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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-09-04

Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
Wn Hughes Continues To
Enjoy Army Life---Expects
To Be Home By Easter.

The many friends of Writ T.
Hughes will be glad tol learn that
he is well, and expects to be
home by Easter. The following
is an excerpt of a letter received
from him dated Nov. 20, 1918.
Il am enjoying myself just
fine, and think will be back in
the good old U. S. A. before very
long. am sure glad the war is
over, but glad too that | had
some part in it. The trip over
here is good for a fellow, but the
fighting is not quite so good.
Il am out Of France now, and
in Luxenburg, located in a small
town called Reistorf. Don't
think we will be long. This
county was neutral during the
war. We are in two kilometers
of the German border. We had
to cross two countries, Belgium
and LuXenbury, before we reach
ed this place. We left a short
time after the armistice was
signed, and hked about one week
before we arrived here. 1t was
a long hike, but we reached here
in good shape. The Germans
evacuated all the territory we
passed over, Most of the time
we were just day behind the
Germans, but at one town we
caught up with them, and had to
wait until they got out.
Il think | will be home by
Easter, if nothing happens. Give
everybody my best wishes and
tell them we didn'tget the Kasi-
er, as had left home before we
reached here. He took a crazy
notion to run. and nothing stopp-
ed him before he reached Holl-
and, where he now is living"
Writ T. Hughes.
Is Co., 9th Regt..
u. S. M. C.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
Redeem Your 1918 ". S.
S. Pledges.

The Department advises that
persons purchasing the 1919 is
sue of War Savings Stamps may
receive credit for same on their
Pledge for 1918. Therefore, we
suggest you let this fact be
known to your delinquent pied.
gors in order that they may dis
charge their obligation to the
Government by redeeming their
1918 Pledge Card. You can also
call their attention to the fact
that the War Saving Stamps, if
bought in the month of January,
cost only $4. IL.
Thanking you for your coop
eratipn, we are
Very turly yours,
]. w. Bishop.
State Director,
War Savings Organization
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
Things Of Interest for Pro-
gressive Farmers in Jack
son COuny.

The recent international sale
of Shorthorn cattle was the
most notable one of that breed
in forty years, the average
price being $2307. The two
best bulls were purchased by
Tennesseans for use in Tennes-
see herds.
William Hartnett imported
both of these bulls last summer.
One of these, which Mr.. Hart
nett considered the best bull he
could buy in Britain, was pur-
chased by A. R. Swami of Jeffer.
son County. This bull is a splen-
did individual. Mr.. Hartnett
was offered $1,000 by a British
breeder for the service of the
bull for sixty days. The bur-
chase price in Scotland, plus the
cost Of importation, amounted to
more than $4,000. On account
of his being out of condition he
was purchased at the sale for
$1,000.
The other bull, imported by
Mr.. Hartnett in June, was Lord
Rhybon, grand champion Short
horn bull of the international
livestock Exposition. He was
purchased by Lespedeza form in
Hardeman County. The price
was $4,000.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

The David Lofts town proper
ty. consisting of dwelling, barn
and the best garden spot in town.
Good we'll water. Good location.
For further particulars, call or
see DR.. H. P. LOFTS. Gainesboro.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

FOR SALE Pair good work
mules z year old, and 5 head,
coming 8 year old. Also. farm.
ing implements. consisting of
2 disc harrows. 8 turning plows.
cultivator and corn drill. About
500 bales meadow hay. All the
above mentioned, can be seen on
the J. B. Dudney farm in Free
State. These implements are
practically new. See me at once
for particular.
r. S. Dudney. Gsinesboro.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
FARMERS-When i,

FARMERS-When you have
anything you desiressto sell, run
an advertisement in the Sentinel.
1t wont cost you but little, and
will save you trouble of hunting
a buyer. Remember. the Sent
incl is read by thousands each
week.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
jim DRAPER ARRIVES IN GENOA, ITALY.
GIVES INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF
THAT ANCIENT CITY.
u. S. S. Quincy,
Genoa, Italy,
Dec. 4, 1918.

Dec. 4, 1910.
Dear Sister:
At last, we are in the "City of
Palaces, Genoa, the Superb, and
all that. We arrived four days
ago, after thirty-one days at sea,
the quietest, and altogether, the
most pleasant sea voyage | have
had, thanks to the Armistice,
news af which reached up twelve
days out from Galveston. off the
the Bermudas, but | believe |
mentioned that in a letter to
some Of the others.
can safely say that Genoa is
the most remarkable place I've
seen. Bordeaux is old and uni
que, but this town has it beaten
to a frazzle. AS YOU approach it
from the sea, it looks like a thou
sand martin boxes perched pre-
cariously upon a steep hillside,
but as you come nearer, it looks
better and better, until, when
you are in the harbor, you can
that it is, indeed, a city of palac-
es. 1t is impossible with my
puny vocabulary to give you
much of an idea as to how it
looks, BIT I'll give you a few of
my impressions of it, and you
can draw your own conclusions
and jugde accordingly.
We approached the town at
sunrise on the morning of Dec
embea lst. and it made sight
which one cannot easily forget.
The mountains rise up around
all sides of it. except one, which
faces the sea, and at this time of
the year, the higher ones are
capped with snow. Down here
in the city. however, the wealth
er is quite comfortable, the ther-
mometer averaging around fifty
or fifty-fve. Palms and figs are
growing, and in way. one is re-
minded of New Orleans.
The streets. with exceptions,
are very narrow, in fact, the
narrowest | have seen anywhere.
A big man can reach across some
of them, with arms outstretched.
and when you consiner that lots
of the houses are eight and nine
stories high, you have the feel
ing that you are down in a well,
or a crack in the earth. Most
of the narrow streets are very
poorly lighted. and it is gloomy
in them, even in the daytime.
You prowl around thru them.
having no idea where you are. OF
where you are going, or in what
direction, Every one of them is
literally swarming with cats,
brats, goats, jackasses, beggers,
pigeons, dogs and dirt. Most Of
the humans are selling some
thing, anything from goats milk
to cabbages and safety pins, and
the rest are begging. The kids
lie around in the streets and you
have to walk over them, or OF
J them. The kittens and pups anC
goats are scampering hither and
thither, and are about the onl.
health looking critters one sees
They look considerably better
fed than the men and women
and really are, | guess.
The houses are great deal high
: er than any we saw in France
The highest building / saw il
! Bordeaux was only five stories
but | have several here of min,
and ten. and the majority ar
> over six. There's not a half
dozon elevators in the city. ap
uarently, and they are only il
the Office buildings. How wonl'
you like to climb ten flights o
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

More tractors have been pur-
chased in Tennessee during the
year than ever before, and, in
general, they are giving salts
faction. Heretofore there have
been a number of failures due
to the fact that too small tractors
have been purchased or the
farms were too hilly and fields
too small and irregular. Very
often the trouble has been due
to the fact that the operator did
not understand the machine or
not did follow the instructions of
the manufacturer.
Where conditions are favorable
farm work can be done more
efficiently with a tractor, out of
course the tractor will not take
the place of all the horse power
on the farm.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
. JACKSON COUNTY HEROES
~ with THE C0L0RS''

| SLdITS W W " IOOoI! Lively
house is made of stone and of
every color under the sun, from
a dull pink or green to a dirty
white or brindle cow hue. 9th
ers are somewhat on the order
of an old gray cat in color, and
these are the Oldest.
, On all the principal streets,
the sidewalks, which are usual
ly very narrow, are arched over,
with the light coming in from
one side only, and you feel like
you are in a tunnel. Some OF
the blocks are three or four times
as long as ours, and others are
not half as long. The city is not
laid off with any attempt at reg
ularity, but the streets run in
every direction, making it very
easy to get tangled up as re-
CARDS directions. Most every
body walks in the streets, and
the majority of them carry a
load one thing or other. You
will ace an old woman (it seems
they do most of the work here)
| plowing through the streets,
with a load on her head down,
looking at the street. with a load
on her back big enough for a
donkey. She steers a straight
course. and whoever doesn't
want to give ganwuy has to
stand by for a ram, and get cuss-
ed for his pains. The cussing
doesn't bother. much, because
you don't understand it anyway.
There are great many things
worth seeing here, but by far
the greatest sight is the Genet
cry, which will accomdate (they
say) two hundred thousands bod
les, it having been enlarged from
time to time. When one dies
here, they don't plant him, as
do, but stow him in a vault.
These valuts are in the flour in
the corridors in the cemetery.
They are under marble slabs of
uniform size, shaped like coffin,
and the public walks over them,
while the tombstones (all head
stones, there is no footsones) are
on either side of you. The bod
les are placed in the vaults feet
to feet, each corridor being just
wide enough for two persons,
lying lengthwise. The head
stones are all masterpieces of
art, and sculptured by the great
est sculptors of Italy, such as
Angelo, Fabiani. Blanca, etc.,
and are beautiful beyond descrip-
ton. The vaults are covered
over with a solid marble arcade
some foortv feet high, which
forms a corridor, giving it a
steamboat cabin effect. with a
cabin half a mile long, There
are miles of these passages, and
since no two pieces of statuary
are alike. you never get through
admiring them. Some are made
of blacd marble, but generally,
they are of white marble, and
look brand new. although they
are very old. | have spent one
! afternoon there. but intend tc
put in two or three more later
on. We shall be here two mon.
tbs, | think. and there are a hun.
dred other things of interest in
; the vicinity.
The town is full of churches,
and they are always very well
kept, and full of priests. There
is enough gold in some of then
to ransom an smpire. and yet
the people outside are starving
; nearly to death. An old priest
with a funny looking hat anC
gown and slippers will show yor
: you all through the places for
i few pennies.
One of the most interesting
z = IN
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

FOR SALE-Pair mare mules,
eight year old, Is hands high,
decidedly the best work mules
to their size in the county, good
condition. sound and hearty.
See me at once if you want 'em.
Riddle Young. Cainesboro.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

EMO Cathedal. 1t is most mag
nifcently furnished inside. and
has enough interesting relics for
half a dozen churches. There
are a number of paintings on the
walls, including the original of
the Last Supper, and another of
Christ painted by st. Luke him.
self, according to the priest.
These are priceless, of course.
Most of the pictures are decorat-
ed with gold bejewelled devices,
which they said were presented
to the church by some wealthy
admirer of that particular pict-
ture. These devices are as large
as a saucer, and in some cases,
as large as a dinner plate, and
must have cost a fortune.
1t is history QocaD that this
church was a Jewish synagogue
before the Savor was born, but
has been a Cathedral since the
third century A. D. 1t also has
additions which were added dur
ing the ninth and eleventh cen
turieS.
The most interesting place in
the church is the chapel were
rest the ashes of John the Bap-
tist, together with the chain with
which he was bound before his
fexecution. No woman is allow
ed to enter here, except on one
day of the year only Il gprgot
which, because a woman was
responsible for his death. A
fellow tells me that he saw an
other set of ashes, reputed to be
of John the Baptist, in Notre
Dame Cathedral in Paris, and if
that is the case, one of them is a
fake; but we like to believe that
these here are genuine.
Yesterday, in company with a
shipment, | visited the birth
place of Christopher Columbus,
only two blocks from the Y. M.
lC. A. 1t is an old ramshackle
brick structure that looks TO be
a million years old, instead of
five or six hundred, and is about
as upretentious a place as one
could wish for. Over the door is
4
an inscription in Latin, feeling
us that this was the home of his
father, and where Columbus
spent his early boyhood. | took
a snapshot of it and will send
you a print sometime, as soon as
| can find time to finish it.
| hate to trust it to those wops.
Just now, we are awaiting per-
mission to visit Rome. There
is an order forbidding our travel
ing on the railroad here, but oul
Captain has written to Rome anC
requested permission for this
ships company to visit tht
Eternal City, Switzerland il
only little oyer a hundred miles
from here, and Venice is no
much farther Nice is within
hundred and fifty. and the Rivl
era is less than that. dom
expect to see them all, however
We get mail over here, or will
be getting it by Christmas, ant
probably until February.
With Love,
Jim.
(In next weeks issue Jim vii
! tell of more interesting things HI
has seen in an around Geona, ant
the experience of some of hi
snipmates. The letters will con
} tinue three or four weeks, ant
. they all will be intensely inter
esting.
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.
Tho David .oftiS town nronar
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

Patriotism inspired many a
Tennessean to SOW his first small
grains, especially wheat; it caus-
ed others to greatly increase
their acreage. More wheat did
help win the war;" it is needed
now as much as ever to relieve
broken nations and make them
free. 1t is piece of patriotic
work to continue sand to be
proud of.
Did it help the farm? would
it be wise to make a habit Of
sowing as much small grain as
we did in the fall of 1913 or
even increase it? Would it nelp
the soil, the handling of labor
and the livestock of the farm?
The answer is, Yes, especially
if one lives in middle Tennessee,
on the Highland Rim or in the cot
ton section of West Tennessee.
Can you think of a single chan
ge in the cropping system that
would bring quicker benefits to
the farm than this one the war
has begun-more small grain,
more land coveredIin winter,
less washing. better opportunity
to sow grass and clovers, more
pastures and more livestock.
preserved and increased soil fert-
ility, a distribution of the work
of the work of the farm thruout
the year. These things are not
possible without winter graines,
not wheat. then rye. oats or
barley.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
Dow LangfOrd Experiences
Some Close Calls While ,
Building Roads In France.
France,
Dec. II, '18.

Dec. II, 10. :
Dear Father and Mother:
| will will write again; as
have plenty of time. | haven't
heard from you in several days,
but you are well. | am feeling
fine.
| am at the same place | was
a month ago, but expect to move
in a few days, and | hope we
will move towards home.
| don't think | have told you
anything about my experience at
fronts, and will now endevaor
to give a brief sketch of it.
| spent no time in the trenches
and no real fighting to do, but,
nevertheless, | experienced
some hard times and had several
narrow calls. My job was going
in advance of the artillery and
clearing the way, building roads
and bridges, so the artillery could
advance. Our course, real often,
was through country full of
shell holes, and it was some job
to build the roads. Real often
we would no more than get a
shell hole filled, when another
shell would near and tear up an
other hole near, and sometimes
the road would have to be gone
over and damage repaired. At
times the German shells would
come so close and thick, that we
were forced to stop our work,
and seek safety in a dugout.
For four weeks we were camped
near some French Seventy-fve's.
The Germans keep trying to get
their range. Finally one even
eng Jerry succeeded in putting
over a lot of shells that reached
us. Two of our Co., was wound
ed, and four in another Co.. were
killed. | was setting in about
8 feet of one man that was
wounded eating my supper. |
got my mess kit filled with dirt,
and my supper was ruined. That
was the worst for me, as it
was stew, and when a soldier is
hungry he don't like to have his
stew spoiled (Ha!, hail.
You can't imagine, nor neith-
er can | explain. how | felt when
| was up near the front lines.
Big guns were firing continuous
ly, and shells were bursting all
around me. Sometimes | would
think never would see
home again. | have been lucky
all the way through, for which
am thankful.
We have been having battall-
ion review. We have had three
or four of these. We don't mind
them, but the long hikes we do.
The longest time | hiked. was all
night through a drenching rain.
You bet our packes got heavy
Several of our men fell out, but
stayed with them.
| helped in two drives, anC
they were long. Arggone anC
Mabel were the two.
The weather here has beer
cold for several days and the
ground is frozeh. We are billit
ed in barns and stables. ant
sleep comfortable. as We have
three heavy blankets over US.
| didn't write much. while W
at the front, but heard from
regular. l haven't seen any o.
boys from home yet, but | ma!
see some of them before ! ge
hack to the States.
| don't know when ! will &c
home, but hope will it be in
few weeks. We think when W
leave this place. We will home
hound. We will sure be a happ.
bunch when we do get starte'
home.
Daw Langford.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

1T PAYS to advertise. Try
the Sentinel and be convinced.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

Qn next weeks issue Jim will
tell of more interesting things he
has seen in an around Geona, and
the experience of some of his
shipmates. The letters will con-
tinue three or four weeks, and
they all will be intensely inter-
esting.)
The Keota news., 1919-04-11

Dcmpst3f windmill. furnishes an abun.
dance Of excellent water for all pur-
poses.
Nearly half Of the land 10 under cul.
tivation. and last year produced good
crops Of corn. millct and wheat. under
rather adverse conditions. Thirty.iive
scrcs arc now In wheat, and every snow
and rain storm increases its chance Of
making IN excellent field.
Notwithstanding the permanent na-
ture Of their improvements. the Hoskc-
mans arc building with the idea Of sell
ing. and now offer this place at fifty
dollers per acre: n. 500 down. and the
balance payable during period Of ten
years. At 6 per cent interest. Al this
figure they offer the place complete.
with crops already planted. and stocked
with four head Of horses. seven head Of
cattle. and two purebred Poland China
brood sows. Their reason for desiring
to sell u summed up by Mr.. Hoakemsn
~ wish to build up and improve the
country. They now have over q thou.
sa,.d acres Of land. and = sale Of this
place will permit them to 60 onto Mrs.
Hoakeman's homestead place. four
miles south Of keota. and erect similar
Then they have sno-
thsr half section. four miles north Of
Keota, and adjoining the present home
place on the north. which will also be
similarly improved In turn. They have
the buiIding-up spirit, and It becomes
The Keota news., 1919-04-11

in the whole community. ~ II indicated
by the picture Of his barn and sheds.
shown above.
Mr.. and Ars. Hoskeman are what
would b counted good boosters In any
community. They each came here
about eleven years ago. he from Mich
igan. and she from Iowa. to settle on
homes teads. After seven years they
decided to combine resources. and were
married: and Mr.. Hoskcman says he
has prospered more materially since
then than ever before.
'.Hoflust. which they have named
their farm. il Hollandsse for Farm
Pleasant" or pleasant Farm" and
they are trying with good success to
make Il what the name implies. They
have done much Of the improvement
work with their own hands. notably the
concrete foundations. grading. cultivs.
tion. etc. The Hofflust barn is = sub
stanti.l structure. 40x60 feet IN size. 30
feet In height. and with . great NOW
and grsnsry capacity. II 10 framed
with heavy dimension lumber. no 2xl's
bsing used. and grain bins and all floors
arc built Of matched flooring. The cat.
tie shed il 2Ox6O feet, and there 10 .
good chicken house. l0xl2 feet In size.
A garage building. 1lxl6. 10 used now
- residence. but completely modern
cottage 10 planned for erection this sum.
mcr at cost Of approximately 5000. A
full basement, 28x3O feet, il now being
cxcavstcd. A we'll 118 feet deep, with
The Keota news., 1919-04-11
There In No BEST" Silo

The question 10 often asked, what silo
d the best? r. w. Clark. Of the Colo.
rado Agricultural College says: There
is no best silo. The surface silo y more
expensive than the pit siIo. but aside
from the first cost, Il 10 equally sstis.
factory. Concrete and tile are prefer.
able to wood and metal. Nearnsss to
water or earth formations may neeess'-
tate the construction Of . surface silo.
but cost what Il will. It 10 indispensable.
Colorado crrcted . large number Of
silos In 1918. but the number is still too
low. Every agricultural interest In the
state should bend il efforts to incress-
ing our supply Of live stock. and the
growing Of silags crops and building Of
silos should receive special attention.
The Keota news., 1919-04-11
Tsibuae. Republican Says Griiia il
q Big Worker for Dry l.aad

Tsibuse. Republican Says Griiia Is
Big Worker for Dry Laad
Tuesdays Greeley Tribune Republi-
can contained the following:
Ira Griffin. the Ksota attorney who
comes to Greeley frequently has Tom
my Gibbeon bcsted when II comes to
number or responsibilities In connection
with public enterprises.
Grifin's leading activities are ~ fol.
lows: an organizer Of the SIS. 900 sum-
mer following plan. attorney for the
school board. attorney for the town.
organizer Of township survey district.
promoter Of dairy herds and silos and
bona fidc farmer. He also does most
Of the law business in his district. oc-
casionally jolts the memory Of the COM
missioncrs and commercial club on the
subject Of dry land roads and takes =
hand in all war work activities. In
spite Of his numerous activities Attor-
ncy Griffin carries more than the aver
age share Of bodily weight and can
always take few minutes of to dis
cuss the possibilities Of the Keots
country with Greeley Newspaper men.
The Keota news., 1919-04-11

contagious when one hears them discuss
their plans. Mr.. Hoakeman declares
there is no better place anywhere than
here to make money by investment in
and improvement Of the land. And
there are good many more who have
. similar opinion. May their tribe in
crease!
The Keota news., 1919-04-11

To all my friends. who. in time Of
sorrow. have 20 faithfully and symps-
thetically assisted me by word and deed.
during the illness Of my beloved wife.
and the painful hours which followed. ]
extend sincere thanks. I also thank the
ladies' Of Buckingham and the young
men of Keota for the beautiful floral
offerings. and the Buckingham choir for
their kindness and song service.
ALLEN w. MOORE.