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Persons wishing to obtain very important news " in advance of 

 the mail,' would send one of these pigeons away from home, in 



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charge of a keeper, of course. At the desired time, after having 

 kept it in a dark room, and without food, six or eight hours, the 

 keeper would affix to it his message, and then let it loose. When 



