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re g iong? »g aidth gjj 0^ ** i Sweejiy. ex-meipber of the Penn ■"^Pdature from Luzerae county, ■S! teßgboufc the State as Truth •Xßßdton, "when one person JWfy.highMt possible conipli tfJft^'Mnteliigence, he tytf i.. M ?** fa a mi«e rat. ffi^Wpkntent, t00,,1 can tell tjja ™!rat knows enough to satisfy ■4lsnearHa2elto°> I live, KESft*'*l* was fc«dLns, eep ray food for them- Kw^nH: >* -oil and liS^W« fata that overran W% && LJ$ Persistent animals Illliilo^^ tool boxes in a Rsasa,^^ get at the supplies. R^E? f!? bury their dinner ißtret H^s? c Tn g at the contents, ■■"W Dj. ufL TPMfly dug down 'EWO'i1;' Manyatimea : .ft*^SSS tQ fißht wifch a K-»'fifc l T akJ nS of the rats |Sa£ttth^elves.ltwa S HSr™9 ot,.^ 6 floors covered Eftß*l' ISt -eet-IW H^^ff 4** and mt^&iSi^ of oniy a »»^«all. to MiHii.:??ictntii^. 1- 2* »wt the opera ■SJS fcStscouldbeexter- » J**iS»a Sf f r as spattered MlfSr?*"- IBL^taL^ Tilß ri^ 'S WOUW Of

the section thus abandoned. X know of several instances where the lives of many miners have been saved by the belief in the rats as a danger signal, and also ot the loss of life by others who ridiculed the idea. Once near Hazelton, the rats left a mine in drpves, and the men—there were fifty of them —lost no time in getting out also. Before the day was over the entire section where they had been working caved in. At Harleigh, a few years ago, there was a similar case, except that three miners refused to quit work. The fall of the roof closed them in, and their bodies were never recovered. Seventeen mules also perished with them. The fall was so greafc" that the mine was destroyed, and no attempt was t>ver made to work it again. " This belief in mine rats giving warning to danger 13 based on good grounds. The theory is that when a mine begins to work, as the quiet settling of one prepara tory to a big cave-in is called, the rats are disturbed in their holes and hiding' places as they become contracted, and they hurry away to seek places of safety. That is all there is about it, but the miners attribute it to something much deeper than that simple cause, and consequently have a feel ing fdr the mine rat akin to awe. It is a common sight to see si miner feeding half a dozen or more from his dinner pail. Frey quently they become so tame that they will clijnb on a miner's lap as hp sits at his lunch, and .crowd around him to receive such portions of his meal as he has taught them to expect. Some of them grow to ah enor mous size, and there is a story told among the miners near Hazelton about how one of their number onco fed and trained a dozen or more, which had grown ho such dimen sions that he used them in harness, and they drew his buggy of coal daily from the breast where he worked to the dumping-place. There are people who don't believe that, but it was told to me by a man who worked with the miner who had the rats, _and he says it's a fact. But I've seen mine rats myself as big as a powder keg."

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« In thp £ DiqCOUnt onall Purchasesof^s. and upwards at the DIRECT xng a> uiggounx IM porting company's clearance sale. L o pdeF to clear the balance of our Winter Stock, we give a further discount of % in the £, which, together with direct reduction of prices already made, will give m public an advantage of goods at HALF PRICE, 3s, m the £ returned for FOURTEEN DAYS only, f) I fj rjanarlfl RiiilHincrc OiiQon Q+ 10 at the v- L DUISUSngS, VJllGen 01. CRICKET! LAWN TENNIS! CRICKETI «/TESgRS. E, PORTER & CO. have just unpacked their Season's Shipment of Cricket and Lawn Tennis IVI Goods, all of which are of the latest and most approved patterns. Having been purchased direct from the manufacturers they can offer them at the very lowest prices. 0 TENNIS LAWN TENNIS- CRICKET I Wicket Keeping |^^^^^^^ EJowling Green BATS. PRESSES. | 1 BATS. | Gauntlets. IKt^^r^^^^^^P^ BOWLS „ vii-iiiiiiiiiiiiii *\ *■ I I I • odiiOl/eit papq (IvoryandSUverM°unted) -|;e''PREMIER»W;:::||:;: W LAWN TENNIS I I CRICKET BALLS. I CRICKhT BAGS. ;^W- . NETS. I I I ! i SCORING BOOKS. ~ —, _ : irrsi'-1-"1;— ■=■ •- ■ ■ j ' • 1 I STUMPS. llf 11 Iff jf '--— = : i - The LAWN TENNIS I I i grj- CRICKET 11S /) '^Mr\ M \ poles. 11l % m VU V/ i^Ww Boxing Gloves. -ENPYMION^ I I CRICKET NETS. §i BELTS. «;f / i^W I— I Lawn Tennis I I gs ' croquet sets. MPATATTTA" *9 I I CRICKET BAGS. X Q /^ ///// GALATEA 1 BA| _ LS 1 I i __ || G OLF SETS. C-J CM! ~~~^ r- 3 - - I I Batting Gloves. »| a ... '. , DUMB BELLS. AN d 3 lawn tennis |, | I ; ?g Batting Gloves and 1«? Varieties. 3 markers, T\ IT leg guards. racquets. Wicket-keeping Gloves. quoits. E. PORTER AND CO,, QUEEN ANP HIGH BTEEETS,



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