The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-02

method OF taking the bulifrog instead
of hunting he simply hshed Tor H.
There" said the boatman to the angler
pointing to a bulfrog Idly hasldng in the
sun among some Old, decayed logs ana
debris near an island far from shore. Let
me take your fly" -,
I'm try to hook him II you Will tsko hAi"
off" the angler replied. .,.
IAN right, II he does not take hliilseh
off | Will" said the boatman
The angler let the fly down to the frog,
who indoIenty caught it,and into the ooat
he was brought. No sooner had he toucneu
The bottom of the boat than he was OH the
hook. The barb evidently had not Pere-
trated the skin. Rowing along, the ahsle'
soon sighted another and much larger one,
AS This one took the fly the angler CAV.
a sharp upstroke of the rod ana iahoeu
him 100 i'm the boat Mr. Frog deliberately
sat upon his headquarters and began manu-
ling The hook like "A human being, ana III
a few minutes he had free himself
These bullfrogs often are nearly a foot
long in the body alone ana New hruils-
wick man lately exhibited a picture OF an
extraordinarily large specimen said 20
weigh fourteen pounds. The frog was 10
have been sent TO the Paris Exposition put
n died. Cuvier compared to Kettle drum
the laryngeal mechanism which enaples
this animal to produce the beHoWlhB SCUM
for which Il is named. The more musical
4 uttered
are due TO the vocal sacs, or Dlauder-Hhe
chael. nouches, which distend with ar
when the frog is croaxing. Because OF the
sounds for which they are Responsible they
are called Cambridgeshire nightinghles III
England and Dutch ntshtingales on 'ne
continent of EHrope. Close observers III
canada may watch the swelling of the an
,n,al,s che elSs as he pipes lay 10 his mate.
7, is only the males that have this pecu-
1iar Instrument of music, and they make
n,ost ,lse of IL IN the pairing season, TO
indicate their presence TO the wandering
fair and TO MARBLE loving invitation.
The note OF the Canadian grenouiie -
distinct from that of his European con
eener and ex-Commodore Gregory OF the
ouebec Yacht Club tells how 1t once mis-
Ie1 a famous Scotch scientist. When the
MARQUIS of Lorne was Governor Geheral
Of canada his father, The Duke OF Arsyh'
visited him here The eminent naturalist
was driven with the Duchess ana hei
daughter by Mr. Gregory 10 Lake Beau
nort for some trout fishing. In the long
canoe in which the party had embarked
the Duke was dssecting Hover that one
of The women had plucked before stepplns
on hoard. Mentioning Its scientihc name
The Duke asked Mr.. Gregory II Canaua
rossessed many more specimens OF the
same family. Compelled 10 admit his is-
porance of the subject, the Commodore
was no reader with rep'y when the man
Of science pointed to rock near ana ln-
ouIred respecting its ciassihcation. Mr.;
Gregory remarked that although ne mao
never had time to study much botany or
geology. he hoped 10 be OF some service
in The matter of Canadian birds, to the OBJ
serving Of which he had devoted some at
tention. The Duke was much pleased the
study of birds was one OF his deilghts' ne
expressed the belief that he could recos
nize many of the birds OF Canada OF
which he had read and seen specimens
by their notes.
THAT one, for instance, that we hear
now" ne said, lis the merle" Mr.. Gregory
aconiescede And that other there Is the
-eh, the-eh. the what do you call IL, MT.
Gregory? I have the name on the end OF
NY tongue and yet cannot say IT,.
4 smile of supreme satisfaction spread
over the face of the Commodore, ana ne
fat that his time had come now.
"That bird. Your Grace" he said, lis
called an Irish canary, but 1t is in reality
a bird Of an altogether different feather,
or. rather, it Is a bird without any feaih-
ers at ell; IL is a frog"
The Duke looked incredulous. He tod
the Commodore thai he was plainly IN err
ror; that he himself knew the bird wei,
though for The present he could not recall
lis name. Out OF Difference 10 his dlstiu-
pushed guest Mr.. Gregory did not wish
10 enter into any argument, but simply
remarked that the object in question was
not far away, ard signed to the boatmen
TO proce d there. There, upon the extrem-
ity of a partly submerged log, SAT little
frog. which, as the canoe glided by,
sprang from it into the water The Duke,
blushing n little, remarked that 1t was ex-
tromely curious, but thai It did appear
10 be n frog. after all And the Commo-
dore smiled again and expressed the hope
that the Duke would not form an unfa-
vorable opinicn OF the scientific attain
meets Of Canadians from his own igno-
rance of botany and geology.
The frogs of Canada and other northern
climes hibernate in winter. They bury
themselves in the mud at the bottom Of
the water and cluster in nests in state
of torpidity, reappearing in the spring 10
proceed with the work of reproduction.
The frog fishermen notice where the bull
frogs nest in the fan, and cut through the
ice to take them, as a demand arises for
them in winter, Comparatively few are
shipped out oFont Can ada, though in view
Of their splendid Quality, due TO the cold
ness OF The water in which they are
found, ID Is remarkable that nobody is en-
terprising enough 10 ship them 10 the
large centers OF the United States. They
are so plentiful that few cents dozen
would pay for taking them.