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The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23
The
Wishing Buttons
(0. io22, western Nswspaper Unica.)
d CHRISTOPHER G. HAZARD

A. Z
no Us children there was mystic
l rious charm about old Mr.. Uplook.
he used to spend a good deal OF his
time In the back part Of his shop, turn
ing bits Of mahogany into little boats
and telling US stories while he Clipped
and polished. He had q small person
In his throat whom he called Pedro.
and he would make him grunt out an
swers to our questions In wonderful
manner. His vest buttons were CON
nected with several insects. and when
we touched them there would come
out now q bee, then q mosquito, and
once IN 4 while q bug that would
snap on our noses. The buzzing o.
tie bee, the piping Of the mosquito
and the dangerous assault OF the snap
bug rave us many q thrill and MIN
much enjoyment.
one Christmas time, being rather
short Of rich relatives and very lonf
on hope, we conceived the idea o.
drawing upon the fairy resources O
our good friend, by suggesting but
ton that would connect with the goot
genius Of the holidays and bless oul
wishes. So we asked Mr.. Uplook I
he thought the first two buttons on hi
coat could By any possibility have any
thing to do with the Christmas case
| He said that he would have to go int
| his back Dom and see about 1t first
but when he came out we knew o.
| his looks that 1t would be all right.
We wanted to press the buttons sey
eral times, but Mr.. Uplook though
that once would be enough. and sal
that IN each case we might whipe
two desires, whispering loud enoug
for him to hear, 30 that he might 3
sure we were getting the thin
straight. So we pressed and whis
pered IN that perfect faith that M
Uplook always inspired in us.
We were not surprised on Christina
morning when things happened jus
al We had expected, and kind Mr.. VI
look seemed Just like q real SAINT
i Claus as he stood by the roadsid
With his camera, taking picture. {
| one boy with red-topped, copper-toe
boots. riding on new sled; and
another who was trying q pair
! shining skates on the waystde pon
| and trying to keep fur cap n !
plAce. Ana we boys were paintir
4 upon our hearts q picture Of "a
4 eood friend that has lasted until nov
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23
Even Cross, Feyelish, Sick Children Love its Taste
and il Never Fails to Empty Little Bowels

Ask your druggist for genuine
~California Fig Syrup" It never
cramps or oyeracts. Full directions
for babies and children Of all ages are
printed on each bottle. Say ACan.
fornia~ or you may get an imitation
l1g syrup.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

A novel L0ndon-t Brighton -
miles) walking race II reported - -
London Morning Post. The racA
walked by two men, one With = seess
artificial leg and the other WITH .
wooden leg, arising out Of an argumene
as to the rival merits Of different aSs1e
flcial limbs. resulted In Win f0r y. -
Bell. wearing steel leg He did ~
distance from London Iii 10 hours -
81 minutes. w. J. Ellison, with =
wooden leg, took half an hour l0mge1
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

Geographical situation Counts.
The institutions Of country depend
In great measure on the nature ct its
soil and situation. The manners OF
it, inhabitants are In various ways
modified by Its position.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23
Photo 1yHz/sr1gkAa~yI

Supplying country small job these days
sacrificed and they mostly
Vermont and Of two specie. OF pine
Middle West
while eastern people
In according
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

40 Happy LAY" sang the laundress
as she hung the snowy wash on tne
line. It was ''happy day" because
she used Red Cross Ball Blue.-Adver.
tisement.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

We all have our ups and downs Il
Is only step from the heights o.
folly to the depths Of despair.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

ades. One Of these influences 10
the danger Of a confagration IN
the home where Christmas trees
are lighted with candles, although
this danger Is being partially over
come by the use Of electricity Tor
Illuminating purposes. Another re-
strictive tendency is the cost OF
Christnas trees and the growing difn-
Guilty Of obtaining them.
Moreover, a conviction is growing
In the public mind that II Is poor
economy to cut Christmas trees Irom
the tops Of mature trees or take down
I tree that has been growing for 10
! TO SO years for a, one days celeDra-
tion. The availability Of artificial SUD
stitutes and the natural trend toward
4 change in the customs Of the people
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

Ii small towns the real society lions
AZ the boys behind the soda foun-
talns.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

His Way.
aWhere's dad?' Listening to q
sermon BY radio" "Why, he's sleep
ing peacefully" "WellY-Louisviiie
C0urier-Journal.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23
the Christmas tree be

Ill the Christmas tree De-
/, come q thing of the past?
There are tendencies which
would seem to indicate that
a substitute may usurp the
throne this green harbinger
Of merriment and good Will
has held in the hearts OF
the people for many dec
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

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Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

DR.. C. C. Fowler and MIR.
Long, of Hendersonville, were
guests of DR.. and Mrs. H. L.
Baugh. Friday.
Mrs. G. w. Gwin was a pleas.
ant visitor at the Sentinel Office
Monday.
Mrs Will McCawley and little
son, of Haydenburg. RI, were
guests of relatives in Gaines
boro. Monday.
Mrs. j. L. McCarver of Dycus.
spent Monday in Gainesboro.
Miss Lille Brown Gist is in
the Woman's Hospital. Nashville.
where she is being treated for a
nervous break down. She was
accompanied to the hospital by
her father, T. l.. Gist. who re-
turned Sunday. He reports his
daughter getting along nicely.
Her many friends will be glad
to know that she is improving
from her bad state of health.
which has been causing her
much suffering of late.
Mrs. Eva Shelly and daush-
ter, after an extended visit with
her brother. Chas Brown. and
family. have returned to their
home In Nashville.
H. P. Price, better known as
Uncle Harrison, of R-2. was
in town Monday. Mr.. Price has
recently returned from Illinois.
where he spent the the summer
with his brothers, John, of
Mulkeytown; Green. of Christop-
her, and A. P. Of Herse. He re.
ports an enjoyable visit, and
that all were well and getting
along nicely when he left.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
two tons of ground limestone

two tons of ground limestone
per acre
The important feature | want
to emphasiz, is that now, while
the subsoil is not wet is the best
time to do subsoiling. The SUBJ
soil should have the rains and
frost of winter to disintegrate
it. Subsoil should never be
thrown to the surface when sub
soiling. Land that is subsoiled
at the right time and in the
right way will double the yield
of crop; if rightly cultivated it
will not wash. 1t will retain
more moisture anil stand drouths
where land not subsoiled would
fire.
Subsoiling can be done by
small farmers as well as by the
man who farms on a larger
scale. No expensive equipment
is necessary. Some farmers say
they cannot subsoil their whole
farm; that they are not able to
do it. 1t is true he cannot do it
all in one season. but any far
mer can subsoil a few acres
each wear. and in that way the
whole farm can be subsoiled,
and will be rendered more pro-
ductive and more easily culti-
waited.
1t is not lack of knowlege of
how to do things that is the
trouble with many farmers. but
the trouble is to get them to do
what we know should be done
and can do. We climb a ladder
only a rung at a time. We
should do our best, and if we do
that we will find that we are on
the road to success and p os-
perity.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05

pupils who expressed a purpose
to teach were admitted. Fifty
counties will operate teacher
training departments in their
high schools this school year.
The result should be that in a
few brief years the minimum
qualification of all new teachers
will be high school graduates
with professional trNinlng.
From among the normal, our
college, graduates. or graduates
of the county high school teacher
training classes, county board of
education should be able to sup
ply all their schools with teach
ers.
The appeal is made to all good
citizens Interested in the promo.
tion of education in the future
growth and development of the
state, to encourage capable
young men and women to- enter
training for the teaching pro-
fession so that an adequate sup
ply of teachers may be had for
all of our schools
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Chaffin,
Of Clenny. were the recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. N.
Davidson, Wellington Avenue.
Nashville. They also spent two
days with Dudley Brown and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Billingsley.
of the 18th district. also visited
the Davidson home at the same
time. Mr.. Billingsley is a sister
of Mr.. Davidson. They return
ed home last THURSDAY. accom-
pained by the Davidson family.
They motored thru in their cars,
and had a most enjoyable visit.
Mr.. Davidson and family return
ed to Nashville, Sunday.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
RED CROSS DOING BIG
WORK IN TENNESSEE
Annual Red Cross Roll Call
November 1870, 1922.
Atlanta. Ga
Sept. 20. 1922.

Dear Editor;
The American Red Cross
again extends its thanks for the
manner in which you opened the
olums of your newspaper to il
during the emergency, You and
other members of the press
made possible the speeey elimi-
nation of a crisis.
Armistice Day this year will
mark the fourth university Of
the cessation of hostilities on the
Western Front. The inflated
war fighting forces have been
decimated. The huge munition
industries have passed on.
Peaceful persuits have been
resumed.
But the team "normacy" can
not apply for years to come.
We are challenged by a recon.
struction problem of vast pro-
portions. Thousands of ex-serv-
ice men and their families are
facing grave situation for which
the war is responsible. Nor are
the questions of peace less
emergent than those of war.
Suffering ana social handicaps
are tie portion of large part of
our population.
Following are some of the
statistics taken from the records
of the los chapters in Tennessee
for the past seven months
9.0N ex.service men or their
families have received Red Cross
service during the first seven
months of this year.
l.24l civilian families have
been served.
4,2S7 patients have been cared
for by the Red Cross Public
Health Nurses.
IL, $50 visits have been made.
bv Red Cross Public Health
Nurses.
1858 school children have. had
examination for physical defects.
399 persons have received Ger
tifcates in home Hygiene and
care of the sick.
l65 persons have received Life.
Saving Certificates.
Is. .487 school children are en-
rolled in worldwide service TO
the Junior Red Cross.
ll,568 garments for use in
home and foreign lands have
been made by the womtn Of
Tennessee.
continued to page 81
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
| 0 c AL N E W 5.

Mrs. Noah Hawkins left Fri.
day of last week for Akron. O..
where she will join her husband.
who has employment there.
Mathew D. Anderson, of
Shake Rag, was a visitor at the
Sentinel office last Friday.
Mrs. F. F. Robinson, of Garth
age. was the dinner guest of her
sister. Mrs. Lizzie Hampton. last
Friday.
j. T. and S. b. Anderson,
of Cookeville, was the guests
of relatives in Gainesboro. last
week.
Mary and James Barbour and
James Lynn, of Flynn's Lick.
were guests of Mary Furgerson
Gaines Saturday night and Sun.
day.
Miss Doris Johnson has re.
turned from an extended visit
in Gallatin.
Mrs. ]. 7. Draper and dauh.
ter, Annette. Mrs H. R. Halle,
Miss Willard Johnson spent the
weekend with relatives in
Sumner County.
Ruth Francis. 6 year OLD
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. 7. l.
Gist. is on the sick list.
Ruby Bailey. little daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. M. P. Bailey is
recovering from an illness Of
two weeks.
Misses Merriam and Tom Quar-
les. after spending the summer
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs
B. L Quarles. have returned
to Peabody College. Nashville
where they will continue then
courses of study.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed L. Youns
and children. of Buffers Land
ing, were in town Friday morn
ing, en- route home from Cooke
vile, where they had been tn,
guests of Mrs. Young's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Morgan
several days. Mrs. Morgan &C
compained them home.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
AN APPEAL FOR BETT.
R TRAINED TEACHERS
Citizens Must Demand Better
Equired Teachers.

Has rendered SplennlQ service
through its Keep in School
program recently inaugurated.
We should be pleased to have
this program carried a step futh'
er. The state is greatly in need
of a large number of we'll ed
ucated and better trained teach.
: ers. These teachers must come
from among the graduates OF
our high schools. We suggest
that the civic organizations Co
operate in a movement to put
high school graduates into the
Normals and colleges with a
view to training for the profess
Ion of teaching. The brightest
and best young men and women
are needed No vocation offers
better opportunity for intellectual
growth. for social standing and
for service to the state than
does this profession.
While the pSy of teachers has
not been and is not now in keep
ing with the Importance
of the service rendered. there is
Q marked tendency in the right
direction. Teachers possessing
special fitness education and
training, are in demand and the
public is showing an ever in.
creasing willingness to give them
more adequate financial recog-
milton for their services.
The turnover each gear in the
teaching profession is alarming.
A study of the records however
will reveal that this turnover is
due chiefly to those who have
made no preparation for the
duties of the school room and
who for most part are teaching
merely until they can secure
profitable employ .nent in some
other vocation Further, the
turnover is due to the short
school term which has prevailed
in the small counties and the un-
favorable working and living
conditions in communities. But
the rural school term is being
heightened, thus giving con.inu-
ous employment at an increased
annual income.
The state is maintaining and
operating five normal schools
flour for the white and one for
colorsd) whose sole business it
is 10 train teachers for the pub
lie schools of Tennessee. These
institutions have rendered an in
valuable service to the cause of
public education. That they
have not trained larger num-
Der of teachers is due. in a large
measure. to the fact that the
public has not assumed its part
Of the responsibility in fostering
the idea of special training as q
prerequisite to successful teach
ing. So long as the public is
contented to accept teachers
with little education and no
training our schools will con-
tinue to be presided over by
teachers of limited equipment.
In addition to these five nor.
NAL schools there are a score OF
private and church aided colleges
in Tennessee maintaining teach
er training departments. These
institutions are cooperating in ar
effort to supplement the work
of the normal schools in furnish
ing the state with on adequate
supply of teachers. To meet the
futber needs for teachers Of
more education and special pre-
paration. teacher training class
es were organized last year il
forty of the small counties Of
the state. To these classes ONLY
.,,c;or and senior high school:
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
The GREAT VALUE OF
WINTER COVER CROPS
Commissioner Peck Urges
Farmers To Plant These
Crops Now.

Now is the time for seeding
winter cover crops clover, vetch
etc.. and hope the farmers oi
Tennessee are realizing the i'm
porance and value of the winter
cover crop. 1t will prevent LAND
from washing if seeded in time
to get we'll established before
cold weather. 1t will furnish
winter pasture when the soil is
dry enough to pay for cost OF
seed and preparation of the
seed bed.
If stock is removed before the
spring growth starts it will
materially increase the humus in
the soil, if turned under,
and, if crimson clover
is seeded. add from sixty to
seventy.fve pounds of nitrogen
to the acre. Land should not be
left bare during the winter, and
there is no excuse for doing so
when so much can be done to
increase its productivity, and
that will be profitable.
The winter cover crop is not
an experiment. Its value has
repeatedly been demonstrated,
so that farmers in every commu
nifty should know. If we neg
lect to do these things, the re-
sponsibility is on our own sh' ul-
ders.
Now is also the best time of
the year for subsoiling, to get
the best results | have hereto.
fore discussed the value and i'm
portance of subsoiling, when and
how it should be done, but it is
subject of great Importance.
and will bear repetition. Many
are now subsoiling who did not
practice it a few years ago.
Still there are thousands who
are trying to make a living by
scratching few inches of the
surface soil. with a hard pan
just beneath that is imperyious
to water and which roots of
plants cannot penetrate. and the
plant food in it is dormant.
Shallow preparation of land
causes it to wash easily and
give up its scant supply of
humus more READILY. | have
bought what was called worn.
out farms and in two years had
them producing good crops.
They hrd been broken shallow
and the surplus water, which
the soil could not absorb.
carried away the vegetable
matter, leaving the surface soil
hard to pulverize and easy to
bake. When got hold of such
a place at this season of the
year | would hitch one
team to the turning plow so
it would run as deep as the
ground had been broken. With
another team to a subsoiling
plow would follow in the
burrows of the turning plow,
having the subsoil plow set deep
enough to get under the hard
crust and break it up. This is
better than to set the subsoil.
ing plo-R too deep. | try to
have green crop to turn under.
This puts the vegetable matter
in the broken up subsoil. the
winter rains and frost reach il
and disintegrate it and release
the dormant plant food.
In the spring | want to mix
and pulverize the soil as deep as
subsoiled. increase the vege,
table matter by growing a win.
ter cover crop of rye, vetch OIL
clover in combination; the
l,egume stores nitrogen in tht
soil. When possible I applied
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
FIELD DAY PROGRAM, Nov
EMBER 3 and 4.

and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4 1892
LITERARY
A Reading for each grad'
up to the eighth. 2 points
A Reading for High Schoo
girls Q points.
A Defamation for high schoo
boys. 2 points
Writing for each grade, | tt
9Th. 2 points
Spelling on book contest fol
each of 3rd. 4th and 5th grades
4 contestants for each grade)
2 points
Written spelling for 9Th AMI
High school grades, 4 contest.
ants from each school. 2 points,
Latin test covering first sc
pages of First Year Latin. con-
jugation not included. 2 points
Arithmetic Common .Fract,
ions) for those below 9th grade,
2 points
Arithmetic, Decimal frsc.
tions) for High school pupils,
4 contestants from each school
for each arithmetic contest,
2 points
MUSIC
Piano solo, grades l to 4,
2 points
Piano solo, above 9TH grade,
2 points
Vocal Duet. 10 to IA years.
points
Song for little tots, a contest.
ants from each school. 2 points
Piano Duet for any grade. 2
points
Vocal Quartette. 2 points.
ATHLETICS
Basket Ball Game. boys, 4
points
Basket Ball Game. for girls. 4
points
Potato Race, 8 to IL years. z
points
Fifty yards dash for boys un-
der Is years, 2 points
100 yards dash for boys over
l5 years. 2 points
Sack Race, for boys under l5
years, 2 points
High Jump. FOR boys any age,
2 points
Broad Jump. for boys any age.
2 points
All schools are urged to have
a contestant in some contest
All contestants pust have
been a regular pupil of the
school from which he enters al
least six weeks.
Later we will arrange this
program so that you may know
what time each contest comes
off.
Very respectfully.
H ] Cox
RP Pharris
J F Beck
kT Jackson
Estelle Gailbreath.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
Harmony Glass.

The harmony class. a continuation of
the musical appreciation class of last
year, has been meeting every Wednesday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19

A Sweet MorseI.
To the gossip the malicious Is de-
licious.-Bostoa Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
WINDH4M.

Edwin, Robert and Lewis Stowell are
chopping for John Gould on East hill
and boarding at Samuel Wiswall's.
The center school and the Sunday
school will cooperate in community
Christmas exercises Friday evening,
Dee. D.
The West Windham school held
Christmas exercises Friday evening, Dec.
10, which were attended by fair mum
Der outside the school.
The West Windham school closed
Dee ID for two weeks vacation. The
teacher. Miss Nora Richardson. has gone
to her home in Glover The center school
viii close Dee % for two weeks.
A. c. Burbae and Paul +. Jones were
summoned to Z. s. court in Brattleboro
Tuesday. Owing 70 the seven inches of
snow which fell Sunday and prevented
automobiling on country roads, they
went Monday on the mixed train 10
reach there in time. Mr.. Burbee went
70 Springfield, Mass, 10 spend Monday
night.
The Farm Bureau ne:G a committee
meeting on the afternoon of Dec II 70
draw up community program of worn.
In, the evening there was public meet
ing to discuss and adopt the program
Five reels of moving pictures also drew
a good number, as moving pictures dc
not reach Windham except when the
Farm Bureau presents them.