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ing up of the shadows on the canvas of the old 

 masters, or recommend the touching up of the 

 immortal carvings of the Italian sculptors. We 

 advise the preacher to stick to his text, and the 

 shoemaker to his last, and to all those who would 

 improve the standard we say: Hands off! One 

 very important feature in connection with the 

 Standard is, that while breeders and judges are 

 perfectly willing to have all dogs that come in 

 the heavyweight class conform practically to it, 

 when the lightweights and toys are concerned, 

 a somewhat different type is permitted and the 

 so-called terrier type is allowed, hence we see a 

 tendency with the smaller dogs to a narrower 

 chest, longer face and tail. While personally I 

 am in favor of a dog weighing from sixteen to 

 twenty pounds, or even somewhat heavier, there 

 is absolutely no reason why one should not have 

 any sized dog one desires, but please observe, 

 do not breed small dogs at the expense of the 

 type. Let the ten or twelve pound dog conform 

 to the standard as much as if it weighed twenty. 

 I think an object lesson will be of inestimable 

 value here. Every one who has visited the poul- 

 try shows of the past few years must have been 

 delighted and impressed to see the beautiful 

 varieties of bantams. Take the games, for ex- 

 ample, with their magnificent plumage and 

 sprightly bearing. On even a casual examina- 



