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Mottes and the Brittaiiias and the despised sorts 

 from the "American Woods." Those who now 

 deplore tlie fact that there are fads and discrim- 

 inations should have hecn in toucli with Short- 

 horns from 1870 \i> lb83 and they would have 

 seen the faddist abroad in the land to such an ex- 

 tent that by comparison the Shorthorn breeders 

 of this day seem quite conservative. 



1 believe the breed is more nearly free fi'om 

 fads and rank discriminations than it has been 

 for fifty years. It is true, pedigree propositions 

 are made in the United States that on their face 

 are extremely ridiculous, but these ridiculous 

 discriminations will always be made not oidy in 

 Shorthorn pedigrees l_)ut also in every other line 

 oi human endeavor as is daily evidenced in the 

 clothing and shoe market. 



True Worth Only in Merit. — It is a homely 

 but a true proverl) that every dog has his day and 

 this is annually exemplified in our changing 

 styles of dress. In the architecture of our homes 

 the change is more gradual as also is the ease in 

 Shorthorn pedigrees. Let no man so far delude 

 himself or attempt to deceive his neighbor as to 

 preach the permanency of anything in Short- 

 horns except real individual merit for that is the 

 ( »nly thing that can stand the test of time. I have 

 uo (parrel with the man wli(_», to gratify his 

 fancy, pays several times as much for an animal 

 because of certain Idood lines as lie W(juld pay if 



