Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1913 — THIS CAT SWIMS AND BOXES [ARTICLE]

THIS CAT SWIMS AND BOXES

Feline Traveler Also Bwlngs by the Tall Without a Murmur of Protest New York.—Teddy came to New York city recently with all his feline fancies, and soon had nearly every one in the lobby of the Albert hotel taking notice that he was no ordinary cat. Teddy cam box, turn somersaults, hang by his tall and eat green peaß. He likes to perform, and after a busy afternoon showing almost anyone who came along his cunning tricks, he curled up on the hotel desk and slept as peacefully as a tramp in a box car. Teddy is traveling with his master, L. C. Breed, who is connected with a Chicago trade publication. The cat has been Mr. Breed’s constant companion for almost four years. He was adopted in the summer of 1909. Mr. Breed was in the Park hotel, in St Louis, and saw a forlorn kitten sneak Into the building and curl up in one corner. He petted the animal, and soon fbund him-unusually playful and Intelligent A mutual friendship began between the two, and Mr. Breed closed the matter by paying the hotel 25 cents for the kitten. As soon as Teddy became weed to two or three square ideals a day, he was put under the scrutiny of several cat fanciers, who discovered that

Teddy had all the points necessary to make him a show possibility In the short-haired Persian class. He is black, has a round head, long talk yellow eyes, glossy fur, small ears, and an alert bearing. The cat Is now four and one-half years old, and he has acquired many accomplishments. He sits up straight on his hind legs and, in more playful moods, will box. He can jump through one’s hands held shoulder high. He can leap from a table ten feet away to a man’s shoulder. He leads with a leash like s dog, and is a fine swimmer. . .