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piles of rocKs upon which the frogs often climb
and sit motionless, like images. They may not
nll climb upon the rocks. 1t may be that one
will be seen nearly upright in the water, really
supported in that position by the imitation Of It's
lungs. but seemingly supporting itself upon one
hind foot resting upon tho bottom. Another,
perhaps. is floating. with the top of its head
and q little of its back just above the water.
its hind legs spread out near the surface and
its fore legs hanging down from the body,
with the toes spread apart like small boys
fingers when he has fallen into n mud puddle
and is going home to his mother. Tho frog in
tho picture entitled Climbing stood in that
position for half an hour before raising his left
foot up beside the right. Bat while tho frog is
often very libcrate, his movements when he
does start are very rapid. Suddenly one of the
images on the rock goes overheard with a fine
dive. then another and another. and presently
the rock upon which the frogs had seemed to
be permanent fixtures is again bare rock. while
the frogs are all in the water swimming OF
illng.
Bullfrogs change in color as many fishes do.
They hibernate. getting into crevices in rocks
and into the mud and sand. and not eating until
spring. When they do eat they eat almost any
thing-meat, fish. insects. and various crusta-
ceans. The largest Of the frogs at the aquarium
will cat live mice. At the aquarium the
bulfrogs are fed mostly on live killies
Big and clumsy as it may look. the bullfrog is
quite able to provide himself with food IL there
s for F wsS1 d ho
rock 1t may be with its eye upon fish. and II 1t
misses its prey then It may follow in pursuit
and capture It, for the frog is II very rapid
swimmer.
When the water Is drawn from the tank the
frog. of course. has greatly the advantage.
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UNDERTAKER GALLAGHER DEAD
Known Throughout Wiilinmsburgh. and
Had Hnd Charge OF $4,000 Funerals.

Brooklyn's oldest undertaken Owen Gallagher.
died yesterday morning at his home. 1913 North
Sixth street. after u few days illness.
Mr.. Gallagher was 20 years old. He settled in
Williamsburgn in S45, opening an undertaker's
shop at Bedford avenue and North Sixth street.
His business grew, and he soon accumulated
fortune The estate which he leaves is esti-
mated al 100000.
When Mr.. Gallagher started In business he had
rolled on he enlarged his stable until he had
over hundred horses and fifty coaches During
his fifty years career undertaken he took
charge OF over 25. 900 funerals, having over 20
900 burials in Calvary Cemetery alone.
He was one OF the founders OF st. Vincent de
Paul's Catholic Church I'm Williamsburgh, aud
prided himself on being the owner Of the first
pew in tho church. He was also n member OF
many societies attached to the church
Bridge to Greenpont knew Mr.. Gallagher. lle
was six feet In height and weighed over go
pounds.
No arrangements have yet been made for the
funeral. but 1t will probably. take place on
Wednesday morning from St Vincent de Pauls
Church. IL will doubtless be the elargest funeral
ever seen in Brooklyn. Tho Rev. Father Car
roll. who was IN intimate friend OF Mr.. Gala
CHER, will deliver the eulogy:
Mr.. Gallagher leaves n widow. five children,
dren. John Gallagher is a wel-known Brooklyn
undertaken. Another son Is DR.. Vincent j. Gail
laghcr.
Tonight the Kings County Undertakers' A.
sociation will hold meeting at their rooms in
Court street. brooklyn, and take action upon
the death Of their fellow member. President
Scey will appoint committee of Brooklyn un-
dertakers to look after the funeral.
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Il LETTER SIX YEARS IN COMING.
Written by a Girl to Her Future Husband
but Received After Her Death.

from the Nrrurt sunday Cali
1t was like n letter from the dead--the missiye
Frederick Reynolds received on Wednesday 1t
Is a strange story OF letter written and sent
years ago, but which failed to reach its destna-
tion. Stories, Ilays, and poems have been writ
ten on such an incident, which has always been
looked upon an impOssibility.
Mr.. Reynolds Is n cOlored man. and six years
ago. he was "kecping company" with Mary
Booker, who then lived at Englcwood. On Jan
:. 1sSD, she wrote him letter and mailed 1t the
same day. lie never received the letter until
last Wednesday. Unlike the stories. plays, and
poems. this missing letter did not cause any
breach between the two. They kept up corre-
spending. and in 1901 they were married. They
Lived happily together and had two children
Two yenrs ago Mrs. Reynolds died.
much astonished to receive letter In his dead
Mla,, wife,s familiar handwriting, 1t was, ns he
sentiments doubiy dear to him now lie
scrutlnlked the envcl9pe, carefully, and snw that
the satno day. with the time stamp showing
that IL was received there at 3 L. NJ. 1t next
all %
7; u J.. NJ, 40" This shows that the letter was
given 70 letter carrier To deliver.
Oh wednesday morning this same letter was
found in one OF the letter buses. 1t was taken
70 the Post of1iCc, where the asserting clerk
Ghixed 70 II, AID within an hour the letter that
bad been sent six years ago wac delivered 10 SIR
At the Post Office they cannot explain tho
failure of the missive to reach its proper desti-
nation. except by guessing that in 1850 The let
yer was delivered to its address at sil Hroan
TSceived it, opened ii. and kept it until last
wednesday. The envelope Is stained and looks
time. When Mr., Reynolds received the letter
he said: III 10 likca letter from the dead"
The sun., 1895-05-20

Lake, having travelled 221 miles from Reindeer
Lake, in which distance there were nifty three
portages. over which all canoes and supplies
had TO be carried. Here the Chippewa In
TO be derived from the Chippeways Of that
region, for between them and the EsquimauX
OF the coast there has been war long as the
Oldest member of either Of these peoples could
measure, the preservation OF numberlcss herds
or reindeer encountered by the explorers in
their perilous trip. for mutual fear has left O
wide line OF neutral territory. into which no
Esquimau or Chippewa ventures. and there
the reindeer thryes. Near the summit of this
divide the travellers had in some measure
to guess thciI way. Rills tricklcd into pools.
pools into small creeks, creeks into small lakes.
These. com bning, made II stream ut last. down
which their canoes made II dangerous passage,
for the descent was rapid between the divide
and the waters of Hudson Bay. They were for
tunate in finding another river, which tho
EsqnlmauN, whose camp they met on Aug. II.
called the White Partridge. Guided by two
Esqumaux. they followed this river for two
wee ks, with its formidable rapids. chutes, falls
ana narrow gOrgcs and ascertaining that IT
nowcd into Baker Lake ut the head OF Chester
field Inlet, almost within the Arctic circle. they
Of twenty miles to reach u smaller river, which
flowed directly eastward and carried them to
the shores Of hudson bay.
number OF additional lakes and rivers Will
be marked upon the map as Il result of the Tyr
rell survey, The only one in the vast country to
the west OF the northern part Of Hudson Bay
with the exception OF that head cd by Sir George
bacK. when lie discovered and descended the
pathetic interest from the fact that for its
mouth the sCurvy-stricken remnants OF Sir
John Frlnklin's crews were making when storm
ana famine stayed their progress, and left for
McSlntock their battered boats, the skeletons
OF brave men. and q cairn. which told the sad
story OF their tutc.
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FLOATING.

Is the frog at the front of the picture. Its body
measures about five and a quarter inches in
length, from the tip of its to the end of its
extended hind legs about thirteen and n quarter
inches. and about fourteen inches from the tips
of its extended tore legs to the tips of its ex-
tended hind legs. The frog that is to 60 with 1t
is but very little smaller.
Superintendent Bean also wrote to DR.. T..
Morton Hills OF Wil!imantic Conn.,. who has
already mrdc II gift OF bullfrogs to the New
York AGuar!u!n acqua!nting him of the request
from l'OrdcuUE auu asking him If he desired to
contribute. Or. Hills replied that he did The
frogs from Willimuntic are expected this week.
ara they will be shipped with the frogs from
New York. 1t Is expected TO send altogether
eight or ten large bullfrOgs and as many horse
shoe crabs of medium size, perhaps eight or ten
inches in diameter.
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TAINTED TO GO TO IRELAND.
Where Did This Young Liar Get tho S6s
lie Had EendY for PassnEe Moneya


A fourtccn-ycar boy appeared On the
Cunard dock, at the foot OF Carkson street, Sat
uriay ut noon, n few minutes before the Lu-
cania sailed IIe said he wanted to go to Ire
land, and proposed to buy ticket on the out
going steamship.
With tears streaming down his face, he said
his name wns Edward Flemmng: that his
father hai. died two weeks ago, that his mother
had died n short time before his father. and
that he was alone in the world. He added that
he had been living at 53o West Thirty-ffth
street. Still crying. the boy said tho only rea-
tives he had in the world lived in Ireland.
When asked what part of that country they
lived in, he looked surprised. apparently having
thought up to that time that Ireland was town.
When asked II he had any money, he pulled II
roll of bills and some silver ont of his pocket.
They amounted to SG7.S0 lie said. and 1t was all
he had left after detraying tEc expenses of his
fathers funeral. lie added thnt his father had
been insured. and that after his death he had
collected the insurance.
The boys listeners became little skeptical
when they heard how quickly the insurance had
lin OF the steamboat squad. The policeman
TOOK the boy TO the rooms OF the Gerry society
for for the night: roldr.mnnn INA, wi who GWysslg@tted W
at 53@ West Thirty-tlrh street. An aunt Of tho
boy named Bailey was found there. and she told
and lived at $40 West Thirty y-sixth street.
The boy lived with him. The Youngsters father
was surprised NJ the tale the boy had told. lie
was more surprised when he heard that the lad
had over SG7. lie did not know where he got the
money.
Young Flemming was taken to Jefferson Mar
kct Court yesterday morning. ile was sur;
pissed to, find his father in court. They greeted
one another, but the boy refused to say much.
After repeated questioning as to where he OBJ
tancd tho money. he said no found it in West
Thirty-second street. Where or when he re-
fused to say.
When he was arraigned before Justice simms
he grnned and seemed to think he was having
a good time. lio was turned over to the care OF
the Gerry society.
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a Jewish Cemetery Dedicated.

The new cemetery Of Temple Israel OF lIar-
lem, at Mount IIope, in Westchester county,
was dedicated at 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
a special train to accommodate tho congrega-
tion OF the temple left the Grand Central sta
tion at 2:3O. The cemetery adjoins the Mount
Hope cemetery, and the land was purchased
that the Jewish residents OF the upper part of
tho city need not be obliged to go to Long Island
station Of tho New York md Putnam Rallrond,
and the site commands II view OF the Ncppcr-
ham valley and the Hudson River hills. A
house on the property has beer remodelled TO be
Mgrd for holding funernl srrvlces.
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only fiop about a little, while the fross hop and
hsys.i fft Tsa E fE%P rS t%s Su 9S 's
solemn. Sometimes 5 the Sks fres has a little more
trouble with its capture; The other day the
ssfsh fo Or three In hs onr
the frog was Immensely bigger around than the
stiii, ' " tWoand Sa eSaifinch chs fish Is pretty
good mouthtul for fonr-inch. bullfrog
around in line with its throat, with the head
to shut its jaws i't to hod t. TSe frog @ sat there
with halt the fish projecting out of its mouth
w6 G sSn % @ ss .B nlosna ss hand sS
wise. The first effort was unsuccessful. and SO
the frog quietly waited. Then II put up Us hand
again, and this time succeeded in pushing the
fish around straight into line and then 1t disap-
peared in a twinkling. go,
van county. and we're given TO the aquarium by
Val Brown of 303 West 'rhrtieth street; Not
long ago Pref J. Knnsler Of the FEeaty of Of
the aquarium In New York us follows:
We have constructed an aquarium, and wo
Your beautiful country, VIII you allow me to
% mems Of quaint frossS of course, oil expenses
Of purchase and Transportation VIII be defrnyed
b, for us to S roc for You here
able species. we viii be delighted 70 do So,
will be much obliged. also. IL you will have the
kindness to state the price OF the li,nults."
Prof. Kunstler is one of tho officers of tho Fish
Cultural Society of southwestern France. and
the aquarium to which he refers has been es-
tablished as a part OF the Bordeaux Exposition,
now In progress. DIR. Bean. the superintendent
pleasure in complying with his request: cs-
pecially MS he hopes to make the New York
as are suggested In Prof. Kunstler's letter.
There are many things common in foreign lands
that would be novel and extremely interesting
be of great interest in other countries. For OK
The sun., 1895-05-20
LEONARD,S bet WITH FISHER
The Pugilist's Brother Arrested for Loot
ing the Cigar DcnIer's Store.

A warrant for the arrest of John Leonard Of
81 West Twcntv-eighth street, the brother "
Mike Leonard, the pugllist, was obtained IN
jefferson Market Court yesterday morning by
Lewis II. Fisher OF Al West Twenty-nil'A
street. Fisher accuses Leonard of tho larceaY
OF n quantity of cigars and store fixtures vaiGrd
Mt Sl3s. The property was in tho cigar store At
420Ie Sixth avenue. Fisher says that Will" Ae
was absent from the store on Saturday after,
noon Leonard entered the place and removed
the property without his consent.
Leonard was arrested by Court Officer CON-
molly short Tim" after the warrant was ISSUED
He says that lie won n wager OF over 500 from
Fisher some time ago. and, Ms he did not haze
the money to pay him, Fisher gave him bill.
sale OF the store. lic admits remOv!!.s Iac
property.
Lconnrd's bail was fixed at $1,000 FOR cxara.
ination to-day.
The sun., 1895-05-20
THE MILLION FUND.
4. L. L. Objects to the IsIn I.egaiizIng Its
ESpendLtmre Without C0ntrnet.

The miilion-dolar appropriation to the old
Park Board for the relief of the unemployed
was resurrected at the Central Labor Union by
Delegate George Tombleson yesterday. He said
he WAS informed of the passage Of bill known
rs Senate bill No. ,4Ol, which legaliZcd the ex-
pendture of the money without contract.
This BILL" said Tomhclrson. sanctions the
Tammany expenditure Of the appropriation and
nullics all our attempts to show up tile Jug
glery." II was resolved To ask Gov. Morton to
veto the bill.
The sun., 1895-05-20

There were only nine persons present in the
choir at the Eighteenth Street Methodist Church
yesterday morning, seven young women ard
two young men. Mrs. Ina CronE presided at
the organ, us shc has done since the first Of tho
month, Organist George NJ. Greene having gone
TO the broadway tabernacle and given up fight
Ing the pastor OF The Eighteenth street Church.
J.. y. II. w il-on, the pastor, ANNOUNCED yester-
day that the choir waste be reorEanizcd, and" "
sad he, I'VE won't have any one in the new
choir that we can't handle" lie said that at
the last quarterly conference the church had
decided 10 place Its affairs in the hands of an
official Board, which most OF the Methodist
churrhes have, but which the Eighteenth Street
CHURCH had got alons without for several years.
This Board, he said would elect Its own Treas
urer and be Independent of the trustees.
This movement is sad 70 De due 10 the pas
tors inability TO control the trustees, who num- =
Der fifteen. and who, through the Treasurer, a.
N. tuaner, have been reported 20 be packing
Organist Greene In the contention that the
trustees, and not the Music Committee had the
authority 10 select the orgnnist Of the church.
The sun., 1895-05-20

sometimes grotesquely. and sometimes they
take curious attitudes singly, and they may re-
main in one position for minutes. perhaps even
hours. at time.
Tho tank is four feet deep, but contains only
six or eight inches of water, the frogs we'll
known ability both as a broad and as high
jumper making 1t desirable to keep 1t as far
below the top as possible. The tank is five feet
in length. On the bottom there are two small
The sun., 1895-05-20
Cause for the A,Isa,. perc,,

iloNDoH, May la.,Thc r"sf Tomorrow COM
mARting on Ailsa's defeat BY britannia, will say:
Inc altering OF ~ race yHCnt Ii nlnnya ~
risky experiment. II Aisa gets back her cd
form, she ought 10 reverse the result In light
The sun., 1895-05-20

ample. the limulus thorseshoe crab, common as
1t is in these waters. is not native in
the waters of France. such exchanges could be
made to mutual advantage and ut very small
cost. With the donors approval the two largest
of the frogs given by Mr.. Brown will bo sent to
France. The larger one OF these two is shown
in the illustration of frogs sitting on q rock; it
The sun., 1895-05-20
She Just rhouEht 1t Might BE Her Father.

Mrs Thomas Mcelan Of aa0 West l44th
street. who thought sho was the long-lost daugh-
tor of Andrew Radel OF bridgeport Conn, and
wrote him u letter, beginning Dear Father"
WHICH was published in The SIN yesterday.
they thought IL might be tho right Andrew
Radel, and DO sent the letter TO lind out, But as
Mr.. ltadel Is only 32 years old, he is evidently
Lot the right Andrew.
The sun., 1895-05-20
GIANT FROGS TO TRAVEL.
RECIPROCITY BETWEEN FRANCE
AND TUE NEW YORK AQUARIUM.

Tho Most Eminent or tho Buiirrogs Now
on Exhibition mt Castle Garden About TO
Be Sent 20 Bordenux by Special Request.
In one OF the gallery tanks at the New York
Aquarium at Castle Garden there are twelve
bullfrogs, including some big fellows. At little
distance they look. when quiet, like so many
bronze figures; but nearer approach shows tho
gentle incessant hcllows-llke motion OF the
throat which marks the bullfroe's breathing.
They nre grouped, sometimes picturesquely.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17

Tor women, but mems clothing Is p9ac-
tically the same year in and year out.
"The leaders Of fashion are not as q
rule robust, and the chaps who lead CO.
tillons have small legs. If the wheel de-
velops their calves, as it will, I believe,
the age Of short clothes will return, and
knee breeches for evening dress may be
seen again in drawing rooms. Boomers
are popular. for q shapely woman likes
folks to know it. Thin legged men have
a chance to build up their calves in sum-
mer for the winters gayety. New
York World.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17

The MAD1sONIAN hastens to congrat-
ulate the people of Madison county up
on the splendid future that begins to
unfold itself before them. A we'll de-
served reward awaits those whose faith
in her resources has been unfaltering
for thirty years. And it ventures to
hope that the sun Of prosperity will
long shine on the progressive spirits
who are back of this splendid enter
prise.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
THE PARROT SHELTER.

The MADISONIAN takes great pleas
ure in presenting to its readers this
week a brief article concerning the
Parrot sme.ter. The article is writ
ten on information obtained from an
thentic sources. From it will be CLEAN
ed the welcome news that almost the
whole of the improvements O under
way and contemplated will be in Madi-
son county.
1t is hard t O conceive the vast
Of good this splendid enterprise will do
Madison county and southern Montana.
The plans of the company call for even
larger works than the original plant Of
the Anaconda Company. About this
big smelter will spring a permanent
town of several thousand people. This
will open up a ready market for every
thing the farmers of the Ruby. Madi-
son and Jefferson vallies can raise
something Of which the agriculturists
are sorely in need. But this will simp-
~ be one of the bi-results. The great
good will come in the opening up and
development OF the vas: mineral re-
sources of the county. The hills of
Madison county will be punctured with
tunnel and shaft. Where there is one
working mine now there will then be
twenty-five.
The wonderful impetus that will be
given to all industries will so increase
the traffic that a railroad up the Jetfer-
son and Ruby will be a matter Of neces.
sity. Such a railroad will then tap one
OF the richest and most productive sec.
tions-both in a mineral and an agri-
cultural way-in the state. and pros
perity will be common.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
HAmlin Reminiscent.

While standing in the rotunda Of tho
Aston House. New York, recently. MI.
G. ]. Hamlin, the we'll known horse
man. said: 1.-The first time I came to
New York was in 1e41, and I rode from
Buffalo to Albany On q c~analboat load
ed with lime. The passage was l cent .
mile, including meals. There was =
fight between the Hudson river steam
boats, and l came down the river for 80
cents. I put up at 8 little hotel on Pearl
street at a cost Of rs cents per day. l
had heard much Of the Aston House and
walked up town to take a good look at
it, and I thought it the grandest piece Of
architecture in the world. As I could
not afford the rate, I derived some salts
faction from standing on the front steps
and picking my teeth Now the AktOr
has a subdued air when compared with
the Waldorf, where I usually stop" -
Turf, Field and Farm.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
He Has the Fever.

While a negro was blowing in a field
in Dougherty county he unearthed sew
eral gold rings and silver spoons which
had evidently been buried there during
the war. That negro has ceased plow-
ing and has gone to digging for a liv-
nj .-Atlanta Constitution.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17

As predicted in the MADIsONIAN two
weeks ago, the capital site commission
met and monkied and adjourned" UNI
til September. However we were
about 30 days off in anticipating the
date of their next meeting.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
A Freak Indeed.

The Buena Vista f(aa. Patriot has
discovered a freak in eed. It is in the
shape Of a negro man who lives in Mar
ion county and who cannot be induced
to eat watermelon. He has never carved
a melon in his life and viii not 60 near
one.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
A LynChing Expert.

A Lynching Expert.
The recent double lynching at Dan
vile, Ills, was participated in by q
man from Montana who claims to have
taken part in "a lynchings. He is prob
ably drawing the long bow and if given
rope enough may hang himself. -Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17

Bicycling May Revolutions Evening Weay
There's one thing about the bicycle
craze" said . tailor. II believe it is
going to revolutiomi1e mems attire,
which has been 80 somber for SO many
yearA Dress reformers have done much
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
professional &m''.

P. J. Raglan, N. D. L.. Soutnmayd. N. D..
Raglan { S0UTHMhYD
Physicians : and : Surgeons
VIRGINIA CITY. MONTANA.
Office over Vickers & Co.'s store, corner Of
Wallace and Jackson streets.
Calls will receive prompt attention..
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17

Boomers and the Law.
Some Chicago folks want to make tho
wearing Of boomers breaches of law
philadelphia Times.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-17
A Life For \ In

The restoration Of the death penalty
in Michigan leaves Maine, Rhode Island
and Wisconsin the only states where a
life is not taken for a life. Boston Her
aid.