'! RATS ON GUARD. ■ ' T
Two ingenious bnpglars in an American jail recently found their cells infested with rats. They did not object to this, for they devised a means by which their presence could be turned to good account by making them act as sentinels. They began operations by sawing their way out of jail, and on each occasion before beginning work, they scattered breadcrumbs close to their cell doors. When the rasping noise attracted the attention of the ' watchman, the slight ncjise of his approach caused the rats to patter off, so that the burglars stopped sawing and the watchman failed to find out where the sound came from. 1220,
The largest book in existence is an atlas of the world bow in possession of the British Museum. It measures 5 feet 10 inches fcy 3 feet 2 inches, and weighs nearly, 336 pounds. " How do you like that whisky, Pat ?"■ " Shure, your &e&our, it has made another man of me, an' that othei man wojyjd like a-;glass too.'-
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 366, 3 June 1911, Page 7
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170Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 366, 3 June 1911, Page 7
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