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♦ SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2006
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Cats and their social customs
“I’m bringing a cat home,”
my sister said.
She was calling by cell
phone from Warner Robins
to let me know that I should
get my Kamikaze Calico
Emily Jane locked securely
in my bedroom, and be ready
to help get the new arrival
into the house without mis
haps.
Rule No. 1 about cats is
that they don’t like being
made to move from one place
to another. That’s true even
inside the house. Emily Jane
is offended if she’s invited
out of one room into anoth
er, or if a door is shut.
But that’s nothing com
pared to the way cats hate
car trips, so 1 figured the
new cat - just adopted from
HARPS at Pet Smart - would
be in a state.
Which he was.
This is not a kitten. He’s
a half-grown long-leggedy
hlack and white Tuxedo cat
named Brutus,
He was looking both pan
icky and a little car sick
when he arrived. (The drool
is a giveaway!)
But we got him wrapped
in a towel and inside safely,
while Emily Jane yowled
in outrage from behind mv
bedroom door.
Then began the process
called, “Getting to know
you, Cat-Style”
The thing about cats is
that they aren’t people
It would be nice to say,
“Emily June, this is Brutus.
Brutus, this is Emily Jane.”
History ol the humble post card
()ne of the dealers at Carrie
Lynn’s recently brought in
some lovely vintage post
cards.
The curious thing was
that the sender had writ
ten around the edges and
across the front of beauti
ful pictures! Most of the
cards were like that and we
enjoyed reading “the living
history” of messages long
ago from people long gone.
We solved the mystery
when one of the writers told
the recipient that it sure
would be great when they
could write on the back’s in
the coming months of 1907!
1 thought our readers would
enjoy hearing the history of
these humble little pieces of
history.
The majority of this
information came from the
International Federation
of Postcard Dealers in
Manassas, Va., and can be
divided into the following
categories:
Pre-Postcard Era (1840-
1870) Postcards descended
from envelopes with beauti
ful lithographs, wood cuts or
broadsides which were called
“covers.” Our country had
very strict postal regulations
during this time. With high
demand during the Civil War
era for patriotic covers, the
first privately printed “post
al card” was copyrighted by
J.P Carlton and transferred
to H.L. Lipman. Privately
produced cards were sold
until 1873 when the U. S.
government issued its own
“Government Postals.”
Pioneer Era (1870 s
- 1898) Most pioneer
cards owned by today’s col
lectors began with those
cards offered during the
Columbian Exposition in
Chicago on May 1, 1893.
These cards contained beau
tiful illustrations on govern
mental postal cards as well
as privately printed “souve
nir” cards.
Governmental postal cards
were already imprinted with
a one cent stamp while the
privately produced ones
would require a 2-cent post
age stamp. Writing WAS
NOT PERMITTED on the
address side of the card.
Private Mailing Card
Era (1898-1901) Congress
granted permission to print
and sell cards that were
clearly printed with the
words “Private Mailing
Card.” Collectors call these
cards PMC’s. These cards
required a one-cent stamp.
This is the time period
when “postal cards” really
began to catch on and doz
ens of printers started to
mass produce them. They
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It would be nice, but any
body who knows cats knows
that they have their own
social customs and rituals
and there’s nothing to do
but let them arrive at their
own truces, and hope that
eventually they’ll even like
each other.
First day: Emily Jane’s
ears stay folded back. She
guards her turf. She yowls
and spits and hisses at
Brutus, who runs off and
hides.
Second day: Brutus decides
that some assertiveness is in
order. He eats from Emily
Jane’s bowl of Fancy Feast.
She approaches walking
sideways with the hair on
her tail and the back of her
neck hushed up. He hisses
at her. Being a total sissy,
she runs and hides behind
the sofa.
Third day: They approach
each other cautiously and
touch noses. Then Emily
Jane hisses and slaps Brutus.
This hurts his feelings, and
he runs off to hide under my
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also left a wider border
around the perimeter of the
front for writing since writ
ing on the back was still
prohibited.
Postcard Era (1901-
1907) Use of the word “Post
Card” was granted by the
government to private print
ers. It was during this time
that private citizens began
to have their photographs
printed on paper with post
card backs for mailing to
friends and family. You will
often find these photo post
cards in your grandma’s
collection and at auctions.
Writing on the back was still
prohibited!
Divided Back Era (1907-
1914) The above mentioned
eras can be lumped together
and referred to as the undi
vided era according to col
lectors. Beginning in 1907
post cards were printed with
a vertical line down the back
to accommodate a message
and address. Millions of
cards were printed during
this time with the majority
being German lithographs.
White Border Era
(1915-1930) Most cards
were being printed in the
U.S. at this time and to save
ink the printers left a border
for extra writing area. Due
to competition, print quality
was lower and many print-
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sister’s bed, but fortunately
she has no claws, so no dam
age is done.
Fourth day: They sit at
either end of the back of the
sofa watching the birds that
come to the patio feeders,
but they keep their distance
from each other.
Fifth day: They try par
allel racing down the hall.
Nobody gets too close.
Sixth day: Brutus trashes
my sister’s room by knock
ing all the papers off her
desk and jumping to the top
of her bookcase where more
files are stacked. Emily Jane
helps by knocking papers
around on the floor. A
mutual admiration society is
developing.
Seventh day: I discover
them lying curled up togeth
er on my bed, both sound
asleep.
So now my guess is that
they have agreed to joint
ownership of the apart
ment.
More on these two furry
felines later.
- jh
Jp f
ers went under.
Linen Era(l93o - 1944)
This new printing process
allowed the cards to be print
ed on “rag content” paper
that produced a “linen” look.
These cheap cards allowed
the use of gaudy dyes for
color. Many important his
torical events were recorded
on this type of card.
Photchrome Era (1945
to present) the Union Oil
Company introduced this
style of card at their ser
vice stations in 1939. Three
dimensional post cards also
appeared during this era.
If you collect postcards,
make sure that they are
stored in acid free photo
pages or boxes made for that
purpose. Don’t store your
collection in plastic sleeves
that contain PVC. As the
PVC breaks down it will
leave an oily residue on your
cards. Happy Collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques
in Perry. She has been col
lecting and selling antiques
for over 22 years. She is
also an experienced estate
liquidation specialist. You
may contact her via email at
carrielynns@alltel.net, www.
antiquesingeorgia.com or
through the Houston Home
Journal.
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LIFESTYLE
Be ye kind one to another
My friend and beloved
diva, Pinky, found herself in
the hospital requiring back
surgery. After that ordeal,
she was forced to go into a
transitional care facility for
physical therapy. One day
while Dixie Dew and I were
visiting her, she took up the
subject of being kind to oth
ers.
It was something that was
heavy on her mind because
there was nothing said that
would have brought up the
subject.
At the first lull in con
versation, Pinky, out of the
blue, said, “It’s so simple,
you know.”
“What?”
“Be ye kind to one anoth
er.” Lying flat in the bed,
she stared at the ceiling
thoughtfully as she talked
and stroked Dixie Dew’s
head as she lay beside her.
“It’s one of the first scrip
tures I learned as a little girl
but you don’t think about it.
It’s simple, though.”
“WTiat brought that on?” I
asked, puzzled over how the
conversation had taken such
a wide swing.
“Since I’ve been here, I’ve
had nurses who were so kind
and some who weren’t. But
a small kind word or a pat
on the back can make such a
difference. It really can. Just
be kind.”
I nodded. “That’s true.”
Then a subtle cynicism that
I work so hard to fight back
reared its ugly pointed head.
“Except if you’re building
a house then, in that case,
kindness doesn’t always
work. Some contractors don’t
understand kindness. They
only understand cussing.”
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This has been a sad les
son for me over the course
of time it took for me to
build the house on which I
was the general contractor.
Most people appreciate and
respond well to kindness and
courtesy. But I had a few who
were disrespectful, argumen
tative and mock bullies.
Dainty and feminine
though I am, the usual
epitome of Southern charm,
it never occurred to them
that they had met their
skirted match. But after
all, I was raised profession
ally in locker rooms and the
NASCAR garage. I have gone
toe-to-toe with the tough
est guys possible including
Dale Earnhardt, the biggest
intimidator of all. So drywall
hangers, framers, trim guys
and rock masons were no
challenge. Just a hassle.
It was aggravating to be
relentlessly tough when I
had to call the framers back
for the 10th time because of
sloppy work or fire the trim
guy for constantly disputing
what I had told him to do.
The roofer refused to return
phone calls for three weeks
while the rock mason came
and went at will and the dry
wall folks decided to throw
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a beer party on consecrated
Baptist ground.
My plumber, Ronnie, was
among the kindest of all.
“It’s so hard when you’re a
woman trying to do this.
I commented, watching him
work in my kitchen one day.
“I’ve had' to be so tough
sometimes that I come off
looking like a real witch."
“It’s hard for everyone
who builds a house,” he com
mented.
I shook my head. “It’s
harder for women than guys
because of the perception.
And because some guys can’t
bear taking direction from a
woman.”
It’s easier and less stress
ful to be nice. Unfortunately,
nice doesn’t always work.
Nice is sometimes kicked
to the ground. So I’m now
ready to return to Pinky’s
scriptural directive. It’s time
to be constantly kind again.
And now that I’ve finished
building a house, I think I
can do it.
Ronda Rich is the best
selling author of What
Southern Women Know
(That Every Woman Should )
and The Town That Came
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