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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. ywi 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 4 • 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. ggQI 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 ' b ¥\ /’’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.