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Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13

and wants them to run at large
during the summer and fall,
will manage to carry them thru
the winter in some way, | leave
it to you to surmise.
That man who wants his COW
to roam up and down the coun-
try, cares but little if she gets
into your cornfeld and stuffs her
old hide till it almost bursts. and
then he will set back and say he
has the finest COW in the county.
1t is true that in some parts
of the county, there is a lot of
timbered land, and these people
think it hardship on them to
have stock law, but they with
their timber at hand, can much
more easily, and with less ex-
pense, fence lot or pasture,
than those who live on the creeks
and rivers can fence their corn
and wheat fields, and often times
have their fences torn away by
head waters.
Some will say | write this be-
cause it affects me. 1t does af-
feet me, as it does many others.
The good road commissioners
took a strip of very fertile land
off of my farm, and some rock
fence. | did not receive dollar
for either, and did not charge
anything. | offered donation
for the road to be put on the 9TH
er side of creek. To fence this
it will cost me 500 or more, and
if am not allowed to put a gate
across the road, it will cost me
$400 or $3.50 to do my fencing.
It does seem the time has come,
when all gates should be taken
from across the public roads, es-
pecially the main highways.
| spent three months in Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois a
years ago. | do not remember
seeing a cotton. wheat or corn
field or a meadow under fence
they knew it was cheaper and
better to fence the stock, and not
fence the fields. Many count
les in Tennessee have: a stock
Continued on page -
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Boncourt, France,
Dec. %, 1918.

Dear Editor:
| take pleasure this Sunday
morning in writing a short letter
to the Sentinel.
sailed for France July l8 and
arrived here July 80. | came
over here to do my bit in help
ing defeat the dirty Boche, but
after training hard for this task,
and was ready to go over the top
when the glad news was flashed
to US that the armistice was sign
ed. | was sure thankful to the
Lord that the end came when it
did. but if | would have had to
gone over the top ! would have
done all that was in my power
to do, even of giving my life to
help free the world from the dam
able power of the hellisn Huns.
am at Boncourt, France now,
but don't kno v how long | will
be here. | hope to be back home
in time to make a corn crop.
There is one other boy from
Jackson county in this Co.. with
me, James M. Richardson. We
left home together and have been
together ever since.
With best regards to all my
friends | close.
Isaac w. Savage,
Co. F. l40th Init.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Boncourt, France,
Dec. 22, 1913.

Dear Editor:
With your permission | will
write my dear friends in jackson
county throu the Sentinel.
am thankful that | am wei
and enjoying the best of health
AS the saying goes, | am as fat a;
a pig. Hope all my friends al
home are well.
Christmas is very near. and
sure would be glad to be home.
But, of course. that is impossi-
BILE, and ! will make the best of
it | can.
This is Sunday and | have been
indoors most all day. Sunday
always recall the pleasant time |
had at home attending church.
1t is my earnest prayer that God
will spare my life, that | may re-
turn to my dear wife. whom |
left behind, after a short, but
a very happy married life.
Among the seventy boys that
left Gainesboro when | did, May
%, 1918, Isaac Savage is the only
one that is with me now. The
others are scattered throughout
every department of the army.
| hope that my wife, aunt Min
erva Bailey and Big Bottom
friends will read these few lines.
AS | don't know much to write
| will close. and tell the rest
wheh | come home.
James M. Richardson,
Co. F. l40th Inft.,
35th Div. Am. E. F.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Somewhere in France,
January 5, 1919.
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Somewhere in France.
January 5, 1919.
Dear Father & Mother:
This being a rainy Sunday
evening will write you, and as the
censor is somewhat removed will
tell you something of my exper.
ience in France.
landed at Brest on Aug. Is,
1918. The lst Battalion was left
on the ship to unload. We were
here thr ee days. and then went
ashore to a rest camp. but not to
to rest. We left the same night
and we have been going ever
since. We come from Brest to
the St. Mihiel, where stayed fol
quite a while. | well remember
the st. Mihiel drive. 1t was
their we were chased out one
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Is Interest Working For You
or Against You.

In nine cases out Of ten the
questions as to whether a man is
or is not advancing financially
depends on whether he has in
terest working for him or against
him; whether he is paying in
terest to somebody else or has
interest coming to him. A man
can afford to live very close and
make a great many sacrifices
until he can get over the line
from the interest-paying class
into the class where he has
little money working for him.
When we borrow money, when
we pay time prices" the law
of interest is working against US;
and We are likely getting poorer.
When we save money or invest
it wisely, the law of interest is
working for us; and we likely
getting better off. Of course if
we can borrow money at 6 or 8
per cent and so invest as to get
10 or IL per cent out of it-as a
man may frequently do by buy
ing an extra work horse or i'm.
proved machinery or using money
for "a productive prupose"
we have the law of interest
working for us even through we
are also borrows. But it must
be for a productive purpose. -
The Progressive Farmer.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Teachers Examination.

The next State examination
for teachers will be held March
18th. and 14th. Please have all,
who expect to teach next year.
and do not hold certificates. take
this examination. The July ex-
animation is too late for all who
expect to begin work before
September lst.
Sincerity,
S. w. Sheriff..
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
JACKSON COUNTY HEROES
WITH THE C0L0RS'

morning at 3 O'Clock Wlthou
breakfast. We were earring
ammunition to the front, anC
when we reached there it was
dinner time, but of course there
was no dinner. | went without
support, and worked all night
long. We got mess next morn.
ing. and / certainly did enjoy it
We then went to bed and sleeI
for several hours. After remain
ing there several days we were
called out to build a railroad, and
had to hike for several miles.
When we reached the place we
pitched our tents on a hill. That
night Jerry paid US a visit after
most of US had laid down. He
begin to fire his machine gun,
when we were ordered to get to
cover, which we did. We scatter
ed in every direction, some with
out shoes, some in their night
clothes. That night | sleep in a
dugout for the first time. 1t was
small, but was glad to be in
it.
We were relieved the next day
and began our march back. We
could only hike at night, but the
noon was bright and we could
travel at a fast gait. The first
night the Bocne airplains sight
ed us, and as they began to fire
we jumped into bitches and so
scartted that they lost sight of
us and fiue away. Soon after
this we passed an animation
dump that Jerry was trying to
blow up, and we had to get off the
road again. The anti-craft and
machine guns turned loose, and
they made it so hot for Jerry
that he had to go.
We arrived at camp after a
hard hike. After a few days
rest we started for the Arggone
front. We hiked for three
nights, and it was raining HI
Some of the men fell out and
were away three weeks. | sup
pose | am tough, as | have made
every hike yet. The third night
we reached the woods, where we
rested until the next morning.
At daybrake the drive started on
the Huns. Our advance was
through the woods, and we had
only gone a short distance when
the shells began falling all around
us. We were filling shell holes,
and about the time we would get
a hole filled, another shell would
fall near and tear out another
big hole, and our work would
have to be done over. AT times
Jerry would send his shells over
so fast that we had to run for a
dugout, ditch, or any cover we
could get to. We continued this
work until the armistice was sign
ed, and through it all | came out
all O. K.
Will close for this time.
Your soldier boy,
Dow Langford,
"a A 10 piondhr Tnft
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

The David LOFTS town proper
ty. consisting of dwelling, barn
and the best garden spot in town.
Good well water. Good location.
For further particulars. call or
see DR.. H. P. Lofts. Gainesboro.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13

FARMERS-When you have
anything you desire to sell, rum
an advertisement in the Sentinel.
1t wont cost you but little, and
viii save you trouble of hunting
a buyer. Remember. the Sent
incl is read by thousands each
week.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Why SHOULD We have A
STOCK LAW IN JACK
SON COUNTY?

against MS own STOCK, against
a stock law, makes him fence
not only against his own stock,
but against all the stock in the
community. Before we had
stock law, did you, ever speak to
any one about his stock getting
into your field, and have him
smilingly say, Fix your fence. "
We should be for a stock law,
because in making the roads a
few years ago, the Good Roads
Commissioners took the right of
way, and in many instances, left
fields outside, and they are out
side yet, without paying for the
right of way fencing.
Every farmer is not rich. |
know a man in this district, that
is not out of debt, but has a
small farm, and he told me that
it would cost him $400. 90 or $500
to fence his farm. that he would
have to mortgage his farm to get
money to fence it. if the stock
law failed. | suppose we can
find others over the county in
Just such condition.
Who pays the Good Roads tax,
which is 60cts. and hash cen 85c
on the hundred dollars? 1t is
the farmer, the business man, or
the man who has more than
$1,000 90 of personal property.
The man who pays only a poll
tax does not pay a cent of it.
Is it fair? Is it just? to have
those who pay this Good Roads
tax, and those whose fences are
in a run down condition. to go to
an enormous expense of fencing
their farms, while wire is so
high, labor and everything else
high. Besides we have just
gone through a crisis. helping
to support and supply the army.
Some one will say it is against
the poor man. Let us see.
There is not a land owner in the
l4th civil district, that charges
a tenant anything for pasturage
for the stock he uses in cultiva-
ting his land. for milk cow, or
two milk cows, if he has a large
family, stock hogs, or hogs to
make his meat watch a land
owner that would charge for
these things. He would let his
shoats get into his tenants corn,
destroy it, and not pay him for
it, hence a stock law is best for
the poor man. 1t makes the
land owner take care of his own
stock. 1t will also, cause him
to put his thin land into pasture,
and give the tenant better land
to cultivate.
If a poor man has his house
or barn burned, or a long seige
of typhoid fever, or loses his
last cow or horse, who do they
90 to for help? Then how can
you, by your vote, place a bur-
den on those who are willing to
help you, and whose deepest
sympathy you have.
am for the stock law. be-
cause stock running at large on
the public high way, is not only
a nuisance, but dangerous. /
believe there IL are or Is mules in
the county, to where there was
one, fifteen years ago. A number
of these mules on the public
highway. land there is where
they would be, without the stock
law) would make it dangerous for
women or children to be on high
way, especially, if they are
horseback. and we have them
in this part of the county, that
go to church, to the store. and
go visiting on horseback. All
are not able to own an auto.
That man who has some old
surplus "Jocky-street-stock"
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
CONCLUDING GARTICLEF FROM
jim DRAPER See GENOA
In COMPANY With
American Girl.
continued from last week.


This cook has a mania fol
throwing animals around. One
day in Bordeaux (on our last
trip while in a saloon fight, he
threw a bull dog at another man
and knocked a woman down with
the ''purp." The woman was
the barkeeper's wife, so he and
she and the dog and the cooks
original combatant engaged him
collectively and inflicted a crush
ing defeat upon him, insomuch,
in fact, that he came out of the
joint on his ear and had to be haul
ed to the ship. However, next
day, he came back with some
cronies and descended upon that
saloon like the Water at Lo-
dore," or the Assyrian upon Sem
nacherib, and when they were
through with the place. it looked
like a cooked hat, and defenders
had been utterly routed and put
to disgraceful fight
The boat leaves in half an
hour for shore, and if | don't
get this off, it will have to wait
till next mail, a week hence, so
I'll close and "crumb up" a
little IN. B. "Crumb up" means
the same as slick up" or dress
up usually said by sailors when
they wash and clean up prepar-
atory to going ashore on liberty.
Dec. IA. 1918.
Have just returned to the ship
after an interesting day and
evening sightseeing. Spent the
day looking over the city, most
of which we have seen before.
but which was worth seeing
again.
The day wound up in a cafe
where about a dozen Americans.
a few Scotch, Irish. Swedish
and Portuguese civilian sailors
and about twenty-five or thirty
British sailors were congregated.
AS usual it almost wound up in
fight, and certainly would have
if the English had called our
bluff. A big Britisher stood up
in the middle of the room and
said in a loud voice that the
London White Horse Regiment
was the greatest regiment in
the world. He had no more
than COTTON the word out of his
mouth, and an American sailor
called him a d-n lair, and said
that the American 69th had it
all over the famous White Horse
Regiment. Then a Scotchman
got up and said that the Ameri-
can was right, and that he never
saw an Englishman who had
sence enough to be a fool. The
Irish sided with us, too. and
were ready to pitch into the
''limies" tooth and toe nail.
Both the Americans and British
kept silence from then on. while
the, others rubbed it into the
British for allowing themselves
to be called"
A few days ago, made anoth-
er trip to Genoa's famous Gem
etery. in company with an Amer
lean girl, who is a member OF
the Smiths College Red Cross
Unit. and is on her way to Paris
to do canteen work. There
were six girls in the party. three
soldiers, two sailors and myself.
besides an Italian Marconi man
who was on the ship that brought
the girls over. He was accomp-
anied by a Mrs. Ewing. of Phil
adelphia, who was ehaperoning
the bunch. He could speak good
English and was thoroughly
familiar with everything about
the place; therefore, we learned
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13


statues were a year in the max
ing and cost a modest fortune
I can't see how in the world
man could ever have the patienc,
to chisel one of those things out
They seem perfect, even the to-
nails and finger nails are as nat
ural as life. Every little detail
has been worked out.
The girls had been pestered t.
death by Italian army and nav.
officers. There were a hundred
and flfty-two of the girls, anC
while here they were quartereC
in the Italian Officers Club.
They ere naturally, quite popular
with the dagoes, for a dago
knows a good thing when he see;
it, sometimes, at any rate he did
in this case. The girl | was
with and |, were having cup
of hot chocolate in the "Y''
when a dago captain came up
and butted in and asked her to
let him show her around the
town. She turned him down
cold, but he hung around, never
theless, and later, she said he
told her he couldn't see why she
should prefer a common sailor to
an OFFICER. | left the table
to get some more chocolate, and
could see him arguing with her,
but it was all to no purpose, and
presently | steered her out and
away right under his nose, and
he glared after US like he would
like to eat me. We saw him
several times during the after
noon, and if | could have done so
without getting in Jail. | would
have landed on him. | can i'm
agine how he felt. for the girl
was really good looking and very
entertaining. When we got
back to supper, he was still
laying" for her,, but | had a
lease on her till ten o'clock, and
within thirty minutes, we were
out exploring the city again.
We had a very pleasant evening
prowling around those narrow
dark streets, eating in an OBJ
scure little restaurant, seeing
Columbus birthplace and stat
ute and everything else that
could be covered in an evening.
People looked at us as if they
had never seen an American
before, and dirty, ragged little
brats followed US all the time.
When some dropped out, others
fell in, and I'll bet we headed
one of the most "curiousest"
professions that ever graced
Genoa. The girls left town this
morning for France, and don't
suppose we shall ever see them
again.
| feel safe in saying that since
coming here. | have seen more
beggars than in all my life put
together before. The streets
are full of them and they are all
hollering for a handout. They
know the Americans are gener-
GUS, for it is the truth, and they
reap a rich harvest off of the
boys. hav'nt the heart to turn
one of the poor things down,
and they are so grateful for so
little. One or two pennies looks
like a fortune to them, and will
set them to bowling and scraping
as long as W, are in sight.
Most of the fellows are al
ready investing in souvenirs of
all descriptions. from post cards
to foo-foo, and | might as well
tell you that ''foo-foo" is the
naval term for perfume of any
kind. although some of the high.
er toned fellows call it "Collos-
ion Water" Cologne. | venture
to say.) Only last evening one
of the boys told me that he had
about a quart of Collision" to
take back to me" sister and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-23
AIR ROUTE STARTS
FROM SUMTER

Sumter, Dec. 17.-Sumter, the
Gamecock City of South Carolina,
will again establish its fright to a
prominent place on the map CONNER
cially, when S. K. Rowland, Manager
of the Anchor Motor company Of this
city will leave Thursday morning.
December 18th, by aeroplane to visit
dealers and to establish new agencies
for the Mitchell automobile in the
Piedmont sections of the state.
Cities to be visited will include
Columbia, Spartanburg, Greenville,
Anderson, Belton, Laurens, Able
vile, Newberry, Chappells, Due West.
Walhalla, Pickens and other towns of
this route.
Mr.. Rowland will make the trip in
an aeroplane owned by the Jennings
Hurst Aeroplane company of Sum-
ter, and piloted by Mr.. Craig Hurst
of Sumter. Due to pressure for time
Mr.. Rowland was forced to take air
route, and this trip forcibly demon
strates what methods will be resort
ed to largely in the future by travel
ing men, to cover the greatest dis
tance in the shortest possible time.
Sumter is helping to blaze the way
for the future travelling men. The
aeroplane carrying Mr.. Rowland will
two days.
December 18th, and the trip will take
leave Sumter at 9 100 a. M, tomorrow,
E. I. Raerdon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-23
Immigration.
(From the Ohio State JJournal.)

(From the Ohio State JJournalO
If our immigration laws had been
forceful and comprehensive few
years ago, we might not now suffer
the trials and tribulations through
which we are now passing. The fact
is we have allowed more people to
come to our shores than we could
Americanize, and so they have
brought their old world ideas with
them, and these were too often op-
posed to law and order. But we have
now only ourselves to blame, for
there was in time a strong enough
demand for better immigration laws,
that now would relieve us of so much
anxiety and peril. Much of neglect
to build up our immigration legis-
lation was due to politics, which is
always poking up its hydra-head to
endanger the republic. But it is not
too late to advance our immigration
regulations.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-23
Every Druggist in U. S. In
structeG to Refund Price
While You Wait at Count
er If Relief Does Not Come
Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste. Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm-Up

The sensation of the year in IL
drug trade is. Aspironal, the III"
minute cold and cougL reliever, a.
thoritatively guaranteed by the labora-
tories; tested, approved and most
enthusiastically endorsed by the high
est authorities, and proclaimed by
the common people IS ten times as
quick and effective as whiskey, rock
ln,.. rye, or any other cold and cough
cemely they have ever tried.
AL. drus stores are ROW supplied
witL the wonderful new elixir, so ak
you have to do to get rid Of that cold
is to stet into the nearest drug store,
aand thu clerl half dollar for bottle
of Aspirona. and tell him to serve yoI-
two teaspoonfuls with four teaspoon /.
fuls oe water in glass. With your
watcl in your hands take the drink
ut one swallow and call for our maney
back il two minutes if you canno
fee your cold fading away like dream
within the time limit Don't be bash
full, for all druggists invite you anG
expect You, to try it. Everybody's
doing it.
When you: cold or cough is re-
lieved, take the remainder of the bottlel
home to your wife and babies. for
Aspironal is bv fer the safest anil mos
effective, the cHsios. ~ take AMI the
,cst "'-""r - ~ """rh ramedd
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-23

middle life, after about Is years Of
practice, he had gained standing as
one of the leaders of the up-country
bar, he resolved to enter the Presby-
terian ministry. On account of his
recognized scholarship, for he had all
his life been interested in the work
of the church and was widely versed
in it's history and literature, the usual
requirement attendance in a theolog-
ical seminary was waived and he be-
gan at once the labors of pastor.
After few years he took up the work
of an evangelist. A man of purer
life and more devout piety from boy
hood to old age has seldom lived and
withal he was a man of uncommon
intellectually and strength of char
acter.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-23
NOMENCLATURE OF FIGHTERS
Smiths and Jones were not the Most
Numerous of Fighters, as Many
Would Suppose.

In the files of the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, Washington, D. c.,
are the names and records of upward
of 4,50O,O00 soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, insured under the War Risk In
surance Act. In the card indexes are
listed the names of 5000 Johnsons,
the most numerous family name in
the Bureau records. Some Of these
Johnsons also spell their names
! variously, as Johnston and Johnstone.
| The Smiths, with 81 $50, are not far
behind numerically. The Browns,
with $4,000, are third, and the
Williams family comes to the front
with $4,000 names. Then in the or
der named comes the Joneses, 28,05O
strong; the Andersons, $4,000; the
Walkers, 18,500.
Of the $4,000 Johnsons, 2,138 were
christened john and 1862 William
Johnson. The favorite Christian
name in the Smith family is William,
being borne by 3,412 Smiths; while
John was the given name of 2,625
Smiths. Of the $4,000 Browns who
wore the uniform 1000 were named
plain John Brown. Of the Williams
family, 280 signed up as willie
Williams" and ITO as "William Will
liams." There were 900 "John An
dersons,' 800 were christened
"Carl,' and 600 Charles"
A Grand Old Name is Mary.
John J. O'Brien, a soldier, wrote
to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
, about his insurance; he gave no serial
or certificate numb mbers, but said he
could be identified by the fact that
the beneficiary, his wife, was named
Mary A. The research workers at
the Bureau found in the files the
names of ITS men listed as John j.
O'Brien, the wives Of fifty of whom
bore the name of Mary A. O'Brien.