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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1910-08-18, Page 7Aug•19tbt 1910, The ellntoi "Eat and Be erry!" wok Stop starving yourself—stop sufferinn the pangs of. indigestUon—eta worrying about what you dare and •dare not eat. Eat hearty meals of wholesome food, take and you'll feel like a new person. Sour Stomach—heartburn—• occasional indigestion— chronic dyspepsia all yield quickly to NA -DRU -CO Dyspepsia Tablets. The properly digested • food restores your strength, your stomach regains its tone, and soon requires no further aid. 50c. a box. If your druggist has not stocked them yet send 50c. and we will mail them. 37 NATIONAL DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO. QF CANADA UNITED. MONTREAL. FIOHT IN THE DARK Story of a Duel In the Carpetbag Days In the South. By ROCKFORD KING. ICopyrlght, 1910, by American Press AEso- ciatiron. j My father was a South Carolinian. He was graduated at West Point, served twelve years in the artillery. married a northern woman and re- signed. Some time after his death I found myself In possession of a plan- tation in his native state. This was shortly after the civil war, and a plan- tation in the south was worthless un- less made valuable by close attention and special effort. Therefore I re- • solved to go and live on it and man- age it myself. That was the "carpetbag" period. and there was a great deal of preju- dice against northerners. Strange as as wB PASSED SIM HE HISSED "lam= „• �,,, ,run!" it may seem, my only intimate friends were two or three ex -officers of the disbanded Confederate armies. Among them was a physician, _Dr. Armitage, who bad been a regimental surgeon. These men not only called on me, but invited me to their houses. When I told them that I was doubtful as to whether it would pay me to suffer the "slings and arrows" constantly fired at me by my neighbors they promised to stand by me, and if I would be pa- tient the persecution would eventually die down. Rosalind Armitage, the doctor's daughter, was ten years my junior.. Them was in her veins thiongh her mother the blood of Norway. This gave ber a mingling of physical fea- tures that was peculiar, not to say beautiful. She had Titian hair, dark eyes, fair skin, with roses in the. cheeks. She was a very hot rebel. but this did not keep us from falling in love with each other. Her father, though my senior by fifteen years, became my intimate friend, and he made no objection to the match. We were married, a few of the neighbor- ing planters coming to the wedding. The balance world not attend the nup- tials of a southern girl with a northern man. The man who persecuted me most effectually was en Irishman named Murphy. He had been an overseer be- fore the war and during the struggle had made money by getting cotton through the Federal lines and selling It at an enormous price. As soon as the Confederacy collapsed be bought a plantation near mine and began to court the society of those who bad al- ways regarded him as an inferior. His 'bitterness against me was intended as a means of carrying favor with them. When it became necessary in conse- quence of an insult received from Mur- phy that applied equally to me and to Dr. Armitage to call the enemy to ac- count there arose between the doctor and me a dispute as to which 'should have the post of combatant Murphy had stated publicly in the bar of the tavern that Armitage in receiving a "northern mndsfll" into bis family was a traitor to the south ana tnat be (Murphy) proposed to drive me back north, where I came from. Here were two men insulted, I as the younger man and the first cause of the trouble argued that I should resent it Dr. Armitage argued that as a northern man I was not fitted for such a con- test with a southerner who had be- longed to the poor white class, and it was his own part, both for himself and. his daughter's husband, to chastise Murphy. And chastisement, of course. meant a shooting match. Both Mrs. Armitage and my wife, who knew of the trouble, were very much frightened,, understanding that Murphy's insult in South Carolina mast be resented and dreading the consequences Armitage called a meet- ing of several of his intimate friends and asked them what course they rec- ommended him and me to pursue. They were very indignant at Murphy's act, and some were in favor of send- ing a. committee to him to request that he leave the state: ,Neither the doctor nor I would assent to this. Then one of the planters asked if some ruse could not be adopted by which Mur- phy would be put out of the fight. This suggestion found favor with my father4n-law, and he adjourned the meeting, saying that he would think it over. The result was that the next day he told me he had formed a plan. I was to purposely meet Murphy ,and slap his face. Some of our friends were to go with me to see that Mur- phy did not draw a knife or a pistol on me, the object being. to force him to challenge me. The lan a doctor had in view turne upon the terms, which were sure to give me an. advan• - tage over my enemy indeed, so great an advantage that, ' while I could con- quer him, I need not kill him. In oth- er words, the affair was to be not a duel, but a method of ridding us both. of Murphy's persecution. , ___The ..text evening I went to the t ..- room of the tavern where Murpby had given the insult and where I knew he* was to be found every evening drink- ing mint juleps. I entered the room with two friends, and, that I might not be considered to have come.espe• clans to find him, we called for juleps, paying no attention to Murphy, who sat at a table with another man. On seeing me he scowled, but said noth- ing till we had finished our juleps and taunt gppgt. V leave. As we passed him he hissed: ""i,•, "Yankee ens!" ai. w>.., e ' :1';` I brought the palm of my • hand across his cheek and quickly stepped back, and my friends , placed them- selves between . him and me. One of them .said to him: • "You have repeatedly injured a man whose ancestors were South Caro- linians. Efe aro- linians..'He is.worthy''of-Ilis-fathers,. and, though they were, gentlemen,: which you are not, he is ready to give you satisfaction. I shall expect to' hear from you at my . house at your convenience." With that we left the tavern. Mr. Murphy .now had to choose be- tween sending me. a challenge and be- ing considered .in the neighborhood what he had called me—a "cur." The challenge came, and I handed it to Dr. Armitage. A reply went back that L would meet Murphy, but, being the challenged party, 1 must insist on my own terms. These were cavalry sa- bers in a dark room, the time limitof the contest to be fifteen minutes, at the expiration of which the doors were to be thrown open and the affair ended. The hent. of the meeting was to be 8 o'clock p. m. or at twilight. Twenty -tour hours : elapsed and we were beginning to think that Murphy had been bluffed when a reply :carne accepting the terms. A bedroom was. secured at the tavern from which ev- ery article of furniture was removed. except the carpet. There were but two windows, which were boarded up, ren- dering'the room as nearly dark as pos- sible. At halt past 7 Dr. Armitage, my sec- ond, and myself entered the tavern and passed upstairs to a waiting room that had been assigned us. The doc- tor took out of his vest pocket a vial and a tamers hair brush. "Sit down there," he said, pointing to an easy chair. I obeyed, and, dipping the blush in the vial, the doctor drew the former across my eyes. This done he band- aged them, and I remained for some twenty-five minutes in total darkness. At 8 o'clock the bandage was remov, ed. I passed across a hallway and en- tered the room where 1 was to meet Murphy. There was another door by Which he was introduced to the room. rue two doors were closed simutrane• ready, and we were in total darkness. At least we were supposed to be In total darkness. Murphy was really so. I was not, Dr. Armitage, having dilat- ed the pupils of my eyes by means of a drug and then having kept them bandaged for awhile, bad enabled me to take advantage of the little light that filtered through any crack in the windows or between the door and the sill. l was astonished. knowing, as i did, that every possible ray had been shut out from the roam. that ( could see Murphy with fair'disriuctness. 1 could also stye that be was oblivious to every Object in the room, including myself. I advanced stealthily and touched his chest with the point of my saber. He drew back. t ..L made a detour to another part of the room. It was amusing to see him grope, every mo- ment expecting that be might receive a thrust. I could not discover the ex, pression on his face. but his attitudes were quite plain to me. Most of the time he sidted along the wall, but at the slightest sound from me would retreat in any direction his fright dic- tated. For awhile I amused Thyself by getting quite near hint and touching him with my saber. His agony at such timesmust have been extreme. But, finding that my increased sight was diminishing. I presently began to give him some stinging blows with the flat of the steel. In this way I felt justified In punishing him for his insolence and now and again be- labored him soundly. Ile struck at me wildly, but 1 was never where his thrusts came or his blows fell. Once he made so quick a (stab that I barely had time to avoid getting the point of his weapon 1n' my ribs. irritated. 1 approached him and gave him a blow on the cheek that drew blood. At that moment the doors were thrown open, and. with a cry of "Time's upl" the seconds rushed In to stop the fray. The strain on Murphy had been, so terrible that as soon as it• was over be swooned. I think I should have done the same had an unseen enemy been thrusting a saber at me fora quarter of an hour, I expecting. with every thrust to be killed. As .it was, I got credit for extraordinary nerve, no one being in the secret except Dr. Armitage, my second. and my- self. Neither Mr. Armitage nor. my wife knew anything about the affair till it was all over. Murphy never troubled . us again. $loo, Reward, $loo. The readers• of this paper will he pleased to learn that there is at- least one dreaded disease tliat science has been able to cure in all ite stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. *call's: Cat- -srnh Oure-is taken -_internally,..: .n directly upon the blond and'muoous surfaces of the system, thereby des• troying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assist- ing nature in doing- its' work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they . offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails' to cure; Send for list of testi- monials. Address : F. J. CHENEY & Co.Toledo,0 Sold by Druggists, -75c. 'rake Hall's Family Pillswfor constipa- tion. • Row Brei 'THE NEBRASKAN' IN ALBERTA.'. Arthur Stringer Discusses the. Influx Into' the 'Canadian West. ~a • To -day more wheat is bought and sold in 'Winnipeg than in Chicago. More then half .'of it is moved by- Am erican money. Three-quarters of:Can-� ada's most prosperous city, the city of Calgary, which twelve years .ago .was. a sleepy "cow town'1, and . is to -day the bustling, booming centre of the "Alberta Red" prosperity, is owned -by Americans. Its most fashionable resi- dential section . has been christened. "American . Hill," and it is already tapped by . an American railroad built and operated by American capital. West of Winnipeg the native Cana- dian is outnumbered two to one by his American cousin. South of the line, in fact, the startled Middle West States are forming "Why-Go-to.Can- ada Clubs.".Yet characteristically Am- erican is this brand new : country's brand new slogan as it scatters north- ward for new wheat fields: "A billion bashers a year or bust!" A State Department report of last December disclosed that the total Ain. erican investments in Canada had al- ready reached the colossal sum of $236,800,000. This sum was approxi- mately divided as follows: AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Ms Stops� rai in itiair Ayer's Hair Vigor is composed of sulphur, glycerin, qulnln, sodium chlorld, capsicum,, sage, alcohol, water, and perfume. Not a single injurious ingredient in this list. Atk your doctor If this is not so.. Follow his advice. A hair food, a hair tonic, a hair dressing.. Promptlychecks hair. Completely destroys all dandruM falling AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Does not Color the Hair °a..0. Aran UWUAtfL. ILow.n,lfssY. Mr.. M. Barrett, 6oe Moreau BL, Montreal, says; " A horrid rash came out all over my baby's face and spread until it had totally covered his scalp. It was irritating and painful, and caused the little one hours of suffering. We tried soape and powders and salves, but be got no better. He refused his food, got quite thin and worn, and was reduced to a very serious condition. I was advised to try Zam7,Buk, and did so. It was wonderful how it seemed to cool and ease the child's burning, painful skin. Zam-Buk from the very commencement seemed to go right to the spot, and the pimples and soresand the irritation grew less and leas, Within a few weeks my baby's skin was healed completely. He has now not a trace of raab, or eruption, or eczema, or burning sore. Not only so,bat cured of the tor- menting skirl troube, .be has improved in general health." Zam•Buk is soldaI aapos►lt stores sad ven- dors Toro'nto, fo4rpice, 6bosm� from Lnert ours for all akin seas , andSN W. ea, reps barns, ssa, SNOW. ed the idea of a mail service between England and Ameriea by steamers from Liverpool to Halifax, but it was ton years later before the project be- came an established fact. Mr. Cun- ard began his enterprise by going over to Great Britain in 1838, where he met an eminent marine engineer, Robert Napier, of Glasgow. HU mission was so successful that Mr. Napier under- took the construction of four steam- ships of 440 horse -power each, and 1,200 tone burden. In 1839 he formed a partnership with David MacIver, of Liverpool, and George Burns, of Glas- gow, under the name of the British and North American Royal. Mail Stearn Packet Co., and early in the same year the new company entered into contract with the Government to car- ry the mails for seven years between Boston and Quebec and between Liv- erpool and Halifax, for $300,000 per annum. In 1850 he received knight- hood on the recommendation of Lord Palmerston and in 1860 was one of those whose counsel ,was asked in connection with the construction of the Intercolonial Railway.. He had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1846. He made his hone and his later life at Kensington, London, where he died in 1865, leaving an estate valued at $1,750,000. For the first seven years of • his contract with the Government for the carriage of the trans-Atlantic mails, which commenced in July, 1840, six boats were employed, but after that time the Government de- cided upon a weekly service, and the fleet was increased to eleven vessels. The anneal subsidy was increased to $725,000 and again to $985,000 when the service was made to include New York, The .Persia, built it 1855, was the first iron boat used in the service, and was not only the largest but the fastest vessel in the fleet. From the first, the use of iron steamers was so satisfactory that no side vvyyheelers were built after 1862, when the first large steamer, the China, crossed the Atlantic, propelled by a screw. Prob- ably no name is so fully identified with the reduction of time in ocean travel as that of Cunard. taovernmens. sus retort .was wormy of record. "A surveyor's parallel o' latitude ain't such a hell of a thing t' climb overt" And the denim -clad Nebraskan, in his homely way, went on to show me how the country was all one. He' wouldn't admit , that there was any w,eakeniag in the feeling of American citizenship.. Nobody had demanded of him the sale of his birthright. He found himself under a system of gov- ernment that was proving itself as democratic' as. any in the world, with representative institutions even more direct in the submission of the execu- tive authority to the will of the peo- ple. He found a scrupulous .enforce- ment of law and the greatest respect for the rights of person and property. He found himself 'free of the ever ac- tive antennae pf that loathed • octopus.. known as the Trusts. He was in a country where everyone was too busy growing wheat .and making roads and building. cities to hang about talking jingoism and kow-towing topotentates in gold braid- There was no obtrus- ion ,of nationality. This newer coun- try of his adoption was,' in fact, under hostage, to peace, with its thirty-five hundred miles of unfortified boundary and 'i rule cities without a ma- chine •gun: Arthur `S�ringer i" n�"I�etir• son's. " PEIOSPROYOL The Eleetric Restorer for Men Restores -every nerve in the body to its proper tension;' restoresvim and vitality.; Premature decay and all fexual weakness averted at once: Phosphonol will make you a new 168 oompanies, average. eapi- tad, '$600,000' $100,il00,000' Investments in British Co- lumbia mills and timber 50,000,000 Investments in British Co- lumbia mines . 50,000,000 Land deals in Alberta, etc. 10,000.000 Investments in lumber and ' mines. In Alberta .5,II6,000 Packing plants 5,000,000 Implement -distributing houses • 4,000,000 Land deals in British Co- lumbia 2,000,000 Total ... ... , .. $226,800,000 "Why'd you leave your own coup. try;'" I had the temerity to ask a denim -clad man from Nebraska ard he stood in the shadow of his "high -bag- ger" threshing "Alberta Red" out of the stock. "Hey' I?" he mildly inquired. "0f course you have!" "I ain't seen anything to show me I hey'," persisted the amiable expa- triate, "except I get a Canadian quar- ter in my change now and then 1' "But this is King Edward's coun- t ! ' "�No, '[ain't, young man! It's God A'lmighty's country! That's what it is. And 'I guess I'm a blamed sight nearer Nebraska and the home .folks' than you New Yorkers are. And I guess we',ve. got more in common, us prairie folks up and down these plains from Texas to Great Slave Lake, than you Easterners have with anything west o' the NO, sir it's all one, this West! It's all God A'lnighty's outdoors 1" that I tried to point out to him he was under a new flag and a new CU ARD 9F CANADA. l ounder of Great American Steamship Line Came From Halifax. . Few of the thousands of Canadians who are familiar with the name "Cun- ard" and associate it with steamships are aware -of the fact that the man who made his name for ever associat- ed with Atlantic 'travel,'wasp l imself-a Can_ inn r jt would bey jp re eor-, rect to siyle `hien' d p?bva Scotian, for the broader application of the. word "Canadian" .has obtained only within the memory of the present generatarac. Sir Samuel Cunard, the founder of the great Cunard steamship. line, was born at Halifax, N.S., in November, 1787. He was : the son of a Philadel- phia merchant; and for years carried on a mercantile business at Halifax, owned a line of whalers running from Nova Scotia to the Pacific and was'in- terested in coal mines in Pictou and in Cape Breton, as well as in lumber- ing operations in Miramichi,• In le30. when in middle life, he eonceiv- Rheumatism . C uredjBg FIG Pi11S. Cowan's Perfection, Cocoa is perfection itself. Its matchless purity, smoothness and natural chocolate flavor, has placed. COWAN'S in a class by itself. Your grocer will supply it. THE COWAN CO.. LIMITED. ...EINE' 151 • • TORONTO. • Not often do you hear of a 25c pre- paration being sold with a guarantee to cure you. An absolute guarantee Toes with everybox of- FIG PILLS. hey will cureheumatism, Backache, Bladder Trouble, Frequent Urinating, Bnrning Sensation; Painful, Stitches, Sluggish Liver and all Stomach Trou- ble. .If not,your mcney back. Some of the yellow fever wastrels who turned their faces northward dura" ing the mad rush of '97 from Edmpn- ^ton to the Yukon gold fields lost more than their health en route. For in., stance, between two and three. hand dred horses belonging. . to the caravans.• ran derelict. These steeds and their descendants have always ; been the cause- of considerable calculation on the part of ranchers,. Eapedil.ions have been sent out to round them up -none achieving the expected .results. The -horses can run like;original•mustanis. idan•-yLa-.-hornekeed Pt1�ui�ae _ Li 'ranch has run himself to death, try- ing to rope in the Yuken,stallions. At last, ranchers hate come to the con-.. elusion that running down' the wild horses is too costlya job. Notso the Government, The Department of Agriculture wants the stray steeds. They have given, the Me isinghall outs fit, Sounding Lake, a two -months.' con- tract to do the capturing. Lost Five Children With DIARRHOEA Saved the Sixth One With DR. FOWLER'S Extract of Wild Strawberry. Canadian National Exhibition TORONTO AUGUST 27th to SEPTEMBER 12th, 1910 Improved Grounds, New Buildings, International Live Stock Show, Exhibits by all the Provinces, Magnificent Art Loan Exhibit. BY .PERMISSION OF HIS MAJESTY BAND OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS KING GEORGE'S HOUSEHOLD BAND 400 MUSICIANS Model Military Camp. ' Tattoo every night. Everything new in attractions. Wonderfel Firework Spectacles. THE NAVAL REVIEW AT SPITHEAD BATTLE BrEEEN DREADNOUGHT AND AIRSHIP WITCH FOR REDUCED RATES AND EXCURSIONS. For all intormation write Manager, J. 0. ORR, City Hall, Toronto. 1,000 PERFORMERS WESTERNTAIR Court i ltCA a+ Sept.• 9th to 17tb,I.191O $25,000 in Prizes and Attractions OPEN TO ALL s, The . ret Li-;ve ' tock Exhibit' -n• Speed -Events "Every Day ` Dog Show -Cat Show: Athletic Day. Monday - Music by Abe 914 Ilighla1kderl and 7thw Fu"sili;ers Atractions Better than Ever ", Fireworks Eaeh Night DON'T 3.11SS..IT. Reduced Bates.: Ai aiL oadS Vi 4t� London'• R hibitian Prize Lists, Entry:Forms, and all information from W. Jr REID, President '1VI:'HUNT, Secretary Mrs. John Firth, Craighuret, Ont., writes: -"I have had six children and lost them all but one. 'Wbon young they would get Diarrhoea and nothing would stop it. As Hived in a backward place, I did not know of Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. I saved my last child, who is now eight years old, but I owe it to Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, Had I known about it before I feel that I would have saved the others. I shall forever praise and bless it and will never be without it again." "Dr. Fowler's" has been on the market for over sixty-five years, and bas a "world wide" reputation for curing all Bowel Complaints. Do not be imposed upon by any orf- -scrupulous dealer who wisher to sub- iltitute the eo.called Strawberry Coal - pounds for "Dr, Fowler's." Price 35 cents. Manufattuted only by The T. Milburn CO.. Limited, Toronto, Oto. . Rhliuing'tlie Farm of Rats AR IIRTiRB BARN SVILT OP'cORCRETB .3 • T ceme9• AS' a surprise %rhe tat le said to aQe semet the is now numerous emPlainto teas that anany one should I ire a ship from China All hA�n Sasay serious menace to the crops- But if the farmers will. employ. concrete 1n the• construction. of their buildings ask where the. "rat, came from. To most of ue the rat has beert familiar from our boyhood. •The de- structive little brute caused us no small ex- citement • in our early days on the farm. He was always nosing :around among the oat or the wheat bins, and eating holes in the bags of grain In fact, nothing -was sacred to him. • We early learned that he was an exceedingly. intelligent - animal. After we had caught a certain number of_ his family in the trap, we could catch no more, although from the damage caused by his tribe we well knew that he was just about as numerous as before those erring sons of his wan- dered into our trap ater the enticing piece of cheese. That he was, a valorous animal and a great lighter,wan demonstrated every time we emptied the trap in front of the dog. Towser made a jump for'. him, but unless the old dog was pretty smart the rat wouldsend him yelping down the field. • Aiso, when we cornered a few of the rat family in 'a bin and went after them with the pitchfork, we, ourselves, sometimes were made to beat a hasty retreat. If the rat were as big in stature as We are, it is doubtful if we ' Would have the snap we have controlling the animal kingdom. Mr. Rat would dis- pute the pos- session of our own homes ' with us. Small as he is, he disputes it with us new. We have been trying to squelch hirh for many years past, and he has been defeating us at every turn, He is more numerous than ever before, and is doing more dam- age than we ever supposed. A recent estimate of the damage he dors in Canada each year was placed re a fabulous amount, It was more millions per year than most farmers have dollars in their pockets when they go to market, .- It has 'now come to this, that the scientists all over the world are, dis- cussing means to get xid of the rat. In Paris a campaign has begun, but has not met with mueh success. In I.ondon something of the same nature is going on. is that we heartily wish he the next ship back. Unfortunately, he obtained a foothold in England, and multiplied at such a rate :that he is now found all (aver the world. It is a strange explanation of the coming of the rat, but that is how we are told he came to be here. Fortunately for the farmer, the rat seems to be originally a town animal. Apparently he is not a suburbanite, save by education. Heprefers to in- habit underground passages and sew- ers and pick up. a living wherever he can find it. Yet he is now spreading out into the country moreand more, and unless the farmers do something to combat his advance he will be a serious menace to their prosperity, be- fore many years have passed Around farm buildings'18 constantly to, be had a surplus supply of food. The rat can And more to eat in a well - stocked barn. than he could possibly know what to do with. There are eggs to tax. broken open and sucked, and: young chickens to be eaten. There are loads of flour bags, and, in fact, the farmer leaves no stOne un- turned to make things really comfort- able and enticing for the town -starved they ought to be able to mgke it ex- ceedingly difficult for the rat to take shelter in their barns Keep the rat out of the barn and he will try to get into the house. • Keep him out of the house and he will be decimated by' starvation during the winter, when . there is nothing for him to eat out- side. • Fortunately, a liberal use of con- crete in the construction of building's In will not st the odouteet,ater he has fnthad- vantages of using concrete, he will feel rather grateful than otherwise to ,the rat for having been the cause oflhas education in the matter. When It Is remembered that barn floors or feed- ing eeding. floors constructed of concrete will never . wear out, that they will keep out mud and dirt, that they may be washed down and kept clean, that by a proper juncture . between floors and walls, all apertures through which rats may enter may be done away with, one begins to appreciate some of the advantages O1 the We 94 on, crete. " • One has only to let hie mind rest 'a short ••time on the subject and use a little ingenu- ity to be con- vinced, that there le abso- lutely no ex- cuse any long- er for many of .the disad- vantages at- tending life on the farm, now that a mater- ial which is cheap and which may be moulded into almost a n y form, by any reasonably intelligent person, is available. In this one mat- ter of defence against rats, there ie not a progressive farmer in the country who could not surround with an hide. structibie covering his granaries and root houses and other places where he stores his flour or other articles of which tats are so fond, and of which they make such havoc. Just figure up what that would mean, not only in the matter of appearanee, but in an actual saving of money, and see if you-, do net think it is worth trying. ',Don't go in too heavily at first. Make a test case on some of your grain bins, Or on some of the smaller places where grain or flour is stored. Dont make it an ex. Pensive operation. No doubt you will go further as soon as you have found out the advantages. A ROOT CELLAR AND A FEEDING PLOOR—BOTH OP OONORBTS, Tan MODE RN 'BUILDING ..MATERIAL' rat. The rat appreciates this, and takes up his quarters on the farms, bringing with him, very often, the germs 01 disease from his dirty city haunts, The question is, What is the farmer going to do to combat the advance 0f the rat? What is mankind, as a whole, going to do about, it? It is a serious question, and we know of but one answer. It is this: Make build- ings that he cannot enter. (.Construct buildings of concrete, a material which will -not tot and through whieh it is absolutely impossible for the rat to eat his way. In it cold country like Canada, it ought to be possible to starve the rat to death during the winter. Certainly it is possible to starve him on the farm. 1n summer he may forage in