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the different ideals as the cow. I admit that to the cattle man 

 and to the casual observer the dairy cow is the least attractive 

 and yet to that man of Milwaukee, whose cow produced 1,000 

 pounds of butter in a year, a Guernsey cow is the most beautiful 

 animal in the world. To the man in Holland, whose cow pro- 

 duced 1,100 pounds of butter in a year, and W. F. Gillette, 

 whose Colantha produced nearly 1,200 pounds in a year, a Hol- 

 stein is the ideal. Prof. Edkles of Missouri and Mr. Auten of 

 Illinois when thinking of a beautiful cow would see in their mind 

 the picture of a Jersey. Dr. Niles of Lansing, Michigan, would 

 decide on an Ayrshire and to these men these cows, that the beef 

 man would make fun of, with long, thin necks, large paunches, 

 large udders extending well forward, long, high rumps, dish 

 faced, broad loins, lean shoulders, deep chest, large girth, wedge- 

 shape and full bright eyes, are the most beautiful specimens of 

 the animal creation. It has been said of Bostonians that if every 

 house in Boston was swept away by a cyclone and there was not 

 a building left anywhere, to them Boston would still be there 

 and the reason is that Boston is a state of mind. We are forced 

 to believe that beauty is strictly a state of mind. 



I can presume on the state of mind of many to whom I am 

 talking and in consequence I will not attempt to introduce this 

 noble animal (with all of her excellent traits of character and 

 acknowledged usefulness) on the basis of beauty. While I will 

 reserve the right to exhibit her in the sweepstakes ring, for the 

 present I will enter her in a different class and in this class I am 

 sure she will appeal to the beef man and the horse man and the 

 hog man and the sheep man and the mule man and every man 

 as being meritorious in the highest degree. To illustrate in tht 

 most forcible manner I will relate a circumstance that occurr~q 

 in Ohio. A young man was making frequent visits at a house 

 where there were two daughters. One was a very beautiful girl, 

 but had no accomplishments ; the other was exceedingly homely, 

 but a beautiful singer. Each was attractive to him, one because 

 of her appearance, the other because of her talent. In his con- 

 templation of marriage, it was difficult for him to decide as be- 



