The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-17


lilss tie sit .ith their srsesfai iefms spt
sbosy rlaasse roe opl. 'ss psin u
nsir.
lllnsir.ling tts poini more rissrlr. ~
qac,s iron Mr. Eiw.rd Houshs stliel'
90 ,hs history ei The plouss which ~
lady aesu: Yen tavs perhaps uo,icsc
itose tall. pli-u, plunss, loue - those o
tee Ostrich, bat ft more tsaptiini. vitt
deb-Aie alsmtnts ss listt - tres, soik OF
. siuter uindos, On my lsay's hst tbsy
rise cardinal, bloc or pute shiie. sirtsr
ipg. dipping, snd uoddins, compelling
yonr st.e tioa
These lorg 6imy planes Of the shii,
ssrst Naturally. they ere pure white,
bot ~ this does not slwsys ssiisfy ny
LADY, they are dyed any color OF the rsir
b9v. lo,ina thereby none oi their srsos
inlntss and only some OF their beauty.
For these plumes she looks TO her miIlinsi
snd The milliner looks 10 the wholessle
dealer. The wholesale dsslef looks land
With mueb stxiety these dsy,j to Tbomss
Jonss. market shooter aud plumsee hun,
er
Thomss Jones knows where there 10 .
nesting sroupj, where thousands OF these
birds nest, 10 ssmsll irsc. OF the isolsted
dese-,ree swamp. IL would sesm that
here the eerets would be safe, 10 this pois
op.lsSen swamp. but not 80 With bis
riHs ard big bottle OF quinine. Thomas
Jooes Tears nothing IS be pushes into the
wilderness sitter the treasure which be bss
guarded ss the banker guards bis gold.
he eoes in the spriog when the trees are
foil Of nests. spd II is puzzlipe to him bow
the parent eeret fnds ber nest among 80
many. he shoots the fret eRret sbich be
sees and sstI 6es himself that the plumes
are ripe" aud the nett day he 10 ready
Tor work Surely Thomas Jones 10 not 60
log tJ kill these birds right 10 the nesting
season when the helpless youn2 are 10
their pests and must die also IL their par
tnts di,
That i, OF 20 sIble you say Ysi, that
is precisely Whist be is going TO do. For
the price tfi,red him for thsss plumes is
forty dollars sn ounce.
The first day. Thom.s jones kills ever
two hundred binds, and from then 90, day
by day, Increasing three fold, the harvest
OF death goes on 10 the tilent wiliefno Q,
whtre the birds have tried TO hide their
homes. 10 less than month il il over.
The long wbi 8 lines 20 longer cross the
country going to and from the feeding
rounds, rot bird young or cid sre left
alive.
Or whom sbsll We ask the question -"Is
Ibis rightf" OF Thomas JjDfs. the whole
sale dealer, the millinsr, or my lady who
wears these plumes'
Jones. . little yellogtr but not slsk,
packs bis feathers csrtfuily and hies him
10 The rsilwsy for . swiit sLd sscret jour
icy out OF the oountty. Ho wosdsrs where
10 osn find smother nesting place next
Iesr. Behind him 10 desolation.
Surely those who uutbiokinsly have
,een the cause Of til, grest cruelty will
Tot refuse their Influence 10 absting it,
low that they are awakened 10 the truth.
Perhaps soms women may say, "ls it
ny verse 10 wear one or two birds . year
10 my bat. than 1t Is for ssportsmsn TO
ill fifty birds year for sport2" 0 Sport
low many beautiful, innocent lives have
been sacrificed in Thy usmtl
Men 60 out to shoot, and il there isa
o.rci.y Of game, the smaller birds have TO
ufi.r. il they csuno. 6nd quail snd plovsr.
obins and bobolinks will do, for they
ave gone out 10 shoot and they will have
beir sport.
Ga Long Island are shooting grounds
here more than three hundred men Assem-
le to engage in the slaughter OF pigeons.
hey shoot simply TO see who can kill the
,ost birds. Women vstch the men and
lso the seony and Ha,tering Of the sorsly
ounded viciimsl 1t 10 calmly announc
d thst 20, 1000 pigeons win be killed OF
isimed this week, under gui,e OF sport.
ut chiefly to slorify special m.tss Of
uns or special brands Of posder
Following closely upon this is . notice
'om one OF the latest mag, zines:
a BOOK PJR Bird tHooTgRs,"
"The Dupont Powder Co., Wilmington.
delaware. has issued one OF the most beau
iui books We have examined for many .
~. II gives . lot OF pfscticsi Informs
on Tor sportsmen, ~ how best to pro
Iots their pleasure. Every lover Of The
s1lle art Of bird shooting shooid have =
opy OF this book"
Note The phrste The gentle sft OF bird
Are We ,isilizsd or are We say
,esf
Great Is IL this csuse Tor complaint,
,sre is still snoiher. Many men, calling
lemselvss ese-bunitrs or collectors
bend several days each sesson 10 sstber
g oil the eggs they can Hod. Tais des
action hes no excuse In necessity ., they
o used mostly for co leclious. II men
. not held 10 check BY public opinion
necessary lsss. orr lspd will sooo be
,rren Of i,s beautiful birds.
Recent investis ,iions respecting the
OF msoy Of our birds. sbov
me surprising results.
II The birds we're allowed 10 do their