The Van Buren press., 1894-06-16
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bCrszz q pensions BIT the rats and
nice Ike the pezsioa 0Ece rsTy well
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years ago and p-ul0unesd il good
SEzDz OF them adopted the building
as their hone while I. -zs yet in p-o,.-
ess Of eo1s1ruesloa- At present. the
walls are alive with then and the foo-s
are f1H Of their holes They feed On
the remnants of two thousand daily
lunches eaten in the b1iIdinz. Such
scraps COMMONLY find their way TO the
waste paper roo-- which series ths
rndsnts zs breeding place The
wstchu@a tried q. one time 30 reiucs
their Numbers By shooting them with
air guns. bzr those Weapons were 10.
very eEectiTe-
At night r1stling Is often heard
among the contents Of the big waste
baskets. which happen to be down
stairs OF their way 20 the dumping
place Then the guards pick Up tbs
suspected basket softly and carr i. to
the fountain in the middle Of the great
court BIZ shaking the r=eepsacIe thsT
oblige Mr. Bat to jump into the water.
II be szeseeds in swimming Ous ther
dispatch him with their Clubs Many
q Midnight hunting expedition OF this
kind has occ1Ted IN the big central
court. In the dim light and the mystic
silence Of the drezry Midnight hour.
or the ghostly snail hozrs after
twelve
In the treasury departuentrzts used
TO eat greenbaess Many thousand
dollars IN good pzpe- m0reT have been
uuttlated by rats and f.en destruyeS
by canesiers and naee-zto-s New
money was always printed in its place,
and the only loss the government s1=-
tanned wss the expense Of printing.
BIT the rats have noz 10 show for
costly sappers Of that description The
paper money Is kept in fre-rru.of
vsults~ IN rooas Of solid granite with
steel doors Il would surely prodres
q tooshache for any rodent who might
uDdc-take to gnaw through theso
walls or doors The registered bonds.
in t2e immense Office OF the register Of
lAle treasury used 10 Dc subject 10 the
irs1rsious of the midnight nzrauding
rodent but they are also secured from
danger Of that character Moreover.
tie important official papers in the
registers Office are now filed in tens
Of thousands Of ;in pigeon holes in the
top story Of the treasury department.
Ii Is very strange that rats and mice
sho1i 50 i1fest such Buildings ~ the
treasury interior. post Office depart
ment or other executive Offices. The
great buildings have walls from two
fee. to six feet thick and the base-
rents are all eoncreted- from wall TO
wall But the rats are there. and ao-
pa-ently have brought their knitting
and intend TO stay SMITH D. EzY.