THE LEAGUE OF. AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



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LOCAL WARDENS IN OKLAHOMA. 

 Kiowa and Comanche Nation, 



A.C.Cooper. Ft. Sill. 



LOCAL WARDEN IN IOWA. 

 Clinton, D.L. Parcoe, Grand Mound. 



LOCAL CHAPTERS. 

 Albert Lea, Minn., H.A.Morgan, Rear Warden 

 Angelica, N. Y., C. A. Lathrop, 

 Austin, Pa., W.S.Warner, 



Boston, Mass., Capt. W. 1. Stone, " 



Buffalo, N.Y., H.C.Gardiner, 



Cammal, Pa., B. A. Ovenshire. 



Carb .n Co., Pa., E. F. Frey, 

 Coudersport, Pa., 1. L. Murphy, 

 Cresco, Iowa., J, L. Piatt, 



uavis, W.Va., J. Heltzen, " 



Dowagiac, Mich., W. F. Hoyt, " 



Evansville, Ind., F. M. Gilbert, 

 Ft. Wayne, Ind., W. L. Waltemarth 

 Indianapolis, Ind., Joseph E. Bell, 

 Jerome, Ariz., Dr. L. A. Hawkins, " 



Kahspell, Mont., John Eaknght, " 



Lake Co., Ind., Dr. R. C. Mackey, 



Loganpsort, Ind., E. B. McConnell, 

 Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dr. J H. Swartz. " 



New Alcany, Ind., Dr. J. F. Weathers, 

 New Bethlehem, Pa., Isaac Keener, 

 Penn Van, N. Y., Dr. H. R. Phillips, 

 Rochester, N. Y., C. H. McChesney 

 Schenectady, N. Y., J. W. Furnside, 

 Syracuse, N. Y., C. C. Truesdell, 

 The Dalles, Ore., C. B. Cushing, 



DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. 



The following firms have agreed to give 



members of the L. A. S. a discount of 2 



per cent, to io per cent, on all goods bought 



of them. In ordering please give L. A. S. 



number: 



Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns. 

 Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot 



guns, rifles. 

 Gundlach Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic 



goods. 

 Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y. Photographic goods. 

 The Bo>twick Gun and Sporting Goods Co., 1526 



Arapahoe St., Denver, Col. 

 James Acheson, Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario 



Sporting goods. 



HOW A SONG BECAME A SERMON. 



Granville, Ohio. 

 Editor Recreation: 



Wilson Flagg knew a shoemaker who, 

 in a pious mood, interpreted the song of 

 the brown thrasher thus, "Look up, look 

 up! Glory to God, glory to God! Halle- 

 lujah, Amen, Videlicet!" 



I did not stop to translate into words 

 the song which the merry brown thrush 

 sang on the occasion of which I write. It 

 may have been an anthem such as the 

 shoemaker heard, or it may have been a 

 bit of colloquial cheer, as Thoreau de- 

 scribes it; but the song turned out a 

 sermon. 



There was no text, no summary. The 

 very abruptness of the performance con- 

 stituted its success. The class was ab- 

 sorbed in work, struggling with the in- 

 tricacies of the Latin subjunctive. It was 

 a fit time for work, for the final examina- 

 tions were at hand. Suddenly my atten- 

 tion was arrested by a cascade of melody 

 that poured through the open windows of 

 my room. What other bird is so dash- 



ing, so exuberant, so generous with his 

 music? And what music is so full of zest, 

 and cheer, and friendliness? 



He seemed especially exultant that June 

 morning. Innocent little bard! The world 

 was literally running over with joy for him, 

 in spite of the enemies that fill his life with 

 fear and his history with tragedy. 



I have always been a lover of the birds. 

 Here was an opportunity to speak a word 

 in their behalf. I called the attention of 

 the class to the brave serenade. Someone 

 asked the name of the songster. I de- 

 scribed his appearance, habits and range, 

 and was surprised to learn that none of 

 the young men were acquainted with the 

 brown thrush, for it is quite common in 

 Ohio. I urged the class to study the 

 birds, to love them and grow into fellow- 

 ship with "these our brothers." This led 

 to questions from "several as to the best 

 means of protection. Here was an unex- 

 pected opportunity to contribute my mite 

 to the advancement of the League of 

 American Sportsmen. I explained its 

 aims and achievements as well as I could, 

 and ended by urging every young man to 

 join who could spare a dollar. I was 

 astonished at the result. The response 

 was immediate. In 3 minutes 9 signified 

 a desire to take membership. We were 

 obliged to stop there, for the college bell 

 had already rung. The 9, however, deter- 

 mined to carry on the work, and in a 

 few days had raised the number of mem- 

 bers to 21. 



These results were small, but signifi- 

 cant. Friends and patrons of the League 

 endorse its aims, applaud its achieve- 

 ments and, in most cases, sit idly by and 

 wait with complacent expectancy for the 

 officers and a faithful few to work mira- 

 cles. If the idlers make any effort at all 

 to promote the progress of the League it 

 is feeble and too often a failure from the 

 start. Hence the common excuse, "It is 

 difficult, almost impossible, to interest 

 people, to say nothing of gaining their 

 sympathy." 



Is it? I think not. The people are al- 

 ready interested in the protection of birds 

 and game animals. This is evident from 

 the number of organizations and publica- 

 tions dealing with this subject, many of 

 them started during the last decade and 

 most of them prosperous. Our college 

 men may be taken as fairly representative 

 of our people. Such being the case, there 

 is encouragement for the laymen of the 

 L. A. S. in the results described above. 

 Consider the disadvantages under which 

 the work was done. It was the busiest 

 time of all the year for both myself and 

 my classes, but one week of the term be- 

 ing left. Few of the students were ac- 

 qainted with the League and its aims. 

 There was no advertising literature at 



