The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-02-13
Fly.Eating Plants.

Did you ever see plants that live on flies or
mosquitoes? Hearing of them, / took o
stroll through the botanical gardens at
Washington, and enquired of the superin.
tendent about the truth of the story, says
writer in the Philadelphia Times.
"Oh yes, we have some such thing" he
said, "and here is one now" He pointed to
pot containing what seemed to be moss
| But in this green mass could be seen tiny
shells, like baby clam shells, only they were
thin and green and only half open. Along
the edge were green hairs like eyelashes.
"You see a fly goes in here" he explained,
! as he opened the two halves, and when he
gets in the leaves close. Then the fly can't
get out. Then he dies aud his substance ID
absorbed by the bad little flower. 1t grows
only in South Carolina.
"Here is what call the beer saloon" he
continued. "You see this is shaped like
pitcher, hangs from long stem and has
curved lid. Inside is fluid that intoxicates
all insects that drink it. They are then abb
sorbed by the plant. This other one, like q
round, hollow tulip stem, is OF the same
nature"
"Theu, here is big green pitcher plant
Well, frogs climb in this to drink from the
fluid at the bottom. But they can't get out,
for when they try to couple of sharp horns
In the lid overhead stab them In the back"
Could any one dream that an innocent
fragrant flower could be so heartless /? It
butchers its victim after Turing it into an in
toxicating den, and then feeds on the man
gled remains.
This on the board is what we call stag
moss. You see it grows on the side ofthe
house from clump of brown leaves like
deer's head. From it branches out four
large green prongs of leaves exactly like
hnrna nf oil r11o 20 oh
the oldest. These green leaves are spotted
with white and you can always trace face on
the outlines, and call it the caricature plant"
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BuzfuZ at His Best.
A lawyer named Flowers, who has just
come to Philadelphia from the country, 10
paralyzing every body by his rocco style of
eloquence, which even Dan Dougherty
couldn't initiate. Here, for instance, ID how
he defended a woman who was up for com.
mon scold:
Gentlemen of the jury, you have probably
heard the words
At midnight in his guarded tent,
Wine Inc Iurk was dreaming OF the hour
Should tremble at his power.
Loud Cheers.
Yes, gentlemen of the jury, we are to strike
for our affairs and our fres-strike "till the
last armed foe expires" [Cries of "Demos-
Themes" "Cicero," "Clay."] Then, like
Nero of old, We shall have to weep for shame
that there are no district-attorneys to conquer
l ask you in the name of common sense and
decency, gentlemen of the jury, to acquit my
client. She is no common scold. She does not
make might hideous" with bowls and bed
lam noises. birds of feather flock toge-
Their" but she is not the kind of a bird to
flock with this feather [Cheers.] Gentlemen
of the jury, this woman's liberty is at stake.
ask you to acquit her.
Yonder floats the ensign which has for
years ioated DER land and sea loud cheering1
as the emblem of the land of the free and the
brave. Long, long may she continue 80 70
wavel [cheers.] May her protecting folds
encircle not only we assembled here. but this,
my client, cen as the hen gathers her chicks
under her wings in time ofstorm. wild out.
burst ofapplause.