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 it. It is certainly a case of being cumbered with a priceless possession.

The black fox is also called the silver gray, because the tips of his hair are usually just touched with silver, which makes him sometimes look silver gray.

This rare fellow is also being successfully raised for the market, and many men whom I know, have made fortunes raising this wonderful animal.

But be the fox red, cross, black or white, he always retains certain fox characteristics. He is always that nimble witted fleet fellow who fights the battle of life as only a fox can, and always gives a good account of himself, from his own point of view.

Not only is he fleet and beautiful, as well as swift and cunning, but in many ways he so nearly approaches the way of man, that the adjective "foxy" is very often applied to man, meaning a resourceful, quick witted man, one who always takes advantage of all the breaks in the game.

One of the most beautiful scenes in the wilderness, and one that many woodsmen