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Among the many beautiful thoughts left us by Bishop Brooks, there is one 

 which is so pertinent in this connection that it is quoted for encouragement: 

 "It means something that, in the disorder of thought and feeHng, so many 

 men are fieeing to the study of ordinary nature. And it is rest and comfort. 

 Whatever men are feehng, the seasons come and go. Whatever men are doubt- 

 ing, the rock is firm under their feet, and the steadfast stars pass in their certain 

 courses overhead. Men who dare count on nothing else may still count on 

 the tree's blossoming and the grape's coloring. It is good for a man perplexed 

 and lost among many thoughts to come into closer intercourse with Nature, and 

 to learn her ways and to catch her spirit. It is no fancy to believe that if the 

 children of this generation are taught a great deal more than we used to be 

 taught of nature, and the ways of God in nature, they will be provided with 

 the material for far healthier, happier, and less perplexed and anxious lives 

 than most of us are living. " 



Slate Societies. — The reports of the thirty-three State Societies presented 

 beyond speak for themselves, and, in this connection, your President cannot 

 too strongly emphasize the importance of the work of these organizations which, 

 familiar with local conditions, can act as circumstances require far more sym- 

 pathetically and effectively than could a foreign body. 



Women's Clubs. — There are few countries where nature has been more 

 prolific and generous with beautiful birds and interesting animals than in the 

 United States. It is a sad fact that the citizens of the country have not all realized 

 their blessings in this respect, and have wasted what nature has so generously 

 provided. Many of the wild birds of the country have been ruthlessly slaught- 

 ered to ornament the head-gear of women. Many organizations of women 

 in the country are taking an active stand against the cruel practice of killing 

 birds for millinery ornaments, and I believe that it is the patriotic duty of every 

 woman in the land to join in the great civic movement to preserve the wild 

 life of the country. Surely the love of country embraces within its meaning 

 a love for its natural beauties. 



The following resolution is being circulated by the General Federation 

 of Women's Clubs, and is exerting a powerful influence in the right direction. 

 This Association recommends its adoption by every woman, whether she is 

 a member of a club or is simply an individual: 



Whereas: The beautiful white Herons are rapidly diminishing, with a likeli- 

 hood of their becoming extinct, and 



Whereas: The demand for aigrettes for millinery purposes is responsible for 

 the slaughter of these feathered innocents and the consequent death of the nestlings, 

 therefore 



Resolved: That I pledge myself not to wear any such Badge of Cruelty as the 

 aigrette, or the plumage of any wild bird, and that I will use all possible influence to 

 restrain others from doing so. 



Big Game. — This Association lately took its first step in big game preser- 

 vation by bearing a part of the expenses in the trial of two poachers for the 



