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HABITS CF THE HOUSE FLY.
Harold Somers, St. A., Tells Whence H.
Cornea, Whither He Goes.
The common bouse fly (Mi'sca Do-
oiestlca) is a creature of such secretive
habits, tlmt although from the very
earliest times he has been with us. and
the most ancient writers have men-
fioned and described him, still very
little was known of his origin and
history.
It remained for the eminent Boston
biologist, Dr. A. S. Packard, iu 1S73.
to make known his origin, habits and
transformations from the egg through
the larva state with its two changes
to the pupa state, then to the perfect
fly.
Near the first of August the female
lays about 120 eggs of a dull gray
color, selecting fresh horse manure in
which to deposit her eggs, and so se-
cretes them that they are rarely seen;
it takes only twenty-four hours for
them to hatch into the first form of
larva, a white worm one-quarter of
an inch in length and one-tenth in dl- !
ameter. They feed on the decaying
matter of their environment, and two
changes or casting of skins occur he-
fore they turn into the pupa state: this
change comes very suddenly. The en-
tire period from the egg to the pupa
state is from three to four days. If
moist food is wanting when in this
condition they will eat each other and
thus decrease tbeir number. Heat and
humidity greatly assist their develop¬
ment, as upon careful computation
each pound of manure around stables
and outhouses develops under favora¬
ble conditions over one thousand flies-
It is no wonder that where these con-
ditions exist, we have such a veritable
harvest of the fly pest.
In the pupa state when the fly is j
about to emerge, the end of the pupa
case splits off, making a hole through
which the fly pushes a portion of its
head; but here it seems to encounter a
difficulty; the pupa case is too stiff and
hard to pass through, but nature comes
to its assistance, and a sort of bladder
like substance forms behind the head,
which swells out apparently filled with
air; it acts as a means of pushing away
the pupa case and releases the fly.
When the fly first emerges it runs
around with its wings soft, small and
baggy; it is pale and the colors are
not set: its head rapidly expands and
the bladder formation passes away—
within a few hours the wings grow and
harden, it is now a perfect fly.
The whole time from the depositing
of the egg to the perfect fly is not over
ten days in duration. Many persons
who observe small flies in midsummer
suppose they are the _ young, , but , such ,
is not the case, they are flies that ure
imperfectly nourished in the larvae
and pupae states, and do not attaiu
full size, in fact, they are the dwarfs
of their race. The male fly differs
from the female in the front of the
head between the eyes, being at least
one-third narrower, though iu size the ;
female is rather smaller.
In the pupa state they are often fed
upon by the larvae of some of the
beetles, notably that of the carpet 1
beetle. whose pupa, the dreaded huf-
falo “moth,” will attack the young
fly in the pupa case and eating it pas-
sess the case for itself.
Adult flies, like most other creatures,
liave parasites of minute size that prey
upon them; these can often be seen as ;
presenting srgn'.l red specks over the I
of lhe fly.
Another enemy Iu form of a fun-
gus often attacks the fly in the early
autumn. This makes its appearance
as a white swelling and the white
spores of the disease can lie seen none-
(rating the body of the fly, which it
finally distends and ruptures.
The fly hibernates in winter, but witli
his usual secretive habit, it is very dif-
fleult to find him in his winter quar¬
ters. With Hie first chill of autumn
the flies feeling the cold, seek tem¬
porary warmth in houses, and cluster¬
ing together form bunches in the cor¬
ners of walls and other places. They
are then sluggish and not so active as
in tin? warm weather. However, they
do not make a permanent stay indoors,
but on the first mild, sunny day. seek
the windows to get out and find their
permanent winter hiding place; many
prefer to make their homes in the roots
of grass on lawns where they hide
thems?Ives so effectually that the ice
and snow of winter does not destroy
them in their hibernating state. If in
the first warm days of spring when the
snow is gone and the grass on the
lawns becomes dry and warm, long be¬
fore the yellow dandelion shows its
head, a close observer may see num¬
bers of flies crawling up on the grass
to get the welcome sunshine, their
wings standing out stiff and useless;
but they soon aequire the power of
flight in the warm rays of the sun. A
great many days, however, elapse be¬
fore they appear iu tike homes of mra,
where * they J are such unwelcome vis-
itors.
In recent years, the medical profes¬
sion have demonstrated that while the
fly itself does not propagate disease, it
is one of the most industrious carriers
of disease germs which by contact ad¬
here to his feet, hairy legs and body,
distributing them to innocent victims.
If every house-keeper could know all
these interesting facts which have
never before been brought to tbeir at-
ten tion, they would realize the im- ,
portance of securing the very best fly
exterminator.
HARE CARRIED OFF TREASURE
Clever “Pussy” Feigned Death and Es
caped with Wealth.
A delightful story comes from Coun¬
ty Donegal, Ireland. Timothy O'Don-
nell is a farmer, living on the bleak
slope of a mountain south of Glenties.
Recently a son in America sent him
home a bill—value $25—and Timothy
sent ^is daughter to Glenties to cash
it, buy goods, and bring back the
change. The colleen discharged her
mission, and for want of a purse tied
up the change in a handkerchief. On
her way back she proceeded to ex-
amine some traps which her father
had seen on the mountain side, and
was delighted to find in one of them
a splendid hare. But then the ques-
tion arose, how was she to kill it?
She had neither stick nor stone,
Happy though, why not strangle it
with her handkerchief? No soon said
than done, or attempted, and “pussy”
was left for dead. The girl proceeded
to set the trap again. But the hare
was only feigning death; and when
the girl looked round, imagine her as-
tonishment to see it scampering over
the mountain side with the handker-
chief (containing the treasure) fas-
tened round his neck!! Pursuit was,
of course, impossible, and hare and
money soon disappeared from view.
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TREASURE THROWN UP BY SEA.
Lump of Gold and Silver Fused
Found on Oregon Beach.
A large piece of silver bullion
washed up on the coast of Newport,
Or"., has set agog the imagination
of the dinizens of that storm-swept
neighborhood, and the days of Span¬
ish galleons laden with wealth and
the ocean piracies of primitive Amer¬
ica are recalled.
J. G. Crawford, an Albany photog¬
rapher and scientist, is the discoverer
the wealth disgorged by the ocean.
While searching for rare specimens
of animal and mineral life that are to
be found on the Oregon coast during
the winter months Crawford ran
across a large piece of mixed silver
and gold, symetrically shaped as if the
two metals had run together in a ves¬
sel of some kind.
Speculation as to the source of the
rare find was immediately rife, but
that it came from the depths of the
is the only certain information
obtainable.
The fact that the two metals are
melted together as if they had been
thrown into a kettle or some such re-
ceptacle would indicate that it is not
frQm some of the wrecks of wealth
laden ships of recent days. Few min¬
ers of today would run their gold and
silver together in a single vessel.
An old miner estimated that the
find is worth several hundred dollars.
Crawford will have it assayed.—New
York Herald.
Cane With a History.
The workmen now engaged in tear-
ing away the old Baptist church build-
ing found a walking cane secreted in
one of the pews, which shows consid-
erable service, but is in a fine state of
preservation.
The stick is beautifully carved, hav-
ing leaves, trees, birds, fish and vari-
ous quadrupeds carved thereon, and a
Masonic emblem near the head. It
also contains the following inscrip-
tion:
“Thomas Jefferson of Va., born Apr.
13. 1743; was President U. S. A. 1801
t.c 1809; wrote Declaration of Inde-
pendence; founder University Va.
“Jefferson's dying words: ‘I resign
my spirit to God, my daughter to my
country.’
“Died July 4, 1826. This cane was
cut near Jefferson’s tomb.—Hartsville
Jounty Messenger.
Intimations are given by intelligent
Chinese that there will be no more
seizures of tbeir territory by foreign
nations without armed resistance.
Japan’s awakening has been the sig¬
nal for China's rebirth, With or-
ganization and training of its hosts,
prophesies the Buffalo Courier, that
country may become a formidable
Power, as noted British statesmen
years ago predicted.
A Southern writer is out with a
proposition in honor of Sidney Lan¬
ier, the poet. There is talk of erect-
ing a monument to Lanier’s memory,
but this author suggests changing
'the name of the mocking bird and
calling it a “lanier.” It is all very
beautiful and a touching tribute to
name sweet singing birds after him,
but is the mocking bird the most ap¬
propriate? asks the New Ybrk Trlb-
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Cattle in the Republic of Argen¬
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West Virginian’s Awful Distress
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r in the back and urin-
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I took to my bed, and
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think every mother should keep the
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