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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
EI,WELL.

Mr.. and Mrs Jerry Bardon. of Clin-
tom county afe visiting Isaac Nought
aud family.
Mr.. Ta}lol's son from Osceola
county was called home Saturday by
the sclious Illness Of his father. who is
falling rapidly.
Mrs. Taylor isqlite i'll.
Mel Follie is conyalescent.
\ godly number of our citizens start
cd Monday morning for the state Fair
at dickson.
Quite q change Of residences around
Elwell recently, Nh Mckay has NOV
eel into the hotel, Chas. Taylor occupies
Mr.. Ms house. and Democrat lIlsin-
ger occupies Mr. T.. hou,e,
Robert Rumsey, of Portland. is tie
guest of AIr. and Mrs. jerome Kinney.
lie is quite agreeahy disappointed with
this place. as he expected to find a new
and swampy county instead of the fine
~ cultivated farms the county affords.
Mrs. Amsmuy sister andlusband. of
near Carson City. are visiting here this
week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Niclt solool.

NeN Tuesday evening in room six
I'm the college building. viii hh organz-
cd % elias, u booA-krrpiug also ouci i'm
pomauSlIip. ThccomSc i'm boOk-keGp-
iug gWiI cousiS, OF thorough drill IN
double entry work. posting and closing
the ledger, maxim. out balance sheets.
etc. Wholesale and retail busiues,
viii receive special attention. Upon
completing the course which will re-
ptiro ten weeks the student Will be
prepared 90 keep the books of amy or
binary business The class Will meet
every evening of each school day at
eight o'clock local time The class is
organized by special request OF the
young men ana women oi the town.
\ very interesting time is expected.
Tie class I'm pcumNslip viii meet at
seven O'clock. The work viii consist
OF - drill i'm rGpit, OF hand business
ship Tuitipu I'm bookkeeping
five Ga Ws for thr ten weeks. Pen
ma>hip. tWo dollars. PenmanshiI
free 10 those taking bookkeeping.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Normal Literary Entertainment.

\ large and apPreciaJiye audience
was in attendance at the entertainment
given at the new NORMAL school chapel
last Friday evening by the Normal
School Literary Society.
After an overture. finely rcndered by
tie Alma orchestra. Mr.. T.. &. Carey,
president Of the society. gave the open
ing address. urging earnest work and
hearty cooperation Of the members of
the society and citing the many benefits
to be derived from such AN organiza-
ton.
Tie recitation Lookout Mountain, .
lby Miss Minnie Griffin, pleased the
audience and showed the young lady
to be an elocutionist Of no small merit
Mr.. Norton, in an essay cn Trade
|Cuions, advanced the opinion that
education Wa, the most important fac
tor I'm ,he solving of this yeXing problem
Tie subject WAS wellhaudled and show,
ed careful preparation
Miss Bertha Drayer, the new instruc
| tor IN music at the Normal. rendered ;
piano solo very finely and created {
| most favorable Impression.
Thcrtcitutlon seven Times One,
lly little Mis- Oracle Osman. brough
$ r. 1wn the house.
i "vhat the world demands to-day j
~ or Educati3n.' The world de
t "liign orc from MS now than if di'
b mands p, and 60 meet this deman'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Normal Notes.

We expect to occupy tie Dormitory
next week.
The steam filters Will test their work
tomorrow.
DR.. Brainerd gave lecture on oxygen
last Wednesday evening.
Mis- Lou Frarcy. of Fenton. is visit.
ing Miss kimhall this week.
Miss Eudclla Smith has secured q
school in the vicinity of Breckenridge
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17

Mr.. Ed. Rodgers. Of Fenton,. called
ON Nh Millikeu Thursday on his way
to Mt Pleasant.
Mr. J. F. Cozart has secured the
position as principal in the sherman
City schools.
\ new Qpound bell was placed in
the tower last Friday, TWAS purchased
OF the Union. School Furniture Co., of
Battle Greek.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Alma Market Report.
cctcd every Friday morning by Wright

LARD. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Geo Wright went to Detroit Wedncs-
day.
Chas. Helm, of shepherd, was intown
Sunday.
Marcus Pollaslly was in Stanton
Tuesday.
Miss c. NJ. Fleming was in stanton
last saturday
Miss Bell Beebe is visiting friends in
Jackson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Fish, of Ionia,
were in town Tuesday.
L. B. Green, Esq, left Wednesday
for two weeks trip in the East.
Gen. n. Church returned Tuesday
from a trip to northern Michigan,
Choice bottled beer at the Model
Bar. Ten cents per bottle. If.
Meyer Fiuk is now behind the conn
ter at Pollasky Bros. clothing store.
Ed. r. Schweier, of Shepherd, took
in the Grand Rapids excursion TUES
day.
Clarence Nceley. compositor on the
East Saginaw Courier, spent last sun
day in Alma.
Pollasky Bros. have a fine display of
dress goods and boots and shoes in their
show windows.
Mrs W. J. Johnston has gone for q
four weeks visit at the home Of her
parents at Albion.
Mrs c. r. Curtis and Miss Marinda
Bailey, of Owosso, are visiting their
brother. Francis Palmer.
Mrs. Levi and children and Miss
Nicholas, are stopping at the Wright
House for couple of weeks.
Editor Smith, of the st. Louis Rop,tJ-
ljcoa. was in town on Wednesday. and
made this office pleasant call.
Herbert O'Connell is hobbling around
on crutches, a fall from his bicycle and
sprained ankle being the cause.
Letters received from Geo. Schweicr
announce an improvement in his health.
Good news to his many friends here.
Married, by Justice Yerngton, at
his residence, Wednesday, Sept. /. John
Sargent and Louesa Ward, all of Bell
town.
Warren Tomlinson, clerk at the SAM
tarium, is on a visit to his home in
Branch county, taking well-carned
vacation,
The mason work on the new pump
and boiler house is about completed.
and the structure presents handsome
appearance.
John ID. Spinney, Esq, made busi-
ness trip to Grand Rapids, Hastings and
other points in the western part Of tic
State last week.
Mr.. IIolcomb, a prominent hardware
mrlchantof Bay City, was at the Santa
rum over Sunday,yisiting his wife, whC
is guest there.
Chas. 4. Davis, brother Of Mrs. DR.
Spinney. who has been stopping at the
Sanitsrium Tins summer, went tC
l n...o;t NIeJpa.daN
Married, atthe heresidence OF the brides
parents in this village, Saturday, sept
1. Ivan McKibce and Allie Iloyt, JUS
tice Yerington officiating.
NJ. W. Chapin, of Stanton, was il
| town over Sunday, visiting his mothe
at the Sanitarium. Mrs. Chaplin re
turned 10 bey home, Eden, Mich, Mon
day.
Difficulty with the heating afroratu
at the school house caused some troubl
and u small scare one day this week
but no harm was done and now every
thing is lovely.
The school census, which has jus
been completed 10y Director Ycringtor
shows that there are 52S children c
school age in the district. $50 Of whor
are in Arcadia and 23S in Pine River
The number of scholars enrolled i
the different departments at school ar
as follows: Mr. ADAMS. %: Miss Yer
ington, So: Miss Chaplin, 80; Mis-
Grover. 90; Miss Chase. 55; Miss Ban
borough, go, total, 3l3,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
HASTINGS g. WELLS.

CIVIL ENGINEERS n SURVEYORS. sur
~ vcyiug, Lcycling and railroad work Ke III
Corners set free of charge On all lands pur-
chased of us. Office in Martin COTS block,
ST Louis. GratiOt Co.. Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17

FuR SALE or EXCHANGE Thirty
five acres of improved land two miles
north ol this village. New frame house
flowing well and orchard. VIII tx.
chuug' Cor village property AlSo fm
sJ,e ike horses ana foUr COWS. I'm.
Gure al premises or address
:. j. DAY.
II Alma, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Alma. Mich. Friday. September II. Is


Notice pollasky Bros. change of ad.
IN this weeks issue.
Jas. \. Stuttz is expected home to-
night from two weeks trip in the east.
Geo. Boyer, who was injured by q
runaway a few weeks since. is able to
be around again.
Mr.. Taylor, of Elwell, who has sulf-
cred SO long with cancer, died We'd
nesday morning.
w. S. 6l 5. expect to have the flour
ing mill in running order about week |
from next Monday.
The work OF excayating for the
cellar of a. ". Wright's new residence
was commenced Wednesday.
David IIamliu, Of Utica, n. Y, a
brother Of Fred IIamln, is new clerk
in the grocery department at w. $. & 5.
Wright Opera House Band has pur-
T&nse3l- IN new horns the past week,
y corpot andg baritone, at cost of
4" o0'ii'' ''''" -
20 49,, of tho
The Ladies' sewing Sdc.G -. .n
Congregational church, will meet WI. ~
Mrs. c. ". scott, Wednesday afternoon
71l'' --''
ron SAI.E:5--,t'oo,,di milch COW, about
I,v Mann V.''S o oi'' " Ia , Sel ioI {~"2oo ~
Alma. MicL.
Married. In Arcadia Sant - Inv Rev
J. NanArtwerp N!r. Frank y Gilken.
and Miss pheehe 4. Weath,rhee oII ot
the above place.
Nr,..ri.l of A., ,osi1,o.o % -,
brides PARENTS Tuesday sent Il Mr.
Soe'ev Amslll2 and Miss Jessio = Kol
liar. both of ElweU.
" SIS or, .,,.;o.. ,,.,. ..,,.5 :, a.,
ro.,. - t,.;.. fr, ,r,;, ~, - ~, = - @ ''''
with ahout t.yn f..l - r',n,, ~ ,%a, -" = :
usually found there in the spring anc
fall.
Married. in st. Louis, at the IIarring.
ton House, sept. l3, by Rev. J. Van.
Antwerp. Sir. Martin J.. Corner AND
Miss He,,ie L. Richardson. all of NJ
Pleasant
Mrs. "m. j.. llormig goes to Detroit
next week 10 purchase fall millinery
She will select the latest and best OF
cYthing, and the ladies viii do well
10 wait fer It's arrival.
4 gentleman from Grand Raril, I'm.
rented the Dallas barn. ON superior St.
and VIII put in first class liver,
stock as soon 20, Improvements ON the
building are completed.
Fan la.rl.ur oacrations oro coirc
forward v..l, ru.b Won't % ron
residrn.qe arp in co,,.oor coust,,lct;on
Tho Xogoq d,rroit,ry is no,,l,. cnn,
lplctcd AND Cmuch's new block is being
hurried toward completion.
,o d,
',. '', '''..'1, VI .'I ~ WI, give al
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
PoLLAsKY. WELDBY q CO.,

tsucccssors to Gratiot County Savings Bank)
Transact general banking business.
Draw drafts available anywhere In Europe or
Amcriths DEPOSITS Of Sl0O to $4,000 received.
and interest allowed on same under the rules
of the hunk MOncyfO lonn on good real es-
tate security. Collections gtNcnprompt atten
ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
N q. shNLNE.

. TTORNFY at Law. Does general law
a business. Trial OF causes spcclolt!'
Insurance and Collection.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
THE ALMA RECORD,
An Independent Local Journal. Pub
lished every Friday morn Ing at
Alma, Gratiot Co, Mich.
Miss G. NJ. FLEMING Editor and Pub
Usher.

TERMS-sl % per year in advance; l5c
for six months; SOC for three months. Rates
OF advertising made known on Application
Onice south side Superior street, near corner
Woodwork avenue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
InNN w. BROWN,

Collector. Accountant, In
N1vTAEY Pubuu, agent. Engrussinp
IN surancc Ai,d Gcucral ~ executed
and Ornamental fCniaa1sbip npst., Opcra
Office with J H. Clark, Room NO,
Iousc Block r. O. Box 2Ji. Anna MICH
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
sARcuS PoLlASXI

1~rouNEY aud CounsrloT Of law ana sol
a tt,nr On Chnurcry, Practices IN al the
o.iN,d nito d states courts, Particular at
,,'"tion caid 10 cole sIons and remittance
nrnmptly M adc. Money TO loan, once oppo'
> ife the 0cw hotel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
T-cET.I4ANTOUS. :.
DAVID LEACH

DOOT AND SHOE maker. repairing done
D promptly. state street hrst door soui"
OF LoYcduds furniture store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
E. A. BAGLEY, N. D.,

Physician and surgeon.
IL Residence Forcs. street once, room No
/, Wright's opera House block. second hoor
Office hours. 9 TO 10 a. m; To ana : To y. IN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
1 M- RpAIME9p. NJ. q.

OFFiCE and residence in the Dallas House
~ Oiiice hours: l0to II a. M ana "a : y. IN IN
school hours: ! 10 y. ID. surgery II Speciality
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
j. l.. CLARK

. TrORNEY and Counselor AT Law Alliegal
A h,,.,,oss by letter or othcrsise, viii be
HrnIDniiv amended 10, OBJECT in Barons brick
block np stairf,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
SIMON FINK.

DEALER in The best brands of Cigars, I Iob
u accO Pipes Wines ana Liquors. Pure Alco
hui q specially
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17

ORA ICING Physician. once hours ;9to II
a, m. 2to y N. once IN "cnb ; Drug
sto q, iiaCk rooms up stairs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
IBA ~ Is - IL =,
.stM. S. IuECK & CO.

i4M. s. TUECK - CO.,
Gauarnl Blhking BuSincss Transacted
a Dealers ia Foreign and Domestic BXchanE.
special Attention Given 10 Collections.
wM. :. TURCK, 4. W. WRIGHT, q. :. WARD
J. H. A.-.R G. r.. " EBSTER,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Professional.
C. c.L.DoWMiE. IA. D.
s. D. YERiNGTCR

n ENFRAL Practice. Office; back room II
VI Wehb's Drug store,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17

4 Democratic caucus for the Town
Slip Of Pine River. will lie held at the
engine house iu the ylilagcof ST. Louis.
ON SATURDAY, September the 18th, at
, o'clock, p. Mo- for the purpose of
choosing twelve delegates to attend a
Democratic County convention to be
held 90 ithaca, ON Monday, September
oath. lSSG.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
ATTORNEHS.
f,r,tre. JOHN u. SPINNEi
GAL MER 4 SPikkEY.

y, TTORNEYs NJ Law. Attend "a an IgRuI
a business. the trial OF causes delcH. III III
criminal cases, draw all kinds OF papers. Also
reaI estate loan and insurance agents. 80
Alma, GratiOt County, Mlch
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
BuSineSSD SDircCtOry.
SOCI 'rIl1S.
c. A. r.

yZTm, Meyer Post, No. 1872. Dept uf Mich, G
w X, r., mcet on md. and ith. Thursday OF
each mouth
Z. RONISsON, Comd.
G. II. AXTELL, Adj't.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
ESCAPED CONVICT.
Shot and Killed and Another Wounded
by Guards.

A Tailulah Special to the Shreveport
Times, says A white convict was shot
and killed and negro wounded last
ght by guards near Quebec. some eight
miles west of this place. The facts are
as follows: Yesterday morning three
convicts escaped from the force employed
on the Vicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific
railroad near here. They were hunted
all day and about IL o'clock last night
two guards who had been hunting for
them met them on railroad bridge
near Quebec and called on them to sur
render. Instead Of doing so, however,
the three cOnvicts rushed upon them.
They were all three known as desperate
characters. the Two white men having
been sent up for highway robbery from
Calcasieu parish. One of them-JOhn j.
Cramer-was armed with an axe. The
two guards opened fire upon them with
guns when Cramer fell and was captured
and expired in half an hour. The ne
gro is known to be wounded, but he and
the other white man escaped but are be-
ing holly pursued through the swamps.
The coroner's jury justified the guards in
the killing.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
The Latest Project for I'm.
proving the Mississippi.
The Scheme Considered Prac-
teal and SO Reported by the
Committee on Mississippi
River Improve
ment.

Senator Van Wyck last week made a
report from the committee on the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river fund,
Of which he is chairman, on the bill ito
make the Lake BOrgne outlet to i'm
prove the low water navigation Of the
Mississippi river from New Orleans to
Cairo Ills, and incidentally to reclaim
and protect the valley lands Of the Mis-
sissippi river and tributaries from over
flow." The bill is favOrably reported.
More than $50 years, the report says the
problem of the control of the Mississippi
river has engaged the attention Of peO-
pie, creating constant anxiety to the
jewellers in the valley, causing great
expenditure of public and private wealth
with practically few benefits, and to-day
the problem is still unsOlyed.
The leyee system has been fully tried.
The first leyee was built in 17l8. In
1874 the Spanish government issued
money to build leyees under penalty OF
cOnfiseatiOn and the work was continued
until it almost bsmkrupted the people,
parishes and counties. The United
States had given nearly thirty mil
lion acres of land for this work; and
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05

also In 1880 the States Of Louisiana, Ar
kansas. Mississippi and Missouri under
took its progress. In 1858 the chief en-
gineer OF the army said the river was
leveed from Cape Girardeau to New Or
leans On both sides with entertainments
averaging four feet high, and the same
report showed more destructive over
flows than in the previous history Of the
river. The facts appear prominently in
the engineers reports. In 1874 they say
the breaks were too numerous to mention
that ii the levees had not been broken
the water would have run over the top
OF them and that it would cost $5OOOOOOO
to build levees 10 protect the valley.
The revetment and abutment system of
the river commission carried at an ex-
pense of about eight millions have had
equally disastrous results, and six mil
lions have been expended on the Eads
jetties. Yet the overfows not only con-
tinue. but are increasing. Such are
the results Of century and q half Of
experiments and expenditures equal
probably to four times the present value
of the land in the valley. The jetties
were to benefit the commerce Of New Or
leans and the country drained by the
Mississippi and its tributaries the chan
mel was to be deepened 30 feet. The chan
mel in fact is scaecely "a feet deep and
the commerce of New Orleans has de-
creased $6OyOOO,OOO in exports AMI $32,-
100000 in imports during the years fol-
lowing the completion of the jetties as
compared with the nine years precedin g.
At this time there seems, their report
says, only one more experiment left to
be tried: That is to open and deepen the
Lake BOrgne outlet. By this outlet the
waters Of the river will reach the same
ocean level by a run Of ten miles, which
it attains after cOursing LILO miles.
This fact seems the only argument ne
cessary to advance.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
The Girlcott at Pullma n.
Buffalo Express.

The male strikers at Pullman, ILL.,, are
trying to intimidate the female strikers
who have returned to work by threatening
to leave them out when the girls are
being asked to 60 to the next dance.
The young women haven't weakened yet,
but the question is are they being boy
cotted or girlcotted? Ofcoure it is the
boys who are engineering the colt, but it
is the girls who are enduring it, and
following the precedent in the case Of
the original boycott. who was sent to Co.
ventry and afterwards said TO be boycott
ted, we shall likewise have to invent q
word, and proclaim that the nOn-uniOn
work-women at Pullman are being girl
cOtted.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
SPANS Infant King.
Buffalo Courier.

The posthumOus son Of Alfonso XII, to
whom his widow gave birth yesterday,
has been nominally king of Spain from
the first moment of his life. In this ex-
ceptiOnal case the doctrine Of mOnarchial
government that has often found express
sion in the loyal cry "The king is dead;
long live the king % could not receive
a direct application, for king Alfonso
died nearly six months ago. Under the
Spanish constitution Queen Christiana
will act as regent during the minority
Of her son.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
CONVENT OF MERCY,
St. Martinsville, La.

This Institute offers supe-
rior advantages to Parents
DESTROYS of giving their chill
dren a solid and refined Edu-
cation
Terms of Tuition, Music Etc.
moderate. For particulars ap-
ply to Sisters OF Mercy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
Misft Housekeepers.
Hartford Post.

IUTUUTU II USI.
Il 'spOse you've got all setted in your
new home by this time" remarked Mrs.
Brightsnap as she hung over the back
yard fence.
Mercy nor replied Mrs. SlOwgO.
Everything is midst from the carpets
to the curtain. l never expect to get all
straight again.
isn't it job, though But there's
lot Of women who are misft hOusekeep-
ers anyway"
And having fred this or uel shot the
matinee was ended.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05
B. Audibert's.

Get your Flower Seeds from Martial
Bienvenu, he has full supply Of fresh
seeds.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-06-05

Congressman Moffat predicts that the
Republicans will carry Michigan at the
fall election by 5000 majority. II this
is the most that Republican congress
man dare claim in state that until re-
Gently was considered good for $4,000
Republicans majority the probability is
that there is no foundation for his claim
other than his hope. The admission that
the Democrats have already knocked off
5000 Of the Republican margin shows
that Republican prospects are very du-
biOus, to say the least. The Democrats
intend to knock off another 10000 at the
ensuing election and put Mr.. MOffst's
5000 majority on the Democratic side.
Louis Weigand, Of Toledo, o., on Sun
day wagered that he could eat SO raw
eggs in one sitting and started on his
task. After he had disposed Of 20 he be-
gan to get groggy, and when he swal-
lowed his 32d. he was taken sick and for
ced to desist. He grew rapidly worse and
died yesterday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-30
East India Pitcher Plant.

No family in botany is more singular
than the Nepenthes Or pitcher plant
family. They grow especially in East
India and China, but there is fine va
riety i'm the United States. 1t is found
around Lake Chautauqua, growing in
the messy boys therabouts. 1t is quite
as interesting as any of this curious
family. The pitcher fills with water
during rains, and this nourishes the
plant. Darwin made curious discOv-
cry with regard TO this kind of plant.
He called them "insectiverOus." He
found that sweet gummy substance
was secured by the inside of the cup.
Flies and gnats were caught in this and
could not escape. They were absorbed
and dissolved, literally digested by the
plant, and so went to promote its
growth. Some of pitcher family
secrete real find, which is found in
the cup. The East India pitcher plant
is one of the most interesting. The cover
of the cup is formed by the real blade
of the leaf, which overhangs it i'm sort
of flaD