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RRI%?WVALU%, O OtrN BY GRADES Sentaor Smith = slajiStatement of Value to -Fdar ests ln Clean Ing Fibre. t Washington,' Dne. d.-senator V. D. .Siniith -toglay gaVe out the following dtatement: "At the last session of Congress 1 iutroduped an amendment to the agr cultural appropriation bill, carrying an appropriation of $46,000, for determin Aug 'the relative value of the different ,grades of cotton; that is, what each .grade is worth as conp)ared with ev . ery other grade "The -present method of determin Ing the price of the different grades is to compare each of them with the middling grade. If middling, say, is 12 cents, strict low middling is so ima ny 'points, or so much legs in prico, than middling. Low middling Is still lower, strict good ordinary still low er, and good ordinary, of course, still lower. Above middling, strict mid dling is so many points higher, good middling, strict imiddling, and mid dling fair, aeh one higher as blie grade is better Knowledge Was La'eknig. "There was no definite knowledge as to the real difference in the actual value of these different grades. Some times good ordinary would be 'as much as fifteen or twenty dollars less per bale .than middling. The fatrmiers are entitled to know just what is the real difference in the actual worth of these grades. If good ordinary would make as good yarn and bleach as well as middling, and ,hence make as good cloth as middling, there is no reason why good ordinary should not bring as much as middling; and if the yarn and cloth made from middling were as good as those Imade from middling fair, there is no reason why middling should not bring ats good price as mid dling fair. A "Now the only elements by which the grades have been determined were color and trash, or what we call 'for eign matter," that is, other things such as trash and leaf in the cotton. The claim has been made that the fibre itself of the lower grades when cleaned of this foreign matter was not as valuable as that of the higher grades. ' This element, that is the atrength of the fibre, is now being tested. When completed I shall have something to say in reference to that. Loss Carefully Computed. "Up to the present the amount of loss in the different grades, by taking out trash, and the consequent loss in weight of the different grades, has been completed. The department has had a careful test mnade to see how much loss there is in cleaning a bale of each grade--that Is, a bale each of middling fair, good middling, mid dling, low middling, good ordinary. The amount of loss in middling fair was 3.20 per cent, good middling 3.34 per cent, middling 5.02 per cent, low middling 6.69 per cent, and good ordi nary 12.04 per cent. Middling is the basis of coipa risen. The prVice -paid on our platforms is based on middling. Therefore, if the waste from the dif ferent grade8 was all that determined the value of the different grades, good ordinary would be worth as much less as the amount of loss was greater than milddlinmg. Now the difference between the loss is good ordinary and lin. middling is the differ'ence between 5,02 per cent and 12.04 percent; there lore, thme difference would be 7.02 per~ cent. That is, there la 7.02 pound~s more per 'hundred lost by virtue of trash and waste out of a bale of good ordinary than .there is out of a bale of middling. Expressed in pounds there wouIld -be thirty-five pounds more loht out of a bale of good ordi. more lost out of a bale of good ordi of middling. Themrefore, the value of that bale of good ordlinary would be worth the value of the bale of mId dling loss thirty-five ipounds. If mid dlIng Is wvorth 13'cents, good ordinary shiould be worth 13 cents, less thirty five pounds, or about $4i.50 per~ bale less. The Actual Loss Only. "Nowv, in place .of there beIng an erbitrary reduction on the part of the trade of from 1 1-2 cents to 3 cents -per pound--the difference between middliing and good ordinary-there should only be the redluction of the ac tual loss which I have indlicated pre vieously. "Now, in- addition to this, they are taking this waste, whichm consists of short fibre and other fibre lest in the manu factumring processes, and detenm inIng its value and as far 'as they have gone they find practically no dif ference in the commercial value .of the waste obtained from .the several grades. Therefore, if that be true, the difforence 'between the good or dinary anid the middlinki will ultimate ly be, not the difference entirely in the ,loss, but the' difference in the loss less the value per pound of the waste. gif the thirtyafrve . pdlunds dt waste from a bale of good ordinary is worth .say 5 cents ver 'pound, then -thIs$1 must be subtracted. from the $4.50. ieoause this is the. excbss loss QOver the loss from the bale of middling. "Now, this same reasoning would apply to all of the grades. Therefore, when the test is completed, the cot ton producer, the cotton seller, will know exactly the roaltive value of every grade of his cotton, and .not to be dependent upon the buyer to tell him. It would seem that it Would be as foolish for us, because our cotton happened to be a little off color and trashy, to make a ridiculously low price for it, as to sell a Tule for one half price because he happened to wallow in the mud. All the mule need ed was to be properly curried, all the cotton needed was to be properly cleaned; and it seems as if the clean ing of the cotton in -relation to the value of the fibre is not much great er than the cost of currying of the mule is to the actual value of the mule. As soon as the final mill test, and the department i9 making tests In different parts of the country, as well as in Washington,. is completed, there will be bulletins issued, set ting forth all the facts foreshadowed in this statement."-News and Courier Beauty of Inequality. The beauty as well as the happiness of the unlvcrse requires Inequality. Equal lines. smooth surfaces and eter nal plains have no beauty. We must have hill and dale, mountain and val ley. sea and land, suns of all magni tudes. worlds of all sizes, minds of all dimensions and persons and faces of divers casts and colors to constitute a beautiful and happy world. We must have sexes, conditions and circum stances-empires. nations and families -diversities in person. mind. manners. in order to the communication and re ception of happiness; hence our nu merous and various wants are not only incentives to action, but sources of pleasure, both simple and complex physical, intellectual and moral.-Alex ander Campbell. Made It Complete. When Lablache, the famous operatic singer, was presented to Queen Victo ria, her majesty, who had heard of the artist's hobby, asked if it was true that he had a large collection of snuffboxes. He replied that it was correct. He had one for every day in the year-35. "Nevertheless your collection is not quite complete," was the queen's re sponse. "Here is Another for leap year."-Pearson's Weekly. Spoiling a Compliment. Jagson-I tried to pay the new wo man a compliment last night in my speech, but it didn't seem to be appre ciated. Bagson-What did you say? Jagson-l said that the new woman would leave large footprints on the sands of time.-London Answers. One Way to Obey. Her Dearest Friend-Do you really obey Charley? Mrs. Newlywed-Cur tainly. He tells me to please myself, and I always do.-Judge. Lovers' purses are tied with cobwebs. -Italian Proverb. Necessary Noise. A poet and a musician wrote a comic opera. When it was firt performed it was notIced that the music was very loud. "'Why (lid you write such strenuous musle?" asked, a friend of the com poser. "You wouldn't ask that," the comn poser' replied, "if you had read any of those lyrics. I didn't want the audi ence to hear them!"-Saturday Even ing Post. His Splendid WIsh. "What are you thinking about, Henry ?" "Oh. I was just wishing." "What were you wishing, dear?" "I was just wishing that my salary was as big as we were tryIng to make our friends think it must be."-Ohicago Record-Herald. Folled. Trainp-Good mnornin~g, lady.I thought perhaps I might be able to get a bIte here. Mrs. Snapp-Certainly not. Tramp-Oh, then I sin laboring under a mistake. Mrs. Snapp-it strikes me you never labor under any circum stances.-London Opinion. * His Ground. He-Why are you going to marry that old fossil? She-i loe the very ground he walks on. IIe-i know, but isn't there any other way of getting it? London Opinion. Shorn and Dyed. "Then you weren't always a black sheep ?" "No, mum; I started my career as a Wall street lainb."-Washington He aId. DA N(EROUS (OATARRlI( STOPPED BY IIYOiEI .lust as long as you have catarrhn, your hlead will be stopp)ed .up, your nose will itch, your breath will be foul, you will hawk and sniffle, you will havn' droppings In the b~roat and that choked up feeling in th horning. The gertms of catarrh havo,/you in their power ; they -are continhmally irritating the membrane-of your nose -and throat. You must kill these iloathsome germs or their desperate assaults will in time leave you a physIcal wreck. There is one remedy sold *by Lau rens Drug Co. that is guaranteedi to kill' the germs and stop catarrh, or money back. It Is Hyomei--you breathe it. The complete outfit costs $1.00. There is none just as good or that gives such quick, sure and effec tdve relef. Largest Smallest Mansion q Cottage T h er e is al- is always ready-just touch a match, and it is aglow in a minute. U cold corner No smoke-no smell; heat isburns nine hours on a heat is needed. single gallon of oil. ERFECTIQ The Perfection Oil SsMOKmES Nickel trimmings; Heater gives you heat, plain steel or enameled where you want it, and Solid Comfort in Cold Weather turquoise blue drum. when you want it. STANDARD OIL COMPANY WashingDto, D. C. (New Jersey) Charlotte, N. C. A t Dealers Every The Perfection Heater rmo"l a BALTIMORE e ton . 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You who are weak and run-down, from whatever cause - i ~ ~ .'j~You who are apparently well now, but whom past experience has taught are liable to catch cold easily and i~IrIhI ~ suffer from the various other effects of cold weather \~ilI~~'~i ~Ill~~~I',Tak~e home a bottle of Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion Li today and use it as a means to get iell and keeep well. It Is an Ideal Nerve Food Tonic The Hypophosphites it contains are recommended by leading physi. cians everywhere as extremely valuable in all cases of debility and weakness. The pure Olive Oil is one of the most nutritious and most easily-digested foods known to science. It helps to rebuild wasting tissues and restore health and strength in convalescence and in all conditions of feebleness, debility, wasting, emaciation, malnutrition, and particularly in throat and lung affections. *1 ~EMULIONIt is equally suitable for the child, the adult and the aged. it nH IYPOPOSPHTEScontains no alcohol or dangerous or habil-formning drugs. It is very pleasant to take. Enough for full two weeks' treatment, $1.00. Sold only at The Rexall Stores- the World's Greatest Drug IV Stores - and always with a full guaramtee of satisfaction, .,' ~. eens. ~ ~or your money back. Sold In this community only at 71e St~e~ ore The Laurens Drug Co. Means "King of All" 103 W. Main St. Laurens, S. C.