We city dwellers don't have much occasion to know about bushels or acres. We buy things in pounds and our lots are measured in feet. I do know what a rod is, thanks to genealogy,(but have you ever heard of a rood?) Schools don't teach diacritical marks any more. A teacher friend was told to put masking tape over the long and short marks on a chart she had on the wall. All the countries and capitals of Europe have changed since 1895. A lot of them have changed since I took geography in school. I think we may be reverting to the times when spelling didn't matter. Our children are learning things that nobody had dreamed of in 1895 (and a lot of things we'd rather they didn't know!) Annette __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

Sorry for getting carried away. "War of Damyankee Agression [sp - two Gs in aggression]" should read "War Between the States." That was the universal term throughout the South, although the UDC came up with a dozen more. My favorite is the "Late Unpleasantness." "Find a bank that has $300 to lend" in MS 1895. The Panic of 1893 (economic depression) hit the South hardest, and hung on until World War Two. (How in the world can a poor man eat / On ten cent cotton and forty cent meat?) My south AL grandparents barely noticed the Great Depression of the 1930s. "We didn't know we were poor. We had clothes, shoes, and plenty to eat." Bruce __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree