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 DR. BoELASD:-Circumstanccs prevented mo from attending meeting of my brother mechanics of this place, at the city hall, on the llh of last month.

 Unacquainted with the result of, and the remarks male at the said meeting, | would respectfully request you to insert the follow ing suggestion in the columns of your paper provided you sec fit to do SO, and that inc same suggestion has not already been dis cHssed; oi course refer to the penitcntiary question.

 In order to insure thc success of inc object m view, its necessary that we should appoint a numerous committee, from amongst our- selves and our friends, whose members arc well acquainted with the influential men ol the other towns and counties of this State. Let us appeal, through them, to our brother mechanics and tine generous hearted people el ihis Stale, ,ea massc. N one will listen to our just appeals with deaf ear. T'hcy will instruct thcir respective representatives for the session ot our noEt= legislature 10 take better noHcc of our next petitions on the same subject than has been done during the ses- sion of the last legislature.

 Ii fine citizens of tho other counties will interest themselves in our behalf, we shall surely succeed. Thc iuzmcss of our petition must he apparent to ali. Their reprcsena- hvcs will discuss the matter, and undoubtedly ind ont some way or manner in which the convlcts might be employed, without any greater injury from that bancful though ncccs- Sary establishment; and what is by far of more importance, the industrious and hard working citizens oI this place, and all the mechanles of several different trades in this county will revive again. There are many who were fortunate enough to leave before they became, Gas il is now the case with most ol those who remained. porertg-bouad. D Let the members of our next legislature con slder that many an aged parent may be drag glng along t sorroWlul life, on account of her seantIly paid or scantily employed, though industrious and alleetioHate son. Let them consider that there Is many aTmother, who, With the slckening look cf fsomowand distress. does cas- her eye upon the scanliIy furnished table round which her offspring gathers, ill- protected against the inclemency of the wea- thcr by garments. Let them consider thai there Is a great number oi hard listed mechan- os' whose families, as well as themselves, are, hy their eXcrtions and sterling worth, as honest citizens, worthy of q better fate, than to be brought to distress by supplying the work, which, by rights, belongs to Hca, with that oia parcel of couictS.

 Let the legislature consider ali this, and surely relief will be granted.

 Iii conclusion, merely would state that l am not personally affected by that institu- ton, but have many friend who is.

 onrs with great respect

 C. o. TALLER.

 Litlc Roeb, July GA, 1915.