proctor Ross. of Phoenix, Ar
IONA, arrived in Gainesboro
Thursday at noon, and will re
main in the county several week
visiting friends and relatives O
Flynns Creek. During his sta
here he will dispose of some mir
ng stock he has heretofore aG
vertised in the Sentinel. MI
Ross is the owner of the Ma
Lobe cold mine near Phoenix
and has a fourth interest in tn
Big Copper Chef mine also locat
ed near Phoenix. which is one O
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19

J. H. Davidson, of the 18th
district attended court here Tues
day.
J. w. Chafin, merchant OF
Clenny, attended court here this
week.
Mrs. Dora Butler has returned
from a visit to Mrs. N. W. Her
cd, of Willette.
Mrs. Jas. Washburn spent last
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rec Roberts.
Miss Mona Sadler, of North
Springs, was the recent guest OF
Miss Minnie Draper.
Charley Crazy, deputy revenue
collector, transacted business in.
Gainesboro Tuesday.
H. B. Reeves and J. M. ORA
per and J. l.. McCawley have re-
TURNED from a business trip to
Louisville.
Miss Sallie Gillock, Of North
Springs, spent the week in
Gainesboro, the guest of Miss
Minnie Draper.
A. McCawley, chairman of the
County Board of Education at
tended the meeting of the board
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Harriet Purcell is in
Nashville taking a millinery
course. She will remain there
until the middle of August.
Mrs. J. C. Darwin, of Cooke
vile, visited her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. johnson, OF
Stone, who are in very feeble
health.
G. H. Lynch and Dolph Rich
mond have returned from Muir
freesboro, where they have been
attending the summer session OF
the State Normal.
Misses Nina and Lorraine Sim.
mons, Lewis Simmons and Mrs.
lC. G Gailbreath, of Granville
motored thru Gainesboro Friday
enroute home from Cookeville.
DR.. B. l.. Simmons, w. c. anC
Lex Williamson, Charley Brown,
George and Guy Maddux were a
mong the Granville citizens, who
attended circuit court here this
week.
DR.. A. A. Huff, of Granville,
was in our midst Wednesday
He called at the Sentinel office
and left a nice order for circulars
and stationery. DR.. Huff always
patronizes his home printer.
Kirk Dennis who has beer
working with his father il
Whites Bend thru the crop sea
son, has returned to Gainesboro
and is behind the counters of hi
brothers grocery.
/ Rev. Dow Ensor, who has beer
conducting a series of meeting;
at the M. E. church for the pas
week, returned to his home a
Donelson Monday. He was &C
companied by Rev. O. P. Gentr.
pastor of this circuit.
J. w. Stafford, merchant o.
route |, has sold his stock o
merchandise to M. P. Bailey. o
Gainesboro. Mr.. Bailey too
possession Immediately after tax
ing stock last week. and ha
moved his family near there.
Riddle Young is now a travel
ing salesman for the Zone Oh
Co. He took his departure Sun
day for East Tennessee. This j
his first experience on the road
but he has the making of A
. representative. All he needs is
few days experience.
Charley Morgan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. M. Morgan, o
Flynns creek, was a visitor a
tha Copt;pal ofFoa Cot,rJoy
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19


Assistant, to supply.
Meagsville, W. c. Davis.
Assistant, to supply.
Big Bottom, 0tha Smith.
Pleasant Hill, to supply.
Lick Fork, to supply.
Locks Branch, Mrs. Minnie
Spivey.
SECOND DIVISION.
18th, 9th, 10th Civil Dist.)
Fairview, T. H. Norton.
Greenwood, Dolph Richmond.
Gid Antioch, Ona Maxwell.
New Hope, Wilburn Owen.
Arbor (Roaring river) Lillian
Lee.
Dodson's Branch, Henry Haw.
kins.
Assistant, to supply.
Gentry, Geo. H. Lynch.
Rocky Gap, CONNER Lofts.
Freewill, Geo. r. Lofts.
Morrison's Creek, Ina Allen.
Center Grove, to supply.
Shiloh, Mrs. Josephine Mabry
Pine Hill, Mitchell Dyer.
Mayberry, Cleo McGlasson.
Lynn's Chapel, Ruth Morgan
THIRD DIVISION.
9th, 18th, 18th Civil Dist
Flynn's Lick, j. F. Gaines.
Theo Hogg, assistant.
Whites Bend, Virgie Johnson
Forks of Flynn's Creek, o. c
Norton.
Big Branch, C. S. Norton.
New Salem, W. C. Ragland.
Cornith, R. B. Ragland.
Nameless, l.. F. Fuquay.
Union, Joe H. Pippin.
Assistant, to supply.
Antioch, ]. C. Tinsley.
Assistant, Mary Cummins.
Shady Grove, Hyram Way.
FOURTH DIVISION.
18th, 14th, 3rd Civil Dist.
Granville, Prof. M. E. Gray.
Assistant. Mrs. M. E. Gray.
Liberty, Hugh Pharris.
Assistant, Vallie Williams.
Liberty Hill, Ella Smith.
Smiths Bend, Lillian Fox.
Spring Fork, Ethel Wheeler.
Cornith, H. l.. Huffines.
Granville, (col. Ellen House.
Gladdico, A. F. Dixon.
Assistant, Susie Smith.
Fun's Branch, Grace Raglant
Assistant, to supply.
Smith. Chapel, F. A. Richart
son.
Wartrace, Estella Gailbreatl
Assistant, w. C. Dixon.
Beech Grove, Eula Dycus.
FIFTH DIVISION.
(2nd, 4th 18th, Civil Dist
New Bethel, w. E. McDea
man.
Assistant to supply.
Indian Creek, Benton Hankin
Cub Creek John Johnson.
Hensley Creek John d. Step
en-.
Stone, Hubby Xix.
Arbor on Jenning. S Creek Lol
Yonng.
Lower Pine Lick Mrs. Mai O
gathorpe.
Upper Pine Lick Mrs. Mimi
B. Wooten.
South Fork Mary Sadler.
cum Springs Daisy Dudney.
Sadler, Sallie Gillock.
Teal's Chapel. Jennie McCue.
Haydenburg, C. I. Huffines.
Misses Carrie and Nell Corr
of Roaring river. visited rel;
tives and friends in Gainesbor
his week.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS FOR The COUNTY.

The County Board of Educat
ion was in session Monday and
Tuesday, at which time the
teachers for the schools of the
county were employed. Several
assistant teachers are yet to be
supplied. A sufficient number
of applicants took the examina-
ton Friday to fill these vacancies,
provided they make the required
grade to merit a certificate.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
FIRST DIVISION.

(1st., 9Th, 18th Civil Dist.)
Free State, Nora Spiyey.
Woodrow, Nell Gore.
Dudney's Hill, John E. Brown.
Assistant, to supply.
McCoinsville, Wesley Chaffin.
Assistant, to supply.
Birdwell's Chapel, Grace Gail
breath.
Gainesboro, (col.) to supply.
Jackson, Herman Spivey.
Assistant, to supply.
Meagsville, W. c. Davis.
Assistant, to supply.
Big Bottom, 0tha Smith.
Pleasant Hill, to supply.
Lick Fork, to supply.
Locks Branch, Mrs. Minnie
Spivey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10
NOW LOOKOUT

When a cold hangs Oh as often
happens or when you have hardly
igotten over one cold before you CON
tract another, lookout for you are la
Bile to contract some very serious dis
ease. This succession OF colds weak
MS the system and lowers the vitali-
ty so that you are much more liable
TO contract chronic catarrh. pneu-
monia or consumption. Cure your
cold while you can. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has a great reputa-
tion It is relied upon by thousands
people and never disappoints them.
Try it. It only costs quarter OBJ
tainable everywhere DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10
FRENCH SCOUT THANKS U. S.

An amazing letter from one of Les
Eclaireurs de France, or French Boy
Scouts. fighting in the trenches, has
been received by a New York Scout,
Sidney Polacsek, Of sol East One Hun
dred and Fortieth street. As trans
lated 1t is as follows:
Dear Friends Of France:
Il am cousin to NJ. Oubringer Mar
Gel. As he receives a great many let
'ters from America and cannot answer
them all, he has given me your adj
dress.
II am a young (poilu) soldier Of
France Of the class Of 1917, conse-
quently I am hardly twenty years old.
am in the trenches about 40 meters
from the (Boches) Germans. Because
I am so Young | am often lonely and
even more so because / have only an
aunt left in France. Ny parents are
civil prisoners in Germany. and per-
haps they are dead, for have henrd
no news Of them since September,
1914. I am here to ayenge them and
will avenge them.
1T is with pleasure that we have
learned in France that America has
Joined The side Of the allies TO fight
the savage Teutons, SO I assure you
that victory is cortain for the allies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10

out Of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
flies In some Of the big camps the
Y NJ. c. A is providing banking facn-
tiles for the men as well.
% Your Bit With a Tenner.
This month CNovember) the Y NJ.
c. A. must raise SS5.000.0 900 to carry
On its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or this
sS5,00o.000 about S2400O.0o0 viii be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail.
ors were to contribute $40 The task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 70 you?
Your town mayor. your pastor. yonr
school superintendent win know who
is the treasurer Of the campaign com.
mittee in your county or town. Other.
wise send a check or money order ID
Cleveland H Dodge. treasurer. 124
East Twenty-eighth street New York
city.
Only saeri acial giving by millions Of
eivers viii make -e ilie contin-
uance OF this vast work for American
soldiers and for those Of oar allies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10

least Is on its way 10 you Each one
" our i6 cantonments where the new
national army is being trained. is
usiDs more than a million sheets Of
this pagsf every month. In the draft
army alone nat means 100000 MIA
meuts otsave every month reaching
OUT from ihe great encampment wnere
the men ara being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them 70 the
hearts ia home Multiply that By
thinking Of an b otaer places where
Uncle sam hsE men Tith the aag
nasy yards qh the high seas. in arse.
mas and ofieers training camps and
~Orer rhere' % France iu en- these
places men are writing home Those
nuassumne little sheets OF rolepaper
sladden millions of hearts a day
They transfer more love from one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10

part OF the world to another than sta.
'istics can express Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when It comes to
reckoning in terms OF love and human
tenderness Let's put It this way:
That the Y N. C. A. is the biggest ex.
press company the world has ever
seen, and the parcels it is handling
are the loves and devotions Of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war has made US tr.nk hard
ana last Your boy or your neigh
bor's boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big job Of policing the world for
democracy and human liberty is it
any comfort to you TO know that wher
ever his duty may can him your boy
will nave a friend that win serve him
in body. mind and soul? Are you
glad to knew that this friend viii place
hoo6s and magazines at his disposal,
organize classes TO teach him what.
ever he wants to learn, give him a
pocket testament and invite him to
Join religious meetings OF the faitl
that he was brought up Ia? Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his fayorite
games. beaches him games II he knowe
none ana holds concerts. lectures
movies. Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every kind OF whole
some amusement to keep him interest.
ed? Are YOU glad TO know that this
friend win 50 VIII him overseas, helr
to shield him from a score of difficult
ana dangerous temptations and follow
him right up TO the front line trench
and beyond it9 The last contact the
soldier has Rith this life he loves Sc
well is cup OF tea given him By the
~ NJ c. a. free just before he goes
"oyer the top" to a hand to hand strug
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
totta~ing back from No Mems Land
wounded. bat strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. NJ. q a is waiting for aim with
tea and sweet chocolate. the great com.
forts OF the man In the trenches. Do
You wonder that the Red Triangle is
called "tho best loved trademark IN
the world ?'' 'one soldier IN France has
called It -the hst evidence that any
body cares
10 every thinking citizen could see
With his or ter own eyes something
OF The actual work being done for our
men by the sssaciation there would be
no question Of the Y. " C. A. having
20 appeal stef the public for money.
Rather than let this essential work
.ater for an Instant rich men would
sel their motorcars, poor men would
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10

In each OF ie~se a soldier was strum
ming on plano; others were reading
books and magazines, hundreds were
writing etters home. Behind the
'aised counter at ole end three or four
young Een were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and waighing parcels, which
the men were sending home One Of
the soldiers said toh hne as stood IN
the tent used chie&y by men from
iowa: I'VE came Al the way here
from Des Mclnes. and we were mighty
lonely. Then vs. found this Y. NJ. G..
A. on the job. and it's been a home
and more than a home 70 us. II gays
Us what We wanted when we needed
4 most Wen never forget Il The
boys best friend Is the Y NJ. c. A."
Fine. clean-cut. Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches we're pack
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed IN their writngl
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups 81 soldiers make!
Fine, clean-eut. upstand!ng fellows,
some Of them mere boys, one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest of us,epd how pre-.
cious they are 70 some one. back home.
Somewhere, in far of farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for ore glimpse Of those
sunburned faces as you and I see
them on their last night before going
across. And It was with tnrob OF
the heart that I watched them. bent
over their letter paper, In one after
another Of those seven big tents
These were the tents Of the y NJ G..
A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best Of all ways-giving them
an opportunity 10 write home. on
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts. dramatics
and score OF healthy entertainments
as well as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong.
est And perhaps that is the keynote
OF the splendid work the Y. N. c, A.
IS doing among our men in Uniform
keeping them in touch with home
Magic Words. with the colors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more to US tnan any
we have ever read before. They are
written on sheets Of paper stamped
with the S.ars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y NJ. C. A.. end
tney bear the magic words. with the
1Oiors." There aia many more than
a million such letters in the mails now
while you read this. Perhaps one al
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10
The MEANING OF SCOUTING

A Veteran Scout. going a lone highway,
II Will come IN the evening. cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide,
The old scout win cross in the twilight
4 The suuen stream holds no fears for him,
But hen turn when safe on the other
side
4 And build a bridge to span the tide.
1 Veteran Scout" says a pilgrim near,
You are wasting your. strength with
building here;
Your journey will end with the ending
day
You never again win pass this way
I why build you this bridge with time 50
peb sa
The builder will lift his old gray head
! He viii point Ger the trail where his
Journey led
Good friend, In the path have come,
~rhere S Hi foiio~eth 8ss after me today
A tenderfoot scout who must pass this
way 4
This gulf that has been as naught to me
To a fair-haired youth may a pitfall be;
He, too. must cross in the twilight dim.
The Boy Scout movement has built for
Ana am building this bridge FOR him"
eI9G w. G. Quair.
The Boy Scout movement means
honorable citizenship, character and
efficiency. tt means men, physically
strong. mentally awake and morally
straight. This is the fundamental need
Of our country to-day. The whole move
ment is much broader than the concep-
tion some have of 1T. 1t IS natures
way Of bringing about the things that
the church, home and school are striv-
ing for.
The Boy Scout movement is not DOM
mated by class spirit. and it. is not
a mere boys club It has no barriers
Of cast, wealth and sect, and because
Of its democratic spirit it is here to-
stay. 1t is not a fad and it is not an
accident. Owing to the intrinsic merits
Of the movement. It is hound tn live.
First, the boy likes It. 1t appeals
to his manhood and to his sense Of rO-
nance and adventure it gives him self
respect and respect of others; it is a
challenge to the sturdy elements Of his
character which he cannot reject.
Second It is a school Of training and
development he cannot receive other
wise. There is an undeniable discip
line in II which the boy needs. 1t
trains his sense of honor and con-
sciousness for service. In being a Boy
Scout he viii be a better boy and
better man.
The movement is the keynote to
true American preparedness, and is
worth the emulation Of every man and
woman in the United States; for every 1
boys home training is strengthened by 1
the scout organization.
The bird leaves its nest before II /
can fly; the cub must leave its den IN /
order to become the king Of the jun |
giles. so must the boy mingle with his I
fellows under proper leadership, be I
fore he can develop the strongest
character. It is Boy Scouts business Z
to help to save; but it may be added {
that If the need should arise. the train I
Ing a Boy Scout receives win help Z
him when he is a man to he a good
Of the country and one who
viii be 100 per cent physically strongz
and mentally awale.i4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10
AMONG THE SCOUTS.

Charity begins at home; also patriot
ism. The Troop Boy Scouts Of Lyn-
brook, n. y, have recognized the fact
that there is work right at hand and
they have offered to care fer Civic
park, cutting the grass and raking the
walks.
There is limit to a boys endurance,
even though he is a trained Scout he
must ha1c time to eat, to sleep Ia
play. Ninaty-nine times ont of Ii hun
ared. though, the Scout viii run the
s.---- -. .fn his legs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10

- T was evening on the broad
Hampstead Plain, Long island.
where the Rainbow division VAS
spending rs last might before embark
ing for France Il Aal been raining
hard In the afternoon "a cold, steady
autumn oownp0ur-and there was
nothing 70 suggest the rainbow In the
outward aspect OF the camp Lines
and lines OF sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men. gathered from o. different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools end quagmires Under the vet
canvas It was damp and cold with
penetrating chill Lit BY hlekerlng
candles, the tents we're TAR from cheer
iul shelter for mans .ast night IN
his native land
But there were seven BIZ tents
where electric lights. numbers and
lriendlinHss made the night pleasant