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4 THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL, 8. C SUFFERED ALL A WOMAN COULD Mrs. Meyer Finally Found Relief and Health in Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Orann, Cal. —“ I alway* feel Tery ifol to you, aa some twenty years crate „ ago three doctors said I had to have a serious operation. I had a tumor, and ul cers which would gather and break. I had displacement ao badly that I could hardly sit down at times, and it seemed asif Isufferedevery- tning that a woman could suffer. Then some one advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and I took it until I was cured and saved from the operation. I have told women of your wonderful medicine times without number, and I ym walling that you should use these facts and my name if you like. I also osedyour Compound during the Change, a»xi I can do all my own work but the heavy part, and caii walk miles every ■day as I help my husband in the office. —Mrs. J. H. M^tyi s, Caifc per, 412 South Orange fornia. It is quite true that such troubles as flfen. Meyer had may reach a stage where operation is the only resource. On 'Che other hand, a great many women ’have been restored to health by Lydia E. Ftnkham's Vegetable Compound. Viseline e^asPM on. PETROLEUM JELLY , For burns, cuts sprains and all skin irritations Relieves dryness of scahx KEFUSZ SUBSTITUTES SLOW DEATH , paina, narvouaneaa, diffi- in urinating, often mean i disorders. The world'* standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles— COLD MEDAL Wing quick relief and often ward of) deadly diaoaaaa. Known aa tba national of Holland for more than 200 All drugfista, in threa aixaa. W Gold Modal oo ororr Us ACHES AND PAINS- SLOAITS GETS ’EM! A VOID the miaery of racking pain. Have a bottle of Sloan's Lini ment handy and apply when poo first feel the ache or pain. It outHtly eaaes the pain and tends ^ imviag of warmth through the i mhngpaft. Sloan's Liniment penetrates ' ■Without ntbPing. Faae, too, for rheumatism, neuralgia, •. sdatsca, sprains and strains, stiff joints, lame back and tore muscles. For fortv years pain's enemy. Ask ‘ bor. poor nejjfh druggists—35c, 70c, $1.40. Sloa Liniment CUar Yaw Coaaplaxloa of phnpW. 1 and other facial diafiaurwnant. Uaa freely Dr. Hobaon'a Ecmema Oint ment Good for eczema, itching akin, and other ekin troubles. One of Dr. | Hobson's Family Remedies. A, a Ointment HURT? barn Vie °r oealT IMS, and to r*li«T« InSmauee* .ndzarenMt.aw MKeheB nccordine to direc tion*. Boothintr. bealiec. ■ ALL * BVCKIL MT Weeerly PUe* Ire T*r% For CROUP, COLDS, INFLUCNXA 4k PNEUMONIA i WcmU keey t )er Sttmn t WMe Creef leAecei a dciifWfel iei*« mMm id eadv (he arwa. will (Copy tor Thle Department Supplied by the American Leelon Newa Service.) RANCH FOR EX-SERVICE MEN Founder of National Loyalty League Extends Invitation to Legion naires to Visit His Playground. Col. R. P. Dickerson, founder and national commander of the National Loyalty League, attended the re cent cotiVentlan of the American Legion at Kansas City and extended an invitation to Legionnaires to his ranch near C pf Springfield, Mo^ r where ipljey can M rlde, romp, fish L and hunt." ‘T am going to turn the ranch In to. a playground for ex-service men," declared Colonel Dickerson. The ranch la known as the Five- Bar Mule ranch and Is probably the largest In Missouri. Since the war the ranch has been muleless and the owner has had cottages built for the accommodation of his ex-service men friends. Colonel Dickerson Is a veteran of the Spanish-American war. When the United States entered the World war he organize^ a regiment of cowboya. prize fighters and sporting men and offered their services to the War de partment. Later he organized the National Loyalty league which co operated with other patriotic organi zations In promoting loyalty through educational propaganda. LOSS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE Personnel of Fore# Hao Shrunk la Last Few Weeks from 2)0,000 to Nothing. Experts disagree as to the poaslhll- ity of a “next war." but they agree absolutely that If the “next war'* does come. It is likely to be -on the aeaa and In the air. Wo are warned that wo must have adequate naval and air force*. Wo must have adequate reserves. Yet In spit* of those warn. Inga, the paid personnel of the naval reserve fore* baa shrunk In the last few weeks from 230.000 to nothing. The naval reserve. In which hun dreds of thousands served faithfully and valiantly duiins the war. baa prac tically heon abollroed hy congress, which failed to appropriate enough money to pay th* meager retainer fee* of personnel. The Navy depart ment. asserting R had no altemanva, discontinued the paid reoerv* ' All metiittera were diaeamlled. having only an opportunity to join class 6 of tht reserve, a elau In which personnel Is not pnld. no matter how much time nmy he devoted to drills and ma neuvers. Thousands of reserve sailors went on cruises this summer nt navy ex pense. receiving only navy pay and trulnlng. which Is more valuable to the navy than to the reserves. To disenroll these men Is to waste their summer's work, yet they have been dlsenrolled. , % Toward the close of the World war, thousand* rrf then Jdlhed ihe naval ‘re serve who were trained after the Arm- Isth-e. All that training seems lost to the navy. Many reserves recently “shijprd over" after expiration of their enrollgient. Good Intentions have not been considered. The navy appreciates the reserve force. The reserves appreciate that the navy needs'them. Only congress seeni* unaware that there Is In time of war a need for trained sailors out side our permanent forces.—American Legion Weekly. Fqrmor Soldiers and Sailors Are Ro- .Employed by tha Fifth Avor.u* Coach Company. The Fifth avenue bus In New York a a national institution. It Is as fa mous. as Broadway, Fifth avenue, Brooklyn bridge and the Woolworth building. The busses which ply through one of the most congested thoroughfares in the world are manned largely by ex-service men. This fact was discovered recently when em ployees of the Fifth Avenue Coach company, operators of the busses, ap plied for a charter for an American Legion post. “We have found the ex-soldler and • ex-sailor to be excellent bus men." said John A. Ritchie, president of the coach company. In a recent Interview. “The ex-aervlce man may have been a little restless when he came out of service, hut wasn’t everybody a little restless after th# war?" asks Mr. Ritchie. — Mr. Rltchla re-employed every man of his organization who had gone to war add In putting on new employees N has given preference to ex-servlc* men. Hla company recently started a “civility" campaign, the purpose of which was to bring about a more friendly relationship between the patrons and employees of tba bus. Th# campaign has resulted In virtually eliminating complaints of passengers, and, according to Mr. Rltchl*. prove* that “there are two sides to nearly every complaint." HE IS VALUABLE LEGION MAN Judge Hanley of Mandan, North Da- * ko£a, Haa Given Much Servica % to Hia Country. In the last ten years James M. Han ley, Mimtfnn. North Dakota, has's’erved ns speaker of the North Dakota house of repre sentatives; as state’s attorney of Morton county In the same state; as a state senator; as president of the Mamlan Ro tary club and as judge of the IX trlct court.^..'"ne sides tlyK record of service he gave early four years of the ten in the service of his country, and finds time to lie a good dad to four children. He went to the Mexican border In 1910 as major In command of a bat talion of the First North Dakota In fantry. He entered the World war In 1917 and went to France with the 41st division, serving later with th« 89th division. Judge Hanley has been a member of the American Legion since Its Incep tion. He waa a delegate to the SL Louis caucus and was chairman of tbe first department convention of tbs Legion la Monk Dakota. . F0CH IS MADE LEdlON MAN Distinguished Marshal Recipient of Ceremonial Badge From Georg* Washington Pant, No. 1. » ‘ - • Marshal Ferdinand Foch became a .nember of the American Legion the day he landed In America on hla recent visit. He signed the appli cation for mem- bershlp Immedi ately upon his ar rival at Washing ton, D. C. The Marshal was met at the train by officials of George Washington Post No. 1 and escorted to the President's Ll«ut. H. 8. Fisk room In Union station. Here he wa* presented by Lieut. Howard 8. Fisk U. S. N., commander of the post, wlfK the American Legion ceremonial badge George Washington post No. 1 Is the original American Legion post. EX-SERVICE MEN RUN BUSSES IS STRONG FOR AMERICANISM •t Paul Newspaper Editor Laud* the First Task of the Ameri can Logion. "Good American citizenship means making th* moot of ourselves and our opportunities a ■ Americana, and helping our neigh bors to do llke- w I ■ e.” declare* Harrison Fuller, the firat depart ment commander of the American Legion In Minne sota. who was se lect e<L by legion naires of that state to represent them on the re-' cent "pilgrimage’ to France and the bdttleficlda ‘ - “Americanism." continues Fuller, “as cohcelved by the American legion, has for Its first task the education of all elements of our population In the principle* of American ■government and In the opportunltles-ofifered by our system to the humblest resident of our land." Fuller Is city editor of the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press. During his term ns state cnmmnoder, he.or ganized 472 posts of the Legion in Min nesota. DANCE LEADS TO' WRECK AND RUIN M • ^- - SOCIAL SCIENCE COMMITTEE OF THE BAPTIST CONVENTION ( SUBMITS THEIR REPORT.. TIME RIPE FOR INTERVENTION Committee Thinks Much Advancement Is Being Made In Right Direction in Present Social Orders. Greenville.—That the modern dance Is leading many to wreckage and ruin; that the motion picture industry is not seriously undertaking its dwn reform ation; its possibilities for good fnd also for dire evil are great; that fa miliarity between the sexes among the people of all ages is increasing, and that there seems to 'be a breaking down of the finer spiritual sensibilities anftmg the people, which permits of the dicussion of topic* freely which would not have< been mentioned in society as recently as six years ago— statements to this effect and others regarding public morals of today were made by Dr. R. C. Cranberry, of Gaffney, chairman of a commit tee on social service and public mor als, In a report to the State Baptist convention here. Adoption of this report on public morals, together with s strong ser mon by Rev. J. Dean Crain, featured the three sessions of the day. Sev eral hundred Baptists from all parts of South Carolina wera in attend ance. Dr. Oranberry, In hit report, aald that he and his committeemen are not pessimists, because they believe In Jesus Christ, and stressed the fact that mnch advancement In the tight direction la being made In the pres ent social orders. Regarding th* modern dance, motion pictures, the laxity of relationship betweea the •exes and other matter*, however, he urged that the time waa at hand for th* church to take e hand “I know that It la customary for church people to qnletly acquiesce In th* dance situation." he aald. '.but that must chang*." Prohibition, th* commltto* declar ed. Is a great succaas. notwlthe'and- lag th* fact that th* fight with th* liquor traffic la not yet finished. In creasing profanity and Improper ob servance of th# Sabbath were also discussed Th* convention adopted th* re port of the committee. Chee'er.*—That Chester county !• making a start la the direction of fruit growing at a measure rendered necessary and advisable In th* cam paign to got away to as largo extent as possible from cotton and th* boll weevtL waa demons'rated nt Lowery- vtll* when Dr. James Land bdbght the .Dnvls O Andereon lands, con- silting of practically 100 acres, for the purpose of setting out n large peach orchard. York. — The downward trend of York county real estate values was reflected In the public sales by th* clerk of the court here, farm lands selling at prices thsj have not ob tained here in several years. Pres ence of the advance guard of the boll • - weevil, coupled with- thw low- price of cotton. Is responsible for the de clining land values. > RIFLES FOR LEGION POSTS Arms and Ammunition for Use at Fu nerals Will Ba Supplied by the Government. American Legion, posts wlshjng to stock up on obsolete rifles atttl blank ammunition for use in. funferal cere monies may obtaln/tfvem from corps ordnance olficersr united States army, under the provisions of an act of con- gress.^No more than ten rifles and tlmir'equlpment will be supplied to in* posL Legion state commanders must ap prove the application for the loan of rifles and the sale of Wank ammuni tion. Upon receipt of the application bearing the endorsement of the state ifficer commarider, the corps ordnance offle will supply a bond covering the penal value of the property. This hond.Jj- ^ when pr«*perHr-fixpcntertr nraxf proved by the state commander and returned to the ordnance officer. ; dc Transportation must l>e paid by the post. , ^ Corps ordfiance officers are located as follows: First area. 99 Chauncey street, Boston, Mass.; second area. Governor’s Island. N. Y.; third area. Fort Howard, Md. ‘ fourth 'area. Fort Hcl’henwn. Ga.: fifth area. Fort Ben jamin Harrison. Ino.: sixth srea, Fort Shetilan. lit; aeveuth are*. Fort Crook. Neb.; eighth are*. Fort 8am Houston. Teg.; ninth area, 8M San a Ft building. Sun Fraudac*. OfiL Gaffney.—As the two daughters of G. T. Floyd were passing along one of the streets of Gaffney on their way home from a drug store, they were ccosted by a young man named Charles Kendrick, who. according to the statement of one of the glrlq, struck her a severe blow across the Ups and then struck her again on the back of the head. Chester—Sheriff D. Gober Ander son and Magistrate Haynes have made an important capture at Flop eye. at Granite Falls, when they seiz ed a big truck, the property of a Co lumbia concern, and 1,728 bottles of ginger compounds, extracts, etc. The truck will be advertised for sale In a few days. Still and Men Captured. Camden—Sheriff Grover Welch and Deputy Henry McLeod of Camden, accompanied by Sheriff Hunter- and Deputy Montgomery and Chief of Police Bell of Lancaster, went on a joint raiding expedition and cap’tured a complete liquor outfit of about 50 gallons caitecity and confiscated some meal, sugar and molasses used In making whiskey. Two negro men, Mungo brothers, were arrested and* as the still was on the Kershaw side, they were placed J ’ll tROUP, COLDS, PNEUMONIA “Take COWAN*S Laxative Cold Tablets and rab your Chest with COWAN*S Rub-it-on tonight — npHAT advice waS given me by my family A physician. Cowan’s Rub-it-on has helped me bring my children through many severe attackz of cold and croup. “Bob’s case of pneumonia taught us to alwaya keep a bottle of Cowan’s handy in the medicine cabinet for an emergency. Now we use Cowan’s when the very first symptoms of cold or croup appears. _ It is^zuch a simple, effective remedy—you just Rub-it-on . Yomr family physician or your druggist will recommend Cowan’s Rub-it-on. lie can tell you of scrafalfanulics in your neighborhood who would not be without Cowan’s Rub-it-on. It penetrates quickly, docs not stain tha clothes. Get a bottle from your dealer today. Three ilzesi 30c, 60c and $1.20. Vlrginia-Carollna Medical Co. Roanoke, Va. COWANS iWtt^DfWISOTtARj. Not Only For Chills, Fever and Malaria BUT A FINE GENERAL TONIC KNEW HOLY LAND GEOGRAPHY | ■‘MISSING" MAN WAS CONVICT Inourane* Man Gould Do More Than Long Mourned a* Dead. English Prisoners Fall to Escape. M Columbia. — An attempt at escape from the.State prison was nipped when*the hiding place of Harry Gate* serving five years from Marlboro county and C. D. Cooper, a Hfe-tenner from Spartanburg county, was dis covered beneath the roof of the tu- b rculosis hospital at the prison hi the search for the two men. Cooper and Oates were found to be missing when a brother of tha former calleB* at tho penitentiary to ■oo him. They had been to hiding tor aereo Has* Quota at th* Birthplace of Hio Acquaintance. An Insurance man of Indianapolis, who Is *!*» a Biblical student, waa recently making hla usual weekly calls jn Irvington, and stopped at a residence to Inquire of the young woman at the d<Mir about tb* birth- plaro of her mother. She aald that It waa th* aame name of a town mentioned In the Bible. -“Was It Jerusalem?" he asked. “No. but I am aure It was a town naar there.” she aald. "Well, then." the man replied. “It nust have t*een Antioch." So In the evening when the mother returned home from a social function the daughter related the conversation that had taken place alien the In- Aurance man relied. “It seems strange," said the moth er, “but he was right. I was horn In a little town In Ohio by the-name «’f Antioch, and nearby was amsher vil lage called Jentusalem.”—Indianapolis Vews. — Not in Hid Lina. Stage Manager—"All ready, run -up the curtain." Stage Hand—"Say, •That do you think I am. a squirrel?" Woman Loom* Her Husband Had fiarvod Prison Son tone* Many |*ople, doubt leas, "disappear** for rresona of their own. Debt, crime i* some other hidden page la their apparently blameless live* may be the real reason for tbetr going Little did the wife of a Mam beater man know Into what terrible entangW- nient her husband had gut ten years before. He was thought to be a re- apeciable merchant; Ids home life was happy and blameless One day he went out to buy g tiewe- pa|>er and returned no more. For years hla wlf* mourned him as deed, until <me day during the war h* rente tiark. He was now a soldier, hat hi* d!aap|ie*ninfe a.is explained by , the fact that, under another name and In another town, he had Iteeti carry ing' i*i a fraudulent stock and -hare office—a "bucket shop"—and had ImefT arrested and sentenced to a long term. He uas released during the war, and while serving In France had tlnHigbt of Ihe •►nee happy wife he bad *o | minted. Hence Tda smliTen .reappear- i auce fo a world w hich had almost for- , gotten him.—London Answers. P. S.—The business end of a woman's letter. — til Exactly. "Site talks Intelligently on all Jects." “Conversatlle. so to speak."—Bob ton Transcript. What Kind of a Day Do You Wish Yourself? Suppose you could make a wish at th* brqpkfast table and finally have the wish come true. Would you say, “I want this to be a good day,” or—“I am willing for this day to drag along?” If you keep on wishing your days with the food yoii eat, finally the wish is likely to com* . true. Grape-Nuts helps your wish fora good day. Nothing miraculous; just the natural result from right food with the right taste. ' There is a charm of flavor and crispness in Grape-Nuts that is like the smile of a good friend at the breakfast table— And Grape-Nuts, with cream or milk (fresh or tufted), is fully nourishing—feeding the tissues and glands, the bone and blood, with just those elements which Nature requires — building strength without any “heaviness.” Grape-Nuts is the perfected goodness of wheel and malted barley, scientifically developed —ready to eat from the package. A Grape-Nuts breakfast or lunch is s practical wish for good luck. “There’s a Reason” Sold by sU grscsn r