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THE TARIFF How It Effects The Butts County Farmer Says Tariff is A Cunning Device To Rob The Poor And Gnrich The Rich—Clear and con cise Explanation Some of the advocates of the protective tariff contend that the importer pays the tariff. Indeed the importer does pay it, but he forthwith collects it again from the consumer, to whom he sells the imported goods. If people are so unpatriotic as to consume imported goods, let them pay the penalty. So far, so good. But this is only a part of the question. The imposition of the tariff raises the price of goods, both foreign and domestic. The patriotic consumer who buys only domestic goods must pay an extra price, an IN-LAND tariff. And to whom does the con sumer of home-produced goods pay this extra price, this IN LAND tariff? To the Govern ment? No; not a cent of it. To the producer? Yes; every cent of it. A protective tariff may, there fore, be defined as a cunning device for extracting money from the pockets of the consumer and putting it into the pockets of the producer. Now it so happens that the producer who generally gets pro tection is not the producer of raw T mate rials, but the producer of manufactured materials. So it fails out that the Butts county farmer whose cotton is unpro tected, must, every time he buys a shirt, pay tribute to the manu f ’cturer of protected cottDn 11 th. This is only one of the many injustices of protection. Hector McClean Galloway. GOODY’S DISTRICT Wo are now busy preparing the land for the coming crop, and just here let me say if you are not certain that you haven’t pre pared corn land enough to make a bountiful supply of corn to do you next year, put some of the land you have set apart for cot ton in corn; for we all know (here is now a fight going on be tween the farmer and the cotton speculator. There has been every means brought to bare this season to depress the price of cotton. Some try to attribute the depression in the cotton market to the panic. This is absurd on the face of it. If that be so, why have mules sold higher this winter than they have sold in 25 years? Corn and all other products are today higher than they have been in years. And why is it that in the short est cotton crop that has been in years the price was lower than all other products? The answer is simply this: The cotton men know that the cotton farmer is the most depressed and the most dependent of any class of people on earth, and the speculators and manufacidrers are expecting to squeeze him out* This is the whole truth and everybody knows it. The law of supply and demand is being grossly ignored and we all know it,and so long as we depend on cotton for a liv ing we will be in the soup, and we all know that. And when we see and know all these things I have just mentioned, why is it that we continue to follow a system of farming that is so much to our detriment? Theso are serious questions and it behooves every farmer of the South to prepare to extricate himself from these conditions. Plowhandles. PAUL ANDREWS HAPPENS TO PAINFUL ACCIDENT Paul, the bright and manly young son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Andrews happened to a serious accident Monday. While feeding the saw in his father's wood yard, the wood slipped in such a manner as to throw his thumb under the saw, severing it entirely from the right hand. It was done so quickly that he knew nothing of it until he felt his hand quivering and upon looking at it, found his thumb gone. His presence of mind caused him to grasp tightly his wrist, to suppress the flow of blood. Paul went immediately to Dr. Butner who with Dr. Copeland administered chloroform and re moved the remaining stub to the third joint. He is now resting easy and his friends wish for him an early recovery. THE DUMMY LINE MAKES TAX RETURNS TO STATE The first tax return from a railroad company was made to Comptroller general Wright Fri day morning. It was from the Flovilla and Indian Springs Railroad Company. They claim their mileage to be worth $3,500 and all their prop erty, $3,826.75. MEETING OF GIRLS LITERARY CLUB The little girls’ Literary Club met Saturday afternoon March, 14, 1908 at 2 o'clock with Beat rice Williams. Those present, were: Margaret Sams, President, Rosalie Carmichael, Secretary. Helen Smith, Beatrice Williams, Julia Curry. Letters from “Aunt Janet” in the Woman Home Com panion and the plans for the Club were read. After the out door games were played, refreshments were served and enjoyed by all present. The next meeting will be at Helen Smith’s Saturday af ternoon April. 4th, 190S. THE "SMILING CLUB” ENTER TAINED The Smile Club held a very enjoyable meeting one after noon recently at the home of Thelma Woods on East Third St. After exciting outdoor games refreshments were served which consisted of bananas, whipped cream and cake. The mem bers present were treated to a straw ride by the hostess. Luther Joyner will bring you the Atlanta Georgian six days in a week for ten cents. Give him your subscription. You can’t beat Jamerson Drug Cos. when it comes to buying fresh Garden Seed. They have the kind you want—Landreth’s and Ferry’s. Jackson Post Card Views sold only by Jackson Soda & Fruit Company. tf NOTICE. For Sale—My residence on North Oak street. I have also for sale or rent the residence of J. V. Smith on West avenue, tf J. T. SMITH, School News (Last Week’s Letter) Mary Kinard of the second grrde, was absent part of last week on account of sickness. * * * Ethel Thornton returned to school Monday after an illness of two weeks. * * * Through mistake, Marlin Spen cers’ name was overlooked on the Honor Roll for February. Special mention should be made of this, as he was the only fourth grade pupil who won this distinction. * * * Paul Andrews was very sick Thursday and Friday, but was able to be at school Monday. * ♦ * The fourth grade, consisting of thirty-seven pupils, were all present last Monday except Don ald McKibben who has been ab sent for two weeks owing to weak eyes. * * * Doris Nutt and Sylvia Lyons are back in their grades, after an absence of several days. ♦ ♦ * The fourth grade stood their first examination in literature last Friday, on Hawthorne’s “Snow Image.” All of the papers were good, but a few were exceptionally fine. Raymond Wright, Nannie Belle Jinks and Mary Dale Holifield were missed from school the first of the week. * * * The Seventh grade have done some fine work in their Geography Note Books which will be ex hibited at the Teachers’ Institute Saturday. * * * John B. Mays and Grady Hop kins were missed from school Monday. * * * The subject for debate Friday afternoon of the boy’s society: ‘ ‘Resolved, T hat the spoken word has more influence than the writ ten word.” ♦ * ♦ Rev. S. P. Wiggins visited our school recently, and conducted the chapel exercises. The non-self-govem drill has become so popular that a number of boys, and a few girls, partici pate every afternoon. * * * Willie Hannon of the fifth grade, is absent this week on account of sickness. * * * A number of pupils were kept at home during the recent rainy weather. AGENTS WANTED 16x20 crayon portraits 40 cents, frames 10 cents and up, sheet pictures one cent each. You can make 400 per cent or $36.00 per week. Catalogue and Sam ples free. Frank W. Williams Company, 1208 W. Taylor St., Chicago, 111. We print visiting cards—and we, at least, think they are printed correctly. Try us, and if you do not think as we do, we want you to hold on to your money. ESTABLISHED 1882. * ATLANTA HOME INSURANCE CO. ATLANTA, GEORGIA Cash capital paid in $200,000.00 Assets 5425.000.00 Surplus over all liabilities including capital $125,000.00 Pays LOSSES in cash without Discount. Geo. Carmichael, Agt. JACKSON, GEORGIA. through Pullman Service VIA Southern ; Railway - ! '' ■' ■' ■ -■ Shortest Chicago, I j„ Cincinnati, Llllu W Cleveland, Detroit, RniltP Birmingham, liUll 10 and St. Augustine. For Information and Reservations WRITE TO G. R. PETIT, T. P. A., Macon, Georgia. DO NOT OVER-LOOK I THE GASOLINE ENGINE == You make a mistake if you think you cau run your EE farm economically or profitably without a gasoline engine. = Do not overlook the possibilities of a gasoline engine for EE farm use. A gasoline engine will furnish power to do the hundred and one little jobs about your farm which make EE farm work drudgery if hand, wind or horse power is used. The gasoline engine is so reliable, so simple, so safe, and so economical to operate that you can not afford to over- EE look it Of all the gasoline engines on the market the = I. H. C. engine stands first because it is designed by men = who understand the requirements of a practical and cheap EE E3 g farm power. EE fa E L H. C. engines are made in sizes EE T from 1 to 25 horse power in vertical or I= if r i horizontal stationary and portable types. L = I We have one that will fit your needs. Call •Bpß on 113 an< 4 we wifi gladly explain. |j__U For sale by CARTER & WATKINS THE PROGRESS and THE DAILY GEORGIAN PER I $4.501 YEAR YOU SAVE SI.OO IN THIS DEAL