The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-02-23
RAILROADS AND THE FROGS
FROG RAINS. FROG RANGING.
AND FINDING THE FROG.
Can Il Wet Can It Dry, Millions o.
Frogs live in Western kansas
- Big Money In LagOons.

Without frogs railroads would be
I impossible. They are employed ali
I along the line in switches and In
yards. They are material assets in
stOrekeepers' supplies. They may be
seen kicking around in round houses
and machine shops. They get into
mems threats and invade drug stores
in town.
In the rainy season they sing al
along the right OF way, and when a
soft track causes the derailment OF
the huge engine they lift it back
on the track again. A real live frog
was found Tuesday under one OF the
big stationary boilers OF the machine
shops The old kettle leaked, and IN
clearing out the pit to make the nee
essary repairs, there was unearthed q
~
Cooper. the tool man, "cabbaged''
the find, placed the batrachian in cold
storage packed in sand in a paper
box, and laid him away carefully sur
rounded by other hardware. Fatty
hester, one Of the shop boys, asked
what he was going to do with it.
Dunno. yet I want to find a mate
10 him, Of the opposite sex, you know.
If can match him up, I'll make a
pool in the door yard. OF evenings,
in the rainy season, I'll set out on the
porch, take smoke and listen to the
sweetest music Of my dOor-yard can
aries You see, 1 love the beautiful
Cooper, anything else p" said Nest
er
wal, yes; 'utile cum duIce.' In my
innocent childhood I went to school.
That's a long time ago. We used to
sing:
Twenty froggies went to school,
All within the grassy pool
We'll, What OF that, "COPPER"
Now, I figure, that if they did. they
learned arithmetic and know how to
multiply. Don't give the snap away,
hester Then III buy that lagoon out
west Of town, start a frog ranch, build
a packing house, have refrigerator
cars and ship the product-frOg's legs
you know"
Cooper, you're a Napoleon Of fin
ance. You may have competition. In
the growing season Of crops and
frogs, there are millions Of frOgs-they
rain down, you know-aH over the
prairies and on the trails as thick as
spatter- The very air thrObs with
their music Of evenings, QuintiIliOns OF
them. How viii you control the out
put, and the price?''
Cooper: They can't ship-rebate.
EDAAAADA AAAG N4SALluAAAOlA- ma nEAa
Nester?"
But, Cooper, who'd buy 'em."
1.-The Count Boni De CastelIane-
He's French, they are all frog eaters.
I'll sell him several hundred thousand
dollars worth He'll buy anything,
he will Anna has busted the connu-
biaI combination But the Count will
have a secondhand title to sell again,
for more dough and an incumbrance.
He's coming over"
''Oh, see! But now, Cooper, listen
to me. I can put you on to something
better. You know Mayor Kelly
bought a bunch Of lots down near the
depot and along the railroad east.
Folks thought that he got soaked, but
he didn't and made a pot OF money
selling lots. Why, a New York Life
man was in GOOdland-state agent
for his health. Kelly had him in his
buggy a shown him the town. Now,
what do you think he did? He paid
Kelly $500 for a block Of lots in that
lagoon down by the railroad
Hes a sucker, that New York Life
man. said Cooper.
Not much; there amt no suckers
in that school He knew how to null
tiply.' He has sold $500 worth Of
lots already, money back sold $500
worth more and has twenty good lots
in that lagoon left. Folks thought
that Kelly frogged' him, but not
muchI7
well, I'll be dOggOned, Nester,''
Cooper. you can make barrels Of
money. Buy the lagoon just west Of
town, but throw up that frog-in your
throat Town lots, town lots. Monty
was here from Denver, and in just
two weeks he sold out nearly all the
town lots. One man bought 183 lots.
There's millions in it. as that great
and successful promoter, Colonel Sell
Iers, used to say