THE 

 BOMBARDIER-BEETLE 





HE familiar counsel to the aspir- 

 ant for success to " leave no stone 

 jj A- IB unturned" is said to date back to 



4if the Delphic oracle, and to one who 

 4; persistently follows the precept 



something worth while is generally 

 ^ sure to turn up. Even in literal fields, 



> the country rambler who will "turn ev- 

 ery stone," even in a small corner of the 

 meadow, has many surprises in store for 

 him. It has always been a favorite pastime with me, 

 this overturning of stones, and I know not how many 

 thousands of them, big and little, and even rocks, too, 



