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V SLAYS FlUSflfCII SFIRJFT v "T 1 -;y> . IS "WONBER.W' ffi /"Wond^ful" was the term with i which t^he 'restoration of the warftorh areas of^France was described by Earnest I* Visnnska, attorney, with oVrtces ^fvt 7 Broad street, who returned to Charleston yesterday, after having toured France for several s weeks, visiting the scene of the engagement in which he'was wounded while serving during the war as a lieutenant of the First division of the American expeditionary forces. The scars of war are plainly in evidence in the villages and cities of ol^ the area of France for which Allied -and Teutonic forces struggled for more than four years, according .to Mr. Visnnska. But, surrounding shattered villages are well-cultivated fields, which witness the fact that France has returned to work with a HI, he declared.* The people are living in mal^e-shift homes, which afford them scanty shelter from the elements,' bht they laugh while they "work, with signs of cheerfulness that are incredible, he sold. sWhere First Division Fought. Mr. Visanska visited France, England, Belgium and Switzerland, spending a major portion of his time in the Arst-named counti*y. Of particular interest to him were the battlefields ' where the First division met the enf emy while the war was still young, so far ks the United States was concerned. The famous Ypres region In "Belgium was the only part of the old "battle front he visited other than whera the First division had seen ser, vice. nits icsiuruuun m me vicumy ui Soissons had been accomplished so thoroughly that the Charleston ex-of ficer was unable to find the trenches ^hlch were occupied by the fighting First.' Wheat fields were growing luxuriantly all about the city. In Solssons, itself, the awful effects of the sruggle were still in impressive evidence." Rebuilding of some of the principal buildings has been gotten under way, but the great majority . of the inhabitants of the Soissons of today live in huts constructed from ' the debris that filled the Streets of the place when the .armistice was -signed. g, In the neighborhood of Soissons Mr. Visanska visited a cemetery where many of his former comrades i HAPPY WOMEN $ "Plenty of Them In IiCxington, and - r , vawvii X\L"4UMHI iur it.. Wouldn't any woman be. happy, Alter years of backache suffering; Days of misery, nights of unrest. The disjtress of urinafry troubles, ? ,When she finds freedom. . Many readers will profit by the following: Mrs. E. A. Sox, farmer, General Delivery, Lexington, says: "Several years ago I was in a pitiful condition, 'caused by kidney complaint. My kid'ne-ys bothered me a great deal sand I suffered with backache. I couldn-v bend over, my back was so painful and my kidneys bothered me nearly as much. Doan's Kidney Pills which T secured because of recommendation Of a friend, gave me great relief, and two boxes made me feel fine." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get .Doan's Kidney Pills?the same tljat 'Mrs. Sox had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. BARBECUE T will furnish n fir?KMnso h/! rhnnnp at tKe well known Rock House, three and one-half miles South of SaxeGotha cotton mills on October ninth, dinner at a reasonable price will" be served from twelve n. to eight thirty p. m. Musio by string band. The publie is invited to uttend. Come one, Come all, to the last barbecue at the old Rock House. * S. F. ROLAND, 3t-e Lexington, S. C\, Rt. 3. Johnston Farms and Town Lots If interested, address JOHNSTON DEVELOPMENT CO. G. G. Waters, Sec'y, V/-,. JOHNSTON, S. C. : r.: "**> ' .; ' . X GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED " Your business course at Draughon's ? -ends by securing a good paying position. Right now wo aro able to All *dnly 25 per cent of the calls for trained business help coming daily tcr our -omployment department from all the large towns throughout the Carolinas. A business course at Draughon's means a good paying position. Write <f<rr particulars. DkAUGHON' s ooftUMBiA, a a fi ' v ' / ' are burled. To relatives and friendi in America of any soldier who lies in this cemetery, he brought the assurance that the graves are being cared for in the most particular ntonnei possible. Durable Cross for Each % "Each grave is marked with a durable cross, bearing the name and other Information of the soldier burled on it," he said. "Grass Is growing in the cemetery, and it is kept In a condition that many of our cemueterief In the States can not equal. Well-kepi walks are maintained through all por tion^ of this burying ground, which wus the only one that I had opportunity to visit. An American, who saw service in the British army, is paid hy the government to supervise the care of it,' and a Frenchman assists him." v ^jPacts like (iyn calomel coir crashes into Take "Dodson's L } : ' v.- >; ' ' ' If you feel bilious, headachy, con slipated and all knocked out, just g( tb your druggist and get a bottle o Dodson'a Liver Tone for a few cents which is a harmless vegetable sub 8titute for dangerous calomel. Taki a spoonful and if it doesn't star your liver and straighten you r; better and quicker than nasty enlo-i;.. P I Red Arrow CORNEii WASHING! j COLUMI 22 1 i "J ' Gasoline, Oils s j;j Ladies'jRest E Sri Ice Cool Sanita The prettiest p I i Lexington Folks, avail yoi | Room. You will be welcorr -? tpprl whilp \ f\ii uroit I I * sgEES '-li^i'rr'mrmssrjaxn: OUR """ / ' ^ j | | Are now rea< prepared to ton and st amount. W - market for c ton seed at i i Lexington ! ing Cc 4# * \ s Hundreds ofi Americans have visit- , i ed Frunce to sec the places where . their loved ones were burled, Mr. Visl anska was told. Many other Amerlr cans, in Franco on business err merely as tourists, aVe attracted to \hese cemeteries, ho said. . ' Ypros, familiar ground'to Charles[ ton and South Carolina men who | . served in the. Thirtieth division, is the most desolate section at the old front, i in Mr. Visunska's opinion, based on i his observance of several portions of t the line. No attempt has been made, . he- said, to obliterate the sodden i trenches or to remove the barbed wire ^entanglements which strew the secr tions between the trenches. Apparent[ 1^, there has been no attempt to rei vive agriculture in the immediate Vii 'cinlty of this destroyed town, avhlch has become a British shrine, he do DISCARDED ' )ANGEROU$ ? * alivates! It's mercury. Calorr.e'. ? amite' on a sluggish liver. When les into contact with sour bile it? it, causing cramping and nausea.,iver Tone" Instead 1 - r.r.d without making you sick, yo 3 Just go back and get your mone" f If you take calomel today yov.T ' be sick and nauseated tomorrow; b^ sides, it may salivate you, while :< von take Hudson's T.ivcr Tone w2 will wake up Reeling great, full > *" ! ambition and rapdy for work or playi 1 i It is harmless, pleasant and safe tc ' ' give to children*; they like it. 1 Filling Station J 4 rON AND SUMTER"STS. * 1IA. S. C 1 f.>! rf and Greases :: 'oom ry Drinking Fountain *"3 lace in South Carolina ? ? n !l ui . y f|! rj arselves of our Ladies' Rest jl : le. Prompt Service Guaran- - > : I ; i i ?" si i '5. ssngsssizii njintrjniiniiirurxinri.Tz! i . ! iy and we are gin your cot- | ore a limited j re are in the otton and cotmarket prices. s - Manufactur >mpany A clared. France Needing Coal. By observation and as the result of conversations with well-informed Frenchmen, Mr. Visansjta formed the opinion that the industrial life of France is fast becoming reestablished. The most serious problem confronting manufacturers is the scarcity-of coal, he learned. The French coal mines were so damaged during the wur that they will not be productive for three years to came. In the meantime, American coal is being bought in spite of the enormous handicap of the present rate of exchange, to keep the boilers of the necessary plants in opprfltinn ho onirl Everything: in France costs more now than it did during: the war, Mr. Visanska found. He explained that it cost more in terms of francs, but for the American, is actually cheaper because the dollar is now worth approximately fourteen franck, whereas during: the war, it was worth from Ave to six francs. The people of France, as a result, find "la vie chore" as they term the "H. C. h", the most serious question of the day. An ex-s.ervioe man who had been in France asked Mr. Visanska what was the current quotation for champagne, Wagons and Buggies Cheap We have a large stock on hand which were bought at a low price and will be sold the same way. Get yours before they go and our worth-while guarantee with it. Sweeney's Stables 1413 Assembly St. COLUMBIA, - S. C . ? - , . _ _ - * > | ' 6 Monej You can get youi fi if, for any reason a bring back the unu I ; refund to you, wi p whole box. The Black Shells perfection in water in uniformity ? th guarantee. I . . Try The Black Shcl I ' Set your pet load for t j Wack powders, f] UNITED STATES CART] <j Come in and get a cop, Wing Meet ; Ester; ========= t and was informed that good Champagne eould be had for thirty-five francs. A. rapid calculation showed that the actual cost to an American , would be approximately $2.25 a bot> tie. Paris Seems < *liaiigc?l. "Gay Par-ec" is not the same as it j was to the doughboy on leave, accordi ing to MY. Visanska. There is a spin* . of soberness and depression In evli dence that was not found by the American who landed in Paris on a seven-day leave from the front with i a pocketfull c/f francs and a desire to i >' blow them in as fast as possible. ! Indeed, the spirit of France is won- j derful, the most wonderful thing,, about the country, Mr. Visanska asserted with conviction. The same "sameness* that was the talk of the Willi III! Will lUiMM We have just completed will be ready to run full We have it in first class prompt and satisfactory v A first class mechanic wil his entire time to the opc [ Prices reasonable. Lexiflgto and Fert Lexingt* i : r-Back She money back for The Black Shel t all, you don't like them. Jus sed part of the box, and we wi thout question, the price of tf have reached so high a state c proofing, in speed, in po'.vcr, an at we can make this u-Iimite LACK SHELLS lokelej/ and Block Powders Is, if you don't know them. 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