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without themselves hurting the garden, work that should have been done by 



In my Clinton ground we have so long others. But these "others" have been 



protected the garter snake that he suns excelled by the "off ox" — they have 



himself on the compost piles without not, as it appears, been willing that he 



fearing us at all. Why not? Why carry should. They have made remarks that 



a spite because a serpent is said to have are mean and untruthful ; they have 



tempted Eve? Was it not a fair match? said that the A. F. F. A. is a one-man 



Poisonous snakes are nearly as rare as organization, and that its members are 



those that talk. — B. D. Powell, in "Out- a lot of dupes. I have attended several 



ing." annual meetings, and have followed 



Mr. Ellard's work. It has been faith- 



The Oxen Excelled Them. ftil and in the right spirit ; It has been 



Jones had a yoke of oxen, shapelv, ideal, 



"well built," attractive and the admir- Four-footed pets are important ob- 



ation of all the farmers in the vicinity, jects in nature study. There are no 



except of Jones who knew that their more attractive four-footed pets than 



looks were deceptive, because in dis- cavies and rabbits, and no man ever 



position they were the worst possible, lived who has worked harder or more 



"Lamb," the nigh ox, was energetic effectively than Mr. Ellard. He is well 



and ambitious, while "Lion," the off educated, he is a professor in Columbia 



ox, was phlegmatic and lazy. University, he is thoroughly scientific. 



So Jones made up his mind to sell He also has the skill to popularize the 



them, hoping that their shape and study of four-footed pets, and to incite 



appearance would bring a high price, a love for them. 



But Jones omitted to mention to The AA believes in pets. This mag- 

 Brown, the purchaser, their little az i ne stands for humane education for 

 idiosyncrasies of disagreement. After bot h t h e young and the adult largely bv 

 the sale, Jones avoided Brown, but one personal "interest in pets. The writer, 

 day by chance they met. Jones as a mem ber of the A. F. F. A., makes 

 shrugged his shoulders, set his teeth a mo tion that Mr. Ellard's critics and 

 and prepared for the anticipated storm defamers be captured, put in strong 

 of words. But to his astonishment cageSi labelled and exhibited at the 

 Brown met him with a cheery tone and next show j n Madison Square Garden, 

 a smiling look. Each one will take a premium, and one 



Said Brown, "Them ere oxen are the wi n have a ribbon.— "Best in the 



best ones I ever had." Show." 



"Eh, eh, yes-s," stammered Jones, 



"they are a fine looking pair." "Bird-Lore" and Cats. 



Not only m looks but in disposition , . « 

 thev are Ai-best in agreement I ever . Bird-Lore S e stand on the cat ques- 

 j iaf [ " tion is criticised by a number of its 

 "Wh-what ' Well, well, I didn't readers, who maintain that "cat-lovers, 

 reallv think that was their strongest as well as bird-lovers, have rights." Of 

 point." course they have, and it is our earnest 

 "Yes, it is," cheerily and cuttingly hope that their rights may be so clearly 

 replied Brown. "You sold me the bes"t defined by proper laws that no court in 

 pair in agreement of disposition that I the land can refuse to grant them. The 

 ever had. One is perfectly willing to dog, through its owner has a legal status, 

 do all the work, and the other is per- and we fail to see why the cat, through 

 fectly willing that he should." its owner, should not be equally recog- 

 ****** nized by our legislators. But owner- 

 Mr. C. H. Ellard of Great Neck, less dogs are vagrants, and are so 

 New York, has evidently been even too treated by societies for the prevention 

 willing to work hard iii behalf of The of cruelty to animals ; and we ask only 

 American Fur Fanciers' Association, that ownerless cats also be taken in 

 He has not tried to mononolize the charge by those having authority. — 

 work but he has been willing to do Bird-Lore. 



