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buy young homing pigeons at 81 a pair,
but it is much more satisfactory to tell
your fancier that you want birds from the
best strains obtainable. At 50 pair you
can buy first-class record birds, with guar,
anteed pedigrees. The young OF record
makers are always good birds, but it IS
still better to get birds whose elder broth
ers or sisters have also made good records.
Then you are doubly sure of having pig
cons you will yet be proud OF. Sometimes
loft is started by buying two or three
pairs OF old birds that have bred record
birds. Then if the young get lost, or
killed, in their first outings-as sometimes
happens--you still have the breeders. They
must, however, be kept always in the lott
for once outside they would ny directly 10
their old home. Good breeders, too, are
sufficiently costly to discourage beginners.
/ know some that could not be bought at
any price. II you want them, however,
and can obtain them get them pretty soon,
for February is nesting time.
If you have purchased young birds they
will be about i've weeks old when intro
duced to your loft. Within week or ten
days they will be dying about outside ana
getting familiar with their surroundings:
The cleanliness of the loft must be regarded
from the beginning as a matter OF supreme
Importance. The loft should be thoroughly
cleaned at least once every week. Pigeon
owners who clean their lofts every day say
that their birds are healthier and stronger
for it. 1t is certain that foul loft soon
breeds vermin and disease. Plenty of fresh
drinking water and spacious, clean bath
ing tub are among the absolute necessities
of the loft.
Washed sand, oyster shells and salt.
mixed, constitute an important item OF
pigeon food, and should always be accessI-
bic TO the birds. The mixture is generally
placed in small box in the loft. Occa-
sionally the addition OF a little cayenne
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from home, and the gradual frightening
of the tossing distance, until the day
comes when the miles, multiplied by hum
dreds if you wish it so, seem never to
many to keep the swift and strong and
tireless flyers from making a direct and
lightning-like course to the one spot on
earth which they love, because it is their
only home--all these things make homing
pigeon culture pursuit which grows in
interest with every additional day. 1t is
pursuit which may be advantageously
taken up by the young people of any
family whose home is so arranged that a
loft will not be in the way.
The loft is easily constructed. 1t may
be built out of doors, or a corner of barn,
or shed, or garnet may be wired off for the
purpose. Some of the most extensive lofts
in the United States are built upon the dat
roofs of city homes. A loft six feet square
and six or seven feet high will comfortably
accommodate flock of forty birds, and
would not be too large for a beginners
few pairs of young birds. Nothing is worse
for homing pigeons than overcrowding,
and it is just as easy at the start to con-
struct spacious loft as to build one that
will soon prove too small. Still more inn
portant is it to see that your loft is free
from draughts and dampness. Attention
to details of this kind at the beginning is
the best kind of insurance against bird dis
eases in the flock you hope to own, With
the loft dry and free from draughts, no
artificial heat in winter is required. In
deed. it should be avoided.
Lofts can be low-priced or expensive, ac-
cording to taste. A simple enclosure could
be made almost without expense, by any
clever boy or young man of mechanical
skill. Shelves, divided into compartments,
should be placed along the walls for future
nesting, and such compartment should
have one-half of its front enclosed, for
homing pigeons, when nesting, appreciate
privacy. Perches, pegs and small plat
forms can be placed about the loft as the
owner pleases. Some, of course, are nee
essary.
The home prepared, it is time to look for
its occupants. A single pair of young pig
cons may be bought, but it is better to pur-
chase several pairs. If you want large
flock the best plan at beginning is to buy
about six pairs of young pigeons. and in
stead of dealing with single fancier get
the birds from two or three good, reliable
fanci ers in your neighborhood. You carf
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Grafton. This bird, however, is not the
only one of the buffers sons which has
become famous. Duffer Ill. is also
prize and diploma winner, and has made
his 500 miles. Still another youngster. Of
the same family, Duffer w.. made last
summer the best performance for 800 miles
of any bird of the 1880 hatch, and of Baby
Duffer, still in the coop, great things are
expected, while three of the original
buffers daughters are also among the
diploma winners. No wonder, then, that
old Duffer is no longer risked on the
In a moment put an end to the existence
of the best-known breeder in the country.
Messages to be carried by a homing
pigeon are written on slips of thin paper
and are attached to two Of the tail feathers
by fine strands of copper wire. If the
paper is SO fastened as to lit closely to the
feathers it will not impede the progress of
the bird. Many homing pigeons which
have been lost on long trips, or perhaps
captured, have found their way home
after many months, or even years have
passed. One bird released in Louisiana
was given up for lost by its owner, who
had loft near New York. Four years
afterward it flew into it's loft, made
directly for it's old favorite peg, and
seeing a young bird perching there
coolly showed it off, Even the birds
owner failed to recognize the returned
truant, but its identity was established
by the number on its leg band. A bird on
returning from long hight takes first a
long drink, then eats hearty meal, next
combs down its feathers with its bill, and
then hops about with the other birds as
though nothing remarkable had hap
pened. On its liberation it first circles in
wide sweeps as though searching for
landmark before starting homeward. fla
bird has once become familiar with land
mark hundreds of miles from home it will
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and find their home, if at all,
with much difficulty, and after many days.
The two champion long-distance birds Of
last summer are ''Waxcm" and Petrol
eum," owned respectively by Mr.. Cara
brants. and Mr., Bowerman, both Of
ated early in the season in Mis-
their lofts, 1,08s miles distant, the one in
twenty-seven days and the other in twenty
nine days. This is the longest homing
pigeon night on record, although some
other birds have covered more than 1000
miles. The longest distance previously
recorded is that of Montgomery, owned
by Joseph r. Husson, OF New York, which
made 1851 miles.
But thousand mile flights are both rare
and risky, and many good birds started
upon them have been lost forever. Much
more interesting are the quick 500 mile
nights. There are now about twenty
pigeons in the United States that have
started in the morning and covered 500
miles before sunset of the same day. Amog
them are: Ned Damen, owned by Mr.
Goldman, of Brooklyn; Alexander the
Great, owned by A. III. Kruger, ofGerman-
Pittsburg, Pa; Hanover, owned by Joseph
j.. Iyerson, of Brooklyn, and that other
Brooklyn bird, the Duffer, known where
ever pigeon fanciers exist in the United
States as the Ideal Homer.
The Duffer is four years old, and is
owned by Louis w. Spangehl, a New York
business man, whose Brooklyn loft on the
roof of his private house is one OF the best
in the country. The Duffer early be-
came famous as priZe-winner in races OF
from 100 TO 500 miles, easily defeating
numerous and notable competitors. Nine
first prizes in all it won for its owner, and
it would probably be winning prizes still
but for the fact that it has become too
valuable as breeder to risk it now upon
the road" For the Duffer already has
famous successors. His oldest son, Duffer
H., has won eight prizes, including the
first special prize in the recent great
concourse race for 400 miles, with
293 birds competing. The race
was hard one, from Rocky Mountain,
Va, to Brooklyn, and only thirteen of the
birds reached their lofts on the day of lib
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head directly for that before searching for
the next one.
The Federation of American Homing
Pigeon Fanciers, in which all great hom-
ing clubs are represented, is the recognized
authority in United States pigeon nights,
and all official records are made under its
jurisdiction. Its present officers are:
President, Martin Maule, West Philadel-
phia; hrst vice president, DIR. II. F. Aten,
Brooklyn, y. Y; race secretary, David $.
Rogers. Philadelphia; treasurer, Joseph
r. Husson. New York; executive COM
mittee, w. Bennett, Newark, n. j.. James
Philadelphia; w. B. Garrabrants, New
delphia. Homing pigeon clubs are par
ticuilarly aourishing in Brooklyn, Phila-
delphia and Newark. New York Is
not much of pigeon town, its solitary
association being the Empire City Flying
Club, whose members are drawn from New
York and vicinity, while about half a
dozen prominent clubs are to be found IN
the sister city of Brooklyn, and at least
one strong one in New York's other next
door neighbor, Jersey City. boston's
Hub Club" IS one of the leading pigeon
flying associations in the country. And
there are other good organizations IN
Pittsburg, Baltimore and Washington.
The training of horning pigeons is still
more OF a pursuit in the East than In the
West but II is rapidly growing pursuit
in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and
other cities until the Pacific coast Is
reached. There San Francisco can pro-
duce some good birds with noteworthy
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to establish loft of his own. The COM
paratively few who have done so lind in
their swift and graceful flyers a never-fail-
ing source of delight. 1t is not necessary
to be a professional fancier or member of
a homing club to successfully raise and
train homing pigeons. Their study and
care can and ought to rank among the
most charming recreations of country or
suburban life, while even in cities valuable
focks may be and are maintained.
Fascinating, indeed, such birds become
after very slight acquaintance with them.
The growth of their individual character
istics.-almost as distinct and varied as is
the human family-their marked intelli-
gence, their high and long circling sweeps
as they grow old enough to test their
wings; then their first "toss." a few miles
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though should be greatly surprised # he
were to hold the reins that Parneli dropped
beyond a single session.
4 ID. Sullivan belongs 10 family that
haze exercised very great and good indu-
ence over the Irish race for generation or
more. T. D. Sullivan Is the poet laureate
of the Irish people. His poem, God Save
Ireland" is the national anthem. The
Sullivan hrothers-A. VI. and I. D.-were
for MANY wears the national editors of Ire
land. Their paper. The Nation. was the
organ of the patriotic party until the Fen
ian movement arose. when its course in
opposition TO the patriotic bat unwise lead
ers of il lost it the position for a time--a
loss. however. which * had regained when
the necessities of the Parneil party, or the
preiudices of some of the leaders. caused
Mr.. Parnell 70 establish MATED ireland and
place William O Brien at the head OF It.
Mr.. o'Brien is a man of great popular
talents, capital writer aud an excellent
speaker-the nearest approach 20 an orator
OF which Ireland OF today can boast.
JAMES RErPATH.
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An Easily Solved Problem.
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Edison says that when the problem of
producing electricity direct from combus-
ton is solved an immense mandatory
can De run year with two or three tons of
coal. What viii you fellows do then p"
queried the amateur Socialist.
in that case answered the mine
owner, Il suppose we shall have to put the
price up to about $4,000 ton"
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THE PIGEON FANCIER.
How the Swift Winged Birds
May Be Kept and Trained.
FLYERS WITH GREAT RECORDS.
A Clean. Dry and Spacious Loft Neces-
sary--Necessary Food and Care
of the Young.
THOUGH HON.

LTH0UGH hon.
ing pigeons are
the most interest
ing and attractive
of all birds that
are possessed of
strong domestic
tendencies and at
tachments, SO lit
tie is known con-
corning their hab-
its and require
inents that the
average house
holder hesitates
about venturing
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Interesting to Baldheads.

Chauncey Depew.
There viii not be an investor or a bust
ness man in this country by June /, 1892,
who viii not have every hair on his head,
II he has any, standing on end; and If he
has none the roots will begin so sprout, on
account of the vagaries Of the next Demo-
cratic congress.
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N ne steerage of an emigrant vessel. and
s - sne disguise OF a priest. 1t is said that
disguise because of his over zeal in road adj
Ing his office-not an hour q day1 as The
custom is, but from morning Till n;obt
ne Is man of refined nature and so,1nd
Judgement; IS impossible to conceive of
nlm as branding his political opponents as
Eu.ser sparrows or indnlging In the SINH
which Mr.. Parnell astonished The civil vii.
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that time; for then Mr.. Parnell was the
st. Patrick and Brian Boru rolled into
one, of the Irish people. But he had seen
the davis in Mr.. Parnell's makeup, and
did not hesitate TO predict his downfall.
Tim Harrington, whose stand for Par
nell has attracted so much attention in
of heart and force of character. Kerry is
county almost isolated from the rest of
Ireland, and hence is generally called the
"Kerrydum of Kerry" 1t owes its loyalty
to the National League very much if not
wholly TO Mr.. Harrington's teachings
through his paper. the Kerry Sentinel.
Alone, he stood against the social in
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my OF HOME RULE.
ms Redpath Reviews the
Irish Line of Battle.
LION THE COMING LEADER.
=, Not Representative Irishman
:. tAs American Senate He Would
n Third Rate Statesman.
..,oN THE COMING LEADER.

.sever It may end, the most conspicu-
tnre Is, and viii remain, Mr.. Parneil.
- IN our generation has been so
~ nisrepresented; and no less by his
y a by his friends. On my recent
~ Ireland, eight years ago, for exam
:; !beard a leader in the anti Parnell
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tiuences that were almost wholly on the
side of the landlords. and did battle for
the Land League until it dominated
Kerry. Finally he attracted the notice of
Mr.. Parnell and was made secretary Of the
Land League in Dublin, and for some
years past has exercised authority second
only 70 Mr.. Parnell himself.
Of Mr.. Mccarthy l can say little, as my
personal knowledge of him is bat slight.
he is without dispute the ablest literary
man in the party, and | assume that he IS
an able parliamentarian, as Mr.. ParneH
almost Invariably selected him to take
charge OF the party in parliament when
he enjoys the confidence of the leaders. al
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n today declare to crowd gathered in
11sei named after Daniel 0'Connell that
h Parnell is the greatest man that the
b race ever produced" 1t is blushless
enseless barney like this that has
BID both Mr.. Parnell and his opponents
sialse light and attitude. Parnell has
d praised for his liberality to the Irish
pe, whereas every Irish leader knows
kifhe has been liberal be has hidden
gifts so skillfully that not one of
IN could tell what it was nor where
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hosts Of able men. hut among
SIT entitled 10 be called great.
|s IA - OF the Parnell movement thus
|es..sus success OF the demoeracy--lt
o.eloasly little TO do with leader
IN ti,at TACT rest my hopes in the
IA " me National cause. No leader
POT S, hinder it.
k,S oallon, | take 1t, is destined TO be
~ O the Irish race. He Is the
EsA ~ The party, and n man OF a
ana thoroughly 4 type of the
Ss passes Of the Irish character.
49, Vas . rebel before him. and
49, Nc fate ef Mitchell and his
ss ~ taking passage to America
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lied world quite recently. Mr.. Dillon
would have the advantage, if heshould
succeed Mr.. Parnell, of being devout
Catholic.
Tim Healy has the keenest insight into
men and motives and the sharpest tongue
OF any man IN the ranks of the leaders of
the parliamentary party. Before he was
member of Parliament, he accompanied
Parnell on his visit to America, nominallv
as private secretary, and remember well
that 1t was said of him at Queenstown
that he had stated he would give Parnell
two years or three at the outside to run his
course as Irish leader. 1t required great
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= IA -
oeing an lrishman at all. To those
nare nved IN Boston, he seems an
y me bostonian young man 'of the
49, sil breed "a very good breed. but
49, nor irish. Nor does Mr.. Parnell
- men who have met the leaders OF
Y, sss - with being man of command
uominating or hrst-class inte llect.
United States Senate, for example,
.sIii would certainly not be reck-
oeionging 10 higher than the third
ssasesmen-putting Blaine in the
indeed, since Father Tom"
great lrishman has arisen. ire
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exed. Except, perhaps, Smith
wen, there never was an Irish leader
u 20 little embodied and rejected
llsh character as Charles Stewart
leH | once heard a story of an
readers visit to Smith 0'Brien which
zen recalled when in ParnelI's pres
Obrien had the temperament of an
usnnan. "How did you like Smith
nen = was asked of the visitor. "Pret-
9isy, but | would have liked him great
eetter Il he had less Smith and more
zen about him !" Now Parnell does
impress those who know him person
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