8 PROEM TO FIRST EDITION 
Loving the soil as he does, his indignation is aroused 
when he sees it despoiled by the soil robber. If this 
book will only awaken the conscience of the soil de- 
spoiler, the author will feel that his efforts have not been 
in vain. 
WILLIAM C, SMITH. 
Delphi, Indiana, 
January, IgIo. 
