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Evening journal., 1900-06-23
Blshon Coleman,s Work

On Thursday evening, Bishop Cole
man visited New York and confirmed
class at the church of St. Edward
the Martyr. which is one of the hand
soonest edifices in New York city. To-
morrow Bishop Coleman will confirm a
class at St. Thomas Church at New
ark
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

nal Daniel Boone Bingley in "The
Governor Of Kentucky" the original
Joe, the cowboy in "The Cowboy and
the Lady," the Original Joe Vernon,
the blacksmith. in "Mizzoura," and
the original Colonel Moberly in "Ala-
bama" Last season he played
"Pudd'n Head Wilson," succeeding the
late Edwin Mayo, who followed his
father, Frank Mayo, in this role.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23
rrihnte.to che Dead

Resolutions will be read and an ap-
propriate service will be held in mem
ory of the late George w. Bush in Cen
trail Presbyterian Church tomorrow
evening.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23
Want MIR. Moore for Levy Court

Want MIR. Moore for Levy Court
Friends Of Elias n. Moore. of Odessa,
Appoquinimink hundred, are urging
him to become a Republican candidate
for the nomination OF Levy Court com
missioner from the Fifth district Mr.
Moore, a is held. will draw a large
Democratic vote. He is popular
Throughout the district. Francis II.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23
on Annual Practice Cruise

On her annual practice cruise the
United States steamer Prairie passed
out of the Delaware yesterday. She
had on board sixty members of the
Pennsylvania naval battalion.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

Some baking powder makers claim their powders
are cheaper They can be cheaper only if made
from cheaper materials "Cheaper" means inferior
materials always To cheaper the cost OF an
article of food at the expense of its healthfulness
as is done in alum baking powders, is crime
Evening journal., 1900-06-23
visit New Castle

Take a fast. cool ride to New Castle
and Sc the famous whipping post and
pillory. Take blue car marked New
Castle at Fourth and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

Lattomus is another candidate for the
nomination on the Republican ticket.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23
AMONG THE PLAYERS.

When Her Majesty" goes on tour
the coming season it will be with prac-
tically a star cast. Miss Grace George,
who will be at the head of the com
pany, of course. has the title role Of
"Her Majesty. ."Nextto rinimportance
will be a famous English actor. Mr..
Brady. who is in Europe, is negotiat-
ing with two of the foremost players
on the London stage for the role sec
ond in importance to that Of Miss
George. Both are willing TO come, but
Mr.. Brady Is waiting to see which one
will come nearest to perfection in that
line Of work before signing the con
tracts.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

Miss Phoebe Davies, the famous
actress, who has played the leading
role i'm way Down East more than
ops times without missing perform
ance. has become one of the wealthy
women of the stage. Her California
ranch. near San Rafael, is one OF the
finest pieces Of property in America.
She is there now spending her well-de-
served Summer vacation. Down on
Long Island she has a farm with a
magnificent stretch of beach. There
are few women-to say nothing of ae-
tresses-who are fortunate enough to
have farms and homes within sound
of both the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans. Miss Davies is also the posses
sor of some valuable city property.
It is evidently Frank McKees pur-
pose to surround Mary Mannering with
remarkably strong company in
Janice Meredith" His first engage
ment, Robert Drouet for the leading
mans part of Charles FOwnes. the
bond servant who afterward becomes
a confidential officer on the staff OF
Washington. was an indication of this
Mr.. Drouet is one of the most promis-
ing of young leading men. He follow.
ed this. move by securing Burr McIn.
tosh for Philemon HenniOn. Mr.. Nc
IntOsh is an exceedingly clever actor
especially in character parts. He was
the original Colonel Calhoun Bowkel
in John Needham's DOUBLE" thl
original Taffy in "Trilby;" the origina
Jack Rose in "Piney Ridge" the origi
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

First Presbyterian Church, Market
street above Ninth. the Rev. w. NJ
Schall, pastor. Services at 1880 a. m
and 7.45 p. m. Sunday school at D.
m. Junior Endeayor Society at 3.45 p.
m. Y. p. S. c. =, at z p. m.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

Bethany Baptist Church. Preaching
by the pastor. the Rev. O. G. Budding
ton, at 1880 a. m. and 7.45 p. m. Morn
ing subject Gains Counted as Losses
and Losses Counted as Gains" Sunday
school at 2 p. m. Meeting OF B. Y. p. u.
at 6.45 p. m.
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

Epworth NJ. E. Church. Francis Bur-
gette Short, minister. Glass. $50 a. m,
led by George w. Booker. Preaching
Evening journal., 1900-06-23

Old Swedes Church. Seventh and
Church streets.the Rev. Martin B. Dun
lap, rector. 7S0 a. m. holy commun-
ion. 1890, a. m. morning service and
sermon. 2.S0 p. m. Sunday school. 730
p. m, evening service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
Decrease of Births In Europe.

Analysis of the official figures of diff
ferent European countries, in respect
to births and deaths, shows that the
country in which the decrease Of births
is most striking is England, including
Wales, whose co-efEicient of decrease
is 0306 per one hundred; Scotland,
whose mean birth rate is nearly the
same, decreases but 0.027 per one hun
dred; and Ireland, whose birth late IS
much smaller, decreases only .0.233 per
one hundred. Somewhat after Eng
land and Scotland, but before Ireland,
are found Holland and Germany, hay-
ing a eoeffieient of decrease IF 0.0244
per one hundred, followed closely by
Belgium, 00239. Then, passing by
Greece, comes France. whose natality
decreases annually by 0.0179 per one
hundred. After France comes Russia,
0.o15S; Sweden, 0.0l47; Switzerland,
0.0128, and last come, having less than
col per one hundred, Denmark, 0.007S;
Austria, 0.0077; Pomerania, 0.0033, and
Hungary, 0.Oo24 On the other hand,
an increase is noted in Italy and
Spain, while Servia and Norway are
nearly stationary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29

LIGHT SMOKERS.

Japanese Are Satisfied with Small
Quantities of Tobacco.
s"You may have noticed that the Jap
anese who visit America are very mod
crate smokers said 3 prominent Jap
anese now travelling in the United
States to a reporter recently. "Those
Of my countrymen who do indulge in
he ~eed mostly smoke cigarettes or
preferably the smallest pipes filled
with the mildest tobacco obtainable.
Of course there are Japanese who, like
some Americans, have such craving
for tobacco that nothing less than the
strongest cigar Or the largest pipe will
satisfy them. But such smokers are
exceptionally few among the japanese.
As rule, my eountrymen, while at
home and abroad, are satisfied with
short smokes, such as cigarette or q
tiny pipe affords. The Japanese are
moderate smokers, not SO much because
they are small people, but for the rea-
son that up to within recent years but
very little tobacco came into Japan,
and the tariff on it was very high. Be-
ing a poor bat frugal race, the masses
purchased only limited quantity OF
the weed, which as a matter of econ
omy, they have for generations been
taught to smoke in only the tiniest OF
pipes. These pipes, the most popular
of which hold about as much tobacco
as would fill an ordinary thimble, are
a survival of the days when money
vas scarce, tobacco dear and the tariff
high. In another generation or two
when Japan shall have taken her place
among the wealthy nations of the
world, our countrymen will no doubt
smoke large quantities of tobacco, and
then the small pipes will be abandoned
for big ones, such as Englishmen and
Americans now smoke. w Washington
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
GREAT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
Austrian Finds Subtle Matter which
He Calls "Eleetroid.n

Francis Ryehnowski, a mechanical
engineer of Lemberg, Austria. has dis
covered strange and very subtle
matter, which he called "electroid" be-
cause of certain affinity with cleo
tricity. Eleetroid, produced by a npe-
cial apparatus built by the inventor,
is obtained by the dissolution of GER
tain matters under the influence of
the electric current. 1t makes noise.
and at the same time refreshing
scent and cool breeze are experienced.
This discovery induced Mr.. Ryehnow-
ski to make machine capable of re-
freshing the air 10 such degree that
those present during the experiment
had the feeling that the window was
open, although this was not the case.
Electroid is a very subtle matter, but
it seems to be fluid. and it can be
gathered and preserved. While falling
on a plate 1t reflects In shape Of
shining sheayes. Ike commission ap-
pointed by the Austrian government
to investigate this discovery reported
that under the influence Of eleetroid
plants grow rapidly and the buds OF
flowers unclose while one is looking at
them. Electroid annlhilates microbes
and thus preserves organic matter.
These are physiological influences of
eiectroid. Among mechanical phe-
nomena the commission reported that
the influence of electroid is not
stopped even by brick wall and
glass; that it attracts solid bodies and
makes them shine like moonlight
makes them move and attract other
bodies; finally, that it acts on photo
graphic plates and produces sharp and
distinct lines, such as were formerly
possible only with a very powerful
lens
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
H. F. YOUNG IMPROVES
But There is 20 improvement in the
Hunt for John Thomas.

The condition of z. F. Dad
Young, the white man who was cut
with razor by the negro John
Thomas, near the shops last Satur-
day night, is reported to be some
what improved today His wind
pipe is not cut into as was at first
supposed. His chances for recovery
are now very bright.
Thomas is still at liberty ard the
police are still at loss to know
where to locate him. He has doubt
less shaken the dust OF Pine Bluff
from his feet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
uanls Cock Worth slo.ur..

Sev eral hundred South Carolina
saised game cocks are exported an
nually to Mexico, where cock fighting
is the sport Of the nation. These ex-
ported birds are not collected indis-
criminately in the state, but are OBJ
tanned from one man in Clay Hill,
York county, who has made the raising
of fighting cocks life study. That
he has succeeded by various courses
and carrying out a system in producing
the best birds is shown by the de-
mand from Mexico for all he raises.
Fancy prices are paid for the breed.
One bird he sold to a Texan was en-
tered in big matches in the Lone Star
state, and after winning twenty-seven
battles was bought by Mexican for
$4,000. He has been notified that his
cock won battle in the City of Next
CO in which the stake was $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
A Story of Anthony Hope.

When Mr.. Anthony Hope Hawkins
visited America in 1897 he had to go
through much interviewing. On one
occasion about twenty reporters gath
cred around him in his managers office
near Union Square, in New York. The
novelist shy, reticent and almost BASH
full, sat at the center table, while the
newsmen stood around him, and the
spokesman asked him all manner of
questions, first Of all, of course, how he
liked America. AS Mr.. Hawkins had
only been in America four brief hours,
he was unable to express any opinion
of value upon the subject Then came
In quick succession inquiries as to 9th.
er authors and their relative merits.
Probably the question which was the
hardest to answer was an important
one, propounded by self-authorized
interrogation. 1t wasi MIR. Hawkins,
what in your opinion is your greatest
work?'' at never has been written.
sir, was the reply of the EngIishman.
And then deep silence fell upon the
group.-M. A. P.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
A Bad Negro Captured and Jailed
By The Police Monday Night.

Alfred Thomas, colored, was ar
rested over the river Monday night
at late hour by officers Craig.
Bloom and Jefferson, and locked up
on charge Of assault with intent
to kill. The negro goes under the
above name but the officials believe
him to be viii Battles, an escaped
COZ Wet, and bad man generally.
sunday night a week ago. E. E.
" u, a we'll known white man,
tdiH& home on the BOYD place
Il as knocked from his horse and
rotat d. He reported the assault
anu robbery to the authorities and
Thomas arrest was effected Monday
night. Mr.. Watson has not, as yet.
fully recovered from the blows he
received being still unable to go 10
work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
pr. Livfngstone's Grave.

DR.. Livingstone's grave in Africa Is
now marked by "a tall iron telegraph
pole, carefully secured" as the deputy
administrator for the district north Of
the Lambesi reports with satisfaction.
The tree under which the explorers
heart has lain was rotting, so the sec
ton containing the inscription was cut
out and shipped to the Royal Geo.
graphical society, while in the center
of the stump the telegraph pole was
set.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29

Edward, the bright little one-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Omcirk,
of this city, died Monday evening at
the family residence on East Ei1hth
avenue. The funeral will occur from
the home this afternoon at O'Clock.
Rev. ]. NJ. Lucy will officiate. We
tender our sympa thy 10 the devoted
parents IN their bereavement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
A Small Marriage Fee.

Squire Durham Of Anderson, Ind,
lays claim to receiving the smallest
marriage fee on record in Indiana A
couple in poor financial condition
called on him to be married. The
groom said he was in bad straits, but
he wanted to pay something, SO he
gave the justice cent, all the money
be had
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-29
DIED.

Just as we go to press we learn
OF the death Of Augusta, the bright
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
O. Taggart, age two years Funer-
al announcement later.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18

4bppfat: rSbr Yausrn ieib aber
audi Al oumme 8erls!"
Bauer: .gfa, Serr g(bpotat, i6im.
rife sic nur net 10; sic leben ia nur
BON unierer Summbett, benn rpenu
mir net 10 bumm pGre, brau9te mir
oar fol 4opotat."
9rGutieam: uSat Bapa Dir gesens
iiber mod niemals BON Seiner MitA
Gift aeiprphen2"
8raut: ,Oas pirb niGt piel iein,
S9aB; aber felt einisen Sabren nebs
me i9 linn ieben Gag cine Gigarre
fort. ba bpffe i9 Dir brei bis bier
Siften nit in bic She brinsen au
tDruen!"
gettler: r@9, liebe Srau, seben sic
mir bod ettpas gu efien, i9 babe 10
fur6tbaren Sunger."
Sausfrau: rSaben sic benn beute
nod oar niGts seeefena"
Settler: rRein. i9 bin iiberaa abge,
fpeiit nprpen."
X
@riter 2itterat (pel6er in elmer 8is
cocle : Qfabemie fabren lernt): sd
bin iebt mebr als 3ola."
3peiter 2itterat: rWie'p benn2"
Sriter Gitterat: sd bin 4fabemt.
teri"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18

lie mad turser pauie, baden sic mir
m%itautbeilen pergefen."
std pubte es ni9t, Mblabb."
uperionen Sbrer Oentunssart le>
aen permutblid tpenis Wertb auf t0ra
perliae Heiae."
.Was periteben Sic unter msiner
9entunasart. 2abp Yort?" fragile id
lGhelnb.
.Nun, Mabame Oiiffonb idgte min,
Schre 8ebanten tpeilten mebr i'm Sen,
ieits ais bienieben."
800 follten iie ionit peilen? MG'
meme 2ieben iino briiben, audi mein
8rdutiaam lit tpbt."
elmer tobten 2iebe lit man Ielten
treu". ertpiberte bic Dame gelaHen,
.ih finbe es audi polltpmmen iibere
fliiiiia. Saben Sic feline 0era
tpanbten?"
.yaein. id itebe alein in Der Delt."
.Seito better, bann fperben sic nm
10 lei4ter 3eit unb @ufmerfiamtsit
mir pibmen."
GortfebunsfoIat)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18
T~,txetnbnrprr Gntettr.
Sat- 9u t.ins gerpdnbten. ainuq"

Sat .Su teine 8eripdnbten, 2ina?"
fraate sSulius plobli6.
.Sebr peniee, meme Gltern pdreil
Seibe ein3ise &inoer glei9 mir, unb
Die mir betannten 0eripdnoten leben
in Imerita. 9aft Oh piele9"
nMit unierer Samilie Fat ss eisen.
tbiimlide 9enanbtnib", antpprtete er,
.Glisoer Der Samilie meiner Muttsr
bsfinben iiG in 2pnbpn in bei4rdntten
8trbGltniien, pGbrenb Die Ser
ipdnbten meines 0dters reid unb ppr-
nehm limb. Wir pertebren peber nit
Den @inen, nod nit ben Qnoeren,
fpenn i9 lie 9erm0gen babsn ipa, min
i6 mir es ielbit erpprben baben, nenn
lie einen Sitel, min i'd ibn mir ielbit
%errinoen."
Dieter llu~terrebung erinnerte t)
midi crit nieber, ais i'd puBte, per
sSSulius llpton's 8ertpanote fparen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18

fen mitaetbeilt, bab aangepeils ibr
einaiaes 2siben pdre. sic lei bel al
lein. piinide llnterbaltuns, unb folss
li9 cine beitere @eIeli9aftsrin. Meis
ne 4ufaabe piiroe feline leihte iein,
unb bod boffe lie, bab es mir Bel ibr
aefale.
4uf Der benz S9lpTe sunG6It geles
oenen Station ertpartste midi cine
eleaunte @quipage; bic Sabrt mar reia
aenb. Die meeruntgiirtete 8iIte, Die
iippiaen Selber, oaS lisbIi9e Qroma
Der roieniiberpu6erten !6eden, Der
pra6tpplle part unb enbli6 bds alterz
thiimliGe S6lob nit ieinen Ipiben
8iebelbG6ern uno boben Senitern, in
pel6en, Die @benbipnne ii9 ipiegelte.
S1 bate mir 2obp Oprt ala cine
frGntli1s,- iti1e, bleiGe Dame pprge>
iteat. unb fanb cine bobe, idlants Sc
itolt nit buntlem Saar uno bldueh
Nuaen, elm 4ntlib, bas i6Dn gendnnt
su tperben perbiente, hattie ni6t Der
@usbrud srenaenloier Npatbis es snts
itelt. Die &rantbeit meiner Serrin
h'itnnb BARN, ii9 ME i'm 2eben etpas
perIaat Su baben.
.MiB Selling, rief lie mir entgesen,
~id freue mid Sbrer 4ntunft, benin
ia lanapsile mid idier gu Sobe. Sir
pen trauern sic, men i9 frasen
barf2"
.Tiir meinen 8rGutigam, Mplabp."
.Wie %trauris!!" erpiosrte ie CANA in
bemielben Some, in benz lie ousoerufen
haben piirce: rpie an%aenebm!"
sic betra6tete MIDI lG9elnb.
DAB sic iebr biibf9 iinb", fprdG
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18

BON benz @erlobten feline Ra9ri6t
mehr erbielt.
Ha6 benz Spbe meiner tbeuren
SHUTTER ftdnb i1 allein. SD iiberlestc
Gaes uno bei9lpb, Bis gu Sulius'
Hiidtebr 81 bleiben, mo i9 mar. Sd
befaB aerabe 10 bel, INN ben @inte,
iiberIeben au tDnnen, unIere alte treus
Sienerin Sorptbea mar seniigenber
S6ub fir mid.
I'm Weibna6ten partete ih nod
INNER in BUMPER 8erapeifluna aui
ben Brief, ben ih ME erbalten foate,
uno punoerte mid, baB mein gplbenes
Saar ni6t ldnsit gebleiGt mar. Gnbs
lid i6rieb i1 an Sulius, tbeilte linn
nit. bah meine liebe Mutter seitorben,
bah i6 nun allein, ieiner barrenb, il,
Der Cottage Iebte, bab peber feline Mbz
peienbeit, nod iein rdtbfelbaftes
Shpei9en mein 8ertrduen, meme
2iebe su eri9iittern permp6ten.
Der Brief gins ab, mas blieb min
ibrtg. als MIDI in Schulz 3u faNeng
iepen Worsen erpa6te Die Soffnuna
neu in mciner 8ruit, um am Mbent
tpieoer Az erlDi6en. Wp9e UNI @o1e,
Mtpnat lm Monat elite i6 benz Brief
trdaer bis gum 8artenpf0rt9en entse,
den. INNER pteber i6iittelte er i'm
8oriiberaehen bas Saupt.
GnbliG zines @prmittass als i6im,
mernoer Sdnee bic @rbe bebedte, uni
Die S6litten luitig ppriiberftingelten
rei&te er mir einen Brief unb entfernts
ii6 baitia. Gr mp6te ben S9la
dbnen. Der mid Sermalte. Gs pal
mein leBter Brief nub Snbien, er truo
Die Worte: y@orefat absereit, = III.
betannt tppbin."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18

entfaaen. StS @eliebten bunfeIt
4uoen iparen fir mid 10 pabr, pis
Die epiaen Sterne. Sd pergab bdB
nidt aae Siriterne iinb. SD par
iebr iuna, poa 2iebe, 9lauben unb
9ertrauen, aber nidts peniser als
flua.
unb an bieiem BON Sriblingsouft
unb Nadtigaaengeiang erfiiaten Mais
taa ipanberten mir in bic Cottage Su:'
rid. oleih SprnrDs9en unb Dem &Os
niasiobn, panDerten sleidiam in cine
ileue Welt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-12-18

Sober ,tetie abonHent, uelder
oieie Setting b,itellt mllo Elm
Sabr i'm SOralls be;ablt, erbdlt
alle folgenOen NllmmerrL ueldJe
bieie pradtpoae Gr;dblans entbalz
ten, ;nseianOt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-28
MARRIAGE a LA MODE.

Story of a Russian Princess Sentenced
to Lifelong imprisonment.
Princess Eugalytcheff, nee Anna
Donitch, was recently sentenced at
Moscow to lifelong internment in the
Government of Olonetz for the embez-
element of 10000 rubles, forming part
of the fortune left by lately deceased
staff captain named Oseroff. The wOm
an was again brought before the Mos
cow court the other day on the further
charge Of having falsified her certificate
of baptism, causing it to appear that
she was born in 1867 instead Of 1S47.
Through his counsel Prince Eugalyteh-
eff, who was cited as witness by the
procurator, said that whether his
bride was twenty years older or young
er than her certified age was matter
Of absolute Indifference to him. All
he had to say was that he received the
sum of 5000 rubles for giving the wom-
an his name; that Immediately after
the marriage ceremony he procured for
her separate passport, and that since
then he knew nothing more of his wife
or her private affairs"
The jury gallantly declined to convict
the accused princess on the added and
trivial charge about woman's age"
and she was sent back to her provincial
exile. Unfortunately, such marriages,
wholly and solely matters of matri-
monial barter and sale, are quite COM
mon in this country, and aptly illus
trate the truth of some of the social
pictures so graphically drawn by Tolls
tot; but the purchase price of 5000 ru-
bles, plus the woman's happiness, for
the princely title. is unusually low. It
is only just to say that in the great
majority of these unfortunate unions,
the fault, or the criminal folly, general
ly lies with the parents of the bride vic
tims.-Moscow correspondence London
Daily News
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-28
A Fair Division.

At the close of the war, said South.
ern representative to-day, great many
negroes in the South refused to leave
their old homes. My father gathered
his former slaves about him and told
them they were free and must leave
him. Some went and others remained
Among the latter was an old darky
named Eph, who swore he would not
leave, but would stay and take his
chances.
"All right, Eph," said my father
"Just take four or five acres and go in
on the three and four plan"
"An' what am dat, massa, To- de
Lawd's sake?"
"Why,sif you raise three loads of corr
you must give me one and you keep
two" So Uncle Eph went to work and
raised a crop. At harvest time my IA,
ther rode over the farm and noticed
that Eph had cut his corn. Seeing the
old fellow, he rode up and asked him
why he didn't do as he had agreed
about dividing the corn. 49,
We'll, massa, yoh said IL raised free
loads Of corn wuz to glib yoh one an
take two loads myself, an l done only
raised two loads.'