Show J Nineteen Generations Have Come and Gone During the Life of a Great Oak I About the year 1288 an acorn took I root in what Is now Mingo W. W Va More than nineteen generations of ot otmen men reckoning three to the century century cen cen- tury have come and gone since that time tune While the acorn turned into an oak medievalism faded out I Ithe the Renaissance flowered and faded I Ithe the religious wars were fought America was discovered and set settled set set- tIed the modern nations took form the modern idea of democracy grew up Industry and invention transformed transformed trans trans- formed mens men's lives innumerable wars were fought population increased Increased increased In in- creased many times over Nineteen generations of men and women women playing playing working loving fighting hoping dying If U we went to the Sierras and coast ranges of California we would find older trees but perhaps six and a half hal centuries are enough to contemplate For an nn oak tree this long time of slow growth and slow decay accordIng according accord accord- ing to the laws of nature It is not so easy to find out wh what lt laws of nature have operated In n the lives of man If It we could find out we could rewrite the histories and predict the future asserts a writer in the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Times Mangos Mingo's white oak oak- is dead Its successor if the climate does docs not change may still be standing be-standing in the year 2588 Undoubtedly there will also be men on the earth in that year Perhaps they will say looking looking looking look look- ing at nt the new Mingo oak which will have grown from this years year's acorn In 1938 when this tree treo put out its first shoots mankind was at last emerging from the Dark ages The Thelast Thelast last wars were being fought The Tho age of peace was dawning We Vie can hope so while the axes ring and the great wl white te oak In whose shade the pre Columbian Indians Indian rested after hunting the buffalo at last comes crashing down |