THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1920.
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You should knw that
Only six other large cities in the
United States have more hours of
sunshine annually thttn Omaha.
What The Bee Stands for:
1. Respect for the law and maintenance of
order.
2. Speedy and certain punishment of crime.
through the regular operation of the
courts.
3. Pitiless publicity and condemnation of in
efficiency, lawlessness and corruption in of
fice, i
4. Frank recognition and commendation of
honest and efficient public service.
5. Inculcation of Americanism as the true
basis of good citizenship.
Next thing in sequence in the Spiker affair
will be a divorce.
Another contract let for another sky-scraper.
Watch Omaha grow.
The question before the senate still is: Shall
the tail wag the dog?
' The heart of the world was much less brittle
than Mr. Wilson thought.
Well, Mr. Groundhog has made good' for a
week on his prognostication of an early spring.
If the women do all the things they are ad
vised to, they will be a busy lot, whether they
bring down the cost of living or not.
The president has accepted the resignation
of Franklin K. Lane, but ' has the consolation
of knowing that Burleson will stick to the end.
Barnard girls shoveled' snow at 50 cents an
hour for the endowment fund and the movie".
It wai worth while, if it did last only half an
hour.
An Omaha doctor says a dairy cow is a
"perfect factory." So also is a well-bred pig,
both turning grain, and grass into excellent hu
man fodder.
THE HITCHCOCK RESERVATIONS.
When consideration of the Treaty of Ver
sailles is resumed in the senate this week, as it
probably will be, interest will center on the at
titude of the minority. This, in turn, will in a
great measure depend on the disposition of the
president. If Mr. Wilson's letter to Senator
Hitchcock, published on Sunday morning, rea
sonably reflects the mind of the writer, the end
of the controversy is much nearer. The presi
dent in substance expresses a willingness to ac
cept the Hitchcock reservation to Article X,
although indulging in misgivings as to its ef
fect. The Hitchcock reservation differs from the
Lodge reservation as to the verbiage with re
gard to the declaration of war, but expressly
excepts the economic war provided for in
Article XVI. The council of the League of
Nations will be permitted to declare a boycott
and the United States obliged to follow. As
economic war is very near akin to physical war
fare, the probabilities are that the congress will
not forego its control over this matter. The
Hitchcock reservation received 41 votes when
it was submitted to the senate last Novem
ber, after having been endorsed by the demo
cratic caucus.
Mr. Wilson indulges some apprehension lest
the frank statement of the reservation may
"chill our relationship with the nation with
which we expect to be associated in the great
enterprise of maintainnig the world's peace."
He says he has "never seen the slightest reason
to doubt the good faith of our associates in
the war," or that they would seek to commit
us to lines of action which, under our constitu
tion, only the congress of the United States can
in the last analysis decide." This is the presi
dent's most noteworthy utterance since he de
clared the treaty must be accepted in its en
tirety. It denotes a considerable progress in
direction of the position taken by the senate.
As to good faith, nothing has been done that j
would warrant any nation in questioning that
of the United States. The conservative ap
proach to a new and extra-constitutional pro
gram of government is the most substantial
proof we could give of our good faith as a na
tion. We are pledging ourselves to do only
those things we can do with reasonable cer
tainty. It may be that our form of government
is not sufficiently elastic to permit assumption
of a full share "in the great enterprise of main
taining the world's peace," but history amply
warrants the belief that we have done just that
very thing. If we can maintain the good faith
we always have kept, it will be a far stronger
bulwark than can be afforded by any league or
combination of nations.
The president's suggestion as to permitting
the exercise of the veto power on the resolu
tion of withdrawal does not involve anything
of particular importance,, other than that it ap
pears to anticipate divergence of views between
the executive and legislative departments. His
acceptance of a reservation as to mandataries
equally significant of his changing views.
It now appears likely that an understand
ing may be reached on the treaty, since the
president has come to comprehend that the fail
ure of his personal plan will not break the great
heart of the world.
The meat packers of America did over $3,
000,000,000 business in 1919, with an average
profit of 1 cent on the dollar. That does not
seem unreasonable.
Experts in Cleveland say the price of cloth
ing is going lower, and at the same time expert
in Omaha tell us it is going higher. What is
the consumer to do?
Josephus Daniels tells why he does not like
Admiral Sims. One reason he kept back was
that the admiral objected to the secretary's
brother-in-law getting a medal for losing his
ship.
Flame throwers will add a touch of vivid
realism to the job of clearing Gotham's streets
from accumulated snow, but the chances are
that the real work will be done by the old re
liable dump wagon.
"Mitch" Palmer is campaigning in Missouri,
trying to elect a democrat to succeed Secretary
Alexander in congress, but he is also finding
out how much of Champ Clark's strength he
will have at San Francisco. .
It is well to remember that Secretary Baker
personally authorized the expenditure of $125,
000,000 at Muscle Shoals, after congress had al
lowed $20,000,000 to complete a project for
'which th nrnmntfru onlv asked $10 000 000.
And the manner in which the contractors set
(about to exhaust the War department's liberal
provision almost compels admiration. 1
On the Wrong Scent
Every month for the last six months we have
had statements from Attorney General Palmer
promising reduction in the cost of living through
his prosecuting the profiteers. But when a phe
nomenon is world-wide a government official
isn't going to get very far by attacking a few
profiteers.
Th results of the attorney general's cam
paign have been, not to reduce the cost of living,
but to lead people off on the wrong scent. His
pronunciamentoes have helped spread the belief
that there is a culprit, the profiteer. Get him
and all will b well. That Is the inference from
Mr. Palmer's statements.
That sort of thing is foolishness. There is
profiteering, which-ought to.be stopped.- But
conditions won't improve until there is larger
production and less waste.
If Robinson Crusoe and Friday on the desert
island can catch four fish and gather eight ba
nanas in the course of a day, they will have a
certain standard of living with two fish and four
bananas apiece. Suppose they cut down their
day's work. The food supply for the day will
be diminished. The same thing will happen if
they get up an appetite for grapefruit, which
isn't ao nourishing as fish or bananas, and
spend a good share of the day producing a
grapefruit This may reduce the fish and
banana output so each of them will have half a
grapefruit, one fish and one banana. That is,
so much labor may be devoted to frills that the
output of substantial things may be cut.
In the long run our well-being here in Amer
ica will depend on the way we work, and the
wisdom with which that work is directed into
useful channels.' That doesn't suggest nearly so
attractive a program as that of Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, who will work miracles by chasing
tht profiteers. But it is a program that will
rodvea results.-- Kansas City Star,,
Government's Contract With Farmers.
The Gronna bill to abolish the United States
Grain corporation is in effect a repudiation of
a contract made by the government with the
farmers. Under its terms, the selling price of
the wheat crop of 1919 will not be permitted
to fall below a basic rate of $2.10 per bushel.
It does not contemplate the purchase of the
crop at that figure, for the corporation has per
mitted the sale of wheat at prices considerable
above 'the minimum rate fixed by law. The
operations of the grain corporation have had the
effect of stabilizing the entire grain industry to
a degree not otherwise obtainable.
Senator Gronna, however, has from the first
persistently held to the view that the traffic
should be unrestricted. This opinion on his
part contemplates only that for the three years
last past the price of wheat might have been,
through clever manipulation, maintained at such
a figure as would have worked untold hardship
on all the world. When the president inter
vened in April, 1917, the speculative movement,
owing to purchases by England and France,
had shoved the selling price well abbve $3, and
prophecies of $10 were freely made. This wild
profiteering was checked by the government.
Now no reason exists for thinking that such a
condition could again be produced. On the
contrary, signs and portents clearly indicate
the possibility of wheat prices going below the
minimum fixed by the government. To abolish
the grain corporation and remove all control
might expose the farmer to tremendous loss, as
well as disrupt the entire industry.
Aside from these considerations, the Jaw un
der which the control is exercised is a solemn
contract between the government and the
wheat growers, millers, jobbers and bakers. It
affects not only those of America, but those of
the World at large. Even were it possible that
by absence of government control the price of
wheat could be sent soaring again, it is abhor
rent to think that the United States would be
party to any such oppression of the hungry
who are dependent on us for food. The Gronna
bill is bad, no matter how it is viewed.
Trading With Soviet Russia.
Difficulties are arising that may hinder if
they do not entirely block the plans to open
trade with soviet Russia.' The Scandinavian
countries have refused to enter into any sort
of arrangements for resuming commercial re
lations with the red government until it recants
the repudiation of the Russian national debt, at
least with regard to that part owed to Scandina
vians. In France some complications have come
up because of the close connection between the
co-operative societies, which the French could
do business with, and the Soviets. Almost
$2,000,000,000 of the Russian debt is owed to
the French, whose savings were put int bonds
issued by the czar's government. It will not
be easy to reconcile the losers Jo the thought
of friendly trading relations with those who are
directly responsible for the loss. Argument is
put forth that we had commercial relations with
Russia under the czar, whose politics and
policies we detested, and it therefore would in
volve little more to trade with the reds. Ad
mitting the force of this, the inescapable fact is
that the czar paid his bills, and did not try by
The Treaty of London
From tha New York Times.
Doubtless the .Tueoslav government, in re
fusing to accept Kir. Nitti's latest proposal for
the settlement of the Adriatic question, teit it
self under pressure from public opinion. Mr.
Nitti, for that matter, had his troubles with pub
lie ooinioii in making the nrooosalr any settle
ment that both ' nations could accept would
seem outrageously unjust to a considerable ele
ment in each. But at the present stage of the
controversy expediency is in question quite as
much as strict justice, and it was undoubtedly
inexpedient for the Jugoslavs to prolong the
dispute.
It is not to he supposed that the Jugoslav
government wants war; on the contrary, it
would continue the negotiations, but oa the
general basis of President Wilson's proposals
of last year. But this is not last year, and Mr.
Nitti's compromise offer probably represented
the last concession that could be obtained from
Italy. The Italians represent the Jugoslavs as
still expecting American support, but this is
hardly likely. It is more probable that the
Jugoslavs do not believe the Italian terms are
final, that they still hope for some further con
cession. When the Italian proposal was de
livered it was understood thatt the Jugoslavs
found it 'acceptable except on minor points not
worth fighting over, and every day of delay
in the settlement of the question makes war
more likely. Dispatches from Paris seem to in
dicate that in their latest reply the Slavs have
gone even further and raised again points which
they had already conceded. That is a poor way
to reach agreement.
There can be no alternative to agreement
but war. The international structure which a
year ago might have exerted some sort of pres
sure on the disputants is now broken down.
France and Enzland. Italy's partners in the
Treaty of London, accompanied the last Italian
proposal with a note to Jugoslavia threatening
the execution of the Treaty of London if the
compromise was not accepted. This threat was
not likely to frighten the Jugoslavs, whatever
effect it might have had elsewhere. The Italians
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About Christian Scloiu-o
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 4. To the Ed
itor of the Bee: May 1 offer anunii-
mems to some statements concern
mff cnrisuan hclence in the article
on "Spiritualism" from the Balti
more American, reprinted in The
Bee of January 29. Of course. The
Beo is responsible only for the fur
ther circulation of the rtl.i hut
it reaches so many people that the
inner siae or tne question should be
siaiea.
"Christian Science is virtually in
terwoven with spiritism bv the na
ture of its teaching," is a statement
in the article that is simply pre
posterous. The two systems nr ,.
tirely antagonistic, 'as Mary Baker
.uay maintains throughout her
wriunirs. ana no one is hottor mtnii.
ned than she to pass on this ques
non. hhe carefullv invnoticrotoH
spiritism before her rMsnnvorv nf
viirisiian science, at a time when
spiritualism was more nrovaii.ni
vruuaoiy man it is today. One chap
ter of her textbook. "Soi
Unsl.1t TIT, At. T.- -
iwi n.vy o ine scriptures,
is devoted to this topic. It is en
uuea. -Christian Science Versus
Spiritualism," and It logically proves
umi me iurtner one goes in the
study and practice of either nt th
subjects the farther he is from the
oiner.
The nature of anv teachiner in pn.
clusively shown by its practices and
results, and in all th
Science and spiritualism
apart as t,ne poles. The article pro
vides an apt illustration. It refers
io weu-nnown spiritualists as those
wno nave become exrjonents of th
truth of immortality as derived from
table tippiner and like
along with levitation, direct voice
ana variea rorms of alleged com
munication With 'the othpr
Christian Science emphatically re-
hav orrlinieH einpp th armicti'ri all tVie Tstrian
and Dalmation territory assigned to them by pudiates table tipping, levitation.
the Treaty of London. Originally it was an communication, and all such avowed
interallied occupation, but Italian troops were,
of course, in an overwhelming majority; and
conditions became s uncomfortable for troops
of other nationalities that in the end practically
all had to get out, and for some time past Italy
has held the territory alone.
Then what drJes the execution of the Treaty
of London mean, as between Italy and Jugo
slavia? It means that the Italians must get out
of Fiume. which they surrendered under the
treaty. Nobody supposes that England - and
France mean to execute the treaty by putting
D1nnunzio out. nor does anybody suppose that
the Italians will begin by themsetves putting
him out. If the present attempt at settlement
by negotiation fails, and the Adriatic dispute
has to be fought out, there will be no pedantic
insistence on treaty terms; it will be a war of
conquest for whatever either side can get out of
it. It will be a very bitter war. a hard-fought
war, and a "war that can hardly fail to be disas
trous to both sides, however the purely military
issue may turn.
The dangtr grows with every day that the
governments argue, while the irreconcilables
behind them gain in strength.
American Rice
One of the lessons which the strenuous task
of getting something to eat without spending
more than they earn has taught the American
people is that rice is a vegetable rather than a
dessert, and that it is a staple American pro
duct. The conditions of war have made this
more than ever true. We can raise excellent
rice in our southern areas, and we do raise
enough of it so that in 10 months of last year
we sent 282,000,000 pounds to other countries.
This compares with 26,420,000 sent in 10 months
of 1913. And what our growers received for
what they sent out last year was $25,182,000,
as compared with $833,000 received for the
amount mentioned in 1913.
This is another illuminating example of the
development of formerly neglected opportuni
ties in American farming, particularly in the
South. The acreage of rice in 1904 was 662,
000. In 1918 this had increased to 1,113,000, and
now has considerably more than doubled. The
number of bushels raised in 1904 was 21,096,
000. In 1918 it was 40,424.000, and last year a
round 44,000,000 bushels. Hartford Times.
EfteVELVET
HAMMERS
"Dtj Jlrthur "Brooks Baker
THOMAS A. FRY.
The transportation problem is a thing we all
must meet, with private yacht or motor car,
with jitney bus or feet. The locomotive plant
with- which wc first were fitted out is full of
little bunions, corns, ingrowing nails and gout.
The citizen who has a foot upon his nether
limb must exercise eternal care in keeping it in
trim.
But whether people keep their feet to look
at or to use, the members need to be encased
in noble, honest shoes, which will not. suddenly
dissolve into a nock of holes and let the au
tumn rainfall gain admission through the soles;
and if you seek utility, or pleasure for the eye,
you're glad to get the services of Mr. Thomas
try.
Whatever are your private predilections,
likes or views, whatever are the purposes for
which you purchase shoes, the aim of Thomas
Fry is to preserve your feet and taste, to keep
your conversation full of language pure and
chaste, instead ot giving you a cause to hanr
mer. kick and fuss, to fulminate, vociferate, re
calcitrate and cuss.
He used to sell the strings of fish brought
in 'by Mr. Booth, a worthy occupation for a
smart, ambitious youth, but now he runs a
string of stores and fishes for your trade; di
verse in name they are, but one in principle and
grade. Hes also in the building game, pro
moting it by. loans, and here again he gathers
in the kale-seed and the bones.
Next subject: Nelson B. Updike.
activities or alleged spirts, and
questions their asserted proof of im
mortality. This science maintains
mat tne teachings and works of
ennst Jesus fully prove immortality,
and that they are logical and dem
onstrable. The destruction of sin
and the healing of disease through
the power of God, spirit, as Jesus
did, leads ultimately to the conquest
of death as taught by the Master
and shown In his ressurrectlon and
ascension. Thus he fully and unmis
takably demonstrated immortality.
Christian Scientists do not claim to
have reached that point, but they are
obediently taking the steps of heal
ing the sick and reforming sinners
through spiritual power alone. This
practice and its remarkable results
stand out in clear contrast with the
rappings, voices and other manifest
ations of seances and mediums.
A group of mistaken statements
in the' article, is the following:
'They (Christian Scientists) hold
that one can open his consciousness
to the entrance of the discarnate
spirit of a murderer, drunkard, or
some other evil eype. So, evil po
sesslon results and the appropriate
acts are induced. On the other
hand, one can open up his con
sciousness to the divine mind that
will preclude the entrance of the
evil spirit or mind and bring the
individual into conformity with the
mind of God." These assertions are
at variance with Christian Science
in several vital particulars, but con
sideration of the two phrases, "dis
carnate spirit" and "evil spirit."
will show the opposite character of
the two subjects. A fundamental of
spiritualism is belief in many and
various spirits, so the above state
ments probably are in harmony with
it. The basis of Christian Science is
the Bible doctrine of one. infinite
God, who also is spirit; therefore
science deduces logically that spirit
is one and infinite. In this science
then, the term spirits is as improper
as the term gods, also the use , o?
such adjectives as discarnate and
evil to describe spirit is inadmissible
Most English translators of the
Bible have used the term spirit
loosely, and thus lend slight color
of verity to spiritistic theorizing
about spirit In a finite and good
sense are applied in Christian
science to mean right ideas or
thoughts, while evil spirits, devils,
and so forth are considered evil
beliefs or false convictions. Thus
Christian Science rejects any sup
posed mysticism about spirituality
and reveals it as a practical. in
telligible, and provable fact of dally
experience, and always as a power
ror good.
LOUIS A. GREGORY.
i nristian science . ommittee on
Publication for Nebraska
StudyProblems
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My Vocabulary.
By CH.Utl.OTTK Q. KUH,
Francis W. Parker School.
Wc used to play a game which
would begin: "How many ways can
a man go across the street?" I-n
turn we would say: "He tottered
dcross." "He loitered across." "He
staggered across," "He rushed
across," till- no one was left who
could supply a new verb. Some
of us remember in later years, that
each of these verbs made a different
picture, and tha( verbs of vivid
meaning gave one's writing force.
When James was 14, he showed
me a note book, in which he had
made a list of various substitutes,
for instance, "he said, he muttered,
he growled, he insisted, he exclaim
ed." James wanted to become a
writer, and he observed that one
difference between a monotonous
style and an effective one lay in va
riety of vocabulary. Margaret, also,
had a book in which she used to
note every new word that she
heard. Two or three years after
wards, she was writing verse of real
beauty, especitlly characterized by
her love for strange, beautiful
words.
But it is not only boys and girls
who intend to make themselves
writers who need to increase their
vocabularies. I have heard that
some ignorant people use only about
300 words. Every one needs to be
able to command the language
which will express his meaning ac
curately and completely. To acquire
this power he must read authors of
reputation, like Stevenson or Stew
ard Edward White, who fit a word
to an idea as you fit a glove to the
hand. He must hear good lecturers
and orators and study their power
How
uould
Ilook.
beside
Shakespeare?
Wild Life
of Forest
and Field
Si
Tabby's Backwoods Cousin
By ADKMA HE.U.K BEARD
Pjiirring contentedly in front of
the' fire, or pulled around unresist
ingly by the children, your pet
tabby cat presents, a strong contrast
to a cousin of hers whose home is
the wild and who looks upon fire
as something to fear and avoid.
Her Names.
This strange cousin has more
than one name. She is called Wild
cat, Bobcat, Bay Lynx, and Red
Lynx. Bobcat because of her short
tail; Bay Lynx and Red Lynx from
the rusty-red in her fur which is
HEADS AND TAIL5
TABBY OF Tne.
MtARTrl-RuS
TABOY or
Trie WILD
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The Day We Celebrate.
John C. Howard, Webster & Howard, insur
ance, born 1861.
Allen B. Romano, Nebraska Telephone com
pany, born 1870.
Sir Edward Carson, one of the noted Irish
leaders in British politics, born 66 years ago.
Robert Karl Ludwig, eldest child of the
former Emperor and Empress of Austria, born
5 years ago.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, a celebrated actress
of the English stage, born in London, 55 years
ago.
George Ade. noted humorist and playwright,
born at Keutland, Ind., 54 years ago.
Sir Anthony Hope, one of the most popular
of present-day English novelists, born 5 years
ago. .
Nathan Goff, former United states senator
from West Virginia, born at Clarksburg, W.
Va., 77 years ago.
Thirty Years Ago In Omaha.
Hon. John L. Webster returned from New
York, where he had attended the centennial
anniversary of the establishment of the federal
repuQiation to evade, debts contracted in the! juaiciary in tne united states.
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name of Russia. Untit Lenine, Trotzky & Co.
are ready to assume the obligations inherited
from the government- they upset, at least the
external debt of Russia, they are not likely to
find themselves particularly welcomed, a.1 cue
tomeri, even with cash in their hand.
Captain Swift" played at the Grand to a
large and appreciative audience.
, S. H. H. Clark, of St. Louis, general man
ager of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, arrived in
Omaha.
Will E. Bolton, editor of the Kiowa County
Signal, Greensburg, Kan., was here to meet the
Trans-Missouri Associjtjoi for conference.
He Wants Wood.
Superior, Neb., Jan. 30, 1910. To
the Editor of the Bee: I see some
people are for one man, and some
for somebody else. I am for AVood
as the best man out yet. He has
the experience and the ability over
any and in view of the fact that he
was the man entitled to go across at
tne head of the American army, but
Decause ne was a republican and
wouldn't smother his politics and
play pig or puppy, he was snubbed
by Wilson & Co. after he had gone
to work and organized the best dl
vision of the best soldiers that were
ever gotten together, was insulted on
every chance they got. Besides, his
came square out on the republican
ticket without any tales, too. My
opinion of a man that comes out in
dependent is that he does it to carry
water on both shoulders and draw
votes from , both republican and
democratic parties and lias no
settled political home. If a man has
no settled politics he is a very dan
gerous man. AVhen I hear! a man
say, "I am independent," if he is a
professed republican, I say, "good-
by, young fellow. Tou are on your
road to the democratic party." If
a democrat, I say, "come on, young
fellow, we will take you on proba
tion." I want to say that of all the old
G.A. R. men In this part of the state
and in Colorado and over in Idaho,
they are all for AVood except one,
and he is a democrat. He said, "We
haven't any candidate out, and I
guess we won't have." If General
Wood had been allowed to go over
the top he, in my opinion, would
have distinguished hlmsalf and
would have been the greatest gen
eral in the world today.
I am not independent. I am
bound hand and foot to the princi
ples of the republican party as enun
ciated by Lincoln, McKinley, Taft
and Hughes, and carried as far as
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of expression. He must try to
write. He must be impatient of a
slow, awkward, round-about sen-
ence which owes its dullness to a
meager vocubulary, and he must try
to make his sentences graceful,
fluent and effective by the use of
well chosen words. Shakespeare's
immense vocabulary contained about
15,000 words. He gained this range
by study and by love of words. He
could express any idea with exact
ness and beauty. Between the ages
of 13 and 18 a person should feel
his vocabulary increasing, until his
spoken and written language be
comes a tool that he can use as he
will.
(Copyright, 1920. by J. H. Millar.)
possible. It is a notorious fact that
every trouble this country has had
has been brought on by the demo
cratic party, and the republican
party has had to come to the res
cue and save tho union. Just as is
the case today. It can be settled
only by the republican party, and I
say to all loyal republicans. "Stand
up for General AVood and vindicate
the wrong done him by Wilson,
Tumulty & Co.
I served V2 years in the rebellion
and helped to make the United
States absolutely free, and now it
hurts to see the Southern Confed
eracy trying to tie us up with Eng
land and ultimately make the United
States pay the confederate bonds
held by London today.
W. L. HILTARD.
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mingled with gray and black. Some
times she is spotted with round
black spots; then she is called
Spotted Lynx. But she is found in
all parts of the United States and
in Canada and apparently belongs
to the same species whether spotted
or mottled.
Larger Than Tabby.
Tabby of the wild is larger than
her cousin who lives with you.
Measure your cat from nose to tail
and find the difference. Thirty-one
inches is the average length of a
wildcat, and her tail is from five to
seven inches, rroin ground to
shoulder, she measures 18 inches
and she weighs about 18 pounds.
Her Good Looks.
The face of the wildcat is hand
some and it shows hoW nearly re
lated she is to yonr own tabby, but
occasionally a sign of the wild ap
pears in the little, pointed tufts of
hair at the tip of her ears like those
of a near relative of hers, the Can
ada Lynx, who, however, wears
longer and more marked "ear-pencils."
But is 'Fraid Cat
She is something of a coward and
exceedingly shy, so you need not be
afraid if you happen to meet her,
She will get out of your way very
quickly, must faster than is desir
able if you are anxious to see her,
But while she does not attack hu
mans and is as much afraid of dogs
as any other cat, she has been
known to kill lambs and rabbits and
game birds. Nobody seems to love
the backwoods tabby and hunters
are allowed to shoot and trap her at
pleasure. Ihey want her fur, you
see.
Copyright, 1920, by J. H. Millar.
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