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FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 



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"Asa Ettgg," of Philadelphia. — If Dr. W. C. Kerr, 

 who was formerly known in poultry circles under the non 

 de plume of "Asa Rugg," is living, and this should fall 

 under his eye, will he kindly send us his present address? 

 Can any of our friends or correspondents give us this infor- 

 mation. — Editor Fanciers' Journal. 



Corrections. — In Mr. Burnham's last week's article in 

 Fanciers' Journal, upon " Suggestions ahout the Standard," 

 in second paragraph, second line, second column, for "no 

 more theory " read " no mere theory." In second line from 

 bottom of same column, for " layer varieties" read " larger 

 varieties " — which are thus misprinted in No. 21. 



AS IT SHOULD BE. 



We are informed that a meeting of amateur fanciers of 

 New Tork City and vicinity was recently held at the rooms 

 of the Associated Fanciers, 14 Murray Street, New York, 

 with a view of organizing a new Poultry Association, 

 and holding regular annual exhibitions. It was decided to 

 hold another meeting at the same place on the 10th day of 

 June, at 3} p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all 

 fanciers. We hope the attendance will be large, and the 

 object accomplished to the satisfaction of the most sanguine, 

 for it would be a benefit to the fancy if exhibitions could 

 be successfully held in New York City. Any suggestions 

 from those who cannot attend will be cheerfully received. 



Address John A. Edwards, Secretary, 



14 Murray St., New York City. 



We cannot remind our readers too often to remember the 

 sure preventive of gapes in chickens. The moment they 

 are dry, or able to walk, grease the head of every one, on 

 which you will observe a large, white tick or louse, and 

 sometimes nearly a dozen on each chicken ; said louse can- 

 not live a moment after the breathing pores of its body are 

 obstructed. A drop or two of coal oil, to a teaspoonful of 

 lard well mixed, will be enough for a dozen or more. Use 

 with care. 



danvers whites. 



In answer to the inquiry concerning the Danvers White 

 Fowl, we know but little, further than it has been superseded 

 by the White Leghorn It is supposed to have been pro- 

 duced by crossing Buff Cochins and White Dorkings, and 

 had a white body and yellow bare legs, which color most 

 breeders are very partial to. We should like to learn more 

 about this fowl from those who have had experience with it. 



PiqEOfI Dep^tjvie^t. 



PIGEONS AND POETS. 



Thus does Tom Hood — he who sung the "Song of the 

 Shirt " — connect pigeons with a home : 



No dog was at the threshold great or small ; 



No pigeon od the roof — no household creature — 

 No cat demurely dozing on the wall — 



Not one domestic feature. 



And how exquisitely does Tennyson, in " The G-ardener's 

 Daughter," bring in the habits of pigeons to illustrate the 

 play of feeling he is describing : 



We spoke of other things ; we 'coursed about 



The subject most at heart, more near and near, 

 Like doves ahout a dovecot, wheeling round 

 The central wish, until we settled there. 

 Tennyson had evidently watched the dovecot with an 

 observant eye, for the delight the inmates take in basking 

 in the sun — especially the morning sun — had not escaped 

 him. Thus he describes in his " Princess:" 

 Back again we crossed the court 

 Lady Tsyche's ; as we entered in 

 There sat along the forms, like morning doves 

 That sun their milky bosoms on the thatch, 

 A patient row of pupils. 



Whether Pope ever kept fancy pigeons is uncertain ; but 

 from his known acquaintance with old John Moore, the first 

 authentic writer upon them, he must have known much 

 about them. A contemporary of Pope — John Gray — cer- 

 tainly had " an eye " for their beauties ; for, in his " Epistle 

 to the Earl of Burlington," he writes: 



Then Turnham Green, which dainty pigeons fed, 

 But feeds no more, for Solomon is dead. 



To which is added a note, " Solomon was a man famed for 

 keeping pigeons." But further back still, going back in 

 our gossipy review beyond our oldest pigeon writer (Moore), 

 midway almost to that gigantic genius with whom we began, 

 we make just two extracts from dear, garrulous, we fear 

 most unprincipled, but certainly most entertaining, Samuel 

 Pepys, who must assuredly have been sent into the world 

 for the express purpose of keeping a diary. In the first, 

 speaking of the effects of the great fire of London, he clearly 

 proves the existence of pigeon fanciers — ay and of "dorm- 

 ers," too — even in those days ; for he writes : "Among 

 other things, the poor pigeons, I perceive, were loth to leave 

 their house, but hove about the windows and barhuies till 



