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FANCIERS’ 
—— Stems Futeresting wid Amusing. 
yes WILD Ducks are plentiful in the Delaware, between 
Lackawaxen and Hancock. 

g@s> THERE is an orange tree in one of the gardens at 
Paris, that has reached the respectable age of 400 years. 
B@S> GILES VAN Deusen, of Hudson, shot a Paraguayan 
duck in Claverack creek, last week. This species is rare in 
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these parts. 
ga@s~ A RosENDALE (Ulster county) butcher, captured a 
wild duck, which flew against him as he ‘was carrying a lan- 
tern, a few evenings since. 
pes Peter CocHRAN, last week shot two wild cats, on 
the Round Top, the heavier one weighing 27 pounds. D. 
M. Stewart, also shot a big one. 
pa@s> THEoDoRUS VAN Wyck, of East Fishkill, caught 
eight foxes last year, and three this year, by the use of 
strychnine. 
ye@s> P.S. Evory, and E. D. Slater, of Cairo, went out 
gunning on Monday, 26th inst., and after an absence of only 
two hours, returned with three lusty raccoons, the united 
weight of which was 33 pounds. 
ye@gs> THE trade in ostrich feathers between the Cape of 
Good Hope and England, amounts in value, to $200,000 a 
year. The birds are reared like pheasants, and their feath- 
ers are worth fifty guineas per pound. 
ys@s> Tue Acclimation Society of Cincinnati have pro- 
cured three thousand dollars’ worth of birds from Germany, 
among them many varieties entirely new to this conntry, 
which they intend to let loose in the spring. 
f@s> A Georata paper tells of an attempt by a powerful 
eagle to carry off a girl fourteen years old. It says the bird 
lifted her from the ground several times and carried her 
some distance. She was severely wounded by its beak and 
talons, her sides and arms being terribly lacerated. 
pe@s> Aw Exurpition of canaries and other song and cage 
birds, at the Sydenham Crystal Palace recently, was the 
most extensive that has ever been held in the country. 
There were no less than 1300 entries, of which 600 were 
canaries, and the remainder thrushes, bullfinches, gold- 
finches, mules, nightingales, starlings, lories, parrots and 
paroquets. ‘The cages were ranged in a double row, in a 
handsome pavilion, which had been erected in the south 
nave for the accommodation of the feathered songsters, 
talkers, and screamers, and every cage was so placed as to 
be easily accessible to the spectator. 
pas Turs wonderful dog story is told by the Boston 
Traveller: G. F. Richardson, of Lowell, owns a magnifi- 
cent Newfoundland dog. Mrs. Richardson took the chil- 
dren and dog to the photograph saloon, to have the group 
taken; but the dog was in a wilful mood, and would not 
pose, and was turned out.” The next day the dog put in an 
appearance at the saloon and scratched at the door till he 
was admitted; he then proceeded directly to the spot 
assigned him the day before, and placed himself in the 
exact position desired by the artist. The photograph was 
taken, and when completed put into a box and given to the 
dog, who earried it directly to his master. 
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k@s- Soaking Down Crows.—A Delaware correspon- 
dent of the Baltimore American, writes these queer stories 
about crows: ‘“‘A novel amusement, which is at present in- 
dulged in to a great extent in the upper part of this State, is 
crow shooting, as a substitute for pigeon matches. The rules 
and customs are the same in either case. The substitute was 
made out of asort of humanitarian notion among the people, 
as well as to peeuniarily benefit residents about Reedy Is- 
land, in the Delaware, from whence the crows are taken. I 
have been told that this spot is the favorite roosting ground 
of these birds, and that towards nightfall they congregate 
there by thousands. When darkness overspreads the island, 
the catchers enter among the low trees with bags, and cap- 
ture any desired number, simply plucking them from the 
limbs ike so much fruit. The birds cannot fly in the dark- 
ness, and even if shaken from their roosts, they cling to the 
first object that comes within reach. It is said that a man 
standing beneath the tree from which the birds are shaken, 
with outstretched arms, will soon be covered with them.”’ 
Gs SALMON IN THE PoTromAc.—Itis satisfactory to believe 
that in a few years the Potomac will be stocked with salmon, 
one of the finest and most desirable of food fishes. As stated 
recently, over 30,000 young fish of this species have been 
placed in one of the tributaries of the Potomac. The ex- 
periment of stocking rivers with different kinds of fish has 
been very successful im many instances, and there is no 
reason why the salmon should not thrive in the Potomac as 
well as in other waters in the same latitude on the Pacific 
side. The 380,000 young salmon referred to were placed in a 
small branch of the Shenandoah, near Winchester, Va.; 
this point being selected because there are no black bass 
there to gobble up the new-comers, and for the reason that 
the water is cool and clear and better adapted to their growth. 
By the time they get ready to go down the river they will 
have attained a sufficient size to be able to protect themselves 
from their enemies, the black bass. The young salmon re- 
main in the water where they are first placed until they 
weigh about a pound each, when they leave for thesea. In 
a few years they return weighing from five to fifteen pounds 
each.— Washington Star. 

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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE POULTRY SOCIETY. 
Tue seventh annual exhibition was held in the City Hall, 
Manchester, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, February 
24th, 25th, and 26th, 1874. It was the largest exhibition 
ever held in the State of New Hampshire, and was a suc- 
cess. The following are the awards: 
Light Brahmas:—¥ow|s—1st, Charles C. Russell, Nashua; 
2d, Andrew J. Tuck, Nashua; 3d, G. A. Brown, Keene. 
Chicks—I1st, Geo. F. Andrews, Nashua; 2d, G. A. Brown, 
Keene; 38d, Charles C. Russell, Nashua. Special for best 
trio Light Brahmas, Charles O. Russell, Nashua. Dark 
Brahmas.—Fowls—1st, John F. Reed, Nashua; 2d, W. E. 
Hood, Concord; 3d, C. M. Boynton, Concord. Chicks— 
Ist, John F. Reed, Nashua; 2d, W. T. Evans, Manchester ; 
8d, C. M. Boynton, Concord. Special for best collection 
Dark Brahmas, John F. Reed, Nashua. Special for best 
trio, John F. Reed, Nashua. Buff Cochins.—Fowls—Ist, 
A. T. Learnard, Derry; 2d, Charles C. Russell, Nashua; 
8d, C. M. Boynton, Concord. Chicks—Ist, C. M. Boynton, 
Concord; 2d and 3d, Charles C. Russell, Nashua. Special, 
best collection, Charles C. Russell, Nashua. Partridge 
Cochins.—Fowls, C. M. Boynton, Concord ; 2d and 3d, Wm. 
H. Knowles, Nashua. Chicks—Ilst, C. M. Boynton, Con- 
cord; 2d, C. F. Tilton, Concord; 3d, William H. Knowles, 
Nashua. Special, best collection Partridge Cochins, Wil- 
