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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

. PERSONALITIES party who pick
ed up the ten dollar bill at Dreamland
Saturday night will please return the
same to the owner, F. A. Baker, TT
First street, city. l56
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VITAL STATISTICS. OF COUNTY
kandlyohi County Reported 44s
Births and 1914 Deaths in 1911.

The following are the number of
births and deaths reported from the
various divisions of Kandiyohi coun-
ty in 1911:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

FOR RENT-Three furnished
rooms, suitable for, light housekeep-
ing. Inquire at 1876 Litchfield Ave.
East. 159
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ST. LUKE'S PARISH,

! Lenten services every Wednesday
in Chapel.
1000 a. M, Holy Communion.
500 p. M, Litany service.
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Examination for Custodian.

An examination for Fireman. Lab
orer- at the Federal Building, Will
mar, Mimi, will be held March Is,
1912. The salary is $500 per annum
No educational test will be given, and
it will not be necessary for appli-
cants to appear at any place for ex-
animation. The subjects are:
49,: Weights
Physical ability ...:.:... :. 40
Training, experience and fitness. so
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

FOR RENT-Modern residence,
desirable locality, 6 rooms, moderate
rent. Inquire at Bank of Willmar. 1852
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The above proposed plat Of tract Of land containing 2775
surrounded by Ferng Spice Glarums Additions. Tro
Avenue along the north of this will
laid that this This unquesnaby the valuable
tract unpad land the interested
good piece Of land that will into write
CA FERRIhG, 800 Jackson St, St. Paul.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

FOR SALE-All kinds of framed pic
lures. The cheapest place in the city
to have pictures framed. New and up
to-date moulding. We also take orders
for enlarging pictures. Be sure to get
my prices before you order elsewhere.
o. A. jacobson, Wall Paper and Paint
Store. 126
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Stock For Sale.
For .SaIe-MiscelIaneous.

Glarum farm. 1876
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Total -. 100
Application blanks and instruc-
tons may be obtained from the Sec
rotary, Civil Service Board, Willmar,
MINI. ,a4**.*.
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For Sale Miscellaneous.

GRAVEL-Am prepared to load
cars at New London pit. Write or
phone John Wright.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

FOUND driving mitt. Found
on road to State Farm. Inquire at
this Office. l55
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Classified: Wants

One cent word each insertion. No
ad for less than Is cents. cash with
order.
80 per cent discount for additional
tnsertions-No accounts booked TOR less
than 25c.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
CCcKN . CO.
as1IiIl|ih(llbdktfl!f[flfs IFS
FIRST NJ. E..

FIRST M. E.
Preaching services 10 80 a. m. and
500 p. m.
Sunday school IL As a. m.
Epworth League 700 p. m.
Morning subject, "The Salt Of the
Earth" Evening, "The Danger Line -
Strangers in Willmar, over Sunday
are cordially invited to attend these
services. All are welcome. Fourth
street and Trott avenue.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

FOR SALE-One hundred bushels
fax seed for sale at the o. B. Glarum
farm by Aug. Benson. Clean and
guaranteed to be free from false
stuff. 1873
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

WANTED-Everybody to have
their pictures taken at the Simon's
Studio. 131
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

Services next Sunday at usual
time. Services at Pennock at three
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Weekday
Lenten service Thursday evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

SEED OATS-Clean Big Four seed
oats for sale. Tobias Rasmussen,
Rt.. 4, Willmar. IA
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Corrected Feb. %, 1919.

OOIIecCS0 20, I81Z.
P1ces on creamery butter, flour, BRAN snort t.
and apples are dealers selling prices, ali other
IRE prices paid to prOduCera
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Mtscen aneous.

WANTED TO buy fresh eggs.
Ideal Bakery. -sss. SO 149
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Lost, Found, Etc.

FOUND-A pocket book this
morning. Inquire at this Office. 161
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

HOUSE FOR RENT-On Litch-
field avenue, between First and Sec
ond streets. J. p. Madison. 80
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FOR RENT-Flat, 6 rooms and
bath, hot water heat, on 9Th street.
J. H. Virgins Co. 20
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

STEAM HEATED ROOMS-For
rent. Inquire of R. W: Stanford,
post Office building. 72
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

FOR RENT-Heated room fur
nished. Inquire Of j. P. Madison,
lib E. Litchfie1d Ave. IS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
Houses and Rooms.

ROOMS AND BOARD-In private
family. Inquire Of Mrs. O. P, Rice,
SOB Third St. l4O
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
JOCIAL News

Mrs. Sadie Verdier and Miss Grace YER
der, after an extended stay at the home
OF Mrs. Carrie Boulder, have returned to
Norfolk, Va.
Miss Ruth Tatman daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Tatman, and Mr. Charles
Price, of near town, were married in
Wilmington on Saturday.
Miss Evelyn Kibler, Messrs Thomas and
Harry Kibler and Mr.. Joshua Clayton, OF
Middletown, were entertained at dinner
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs j. Groome Steele
Mr.. Harry Griffith and children, OF
Morrisville, Pa, spent Thanksgiving with
his mother, MIS- A. NJ. Griffith. Mrs.
Harry Griffith, who has been spending
some time here, returned home with Mr..
Griffith on Friday.
Mrs. Gilmore Deibert spent several days
this week in Philadelphia.
Mrs Jacob Thomas and Nj. and Mrs.
Ad Thomas, OF Newark, Del, visited Mrs.
William Byers on Wednesday.
A number of the friends of Miss Gladys
Banks gave her a shower at the nome OF
Mrs. w. S. Byers on Wednesday evening,
December l.
Mr. Andrew Pennington is visiting Mr..
and Mrs Byron Bouchele.
Miss Augusta Egee- attended a dance
Friday evening in Newark, Del
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
4. c. WELLS, Druggist, EIkton, Nd.

rem, of Wilmington, spent last Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Burlin.
Mrs. George Campbell and Mrs. Will
liam Campbell spent last Friday in Bal
timore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pugh and child
rem came in their car from Landsdowne,
Pa, and spent several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Snyder.
Miss Christine Hopkins, of st. Mary's
School, N j., spent the week end at her
home.
Messrs. Stevens and W. King, of Ohio,
former students at Tome, visited friends
in town last week.
Mrs. Smith and children, of Baltimore,
and Mr.. Edwin Yanneman and Miss Har-
riett Vanneman, of Havre de Grace, were
guests of Mrs. w. F. Kidd last Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. S. G. Fisher gave very
delightful card party on Saturday even
ing, in honor of some of the former Tome
teachers. Among those present were
Misses Ruth Wilde, Wilmington, Del.
sadie Wells, Washington, ID. c.; Esther
Egerton, Plainfield, N. j.; Evalyn Combs,
Philadelphia, and Misses Maddocks, Nc
Cartey Bailey, Snyder, Wiley, Osgood
and Messrs, Harrison, Clapp, and John
son, of Port Deposit.
Miss Snyder entertained informally at
orluSe on FRIDAY evening, In honor OF
Miss Wilde, of Wilmington, Del, and
Miss Wells, of Washington, D. c. Those
present were Misses Wilde, Wells, Os-
good; Messrs. Parsons, Whitman, Hudel-
son and Clapp.
Mrs. S. C. Rowland entertained the
Matinee Whist Club at her home in Bal
timore, Wednesday, December H.
The Guild Work of the Silver Cross
Home will be on sale at the Hytheham
room, at Junior School building, from 2
to s. Tuesday December 10
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
DO YOU ENJOY EATING
Or Does Everything You Eat
Distress You?

Experts declare that the reason
stomach disorders are SO common In
this country is due to hasty and
careless habits of eating. Stomach
troubles and rundown conditions also
usually go together.
John Lind, of Oneonta, N. Y, says:
Il have been troubled with a bad
stomach trouble for fifteen years, and
became so weak that I could hardly
walk or do any work. My appetite
was very poor, and it seemed impos-
sible to get any relief. Since taking
two bottles of Vinol find that it has
already made a remarkable improve
ment in my health; my digestion is
much stronger, and I have gained in
weight"
Vinol makes weak stomachs strong
because it strengthens and tones up
the weakened, tired and overtaxed
nerves of the digestive organs. Vinol
is easily assimilated by the weakest
stomachs, and is delicious to the taste
Try a bottle of Vinol with tn,
understanding that your money Vt
be returned if 1t does not he,7 -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
CHESAPEAKE CITY DFPARTf1fk

Mr.. Thomas Brown. Of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. Artisan Smith, Of Newark, Dell,
spent Saturday and Sunday in town.
Miss Elizabeth Rhpades. OF EarlevIlIe.
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Wolfe.
Miss Florence Esee spent Sunday with
Miss Evelyn Kibler, near town.
Mrs. Arthur Deibert spent several days
In Philadelphia this week
Miss Fannie Peach, OF North East,
spent Sunday with Miss Eva Foard
Miss Fannie Foard. Of Elkton, spent
Sunday with her mother.
Mr. Joseph Schaefer Jr.. spent several
days last week In Delaware City with his
aunt, Mrs. Charles Schaefer
Mr.. Reed Kirk was very seriously In.
Jured last Saturday by horse kicking
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Kirk entertained
MIS- John Kirk, OF Bethel on Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Egee and Miss Sara Price
spent several days with relatives on the
Manor.
Mrs. Edith Elliott and son. Jack are
visiting relatives in Newark, Del.
Miss Hannah Bouchelle visited Miss
Ida Bouchelle this week.
Miss Florence Egee and Mr.. Byron
Bouchelle spent Thursday in Whining
ton.
Misses Ruth Morgan and Lulu Bristow
spent Thursday with friends in Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, of Ocean
City spent several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Rees
Miss Mary Williams, of Elkton, spent
several days with Miss Anna Biddle this
week
Mrs. Edward Gardner and children, and
Miss Myrtle Davenport, of Carlisle,
, spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Pierce
The Sunshine Society held their regular
meeting on Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. G. s. WoolIey.
Mrs. James Woolleyhan has been
spending some time with relatives in
Darleville.
MT. Ralph Watson spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watson at Bethel.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07

The annual election of officers of Be-
hemla Lodge took pace on Monday even
ing last and resulted in the selection of
the following officers for 1913: Noble
Grand, John w. Hudson, Jr.; Vice-Grand,
Banks Queck Secretary, G. P. w. Lake;
Treasurer, r. b. Lake; Marshal, A. J..
Ross Chaplain, J. T. Loveless; Trustees,
Hugh w. Caldwell. Harry Price and
John M. Reed, Jr.
Price, H. G. Hager, Byron Bouchelle and
Hugh w. Caldwell paid fraternal visit
to Union Lodge, No As, A. F. C A. M, of
Elkton, Tuesday evening.
Circulars In explanation of the Par
GELS Post have been distributed by POST
master W. B. Coleman.
The poultry and oyster supper held by
the ladies of the NJ e. Church was a
success, the net receipts being about $50.
Bohemia Lodge of Odd Fellows has i'm
proved the interior. of the store occupied
by Mr.. Oakley Barwick, by removing a
partition, thus making the store into one
large room.
Messrs. Howard Brown, Ward BeastOn
and Edgar Bishop held their weekly
class and dance in the Masonic Hall on
Wednesday evening.
A special meeting of Cecil Lodge No
1875, A. F. & A. M, will be held on Mon
day evening, December g.
Regular services will be held at the
NJ E. Church and at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday.
The NJ. E. Parsonage is now about
completed and Rev. Mr.. Kenny and fam
lily moved into 1t this week.
The regular monthly meeting. Of the
President and Commissioners of Chesa-
peake City will be held on Monday, De-
cember 9, at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Sherman will
occupy the house formerly used as par
sonage by the NJ. E. Church
shoe repair shop has been opened on
Bohemia avenue near the pool room
Mr.. Wilmer Bristow and family have
moved from the house formerly occupied
by them on George street, to another
house on George street. near Byers' store.
The regular monthly meeting of the
directors of the Chesapeake City Fire
Company, No. l, was held on Thursday
evening.
*fBen Sadowsky, a first-class shoe max
er and repairer, has opened a shop in
Chesapeake City, next door to Rees'
Hardware Store. He solicits trial of
his work, knowing he can satisfy his
customers. Don't cast aside your old
shoes; let Sadowsky mend them; 1t will
pay you dec. 73t+*
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
PORT DEPOSIT

There is in all this cod and hollow
world no fount OF deep strong deathless
love, save that within mother heart"
Mrs. Hemans.
Mrs. Mary Clemson was at home" on
Tuesday afternoon from 10 6, to a num-
Der of her friends
Mrs. Jerome Conway and daughter Ruth
of Baltimore, are guess of Mrs. Samuel
Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell Royston and
Miss Martha Everist, of Baltimore, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Swan Everist and child
rem, of Havre de Grace, spent Thanksgiv-
ing Day with Mrs. Sarah Ever.st
Miss Charlotte Craig, of Rowlandville,
spent Sunday with Miss Myrtle Barrett.
Misses Clara and Helen Brown attended
house party at Mrs. Bordley IN Ches-
tertown, over Sunday
Mrs. ]. T. c. Hopkins entertained a
number of friends at bridge last Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. James Kidd, of Pleasant Grove, is
visiting his brother, Mr.. w. F. Kidd.
Dean Howard McClenahan, of Prince
ton, N. j., will deliver lecture on
Liquid Air Saturday evening at Me-
Miss Margaret Kerwin spent Tuesday
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Archer Smith, of Franklin Marshall
School, Lancaster, Pa, spent Sunday with
Miss Blanche Stebbing
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Clapp ana child
ren spent last Thursday with Mrs. Mary
Clapp.
DIR. John e. futile, of the Presbyterian
Church, York, Pa, viii preach to the
students and friends at Memorial Hall
next Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Misses Fearl and Margaret Krauss visit
ed relatives in Wilmington this week.
Rev. f. f. Carpenter and son, Irving,
of Wilmington, Del, visited friends in
town last Saturday.
Miss Rena Holm is visiting Miss Mar
garet Green in Philadelphia.
Miss Helen f. Harvard of Baltimore,
spent Sunday at her home.
Miss Mabel Stephenson of Baltimore,
and Miss Helen Stephenson, of Whining
ton, spent Thanksgiving at their hom'.
Mrs. Thomas Mcdowell and Mrs. Eliza
beth Choate, of Haddon Heights, N j.,
Mrs. Samuel Brown and Miss Margaret
McKain, of philadelphia, Mr.. Joseph Gill
more, of Baltimore, Mrs. Mary McDon-
aid and Mrs. Charles Wilson, of Will
mington, were recent guests of the Misses
Butchenhart.
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Burlin and child
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07

There is in all this cod and hollow
world no fount OF deep, strong deathless
love- save that within mothers heart"
Mrs. Hemans.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
TOWN TAXES

Taxes for 1912 are due and payable
September l, 1912.
On all taxes not paid by January /,
1918, interest will be charged thereon
from September l, 1912, to date of pay
ment.
Taxes not paid by April 1, 1913, are
required by law to be placed in the
hands of the Sheriff of Cecil county for
collection.
Tax payments are to be made to
JNO. W. HUDSON, JR.,
Treasurer.
dec 16-'11-1 yrs
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-07
LOCAL NOTEJ

The WING is on sale each week at
Alexander's; price cents.
The Huttig news., 1912-04-06

tude toward Sands, eagerness to avert the problem for a few hours made Mrs. Missioner seem more willing to be monopoli2ed by the clubman than she would have been under any other circumstances. Who so debonair as Griswold when he led the beautiful widow through the mazes of the square dance, or floated with her 4hout the room 10 the melody of the f;itana waltz? Who more worthy of he homage due a coaquistador as he paraded the wealthy woman's acquies- cence to his open wooing the length and breadth of the most brilliant and exclusive ballroom in Fifth Avenue? [ was not to be expected that Curtis, 1nder such conditions cou'd be any thing but gay. He glittered. His con rersation sparkled like the receiver of a wireless instrument Little Dorothy March was so impressed by the ex- ceptional gallantry and animation of the palpably delighted clubman-so deeply impressed, in fact. that 1t was long ere the memory of that evening faded In more recent recollections of chocolate nougats and Forrest Theater matinees.
 Now, the question Is, would Curtis Griswold have been as light-hearted If he had known that letter address ed to him was intercepted at the door of this same mansion in Millionaircs' Row by a swarthy gentleman of Ori- ental aspect, who had dazzled the un- suspectiDg district messenger with tip of gleaming gold? Whether he would remains a question. Griswold never knew it, but Prince Kananda. after a swift persual of the note in secluded smoking room, lost no time in letting the Swami know 1t, and 1t was worthy of note. though perhars nobody noticed it, that within very few minutes after their second meet ing in the ballroom, Prince and scholar took their separate leave of their host ess, and sped northwesterly in closed automobiles that raced neck and neck far beyond the speed limit.
 Little society reporters, in frocks of holden gray. scrihbled for the city editions of the morning papers the in ternationally important information that the ball of that evening was ore of the most brilliant successes of the season, and that it was graced by the attendance of an Oriental prince whose departure was hastened by the receipt of a pressing cablegram from his royal father.
The Huttig news., 1912-04-06
WHEN CARVING WAS AN ART
In Old Days the slcing Was Suited to the Importance of
 the Guest.

Carving was once a serious thing. The sixteenth century carver was a professional. He had to make the joint fit the guest The size of his slices was the thing. Then he had to know his guests and cut accord ingly
 A lord, for instance, at the table and pike was dished up whole. Smaller fry, and the pike came on in slices The same procedure with pig. The rank of the diners decided wheth- CT it should appear at table in gold leaf or naked, whole or sliced. With bread, too, there was a difference.
 New or three days old baked was at the discretion of the carver as he sized up the visitors. And as for the apportioning of the tidbits according to precedence there was no end. The old-time carver in fact was born and then made.
 The eighteenth century was the day of the carving master. He taught hos tesses the art. Lady Mary Montagu for instance, took three lessons a week that she might be perfect on her fathers public days, when, in or der to perform her functions without interruptions. she was forced to eat her own dinner alone an hour or two beforehand"
 The hostess carved while the host pushed the bottle" She did more She urged the guests to eat more and more, and woe to her if she neglected a guest. The diner who was forced to help himself to a slice of anything nearly choked. These diners of the eighteenth century liked being pressed. And the hostess wei comed the end of the feast-London Chronicle.
The Huttig news., 1912-04-06

Over 1000 signatures to thestate vide prohibition petition were received in Little Rock Saturday. and since the election they have aeen coming in at the rate of nearly thousand a day. It was expected that by the middle of this week that the necessary number of l2.- 3G0 would have been filed with the 5aefetafy of State. but those who are pushing the campaign will not top with that, but will continue with unremitting zeal, hoping to secure two or three times that number. All who have petitions are urged to send them in at once and get new blanks.
The Huttig news., 1912-04-06
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Giittering Dance.

Doris Missioner was affected much more deeply than she would have thought probable when she read the ardor-breathing proposal of marriage from Bruxton Sands. To say that il surprised her would be to set fem nine intuition at discount. She had known for long time that Sands was in love with her. and on several occasions had been perilously close to the necessity of accepting or rejecting him
 Mrs. Missioner sent a reply to Sands with which, she told herself, he must be content for the present When she had written it. she dressed for dinner rather earlier than usual, dined with only little Dorothy March as a visa wis, and, after an hour or so spent in working out pretty problems with her youthful protegee, rang for her limousine and was whirled away to dance at the home of one of her dear five hundred friends. Mrs. Missioners arrival was an instant triu nph, a roy al progress. She laughed and chatted with men who adored her, and with women who would have done the same if they had not been-women.
 Yet there was a monotony about It all to her, for although she was fond of society, she had seen the same faces, heard the same small talk, lis tened to the same music, and danced the same dances many, many times in the course of the season. Just when her vague wish for the unusual was shaping itself into naturalization of the grisly phantom, boredom. little stir at the entrance to the ballroom heraided the arrival of a man who quickly drove the little drab devil Of ennui from his perch upon Mrs. Mis- sioner's satin shoulder.
 The newcomer was a tall person. wearing the ordinary evening attire of gentlemen. with addition, however, of showy turban that crowned his long black hair, like a wreath of snow upon a darkling mountainside. It needed no second glance to tell Mrs. Missioner that they had already met. She knew 1t long before the Swami's dark eyes swung their twin search. light glance in her direction. Mrs. Missioner recognized readily the my terious stranger Of the opera box It was the first time she had seen him since the night in which she dis covered the falsity of her jewels. For a moment. the sight of his swart face and piercing eyes recalled the pang with which she had learned of the loss of the Maharanee diamond. So 1t was with a most gracious smile that she interrupted an introduction by her hostess and said:
 We have net quite recently" as she touched the tips Of her white gloved fingers to those of the Ori- ental She went on: You see I am more composed than at our last meet ing; but then, l dare say, you were not troubled. Jewels. you know. mean so
The Huttig news., 1912-04-06
Arabia's Laughing Plant.

The laughing plant is not a flower that larghs, but one that creates laughter, if the printed accounts of travellers can be believed, says an English paper. It grows in Arabia and is called the laughing plant be- cause the seeds produce effects like those caused by laughing gas. The flowers are of bright yellow, and the seed pods are soft and woolly, while the seeds resemble small black beans Only two or three grow in a pod The natives dry and pulverize them, and the powder. taken in small doses, makes the soberest person be- have like a circus clown or madman, for he will dance, sing and laugh most boisterously and cut the most fantastic capers and be in an uproar- iously ridiculous condition for about an hour. When the excite ement ceases the exhausted exhibitor of these an tics falls asleep, and when he awakens he has not the slightest remembrance of Lis frisky doings.