The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03

my own-strictly original. There isn't q
house in America without its rats and
mice. OF late years competition has fore
ed prices down til no manufacturer has
been able to make a cent. TO catch rats
and mice you must have traps. Owing TO
the low price, only one trap turned out for
every 800 rodents. The uncaught rodents
do 100000 damages a year. There was
the situation sir-t-h-e-r-e IL was, and
was Maj Crofoot equal to III l am proud
to say he was-proud to say 1t. The first
step was"
do you want me to sue you for this
account2' Interrupted the lmpa tlent land
lord.
1.-The first step was TO protect the man
ufacturers," calmly continued the major.
"Forty-two rat and mouse trap makers
in America cutting prices till you could
buy a trap for cents and get IL pound
OF tea thrown in. Forty-two circular let
ters from Maj. Crofoot, grand promoter,
brings about a combine and prices jump
80 per cent. No more threat cutting. Ev-
cry trap goes at profit of cents or no
sale.
Public must have traps or be over
run. Number Of traps to be sold In tho
next year 100000. II won't take you q
minute to figure out the profit. But Maj.
Csrofoot does not stop at the traps sir;
at 100000 rat and mouse traps paying
a profit of cents each, but he pushes
onward and upward to the cheese with
which they are baited. No use for a trap
upless you've got cheese IN the house
Cheesemakers were trying to do each 9TH
err up, and the price was down to {
cents. Dead loss of n cent pound to
every maker. Maj. Crofoot steps in and
there is a cheese trust and prices go up
until there is cents profit on every pound
Sale of cheese for batting rat and mouse
traps 10000 pounds annually And SO
my dear man, there you are, and there
you are. and let us shake hands again"
"Tll be hanged II dol If you don't
pay this rent I'll have you out OF this Of
flee inside Of three days."
do you know the present number OF
rats and mice in America? What Is the
rate OF their increased How much damage
per capila2 And while on the subject
study the cat. She is supposed to catch
mice but one of our 10-cent traps will
catch twenty TO her one and costs nothing
to keep. Arouse public excitement by get
ting out a circular advocating death "a
cats as public safeguard against the
spread of disease. No germs or microbes
about our traps. We turn out four kinds
of rat traps and FIVE kinds of mouse
traps"
Hang your rats-and cats and mice and
cheese" interrupted the landlord as he
was gently led to the door: but I want
to know about this rent. If you are not
going TO pay shall take steps at once"
And there You are-there you are, -
blandly replied the major, ARTICLES OF in
corporation will be fled tomorrow, and
within a week you can enter upon your
duties. IL you want TO leave $40 with me
Ill secure you $4,000 worth Of preferred
stock as soon as issued. You'd better run
up in four or five days, as / want you 10
keep track Of things, and II you happen
TO know a good sign painter get him 10
work on our sign. Remember, II is The
Great American Rat and Mouse Traps
Trust Good-by to you-good-by and you
owe me no thanks. You trusted in my
Integrity"
"You haven't got any integrltyw shout
ed the landlord, as he was pushed out.
land the man who trusts Ia Maj. Gro
foots integrity may be sure of his reward
Bring the bill for rent when you come
again and good by-and good-byp