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||! 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
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....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
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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:
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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.
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next above, giving the names of
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holders, if any, contain
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and security holders as they ap
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company as tru tee or in any
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tton for whom such trustee is
acting, is given; also that the
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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
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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
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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."
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MOST PROFITABLY
Plant Food* Without Which
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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?
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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
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