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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

General Phil Sheridan Circle. La
Dies of the G. A. r. held their rcgu-
lar meeting and inspection Tuesday
afternoon. Thirty-two were present.
The work was inspected by Past De-
partment President Mrs. Rose Ben
sou NI.nott of Lewiston. Past De-
partment President. Mrs. G. A. Pay
son. was also a guest of the after
noon. Department Commander George
T.. Gay of the G. A. r. was present
and other members of the Post. At
five O'Clock delicious banquet was
served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
SIDNEY

WEST-H. E. Trask was called to
Augusta owing to the illness Of his
father, Edwin Trask.
w. Y. Ballard has had a furnace
installed in his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook have been
guests to tea of Miss Lena and F. Z.
Taylor.
Mr.. Cook left Tuesday for his home
il Roxbury. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Cook and little
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

daughter, Esther, passed the day re-
Gently with Mrs. Cooks aunts, the
Misses Lovejoy.
Mrs. o. b. Abbott has gone to
minneapolis, Mimi, for an indefinite
time.
Mrs. Louise Gallagher made a
business trip to Haliowell. Monday.
l.. A. Ellis of West Sidney accom-
panied by Kenneth Keene were in
this section Tuesday on business.
Miss Annie Freeman met With an
accident from fall which she ex-
pcrienced wednesdays while in Au-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Governor Milliken, writing from
the Harvard club in Boston, to Bates
college friends, states that he expects
TO reach home in Augusta in time
to see what can be done about an
Augusta party to attend the John
Barnes Wells concert in Lewiston
City Hall, Nov. IS. Gov. Millilen is
a graduate of Bates in the class OF
'97-Leviston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
LOCAL NOTICE

Usual dance tonight Windsor Town
hall. nov25d1t
Orders taken for chicken 35c lb,
fowl soc Id. Don Campbell, Pat
terson. Tel. 672-Y. Order by Tel. 6
to p. M. only nov25d6t
Old folks dance Golden Cross hall
tonight and every Saturday. Contra
and modern dances. Smiths orches-
TIA. Lets co." Nov25d1t
| The Murray Alliance will give. the
farce, 1.-THE Third Degree" at the
Universalist vestry Monday evening,
Nov. 81. Adults zoe; children. 10c.
!, nov25-27
I! There will be a candy sale given by
the Unitarian Junior Alliance at the
Augusta House. Nov. o5 at 3 o'clock.
nov24-25
| Rebekah Aid annual fair and sale
c. fancy articles, food and candy at
City hall, 10 A. NJ, Dec. 5th. Enter
i tainment and dancing evening.
Nov24d7t
Home made mince-meat. s5c ID.
Hanks Grocery Store, l. So. Belfast
avenue. Tel. SSH. nov22d6t
land Fl. Embroidery Club. Saturday.
Nov. % from two to eight at l. 0.
O. F. hall. nov21-23- 20
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Mrs. L. S. Page of Quimby street
has returned home from the Augusta
General hospital where she received
surgical treatment. Her mother,
Mrs. Isabelle Edwards of Albion, is
with her for an indefinite time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Hon. NJ. p. Milliken has moved
from his home on Western Avenue
to Portland. where he will make his
home for the winter. He has taken
apartments at the Hotel Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Doyan Of p
Scwall street are receiving congratu-
lations upon the birth of a boy,
weight 81 pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Miss Eunice Adams of this city
has gone to Dixfleld where she has
accepted a position as bookkeeper
with the n. S. Stowell spool mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Gnsta. At this writing she is al ~
home and aside from bruises anu !
general shaking up is reported 10 '
doing well
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Mrs. Will c. Miller Of this city has
been passing a few days in Portland
where she was the guest Of friends
and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
NORTH AUGUSTA

Mrs. Lura White of North Augusta
is i'll at her home with an attack OF
the grip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
Birthday Gathering

Mrs. Gladys Nutting was very
agreeably surprised Thursday eve
ring when a party of ten lady friends
assembled at her home on the Bel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

City Auditor Ernest Quigley of
Eastport, was a business caller. in
the city, this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
DAILYKENNEBEC JOURNAL
3slsphons 136
Telephone 136

Cards Of thanks. obituary notices. res
olutions OF respect. etc. will be
charged at the rate OF ten cents per
line. No charge less than 20 cents.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Opera House-America's greatest
actor, John Barrymore in The Lotus
Eater"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
Saturday, November rs, 1922.
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Theatre Attractions

CoIoniai-Saturday. Dustin Far
NUN in The Yosemite Trail"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Usual dance tonight Windsor Town
hall. nQv25d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25

Home made mince-meat. s5c ID.
Hanks Grocery Store, l. So. Belfast
avenue. Tel. SSH. nov22d6t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-15
WGUWOIECHIUUVIMU
$500. iiitla. pIp,gn D c1rlr1lnl

repeated, seemingly surprised out
Of his life BY the Question. Sticks
AID quit ihterruptln' me. Maybe
I'm getting a little too old. 10 do
much. ! want 4 tbuadysAsom e6ns
who will 80 hallway with me-"
"Theref6te I suppose you 60 10
the pen 10 find One" Ben COM
mented, wholly tnconyihced. IF
"Ism going to make this PROF.
ositibh good" Eztath went Oh IL
i he had not heard" Listen 10
this;
OPENING the letter. ho read lab:
oribusly. ~.
Snowy Gulch, u. C.
Dear Brother Ezra:
IHrlte this With what | thlnk Is
my dying hand. tie ihy will too
lat the hotel, at Snowy Gulch-
and not much more time. You
know. I've been hunting a claim.
Well l found it--fich q pocket as
any body want worth a Quarter
million any how and In d district
where the Snowy Guich folks be.
lieve there amt d grain OF gold
It's yours. Come up and get II
Quick before some thieves DIP heat
jump II Lookout for telfery Neil
son and his gang they seen some
OF by dust. I'm too sick to go Il,
record ef in Btadleyburg and re-
cord claim. Get copy OF tals istter
to carryE put this In some safe
place. The only condition 10 you
take good care Of Fenris. the pet
raised from a pup. You'll find
him and my gun at steYo Nor
ris's.
felt myself going and Just did
get here. You get supplies horses
at Snowy Gulch SO up r1ut Man
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-15

It's chance such as I never dared
believe would come to me again
Q chance to 80 away and get a new
start II a country where feel In
stinctiteiy that I'd make good
The dark vivid eyes seemed TO-
glow Id Tie hptt Forgive me
e 1 talk frank and II Il sounds
sltiIly ! can I help u. z Ben continued.
'.You We netet been III bfis6tt WITH
q nye.y eaf sentence 1iansihs ptet
y6uLatld nobody stYihs 8 damn
Bat ] can't take all.tlbt from d
stranger. Yo1 mist know tow Il Il!
A man can't while he's young and
strong. accept charity"
Good Lord 1t sln't t1afityi" the
old man shouted Tin gSttitl. as
much pleasure 6ttt OF IL as YOU
His voice sank again: and thefe
was 10 line Of mitth III his face.
1t was long as6, Ii Montreal !
hEram went OF, after a pause. u
knew your mother Is d Girl. she
married a better mar, but / told hdf
ANlwA \. = N3Al - y "a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-15

Greek through Spruce Pass ovor
TO Yuga River. Go down Ydca
River past first rapids alcng sill
place 10 hist creek you'll know Il
CAUSE there in old cabin jus be
low and my canoe landing Hatti
mile up n creek bed Is tiie M SlIs
II And new cabin And d0hs teif
30 Yott NEEDN'T RETURN
no WALtA W.ALLA, DARBY,
TN GotNG 10 PAROLE Y0ti. h \
no one IN Snowy G1lch who YOU
are ind whefe you going,
GO uulek Stother 81 and put ~
atone for me at Snowy Glitch.
Your BROTHER 8
4 Hiram Melville.
"And you haven't heatd-wheths
er your brother is still allse?" :
y Got q wire The hotel man sent
me. II reached me weeks before
tho letter came. and i guess Ne
must have died soon afterhe wrote
IL l suppose you see what He
means when be says TO carry a copy
or this letter. Instead Of the otls.
.inal!,,
\ "of coutse4B because 1t consti.
.tutes his will, your legal claim,
Just the fact that YOU are his broth.
er would be clatm enough l should
think, but this simpllfies matters
for you, You'd better make a copy
Of II and yot can leave it III soma
safe place. And OF course this
claim Is what you offered to let mo
@Thats It. Not much, but ali
what got. What I want to know Ia
III It's d go"
"Wait. Just minute. Before We
go any further, tell me what set:
vice I've done you, what Obligation
yo6're under 10 me, that gives me
To- right to accept so much from
you?"
It might have been in the moon
light that E1ram's eyes glittereh
perceptibly. you're in my charge,
he grinned 81 guess you amt got
any say COMM"
"Walt-wait.' Ben sprang to his
feet, and caught by his earnestness,
EEram got up too. 81 sure apprs.
ciate the trust yoti put in me-" Ben
went on slowly. "For my own part
I'd give everything rye Tot and all
I'd hope to ever get to go With you.
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NBEG1N HERE TODAY

NBEGIN HERE TODAY
\ LIZA convict gang toilIng On a
toad on the outskirts OF Walla
j gyalla is
BEN DARBY, serving a five year
Sentence for robbery Committed
while a Victim of an1ncsIa duo
70 wounds received ID Tho war.
q chance meeting With
t.nHAsMELVILkE, an Old friend
the ptisoh6f, results 10 reC0s-
nitioni Melville pleads with
GOVERNOR MCNAMARA tO have
bhe prisoner examined. The
mental test h made BY
FOREST, q noted alienis: OF Seat
tle: q small box is brought forth
and Darby remembers It's con-
tents the Victoria ctoss given
him forfyalor in the war.
GO ON WITH THE SIOlsE
Mcnamara focused an intent
We frat on Ben, then on the
llenlst ut IL, then--as you
.itegsed..
sSStAtSsJs 4aAS Ht5Ht sA s'.S
afEcst marked the end OF bis
trouble; you might say that his
brain simply snapped lack Into
tealth and began to function nor
inally again, after a period Of
temporaty mania from she'll
ahoek. In otter words, hn has
been slowly confaleSelhg since
thai ght; Under the proper SIT.
null Z have no doubt TINT avery
thing would come back to him /"
"Ana our friend here Melville
J offers 10 supply those stimuli"
5 actl VI And its up 10 you to
sethef he gots chance
ThouEiitfGlly the executive
drummed Ills desk with his peActl.
Presently a smile, markedly kny-
lsh ahd pleasant, broke oyer his
tace! He turned slowly III Ills
chaitl
llf[ltl-tiai [.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-15
CHAPTER II. W.
Hiram MelvlIIe'o win.

Hiram MelvlIle's viii,
There was a great house.cleans
ing IN the dome OF the heavens on
memorable night that flashed like
alewel. from the murky desolation
Ci aFainy spring.
The Seat tie citizenry, ror the frs.
time In some weeks, recalled the
existence Of the stars. A magnifl:
cent moon rose IL the east, too big
and 20 bright 20 compete with.
N6Alivirg' creature who saw II re-.
mained wholly unmoYed BY ii.
hE TO one ore In the city was
tles influence Of The moon more DO.
tent than TO Ben Darby, once
knowngas "Wolf" Darby through
certain far-spreadlng districts, and
now newly come from the state can.
it'll. walking Seattle's streets with
- hls ward and benefactor, Ezra Mel.
gllle. Sa'i
Forest had given over the case.
It was Melyille's time fop expert
ments tonight. All tho way out he
had watched his patient, sounding
him studying his reactions: and
all that he had beheld had some to
strengthen his own convictions,
! dott see any harm in tellln'
you that the guesses you've al
ready made are right. Your name
10 Ben Datby-and you used to be
known as Wolf Darby-for reas-
ons that sooner or later you NAV
lsnow. Abner Darby was your faith
en- Edith Darby was your sister
\ tlkt amt no more. You went
awhile to MacLean's College, in
ontario.
~ tsNow, Ben, I'm going to put a
proposition up to you. I'm hoping
yuttll see fit to accept 1t, don't
see II makes a whale Of a lot of
difference whether you get your
memory back or not.
The reason I'm going to take
YOU where I'm goin' to take you
is f1r your own good"
I'm willing to take your word
tof that, Mr.. MELVILLE" Ben inter.
posed duietly.y
And I might say, now's as good
~ time as any, to let up on the
Mister. My name Is Ezra Melville
nd I've been known as 'Ezram' as
long as 1 can remember, to my
friends. The Darbys in particular
called Sme that, and you're OAR
by.
tI,ll say in the beginning can't
DO for you all I'd like to do, SIM
My because haven't the means.
On this expedition to come we'll
liaysSto go on the cheaps.. No Pull
mans, no housekeeping out in
theshay when we're caught out at
,t1isht"
Ben tried to cut In, to ask ques-
tons, but the old mans words
swept his own away.
no begin at. the beginning, I've
got d brother-leastwfse l had him
l. few weeks ago-Hiram Melville
- name," Ezram went on. HE
ylwils d prospector up to place
= called Snowy Gplch-a town way
sap Ii the Caribou Mountains, in
Canada Some weeks ago. got a
4 letter from him! The letters right
lere;
sI,m mighty glad that I've got
somethingi &C least worth lookin'
sntes % let you In on. l only wish
~ ives nioSe. =
M should yon want TO let
me ID On auything2 Ben asked
dearly n
The direct question received on.
& STAKE Of blank amAzement
\ fapu E'zuasn. Why should - Pc
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-15
Keen This Ready

AT the first symptom Of a cough
or cold, breathe Hyomei. The best
people always have It I'd the house
and end a cold before Il gets deep
seated. Sold by H. and II. Drug Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

(From the Times-Recorder Jan
uary 8, 1929
The A. S. Cults Conclave is the
style of the new lodge of the Knights
of Damon, named in honor of Col.
Cults, one of the most popular, promi-
nent and genial gentlemen in the
state.
Rev. J. L. Morrill,, who will assist
in the revival services to be held in
East Americas next week has spent
considerable time in revival work in
Texas. The services will be held at
$50 in the morning and o'clock
in the evening.
The new lodge of the Knights of
Damon organized last night by Dep
uty Supreme Commander Lowenthal
elected the following officers: A. ].
M. Bizien, commander; George
Stapleton, vice-commander;; j. C.
Pope, prelate; j. B. Dunn, secretary;
M. Solomon, collector; P. B. Williford,
treasurer; c. M, Williams, senior war
den; W. F. Minis, junior warden; j.
w. Cobb, sentinel; j. E. Sullivan,
B. H. Jossey and c. C. Hawkins, trus-
tees.
Miss Annie Johnson, a charming
blone of Smithville, has returned to
her home after visit to Miss Ora
Clark at her home here.
A through schedule from Ameri-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

! the Fairy Queen. What's all this?
| can't make head or tail of it?' =
Neither could Billy" answered
the bird-kite mournfully 'That is,
he couldn't find tail to balance me
when l was up in the air. A strip
of old muslin would have done, but
he couldn't find thing. So he hunt
ed around and all he could find was
a string of pearl beads on~his moth
er's bureau, which he tied on to me
for tail.
Then he took me out and let me
fly away up into the air above the
tree-tops. But the wind was SO strong
that the string snapped and the wind
blew me up here Now I'm afraid
they'll think stole the pearls.
The Fairy Queen smiled. "Pll send
Twinkle Toe back with the pearls, Y
she said, ''and Silver Wing will
show you the way back to Billy's
house."
>(To be continued.)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

THE next kite that came before
= the Fairy Queen was bird-kite,
and he, too, was in trouble.
What ean~I do for you, my good
fellow" asked the Fairy Queen, kind
". Nancy and lick wondered at
her good nature. The Twins thought
of their own impatience when their
kites got tangled in trees or refused
to go as high as their little owners
wished them to, and they resolved
TO do better in the future. The Fairy
Queen seemed to know this for she
looked over and gave them an APP
proving smile Then she turned her
attention to the kite again.
please, your highness, would you
mind sending word to Billy Browns
mother that didn't take her pearls?"
the kite. ''She thinks that
! stole them, but honest, l didn't.
You see the string broke and the
pearls were fastened to my tail be-
cause Billy couldn't find"
"0h, hold on, hold onr' cried out
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

Gus to Montgomery will be installed
between the Is and 20, with comp
plete passenger service. Surfacing
of the road has been pushed forward
with as much rapidity as is compatible
with solid and durable work.
On Wednesday evening about 6 $50
a heavy snow fell west of Americas,
although only small and scattering
snow storm fell here.
Americas will be crowded with the
farmers of Sumter county on Wednes-
day, January Is, the occasion of an
address by Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Nesbitt, who speaks at the court
house on the culture of tobacco in
this section. y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.


(From the Times Recorder Jan
uary 8, 19O2.)
W. H. Rosenthal, representing the
great Innes Band, was in the city
yesterday completing arrangements
for the grand concert on Wednesday
afternoon at the opera house.
Miss Maggie Buchaan leaves today
for Moultrie to attend the marriage
# her friend, Miss Hicks, to Mr..
Watson, which event takes place to-
day.
Mrs. De Wolff returned to Mexico
City today after a visit to relatives
here, accompanied by her sister, Miss
Mary Hornady, of Ellaville.
The fine buggy horse belonging to
George D. Wheatley was severely in
jured yesterday by becoming entang-
led in barbed wire fence, into which
Mr.. Wheatley drove in the early
morning hours. Before he could rein
up the horse, he had run into a fence
which had been stretched across an
unused road.
The friends of Mr.. Henry R. john
son will be leased to learn of his COM
plete restoration to health after re-
spite of two months from the cares
of business Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
went tosSan Antonio, and their stay
in that bracing atmosphere was
most beneficial to him.
Hundreds of barrels of syrup will
be sold in Americas this fall as the
result of the splendid yield. Captain
James, a leading farmer, produced
$4,000 gallons of syrup from 100
acres planted to cane, and sufficient
seed cane to replant.
w. j. Justice was made master me-
chanic of the Seaboard yesterday to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

develop our natural resources"
Dir. Critics further made an appeal
TO the women of Georgia to give.
this serious thought in their house
hold purchases. He pleads with them
to consider the millions of dollars
Of good Georgia money going out
Of the state annually Tor goods that
should be produced right at home.
He further states: "The farmers
are hungry for markets for things to
take the place -of cotton, and Vet
we handicap them and our own prog
ress by buying articles rom other
state that they could produce at
profit. Please think what this
mears. Let US build up Georgia and
make it not only the empire state
of the South in name, but in fact.
Our prosperity is within our own
hands. Let us make the most Of it."
And there we have it.
Isn't it about time for Georgia and
Georgians to wake up?
Need more be said?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

Beloved, now are We eae sons of
God, and il doth not yet appear what
we shall be: bat we know that
when He shall appear, We shall be
like Hims for We shah sec Him as He
is. And every msn that hath this
hope in Him. PsFifiesh himself. even
a He is pure loAa Sse-2s
The sweetest hears zrS aA1Se 80 cEty
wed,
Whose hours Gotta great Ana snail
Are close-kntt strands Of an unbrak-
en- thread,
Where love enaObles Sl.
Elizabeth Barret Browning,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

(From the Times Recorder Jan
uary 8, 1929
T,ROM migdnight of Sunday until
= 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, 16
hours, there had fallen here 4.05
inches of rain, with the indications
that at least inches will be record
ed in the next "a hours. MuckaIee
creek is now higher, it is said, than
in some years past.
At meeting of city council last
night the entire number of city of
ficers were reelected, with the ex-
ception of city physician, and the
place of city attorney, which had been
vacant for some time, was filled. Hol-
lis Fort was elected as city attorney,
and DR.. +. A. Thomas was chosen
city physician.
Having arrived within practically
the exact time as promised by the
manufacturers, the motor-driven com
bination hose truck and chemical en-
CINE ordered by the city last fall ar
rived yesterday and is now ready to
be formally delivered to the city.
On his fine farm 4 miles east of
Americas, Mr.. Arthur Rylander will
endeavor to demonstrate this year
what can be done in cotton culture,
and to this end viii plant one fine
field of $50 acres in cotton, expecting
a yield Of 800 bales. Last year. on
field Of so acres h made 10 bales,
and would have produced 2 bales to
the acre but for the rayages of cater
pillars in August.
9. ". Heron will use 100 bales
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

succeed Frank MCGEE, who goes to
Savannah in the same capacity.
From 8 cents the market has de-
clined by easy stages until the z IL
mark has been reached here, with but
very little demand. The receipts at
the warehouse are light, with but a
dozen or so bales brought in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
DR.. E. PARSONS
DENTIST
BY Stanley

Will move Dec. 18th on Jackson st.
rext to Kress' Store at the DR.. N. S.
Evans Dental office. He will be
glad to meet his friends there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

of cotton for fertilizer this season,
this novel situation having accrued
from the scarcity of labor to harvest
the staple until the heavy rains ruin
ed it. Now he is blowing his fields
for the new crop, the old cotton 60
ing under the ground.