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BY TJIE WAYSIDE 
BY THE WAYSIDE 
Published on the tenth of each month ex¬ 
cept July and August. 
The official organ of the Wisconsin Audu¬ 
bon Society. 
fwcnty-fivc cent s per year Single copies 5 cents 
Contributions to By the Wayside are 
invited from all lovers of Nature and 
friends of the birds. All communications 
should be sent to Roland E' .Kremers, 1720 
Vilas St., Madison, Wis. 
Roland E. Kremers, Editor, 172 0 
Vilas St., Madison, Wis. 
Dr. Victor Kutchin, Secretary-Treas¬ 
urer, Green Lake, Wis. 
An Appeal for Help 
The Wisconsin Audubon society 
herewith appeals to the public for help 
in saving the remnant of our vanish¬ 
ing wild life, especially the birds. 
First of all we wish to correct the false 
belief, that some way has gone forth, 
that this society is a Madison affair, 
connected with the state university, 
for the scientific study of birds. This 
does not happen to be true and as a 
matter of fact the university has 
shown very little interest in it, always 
excepting the earnest effort of a few 
professors and students, who, outside 
of their regular duties, have done 
grand work in keeping the society 
alive. 
The Wisconsin Audubon society, as 
its name indicates, belongs to the 
whole state and is the only organiza¬ 
tion in the state having for its sole ob¬ 
ject a campaign of education , on the 
value of our wild birds and their pro¬ 
tection. Of all questions of Conserva¬ 
tion there is not another of equal im¬ 
portance to all the people and not an¬ 
other that is receiving so little atten¬ 
tion. This country is suffering a bil¬ 
lion dollar loss annually from the dep¬ 
redation of noxious insects and our 
wild birds are nature’s check upon the 
ravages of this awful army of destruc¬ 
tion. Bird life is doomed unless all 
the people become active in its protec¬ 
tion. We want both you and your 
money. Is your interest worth a dol¬ 
lar? The Wisconsin Audubon societv 
needs fifty thousand new members and 
needs them now. This is a modern 
Macedonian cry. Will you come 
across with your dollar and help us? 
That amount pays for an annual mem¬ 
bership, also, subscription for “By The 
Wayside”, the organ of the society for 
one year. 
Victor Kutchin, 
Secretary and Treasurer, 
Green Lake, Wis. 
Birds and the Kaiser 
There are many who seem to think 
that bird-protection is a subject be¬ 
neath the notice of grown-ups. The 
German Emperor evidently thinks 
otherwise. He has shown his keen in¬ 
terest recently by subscribing twelve 
thousand five hundred dollars (fifty 
thousand Mark) to the Society for the 
Establishment of Nature Preserves. 
This Society is engaged in securing 
large areas of land in various parts of 
Germany, in which wild plants and 
animals are to be thoroughly protected 
at all times. This new idea in Con¬ 
servation is spreading rapidly every- 
■ 
where. Germany is at present en¬ 
gaged in the establishment of just 
such preserves in its African colonies. 
George Wagner. 
