The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-10-26

Up to September so the total receipts
of the Columb bian Exposition at Chicago
were S10,G34, ,sG6, and tho total experdi-
lures Sc, ,829, III, leaving balance of $685.
OS9 in the hands Of the treasurer.
= In celebration of the birth Of his
daughter the German Emperor has de-
cided to pardon all female prisoners now
undergoing punishment for the first time
for crimes committed through distress or
anger.
Gan extraordinary negro" says the
Springfield Republican, "has been found
in Iowa who declares that he would rath-
er vote for Jefferson Davis, wero he alive,
than for Benjamin Harrison" Every
intelligent negro who know both men
would make the same choice.
-Herod's massacre was not circum-
stance to tho sacrifice of kids necessary to
supply the dear women with gloves. An
average of 100000 are slaughtered every
year to furnish single manufacturing
town in France with skins. These will
make /, 100000 dozens of gloves.
In the city Of Utica, New York, may
be seen the remarkable spectacle OF
mountain ash tree growing on top ofa
stone church tower. In the course of iif-
teen or twenty years the tree has reach
ed a height of about seven feet. Its roots
have found their way into the cracks and
crevices of the mason work, and gained
so strong foothold that it stands there
on it's high pedestal through storm and
sunshine, putting forth it's bright green
foliage every Summer, and sWaylng IN
the Winter wind as securely as if rooted
in mother earth. Several times. it has
blossomed and borne clusters of scarlet
berries. 1t is well known fact that GER
tain birds are fond of the mountain ash
berries. and doubtless dropped the seed
in their fight which produced this lofty
tree. The wonder IS that it should grow
and flourish, deriving its nourishment
almost entirely from the atmosphere
alone. It seems to be essentially an air
plant, and always looks fresh and green,
even in the dry est season.
- Among the many vegetable wonders
the pitcher plant or huntsnan cup is tn 0
most interesting. The plant grows wild
ir peat bogs in northern Ohio, and is
much valued as vegetable curiosity.
The plant grows in clumps, leaves all
radical and hollow, hence the name pitch
er. The hollow leaves arc most general.
ly filled with water for tho purpose OF
drowning insects; the inner face OF the
shield is beset with stiff bristles pointing
DOWNWARD, allowing tue lIIseElS w GnDoi'
but by no means allowing them TO es-
cape. have found as many as dozen
species of insects ontrapped III ono OF
these vegetable magazines. The victims
that fall prey to this plant sooi- decay
and become liquid form, which is I'M
bibed through the inner coating of the
leaf and assimilated. The proof that this
plant does feed on insects is that the IL
ouid never becomes very offensive. The
plant drinks up the organic matter as
! fast as it dissolves. There is an insect that
is little too much for this plant. 1t en-,
ters into thepitchers or holio" leaves ana
feeds upon its relatives as they happen 10
fall victims to this plant. When ne PC
comes tired of this life he makes dart to
the bottom of the watcr, drills hole
through the cup and escapes, allowing the
water to pass away after his departure
Cor. Ohio Practical Farmer.