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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
CONVICT LEASE ENDS.
Georgia Rids Herself of Cruel
System of Long Standing
WORK OF SPECIAL LEGISLATURE
Governor Smith Signs Bill Which
Ends Regime of Corruption and
Great Brutality in the Cracker
State.

Atlanta, Ca, Special.-Just at mid
night Saturday night Governor Hoke
Smith signed the convict lease bill
which hereafter prohibits the leasing
of felons except by the consent of
The Governor and prison commission.
The bill was passed by the Legis-
latrre Saturday after $4,000 had
been spent in an extra session, and
nearly a month used in discussing
the legislation With the signature
Of Governor Smith on the bill as en-
crossed, Georgia has done away with
a system which has been in exist
,snce ever since 1865. s
1t was to settle this convict lease
question that Governor Smith called
a special session Of the Legislature.
He desired that the lease system be
absolutely abolished and the bill as
passed provides that there will be no
leasing of convicts to any contractor
for private gain. 1t is said these con-
.ractors have made thousands Of dol
lars out of convict labor in Georgia
in the last forty years, men being
leased to them at $1O0 a piece with
the proviso of board and sleeping
quarters.
In the investigation which led to
The present legislation there was con-
siderable testimony to the effect that
negro convicts had been whipped by
overseers, that in several cases the
abuse had resulted in the death of
men under the control of the lessee.
When the Georgia Legilature as
sembled month ago to consider the
question of convict labor, Governor
Smith announced that he desired all
traces of the lease sysem to be erad-
lcated. The House and Senate disa-
greed as to how this should be ac-
complished. The Senate insisted that
there should be no leasing after
March 81 next. The House wanted
the lease system extended to 1911.
Finally, however, House and Senate
compromised Oh measure which
permits the use by the State of any
convicts not used on State roads, nor
by municipalities, nor in State insti-
tutions. These men may be used as
The prison commission and Governor
sees fit, but as close friend of Gov
ernor Smith said when it was sug-
gested this provision might have
a "joker." Governor Smith, you
may be sure, is totally opposed to
leasing convicts to private individ-
.uals and will never consent, to- any
leases of this kind. The lease system
is dead. >,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
LYCEUM IN PARIS.

Frenchwomen are not clubable; the
life they see outside their own
homes they prefer to see at restau-
rants or at fashionable tearooms.
Nevertheless, the Lyceum Francois,
established by the Duchess Dire.
d'Uzes, Nine. Alphonse Daudet and
other well known Frenchwomen, is
having very successful start. 1t is
just fairly settled in its home, a
splendid house in the Rue de la
Renaissance, of which the old carV-
ed cak mantelpiece and door in the
reading room are said to be worth
a visit in themselves. English and
American literary and artistic wom-
en- in Paris are joining the Lyceum
Francais. Queen Alexandra was to
have visited the art exhibition at the
Lyceum, but as her visit to Paris
had to be abandoned, she could not,
OF course. do so.-New York Tribune
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p u 7 N A M

Color goods brighter and faster coors than any other
dye any garment without ripping apart Write for
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POSTAL. BANKS FAVORED

Proposition to Establish Postal Saw
ings Banks Will be Considered by
the National Association of Post
masters at Their Convention in
Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Special.-Dis-
cussion of postal savings banks and
parcels post will occupy the attention
Of the National Association of Post
masters of First Class Offices during
the convention opened in this city
Thursday. Postmaster General Geo.
Won L. Myer and several of his sub
ordinates from Washington, with
postmasters from nearly al! of the
larger cities of the country will take
part in the consideration of these
vital topics.
Postmastep General Myer has gone
or record as favoring both projects
and will renew his recommendations
for their adoption in his next annual
report to the President and Congress.
The postal savings bank proposit-
ion, in its modified form, will limit
deposits to small amounts, thus max
ing the system practically an auxili-
ary and feeder for national and State
banks. Opinion among the visiting
postmasters as to the parcels post
system is divided, but majority
favor the plan. Friends of the meas
ure declare that nothing now pre-
vents the establishments of parcels
post but the influence of the express
companies.
In the matter of back-stamping the
day and hour of arrival Of letters,
the postmasters are generally agreed
that the plan should be continued.
The practice was discontinued ia
New York, but the postmaster of
that city reports that numerous COM
plants have been made by patrons.
Lawyers and big commercial con-
Germs have urged that the practice of
back-stamping be resumed, as the
back-stamp is sometimes highly im-'
portant in the trial of cases by law.
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Watchman Killed by Robber.

Durham, special.-The dead body
of Jack Robertson, night watchman
of the Darlington Lumber Company,
of East Durham, was found Satur-
day morning in the road between the
company's plant and the railroad
tracks, cold and evidently having
been there several hours. When the
alarm was spread, Sheriff Harvard
was one of the first there and made
the examination disclosing the way
the man died. Two 3S calibre 'pis-
tol wounds were found in the body.
Suspicion rests uon a colored man,
and robbery was the cause of the
crime.
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To Confer on Roads.

Washington, Special. = America
will be officially represented at the
international Good Roads Congress
to be held in Paris next month, ac-
cording to an announcement made
last week. The French ministry of
public works has issued formal in
vitations to- all highway authorities
of this country and many will prob
ably attend.
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The British Ambassador.

London, By Cable.-James Bryce's
retirement from Washington is ex-
pected here to speedily follow the in
auguration of President Roosevelt s
successor. That Lord Desborough will
succeed to the Washington post is
considered foregone conclusion. Mr..
Bryce is known to have accepted the
post with the proviso that he was free
to resign as soon as the recently sign
ed arbitration treaties with the Unit
ed States were concluded. Des-
borough is 53 years old, multi
millionaire, and has had some ex-
2erience in public life.
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AVOID RISK IN BUYING PAINT.

You take good deal of risk If you
buy white lead without having abso-
lutte assurance as to its purity and
quality. You know white lead Is Of
ten adnlterated, often nmisrepresented.
But there's no need at all to take
any chances The Dutch Boy Paint
err trade mark of the National Lead
Company. the largest makers of gen.
uiue white lead, on a package OF
White Lead, is positive guarantee
of purity and quality. It's as depend
able as the Dollar Sign. II you'll
write the National Lead Company,
Woodbridge Bldg, New York City,
they Will send you simple and GER
tain outfit for testing white lead, and
valuable book on paint, free.
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Six Hundred People Homeless.

Saco, Maine, Special.-Six hun
drea people are rendered homeless
and a half million damage is done to
property. Eighty-fve tenement
houses and nine million feet of lum-
Der were consumed in fire that
swept this city. 1t originated in a
lumber yard and high wind caused
a rapid spread Of the. flames. The
damage would have been much great
er had not help arrived from Bidde-
ford. There were may thrilling
escapes from death. The flames were
subdued at noon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Pills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcers
lion, >fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton. dizziness, ,ornervous prostration.
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Spec 1lar Attempt at Murder and
Suicide.
.1his. Tenn. Special.-A

-.phis, Tenn, special.-A spec
tacular attempt at murder and suicide
occurred at the crowded corner OF
Monroe and Third streets at 6 O'Clock
Monday night when Nose Cook, IS
years old, an insurance clerk, shot
three bullets into his wife and at
tempted to kill himself. With the
revolver in his mouth and repeatedly
pulling the trigger, his life was saved
only by the fact that all Of the cart
ridges had been exploded. The man
eooly started to reload the weapon
VII N bystander seized club and
22elled him to the pavement. The wo-
man-w taken to the hospital.
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OCTOBER rs THE BEST TIME TO
START A GARDEN.
Work in the Fall Means a Long and
Glorious Season Next Year.

In October, when leaves and flowers
are dying, when Nature is closing her
eyes for her long sleep, it is only those
Of experience who cry: "This is the
best time to start a garden. ~
There is always a setback to gar
de:i started in the spring, because it
is lot long enough from the time
growth begins until the hour of bloom
to give many plants their full chance
to expand before sending forth their
flowers. A plant must almost reach
maturity before it blooms, which in
deed it only does that it may form seed
and thus perpetuate itself to poster
ity. To start a garden early is often
the secret of success.
By preparing the beds and borders
in the autumn, DIGGING them out about
two feet deep, placing inverted sod
in the bottom and finally filing them
up with layers of manure, light soil
and top-dressing, much time is saved
in the spring, when the irresistible
Observation-Disclosures feeling is in the
air. Besides, there is something about
a well-settled bed that flowers like
better than one that is quite new. If
in the spring these autumn-prepared
beds require extra mulching or ferti-
lizing, it is a matter that is very cas-
lily attended to.
When the beds and borders are
made, the garden shonld be cleared Of
all surplus material. The roots of
strong weeds should be. lifted, and a
light dressing Of manure spread over
the places that are destined to be lawn
the following spring.-The October
Delincator.
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Granted New Trial.

staunton, Va, special.-The Vir-
ginia Supreme Court of Appeals at
Staunton granted new trials to the
negroes, Burton and Conquest, con-
victed here upon change of venue
in the Onancock race riot cases and
given one year each in the penitcn-
tiary. This is the second time that
these cases have been before the Su-
preme Court. The defendants were
first convicted in Accomac county and
given heavy penitentiary sentence.
They appealed and these sentences
were set aside with the cases trans
ferred to Norfolk.
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Burglar Shot and Killed.

Macon, Ca, special.-City Detec-
tive Tom Jones at 8 O'Clock Sunday
morning shot and killed Junior Braid
a negro burglar, just after he had
burglarized the grocery store of J..
G. Vann and attempted to burglar
ize the dwelling of Thomas G. Car.
roll. Mrs. Carroll was aroused by
the negro in the house and screamed.
He broke through the glass door an6
ran. The city detective was CALLED.
gave chase and was forced to shoot
the negro, who showed fight wher
he was overtaken.
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Forest Fires in West Virginia.

Cumberland, Nd, Special Re
ports are being received of disast.
rous forest fires in the vicinity o.
Thomas, Davis, William and Other
points in West Virginia along the
line of the Western Maryland Rail
road. Water is rery scarce, COMP
eating the situation. No water has
passed over the Dry Fork dam fol
some time and conditions are seriou;
in that locality. The smoke is Sc
dense at Thomas that objects few
feet distant are indistinguishable.
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Mad Dog Causes Trouble.

spartanburg, S. c., special.-A
mad dog ran amuck in the streets
here Tuesday afternoon doing consid-
cradle damage before it was killed.
The animal attacked j. P. Hertzog,
a well known contractor, and inflict-
ed a slight wound on his leg. The
dog also bit a coiored nurse and then
attacked a pair Of mules hitched to
the stret sprinkler, biting one of the
mules on the lip.
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Game Of Cards Leads to Death.

spartanbprg, S. C., special.-As
the result of a quarrel over game
of cards, Wells Wofiord is dead at
his home near Glenn Springs, having
been shot by Jim West. Both parties
are colored. Last Sunday afternoon
several negroes were engaged in
playing game of cards in the woods
among them being Wofford and West.
They fought as to who was winner
and West drew pistol and fired on
Wofford, shooting him through the
stomach,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

I read Of Doan's Kidney Pills and
began using them. One box made me
stronger and freer from pain. kept
on using them and in three months
was able to get out on crutches, and
the kidneys were acting better. l i'm
proved rapidly, discarded the crutches
and to the wonder Of my friends was
soon completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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IIEE;LI. p + III
AI)\ VIC :

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about. your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fdence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond a doubt the power of
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Roosevelt Appeals for Taft.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, special.-Pres
iaent Roosevelt in letter to William
s. Mckinley, chairman of the Re.
publican congressional committee.
made public Sunday, appeals to dis.
interested citizens to join with the
national Republican committee and
the congressional committee in {
movement to elect William H. Taft
as President and Republican Con-
gross to support him. ,, lf5s,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

That's what TETrERINE is; and it is more.
It Is IN absolute cure for eczema, letter,
ringwerm, erysipelas and al other itching
cutaneous diseases. In aggravated cases
OF these afflictions It's cures havo been pho
nomenal. 1t gives instant relief and effects
permanent cures. SOC. at druggists or by
mail from J. T. SHUPTR1NE, Dept. A, Sa-
vannah, ca.
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DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA.
Could Lay Slate-Pencil in One
Hands in Dreadful Statc-Disease
Defled Treatment for Years
-Cured bY Cuticura.

II had eczema on my hands for about
seven years and during that time I had
used seve-al so-called remedies, together
with physicians and druggists prescrip.
tions. The disease was SO bad on my
hands that 1 could lay slate-pencil in one
of the cracks and rule placed across the
hand would not touch the pencil. kept
using remedy after remedy, and while some
gave partial relief, none relieved as much
rs did the first box of Cuticura Ointment.
l made purchase of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and my hands were perfectly
cured after two boxes of Cuticura Oint.
mcnt and one cake Of Soap were used. w.
q. Dean, Newark, Del, Mar. 2S, 1907
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More Troops for Mexican Border.

Galveston, Special-Rush orders
for more troops on the Mexican bor-
der have been received from General
Meyer, of the United States army,
who is investigating conditions. Three
troops of calvary are now in service
along the Rio Grande and more go
forward. Several companies of Mex
ican troops are on the Mexican side
of the river. Ten Mexicans carry
ing arms were arrested while trying
to cross the river into Mexico. They
are believed to be revolutionists,
though they said they were pursu-
ing a gang Of horse thieves.
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Fleet Nears Albany.

Melbourne, By Cable.-Dispatches
from Albany on the Australian west
coast, state that the American bat
tleship fleet is nearing that port and
will arrive Friday. Six days will
be spent there, after which the ar
mada will proceed to Manila, dis
tance of about 1,SOO miles. Albany
is village of less than 5000 souls
and the entertainment of the tars
will necessarily be on small scale.
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He Apologized.

Henry, aged three, was left alone
with his three-months-old brother.
His mother, hearing the baby cry, re-
turned to find out what had happen
ed. "Oh," said Henry, 81 choked
him little, but 1 asked him to 'scuse
me. ''-October Delineator.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
Beware of ointnnents For catnrrh

us mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely deranse the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by +. j. Cheney l. Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine; 1t is taken IN
ternally and made IN Toledo, Ohio, ehao, by +.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Iake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Father Would Be Sorry.

Rachel, who was four years old, was
admiring her baby brother, who was
three months old before his father re-
turned from a trip abroad. Looking
up at her mother, she said, "Mama,
won't papa be sorry he isn't any re-
lation to this baby?"-October Deli
neator.
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TABAsco.

fter woman musician comes
nearest to beng man.-New York
Press.
man rarely knows anything
worth telling until he gets old enough
to keep his mouth shut.-Dallas
News.
Tie Salome dance can never be a
success until it has obtained Hous-
ton s approval and it will have to
shuttle in pretty fancy style to get
an Endorsement here.-Houston Post,
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After Quantity.

ri hear you have changed doctors. :"
eyes; / have one now who is much
more reasonable. I"
"You like him better9"
"Well, he gives me twice as big
pill for the money"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
Absconding italian Banker on Trial.

Absconding Italian Banker on Trial
New York, Special.-Pasquale Ca
ponigri, charged with abscondins
nearly two years ago, owing deposi-
tors in his bank more than 100000.
was arraigncd in police court. When
arrested he said he fled because he
could not realize on securities, and
if he had closed the doors of the
bank and asked for a receiver his
countrymen would have killed him.
He had to run to save his life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

paralyzed me ana
affected my kid
neys. My back
hurt me terribly,
and the urine was
badly disordered.
Doctors said my
right kidney was
practically dead.
They said / could
never walk again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
Modern Maternity,

"a little girl IS mother attended
number Of card parties, leaving the
sehiid at home with the nurse. On one
such occasion the child's attention
was attracted by the plaintive cries
of q young calf. Running to the win
dow she exclaimed, sPoor little. calf
ey, has your mama gone to the card
party and left you, too 7"-October
Deiineator.
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Nn1nNGER A SECRET.

$50 that great inventor is dead
and his wonderful secret is lost
"Not at all. He told it to his wife
just before he died.
"Ycs; that's what / inean,>-Ph1ia
aelphia Press.
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LYDIA e. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE C0MP0 UND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
"Ever since 1 was sixteen years of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence I had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-.
clan said 1 must go through an opera
tion to get we'll. A friend told me
about Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you l am to-
day a well woman, and ! am telling
all n. ll.ends of my experience"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

"Some men," said Uncle Eben,
"ain't satisfied to quit when dey's
done bought gold brick, but keeps
payin' storage OH it an holdin' it
fur q rise. Washington Star.
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Rrntallv Frank.

Gone thing I like about a dentist." F"
"What is that-his absence?"
"No. When he pulls tooth he
does not claim that this hurts him
worse than it does You.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

Hichs' Capudine Cures Women's
Monthly Pains, Backaehe, Nervousness,
Sdiately. Prescribed by physicians with best
results. loc.. &c., and 5Oc.. at drug stores.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
In Self-Defense.

He ceased to use the hateful weed
To please his wife, but then
He wore so very large a crouch
She made him start again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

H.H. GREES's SONS. of Atlanta. Ca. are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In tho
world. See their libsrar offer In advertise"
ment In another column OF this paper.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23

Hicks Capudine Cures Headache.
Whether from colds, heat, stomach or
nervous troubles. No Accetanilid or dan
gerous drugs. It's liquid and acts imme-
diately. Trial bottle l0c. Regular sizes
25c. and 50c.. at all druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-09-23
Menace to all Europe.

London, By Cable.-The alarming
spread Of cholera in Russia has given
Use to the gravest fears that the
Whole of the European continent may
be ravaged by this disease. Germany,
France, Italy, Austria, England and
other countries are planning the most
rigid precautionary measures. Ow-
ing to unsanitary conditions in Rus
sia it seems TO be impossible to check
the spread of the disease. Austrian
health nff;nials +Lo"--,,I n"n"H-
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ONE KIDNEY GONE,
But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

sylyanus o. verrill, Milford, Me-,
says: "FiYe years ago a bad injury