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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The higher the civilization the its tragedies
That Chicago horror would be impossible 10 primitive
people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The sentimental elephant having made its annual
visit has disappeared in jungle Of mementos. but be
left the average pocketbook badly squelched.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

population Kansas
small D,
rii omrnunii
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

A British expeditionary force has pushed up from
India Tibet crossing the HmSl.yas but found no
vestige of the far-famed mahatmas-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

In Honolulu or,csl has been found guilty Of en-
bez.enent II doesn't take them long catch It is
Nanila's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Wouldn't duplicate OF that school in London for
curing blushiug established say Missouri prove
big thing for booders'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Astrologers predicting all kinds Of disasters for
1864 for the reason, suppose that it IN Fri
day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02
KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT

IN ToDAYMajor United stat
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to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02


the Union Wakefield and Herman Smile
Lindburg City Rock island freight train
a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Judge Bezschsr1p = hack from He;
Springs. rs. health n -nrh improved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

IN 1892 YEARS AGO ToDAYTroops vis
toned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Elk City Record The devil o< this
o-sce -i.h>. 70 earn tn erzctou. rfr--
q his Mas gift namely. n.tu--I bern
pik-tsE. wrapped IN 4 y..io~ rfbeou with
a bow On each eat-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The most unhappy boy sG Erid st pres
eat. Il Is said. 10 that one who &C. s.ec
fer Chr!ssmaA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The poultry market at Pratt collapsed
last week. The eastern markets have
withstood the shock. and there is yet hope
OF tidins them over the worse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Congressman Victor Murdoch will be
home about January &c. He comes Their
to attend the Kansas Day club bar
quet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Morton Albaugh can never h1oe 20 oh
tam even an arnistice from Charley
Finch now. The Kinsman T.aade-. his
paper calls the Lawrence Galettc.
Fnch's, Burton organ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Ponca city Courier: 7, seems 20 us that
TIRE Republicans who have jumped onto
Delegate EcGaIr-s statehood bsii lad
better jump OF s. far re ear 80.
thu bin I. precisely what ~. R-,utii-
cans 4 oklahoma tod G-. Mcssusr. th.y
wanted vhsn they g.ctet him OF: 70 rep
resent them IL co7grcss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Political activity in Barton county has
been followed by an unusual degree in
jail building. Claim is building one and
another has just been completed at Great
BEND
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The Cheney Sentinel asks: What does
the unusual and long-drawn-out activity
in political circles portend?" Does tie
Sentinel want an anti-machine or a ma
chine answer?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

One Oklahoma City firm presented ths
FIRE department with bath tickets for
Christmas Seems 70 Us that I. carrying
Goals TO Newcastle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The Kansas Editorial association will
meet this year at Lawrence on Februar.-
and = A trip to the Worlds Fair is to
be discussed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Then the question arises. VIII Inrer
soil and Cherokee. even make any rsso
lutioas9''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

c Porter Johnson win sc~ak :. the
Csrue1s Installation at Shawnee to
night Porter e starting or; TX. he
wasn't going 70 let one day OF the new
year escape his oratorscal manipulation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

Jerre Johnson fears that since the Y
ray has turned a negro white ct Phls-
delphia. one Kay county town will soon
be without an issue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02

The Oklahcman says: Oklahoma City
enters upon the new year with flying
colo-s. evidently referring 10 IL. jubilee
edition
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Fought With Bear In Street.

Assistant Postmaster E. r. Dobbins
of Holidaysburg, Pa, tells an almost
incredible story of his being attacked
on Allegheny street by ferocious
wild bear, but his clothing bears mute
evidence to the truthfulness of his
tale. Mr.. Dobbins was on his way to
the Office at 5 o'clock to prepare the
mails for the early train when the
animal suddenly approached him on its
hind legs, placing its paws on his
breast and pushing him to the ground.
He managed by fierce struggle to
free himself from the animals en-
brace and regain his feet. He then
drew a revolver and fired several
shots, the animal retreating. Mr.. Dob
bins heavy raincoat and trousers were
torn in several places by the paws OF
the Infatuated beast.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
GIVES "GO"
Food That Carries One Along.

It's nice to know of food that not
only tastes delicious but that puts the
snap and go into one and supplies
staying power for the day.
A woman says: 81 have taken
enough medicine in my time to fur
nish a drug store, but in later and
wiser years have taken none but
have depended, for the health now
enjoy, on suitable and sustaining
food Of which keep on hand tested
variety, plain but nourishing.
"Of these my main dependence is
Grape-Nuts, especially If I have be-
fore me a day of unusual effort eth
er mental or physical. In this case
fortify myself the first thing in the
morning with about 4 teaspoonfuls
of Grape Nuts moistened with cream
and not much else for breakfast and
the amount of work | can then carry
through successfully without fatigue
or exhaustion is wonder to those
about me and even to myself.
"Grape-Nuts food is certainly .
wonderful strengthened and Is not a
stimulant, for there is no reaction aft
erwards, but it is sustaining and
strengthening, as l have proved by
long experience" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason four teaspoonfuls
of Grape-Nuts and cream will add
more strength and carry one further
than a plateful of coarse heavy food
that is nearly all waste. Grape-Nuts
food is condensed, pre-digested and
delicious. 1t contains the parts of
the Wheat and Barley grains that
supply the rebuilding, parts for Brain
and Nerve Centers.
Look in each package for a copy
Of the famous little book, THE Road
70 Wo1lvi1la" its
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Battles of AIphabets.

Displacement of the cuneiform sylla-
barry by George Smith of the Cypriote
alphabet by the same scholar and of
the Hittite alphabet by Prof. Sayce
sheds light on conflict among alpha
bets. The battlefield was Asia Minor
and the competing alphabets were the
three named. All three, however, were
vanquished by the Phoenician alpha
bet The Assyrian syllabary was
backed by physical force. The victor
les of Sargon and Assurbanipal had
made the influence of Assyrian civili-
cation felt in the islands and penin-
sulas washed by the Mediterranean
Yet it seems never to have been in
the running at all.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Earliest Green Onions.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis, always have something
new, something valuable. This year
they offer among their new money
making vegetables, an Earliest Green
Eating Onion. 1t Is a winner, Mr..
Farmer and Gardener!
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 16c,
and they will send you their big plant
and seed catalog, together with enough
seed to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots.
1000 blanching, nutty Celery.
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare, luscious Radishes.
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
In all over 10000 plants-this great
offer Is made to get you to test their
warranted vegetable seeds and
ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice.
and If you will send them zoe In post
age, they will add to the above q pack
age Of the famous Berliner Caulfflower.
CIV. N. W
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Waning French Commerce.

LIE Journal, Paris, deplores the fact
that French commerce is slowly losing
its markets, not only in the basin of
the Mediterranean, where it once was
virtually without competitors, but in
Asia and the New World. The article
ends by calling attention to the ex-
ample of the Americans, who have sug-
gested floating exposition to exhibit
their merchandise in Pacific ports;
and states that M. Louis Olivier, Sec
rotary of the Revue Genereale des
Sciences, Paris, has taken advantage
of this idea by equipping steamer as
a floating museum, which will visit the
important commercial centers of the
Levant.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
GIMPRl T ED
atLondon by Robert
Barker, pGnter,o the
Kings molseseellsns
Maislie
Akno Dor. 1917.

ble." 1t read: "And when she held
it, he measured six measures of bar
ley, and laid it on her; and he went
to the CITY," The correction to "she
went to the city" caused the next edi'
ton to be called the "She Bible" Err
rors in several other versions botf
preceding and following the King
James Bible have also made them
celebrated. Thus, the bug Bible
won its name because of its render
ing of Psalms xci, 5, afraid Of bugs
by night" which is now rendered ter
ror by night" The "Treacle Bible
rendered jeremiah, viii, %, SIS there
no treacle in Gilead" The "Rosin
Bible" was an edition of the Douai
Bible, which translated this same
line, SIS there no rosin in Gilead?''
The "Breeches Bible" came by its
name because it translated Genesis
iii, 7, Making themselves breeches
out of fig leaves" The place Max
ers' Bible" printed Matthew v, 9,
Blessed are the place makers, fol-
they shall be called the children OF
Cod" The wicked Bible" won its
fame from the fact that the negative
was omitted from the Seventh Com.
mandment. The printer was fined
6 300 for the error.-New York Trib'
uue,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
AWFUL DEED OF MANIAC.
Nailed a Mans Head to the Floor to
Shave Him.

Shave Him.
Ambrosio Samano Campo, Next
can mailman, killed a fellow inmate
of the San Hippolita insane asylum,
in the City of Mexico, the other day
while protesting to shave him.
Campo induced the other man to
remove his straitjacket. When this
was accomplished he asked his COM
panion to don the garment, which he
did without protest. Then, laying his
victim on the floor, Campo proceeded
to drive a large spike through his
head into the floor. With shoemak-
er's knife, which by some means he
had contrived to secure, he tried to
shave his victim, but finding the lat
ters position inconvenient, removed
the spike and nailed the mans head
to the floor in a different manner.
This operation he repeated four times.
The dead man was brother OF
Manuel Marion. prosecuting attorney
in the Belem Criminal court, and
well-known litterateur. When news
Of the tragedy was conveyed to the
lawyer he was summing up the case
in the trial of Jorge Lezama, who
was finally sentenced to death for
murder. AS the attorney asked the
terrible penalty for Lezama tears
were streaming down his cheeks.
Samano Campo, who has been in the
asylum for nine years, was power
full man. He believed himself to be
God on earth. Once he grasped
man who refused to worship him by
the throat and struck his victims
head against the wall, fracturng the
skull. Two years ago in fight with
another inmate, who also claimed to
be God in heaven, Campo secured a
club and killed his opponent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
A Physicians Statement.

Yorktown, Ark, Jan. 11.-Leland
Williamson, M. D., one of our cleverest
physicians, has made statement, en-.
dorsing Dodds Kidney Pills and say
ing that he uses them in his daily prac-
tice in preference to any other Kidney
medicine. His statement has created
profound sensation, as it is some.
what unusual for physician to pub.
licly endorse anything in the shape OF
patent medicine. DR.. Williamson
says:
AFTER twenty years practice in a
sickly and malarious country l have
come to the conclusion that 1t is al.
ways best to use the remedy that will
relieve and cure my patients, whether
ethical or not.
81 have used Dodd's Kidney Pills
with uniform success in the various
forms of Kidney Disease, Pain in the
Back, Govt, Rheumatism, Inflamma'
ton and Congestion Of the Kidneys
and all kindred diseases; always pre-
scribe Dodd's Kidney Pills in such
cases and can testify that they in.
variably restore the Kidneys to their
normal state and thereby relieve the
blood of accumulated poisons, produc-
ing prompt and effective cures"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
White Black Bird Is Shot.

A genuine albino black bird has Just
been shot near Catterjck Bridge, York
shire, England. Scientific ornithologists
have clearly enough explained the ply
Biological nature of albinism in birds,
but it is still mystery what originates
these physiological conditions, and
also why it is that very dark-plumaged
birds, such as blackbirds, rocks, etc.,
are more liable to albinism, pure or
partial, than any others. 1t is strange,
for instance, that white robins are
rare, and it is notable that the last
found in this country was obtained in
Yorkshire (Sedbergh district). Last
summer perfectly white sand martin
was seen by hundreds in the Bentham
(Yorkshire) district, and three or four
in other parts Of the north o1 England.
House martins, also barn swallows,
are liable to assume albinism, and
many records are preserved in York
shire. AS for pied" blackbirds, rocks
and such like, they are as common as
the proverbial blackberries, whereas
in the whole of England there are prob
ably not more than two records of al
bino woodcocks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Easy Way of Measuring Heights.

Anybody who knows how to take the
altitude of the sun or star with SEX
tant and wishes to take that of any
distant hill, steeple, or the like, should
put a tea-tray on the ground, fill it
with water, and then retire from it I'M
til the top of the hill, steeple, or what
not is reflected in the liquid. Now
take the sextant, and make the image
of the summit coincide with it's refec-
ton in the liquid. The angle of eleva.
ton will thus, obviously, have been
measured double. Half of this will
live the measurement required.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
German Universities.

An extraordinary increase In the
number of students is noted at those
Of the German universities which are
situated in large cities, notably Ber-
lin, Munich and Leipsic, while the
smaller universities (Erlangen, Coffin
gen, etc. are losing ground. The Ber-
lin Tageblatt suggests that in order
to re-establish some sort of balance
the increasingly numerous students
from other countries should be allowed
to study only at the smaller univerSi'
ties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Hunters Valuable Donkey,

A traveller in central Africa tells Of
a native hunter Of the Wanderobo
tribe who was the possessur of most
accomplished donkey, which, with an
antelope's horns strapped to its head,
its ody covered with skin or paint.
ed to resemble the animal its master
intended to stalk that day, was the
means of deluding many an unwary
creature into falling a victim to the
pc lsoned arrows Of the hunter crouch
IL behind his four-footed assistant.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Meat Diet to Blame.

In a recent discussion of the Acad-
envy of Medicine, Paris, M. Lucas
Championere said that every day more
confirmation was forthcoming of the
idea that 1t was the abuse of a meat
diet which was the principal cause Of
appendicitis. In those countries where
the natives eat very little meat, as In
Brittany, appendicitis is very rare. In
England and the United States, where
a great deal of meat Is eaten, appen-
dicitis is four times more common
than in Paris.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
ceorae Washington of Mexico.

President Diaz of Mexico, the
George Washington of that republic,
has reached the age of 70 years with
vigor only slightly impaired after his
long life of unusual activity. He will
probably remain president of Mexico
as long as he lives, or, at any rate,
as long as he wants to. He has ex-
pressed desire to give up public life
after service of fully half century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Siberian Oaks.

On the state college grounds at
Ames, Ia, may be seen a dozen or
more large and thrifty trees, Siberi.
an oaks, grown from acorns imported
twenty-five years ago. In type they
resemble the swamp oak of the South.
ern states and produce an acorn over
one inch in length.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
The Signs Failed.

Going into tavern, two thirsty
souls were greatly disconnected to
see in every room the sign mo liquor
to be sold or drunk on these prem
ises," begins a story told by Hamilton
Wright Mabie. Its a great comfort
to know that all signs fail in a dry
time" was the comment OF one OF
them, an optimist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Qistasteful Job.

Peculiar was the posthumous fame
sought by an eccentric bachelor in
lew York, Mr.. H. P. Halliday. who
left $4,000, the yearly interest OF
which was to be divided equally
among all such Made ladies of an
admitted minimum age Of forty as
care to spend half an hour by my
grave on the anniversary Of my death
dressed in deep mourning, and deplor-
ing the vanities and follies OF their
SEX" -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

The prestige of being one of thu
most popular favorites on the Partisan
stage of to-day Mile. de We're has de
servedly won not only on account O!
her exceeding cleverness, undeniablt
youth and unusual physical attractive
ness, but also because of her naive
charm, distinguished as it is by the
tact and graciousness of the Partisan
gentlewoman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Fire Lasts Iona.

A fire which broke out in the coal
sheds at Gorham, N. H., last August
and has been burning ever since, has
done large damage. 1t is estimated
that between 10000 and 10000 tons %
coal have been consumed. Much has
been removed and millions of gallons
of water used to extinguish the fire.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Publication Of Water,

At Wiesbaden and Paderborn, in
Germany, good results have been OBJ
tanned in the publication Of water by
the use Of ozonized air, water Of an
inferior quality having been turned
into very good drinking water.-In-
dustrial Age.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
IncomprehensibIe.

An eccentric minister in Virginia
was noted for quaint sayings. He was
the owner of fine yoke Of oxen, and.
losing one of them-a loss he could
i'll afford--was well nigh inconsolable.
His good wife, endeavoring to comfort
him, quoted: "The Lord giveth. and
the Lord taketh away" Eyes, Eliza
beth, know; but can't see what
the Lord wanted with an odd stesr.-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

The demolition OF q steel building
three years old In New York City was
watched by the experts Of the bureau
Of buildings with reference to deter
ioration. They report that no other
corrosion of consequence could be dis
covered than had obviously begun and
gained measurable Roadway before the
building was covered In.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
HOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FIJI. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known +. J. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly HON
orable In all business transactions and financially
able 70 carry any obligations made by his firm.
WALDINa, KINSAN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 10 cents per
bottle Sold by oil Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
The wonderf.I Cream Separator.

Does its work in thirty minutes and
leaves less than l per cent butter fat.
The price is ridiculously low, accord
ing to size, $275 to $500 each, and
when you have one you would not part
Herewith for fifty times its cost.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE.
with &c stamps for postage to the John
A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis,
and get their big catalogue, fully de-
scribing this remarkable Cream Sepa-
rator, and hundreds of other tools and
farm seeds used by the farmer. CIV. IN. w.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
MAGNETIC Waters,

There are three waters in the state
Of Indiana which actually impart
magnetic powers to needles. knife
blades and the like. Any considerable
quantity of one Of these waters will
defect the needle of a compass.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Famous Yacht Now Coal Barge.

The old saw, How have the mighty
fallen" is aptly illustrated by the coal
barge Dessbrough now discharging a
cargo at Providence. R. |. This hum
BILE looking craft was once the pri-
vate yacht of the khedive of Egypt.
and she transported the famous ODE
lisk at Central park, New York city,
from Egypt to this country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
The Hour of Death.

According to Paris physician, who
has noted the hour Of death of 1850
persons, his observation covering
period Of several years, the maximum
hour of death is from to a. m. and
the minimum from to IL a. m.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
From Country to CITY,

Italy has been more successful than
Germany In preventing wholesale
emigration from the country to the
cities. Its surplus population has
gone for the most part to North and
South America.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
Value of the SunfloWer.

The stalks and leaves of the sum
flower make excellent food for vari'
GUS animals, while the former can
also be employed as fuel. Sunfiower
cake Is made from the seeds OF this
useful plant after the oil has been
extracted.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
centenarians In Africa.

Perhaps it is the nomadic, outdoor
life they lead; perhaps it is merely
due to heredity, but the fact remains
that the Arabs of northern Africa are
among the most long-lived people in
the world, says returned American
traveller. Centenarians are common.
md a man or woman has to be 100
70 enjoy any sort Of local reputation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
HUGE ROCK RESEMBLES TOAD.
Remarkable Natural Curiosity In
Southern New HAMPSHIRE.

Toad Rock, so called by the natives
Of southern New Hampshire because
of its remarkable resemblance to a
huge field toad. is one of the attrac-
lions of this town. Last summer this
freak rock first came into prominence,
and since its discovery thousands Of
persons have visited the scene.
Viewed from any side, the rock pre-
sents the form of a huge toad.
crouched and ready for the spring.