The Newtown bee., 1895-12-06
A G. Bakers Ady't.

Fiorida's principal industry was parhlyzei
and millions were lost by the great freeze o
Vi ,S fepeass sse a aha now mawiey
ed and she has lost her millions, yes, count
less. millions, by the present freeze of 1885
ponds and pollywog hatcherfes. Now to those
" no are not lovers OF frogs legs or "wOg or
toast al this VIII be as, unninteresting as
ed, bat just for the sake OF showing what
Hawleyville could do'to save the country in
we went up one day last summer and took q
census OF one little spot about the size OF a
porous plaster. w @ enumerated 1875 fat,sleek,
healthy looking wOgs, who all seemed to be
at home in that little given space. The restless
floating population we let pass unenunlorAt,
ed: We a1sted off our old arithmetic. turned
number OF porous plasters to the acre, multi,
plled this by 1856, then by the number of acres,
frog spittle. Then added estimated births be-
tween date ottrlal census and date OF computa-
al deaths and daily consumption by subma-
rine monsters, and we were able to arrive at
seemingly correct census or at least 0ne
that has never been condemned or disputed
as was our 1850 enumeration in some OF our
large cities, but the result was paralyzing and
came SO near dethroning our reason that for
nor details. We first apportioned q certain
number to every man, woman and child 10
compare with. the slices OF toast that We
might reasonably expect to be able to fur
nish in time OF war and famine. Then we
took in the whole OF North and South Ameri
ca, struck q balance and found that we had
only drained place the size Of a small tar.
nip patch. We then figured in the whole civ
but happened to think just in time that In
case of war as we were supposlng we should
and while obeying a rcriptural Injunction,
our act would hardly be sanctioned by the
major general commanding our forces and
we should undoubtedly be court rnartialed
and shot. That wouldnat be pleasant, SO still
being desirous OF carrying out that Scriptur-
al Injunction we cut of the enemies supplies
men OF Danbury, Bridgeport and waterbury,
knowing well that their expense OF carrying
never hope Tor taste 81 % either sae wos or a@a
on toast except through the generosity OF the
charitsbly inclined and after all this we still
defeat all along the line and q hasty retreat OF
our forces would baye to be blown up with
t6 or Sav is,i ~ AL ln1o Inc na1ns o.
try to lie dormant and undeYeloped as it were.
OF all these countless millions OF tadpoles
stature OF full grown bull frogs. They require
no more care and are just 40 easy to raise, up
TO the time OF their birth, as any choice yari
about the laying qualities and possibilities OF
the frog2 Why. one go0d healthy. female frog
Gsn oas n,gas sns y 1eSag HE
streams OF third and fourth magnttude. 1--we
could raise but one tenth part OF the number
OF frogs legs VI. would have TO draw from, But
with no one to look Hftor them in their, in4an-
cy, millions 80 down to untimely graves be-
right through life just.iike tie rest 81 us. Yet
e s. arss S as ss.ss
comes along great tidal wave iofrefcrm, Of
disease. or some other subtle unseen infin.
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to have something or somebody that we can