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mary elous phenomenon
They lived by catching and eating
insects which flew to them.
When he gave the results of his
investigations to the world he excit-
ed at first no end of ridicule. There
appeared, for instance, in London
Punch a number Of verses, one of
which was:
All, science knows each flower that
blows,
And all its wicked habits:
For aught you know the lilies grow
BY dining on Welsh Rabbits.
One of the principal orders of in
sectivora are the pitcher plants.
These tall, narrow tubes, growing SO
innocently i'll marshy places, were
once thought to be reservoirs of wa.
ter where birds and bugs might drink
1t is now known that the nectar ex
udine from the pitchers is a deadly
Gpiate and that no insect entering
these narrow chambers ever returns
Their construction is ore Of the
most marvellous things in nature. cy.
erythins beins planned to trap the
mWary victim For example, from
tie tubular walls of some pitchers
wing stands out like tu!eI and
forms eenae slqping ascent for
those insects which cannot fly.
Arriving at the top. 9be Jackless
ant er beetle finds that around the
mouth Of Tie tube nuns a heavy cord
exunding delicious syrun. which im.
meiiajeh inJoNicato- the nnbiber aud
creates in him a disposition to feht
Thc# silup also eSteads down the in.
Ter wall of the tube little way. and
the tempted insect crawls after it.
Presently space is reached which
is as smooth as glass. Unable to
gain foothold here, the drunken ex.
rlorer slips over this as rapidly as
down toboggan slide until he finally
lands against rough walls covered
with bristles.
This is his dungeon. for he can new.
er climb that smooth space above him
so polished and shining. There he
is doomed to remain until absorbed
by the plant. If he is rescued, by ad.
ventitious circumstances, he seems
absolutely stupefied and betrays a Gu
nous desire to stand on his head.
All Insects are affected tn this ne.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08

profitable al
Active Reliable
vIed investigation mat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08

culiar manner, from tiny ants to
large beetles.
Another group of insectivorous
plants are the nepenthes, which are
imported to this country from the
South Sea islands
They resemble reddish balloons at
the end of long strings, and are re-
ally not so much insectivorous as car
nivorous, for they capture quite large
game in their native heath, especially
young birds and toads.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Plants That are Criminals

1t is 4 painful fact to consider by
lovers Of nature that the plant world
has its criminal classes.
Among those of sinister reputation
is the death plant, which is found
only in the volcanic districts of Java
and Sumatra.
It's appearance quite bellies it's
name, for it is really very attractive,
being lowgrowing shrub with long
thorny stems, covered with beauti-
ful broad leaves.
The upper surface of these leaves
is a vivid emerald. while the lower
surface is brilliant scarlet. The
flowers are great, white, bell-shaped
blossoms, which exhale sweet and
deadly perfume.
The death plant grows in the most
fertile spots but all about the ground
becomes barren of vegetation and
neither bird nor beast may come
within q wide radius of it.
They know better; bat rash man,
with no warning instinct TO guide
him will occasionally linger too long
in its vicinity enchanted by its de
licous and heavy fragrance, until he
experiences the effects Of his im-
PRUDENCE binding headache, which
if he remains will be followed by
temporary deafness. commissions of
the muscles of The face. and finally
insanity.
The dumb cane plant is another
nalef olent to be avoided Humboldt
discovered it dming his travels in
South America
lie bit into II tentatively. thinking
it SIMILAR 10 sugar cane. With the re-
suit that his tongue became paralyzed
and he entirely lost the power OF
speech for more than q week.
High up in the Andes grows a
shrub which has long, acacialike.
strongly scented foliage. 1t attains
considerable height and offers a most
inviting shelter to the weary meath
its shade. for he soon relapses into
4 state of stupor, from which, in most
cases, he can never be aroused, and
sleath ultimately occurs.
Another group of intensely inter
VBting plants are the insectivora
itch were regarded by naturalists
!. Insignificant and unworthy oi
~. tlon until the great, patient 60
Z. Dafvtn discovered IN them
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
"RROKE ON BOTH SIDES"
Comment Of Philadelphia Policeman
on Smashed Window.

on Smashed WindeW.
Tempted to run out by our late snow
storm, a crowd OF small boys out for
good time" decided to throw snow
balls. One Of the srowballs found its
way into a neiglibors window and
broke the pane. The boys took to
tacir heels, and when the lady OF the
house came out, steaming with anger,
70 one was in sight. But she was
determined at least TO show the Off
GERS that they were neglecting their
duties So she ran around the corner
and policeman MAS round Sne
forced him to go with her and take a
look at the damage. On the way she
scolded him, and said he ought to be
discharged. The policeman, who was
ar Irishman, kept quiet. At last they
reached their destination, and the
lady of the house brought him to
where the glass was lying scattered.
The officer examined the broken win
dow, and said:
This is more sayrious thin Oi
thought ut was! It's broke on both
soides s!"-Philadelphia Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Tailors, Resource efulneas.

II men knew the many articles the
tailor has to resort to in order to
make them presentable they would be
less ready to make him the butt or
rfdicule, says the Tailor and Cutter.
Truly the tailor has need of padding
and wadding. haircloth and canvas,
to enable him to clothe his customers
in such a way as to hide their defor.
mites and bring into prominence
their points of beauty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Points Mor7I

Tho awards at the International
live stoclI show tend to prove it very
much the same with the lower ami
mails as With human beings, in that
lie longest pedigree does not always
mean the finest stock In other
words, the unpretentious human NAV
eticA cften walks away with the prize,
While his thoroughbred rival is being
cajoied and curried
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Many New STARS.

Within historical times there have
been no fewer than twenty-six record
ed appearances of new stars One Of
the most brilliant was that which ap-
peared in the constellation of Cas-
siopeia in 1872, a short time after tie
massacre of st. Bartholomew.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Money Nell Exnended.

The government is going to pay the
Chinese residents of Hawaii $500, 900
for the property that was burned by
health officials while stamping out the
than the buildings were worth. but it
is cheap when one considers how
close to our shores the plague was
getting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
The Liberty Cap.

The red liberty cap was really the
headgear of the galley slave. The
Swiss of the Chateauroux regiment,
sent to the galleys for their share in
the Nancy riots, on their release re-
turned to Paris with their caps and
were hailed as victims of despotism.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Trees in Enqland.

Christmas trees were unknown in
England until the reign of Queen Vic
toria. The first one was ornamented
by Prince Albert for the amusement
of the Princess Royal and the Prince
of Wales, who were children of 3 and
years old at that time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Artists Work In Demand.

There is lady artist residing In
Paris who receives $500 q year from
one Arm Of Christmas-card publish.
ers. merely for the privilege Of Asv.
ing drst choice Of IN her designs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Reward Offered For Tom Pearl
stine.

Az the request of the sheriff of
bamoerg county, Gov. McSwee,
ney yesterday offered reward of
500 for the arrest of Tom w.
Pearlstlne who op the night of
Dec. 20 shot and killed w. M.
Craecb. The later was in his
own home and the evidence against
fearlstine is almost conclusive.
Pearlstine seems to have been en-
ragged because of Creech's lnabili-
ty to pay debt of 80 cents. The
fugitive is described az u Jew,
about % years old 5 feet 10 inches
high, black hair, leans forward
and swings hands while walking.
The State, 31st ult.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
FINDS WAY TOLIvE
LONG,

The startling announcement of
q Discovery that will surely Ieng-
then life is made by editor O. III.
Downey, of Churubuqco, Ind. 81
wish to state,' he writes, "that
DIR, Kings New Discovery for
Consumption is the most infalli
hle remedy that | have ever
knoYn for Coughs, Colds and
Grip. It's Invaluable to people
with weak lungs. Having this
wonderful medicine no one neod
dread Pneumonia or Consump-
tlon. Its relief is instant and
cure > certain AT j. f. Mackey's
d Co. and Crawford Bros.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Killed On a Train.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 22.-A man
named James B. Ewing, whose
home is said to be in Indiana, was
shot and killed tonight in the
smoking compartment of a north
bound Southern railway train by
Frederick l.. Stephenson, a rail
way clerk of the Southern railway.
Stephenson lives in Atlanta.
According to all accounts obtain
able Stephenson was intoxicated.
The train was stopped at the Pc
ter's street station where Steph-
enson was taken off and arrested.
Passengers on the train knew
very little about the killing and
there appears to have been no
eyewitncsses to the deed. The
affair occurred in the smoking
car. A shot was heard and a
man was seen to fall back dead.
The man who was killed had been
standing in the aisle; the man
with the pistol in his hand was
sitting On a seat.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Happenings In Hhe State.
As Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondents of The Columbia
State.
MISUSE OF THE COURTS

Lancaster, Dec. 30.-At the
last term of the court for this
county the grand jury in their
pfesentment called attention to
tho fact that in the county gener
al practice prevailed of parties
using the criminal laws of the
State for the collection of private
debts. The presentment, l am
informed, has not had the desired
effect, as the practice still contin>
ues. One of the magistrates of
the county, with whom l have
talked, realizes that it is an out
rageous practice, but says he is
powerless to do anything toward
mitigating the evil. He says
that often prosecutor who has
sworn out a warrant will come
forward and withdraw the warrant
end pay up the cost, aud that he
is powerless to do anything. If
existing laws are not sufficient to
remedy this inlquitous evil the
next legislature should pass a law
which will be efficacious.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Judge Dantzler's Dispensary De-
cisiOn.
Special to Greenvllle News.

opeclal TO Greenvllle News.
Columbia, Dec, 3O.-Judge
Dantzler has filed his decision in
tho Lake City and Danton dis.
pensary case. He decides the
law constitutional in it's exemp
ton of Williamsburg from the
operations of the dispensary law,
but finds that the proper legal
proceeding to open the dispensar-
les In the two towns had not been
complied with. There may be an
appeal to the Supreme court, but
if these towns still want dispen-
sary they will have to start all
over again.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

Anderson, Dec. 81. L. O.
Russell, a we'll known citizen of
the county, met a sudden death
under peculiar circumstances YES.
terday. He and his son. a vounr
man about grown, had been to y
neighborhOod house and were re
turning h"me. They we're ia a
buggy and In .some way one of
the>shafts broke and il was i'm,
possible to proceed further with
the vehicle. Mr.. Russell was un-
der the influence of liquor, and
his son decided to leave him seat
ed IL the buggy while he rode the
mule home for assistance. The
young man went on home and
when he came back short while
afterwards he was horrified TO
lind, that his father had fallen
from the buggy and broken his
neck. He had fallen over the
dashboard, landing on his face.
The coroner held an inquest to-
day and the jury returned a YER.
dict in accordance with the focts
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Mr.. e. N. Redfern. Chester

nI. II. IN. heu1ern, CheSt0r.
field, S. O., holds the banner on a
largo field of turnips. From II
acres planted he has gathered
over SOC bushels of fine turnips
The land was heavily feitilized.
These turnips are very valuable
for food for stock, especially
cattle.
- Alone robber attempted to
hold up the Gincihnstis New Us
leans express near Louisvllfe.
He stunned the conductor with q
pistol bullet, secured some booty
and then made good his escape.
By the report of the agricul-
tural department it appears that
the corn product of the year
reached over one billion dollars.
Hay is second on the list.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Thirty injured BY Gas Explosion.

hot Springs, Ark, Dec. "a
by an explosion of gas or gaso-
line this afternoon in the cellar
OF the turf exchange, club house
and pool room operated by Cham
oers d Walker, the building was
badly damaged and 80 people
were injured, 16 of them being
in serious condition.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03

The general assembly con-
venes on the second Tuesday-Jan-
uary lSth-and the inauguration
OF Gov. Hayward and his cabinet
probably will take place on the
10th, as that is about the annlver.
sary Of Gov. McSweeney's inau.
guratisn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
BOTH MULES KILLED.

Anderson, Dec. 27.-As the
freight train was leaving Honeu
Path today the locomotive colIid-
ed with wagon and pair of
mules just abeve the depot. Both
mnles,were killed. The outfit be .
lopsged 10 Bill Mattbison,. colored.
fJae of dis soiSNs Isl and another ccI,;,F
ed man were in the wagon but
neither were hurt.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Is Pound Midget Dies Suddenly.
Beaumont, Texas, Dispatch.

Beaumont, Texas, Dispatch.
latina Sing Hyoo, said to be
the smallest person in the world,
died suddenly here this afternoon.
She and her brother, Smaun Sing
Hpoo, were on exhibition, an 4
after the afternoon performance
Fatma became i'll and died at the
Crosby House before q doctor
could reach her. She was %
years old, weighed Is pounds aud
stood 20 inches high.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Blew Open Two Safes.
Special to News and Courier.

Special to News and Courier.
Georgetown, Dec. 26.-The
store of Mr.. t. A. Blakely, at
Green Hill, on the Georgetown
and Western Railroad, was brok-
en- into some time during Christ
mas Eve night and two safes blown
open and robbed of about $500
cash. The theft was undoubted-
ly the work of professional rob-
bers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Small Fire at Rock Hill.
Special. TO The Observer.

special 10 Ihe Observer.
Rock Hill, Dec. 80. This
morning about l.3O O'Clock the
fire alarm was heard, small blaze
having been discovered in tn.
store of Mr.. w. S. Brown, on
Railroad avenue. Owing to the
watchfulness of Policeman Miller,
the alarm was given in time to
prevent any serious damage to
the store. The stock Of goods
was greatly injured by water,
however. All loss is covered by
insurance.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03

The jury of inquest investi-
eating the cause of the recent
railroad accident in Canada, in
which twenty-eight people lost
their lives, has been unable to
agree on verdict.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptive SO and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott's sEmulsionisthemo
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
Scott's Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in Scott's Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
Farm Schools For Boys.
Mr.. AcMahan Makes Some Re,
Communications Along This
Line.

report as State superintendent of
education, gives some interesting
views as to what should constitute
the industrial school work Of the
future. One of the recommends
tlons is in regard to ssfarm school
for boys" MIR. McMahan saws:
"There should be farm school
for boys. Here, besides garden
and orchard, there should be fields
of grain and hay and other valu-
able products. The boys would
DO the farm work and would learn
to take worthy pride in good
blowing and good hoeing and good
werk of every kino required on
the farm. They would be ex-
cused from the cooking and can
ming and preserving. They would
raise poultry, however, and hon.
ey, and look after the cows and
the dairy. They would learn,
;; too, to work with wood aud iron.
There would be shops in which
they would do all carpentering
and blacksmith work needed for
the plantation--bu building and re-
pairing houses, making plowstocks
and hoehandles, sharpening plow-
shovels, shoeing horses, etc. They
wnnId attend for four hours IN
the day school rooms in which
the course of instruction would he
practically the same as in the home
school for girls.
1.-The character-of the instruc,
tors, men of cnltare as wen as of
industrial skill, men of heart as
we'll rs of brain, would impress
upon the boys the right sort of
feeling toward work and toward
life, reinforcing the lessons of the
school room and of the outdoor
work.
elf by natural affinity or other
circumstances a farm school bow
should marry u home school girl,
they could buy few acres of land
and, almost by their own direct
labors, build and furnish house,
and surround themselves with
comforts and attractions of home
that might we'll be the envy of
princes. Ten acres of land would
yield tountiful support to the
skillful industry of such master
and mistress. With such homes
multiplying in South Carolina the
country would be regenerated.
Prosperity would become general
and there wonld be streogth of
citizenship unequaled In the his
tory of nations.
"Such schools should be sup
piled in sufficient mum bers to pro-
vide this education for every boy
and girl from IA years of age to
IS, but the final ideal rs not soon
realized, and we need not now ad-
vocate establishing more than one
such school for each sex in each
county. Indeed, could but one
county in the State initiate this
movement, and establish home
school for white girls, we should
have entered upon a new era of
education in South Carolina; and
with the one experiment the fu-
ture development along these lines
would be safely worked out. The
Legislature should pass general
law permitting any county 10 vote
upon Itself $4,000 iu bonds to
build such Il school, and a tax for
its annual support. 1t would be
vel f the Legislature would up.
propriate $4,000 to supply the |
plant to the county that first votes
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-03
They Marveled that a Lancas-
ter Store should have such nice
things and s-ers..55 .,2eICEs they
never dreamed of. Every day
looks like
''OPEI|IG" DAY WITH |'S,
THEY ARE ALL SCRAMBLiNG
For THESE PRETTY GOODS,

In MEMS WEAR--Clothing,
Overcoats, Hats, Shoes, Under
wear, etc., we are hard to down.
We've got the best. The best
assortment--The best PRICES
In FURNITURE. Hardware
Stoves, Paints and Groceries we
are HEADQUARTERS
Come and look before you buy.
1t don't cost YOU anything. It
will make YOU MONEY.
-LancaSteI' HeIpaHIIIe Co.,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers were filed
with the County Recorder for the
week ending June 6.
VIM. Kinney to w. ]. Springer
] Sc sec 8 and NV ne sec
l0-97-14. s
w. J. Springer and wife to Ann
Kinney, NV ne I sec 10-97-14. ]
w. M. Carroll to II. w. Michel
sase I sec 1851. ........... 49oC
A. }. Cray and wife to j. A.
+ Hempler, ] ne I and Sc
sec 1892. ........... 64OC
Carrie Gilbert to Nels Borlaug,
NV t of ne sec l8-97-1l. ..... 1900
James Hendricks and wife to
Elyira Hoffman, $40 So rods
in NV corner of sw I 19-99-14. 45C
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
A Case Of Foraery.

L
Eddie Scheutte, a youth of 20, is
confued in the Jail awaiting appear
ance before the grand jury on the
charge Of forgery, committed Friday
morning, and for which he was taken
into custody the same day. Early that
morning he presented check for $40
purporting to be signed by Dan Barnes
at O'Malley IS store, giving as an ex-
cuse that the bank was not yet open.
On presenting the check at the bank,
1T was at once pronounced forgery.
We understand greater part of the
money was recovered. He also signed
B. B. Brooks name to a check for 81
which was cashed at the Shuttleworth
drug store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Suicide at RiceyiIle.

Mrs. Robert Middlebrook, residing
in that town., ended her life last
Friday with dose of rat poison. Her
husband has been con fined in the In
dependence asylum for about a year
and it is supposed that worry over his
condition rendered her insane also.
The poison was taken in the morning
and In the evening she expired. She
was about 40 years Of age and leaves
one child, a girl about IL years OF age.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 190S-

A very pretty wedding occurred at
the First Baptist church Thursday,
June 4th, at 1880 a. m., when Mr..
Albert Holton and Miss Bertha Wood
ward were joined in wedlock by Rev.
]. F. Bryant. The church was prettily
decorated for the occasion. The cere-
mpay was performed in the choir
alcove, In the midst of a fine array Of
flowers and potted plants, and from
the arch festooned with foliage was
suspended by white ribbon large
letter .H" above the heads of the
bridal couple. The church was filed
with relatives and friends Of the con-
tracing parties who assembled to
witness the ceremony. The wedding
march was played by Miss Lillian
Schott and the wedding party appear
ed promptly at 1890. The bride was
attired very becomipgly in gown OF
Egyptian tissue over pink silk, while
the groom was dressed insthe conven-
tional black. Miss Grace Lathrop,
attired in pretty gown of white,
acted as bridesmaid and P. 1. Neister
as best man, while little Gina Otter.
berg attended as flower girl. The
newly married couple left on the moor
train for trip to Deadwood, and OF
their return will make their home ir
Dell Rapids. Mr.. Holton and his
bride are well known and popula,
young people Of this city. Mr.. Holton
has lived here since early childhood
and is young man Of the best charac.
ter. The bride is daughter of VIM.
Woodward, and while she has resided
here but few years, has won general
I.respectand esteem The young couple
received a large number of elegant
and useful presents in token of the
hearty good wishes of their relatives
and many friends. A large crowc
gathered at the depot to bid them Dor
voyage, with the usual accompani
ment of plentiful showers of rice.-
/ Dell Rapids Tribune,