The Sparrow Controversy

Dr. Elliot Coues, the ornitliologist, Renounces the English sparrow in a long article in the American, Naturalitt. The doctor reeommends " abolishing tlio poimltiert tor killing sparrows, so that thoy muy be trapped and used for sliooting matches instead of pigeons, or of oven glass halls." Par contra, Dr. H. Hagen, of the museum of comparativo zoology at Harvard University, extols the sparrow and wonld havo him increase and multiply. He tlms conchideK his plea in the columns of the Aijriciüturixt: " I consider the spnrrow to be a valuable addition to the native birds and most certainly benelicial for both hortieulturists and farmers." A Toon woman in AVest Virginia eloped the other night. She threw lier elothes out of a back window, but thoy lodgiid in the brancli(s of an uppie tree, and her lover had to nliin 117) and get them down.