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FANCIERS’ JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by Joseph M. 
Wade, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 
Rangier Journal and^oultry (Exchange, 
JOSEPH M. WADE, Editor and Proprietor. 
Published Weekly at 39 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia. 
sponses were so numerous the first day of its appearance that 
we could not find time to read them all (over one hundred 
and seventy-five), so that we did not call again for more. 
The editorial matter and general news columns are a con- 
densed and reliable digest of reading, which can be made 
companionable as well as necessary and welcome, during the 
trip from home to office, which makes it the most desirable 
city paper we have, and of which Philadelphians are justly 
proud. 
SUBSCRIPTION. 
Per Annum, •• $2 50 
Six Copies, one year, 12 00 
Single Copies, by mail, 10 
Per Annum to Canada, 2 70 
Per Annum to England, 3 54 
Speoimen Copies, Free. 
ABVERTISEMENTS 
From reliable parties, on any subject interesting to Fanciers, will be 
inserted at 10 cents per line, set solid; if displayed, 15 cents per line of 
space will be charged; about 12 words make a line, and 12 lines make an 
inch of space. 
1 inch of space, set solid...; $1 20, displayed $1 80 
1 column, about 108 lines, set solid 10 80, “ 16 20 
1 page, 216 lines, solid 2160, “ 32 40 
Advertisements from unknown parties must be paid for in advance. 
jatS” Advertisements to be sure of insertion must reach this office by 
the Monday morning mail, otherwise they are liable to be left over one 
week. 
Sherman & Co., Printers, Philadelphia. 
It is with regret that we announce the death of Ferdinand 
Bodman, of Cincinnati, who had just returned from a Ma- 
sonic funeral, and remarked to his daughter, that he was 
good for twenty years yet. In one hour after he was dead, 
and on Sunday, August 2, was buried with Masonic honors. 
We believe Mr. Bodman was between seventy and eighty 
years of age. He was a thorough Fancier, mostly of toys, 
and without doubt kept the largest quantity of Fancy Pig- 
eons of any man in this country. We have heard that he 
had seven different buildings devoted specially to them. 
“ Fanciers’ Journal and Poultry Exchange, edited 
and published by Joseph M. Wade, of this city, is a weekly 
journal which those interested in the care of poultry, song 
birds, pigeons, cats, dogs, and similar domestic pets, will find 
useful. It contains much information concerning the varie- 
ties of breeds and their peculiarities, with useful hints as to 
food and general management. Many of the anecdotes and 
experiences related by the editor and his correspondents are 
very entertaining. The journal is edited with much spirit, 
and has a very neat appearance.” 
We were pleased to find the above generous notice in the 
Public Ledger of this city, which is the greatest advertising 
medium in this State, having a circulation of over 80,000. 
Allowing that each copy is read by at least four persons, 
there is no doubt this notice, among other interesting and use- 
ful matters of daily necessity to its readers, was perused by 
320,000 people. 
To prove how carefully the “ Ledger ” is read, we will 
state that an “ad.” which we wished inserted happened to 
appear in the wrong classification. We called the attention 
of a clerk to it, and he replied, “ That if we did not receive 
satisfactory responses, the mistake would be cheerfully rec- 
tified.” Our next call for letters was so successful that we 
had no occasion to order the change. 
On another occasion we advertised for a clerk. The re- 
It is with pleasure we call the attention of dealers and 
fanciers to the advertisement of Louis Ruhe, in another 
column; few of our readers, away from the larger cities, 
have any idea of the immense number of animals, birds, 
parrots, &c., imported by this firm every season ; they make 
a specialty of importing several thousand Canaries weekly. 
Mr. Ruhe spending most of his time in the Hartz Moun- 
tains, in Germany, insuring a choice collection of healthy, 
well-trained birds. At some future time we hope to give 
a full description of their establishment and the stock it 
contains. 
“ china fowl. ” 
Mr. Geo. P. Burnham has authorized us to offer fifty 
copies of his new book, the “China Fowl,” price, $2.00, to 
the first fifty new subscribers to the Fanciers' Journal. 
That is, any person sending us the name of a new subscri- 
ber and $2.50 will receive a copy of the above work. One 
edition only of which will be printed. 
By referring to our advertising columns, it will be seen 
that the Rev. H. A. Nietz proposes to get up a new directory 
of fanciers, breeders, and dealers. There has been several 
attempts of this kind heretofore, but all that came under our 
notice were so imperfect as to be absolutely useless. But 
Mr. Nietz, partly at our suggestion, is taking extraordinary 
pains to avoid all errors; and if any occur, it will be the 
fault of the fanciers themselves. He is worthy of all confi- 
dence, and we hope fanciers will render him ail the support 
in their power. 
CoF^ESpO^DE^ICE. 
(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
IMPORTATION. — LOP-EARED RABBITS. 
Wauwatosa, Wis., August 10tk, 1874. 
Friend Wade : 
I received, Thursday, August 6th, per steamer Baltic, for 
Charles S. Hermann, 1431 Cherry Street, Mil waukee, Wis., 
one hutch containing three bucks and one doe, lop-eared 
rabbits. 
One buck, black, winner of silver cup and several prizes ; 
one buck, fawn and white, a very massive, masculine-look- 
ing animal, of first-class pedigree; one buck, tortoise-shell, 
very choice specimen ; one doe, fawn, only four months old, 
21J in earage, an exceedingly choice one. 
All the above were personally selected by Mr. Ludlow, 
and arrived in excellent condition, only fifteen days from 
Birmingham to Milwaukee. The above, with Mr. Her- 
mann’s previous importation, will give him one of the best 
selected breeding studs of lops in this country. 
Yours truly, S. H. Seamans. 
