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1 1 THE AIRMAN j ||! By JOSEPH T. KESCEL. ^ I The crack aviator of the Tenth 'corps. "The Bird," as he was called by i his comrades, could not stifle the groan f that escaped his lips. I I He was seated on the ground, his back against a tree, to which he had painfully crawled after his fall. In -half delirium he muttered to himself numerous broken sentences. "Commanding officer's orders were Go out over enemy's position, ascertain strength, and report Immediately upon your return.' Tried to do It, and would have done It, hadn't been for that devilish shell. Machine damaged and old BVpri hnHl xr nrnii r* rl oH ' "Can't forget his words and action when he saw we were hard hit. 'Goodby, George, old man, good-by,' he yelled. 'I'm badly wonnded. Information very much needed at headquarters. Alone there Is a chance to make It. With me In the machine It Is Impossible. Tell Katy my last thoughts were of her.' Then for love of country he threw himself out Into space. Struck the hard ground inside the enemy's lines, and was killed. "Rotten luck. Just downright hard luck, after everything had gone so well. Splendid flight we made to headquarters, with the Information they wanted, when that whistling devil caught us. With Fred's weight gone, the machine partly righted Itself and would have made a safe landing, but for this beastly tree. "Steering gear broken, no chance to guide. Leg busted, arm broken, and head feels smashed. Worst luck is in being unable to make report. "Nnw mu hnoH Kna ?? ? -w.. uv.au uao P.UUC WTUllg. Saw the moon above, now see moons all over, going everywhere. Funny. Wish I had a drink of water and canteen empty. Wow! Big moon Is coming right toward me. There It comes. Hear voices, strange, and the man In the moon has an automobile. Con hear the purr of his engine." With a start "The Bird" realized that It was an automobile from bis corps. He attempted to raise an arm and uttered a faint shout. Figures alighted and came rapidly toward him. In a low. audible tone he said: "I wish to report position very strong. Heavily re-enforced and more coming up rapidly." Then he lapsed Into unconsciousness. Days had passed. One cool bright morning "The Bird" opened his eyes, now free from delirium. A gentle sigh passed his lips and a figure bent over him. Two questioning brown eyes gazed Into his. In a weak voice he whispered: "Report enemy's position strong, heavily re-enforced. This Is very Important." uooa nurse Wlnthrop grasped the situation at once and. knowing It best humor the undent, gfrrled. away. "r ~ Returning to the bedside of the wounded man she said quietly. "Your orders have been obeyed. Headquarters have been informed." "I know you," he gasped. "Katy, dear old Fred's sister. His lost words were of you. I say good-by for him. Am tired now and sleepy." With this he lapsed Into peaceful slumber. The late afternoon sun. streaming through the big hospital windows, found nurse Wlnthrop again standing beside her new patient. The head nurse gently ehlded Miss Wlnthrop for the decided Interest in patient No. 2.r?4. The girl's eyes filled with tears and she answered humbly, "Please don't scold, for he was with my brother Fred. The two were toegther when the machine was hit." "Forgive tne, dear. I did not know," replied the older woman. "Stay here until he awakens. I will attend to your other duties." "The Bird's" eyes opened. The Injured man gazed In wonderment at the face before him. MI know you?I have seen you before," he repeated. "you are Fred's sister Katy." Two small white fingers were placed on his Hps and a sweet voice admonished. "You must not talk now." With the uninjured hand he removed the fingers from his lips. Exerting his whole strength he held them firmly while he Insisted, "I won't be quiet, must talk. Want you to understand . Dear old Fred, my best friend, comrades since war started. Sends all his love to you." Her eyes filled with tears and with gentle firmness she released her hand, saying, "Please do not talk any more. You must be quiet, for you are Injured and 111." His convalescence was very rapid. When he was almost well one day they were seated on the cool, wide, sun-shaded porch, the small white hand of Miss Wlnthrop nestling In his, and he recited the adventures of her brother and himself. Her eyes overflowed with tears and she murmured. "Dear brother. So noble, good and true I" Firmly he held her hands and In a gentle voice beseeched, "Won't you be my Katy now? Fred's last words were, 'Look after her, George.' I lrnAnt I# ^ 1 ? * ....w>i nuuiu iiiKase your Drother, 8nd to me you are everything. I love you. dear, and I want you to be my wife," he pleaded. With trembling llpr. she aoftly murmured. "Yes. George 1" A fading sunbeam casting Its shadows over the cool, broad veranda danced In glee when their lips met In plighted troth. (Copyright. 1817, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) The first fireworks fft-e said to have appeared at Florence In 1360. W. 4- - - Statement of The Ownership, 1 Management, Circulation, etc., Required By The Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, Of the Pageland Journal published weekly at Pageland, S. C for April 2, 1917. State of South Carolina, County of Chesteriield. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared C. M. Tucker, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The Pageland Journal and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management of the , aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, man aging editor, and business managers are: pj:.? 1 t-??; i UUU311C1, i^uuui itliU ousmess Manager, C. M. Tucker, Pageland, S. C. 2. That the owners are: R. H. Blakeney, H. B. Sowell, C.G, Morgan, M. L. Davis, (Miss) Alice Knight, J. E. Agerton, C. M. Tucker, all of Pageland, S. C. 3. That the known bondhold ers, mortagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more ot total amount of ponds, mortgagees, or other securities are: None. 4. That the two paragmphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and securitv holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they ap pear upon the books of the com pany but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder | appears upon the books of the company as tru tee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corpora tton for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and condi tions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or securigmmmmmminmi I uuano I E H We have the a stoek: y Cole Distribntoi 0 Cole Cotton an( B Cole Cotton Pla g Covington Cottc S Rex Guano Dist B Climax Cotton I B We also have a m We now have B had and are bette: ? We appreciate; I Paget; \ \ II I .1. I II. I. .. , , i ties than as so stated by him. C. M. Tucker. Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of April, 1917. S. W. Watts, Notary Public. (My commission expires, No limit. Once upon a time a very nervous man called on his physician and asked him for medical advice. "Take a tonic, and dismiss from your mind all that tends to worry you," said the doctor. Several months afterward tfte patient received a bill from the physician asking him to remit $18 and answered it thus: "Dear doctor, I have taken a tonic and your advice. Your bill tends to worry me, and so I dismiss it from my mind." Moral?Advice sometimes defeats its giver. Better Farmin, TO USE FERTILIZERS Fertilizers 8upply One or More ?Crops Will Not B< The ambition of every farmer is inBHSHfl to make the largest crops possible Hk^f- J every year, and it gab it his duty to P^PjiJm# make them when he can. But har - 3H vests of large crops remove lar8? Quantltltes crease of plant food Anally preJ. C. PRIDMORE vents good yields. Agronomist And unless some provision is made for restoring and then maintaining production, low yields and unproAtable returns will continue to be the result. One cannot draw money from a bank unless he has friends there. Neither can the Plant draw upon the soil and get the necessary food elements if the soil does not contain them. Plan For Good Yields Every Year Every farmer should adopt for his land a system of farming that will five him good yields continually year after year. If this is done, he must feed the plants; for plants, like animals, must feed to grow. While plants require some ten or more elements for their growth, all, except three, are supplied in abundance in most oils. The three elements not supplied abundantly are nitrogen, phosphorus and potash. All these are generally leAcient in most southern soils, and, therefore, have to be supplied in some commercial form to get proAtatble rictus. For a farmer to get the largest acre returns from his investment in fertilizers, it is necessary for him to know something of the conditions under which fertilizers may be used most effectively. He naturally asks: "Under what conditions will fertilizers prove most profitable ?" Fertilizers are used primarily to supply one or more plant foods without which crops will not be profitable. But there are conditions other than plant foods that may Influence growth. It is very necessary that good growing nmmmmmimnmi Distribute 'lanters following Planters and as at $5.50, $.00 and 9.0( I Corn Planters $14.00 nters $8.50 m and Corn Planters $1 ributors $11.50 'lanters $5.00 f A* A v MiJ J1 A O ??n4 a! i icw iiuuuie ousiei sai the best assorted stoe r prepared to supply y your trade. and Hardwa mmmmrammnm; Here is the kind of an obituary a Tennessee editor recently gave a delinquent; "Crook Floods died last night, owing this paper for ten years* subscription. It is reported that he said just before he pegged out that he felt like he was floating upward. No doubt of it. Crook has got so low down that he has to slide up bill to get into predition." Doris* father raised chickins and Doris undestood all about setting: bens. One day she was taken to see the new litter of puppies. They were curlv black balls cuddled down beside a smooth tan mother. "Are those relly Emmy Lou's puppies?" Doris asked. "Yes dear," she was told. "Well, then," she remarked in a disgusted tone, "she couldn't have sat on her own eggs." g in the South MOST PROFITABLY Plant Food* Without Which ? Profitable. ?. conditions be provided for the plant so that the fertilizer used may enable the plant to grow most vigorously, and, therefore, bring about the biggest yields. Vigorous Seed The fundamental, good growing conditions making possible the most efficient use of plant foods, are good seed, a good seed bed and good cultivation. All planting seed must have strong vitality to germinate and grow rapidly. Seed should also be of a,variety adapted to local conditions. Time and rate of planting must be given attention, for either one of these may very materially effect the vield of the ctod. Good Seed Bed Conditions required in the soil for best plant growth, and biggest acre returns from fertilizers used, are a good, well prepared, finely pulverized seed bed. It should be mellow and firm, so as to enable the roots to penetrate freely and deeply In search of food and moisture, and to allow sufficient circulation of air. It should be well drained. It should be well supplied with organic matter, which aids In absorbing and holding moisture and improves the structure and tilth of, the soil. Good cultural methods must be employed so as to destroy weeds and retain soil moisture. If the preceding conditions are satisfactory for plant growth, then, and not till then, are crops able to make 4he most efficient UBe of plant foods within their reach. If any one of these unfavorable conditions exist, a plant cannot fully utilize the foods supplied In fertilizers. Under good growing conditions fertilizers are used very profitably, proof or which Is furnished by thousands of farmers all over the South. Fertilizers oont&in genuine plant food, and, of course, have a marked beneficial Influence when applied in sufficient Quantity, and the plants are otherwise given a fair chance. The question now Is, Are you striving to so Improve your soil conditions that you may utilize the value of fertilizer to the fullest extent? nmmmmnmiiiiiE )rs and | 1 Distributors in g v - - U i eacn. g 12.50 1 a last years prices. ? k we have ever & our wants. ? re Co. I unmraranrainraiti H. W. Funderburk I nderburk 1 I STORE I to our stock of general joods^and Groceries as t prices as low as monlt to^ the minimum1 byitch lot and doing our 5 and customers for the s and solicit a continusis of square dealing inderburk i M. L. Davis Davis & Fu NEW CASE We are adding|daily Merchandise, such [Dry { our trade"demands and a1 ey will buy them. Our expenses are ci doing business in the h own work. We thank our friend! liberal patronage given u ance of same on the ba to one and all. Davis & Fu Monuments Now is the time to buy that monument you expect to buy. 1 See me and save time and money. G. R. Knight. Veterinary Surgeon Calls answered day or night. Phone No. 48 two rings. I Full stock of horse and cattle 1 powders on hand at all times. L. P. GRAVES i GOT SOMETHING I YOU 1 WANT TO SELL? B ; Most people have a piece of H furniture, a farm implement, or I something else which they have I discarded and which they no H longer want. These things are put in the H attic, or stored away in the bam, I or left lying about, getting of less B and less valueeach year. I WHY NOT SELL! THEM I Somebody wants those very I things which have become of no I Iuse to you. Why not try to find I ' that somebody by putting a want I advertisement in ^^rm^EWSPAPER?! ^QOOQGOSOOO! 5? ? Financing I o V The farmer's business < X financial baching if it is t Q That is one reason why Q and willing bank behind 1 ? It is an important fund V temporary assistance to tl X of us. and whn havp Hpmr o repay obligations when d Q The best way to have a ? an account with us, and JJ only the farmer but every A ground financially to do s o ? The Bank o _ J Church Service DirectOy J. W. Elkins, M. E.: Pageland, 1st Sunday at 8: p. m. and 3rd Sunday 3:30 p. m. Zion, 3rd and 4th Sundaj*s at 11 o'clock. Antioch. 2nd Sunday at 11. Mt. Croghan, 2nd Sunday at 3:30 p. m. and 4th at 8. p. m. Zoar, 1st Sunday, at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at all the above churches at 10 o'clock. R. \V. Cato, Baptist. Mt. Moriah, 1st Saturday at 3 p. m. and Sunday at 11. Sunday school at 10. Bethel, 2nd Saturday at 3. p. m and Sunday at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 3 except on 2nd Sunday. B. S. Funderburg, Baptist: Pageland, 2nd Sunday at 11 and 8, and the 4th at 8. Sunday school at 10. Dudley, 2nd Sunday at 4 and the 4th at 11. Sunday school at 3 except on the 4th when it is at 10. R. M. Haigler, Baptist: Liberty Hill. 1st Saturday at 11 and Sunday at 3. Sunday school ilt 2:30 pyrpnt r*n tho 1 ?-* Sunday at 2. Mt. Pisgah, 4th Sunday at 3, and Saturday at 4 . J. W Quick, M. P: Pageland. 3rd Sunday at 11 and 2nd at 3:30. Sunday school at 10 except on the 2nd Sunday. * New Hope 1st Sunday at 11. Bethesda 4th Sunday at 11. Bear Creek 4th Sunday at 4 p. m. J. F. Hammond. Baptist: Union Hill 1st Sunday at 11 and Saturday at 3 o'clock. Sunday school at 10. Prayer meeting everv Saturday n ght. R. S. Latimer, Preshvterian, Pageland, 1st Sunday at 4 p. m. and 3rd Sunday at 7:30 p. m. and 4th Sunday at 11 a. in. Bulah, 1st Sunday at 11 a. m. 3rd Sunday at 3 p. m. Salem, 2nd Sunday at 3:30 p. m. 4th Sunday at 3:30 p. m 5=5 Q he Farmer ? o often needs a little extra \ o grow and prosper. N r he should have strong Q lim. G :ion of this bank to give V tie farmers who seek it S mstrated their ability to X ue. Q t credit here is to carry Q we cordially invite not ? r nnp whft wanto tn rroin O V?*V TV A1V TV UlltO tv fmy U A 1A ?. X \ Pageland b (uoosoooooooS