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Orange Jacobs: “His ferocity is never softened under the influence of kindly treatment.”

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His ferocity is never softened under the influence of kindly treatment.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jacobs asserts that wildcats do not respond positively to kind treatment, highlighting their ferocity.

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