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Show OATS THAT BAIL OCCAN. H All lwngrr Ulnmfti Carry (lixxUf VH Nninlwr nr llliir. HH Kvery largo ocean liner carrying BH passengers always baa on board from HHJ alx to ten cats, these being apportioned HHj to various parts ot tho ship, at well as HHH appearing on the. vessel's hooka as re HH gnrda tho rations they draw, And, oven HH beyond this, on most ot tho great lines BHjB particular cmplo)cs aro Instructed to WM feed dally aa a part of their dutlea cer- !?4ga tain catt In their part ot tho ablp. Mas! And thero It promotion (or putty aa VHf welt, for any cat that la particularly 'BH amiable, clover nnd Interesting Is per gBi milted to enjoy the run of first or sec- HH ond or third class saloona, according HH to tbo popular voto In this way cer- wj tain of tho first-class saloqn pussies . HJ luve become celebrated, especially on -JHJ tho long voyago boata that go to India H and Australia, and the stewards ot the HJ various classes are qulto commonly HJ eager to push their owq. favorlto cat HJ Into Hrst place Ot course, there aro Hj amailnt; favorllcs with the start ot tbo HJ ship, thst are fine hunter and da not -JH seek ' society " When tho ship Is In 'B port n certain man has tho duty ot ' ,Hj feeding the intf at regular hours and HJ t entering the rations In a book, but WS every cat on tho ship that haa been KS long thero seems to wait with eager- El ness for and to recognize at onco tho 55 professional rat, catcher who always K gpea to work In the hqld ot etcry pai-v PX-j scngcr liner when It comet to dock, mAI nnd who Ihea by ridding ships ot rats. jfjjjj Tho "stuff catt," ail tho ttownrda call Man them, ntver leavo tho rat man till be fWj haa finished his dutln- Jxirgo suma tm havo been oHere-' j, ni Ipi n t jflC on a " f ' und tho , havo tu B guar -ron) f, tsltlva a Kj mlr ft, w lugrit.3 It baa nv IH rpl ' uiuy tccn i lfta.-Ncw Yorlt ,u '-j. HJ |