M JIS 1 i r How often a small seemingly insignificant in- in insignificant in insignificant significant act of kindness to some ome omed d dumb mb creature will admirably serve tc attest the caliber of a man or wo- wo woman wo inan man inan r n p Precisely true The little mUe human human- rj n acts of oC a person best I t typify lif and reflect his or her character A Ainan Aman Aman man inan may m may preach an eloquent philosophy philosophy ph phy of life contribute lavishly to- to toward toward to toward ward charities impress the neighbors by his exemplary exemplar conduct and yet et spurn pum a cringing and homeless dog and in so doing display his ln's real na- na nat nature na nature t ture re thus upsetting all an his good works much as the contented and bovine who gives a brimming pail ail of milk only to kick the contain contain- container cr er over at the expiration of the milking milk milk- milking milking ing process The The The man who is kind and consider consider- considerate considerate considerate ate toward all an dumb creatures ma may maywell maywell wen well be regarded as Natures Nature's noble noble- nobleman nobleman man We r recall at this point the gaunt gaunt and ancI homel homely Abraham Lincoln going to the rescue of a captive e pig that was penned in a willow under a snake fence In the process of extrication extrication cation it is related that Mr 11 Lincoln Lincon was freely bespattered with mud and anda t c a had to attend an important political meeting in that predicament yet he gladly set the unfortunate and not too lovely ovely creature at liberty thus hus displaying a genuine unselfishness of nature and true nobleness bf spirit A certai well known musical ym nr- nr mcd cd edy actor was recently pa playing ng a mid mid- midwestern middle middle dle western town and from the win win- window window window dow of a stationary Pullman diner saw a tramp dog running up and down down th the railroad yards in bewilder bewilder- bewilderment bewilderment ment The thousand a thousand thousand-donar-a- eek star immediately jumped up from his table and left eU the car goin going in suit pursuit pur- pur suit of the unkempt little animal fin fin- finally fin finally nB ally overtaking him and returning o 0 othe othe the diner ordered a fine meal for Cor the little out outcast ast Another indication tion of oC noble unselfishness New York Cit City that hustling progressive pro pro- progressive pro progressive and noisy metropolis accused accused accused ed by its thousands of visitors from ever every state in the Union as well wen ns as the principal cities of as lack lack- lacking lacking lacking ing all an humanitarian sentiment in its daily da Jy commercial grind this same city frequently manifests a great spirit of consideration and sympathy thy I in dealing with its unfortunate lesser creatures Just the other day an immature sparrow fell feU from its nest in the copin coping ofa oCa of oC a large building and after a vain effort to fly away settled upon the pavement of a busy street streetA A number of passersby were wen attract attract- attracted attracted attracted ed to the birds bird's sorry plight Police observing observing- the crowd hastily approach approached ed and one of the officers securing n a ladder climbed up to the coping and carefully replaced the small bird safely safe in its nest What does docs this little ittle act prove A number numb r of or people may carelessly laugh and make the remark Too ridiculous to waste ones one's eime with such common dogs cats and birds That may in a masure erasure be true but the man woman or 01 child wh who goes out of his or her way to aid a I dis-I dis- dis distressed dis little creature deserves com conr- commendation com commendation nevertheless It is reassuring to note that in every American city of oC any size one may find or organized societies for the prevention pre of cruelty to animals The Themen Themen Themen men and women who are arc actively and supporting such so- so societies societies so societies are a noble and unselfish work and are succeeding in minimizing to a great degree the pain painI I and suffering of oC animals Many lany cities celebrate a Be kind to animals week and much good re- re results results re results the medium of oC the Boy Scout and Children arc bein being educated through Girl Scout movements to be considerate of all an lesser Jesser creatures The government has in in operation strict laws and and ordinances with re-I re re- re reference re reference ference to many species of birds and even protects to a great extent the i fish of the various bodies of oC water I over over which it holds jurisdiction I Every state makes and enforces genre me laws and drastically punishes the hunter who disregards the regula regula- regulations regulations And so we see sec a radical regula-I regula improvement im- im improvement im improvement I provement being manifest the coun- coun country country coun country t I I try over o with regard not only toI to I I domestic animals but also the wild creatures of the forest sary to animals is no longer toler toler- tolerated tolerated tolerated and the needless slaying or torture tor- tor torture tor torture ture of the creatures of the wood w js s sa sa a thino I oo the N Ns pst s Animals both domestic and wr instinctive instinctively and eventually turn toman to toman toman man for protection ad ad thanks to the many warm hearted and humane men and women of our country who are arc in instrumental instrumental instrumental in making the law that tha protect these creatures the trust is not betrayed nor is the confidence violated