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THE CONVICT LEASE
QUESTION SETTLED.
Passed the Senate Last
Saturday By Vote oi
28 to 8.
Tho extra session of the gener
al assembly <>t Georgia adjourned
last Saturday after finally killing
the convict lease system which
has for years been a stench to the
people, and providing for the dif
ferent counties and municipali
ties of the state to have the first
call for the convicts to he worked
on the public highways and then
the “left overs” to be disposed of
as is deemed best by the new com
mission. The new law is to go
into effect on March 81st, 1909.
The new law embraces the pop
ular demand which has been so
persistent during the past year
that the state convicts as x whole
shall be used on the public roads
of the state and on the state farm,
thereby taking thorn out of com-
p tition with free labor. The
new law does not completely ter
minate the lease system but it
does go far toward stopping this
inhuman practice.
With the passing of this bill the
general assembly adjourned, it
having met in extraordinary ses
sion for the consideration and ac
tion on this problem, which was
accomplished after one of the
hardest battles ever waged on the
ffoor of both houses, the friends of
the new law finally getting it
passed.
INCRKASKD l’OIVKR KOU COMMISSION’
As finally adopted t..e senate
yielded practically every point for
which it had contended.
The first demand of the senate
was that convict leasing should
unconditionally cease after March
81, 1909, which Mr. Holder ac-
c.-ylcd on the condition that it
should be stated that funds were
to lie hud to care for the couvicts.
This the senate refused to accept.
Its next was that the prison
commission should be abolished
and a prison board be substituted.
Upon this board the governor, at
torney general and commissioner
of agriculture were to be placed.
The attempt by indirection to
displace the members of the pres
ent prison commission when their
terms of office should expire and
get rid of them hv abolishing the
office, was knocked out of exist
ence by the house. Hie senate
then yielded on this point also.
The prison commission under
the n w law is not only given in
creased power and responsibility,
but is charged with the handling
of a .arger number of convicts
and the dispositien of larger sums
of money than it has ever hereto
fore been entrusted with.
The bill means an era of good
road work in Georgia after March
81 next and all its adherents con
tend that such a campaign will
prove of inestimable value to tho
whole state.
No doubt the next administra
tion will complete the abolition
of the lease system.
The Music Department.
We wish to call attention to the
importance of this department in
the educational system of every
community, not because it is more
important than other depart
ments, but because its importance
is more often neglected or disre
garded. Music is an absolutely
essenl ial element in modern so
ciety. Without it the wheels of
social and religious progress would
be clogged to the stopping point.
But still the average man or wo
man looks upon music—either vo
cal or instrumental—as a side
line in the child's education. The
average man would not think of
allowing his child to leave off’ lat-
in and the other languages, be
cause these are studies which give
discipline and classical training.
But few have taken the time to
find out the real truth, that music
gj^’es the very highest type of dis
cipline; that the study of no lan
guage surpasses it, and that mu
sic contains the very essence of
the classical spirit. Our best mu
sical classics appeal as no other
form of literature can do to the
finest there is in our natures.
But there is still another phase
of musical education—the vocal
training. Tho mare physical
training, which is a necessary
part of vocal education, is very
valuable. We must not, however,
get the idea that the physical
training is all there is in it. This
is only a small part of it. It
takes strenuous mental process to
sing with expression—to keep the
mind and muscle and emotion in
harmony.
While pondering over the value
of music in education let us con
vince you of its importance by a
practical example. Miss Rey
nolds, who presides over the mu
sic department of the Sandersville
High School, has the rare accom
plishment of being a teacher of
both instrumental and vocal mu
sic. The school and city are in
deed fortunate to have Miss Rey
nolds, and we ask that the pat rons
give sin'll liberal support as will
show the highest appreciation of
the value of a musical education.
Land For Sale.
Says Ns Change is Made.
In our last issue we gnve out a
statement that the Board of Edu
cation would allow pupils outside
of the school limits to enter tho
school at this place under the
same matriculation fee ns the pu
pils in the city. Since the paper
came out Prof. John Gibson stat
ed to a Herald man that the ar-i
tide was misleading in that, it left
the impression that during the
time he had charge of the school
an extra matriculation fee was
charged by him, which, lie states,
was not the case. He says that
his rule was to give the country
pupils all the assistance possible
and that he felt that an injustice
had been done him in the article.
We regret that the article ap
peared to criticise Prof. Gibson,
and believe this statement will
make the necessary correction.
100 2-8 Acres, known as G. A. Jones home place, in Cleve
land district, bounded by lands of Dan Tanner, H. A. Green
way, .1. W. Harrell, Win Frost. Arthur Hollins and lands
of B .1 Smith’s estate and .1 G Harrell. Has 7-rcom dwel
ling and two good tenant houses; place all under good
fence, four good wells, good pasture, two small store houses
mid barn and outbuildings. Rural route by place; seven
miles from Bartow, Ga.
ALSO—One tract of 89 acres in 1894 district of John
son county, known ns the Andrew Greenway place. Good
tenant house and well, cribs, stalls, etc. Both these places
well timbered. Seveii miles from Bartow.
For prices and terms, see or write
(7. A. JONES, Bartow, Ga.
Rural Route No. 3.
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Notice.
Violet Rebekah Lodge No. 9,
I. O. O. F., meets first, and third
Friday afternoons at Four o’clock,
at Lodge room. Visitors wel
comed.
Baby Tonic Digestive
Means
COMFORT AND EASE
For
Restless and Fretful
Babies
Tucker-Richbourg-MitcheU Oo.
45c.
13-yd. Bundles, of a Good
Grade of 3-4 Sea Island. A
Rare Bargain.
A Perfect Harvest of New Fall Merchandise Right Here in
the beginning of the season. It is simply astonishing how
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such desirable merchandise can be sold at such Low Prices.
37c.
lo Dozen Garland Neg
ligee Shirts, 50c. values.
Millinery Opening!
Thursday, Oct 1st
This department will be in charge of MISS PAREPA
CHAPMAN, a trimmer of varied experience in several of our
LARGER CITIES. She will be assisted by Miss Lola Scarborough,
who is well known to all. We will be prepared to show a LARGER
variety of styles and shapes than ever before.
THIS IS AN INVITATION TO ALL.
REMEMBER THE DATE.
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SUITS AND SKIRTS
Daily arrivals of Ready-to-wear Goods have
filled this department literally full of the prettiest
line of Ladies’ SKIRTS and COAT SUITS ever
shown in Sandersville. Come to see them.
SHOES! SHOES!
FOR LADIES
Irving Drew’s Patent, Vici and Gun Metal, Black
and Tans $2.50, $3,00 $3.50 and $4.00
FOR MEN
Boyden’s Patent, Vici and Gun Metal $5.00
T.-R.-M. Co’s. SPECIAL
Patent, Vici, Box Calf and Gun Metal $3.50
R. T. Wood’s Shoes for Misses and Children
Patents and Vici Kid — _60c to $3.50
We have just received our Fall and Winter line of
EIDERHEIM & STEIN’S CLOTHING for Boys
in Browns, Grays, Blues and Blacks, at
$2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, 5.00, 6.00 7.50.
Domestics and Piece Goods
All of the best grades of Calicoes 5c
A good heavy grade of Apron Ginghams 5c
36-inch heavy Sea Island Sheeting.. 5c
Lamb’s Down Heavy Outing Flannels 8 l-2c
A good grade of Canton Flannel 7 l-2c
36-inch Heavy Bleaching 7 l-2c
The “Old Reliable” Fruit of the Loom
Bleaching 9 7-8c
36-inch side band Cambrics 10c
27-inch “ “ Flannellets 10c
Arnold Novelty Waisting 10c
30-inch Flax Cloth 12 l-2c
Dress Ginghams, best 10c
Kimono Flannellets 15c
36-inch Manchester Shirtings 12 l-2c
Bates Searsucker 12 l-2c
Arnold Novelty Suiting 19c
36-inch Motor Cloth 15c
SMALL WARES
Ladies’ all-linen handkerchiefs 5c
Large bar Castile soap 10c
Lead pencils, each lc
Flotilla bath soap 2 l-2c
Ladies’ 25c. stock collars 15c
Ladies’ good 3 for 50c. hose 15c
Big assortment belting 35c
Assortment ladies’ 25c. to 50c. belts 10c
Hair-pin cabinets „ 10c
FURNISHINGS
“The Midget,” a gentleman’s garter 25c
“The Kady Suspender,” double roller. 50c
Try a pair of Ohio make suspenders 25c
Just received a line of all silk Ties 25c
“Cadet Hose for men—they wear 25c
Coiliss Coon Collars, 2 for 25c
75c. Clarion shirts, now 50c
The shirt that fits, “Majestic” $1.00
Night shirts-. 50c
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¥\ /’’I 1 This department is well filled with big variety of the season’s novelties,
I JlfF^ lyOOrK such as Diagonal Serges, Panamas, Chiffon Lorentoes, Herring-Bone
^ 1 vuw VJVVUU* effects, Brilliantines, Suitings, etc. In fact, anything that may be called for.