The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-22

from my sight. I hastened home and told
the tale to my mother, and asked what
was it that told me it was wrong? She
wiped q tear from her eye with her apron.
and. taking me in her arm, said. some
men call 1t conscience, but I prefer to call
II the voice OF God in the soul of man. If
you listen and obey 1t. then 1t will speak
clearer n d.clearer, and always guide you
right; but II you turn a deaf ear or dis
obey. then 1t will fade out little by little,
\ leave you all In the dark and without
a guide. Your life depends on needing
this little voice. e
GOD Is not in thet tempest, the fire, or the
earehquake He is In the still, small voice.
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For the Protection of Wild Birds.
Many and multiplying are the indi.
cations of a growing sentiment
throughout the country in behalf of
the protection n preservation Of our
wild birds, and there are evidences not
to be mistaken that our own state Of
iowa IS by no means a disinterested
party here.
Among the factors directing public
sentiment and activity along these
lines, the National Association of Au-
dubon societies, with Headquarters IN
New York city, doubtless holds the
1eadlng place. This organization with
the New York Geological society, on the
Goth OF January last presented in per-
son before the. ways and means COM
mlttee OF our national House Of con-
gresS, an earnest appeal for the protec-
ton of GU feathefed friends, and in
compliance Herewith the trainers of
thernew tariff act have included in the
bill, the following proviso:
Text of the Feathered Proviso Il
Schedule IN" of the Tariff Act:
Provided the Importation of
algrettes. egret plumes or so-called
nCNrnxy rn111poac ~ +lo I'll
heads wings, tails, skins or parts Of
skins,of wild birds either raw or manu-
factured, n not for scientific or edu-
catlonai purposes is hereby prohibited,
but this provision shall not apply to
feathers of domestic fowls of any kind"
AS Will be seen this prevents all i'm
portation of bird plumage for millin-~
cry purposes, a trade for the support
OF which certain species of birds nave
been attacked with a brutality and
saYagery going far to accomplish their
extinction.
The permitting Of such Importation
creates an incentive for the slaughter
of our American birds for the same
purpose, particularly the snowy heron,
the barbarities practiced to secure the
algets plumes being horrible to a de-
gree.
Moreover, birds are migratory and
because of their beauty INC economic
value in a particular area require the
strong arm of the law in territories far
frora that area.
Phis feather proviso Of the tariff act
is a splendid challenge to the world to
rise to the claims of a great and glor-
ious enterprise, the conservation of it's
bird life. Audubon workers are in the
van Of this great movement, and the
Audubon law protecting non-game
birds has been enacted in every state
of the union excepting eight.
Great good can be accomplished by
Immediately writing United States SEN
ators and congressman urging them to
support this feather proviso" in
Schedule IN" of the tariff act.
Will not every reader of this paper
do this n thus help h great and"
good cause?
George Bennett,
Field Agent National Association OF
Audubon Societies, Iowa City. la.