





THE 

 BOMBARDIER-BEETLE 



'&Jl' , fune Qth 



W HE familiar counsel to the aspir- 



ant for success to " leave no stone 

 unturned " is said to date back to 

 the Delphic oracle, and to one who 

 ,f> 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, 



