The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-06
CATS POSING FOR PRIZES
NOVELTY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE STATE POULTRY SHOW
NEXT MONTH
FLOODED FELINEs OF ST. PAUL
Will Get Their First Real OppOr-
tunity for Exhibition to
the Admiring Pop
- -. uIace.

Me-o-o-o-ow!
I'm an aristocratic cat
Registered and pedigreed,
And l don't care who knows.
Me-o-o-o-ow!
l say it and I mean it
And, you Mister Cat over there on the
fence
Just hide your face or walk backwards
Anything but show yourself.
There,s going to be a cat show here in
But scratchers like you won't be in it
Not If you swell up fit to bust with
Spi-St-Ss- ss-sti
I'll be there though, and all nv class.
Me-o-o-O-oW!
The above is an exact translation of
what an aristocratic cat said to dirty,
scrubby, tuftless, short-haired, weazen-
faced sort of a cat in st. Paul the other
day. It's fact Prof. Translatus Ami
malus Catus. just arrived in St Paul
from Catland. heard the talk of the
aristocratic cat and jotted it down for
the Gl e.
The spoke the truth, forsooth. There
viii be show in st. Paul and it is go
ing to be hummer 1t will be und;1
the auspices of the Minnesota State
Poultry association and cats, chickens,
Belgian hares, almost everything but
dogs are tc be placed on exhibition.
Mrs. r. B. Bosom will have charge of
the cat department
Mrs. Bosom is lately arrived from Cali
fornia where she owns some of the best
cat kennels in the country and she is
now residing at 107 East Thirteenth
street, Minneapolis. She Is the professor
from Catland, and if she cannot translate
the language of cats, she can understand
thelr actions perfectly, which is the same
RQSnn
Paul almost every day for the purpose
OF hnding out what people in the CITY
nave cats worthy of being entered in
the show, which will be some time next
month She herself has five cats in
the Twin Cities with an aggregate vaIue
OF over $1,000, besides a large number
OF Tabby. Persian and Angora cats,
winch will probably be brought over
from California in a few weeks.
A visit to her home in MINNEAPOLIS is q
treat She hugs ana kisses her cats
'ahu this is no laughing matter, for
they are beautiful enough to be kissedl
and uses the endearing names of '.Rabv ;.
Darling" Pussy" "Tootsy-Woots, and
the like. Following is list of her cats
now in the Twin Cities:
Brown Bird-Bred in Walnut Pidea
farms, Boston, daughter of the famous
Duke Hawthorne, an Angora cat. valued
at $780,
Prince Teddy-Buff and black Persian
tiger cat.
Bob ingersoll-Black Angora with per-
feet white markings; valued at $500
Lady Ginger-Brown Tabby. with
orange and white stockings.
Lord Rex-Black and silver Persian
Tabby. SIGN
Bob IpgersolI has a white nose. a white
fc11,
Inc markings are even and Mrs ResoT
1 LirdAS s. II IS the only perfect cat of its
h 1Sa1f M, n the country It is foot and
and buShy AS that of fox. 1t has long
dufts of hair on its face and in its ears
lhese TUFTS are always a sign of aristoc-
lineage should be without them.
Lord Rex is only twelve weeks old and
is one OF the largest kittens of its age
Im WIN, ine World p Its father was blue-eyed,
waite PERSIAN direct Importation The
cat mas long hair and q bushy tail be-
Sldes the necessary ear marks
a., Al oI MIS- BeS0ns cats are registered
more than three years because She wants
the best of stock and is willing TO paw
cur much ,.n n money to get it, She knows
great grandfather and great-grand-
mother of every cat She owns and ia
proud Of it. She feeds them adj with
the best kind of cat food, never lets
them get cold, and if attacked by sick
ness Of any kind, they are ATTENDED by
veterinary surgeon.
There was story printed in Mime
apoIis some years ago about cat that
ate cocoanut 1t was false. That. how
ever, IS not nearly as strange as it is 10
see cat play with water like a spaniel
spirit. It's true.
Mrs Beson's Prince Teddy thinks aa
mqch of water as some men do of plug
tobacco. 1t will crawl into a marble
wash basin. use both paws to turn on
the faucet and then lie down in the
water a., and play with the falling stream
in kittenish merriment. If any one
doubts this statement, visit to Mrs.
Bosom will verify it.
The cats will be given the choice OF
by local merchants to all winners. Spe-
ctal prizes will be accompanied with yel-
low ribbons and regular prizes with red,
Will also be offered to trades people who
own high bred shcrt-haired cats. The
Qbject of the show is to get people in
''kingsS and queens" from i' C Cait .''ein
There. will be thirty-eight classes of
lon lon g., aired cats at the show. Amongst
Manx, kangaroo, Coon, Siamese. Fine
bred Angora cats are at a premium
In the various classes of long-haired
cats, those with white fur must have
blue, yellow of amber eyes
The, black, cats must have orange.
Tabby cats will not be up to the
standard unless they have yellow or
orange eyes. Green is permissible.
AS already stated Mrs Bosom has 10,
Gated many people. III St Paul who have
coming show. Many others have good
cats. but do not know it or do not care
to show them. Following Is her list up
to date:
Mrs. S. S. Eaton, AGO Portland avenue.
has magnificent thoroughbred Maltese
and a handsome silver tabby Angora
Mr.. Hoyt. Fourth and st. Peter. has a