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difficulties arising from these causes, and so various in their origin, that there seems to be no way to adobt [[adopt]] as a standard rule to meet or prevent such contingencies.
The system of working for share of crop has been so universal and the almost entire failure of the same so marked, that but few of the laborers have realized anything and are now without the means of living by their own resources and employers are not in a condition to provide for them during the long interval before their labors can be made available.
In this unfortunate state of affairs it becomes a serious question as to the steps to be taken to provide in a measure for the relief of the suffering. The promiscuous distribution of money, food, or clothing effects but a very limited portion of the good designed. It leads to imposition, fraud and idleness, and hundreds undeserving obtain what those who really suffer should receive.