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Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
B4iSE BlLE.
ON aha 10, Nlinn eapnlis 3,


The Omahas added insult to injury yester-
day by taking the third straight game from
the Flour City leaders in the pennans chase
The Black Sox won the game easily after
they got at it, but they delayed long enough
to makethe contest uncertain, and on that
account citing.
Sowders was in tho box for the locals and
did magnificent work. Hewas tcile wild
mt times, but was effective at critical points
and, with the phenomenal support given him,
put up game that n o team from Mi mea polls
or anywhere else had license to beat
Young Mr.. Kilen, late ofSaguavv did the
twting for the Minnes, and for lou1. in
nings did it effectively After that the Black
Sox found him when hits were needed and
scored M easy victory.
The Omahas were BANKED in the first four
innings but the visitors began therun get
ting work in the second. Day got base on
balls and took rhird on eWmans wild throw
10 catch him at second, and scored onMiller'S
single. In the fifth Mr. D0wie dropped the
ball over the left field fence, and Day made
his second run in the ninth on his single and
Carrolls three -bagger
The locals broke theicc in the fifth With
Newman and SOwdecs out Camyan got first
ON fourWide ones, stole second and went to
third on Walsh's easy hit, and both scored
onheamS' c0rking single to right. kemnS
scored ON Cleveland's two sacker. and Han
l'ahan was thrown at first. AnOtherrun
was added in the sixth ON Willis pretty
three base hit to left and Newman's sacrf-
flee
This was enough. but the boys decided to
take "A little co nCeit ont Of Mr. Saginaw, and
they hOpped on him again in the eighth and
added two runs on singles by Andrews,
Newman aud SowdeS.
Even then they weren' satisfied. and piled
up four more runs in the ninth-ma king "A
total of ton-on singles by Canavan and
kearnS, two seekers by Willis and Newman
and n threcbagger 10y Andrews.
The great feature Of the game was Cana
vans phenomenal single hand catch of Kill
LENS drive TO left field in the eighth inning
Every member of the home team did excel
lent work, the errors of Newman and Sow
dcrs being of the cheap kind.
The score.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

PHILADELPHIA, July 81 Special Telegram
to THE BEE The Pennsylvania railroad
company today paid the last installment on
account of the purchase of the main line of
their road from the state of Penns ylvania
The check was filed out for $635654 81,
which includes interest The main line OF
forSomething ovcrS7, QUO 900, and the railroad
company stipulated to pay for it in yearly in
stalments of S4GO0OO The last ms talneut
falls due tomorrow and by the payment of
this balance the railroad company gains the
clear title to the property
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
The I3cllnt.l Cnsc.

The evidence in the Bclard forgery case
was all submitted when court adjourned last
evening. By agreement Of the attorneys the
evidence in the Blazer en- bc2lcnent rasc
was introduced at the same time, and both of
the cases, the outgrowth of the Don Carlos
turC date.
Late last uIGht Bclcrd filed a COMPLAINT
Wlth judge Iieslcy charging that IGd ..
ialSlead, the eN secretary Of the lumber
coupnN amt prin cipl witness in the suit
that has been On trial from mi,Idlr of lnet
DecemhcrNnd until the Last part of the fol-
lowing month, was guilty criminal relations
witha woman who recently removed to Chi
CaWO
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Monmonth pnrI,Rnces.

MONMOUTH PARK, N. j., July 31,-Sum-
mary oftoday's races
One mile-Chaos won, Taviston second,
Ovid third. Timo-l i29(.
Optional stakes. two-year-Ods, three
fourtns of ile-Contributiou won, Vaga-
bond second, I<ildeer third Time-l12aT
Newark stakes, s,thrceyearolds, one mile
Rayeloe won, Drudesssecond, Tulla Black
burn third Time :30iI
Mile and one furlong-Orihamm won,
Cynosure second, Reporter third. Time
1 "a.
Thrceyearolds and upwards, one mile
sam Wood won, Pcnzance second, Beisarus
third. TIme-1 AZ.
All ages, three-iourths of q mile-Tlpshff
won, Blithe second, Al Burchard third. Time
-l;l3l%
Maiden two year-olds, five furlongs-Sr-
occo won BOugh hrum second, Somerset third.
Time-59l5.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Strike at Pittsbure Imminent.

PITTsDuRG, Pa, July 81 Special Tele-
gram 70 TnE BEE. Two strikes involving
over ten thousand men, are threatened wi I hin
the next two weeks, On next Monday morn
ingabout four hundred plasterers will go on
a strike for tho control Of the apprentices.
Tho strike will cutoff all work in the build
ing trades and will throw : 900 men out Of
employ Unless their demand fora line
hour day and Saturday half holiday are
granted, 3,5OO machinists working In the
seventy-hve shops In Pitts burg aud vicinity
viii quit work on Monday week
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Buyin g Missouri Pacific Stock.

ArcHSoN, Kan, July 3l,-[Special Telc-
gram to THE BEE The Missouri Pacific is
offcringto buy its stock held by municipali-
ties along Its line between AtchisOn and
along its branches in Nebraska, at ten per
cent on the dollar. a proposition has already
been made to Lancaster township in this
county, the first township north of AtchsOn
that holds stock, and an election to vote on
the subject will be held Aug ust IS The
people generally favor the sale of the stock,
as it is of no practical value to the towns hips
and counties, The company, of course, does
notappear in the proposition. The offers are
made by agents.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
st. Paul Races.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 31,-Summary of to-
days races;
MiRden two-year- -olds, thrcefourths of a
mile-Michael won, Yale '9l second, GiliOra
third. Time-1 :lG.
Three-y earolds and upward one mile
Rival won, X Xsecond, Longshotthird Time
-l;4l.
st. Paul stakes, three -ycar-olds and up
ward, milo and onefourth- Cousin Jeems
won, Warpeal second, Cashier third Time
-2:OS%
Threey year-olds and upward one mile
Mamie Fonso won, Sena a Asecond, Polcmus
third. Time-l 46fi.
Threey year-olds and upward mile and three
furongs-Al F'arrow won Heron second,
Vice Regent thim. lIme-2 "a
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

starr, together with the stelCotypiug, mailing
and press room forces, were COnErcgatcd on
the sidewalk In front of the building aud
vigorously discussed the situation. A meet
ing was hod at which thccourse pursued by
Major WicoN In refusing 10 arrange any
terms OF settlement was vigorously de-
nounccd Their Indignation was plainly
manifested several times during the evcning
Major Wilcox visited the Office during
ever with the Cmploycs
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
RDU4a ITEMS.
wa,erloo'sGas Works Burned.

WATERLOO, la, July 81 Special Tele-
gram to The BEE, THE threestory brick
building occupied bv the gas and electric
light company of this city was entirely
gutted by fire, which broke out
about 80 this afternoon At
this hour it is impossible to give an accurate
account of the loss, but it is estimated at
5000 to $4,000. There is some insurance on
the machinery, but the building, which be-
longs to the Union mill company, is uniu-
sured. The origin Of the fire is unknown,
as the emplOyes wore ont at the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
\ W indfalI.

SPRINGFIELD, Ncb., July Especial Tec-
gram to The BEE. John r. Swain, one Of
the oldest residents of this county, received
INTEL gence last evening that he had fallen
heir TO a considerable fortune by the recent
death of his nephew. Byron FELTON, Of Jack
Sonville, Ill. Mr. Swain is the only heir TO
$4,000 cash aud real estate. He left for
Jacks onyille this morning with the necessary
papers to claim his heritage,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Defeated in six Bnttlcs.

CRY OF MNco July 81 In the last six
battles in Guatemala between the armic, Of
that republic and Salvador. the latterarc rc.
ported TO have obtained the most coppic,c
and decisive Victories over their enemies
The battles were fought near audin Guliapa.
twenty -four miles from Artoscatcmpa, Con.
sidcrng that all tho prominent c,uincnc,s
were fortified between Artnsc1lempa and
Gultapn and that the Silyadoraus were
lighting against great numeri ,al ODDS, their
victories are most surprising
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
AT SARATOGA.

First race, thrce-fourths of a mile two
ar-olds-Planchettc, Lees, Ben dor, Cut
along, Strtegem, Tom Donahue, Tourist,
Belle Of Orange Bertha Campbell, Mrs. Den
nett, Woodbeud
Second race, one mile and seventy yards
Hydy, Dilemma, Little Crete, Big Brown
jug.
Third race three-fOurths of a mile Bohe-
mian, Harrington, Whitenose, Eminence,
Eugenie, Ben McCree, Bonnie mo- Mamie
Hay, Foxmede, Kingstone Zea, Cannot.
Fourth race, one mile-Maid of Orleans
Irostle, Fellowship, Happiness, Bonoletta,
Puzze.
Fifth race, three quarters ola mile, sellin 8
Everett Leo Brige Outright, Genevieve,
yidette, Young Duke, Bliss, Remem bmnce,
Sunny Brook, SallieQ, Rolliu HaWley, Salts
faction, Pail Mall
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Republican Em ploycs Indlgnan'

Des pite thereports circulated on the streets
yesterday 20 the effect that the financial EN-
barassment Of the Ropu bicau had been ad-
iusted so that publication would BE- resumed
fora while at lcast, tho building was as dark
as a pocket last night, and net move was
made toward issuing a paper this morning
The printers and members OF the editorial
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
THE SPEED RING.
Cleveland Races,

CLEVELAND, o., July 3l.--A brisk wind
blew directly down the quarter stretch today
and had much To do with reducing the speed
OF the flyers. Brown Hal was lame and
could not go Harry Wilkes was substituted,
tptting a mile to a running mate without a
skip in2:li&.
SunOl started at half mile pole and came
home. She went the frs I quarter in 81 sec
onds, but broke in tho stretch aud came home
NJ a slow pace. She was afterwards sent "a
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Orion Beats the Fayorite.

LONDON July 3l.-TSpecial Cablegram to
THE BEE. Only two starters came to the
post at GOodwOod today for the race for the
prince of Wales stakes of 200 sovemigns
each su description twoycarolds sex allow
anccs, three quarters of a mile. Douglas
Baird's tilly Siphona was the favorite in the
betting at odds of threo.to one on her, but
the duke of West stminsters colt Orion won
the raCe.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

SlOrN CITY, a., July 3l.-ISpeCial Tele-
gram to TnE BEE, The board Of examiners
today concludcd the examination Of Chief
Eng ineer Koelli of the Sioux City water
works and refused to grant him n first class
certificate. Under the ordinance il is Illegal
for him TO act as chief engineer IL was
under KOelli's management that the water
works failed and precipitated water famine.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Fire AT WcIlsbItrg.

AcKLEY, Ia, July 81. Special Telegram
to The BEE -Four residences and three
barns were burned at Wellsburg, GruGdy
county, last evening, The fire was caused
by a defective fiue. stron@ gale prevailed
ana the fire consumed all it could reach, as it
was impossible to ii ght it.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
MIN NEAPoLIS.

RSas earned -ona aha 9. Minnea pollsa. Two.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
ShInpIng Now Whcat.

MITCHELL S. D., July 3I.-ISpccial Tclo-
gram to TIE bee The first carload of new
wheat was shipped from Mitchell today for
Mimi eapolis, 1t is thoughtto 10 bc the first car
ofncw wheat shipped from thG state Of this
YEARS. crop II grades No northern and
the yield was fifteen bushels per acre
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
BUENOS AYRES BOMBARDED.
A thousand People Killed and Five Thous-
and Wounded by Rebels,
PEACE NOW RElGNS IN ARGENTINE.
Guatemala Dcleatrd i'm six Battles by
the SalvadUrans - Traitorous
Action on the Part OF
General RiDas.

BrENos AYnEs, July 3l.-Duriug the insur-
rcotion hero the iroucad feet, which had
Joined the revolutionary movcmcht, BON.
bardcd the city for two DAYS.
Serious damages was done to
many buildings, especially those i'm the vi.
ciny of the Plcsa Victoria One thousand
persons were killed and j,OOj wounded
Iclcgraphic communication with BuCnos
ANrcs via Galveston is rropcnCd This is an
Indication that peace loigns throughout tho
Argentine republic
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Slasl,ed with aRazor.

SYRACUSE N. Y, July 3l-ISpecial Tee-
gram to The BEE. I-George Baxter one Of
the attaches Of Irwin Brothers circus. was
shshed feafully with "a razor tonight by
Jean Gle Talio a contortionist, known rs ''the
human anaconda Baxter it is said made
an insulting proposition to tsTaIios WE
His injuri cs are very serious,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
The Hun garIan bud get.

VIENNA, July 3O-L Special Cabegram 70
TnE BEE,l-"'h Ncye Frei Prcssc says that
the Hun garian budget shows "a deficit of
100000 ilorius The same paper denies that
i is intended 10 convert the Hungarian paper
Rentes.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

LONDON, July 3l.-Thc parliamentary sec
retary announced in the commons today that
the government had received dispatch from
BuenOs Ayrcs stating that everything was
settling down and affairs rcsuming their
usual aspect Street traffic in the city has
been resumed
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

fun mile in ? ;i5; first quarter 322i, half :oj,
three quartc crs I 80.
> 20 class, 5000, divided d-Waltcr Il won,
Maud second, Stevic third Black Hawk
fourth Besttme-2 81
IA class, 1000, divided Alfred S won,
PamblicO second. j. b. richardson third,
Margaret 5 fourth. Best time-2lT.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Th g IlIustrated McSt.

The first umber of the Illustrat ted West, a
quarterly ma gNine devoted TO western inter-
ests, has madoits appearance, 1t is an at
tractively gotten up pu blicatiOn and is edited
by Mr. j. j. Stead man, who recently retired
from the editorial chair Of the Council Bluffs
NOuDarcil
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Thirty.Eight Iiouses Destroyed.

BRAppoK Pa, July a.-Fire in the
Hungarian settlement this afternoon de-
stroyed thirty eight houses, buruing out
about four hundred aud fifty people They
saved most Of their effects and the loss on
houses win amount 20 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

LoSnoS, July 3l.-A Times Bucnos Ayres
dispatch says; Financial chaos and anarchy
reign. \ bill pOstpOning the payment Of bills
for one month has passed the chambers
Great pressure was applied to compel Celmau
to resign
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Standinpof the Clubs.
National Lea que

Cincinn att. 3 l 0 l 0 IS
Philadelphia. % o 0 o 5 0 Go
Hits-Cmcinnati n, Philadelphia Il. Err
rors-Cincinnati g, Philadelphia 2 Batteries
Wan and Keenan,; Smith and Clements,
pirc Med Dermott.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

base hits-Keurns Cleveland Willis. Newman.
Tmec-base mts-Andrews Willis, Carroll;
Home fun-Dow!c. Double .plays-Clevelond
Sowders2. on Kllleu L struck out-By Sow
dcrs 6. by Klen T. Wild piches-B = sowders
I-mDi 70 CIIslch
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Purse for MoAuiiTc and Meyer.

NEW ORLEANS, La, July Tho Olympic
Athletic club proposes 10 putup apurse of
$500 for finish fight between Jack Nc
AulifTo and Billy Never.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

Font DoDGH, Ia, July 3l.-[Special Tele-
gram to Tue BEE. The democratic primar-
les are instructed for /. L. Woods for state
auditor, and this couty will present him for
that ohlce at Cedar Rapids next Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
TheD cath Roll.

NEwLoNDoN, Conn, July 3l,-George l..
Schuyler, the Oldest member of the New
York yacht club and one ofits founders, died
this morning. Schuyler was eighty years
old and was the last donor Of the Americas
puh
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
HanIan Gaudaur Matched.

MINNEAPous, MINI, July 3l.-lianlan,
instead of accepting Gauuaur's challenge to a
three mile scull race for FROM $1,000 to 5000
issued almost the same challeu ge to Gauduar,
which the latter accepted for $500 side,
naming several courses, among them Keo-
l<uk Ia
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Argentine Halfway Torn Up.

BCENos AYREs, July 8l.--Disordcis con-
tinuc in the agricultural districts. The G reat
Southern Sesurio railway is torn up in places.
Traffic is suspended. Exchange is falling.
The gold DremlL N is S25O
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
EFF EMEy AVID C.4RBEyE =.
They are taking BeIIevue w oOds Re-
sOund q With Milf nrY NOiIeYs.

BELLEVUE, July 31.-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. l-Y esterday was the first day for
preliminary practice in the annual rifle COM
petion, Department. OF che Platte, at Belle
vue. The following are the scores and order
of the twelve leading marksmen in the days
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
AT INDIA SAPOIIs,

Cleveland. o1 o 2 o O-6
New York. 80 0 90 o / 3
Hits-Cley eland IL, New York l. Ewors-
Cleveland /, New York? Batteries Beattin
and Nmmer; Rule and Buckey. Umpire
McQuade,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
Fassc ger Service inaugurated.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, July 3l[Special TeIe-
gram to Tnr BEE. Passenger service on the
Pacific Short Line was inaugurated today
The train carried an excursion of O'Neil citi-
2cns TO Sioux City and returned in the AFTER
noon with party of Sioux City business
mon
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
AT CHICAGO.

Chicago ...3 90 o o.
Boston ....O o 1 0 o o 0-1
Hts-Chicago 6, Boston g. Errors-Chi-
cagol BOston3. BatteueS-Stein and Kilt
ridge Nichols aud Bennett. Umpire
Lynch.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
DenvertO MiIwnul,rc .,
MTIwNTEFE-

DEStER, Col. July 8l.-Specal Telegram
toTnE Bee Following is the result of to-
DAYS game:
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
\ meriean Association. 4

AT IhllADELA'HlA.
Athletics. ......7 | 2 o l o l . 1--l5
Columbus. ..,...0 l | o 2 % 3 %
Hts-Athetics u, COlu minus II. Errors
Athletic, Is, Columbus y Batteries Nc
Mahon and Ro obnson; Knauss and Doyle
Umpir her
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

Sioux CITY .......-..0 0 2 o.
st. Paul. ........".....O 1 1 2 y -
SUMMARY
Earned runs-St. Paul I. Two-base hits
Gcnins, UrQu n art. BasesOn balls-OH Devlin
) or KIN I. Lcfton bases-Siouy City 1,
st, Paul :. Wild pitch-Devlin 1, Meekn 1,
Sacrifice hits-St Paul 9 Hit by pitcher
Shcllhasse, Passed bals-U rquha rt /. Bases
stoloh-St. Paul D. Sioux City 1. Double plays
Strauss TO GCnins. Tme-Onc hour and
thirty inuteS, Umpire llcnGle.
Kansas City IA, Des Moines 1.
KANSAS Cry, Mo- July 31.-[Special Tele-
wamto Tie BEE. Following is the result
of today's game:
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
ATNEw YORK.

Brooklyn. ..,...l o 1 23 % 2-9
Toledo .:...,,.. o 0 l 0 l l | o.
Hits Brooklyn II, Toledo H. Error
Brooklyn 3, Toledo g, Battcries-Daly and
Pitt; Smith and Sage. Umpire p copies.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

Chicago. 0 0 o 10 O-1
New York. no l 9 0 0 90 %
EIts-Chicago ., New York 9. Errors
Chicago 6, New York |. Batteries
win and Farrell; Ewing and Ewing, Um-
pirps -Sny der andSicre.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

The following is the score and order of the
twelve leading men, firing at known dis
tances yesterday, in the preliminary prac-
lice at the annual carbine competition Of the
departments of the Platte and Dakota at the
Bellevue range also:
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
AT CLEVELANl

Cleveland. ....1 0 0 0 0 2 / %
Philadelphia . 2 o 3 0 0 *-2
Hits Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 1S En-
rorS--C Cleveland !, Philadelphia II. Batter
ies-Gruber, McGill and Brennan Sanders
and Millgan. Umpires-F'ergusOn and FIo-
bert
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
AT PITTSBURG

Pittsburg. .....1 o o O--l3
Brooklyn. 40 0 o o 0 0 0-l
Hits -Pittsburg Brooklyn s, Errors
Pitbburg ,, Brooklyn Z. Batteries-Maul
and Quinn; Sowders and Daily. Umprcs-
Jones and Knight,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

Rochester, .u...O o . 0 0 Ia
Louis vile .,.... a 3 0 0 0 o ~ s
Hits-Rochcstor >, Louisville l9. Errors
Rochester 8, Louisville 2. Batteries Barr
and Grimm Stratton and Ryan Umpire
Emslie
Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
players' League.

AT BUFFALO.
Buffalo ..O O1 0 o 1 0-5
Boston .0 l o y o 0 l %
EIts-Buffao 10, Boston o. Errors-Buf-
falo |, Boston >. Batteries ningham
and Meek; Kilroy and Murphy. Umpires-
Gafney and Sheridan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-24
Women Flirt With Their Arms.


There Is no man in town knows SO much
about the arms of New York ladies
as do" The speaker was the tall police
man on one of the crowded diagonal cross
ings on Broadway. 1t is his daily business
to help femininity over the pavement. ~
have been here for many years now" said
the unfortunate "copper" land between you
and me women are getting finer every day.
It's fact that they are putting up big
muscle lately. l don't know whether it's
the gymnasium or beefsteaks. but where O
big and hard arm on girl was rarity ten
years ago it is not scarce thing now. Did
you ever know that an arm can say a good
deal? believe there's as much eloquence
in girls arm as in her eyes. Perhaps
every one couldn't tell a girls char.
acter by catching hold of her arm,
not being used to many kinds of 'em; but
being In the business so long, l can size 'em
up right off. / can tell when woman is
timid, when she's nervy, when she's hard or
tender-hearted, and when her circulation is
good. The timid girl kind of grips your
hand by pressing her arm close against her
body, and when anything startles her a
spasmodic shock goes all through her aud
ascends into you as far as the shoulder. On
the contrary, if woman is plucky and
independent she keeps her elbow we'll thrust
out, and seldom gives any indication that
she appreciates your efforts to protect her.
| can't say that | admire plucky women.
Some of them also flirt with their arms.
Now. I'm e pretty well battered old chap,
but darn me if there amt a lot OF eiddy
things fiutter across here every day that
sends all sorts of telegraphc signs through
their arm at NE whenever help them over
the street ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-24

doors most plentifully in Washington, and
Is popularity known as the "rearhorse. {"
rrooaoly there is no insect in the world about
which SO many superStitions are entertained.
IL Is commonly called in other parts Of the
world the ''msntis." the ''praying mautis. -
Ine ''soothsayer" and by many other names.
IL IS the most formidable enemy of the
Caterpillar that commits such depredatlons
upon Washington trees, aud is there
fore to be regarded with a de
cided prejudice in its favor. II YOU
Will look carefully in the winter time
you viii find upon the bare twigs and
branches little elongated clusters OF rear
morse eggs, though tie creature is not so
easy to discover in the summer time, be-
cause Of the way il has OF mimicking in
color and appearance otherwise whatever
IL rests upon. 1t has first cousin known
as the walking stick" which is so like a
twig in appearance, with joints and shoots
corresponding, that you would never
Imagine 1t to be anything else unless YOU
took tin your hand. The mautis grows to
De nearly three inches long, and from its
eggs are frequently Matched out not its own
young, but other insects, which bore into
the eggs after they are laid, and sub
sequently come out Of them in the shape of
flies.
1t is a very remarkable thing to observe
mantis in the act Of approaching a cater
pillar or other insect that it wishes to
devour. 1t walks stealthily toward its
intended prey, lifting QUO leg after the
other ever SO slowly, until it is fairly upon
the object, which it seizsS with its powerful
toreiegs and proceeds to devour. FIRE.
quently the mantis flies about toward
sunset; 1t does not bite human beings.
though it may pinch little. The maatis
Its name is Greek tor "soothsaver'- gets
this name from the fact that for ages past
1t has been thought to foretell events. 1t is
called the praying mantis" because, while
making for victims, 1t holds its forelegs In
the cir in very much the attitude assumed