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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17
SHERIFF NABS MEN
GUILTY OF ILLEGAL
FISHING In PINE LAKE

CharlevoiX Courier-RumOrs OF ille-
gal fishing on Pine Lake have stirred
the hearts of true lovers OF clean sport
and fair play for several years, but it
remained for these rumors to be sub
stsntiated last Thursday evening, when
the depredators were caught, almost
red handed.
Two members of the ChsrlevoiX Rod
and Gun club received a quiet tip Sun
day that certain persons had been net
ting on Pine Lake for several nights
past and that on the evening in ques-
tion they were about TO again lift their
nets, The two promptly went to look
up the skipper of the game warden's
boat then lying in this port and found
I. the boat tied to the warf and the cap
tain, Charles Smith, absent at his home
near Walloon Lake. Positive from the
accuracy of their information that the
offenders might be rounded up then
and there if quick action were taken,
they got Sheriff Charles Novak to take
the case and Charley promptly started
for the scene of action with Sam Hamil-
ton and George Swailes, Hamilton and
Swailes running the game boat and
Charley towing behind in a rowboat
After lying in the channel near the
Pere Marquette bridge for some time a
boat came to view on Pine Lake, and
Novak and his party watched its opera
tions for some little time. Finally the
poachers headed for shore, upon which
Novak slipped his tow line and crept
quietly upon them with the row boat,
taking care to keep in the shadows as
much as possible. When they docked
their boat, Charley flashed his pocket
light and discovered William Duba and
a companion. When asked they vigor-
ously denied having any fish, but by
this time the others had come up with
the warden's boat and boarding the
poachers' craft discovered about 200
lbs of fish-many undersizer whitefish
with a liberal sprinkling of rainbow
and steelhead trout.
So completely had the two been
taken by surprise that they had no
time TO dump their catch overheard as
the sheriff feared they might. The
boat and its crew were taken into GUS
tody to be turned over to Deputy
Warden Smith on his return. Duba,
when questioned, told conflicting
stories, saying that he had brought the
fish with him from East Jordan, then
resersing himself to say that he was
taking the fish to that place. Young
Potter, a fisherman who had accom-
panied Duba on a previous expedition
in Lake Michigan the preceding Satur-
day, claimed that their entire catch on
that occasion had been turned over to
him as wages.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17
School Commissioners
Notes
M. S. T. A. in Grand Rapids the best
May L. Stewart. Commissioner

M. S. T. A. in Grand Rapids the best
yet!
Just think we have been blaming it
all to the teachers because so per cent
of the eighth graders fail to pass the
eighth grade examination and the as
sistant state superintendent says part
| of>this is due to the poorly lighted
school rooms from which the students
come.
Study the school plant, teachers, work
it wisely and well. If the system is
new you may need advice but keep the
right track.
One OF the state supervisors asks,
"Are you following system found in
the course OF study or one original with
yourself? Are you following a system
with ways and means or just ways and
means?"
And the big plea was for proper and
hygienic seating, for adequate ventila-
ton, and for workable interiors.
A fine compliment was paid to one
OF our county teachers by the assistant
state superintendent in his address to
the county normal principals, when he
stated that We had here a man who
preferred to teach but one year in
place but to leave that school much
better than he found it. He condemned
all who took things as they found them
and let well enough alone but found
notable exception to this in the teacher
who is worth while.
Mr.. Munson, deputy superintendent,
called for specimens of penmanship
from every county normal class last
spring. wonder if this would be
good plan to follow out in the rural
schools.
Miss Kerry sends word that the
Pleasant Valley School has received its
prize money from the Fair Association
and will buy drinking fountain.
Miss Johnson sends word that the
Deer Lake School is sure going to have
some fine new seats.
Miss Benson writes that the Miles
School raised S12 in a social and will get
a new desk and chair for teacher. Sure
ly needed for there was neither in
existence. | wonder, do little children
ever get tired when their feet dangle
five inches from the floor?
A little black cat brought an invita-
ton to this office to Hallowe'e EN- Social
at the Mountain School, admission one
cent Sorry that the institute interfered.
If you had a basement furnace in
your school house and it sent the same
| air up to the children reheated and re-
hashed fifty times each day, say, what
would you do?
The Hume Work idea will be studied
| by the commissioners of the state this
winter and reported on at later meet
ing for possible state wide adoption. A
University professor gave a splendid
paper on this subject which met with
universal favor among the educators.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17

statewide amendment in operation,
and provide the proper laws for so do
ing, the proposition of making the state
dry by statutory provision before the
amendment becomes operative, as has
been suggested as possibility, is an
other matter. The people at the capitol
figure that such law would throw
legislators individual opinion into the
case too much, and that he would not
be bound to follow the votes of his
district on the dry side of the fence.
FRATERNAL INSURANCE.
Fraternal insurance, which was one
of the features of the 1915 session, is
sure to bob up again, while some at
tempts are going to be made to repeal
the ant-discrimination insurance bill
passed in 1915 This, from all indica-
tions, will be bitter fight. While the
last session passed the bill by big
margin most of the opposition to it has
sprung up since its passage. It's consti-
tutional standing is now in review by
the courts and by the time the legis-
lature meets it may either have been
sustained or killed.
The automobile tax law, toe, is going
to be the center of many attacks.
All in all, the session of the legis-
lature for 1917 promises to be one OF
the busiest sessions that ever happened.
The fact that there will be almost fifty
per cent of new faces in both houses
makes for an uncertainty which may
not be cleared up until after the solons
have been on the job for some time.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17
Character in Reading.

The Youths Companion does more
than entertain: it affords the reader a
mental and moral tonic. Its stories are
not only well told, contributed by the
best writers of stories, but they main
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false glamour over the tawdry things of
life. Rather do they depict the courage
Gus, the healthful, the simple-the true
life of the greater number with their
adventures, their conflicts of tempera-
ment, their failures and successes. In
1917 The Companion will print IL serials
and story groups besides fully $50 single
stories and sketches, all for $500 The
Forecast for 1917, which we will send
on request, tells all about the great
features of the coming volume.
BY special arrangement new SUBJ
scribers for The Youths Companion
can have also McCall's Magazine for
l9l7-both publications for s21O.
Our two-at-one-price offer includes:
/. The Youths Compapion-52
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2. All the remaining issues of 1916.
3. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1917.
4. McCall's Magazine-l2 fashion
numbers Of 1917.
5. One 15-cent Mccall Dress Pattern
your choice from your first number
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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17
CURFEW ORDINANCE
TO BE ENFORCED

All persons interested are warned
that according to the provisions OF
Ordinance No. SO, all children under IA
years of age found contrary to those
provisions on the streets of East Jor-
dan after the curfew bell at 500 p. m,
will be dealt with as provided in said
ordinance.
HENRY COOK,
Chief of Police.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17
BUSINESS is BUSINESS"
BY Berton Braley

By Berton Braley
Business is business, but men are men,
Loving and working, dreaming,
Toiling with pencil or spade or pen
Rostering, planning, scheming.
Business is business, but he's fool
Whose business has.grown to smother
His faith in men and the golden rule,
His ove.for aifriend and brother.
Business is business" f" but life is life;
Though we're all in the game to win it
Let's rest sometimes from the heat and strife
And try TO be friends minute,
Let's seek to be comrades now ,and then,
And slip from our golden tether;
Business is business, but men are men,
And we're all good pals.togetherl
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17

Necessity is the mother of invention;
promotion is the stepfather.
When ambition crawls in at the win
dow contentment flies out at the door.
A penny saved may be penny earn
ed, but the one carried as pocket
piece doesn't draw interest.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17
TO THE MAN WHO
WANTS A HOME

Why buy Lot for home when you
can buy an acre or two for less money
just as conveniently located and grow
your potatoes, vegetables, corn and have
room for the chickens, thereby helping
home to many comforts.
On easy terms. Apply to
w. F. EMPEY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17

A quiet wedding may be but the calm
before the storm.
II isn't at all likely that woman will
ever discover that she's beautiful if she
waits for another woman to tell her.
Men may be as deceitful as women in
some things, but no man ever pretend
ed to be having good time when he
wasn't.
"Contentment abides with the truth
says the old adage, but very few men
are in position to vouch for the truth
of il.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-17

II would take seventeen guardian
angels and half dozen policemen to
keep some men out of trouble.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
&H79 %$By24B&?Eq
bennie Dog and Mr.. wolf-Part II.

ha. hai' laughed MI Wolf u
guess am a better fohhet than YOU
we're, and now ,ha, | have the clothes
! think ! will become , real tohhsr
~ liked that iInd YOU bfoush, ~
me YER, much. N,Nnic Dog he said.
and should nike .pu, more ann
sHrt h"m, VIf Iur and ut, sl.re
poo. basket d. ..n .fJ e. gHri Iuu ari
1N a.. I irll tuu sl will ht u,Il hu'
n ,uu do not uhr, me we'll will
bring iuu back here zoo mas ,atr and
there will hf lnh Your clothes ltit
Do ,ou undtr,tart'
: Hcnnic nug, teeth were ,haiictirs
80 h, couif hardly answer hut NJ,
managed 10 say he understood tsayil,
wha, Mr. Wolf meant
Tome along said NJ Wolf taking
RenNic boy b, M, ear spim lake
the basket h. ... thlN need 1T
nsnHt, nf. I. s,l un ih, ,mr
basket arl N,uf N, NH''
hw Dc 'Iur.'f go f., uu ht r
',r,n' u al vs from what Dee had
planned in 'hr tr.fntnr
~ and hy the, came in nsnns
Dog, house Il vit an dark ari s'ill
and B,nnie Dos could hear his mother
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
Refugee Denies
All u. S. Troops
Have Moved North

90 rANO luly SaA refugee reach.
100, the border ,ods, irom the Nami
puipA district denied fumot, ,hi, all
troop, ct the American espediucnap
Command had been withdrawn to Colo
TIA Dublsn lie asserted ,ha, three
regiment, Of cavalry remain At ~
Nalle. the ,ou,hetnmo,' point. which
y. approximately NJ miles south NJ
Z olumbu, y " adding however that
'h,rr are evidence, ui a further north
"fN movement
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
PREPAREDNESS PARADES
IN SOUTHERN CITIES

NrlANTA "a. luly 8 a Prepared.
r.., ana AUGMENTATION parade,
w,u ..u..... ...s and 'ht review
national susfI.msn ir ,s,stal mo.
fa'fHU camp, mtir rr the most
COMPLETE celebration of %nl,p,ndJre,
No, w TN, section iu year, thousand,
matched 600 preparedness, ]dsmon,it,.
'un' m Atlanta. Mobile and Macon.
while New Orleans held an 'Amefi.
,tniiation' pat,d, az, supplement IN
the preparedness parade which took
place there on Flag Day In Nash
willie and Montgomery su,td,m,n w
'lr Tennessee and Alabama mohil,,..
fHn camp, we're reviewed and In me
',r .N 'hs \shama brigade mum
uug tour 'h'N.ani rafadsi 'hs
rect,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

breathing very hard inside on how
he wished he wa IN there. too. ,ai,
IN hi, l,Ilt bed
N' Wolf listened a minute Now
Young fellow hr said Co Nrruic. YOU
have 'umr work Goo In. and remember
what told ,un before 49,, len m,
cave Won Jf, DID, limb m Through me
nsr'r, window .ui hand .ui an the
.HNl There l. un 'H, ,hJhr. M stand
fl.hi b, ihc window with the basket.
and 81 You make the least ht ui a
sound lll-wsll. I won't "a, what |
will do hu, u will he something aw
fol. YOU can depend upon that Now
get m
nsnnie Dos cttpt In through m,
window and Mr. Wolf stood IN M,
hind les, with N paw, holding the
basket on the window ,l'
W, ru,rl M. head m al. far a. he
could aUl r,..t lime rrrrf, boy
gave hir' a pie u' .slt N, li, ~
When h, had Ji',n 400 hr could ht
hslJu lu nll ihH basket and when
that Nss filled ny put the ha,ks, on
he ground and told n,ruir bog N
hand him a latgrr basket u,ai stood
un the pantry floor pu, that wa,
where NJ Wolf mad, ~, s,al MT,
take when he ak,d Tor that hie has,
ktt for Just A. n,nnis bog handed
% 20 him nul 'umpci a mouse tish,
into he face n' W. Wolf
n. Wolf iut De- W.. h.a,r u. a
.a'h5f nf aHt'r. Hr H.nrr.l no.,
'H.t,. aud mmn q owe. Boa. earI or
M, gfuurl
Ne "a still Wearing the Ions ,Hat
and Nhen h. trisd 10 iumr and run
he became tangled M IN the ,kirt Of
the cloak. and over he rolled and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

rolled until he uam, 10 a hill and
down he vent ush, into a pond
OF course by tIt time Rcnn'e Dog
va, barking AMI bowling and making
a terrible noise. and hi, mother came
running doNu'iIIf, iu her ugh'suWr
aud cap with a yud'r Don Uur hand ami
a hig stick M ,Ns other
She went 90 ,hr pantry where an
the NOISE came from ami thinking
Hcurlr wa, a real lahh,r ,hs 'sll upon
him with IN, hil stuck and heat him
two OF three times before nsnn,e Dog
could make her understand he was
her own son instead Of a had. bold
fohhef
When Rennic Dog, mother ,av an
the food gone and heard what ntrnie
had 10 "a, ahou' W. Wolf ,he thought
he VA ,ef, brave for Dcrnis Dog told
hrf hr mad caught M WOLF and
driven him 1s4
r.Hnir n.l '.'' hf. hs had been ir
the MOOD, an 'N, lbt hunting and
va, coming home late when hs saw Me-
Wolf At The pantry Windows and fright
trrd HIM
The neat day bcnnc Dos found III,
cloak Mr. Wolf had dropped near the
pond and while he never could tell a
very good ,iof, about losing nj, cap
and coat M, mother vas ,o glad he
Wa' Ais she ,sii ,,ft l''ls about,
them
rui psur,s Dw knew no wa. a h,l
fellow AVID had h,r rrr h.l trl it
eat yi..i u' v Nfr. 'H be- q f.hsr
t.r,rishi 'plH 90, iNt Mcclure Nst
PAPER S,niira,s New Work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
CHINESE ARMY FIGHTING
ITS WAY TOWARD CANTON

SHANGHAI. July S-Gen ~ Itch.
hun IL fighting HI, way along the rail.
way from Shiurhov toward Canton. he.
iermined to ,niotc. the demand vi the
fesidcuts " Canton that the rule ol
Gov Lung Chi kuans IT kwans Iung
province shall Ne ended Ne came In
rniac, With the governors forces Al
Ninriak where a battle vas fought
Mouda, ~ Itch thuus itunp, match
me eastward from kWsne ~ ptu,inC,
took Samshui Sunday
ling,ak \, Ahou, hall way from Shiu
chow TO Canton. Samchui Is abou,
thirty miles west OF Canton.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
AR WOLF found Benn,e Dog
lVI cap and coat and then he
a laughed You ate a nice rob

M N Nblf Ounl hcnuic Uhk
lVI cap and coat and then he
" laughed You are a nice rob
her 10 bring all this nice food q ms,
cave. he said. ,r down IN the ,ofucf
while ! eat / have had a very pout
ia,
When NJ Wolf finished s,,,us AMI
hr ate ever, hrVi lu.l n rrums
basket D., tried ON hrnnlt NE, zap
4 va, rather small Tor HIM hut ~
Wolf didn't ha.a an, mirror. SEA III,
didn't ktow hpv funny he looked
What are ,ou laughing at. ,on
Young log errwled NJ Wolf Vital.
Is II that Is ,o funny 80
Bennie Dos stepped laughing and
drew closer into the tutret.
7 dem, like ,out coat, u h to
snug give nv that hlark coat you
have on ,aid M Wolf
Rcnnie hog pi,s hrm ~. wuihrt
lunr cloak and Nt Wolf rw +, ur
That q. better Do, said r.v lsi r,
have that black hat nm Sci, hov I lk,
being a tuhhst
Nc Wolf put m the hat and the
mask and took Rennies bel, away
from him so he could wear the pistol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
Does Damage Al Mobile.
Pain. AL Alnnr Cna,l-
Munlesns warninr, pn.isl.

WASHINGTON lul, ilrfuDn.
Warning, we're ordered displayed lrom
New Orleans 10 Muhil, b, the wealth.
- bureau al II O'Clock TODAY The
storm y approaching the east Louis.
lana coast
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

7 hssr that sou called nn YOUR rlrls
is,hsr last night Hos dd hs take your
suit' BY the coat collar Boston
Transcript.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
STORM SWEEPS
ON GULF COAST;
80-M|LE WIND
Pensacola Cut OF and Other
Cities Report Dam.
age.

NEW ORLEANS lul, S.N wind
aud rain storm vlh me wind 'si,hmt
a reported ,,lo,iN ui eighty mule. a.
hour At Pensacola and SIXTY M move
miles al point, ives, ui there uu th,
.uas,. swept n FROM the guli today
Report, earl, this afternoon wetc tha,
The wind was increasing and apparent
" The storm was rapidly moving west
ward
Does Damage al Mobile.
elestanh companies reported that
Pensacola wa yii uii AZ o W O'Clock
~ wntninr and how, later prospect,
NJ getting mu ditc.' communication
With lh'' vstc r~rayrf Wtte .tr.
ir, aloNu ihr N,ssissipp and Alabama
coasts was i,muraligcd shipping A,
Mobile suffered and dock, A, Tor,
Morgan were DESTROYED The ,,,,y
mile sale swep, through street, ot Mo.
bile. breaking windows and doing other
damage
Rains All Along Coast.
The wind wa, high At New Oflean,
earl, IN 'he afternoon hut NO s,tiuu,
damage was reported
Rains extended an along me coast
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-01
STUDENT ouSTED FOR
SCORING DR.. SEAMAN
Action Causes Outburst Of In
dignation Among Students
at Dakota Wesleyan.

Mitchell. S. D., May 27.-Because he
admitted his connection with the publ
cation Of a pamphlet attacking the ad-
m~inistration of DR.. w. G. Seaman,
president Of Dakota Wesleyan univer-
sity, Peter v. Brethorst, of Canton, S..
D., was placed Under the ban Of sus-
pension yesterday by the university au-
thor1tfes. Brethorst was q senior and
In a couple Of weeks would have been
entitled to his diploma from the college
of arts.
The suspension Of Brethorst has
created a huge sensation on the cam
pus and over the city. He has been
prominent In leading college activities
and is a student preacher at Farmer,
S. ID. Many expressions of indignation
at the action of the authorities are be-
ing heard for the reason that Brethofst
had the courage to admit his part in
the publication of the pamphlet pub
lisked by upper classmen, while others
who were concerned in the affair have
denied n part in it and will be al
lowed the honors of graduation.
Several hundred copies Of the pamph-
let, called THE Student Voice." were
distributed about the campus early in
April. Later, several petitions We're
circulated among the students calling.
for the resignation of DIR. Seaman. The
petitions, signed by a majority of the
students, We're presented to the univer-
slty board.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-01
ROOFS HEAVY VOTE
FEATURE OF RETURNS
Keeping Pace With Norbeck In
Counties Reported-Bartine
Claims Three Majority.

Pierre, S. D.. May 29.-In the Of
fetal returns Of counties being re-
ceived here, Frank M. Rood, for secre-
tary of state, is running well up with
the heavy vote for Norbeck.
In the Third district congressional
contest reports have been received
from seven counties, not including the
Rosebud counties or Lyman county
and including only one county, Cor
son, north Of the Cheyenne river. In
the seven counties reported here Bar
tine has a majority Of 200. In a tele-
phone statement this morning Bartine
said he had reports from all counties
except Dewey and had a lead Of three
votes.
Reports from SO counties give a lead
of 200 for r. d.. Morcom over Orville
Rhinehart for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination. All of the counties
regarded as Morcom territory are in
cluded and politicians here think
Rhinehart has won the nomination.
In the counties listed here Handlin,
republican candidate for state auditor,
has a lead of 1000. and Knight, repub-
lican candidate for land commission
er, has q lead of 1900.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-01
RH|NEHART LEADING
IN DEMOCRATIC CAMP
Indications Are That Anti John
son Candidate Has Won In
Governorship Fight.

Pierre. s. D.. May 29..-1ndications
hold strong today that Orville Rhine
hart, of Rapid City, has defeated e. d.
Morcom, of Sioux Falls, for the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination. Mr..
Morcom vas supported by Senator Ed
s. Johnson, Internal Revenue Col
lector James u. Coffey and by prac-
tically all of the democratic federal
appointees in the state.
The county canvassing boards are
making their official count today and
the returns on state candidates will be
forwarded to the secretary of state
right away Semiofficial returns have
been sent in here on 20 counties. These
give the following figures:
Republican Candidates for Lieuten-
ant Observation-Disclosures, 9,493; Mill
Ter, 1854; Everitt, 4,201.
Republican Candidates for State
Auditor-Handiin. 9,065; Howard,
S,430.
Democratic Candidates for Governor
-Morcom, 2,3S4;; Rhinehart, 1000.
Democratic National Committeeman
Nee, 1899; Dana, 1,724.
Head of Democratic Delegation
Heffron (p%ro-Johnson), 2,631; Hale
(anti-Johnson), $3.50.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-01
TWO SURPRISES FROM
FIRST FULL REPORTS
State Auditor Handlin Behind
In II Counties-Jackson
Pressing Knight.

Pierre, 8. D., May 27.-official re-
turns from II counties, as sent to the
secretary Of state, show two surprises:
First, that State Auditor Handlin,
running close, has not a majority in
those counties; second, hat Jackson,
the Richards ticket man, is RAINING a
very close second to knight for land
commissioner, being the only Richards
man with any important showing.
1t Is expected from other news re-
ceived here that Handlin's majority is
safe in the entire state, however.
The counties reported officially are
Clay, Codington, Deuel., Hughes, Hyde,
Kingsbury, Lawrence, McCook, Minne-
haha, Pennington and Yankton. Their
totals give: Norbeck S,476, Richards
2.30S, Egan 1887, McMaster, 6,433, Mil
Ter 1850, Handlin 1888, Howard 1894,
Knight 6,228, Jackson 5,462, Rugg 4,749,
Wells 6,379, Helgerson far in lead, Root
1896, Coyne Alp.
On the democratic ticket, in coun-
ties reported. the vote is: Morcom
1854, Rinehart 1913; head Of delega-
ton to st. Louis. Hale 1924, Heffron
1895; national committeeman. Dana
921, Nee 1913. Other general returns
indicate Rinehart will be nominated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-01


The jand forests Of the Punjab are
spread over the arid, alluvial plains.
where, 8 a rule, the rainfall doe not
exceed 10 inches. The area covered is
$500 square miles. The tree is re-
markable owing to the length OF Its
taproot, specimens having been found
with a tap root as much as 81 feet in
length descending vertically to a depth
Of 81 feet. This tap DOT enables the
tree to obtain its water from the per-
manent water supply in the subsoil.
Doubtless at n time the jand lived
In a region liable to flood, since it has
been found that no natural regenera-
ton occurs in the jand forests, though
in irrigated or flooded districts the
land is reproduced readily from seed.
IT seems probable that the eXplana-
son Of the long tap roots is due to the
effort on the part Of the tree to keep
pace with the gradual lowering Of the
water table Of the soil, resulting from
the lowering of the river beds by
erosion.