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- \ ■jf r r m,’. y / ;* b< ‘iPUBWiMfiiMiW THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL. 8. C um 1 <0*py for Thla Department Supplied By the American I^egion Newe Service.) WOODFILL WON HIS EMBLEMS - k ■ — • ’ ' .... y ■: , ai I Honors Everywhere for Sergeant Who Exterminated Machine Gun Nests and Many Germans. When Sergt. Samuel Woodflll pays • casual call on a frletfd nowadays, he Is given “the freedom of the city.” It' is no longer possible for him to travel merely as a “per son.” The man who cleaned out three machine pun nests and killed 19 Germans as a morning's Job found Jersey City. N. J., wait ing for him with brass bands when he dropped in to Tlatt the American Legion. The next day he charged over to New York city where, as guest of Supreme Court Judge McCook, he was welcomed from the Bronx to the Battery. Woodflll says of his soldier-father “that he learned about shootln’ from him.” And he shifts all the credit for his heroic deeds to the government. “It was Just the efficient training of the regular army." he explains. He claims that hts twenty*years as “regu lar" should qualify hhn to apeak. • The sergeant wears his laurels well. He Is striking In appearance and somewhat serious In manner. He values even more highly than decora tions the tribute sf his vivacious little wife, who claims he Is "peerless at kitchen police duty.*’ . LEGION POST PICKS BEAUTY Hlta Edith Pattmen Crown.d by Ah kanaaa Body at Most Beautiful , Girl In America. Arkansas comes forth with Miss r«* a state. Its prod ucts are unsur passed anywhere in the world. Miss Patterson won a mld-tfestern beauty contest, and has subse- q u e n 11 y been crowned the most beautiful girl in America by criti cal ' members of the Roy KJnard post of the Aner- Ican Legion. Arkansas stands ready to stake her against all comers. Digging around In oyster flats In the Arkansas river, assiduous citizens pro duced a beautiful pearl • which they bestow’ed on Marshal Foch during his visit. And picking around in the Ar kansas diamond mines other citizens uncovered an Arkansas diamond, which was presented to Hanford Mac- Nlder, commander of the Legion. Per sistently refusing to be “misunder stood,” this hearty state is manifest ing surprising fertility of soil, with Its diamonds and pearls and women. ■rovd impoui Miauunaui iBjr Ri. ,. r. t>. * * A4 «* a a fi.it, D. IX* - Teacher of EugUata Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) Copyright, mi. Western Newapepe* ’Unloa PUNS GREAT CAMP PUTS PART OF UNCLE SAM i. * ^ \ Former Private in Civil War Needa No Makeup to Participate In * Pageants and Paradoa. Uncle Ham. long the product of cartoonists, exists in the flesh In the person of Georg* Campbell, former private In tl>e Civil war. who la •ponding his lat ter days at the United States Soldiers' Home In Washington. D. C. With hla steel blue eye*, white pmtee. Campbell la such a perfect Incantation of tbc artist s conception of Uncle Haw that he needs no make up to make him the mo«t attractive figure In a pageant or a parade. To keep up with the times. ('ampt>ell has adopted the George Washington poat No. 1 of tho American Legion, the first poet to be organized. He la the official grandfather of the unit, end i taken great pleasure In fighting over the Civil war for the benefit of hla younger buddies. • Bom In Irelapd. Campbell waa brought to America as an Infant. Dur- fizg ftie ClvR wir THTderved with the Seventeenth Infantry- Now-a-daya nothing pleases him more than to don his red, white, and blue costume and lead a parade. American Legion in New York to Pro vide Hunting Lodge for the Tu bercular Ex-Soldiers. Curing tubercular ex-soldlers by giv ing them a hunting. lodge in the Ad irondack* Is the moat recent plan of the American Legion In New York state. A mammoth mountain camp, 90 mile* from Saranac lake, has been se cured. It* doors to be opened to the 10,000 service men who cannot now find a bed. In the adjoining forest, comprising 12.000 acres of state pre serve. will soon be scattered lean-tos and shelter*, where disabled men will bunk in solid comfort, breathing the air which can restore them to health. Fertnlsalon to use the preserve aa a hunting ground has been granted by the state; and at the main ramp no Big Tupper lake there will be bowl ing alleys, motor boats and athletic fields at the dls|toaal of the patients. LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 26 * # J’' . *v , ELISHA'S HEAVENLY DEFENDERS LE60ON TEXT-11 Kings 6.8-23. GOLDEN TEXT—Th* angel of the Lord encarnpeth round about them that fear Him, and dellvereth them.—Ps. 34:7. REF ERENCE MATERIAL*—Dan. 6:l-a; Heb. 1:14; 11:27. ' \ PRIMARY TOPI©—God Takes Care of Elisha. JUNIOR TOPIC—Elisha and the Armies of Jehovah. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Our Unseen Defenders. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —What Faith 'in the Unseen Can Do for Ua - 1. The Syrian King Sorely Troubled (vv. 8-12). 1. The King’s plan, (v: 8). His method was a kind of guerrilla warfare —armed bands made incursions Into the enemy’s territory. He determined as to where camps should be locate! so as to luterctt>t Israel’s army. His plan was clever, but his grea' mis take was that he left God out of hla calculations. There is one place where all plans and movements are known (Heb. 4:18).' 2. The enemy’s movements dis closed (v. 9). The man of God, know ing the enemy’s movements, was able to tell the king about them. Kllsha’s advice was more than a match for the wily plans of the shrewd Ben- hadad. Israel’s safety lay more in the man of God than In their warriors. 3. The king of Israel heeded Kllsha s word (v. 10). This was true wisdom. By obeying the prophet's words It* saved himself end army many time*. Those wrho are truly wise heed the di vine w#rlng«. 4. The Syrian king’s perplexity (vv. 11, 12). In his perplexity be as sembled hla servants and demanded that the 4raltor be made known. He Itelieved that some were playing Into the hands of the enemy; therefore he would put sn end to the treachery. This was denied, and one of hla ser vants declared that the king's move ment* were reported by Elisha the rrr.. 'UAL, Announces French Nativity. Maurice (Jimmy) Brocco, who with bis partner has for the past two years won the Madison Square Garden bi cycle race, has announced his French nativity after reports had him an Italian. He was born In Fismes, on the Vesle river, Department of the Marne, 33 years ago. Fismes was recaptured by American troops In July, 1918, in a desperate encounter. Each legion post In the state baa been Ib, ,!>•«, » PH. up It* vn | to'tM kUf rf l«n la m«. of •b.t po« to b, «It« Ilflrt wUl ^ h l. ^ i »u . orrtrt tbouMOd d.dl.1-. b*. alrrad? b^o «.b. ; bfe.ua. .crib* to tb. food. | h| , ^ ..fe^fe, ' II. The Byrtan King Trisa to Trap CHIEF FUN-MAKER BUSY MAN (u*b* «*. is is>. ■ L He sent an army to capture him President Civert *« “40 Mom moo ot • <▼▼ IS. 14). Upon learning that ChovouK." Foreod to Roeign so . Elisha was making known his ac- Stats Adjutant. , lions, he determined to put an end to ^ the matter by trapping him and making Edward J. Elvers, national preel- him a prisoner. How foolish to put dent of "40 horn me* et 8 rhevaux”— j human conning against divine wlo- fun making sob riety of the Amer ican Legion find* that the dtules as head of a "funny" organization are more pressing than any serious „. ^ work. Making fun y', VXv took so much ot his time that he wss forced’ to re sign his former position as state adjutant of the legion In the state of Oregon. One of the proud moments In Elver** .. ~ t—t*—" TRADE MARM REGISTERED F.S.ROYSTER guano company Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Lynchburg, Va. Tarboro, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Washington, N. CL Columbia, S. C. Spartanburg, S.C Atlanta, Ga. Columbus,Qa Montgomery, Ala. Macon, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Baltimore, Md. Toledo, Ohio MORE THAN SHE COULD STAND ISLANDERS SHOULD BE HAPPY Mm* Pseple Will Be Inclined te »ym- Fertunat* Inhabitants #f Lundy AH#- pathise With Complaint Made gether Free Frem Visitations *f i by Yeung Mother. the Tax Collector. Ihen* Is joy In wnticlpnUua reason remains silent. It $ ,-Jk. life was wlu-iu beforg * grMrtLol LIIUQ Ji< Post Is Thanked. . Official letters of thanks from Lord Curzon of Great Brltaip and the Brit ish ambassador have been received by the American Legion post at Somer ville, N. J.,Which held'a military fu neral over the body of a British army captain. As the captain had no rel atives In this country, the city wa* about to Inter the body in the potter'* Betd. Armistice Day Casualtie*. There were 8,912 casualties In the A. E. F. on "Armistice day, November 11, 1918, according to the adjutant general’s office. Of these, 268 were killed, 2,769 severely wounded, 406 •lightly wounded, 177 slfghtly gassed and 282 wounded and gassed, degree undetermined. The Fifth division bore the brunt of this day’s casualties. Foch Would Aavs Big Staff. there ever is another war,” said Ferdinand 'Foch, marshal of France, while speaking of his trip of 16,000 miles through 42 states as the guest of the American Legion, "those In the American Legion responsible for or- g*nlx!ng'tbls Jcweney shall he- ,»n my staff. 1 complin lent the American peo ple on Its American Legion." Would Held Training Cafhp. General Pergfiing has recommended the retention of the nine main tra r h- Dl*. people, he presented Marshal Foch the little gold badge of the order—box car. horse and all. Elvers began hla military career In 1910 In the National Guard. During the war he served IS months overseas as captain of the machine-gun com pany of the Ong Hundred and Sixty- second infantry’ which was not, as he says, a fun making society. j dom. Ilorers and chariots are useleM when God If against ua God’s pur poses cannot be thwarted. If Ged lie for us, who ran be against aa? 2. Elisha’s servant frightened (v. 18). When he awoke one morning I he saw that an armed host was en camping about the city. Viewed from the human standpoint, w* do not wonder that he was affrighted. 8. Elisha’s encouragement (v. 16). He assured, bis servant that, though I they were surrounded by the Syrian army, there was a mightier host of heavenly defenders ruund about them. Elisha did not anut hla eyes to the real danger, but looked to tb* them.. . A Footless Hunt. “Whoofl" panted Dottle Dimple- knees as she sank into a chair in the theatrical agency . office. ‘Tve simply run my legs off trying to see- the mana ger of this show about a Job In the chorus.” "Lady,” said Oti% the office boy. “1 ain’t seen the manage^ but If that’s the case you might’s well* go back home.”—American Legion Weekly. a a • spa ■ SUi anl ■ a * • • • • ■ • ■ .Carrying On With the * * American Legion » I ^ | maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Twenty hospitals In three years la the record of one disabled fighter w covered by the American Legion. T” ^ : S W >< W - " ' - ' Ex-soldiers who have lost their dis charge papers will bq able to obtain duplicates under a bill now before congress. • ^ .• e A sum of $50,000,000 has been raised by Australia for the use of her un* employed former soldiers. Another great sum has tfcen raised to buy land for farms to be cultivated by them. • • • * Frederick P. Peters, Fort Worth, Tex., was unconscious wh€n* he wa* handed over te the American Legion that v\h*i be needed most was hav and eggs. • • • Marshal Foch waa made an honorary member of the Cambridge (Mass.) {‘cart of the Grand Army of the IU- pnbiir. A deiegmdw of Civil mar 4. EUaha’s prayer (v. 17). He asked that the Lord would open the eyes of his servant so as to see spiritual things. When the Lord opened the eyes of the young mail he saw that •‘the mountain.was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." Bound about ua all the while are angels guarding us from danger. 5. The Syrians smitten with blind ness (v. 18). The same God who opened the eyes of the young man, blinded the eyes of the Syrians. God deals with men'according to their moral attitude. When men will not have the light, God sends darkness. III. The Syrian Army Trapped (w. 19-23). The would-be trappers 1 are now trapped. 1. Army led by the man sought by them (vv. 19, 20). Elisha led them to Samaria and asked the Lord to open their eyes. When their eyes were open they saw the man whom they .sought, but not at the place where they sought him. Instead of seeing him at Dothan- as they expected, they saw blar'iR Samaria. T .. 2. The generous treatment of the Syrian* (w. 21-28). The king of Israel wanted to smite the captives, but Elisha forbade him and ordered instead that they should be fed and sent back to their master. 3. Peace between the nations (y. 23). The mercy shown to the Syrians had such a profound effect upon them that they came no more to make war upon Israel. What a fine thing If we coold. have such humanity shown today I Give Thanks to God. Sleep should be light so that we may easily awake; for eye ought to rise frequently In the night, in order to give thank* to God. . . .. We port In Tharcttyr'**I)tagnosis mneateff w>u> bave.the word, the wstchia*u. dwelling In os. must not sleep throny?- ibe night.—St. Clettent of Alexandra Bodily Exercise and Godliness. Bodily exerriae pruflteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, baring promise of the life that now la, and ef that wblcb Is to Timothy. 4i4 The Woman waa aurprtaed and dta- tr>‘pecd when she sto|qM-«| In to see the yojng mother the other day to find that usually cheerful little person with tear-etatned cheek*. "Jim and I have simply got to hare a little place of our own." walled the young mother. In answer to the Wom an’s unspoken question. "Jim’s moth er la a dear, and I love her. hut now the baby has come we simply can’t Hve together." "Ik»n't you agree about tl»e war to bring np children?" queried the Wom an. with wisdom l»oro of the experi ence of her friends. “Oh, It isn't that." alm*»et sobbed the young nxifher. “But she seem* to think the l»ahy Itehiug* to her. She calls him mamma’s boy. and the other day. after she had been cuddling him, ah* ptHHou- Wm over to-me- »mt said, •Go to auntie.’ ”—Chicago Journal. The stipend of £69 ($999) a year offered 'ay the ecclesiastics I commis sioners to any clergvmaa disposed to take spiritual charge of Lundy Island «ee»ns a' fair one. In triew of the fact that the Island measures only three and a half miles by one mile and numbers barely two hundred Inhab itants. The people of Lundy pay neither rates nor taxes; there are. no poor. 1 herauae all the Inhabitants Itave work j found for them; and there are no po lice. because there are no law-breakers. Lundy has twte* been In the hands , of foreigners—once when captured by a band of Turkish pirates, and again. In the time of William III. when ) French privateers gained temporary possession.—London Tlt-Blta. formats' nd h (ilWrsS?aad r Unkind Supposition. Jnd TunklnH snys the ipun who started the'story alamt George Wash ington not being able pr tell a false hood was probably looking for some kind of an appointment under Wash ington's administration. Hard Luck. “I took my wife te the o|»eni last night." "Did she enjov It?" "She wanted me to demand my money back. Half the people whose names were on the program as box- holders were not there at all."—Ex change. v la Dm for Over 80 Tsai- ' hiMren Cry for Fletcher's Large Artificial Lakes. Hardin la. .»ne of the I ala ad Mona of Italy, will soon have lakes ranking among the largeal the world. These lakes are hefnf i structed for Irrigation ■ trie-power purposes. At the time the mining Industry ef ■< land Torm* more than a quarter entire Italian output. Zinc •> produced In the amount of tons yearly, hut has to be ti to other countries for tuanufa With the hydroelectric power aoaa he available. It Is expected that, stead of the sine being exported i then Imported In the finished ati this and various other mining pr can l*e ninnufM<*tnred at fit lar Mechanic* Miigatlne. The Difference. “Mrs. Spender’s husband set with pain!" "No, only with —Wayside Tales. Save the bird in hand- The others may be^ hard to catch With enough money, enough time and enough luck, a man may get back the health he has lost—or part of it. It takes patience, too. . And then there may be no anr«w>eg t ot only a little. It’s better to save what you have than hunt for what you've lost—as the most successful health-restorers will tell you. . Much of the loss of health is due to faulty, carelesa diet. Wrong meals at an times and right meals at wrong times load the long-suffering digestive organa with elements of destruction, or starve the tissues and glands of needed elements. ^ Grape-Nuts is a delicious cereal food which has the qualities of scientific ' nutrition. It supplies the full richness of those splendid food grains, whsat and malted barley, together with the. vital mineral elements, ao often lading from foods. Served with cream or good milk, Grape-Nuts gives full nourishment without over-loading the stomach. A splendid thought for breakfast '~ofTuncK, for {boe«"wfco would keep health— Grape Nuts—the Body Builder “There's a Reason"