Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 52
LEW 500 MILES TWICE. But on the whole this country depends moreupon private breeders for its supply of car-rier-pigeons than upon the birds already inthe service of the armyor navy. Our greatdistance by sea fromall other powerful na-tions makes it unnec-essary to arrange forthe services of… … 6io THE NEW POPULARITY OF THE CARRIER-PIGEON. [May, ing the birds been attended to with greater in-telligence and success. It is in the interests of peace and pleasurethat the carrier-pigeon would undoubtedly liketo make its reputation, and to this side of thesubject one turns with interest. There…
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