Concerning Cats 



owner of cat kennels. She has had some of the 

 handsomest cats in this country, among which are 

 " Paris," a magnificent white cat with blue eyes, and 

 his mother, " Caprice," who has borne a number of 

 wonderfully fine pure white Angoras with the most 

 approved shade of blue eyes. Her cattery is known 

 as the "Calumet Kennel," and there is no better 

 judge of cats in the country than Mrs. Colburn. 



So much has been said of the cats which were 

 " mascots " on the ships during the Cuban War that 

 it is hardly necessary to speak of them. Tom, the 

 mascot of the Maine, and Christobal have been 

 shown in several cities of the Union since the war. 



The most beautiful collection of brown tabbies is 

 owned by Mr. C. H. Jones, of Palmyra, N. Y., who 

 has the " Crystal Cattery." Crystal, the son of Mrs. 

 E. M. Barker's "King Humbert," is the champion 

 brown tabby of America, and is a magnificent crea- 

 ture, of excellent disposition and greatly admired by 

 cat fanciers everywhere. Mona Liza, his mate, and 

 Goozie and Bubbles make up as handsome a quartet 

 of this variety as one could wish to see. Goozie's 

 tail is now over twelve inches in circumference. Mr. 

 Jones keeps about twenty fine cats in stock all the 

 time. 



The most highly valued cat in America is Napo- 

 leon the Great, whose owner has refused four thou- 

 sand dollars for him. A magnificent fellow he is too, 

 with his bushy orange fur and lionlike head. He is 



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