Thomas County cat., 1886-11-11
WON ON AFouL.
Sansuine Encounter Eetween = Rat.Trap
Peddler and q Detroit Ciotliia-.

Peddler and q Detroit Ciothia-.
A man with rat and mouse traps
hung all over him turned aside as he
came up Jefferson avenue yesterday to
speak to q man who stood at the door
of a clothing store.
''Want any .raps?" he asked. as he
began to remove part of his load to
the sidewalk. Il was here two years
ago. and think l sold you a rat-trap.
Didn't it work as l guaranteed?'
The man at the door looked straight
across the street and was silent.
"This trap is something new. 1t is
provided with an everlasting bait, as
you see. AS soon as rat is caught
this spring flies loose. the rodent is
knocked in the head and his dead body
goes out of this aperture. It's a self
batter and self-feeder. and can make
the price thirty cents"
The clothing man seemed unaware
of The others presence. but the
stranger lifted up mouse-trap and
continued:
Here is something new in mouse
traps. as you may perceive. Hereto
fore no trap has been placed on the
market which has given perfect salts
faction. The mice either refuse to be
caught, or escape after capture.
Please observe the mechanism of this
trap"
The clothier heaved deep sigh as
he looked up at the heavens, but he
seemed to believe himself alone on
earth.
Il estimate the number of rats and
mice in Il siianty like this at 1926.
Some 90 and some come, but that is
about the average. The damage they
do can not be placed at less than Sl.5O
per day. You can easily figure what
that is for a month or year. guar
antee that two traps. costing you only
iifty-iive cents, will clean the place.
Come. now. what do you say%'
He didn't say any thing.
'.Will YOU suffer loss of $500 per
year or invest she tri.iing sum OF fifty
live cents in traps?'
No answer.
business economy REPLIES that you
will take the traps, of course. and here
they are. / wanted TO say to you. but
forgot it. that there is no, hing compli-
Gated about these traps. Here is siic
working principIc-sce9'
But he didn't see.
'.It's ali in this spring What The
bait is composed ST is a secret, but be-
tween you and He rats and mice cry
for it. l don't suppose You have any
conscientious scruples about destroy
ing rats and MICE. eh?'
He didn't say.
more in the light of a silly supersti-
lion. Where shall l put the traps9
Perhaps you want me to set them for
you?''
'.My frendt," said the, other. as he
suddenly turned around. do: yos,
vhant new suit ct clothes?'
''New clothes-no. My object IN
coming here was to sell .,.
Il gif you dot pair of pants for two
dollar. und | warrant him all wool"
''My object in coming here, as /. set
out to say, was To-
''Or, if YOU like 4 coat. you take him
stiOhS IHit ut l'iHtS AoT HIc uOiitr.-
You get 70 such bargain in Detroit.::'
II set ont tot tell you that my sole
object III
''Vhell, take der west. too, und make
der whole suit 1t der same price. II
vhas hardt times NIT me, und must
shave down prices
II set out to tcll''--
''Dot vhas sheap. Nobody else
gives sooch prices. Every body tells
how sheap Isell$goods.
The rat-trap man picked up his
wares and backed into the middle OF
the street and began:
''As set out TO say. my OBJ
'.Nhell, l throw in hat nit der
suit"' interrupted the dealer. Il haf
too much stock o;l handt tlnd must re-
duce."
The two stood and looked at each
other for Il moment in silence, and then
the rat-trap man turned away with Il
weary cir and. BEGAN his Journey anew