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Show How He Got Rid of Rats. A farmer describes his mothod of clearing tho promises of rats In tho following manner: "On a largo number num-ber of old shingles I put a half-tea-spoonful of treacle each, and on that with my pockot knlfo I scraped a small nmount of concentrated lye. I then placed tho old shingles around under tho stnblo floors and undor tho cribs. Tho next morning I found 40 dead rats, and tho rest left tho farm for parts unknown. I havo cloared many farms of the pests in tho samo way, and havo nover known It to fall." |