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Show 1 THE PHILOSOPHY OF FLIES". One of our respected readers. Bays the Boston Transcni, hitherto a pattern pat-tern of docility, tracubility, and modesty, has suddenly so far forgot himself as to sit down and deliberately, knowingly, wiiituliy, and ol his malice mal-ice aforethcagQt, write and send to tats orfice the fclicwing chapter on flies: Stae flies are painted. I 1'oq have all seen a kite fly. Seme flies are alwayB in jaiL Toe only pcp'-lar fly "Shoo-fly." I have often seen-flies hacd-curTed. The fly is an author. See "Flies on Horses." A conjugal qaarrel is a promoter of hair flies. Yoq can sometimes catch a baseball base-ball on a fly. Flies are always on hand early in tbe morning. Flies are like rivers. They are often damned. The Latin name fur a certain kind of fly is Umpus jugii. Some people employ the blind to keep dies from the room. Tnere are musical flies. People often speak of that base fly. Although flies don't stay long in one pce tbey always carry a trunk. The spider is the only creature which invites the fly to his parlor. A fly is conservative in bid reading; be ni Kays eticks to his own paper. You can draw a fly with a drop of molasses better than with a crayon. Longfellow speaks of a fly as a bird when he says, "Fiy, proud bird of freedom. You can alwavs at this season of the year fiod files on toast at tbe restaurants. |