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JULY 



of high degree, like toy dogs, are 

 always salable. Being charming pets, 

 their addition to the home savors more of 

 pleasure than of a business responsibility. 

 Our original Maltese cats had beautiful 

 silvery coats and well-shaped heads, with 

 large amber eyes accentuated by the black 

 rims which encircled them. For this reason, 

 their kittens found a ready market at $1 

 each. After the first sale, all such money 

 was saved until it amounted to $10, when 

 a Persian kitten of excellent family, but only 

 seven weeks old, was for sale. 



I bought it for $12, a year later paid $15 

 for her to visit a cattery which owned a 

 celebrated king, and a few months later 

 realized $45 from the sale of three kittens. 



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