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Show October. j October Is our tenth month, but the eighth In the old Roman calendar, as its name indicates. Our Saxon ancestors ances-tors called it Wynemonth, or the wine month. In allusion to this name, an old writer remarks: "And albeit, they had not anciently wines made In their own country, yet In this season they had them from divers countries adjoining." ad-joining." In some of the ancient Sax-m Sax-m calendars this month Is represented iy a farmer carrying a s-ack on his shoulder and sowing grain, In atlusion to the practice of sowing winter grain. |