El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

~ HERE do the frogs come
w frOm@ was asked by one of
The Herald writer's after
the severe rain storm Of last Sunday"
said Rev. Kenneth Brown. Everybody
is asking this question It is interest
ing to hear the great amount of croak-
ing about the pools in the streets at
such a time and it is not to be won
dered at that many are inquiring the
reason for it It is very easily ex-
planned They are not frogs doing the
croaking, but toads. Many persons
know no difference between them and
call them all frogs. Frogs live most
Of the time in water and where they
are common they may be heard croak-
ing almost any time by the banks Of
stagnant pools. TOads are only par
, TALLY aquatic; dry land is their habitat
and their nature Is to be silent They
move quietly about the garden paths
and shady places, consuming bugs and
insects They are seldom heard to
crOak or utter sound except in the
rainy season Like the frogs. however,
the pools are their breeding places and
nature has made their spawning time
to coincide with the rainy season. The
female deposits the eggs in a jeuylike
mass in the rain pools, but in order that
they may terminate, they must be fer
tilted by the male at the moment at
which they are deposited, then in a
few days YOU will see hundreds Of tiny
black tadpOles in the pools and about
the time the pools are ready TO dry up,
hundreds Of tiny tOads will hop away
to their natural environment on the
land During the heavy showers Of
the rainy season, therefore, the toads
are happy. II is their nuptial season
and hopping out from their hiding
places, they sing their songs Of love
back and forth 10 their mates and, after
having satisfied the demands Of nature,
they hop away again 10 their silent life
along the garden paths. This explains
where the frogs come from when it
rains.
The Herald bulletins, issued on the
On TO Toronto train, made a great hit"
said J. A. Chiffon. of the T. p. who ac-
cOmpanied the train TO Fort Worth.
An edition was put out each day and
all the news Of the trip was covered in I
true newspaper style Many Of the
copies We're handed out at the way sta
uons and caused much favorable COM
ment Besides giving all the news Of I
the trip, the bulletins printed instruc- ]
tons for the delegates regarding stops, {
arrangements for meals. etc. Baby [
Jack the hurro that was taken on the !
trip. was in great spirits and enjoying 4
itself to the fullest when I left the /
train at Fort Worth
The old street signs along the Mills 4
street side Of the plaza. reading St
Louis street. should be removed" said /
Rufus March Not only are these signs /
conflicting to visitors. but they show 4
decided lack Of progress The name I
OF the street has been Mills for the last
three years and IL is certainly time
that the correct name be placed on the /
signs
There have been heavy rains be-
tween here and Tucumcari y. NJ, late
~. said Morris Cushman, secretary to
j. T. Morris. Of the eastern division OF
frr=e
crews have been at work for the last
two weeks watching the road for signs
Of washouts or weakening track After
the first trouble on the line about two
weeks ago, preparations TO guard
against washouts were made and We
have had no trouble since"
=
Il am planning to install an auto
mobile express service between FL PasO {
and Las Cruces said George Bancroft.
intend TO carry papers. mail or any
thing else that may be moved b- truck.
The trip TO Las Cruces will be made in
about three hours and ] plan to have
the truck make two round trips a day. I
It seems to me that a good deaf Of ex-
the New Mexico town and an auto line
ought to fill long felt need
zone Of the biggest benefits Of con-
ventions such as the one just closed. IS
that il helps the small business man to
realize that the other fellow has the
same problems which confront him" ]
said J. E. Gallagher. OF San Antonio.
former president Of the Drug Travellers
association. When a business man /
realizes that his competitor is having
just as hard a time Of il as he is il
Immediately creates a bond OF kindly ]
feeling between them; whereas II they
do not meet and talk things over. the
one IS inclined to believe that the other
Is having everything easy and he alone
is getting the knocks and il makes !
him unfriendly. Of course there are /
many other big benefits from mixing
together and talking things over. but in
my opinion this is one OF the most
far-reaching." Mr.. Gallagher remained
over after the convention to visit his !
brotherinlaw, Capt Fred c. Doyle Of 1
the Sixth field artillery. stationed at |
Fort Bliss. He will return to San An
tonic this evening.
Good old r H. Walker, OF Con
zalez. couldn't stand TO see Harry
Fowler lose the tango prize, in the
convention dance contest" said Mrs
Emelie Dwyer, one OF the vice presf-
dents Of the State Pharmaceutical asso-
citation, $50 while the crowd was in
Cloudcroft he made up a good sized [
purse for second prize in the tango
dance, and presented IL to him with a I
very nice speech. Mr.. Fowler also won
the prize for the best old fashioned
WALTER He entered the tango contest
without ever having seen the tanro
danced, and 1t surely proved his game
ness"
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