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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
LACK 0E FATS |s BLOW ID GERMANY Even Geese Are So Scarce as to Be Beaten Only by
 Wealthy

Berlin, December s.-Fat, one of the chief essentials of cooking. in Germany has como to be such lux ury that only persons with fat pocketbooks can afford It. At tho end of October lard was costing 1000 marks a pound. while butter was bringing only 750.
 The imports of hos-fat today amount to about two-thtrds their pre- war volume and German farmers complain they cannot fatten their porkers now a formerly because they no longer get the nourishing Russian barley feed.
 Consumption of meat in Germany is now only 43 per cent of what 1t was before 1914. In their efforts to find a satisfactory substitute for the high priced fatty foods people are turn ing more and more to sweets. ChCco- late candy, particularly. is in grow ing demand Fruits and pastries are in high favor, and slices of bread are now spread with preserves or marmelade where formerly they would have been eaten with thick coating of butter. margarine or lard.
 Goose was a leading meat in the old days because of its unusually large grease content. but even this favorite has suffered heavily. In pre- war times S.600.000 geese were im- Qortou every year, dS cOiupdTeu Wlln s.0S3 during the first two thirds of xhis year.
 Previous to 1914. each year saw an import of 106.600 double centners of dressed chickens and 22,000 double centners of ducks. From January l to September 1. 1922. both imported chickens and ducks together amount cd to only 507 double centners.
 Dairy produce also has been hard hit by the enforced change in ap- petites. The first eight months of the year registered 1o,442 double centners of butter coming in, against 550.000 annually before the war. The eformer yearly import of milk was 330,000 double centners and of cream 444,000. In the eight months ending September 1, imported milk has amounted to 62,1S9, and the inflow of cream reached the ridiculously low figure of 122 double centners.
 Eggs formerly came here from abroad at the rate of 1,667,500 dou- ble centners year. besides the ar rival of 57.134 double centners of egg yolks alone. From January 1 to Sep tember l. this year. the position was reversed and these imports stood at 1905 and S1,570 double centners re- spectiyely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Right Books for Boys
The Tom Swift
 Books, Soc

Tom Swift and. His Motorcycle Tom Swift and His Motor Boat Tom Swift and His Airship Tom Swift and His Submarine
 Boat
 Tom Swift and His Electric Run
 about
 Tom Swift and His Wireless Mes
 sage
 Tom Swift Among the Diamond Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice Tom Swift and His Sky Racer Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle Tom Swift in the City of Gold Tom Swift in His Air Glider Tom Swift in Captivity Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera Tom Swift and His Great Ssarchlight Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders Tom Swift and His War Tank Tom Swift and His Air Scout Tom Swirt and His Undersea
 Search
 Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters Tom Swift and His Electric Loco
 motive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10

MOTHER GoOSE-With beautiful coored illustrations by i OK Frederick Richardson 1.Oc GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES With col ored illustrations by Eleanor 9 EO Plais ted Abbott o.cO THE LAST OF THE MoHIcANs- By J. Fenimore Cooper, colored illustrations by 3 E0 N. c. Wyeth C.CO THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND-By Jules Verne. colored illustra- 9 E0 tions by N. c. Wyeth C.OO THE BOYS KING ARTHUR By Sidney Lanier, colored illustrations by N. c. ? EA Wyeth o.oO THE BLACK ARRoW-By Robert Louis Stevenson! colored illus strations. Wy %ystb s c $50 KIDNAPPED = By Robert Louis Stevenson. colored illustra- ? E0 tions, by N. c. Wyeth oscO A cHILD's GARDEN OF VERSES By Robert Louis Stevenson, colored illustrations, by Jessie Q E0 Wilcox Smith C.cO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
AASchooI Memor.. M f - and -
 sIs3roduo+ionB Book
All of the Old Fa- Uorites and Many
 NeU Designs

THE GIRL GRADUATEr-HER
 OWN BOOK, bound in cloth 1T5 Bound in illuminated fabricoid 300 Bound in velvet ooze leather
 tall colors) $50 SCHOOL GIRL DAYS, bound in cloth 1.50 Bound in velvet ooze leather 300 A MEMORY BOOK OF MY SCHOOL DAYS, bound in il- luminated fabricoid 300 Bound in velvet ooze leather $50 Bound in French grain calf 400 THE GIRL GRADUATES
 MEMORY BOOK. bound in
 velvet ooze leather 400 SCHOOL FRIENDSHIP BOOK,
 bound in boards 125 Bound in cloth 150 A GIRLS GRADUATION DAYS, bound in cloth l.f5 Bound m velvet ooze leather $50 A GIRLS COMMENCEMENT ROSEBUD MEMORIES. bound in cloth 200 Bound in velvet ooze leather 400 Bound in tooled leather. dec orated 500 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
 DAYS. bound in cloth 225 Bound in velvet ooze leather 450
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
Books for Boys and Girls

THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE-.Selec- tions from the Old and New Testa- ments. translated and arranged by Henry A. sherman and Charles Eos ter Kent, with 80 full page illus trations in full color ? E0 and sepia C.CO POEMS OF AMERICAN PATRIOT ISM-Chosen by Brander Matthews with 12 full page illustrations in full color. by 3 E0 N. c. Wyeth O.CV THE WHITE CoMPANY-By A. Conan Doyle. with IA full page illus trations in color. 9 E0 by N c. Wyeth C. oO MoBy DICK OR THE WHITE WHALE-By Herman Melville beau tifully illustrated in colors 2 E0 by Mead Schaeffer C.OO THROUGH THE CLOUD NOUN : TAIN-By Florence Scott Bernard. with illustrations in colors. D E0 by Gertrude Kay A.CO THE SCOTTISH CHIEFs-By Jane Porter, edited by Kate Douglas Wig gins and Nora Smith. colored 9 EO illustrations by N c. Wyeth O.CO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10

The Christy- Riley Books

Poems by James Whit comb Riley, and beautiful ly illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy.
 soc An Old Sweetheart of
 Mine. Out to Old Aunt Mary s. Home Again With Me. The Girl I Loved. When She Was About Sixteen. Riley Roses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10

WESTWARD HOi - By Charles Kingsley. colored illus 2 E0 trations by N. c. Wyeth c.cO POEMS OF CHILDHOOD = By Eugene Field. colored illustrations by Maxfield ? E0 Parrish o.cO T H E ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE AND OTHER STORIES By Miss Mulock, with IA illlstra- tions. in colors. 9 m by Maria l.. Kirk o.OO THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER By Mark Twain. with colored illus trations by Franklin 3 E0 Booth cO THE MAGICAL LAND OF NOON With illustrations, by 3 00 Johnny Gruelle Z.OO RAGGEDY ANN By Johnny Gruelle. with illustrations 1 OK
 in full color 1.oc RAGGEDY ANDY By Johnny Gruelle. with illustrations OE
 in full colors I.oo JOHNNY MOUSE AND THE WISH ING STTCK-By Johnny Gruelle, with handsome colored illustrations by the OS author 1.Ao
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Tom Slade Books for Boys
 soc

Tom Slade. Boy Scout Tom Slade at Temple Camp Tom Shade on the River Tom Siade With the Colors Tom Slade on q Transport NTom Slade With the Boys Over
 There
 Tom Slade, Motorcycle Dispatch
 Bearer
 Tom Slade With the Flying Corps Tom Slade at Black Lake Tom Slade on Mystery Trail Tom Shades Double Dare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Radio Boys
 Series, soc

The Radio Boys First Wireless The Radio Boys at Ocean Point The Radio Boys at the Sending
 Station
 The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Radio Boys Trailing Voice The Radio Boys on the Mexican
 Border
 The Radio Boys on Secret Service
 Duty
 The Radio Boys With the Revenue
 Guards The Radio Boy. Search for ithe The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost
 Alaska Expedition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
zAPATA REBELS
 WELL CARED FOR

{. Mexico City, December 9.-The fed .eral government has just purchased for 2c0,000 pesos a tract of land In the state of Morelos which will be given to former followers of Emili- ano Zaeata. the dead rebel leader Of that state, for an agricultural col ony. General Pedro Saavedra, one of Zapata's aides, will head the colony in which 150 former Zapatistas and thkir families will live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
Upcle Wiggily's Picture Book
 2.5O

This is the latest volume by Howard Garis concerning the do- inxs of Uncle Wiggily. No book like it has ever before been pub lshed. It Is . book with Moving Pic tures." containing 32 colored H. lustrations that may be moved about from one story to another in the book. There are s2 stories that never before have appeared in print.
 Each of the s2 pictures will fit in and illustrate each and every one of the 32 stories. thus mak- ing a possible combination of 5l2 different arrangements. It is . book of which the children will never tire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
Ma Bedtime Animal C+orie5
 75c

samrnie and Susie Littletail Johnny and Billy Bushytail Lula. Alice and Jimmie Wihble
 wobble Jackie and Poetic Bow-Wow Buddy and Brighteyes Piqg Joie. Tommie and kittie Kat Charlie and Arabella Chick Neddie and Beckie Stubtail Bully and Bawly No-Tail Mamie and Billie Wagtail Jollie and Jillie Longtail Jacko and Jumpo Kinky-Tail Poodle and Noodle Flattai Dottie and Willie Flufftail Dickie and Nellie Fliptail Woodie and Waddie Chuck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Bunny Brown Stories
 50c

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on
 Grandpa's Farm Bunny Brown aud His Sister Sue
 Playing Circus Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Big Woods Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
 Giving a Show Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Roy Blakeley Stories
 soc

Roy BIakeIey Roy Blakeleys Adventures in
 Camp
 Roy Blakeley. Pathfinder Roy Blakeley's Camp-on- Wheels Roy Blakcley's Silver Fox PatroL~ Roy Blak ,lcy's Motor Caravan Roy Biakeley. Lost, Strayed -or
 Stolen
 Roy Blakeley's Bee-Line Hike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
Bibles, Prayer Book and
 Hynlnals

Large and complete line of Cam bridge and Bagster Bibles. Prayer Books. Hymnals and Testaments. The Bibles are made with the patented open-flap .'unbreaka able back" It cannot break or crease in the back. No strain on the back when open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Elsie Books By Martha Finley
 1.25

l.ZO Elsie Dinsmore. Elsie's Holidays at Rose
 lands. Elsie's Girlhood. Elsie's Womanhood. Elsie's Motherhood. Elsie's Children. Elsie's Widowhood. a, Grandmother Elsie. N Elsie's New Relations. - Elsie at Nantucket. The Two Elsies. Elsie's Kith and Kin. Elsie's Friends at Wood
 burn. Christmas With Grandma
 Elsie. Elsie and the Raymonds. Elsie Yachting With the
 Raymonds. Elsie's Vacation. Elsie at Viamede. Elsie at Ion. Elsie at the Worlds Fair. Elsie's Journey on Inland
 Waters. Elsie at Home. Elsie on the Hudson. Elsie in the South. Elsie's Young Folks. Elsie's Winter Trip. Elsie and Her Loved Ones. Elsie and Her Namesakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
gE|S gE||S'Esu,ou.Rovor .6oy 5cric5-
 75c

The Rover Boys at School The Rover Boys on the Ocean The Rover Boys in the Jungle The Rover Boys Out West The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes The Rover Boys in the Mountains The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Rover Boys in Camp The Rover Boys on the River The Rover Boys on the Plains The Rover Boys in Southern
 Waters
 The Rover Boys on the Farm The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle The Rover Boys at College The Rover Boys Down East The Rover Boys in the Air The Rover Boys in New York The Rover Boys in Alaska The Rover Boys in Business The Rover Boys on . Tour The Rover Boys at Colby Hall The Rover Boys on Snowshoe
 Island
 The Rover Boys Under Canvas The Rover Boys on a Hunt. The Rover Boys in the Land of
 Luck
 The Rover. Boys at Big Horn
 Ranch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
; Nhs R91E!a:
 200 a. Volume

The books of the series are illus trated with 8 to 10 full-page color plates by such artists as Milo Win ter. Hope Dunlap, and Maginel Wright Enright.
 Alice in Wonderland. Andersen's Fairy Tales. Arabian Nights. A Wonder Book. Grimm's Fairy Tales. Gulliver's Travels. Heidi.
 lvanhoe.
 Robinson Crusoe. Swiss Family Robinson. Tanglewood Tales. Treasure Island. Twenty T h 0 u S a n d
 Leagues Under the Sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
THE BOBBSEY. TWINS SERIES
 5Oc

The Bobbsey Twins. The Bobbsey Twins in the
 Country. The Bobbsey Twins at the Sea-
 shore. The Bobbsey Twins at School. The Bobbsey Twins at Snow
 Lodge. The Bobbsey Twins on a
 Houseboat. The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow
 Brook. The Bobbsey Twins at Home. The Bobbsey Twins in Great
 City. The Bobbsey Twins on Blue
 berry Island. The Bobbsey Twins on the
 Deep Blue Sea. The Bobbsey Twins in Wash ington: The Bobbsey Twins in the
 Great West. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar
 Camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
kl ThoEamour @Pcppcr BookS
By Margaret Sidney

Five Little Peppers and
 How They Grew. Five Little Peppers Mid
 way. Five Little Peppers Grown
 Up. Phronsie Pepper. The Stories Polly Pepper Told. The Adventures of Joel Pepper. Five Little Peppers
 Abroad. Five Little Peppers at
 School. Five Little Peppers and
 Their Friends. Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House. Our Davie Pepper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
THE GIRL SCOUTS SERIES
55Oc 

The Girl Scouts at Miss Aliens
 School.
 he Girl Scouts at Camp. The Girl Scouts Good Turn. The Girl Scouts Canoe Trip. The Girl Scouts Rivals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Grace HarloWe Series of Popular Books for Girls
soc

Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Grace Harlowes Senior Year at High School Grace Harlowe's First Year at Over ton College Grace Harlowe's Second Year At Overton College Grace Harlowes Third Year at Over- ton College Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus Grace Hariowe's Golden Summer l. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Old Apache Trail Grace HarIowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert Grace Hkrlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountains Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Ia the Great North Woods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10

The Stories All Children Love
 Series Each book beautifully illus trated in colors.
 1.50 Mazli. Cornelli. so A Child's Garden of Verses. The Little Lame Prince and other stories. Gulliver's Travels. The Water Babies. Pinocchio. Robinson Crusoe. Heidi. The Cuckoo Clock. The Swiss Family Robinson. The Princess and Curdie. The Princess and the Goblin. At the Back of the North Wind. A Dog of Flanders. Bimbi. Mopsa, the Fairy. Tales of Fairyland. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10

 0  ChtmsWITH GOOD BOOKSd they will remember thoughtful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Famous Patty Books
 LOO

Patty Fairfield. E Patty at Home.
 Patty in the City. Patty's Summer Days. Patty in Paris.
 Patty's Friends. Patty's Pleasure Trip. Patty's Success. Patty's Motor Car. Patty's Butterfly Days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10

lin 
 andWo in 0 appreciate higher ideals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
Na Inc berk5hiro 4A Poct1
Bound in Full Ooze Limp Leather, Gilt Tops, Boxed
 2.5O

Browning (Mrs.) Browning tRoberD Bryant. Burns Carey. Dante. Emerson. Evangeline. Golden Treasury. Hiawatha. Holmes. Jean Inselow. Keats. Kipling. Longfellow. Lowell. ar Milton. w Moore Paradise Lost Poe. ks Procter Rubaiyat- Scott Tennyson- Whittier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
& Uncle Wiqqily. is s.s9BedtimeJ4orics 2
 75c

Uncle Wiggily's Adventures Uncle Wiggily's Travels Uncle Wiggily's Fortune Uncle Wiggily's Automobile Uncle Wiggily at the Seashore Uncle Wiggily's Airship Uncle Wiggily in the Country Uncle Wiggily in the Woods Uncle Wlggily on the Farm Uncle Wiggily,s Journey Uncle Wiggily's Rheumatism Uncle Wiggily and Babie Bunty Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother
 Hubbard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
The Polly Brewster
 Books, soc

Polly of Pcbbly Pit. Polly and Eleanor. Polly in New York. Polly and Her Friends Abroad. Polly's Business Venture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
Little Women Series By Louisa M. Alcott
 1. .50

Little Women. Little Men. Jos Boys.
 An Old-Fashioned Girl. Eight Cousins. Rose in Bloom. Under the Lilacs. Jack and Jill.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20
Markham for Sheriff

The parents Of Elton L. Markham the candidate
for Sheriff Of Somerset County moved from The Forks
to Moscow when he was very young This crcum-
stance led to his receiving his first school privileges
the Lincoln school Of that town, and Miss Josephine
Healcy was his first teacher His father was engaged
in farming during five years residence in Moscow and
young Markham had plenty Of opportunity to find out
how the sustenance for farm home can be wrung
from substantial Maine SOIL
The family later came to Skowhegan where
Elton had the opportunity to attend the Park School,
receiving instruction from Mrs. FIealey and Mrs.
MITCHELL
Mr.. Markham has high ideals as to the response
bites of the office he seeks and plenty of courage
that he can make good if successful at the polls next
September.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20

Among the outof-town people who
ATTENDED up III NIabels Room Fri
Clay night at thef Lakewood Theatre
Were: Dr.. and Mrs, c. e Norcross
formerly OF skowhegan, Mrs. Mary
c. Smith of lIartland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Worth of Washburn
who are visiting with relatives in
lIartland.
Miss Bessie Gilman of New, York is
visiting her cous n, Mrs. l.. H Whit.
nev having returned with the Whit
nov automobile party from the City
Of Orebac Those participating in
this Journey were Mr.. and Mrs. l..
II. whitney. Mrs. Whitney. mother
Mrs. grace Brewster and Mrs. Whit
fffys mother, Mrs. John Whitney OF
Winthrop.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Appleby and
daughter, Margaret spent the week
end at their Smithfeld cottage "Une-
eda-Rest. " On Friday evening of
last week Mr.. and Mrs Appleby en-
tertained her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Bigelow and her brother, Wal
ter Bigelow of Norridgewock.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-11-09
Of whom three-fourths are only partly
clothed and one-fourth wholly un-

Of whom three-fourths are only partly
clothed and one-fourth wholly un-
clothed.
The advancement Of civilization is
marked by The amount Of clothes that
are worn, an din this respect the
South's cotton measures to large ex-
tent the progress Of civilization. It
was well said many years ago that the
missionary Of the gospel. as hA PEN
etrates the wilds Of Africa and opens
up to modern conditions the isles OF
the sea, is an advance agent FOR
American cotton. since an increased
consumption Of cotton goods goes
hand in hand with religious and edu-
cational progress.
The South could live WI hout the
production Of cotton. Itf farmers
could turn to diversified agriculture,
and make as large profit as they can
possibly make in raising cotton, even
at much higher prices than, those
now prevailing It would have been
q blessing to the South # it had
never raisedia bale Of cotton, for then
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-11-09
FIGHTING THE BOIL WEEvIL
WITH AEROPLANKS-
Suggestion of New Forces at Work
In Cotton World

The report in this issue Of test
made in Louisiana by q government
expert in fighting the boil weevil with
calcium arsenate distributed over the
growing plants from aeroplanes opens
up q field Of almost infinite specula-
ton. To what extent will the aero
plane make feasible the fighting Of
the boil weevil in all parts Of the
South, and to what extent will the
flying machine come into use for other
purposes, are questions which i'm
mediately come to the mind Of every
thoughtful person.
The boil weevil is the menance Of
civilization, for on the Southern cot
ton crop depends the avance of civil
ization. It is estimated that OF the
worlds population of about 1,700,-
OOO, 900 there are one billion people
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-11-09
AN OXFORD MANS
EXPERIENCE

Can you doubt the evidence of this
Oxford citizen?
You can verify Oxford endorsement.
Read this:
R. E. Harkins, prop. of grist mills
South St., Oxford, says: II had just
recovered from sickness which left
my kidneys weak and in pretty bad
shape. I was obliged to get up several
times during the night to pass the
secretions, which were highly colored
and my back gave out. I found it
hard to keep going with my work l.
the mill as / had severe headachaZ
and was in pretty bad shape. l read
about Doan's Kidney Pills and got
supply at KendaPs Drug Store. They
soon relieved me, and l have felt fine
since"
Coo, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y. ADVERTISE
.ment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-11-09

Distances Iends enchantment g
summer. 49,. }
People who i've ON second 6oor5l
never blame the cltfs jewellers toy
becoming extinct -
Plenty Of footprints IN the SANDS
OF time show holes Ia the shoes
. =,
The gfrl with long slrirts doesnr
have to worry 40 much about holo.
In her stockings so =
Many a woman goes visiting ana
hopes they are not at home.
Always drop some money In the
collection plate. The change viii dg
the church good Al
Very few married couples dance
cheek to cheek
There is no use IN starting trouS
BILE. 1t is a self.starter.
Explorers are trying to reach the
north pole. but they may get cold
feet
The man on top is just standing
on his friends shoulders
No matter what a man thinks he
can't do. he is right
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-11-09

it would have been the center Of di-
versifed agriculture in this country.
It would have grown rich on diversi-
fed farming and on the vast indus
trial development which would have
made this section the center Of man
ufacturing in America long before
this, il it had not been that cotton
proved its curse. M k
The, growth Of cotton resulted IN
the spread Of slavery. and slavery
unclaimed the South to q false system
Of economic development. To the
South as q whole slavervs and cotton
proved curse beyond the power OF
words to express, but cotton pro-
duced BY slave labor brought untold
blessings to the rest Of the world. a
distinguished English historian well
said that the cotton industry OF
Great Britain made possible Eng
lands ability to recover financially
from the fearful cost Of the Napo-
leonic wars; but while the South
was thus blessing the rest Of the