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"The Girl I Left Behind Me.' Darling, when I am far away From you somewhere in France, I ask you to always think of me And pray that I have a chance. To leave you, dear, was hard The hardest thing of all But l am no slacker When I hear my county's call. To be at home with you, little girl, i Is happiness, that is true, But I cannot see the enemy Down the red, white and blue. I used to be with you often, Those beautiful happy days, But it makes me blue to think That we are so far away. Some great day in the future This great conflict will end, And the soldies boy who loves you Will come back to you again. It is the duty of every girl Who is left behind To alwavs remember the boy she loves Who is on the firing line. He did not want to leave you, For he is gone to risk his life; He is a true American And ?pholds the Stars and Stripes. The girls here are most beautiful 'Most everywhere you roam, But are nothing to compare With the ones at home. When the boys go marching by In step to some national hymn It thrills my heart to know That I am one of them. I told you when I kissed Those lips of yours so sweet That I was going to leave you, And again we may never , meet. Don't give me up, my darling; If you love me you will wait. If we don't meet on earth again We will meet at the golden gate. Some girls are not patient, Who will not wait so long Will go and love a slacker When their soldier boy has gone. When he goes to fight the battle For his country .-ind for you His thoughts are always resting On i;he one he thinks is true. When he returns in years to come And finds you false His whole iife will be ruined And his happiness lost. Don't bear this strain, little girl; Make your love be true; Greet the boy in khaki When he comes marching back to you. Throw your arms about him, Let him kiss your sweet little lips, Then he wiil joyfully tell you All about his wonderful trip. Do not respect a slacker; ? They deserve not even a chance. The boys whom you should honor Are the boys who go to France. I will close this letter, hoping You will be mine some day, As I bid you good-bye for this hour And good-bye for the day. If it is good-bye for a month He loves you true as ever; Good-bye for a year, And perhaps good-bye forever. -Author Unknown. Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders. Complying with instructions of the Board of Directors of The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Johnston, Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Shareholders of the said bank will be held in the building occupied by the bank on Tuesday, February 25th, 1919, at ten o'clock a. m. The object of the meeting will be to consider and pass upon the recommendation of the board of di rectors to increase the Capital Stock of the said, The Farmers and Mer chants Bank of Johnston, from Fifty thousand dollars to One hundred thousand dollars. Shareholders are requested to be present in person, or represented by by proxy. S. J. Watson, President, W. C. Derrick, Cashier. l-27-4t. SALESMEN WANTE^^tTs^ciToT ders for lubricating oils, greases and paints. Salary or Commission. Ad dress THE HARVEY OIL CO., Cleveland, Ohio. You can change your bicycle into a two-cylinder motor-driven machine by adding the Johnson Motor Wheel. Come in and see them. Stewart & Kernaghan. WANTED: Tenants for several good farms. Apply to Mrs.M. J. Norris. Snakes and Wild Honey. A friend of mine told me of a n be knew who lived at the foot of i Blue Ridge Mountains in the 1 Heel State, who had killed, in time, a great many snakes-"a w? on body full of them," was the v* my friend put it. He was great snakes, this hardy mountaine "But," continued my friend, who v something of a philosopher, "I ne\ did hear of him finding a bee trei lin the woods where this man fou his snakes, there were lots of li trees and wild honey galore. But tl man was looking for snakes, not f honey. He found what he was looki for. We all do mostly. We would n see near so much trouble if we d not look for it. Now, you may s that the man who found and kill those snakes, was more of a pub! benefactor than he would have bei prospecting for the hidden treasu of truant bees. The point is, howevi he found what he was looking for ai he was satisfied. . * At the roots of a tree where the sweet little carpenters had bui their house the snake-hunter killed rattle-snake pilot, but he never heai the hum of the bees, nor caught tl scent of the honey. To find bees ar honey, you must look up; to see tl snakes and chilly things, you mu look down. "I will look unto the hills said one who was wise and stroni Wisdom and strength, beauty an health, are the blessings of those wi look up. The good, the beautiful and tru are all around us, and he who hs eyes to see can see them. There ar also the evil, the false and the d( formed about us, and if we will, w can see these all the time. Some people are always lookin for the bad in others: "The countr is going to the bad ; the churches ar all dead; every man has his price; a the good times are in the past, an all the good people (except then selves), are in their graves. Once I visited a man who talke like this. He was a Christian, he saic He was thinking of coming out of th church because "the churches wer all dead." He read his Bible; he talk ed a great deal about religion, he prc fessed to be dwelling in a spiritua atmosphere far above the ordin?r; Christian, but this good man wa most keenly sensitive to the fault and failings of his fellow man. Th church of which he was a membei had a large membership, but he sail there was not a score of spiritua people in it. I was glad I had becom a Christian before I met this snake hunter, for there was nothing in hi character to remind one of the "meei and lowly One," or to make one de sire the religion that he professed ti have. Holiness that makes one critical censorious, fault-finding and impr. tient with those who do not agrei with them is not that holiness whicl "no man shall see the Lord." That i the kino the Pharisee had, wh< thanked the Lord he was not as othe: men. We should fight evil and contenc for the right.( There are enongh peo pie already to talk things down! Wi should talk things up! Tell all th( good things about your church, you] preacher, your Sunday School, youl friends and neighbors. The devil will attend to the othe] side. He is a great advertiser also but he has too much sense to adver tise the good side of things. Thal would be bad policy, from the devil's standpoint. When we talk about thc churches be ng dead, and ennnot be pleased with the preachers, we be come press-agents for "old Harry,' which pleases him well. Life is too short to be looking foi snakes, and poisonous scorpions and chilly things. We must look up foi the honey and the beauties of nature, and up to nature's God, and exclaim with the poet: "'Tis pleasant to wanJ.er away ny the stream, I And muse on God's infinite grace. And see in each object of nature, His love In preparing for us this beautiful place. J. Russell Wright. WANTED:. Tenants for several good farms. Apply to Mrs. M. J. Norris. Salesmen Wanted Lubricating oil, grease, specialties, paint. Part or whole time. Commis sion basis. Men with car or rig pre ferred. RIVERSIDE REFINING CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO. FOR SALE: Four hogs ready for slaughter, each weighing about 275 pounds. Apply to J. C. Allen. Meeting Street, S. C. 1-8-2t For Sale: A six-room house, large lot, servant's house, good well, large garden, etc. Apply to 0. Sheppard. 12-18-tf. CHEESE DISHES. As we produce such large quantitiei of cheese in this country and as jus1 ._ now we are askec BH^gM^^WWBji to use cheese, par ^^^Sv^^j^^H tlcularly cottage cheese, a few ways IpP^; ^ Prepa?-inS C^ee<3? ?fc^ ^^TT^? dried cheese- erat? " 1 them, not wasting a bit ; this may be used as a flavor foi milk toast, and a cream of cheese soup, in escalloped dishes, as sandwich fillings and in numerous ways which will occur to any thinking cook. Cottage cheese with chopped cher ries makes a most delicious sandwich filling-at least the college girls never find half enough to go round. An omelet sprinkled with a generous spoonful or two of grated cheese will make a much more nourishing dish. Put the cheese on just as it is folded. Cheese canapes may be served as first course at dinner or luncheon. Spread the well-seasoned cottage or cream cheese on well-buttered bread, cut In rounds or shaped in any form desired, finish with a border of finely chopped olives and a piece of pimento cut in fancy shape for tho center. Cottage cheese with boiled dressing served on lettuce is a most delicious salad combination. Cheese Sandwiches, -- Mix grated cheese with cream, season wi tl? chopped chives, a dash of paprika and salt to taste; spread on bread cut in rounds, put together in sandwich fash Ion, Ilion brown in a bit of sweet fat until brown on both sides. Serve hot with a plain lettuce salad. Cheese Croquettes.-Molt *hree ta blespoonfuls of sweet fat, add a fourth of a cupful of corn flour or barley flour, mix well and when well blended add two-thirds of a cupful of milk; cool slowly, add two well-beaieu egg yolks and half a cupful of good flavored cheese grated. As soon as tho cheese is melted take from the fire, season with salt and pepper and spread out to cool. Make into balls, dip in egg white and crumbs and fry In fat. Cream cheese with chopped Marls ciilno cherries or with canned or can died cherries is a good combination. NOTICE! I will be in the office of Mr. B. E. Nicholson on Wednesday (.of each week td attend to any matters in which he was engaged. W. H. Nicholson. st . . . j il and^\ I WM Ah I I F? I Our strate th< PRICE ANNOUNCEMENT The Universal Car v The policy of the Ford Motor Company to sell its cars for the lowest possible price, consistent with the de pendable quality, is too well known to require com ment. Therefore, because of present conditions, there can be no change in the prices on Ford cars: Runabout .... Touring Car . . . Coupe . Sedan . Truck Chassis .. . . $500 . $525 . $650 . $775 . $550 Yonce Motor Co EDGFEIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA fl (Red Steer Brands) ^ays be the Standard Fertilizer of the South FIRST IN QUALITY LST IN CAREFUL MANUFACTURE FIRST IN CROP RESULTS many customers and growing- business d?mon te three points and that "It Pays io Use Hiern'' We have Potash goods. Order now. Manufactured by: SWIFT and COfiP?NY (Fertilizer Works) Safles Offices CHARLOTTE, N. C. Factories: Wilmington, N. C. Greensboro? M,. C. Columbia, S. C. Chester, S. C. J Bdgefield Mercantile Company Agents, Edgefield, S. C.