House and Garden 
As a breed for the 
farmer they stand 
without a superior. 
The chicks are rug¬ 
ged and can stand 
roughing it, for they 
inherit a hardy and 
vigorous constitu¬ 
tion. They mature 
quickly, have a rich 
yellow skin and 
no dark pin feath- 
e r s. d' hey are 
always plump, 
and having a long 
keel for breast 
meat, they are un¬ 
excelled for broil¬ 
ers and roasters. 
r h e y h e g i n 
laying early and 
keep it up the 
year a r o u n d. 
Fhey are good 
setters, careful 
mothers, and as 
vigorous as any 
cross-bred stock. 
dTe birds have 
that deep h u ff 
under-color so 
Columbian Wyandottes 
Bred by P. H. Sprague, Maywood, Illinois 
— - . 
Rhode Island Red Cockerel 
Columbian Wyandotte Cock 
Bred by P. H. Sprague, Maywood, Illinois 
much sought for, 
neat, low combs, 
bay eyes, and the 
proper shape. Ow¬ 
ing to their solid 
build they equal in 
weight other breeds 
of greater size. 
T h e Columbian 
Wyandotte is one of 
the newest of the 
American breeds, 
and has gained favor 
with both the fan- 
cierand utility 
man. The coming 
of the Columbian 
Wyandotte has 
been without a 
boom, without 
noise, almost 
without a cham¬ 
pion, but they 
have made a last¬ 
ing impression. 
Merit and 
beauty are the 
secrets of their 
popularity. They 
are h a n d s o m e 
with a heautiful 
aristocratic color. 
In Behalf of the Greyhound 
By MRS. H. C. KELLEY, VICL-PRLSIDLN'P GREYHOUND CLUB OK AMERICA 
A n article in a recent magazine, “Open Court,” 
by Woods Hutchinson, M. D., entitled “The 
Dog Racing Lovers and Burrowing Outfit,” was so 
able in many respects that it 
must be an actual grief to the 
lover of the greyhound to hear 
him characterized in the 
article “as a racing machine, 
instead of a dog, and in spite 
of his beauty and speed, one 
of the most disappointing 
creatures on four legs to try 
and make a friend and com¬ 
panion of.” So arraigned is 
the thoroughbred greyhound 
by Dr. Hutchinson, who adds 
his opinion that the three- 
quarter bred dog is both in¬ 
telligent and devoted. 
As a breeder of greyhounds 
for ten years 1 have found the three-(|uarter bred 
dog of little value and even he rarely, if ever, deserves 
the scathing criticism of Dr. Hutchinson, though 
he does qualify as disap¬ 
pointing not only as a com¬ 
panion hut even as a “racing 
machine.” It has been with¬ 
out exception that the thor¬ 
oughbred dogs m England 
and America have won the 
large coursing stakes, the 
Waterloo Cups and are the 
prize winners at the Bench 
Shows. The breeder of grey¬ 
hounds in England is as 
jealous of his strain and of 
the purity and character of 
them as ever a breeder of 
horses is. Stonehenge, writ¬ 
ing in 1853 of greyhounds, 
Mrs. Kelley and one of lier Prize Winners 
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