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rates were from ten to twenty-five cents for letters, according to the distance to he carried, and it then took weeks to reach its destination. Kven after the three-cent stamp for letters came in, which was after 1850, no envelopes yet were used in this part of the country.
In the home life with liis parents, brothers, and sisters, John Shofner used the German language; and this language he taught to his older children before they learned to speak English. German Bibles and German songs were used also. But in the little log schoolhouse that stood near where Jenkins? Chapel now stands, English principally was taught; and gradually the children neglected the (Herman, until it was finally discontinued as a means of communication.
It was in this little schoolhouse, erected on John Shofner?s land, that most of his children received their first schooling, as well as many more of the children of those times. It was here that Daniel M. ( Dock) Sholf-ner, James Wardlow, and other schoolmasters of different times taught the ? young idea how to shoot.?
John Shofner was not only a great reader himself during his whole career, but he placed the means before his children to keep them well informed on the events of the day. The following receipts are self-explanatory :
?Nashville, 22 December, 1832.?Received of Mr. John Shofner three dollars, in full, for subscription to the National Banner (weekly) for one year, ending lltli of May, 1833.?Hunt, Tardiff Co.?
? Mr. John Shoffner to W. F. Bang & Co., Dr. To subscription to the Weekly Republican Banner from Jany. 15, 1813, to 15 Janv., 1814, $3. Received pay-