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Coming in splendor throVtke Golden Cate Of all the days, swift passing, one by one. Oh, Silent Planet, thou hast gazed upon How many harvestings, dispassionate? Across the many*furrowed fields of fate. Wrapt in the, mantle of oblivion, The old, gray, wrinkled husbandman has Sdwing and reaping, lone and desolate-—'' The blare of trumpets, ‘rattle of the drum, Disturb him not at all — he sees, Between the hedges of the centuries, A thousand phantom armies go and come, While Reason whispers as each marches past, “ 7/i/3 is ihe last of wars, — this is the last! ” LIEUT. GILBERT WATERHOUSE {Wounded and musing July I. 1916) V/OU used to see him swing gaily down the street, radiant with the vigor * of his sturdy young manhood, r One day he came home in khaki; then his father told you, with mingled pride and foreboding, that he had with hinegiment. - T MAK& it the last! gone across — ■ ■*%» . ... Yesterday his name was on tho casualty list—“slightly wounded" •—and your face grew grave as you thought of the sorrow and suspense of his father and mother, • - ^ ~ r From every city etreet, every village,'every community, the boy next door-has gone to war. , , * Think of these thousands of splendid young Americans, reared in comfort, peace, and security, now suddenly plunj roaring inferno of battle with the hardened hordes of determined foe. Save every" dollar you can and dig deep into Pour out the work of war your resources — hi single dollar that can help make the victory" FINAL. Make this desperately What are yoii doing to arm and protect them, and bring them home in safety? Have you bought Liberty Bonds? Have you bought all you possibly can? I . ’ * . Has it occurred to you that one more Bond, bought with a little additional effort, may save the life of the boy from the next boor? Buy Bonds to Your Utmost! Buy Another Bond! This Space Contributed to Winning the War by 3. MAZURSKY Piop. Western Carolina Department Sure BAR.NWL3l.l-, «. c. L: COHEN General Merchandise Barnwell, S C. 'VfVr* Does Your Life Work Mean Anything to You? Who was not thrilled to read of the American soldier who supported a wounded comrade, and fought his way with the little detachment back through the Boches to the American lines? . # . v- .. - i - C That is only one deed of heroism among the many happening every day and looked on as a matter of course by the boys fighting for us over there. It shows the stuff that’s in them. We have the opportunity at home ~~ to show our patriotism by other " deeds of valor. We can-fight and we MUST fight.' And we must WIN, no matter how heayy bur burdens may be. ' \ * ’ * Our former habits are the Huns we’ve got to battle with. x We can’t go on living as we used to. We can’t go on spending our money for things we like. We must set up new stand* * S ards—war standards—and stick to 1 us over here? them—loyally. * on there can be only one standard for those ~ fight behind the lines — by saving and lending buy bonds to our utmost ipace is Contributed to Winning the War by 0000000000 Have you bought all the Liberty Bonds' you possibly can} - Buy Liberty Bonds Today; ■ Any Bank Will Help You MBHMOI ThU Spec* Contributed to Winning tho War by MMHHo A. J. BENNETT G. MOODY, JR DRY GOODS MFRCfJAN 1 M.Jr. well, Liberty Six, naj Jordan, Aatomo '• • •. ' •. —*■>*• j/'ji* > ■s • _ " ’ - II / \ , II - ■ .*■ ' II / II > ' . > . T *~^ll ' . . •• • ; , ■ H II ^ ~ *-> II 11 •' II * II . — ■ ■ • • • • ■ ' ' *, ..... II r ^5* ; |l' . * .> ■ ■ ■ ’ ■ ■ ■ , ■ ■ II