sra? sr Severe Itching Humor on Joints Made Movement Difficult.Suf¬ fered for a Year and a Half- Many Treatments Failed to Curei USED CUTICURA AND ECZEMA DISAPPEARED "I was suffering with eczema for a year and a half and natl tried all kinds of rm cheal treatment but without any results. All the joints of my body- were affected in such a way that I had difficulty in walking and moving about. It itched so at times that 1 could hardly keep from scratching it nil the time. 1 bad suffered for about a year and four Months before trying Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Ice¬ s' Ivent. After using Cuticura for two ju nth-; regularly, ir>t mawing ¦ day, nil signs of eczema disappeared and now you could riot tell that 1 ever bad eczema. I cannot find word> sufficient to do the Cutleura Remedies fustice, Daniel Fisher, Jr., IMO Lansdown st., Baltimore, Md., July .r>, !<>07." BABIES CURED Torturing, Disfiguring Humors Speedily Yield to Cuticura. The suffering which Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have alleviated among skin-tortured, dis¬ figured infante and chil¬ dren and t he comfort t hey have afforded worn-out and worried parents, have led to their adoption in countless homes as a priceless treatment for the skin and blood. Infantile and birth humors, milk crust, 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, and economically cured, in the majority of cases, when all other remedies imitable fer children fail. Cuticura Remedies are guaranteed absolutely pure under the U. S. Food and Drugs Act. Complete External and Internal Treatment for Evrry Humor of Infants, children, and Adults con- .- ir;i Htsolvent i50c). (or in the form of Chocolate Cited 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 of a quantity of grain supplied. His honor said he had received a letter from the defendant, who said he could offer only half a crown a month. "Tb;it." continued bis honor, "will take six years to get rid ol' the debt." Plaintiff (emphatically).1 would will¬ ingly forgive a poor man, but when you find he ls a "swanker" and doing every one in the neighborhood it puts your back np. [ Laughter. 1 We have to eui things very fine in order to get a shining or two, aud then three gen¬ try come "swanking" .'iliout the coun¬ try ns if they were toffs. I am told ny others that he ls nothing more than a "duck shover." f Laughter. 1 His Honor.A what shover? [Loud laufrbter.] Plaintiff.Duck shover, your honor, a mar. who gets things on tbe bounce nnd the nod. [Itenewed laughter.] His Honor.You mean a man who get* people to let him have things on creillt by representations that are not correct? ls thai what you mean to pon vet by Muir big phrases.duck shover nnd rn forth? [Laughter.! Plaintiff -Thafa it-duck shover and swanker. [Renewed laughter. 1 An order to pay "> shillings monthly was made. -London News. I. 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 of the very oldest papyrus writings known. It gives among other things advice to husbands, and tbat advice ls ns 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 sumptuously as 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 to hear would be spoken that night, and the idea "made her almost dizzy with delight. "Mr. Sampson," she said softly, "why do you wear that blt of string upon your 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 to ta'ce .: way tbe delightful dizziness London Chronicle. The Fir*t Advertiser. The author looked up from the first chapter of his mammoth "History of Advertising." "I wonder," he murmured, "who could have been the first manu fae turor to advertise. It ls nn Item tbat would 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 hen Is the person you are looking for.". New Orleans Times-Democrat cu iii, t!i C-i av ev an iu. foi ah til: li;,' Ar in J« na foi ive at ph; poi at lit! af in it Lai b:u Jes go" bin. the to All hav ofte tbe The and free free los God is t free sets grea 40. 4 red upoi xii. if jr. mus and HI IN The World Goes On. We all imagine that our Work is im¬ portant and that no one can do it as well as we do. but the world has been J 1 constantly Improving In spite of the j fact 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 is dead.".Washington Star. I Superstitious Golfers. The two chief golfing superstitions are that two up and five to play never' won a match and that it ls unlucky to win the first hole. It ls hard to say ~""~" which is the sillier of the two..London i ti Mail j 4 IL 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 Prepared by Rev. O. M. Stearns. [Copyright, 1908, ly American Preta A»oelatlon.] Still remembering why this gospel was written, that we might hnve life through 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 next weeli. Theie is no salvation for any one apart from the resurrection of Je¬ sus Christ, as ls fully set forth lu I Cor. xv, 1-20, nnd. there ls no fullness of life for any save one until the ira- mortal body becomes ours at the resur¬ rection ol' the just at the coining of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess. Iv, 10-18; 1 Coi. xv, 50-54). All the mystery of sickness and suffering aud seemingly unanswered prayer will then be made plain, for now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face; now we know In part, but then shall we know even as also we are known. Here ls a family specially dear to our Lord, where He always had a cordial welcome and where there was one who could do all that needed to be done aud And time to sit at His feet and hear His word (Luke x, 38-42). Many a Ume He was refreshed lo this home. Vet see what He permits even to such as these: The one only brother becomes sick. They send Jesus word. He did not come, but remained two days Just where He was. Lazarus grows worse The 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 too true; he ls dead. The sisters are heart- ' broken and dumb with amazement as < they are compelled to lay away lu the 1 tomb the body of their dearly loved ' brother, whom Jesus loved also. Now, J see the Lord's view of this and listen I to His words to the disciples: "This C sickness is not unto death, but for the d glory of God, that the Son of God U illicit bs glorified thereby. Lazarus Is li dead, aud 1 am glad for your sakes 'I that I was uot there, to the Intent that P ve may believe" (verses 4. 14, 15). Aft- " pr the burial and the home is desolate ° Jesus comes, and the cr.v of each sister li ls, "Lord, if thou hadst been here ray brother had uot died" (verses 21, 32) 'Thy brother shall rise again. * . * I im the resurrection and the life." rhough believers die, they shall live igaiu, and believers who shall be alive . it the time of the resurrection shall lever die (verses 28-26). What Hod. vho is love, for some wise reason per nits for the present hurts Him ns wei; s those who suffer. "Jesus groaned P< ii the spirit and was troubled. * * * lr esus wept" (verses 33. 35). In all our bi ffllctlou He is afflicted (Ibb Ixlll, 0) Al ie doth uot afflict willingly. No chas Bt ming 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 ap iee that If thou wouldst believe thou sr lotildst see the glory of God?" (Verse hr ).) What are they to believe when th ie brother is dead nud burled) Be- m' eve lu God and believe also in Him *t< ho talked with them (xiv. 1) He not wi leaded though they put yon out of w* e synagogue idkl even kill you (xvi. tn< 3). Have the faith that will uot Th ninia though pressed hy avery foe. of at will not tremble on the brink of Jul iv earthly woe; absolute and unwav th( lug confidence iu Him nuder all cir na instances. Ilka that of l's ilvl :; kn idingof Joy Iii tba Lord always Then M ere ions! ba obedience Martha seem- rle to think it ijuite ageless to lake ray Ute stone, for the body must tu¬ en now corrupting, bill faith in Him C d in His word delivers us from think plo i ^inh thoughts Nothing lou han! of r Thee is Hie believer's cry Thc est me being taken away. Hie same voice wit ii in Gen. i said, "Let there be be ht." said. "Lazarus, come forth." this ul he thal was dead came forth alive per il well. Some one has said that it Its ins had not mentioned Lazarus bj lodi me nil the (lend would have conic strl th at the sound of His voice, and tba know that the tims will come when will the sound of that voice all the dead Inst ill rise, the righteous at their ap pla; nted time, and all tbe unrighteous exp their time (chapter v, 28, 2!)) How upo le we seem to know of the power broi that life giving word! Oh, for thc At rh ty quickening of His Spirit! But gen tams, alive from the dead, is bound plod id and foot with grave clothes, and sion us said. "Loose him and let him brat (verse 44). The power that gave mun life brought bim to the mouth of brat tomb, but He commissioned others plos. loose him, for they could do that no e true believers have life, but not all e life abundantly, for they are too u bound by the grave clothes of afc life when they were dead in sins and Truth v. Ill set them free (viii, 32). histc lt is tbe privilege of those made of fli from former bondage to set others yean , as Priscilla and Aquila did Apol over (Acts xviii, 24-28). Tbe word of foun in the power of the Spirit of God Mao hat by which alone true life and In si dom come, for thus the Sou of God setth free. So again we learn that the dam t word for us is "Believe" (verses the i \2>. But see the result of this resur ory lon life, one result of lt. In its effect obtai l many religious people (verse 53; til a 10, ll), and lay this to heart, that up a au will ha've' resurrection life you feath t be content to suffer for His sake with find your comfort in the thought ova, .Burrectioo glory- ducti draw EALTH I8URANCE JJ I he man who Insures his life lt ZJJ, wise for his family. Btorv fhe maa who Insures his health ton S s wise both for his family and ilmself. Arti; rine \ rou may Insure health by guard nf it lt ls worth guarding. WW it the tint attack of disease, There' vfilch generally approaches .Spol brough the LIVER and mani- ests Itse.f in innumerable ways 'AKE Nevt hand.- *^*" *#¦ .ta *^ tv ».»»»» -^m g., y] ind aave your healths -M Kl um «¦¦ Be<*r: LJ dr. $nuuu > piegit Viuuutu*^ 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-five years' service. "Not only was hang¬ ing by the neck a grewsome, hor¬ rible affair to me, but it was always followed by a host of requests for a blt of the rope with which tbe hanging was done. Of course, these requests came mostly from Ignorant people, but they were no less of a nuisance on that account Oh, no, they didn't want bits of the rope for morbid reasons, but because they firmly believed in the old superstition that a blt of rope used in a hanging would cure cancer If rubbed on the affected part None of them ever came back to report whether a cure was effected, but I reckon If there had been any cures I would have heard of them. "That Isn't the only rope superstition, by the way. In Maine, where I came from, some folk always use hempen rope for the mumps. A piece of lt ls tied around the waist of the sick per¬ son, so that the disease will not creep to any vital part, but remain in the face. The superstition is observed by a few people of this day, and If you go into small remote country towns in Maine you will see hempen ropes hanging 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 many beautiful and startling phrases. Wheth¬ er thet were really uttered by the men to whom they have been credited, says the Berliner Post, ls another matter. "Thus the words of Augustus, 'The ¦roniedy ls at an end.did I play my lart well?' are known to nearly every ¦eader. The collection of last words )f great physicians published by 'The british Medical Journal' gives Haller rredlt for saying, 'The artery beats. t beats no more,' and says of Noth- lagel that he wrote: 'The night of uly 0, lifter a violent attack of angina lectorls. . * . I will die of arterial aklnatlon.' Cooper, Bright end Bro- lle died with blessings upon their Ipa, and Darwin, looking death calmly I tba face, said, 'I really do not fear oath.' Locolz's Inst words were flip ant: 'Au revolr, gentlemen. At the utopsy we will meet again.' None f these classic sentences, however, npress one so much as did the words f one of the few mortals who to our nowledge went Into the unknown ith mindi undimmed. He was an old ran who had lived a good md full fe. With his last breath he said: 'll not yet time. I want lo stay' -that ns the voice of nature." The Spanish Galleon. Primarily thc galleon was but a U Mcefnl merchant ship, but by the ouy of fate she became, almost from ir inception, a center of the fiercest tilting. Square rigged and high of em and stern, broad of bow and low waist, with massive bulwarks and recastle, aud poop three and four ck9 high, Phe possessed a picturesque pearance, but little of sensible naval chitecture. The stem was clumsy, oad and blunt and smashed heavily rough tbe waves to the great detrl- ?ut of speed. This and the towering >rn presented such a surface to the nd that the difficulties of steering ire quite formidable, and six or eight rn at the wheel were not unusual, e method in this apparent madness marine construction was the land- iber's instinct, still strong in men of i sea of those days, to reduce all ral maeuuvers to the stand up and wk down tnctlcs of the land fight on rominon platform..John C. Pitapat- k In Scribner's. Explosion by Musio. >ne of the most dangerous of all ex sives ls a black powder called iodide nitrogen. When lt ls dry the slight- touch will often cause lt to explode h great violence. There appears to a certain rate of vibration which i compound cannot resist, lu ex- lmeuts to determine the cause of extreme explosiveness some damp Ide of nitrogen was rubbed on the ngs of a bass viol. It is known t the strings of such an instrument vibrate when those of a similar rnmeiit having an equal tension are red upon. In this case, after the loeive had become thorooghly dry n the strings, another bass viol was ight 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. VI ion of the G string caused au ex lon, while that of the E string had ffeet.Chicago Record-Herald. Fish In Inclosed Waters. .st people not without education a general knowledge of natural -ry are mystified by the presence sh in Inclosed waters. For many 9 there was open mouthed wonder the perch, bream and crayfish ri in the newly cut dams near the luarie river, in New South Wales, mae cases tho water had scarcely >d after the rain had filled tbe than the Ash were observed, aud Australian farmers started a the jf spontaneous production. This ned and gained wide credence un- Sydney professor chanced to pick wild cluck and found Its breast ere and webbed feet well dotted fertile and almost hatched fish on which the "spontaneous pro- on" theory was promptly with- n..St. Louis Giobe-Democrat. L Art. is that picture you Just sold n ne work of art?" i," answered the dealer, "but tim I told about lt was."-Washing tar. Inflated, st (indicating an exquisite ma- lew).This picture is valued at ). Stockbroker - Well, well! s a lot of water In it, isn't there? rane Sportsman-Review. ar tell your resolution before- -Selden. ASTORIA or Infants and Children, Ind You Have Always Bought are of (£^AfWc&sS ^.MBasSa&SZJi 1 NATURE'S GREAT BLOOD TONIC j Piedmont - Bedford. Concentrated Iron 4 Alum Water ( RcsrMcatlng the Fsmout Bedford Alum & Iron Springs of Vt.) s contains 17 of the most powerful Mineral Tonics. An 18-oz. bottle contains all the minerals in a barrel of the average water. We furnish the minerals* you furnish the water. We have certificates both from the public nnd from emi¬ nent physicians, telling: of its virtue in Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, a large variety of Female Diseases. Chronic Diarrhoea and Dysentery, General De¬ bility, Anaemia. Malaria, Ulceration of thc Throat, Diabetes. Piles, Chronic Eczema, Ner¬ vousness, Chronic Constipation, and many show¬ ing the wonderful cures in that dreadful disease, Scro-- fula. Dn. T. L. K\nt.KR, for Hfteen years a resident at the Springs, says: For Scrofula, that tearful destroyer of human health and hanni ima, we have in this water a rem ;iy which neithertciene* nor fortunate accident han hitherto found an equal, lt If in this malady, and some forms of neemula ry ami tertiary Syphilis, that this wat,tr when tarried to its full alterative effect, displays it* highett curative powers. In all forms o/dieetttM peculiar to females, tftin water will be found to exert a eurolice influence second to none in Viryinia. I have given your Concentrated Water a fair trial, and say with pleas¬ ure I have been greatly beiiPlitvd. Jor some years I have suflercd more or ISSI with Indigestion, followed hy Constipation and other attendant ill.*. Within the past two months I have found such relief from your remedy that I have improved in strength and weight; have eaten what I hare not dared to do for a long time, and have done harder work than I have been able to do before for years. Rev. OSCAR LITTLETON, Presiding Elder, Lynchburg, Va. Since 1894 I have been afflioted with Chronic Diarrhoea. About six monthn ago I commenced using your Concentrated iron and Alum Water with the most wonderful and satisfactory results. For three or four years nant I have been deprived of the privilege of visiting friends or going to cnofth, as my trouble kept me in constant apprehension having lost alino-t entirely the control of my bowels; but now I am happy to state that after turing about a half do«en bottles of your remedy I am entirely cured, not having u.«ed any for the last four months. I can confidently and modt gladly recommend your remedy for Chronic Diarrhoea. OATT. RUFUS AMIS, Virgilina, Va. I was an intense sufferer for some t ionths with Indigestion, and could Et no relief from tlie ordinary remedies. During the month of January gan the use of your Concentrated Water, and one bottle has entirely re¬ lieved me. I can now digest any diet and am entirely free from suffering. I take great pleasure in giving this testimonial. Rev. II. M. BLAIR, Editor .V. C. Christian Advocate, Greensboro, X. C. I have used and prescribed waters from several Iron and Alum Borings, but none of'them begin to come up to your Concentrated Water in all that foes to make the ideal alterative, strengthener, appetiaer and restorative. t is at once a fine tonie and flesh-huilder. Have advised several recently to try it, and always with fine and quick results. In January I had 0 b »ttle sent from one of your dealers to a lady, with the underetandin . fl HM did not at once improve her digestive apparatus, I would pay the 91.1 inj She not only willingly paid the hill, bul used a part of one-half doz bottles, and is now completely cured of a long and annoy ii Trouble. This seems t be the caac with all **h try it. S. P. HILI.l VIJD \T. ".. Itotkj r..;int, X. C. J M. ECHOLS COMPANY. LYNCHBURG, VA, For Sale by B. H. GORRELL .LEXINGTON*. VIRGINIA Plain Talks on Fertilizers A Talk to Fruit-Growers You use a fertilizer of course, but do you use enough ? The yield per acre, and the profit therefrom increases in far greater proport ion than the cost of additional fertilizer. What is an increase in cost of $2.00 to $10.00 per acre for fertilizer when the returns therefrom show an increase of $50.00 to $250.00 per acre? The big Magnolia Fruit Farms at Durant, Miss., tested the well-known Virginia-Car¬ olina Fertilizer in different quantities on their straw¬ berry crop. Result: when 1,000 lbs. per acre were used the profit was %JS°° wore per acre than when 500 lbs. per acre were used. This is modern intensive cul¬ ture, the method that is doub¬ ling and trebling the crops of all kinds of fruit in either good or in poor and worn-out land all over the country-and in good soil, too. Thc yield will be accortfing to the amount of plant food you give your trees or plants you can de¬ pend on it. The better they are fed the greater and more valuable will be your crop. Fertil¬ ize sparingly and you reap sparingly. The fact th.it over a million tons of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer were sold last year proves them to be without equal. Every fruit farmer, no matter what method ho now uses, should get the Vir¬ ginia - Carolina Company's new Year Hook or Almanac. It is free to all who are inter- csted enough to write for it. Address us to thc nearest city below. VIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEMICAL CO. Richmond, Va. Durham, N. C. Norfolk, Va. Charleston, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Baltimore, Md. Atlanta. Ga. Columbus, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala, Memphis, Tenn. Shreveport, La. V g. il ;...-. .u. -No Operation Mrs. Malinda Akers, of Basham, Va,, writes: "I had what doctors call 'prolapse,' and couldn't stand straight. 1 had pain in my back and shoulders, and was very irregular and profuse. Doctors said an operation was needed, but I couldn't bear the thought of the knife. After tak¬ ing three bottles of Wine of Cardui, 1 could walk around. Can now do my housework and am in splendid health." Cardui is a pure, vegetable, medicinal essence, especially adapted to cure women's diseases. It relieves excessive periodical pains, regulates irregularities, and is a safe, pleasant and re¬ liable remedy for all sick women. In suc¬ cessful use for over 70 years. Try it. FREE ADVICE Write us a lent* JeKTlfctoc all your lymptoms, arti »t will tend yon Pr.- Ad Addrcn TheChittenoofa noofa. Tenn ivie*. In plain sealed envelope. Addre»i: LadlaaAdvlaory Department. itunooga Medicine Co., Chalti- At Every Drug Store in $1.00 Bottles WINE OF CARDUI 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 and one or more moist snips of sterilized cotton gooda, preferably cotton dannel will be found to answer ali purposes The cotton strips are sterilized lo boil lng water to destroy spores of ra il I and other fungi present folded twice upon themselves and placed in one Ol the plates The seeds are DOW lai'l be tween the folds of cloth So as not tc tom h each other, and tin* second pirti ls Inverted over the first, this forming a picil aerated and more or less sterile I'hiiinber. Thc cotton strip. must be kept well molsti ned, but no sntnnited. preferably with water thai bu- !" cn si. rllized by bolling; and al lowed to ii il before using. Two ot three lu; of seeds may be tested ii the generator al one time, but eact alvon ld be continued In a separate cot ton strip and numbered to avoid error Another Good Method. When, however, it ls desirable tc make several germination tests at one time or when many varieties are to bi tested. Instead of duplicating the platt germinators already described tin writer found the following germlnator suggested by Dr. Volney Spaulding formerly of the 1'niverslty of Michi gan. to be superior: A deep grtmiti bread pan six or eight Inches wide wa> obtained In which was kept about one fourth Inch of water. Cotton lianne strips of any COOreaten! length, two or throe yards, and of the Width of tin pan. were lurked crosswise at Inter vals of five Inches, short galvanized wires about in Inch longer than thc width of thc pan wen-inserted througt these tucks and gathered together, thus- forming the cotton strips into au mer ous folds or loops which were ins pended In the pan above the wahjr bj means of the supporting wires Tin ends 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 thc loops, in which the seeds are placed, ll kept 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 in counted out for each germination. Foi seeds In rather small lots, is gnrdei liny to a hundred «ill answer while foi the cereals, grasses, clovei ¦nd others used in extensive culturu operations about 200 should be used and the tests duplicated when nu) iluiii'i e: lets il.t the results. The lists should be examined from day t> [lay and the sprouted ones removed md 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 moisture emperature, vitality and varietal dif- erenceo, six to ten days being suffl lent for most kinds. When tests are Mtll dining the winter or early sprluj loathe, at which time lt is muallj mst convenient, the germination hoiild be conducted in ¦ modern tel) .arm room so that the tempernturi .ill not fall below 60 degrees r. il iglit and remain between Td ind 81 agreei I", during the day. lu the casi f alfalfa and certain Others of tin over family a small percentage ol ie seeds will remain apparently sound fin- close of tba germination tesl llowance ls usually made for these, ie-third being counted ns rlilblc I ipable of growth. Cauliflower, cab Iga, turnip and beet seeds of pool nek.1. e., run out-are Just as via l-l* those of good sto.-k. The onlj pans of remedying this defect ls tc e selected home grown seeds or tc ly the best stock of reliable Med uses..J. J. Thorn ber. The Spanish Peanut, rhe Spanish peanut is a plant that ti follow either early crops of beard s barley or Dwarf Essex rape, and this plan the soil cnn be kept busy I year around, and at the same time s productive capacity "ill bs gratia y increased, says a writer in South Cultivator. t matters not how attractive thc ce of cotton may be later on. the mer who is lured Into neglecting ntlng crops needed at home will bc e to come out a loser, and dlverslli- lon ought to be the motto of every ividual, no matter if some folk IR Bf around crying out that the south not make too much cotton. It ls t to take no chances. te Ip the Horse Ko article is more useful ihout the stable than Mica Ixle Crease. Put a little on lie spindle* before you "hook it-".it will help the horse, ami iring the load borne quicker. MICA AXLE GREASE 'mrs well.better than any ther grease. Coats the axle ult a linrd, smooth surface of uu-dereil mica which reduce* lotion. Ask the dealer for Mien Axle Grease. STMtOMtl Ott COMPilHT laMrpuratt* kr Kidney*, surely point to weak kidney i. Thu kidneys, "kn thelUeart, and the eli, timi their weakness), nor, in tho organ but In tha nerve-* that control and guide ¦engthi-ii them. Dr. Shoop's Restorative U Idiiii bp -cincally prepared to reach these llliiir nerve*. To doctor the Kidney* alone. ». lt 1* a waste of time, and of money aa 3ur back ache* or li weak. If the urine or li dark and strong, If yeu hare symptoms hts or other distressing or dangerous kid- oas*, try Dr. Shoep's Rastoratlrea month. or Liquid.and sse what lt can and wm rou. Druggist recommend and **U th rh sri ,!( ill i-f est Ap 1 .'- li lie 111 MA A the teai yea or ?. Si K o'cli A wi tl of U obtii A fort ea te, Cl er que Ti Inti. as tl catei grad omi Apr. V' In ("our :10th, '.V r ia. W. P ia/ Th. a cres died | west c Count ownet infant estutt W. I'. Arie and 111 W. p, I.e ni i lunn a ure d< Sttil ar Virgil non re within or this to pro! A co <;. i). Apr. I 'I Ki B. H. GORRELL MB N^m\\^w>rcw^^^ CASTORIA J11 «\\\\.vvvv> ,\\\\\\\\\\\ X\N \> Tho Kind "Sou Have Always Bought, nnd which has been in uso for over 30 years, has born© thc signature of and has been made nuclei- his per* -ffl-/-^~. sonal supervision since its infancy. f-cCeCC/Ueti Allow no one to decoi vc you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-gooa" arc but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants nnd Children.Experience against Uxi'-riiiicut. What is CASTORIA ©astoria in a harmless substitute for Castor C goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pfc contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Oilier substance. Its ago is its guarantee. Et destroy. \> -.un and allays Feverishness. It cures Plwrlm a and Wiail Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, « a .nstipatioii and Flatuleuoy. It a.ssijuih'ics the I Mates fha Stomach and Bowels, giving i,..il"i- ral slut.*** Tho Children's Panacea.Tho Mother*! * ., i.d. oe wilina CASTOR J ars the Signature of ALWAYS The KM You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC OCNTaU* COMPANY, TT HUS RSV STRCCT, NEW YOU* CITY. 7KEKU COW WAN J KP. ply ut Thin Office. AP Commissioner's Notice a, Lkkch for te. )HN A. MONTGOMKltYY. Aiimr. ind othara. Tho aboved st vlf* <j ccvm barine; been tarred 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*-ct ia '*to hm or tain, utate no rei <'it lat estate mr. in- ol John A. Hoi t- mery, deed., ard io what debif, il y, tbe mme i.- liable, ami tbe >,r lor their priori til " Ail p-irf '<.. inter- fil are hereby notlfl 'I thal I will on THUR8DAY. APRIL aOTH, 1008 m.\ office in (. xlngton, Va., pi ceed take -til accounts, K M. PENDLETON, i loramiMloner in i Iheneery. r. 1 IIS lr N ixamination of Teasers 'he nprfng riauilnatlon <.? white and ored teachers for the year 1908 wl'l held in th'- Public R bool Bull lingi Lexington on APRIL ?0TII abd V 1ST and 8ND. II applicants dei Iring" to teach lu public achoofl* ol Rockbridge and .hara whose certificates expire thia r moat either take thia examination iw 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 then i pent, iuk aud paper; pt per to b niform style and size, arhi li caa b lined al Slr. Stuart '* book -ion'. ¦ufflolenl nuubei of r i regulalioi s be 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 ra t 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 rt newei dpou certain itiotis Baffled in Rivulat ions. Q. \V. BFFlNGER, Supt schcol- Rockbiidge Division. l rn ai RUINIA : the Clerk's Office of ttio Circuit t of Kookbridgo County, .Varch 1908. . BtJi'KiT,Guardian of Virgin* Irgyle Borklt Plaintiff. sa. .BcRKiT.Quardian of Virgin- irnyle Hurkit and otliers Defendants. IN CHANCERY ? object of this suit is to sell $11. of lund of which Tillie A. Bnrkit eized, lying about 3 milos south- >f Lexington. Va,, in Koekhridge y, oaths old Plank Road, now I by Virginia Argyle Hurkit, au j in fae etuiplesaojeet to the life . of by tho curtesy in her father, But kit. I it sppearing by affidavit made cd that Virginia Argyle Hui kit Hurkit, C. Hums Zollman and 5ollii.au his wife and G. A. Zoll- nd Rota Zollman bis wife, who (fondants In tho above styled e rot i> mo".-nt* of tbe State of lin. ii i.s ordered that the- saul .Ideal defendants do appear here fifteen days alter due publication order and <lo what la necessary ..et their Interests hi ihl py.Teeto: R. K. WITT, Deputy Clerk. Lretoher, p, q, 08 lt. '.I NI A .. Clerk'.-, Cfflco of the Coonil of iv kbridge County, March HIS. .-li ami 'O. ami auch (ther ors aa may come in uud coli¬ te to the costs of thU suit, a. Plaintiffs obnstoa, 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 CHANCERV ibjeot of this sud ls to .subject ho undivided interest of E. A. in, in oettiiin real estate^eltuated '¦ Creek Magisterial District, dge County, Virginia, In which A. Johnston is Interested, for ment of Judgment Liens reccrd- st bim. ffldavit having been made and t Mrs. Helle Faulkner. Mrs. M. ice, Mrs. D. A. Freeland ard -J. Johnston, are not reoidentH tate of Virginia, it is ordered said non-resident defendants do ere within fifteen days aft r IK arlen of this order and dc ly he necessary to protect tht-lr In this suit. R R. WITT, Deputy Clerk. Instead, p. q. mob. 18-8*4t Si, oifolk^Western Schedule In effect Nov. Mtb. 1907. Leave Buena Vista. NORTHBOUNh. , .; w SlP.M.Oailj, Poi Boole. Luroj rJogorstownand Now Yolk, i'ull- iiuiii ileeoei to Philadelphia. io. 14. ;i.:i<> P. .Dilly, I'm rJoferstewa Pblladalpbla, N--^ York ind in- term- lin!- stations, i'lillmau r I-. Net* V-.i.'. vin llarrls- i-ui-.. SOUTHBOl Mi. Ic l. 7 U A. M. Daily. Foi Roanoke Url tol, inn--li- ld, Norton, Win Charlotte Y C, Welch ..rn! Intern <- Hate p timon sleeper Phils- Jell hla to liar] I oro :.-. 18, .' 9 P. MD mn! Intern hu ('hi.-n-.'.I, and points \* Southwest, ('ullman leeper Buena \ [a li Knoxville and Roanoke io i 'ol ii Ul I ii-. . n!- 'inlug < ur. A lin Ional Infoi iiiation and ri Hy furnished hy <i. '/.. Abrahams i- k.-t Agent, Buena Vista, Va. '. il. KEV LL, If. f. BRAGG U.-ii. P.i 8. A.,*. nt Truv. Pa--, hgt, OANOKB. VA. FOLEY'S HONEY CURE WILL CURE YOU any case of Kidney or ladder disease that is not yond the reach of medi¬ ae. Take it at once. Do .t risk having Bright's Dis- se or Diabetes. There is thing gained by delay. Oe. and $1.00 Bottle*. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. B. H. GORRELL 60 \EARS IENCE Trade Marks Designs copvrights ac. nTono spurting- a .kel-"ti and description maj r-klr asieri -ni our opinion free whether ai .ntion ls i p'bfililr paternal.le. C. nmiunleft issirictlTr..ntiticnifal. HUNDSOOK on Patent* free. Ol.lilt ak-eni'Y for m-iurm*-putent*. item* taken tlir.-uKh Hann * Co. recelT* lat nut id-, wi'hour, charge. In the kkiiiific American. Mdeonietl ll'n«trale.l weeklr. 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