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Show ACCOUNTING FOR THE FLY. Explanation That Probably Old Not Satisfy Traveler. Ilpforo sailing for Egypt for the winter James Har.cn Uydo said at a farewell dinner In Now York: "Tho only drawbnek to u tropical wintor is tho tiles. In tho hot Bim ot a January day In I'gypt, Morocco or Algeria tho files are an Incrcdlhlo pest You sou them In tho corners of tho eyes of native children and men Ilo asleep In sunny places with flics crawling oicr their lips. Tiio natives don't mind tlio flies. In fact, thoy liko them. At n boorj or native inn In tho Subaru a traveler said to the waiter, pointing Indignantly Indignant-ly ut his stew of Ijurlej und goat'd flesh "'How comes this dead lly In my couscous'' "'.Monsieur,' replied tho wnlter, 'I can not tell joii. Perhaps the lly had not oaten for many das und throwing himself ravenously on tho couscous fed with too great heartiness, thereby contracting nn infliimmutlon of the stomach severe enough to cnuso death. The poor llttlo thing can nuvur hno been strong. When I brought thu cons cons it was dunclng nnd humming hum-ming merrily on thu Biirfaco. Perhaps this idea has Just presented Itself to mo It endeavored to hu allow too largo a plere of meat. Tho morsel stuck In its windpipe. A terrlllc coughing fit, Inaudible to our grosH cars, ensued. Alas, soon nil was over.' "Tho waiter wiped his eyes and said In a broken olco: "'I can account In no other way for tho poor creature's death,' " |