. Fanciers' journal and land & water . ngton, D. C. Being in the same office with Mr. Hart, and on the most inti-mate terms, I am cognizant of all the facts in his, the above com-munication. W. Lee White, Pension Office, Washington, D. 0. The following lately received at our office from Mr. Smilh,may possess an interest:Mk. Jos. M. Wade : I received an order from Mr. Hart, but was absent fromhome, and wrote home to have the order filled. I regret to saythat they only filled half the order and waited my return to shipthe balance. I was unable to fill the order complete, and turnedover the order
. Fanciers' journal and land & water . ngton, D. C. Being in the same office with Mr. Hart, and on the most inti-mate terms, I am cognizant of all the facts in his, the above com-munication. W. Lee White, Pension Office, Washington, D. 0. The following lately received at our office from Mr. Smilh,may possess an interest:Mk. Jos. M. Wade : I received an order from Mr. Hart, but was absent fromhome, and wrote home to have the order filled. I regret to saythat they only filled half the order and waited my return to shipthe balance. I was unable to fill the order complete, and turnedover the order to another party to fill at once, and wrote to Hartto this effect. If Mr. Hart had informed me he had not receivedhis order complete, I would have returned his money. I regretthat there has been so much delay in office, but as I havebeen from home all winter, trust you will pardon my seemingneglect. Yours, Thomas Smith. I have written to Mr- Haywood to fill balance of this order atonce. 62 THE FANCIERS JOUENAL. Vol. IV—No. PodLJF^Y /^ND PlQEONS. There is no way of helping the poor so beneficial as dissem-inating such knowledge as will enable them to obtain an honestliving. The dispensing of alms (however munificent) has a de-grading effect upon the recipient, and the relief is but temporary;whereas the means of self help elevates the mind, and theeffects are lasting. GAMES, FROM A PIT POINT OP VIEW. ET E. X. PITMAV. In entering upon this series of articles, I will say at the outsetthat I most emphatically discountenance the use of pit games whenthe object is to subserve the ends of the gambler or to whet the ap-petites of the beer-bloated crowd always found in close proximityto the pit. I acknowledge that the sport is not alone for this class,but, when practiced by any other—the rendezvous is generally farfrom the metropolis, and the proceedings on the sly—while tlieobject is more to test the endurance and gameness of their fowls,and a natural fondness for the
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