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SPECIAL NUMBER THE H. H. CLAUSSEN BAKERY COMPANY Rats , Waste and Plague (From the Cleveland Plain Dealer). Two methods are recommended by the authorities for exterminating rats —poison and trapping. But the only effective way to fight the rat evil is to build rat-proof structures. The building of such structures becomes almost a public duly. AVben the health officials at New Orleans found what appeared to be a case of bubonic plague the other day, word was immediately sent to all Gulf and river joints to beware of rats. The word came to Ohio and the secre tary of the State Board of Health sent out an appeal tor people everywhere to fight the dangerous rodent. The rivers of the Mississippi system furnish a ready means for communi cating the plague over a great area of the country. Rats are excellent sailors. They do not rebel even at the hind of cruft that plies the Mis sissippi and Ohio. When the plague came to this county twenty years ago it was brought by ships from the Orient to the ports of the Pacific. Upon the ships rode rats and upon the rats rode fleas which are the real culprits in the plague evil. 'So when the disease made its re appearance a week ago in New Or leans immdiatel.v warning was given those cities which have water com munication with the Louisiana city. Pbrt officials were put on guard to watch every incoming boat and to see that no rats were allowed to disem bark. So far. it seems, the plague has not appeared in any other city. Many considerations besides that of health condemn tlie rat and demand Its extermination. Damage to prop erty amounting to millions a year is caused by the rodent. It goes every where, and everywhere is a symbol of carelessnss and indifference. There is no possible excuse for its tolera tion in a civilized community. Increasing enlightenment on the subject of the rat peril, and waste in its various aspects will in time doubt less bring about the extermination of the species, though the day is neces sarily far distant. The cheapening and popularization of concrete con struction ought to help materially to ward the desired end. There is less excuse for rat-infected buildings now than ever before, and what little ex cuse remains will disappear. if an occasional plague scare will inspire people to greater effort to rid themselves of this economic encum brance, it will have that one decidedly good effect whatever penalty the re current disease may inflict in partic ular cases. By one means or another the public needs a periodic prodding on the subject. FISHERMAN'S LUCK. ’ “Simple Simon went a fishing in his mother's pail.” Thus sang Iho children. "He wasn't so simple al that." com mented the returning,angler. "Here I am all scratched up and blistered and burnt, with nothing whatever to show for my day’s work." sW» tfX&wtJ a 'iM .* /, , ' S'4*/s**' ■*& ' 7/ ' •> ' , - v v^ : - SALEM CLINGS TO WOODEN SHINGLES (From the Prividcnce Journal.) The first carload of material re ceived at Salem for the rebuilding of the city consists of wooden shingles! Has the lesson of a week ago Thurs day not yet been learned? The wooden shingle is a prolific cause of disastrous fires. In the Sa lem catastrophe it must have contrib ut'd its full share to the enormous property losses. Sparks in the high has taken its place among the foremost bread-making establishments of the South. The bakery itself is a model and modern one—light, clean, and inviting. And the greatest care has always been exercised to see that nothing but the best of materials goes into Claussen’s bread. has played an important part in the making of Claussen’s bread. Every day in the year this famous leaven has fermented and raised each dough. Perfect fermentation, not merely raising power, is required to convert flour, water and shortening into delicious and digestible loaves of light bread. To secure per fect fermentation and insure good bread, the most essential ingredient is INTERIOR VIEW OF CLAUSSEN’S BAKERY EXTERIOR VIEW OF CLAUSSEN’S BAKERY THE CLAUSSEN BAKERY FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST wind, showering down on the tinder- Ifke wooden roofs, no doubt started new blazes in such numbers and a,t such widely separated points that the task of the firemen was greatly in creased. Particularly in dry weather, such as prevailed for weeks before the Salem fire, this combustible roof cov ing is a public menace in thickly set tled districts. And yev the Massa chusetts city promptly imports a car load to start the work of reconstruc tion! It sems as if the stricken communi ty would hate the sight of a wooden shingle after its fearful experience. fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Mr. Baker, Yon Can’t Co Wrong When You Buy NEPTUNE • It is made from wheat of the Dark Turkey variety, a grain which always attracts buyers from every principal milling district in this country and Western Europe. The wheat is bought subject to a laboratory test under the supervision of a professional chemist and we know the gluten and ash content as well as the absorptive power of each and every car before it goes into our mill. In addition to this every stock that goes to comprise NEPTUNE is submitted to the same test. This insures absolute uniformity at all times. We guarantee NEPTUNE to contain an average of 11.50 per cent dry gluten and 0.40 per cent or less of ash. On request a guarantee certificate of analysis will be furnished with any flour shipped from the Kehlor Flour Mills Company. In addition to this we are prepared to furnish a formula for the baker which if used with NUPTUNE in a conscientious manner will produce perfect bread results. THE H. H. CLAUSSEN COMPANY, AUGUSTA, GA., very large manu facturers of fine bread, use NEPTUNE extensively in the manufacture of their bread, and we are sure will recommend it highly at any time to you. KEHLOR LLOUR MILLS CO. ST. LCUIS, MO. CAPACITY 3000 BARRELS DAILY •‘AUGUSTA IN 1914”