sra? srSevere Itching Humor on JointsMade Movement Difficult.Suf¬fered for a Year and a Half-Many Treatments Failed to Curei

USED CUTICURA ANDECZEMA DISAPPEARED

"I was suffering with eczema for ayear and a half and natl tried all kindsof rm cheal treatment but without anyresults. All the joints of my body-were affected in such a way that I haddifficulty in walking and moving about.It itched so at times that 1 could hardlykeep from scratching it nil the time.1 bad suffered for about a year and fourMonths before trying Cuticura Soap,Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Ice¬s' Ivent. After using Cuticura for twoju nth-; regularly, ir>t mawing ¦ day,nil signs of eczema disappeared andnow you could riot tell that 1 ever badeczema. I cannot find word> sufficientto do the Cutleura Remedies fustice,Daniel Fisher, Jr., IMO Lansdown st.,Baltimore, Md., July .r>, !<>07."

BABIES CUREDTorturing, DisfiguringHumors SpeedilyYield to Cuticura.

The suffering which Cuticura Soapand Cuticura Ointment have alleviatedamong skin-tortured, dis¬figured infante and chil¬dren and the comfort t heyhave afforded worn-outand worried parents, haveled to their adoption incountless homes as apriceless treatment for theskin and blood. Infantileand birth humors, milkcrust, scalled head, ec¬

zema, rashes, and every form of itching,scaly, pimply skin and scalp humors,with loss of hair, of infancy and child¬hood, are speedily, permanently, andeconomically cured, in the majority ofcases, when all other remedies imitablefer children fail. Cuticura Remediesare guaranteed absolutely pure underthe U. S. Food and Drugs Act.Complete External and Internal Treatment forEvrry Humor of Infants, children, and Adults con-

.- ir;i Htsolvent i50c). (or in the form of ChocolateCited Pills 25c* per vial of 60) to Purify tbe Blood.Bold teroufctiout the world. Potter Urug A Chem.Corp., Sole Props., Bostoa. Mas*.ujrMalied Tree. CutKur-j ii..ok viiiiuu i>Isc**m.

THE DUCK SHOVER.A Man Who Gets Things on the Bounce

and the Nod.An amusing dialogue occurred be¬

tween Judge Willis, K. C., and a plain¬tiff who sued a mun for the value ofa quantity of grain supplied.His honor said he had received a

letter from the defendant, who said hecould offer only half a crown a month."Tb;it." continued bis honor, "will takesix years to get rid ol' the debt."

Plaintiff (emphatically).1 would will¬ingly forgive a poor man, but whenyou find he ls a "swanker" and doingevery one in the neighborhood it putsyour back np. [ Laughter. 1 We haveto eui things very fine in order to geta shining or two, aud then three gen¬try come "swanking" .'iliout the coun¬try ns if they were toffs. I am toldny others that he ls nothing more thana "duck shover." f Laughter. 1His Honor.A what shover? [Loud

laufrbter.]Plaintiff.Duck shover, your honor, a

mar. who gets things on tbe bouncennd the nod. [Itenewed laughter.]His Honor.You mean a man who

get* people to let him have things oncreillt by representations that are notcorrect? ls thai what you mean toponvet by Muir big phrases.duckshover nnd rn forth? [Laughter.!

Plaintiff -Thafa it-duck shover andswanker. [Renewed laughter. 1An order to pay "> shillings monthly

was made. -London News.

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For Husbands.A clergyman took down a small vol¬

ume."This is called." he said, "the .In¬

structions of Ptah-ho-Tep." It is one ofthe very oldest papyrus writingsknown. It gives among other thingsadvice to husbands, and tbat advice lsns good today ls lt ever was. Listen."And he read:" 'Tf thou be wise, furnish thy house

well" Woo thy wife ever, and never

quarrel with her." Nourish her daintily." 'Deck her out. for fine dress is ber

greatest delight." 'Feed ber upon sweets." 'Perfume ber."'Make her glrrd with praise."'Adorn ber with jewels, feathers

and the skins of beasts as sumptuouslyas thy purse will suffer."'

Hov/ Much He Thought About Her."bey were on their way to the the¬

ater, aud she was tremulously happy.She felt that the words she longed tohear would be spoken that night, andthe idea "made her almost dizzy withdelight."Mr. Sampson," she said softly, "why

do you wear that blt of string uponyour finger?""Oh." replied Mr. Sampson, taking It

off. "nat was to remind me of my en¬gagement with you tonight."

It wasn't much, but it was enough tota'ce .: way tbe delightful dizzinessLondon Chronicle.

The Fir*t Advertiser.The author looked up from the first

chapter of his mammoth "History ofAdvertising."

"I wonder," he murmured, "whocould have been the first manufaeturor to advertise. It ls nn Item tbatwould fit In well here."""There ls no extant data, on the sub- of ri

Jeer," said the farmer, "but I nav**every reason to believe that tbe henIs the person you are looking for.".New Orleans Times-Democrat

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HIINThe World Goes On.

We all imagine that our Work is im¬portant and that no one can do it aswell as we do. but the world has been J 1constantly Improving In spite of the jfact tbat everj' man dies at the end of

-*rsr -i ;Real Genius. >

That artist is a real genius," re- ,marked the admirer. «

"No," answered Miss Cayenne; "he ,can't be a real genius, or people I _

wouldn't be saying 60 marjy compll-¦antary things about bim before he isdead.".Washington Star. ISuperstitious Golfers.The two chief golfing superstitions

are that two up and five to play never'won a match and that it ls unlucky towin the first hole. It ls hard to say

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THE SIKH,Lesson ll..-Second Quarter, For

April 12, 1908.

THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of th* Lesson, John xi, 1*57.Memory Verses, 43, 44.Golden Text,John xi, 25.Commentary Preparedby Rev. O. M. Stearns.

[Copyright, 1908, ly American Preta A»oelatlon.]Still remembering why this gospel

was written, that we might hnve lifethrough Jesus Christ, the Son of God(xx, 31), we come to this groat resur¬rection chapter anil anticipate some¬what the optional Easter lesson of nextweeli. Theie is no salvation for anyone apart from the resurrection of Je¬sus Christ, as ls fully set forth lu ICor. xv, 1-20, nnd. there ls no fullnessof life for any save one until the ira-mortal body becomes ours at the resur¬rection ol' the just at the coining of ourLord Jesus Christ (1 Thess. Iv, 10-18;1 Coi. xv, 50-54). All the mystery ofsickness and suffering aud seeminglyunanswered prayer will then be madeplain, for now we see through a glassdarkly, but then face to face; now weknow In part, but then shall we knoweven as also we are known.Here ls a family specially dear to our

Lord, where He always had a cordialwelcome and where there was one whocould do all that needed to be done audAnd time to sit at His feet and hearHis word (Luke x, 38-42). Many a UmeHe was refreshed lo this home. Vetsee what He permits even to such asthese: The one only brother becomessick. They send Jesus word. He didnot come, but remained two days Justwhere He was. Lazarus grows worseThe sisters' hearts are wrung with an¬guish. Oh, if Jesus would only come!Why does He not come? The brother 'seems to be dying. Yes, It ls all tootrue; he ls dead. The sisters are heart- 'broken and dumb with amazement as <

they are compelled to lay away lu the 1tomb the body of their dearly loved '

brother, whom Jesus loved also. Now, Jsee the Lord's view of this and listen Ito His words to the disciples: "This Csickness is not unto death, but for the dglory of God, that the Son of God Uillicit bs glorified thereby. Lazarus Is lidead, aud 1 am glad for your sakes 'Ithat I was uot there, to the Intent that Pve may believe" (verses 4. 14, 15). Aft- "pr the burial and the home is desolate °Jesus comes, and the cr.v of each sister lils, "Lord, if thou hadst been here raybrother had uot died" (verses 21, 32)'Thy brother shall rise again. * . * Iim the resurrection and the life."rhough believers die, they shall liveigaiu, and believers who shall be alive .it the time of the resurrection shalllever die (verses 28-26). What Hod.vho is love, for some wise reason pernits for the present hurts Him ns wei;s those who suffer. "Jesus groaned P<ii the spirit and was troubled. * * * lresus wept" (verses 33. 35). In all our biffllctlou He is afflicted (Ibb Ixlll, 0) Alie doth uot afflict willingly. No chas Btming for the present seeuieth to be of>yous (Heb. xii, ll) What has He fo) say to these two sisters whom He de?veil! (Verse 5.) "Suid I not unto apiee that If thou wouldst believe thou srlotildst see the glory of God?" (Verse hr).) What are they to believe when thie brother is dead nud burled) Be- m'eve lu God and believe also in Him *t<ho talked with them (xiv. 1) He not wileaded though they put yon out of w*e synagogue idkl even kill you (xvi. tn<3). Have the faith that will uot Thninia though pressed hy avery foe. ofat will not tremble on the brink of Juliv earthly woe; absolute and unwav th(lug confidence iu Him nuder all cir na

instances. Ilka that of l's ilvl :; knidingof Joy Iii tba Lord always Then Mere ions! ba obedience Martha seem- rleto think it ijuite ageless to lake

ray Ute stone, for the body must tu¬en now corrupting, bill faith in Him Cd in His word delivers us from think ploi ^inh thoughts Nothing lou han! ofr Thee is Hie believer's cry Thc estme being taken away. Hie same voice witii in Gen. i said, "Let there be beht." said. "Lazarus, come forth." thisul he thal was dead came forth alive peril well. Some one has said that it Itsins had not mentioned Lazarus bj lodime nil the (lend would have conic strlth at the sound of His voice, and tbaknow that the tims will come when willthe sound of that voice all the dead Instill rise, the righteous at their ap pla;nted time, and all tbe unrighteous exptheir time (chapter v, 28, 2!)) How upole we seem to know of the power broithat life giving word! Oh, for thc Atrh ty quickening of His Spirit! But gentams, alive from the dead, is bound plodid and foot with grave clothes, and sionus said. "Loose him and let him brat(verse 44). The power that gave munlife brought bim to the mouth of brattomb, but He commissioned others plos.loose him, for they could do that no e

true believers have life, but not alle life abundantly, for they are toou bound by the grave clothes of afclife when they were dead in sins andTruth v. Ill set them free (viii, 32). histclt is tbe privilege of those made of flifrom former bondage to set others yean

, as Priscilla and Aquila did Apol over(Acts xviii, 24-28). Tbe word of founin the power of the Spirit of God Mao

hat by which alone true life and In sidom come, for thus the Sou of God setthfree. So again we learn that the damt word for us is "Believe" (verses the i

\2>. But see the result of this resur orylon life, one result of lt. In its effect obtail many religious people (verse 53; til a10, ll), and lay this to heart, that up aau will ha've' resurrection life you featht be content to suffer for His sake withfind your comfort in the thought ova,.Burrectioo glory- ducti

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EALTHI8URANCE JJI he man who Insures his life lt ZJJ,wise for his family. Btorvfhe maa who Insures his health ton Ss wise both for his family andilmself.

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ROPE SUPERSTITIONS.Odd Belief* About the Cure of Cancer

and Mumps."Yes, I am heartily glad that execu¬

tion by hanging is passing out of ex¬istence," said the Jailer of twenty-fiveyears' service. "Not only was hang¬ing by the neck a grewsome, hor¬rible affair to me, but it was alwaysfollowed by a host of requests for ablt of the rope with which tbe hangingwas done. Of course, these requestscame mostly from Ignorant people, butthey were no less of a nuisance on thataccount Oh, no, they didn't want bitsof the rope for morbid reasons, butbecause they firmly believed in the oldsuperstition that a blt of rope used ina hanging would cure cancer If rubbedon the affected part None of themever came back to report whether acure was effected, but I reckon If therehad been any cures I would haveheard of them."That Isn't the only rope superstition,

by the way. In Maine, where I camefrom, some folk always use hempenrope for the mumps. A piece of lt lstied around the waist of the sick per¬son, so that the disease will not creepto any vital part, but remain in theface. The superstition is observed bya few people of this day, and If yougo into small remote country townsin Maine you will see hempen ropeshanging in the corner grocery store,bearing a label, 'Ropes.For Mumps.' ".New York Tribune.

LAST WORDS.Thought* That Marked the Passing of

Some Noted Men.There ls a collection of "last words"

of celebrated men which contains manybeautiful and startling phrases. Wheth¬er thet were really uttered by the mento whom they have been credited, saysthe Berliner Post, ls another matter."Thus the words of Augustus, 'The¦roniedy ls at an end.did I play mylart well?' are known to nearly every¦eader. The collection of last words)f great physicians published by 'Thebritish Medical Journal' gives Hallerrredlt for saying, 'The artery beats.t beats no more,' and says of Noth-lagel that he wrote: 'The night ofuly 0, lifter a violent attack of anginalectorls. . * . I will die of arterialaklnatlon.' Cooper, Bright end Bro-lle died with blessings upon theirIpa, and Darwin, looking death calmlyI tba face, said, 'I really do not fearoath.' Locolz's Inst words were flipant: 'Au revolr, gentlemen. At theutopsy we will meet again.' Nonef these classic sentences, however,npress one so much as did the wordsf one of the few mortals who to our

nowledge went Into the unknownith mindi undimmed. He was an oldran who had lived a good md fullfe. With his last breath he said: 'llnot yet time. I want lo stay' -that

ns the voice of nature."

The Spanish Galleon.Primarily thc galleon was but a UMcefnl merchant ship, but by theouy of fate she became, almost fromir inception, a center of the fiercesttilting. Square rigged and high ofem and stern, broad of bow and lowwaist, with massive bulwarks and

recastle, aud poop three and fourck9 high, Phe possessed a picturesquepearance, but little of sensible navalchitecture. The stem was clumsy,oad and blunt and smashed heavilyrough tbe waves to the great detrl-?ut of speed. This and the towering>rn presented such a surface to thend that the difficulties of steeringire quite formidable, and six or eightrn at the wheel were not unusual,e method in this apparent madnessmarine construction was the land-iber's instinct, still strong in men ofi sea of those days, to reduce allral maeuuvers to the stand up andwk down tnctlcs of the land fight onrominon platform..John C. Pitapat-k In Scribner's.

Explosion by Musio.>ne of the most dangerous of all exsives ls a black powder called iodidenitrogen. When lt ls dry the slight-touch will often cause lt to explodeh great violence. There appears toa certain rate of vibration which

i compound cannot resist, lu ex-lmeuts to determine the cause ofextreme explosiveness some dampIde of nitrogen was rubbed on thengs of a bass viol. It is knownt the strings of such an instrumentvibrate when those of a similar

rnmeiit having an equal tension arered upon. In this case, after theloeive had become thorooghly dryn the strings, another bass viol wasight near and the strings sounded,a certain note the Iodide of ultro-on the prepared instrument ex-

ed. It was found that the explo-occurred only when a rate of vi

lon of sixty a second-was com {ilcated to the prepared strings. VIion of the G string caused au exlon, while that of the E string hadffeet.Chicago Record-Herald.

Fish In Inclosed Waters..st people not without educationa general knowledge of natural-ry are mystified by the presencesh in Inclosed waters. For many9 there was open mouthed wonderthe perch, bream and crayfish

ri in the newly cut dams near theluarie river, in New South Wales,mae cases tho water had scarcely>d after the rain had filled tbethan the Ash were observed, audAustralian farmers started a thejf spontaneous production. Thisned and gained wide credence un-

Sydney professor chanced to pickwild cluck and found Its breast

ere and webbed feet well dottedfertile and almost hatched fishon which the "spontaneous pro-on" theory was promptly with-n..St. Louis Giobe-Democrat.

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Rev. OSCAR LITTLETON,Presiding Elder, Lynchburg, Va.Since 1894 I have been afflioted with Chronic Diarrhoea. About sixmonthn ago I commenced using your Concentrated iron and Alum Waterwith the most wonderful and satisfactory results. For three or four yearsnant I have been deprived of the privilege of visiting friends or going tocnofth, asmy trouble kept me in constant apprehension having lost alino-tentirely the control of my bowels; but now I am happy to state that afterturing about a half do«en bottles of your remedy I am entirely cured, nothaving u.«ed any for the last four months. I can confidently and modt gladlyrecommend your remedy for Chronic Diarrhoea.

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Plain Talks on FertilizersA Talk to Fruit-Growers

You use a fertilizerof course, but do youuse enough ?

The yield per acre,and the profit therefromincreases in far greaterproport ion than the costof additional fertilizer.What is an increase incost of $2.00 to $10.00per acre for fertilizerwhen the returns therefromshow an increase of $50.00 to$250.00 per acre?

The big Magnolia FruitFarms at Durant, Miss., testedthe well-known Virginia-Car¬

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Thc yield will beaccortfing to theamount of plant foodyou give your trees orplants you can de¬pend on it. The betterthey are fed the greaterand more valuable willbe your crop. Fertil¬ize sparingly and youreap sparingly.

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TESTING SEEDS.Convenient Germinators That Wil

Meet All Requirements.For (he ordinary platter the wei

known "dinner plate" tester, mad.with two soup or dinner plates andone or more moist snips of sterilizedcotton gooda, preferably cotton dannelwill be found to answer ali purposesThe cotton strips are sterilized lo boillng water to destroy spores of ra il Iand other fungi present folded twiceupon themselves and placed in one Olthe plates The seeds are DOW lai'l between the folds of cloth So as not tctom h each other, and tin* second pirtils Inverted over the first, this forminga picil aerated and more or lesssterile I'hiiinber. Thc cotton strip.must be kept well molsti ned, but nosntnnited. preferably with water thaibu- !" cn si. rllized by bolling; and allowed to ii il before using. Two otthree lu; of seeds may be tested iithe generator al one time, but eactalvon ld be continued In a separate cotton strip and numbered to avoid error

Another Good Method.When, however, it ls desirable tc

make several germination tests at onetime or when many varieties are to bitested. Instead of duplicating the plattgerminators already described tinwriter found the following germlnatorsuggested by Dr. Volney Spauldingformerly of the 1'niverslty of Michigan. to be superior: A deep grtmitibread pan six or eight Inches wide wa>obtained In which was kept about onefourth Inch of water. Cotton liannestrips of any COOreaten! length, twoor throe yards, and of the Width of tinpan. were lurked crosswise at Intervals of five Inches, short galvanizedwires about in Inch longer than thcwidth of thc pan wen-inserted througtthese tucks and gathered together, thus-forming the cotton strips into aumerous folds or loops which were inspended In the pan above the wahjr bjmeans of the supporting wires Tinends of the strips being left sufhV|»"iitl.\long to touch the water in the pin, th*

PAN OEUUINATOR.[For testing several varieties at once]

entire piece of cloth composing thcloops, in which the seeds are placed, llkept uniformly moist.The cloth should be moistened befon

beginning the experiment and, it i>needless to add, sterilized.A definite number of seeds taken ii

they cuiiie from in average sample incounted out for each germination. Foiseeds In rather small lots, is gnrdei

liny to a hundred «ill answerwhile foi the cereals, grasses, clovei¦nd others used in extensive culturuoperations about 200 should be usedand the tests duplicated when nu)iluiii'i e: lets il.t the results. Thelists should be examined from day t>[lay and the sprouted ones removedmd counted, the number being record.d on a sheet of paper.The length of time required for ger

nlnatton ls dependent upon several'actors, chief of which are moistureemperature, vitality and varietal dif-erenceo, six to ten days being suffllent for most kinds. When tests areMtll dining the winter or early sprlujloathe, at which time lt is mualljmst convenient, the germinationhoiild be conducted in ¦ modern tel).arm room so that the tempernturi.ill not fall below 60 degrees r. iliglit and remain between Td ind 81agreei I", during the day. lu the casif alfalfa and certain Others of tinover family a small percentage olie seeds will remain apparently sound

fin- close of tba germination teslllowance ls usually made for these,ie-third being counted ns rlilblc Iipable of growth. Cauliflower, cabIga, turnip and beet seeds of poolnek.1. e., run out-are Just as via l-l*

those of good sto.-k. The onljpans of remedying this defect ls tce selected home grown seeds or tcly the best stock of reliable Meduses..J. J. Thorn ber.

The Spanish Peanut,rhe Spanish peanut is a plant thatti follow either early crops of beards barley or Dwarf Essex rape, andthis plan the soil cnn be kept busy

I year around, and at the same times productive capacity "ill bs gratiay increased, says a writer in SouthCultivator.

t matters not how attractive thcce of cotton may be later on. themer who is lured Into neglectingntlng crops needed at home will bce to come out a loser, and dlverslli-lon ought to be the motto of everyividual, no matter if some folk IRBf around crying out that the southnot make too much cotton. It lst to take no chances.

teIp the HorseKo article is more useful

ihout the stable than MicaIxle Crease. Put a little onlie spindle* before you "hookit-".it will help the horse, amiiring the load borne quicker.

MICA AXLEGREASE

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kr Kidney*, surely point to weak kidneyi. Thu kidneys, "kn thelUeart, and theeli, timi their weakness), nor, in tho organbut In tha nerve-* that control and guide¦engthi-ii them. Dr. Shoop's Restorative UIdiiii bp -cincally prepared to reach thesellliiir nerve*. To doctor the Kidney* alone.». lt 1* a waste of time, and of money aa

3ur back ache* or li weak. If the urineor li dark and strong, If yeu hare symptomshts or other distressing or dangerous kid-oas*, try Dr. Shoep's Rastoratlrea month.or Liquid.and sse what lt can and wm

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Tho Kind "Sou Have Always Bought, nnd which has beenin uso for over 30 years, has born© thc signature ofand has been made nuclei- his per*-ffl-/-^~. sonal supervision since its infancy.f-cCeCC/Ueti Allowno one todecoi vc you in this.All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-gooa" arc butExperiments that trifle with and endanger tho health ofInfants nnd Children.Experience against Uxi'-riiiicut.

What is CASTORIA©astoria in a harmless substitute for Castor Cgoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pfccontains neither Opium, Morphine nor Oiliersubstance. Its ago is its guarantee. Et destroy. \> -.unand allays Feverishness. It cures Plwrlm a and WiailColic. It relieves Teething Troubles, « a .nstipatioiiand Flatuleuoy. It a.ssijuih'ics the I Mates fhaStomach and Bowels, giving i,..il"i- ral slut.***Tho Children's Panacea.Tho Mother*! * ., i.d.

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The KM You Haye Always BoughtIn Use For Over 30 Years.

THC OCNTaU* COMPANY, TT HUSRSV STRCCT, NEW YOU* CITY.

7KEKU COW WAN J KP.ply ut Thin Office.

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Commissioner's Noticea, Lkkch for te.

)HN A. MONTGOMKltYY. Aiimr. indothara.Tho aboved st vlf* <j ccvm barine; beentarred ro rca, i>v deere*** <>f the* Cir-ll C-;urt* of IRocitbridge, entered. rein on tho -,'Tfii June, 1904, and on

".th February, I90fc, with <lir*-ctia '*to hm ortain, utate no rei <'itlat estate mr. in- ol John A. Hoi t-mery, deed., ard io what debif, ily, tbe mme i.- liable, ami tbe >,r lortheir priori til " Ail p-irf '<.. inter-fil are hereby notlfl 'I thal I will on

THUR8DAY. APRIL aOTH, 1008m.\ office in (. xlngton, Va., pi ceedtake -til accounts,

K M. PENDLETON,i loramiMloner in i Iheneery.r. 1 IIS lr

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ixamination of Teasers'he nprfng riauilnatlon <.? white andored teachers for the year 1908 wl'lheld in th'- Public R bool Bull lingiLexington on APRIL ?0TII abdV 1ST and 8ND.II applicants dei Iring" to teach lupublic achoofl* ol Rockbridge and.hara whose certificates expire thiar moat either take thia examinationiw exan [nation in July,ibjeol 9 i ame aa last j ear.lamination will begin prorfi| Hy ai '¦>nek a.ui. each doy.ppllcautfl n list aupi ly theni pent, iuk aud paper; pt per to bniform style and size, arhi li caa blined al Slr. Stuart '* book -ion'.¦ufflolenl nuubei of r i regulalioi sbe i uinica'icD U i teacher*1 ertif'wen- placed in Ibe li in '.- <>i the

kh ol the 'I (Terej I distrii la with rat tiuit one b.ni to i ech teaebei,.ebert are ri qui ate i to read r.-Ki<-fully sad ooiuply.wlrh th** u,HT.-will be no renewal ofcenlfl.ithisyeai axeepl .bet i~[ aud Hud. may bo rtnewei dpou certainitiotis Baffled in Rivulat ions.

Q. \V. BFFlNGER, Suptschcol- Rockbiidge Division.l rnai

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the Clerk's Office of ttio Circuitt of Kookbridgo County, .Varch1908.

. BtJi'KiT,Guardian of Virgin*Irgyle Borklt Plaintiff.sa.

.BcRKiT.Quardian of Virgin-irnyle Hurkit and otliersDefendants.

IN CHANCERY? object of this suit is to sell $11.of lund of which Tillie A. Bnrkiteized, lying about 3 milos south->f Lexington. Va,, in Koekhridgey, oaths old Plank Road, nowI by Virginia Argyle Hurkit, au jin fae etuiplesaojeet to the life. of by tho curtesy in her father,But kit.I it sppearing by affidavit madecd that Virginia Argyle Hui kitHurkit, C. Hums Zollman and

5ollii.au his wife and G. A. Zoll-nd Rota Zollman bis wife, who(fondants In tho above stylede rot i> mo".-nt* of tbe State oflin. ii i.s ordered that the- saul.Ideal defendants do appear herefifteen days alter due publicationorder and <lo what la necessary..et their Interests hi ihlpy.Teeto:R. K. WITT, Deputy Clerk.

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.. Clerk'.-, Cfflco of the Coonilof iv kbridge County, MarchHIS.

.-li ami 'O. ami auch (therors aamay come in uud coli¬te to the costs of thU suit,

a.Plaintiffsobnstoa, Mrs. M. E. Wallace,Belli Faulkner, Hrs. D. a.and, aud Mrs. W. O. John-helra at law of Juo. W.ton, deceased. Defendants

IN CHANCERVibjeot of this sud ls to .subjectho undivided interest of E. A.in, in oettiiin real estate^eltuated'¦ Creek Magisterial District,dge County, Virginia, In whichA. Johnston is Interested, forment of Judgment Liens reccrd-st bim.ffldavit having been made andt Mrs. Helle Faulkner. Mrs. M.ice, Mrs. D. A. Freeland ard-J. Johnston, are not reoidentH

tate of Virginia, it is orderedsaid non-resident defendants doere within fifteen days aft rIK arlen of this order and dcly he necessary to protect tht-lrIn this suit.

R R. WITT, Deputy Clerk.Instead, p. q. mob. 18-8*4t

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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.B. H. GORRELL

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