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than can the gentlemen, for they certainly have had large 

 experience in bringing up families, that ia to say, some of 

 them. And from the poultry yards of Queen Victoria, comes 

 across the waters the echo that the poultry interests there are 

 progressing, as we learned from one of our own citizens, who 

 has lately returned home from a foreign shore. 



I might also speak of men of influence, and men of letters, 

 both in England and in America, who are conneeled in some 

 way with the poultry interests of one Massachusetts Poultry 

 Association as officers or honorary secretaries. And here let 

 me relate an incident in the life of one of our best men that 

 has come to my notice. I refer to the late Dr. Todd of Pitts- 

 field, a man of rare ability as a theologian, and whose time 

 was always occupied in acts of beneficence, and who was 

 accustomed to repair to the little workshop at leisure moments 

 to make presents for the children, in whose welfare he was 

 most interested. He also was a lover of poultry, of which he 

 kept some beautiful specimens. On one occasion a brother 

 minister called on him, and after the usual salutations 

 and talking on various subjects, the Doctor said to him : 

 'Well, sir, what is your hobby?" "Myhobbyl" he replied; 

 "I haven't any hobby." " Havn't any hobby ! I thought 

 every one had a hobby." — "When the visitor returned the 

 compliment and asked the Doctor, " Well, sir, what is 

 yours?" "My hobby," says the Doctor, "is my fowls." 



And now to conclude: Gentlemen, contributors to this 

 our first Poultry Exhibition, Members and Officers of this 

 Association, let me congratulate you on the prospective suc- 

 cess of the Exhibition, and as our town is second to no other 

 in many of its enterprises, so may it be second to no other 

 in this. 



LIST OF PREMIUMS. 



Light Brahmas, 1st & 3d, Samuel Newman ; 2d, R. G. 

 Buxton. Dark Brahmas, 1st & 2d, W-. M. Ward; 3d, C. 

 P. Jacobs. Partridge Cochins, 1st, E. C. Spofford ; 2d, Dan- 

 iel L. Buxton, 2d; 3d, H. A. South wick. Buff Cochins, 1st, 

 D. B. Wallace ; 2d & 3d, Samuel Newman. White Cochins, 

 1st, D. B. Wallace. Black Cochins, 1st & 3d, S. J. Dow; 

 2d, Thomas Jackman. Plymouth Bocks, 1st, Samuel New- 

 man; 2d, D. B. Wallace; 3d, J. C. Underhill; Brown Leg- 

 horns, 1st, C. E. Bradford; 2d, David Osborne; 3d, S. J. 

 Dow. White Leghorns, 1st, J. E. Clement; 2d & 3d, G. D. 

 Walton. Silver-Spangled Hamburgs, 1st, H. M. Berry; 2d, 

 J. H. Poole. Silver Polands, 1st, Samuel Newman. Silver- 

 Lace Bantams, 1st, R G Buxton. Spangle Game Bantams, 

 1st, J. G. Basi'ord. Black-Breasted Red Came Bantams, 1st, 

 H. F. Spofford; 2d, D. B. Wallace; 3d, Wm. Harrington. 

 Tellow Duck-Wing Game, 1st, D. B. Wallace. Silver Duck- 

 Wing Game, 1st, D. B. Wallace ; 2d, Wm. Harrington. 

 Brown Red Game, 1st, D. B. Wallace. Black-Breasted Red 

 ' Game, 1st, D. B. Wallace ; 2d, W. M. Ward. Earl Derby, 

 Ginger Red, White Pile, White Georgian, Red Pile, and Span- 

 gle Game, 1st, in all the above classes of Game, D. B. Wal- 

 lace. Mountain China Geese, 1st & 2d, R. G. Buxton. Ayles- 

 bury and Rouen Ducks, 1st, R. G. Buxton. Muscovy Ducks, 

 1st, Samuel Newman. Crested Ducks, 1st, P. B. Messer. 

 Special Premium on Best Cocks — Light Brahma, Samuel New- 

 man, Dark, W. M. Ward; Partridge Cochins, H. A. South- 

 wick, Buff, D. B. Wallace; Brown Leghorn, J. C. Under- 

 hill, Black, George P. Barnes, White, G. D. Walton ; 

 Plymouth Rock, Samuel Newman; Black-Breasted Red 

 Game Bantams, D. B. Wallace; Black-Breasted Red Game, 

 D. B. Wallace. Special Premium on Best Hens — Light 

 Brahma, Samuel Newman, Dark, W. M. Ward; Partridge 

 Cochin, E. C. Spofford, Buff, D. B. Wallace; Brown Leg- 

 horn, C. E. Bradford, Black, F. B. Messer, White. J. E. 

 Clement; Plymouth Rock, D. B. Wallace; Black-Breasted 

 Red Game Bantams, D. B. Wallace; Black-Breasted Red 

 Game. W. M. Ward. 



The special premium of $5, offered to the largest and best 

 variety exhibited by any one person, was awarded to D. B. 

 Wallace, of West Peabody. 



Ten dollars were received from Henry Salstonstall, and ten 

 dollars from Francis Appleton, for special premiums. 



Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather, the attendance 

 to the exhibition was large, about 1500 tickets being sold. 



Peabody, January 14th, 1874. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



HOGS vs. HENS. 



Two Dutchmen were disputing as to which was the most 

 contrary animal, a hog or a hen. "Shon," said one ol 

 them, " you may say vat you blease aboud hogs ; yust vait, 

 und I dell you vat a hen do mit me de oner day. I dinks I 

 yust like to have some of dem leedle chicks, so I make a 

 goot nest mit straw; veil, den I goes oud mit mineself to 

 got a hen. Veil, I sees von, mit a nice red hedt, und ven I 

 try to cotch her she vas so contrary I have to chase dat 

 parn arount mit her du or dree dimes pefore I cotch her. 

 Veil, den I pud de eggs in dat nest, und pud dat hen on mit 

 de eggs. You dinks she set for me? Not much. She 

 shumps right avay off quick, and runned avay yust so fast 

 as she can. Veil, den I make a leedle pox, aboud so big von 

 vay, und so big dat oner vay ; den I chase her round mit de 

 parn again, und ven I got her I gived her a goot crack und 

 puts her on de eggs und cover her up mit de pox. Puty 

 soon after a vile I dinks I took a look und see how she gits 

 along. I lifd up de pox yust a leedle vays, and, mein Got, 



de hen vas set standin. Now, you say vat you blease 



aboud hogs, but I says a hens is much de contrariest." 



BS^-Teaching canary birds. — In an old civilization 

 every cranny and corner of public wants is filled. A crowd 

 of poor men are always ready to take advantages of any 

 opening of this kind to make a livelihood. One of the 

 curious professions is that of a canary-bird teacher, where 

 the bird is taught to sing. Most of his time is occupied in 

 training birds to sing in his lodgings, but he also gives 

 lessons in the town if required. The ordinary bird costs 

 three francs, but when it has received its education its value 

 is quadrupled. Should it turn out to be a rara avis — say the 

 Patti of canary birds — the price becomes difficult to fix. 

 Owners of birds often send them for a time to school to this 

 professor to finish their education, For developing the mu- 

 sical faculties of the feather}' pupil, a charge of five francs 

 is made. There are probably more amateurs of these song- 

 sters here than elsewhere ; hence the existence of such a 

 singular calling. — -Galaxy for February. 



8@jT" How did he tell him? — In Charlestown, recently, 

 a large dog gave chase to a poor little " black and tan " 

 whose hind leg had been injured, but, failing to overtake 

 him, turned about, and trotted slowly back. In a short 

 time the small dog returned followed by a large Newfound- 

 land, who, upon reaching the corner, " seemed to be looking 

 for something," when the little dog gave two or three sharp 

 barks, as much as to say, " That's the big dog who chased 

 me," at the same time indicating by his actions the large 

 black dog, who was then at some distance. Whereupon the 

 little dog's ally immediately attacked, and severely punished 

 the aggressor, who was glad enough to try the swiftness of 

 his feet for safety. After this little affair the small dog and 

 his friend returned down the street, apparently much pleased 

 with their part of the late transaction. How did the small 

 dog impart the idea to the large one ? 



