The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-26

take them further north Had |
dis been done tho Greedy party |
might al have been saved but Of course
Darlington had no orders to land stores
there, and could not do II.
The Cost Of kerplng Rats.
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"Gucs', said real estate man ths
ohrr day 10 HaH amt Ertrcss reporter,
"what II costs to board n herd Of rats Nou |
don want Rats are the kind of prop.
erty 10 which 10 amount Of search W il
improve your title, so u fellow never
finds out the extent OF his possessions
In that way, except % far M he l. able
To infer 1t from the length Of his plumb
er's bill. There IL whore they count.
Take n block of fiat In Lexington
avenue for instance. They ARE fine
flats, with room lor hundred tenants
or So Our bills for repairs to tho
watcr-plpcs made necessary by tho
gnawng Of rats approached near tn
5000 lat year. not to mention tho
harm they aid in frightening timid tan-
ants with visions Of ghosts in every liz
tie pit-a.pa Of their feet ON the Oc in p.
i is my dciberatn opinion that the rat
was the ghost IL every haunted house
that has been invented from the Middla
Agcs down, and. 10 the women ai least.
every bit as terri 10 ns II it had been
the real original Jacobs. Whyl we are
now seriously considcrin an offer from
u professional ratcatchcr in Fulton
street to cloar the houses and keep the
rat, out OF them hcnceforward for 500
n year II would certainly pay us. 10
this thing Is 10 go on.
Pms ing few days later the rat
catCher's Office the reporter inquired
and learned that his offer had been 70.
jecled. and that the = .ent Of the flats
had started the bu ineys for himself
with traps and poison.
when b. gets tired,n said the rat
catcher. ri will clear the house for
him. How do | do IT, with this ~
and the little man gave n low. sharp
whistle. Instantly above the edge oi
a deep window recess appeared the
cleaning eyes Of long. slender ami
nal OF dirty yellow and black color,
the 1.-the movements Of whose body
suggested an eel while It's general
look was one Of Unsuitable fcrocity. IL
clung 10 the edge of tic window while
IT, owner made pass or two before II
with his hand and suddenly clutchcd
II from behind by the neck with grip
that ha IN ii the assurance Of personal
safety in all emergencies.
This ferret will drive them out" he
said. holding il up for inspection.
"Why isn't nn old eat ms good Re.
cause he can { get into their holes, but
has D. wait for them 10 come out This
Onr can. In the winter have hun
drcd like i at work all over the city.
Just now they breed and are allowed to
rot 10 n great extent. Yes, SIR IL
co Is good deal 0f money 10 keep n
herd Of rats; often moru than Il would
To pasture rs many COWS. Tho morc
wonder that some houses seem fairls
built tO hnrbor rats. the very ones Ia
fact In which YOU would suppose they
ould never get in. Houses Of stone.
br.ck aud iron with never rat hole In
thcir comentel cellar llOors that they
cpuld come urOugh, are Oiien .thc
worst, fairly oycrrun. No wonder the
rats can't get out, and, being comfort
able. they nest In the hollow iron col
umns that are rough inside, aud be-
tween the arcbed ceilings and the
iIo0rs. Somewhere ON the top loor ar
below they find lunch-room Or pantr
where provisions are handy. How did
they get mp When tie blilding wa,
under erection tho surrounding hodscs
stocked H. II Is rats basIncss TO 60
everywhere, aud be- attends to Il, which
j. more than s0ma men du.
If know of one Of our biz oxchang,
buildings dpwn-town here that Is built
that way. iirc.prooi FROM cellar 10 gar.
rt. that Is such rat-nest. have II.
ioruI 10 clcar i for 5000. but was told
II was too much However. can wait
they will 10 glad Ia pas tha, by and
by. I have seen rats eat through a
Tale Of silk o. fancy leather In single
nigh. and spoil s.O1 worth Of properly.
Why do they d. ~ 10 sharpen their
teeth. ! suppose. 0r because the thing