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Show Not to Be Wasted. Ben Cary had near his houso a swamp, which was a brecdlng-placo for herds ot mnn-catlng mosquitoes. Somo enterprising neighbors, who learned of tho crude oil treatment, went to Ben and tried to persuade him to exterminate tho pests. "Extermlnnto 'em?" said Ben. "Not much. Not much. Why, Mis' Cary nn' I Just paid $32 for screening the sldo plazzcr that she's been pestering me about for years. How we goln' to get any good of it. If wo kill olt tho skeetcrs?" Youth's Companion. |