The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-31
AN ARTICLE OF MORE THAN
ORDINARY MERIT.

We acknowledge receipt of the pic
ture, to which we have called the at
tention Of our readers in previous is.
sue.
The first copies are just out, and we
must say they far excel anything we
have ever seen, and we fully agree
with Professor Nochtrieb of our Uni
versity, when he says. "This picture,
with the key, should be used in every
institution of learning in our coun-
try"
Mr.. Burnett's idea Of showing each
animal standing or sitting side by
side, according to their order or
family, is indeed original, and then by
shade, and also comparative size one
with another. makes it a wonderfully
instructive picture.
TO illustrate: The Wolf or Dog
family, (Canis Lapus), are all sitting
on their h3unches side by Side:-Black
Wolf. Dark Grey Timber, Light Grey
Timber, Brush Greg, and Prairie
Wolf, or Coyote; the next group Is the
Fox family, (Vulpus Fulvus), Silver
Grey Fox, Woods, Grey, Red, and
Swift or Kilt Fox.
Skunk family, (Mephitis MephiticaD,
Broad stripe, Long Stripe, Short Stripe
and Black. The Cat family, Cougar
or Mountain Lion, Canada Lynx, Bay
Lynx, and Wild Cat are shown in
the tree, to which they resort to Jump
upon their prey when passing by.
Alaska is outlined in the upper left
hand corner, and shows all the fur
bearing animals not living in the
United States proper.--The Polar
Bear, Black, Blue and White Fox, Sea
Otter, Seal and Ermine. This pic
ture shows 46 animals one of each
kind OF, every fur-bearing animal of
our Country, and Alaska, having a
market value.
How exceedingly instructive this is!
And Mr.. Burnett has added very
amusing feature to 1t: 1T is en-
titled,-"A Convention Of Fur bear
ing Animals to protest against those
who teach the Farmers and Trappers
how to catch and skin them"
The Monarch of our forests, the
Grizzly Bear, has the Chair, and with
gavel in hand is calling the conven-
ton to order: the cute Cinnamon
Bear is sitting at his right hand with
his leg crossed, and with pencil and
paper is taking report; all the rest
are standing or sitting, according to
their natural habits, and each one
olOWS du lii teIcSUtu cApIcSSlOu Wullc
looking towad the speaker.
Now, taking it all in all, its artistic
arrangement, beautiful colors, fine
scenery, Instructive and amusing fea-
lures, this beautiful Autograph is
thing greatly to be desired by student,
artist, lover Of nature, farmer, sports
man, hunter and trapper
This work Of art is the production
of The Diamond LithO-PuD. Com
pany. Of Minneapolis, Mimi, which,
with their extensive facilities, and
fine artists, are able to compete with
foremost German Lithographers.
There is great amount OF ignor-
ance even among the educated with
regard to our animals; in almost all
counties they pay bounty Of 50 to $15
for wolf scalps. and in great many
counties, the treasurer is so lily in
formed that he pays Timber Wolf
bounties on Prairie Wolves, and fire.
quently. Red Fox, Woods, Grey, and
Swift Foxes are palmed of on him for
a Prairie Wolf. In some counties. the
swindle is notorious. II each county
treasurer would provide himself with
one Of these pictures, he need not be
deceived.
Mr.. Burnett deserves great credit
for originating this and other illus
tratiOnS and Instructions; he is turn
ing his thirty-seyen years Of expert
ence in Hides and Furs to good &C
count, and the public is greatly bcne-
flied by it, especially farmers.