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Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-12-07
HOW TO DRIVE RATS AWAY.

We know of three methods: {: First,
the old French plan this is followed
chiefly in Paris by men making it spe-
cial business. They take deep tub with
water on the bottom and little elevation
in the middle like an island, on which is
only place for just one rat to sit on. The
top is covered, and has large balance
valve, opening downward. On the mid
die of the valve piece Of fried pork or
cheese is placed, and when the rat walks
on it to get the cheese the valve goes down,
drops the rat into the water and moves
back into position. A road is made from
the rat-hole to the top of the tub by
means Of pieces of board rubbed with
cheese, so as to make the walk attractive
for the rats. In the course of night,
some ten, twenty, or even more rats may
60 down, and if the island was not there,
they would be found most all alive in the
morning, quietly swimming around but
the provision of the little island saves the
trouble Of killing them, because egotistic
instinct for preservation causes them to
fight for the exclusive possession Of the
island, on which, in the morning, the
strongest rat is found in solitary posses
sion, all the others being killed and
drowned around him. Second, the New
York plan, invented by one of our friends.
The floor near the rat-holc is covered with
n moist caustic potassa. When the rats
walk on this it makes their feet sore
these they lick with their tongues, which
makes their mounths sore and the result
is that they shun this localty-not alone,
but appear to tell all the rats in the
neighborhood about it, and eventually
the house is entirely abandoned by them,
notwithstanding the houses around may
be full Of rats. Third, the Dutch method:
This is said to be used successfully in
Holland we have however, never tried
it. A number Of rats are left to them
selves in very large trap or cage, with
no food whatever; their craving hunger
will cause them to fight, and the weakest
will be eaten by the strongest. After a
time the fight is renewed, and the next
weakest is the victim, and so it goes on
until one strong rat is left. When this
has eaten the last remains of any of the
others, it is set loose; the animal now
has acquired such taste for rat flesh that
he is the terror of ratdom, going round
seeking what rats he may devour. In
an incredibly short time the premises are
abandoned by all the rats which will not
come back before the cannibal rat has
lett or died. Manufacturer and Builder.
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A FARMER JOURNEYS SEVENTY FIVE
MILES FROM HOME WHILE AsLEEP.-W.
Lewis, a farmer near Indianapolis, was
missed at home with valise and clothing,
one morning recently, and not until the
close of the third day was his wherea-
bouts known. AT that time he returned
and reported that on the night Of his dis
appearance he had gone to his bed, as
ual, and was soon asleep. He dreamed
that be rose, packed his valise, went to
indianapolis and took eastern bound cars.
His surprise on awakening and finding
himself seventy five miles from home
can better be imagined than described.
The indianapolis Sentinel, which relates
this singular case of sonambulism, says ::
How he purchased his ticket without
his state being detected by the agent, and
how he stunt bered serenely through all
the din and noise Of the Union depot, are
.alneng the, troublesome, things fcllow
never can find out.p
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CoNGREssMAN AXTELL, in a speech at
Jacksonville, Michigan, recently, en-
dcavored very successfully to illustrate
the, situation Of Liberal" Republicans
after election. "They may be-" he said ,
a." like the boy who got fooing around his
fathers horses, until one of them put his
foot in his face. He was carried in and
the doctor sewed up his lip, and bandaged
his eyes, and pouticed his cheeks, but he
pulled up and lay abed number of days,
and when he began to get little better
he called for looking glass, and casting
his eyes upon it his countenance fell.
{" Father" said he, do you think | shall
ever be pretty again?p "No, my son."
the old man replied, "you'll never be
pretty again, but you'll know an internal
sight more"
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A STATE GOVERNED BY WOMEN
Among the Holland possessions there is
remarkable little State which, in its
constitution and the original customs
Of its inhabitants, surpasses the boldest
dreams Of American emancipation ladies.
Upon the island of Java, between the
cities of Batavia and Samarang, lies the
little kingdom of Bantam
Although tributary to Holland, it is an
Independent State, politically without i'm
portance, yet happy, rich, and since time
immemorial governed and defended by
women. The sovereign is, indeed, a
man, but all the rest of the government
blongs t, the farsex. The king is entirely
dependent upon his State Council com
posed ofthree women. The highest author
tiles, all State off GERS, court functionaries
military commanders and soldiers are
without exception, of the female sex.
The men are agricultursts and mer-
chants. The body guard of the king is
formed of the female elite. These anna
IONS ride in the masculine style wearing
sharp steel points instead of spurs. They
carry pointed lance, which they swing
very gracefully, and also musket which
is discharged at full galop, The throne
is inherited by The eldest son, and in case
the king dies without issue a hundred
elected amazons assemble in order to
choose a successor from among their own
sons. The chosen one is then proclaimed
l'Wfll king. The capital city of this lit
tie State lies in one Of the most pictur-
esque parts Of the island, in fruitful
plain, and is defended by two well-kept
iortresses.-Noccmbe''s Gaidry.
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DR.. E. H. PARDEE,
OculiSt and AtriSt.
a FTER A pR0TRACrED BLIND

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IN ness of more than five years. Dr. Pardce
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Thankful to those physicians who have sent
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OFFICE. 737 clay street, Opposite the
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truth, as ! am at my office daily, and attending
to aboat sixty daily patients.
II. III. PARDEE, OcuIist,
757 Clay Street,
my2j-ly. SAN FRANCISCO.
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whole machinery of life restored to its heatbv
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Pills. and stimulated into action. Thus il
cipent disease is changed into health tbo
value of which change, when reckoned on the
vast multitudeS who enjoy it, can hardly b
/ computed. 1hoir sugar-coating makes them
/ pleasant to take, and preserve their virtuos
( unimpaired for any length of time, 50 thai
! they are ever fresh and perfectly rel;abIa
| Although searching, they are mild, and oner
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Full directions are given on the wrapper f..
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For Dyspepsia or indigestion. Iis,
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For liver Complaint and its varions
symptoms, Bilious HHeadache. Sick
EEea,lnrlIe. JaUnhice or Green Sick
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Vers. they should be iudiciously taken for
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For DySeHiarS or DiarrhPa, but ono
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For Suppression, Il large dose should be
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As Dinner Pill take one or two Pill,
to promote DIGESTION and relieve the stomach
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach
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One who feels tolerably well, often finds that
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ly better, from their cleansing and renoyating
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These Machines are Adapted TO
Every variety Of Sewing,

From the lightest muslins to the heaviest
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WE get the outlines of things from
what we read and hear, but the filling up
must be through our own experience.
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WHEELER & WILSON.
THE GREAT TRIAL OF SEWING MACHINES.
THE GRANDEST IN THE WORLD.
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Representatives OF other machines, ever conf
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But in the grand trial. daily use throughout
the world, whore only true merit finds favor,
and superiority wins the race the WHEELER ~
WILSON SEWING NJ tcmNE stands triumphantly
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f LO NCE
FL OREN nee
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$ e w ING ACHIN NEs!
S Il WING ACuIN ES!
FLOR ENCE
+ l. o ENCE
FLOR ENCE
The Florence is the best Sewing
Machine for Family use because
it so seldom gets out of order.
If there is one not working we'll
in any part of California, if in
formed of it, I will fix it without
any expense to the owner.
SAMUEL HILL, Agent,
10 New Montgomery Street,
Grand Hotel Building,
my4 SAN FRANCISCO.
RE- Send for Circulars and samples of the
work. Active Agents wanted in every llace
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For the relief and
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ed by their timely
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ART DEPARTMENT.

Notwithstanding the increase in the price Of
assumed its present noble proportions, and
representative character, the edition was more
than doubled during the past year proving
that the American public.appraciat and will
The publishers. anxious to justify the ready
confidence thus demonstrated, have exertcd
themselves to the utmost to develop and i'm
prove the work and the plans for the coming
year, as unio'dod by the monthly issues, will
astonish and delight even the most sanguine
friends Of THE ALDiNE.
The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many OF the most eminent artists
of America.
The popular feature of copiously Illus
tratcd Christmas number Of THE ALDlNE
will be continued.
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LITERARY.
.Not for sale In Rook or .NFws siorts.

Give my love to the artist worlimcn Of The
Aldine, who are striving to mako their profess
sion worthy Of admiration for beauty, as il has
always been Tor uselulHess."-u W. Boechcr.
TIE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none OF the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals.
1T Is an elegant miscellany Of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and "a collection Of pic
lures, the .rarest specimens Of artistic skill. in
black and white. Although each succeeding
number affords a fresh pleasure to its friends,
the real value and beauty Of The Aldne will
be most appreciated after it has been bound
up at the close Of the year. While other pub
lications may claim superior cheapness rs COM
pared with rivals Of n similar class, The Aldine
is unique and original conception alone and
unapprOachCd - absolutely without COMPETE
ton in price or character The possessor of
the volGm6 just completed cannot duplicate
the quantity Of fine paper and engravings in
any other shape or number Of volumes for ten
times its cost and then, there are the chlo-
mos besides !
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IF YOU WANT A FAMILY SEWING
MACHINE, BUY THE
w H EEL ER & wills SON

Examine tho stamp upon the cloth plate ; it
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A. b. Wilson, Pat"
Every Sewing Machine should be sold on its
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travelling agents, unless they can show you II
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the Pacific Coast for said machines.
n. BAH who have purchased sowing ma
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' WILSON, and have found them to be of another
kind, will please apply at my Office, Az Mont
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Agent for the Pacific Coast,
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The silent adjustable o Tuck markcr-one of
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HUu. .
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-07

The people of West Virginia are to vote SEN
arately on clause Of their proposed constitu-
ton, which provides that none but white per-
sons shall be eligible to Office in the state If
carried, the supreme court may have something
TO say about it.
The San Francisco Bulletin reports that vari-
GUS stone implements, evidently ofhuman manu-
facture, have recently been found in San Mateo
county, California, imbedded in rock Of a forma-
ton far anterior to the period usually assigned
as the time Of the origin of man.
tits said that F. J. Moses, Jr., the present
speaker of the South Carolina house, and the
very man who hauled down the Union flag
which flew upon the ramparts of Fort Sumter,
has the best chance of obtaining the radical
nomination tor governor of South Carolina. He
is strong Grant man.
TO test the quality of wool, lay a lock upon
an inch rule and count the spirals or folds in
the space OF an inch. From thirty to thirty
three equals the finest quality grown, and as
the number of spirals TO the inch diminishes, so
the quality OF the wool is inferior.
Sir r. H. Stewart of Dublin writes to Mr..
Gilmore that he has discovered a similarity o
harmony in the composition "Let Erin Remem-
Der the Days of Old" and yankee Doodle
He Is at work arranging the former to be sung
in unison by the entire chorus, while the orches-
ira will play the latter, which furnsh.s an adj
mirable bass.
A beautiful mirage was visible on Lake On
tariO on the morning of April 81, lasting nearly
three hours. 1t was plainest to the northwest
of 0swe2o, about noon, when thirteen vessels,
apparently inverted, were plainly seen, as were
also the hills and woods Of the Canadian shore.
!. The trusses of the old part of the roof of the
Basilica of St. Paul, at Rome, were framed in
SIG, and were sound and good 1914 space of
nearly a thousand years. These trusses are of
fir The timber work of the external domes of
the church of st. Mark, Venice, is more than $40
years old, and still in good state. There is
other extensive timber work which has success
fully withstood the ravages of time for from 400
to 600 years
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-07

Judge Davis, the Washington reporters say /,
is sadly disappointed and grieved at the work
of the Cincinnati convention. 1t is not the loss
Of the nomination which troubles him of course /;
he has one already, and many greater men than
he, who have wanted it very much, have failed
to get any. There never will be enough of such
things to go round, and the statesman who re-
ceives even so much Eof a nomination as the Co
lumbus convention had to offer, has so far the
advantage of most of his rivals. What the
judge mournS over is the fact that the nomna-
tons at Cincinnati were effected by stratagem
they were the success Of Frank Blair's "lttle
sinful game" and, as the Judge had no games
Of his own to succeed or fail, he was shocked
that a reform convention should have allowed
itself to he so controlled by unworthy pOliti
clans. Bu Judge Davis is not hopeless. He is
TOO genuine reformer to support Greeley so
nominated and therefore turns with some hope
fulness to the democrats He thinks they may
perhaps be wise enough to take David Davis as
their candidate for president. In the meantime
his sorrow over the sad detection of his reform
friends prevents his appearing on the bench at
present.