The record-union., 1895-06-03
INFORMATION FOR URAY GRAHAM.
His Inquiry About Frog Culture IS
Bearing Fruit.
1t Reaches an Old-Time 'iIecord-
Union'' Contributor, Who Thinks
He is the Man Wanted.
EDS. REcoRp-UN1oN: 1 find the fol-


wish very much to obtain. VIII you inform
me If there is such a party or. better still
give rue his address. Yours truly,
URAY GRAHAM,
Manchester, Mich.
Mr.. Graham has probably heard in
some roundabout way of me and my
frog aviary at Goose Lake. Ii he will
communicate with me- by some more dl-
rect aud open manner than through the
Secretary OF State | Will be pleased to
discuss frogs, or any other theme with
him.
am doubtless the only reputable frog
culturist in California. but, although L
am something of monopolist and have
been at considerable expense and trouble
III tho accumulation of trogology and
other experience, l am always ready 10
dispense information to ambitious people.
Since L have been knocking about upon
this golden shore OF the unpac'hed Ia
citic, in heroic endeavor to live under a
Democratic Administration and the
Vaccinations of fate, l have undertaken
many enterprises Of different styles.
l finally wandered Oft the beaten trails
and came to Goose Lake, intending TO es-
tablish a feather and goose grease depot
for the millions. | built a feather ware
house with a capacity of 6.723 cubic
yards, and then surveyed goose oil pipe
line to the railroad.
About the time had things we'll under
way L acquired partner by the name OF
Johnson, whom l afterward called MUD,
for short. Johnson had few hundred
dollars and no brains, and he was other
wise q very agreeable and satisfactory ac-
Quisitlon. AS business associate he was
absolutely peerless, except for his lack OF
industry and an over-supply OF lnanlty
and serene inaction.
The geese began to come in early that
spring, and by the middle Of March we
had about thirteen tons OF feathers IN the
warehouse, and all our vata and tanks
full of blubber ready to be reduced to
olive oil and oleomargarine.
At this juncture johnson graduated.
He came up from the station with gen.
uine Hangtown jag on him, and inside
OF half an hour he had our entire plant on
fire. l succeeded in opening the ware
house just at the wrong moment, and
small mountain cyclone struck the
feather department.. For thlrty-slx
hours the horizon and everything else in
that region was envelOped in feathers and
smoke from the goose grease.
When the atmosphere cleared the sur
roundings OF Goose Lake presented Won
derful sight. Everything had plumage
aud whiskers on, but our works was
ruin.
AS soon as / could find Johnson and get
him segregated from feathers l inter
viewed him aud took a complete and salts
factory inventory OF him as an lndlvld-
ual. He is generally supposed to have
persisted. Having neglected to insure
The works, it was out OF The question for
me to rebuild and enlarge them that year.
and passed a very frlgId winter III
comatose stage OF inactivity and disgust.
l have about organized an eXpedl-
ton to 60 farther north TO de-
velop an Indian graveyard where
several pack-trains were cached by
the red men in 1880, when
was diverted from the purpose by an
avalanche that overwhelmed the general
topography of the vicinity we intended
to dig up. A Frenchman happened to be
one OF our company. He was just out from
his native bastIle, and mad brought along
a few thousand francs. He name was
De troXe, and that, together with certain
habits he manifested, inspired me with
the scintillating plan Of utilizing him and
Goose Lake in the great ARCHAEOLOGICAL
enterprise OF Northern California.
AS soon as L said frogs to De Froxe,
and helped him gather lew uncultured
but opulent specimens, both he and his
francs were implicated in my enter
prise.
II is needless for me to essay, in this
brief article, 10 give tray Graham, or
even Secretary OF State Brown. COM
prehensive dissertation on frogology or
the practical knowledge we have &C.
ouired at our Goose Lake emporium.
Ali L care at present 10 publicly an
nounce is that frogs are capable OF high
refinement and are both prolific and
cratic California is essentially para
disc for frogs. / will undertake. Tor a
respectable capitalist or funded corpora
ton. TO equip and guarantee them any
thing they wish in the line of a frog trust.
We have frogs OF all sizes. ages and pedl-
grees. We are sdevoting our efforts
mainly to bullfrogs Of opuient size. i'm
posing presence and magnificent plum
age, for the Paris market. They bear
transportation, and Ii we can overcome
their tendency to croak themselves TO
death, they will be the popular brand.
We are also experimenting with some
six-legged frogs, and eliminating. the
pop-eyed, solemn varieties, which assume
an expression of countenance peculiar TO
some grades OF preachers.
Frogs--but the sublec; IS exhaustless.
DeFroxe is the picture Of obesity and
safety. He is az serene and placid now
as Goose Lake, while our frogs are on the
roost. Your implicitly, SMIsER.
Goose Lake, June Isl.