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THE GAME BREEDER 



is admitted, it is most assuredly the 

 solemn duty of our people to resist the 

 killing of quail, and, in so doing, con- 

 serve this valuable asset. 



[We regard it as the "solemn duty" of the 

 Colorado people to restore quail on toast. Let 

 them know that quail breeding is a very profit- 

 able industry and they will get busy, no 

 doubt. — Editor.] 



written by Wells W. Cooke, one of the 

 most capable assistant biologists of the 

 Bureau of Biological Survey. It is 

 printed as a Year Book separate, No. 

 642, U. S. Dept. Agr. 



OUR SHORE BIRDS AND THEIR 

 FUTURE. 



The United States Department of 

 Agirculture has issued a pamphlet, under 

 the above title, which deals with the 

 habits and migration of this interesting 

 class of birds. Their decrease in num- 

 bers is deplored and measures are pro- 

 posed to prevent a still further loss. 



It might not be a bad plan, in addi- 

 tion to the restrictions proposed, to 

 make every life saving station a shore 

 bird refuge, setting aside a few hun- 

 dred feet or a few miles of shore and 

 marsh about such stations as refuges, 

 where the birds would be safe from 

 persecution. The rnerit in this sugges- 

 tion lies in the factlhat the life saving 

 stations all are inhabited by capable na- 

 tional servants who could easily give the 

 birds some practical protection. We 

 would be in favor of giving the guards 

 some extra pay for this service. 



At present members of life saving 

 crews undoubtedly take a crack at the 

 shore birds and wild fowl when they 

 come within range, and it is greatly to 

 the credit of those who like to shoot 

 that they can supply desirable food for 

 the table. We would not deprive them 

 of shooting during a long open season 

 but would suggest that they shoot a short 

 distance away from any refuges that 

 may be established and, as we haive 

 said, that they be compensated for look- 

 ing after the birds seeking a rest near 

 the stations. Shore birds might also be 

 sriven a rest on small reservations about 

 the lighthouses. One trouble with most 

 laws, national and state, is that they 

 cannot be executed. The area is too 

 big for the force. A life saving crew 

 always on the ground might protect 

 many birds on many small areas. 



The story about the shore birds was 



OUTINGS AND INNINGS. 



A Kentucky Circulation. 



A country editor wrote to a catalogue 

 house for some advertising. They re- M 

 plied that they would be glad to use his 

 space but would like to know what ter- 

 ritory his paper covered, whereupon he 

 told them : "This paper goes from New 

 York to San Francisco, from Canada to 

 the Gulf, and it keeps me working until 

 2 o'clock in the morning to keep it from 

 going to hell." — From the Falmouth 

 Outlook. 



Minister Got Even. 



The minister was delivering his fare- 

 well sermon. He had been having 

 tough luck in collecting his salary and 

 cpncluded to quit. Here is what he 

 said : 



"Now, brethren, I have been appoint- 

 ed chaplain of the penitentiary of the 

 State, and this will be my last Sunday 

 among you. I will preach from the text, 

 "I go to prepare a place for you,' after 

 which the choir will sing 'Meet Me 

 There.' "^Kiowa (Kan.) Review. 



Men who sit still in the street cars 

 while women stand and give as their 

 excuse the assertion that women do not 

 thank them when they do offer their 

 seats will like this story : The man arose 

 and gave his seat to a girl. "Oh, thank 

 you, most kindly, sir," she replied. "Don't 

 mind her being polite," explained a sad- 

 faced woman. "I'm taking her to a 

 sanitarium." — Kansas City Star. 



They had just finished taking a new 

 film in a big German moving picture 

 studio near Berlin. Among the proper- 

 ties was a live stork which had been 

 trained to reach out one of his long legs 

 and shake hands with people. Every- 

 body was gathered around the bird try- 

 ing out his accomplishment. A little six- 



