The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
FOR WOMAN'S VANITY
BIRDS AND BEASTS ARE TOR.
TURED AND KILLED.
Every Plume and Feather in Feml.
nine Headgear Costs the Lille Of
one Of Gods Creatures Christian
Principle Involved.

This Ia an age In which as never In
any other. women are coming before
the world as workers for reform.
They exhibit Ia an ever increasing de.
gree "the divine unrest" dissatisEc-
ton With wrong, desire 10 right IT,
But there "a one form OF wrong
cruelty which women are not con
6istenlly trying 20 remedy / say not
consistently. The saure woman who
Will interfere on behalf ok an over
loaded or ill-troated horse, and who
would perhaps rescue starving car
or dog, is often TO be seen with fay
ed alive seals skin on her back. aud
on her head the plumage OF slaughter.
ed birds. To all appearances uncon.
scious of her culpability, she adyer.
tises the fact that she either viii not
read, or does not regard the state
ments so well authenticated, and I'm
the case OF bird plumage' 50 widely
and repeatedly published. concerning
the barbarlties perpetra,ed In obtain.
ing these things
Last October Mr.. william butcher
OF New York city president OF the
National Association OF Audubon So
cietios. made an address In Philadel
phia al the annual meeting OF the
American Humane association. I'm
which after mentioning what has been
often repeated-th fact that TO oh.
tain the white aigrette so largely
worn, Involves not only the destruc.
ton OF parent birds, for these plumes
grow only az the time or nesting. but
the death Of their young from starva-
tlon.. He spoke also OF the brutal muir.
der Of one Of the wardens IN the en-.
ploy OF the association BY plume
hunter at Oyster Key, Florida. This
law breaker, for whose nefarlous
trade feather wearing women are re-
sponsible resented the interference
OF the warden and killed him Such
women may now reflect. n they viii
on the fact that the thoughtlessness
and vanity OF their kind have Incl
dentally been the means Of numbering
man, and leaving his Wife widow
and his children orphans. They are
also responsible for encouraging a
trade OF the most brutallzlng tcndrn
cies. No man can SPEND his time KIN.
Ing, with all the haste and reckless
ness possible, innocent birds AZ the
nesting period. leaving the young 10
starve. without himself losing the last
remnant OF feeling Such man is
getting the education Of n criminal
Women who wear the products OF his
evil work are before God responsible.
whether they think about II or not
Mr.. butcher IN his address. spoke
OF the killing OF birds IN general. the
utter folly OF II on account or the loss
to agriculture through the ravages OF
Insects; the cruelty. and the lmpos.
siblllty OF existence FOR tho human
race were II not for the birds lie
spoke OF the laws his association has
secured and IS aiming 10 secure. and
there was one at least Of his hearers
who hoped that the day might
speedily como when women cruel
enough or Needless enough 10 wear
bird plumage shall be liable anywhere
TO arrest and fine as law breakers.
Millinery that costs suffering and
slaughter the killing OF Gods boantI.
ful, Innocent and most useful
creatures. should be condemned by
.ostrich feathers can be humapeiy tab
en- from the bird but thoYs h. reaso,, a.
bellcNc That even these are cruoilv torn
out In many Instances