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Show RAfSED A JIMSOr WEED. Mean Practical Joke Played on Lover of Flowers. Practical Joking flourishes to such an oxtent In tho vicinity of Poolos-vlllo, Poolos-vlllo, , Montgomery county, Md., that residents of that section of tho country coun-try on constantly on tho lookout for somo Joko to bo played on thorn. It hnpponcd somo time ago that a number of tho residents of I'oolosvllle became lntorostod hi what was said to bo the seed of n now kind of plant. Among thoso who reoolvod sampleu of tho seed was a woman who was unsuccessful un-successful in its propagation. Dcsplto all her care, the seed failed to como up. Sho was telling of hor bad luck to a mixed company, whon ouo of tho Jokers said ho had met with success in growing tho seed and would bo pleased to give tho lndy ono of tho plants ho had raised. Tho lady wns delighted at tho offer, and ox-pressed ox-pressed hor thunks accordingly. In duo timo she received a small plant, supposed to havo sprouted from tho seed which she had tried in vain to propngato. Tho plant wns handled by her very cnrofully, placed under glass and treated as a pot. It grow and flourished beyond her fondest expectations, and whon it hnd reached its maturity sho found sho hnd nurtured a specimen of tlio Jamestown, James-town, or Jlmson, weed, which tho Joker had palmed off on her. Baltlmoro Sun. |