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You may presume that he does see,

You may presume that he does see, Lennie"
 "Right, Well, then. as say. these beggars change identities. They're as like as pins, and to all appearances one chaps the other chap-and the other chaps the first chap. See:'
 Loder laughed. The newly guickened interest was enhanced by treadng on dangerous ground.
 "Well, they change for lark. of course, but there's one fact they both overlooked. They're men, you know, and they forget these little things He laughed dclghtedly. They over a wife,
 There was crash of music from the orchestra. Loder sat straighter ill his seat. He was conscious that the blood had rushed into his face.
 "Oh, indeed:' he said quickly. "One of them had q wife:'
 "Exactly" Again Kaine chuekled. "And the point of the joke is that the wife is the least larky person under the sun. See:'
 A second hot wave passed over To der's face A sense of mental disgust filled him. This, then was the wonder ful garden seen from another stand point. He looked from Lillian, grace ful, skeptcal and shallow, to the young girl beside him, so frankly modern ill her appreciation of life. This, then, was love as seen by the eyes of tke word-the world that accepts, judges and condemns ill Il slang phrase or two! Very slowly the blood rceedeG from his face.
 And the end of the story" he asked in q strained voice.
 "The end: Oh usual end of course Chap makes d mess of things and the bubble bursts.
 And the end of the Wife:"
 "lIe eHd of the Wife:" Lillian broke in with d little laugh. "N'hy. the end
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the music of the orchestra had ceased of the play. nothing but sense of stupefaction had filled his mind. In that moment the great song was si- fenced not by any portentous episode not by any incident that could have lent dignity to it's end. but, with the full measure of life's irony. by trivial social commonplace In the first sen sation of blank loss his faculties bad been numhed. In tbe quarter of an hour that followed the rise of the eur tain he bad sat staring at the stage seeing nothing. hearing nothing. filled With the enorInity of the void that sud denly surrounded him Then from habit. from constitutional tendency, he had begun slowly and perSeveringlv 10 draw first one thread and then an. other from the tan@ie of his thoughts to forge With doubt and difficulty the chain that was to draw him toward the future
 It was upon this same incomplete and yet tenacious chain that his mind Aoi hth UN llt' tfiNtTSttl tllh lail1lIlar streets and at last gained tue house Ire had so easily learned tO call home.
 As he inserted the latrlkrv and felt It nove smoothly in the lock a momeu- tary revolt against his own judgment. his own rellSorSl6p. swung him sharply 'oward reac;ion Hur it k onlY the blind who can walk Without 2 trenor on the edge of all ahySS, and tlsnrc s@as nc longer {; banda@e across i.i, eyes The reaeiua iit,. Il HP like d strii, of lighted paper: t,ie.I. Ike q strip Of lishteG papez il dropped back te :; les He pushed the door open and slowly crossed the hall
 The mounting of q stHire:lSe k often the index to q laan's statr of mnd IS Loder asecH.ied the stairs of Ci.iirote's house his shoulders lHclsrd tftsi. stiff moved as though his feet were weight ell. He llId ceased to be the nan of achievement whose smallest opinion compaI consideration In the privacy of solitude he Was the mere human tlet sam la which he had once compared himself tle tiotsaln that. dreaming it has found a harbof wakes to find itself the prey of the incoming tide.
 Gro Be Continued)
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| r.
 tain fell on the second act Of TAI "Other Mems Shoes" lodcr rose from his seat and made his apologies to Lillian
 At any other moment he might have pondered over her manner of accept ing them-the easy indifference with which she let him go. But vastly keener issues were claiming his attel= ton, issues whose results were Wide and black.
 He left the theater and, refusing the oyertures of cabmen. set himself 10 walk to Chleote's house. His tace was hard and emotionless as he hur- ried forward. but t4e chaos in his mind found expression ill the unevenneSs "' bis pace. To q strong man the con fronting of difficulties is never alarm inc and is often fraught with lnspira- ton. but this applies essentially to 'he difficulties evolved through the weak ness, the folly or the force Of ano'her' when they arise from within the i''a' ter is of another character II IS III presence of his own soul. ana 'h tha' presence alone, that q man may lfuis measure himself,
 As Loder walked onward, tread'nS the whole familiar length of trathc filled street, he realized tor me ''S' time that he was standing before tha' aolemn tribunal--tllat the hour "a'' come when he must answer |" hih'Se'' for himself. The longer and deeper an oblivion the more painful the aWaken' ing. For months the song or se'' hau beaten about his ears, deadeh'hS a'' other sounds: now abruptly that song hod ceased not considerably. not l'n geringly. but with s'ddehhess '"'' made the succeeding silence very 1e' rible. !,
 ue walked onward. keeping his dl- rection unseeingly. He was pass'"s through the fire as surely as though actual flames rose about his feet, ana whatever the result, whatever the nhef of the man who emerged from the or deal. the John Loder who had new" his way through the past weeks wo'''' exist no more. The triumphant egotl>t' the strong man who by his owr strength had kept his eyes upon on" noint refusing to s ky in others4lir tions, had ceased to K.
 Keen though it Ms. his :ea tion of this cr1 P hiaafe had M!1s" eo''F e,,,,an m',, Astrupp glvasfher dictum' when
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Leading and mer sha 0 your
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

'rhaDterI-In an impenetrable Lon In fog John Chilcote, prominent Id rapidly rising member of the op- lsition in parliament, unexpectedly counters John Loder, a poor writer, ho is his exact double. At the mo- bnt the aggression of Russia in Per- is the all-engrossing topic. IT, |,ssia is reported to be supporting rebels in their fight against the th.- ity 2. the shah of Persia, thus stinct 4menacng England's inf1u- |ce in east. III-Chilcote, who Trs,ave toA A1orphia, hears of novel which two men exchanged identi- s. " and V Chilcote visits Loder the latter's humble quarters and oposes that Loder shall imperson- } him when Chilcote is overcome by craving for morphia and wishes get out of the world for the time ling. VI-Loder accepts. V1l-Lod- is compelled to wear rings on one his fingers in order to conceal 8 ar made in Italy by pet dog be- hging to an Englishwoman whom had met here and had become very iendly with. VIII-Loder, repre- hting Chilcote, goes to the latter s me. Chilcote's wife does not de- ft the deception. Loder is greatly pressed by Mrs. Chilcote's beauty manner. IX-Loder lunches th Fraide, the great leader of the position in parliament. He seems win the astute stateman complete
 Fraide, by the way, is the god her of Mrs Chilcote. He receives telegram from Chilcote summoninS to return so that they may as he their proper stations in life. VI ] XII-Chilcote's craving soon ov- omes him( and once more Loder be- hes Chiiedte XIII and NIV-Lod-
 attends swell reception. KY b XVI-4At the reception Lady As (pp is presiding at the fortune tell
 booth Ioder visits it, and she
 uires him to remove his rings. is startled upon seeing the scar
 his hand. XVII, XVIII and XIX [.oder and Mrs Chilcote have an in- vieW of a very delicate nature. A &at political crisis is reached .n fliament. and Loder makes a ong speech. NX-Again Loder s back to his old life. Chileote
 s driving with Lady Astrupp and
 kes all appointment to dine with
 few moments later. She seems
 bicious. NNI-L0der, again as
 hcote asks Mrs Chileote to aid
 in his political career. NNll-
 er keeps the appointment made
 e days before by Chilcote, to dine
 Lady Astrupp. Lady Astrupp
 ases Loder of bein the man who
 bitten on the finger in Italy by
 pet dog. He will neither deny
 admit the accusation.
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CHATTER NNNI.

':$ 5: B: Ell: $: : :: ;: :: $: : :: :::: . ; i:
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Sir lirnry ai. Durand. |.

Sir Eepr. Mortimer puranti who iS soon 10 retjr" as British ambaSSAdor to tAe United States. was h""u in India i'll =1s50, comes of Il thtn@ family a"d has '''n q fighter himself. His gianl!';,or fought under Vel lih4toM all A 9n iaurPlS at Waterloo and jl!> father spent forty years in th vi wars and ,'....s n India.
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rona9e.
PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS

General Founders and MachInlGts
 Brass and Iron Castings and MA chine Repairing. Stock of all StAnd. ard goods and castings carried u stock all the time. Locomotlyex An zines and Boilers Repaired. Long distance telephones, day, 476; ni1ht 334. Pine Bluff. Arkansas Note: We operate our machine shop both tay and night
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Gro Be Continued.)

Honey Melody, the we1terweight champion. and Joe Thomas, the Cali fornia fighter, will meet in a twenty round contest the end of this month.
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"OHttiHe the story Tor hila, LeH4Iie,o stt
 sajd
 of al stupid people who, instead of going through life with a lot oi delight fully human stumbleS, come just one big clopper. She naturally ends in the divorce court"
 They all laughed bojsteroa>ly. Then laughter, story and denouement were all drowned in d tumulluous crash "i music. The orchestra ceased; there was d slight hum of applause, and the curtain rose on the second act.
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]. q. HOLMES co.
 Wholesale Grocertes. Grain, Hay and Superior Patent Flour. Both phones.
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Love- Le repeated coldly. p iS the ,Altiypt"

Love- Le repeated coldly. "So is the ,Mtve:"
 Nes.' Fms timc it was kaine who bonded in his methodical. contented ce. "The motive of the play is P, as Lillian says. And when was E ever serious i'll three act com -on or off the stage?" He leaned ward in his seat. screwed in his glass and laZily scanned the stalls he orchestra was playing Hun ian dance, it's cratic harmonies
 wild alterations of expression ing abruptly across the pinks and Fs, the gliding and lights of the
 ty, conventional theater. Some
 g in the suggestion of unfitness ealed to Loder. It was the force the real as opposed to the ideal
 u new expression on his face, &turned again to Kaine.
 Ind how does it wor.,? ?'' he said.
 lis treatment that you find so- hch?'
 Is voice as well as his expression
 changed. He still sroke quietly. ~ he spoke with interest. He was | longer conscious of his vague resineNsi d fresh chord had been @ek 1s A4is mind, and his curiosity
 responded to it. For tl4e first M it occurred to him that love-the terous, mysterious garden whose X had so suddenly stretched out
 fe his own feet-was a pleasure hd that possessed many doors and Infinite number of keys. He was
 ed by the desire to peer through V her entrance than his own. to see
 3ecret, alluring byways from an-
 e standpoint He waited with in.
 t for the answer to his question.
 3 second or two Kaine continued
 rvey tAe house; then his eyeglass ped from hts eye, and he turned understand the thing" he said IoGlntly. you must have read the tgs Have you read the book?" EN0, Mir. Kaine.' Mary Esseltyn in. 3upted. "NIr. Chilcote hasn't read Ebook.'
 lillian laughed "Outire the story Mhlm. Lennie," she said. "I love to E0ther people taking pains" ka1ne glanced at her admiringly. kell, to begin with" he said amiably. vO men. an artist and a millionaire, hange lives. See?"
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T he
tasqu erade1

Ry (6herine Cecil ThurStOn, Authort of "The Circle" Etc. Copywright, 1903, by Harper and
 |rothers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Joint Conference.

The Joint Conference of the Luth-
ern church for Richland, Lexington,
Saluda and Edgefeld counties assem-
bled at Mt. Tabor Luthern church,
New Brookland, on Friday last and
for three days the good people of that
town opened wide the doors of their
homes to the ministers and delegates
in attendance. New Brookland knows
how to entertain the strangers within
their gates and on this occasion they
royalty entertained the visitors.
The following officers were elected:
Rev. E. L. Lybrand, president; Rev.
r. E. Livingston, vice-president;
Rev. E. J. 'Sox, secretary and Mr..
j. E. R. Kyzer, treasurer.
On Friday morning the sermon was
preached by Rev. J. D. Hagler, and
Friday night Rev. B. L. Bishop filed
the pulpit. On Saturday at II o'clock
sermon was delivered by Rev. A. R.
Taylor and in the evening by Rev. B.
D. Wessinger. On Sunday Rev. E. J.
Sox preached to a large congregation.
The meeting was altogether one of
the best ever held and when the
meeting came to close the general
opinion was "that it was good to
have assembled together in the beau
tiful and growing little city of New
Brookland'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
A Quiet Marriage.

Married, on Wednesday,, the 3rd
day of April, 1907, at the residence Of
Mrs. Smith, sister of the bride, in
Bennettsville, s. c., Mr.. Jacob E.
Earhardt and Miss Anna Mcconnell,
Rev. Jones officiating.
Miss Mcconnell is one of Columbia's
most charming young women and Mr..
Earhardt is to be congratulated upon
winning such anindustrious helpmate.
Mr.. Earhardt has been an employee
of the State dispensary since it first
opened and when the committee was
appointed to "wind up'' the affairs OF
that institution, Mr.. Earhatdt was
one OF the few old employees to be
retained by the board. He is indus
trious, perseyering and prosperous,
and his many friends wish for him
and his, long life and prosperity.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Dr.. c.osson's Dairy.

DR.. D. M. Crosson, president of the
Fredonia Stock, Poultry and Dairy
Farm, presented at our Office few
days ago sample of the product of
his dairy. Hemade his first shipment
last week which consisted of 50pounds
of butter for which he received price
of 25 cents per pound. The doctor
has made arrangements with this
same purchaser to ship him the entire
output of his dairy at the price above
named.-Leesville News.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
I. Decision Affirmed.

The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of DR.. J. A. Milhouse VS.. Southern
railway company. This case, it will
be remembered, was tried before the
court here some time ago and ver-
dict of 500 rendered in favor of the
plaintiff. The action was brought by
DIR. Milhouse because passenger
train failed to stop at Perry for him
after having been tagged.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Panama Canal-Erie Canal.

Machinery is digging the Panama
Canal thousand times quicker than
the shovel dug the Erie.
Machinery produces the L. & NJ.
Paint at SO times less cost for labor,
than if made by hand.
The L. & M. gives the best job in
the world, because l.. & M. Zinc hard
ems L. & M. White Lead and makes
L. & M. Paint wear like iron for 10 to
Is years.
1t only requires gallons of this eel
ebrated paint and 3 gallons of Linseed
Oil at 6oc per gallon, to paint a mod
crate sized house.
If any defect exists in L. & W..
Paint, will repaint house for nothing.
Sold by DR.. E. P. Derrick.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Attention veterans.

Members of Camp Steadman will
meet at the court house on Monday,
the 22nd instant, for the purpose OF
eIecting delegates to the State re-
union at Columbia and also to the
reunion at Richmond. The State
reunion will take place 7, 8 and 9th OF
May, 1907; and the reunion at Rich
mond on the 30th of May to 3rd OF
June, inclusive. The Camp is entitled
to three delegates to each reunion.
BY order of Commander,
NJ. D. Harman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Unclaimed Mail.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in this Office for the week ending
April 8, 1907:
Males:
Bonner, Gretlet.
Hollawanger, Hollans.
Jones, Frank, 2.
Females:
Jacobs, Sallie.
Roof, Miss Ida.
Wessinger, Miss Mollie.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office April %, 1907, if
not delivered before. In calling for
the above, please say "advertised,"
giving date of list.
S. J. Leaphart, Postmaster.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Eggs

From direct defendants of greatest
prize winning strains at ST. Louis ex-
position. Black Langshans, s. c..
White Leghorns, s. c. Rhode Island
Reds and Pekin Ducks. Eggs p per
is. Satisfaction guaranteed. A few
birds for sale.
Oakwood Poultry Yards,
w. E. Lumley, Proprietor,
Tullahoma, Tenn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,
M. Rich,
VS..
T H Huffman.


J. II. Huffman.
By virtue of an execution issued out
of the court of common pleas for said
county, and lodged in my Office on the
29th day of March, 1907, have levied
upon and will sell before the court
house door, on the first Monday in May,
next, during the legal hours OF sale, al
the right, title and interest OF j. h.
Huffman in which J. H. Huffman owns
a one-ffth of two-thirds, to wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract OF land,
situate, lying and being in Fork town.
ship, county of Lexington, and State OF
South Carolina, containing two hundred
and fifty acres, more or less adjoining
lands of Joseph Huffman, Noah HUFF
man, estate lands of John Lorick and
by Broad river, the same being the real
estate Of the late J. E. Huffman, and
tho right, title and interest Of j. Haskell
Huffman in said premises being one
fifth of two-thirds thereof.
Also, all that piece, parcel or tract OF
land, being on Broad river, containing
five hundred and fifty acres, more or
less, and known as the Smith place,
bounded on the west by Amicks' lands,
on the south by Derricks' lands, on the
east by lands belonging to Mrs. Pricilla
Ellison.
Also, island in Broad river adjoining
said Smith place, containing twenty five
acres, more or less, the same being real
estate of the late j. E. Huffman, and
the right, title and interest of J. h..
Huffman therein being one-fifth OF TWO
thirds.
Terms Of sale, cash; purchaser to pay
for papers.
P. H. CoRLEY, S. L. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
conrressman Lever in Town.

Congressman Lever spent day in
town last week, having stopped over
on his return from Aiken, where he
was an attendant Of the Croft-Croft
wedding on Wednesday evening. MIR.
Lever looks well and talks interesting
" of his work in Congress during the
past session. He left Friday evening
for Chester, where he addressed a
meeting of the Cotton Growers as
sociation. He is still simple Frank
Democracy itself-and no amount OF
bouquets can make him otherwise.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Forsaken.

It seems that our correspondents
throughout the county have forsaken
us. Just for what reason we are at a
loss to know, and trust that they have
only gone into winter quarters this
week. Correspondents, send US all
the live news from your sections; it
keeps the people united and is the
means whereby one section of the
county knows what the other section
is doing. Send US good news items
and we will do the rest!
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Applicants Tor Mail Carriers.

80
Postmaster Leaphart examined Sat
turday several applicants for carriers
on the new rural routes recently
established by the post Office depart
ment for this county, one from Peion,
one from Gilbert and one from Peak.
These routes will begin operation on
May 1st.
Those who stood the examination
for the Pelion route were: Josh J.
shealy, Boyd F. Berry, Drayton E.
CLARK, Samuel D. scofn, Charlie A.
EShumpert and Laffayett G. Dunbar.
For Gilbert: Rufus L. Craps, Hor-
race N. Craps.
For Peak: WILDER L. Haltiwanger.
The successful applicants will be
notified within the next few days.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Nothing Like Home.

Your homes should be comfortable
and attractive, then why. not visit
the fine exhibit Of furniture at Scott
Hendrix's Furniture Store, and pur-
chase such articles as you need to
adorn and beautify your home? Make
it q pride to enter and be content, as
iit shouldsbe the dearest place on earth
for everyone to dwell.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Sons Of Confederate Veterans

You are earnestly requested to attend
meeting of Camp Harman, U. s. G.
", on the 22nd day of April, next.
Important business will be attended
to. Election of delegates to Rich
mond, Va, and Columbia, s. G.
BY orderof Sam P. Roof,
Attest: Commander.
F. E. Dreher, Adjutant. &
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Half Rates to Teachers.

The State, out of it's generosity fcrl
the school teachers of South Carolina,
has made half rates to the teachers.
The daily and Sunday editions can be
had for S4.O0; the daily only, $500.
Address, THE STATE,
Columbia, S. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Married,

On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
at the home of the brides father in
Lexington, Mr.. Reuben p. Meetze, OF
near Irmo, and Miss Fannie Son, OF
Lexington, were married by the Rev.
w. i. Keel. Both of these young
people are quite popular. They will
make their home in the Fork.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease. a
Powder,

It makes walking easy. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Ingrowing Nails, Swollen
and Sweating feet. At all Druggists
and Shoe Stores, Csc. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample Free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y. 25
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Legal Blanks For Sale.

Legal blanks, notes, mortgages,
leans on crop, bill Of sale, title to
real estate. In fact, every kind OF
blank can be had at the Dispatch
office.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Errs for Hatehing.

Tennessee, bred birds and bred
right; breeder for u years-B: ?.
Rocks. Rose comb, r. I. Reds, White
Wyandotte, Buff, Orpingtons. .
Give me trial order and you will
be my customer in the future. Prize
winning stock eggs $500 per Is. No
stock for sale.
Tullahoma Poultry Yards,
J. G. Smith, M. D.
Tullahoma, Tenn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Go Where You Are Invited.

We do hope our country readers
win not go where they are not IN
vited when they go to town to trade<
If the merchants fail to solicit your
business keep away from them and
trade with those who invite your
patronage. tits an indication too that
your trade is appreciated and that
YOU win receive kind and courteous
attention while you win find goods at
right prices.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
suec;al Divine Service.

S Rev. W. p. Quick viii preach at the
residence Of Mr.. Walter a. Leaphart,
OF TIE Rocky Well section, on Sunday
afternoon next, at o'clock. The peo-
Die Of that community are cordially
invited to attend.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Divine Service at Pisgah.

Rev. D. B. Groseclose, of Leesvile,
win preach at Pisgah church next
sunday afternoon ats o'clock. Sun
div school at 2 o'clock. The public
Is cordially invited.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Inint Council 70 Meet.

The Joint Council of the Lexington
charge will meet in Roofs hall, April
18th. 1907, at o'clock p. M. All
members are earnestly requested to
Ke present. j. SOL HENDRIX.
3 Chairman Joint Council.