4IO The Canary Book. 



enter them on the credit side of his account before filing 

 them. 



REMOVAL OP PRICES FROM CAGES. Before the judges enter 

 the show room I have always made it a rule to cut off all the 

 prices from the class tickets, so that they may not in any way be 

 influenced in their opinion by a fancier's own estimation of his 

 birds, for some judges if they observe two birds in the same 

 class precisely alike, are apt to refer to the prices before 

 giving their verdicts, and if not thoroughly self-reliant men 

 and endowed with moral courage, they are wont to pander to 

 the opinions of the owners. Another reason is, that it is 

 often the means of causing a good sale for catalogues, as 

 many people purchase them on purpose to get to know the 

 price of the specimens; it is also a sort of key to fanciers, 

 as it enables them to estimate the qualities of a judge ; for 

 there are few fanciers of experience who do not know as 

 well, and sometimes better, than some of those people who 

 act in that capacity, the real merits and qualifications of 

 their specimens. 



ORDERS FOR CATALOGUES. Whenever an exhibitor sends 

 an order and prepayment for one or more catalogues, I make 

 an entry in front of his name in the index thus, "1 c." or 

 "2 c.," and so on, according to the number paid for ; this I 

 do with red ink, to appear more conspicuous. I afterwards 

 make out a list of the names and addresses of those fanciers who 

 have paid for them, and as soon after as convenient I direct 

 a stamped newspaper wrapper to each of them ready to fold 

 the catalogue in as soon as received from the printer. When 

 more than one is paid for, I put the number required 

 immediately below the address in plain figures, so that they 

 can be got ready in a few minutes for the post. Exhibitors 

 of six birds and upwards are generally admitted to the 

 exhibition free of charge. 



MISCELLANEOUS HINTS. The secretary or treasurer and one 

 or two of the committee, alternately, should be in constant 

 attendance to give any explanation to patrons and others 

 desiring it, and to keep proper order in the show room. 



