The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-08

the United States. II u SanS eeorstiy.
TIA result 10 tbss the market hcrsey In
9th g states have bssn utilised e place.
animal kilisd IN violation of the laws Of
the state. Game wardens OF the various
states have long desired some Legislation
OF this kind By which they can step the
nefarious traffic In birds and game killed
In defiance Of their state laws.
Take the stats which have the honor
years ago 10 was dllsd with prairie chick
sns; quails were abundant. A careful
prossctlon Of the quail has recently re-
suited In an increase Of those beautiful
little birts; but the shipment Of prairie
chicksns has stiil been going on until
they have well ,nigh become extinct: This
bill II enacted into Law would enable the
local authorities 10 prevent the transpor-
tation Of these birds. II 10 perfectly svi.
dent, however, that such . law might be
abused unless suitably guarded. Persons
might make uss Of 10 for the purpose Of
prov sioa has been i.ssrtsd IN this bill
By which carriers win NOT b held re-
sponsible for the shipment unless they
have knowi ngly carried the forbidden
articles. But the shipper can noe plead
Ignorance, and when complaint 10 made
against the csreier. he will transfer the
and the result win be that the whole
tran can b broken up
As 10 inseotivorous birds, saw IN ar
tiole going the rounds Of the newspapers
the other day purportfng TO give an Inter
view between my friend from Ilinofr
Mr.. Cannon, and myself. Whilst the In
aoy. the general facts are true. and Will
repeat 10 now ~ an illustration OF one
OF che features Of th II bill.
when this bill was up In the House
before on . motion to suspend the rules,
my frisnd from IIiin oils rsised the quss-
Reuss were IN favor Of passing the bill,
but there WAS not quorum phssent; and
the gentleman nom illinois raised that
point and prevented further confederation
Of the bill. The next day came 70 the
House with my pockets full OF most
beautiful looking apples. They wsrs
dead Esa fruit." 1 went around and
offered them 10 my friend. He loves
apples a. well 40 love birds. He opened
them.
They wsrs all perforated with the tun-
nsis that the worms had dug in passing
through the mutt. I asked him II he had
he WAS . boy. He said NO; 1t WAS . re-
can't thinG. I iuquired whether he often
saw IN apple now thnt did NOT show the
foul track Of worm through ita iptsrior.
He said, "Mhat OF thatf' "WeIl" said
!. my friend, the kiiliDs Of the birdie
that killsd the insect that LAID the egg
that hatehed the worm that defllsd the
apple" (Laughter, Thus following
back In something Of the fashion Of 'The
HOUSE that jack Built" We reach the
real cause OF most Of this trouble. The
destruction Of the insectivorous BIRDS
has resulted In the loss Of our fruit. No
wonder the farmers and horticuiturists
are In tsrested In this propositioni
Objection was made 70 this bill upon
the theory that 1t was purely ssntimer-
tai measure and intsndsd merely to
strike at bird millinery. Not 90. 1t 10
ssnsimsnt in the biii; and 1t is . proper.
. legitimate, sentiment. The love Of
birds 10 somsthing that ought 20 be
taught In every school, Their protection IL
somsthin that ought to be inculcated In
the mind Of every boy and girl have al
ways bean 9 lover Of the birds; and
today there IL NO friend that the birds
have like the true sportsm an-the man
who enjoys Legitimate sport. Hell pro-
teots them ont Of season; he kills them
In moderation In season The 'gams
hog" 10 IN animal on two legs that 10
tineti The game hog" formerly hnd
himself photo graphed surrounded By the
fruits Of days sport" and regarded
the photograph as imperfect unless he
had hundred dead ducks, grouse, or
geese around HIN. Today true sports
man would be ashamed 70 be pictured In
connection with larger number OF fowls
than decent share for an American
gunner. having due regard to the pressr-
vatisn Of the game for the future.
This bill IL directed against the pot
hunter. When you take away hts market
you destroy his occupation. Take away
his market or put that market under tAe
Of the game wardens, and the
pot huntsf must osass to carry on his
nefarious traffic. He is she rslsntlsss
enemy Of all animal life. The states
have awakened TO the necessity Of pre-
serving what rsmatns Of bird life. with
which nature 30 generously endowed our
sotsr are enacted, and pablo sentiment
has grown up In favor Of the enforcement
u the statutes.
But the facility Of commerce in thess |
lays OF rapid transit enables the violator |
,f the state law to market the product Of |
his crime at distance, and thus defy the |
laws of Of mis- own a., mmonT S: THIS
aw, and q halt oan be called upon the |
less destruction and expectation of the |
mall remains OF our onoe apparently |
Ines haustibIs bird population.
Seton. Thompson tells US that NO Wild |
bird or wild animal ever dies Of old age. |
Their Lives. sooner or later. nlways have |
} tragic end. when wild animal makes |
} mistake the penalty ID death.
The gulls, the soavengers OF our bays |
and eharhora. are now being killed for use |
~ ornAments.
The plumss OF the egrst are especially |
sought after; and as their plumaas IL at |
Its best when nesting, the mother bird 10 |
,hot while rearing Il young, and the |
orphan family Is destroyed that the |
mother plumss may decorate the head Of
humanity.
There IL = new feature Of bird protection
with which this bill. does not pretend to |
deal.
The plumaae merchant has held out In
ducsment to hunters which have we'll |
nigh exterminated some Of the most beau |
biful cseaturrs In the world.
I'm . single fa,e In London, Ia 1895. 49, |
100 skins of hum ming birds ana 23s, $50 |
bundles OF Indian parrots were said for |
decorative purposes. To that sale over |
so. 600 bird SKINS were disposed OF.
1t Is pit'ful thing to contemplate the |
slaughter OF such multitude Of these