A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



The fourth was kept, because it seemed wise 

 to establish a cattery. Another $5 from the 

 sale of more Maltese kittens was added to 

 the $45 and a king bought. Thus our plebe- 

 ian mouse-catchers bought and maintained 

 the aristocratic felines, until they were fairly 

 established as money-makers. 



If you have taken the hint given in the 

 first instalment of this series about pretty 

 Maltese cats in the barn and feed house, 

 you will soon have a cat fund to speculate 

 with. Commencing as I did, with a kitten, 

 necessitates a loss of time; and frequently 

 a fairly good Persian mother puss can be 

 bought for $50, that will present you, inside 

 of four weeks, with kits that will sell in 

 about six months for $10 or $15 each. 



The only objection to this latter plan is 

 that cats are faithful creatures, and chang- 

 ing home and owners may cause fretting 

 which will weaken both mother and kittens. 

 So perhaps the medium course of purchasing 

 a young cat would be the safest to advocate, 



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