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vised to keep an eye on Mr. Lawton's gun. 

 It is loaded. 



ORDERED TO RELEASE CAPTIVE SONG BIRDS. 



Eben P. Dorr, local warden of the League of American 

 Sportsmen, ordered the release yesterday of 3 orioles and 1 

 robin, which were in the possession of Edward Engesser, of 

 596 Northampton street, and 1 oriole which had been caged 

 by a family living at 103 Kingsley street. 



All the birds had been in captivity some time. No action 

 was brought against the people, but Mr. Dorr warns all 

 persons against the practice of keeping wild song birds cap- 

 tive. Trappers, especially, will be dealt with severely in 

 the future. 



It is not generally understood that it is illegal to shoot, 

 trap or keep in captivity any wild song or insect-eating bird, 

 under penalty of a fine of $25. — Buffalo Commercial. 



Thus it will be seen that the League is 

 rapidly getting down to work. It has ac- 

 complished more already than some kindred 

 organizations that have been in existence 10 

 years. 



IS HUSTLING FOR RECRUITS. 



Millbrook, N. Y. 



Editor Recreation: We must do some- 

 thing, that is certain. We have a number of 

 wealthy people here who own large tracts of 

 land which they have posted; but it don't 

 seem to do much good, as there is more or 

 less poaching. The law abiding sportsmen 

 are getting left. The " sooners " get the 

 cream of the shooting. 



Mr. Chas. F. Deitrich has his preserve of 

 2,600 acres fenced with an 8 foot Page 

 fence. He has nearly ioo deer, a large num- 

 ber of pheasants and has put out 400 quail 

 this year. He also has a lot of prairie chick- 

 ens, jack rabbits, etc. If we can educate the 

 shooters of this vicinity to let the overflow 

 from this place alone we shall soon have fine 

 sport; but they don't seem to learn any- 

 thing, so we must try to make them. I 

 think I can get 12 or 15 members for the 

 League. E. G. Rorick. 



NOTES. 



Deputy Game Warden Humphreys caught two fellows, 

 out near Tampico, shooting chickens. They were brought 

 here and fined $40 and costs, total $46. Two gentlemen 

 from Mineral were also brought before Justice Davis but 

 proof was lacking and the case was dismissed. Will's work 

 has caused a lull among the law breakers and there will 

 doubtless be chickens to shoot after Sept. 15th.— Sheffield 

 111., Times. 



Here is a game warden who deserves a 

 gold medal in addition to a big salary. I 

 hope the time will come when every county 

 in the United States will have a similar of- 

 ficer, appointed by the state, and another 

 equally good appointed by the L. A. S. 

 Such teams as these, ranging all over the 

 country, would soon make the game hogs 

 tired and we should again see game as 

 plentiful as it was 20 years ago. 



If all good sportsmen would only join 

 the League, we could soon bring about this 

 kind of a millennium. — Editor. 



sportsmen's goods, asking them to concede 

 a discount of 5 to 10 per cent, to League 

 members, on goods which such members 

 may buy of them. About 20 favorable 

 responses have been received already and 

 I hope to print in January Recreation 

 a complete list of these houses, with their 

 addresses. Among those who have already 

 conceded such discounts are The Davenport 

 Arms Co., The Syracuse Arms Co., The 

 Gundlach Optical- Co., The Blair Camera 

 Co., The Folmer & Schwing Mfg. Co., The 

 Oneida Community, F. C. Huyck & Sons, 

 Metz & Schloerb, and The Novelty Cutlery 

 Co. 



It is confidently expected that this list 

 will number at least 50 names by the time 

 the January number goes to press. 



I received the badges O. K. and we all like 

 them very much. We are both talking L. A. 

 S. to all the boys, arid hope to get them in 

 soon. Recreation has done a great good 

 here in the past year. Let the good work 

 go on. Roast the game hogs to a finish. 

 J. F. Talbott, Audubon, Iowa. 



Why don't all members order badges and 

 wear them? Why don't all members talk L. 

 A. S. " to the other boys " and get them in? 

 If all would do this we should have more 

 money in the treasury than we have and so 

 our work could be pushed much more vig- 

 orously. It takes money to do big things. 

 Send in your share of it. 



I have received your circular in relation 

 to the L. A. S. and heartily approve of the 

 aims set forth therein. I trust much good 

 may result from your work. This is a 

 good field for the League, as we have a law 

 in this state which allows the killing of rob- 

 ins at a certain season of the year. We hope 

 in the near future to have that, and some 

 other laws that are quite as destructive to 

 bird life, taken from our statute books. 



I have referred you to Professor Herman 

 C. Bumpus of Brown University, and to 

 Mr. William Morton, State fish commis- 

 sioner. 



Yours truly, 



W. S. Ballou, Providence, R. I. 



A circular letter has lately been sent to 

 over 100 manufacturers of and dealers in 



Members of the Audubon Societies 

 throughout the country can greatly aid the 

 cause of bird protection by subscribing for 

 Recreation, and by inducing their friends 

 to do so. This magazine is waging the most 

 vigorous warfare on bird destroyers, -pot 

 hunters and game hogs, that has ever been 

 instituted by any publication in this coun- 

 try, and its pages show, each month, that 

 this warfare is bearing good fruit. It is 

 therefore the duty and should be the pleas- 

 ure of every lover of bird life to extend the 

 circulation of this magazine, and increase its 

 usefulness in every way possible. 



