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petal in a hot sun So you may be
sure be selects a damp corner to pass
the winter in. and Of all the winter
apartments that & toad may ind 70
choose from. the deep underground eel
lar is the finest. These are usually
I'D in consequence. The only trouble
is. it IS hard to get TO sleep in such
a crowded place ard X you don't sleep,
you freeze unless the cellar has a
furnace in Il or is near another that has
Those unfortunate hoptoads that are
some Distance from protecting rocks ana
collars have a way OF getting under
deep pile Of leaves or sticks and then
digging out a hole in the soft mould
beneath. Thus they form a comfortable
bed with sheets made OF dead ferns
and a coverlid of leaves and sticks.
The frogs. who are we'll represented
In our woods and marshes and vary IN
size from the tiny tree frog one inch
long 20 bullfrogs eight times as large,
have been the innocent cause OF much
mystery and supe-s tItiton- Did you ever
see a summer shower OF frogs? MOI
Well. there are persons who stoutly as
sert that they have seen frogs fall from
q cloud by thousands, I Will explain
how that happens later. Then there are
numerous story teIlers who assure you
they have found frogs inside OF hard
pebbles which are certainly Z,VOV years
old. One man even tried putting frogs
into stone but OF course that did not
succeed. No. the truth is frog must
eat. drink. and breath like any other
creature. and while I shall not deny ne
stories, you must not think for a mo
ment they are possible. There are al
WAYS explanations OF such things, and
they all depend on the habits frogs nave
OF creeping into holes at the approach
Of cold weather.
The little white-throated tree frog.
who. when he sits on a tree, hattened
against gray linchen, becomes gray.
while in the green grasses below he IS
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Winter Quarters for the
Animals.
THE FROG AND THE TOAD.
BY ". S. WALLACE.

Who has not seen a hoptoad and cried
out:
Hop. hop. hoptoad; hop. hop away.
should q hoptoad cross your path.
You must neither look nor laugh,
Lest bad luck end the day.
He is a true and tried friend, IS the
ugly but amiable little beast whose
broad. aGable countenance, supported on
two intoed bowlegs, is a familiar sight
on warm. damp evenings In summer
time.
he has a cousin of even more gro
tesque appearance. This toad, known as
The spade footed toad. OF digger toad,
is the happy possessor OF two hind feet.
both OF which are provided with a shovel
to dig with. He Is very joyous and his
throat is fitted out with a voice so loud
that it produces sounds equal TO an or
binary steam whistle Imagine
marsh concert Of digger toads.
These toads, while having a splendid
feast of insects all summer. do not en-
ioy Christmas time very much. They
have no heavy fur overcOats or feather
listers, and must hunt out a corner in
a cellar or a crevice in the rocks and
roll Themselves into a ball OF shavings,
is consolation too. in the thought that
their arch enemy. the pun adder, or
blow snake is in n similar predicament
and has troubles OF his own. Ia the
cold days Of October hOptoad may sit
I'D and stare a snake out OF Countenance
whereas during sumner time all tOads
20 about with haunting fear Of finding
themselves in a snakes stomach before
they are much older.
But the digger toad IS safe at any
time, for he lives beneath the surface.
as a rule digging out a bUrrow ard
/ having q good laugh at the snakes all
, the time. In winter he just buries him
self and Curls w in a sleepy ball.
knowing that Jack Frost has little
! chance Of freezing him. Sometimes.
/ however. he never wakes up for a Sc
we're frown on the part OF Jack Frost
| freezes the earth solid for n foot or
more down when there is considerable
| water present
+, Then there is the consideration Of
drink. No creature can stand 10 lose
! its daily drink even n 10 goes weeks
| without food. Il must have my morn
ing draught Of sparkling spring water. -
saws the toad. even if all the dear little
flies are out OF season now and, in
deed II he omits his drink, from choice
or necessity, many times he becomes
parChed. then his throat rattles a bit,
and he dries UP like a leaf or a rose
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'is the most inconveRient OF birds.~for
it IS q little too large for one and
hardly enough for two. AS. however. I
have just dined fairly well on your stew
you may give me only the gizzard."
The witch waved her hand. and In
place OF the great smoothing iron there
appeared a fowl done TO a turn and fra
grant with sage dressing A bowl OF
fried apples floated in over the open
transom Tho witch and Muchslash sat
down TO this repast, and the tailor carved
with such skill that the old woman
lopened her eyes in surprise
Great things are in store for you,
MuchsIash.' she said.
The witch rose 20 her feet, and after
scattering a spell or two carelessly about
the place. remarked:
In cliues afar beyond the blue
Youth and riches await for you
II. with these shears, you thus shall do
with snip and snap cut through and
through
She then disappeared in a vaPor of sage
and thyme Asuchslash. who was old and
had a beard which sometimes tangled
with his feet climbed back 70 his bench.
In place OF his rusty shears be found a
new pair OF great size and brightness.
| They were marked Magic Cutlery"
Just as he picked them up there came a
/ loud knock at the DOR. and. without an
l invitation. there entered three men.
Their faces were drawn and furrowed.
as though by great suffering. Although
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and as far as being put to death is con-
cerned. I have never given the matter
serious thought. l Could make a Sphinx
answer questions about his past with a
smile, and as a maker OF mirth have
no equal. for / have made the motley
garb of a THOUSAND clowns"
Tell him story, said the council
ors Of state.
Muchslash related them the marvellous
adventures OF which he said as a tailor
he could vOuch to be made out Of whole
cloth, but as the merry tale proceeded
the sadder became the face OF the King
and the more wicked the CLEAN Of hate
in the bancful eyes OF the mournful
and acrobatic clown.
Even the cheerful story Of how Robin
son Crusoe found a little cove running
into the land and great swell coming
in from sea when ne went to his desert
island did in no way tend to make Me
grim a merrier monarch.
The chief executioner came in with
a snickkersnee and poised that great
sword, waiting for the word of com
mand TO sever the head OF Muchslash
from his body.
1t seems 10 me- said the tailor.
with a laugh. chat it is time for our
friend Merton 10 show some sign OF
cheerfulness on this merry occasion"
Muchslash waved his magic shears
I through the air and told Merton 10
mount the horizontal bar. The jolly
,aiIor passed the shears along the bar
on which Merton rested
He made a half circle with the shin
ing shears around the clasped hands
OF the clown and then flashed the blades
along the holding and through the neck
: OF the sour-face acrobat.
wonderful" exclaimed the court.
Il rather think" said Muchslash
that / have made Merton smile"
How he did so Will be told In the
next chapter. and II there is anybody
who would like to know before that
( he must study IL out for himself.
ITO BE Continued
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but that does not lessen the Joy OF this
pleasant pastime.
In the accompanying cut four designs
are given which may be readily cut from
wood with a sharp knife. OF these the
bird in the Gage" is perhaps the most
interesting a piece of smooth pine is
procured. twirc as long as wide. with
perfectly HneA edges This done, mark
with a pencil ON all four sides the pill
lars % the csgss-they should be as wide
as a match site X In the center OF these
another square Is drawn. This will later
be transformed, 3 by careful carving, into
the bird or ball
Many hours ill be consumed In this
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THE FFATS OF MuCHSLASH. -
By JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.

bench watching a stew next the goose
on the stove. when the Wistful Witch
entered Il am glad" said the witch.
that there is one cheerful person in
this Kingdom OF Woe. and I shall DO
myself the honor OF eating your dinner"
The old woman took the savory food
from the stove and ate IL with every
sign Of appreciation.
Muchlash looked at her silently and
then he burst into a roar Of laughter.
Il see no cause for merriment, y
mumbIed the old woman.
''I do" replied Muchslash- Il was
Just thinking how lucky 1 am that my
goose is made OF iron
"A goose said the witch, gravely,
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task. but It is highly entertaining labor
and viii train the eye in accuracy and
the hand in skin.
The Jack in the box boy IS made from
6 piece OF pine. longer than It's breadth.
The design should be marked out first
with a pencil A little judicious color
ing will add 20 the toy.
The Indian rattle. when fastened at
its bottom to a stick and shaken, will
make a peculiar rattling noise, not I'M
like the whirr OF a rattiesnake. In the
oIden days these were once cut out of
soapstone and wood by Indian children.
Many have been found
The chain of course. we all know. and
IL is an excellent test OF patience.
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Every boy az one time Of his life finds
delight in whiting. and although his
knife be OF the barlow variety, dull and
nfcked. he is happy II it's possessor.
Many very interesting and pretty
things can be made with knife and soft
white pine. The idea is as old as the
hills. but with each rising generation
the desire 10 white predominates over
, OF her amusements and the same old
things that our grandfatbers used 20
carve are now turned out
IL generally happens that fingers ara
cut and many attempts end in failure
for white pine is a soft wood, and viii
not stand very much tampering with,
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ice to thaw away. No. he takes a
header" only into the nearest soft spot.
beneath 'tussock' Of grasses. and very
often creePs into a snake hole. which
IS a very bold and risky proceeding
However. the average wood frog sur
wives until summer time and the joy
OF living again returns. when he IS Esu-
ally first out. peeping away long before
the snakes or turtles nave opened thei-
eyes or so much as yawned.
And now TO return 10 the toad H3
is also about early in spring time, ready
for the flights Of beetles and May flies
The toad's eggs are laid IN tTs damp
corners Of cellers or IN rock places. and
in a few weeks many thousands OF tiny
little toads have been born and are hop
ping toward the sunshine As damp
weather hastens their growth. they usu-
ally appear on cloudy days aud the
l-st bit Of sunlight calls out an army
OF tiny. hopping toads. These cover side
walks and gardens. and give rise 20
stories OF showers OF toads-
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CHAPTER I.

II seemed as though the Kingdom OF
Noe had never been more cherries
than 10 was in the summer in which
Nuchslash, the tailor, moved 70 that
country. AS he walked through the
Forest OF Sorrow which surrounded the
little town Of Plant the weeping viii
lows brushed mis- bronzed cheeks and
the dew like tears fingered on tie petals
Of the woodland flowers.
Muchslash rented a store in q quiet
part of the town Of Plant and hung out
his sign: Cheerful Clothes for the
Woebcgone" Customers were few.
however. and when the landlord limited
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doubtful. for II he awakens and comes
out feeling happy he is sure 70 begin
peeping- Then Mr.. WatersnalSe Is liable
TO climb the tree and eat the little
frog in one bite. II he escapes Mr. Wa
tersnake. then Mr. Blacksnake awaits
him on his first visit TO see how the
Mowers are coming on. Aud IL he es-
capes Mr.. Blacksnake he is lucky. in
deed.
The buIlfrog. the alderman Of the
pond. with HIS stolid disposition, large
indifferent eyes and deep voice. is for
tunate IN one way. He is generally much
too large for anything 70 make a meal
OF, unless II be an alligator or a hum
CRY country boy. There are not many
alligators wild around New York. how
ever, and a quick dive defeats the ef-
forts OF the boys. AS the grasses be-
come dry and the leaves fall from the
trees, the bulifrog prepares for the win
ter. This consists OF eating much as
he possible can. and becoming fat. heavy
and sleepy Before sthe mud has be-
come too hard to dig in the bullfrogs-
and, following their example. all the
other water frogs-bury thens selves in
the soft mud at the bottom OF the ponds
or along the edges, where the lack OF
air does not seem TO trouble them Per.
haps the oldest frog hypnOtizes thu
others, and then tells them they are in
a warm bed OF softest mud and are all
asleep Perhaps be sings them to sleep
with his melodious "honk-onk-o nk."
The wood frog, which you meet In the
damp. swamp woods and recognize by
his copper-colored band on each cheek
Is a very wise frog lie does not like
deep water, nor does he like dry land
So he splits the difference" by living IL
a marsh. Now he is not so fOolhardy a
fellow as2his aquatic relatives OF the
pond. and when winter comes he does
not run the risk OF drowning or OF hav-
ing 70 wait in the spring time for the
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FITS the dolls figure. Sew the waist and
full skirt part together. placing the
right sides together Use strong thread
and make small stitches so that the
seam viii be firm Make the bretens5
OF fancy silk or lace. and put them on
the waist so that the notches meet the
shoulder seams. Lay the right side OF
the bretelles on the right side OF the
waist and sew firmly. The ends or me
bretelies should come just TO the gath
ers in both front and back OF the waist
Cut a small placket in the skirt flOunce
Al the back and hem back both sides
to match the opening OF the waist.
II more trimming is desired put a frfll
OF lace on a shirred silk ruffie around
the bottom Of the skirt. This dress may
be worn with or without the fancy
guimpe. the pattern or which was given
last week
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green OF gray green. is most unsatis-
factory and annoying singer Very often
he will creep into a house and get be-
tween the rafters. where his peep.
peep rings shriily through the rooms
all winter. When no cannot enjoy
winter open-eyed in house he goes TO
sleep deep in a hollow tree, near the
roots, among the snails and toadstools-
HIS fate in the spring time IS very
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THE BRIDGE.

When first I saw the Brooklyn Bridge
1 started with all my eyes;
I knew at last that I had seen
The famous Bridge OF Size.
G. ORR CLARK.
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Who has not seen hOptOad and cried
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22

The Houghton Mining Gazette, one of the best exchanges that reaches this office, has the following to say re garding Grover"
 The most charming symptom of itching for office which has developed in Growers case Is his suddenly acquiring liking for reporters and newspaper men generally. Whsr Grover Cleveland buries the axe and publicly proclaims that newspaper men "are good friends to have. They are men of broad and catholic sym. pathies and full of understanding of the weakness and frailties of the race and quick to recognize and support it's virtues. Therefore, the man wno is in the business of barboring no good will toward the newspaper man is in losing business" there is cer tainly "something doin"
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22
says Pearlpaking Is Easy.

The artificial production of pearls ir large quantities is simple problem ir the view of Dr. H. Lyster Jameson One cause of pearl formation proves tC be a worm. which has it's origin in the cookie or tapestry she'll from which the larya pass to the mussel and may be eaten with the latter by the cider or scoter, reaching maturity in the intes tines of these birds. If the larve re- main in the mussel long enough. pearls are formed With full knowledge of the life histories of these parasites it is believed that pearl oysters or pearl mussels may be infected to any desired extent by placing them in infected com pany. and the infected moliusks can then be left to themselves in suitable beds until the pearls are sufficiently developed
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22
NEW en,r ur WAR.
La svyer's Invention May HevoIutieu-
 ize Methods of Naval Warfare.

Charles l.. Burger, a New York law ger, has invented what is said by naval experts tc be the coming boat in sea llghtinG. IL is called the subsurface boat. so named, says the St. Louis Post Dispatch. because it consists of two long. narrow boats, one immedi- ately above the other The higher boat is on the surface of the water; Ihe lower one is entirely submerged. It carries the gasoline engines which are to drive the queer craft sixteen knots an hour and also carries the tor pedo tube with which the craft is tc throw torpedoes against ships of war.
 The upper deck of this novel boat is of cellulose and unsuitable. It carries a coming tower for the pilot. This coming tower is too small to be struck with large shot. and it carries sufti- cient armor to protect the pilot from small shot.
 The subsurface boat is designed to fight in the open. It is supposed to be fast enough to dart in and deliver it's torpedo without offering the guns of q battleship or cruiser enough exposed surface for an effective shot
 One of the boats is being built by a company organized by the inventor, and if the craft meets expectations the invention will be purchased by the United States government.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22
New Bird. From Fernando Pc.

The recent return of Lieutenant Boyd Alexander from an ornithelogical ex- petition to the island of Fernando Pc on the western coast of Africa. has dis, closed a new and wonderfully rich avi- fauna. Lieutenant Alexander's collec ton numbers 100 specimens. represent ing sixty-eight species, out of whici, thirty-two are new to science. Many of the nearest relatives of the new birds occur on Mount Kilima Ujaro and Mount ElgUzl, in east Africa. and. al though the island is only separated from the mainland by thirty miles of water. very few of its birds are identi- Cal with the west African species. Apart from the birds, the island has a very rich fauna and flora.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Paul Roche. deceased. Notice is hereby given by the un iersigned administrator of the estate of Paul Roche. deceased. to the cred. tors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased. to exhibit them. with the necessary vouchers within four months after the first pub ication of this notice to the said ad. uinistrator at the Bank of Bisbee 8isbee. Arizona. the same being the 1lace for the transaction of business If said estate. in said county of Co -hise.
 Nj J. Cunningham, Administrator of the estate of Paul Roche. deceased.
 Dated Bisbee, this - day of March 1903.
 First publication March 26, 1903.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22
pElAwARE's DISGRACE.

The outlook for political reform in Delaware, a state that is woefully ID need of it, is not bright. About two years ago a particularly vicious meas ure, known as the voters assistant
 law, was enacted, it's very obvious purpose being to enable politicians to ascertain whether or not votes that had been purchased were duly deiiV- cred. The act was so palpably in the interest of corruptionists that popu- lar clarnor compelled the legislature at its recent session, to pass Dii repealing the voters assistant law. This measure Governor Hum has just 2ocket-vetoed He took this course in utter defiance of public opinion. At a hearing granted by him a few days ago, ministers of the gospel, bus mess men, representatives of pracu- cally all the labor unions in the state all sorts and conditions of men who have the interests of Delaware at heart urged the governor not to withhold his approval. But it was all in vain. Some idea of the iniquitous measure which the governor would not suffer to be repealed may be gathered from the utterances of State Senator Con ner, an Addicks man, who used this language before the legislature:
 Now we have been accused of buy ing votes under the operation of this law. ] am not going to revive the history Of vote-buyiug in Delaware for rear that it would make my fellow members of the other side of the house look like thirty cents. There have been rumors in the air of vote buying in Delaware ever since any of us can remember, and happen to know that Delaware is not the only state where votes are bought and money is spent at elections. The yot- CTS assistant system again comes ir and comments itself for fairness. It in sures delivery of the goods. When I buy a horse, want my horse. When democrat buys vote, he wants his vote. So you see that there are. as contend, no politics in it, for NIT. Democrat has thus an opportunity to buy his vote instead of being cheat ed out of it, as he has been so many times in this state"
 With a governor supporting an in- fanny thus frankly admitted, the pres poets of purer politics in Delaware are rather gloomy.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-22
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY.

Under the above heading, the Min ing and Scientific Press of San Fran cisco has the following to say regard. ing premature dividends on mining property. and as usual, with Mining and Scientific Press. is sound logic. On this subject. the Mining and Sci entific Press says:
 Mining companies are organized for profit, which is a legitimate and 2
 much-to-be-desired result of mining op-
 erations. but haste to pay dividends is
 sometimes retroactive, and works
 more harm than good. When a mine
 is acquired, by purchase or otherwise,
 if it is not already equipped it must be provided with the necessary machi-
 nery, buildings, etc. Then, if the mine is in sufficiently advanced condition to afford a continuous supply of payable ore, dividends may be considered, but the unfortunate experience of many companies which have prematurely de
 clared diyidends-that is, disbursed
 the first available profits in dividends,
 making no provision for possible change in existing conditions-has shown the wisdom of withholding a
 sum sufficient to rebuild the surface
 plant or to tide over any temporary and unforeseen interruption in the progress Of mining and reduction of the ores. The wisest companies ere ate sinking fund. employing stated per centage of profits. or setting aside monthly sum for the purpose. De terioration is one of the things that must be given consideration, and pos sible extension or change in the char acter of the plant are even more impor- tant considerations. Stockholders are always willing to accept dividends, and in the majority of instances it is their wish that dividends be forthcom- ing soon and often, but there are few stockholders who cheerfully submit to an assessment even when they real ize that the money is to be used in extending the plant to the ultimate ad- vantage of the stockholders them selves. Many competent superin- tendent is embarrassed and handi- capped by the demands of the direct DTS and stockholders of his company for dividends. h one instance. an and absolutely necessary mprovement-the sinking of a new delayed and the project was finally abandoned after having been started for the reason that the company demanded that certain profits be distributed in dividends, and later when the mine ceased paying because of the great expense of operating the crooked old shafts, the refused or were unable to put up" the money necessary to sink the new shaft, and the mine was closed down and remains closed, but this is only one instance of many of the same kind