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Show 8TRANGE FEATS OF RATS. Burglary Committed on a Breadbox Supposed to Bo 8ecure. t A man who was graduntad trom Ynlo In 1S8I Is now n bache'r . Ho lives In a very old house on uppot Hroadway, says tho New York Sun Tho fow attentions .his house receives como from n charwoman of great age nnd llttlo activity. Hence there aro rats on tho premises, Thoy nro remarkable rats, and when you nro told of their achievements achieve-ments by their landlord you aro Inclined In-clined to bo Incredulous. Yet you enn't deny tho evidences of their Intelligence In-telligence In tiio kitchen If, n largo cupboard. On Its broad shelf rests a rather heavy tin breadbon. Generally It contains con-tains bread. For a long tlmo tho tin cover kept rnts out. Then tho rnts held a council coun-cil of war, appointed a committee on wnyB and menus and lived on potato peelings until tho report came In. Tho commltteo did Its work well It decided that .ib rnts wero poorly oqulpped to copo with tin breadboxes In nn upiinjit position it behooved them to proceed agnlnst tho box, push It oft tho cupboard and allow tho well known laws of gravitation to do tho rest. Tho plan was a success. Morning after morning when tho owner of tho breadbox came Into his kitchen ho found the box on tho floor in confusion. confu-sion. Tho bread wns gono to tho last crumb. Successlvo falls dented tho poor old box out of shape, and whllo tl.-o owner Is a mild mannored person ho can't afford now bread boxes every week. So ho drove two largo staples Into his cupboard, fastening thorn against tho box. Slnco then tho rats havo had no bread. Another feat tho rodents accomplish accomp-lish handily Is oven more remarkable. Tho owner of tho houso keps his flour In a largo cylindrical can. Tho top fastens on snugly. Tho Industrious rata havo succeeded succeed-ed In removing tho top from tho can on a dozen different occasions. Tho oponcd can Is tipped over nnd tho flour Is consumed, presumably with groat rejoicing. It requires qulto a bit of strength to remove this cover with tho fingers, nnd how the rats succeed, using their tough little noses nnd paws, Is beyond any explaining. Hut tho evidences woro thoro nnd tho Yalo bachelor Is an honest man. |