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Show Nt.w l-,oi xn iiml th.- middle Stair.-, iii'i' li-ariim -.everr ilroiitli. Thru- ha-, Urn hut lilll.' rain in Xcv Mir.-I;in I -inc.- Ihr fiM Mil n" May, Ii than ;i sixth of liil ymr's .H;inti-ty .H;inti-ty having t'alli-n ifiuin th.1 month tf .Inn.'. ri'ns ;in ln-i;iiiniii to nulH-r, .tlthonL-li noi y.-l .-rion-ly daniiiptl, ami iill i.ui.. ul' thr n.untry rv-ili.-ti.Hi.- of -lioi! yii-Ms, The hot i:iv nl' .Ink ami August UMially hrin liltli- rain ami, ii'iialinn almost entirely en-tirely unknown ea-t of the .Mi-Hf.uri riv.'i-. It is ;i i;ii-at pity that n cnun- trv ii- i.luiilaiitly snpplifl with as manv r-lream ami kikes tis are these Sl.it! s hoiiM e.-r .-.nller from drouth. Ami in.!' . .1. the eon-laut inleiTOin-se, ihiiin.ii the lii-t tew yeai. with thf p. oil.- .if ihr Tu ritoi-ies where in i-au.-n i-Ihr only ;--iii.rantee for stic-ri--l'nt lilh'-r. is -lowly hiivinij iL-rlH iL-rlH et upon the av,iieultunili-.ts of the Ma-t. Miorl rniis, ln.nn hvrk ul ruin, i.imht he fore niitiiy ye;irs to heeoine ;in ohr-olete phrae. At .reent it is I hi t ton lainiliar. even "away down in Maine." |