I UNE 3, 1899.] 
it. Wlien I cleaned the bear, I found the bullet patchin' in 
his heart. There was seven small bullets in one of his 
shoulders. Tlicy were right against the shoulder blade, 
an' they must 'a' been there a good while, for Lliere was a 
tough gristle grown around each one. I reckon some 
Indian must 'a' shot 'em there, for they used to have 
smooth-bore guns, an' load 'em with several small bullets, 
but the white men all used, rifles." 
O, H. Hampton. 
Indian.^. 
Iowa State Association, 
AlgonAj Iowa, May 25.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
The twenty-second annual meeting of the Iowa State As- 
sociation for the Protection of Fish and Game, was held 
here this week, President J. G. Smith in the chair. In 
his address to the delegates, Mr, Smith said; 
^ President's Address. 
Gentlemen of the State Association: At llio twenty- 
second annual meeting of the State Association, now be- 
ing held at Algona, in behalf of our citizens I extend to 
you a hearty welcome, and am glad to know that so much 
interest is taken in our work. In my remarks to tlic As- 
sociation last October, at our meeting in the city of Des 
Moines, I called up the matter of the dam in the river at 
Bonaparte, Iowa, and I hope the Association will at the 
present meeting take some steps to present the matter of 
the removal of the dam to the next General Assembly. 
Every lover of fish and game in the State knows that 
that obstruction should be removed from tlie river, so 
that the fish could pass up and supply the streams of the 
Des Moines Valley, with all the fish needed. I hope 
every lover of fish and game will take pains to go to the 
polls' next November and vote for men that will do jus- 
tice to the people of the Des Moines Valley. We have the 
power, gentlemen, let us use it. Ten to twenty thousand 
votes will count, and many a man will be left at home who 
is not willing to attend to the wants of the people of the 
State; good men can be found in every legislative district. 
Malce it your business to see that they are elected; see 
that those' one-horse statesmen, who think there is nothing 
to do in the next General Assembly but to vote for a 
United States Senator, are left at home. We want busi- 
ness men in our Legislature, men who will look after the 
interest of our State. 
Our Fish Commission should be placed on a^^ equal 
footing with the Fish Commissions of other States. As , 
it is at the present time, it practically amounts to 
nothing. Our lakes and streams are not stocked with 
fish, and the Iowa State Fish Hatchery is a disgrace to 
the State. The fish hatchery should be located in some 
place where the ponds can be kept open in the winter 
season; some place where there is some shelter from the 
cold north winds, and where plenty of running water can 
be had at all times. A State fish hatchery should not be a 
plaything to look at, it should be a place to breed fish to 
stock the lakes and streams of the State. 
Iowa should have fifty times as many fish a.s she has 
at the present time. 
A law should be passed in the State to protect the 
Chinese, the Mongolian and the English pheasant for the 
next five years. 1 here is no reason why our State should 
not be well stocked with fine game; other States have 
met with great success in this work, and there is no 
reason why Iowa should be behind in the work. 
The last national House of Representatives passed Mr 
Lacey's bill in regard to stocking the States with different 
kinds of game birds, but selfishness in the Senate killed 
the bill, and one of the best bills was lust that was ever 
■ presented to Congress. Selfishness did the work. Many 
members of the United States Senate could be well 
spared, and it would be a great benefit to the nation if 
they were left at home. They seem to think that the 
United States Senate was created for them. Thejr forget 
lliat they are servants of the people. 
Our game and fish laws are good and fairly well en- 
forced, and I think there is a general disposition in the 
State to comply with the laws. It is our duty to future 
generations to see that the fish and game are protected. 
Thirty years ago Iowa was well stocked with fish and 
game. Let it not be said that one generation destroyed 
it all. 
Many of our sister States have passed laws to enforce 
a "license tax" upon citizens of other States, who shoot 
and fish within their borders. I hope the State of Iowa 
will never have any such law in her code. I believe that 
kind of a law^ would be unconstitutional. As the Consti- 
tution of the United States guarantees equal rights to all 
the people of the United States, such laws breed up a 
class of "pot-hunters," and are disgusting to sportsmen 
who enjoy being out with the rod and gun, When it 
comes to the point that my brother sportsmen, who live 
just around an imaginary line, cannot shoot a day with 
me without paying $25, I want to quit shooting in the 
State. 
More attention is being paid to the taking care of our 
forests than ever before. The people of the United 
States begin to realize that their timber will not last 
forever. Minnesota has taken steps to have some 2,500 
square miles set apart for a sort of national park. The land 
they propose to set apart is one of the grandest game 
countries in the wotld. There are a large nunibef ^pf 
splendid lakes, full of fine fish, and one of the greatest 
breeding grounds for water fowl in the United States. 
Let us hope that Congress will not be backward in doing 
its part of the work. If we want to make a barren, 
desolate country of our fair land, we cannot do so any 
faster than to destroy our timber and kill all our game 
and fish. 
The State of New York is alive to the fact that some- 
thing must be done to preserve their timber, and if they 
do not many of their farm lands will soon have no 
value. Too much timber cannot be planted, and it is a 
duty we owe to future generations to increase rather 
than diminish our forests. 
I hope the people of Iowa will soon be alive to the 
fact that our small birds are fast being destroyed and 
work together to prevent t^e destruction of our song and 
plumage birds. Thousands of them are destroyed every 
year, and unless something is done the song and plumage 
birds will soon be a thing of the past; many of our best 
mej) find women allow their boys to go into the woods 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
and kill the beautiful song birds, just for the sake of 
killing something. The poor innocent birds are left on 
the ground, maimed and wounded, to suffer and die. The 
red birds of the South will soon be heard no more. The 
wings of the beautiful heron and the "silver wing guU 
will only be found on ladies' hats or in some millinery store. 
There has been a great awakening in the matter m many 
of our Eastern States. Ladies can always find flowers 
to adorn their hats and thus save our song and plumed 
birds. We have good laws for the protection of our 
birds, and I hope every member of our Association will 
do his part toward enforcing them. 
It was voted that the next annual meeting of this As- 
sociation be held in Marshailtown, Iowa. 
On motion of Mr. Budd, Mr. Kibbey. of Marshailtown, 
was elected President of the Association for the ensumg 
year. Mr. Kibbey, on taking the chair, said: Gentlemen: 
I thank you very heartily for the honor you have con- 
ferred on me. I have been a member of this Association 
for the past eighteen years. I have not been able to meet 
with you very often, but I have taken a great interest m 
it, and have been heartily in sympathy with all its acts. 
I hope 1 will be able to fill the position creditably and be 
of benefit to the Association. I think we will be able to 
gather a good number of shots at our next meeting, and 
have every reason to believe it will be a success. 
On motion of Mr. Abbott, Mr. Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, 
Iowa, was elected Vice-President. 
On motion, Mr. Abbott, of Marshailtown, Iowa, was 
elected Secretary for the ensuing year. 
On motion, Mr. Densel, of Marshailtown, was elected 
Treasurer for the ensuing year. 
On motion, the following named members were elected 
to constitute the Board of Directors for the ensuing year; 
A H, Sheldon, Mason City; Joseph Kirscher, Des 
Moines; F. R. Patch, Hartley; Chas. W. Budd, Des 
Moines, and Chas. Grim, Clear Lake. 
Dr. Paul— Mr. President, I would like to ask Mr. Smith 
if he has any plan whereby the ideas set forth in his ad- 
dress might be carried out? 
Mr. Smith— I have no plan outlined, but under the 
present law of the State of Iowa it makes our Fish Com- 
missioner a Game Commissioner, with power to appoint 
wardens in every county in the State. I think he rather 
claims that the "appropriations are too small to do much 
work. I have been before the Legislature several times 
trying to get this appropriation increased, and it seems to 
me it should be. Unless a fishway is well put in and 
looked after, it is of no benefit. It is called a fishway. but 
no fish w.i.l ever go over it. There has got to be a great 
deal of expense to get it in shape. I have already called 
the Commissioner's attention to the recent decisions, and 
said we expected to see that he did something of the 
kind, but it has heretofore been almost entirely left with 
the local clubs to do anything with the matter of fish and 
game. In our matter of Fish Commissioner we have 
never had a man in the oflice who cared a great deal 
about it. He has filled the office and drawn his pay. and 
that is all it amounted to in the State of Iowa. Minnesota 
has been very successful, also Wisconsin. Illinois and 
Michigan. I think there is no State that does not pay 
more attention to fish and game than the State of Iowa, 
and it seems to me that if the members of the different 
clubs would take a little pains to see the nominees in tins 
State, that the Legislature would give more altentton 
to it. 
It Avas A'oted that the Secretary we instructed to sen-l 
the Fish Commissioner an invitation to be present at the 
next annual meeting, and, if thought best, to send trans- 
portation with the invitation. Moved and carried that 
the Association extend a vote of thanks to Mr. Smith, the 
out-going President, for his efficient service during the 
past year, and also to the citizens of Algona, who, by their 
prese'nce and kindly feeling have contributed greatly to the 
pleasure of the occasion. 
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Notes from Gettysburg, 
Gettysburg, Pa., May 2. — Editor Forest anS Stream: 
A well-known phy.sician of Philadelphia, who spent last 
summer at a hotel in the mountains near here, became 
so much interested • in snakes that he has decided to 
make a study of the habits of the rattler and copperhead. 
He has written a letter to a friend here, stating that he 
will pay .$1.50 each for good, healthy, live snakes of these 
species. Furthermore, the doctor says he is willing to 
buv a large number at that price, and offers an extra in- 
ducement of $1 per foot for all snakes over 3ft. in length. 
Upland plover seem very plentiful this spring, which 
is a rare thing for Adams county. They can be seen 
in pairs in all parts of the county. Very few are shot 
here, wdiich accounts for the increased numbers. 
• Charles Fate, a local sportsman, has quite a menagerie. 
Tt consists of the following animals and birds: Four 
Shetland ponies, three great Dane dogs, one monkey, 
twenty guinea pigs, three red foxes, one bay or red 
lynx, one raccoon, nine German hares, two gray squir- 
rels, one alligator, three crows, one ringnecked dove and 
two parrots. 
Partridges escaped the severe winter better than was 
expected, and will be right plenty in some parts of the 
county. 
Three wildcats were caught in traps during the month 
of February on what is known as the "Green Ridge," a 
spur of the South Mountains. They are of the bay or 
Ted lynx variety; whijh extends nearly over the United 
States. 
An alligator about 4ft. long was caught in Bermudian 
Creek last week. Tt is supposed to have been put in the 
stream by some of the soldiers from Adams county who 
were in Florida during the war with Spain, and who 
have returned lately to their homes. F. M. B. 
Take inventory of the good things in this issue of 
Forest and Stream. Recall what a fund was given 
last week. Count on what is to come next week 
Was there ever in all the world a more abundant 
weekly store of sportsmen's reading? 
The Forest and Stream is put to press each week on Tuesday. 
Correspondenoe intended for publication should reach us at the 
latest by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. 
Pennsylvania Game and Fish 
Constables. 
Harrlsburg, Pa., May 24— Editor Forest and Stream 
A meeting of the Pennsylvania State Game Commission, 
was held at their rooms in this city to-day, and was one 
of the most interesting meetings held by that body since 
its organization. Considerable effort was put forth by 
these gentlemen, to have the last Legislature perfect 
certain existing laws, and add new ones for the protection 
of game in Pennsylvania. The commission as individuals 
feel very much elated over the success of their efforts, 
especially in securing the passage of the act making a 
constable of the State a game, fish and forestry warden of 
the State, and imposing a penalty of $50 or two months 
imprisonment upon that official when he neglects or re- 
fuses to perform his duty; this act gives the help of a 
small army in enforcing the laws relative to their different 
interests, and must result in much good to game and 
fish protection in Pennsylvania. , • , 
When the attention of a constable is called to the viola- 
tion of the game or fish laws, by the commission or 
an individual, he is placed in the peculiar position of 
reporting the case to the district attorney for prosecu- 
tion, or paying the penalty. And the commission feel 
satisfied that when the citizens at large are acquainted 
with the conditions of this law, and know that the con- 
stable in their district must take notice of their protests 
or pay for his neglect, there will be a change in present 
existing conditions. 
A resolution was adopted requiring the secretary to 
place a copy of this law in the hands of every constable 
in the State, with notice that the commission propose to 
see that its provisions are complied with; the commis- 
sion desire it distinctly understood that they will at once 
proceed against any constable who refuses or neglects 
to enforce any of the laws pertaining to these commis- 
sions, more especially the game laws. And the fact that 
the commission has the united support of the State 
Sportsmen's Association, would seem to make the viola- 
tions of these laws extremely dangerous. 
All correspondence addressed to the Game Commis- 
sion at Harrisburg, Pa., will receive prompt attention. 
A general vote of thanks was given the Hon. Frank G. 
Harris, of Clearfield, for his interests and efforts in be- 
half of game protection during the session of the last 
Legislature, and a resolution relative to national and in- 
ternational game protection was adopted as follows: 
"In view of the fact, that the provisions of our present 
laws, in the United States and Canada, permit the spring 
shooting of all aquatic fowl, and that song and insecti- 
A'orous birds, justly protected by law in this, and many 
other States, are treated as game birds in some other 
States, thereby rapidly depleting their numbers; there- 
fore be is resolved that the Game Commission of the 
State of Pennsylvania, in session at Harrisburg, Pa., on 
May 24. 1899. do condemn the spring shooting of all 
aquatic fowl, and the robbing of their nests within the 
United States and Canada, also the listing of certain song 
and insectivorous birds, wdiich are justly protected by 
law in this and many other States, as game birds in certain 
other States in the Union. We invite the prompt and 
concerted support of all game commissions, associations 
and individuals, in the United States and Canada, to aid 
us in securing prompt national and Dominion laws, which 
will totally abolish tliis nefarious and inhuman practice. 
"Be it further resolved that the secretary be directed 
to transcribe this resolution upon the minutes of the com- 
mission, and to give it as wide a publication as possible." 
The next regular meeting of the commission will be 
held in Harrisburg. Pa., the first Thursday in July. 
Dk. Joseph Kalbfus, 
Secretary Pennsylvania State Game Commission. 
By special request of Dr. Kalbfus we give the full text 
of the law : 
AN ACT. 
Making constables of townships and borotighs cx-officio fire, 
game and fish wardens, prescribing their power and duties, 
fixing their fees as wardens and prescribing their punishment 
for failure to perform their duties. 
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That from and aftef the 
passage of the act the constables of the various wards, 
boroughs and townships of the Commonwealth shall be 
ex-officio fire, game and fish wardens. 
Section 2. It shall be the duty of said fire, game and 
fish wardens to enforce all statutes of this State now in 
force, or that luay hereafter be enacted, for the pro- 
tection of forests and timber lands from fire, and for the 
protection and propagation of game, game birds, game 
mammals, song and insectivorous birds, and fish, and 
said constables or wardens shall have authority to arrest 
without warrant any person or persons caught by them in 
the act of violating any of the aforesaid laws for the 
protection of forests and timber lands, game, and food and 
game fish, and take such person or persons forthwith 
before a justice of the peace or other magistrate having 
jurisdiction, who shall proceed without delay to hear, try 
and determine the matter. Such arrests may be also made 
on Sunday, in which case the person or persons arrested 
shall be taken before the proper officer, and proceeded 
against as soon as may be cm a week day following the 
arrest. 
Section 3. Said constables or wardens shall have power 
without warrant to search and examine any boat, con- 
veyance, vehicle, fish box, fish basket, game bag or game 
coat, or other receptacle for game or fish, when they 
have good reason to believe that any of the laws for the 
protection of forests and timber lands, game and fish, 
have been violated; and the said constables shall at any 
time seize and take possession of any and all birds, animals 
or fish, which have been caught, taken or killed at any 
time, in a manner or for a purpose, or had in possession 
or under control, have been shipped or are about to be 
shipped, contrary to any of the laws of this State. Any 
court having jurisdiction of the offense, upon receiving 
proof of probable cause for believing in the concealment 
of any bird, animal or fish, caught, taken, killed, had in 
possession, under control or shipped, or about to be shipped, 
contrary to law, shall issue a search warrant and cause a 
search to be made in any place, and to that end may, after 
demand and refusal, cause any building, enclosure or 
car to be entered, and any apartment, chest, box, Jocker, 
crate, basket or package, to be broken open aad the ©on- 
