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PAGE TWELVE LOSSES ON COTTON TARE. (Continued from page nine.) On a crop of 12,000,000 bales, this loss amounts to 144,000,000 pounds. Put into bales this would make 288,000 bales. At 12c, this is $17,280,000. The cotton grower loses that sum every year. And he is about the only man, selling his goods, who has to lose the tare. When he buys flour, he pays the tare. That is, the cost of the barrel will come out of him. When he buys canned goods, the cost of the cans comes out of him. When he buys stuff which comes in jars, and jugs, and bottles, he pays the tare. That is, the thing which the article comes to market in will be paid for by the customer who buys the article. There will always be such a shortage in the weight or the measure as will make up for the box, the barrel, the keg, the bottle, the jug, or the jar. The farmer, bringing cotton to market, is the only man who is made to lose the cost of the wrappage. He alone loses the tare. And in his case, the tare is not assessed against the actual weight of the bagging and ties, but is arbitrarily fixed at 6 per cent, which in many cases is double the actual weight of the bagging and ties. Isn’t the farmer a submissive citizen? MR* God’s Labish. The old time country folks used to have lots of queer words and phrases which hit the bull’s eye much better than some of the more elegant expressions now in vogue. These old time words and phrases had the merit of con veying the exact meaning, in such away that it could not be missed. For instance— “ There, that’ll do,” meant that the speaker had enough to satisfy him. He could make out on that much. Yet the words had to be used in the right place, at the right time, else disagreeable re sults might follow. Thus, a Frenchman, who had not been on this side of the pond long enough to learn the vernacular—l mean the oddities of our language—came near being beat to death by a pugnacious American, be- FRANCE DESTP OUS TO TRADE WITH US. Paris, Sept. 14. —The American Chamber of Commerce in Paris is looking forward with anxiety to the advent of the Commission from the United States to arrange the tariff system on a more satisfactory basis. The situation is becoming well nigh intolerable to the great detriment of American commerce with France. The French government has all sorts of ways to reply by pin-pricks to the high tariff wall of the United States. The American Chamber of Com merce does not desire revision of the tariff, but a convention for the mu tual benefit of both countries, sim ilar to the temporary arrangement existing between America and Ger many. K. The great countries of Europe, in cluding Germany ,are treated by France on the basis of “most fa vored nation,” but not America. This especially tells against Ameri can manufacturers, for at present they have only three per cent of the trade of France, which imports a to tal of $150,000,000. It is certain, however, that if the treatment of “most favored nation” is instituted American trade will go up by leaps and bounds. cause he kept saying “Tat’ll do! Tat’U do!” when he ought to have said, “Enough! Enough!” “That’s a plenty,” meant just a little more than “There, that'll do.” It was a shade more positive. “That’s the greatest plenty,” meant that the speaker didn’t want any more, at all—even though you were willing to give it. “That’s a God’s lavish,” meant that prodi gality and profusion in the supply were about to become superabundant. The thing was nearing the too-much stage. This reminds me that, in looking over my files, I discovered a shortage in the June 13th number of Weekly Jeffersonian, and adver tised for it. That particular back-number was identified by a black cat which the immortal Nye had drawn, and which Teddy the Great was inciting to jump on Harriman. Well sir, my request for back-numbers had hardly had time to go through the mails before a proces sion of the black-cat numbers began to stream toward the town where I live. Some came .by mail, and some came on horseback, and some came in wrappers that cost a cent, and some came sealed up in envelopes that required six cents. And they are still acoming. My house is getting filled up with Nye’s black cats. Thank you, good friends, thank you, Kindly! But keep the balance of your black cats at home. As for me, I now have “a God’s lavish.” h «t n JYr. Watson Inbited. Cordele, Ga., Sept. 7, 1907. Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga. Dear Sir: Our people in this section are anxious to have you address the people of the third district, at this place, at such time in November as may suit your convenience. Your recent speeches to the Unions have attracted attention and comment from all classes of people. There ap pears to be a general awakening of the people on the great paramount issue of tariff, which is first in importance and demands regulation. The people are beginning to realize your depth of heart and mind and your ever faithful devo tion to the welfare of the masses, and the Humanitarian spirit which constantly moves It was only by Minister of Com merce, Doumergue stretching a point on the representation of the Ameri can Chamber of Commerce that Porto Rican coffee is not strangled alto gether. A similar thing happened over cottonseed oil, for which the French budget had scheduled a rise in duty from 7 to 25 per 100 kilos. This trade is large and growing with France, but had this become a law it would have been crippled. The Chamber intervened effectively, but these haphazard chance methods can not continue, especially since arrange ment with Germany gives France just ground for grievance, considering, moreover, Ithat certain hieTi duties and the American tariff seem vexa tious, since there is no question of competition; for example, champagne and works of art. Therefore, the Chamber hopes an arrangement will be made soon to give an immense impulse to mutual trade between France and America.—N. Y. World “Why not have goat dairies in this country?” asks the Norfolk Land make. We do not believe the butters would prove popular especially. Those people who are inclined to scout the idea that an occasional jail sentence would help some in the cas of high malefactors are invited to WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. contemplate the case of Joseph Ralph Burton, cnee a United States Sena tor, now —well? One of these statistical fiends has figured that it costs Chicago $300.00' i a year to keep its shoes shined. The amount of. blacking required per Chi cago" shoe is rather excessive, how ever. The Houston Post imagines the Garden of Eden was located in “Grand Old Texas.” Perhaps, after all, Eve knew what she was aboul, and merely ate that apple in order to get put out as quickly as possible. HOKE SMITH PLEADS FOR SCHOOLS. (Continued from page One.) The governor’s address was educa tional in character throughout. Not once did he refer to a political issue. He was invited to attend a school rally to make an educational speech and he hued squarely to the letter of the invitation. At Sparta last Tuesday it was different. He and Congressman Hardwick had been in vited there to discuss the issues of the day and both of them felt at liberty to dwell upon politics, the ef forts of disgruntled newspapers and politicians to the contrary notwith standing. you to action, to right the wrongs which have! so long fastened themselves on the people of Georgia and the entire South. | Your recent tariff speech delivered at Beall Springs has made the question clear and plain to every thinking man, and will do much to cause united effort and concert of action on the part of the farmers wherever it is read. And allow us just here to suggest that you have that particular speech compiled as near ly as possible for general distribution. It is the most convincing argument on the tariff question which has ever come to the people, and we believe it will cause immediate organ ized effort to cast off the shackles which have so long bound us to a system of impoverish ment. Trusting we may have a favorable reply, and with regards and best wishes for you and your gieat work, we are. Yours sincerely, W B. MATHEWS. E. R. BARBER. Answer. Mr. Watson would be insensible to approba tion if he were not deeply appreciative of the foregoing. In the dark days of the past, he used to say, in his speeches, that he looked above and be yond the clouds that hung about him and was sustained by a firm conviction that the time would come when the people, no longer in flamed and prejudiced, would do him justice. He would be more or less than human if he did not rejoice that the time has come. If there is any possible chance to leave the treadmill of editorial work for a couple of days, he will certainly make a speech as. Cor dele. n m 1? No Tifty Cent l{ate. We gave the fullest notice, 6 weeks in ad vance, that the 50c summer rate expired with August. We cannot receive subscriptions from any body at 50 cents. This, of course, applies to club raisers. IT APPLIES TO EVERYBODY. If this paper is not worth TWO CENTS, for each issue, it does not deserve to have’ subscribers at all. Send and Get a Magazine We have quite a lot of back num bers of Watson’s Jeffersonian Maga zine, excepting May and June, 1907. Send 10c and get any back number you select. Address, THOS. E. WATSON, Thomson, Ga. Splendid Premium For 3 subscribers and $3.00 you get for your Premium, A STORY AND A STUDY OF THE OLD SOUTH, BETHANY which was the name of the ancient church where Thomson now flourishes. Mr. Watson’s descriptions of condi tions preceding the Civil War, and during the war have been pronounced by old folks as truer to life than those found in any other book. His statement of the case for the South is considered by many the fair est and strongest that has been made. Toombs, Hill, Stephens, Yancey and Jefferson Davis appear in life-like man ner in the book. Bethany Is bound in cloth and is il lustrated. Address, THOS. B. WATSON. Thomson, Ga.