The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-05-17
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ures, and try to protect them from cruel
usage. ."
Don't kill the birds, for God gave them
their life, and they enjoy living, and we
could not live on earth il there were no
birds to destroy the insects.
Every kind word you speak to bird,
animal or human being will make you
happier-wiIl help to make this world a
better and happier place to live in. So
let us speak kindly TO all. The creed Of
the Humane Education Society is, "Glory
to God, Peace on Earth, Kindness, Justice
and Mercy to every Living Creature. u
Every man. woman and child ought to
possess a copy OF that little book entitled
Black Beauty. 1t costs only ten cents
so get 1t at 0pce and read and reread it,
As the perusiHg of this book tends to
make one more thoughtful, about the
welfare of his horse thinking and acting
more kindly toward him than before.
IN THE WILDERNESS.
We wish every deer hunter, and every
| other hunter who find sport in killing,
would read Charles Dudley Warner !.
account of the hunting of deer in the Adj.
rondacks, in the ch arming little book of
the above title. 1t seems TO US that il
there is one spark Of hum anity in his
heart, he will never again find pleasure
in numbering the harmless creatures OF
the woods. God grant that our Bands
OF Mercy may sometime end these scenes
OF butcherY.-Our Dumb Animals.
Every living creature has a right to life
liberty and happiness.
- Refuse to ride In any cab, carriage or
vehicle Of any kind drawn by docked
horse, and tell the driver why. Docked
horses tell that the owner does net care
one straw for the sufferings of dumb ami
mails, nor for the good opinion OF nine
tenths of his fellow citizens who witness
the effects of his cruelty"
"One thing we must never forget. viz.
that the infinitely most important work
for us is the humane education OF the
millions who are soon to come onto the
stage OF action.
| Just as soon and so far As we pour
into all our schools the sougs, poems aud
literature OF mercy towards these lower
creatures, just so soon aud so far shall we
reach the roots not only OF cruelty but of
crime. "
In an English (London) publication is
found this query
- Was there any necessity for King
Edward VII TO wear coronation robe of
ermine, which required for its manufac-
| ture, the skins OF about four hundred in.
offensive creatures 20
Why not have worn cloth of gold and
let those four hundred little creatures
live Our Dumb Animals.
AS our readers know. our little paper
not only goes every month to all editorial
rooms i. America north Of Mexico, but
also in our own state to all clergymen
protestant and CsthOlicl all physicians.
and all members of the Massachusetts
bar, in consequence of which we get many
kind letters from these gentlemen. We
have one this morning from a Worchester
lawyer IN which he speaks with eloquent
| words of the happiness he finds IN his oc.
caslonal strolls in the country about WOr-
chester, meeting from time to time SPUR
rels rabbits, partridges, that are enjoying
life IN their own haunts. He closes his
interesting letter by saying, "let them
live, let them enjoy this earth. aud if there
are those who would like to visit them on
their own ground let ii he done on term.
of friendship" Ii we had larger pape,
we would ike to publish TOR the encour
agement OF others a hundred of the kind
letters we Receive from editors, elergymen
physicians and other readers OF Oul
Dumb Animals. Our Dumb Animals.