The Sparrow Is Not All Fad

A aörrespondent of tihfi D.iily Times argües thiat the llttle bind we cali the Englislh sparrwv is noit the English sim.rribw at all, but tilifi Europea u sparaiaw ; tkat it doesini't drive away i:; ' ïtative song birds ; that it does Hot destroy the seeds ycra desire to save ia the garden any mure t.han do the nobins destrwy cherries ; or the orioles the gra.pes ; and tluxt they pat and eanry away eaoiaglhi ; the uctive caterpillars tJ' miare tlia.n pay tihe liumau amily ÏOT tlio fcw seeds tShey eat, the little mischief tlhey msay do. If you daa't want tbem to make a mess aroand your hl Mise wWai their aests, block ap the places y■he■■e they cani bmild them, or put out a little Inause or them to "build thiei:1 nests in. The writer of l!iis item liias a better íeeling the sparro-w tSsam. lie O'nce had íroaír a little inciden ttot liapjiened this summer. He bas a number oí pansy pkurts as a barder fleur a flemver bed Ja his yard, arad Iiile Bitting 011 liis porcli O'ne day lie sioticed a sparrow oomc to tihiat bed aad make a complete circle of tlie paneles, picking off the little w-orms th.at were making sad havoc with the foliage. This practice the sparnaw and a coanpanion kept -uip for same time until the pests -ivere g'O'no. Tally s muefe foír the sp-ariioiws.