February 10, 1018 
just where it will host show her feelings. 
The hoy realizes that he is the man and 
the proteetor of that group, and he is 
rising to the situation. 
See that dog at Fig. lO.")? Ilis master 
fsuight him in front of the eamera just 
as She]) heard the familiar voice of a 
member of the family, lie will not leave 
bis master, yet there lu* stands alert and 
Pure Bred Corn and Well Bred Children. Fig. 1021 
strain that has been selected for many 
years until it ranks A No. 1. in quality, 
and of course these grandchildren of 
L. F. Allen stand right up in the same 
class. Purebred corn and j)\irebr<‘d chil¬ 
dren. That is what you may call the 
group and get it right. 
We have s«ddo'.n seen a more natural or 
liner group than the prize winners shown 
ready for whatever is to follow the 
whistle or the call. They certainly caught 
that dog just exactly at the right mo¬ 
ment, and he makes a tine showing. 
And what a ))rotector that little New 
.lersey baby has in his 'Pcfldy bear. 
Keally that boy is just in the ba<-k yard 
within easy reach of all the family, yet 
to his mind he may be olT in a strange 
Three Prize Americans from Nevada. Fig. 99 
show as a jx-rfect baby, the oiu; at. the 
right took the se<;ond prize, while the one 
in tin; center was r.'inked as the best de¬ 
veloped boy in the <“xhibition. '1 hese 
two j)erfe<t youngsters an; tied up in 
such <‘i W'ay that, we cannot- tell exactly 
“spoil” the baby, but they will not spoil 
him; he will boss them for a time and 
then soimj <jth<*r boss will ai’is<! to make 
him toe the mark. 
What do you thiidc of those two dogs 
out for their airing in New' .Jersey V The 
Here is the Boss of the Family. Fig. 100 
what they look like, but their r<‘cord is cbiblren Imve <lressed them uj) as we see, 
g<ml and we look to .see them cane for- and it is hard to say which dog is more 
ward in the future as high-class farmers, uncomfoilahle—the one that plays baby 
And that little fellow' at h'ig. 100 is and rides, or the one that takes the job 
well named its the boss of the family, for of itushiug tin; carriage along. Tliey are 
the chances are 10 to 1 that when be both <l<)gs of good si.irit to stand for all 
makes bis Wiuits known all the rest of this dressing and parading. We know 
“All Dressed up in Their Fancy Clothes. Fig. 101 ” 
Brother Bear for Protection. Fig. 104 
A Couple of Important Prtze Winners. Fig. 103 
ill Fig. 10”». 'I’liese two cbildreii ex¬ 
hibited tlieir puinjtkiiis ami took the blm* 
ribbon, and now they stand up like otlim- 
noted jieople to have tludr jiielure taken. 
'J'bis is one of the most natural and strik¬ 
ing child jdclures we liave ev(‘r .seen. 
There could hardly be anything more 
charactt'risti(t than th<‘ picture of that 
line litth' girl with her left band gone 
country with enemies all about, yet with 
Ills band on that faithful bear there is 
nothing likely to trouble him. 'I'liat beai- 
looks as if lie might imt nji a hot fight 
for Ids little friend if that be necessary, 
but we hope tlita mitbing evil w'ill toncii 
(dlher one of them, and that they may 
jiass tlirongli the wiblerness and turn up 
safidy for their b.n'ad and milk at night. 
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Among the Children 
W<* have a new lot of chililren this 
week to talk about, and they come to ns 
from widely scattered homes. Those 
three little Indian children live in Ne¬ 
vada. 'I'hey are jmrebred Indians and 
the one at the left took a jn-ize at a habj' 
th<^ honselnil<l make a run to s<*e that he 
gets it. Of comse that’s not the way to 
bring up a child, and we can imagine this 
baby’s mother shaking her h»-ad and 
jmiting up a mild protest when grand¬ 
father and the rest of them inoceed to 
a good many dog.s that would have those 
clothes torn off or dragged away in about 
three minutes, but these two know their 
business and will stand tor w’hat their 
master tells them to. 
There’s a line (luartet of youngsters at 
I’^ig. 102. They come from Ontario 
(’onnty, New York, and the corn bang¬ 
ing in the center of this group is of a 
He Hears the Call. Fig. 105 
