The sun., 1901-02-17

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h".r- rrdr.rt .pn ,..- H.. '.''I'",. .
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GERMANY. N'' ..'urnd from ms phase ~
lesson tyrrv G.rt.4. lrtr'-. nov has
p.."ou lrr. and pigeons are tuirei e. iiv 10
. ffnnce ht- miLtary pigeon service. al
/ ilrSfd WIN sr"nld reference & tie forts IN
} SMt"i tht, Russia. Denmark aud Swedeu,
7 l".' also Hdol'"i to system. Africa Is con-
,q,lon, "a VIZ t ro, Smm ni r. Pf,on service with
81 ,,'- meap- more hard work, than the
notion among mat Inrt of o." public which
meet, cuiIrr pigeons only upon valentines,
MAJ h"iulng l. matter = pigeon instinct.
brain and ,aEch1 1' To- Snt ' new l"raIitS' lI' 10 Ri
without hesitation 1T wing for home Scien-
tl" pigeon hNrr- know better Unframed
pigeons 10 liberated within a conunrativelv
m course - time r.l.T ,l,.r homes. NM ibeSy:
vii do u hy cNu"rw"nt aud travel IL
freed At a long distance from home. the chances
are they VIII -" ."-t dtoS,'hrr
pigeon must first us thoroughly familiar
i2ed with ts iuW"tilt" surroundings Then
= NAV b" taken u.!" or two away and freed.
m" L"Nt "Aporru"rt must include a longer
ul-'Hi'r over u" eHl' route ana SO tho
training g"cs Tho thing is purely matter
In Belgium pigeon Hying Il n craze In
NE srrst br.giIn pig"on race. often i,0o
hiriH are entered In"y ~ over oourss
Of 500 miles. and IN fair weather no good
pigeon fails 10 make the tourney Ia ono day.
that + from suugl." to sunset The winners
travel a. a rI," = from son - 400 yards a
minute, .loo wards being tho record
The ordinary Ig"'n : certain IN fight only
mills fogr-Gu2d asht "S il sTaSr severe
test snd a, bird that IL -ure at sno miles y
IAN n l,nY ~
Ss Tie i iG, had had Sa$n SaS nSm .d fGT',s. FOR 6.
G"t%",r s% and he iandmars STi IS hey hey f"sS
and mos, = them were hop."ssly lost Only
%aF f"ana " a % r 'nea @ fo%Ss r@.f hs "ad italian ths,
c"lst uut1 r.ry wondered .Sto southern
m" r"n3utt'l" D." -., l.,..', on record " ould
S1l s " &. ',, e., G:rt iF tf":4 :; ;ss
gong ,.sa.,,g- =. &c ,e, trgm sa y M9ok.
sunset o' tho sam" dpy The rate OF 1ishs
over water l. not 30 great as over land. for.
though q good pigeon viii make on an aver
MANY Passenger steamships and several
American men-oi-war have pigeon coops:
wreck or disaster has frequently been oar
red toa vessel home port by carrier pigeons.
.crytgn is often used
Both in the United states and IN England
poses Iher" ar" many varieties OC the birds,
and The fancy pigeons. such M N" English
carrier, bring high prices. hut are useful
only for short hight- \ good p0ir of Eng
lI-h carriers may soil for $50 nrl a bird with
a record viii bring % much hi guor price FOR
long-d distance Hying Mat d, known as tho
ordinary homer l. the only pigeon though
an ordinary par of tics" h,rds may be boughs
for RuythlUg from So cents ru So
The English Durri,r 0, heavier and hand
som"r than IN" homer and for short dis
tAucc can 'v much iT-tcI. hut u Is too heavy
To- ,tay lu'- u'ol th" Wing ia" survival
of tho ftt"s' l- "a cardinal ururIII" m carrier
pigeon rUislng comparatively lew Of tho
birds trained fnr IaH~ di-'Iuue are saved
The inferior birds are lost. and the DcrCentags
oi loss II N''N -,.N."r From fl' -Nu"rip~
birds l''t breeding b, carried ON. uui ne houlng
dtIhtv -, To- e great d"..T"" hereditary. mo
general quality oi go" h.r'- N- ,oa-' AMY
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