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4m BARNWELL SENTINEL, BARNWELL, 8. 0. / .j: “CALIFORNIA Fl(Sr SYRUP* > IS CHILD S LAXATIVE Look at tongue! Remove poison* from stomach, liver and * r bowel*. - / • A l/^ 5 „v- r: •• .-T . ' V i f ^ T CHANGES IN RISK ACT HE CUT RED TAPE frftportant AcrieridiTuents in Are Asked of National ; 7 Lawmakers. * Bill 7 REVISE SCHEME UPWARD Increased Compensation for Disabled Ex*-Se.rvice Men Is Urged-rj-Bureau Seeks to Give Fullest Possible Service to Those Affected. Accept “California” Syrup of Figs^ ^.ly—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your •cliild l5~having the^best and most harm less laxative or physic for the little_ .stomach, liver and bowels. Children love its dellekyis..fruity taste.- Full directions for child’s dose on each bot tle. Give it without fear. Mother! You must say “California/' —-Adv. - , Where It Was Needed. Nine-year-old Helen had a birthday, the other ilay.- In the evening - 'her Aunt .....Mary- and. her rather elderly, "“beau” came out to the house to call. After Aunt Mury.'hud bestowed her present on her start! niece, she gave* her the “licking" Which is always a part of a birthday ceremonial in this family. After her piece had escaped ’Her grngp Aunt TinryTtitteTl tier ru come back. “I gave you u lick to grow on.” she said, “but I forgo^o give you one to get married,bn. S^Bome r[ght back and get it.’ r —. Helen still eluded capture. ‘.‘Oh. Aunt Mary,” she called, ‘‘don’t give it to me. I have lots of time. You’d better give -ft to Mr. W ” (the visit ing cavalier). -SOUTH-IS-TURNING _ AGAINST CALOMEL Mr. Dodson, the “Liver Tone" Man, Responsible for Change for the Better. Every druggist In town has noticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel. They all give the same reason. Dod son’s Liver Tone Is taking Its place. “Calomel is dangerous and people know it.” Dodson’s Liver Tone is per sonally guaranteed by every druggist who sells It. A large bottle doesn’t cost very much, but if lt> fails to give easy relief in every case of liver slug gishness and constipation, Just ask for your money back. 4 e ~ " * Dodson’s Liver Tone Is a pleasant r-y- WashWigton.-7-"Our work in conduct ing the uffainrTrf the bureau must be guided by the counsel of the soldiers, sailors and' marines themselves. Our aim is to be .of the fullest possible serv ice to those ..affected by the aet.” -*.-Thus*'Coionel It. GI Choimeley-J one*, director of the bureau of war risk in surance, in the course of a talk to wounded soldiers at 5 Walter Iteed -bos- ! Great War. Not only pital, Washington, D. C.j epitomized, the motives behind the action of the bureau in requesting congress, through tlie treasury department, to .enact sev-" eral Important amendments to the war risk insurance act.” These may lie di vided into two general classes—those affecting'-file compensation features of the ad. atttl those concerning war ly current. -Of over Y23,(XX) cTatrns risk Insurance. A very important proposed amend-, tnent, and one which meets with wide spread approval, Is the upward revi sion of the schedule of compensation payable to disabled ex-service men. Under the present schedule u man to tality disabled is entitled to $30 n month, 'If single. The amendment raises this lay $.">0, making $80 pay able under these circumstances. If he has a wife hut no child living he gets $43; tlae amendment provides" $00. If he has a wife and one child, he draws at present, $35; the amendment gives him $05. f Extend the Provision*. """’fffFTflTr'Trovr provTdt^Th-nrtf-irmjnrp loses both hands, both feet, or the sight of both eyes, or becomes helpless and permanently bedridden, he shall .receive $100 u month compensation. Experience hus shown that many men who have lost an arm and a leg, or cane limb and the sight of one eye. are just as badly crippled as men who have lost heath feet or both hands, and so the bureau laas recommended that In addition to tlae injuries at present en titling a man to compensation at tlae rate of $100 a month, the following shall be included: Tlae bass of one foot und one hand; the loss of cane foot and the sight of one eye. These are deem ed “total and. permanent disability” by the* express wording of the uuicnd- naent. There Is aalso a provision tlaat [ r .f Ji ' 1 installments covering n period' of nyt less.than three years. / Include Other Relative*. Another very important item is the proposed enlargement of the permitted class caf lB8ura.nee,b©ueflclarles'"fspouse, child, grandehJTtr, parent. Tanatlier or sister) to UttMude. in addition to those enumerated. tancTeS, aunts, nephews, nieces, brothers-iipiaw and xisters-ln- luw. - 'J' -^ All caf tim amendments described above, together with several'other pro posed measures of less general inter est. but of much importance, are incor porate/! in the so-called “Sweet hill,” Introduced lay Congressihlfh Sweet of town~in the house~of representatives on August ,20, 1919, - The whole tfeThT- caf jUir bureau’s j^ctmimendations manifest its desire to he caf the greatest possible Service : to those for whom it v as created—the men whea served our country in the recommending .tlae adoption caf a t i aet a d a t< >ry le)*? a n. Itut in every other pcasslhie way, the bureau is doing its best tea expedite its service, and to carry out the letter, and spirit caf the net in behalf of the men for whom it was prepared. .In the matter of tlae settlement of In surance claims tTH* bureau is practical- ntt hut- 9,000 have-been settled, and regu lar payments are being made. The 9,000 unsettled cases consist caf those in which tlae beneficiaries live In for eign countries or for some jjJher rea son cannot lie reached. A diligertt ef fort Is being made- to got in touch with this comparatively siqull residug. Insurance Paid Promptly. A grout many people do not realize that there is a wide difference between the insurance feature caf the act and the provision for compensation. An insurance claim Is paid immediately tc, tlae beneficiary; hut in the ca-se of a claim for compensation a great ninny feottires must, under the law. he con- »! Keep Your Liver Active, Your System Purified and Fsee From Colds by Taking Calo'bs, -7 the- Nausealess Calomel Tablets, that ire De- , * — lightful, Safe and • TV ^ - Sure. DOUBLE BEAUTY OP YOUR HAIR j— Qanderine” creates mass of thick) gleamy waves ^ Physicians and Druggists are advis ing their, friends to keep their systems purified "and their organs in perfect working order as a protection against the return of inflbenza. They know that a clogged up system and a lazy liver favor .eoid>, influetn«S and serious, complications.' ‘j. y ' To cut short a cold overnight and to prevent serious complications-tako one Calotab at bedfimO with a swallow of water—that’s all. No salts, no nausea,« no griping, no sickening after effects. Next..morning your cold has vanished, ytaur liver is active, your system is puri fied and refreshed and~you are feeling fine with a hearty appetite for break- |"fast. 'Eat what you please—no danger. Calotabs are .sold only in* original sealed packages, priee thlrtysfive cents. Every druggist is authorized to refund your money if you are pot perfectly delighted^with Calotabs.—(Adv.) sldered, such as tlae members of the tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harm. f" r ,“ " <lnu , ble ,0,,tl l>"'"'ane„t d|£a|.ll- less to both children and adults. Take ""<3> " ,en «« a spoonful at night and wake up feel- naaimetl so seriously that their injuries lug fine; no biliousness, sick headache.- ,n0l ’- Kl ^*? " f classltleatloas.-lhe acid stomach or constipated bowels. It doesn’t gripe or cause inconvenience. Take a dose of calomeljtoday and to morrow you will feel weak, sick and nauseated. Don’t lose a day.—Adv. compensation shall lw* $200 a month. T^e bureau has found a very wide spread sentiment among ex-service men iia favor of having their policies made payable in a lump sum, or in ln- fainily within the perm it teal class, tlae extent of their-dependency, and the extent of the soldier's disability. This accounts for the fact that claims for -dispensation have not been settled as promptly as Insurance claims. The compensation and claims division of tlae bureau is bending every effort to 1 determine these cases as quickly us thorough and intelligent handliiig^wilt permit. A large staff of examiners is working, night and day in making com pensation awards. The medical division hus Just com- pletod a very trying and difficult task —the preparation.of a schedule of dis ability ratings for different injuries and combinations of injuries, based on $100 per month as compensation for to tal disability. If the Sweet bill (H. It. 8778) becomes law, all compensation for disability- will he based upon $100 per month as a maximum insteud of upon $30 as ut present. This schedule Is necessarily very complicated, being designed to cover urTprobuble combina tion?, und degrees of injuries,^ und must be revised from time to time an accordance with the bureau’s experl- Col. Edwin Jadwln, now in command of one of the engineer regiments in France, disregarded war department red tape,, formalities and regulations, to get his troops over to France fully equipped for work/ The’ record made by Colonel Jadtfin In getting his men speedily ready for service and the effi ciency of his work has ulready been the subject of widespread comment in urmy circles. It develops new that the reason for his success was primarily due to the fact that he Ignored red tape incumbrances which are required legally*by the present system: It will be for Secretary Baker to decide whether. Coi. Jadwin Is to escape the remonstrance that”'aTtoches to his Sound F nance. ' “'felT me, Ethel, Is it true' that your husband stays late every night at the' club t«» play billiards for—for money?” There rwag a sob in the anxious mother's voice as she spoke the last sad words. But her recently wed daugh ter smiled brightly as she replied: “Yes, mother, hut It’s quite all right. He gives me all his winnings!” . “What!” gasped the elder lady. ••You—" . "He-always plays with Mr. Jones next-door,” went on Ethel. “Anal Mrs. Jones makes him g've her all his win nings. and she gives me nil the money she gets' and I give tier all the money I get. and So we baath have twice as much as we could get out of them fit a few moments you can transform your plain, dull, flat- hair. You can have it abundant, soft, glossy and full a*f life. Just get at any dru* or toilet counter a small bottle of “Dandertne^ for a lew cents. Then inqlsten a soft cloth with the “Danderine” and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a tirpe. Instantly, ye*, immediately, you have doubled the beauty of your hair. It will be a mass, so soft, lustrous and so easy to tip up. All dust, dirt and excessive oil is re moved. Let Danderine put more life, color, vigor, and brightness in your hair. This stimulating tonic will freshen your scalp, check dandruff and falling hall and help your hair to grow long, thick, strong and beautiful.—Adv. ,he.^wiU—4m»—C4tm-. r -Uthcm>vit>t?.l!--r.<uuJtaia A nswerx. Nothing More to Be Said. “I’m afraid you haven’t much of a town here, nay friends." “What’s wrong with it. stranger?” “Well, you have only-half a dozen ramshackle stbr.es and It bout the same number of dwelling’houses. Tlae mo*t substantial building I see Is tlae little red. depot over there.”"* “Maybe you're right, strupger; Chlg- Igersville ain’t much for looks, hair.” continued tlae resider ns lie straight ened up and his eyes flashed. "I’d have stalliiients covering a short period of enct* in order that full justice may. be time, at their option. To meet this done in all cases. defnand Director Cholnaeley-Jones has urgently .recommended a modification of the war risk insurance act to permit making provision in the contract for converted insurance for optional set tlements on the part of the insured, making such insurance payable either In one sum or in Installments for thir ty-six months or more. • If tlae insured has not exercised his right of election, under the proposed amendment tlae beneficiary may elect you understand tlaat this is the home ! *° receive the insurance in monthly an Amprif-nn ‘ace.’ rftinningham Age-Herald. “Unquestionably, the government In surance contracts will be constantly improved,.'Its experience indicates the need for Improveiiaents, and it is de cidedly to the advantage of all of us to hold the maximum amount of this government insurance,” adds the di rector. Reinstatement of Insurance. "A recent treasury decision laas auth orized tlae reinstatement of govern ment insurance within IS months after discharge by the payment of only two mended for his iifftlatlve and his suc cess. i 0 months premiums on the amount of in surance tj> be reinstated, one covering the Tllqnth of grace during which the policy was in force, and one for the month in which reinstatement is made. This is n very generous provision, and will make It possible for all ex-service men to retain their government insur ance after they have become adjusted again ln thetr normnf ctvll Tlfe.Indeed,' I look for u very heavy reinstatement and conversion ns soon ns the Sweet bill passes the senate ami becomes an act and it is made known to ail those who are affected. • • 4 ' r. . “The bureau appreciates tremendous ly the co-operation it has had from the insurance officials and the men of the Insurance profession, und It is to be regretted that there are some few who disregarded their moral obligation to assist the ex-service men by encour aging the men to drop their govern ment insurance and take out Insurance in private companies. It is my per sonal opinion that all ex-service men in 'such instances should - combine in ♦heir disapproval of such action, ami should in some forceful way express their utter disgust for those who are found guilty of such practices. Indeed," in the years to come. I feel confident that in such cases where ex-service men have been advised in such way ns to allow them to lose tTlelr government insurance, that there will be at least one main In the world whom the ex- service men will utterly despise, and distrust, and that will be the un scrupulous agent who In a time of test was found wanting.” ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE Name Bayer" is on C_mjina Aspirin—say Bayer OLDEST AND YOUNGEST IN HARVARD STRENGTHENS KIDNEYS— PURIFIES BLOOD * You ran’t expect week kidneys to filter the acids a aid poisons out of tout system unless they are given a little help;? Don’t allow them to become diseased when a little attention, now will pre vent it. Don’t try to cheat nature. A* soon as you commence to have backaches, feel nervous and tired. GET BUSY. These are usually warnings that your kidneys are not woVfrrog./ properly. Do not delay a minute. Go after the cause of your ailments or you may find yourself in the grip of an incurable- dis ease. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil cap sules will give almost immediate relief from, kidney troubles. GOLD MED AL Haarlem Oil Capsules will do the work. They are the pure original Haarlem Oil Capsules imported direct from the laboratories in Haarlem, Hol land. Ask your druggist for GOLD MEDAL and accept no substitutes. Look for the nauie^GOLD MEDAL on every box. Three sizes, sealed Money refunded if they do ndr quickly help you—Adv Scratch as Cats Can. - Two cats were abmiU4o»4)ave a duel - - “Let us lnrve' an understanding be- \ fore we begin,” said one. “About what?” asked the other. ' "Is It to be a duel to the, death, or shall we make it the best .three lives shall we make It the best three lives out of five?"—Boys’ Life. BRITISH-BIRTH RATE GROWS Insist on “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” In a "Bayer package/’ containing prop er directions for Headache, Colds, Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu matism. Name “Bayer” means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Aspirin Is trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono- acetlcacldester of Sallcylicacld.—Adv. She Knew a Way. A Tern* Haute school' was trying hard to get a new flag for one of tlae rooms. The children ^vrere denying themselves candy and other luxuries in order to bring their pennies to school to add to the flag fund. But little Pearl had not brought any. “My mother gets my.candy for me,” she explained tier delinquency, "so I can’t bring that money. But I’ll tell you what I will do, teacher. I’ll not give anything at Sunday school next week and bring that penny to put In on our^flag.”—Indianapolis News. Planned a Surprise. After being married a short time I decided to surprise sny husband with some of my lovely bread. So I baked five loaves, which felt and looked more like brick than bread. In a panic I burled it, thinking that would end my mistake. But next morning came Mr. Neigh bor with a loaf of my bread which he had "plowed up In his field, and handed It to my- husband, saying It surely came from a newlywed, and we being TKV only n^WcamTer In some 'yeSrt’ 1 had to plead guilty. I can never for get how I felt, as I certainly did sur prise my husband. A dog had carried It from my hiding place to his for fu ture use.—Chicago Tribune. STOMACH Ot L A STI \ , tiKE 1 "PflDC 8 DitDeosin M outs . ■ s* Sour, Gassy, Acid Stomachs in order at once 1 o 1 Wonder what upset your stomach— which portion of food did the dam age—do you? Well, don’t bother. If your stomach is in a revolt; If sick, gassy and upset, and what you just ate has fermented and turned sour; head di?zy and aches; belch gases and acids and eructate undigested food*— just eat a tablet or two of Pape’s Dia- pepsin to help neutralize acidity and In five minutes you wonder what be came of the Indigestion and dlstreaa. If your stomach doesn’t take cam ' of your liberal limit without rebellion; If your food Is a damage Instead ois a help, remember the quickest, surest, most harmless antacid Is Pape’s Dia-. pepsin, which costs so little at drug stores.—Adv. these Beauty is OB'the Surface, like stove polish ; £o<*l looks is from th^-cure out ward. like the flavor of an apple*, Wrlfht’a India* Verctnbl* Pill- art itmpt} % food old-f»*hlotted medicine (or r*mUtiaf n>e stomach, the liver and boweU. Oet • ho* and try them.- Adv._ A lot of peopje admit honesty Is th* test policy because, they’v fried both. More Boys Are-Born in Times of Hard ships, Official Figures Show. any j London.—More babies were horn In England during August than ir. previous month since the beginning of the War. Official returns show the number to he 6.31)0. equivalent to an annuul rate of 18 per 1.000. and ‘61 more' babies than In the .saine-’motith of 1018. “I believe that during and after wars more boy Babies are horn than girls,” said l>r. Mary Scharlleb, a specialist, discussing the report. “I think official figures will prove that more boys are born during periods of stress, hnrd- BIFF! Stop jolting Liver and Bowela with violent drugs, but take “CascaFets.** “DynamitjUng’^bile out^of your sys tem with calomel r and other sickening purgatives is all wrong. Salts, OH, and Cathartic Waters net by flooding the bowels with the digestive Juices which are vital to the stomach. X^ascarets are different. They act as a tonic to the bowel muscles, which Is the only • Jr* * ship and food shortages and more "iris \ sensible way to relieve a bilious at- doring periods of wealth, ease and ^ tack, a sour, add stomach, or consti- luxury.” '--j ' pated bowels There is no griping or ‘A baby these days, is a very ex- Inconvenience. You naturally return pensive addition to the average Brit ish famUy,” said another doctor. “The eogt. of .everything, from blankets to perambulators has praetiCaHy'dnubled. Milk Is {/"^fTiliing a quart and nurses three-guineas, g week. -• Tlae infant’* •extensive wardrobe is also a costly af fair these days, while his cot costs twice as much as before tlae war. Only millionaires can afford twins, much as i we need them to repair the waste of war/’. to regularity and cheerfulness. Cas- carets cost very little and they work while you sleep.—Adv. c»»v ‘it-oige k)uir *eibil)-«iin y*ui - ... - tlurvuru •»*.•»» r>..,. . •***• student ihi* year.*/He graduated in 1K7U.- hut lm> re-entered for u •t.ui-e in public speaking Jacob Shankman of I’hei* .. thirteen vpuo old •* the fvungeet student. He is also attending the Heine*, KH»4..i,t. :.l .-..Ib-ge Strange Fish. Venice, Cul.—A strnrge flnh. approx tmntely nine feet in length and eoiisls ug mostly ilf n.outh. head mid tail, i - ■opsing much interest here. Th r« ? k innqdet wits found on the beut-4 by I'nuik B-'hottV^, » city o/Vial. |i "•ijtii the’fish w» re ftu The eyes are as* large a Th. VI- crearure resembles i tndtmle. an *th, i-en*. Man’s Foot in the Shoe. Henry, aged- nine, -bad-tried -to sneak into the circus free, hut was put out by the sharp-eyed ticket man.- "• lie returned home bawling and told liis mother that tlie man had.thrown a shop-nt hljn. at” which his mother exclaimed: “He did!” Iletary replied: "Uh, huh, an’—an’ —an’ his foot was in it, too.”—Balti more evening Sun. Everything’Upset. > - A New York'state church choir has gone on'strike; The spirit of discord it seetn* i^Jtft spread even to those whr • re suppose d to furnish harmony S. O. S. Calls. A druggist recently received notes from customers: “Mr~tmby lias eaMip TTs ther’s parish plaster. Send an anto- dote quick as possible by the Inclosed girl.” “I have a cute pain Ift my child’s diagram. Please give my son some thing to release It.” “This Is my little girl. I send you five cents to buy two .poders for a groan up adult Is &ike.”—Illinois Health News. L A SOFT, VELVETY SKIN should he the ambition of every wont* an as there is nothing so attractiT# as a fair, smooth skin. --Neither soaps nor powders can give this. Thou sands of southern women know from experience that Tetterlne will quickly rid the skin of Its disfiguring pimples and blotches and give it that bright clear appearance «o much admired. Tetterlne Is sold by druggists or sent by mall for 50c. by Shuptrine Co. Savannah, Ga.—Adv. More than 300 officers of the nnTj Hr** because of the salaries and the high cost of living. A Close Observer. A little girl pf Bellefleld was caught in a gross exaggeration the other day, whereupon Iter mamma said in prop erly severe fbiiAs f Tt “My dear, don’t you remember what happened to Apanias und Sapphira, whom I tohf fon bf the other day?” >• “Yes’m. but de dear Lord don’t maka people deud now for r teNin’ stories," replied the small observer of events.— Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. 1 Heading Him Off. - “Why did you give that tramp th« dime?” 1 “For not tellihg me a hard lock story.” ▲ alnxl* application of Romos Cy« asm *-n *ols< to b*i will provo its Inflammations of Dm 2r*a tiuraal toraai. -Adv. a- .