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Show Pompadour Is a Talented Cat. Pompadour, a large Thomas cat owned by Mrs. James Howe of Skow-hegan, Skow-hegan, Me., is noted for his intelligence intelli-gence and sagacity. A short time ago he called another cat to his aid to rid the house of a large number of mice. He directed the strange cat to stand by the door leading lead-ing into the shed while he (Pompadour), (Pompa-dour), slowly worked a string that had a piece of cheese fastened to it, alluring allur-ing the mice info the kitchen. That night 40 or 50 mice were slain by Pompadour and his assistant. Mr. Howe lives some distance from the postoffice and usually sends hia mail by the last evening train. As soon as he has his letters ready he ties them to Pompadour's neck and the cat carries them to the postoffice. |