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Show A Hint for the Earl. Tho now Lord-Lloutcnnnt of Ireland, Ire-land, tho Enrl of Aberdeen, who owns nbout 03,000 acres of land In Scotland, Scot-land, Is fond of telling this story. Ho was onco walking out In a country coun-try district whoro ho had rarely boon before, nnd paused bcsldo n cottago garden fenco to watch an old laborer nt work. "Is this n good soli?" ho questioned. question-ed. "Aye," responded tho other. "What 13 your next crop to bo?" wns another Interrogation. Tho worker looked up and gazed disapprovingly nt tho stranger, nnd finally remarked: "You don't know anything nbout crops, young man. Just hi ro a nfco ilttlo allotment somcwhero and tnko to cultlvatln' It, nnd you'll hnvo something some-thing hotter to do than to como Inter-ruptln' Inter-ruptln' busy folk!" |