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THE FABMER : JANUARY 25, 1913 3 5 : I 955-957 MAIN ST. WE GIVE S. Jb H. STAMPS DID YOU NOTICE the pretty White Messa line Dresses on display in our windows for even ing wear and weddings? $10.98 to $18.98 New lot of Messaline and Changeable Taffeta Silk" Petticoats, sep- C fD arate ruffle . . OJL.tO Striped Silk Ladies' Shirt "Waists, turn back cuffs, turn over ? fJQ collar Vl0 Children's Tan Wash Dresses, red'and blue sai lor collar, 6 to 14 ft. years ....,'. . vO Long White Silk Gloves, double tipped fin- fiQf gers,heavy weight U t 1 Brassieres and Corset Covers, mostly "manufac turer's samples, A On 39c and . vl Men's White Pleated Dress Shirts, attached cuffs, worth flftf $1.25 . , Odl . LADIES TRDUMED HATS V ' $1.25 ; Ladies' and Misses' Suits 87.95 & $10.50 Ladies' and" Misses' Coats $4.98 S6J8 rorui fat usas "fob it at BU1LDIHG PERMITS FOR WEEK TOTAL lii VALUE$56,000 Building permits with an agrera.te vgiue o( (56.040 , were Issued by the Building- Commissioners during the jMust weak: Thomsui and Sarah "MeHuh, one faxniiy frame dwelling-, west side of Jell street, near Boston avenue. M, E. Hiurisiy, two-family frame 1 wailing, wcut side of Main street. B. -and: J. Jacobs, trtme addition and alterations to dwelling, corner of Nich ols street nii Hioug-b. avenue. Adolpb. Kregilng, one-story frame wilding-, south .side of Connecticut avinrua. Patrick- I. CBritn, one-story frame blacksmith shop, 874 Madison ave nue. CarmeUo Flazso, v frame barn, 301 Charles street. . Artelph Sherman, stare and laundry building, north side of Stratford- ave niw. - Charles and Fraak Miller, owners of land, and Salts Textile Co., building-, steel stowage shed and weave shed, west side of Kossuth street. M. J. Blaekman, one-family frame dwelling, west eide of Anson street. The General Chemical Co., one-story frame buikMng, east eide iN'o. 638 Wor din . avenue. Agatha. Locke, frame wagon shed. East Main street. - - Baits Textile CO., frame addition to factory building', west side of Kos suth, street. F raids Ostrofsky, altemtioas to brick cotre building, 1141 East Main street. Katie Rinko, six-family frame tene ment house, east side of Boat wick ave nu. Match Manager Follows Brother's Sudden Death Oswego, N. T.. Jan. 2fr JLuclen Ben ion, manager of - the Diamond a Company's Oswego factory, dJed grrt4denly here today. His broth er died suddenly a fortnight ago. The (deceased had followed the match in dustry for half a century and was also an inventor. Ruptured Children are very common, but may almost always Be perman ently cured by wearing the proper truss .Give the child the best truss and the best advice --it costs no more. .. CYRUS THE DRUG-GIST rslrtdd Am. and GourtlanA St, Hftl I KTPR HFIHHTS AGAINST Vote Taken at Meeting Last Night Showed Antis In Small Majority President Enos of Board of Trade Disappeared Dur ing Turbulent Scenes State's Attorney Judson Defined His Position. The residents of Hollister Heights', a suburb of Stratford held a meeting last night to. ascertain the sentiment of th voters of that section relative to remaining with Stratford or annex ing themselves with the city of Bridge port. Passages at arms between speak ers and individuals in the audience were numerous and -fistic encounters took place. , At one time it became necessary for Constable W. B. Bassett to draw his leaded biUet in an effort to protect himself against me on slaught of the factional element who opposed his Rejection of James Mc Shane, a prominent resident of ,the section at the order of the chairman. None occupied seats after the be ginning of the proceedings and the committee appointed at. the recent town meeting to conduct the inquiry were not in evidence after ,the first smoke of battle appeared.' President Fred Enos. of the Bridge port Board of Trade, who Had prev iously been advertised to address the meeting was present at the inception of the trouble which arose over the question of State's Attorney Stiles Jud son being permitted to address the voters, but Mr. Enos upon later being thrice called by the chairman to speak could not be located in or about the hall. He was afterwards observed by a reporter of The Farmer standing in the roadway without, his presence evi dently having passed unnoticed by the clamoring mass of humanity intent only on witnessing the scenes being enacted within. Almost an hour before the sched uled time groups began to congregate about the former Stratford Boys' club, now designated the St. James Athletic Club, and the keen feeling which was rampant at the aetual affair may well be expressed, in the directions given to a reporter as be alighted from a car at the corner of Barnum and Bruce avenues, "Tou see that light down.' there, well where you see that mob, that's it." Upon the approach to the spot In almost Inky darkness a citizen T-Ith a bicycle lamp scrutinized eaohffa-u that passed. So keen was the discussion within that two brothers, even were arrayed in bitter contention against the other. In anticipation oft hostilities friends, shook hands before the struggle .an nouncing their intention of fighting if necessary before the conclusion- Shortjy after eight o'clock- W. H. Bassett rapping for order suggested that Richard Stanton, one of the com mittee appointed at the last Stratford Town meeting, ; be assigned- to the chair r. rvhlch seemed to be' favored-unanimously without vote. The other members of the, committee were Thomas McQuillan, Elliott Peek (ab sent) Clifford Kearney tnd John Con roy. In a short preamble Mr- Stanton outlined the purposes of the gathering to decide whether the district was in favor of remaining in Stratford or becoming part of Bridgeport. He ex pressed his neutrality and warned every voter to consider" wall the various arguments which the speak ers would advance. Personally he was in favor of remaining with Strat ford as be said the taxes would un doubtedly be greater with, the larger city, the Bridgeport tax rate promising to be IT mills whereas in their present state they paid but 13.8 mills. At this point the speaker" was In terrupted with cries of "No prompt ing as one of the Stratford faction was seen .leaning over towards him. Order being restored he observed that he did not see how Bridgeport could take care of Hollister Heights with improvements when property owned by the speaker on Madison avenue in the city could not now be taken care of He also referred to the same trou ble In getting Improvements from Stratford stating that he could get nothing' from the supervisors there and asserting that there must be a nigger in the woodpile somewhere. He was constantly interrupted while he continued to oppose the project for annexation to Bridgeport, finally con cluding with an appeal to consider the matters as argued t the meeting and withhold a vote until next Tuesday night when the decision will be finally made in the Stratford town meeting. Constable Bassett was then given the floor, prefacing his remarks by "What has Bridgeport to offer- that cannot be had in Stratford?- He al luded to the present agitation as being instigated by a group of real estate dealers who wished to further their own interests specifically charging that a petition had been circulated which was actually fathered by one present. This was later accepted as an allusion against John Jordan who denied the allegation only to be speci fically charged with handling a peti tion some three years ago. Among the examples given to prove that Bridgeport was yet unable to take care of itself by . Mr. Bassett was a statement that at times a boat was needed to cross Elizabeth street while on Goddard avenue there was a ledge of rocks so high that one could not see the roof of a house on the opposite side of the street. An allusion was also made to a factory which burned down before water could be drawn from rusty hydrants. Referring to Stratford the speaker remarked that Its officials were all TUBERCULAR BERH1S flourish in the most Unexpected places and quickly attack a body weakened from colds or general debility, but if the lungs are fortified with SCOTT'S EMULSION their progress can be prevented and often overi come. SCOTT'S EMULSION in used in tubercu losis camps because its highly concentrated nourish ment builds strength and resistive-power faster than disease destroys. It assimilates without taxing digestion, and contains no alcohol. Absolutely nothing equal SCOTT'S EMULSION to strengthen the lunge and drive out colds and coughs. Scow & Bowsb, Bloomfield, N. T. IMS ANNEXATION right when they were waked up which was at once greeted with cries from all sections of the building "How long will it take to get them up?" "Tell us something about sewers in Hollister Heights?" which was stopped after re peated rappying by the chair for or der. Continuing Mr. Bassett charged that Bridgeport was about to sell its town farm for the sake of a corporation there and contemplated the purchase of land in Stratford for a new build ing. He referred to- the proposed State street bridge as being of no value to their section but would be paid for by them for the convenience of the traction . company. He said that the East -"Washington avenue bridge was already closed to traffic and that tha. Stratford avenue bridge was considered unsafe for increased traffic with further condemnation -of the street lighting system in Bridge-, port, which he said maintained arc lights some half mile apart he took up the cudgel in favor of Stratford casting "thte blame upon real estate operators rather than upon the town officials whom he said could not be expected to do much when the deeds could not be secured for town accept ance. In conclusion he asked his hearers to consider well the proposi tion for annexation to a city which had actually offered nothing,to them. At this juncture Stiles Judson at tempted to aln the attention of the chairman and indicated his desire to speak. As his name was announced James McShane interposed an. objec tion that he was not a tax-payer or even a voter of Hollister Heights and could not have the floor. Pandemon ium reigned. Argument pro -and eon as to whether taxpayers only or tax payers and voters be allowed the floor. It was the ruling of the chair that it was an open meeting for discussion. This was objected to by McShane who was ruled out of order. Ho insisted upon speaking and was told that Mr Judson had the floor. - CenstableJBas sett asked Chairman Stanton if he should preserve order and was told to do so. He argued with MeShane who again got the ear of the chairman in the hubbub that was still raging over the right of Judson to talk. McShane persisting In decrying against Judson and Constable Bassett was ordered to eject him. The officer grabbed his fellow resi dent and former friend by the should er and was roughly pushing him through the crowd when those In the rear pressed forward menacingly. Basset drew his leather covered wea pon from his rear pocket and uplift ing it threatened to use It on the first man who iiterfered. MeShane ex pressed his Intention to remain quiet and was permitted to remain inside. The chairman put the question , of permitting Mr. Judson to speak and he was roundly cheered, although some, opposition was still heard. Expressing - himself as . the father of the resolution which had occasioned the calling together of the residents of Hollister Heights, Mr. Judson fur ther stated that two years ago In the legislature-"he 'had fought against an nexation believing it was the will of the people. If however It should be the will of the substantial majority present that Hollister Heights be an nexed to Bridgeport he would do his part toward carrying out the will of the 'people,, in any matters; which might,, com a before the present JegSsla. tare. i . Touching lightly upon-itfhe small ness of the section in dispute and re ferring to past administration he raid that Stratford has done what it could in the past for that section. In the way of a modern, school-house and other improvements, .with a possibility that more would be done later. It was a matter said Mr. Judson. of staying with the old town and taking what' could be given as heretofore or annexing - with Bridgeport and possi bly getting the wanted Improvements at a slightly earlier date. He hoped that a decision would be rendered right here. Kor the course ,of three minutes an uproar again prevailed while the opposing factions cried for their respective cities, and during the interim Mr. Judson took his stand In a corner of the hall. ..-... He was followed by John J. Jordan who said that he was not influenced by anyone in his choice and would not voice tfte Sentiment of others as a poll parrot, . He contended' that If any im provements were to come to the Heights they would toe gotten from Bridgeport and not Stratford. A statement that commencing at Bruce's Brook and going towards Bridgeport the streets would be found in good condition was met with derision: He corrected his error by saying he. had Intended to say Yellow Mill Bond, This was followed by another outburst when he remarked that the ananuf ac- turers in west Stratford favored an nexation, ae they would get a 'water way out- Cries of "And Drown the Avon Park section." The speaker here made allusion to the increasing number of policemen which were being added to Bridgeport, some of which might be assigned to protecting the Heights If annexed. He said that Constable Bassett - might even be made an officer on that force, which was greeted by ? applause, Mr. Jordon saying that he had been quoted in a cowardly way during his absence, . expreeeed confidence that Bridgeport could offer more induce ment than Stratford which ha at tempted to specify In detail, becom ing involved in a heated argument with Constable Bassett over the hy drant rates. The intervention of the chairman prevented a possible en counter between the two. Charles Gellateley expounded the sewerage - question in a most able manner indicating his Intention of sticking with the old town and Invited his auditors to attend the next Town meeting and vote with one aceord to keep- the rum-dealers on the outskirts and not under the ' very . nose of churches and schools as Carr n .Bridge port saloon was in Bridgeport. Samuel Greenrod gaining attention E. H. DILLON 108 MA IX ST. Hartford, Cona. ' ROTE ST. CECILE, parls WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LEADING MILLINERS. 're-Iweiitory EXTRAORDINARY PRICE REDUCTIONS WINTER MILLINERY, FURS, LONG CLOTH COATS, SHIRT WAISTS, PETTICOATS PRICES THE LOWEST ON RECORD E. H. DILLON & CO. f said be had not come to quarrel but to attend to business and Joeggea hie fallow-townsmen not to indulge in personalities but to come to the point. He caustically arraigned Stratford al leging that it had been there long before other cities and would be there afterwards.' He asked the people how many of them made their living there and referred to its court house as a "dinky little. thing" in wnich no law yer could make a living but had to come ta Bridgeport- So with every profession. He defended the large land-owners stating that he himself had come there with to, and that bor rowed, and purchased. Others with more money had invented to a larger extent and that it was through their generosity that many were permitted to live In the Heights. He alleged that every dollar ever put Into the Heights came from Bridgeport. He scathingly criticised- the Strat ford Fire department as having need lessly let his property burn on several occasions. He alleged to have had five fires in seven . years with a loos of $6,000 in five years, N 4 John B. Sullivan, was the next to be heard. In a masterly style he warned the tax-payers to beware of glossy promises of future. Improve ments He warned ' against annexa tion with Bridgeport as his thirty-five years had taught him that they would not get all they . expected. Recapitu lating the arguments previously pre sented that Bridgeport had all it could attend to now" with its State street bridge project, its unsafe Stratford avenue bridge to be renlaoed and -the East Washington bridge, . almshouse and additional police force to care for he submitted that rather than receive benefits they would pay for improve ments to the larger city. He recom mended that . If annexation was to be considered it should include, the whole town which in the estimation of the speaker would eventually result. Ex ception to this remark was taken by Mr. . Judson who said' that It would not as long as he lived, and after a few closing remarks by Mr. Sullivan on tha question of sewsra&e and a recommendation to- remain with Strat ford, arise to answer the latter ques tion. , . , Mr. Judson recapitulated changes in the town government which . .would permit of appropriations being , made for sewerage stating -. tnatl Hollister Heights was nearer the era of sewere than ever before. He took exception to a statement made by Mr, Oreenrod that Stratford was bankrupt saying that with a grand list of $5,000,000 and a total 'indebtedness of $200,000 It wa far from being bankrupt. He ww followed Ijy Constable Bas sett who stung to the quick by re peated comments from Mr. MeShane made himself plain upon his former connection with sewerage . question and attempted to' defend the Stratford fire department and. Chief Judson against criticism ' when he was Inter rupted by Mr. '. McShane who stated that at one- time the fire bell had been rung in Stratford for a fire in the heights when almost every man In the department had said "iLef it burn" and gone to bed. This McShane said had been repeated to him upon good authority. Mr. Judson here interpos ed a remark to the erfect that the statement was false and finally speci fically said that anyone - who had said that the present department Upon be ing informed of a fire in Hollister Heights had refused to, taker- oUt the engine was a liar,- .-: Someone In "thr audienee remarked that Fred Enos of the Board of Trade had attended to speak. Cries for Mr. Hnos (failed of response and it . was found that he had retired and could not be found. The suggestion that a ballot now be taken met with.- approval and the following tellers were . appointed: James McShane. William ilasse,, Pe ter 31f-son, Louis Beck and Thomas McQuillan, Prin-tad ballots for annex ation were distributed and those wleh ing to vote otherwise found slips, of paper upon which they; might write their decision, whl jh wm done in var ious ways. - The building beiug' j. cleared those who wished to vote passed through and deposited their slips In a box. The total poll was 159, for annexa tion 74 votes were east arid 83 against. Two ballots were declared defective. When the result was announced tiro longed applause and three rousing ehers were giverj for Stratford. An ob-. Jection against the proceedings as be-1 (tag Illegal was made by Mr.. Me- ohane as the assemblage dispersed,. GOV. WILSON ON INSPECTING TOUR OF ELLIS ISLAND New Tork, Jan, f5Gov. Wilson is, utilizing all of his sjpare time before assuming his duties as XTesident in assimilating information that will be come useful in tackling problems sure to confront him after March 4. To day he inspected the Willis Island sta tion where all of the immigrants landed at this port are held and ex amined. The Governor, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Caroline B. Alexan der, of Hoboken, a noted philanthro pist, went over to the island on a special cutter assigned for the pur pose and was received there by' Com missioner William and the officials. He planed to inspect every branch of the work, paying especial attention to the accommodations for . the immi grants and to the manner in which they are fed and oared for white awaiting decision as to whether they will be admitted. . ' Governor and Mrs. Wilson will . be house guests of Mrs. Alexander7 in Hoboken. ' GBOEGB 6. OWBUMi TO SvHSTG. At tomorrow morning's service at the People's Presbyterian Church there will be a tenor solo by George S.' Owen, who will ber remembered by many as a former ehoir-boy under the instruction of the late Prof. Baker at Trinity Episcopal Church. WANT ADS. CENT A WORD. & C0.;' Sale DERATIZATIBN Fighting the Rat is a Form of Health Insurance Board Bill of Rodents Amounts to Millions The Only ' j Good Rat is a Dead One. (William Colby Rocker, M.S., M.I) Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service.) (Exclusive Service The Survey Press , Bureau,) ? Several thousand years ago, the ca sua) relationship, existing between ro dents ana tne spread of DuDonic pla gue was notieed. To-day the reason of this relationship has been found, and we have 'learned anewthat use ful as the 'rat once was as the unpaid village scavenger, the time has come when the rat must go. Rats have bubonic plague which travels f rom ' them -to men' through that common carrier of plague, the flea. Rats also suffer from leprosy, cancer, and a number of other diseas es, but it is not proven yet that they transmit these to man. From the economic standpoint, it is equally Im portant that rats be evicted from the habitations of man. The.board bill which they ' levy is In the ' aggregate enormous, 'while the annual losses which we suffer through their wanton depredations- rounds out their total cost to man to a figure approximat ing millions. Hence derrvtiaatlon. lighting rats Is Just , like fighting anything else, dependence is not to be placed on any ' single measure. . A pugilist with single punch does not last the first rsun., I la deratiaation. the enemy Is to be ' simultaneously starved, poisoned, trapped and evicted- - -. . v " , - - In starving rats, the prime point of attack Is the garbage can, because rate are . natural scavenger. This mean the enactment, by all organised muni cipalities, . of - ordinances requiring householders to ttave water-tight metal garbage cans with' tight fitting lids.. pJext comes an efficient, gar bage collection and disposal service, and the proper supervision of the ier sons employed for this work. : This accomplished, there is an immediate decrease in ' the avaiitble. quantity Of rat food. . Then all food surmliea. should be removed from rats'Ttiy being placed in rat-proof containers. , In order to poison your rat, first starve him, The United State va lie Health Service . has , experimented with a large 'number 'of poisons, - anil it is the consensus of ; opinion of the officers who have done this, work that poisons which have phosphorus as their active agent, are the most effec tive. It should be borne in mind that phosphorus is liable to : spontaneous combustion, and that it deteriorates somewhat rapidly. -To overcome the first objection it fh wise to employ poi sons in which the phosphorus ia mix ed with-glucose. The deterioration of the'' phosphorus b really not an'-pb- jection. If rats do not take poison in 'thi first few days it is put oUt, tliey are not likely to take it at all. There fore.lt is better to employ as the poison, a chemical which loses its strength so that if it hi. taken by some other ani mal later, no harm will result.' JUt tle cubes of bread' are the best rat bait but eare, should b9 taken that all six sides of the cube are covered with the -poison; These morsels should be placed in rat holes and in other sit uations where they may be taken by rats, but not by domestic animals or children. , 'After the poisons have been left out long enough for the rats to take them, if they - are going to, all poisoned pieces of bread which are left behind should, be collected ald destroyed. "' Rats cannot" be Exterminated by traps alone, .any-more 'than they can by poison or starving alone, but trap ping is a useful adjunct toother de ratiaation methods," When the Unit ed 'States Public Health Service corf ducted ."the . plague suppressive meas ures in San Francisco two. types of traps were used, . the large cage trap and the snap trap. Each is useful, but in the lone run, the snap tf&p proves best, ... The best cage trap is the large 19-inch .French, type. It should be baited with some' odorous food, to which thr rat Is not accus tomed' The snap trap should be per fectly fiat and should" have a good strong spring, . hung on a hair-trigger-ready to go 6ft the minute the rat touches the- bait. Tough old bacon makes the best bait for such a trap. Do not put the trap in the middle of the room. - Rat run by feeling with their vibrlssae or whiskers. Therefore a rat runs . around the walls. . Place oiey,.iiidn8y rjit; rONIO IN ACTION - VUCK IN REaUL' Givo prompt relief from BACK AC II KIDNEY and BLADDER TROTJEX, RHEUMATISM. CONGESTION of ti; KIDNEYS, INFLAMMATION of th BLADDER and all annoying CJRINAR IRREGULARITIES. A positive boon t MIDDLE AGED and BLDfiRL. PEOPLE and for WOMEN. HAVC HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION S. A. Davis. 627 Washino-ton fifc.. rnMri' aa., is in aispocn year. ii. writes ns: ti t IudHrenbackachKAndniYliMnor,.. 3 too frequent, cbubIuj mo to 1m moth -eight, aad in my blot-Ufa; thera was cons- n. I took Foley iCidney Pills for some t .1 now (ran of oil trouble and asaia ab rn nrti rinmrrl Fo'oy Kidney Pjjls feava F. B.' BRILL, Stratford Ave. and Rlxtfe " IHE SMITM-MUIMY m JANUARYSA3LE Coat, Suit and Waist Department. ,50 Lingerie Waists of sheer batiste, embroidery and val lace trimmed. Sale price- Sl.OO. !-.. 200 T4ngeri.e Waists trimmed with embroidery. Sale Price l.SO. 200 Misses' and WomenSs Chinchilla Coats in blue and grey. Sale Price ,$0.50. - - Coats of Scotch Mixtures and reversible matrTais. Sale Price tiS.OO. About 50 odd coats worth from $7.50 to $10.00. Sale Price S5.00. Children's Chinchilla coats that were $3.95, Sale Price $3.95. $7.60 and $8.50 coats. ; Sale Price $5,05. Children's dresses in ginghams and percales. Sale Price 9 Re. "Wash Dresses 9 to' 14 years 'in percale and gingham. Collar and cuffs, trimmed to correspond, $1.50 to $2.00, Misses' and Women's serge dresses in navy and 'brown. Sale Price $6.05. . ' ' TIJE 'KUMPACKT' ' ACME DRESS FORM is the latest invented dresa form on the market. It is an ingenious patented arrangement; which enajbles the user to fold up the-skirt, thus reducing fhe figure to one-half its size, making it fit nicely in a box 28 inches high and 14 Inches, square. ' - ; When not in use, can be put away In any corner, as an ornament in the room- . The "KtJMPACKT". is so simple and yet eo practical, that you will won der why it was not conceived before. The figure is the newest model, graceful In appearance and most substan tial In construction. The bust part is made out of superior PAPIER MACHK and covered with jersey .cloth the skirt is made of the best flexible steel, highly finished and with ordinary care, will last a lifetime. It does all the work of a high priced form, and will save its cost mnr times a year., s i SIZES: 32. 84, 88, 40 and 42. .. THE SILVER PLATED WARE of the best grade only is deemed .worthy to come from this house. We offer the most beautiful de signs, finished in the best manner at the right price: In flat-ware we carry only the Holmes & Edwards brand for Which we are the wholesale and retail rep resentatives and can fill large or small ordef s at short notice. y . '.-,'"' ...... ; Cs. W. sPafr child Sbn4 Inc. AT TBB fna Jf OT THE eBDCCs1 - Established ti 1805 tt7 lKSX STRKETT. OOR. J. O. ABOATR r Jewelers and Opticians, MasmflM hum, Importers, Retailers the trap against the wall. - ' . . It is a wise -thing for individuals to trap rats. It Is een better for municipalities to do so. In such a case all tranDed rats should be alio ped into strong paper bags which are tied tightly with a piece of string-, and delivered to the city bacteriologist- so that he may examine the dead rats. Ths should be done so that if plague happens to be present in the rodent community, it may, be eradicated there before it has had an opportun ity 'to spread to man. Evict rats from human habitations. The best -wayy to . do this Is . by rat proofing.. 'Concrete is the best agent for this purpose and ground areas, basements, and. eld walls should be protected1 by this material. This ap plies particularly to stables. When San Francisco waged its, world-famous war on the rat, under the direction of Surgeon (now Surgeon Geneaal) Ru pert Blue, of the United States Pub lie' Health Service, its 4,000 odd sta bles were protected by coricrelfe. The measure -not onjy Kepi tnerais om, but also resulted in a marked im provement In the equine public health. Next to concrete, the best rat-prooflns material ia sheet metal. This lacks durability, but is good as a temporary device. 'It is particularly valuable in protecting grain,; flour, and the like when these articles are put up In bags. The floor on which the sacks are to be piled, may be covered with sheet iron and a temporary fence of the same material may be ereoted about the entire pile. If -buildings, are raised 18 inches or more from tne grouna ana tne unaer surface left open to permit the ready entrance of, the. natural enecies of the rat the cat and the dog, a condition known as rat--prooflng by elevation is produced. This is useful in protect ing shacks and small buildings which are used as places of temporary res idence.' Ratprooflns should not be directed alone at the lower portions of the house. The windows should be screened, and , all roof openings through which rats 'might gain en trance should be Btmiiarly protected. Rodent extermination is an all em bracing sanitary measure. It not on ly prevents and eradicates plague, but because of the general improvement in the hygiene- of the, . human environ ment, brings about a genera better ment- of health. After the vigorous anti-plague work which t made San Francisco one of 'the cleanest cities in the world, there was a great reduc tion in the incidence of communica ble diseases in that city. Further more, the attention of the general pub lic was turned to the nefed for an Im provement in housing conditions- and an active interest in the municipal protection of the public -health wan engendered. Deratisationis a form of health" in surance which makes for the protec tion and improvement of the health of the body ' politic. Man .has learned from the bitter experience of the ages that he cannot share his home with other species without danger to himself ; The rat is under sentence' 6f banishment. The rat must go ! ! ! EDUCATION MOTES. t - - , State-aided industrial schools are now maintained in nineteen Massa chusetts communities. Austria's eight universities had 26, 32 students last . year, of whom 2,130 were women!. The seven tech nical schools had 9,920 in attendance. Plans have been: started by the Deutscher Verin at Columbia Uni versity f oj- the orsranlzation of a union SMITH-MURRAY CO. of German student societies- In "Ameri can universities. Nearly 2,000 titles in many lan guages .ma, up the "Bibliography of the Teaching of Mathematics. V by David JSueene Smith, of Teachers College, Columbia University. and Charles - Goldziher, of Budapest, Hunjfary.The MbJ'ograplfly has J'-'-t been published tor free dUtrua by the United States Bureau of Edu cation. - Hookworm disease costs Arkansas more than one-fourth of . its annual cotton crop, according to the Hon. George B.'"' . Cook, superintendent ef public instruction- -Physicians . an teachers are co-operating vigorously with the State board mt health in thsur campaign for rural sanitation ia t'oat State. The are 435 colleges and universities listed by the United States Bureau of Education in the current Educational Directory. Ohio and Pennsylvania each have i2 institutions of coilmrs rank, and Jfew Torlt and Illinois J3. Missouri has 39, Iowa and Tennessee 27, Virginia 26, North Caroline ti, Indiana and Kentucky tl, Geors'a J. and Massachusetts IS, The Massachusetts board of edu cation has a deputy commissioner for vocational education. His duties include supervision of State expenditures in aid of vocational schools, definitions of standards of in struction; approval of courses, teach ers, etc; and, in- general, the en lightenment of public opinion on this form of education. There are 101 teachers of agricul ture in the normal schools of th United States, :- aocor'nr . ' . " compile'. jfraMfciP. n mm- of Education.. Eighteen of them teach agriculture alone; 73 teach ag riculture in combination with one .r more sciences; nine teach two oter subjects; and one three other sub jects. ' One normal school teacher handles agriculture : in combination with the following: "Pedogogy, didac tics, history of education, civics, eteU-1 study and school management." A bill providing for vocational on- tinuatlon schools has been introduced in the Washington legislature. It provides for compulsory continuation schooling for six hours weekly, three years for boys and two years for girls, after the age of fifteen. The plan is somewhat similar to the Cooley pro posal in Illinois, but differs in empow ering the local school board to appoint the board to have charge of vocation al training. In this and other res pects it resembles the Wisconsin law enacted in 1911. A moving-picture film entitled Tooth Ache" is one of the agencies employed by the National Mouth H giene Association to demonstrate the importance of instruction in the care of the teeth. Dr. W. G. Ebersee, ef Cleveland, Ohio,, who . is secretary of the organixatieo, says: "I believe that if each child be taught to keep thor oughly clean and healthy the gateway to his system, the mouth, we shaJ have a healthier, more self-repectl and all-around better class of eiUasena for the next generation." It is be lieved that "Tooth Ache" will help de velop publie interest in oral hygiene. She WTht, you, Mr. Jones! I nur expected to see you here. I heard that you had met with an acc! lnc He 04i no, that was my brot&ar. She I'm mo sorry. J