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New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
T.B. MINAHAN PRESIDENT.
To Head Federation of Catholic So
cieties-The School Question.

Detroit. Aug. 4-Ths American Federation OF
Catholic Societies to-day held the most important
business meeting OF their three days convention.
\ set of resolutions was adopted and officers were
elected In addition 70 a number OF changes being
made IN the constitution Of the federation. The
most important OF these changes IS one permitting
Catholic parishes and institutions 10 become
hers of the Federation. we'll Catholic
cieties- AT amendRent was also adopted permit
ting officers 70 hold Office for more than TWO terms
cable dispatch was sent the Pope greeting him
,on his first anniversary as Supreme Pontin. On
the school question the resolutions say:
We r~opos, this solution OF the educational prob
lem 40 far as are concerned; Let no pubic
MONEYS be paid out for religious instruction in any
schools let the educatioua. per capita taxes be dis
burSed for results I'm purely secular studies only in
our Carholic schools. teachers receiving their
salaries as other teachers receive theirs. 10
state or city examinations. Thus viii the great
principle Of government. no public moneys Tor
seCtarlan purposes. be preserved intact
The Louisiana delegation succeeded in capturing
tho convention unanimously for the selection OF
Neu-Orleans for the next annual meeting. The
convention adjourned sine die after electins the
following oficeEs
President T.eB Minahan. OF New-York; vice
residents J B. Cookers. OF Newark. y. J.; Ed
ward Feenev OF Brooklyn; George ". Steiger of
secretsTv anthony Matre. OF Cincinnati; executive
hoard Walter George Smith. chairman, OF Phtla-
daIDbia- Nicholas Conner. Of Dubuque, Iowa;
Thomas II Cannon. OF Chicago; ]; w Fowler. OF
WaIrath OF Evansville Ind: H. " Couon. OF
Torff
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
DEEP DR4UGHT VESSELS.
Why They Touch Bottom Near
Sandy Hook.

In Engineering News this week is printed an
important statement regarding the trouble ex-
peTienced by large steamships in getting in and
out of New-York Harbor. Complaints have been
made that they touch bottom though without re-
ceiviag injury, while in channels where there is
said 10 be more than thirty feet OF water An in
vesttsation therefore undertaken by the
United States engineers. and it resulted in sur
prislng dscoy cries 4 report on the work IS made
by Henry y BabcOck who is in the service OF the
government
Fresh measurements showed that the channel
had not filed. The two points where the annoy
ance was most frequent Were in the vicinity of the
West Bank and near the Hook II was fo.r0 that
in one locality there was from 81 to 80 feet Of
water and in the other from 81 to S45 Suspicion
became aroused. however about ano.ler possibn-
ity. Preliminary observations indicated taat the
d-aught of steamer was greater when she was
moving than when stationary. ard that .le squat"
Was more conspicuous when she in shallow
water than in deep water Elaborate observa tions
were then undertaken with several OF the biggest
ocean liners that sail from this port. and the
theories seem to have been fully verified Possibly
the model of the vessel may also exercise infu-
ence but 1t Is already obvious that speed and shall
lowness play large part. and that the "sqIat
Is greater at the stern than at the bow
Al the West Bank. on one occasion the Lu-
pier The difference with the Minneapolis was
8 feet with the St. Paul 81 the Vade=lanG
50 on May and feet July > the Kais.. I1l-
helm IL and the Philadelphia "a Before thes,
observations were made it was matter of recO-d
that the Oceanic had touched bottom gently when
there should have been al feet of water in the
channel. and. when she was supposed 10 be drawing
an hour Mr.. Babcock computes her ''sallat' al
90 rect ana puts ner true draught astern 81 feet
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
APPLIES ONLY TO THE REAL ESTATE.
Whitney Suit Does Not Seek to Avoid In
heritance Tax on Personally.

Edward Il Fallovs, attorney for the State
Controller yesterday gave the information TO 4
Tribune reporte. that the appeal Of Harry Payne
Whitney as executor and trustee for the estate
Of his father william c. Whitney. is against only
so much Of the transfer tax as the State % New
York has levied on the real estate which was
owned by M Whitney AZ the time Of his death
and which was LEFT his children. The real es-
tate amounted 70 only about one-tenth of the
Whitney estate.
Formerly real estate which was left by VIII
20 q direct descendant was free from the transfer
tax, but Dy Chapter A. Laws Of 1903. Il became
subject to the tax. The constitutional objections
raised b. the whitney lawyers to this amendment
10 The transfer tax .aW, 81 IS understood. were
not put forward with 4 view 70 relieving the
whitney estate Of any payment Of transfer tax on
the personal estate. These objections We're first
raised several months ago IL the Of the es-
tate OF Joseph Stickney. New York merchant.
The Whitney appeal, therefore. viii depend on the
decision IN the Sdckney case.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
TOLEDO RAILWAY AND TERMINAL BONDS

The s350o00 Toledo Railway and Terminal Az
per cent nifty year gold bonds which are being
offered by Rudolph KIeybolte & Co. represent
ore "a tha most complste terminal properties In
thu United States. The bonds are frst and
closed mortgage or all OF the property owned
and that which 1nag hereafter be acquired. and the
issue is guaranteed by the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and DAYTON Railway Company and the Pere Mar
0uette Railroad Company Jointly and severally.
ise cost OF the entire property has been approx
i-.lsteIv s. 900 GOO The competition which the
pany would ordinarily encounter is completely cut
Of The company practically has monopoly
the transferrage OF freight between the twenty
three roads which enter Toledo. Furthermore. the
company is not burdened with any large capitaliza
tion while its bonded indebtedness Is limited 10 the
81 40 A.. per cent gold bonds which be-
ing offered BY Rudolph Kleybolte & Co.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
NO NEGROES NEAR GEORGIA TROOPS.
Governor Terrell Gets Assurances from
Washington About Manassas Encampment.
tBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE ]

Atlanta. Ga arg. t-"There will be no negro
soldiers in camp at Manassas At least there Will
bs none near where the Georgia troops are
camped."
Wednesday morning. in answer TO the question If
there would be any negro troops in the same hri-
gade with the Georgia soldiers. report was
started several days ago that there would be a
1,e--o regiment carnped beside the Georgia soldiers
ana many of the soldiers mo mad agreed 10 60 70
Virginia began TO give notice TO their conmandlns
l,f,tcsrs thar there would be very few in the
camp If such a state OF affairs should be allowed.
CCItruo- Terrell took the matter up with the
authorities at Washington and has received tntor-
marion that there Will be only one negro com
l1"rd AZ the encampment and that that regiment
,,ti he in the Connecticut brigade, and nowhere
Hear the Cieorgians. If any negroes We're L. ue
~ -Ired with our boys" declared the Governor.
II would not give the men permission 70 Ielve the
Stata won't stand for anything Ike trat- The
Csnrcia men must be Camped with white soldiers
or thev DO not leave TINS stlte.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
YES. IT'S FINE FOR THE KIDS
But How About Those Who Would Use Elm.
st. as a ThorOughfare9

Where shallow excavations on both slices Of the
car tracks in EIIn-st.. south OF Canal-st. extend
for nearly the distance of block. miniature lakes
were formed yesterday. the delight OF Z small
army Of bare legged boys, who padded about In
the dirty water. WoIkmsn In the employ OF the
company that has q contract for paving that part
Of EIm-st. looked helplessly.
Nov. just look at that said a foreman OF
the Job We want 70 get the concrete foundat tion
for the pavement laid hore where the subway
people have got all through with their work. and
we hnd a leak in the water main that runs along
on the roof Of the subway We shall have wait
until the Water Department comes along aud
stops the leak. It's a fine thing Tor tHOsc kids.
though. They're having a good time w2ding in
the water
ploy OF the street railroad company are aytns new
tracks. The paving OF the street viii have to wait
until they are through there. The employees OF the
with one cause for delay after another They
laugh when they are asked when Elm-st. is likely
De paved. II has become long standing joke.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
VILLAGE UNDER QUARANTINE.

Rochester. Aug 4-The village OF Dresden has
been placed under quarantine on account OF an
eniser1lc Of varioloid and nearly dve hundred In
bzh.tants ara isolated from the outside world No
one "a, enter or leave the village. railway train
can stop at the station and no boat tie up
tbe wharf The state Board OF Health has charge
of the quarantine.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
srAMPEpEp ABOVE DOLLAR MARK.

a stampede OF shorts at midday carried wheat in
the market here well above the dollar mark yester-
day. II vas the elimination of long bull campaign
based on European shortage and damage TO do
rlestic crops. Some Of the news from the North
west. which really started the bear panic. denoted
Widespread damage from rust Bulls now predict
81 . before the season ends anticipating a big
European demand At the close which was the
high point Of the session, September wheat was
81 0l& bid. against ss.c bid az the close on Wednes-
day.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05

\ dispatch from Colon July 80 announced that
news from Cartagena said rumors were in cIrcu-
lation Of an upheavaI in BoGo,a. President Mar
rodun. OF Colombia, and Presidcnt-elcct Reyes
were the rumors further said declared TO re trait
ors and Congress had been closed.
General Rafael Reyes. according TO a dispatch
received at Washington July 6 from Mr. SNYDER
the American Charge d'Anares at BOgota WIS
declared elected President of Colombia that day
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
GRANTS OLD DISPATCH BOAT LOST.
The Monahansett, Ashore in Fog, a Total
Wreck

salem Mass Aug 4-The Beverly Transporta-
t,o, Con7aanys excursion steamer Monahansett
which was used as a dispatch boat BY General
Grant in the civil War. and which went ashore on
Misery Island in dense fog late yesterday. Will
he total loss Her back was broken. the hull Is
,,,u of water 20 the hurricane deck. and her ma
ori,erv has been knocked out OF place. The
steamer was built in New-York in 1852 She was
IA feer long Is feet beam and registered St tons
She was valued az $1,000 and insured for $6cO.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
TO GRANT FLAeLER's APPLICATION.

terday in favor OF granting the application OF
Henry NJ. Flagler. FOR the release OF the dover
right Of his former wife. Ida A. FIagIer who has
been insane for some years. in property at the
southeast corner OF Ffth-ave. and Fiftv-fourth-st
his giving bond of $2DG00 In case of the death
Of Mr. Flagler before that OF his former wife 500
otC Is to be held for her benefit The property
sold by Mr.. Flagier, but the deal could not be
completed without Mrs Flagler's release OF her
dover right
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
TORPEDO BOAT BREAKS DOWN AGAIN.

Newport r. !. Aug +.-1he torpedo boat O 'B-ien,
which damaged yesterday and have
been sent 20 Brooklyn to-day for repairs. was re-
paired instead at the local torpedo station and
to-day was taken the course for another trial
She broke down again, however. and the officers
are awaiting Instructions from Washington as -
whsre permanent repairs shall he made
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
?. =. DRYDEN APPOINTED CAPTAIN.

John F. Dryden, has been appointed BY Major
General Wanser. compREder Of the National Guard
OF hev-Jersey. as captain and aide-de-camp on his
staR Mr.. Dryden is third vice-preSident OF rhe
Prudential Life Insurance Company. is twenty
nine years OLD. is married and lives in Newark.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
NO NEWS OF REVOLUTION.
The Reports of Upturn in Colombia Lack
Confirmation.

Colon. Aug 4-The rumors regarding a political
rnbea,-al in Bogota at the end Of last month have
not been confirmed. The latest direct news
cetved here by way of Cartagcna, was cable
message dated July % from President Reyes. who
said that complete calm prevailed BOgota
JOAQUIN Vclez has been elected First Substitute
President and eX-President Marccliano Ne.ez Sec
ana Substitute President of Colombia.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-05

ADMIRAL CHADWICK'S CRUIsE.-A caole
message was received at the Navy Department to-
day announcing the arrival at St Paul de Loandc,
on the west coast Of Africa. of the South Atlantic
Squadron consisting Of the Brooklyn. The Atlanta,
the CaStine and the Marietta. commanded by tSear
Admiral chadwick These vessels were recently az
Taugier ana are now on their way tc MOntevldeo.
Uruguay. by way Of Cape Town.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29
SOIL PARTICLES.
[Magnified 162 times. ]

cuIiar shapes of particles as they ap-
pear under the microscope are shown
in the cut. Particles of sand are not
less than 200 times larger than par
ticles of clay.
AS the soil particles cannot lie to-
gether so as to form a solid mass,
there is large amount of intervening
space. which in an average soil equals
nearly half its volume. The smaller
the particles, the greater the proportion
Of space. Thus clay contains 65 per
cent of space, while sandy truck soil
contains 81 per cent ordinary soils
varying all the way between these ex-
tremes.
AS the result Of the surface tension
ter over its entire surface and thus
provides a supply OF this material for
the roots of plantss When the quanti-
ty of water in the soil is so much great
er than is required to supply that
which is held by surface tension that
the remaining space is filled, the soil
is said to be saturated. If we provide
an outlet for the water, the surplus
will pass off by force of gravity, leav-
ing only the films which are held by
surface tension and which furnish the
desired moisture to plants. Thus from
Is to 20 per cent of all the water which
a soil will hold will not pass of as
drainage, but will remain as capillary
water to contribute to the growth of
plants and to further aid in the prepa-
ration Of additional plant food. This
necessary moisture moves through the
soil independently of gravity by the
force Of capillary attraction or surface
tension, which tends to distribute and
equalize moisture in the soil.
About 80 per cent Of the volume Of
ordinary soils is space which is al
ways filed with water or air. The in
dividual spaces are larger or smaller.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29
CHURCH SERVICES.

AsBUR II MBIgODIsT overwhelmingly
ing at 1870 A. NJ and 7.30 P. NJ. Sunday School
2 P. NJ. Epworth League Prayer Meeting
7.30 P. NJ. Prayer Meeting-Wednesdays at 73C
M Rev. Vaughan ). Collins, pastor.
ST. PETERS CHURCH. Rev. G. Valerie Gllreath
RectOr.-First Sunday, Holy Eucharist, 1890
q. M; Evening Prayer and Sermon at7% =. NJ,
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays
Holy Eucharist, IN AM Morning Prayer and
Sermon, l0A A. NJ, Evening Prayer and Ser.
mon, ~ P. NJ. Holy Dsys-Holy Eucharist
~ A. NJ. Morning Prayer, l0% a. NJ. Fridays
Evening Prayer and Litany, ~ P. NJ. Sunday
school. Ills P. NJ.
-Sunday-Preaching at 101< A. N
and IA P. M. Sunday SchOol-1l12 A. N. Prayer
Meeting-Wednesdays at IA P. NJ. Rev. ]. l.
Estlin, pastor.
POLYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-Serviceseve every
other Sunday, by Father WaldIOn. Sunday
School Immediately after service.
MYRNA DEMONSTRATING services, Friend
ship in the morning, SeversOns in the after.
noon. Jerman's Chapel and Smyrna Land
ing alternate Sunday nights at 7.30. Rev. G.
l.. Hardesty, pastor.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL (Colored) =
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and P. NJ,
sunday SchoOl-2 NJ. Prayer and Praise
Meeting, Tuesday evening. Rev. E. o. Parker
Pastor.
BETHEL 4. NJ e. CHURCH-Sund. y-Preaching
at IL a. M, and p. m. Sunday School al
p. m. Christian EndeavOr, 81 p. m. Sun
day. Praise meeting, at s o'clock Wednes
day evening Rev. D. W. Wisher Pastor
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29

Leave Harrington for Berlin. lOS6a m and
99o D. m weekdays. Returning leave Berlin
900 a. ~ ana 1856 D. m. week DAYS.
Leave Porter for Delaware Civ 9OOa m - A
3:Oo ana 6.2i p. m. week days Returning Leave
Delaware City 7.55, $50 aud lO2s A m. ana : -
p. m. week days. '''@ 0'''
.; Leave Massey for ChestertOwn and way sta
LIONS Ilons Sos a. m. and 5.l6 p. m. week.dsvs Re-
turning leave Chestertown 7.1S a. m and 2S5
p. m. weekdays -'
Leave Townsend for Centreville and wsv sta.
at $50 a: n and 4.47 p. m. week-davS- Re-
turning, leave Centreville 7.46 g. m. and , "a \
m, week days. p
Leave Clayton for Oxford and wav stations =,
S4I m. and 5OS p. m. Returning leave or
iord o'47 a. M. ana las p. m. week days.
Leave Seaford for Cambridge and fntarna.
qlate stations at 11.l3 q. M. and 81 d m vTeaI
Gays Returning, leave Cambridge al : OO a N
ana 2S2 p. m. week days, -
CONNECTIONS Porter with Newark a Dal.-
ware City Railroad At Townsend with Oneer
anne Sd kentRAilroad AtClayton with Delswsra
&Chesspeake Railroad and Baltimore & Delawsro
BAY Railroad At Harrington with De,swsre
meryland q Virginia Railroad. AtSesfOr with
cambridge SeafOrd Railroad At Delmar with
new york, Philadelphia & Norfolk, WicOmicO q
Focomoke'and Peninsula Railroads
sDaily except Sunday.
W. W. ATTERBURY. Geuarsl Ns.s,a,
J. R WOOD PaSs'r Traffic Manager
GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29

tFig l. soil grains and spaces; Fig. 2, soil
particles in masses; Fig. 3, joint clay
structure
according as the soil grains are more
or less minute. The fine grains pres
ent more surface in a given volume of
soil and hence will retain the greater
quantity of moisture. The coarser soils
will permit a much freer percOlation
Of water, and hence quicker drainage
than the finer ones.
Another mechanical condition of soils
has more to do with their drainage
properties than the differences already
noted. 1t is the massing of particles of
different character to form compound
soil grains which lie contiguous and
have spaces between them. Those who
have examinedl the physical structure
of soils minutely will have observed
the granular structure of soils con-
tanning mixture of humus and clay.
Some subsOils are commonly known as
Joint clays' from the fact that they
show natural cleavage or fractures
which mark them as soils easily drain
ed. Others of marty, sandy or grav-
ely nature mass their particles into ir-
regular forms which cannot lie close
together and are known as light SUBJ
soils. Still other clays appear to be
wanting in the characteristics named,
their Individual particles lying COM
pactly together and forming a dense
mass capable of retaining a larger per-
centage of water than any other varie-
ty, and are commonly known as reten-
tive or impervious Soils Some Of these
mechanical characteristics are illus.
trated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29
SECRET SOCIETIES.

MORNING STAR LODGE, Ne. 6, 1. o. Q F.-Meets
every Friday evening, at 7.50 O'Clock.
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMENT, No 2, 10. O.F.-Meets
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
mouth. at $50 o'clock.
HARMONY LODGE, No. l3, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings of each month,
at 7.30 O'Clock.
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No. As, ORDER OF HEPTAsOPHs
meets first and third Tuesday of each month
al 800 O'clock at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Union CASTLE No II, K. G. E--Meets every Mon
day evening in their hall in the Cooper Build
ing, at a. 80 o'clock.
dIsPAH LODGE, No. I6, A. o. U. W.-Meets every
Monday evening at 500 O'Clock in Odd Eel
lows Hall.
AIzPAH CoNCLAvE, No. l61z, ADHESIVE MoGUL-
LIANs.-Meets the last Monday evening of each
month, at 500 O'Clock, in Odd Fellows Hall.
4ENERAL WINFIELD S. HANCOCK Posi- No. %.
G. A. R.-Meets every Thursday night in the
Hall of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. L.
T. Davis, Commander.
STARS AND STRIPES COUNCIL, No. 26, JR. o. q. A.
A:-Meets at 500 p. m. every Thursday in
Odd Fellows Hall.
FRANCES E. WILLARD Temple, No. s, X. of q. -
Meets every Tuesday evening at s O'clock at
the Golden Eagle Hall.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29
| Daily. aDaily except Sunday.
&C. Regular stop to receive passengers.
NV Stnns To Aisnh o rr.n ..ass.l.,c..r..

&C. Regular stop to receive passengers.
ID stops to discharge PASSENGERS.
~ Stops ON signal or notice 10 Agent or Con.
ductor to receive or discharge passengers.
N" Stops to let off passengers from poin north
or Wilmington and from points on Maryland
Division via Porter.
''j' Stops on notice to agent, or on signal. 10
receive passengers for Cape Charles and points
beyond.
TX Stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton ana points NORTH and to take on passengers
for Delmar and points SOUTH
p Stops to leave passengers from Middletown
and points south.
Division.
BRANCH ROADS.
Leave harrington for Franklin City. and way
stations, 10 S6 a. m. and 5.55 D. m. week -days.
Returning, train leaves Fran kiln City 500 a
M. and l2Cl p. m. weekdays.
Leave Franklin City for Chineoteague (yis
steamer) 80 and $50 p. m, week days Return.
ing, leave Chincoteague 10.45 a. m and $50 D. IA
weekdays - 49,
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
az ~ g. m, and 5.5l p. m.week-days, Return
ing leaVe Lewes 6.45 a. m. and go D. m. week
days p --' "eeA
Leave Harrington for RehOboth 1926 A m
heturnlng cave RehObOth lib D. m Tuesdays
thursdays aid Saturdays.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29
OUT OF WORK.
Tragedy of Unemployment to the
Man Who Is Aging.

Tragedy of Unemployment to the
Man Who Is Aging.
The tragedy of unemployment deep
ems In the case of those men who are
visibly aging, passing prematurely in
to that condition when society has nei-
ther use nor regard for their services.
The development of the modern city
life In its feverish thirst for gain
sucks up the activities of the young.
Work can always be found for the
children. But the man of forty has al
ready become suspect. At fifty there is
evidently stretching before him the
bleak old age of the unwanted poor
The despairing clutch of the aging at
any degrading occupation which be-
fore they would have scorned is one of
the cOmmOnest and pitifulest sights of
modern life. l think of those whom |
have known. those who dye their hair
to keep the appearance of youth, the
applicants for positions, their efforts
toward respectability, the ink lined
coat, the shabbiness concealed, the at
tempt, always so grotesque and inef-
fecttve, to strike the right note be-
tween dignity that will command re-
spect and an eagerness that will be-
come a mere mendicant pleading for
aid
l remember one with record of
over thirty years consistent service,
exhibiting hands twisted and gnarled
with disease, who shuffles daily
through his work with the help of
kindly comrades, fearing each day to
be detected. Though the work itself is
an agony, the one panic fear is not
that he shall be compelled but that he
shall be forbidden to continue. l think
OF others tucked away out of sight in
the recesses Of tenement dwellings,
flung aside from the active machinery
of the world, who cannot quite bring
themselves to join the unemployed
professions or solicit a prOmiscuous
charity of the crowd, who cling to the
desperate hope that one day the cloud
will tighten, the miracle happen that
some one will be found desiring their
services. This Is in no austere and
frugal community, with difficulty sup
porting its children, but amid wealth
pouring into its borders beyond the
dreams Of avarice and such luxury and
vain display as can only be paralleled
In the later days of Rome.-Independ-
ent Review.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-29
News and Notes.

Profit in poultry as a side issue is
illustrated by the statement that the
bulk Of the eggs, IS per cent Of the
whole amount, comes from small focks
owned by wage earners.
Comparatively few of those who pay
daily visits to the grocer and the mar
ket man realize that 10000 farmers
are engaged in supplying the other TO-
100000 people of the United States with
food.
Roberts suggests $3.50 as conserva.
tive estimate of the value of the ma
nure produced during seven winter
months on a small farm carrying four
horses. twenty cows, fifty sheep and
ten hogs
In making catalpa plantations one
should be sure to secure the variety
speciosa, whose native home Is on the
Wabash river, as there are other species
that are worthless on account of ir.
regular and crooked growth.