A Spider's Industry

It Accompanies S. J. Beardsley In His Travels.

When Its Web Becomes Dirty It Cuts it Out--It Occasionally Changes Its Coat

S. J. Beardsley, the broom manufacturer, has made some very interesting observations of a spider which traveled with him last year. Mr. Beardsley travels around the country delivering his brooms. The spider accompanied him last year spun a web in his wagon. Sometimes the spider would extend this as far as the horses. When the thread was broken, the spider would renew it again. When the we became dirty, the spider would cut out the edges of the web and replace the threads with a fresh web. Sometimes the spider would disappear for three or four days when it would appear again with a nice fresh striped dress. Mr. Beardsley often found the old shells of the spider lying in his wagon. He is anxious to see if the spider will show up again this year He traveled many hundreds of miles watching the industrious little creature weaving its web.