Mercur Miner | 1907-10-30 | Page 6 | Not to be Wasted

Not to Oe Wasted. Den Cary had near his houso n swamp, which was a brccdig-placa for herds of man-eating mooi'iultocs. Somo enterprising neighbors, who learned of tho crudo oil treatment, went to Hen and tried to porsuado him to cxtcrmluato tho pests. "Exterminate om?" said Hon. "Not much. Not much. Why, Mis' Cary nn' I Just paid $32 for screening tho sldo plazzcr that Bho's been pestering mo nbout for years. How wo goln' to get any good or it. ir wo kill off tho skcetcrs?" Youth's Companion. Wisdom of Solomon. In n dog enso nt Fcllxstowo, England, Eng-land, ono witness tcstlllcd that tho dog whoso loss was bolng suod for was worth $125, whllo nnothcr sworo It wns worthless. So tho Judgo awarded award-ed $C2.C0 damages as n fair average.