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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
NEW LAW MAY ENABLE MAYOR
BEST AND 4 COUNC|LMEN TO
HOLD OVER FOR A YEAR MORE

its biennial election next December.
they believe.
Under this amendment also it will
be possible for cities and towns to
avail themselves of the use Of the
county registration books, in place of
keeping "a separate set OF such books.
It will be necessary for the cities and
towns to make the boundaries Of
their election precincts identical with
the boundaries Of the county election
precincts. and to make use of the
names registered with the county
clerk Of the particular city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
MEET HERE JUNE q
TO FIX STANDARDS
FOR GRAIN AND HAY

SALEM. June G-Tho Washing
tnrton and oregon public service
,,p,rpL Lssions will hold four join,
hearings before prescribing the rules
and regulations for standardizing
Grains and hay. Frank Miller. chair
man ~ tho oregon commission. al
bounced today. The hearings viii
h. held in Portland June Is; la
coma Junc 10. Spokane. June 20;
Pendleton. June 81.
Ercaus> washington and oregon
grain bureaus operate under sim lar
laws the two commissions agreed 10
fiv IN. sane standards for grain IN
10, states rnd issue exactly the
same rules and regular ons an
charge Tho same foes where fees ao"
charged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
ENGINEER BENNETT WILL HAVE
CHARGE OF WILD HORSE WORK

the deputy engineer and prepared
to do necessary work to secure the
paving Of the road ~ the state
start at PrndIcton.
The Wild Horse road will be paved
At this time for distance or Iu
miles and the road vii be made iG
feet in width The work will start
at fendietou. In this connection It
Is argued that Justice calls for such
proceeding not only -,vcause OF trat-
tic consideration. but also b.rsHsa
the towns of P-uGlrtou. Adam.
Athena and Weston voted FOR the
road bonds Whereas the east end .r
the county as whole was opposed
or indifferent with the exception .f
F'reewater
According q" Nr Thomraar tHa
work OF paving the 90 mile stretch
Of road viii be advertised for imm.-
distely sud the contract l-t vIthau-
delat Il favorable bids are srcursI
T,-t suit START
Meanwhile the commission through
Chairman Benson viii start a friend.
D. ~uit tn test the validity uf fh.
bond election so that a quick d-..is.
SON may hs secured in tw1 v.ssE- un
that fhe selling of tbe first million
daILnr- iH .auH- ua. Hs fH-H under.
y.bau.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

There is possibility Of Mayor Best
and four councilmeu. whose terms
would ordinarily expire ON Jan. J. 1919
holding over until the next general
state election year from next fall
because OF the passage of the mea-
sure requiring city and state elections
to be held ON the same dates. This Is
the opinion Of some Of the local at
torneys The law passed Monday by
the voters becomes effective at once.
and the city can not therefore hold
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
CHINA MAY Be
DIVIDED INTO
TWO NATIONS
Autocracy is Apparently Tri-
umphant; Long Struggle Be-
tween MiIitariSm and Con-
stitutiOnaIiSm Expected


TOXIC. June 0.-Autocracy In
China has apparently triumpheS1.
IL is evident today the republic
IL practically destroyed The
division of China into two ma
tions seems probable. A long
struggle of mIlitarism against
,SusAtitutlonalism ~ expected To
follow the present revolution.
The revolution Is most serious.
said Or. w. w willoughby, Ameri-
can constitutional adviser to the for
Iner republic. who is en- route TO the
United States. THE republic Is
practically lost. The present trend
Is strongly to monarchy. Militarists
are absolutely in control of the sit
uation." Northern and southern
China is expected to each constitute
separate nation.
Secession of south Likely.
"FNen IL through compromise
new government is established in
northern China, chaos will still con-
tinus throughout the whole country.
since the secession or the southern
provinces is most likely" Willough-
by continued.
The militarists' object in the re-
volt is four fold-aDolition OF the
present provisional constitution; the
retire nent OF Ii yum Hung; the es-
IA blishment of the new government
at Pcking: the new parliament ana
the new constitution"
Japan Win Not tnterfere.
TOXIC. June 6.--Japan VIII not
interfere in China's domestic trou-
bIcs. the foreign office announced
All Japanese diplomatic, consular
and military Representatives in China
have been so instructed. The for
cisn statement reiterated the Monto-
10 declaration made IN the last diet,
outlining policy OF non-interfeT-
ence in China's domestic and politi'
cal affairs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
APPROXIMATELY 23OO
UMATILLA COUNTY MEN
REGISTER YESTERDAY Y
PendetOn Registration Alone Totals 648; Cards Will be
Checked and Held Here Pending Further Instructions From
the War Department.
FIFTY PERCENT OF REGISTRATIONS EXPECT TO Be EXEMPTED

Approximately 23o0 men between
the ages of 2I and 81 registered in
Umatilla county yesterday for Uncle
Sans war draft Sheriff Taylor has
received reports from all but eight
of the 81 precincts IN the county and
the total has reached 2I04. The
other eight together with cards be-
ing sent in by residents who are tenn
porarily absent will add close 10 200
The registration figures in this
county exceeded the estimate despite
the fact that more than 800 men
were exempted from registration
through enlistment IN the army.
navy or national guard.
As soon as the other precincts
have reported, and they are expected
to do SO this afternoon, Sheriff Tay-
lor. Clerk Brown and County Ply
sician McFaul as the official regis
tration board, will check over the
cards and report to Adjutant Gener-
al white The cards will be held
here pending further instructions
Just how those exempt will be elm
mated IL yet to be announced. 1t IL
expected that fifty per cent or more
OF those registered viii be exempt
because OF their occupation, through
having dependents or for other rea-
sons.
PcndIeton Registers 6iS.
The registration In Pendleton to-
tailed 64S. precinct Sc the city hall
precinct. registered the largest mum
ber in the county. io4. The fol.
lowing Is the registration by pre-
cincts a. reported up until noon to-
day: Cottonwood 81, Ferndale No.
2. 90. Freewater No. n "a. Freewater
No. 8. 40. Freewater No !. 80 total
Freewater IO3: Milton. No! s. %. No.
2. 2I. No 10, "a. No IL 3s,l2. 81. total
Milton 1877; Mountain 10, Weston
No. Is. %. Weston No. i6. 81. Wes-
ton No. ~. t6. total Weston So
Athena No. IS. 80. No. 10, 80. No,
20. 90. total Athena sS; North ResS--
vation So Adams ~. Helix 45. Van
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
COUNTRY VOTE
REDUCES ROAD
BOND MAJORITY
With Five Small Precincts
Missing Majority in Favor
in County is 296.
MISSING VOTE IS AGAINST

The complete unofficial count from
80 precincts in UmatiIIa county shows:
ROAD BONDS.
Yes, 2232; No, 1895.
From So precincts of Umatilla coun-
~ the vote on other measures standS
as follows:
PORT INDEBTEDNESS
Yes, 1906: No 14O9.
LIMITING NUMBER OF BILLS.
Ycs. 675; No. 2lB7.
IMPLIED CONSTITUTIONAL
REPEAL
Yes. 800; No, 1886.
UNIFORM TAX CLASSIFICATION.
Yes, 1913: No, 1885.
CITY AND STATE ELECTIONS.
Yes. 1850: No. 1913.
NEW PENITENTIARY.
Yes, 1898: No. 2OlS.
Cmatilla county's majority for the
read bonds measure lis being consider
ably reduced by the returns from out
lying precincts. With l3 precincts
missing yesterday. the unofficial
count gave the bonds majority Of
466. Today with only five pre- cincts
vet to hear from, the majority is cut
to 2s6 and the remaining precincts
will undoubtedly reduce this lead still
farther.
Holdman. Fulton and Mountain
gave strong majorities against the
measure Cottonwood. Gilliland and
Albee were also decidedly forninst.
Columbia gave a majority OF two
votes for the me asure and Freewater
No was in the list of Yeses. While
the Yes column was gaining an even
100 votes. the No column added 2TO
The precincts Of Nolin. tkiah. Fern
dale No. g. Nansycle and WILLOW
Springs. all considered against the
measure have not been listed.
The official canvass may be de
layed several days owing to the ne
cessitN of County Clerk Brown serN-
ing upon the board checking over the
war census registration cards.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
SUPREME COURT
RULES IN FAVOR
OF JW. MALONEY

SALEM. ore. June e.
especial To the East Oregon 4
, ian The supreme court to- 4
day affirmed the decision of I
circuit Judge Phelps In the I
, case OF Frank Rogers. appel
, liant. versus J W. Maloney. the 4
, case being appealed from Una
tIla county. The action was in
relation to forcible entry.
The above decision Is the FL 4
, nal step. in the litigation he I
tween Frank Rogers and Judge I
Naluney over possession Of I
some Indian land claimed by 4
bath men. the controversy at 4
one time coming close 10 the 4
} lighting point when Judge Ma
i"ney used n shot gun to stop 4
gorers from burning a stubble I
f.ld. The local court decided
iu favor Of Maloney aud the 4
supreme court upheld the de-
.i-iun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

VIENNA. June 6.-The capture Of
an important portion of the italian
trenches south of Jamiano is Off
ciaIly stated. A hundred and seven
ty-one officers and six thousand
five hundred men weretaken prisQn-
ers. The Austrians recaptured
ground the Italians recently won.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
SUBMARINE FIRES 81 SHOTS,
AMERICAN VESSEL USES rs
Navy Department WithhOIdS
Name Of U. S. Steamer Lest
Germany Try FrightiuIness
on This Ship.

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,,ari..a,, ,rr,,ad y1erchantr,an
and s,,t1r-1ari,a ~. r,.rcbaDty,sn
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49,, ,,ta-,.5 ~ g,,hr,ar,rs .rhich
,a,ro5 c,,, =, ~ yg.,sr s,s.rD M,
sta,,dIua ,,r-i.h, ,or ,.,, s.cond~
go -, ,aisa1raarirg The steamer
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-. - -, -, 80 ,,,,,,,,as.io,,
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- =, = - -. .ss.1 =. -, ~.
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.-,,.,- t..-.,,,s-. ,,,s NT,,,.-,tfa .,,s,.t.sf,
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- -
,-.,,,,, ,fs,,.;a,1,, a,
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= -S-es. - ..,-e,.,h - -, 80
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
NOW LEAD
BY 1920, VOTE
ALMOST IN FROM
ALL 36 COUNTIES
MuItnOmah Margin Of 10000
Will Save Issue Even if the
State is Opposed.

PORTLAND. June 6.-PTaCticallN
complete returns from all counties
this afternoon give a majority of ap-
proNimateIy 1900 faNoring the road
bonds. The figures as compiled at >
u. m. are Yes. 6S.6tS; No. 5i.3SS.
The road bonds vote by counties a
shown at O'Clock j. as follows:
Star marks complete returns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

sycle 81, Fulton 81, Riverside 10,
South Reservation So. Gilliland IS,
Pendleton No. 81. rs, No. 80. Al. No
81. 2S. No 35, SO. No. 50. lO4, No.
81. ~. No. 3s so, No. 80, IS. No. 40
como. Al. 26. No. ~, 81. No. AZ. 29
No. a. "a, No, As, 65. total Pendle
ton, s4s; Union ~. Holdman Al
Echo No ~. 81. No. so. SO. total
Echo 1O4; Stanfield No. 81. 81. No
50. 46. total StanfieId ~; Hermiston
No. SO. 45, No "a. 81. total Hermis-
ton 80: Columbia 26. Umatilla 40
Hogue 10. Mckay 20. Pilot Rock
No. So ~. No. so. 55. total Pilot
Rock 1874: vinson "a; Willow
Springs IS. Albee 1s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
XTRA

RATTLE CREEK, Mich. June e.
\ cyclone cut swath two blocks
wide through Battle Creek this after
noon. several are injured. hut none
arr, rel prtCI q adj. The damage j.
heavy Thc twistcr toppICd over hous-
-. lifted roofs aud demolished buSi-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
E,ccehs All EstIn,atcs.

WASHINGTON. June s.-The resi-
stration total is expected TO exceed tn"
war department estimates. In some
districts half the population register
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

PORTLAND. June 6.--Adjutant
General White estimated that over 75.-
900 registered in Oregon. lie is well
pleased with results. Many counties
registered conscriptionable youths
without charge to the government.
Polk and Hood River counties gave the
first telegraph totals, both filing tele-
grams at 2:IO o'clock this morning.
Josephine completed the count soon
afterward. 1t will probably be to-
morrow before the complete Oregon
registration is known.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

PORTLAND. June tSpeciaD- -
Club SS.4s. blucstem S2.54.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
JULY CLOSES AT
4 I-2 CTS UP TODAY

CHICAGO, June tsp cial t. the
East Oregonian) Range OF wheat pri-
t.as tpdayr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
DAILY EVENING EDITION
TO ADVERTISERS

The East oregonian has the largest bons
fide and guaranteed paid circulation OF any
far the largest circulation In Pendieton OF
any newspaper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04

that he was out capturing frogs
for his corn and tomato patches.
The best way to bring up your
salamander or frog is to follow
Miss Melen's advice. She said that
they should be provided with aqua
ria so arranged that they may take
their choice whether they will re-
main in the water or in the air. If
you would keep your mud puppy
or hellbender quite comfortable and
happy they should be kept in run
ming water. 1t might be empha-
sized that no attempt should be
made to influence them in the Ne
lection of air or water as a place
of dwelling. Put a frog in the air
and he instantly decides that he
wants the water. Put him in the
water and he pines for the air. To
deprive him of his free will makes
him peevish.
"Most salamanaders and all
frogs are cannibals. at least in cap
tivity." said Miss Mellen. ITO pre-
vent loss of stock care should be
taken to place together only those
Of approximately the same size.
Frogs in the talpole stage eat wa
ter weeds and grasses. and may
also be fed on minced meat, liver,
and fish. Adult frogs devour al
most any moving object which it is
possible for them to swallow
grasshoppers, snails. spiders, crick-
cts, beetles and worms"
Various species of the frog have
been kept at the Aquarium. includ-
ing the bull frog. salt marsh frog,
pickerel frog. green frog. and leop-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04

sure that bull w.sl't looking
went for The fence.
Well I went ~ fast and the bull
went SO much faster and we was
10th going along On the Same path
that we burned all the grass Of the
ground we both Travelled over.
1t got so thas ! could feel the
bulls breath on the back Of my
neck when l Just got to going so
fast l burned al tie slice leather
off my feet and ] was just thinking
about turning on that ba.--ramlng
my arm down Ms tfruat ana dis.
ccIecting his ca .bCistcr when the
fence doomed w In iroL; Of me,
The QUILL didn't get mo all the
way through cat fence. though be-
cause was ovci half way through
when he caught Up with nc.
ate my SUPPER of the mantle
tor three weeks. besides was
rather impressed with that bull
Nav! didlt get an apple.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04

bearing trees. This knowledge Is
valuable to him in the following
fall and winter, when he hires out
as guide to sportsmen.
At the close Of his camp keeping
season he gets his $50 or 800 in a
lump, and that will buy for him
some clothes, a lot of tobacco, and
enough ammunition to last him un.
til spring. In winter, except during
the game season. when he may
have a job of guiding, he rests from
his exertions of the summer and
in the spring he gets his camp
keeping job again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SoC1ErY
lIINNHHilU OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Miss June Mathews is entertain
ing on Saturday afternoon in cele-
bration of her ninth birthday.
There will be lots of children's
games and great fun. The guests
will be: Natalie Harding. Maxine
Campbell, Shirley Sims, Madge
Townsend, Betty Clark, Martha
Clark, Pearl Haynes, Mary Commit.
Barbara Thomas, Naomi Caldwell.
Pauline Arnold, Pauline Spaulding,
Dorothy Shurley, Frances Mathews
of Centerville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
20 YOU KNOW HOW TO FEED A FROG?
ORHAVEN'T YOU A PET OF THIS KIND

II you have pet frog or a
rained salamander, it would be
God to get the opinion of Miss
la M. Mellen. Secretary of the
aquarium in New York. She has
iade a study of these amphibians,
nd has qualified as an expert on
he subject. The officers at the
>quarium say that there are a sur
rising and unsupported number of
! ersons interested in salamanders
nd frogs.
Please, can you tell me how to
ed a frog" is the often repeated
,Quiry from small boys and others
no wish to keep their pets alive.
). here are scientists, too. who want
, know all about them. Many of
ne inquiries from the latter are as
how to treat the various ills to
shich the frog is heir.
Hundreds of persons have their
.ardens now, and they are all firm
believers in the idea that frogs and
Dads are good pest exterlninators.
some district there has grown
p rivalry to see who can have
he most toads in their garden
atches. Hence there had come an
ncreased thirst for knowledge re-
arding them. Lately an elderly
entleman in Flatbush interested
lis neighbors by his strange be-
avior. In the early mornings he
'Ould be seen jumping and running
bout in the strangest way. The
heOry that he had been drinking
vas discounted by his reputation
church member. 1t was dis
avered by one inquisitive woman
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
SAFETY PIN KILLS
VALUABLE COW

When a valuable Holstein COW.
owned by Emery Coe. Of Alien
township. Ohio, died under peculiar
circumstances, an autopsy disclosed
that death was caused by safety
pin, which was open and inbedded
in the animals heart. An eight
inch piece of No. II wire was also
removed from her stomach.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
SOME BEANS!

Seventeen thousand acres OF
beans are now growing in the San
Fernando valley. California. Every
man and team in the valley has
been at work every hour of the day
preparing the soil. Ten sacks OF
beans an acre is a conservative es-
innate, which will give a total crop
of 100000 pounds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04

2134-Boys' Blouse and Trousers.
This model is ideal for warm
weather, with the low neck and
short sleeves, and the trousers with
straight lower edge. The blouse and
trousers may be of the same mater
ial, of linen, drill. khaki. galatea.
bingham. pique, serve or corduroy.
or the blouse may be of linen or
other wash fabric and the trousers
of serge or cloth. The Pattern is
cut in sizes: 4, 6, s and 10 years.
Size 8 will require yards of &c.
inch material.
A pattern of this illustration
mailed to any address on receipt Of
10 cents in silver or stamps.
Name ..................
Address .................
City ................
Stze ........
Address: Pattern Department, Pal
ladium.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. AUGUST 4, 1917

ard frog. They have lived from
six months to two years on a diet
OF earthworms, meal worms, spid-
ers, grasshoppers. crickets, thou
sand legs" and beef liver cut in
small strips.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium the chldren
ladum founded May 1916 Saturday
boys and girls are invited to be reporters end contributors
social events Jokes
rsnal poems acceptable and will be Articles should
written plainly and side the
nd signed Aunt Molly
onay as they bring their articles the Palladium receive
ers addressed % the Junior Editor
nd we hope each and girl will thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
Taking a "Cool-Off"

These hard days for babies to live hroughnd not Chi
bottle cooled its ventilated with
fgeaed The sweterng West Side this
but his evidently has found place where
the be awhile his little
spashing Photograph by International Film Service
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04


This Is Bringing
the Lake to Chi
cago all right.
That is the wa
ter was pumped
from the lake.
and it. tax es
much OF the sting
off the hot breez-
es of summer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-04
HOminy and Corn Meal.

The large hominy, which is socom-
mon in the southern part of the Unit
ed States, is frequently served as a
vegetable, either boiled or fried in
drippings. Fine hominy, which is
more common in the northern part OF
the country, and which is often serv-
ed as a vegetable, should be thoro-
ly washed and cooked In boiling wa
ter in the proportion Of ! gill Of hon.
my to a pint of water, to which q
half t"easpoonful of salt has been adj
ded. When cold, the boiled homiry
may be cut in slices and fried. The
slices will brown more readily If they
are first rolled in flour.
Fried corn-meal mush is often
served, as a vegetable, with chicken
and other meats, and is very palata-
BILE and useful when fresh vegetables
are not common. 1t is interesting to
note that in the southern states rice
and hominy are much oftener used as
starchy vegetables in place of pota-
toes than in other parts of the coun-
try.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-04
GUARD HOMELY TOAD
Little Fellow Is of Great Value
to Gardener.
Estimated by Department Of AgrIcul.
ture That He Will Eat $40 Worth
Of Worms and Insects In
Course Of One Summer.

Few well-meaning creatures have
been more generally misunderstood
than the homely and retiring toad.
Formerly the toad was considered
a venomous reptile, yet modern medi-
cal research is extracting from toad
skins remedies Of greatest value and
the beneficent possibilities Of these
secretions have by no means been
exhausted, says a scientific journal.
1t also has been found out by
careful observation that this homely
little fellow is of great value to the
gardener and farmer, writes Roy O.
Dawes in Wisconsin Agriculturist. 1t
has been estimated by the department
of agriculture that a good able-bodied
toad will eat $40 worth Of worms and
insects in one summer.
In Europe toads are carried to the
cities, to the markets, and are pur-
chased by the horticulturists, who
by their aid are enabled to keep In
check the multiplication of insect
tribes that prey on their fruits and
flowers.
The myth Of the jewel in the head
Of the toad is probably founded on
the brightness Of the eyes In which
the iris is flame colored.
Toads are extremely tenacious OF
life and it has been reported that
toads can exist centuries without food
or air, but experiment shows that they
cannot live two years without food and
air.
have dug them out Of o hill sew
eral feet below the surface, how they
got there I do not know, but they
were the, color of the sand in which I
found them.