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A LITTLE PRACTICE ON SIDE LINES. 



We thought that photographing a cat is 

 an easy matter, but how can we induce 

 her to hold a bottle, stand on her hind 

 legs, draw the bottle to her and take a 

 drink?" 



I don't know. Mr. John Breen of 

 Bridgeport, Connecticut, knows, but will 

 not tell. Therefore, I suggest to our 

 readers that they with their camera re- 

 turn to the ordinary, plebian photography 

 of the cat, and if they proceed far enough 

 and with patience enough it is possible 



that they may discover Mr. Breen's 

 method of inducing the cat to perform 

 some of the astonishing "stunts" shown 

 in the accompanying pictures. Mr. 

 Breen kindly lets us have the photo- 

 graphs but discreetly declines to tell how 

 he made the cat stand upright and hold 

 the bottle of, I suppose, catnip tea. 



Of course, you are a naturalist and 

 are dealing only with a naturalist's cat. 

 I do not mean to say that yawning, laugh- 

 ing, talking and a prolonged nip at the 



A CAT LAUGH. 



Is that all you are going to do? Even a cat can 



do better. 



"OH, I'M TIRED OF THIS!" 

 "Now turn over the page and we will do some- 

 thing worth while." 



