A CENTURY OF EXTERMINATION 



fowl. In the Eastern States a wild 

 pigeon is a rare sight now, and has been 

 for years ; the netters and slaughterers 

 have done their work too thoroughly. 



Gentle woman is making an end of the 

 song-birds that she may trick her head- 

 gear in barbaric and truly savage fashion. 

 The brighter plumaged small birds are 

 becoming noticeably scarce even in those 

 parts of the country that the milliners' 

 collector and the pot-naturalist have not 

 yet invaded, and such as the scarlet 

 tanager, never anywhere numerous, are 

 like to be soon "collected" out of liv- 

 ing existence. If they are to be saved, it 

 is by no dallying, nor slow awakening of 

 popular feeling in their behalf. 



There will be pine-trees, no doubt, for 

 centuries to come, but who that live 

 twenty years hence will see one of these 

 venerable monarchs of the woods tower- 

 ing above all other forest growth, or see 

 any ancient tree, however historic or pre- 

 cious for its age and beauty and majesty 

 and mystery of long past years, if it is 

 worth the cutting for timber or fuel ? 



Even the lesser growths of the old 

 woods are passing away. Some, as the 

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