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RIVERSIDE CAFE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, THE FINEST IN THE SOUTH WE SERVE THE BEST FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Popular Prices and Polite Attention. Next to Stag Hotel 832 MARKET ST., CHATTANOOGA Telephone No. 274. STEWART BROS & CO Clothiers, Hatters, Furnishers EVERYTHING THAT MEN WEAR EXCEPT SHOES The genial John B. Hughes, a Dade County boy, to wait on you. Call; and see your friends. 821 MARKET ST, CHATTANOOGA, TENN BURKE & COMPANY TAILORS 525 MARKET STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TEtfN, “Theman with the ehearß” m Who daily appears f In advertisin our work Is the man who knows _ What’s best in Clothes — If you doubt it call on BURKE. ■ " ' ■ - . ■ - ii— ■ Office Phone 1493 Residence Phone 134^ H. B. HEYWOOD 1 Dentist | SUNDAY ENGAGEMENTS MADE IN ADVANCE 7111-2 MARKET STREET PUBLIC NOTICE We wish to notify the readers of this paper that there are a number of unscrupulous spectacle peddlers traveling jin Georgia and Tennessee claiming to be agents of our firm. Such claims are FALSE and w r e denounce these parties as FAKIRS and IMPOSTERS and will prosecute any offend er of the above If we can secure evidence against him. Broken Lenses Duplicated on Short Notice HARRIS & JOHNSON Mfg. ' O p t i’c ian s 13 E Eighth st. Chattanooga, Tenn. PHONE, MAIN 676 ] Stacy Adams & Go’s CELEBRATED LINE OF SHOES fjgJrl BEST ON EARTH \ ALL LEATHER, ALL STYLES Mki I*l Jk PRICES $5.50 *6 00 and $6.50 GREAT LINE OF MENS $4.00 54.50 & SS.OOSHOES 803 MARKET ST. " Chattanooga’s Reliable Firms WHO APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE. SYNOPSES OF BILL. Provides That Convict Leasing Shall Practically Cease March 1, 1909. Atlanta, Ga—The following is a complete summary of the bill for the future control and management of the convicts of the state, as agreed to Sat urday morning by both the house and senate: First. The lease system is to end forever on March 31, 1909, which is the date of the termination of the present lease contracts, with the sin gle proviso that if there be Amy “overs” at that time, they may be dis posed of, for one year only, as the prison commission, with the consent and approval of the governor, may deem best. Second. Before there can be any “overs” every county in the state shall be allotted a share of the convicts ac cording to its population. Those coun ties not taking their share shall be credited on the books of the prison commission with a credit and at some future date may demand of the state to work their roads as far as their credit may extend. Counties desiring more than their share can have them from counties not working their con victs, free of charge. After all coun ties shall have been supplied, as above stated, municipalities can take con victs at SIOO each per annum. In addi tion to this there will be a number of convicts at the state farm as re quired by law. All that may be left after counties, municipalities and state farm shall have been supplied, may be defined as “overs.” Third. When the convict is a woman the presiding judge shall have the right to send her to the state farm instead of giving her a chaingang sen tence. Fourth. All felony convicts, except those required to be kept at the state farm, shall be worked on the public roads, bridges or other public works of the state. Fifth. The proration between the counties shall be done by the prison commission, and each county in the state shall inform the commission as to how many convicts it desires. The information shall state distinctly whether the county desires exactly its quota, more than its quota or none at all. Sixth. When work is done in any county by the prison commission, the county shall pay the expenses thereof. Seventh. The prison commission shall, as far as practicable, employ whites and blacks in separate insti tutions and locations, and the races shall always be provided with sepa rate eating and sleeping apartments. Eighth. The secretary of the prison commission shall give his entire time to the duties of his position and shall receive SI,BOO per annum. The pay of wardens shall not exceed SIOO per month and that of the guards shall not exceed SSO. Ninth. Any two or more counties in the same vicinity can form joint road gangs for the working of their roads or other public works. Tenth. No warden, deputy warden, guard, inspector or other officer or em ploye of the state in the direction of its convicts shall be interested in any manner in the work or profit of the labor of any convict, and any violation of this provision shall constitute a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for from two to five years. Eleventh. Stringent regulations as to habits and character are laid down for every applicant for any of the po sitions under the bill. Twelfth. All wardens and physicians shall be required to make oath for the proper performance of their du ties and shall be required to make bond in such amount as the prison commission may determine. Thirteenth. Wildcat camps are broken up. It is provided that it shall be unlawful for any official to hire to any person or corporation in the state any misdemeanor convict, and it shall be equally unlawful for any person or corporation to work any such misdemeanor convict. The pris on commission is charged w-ith the duty of instituting prosecutions for any violation of the terms of this section. * Fourteenth; It shall be the duty of some member of the prison commis sion to make personal visits to every convict camp and road gang, at least once in every six months. Fifteenth. The prison committee, with the approval of the governor, is given the authority to purchase or lease, for a period of five years, with the option to purchase at any time, tracts of lands for the purpose of working convicts thereon. Sixteenth. It is provided that the state farm shall be used as far as pos sible for the purpose of making sup plies for the maintenance of the con victs, the state sanitarium and other state institutions, and that any net profits arising from such work, shall be used in establishing a central peni tentiary for working such vicious con victs as the prison commission may SCIGCt Seventeenth. The clerk of the court in any county where a convict may be convicted 4s required to give a de tailed history of the convict to the prison commission. Eighteenth. In furthering the Idea to make the county camps as perfect as possible and to aid in the building of good roads, the prison commission is authorized, in its discretion, to em ploy four supervisors, who shall visit the various counties, inspect their convicts and work, and perform such other duties as the commission may • wr require. . _ .. Nineteenth. The supervisors shall acquaint themselves with the theroy and practice of road building and shall stand ready to assist any county Or municipality in the state in plan ning and constructing their roads, bridges and other public works. ♦ ♦ ♦ * : : THREE NEW RAILROADS. Moultrie Will Have Large Increase ifi Its Railroad Facilities. Moultrie, Ga. Moultrie is again threatened with the invasion of a number of small railroads, and the outcome of these projects is being watched with interest. A charter has recently been granted the Sparks and Moultrie railroad, which will use the bed of a road that was built a number of years ago, but never chartered, and later taken up and put down between Moultrie and Tifton. There is a road coming this way from Adel, and is already built more than half way. It is the property of a large sawmill interest, and it is com ing along at will, and with the avow ed intention of coming in Moultrie be fore it stops. Another road is being built this way from Fort Gaines via Arlington, Newton and Camilla. All these roads are independent of Moultrie’s capital or Moultrie inter ests. In fact, none of them have ask ed for subscriptions or encourage ment whatever from Moultrie, though such encouragement will be extended at the proper time. While there is much uncertainty in railroad building, and especially at this time, when business is somewhat depressed, it is likely that Moultrie will have one or more additional railroad outlets in the course of another year or two. THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Lewis Cooksey, the little boy indict ed for murder and train-wrecking, having, it is alleged, wrecked the train on the Southern railway near Buford when Engineer Ben Dewberry and his fireman lost their lives, was tried by a jury before Judge Charles H. Brand at Lawrenceville and ac quitted on both charges. Americus near-beer dispensers have steadfastly refused thus far to pay the state tax demand. Not one has yet registered and settled. Some of the dealers express hope that the brewers may yet undertake legal pro ceedings by injunction or otherwise, thus at least delaying the collection of taxes. The waterwarks and electric light systems at Canton soon will be com pleted and water and lights furnished the citizens under a fine system at very reasonable rates. The sewerage system will be installed later. In view of these improvements and conven iences the town is taking on renewed life and dwellings are in great de mand in that city. Richard E. Ramset, one of the prom inent farmers of the Augusta section fell the third story window of the Genesta hotel in that city, break ing his neck. There seems to be doubt that the tragedy was the result of an accident, the lights being out at the time. Mr. Ramset was 63 years of age and served in the Con federacy in the army of northfc Vir ginia for three years. He was wl; of the most extensive farmers in bia county and his home was at Phin izy, Ga. The Savannah lodge of Elks open ed their new club house on Oglethorpe avenue west. The club was formerly the residence of Colonel Bienre Gor don and it will make a palatial home for the order. It has almost been en tirely furnished by donations from the membership. Lemuel B. Norton and B. P. Phillips, well known members of the legal pro fession in DeKalb county, and A. H. Flake, manager of the light plant in Decatur, were indicted on three counts by true bills handed down by the DeKalb grand jury at Decatur in connection with an investigation of the protest filed by supporters of S. A. Morris, recently defeated by Hoop er Alexander in the race for represen tative from that county. From a reliable source it is report ed that the car manufacturing plant of the South Atlantic Car and Man ufacturing company at Waycross will resume operations with a large force on Oceober 1. One order is already in hand of the company, with a larger one in sight. Working full force, the plant will employ between four and five hundred men. Postmasters for Georgia appointed: Ambrose, Coffee county, Ivy W.Poor man, vice J. R. Cox, resigned; Slo cumb, Jones county, John W. Brown, vice J. M. Childs, resigned. Members of the vaudeville troupe that appeared at the Lyric theater in Macon attached the scenery, props and everything about the theater on account of back salaries owed them by the management. It is claimed that over SSOO in salaries is owed to the actors and actresses. An increase of about 20 per cent marked the total registration of the LaGrange public schools over the reg istration on opening day of last year. Patents issued at Washington to residents of Georgia: Plant for hand ling baled cotton, J. R. Fordyce, At lanta; guard for car windows, J. S. McKenzie, Atlanta; envelop, T. S. Cor bitt, Kirkland; adjustable stand, J. W. Rice, Atlanta; ratary engine, L. M. Singleton and C. E. Maddon, Alpha retta. The baseball fans will be glad to know that there is a probability of seeing the two great Georgia-Ameri can players in the great international sport during the state fair at Atlanta. The proposition is that Cobb and Rucker bring two opposing teams to play the national game at the fair grounds, they to pick out the best players from the American and Na tional leagues that can be secured. The matter has been taken up with Cobb and Rucker, and it is more than probable that the arrangement will be effected, and that Cobh will postpone his Japanese trip till after the fair. Tine place where all good men should sto The Stag Hotel Room O lean and Up-to-Date European BaUis in Connection Every Modern Conveni .ee STANLEY & BOGENSHOTT, PROP R ] 834 MARKET ST. PHONE 2598, CHATTANGGGJ CHATTANOOGA MARBLE fl A, W. HASSELL Prop. Li f ) h a t r £ J ud Granite Monuments 1149-51 MARKET sT We have monuments in stock from $8 to $3,000 Call on or write us. it arc mhi " c ° ac.„ mßr For The Same Money? Call on us for repair work, bridles, collars, oils, whips, or anything in the harness line. Second hand harness bought and sold, work guaranteed, prices right. ANDERSON HARNESS CO, SOI Main st. Chattanooga, ■- W. L, Douglas $3.00 SHOES $3.50 Shoes at all prices, for every member of the family. Men, Boys, Women, Misses and Children W. L. Douglas makes and sells more men’s $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 shoes than any other manufacturer in the world, because they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater value than any other shoes in the world today. W. L. Douglas $4 and $5 Gilt Edge Shoes Cannot Be Equalled at Any Price. caution, W. L. Douglas’ name and price is stamped on bottom. Take no substitute. Sold by the best slioe dealers everywhere. Illustrated catalog free to any address —W* Tj. Douglas, Brooktou, Mas. MV 11 (\ /I Sole X 111111 j Chattanooga, Term. m When the Honeymoon is over And you’ve settled down at home Where forever you’ll be happy Never more you’ll want to roam. Don’t you think it will be nicer In that little “Feathered Nest,’*, If its furnished to a finish With the goods that are the best? . Well, a secret we would whisper If you hear don’t treat it light Come to See us when you many And Your future will be bright. THE MONTGOMERY AVE, FURNITURE Cl Telephone Main 4379 257 Montgomery Ave, Chattanooga.