The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22

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with killing the game birds, the small
olfds must DO slaughtered, too, aud they
arc TOO small 10 eat, SO are thrown away
without a thought OF the good those samO
poor little birds have done The men and
boys VIII take their guns aud dogs and
80 out aud tramp around some times all
day, Just TO kul the birds, and call II
sport The women aud girls wear the dead
BIRDS on their hats aud don't think any
more about II than the ones that murder
the birds ! have noticed the very small
brown birds so busy picking sotncthink on
the cotton stalk-thcy were undoubtedly
after the boil weevil that destroy 50 much
cotton every year, Protect the birds to
eat the pests for you or do not complain
Of the weeIl running the cotton The
birds are he!plng the farmers all the time
nut they don seem 20 realize Il. for they
| thankful for the birds, SO let us take care
/ OF them while they are with us. Hoping
something viii be done TO prevent the
Hap. lMeila Belle Daniel
Tours, Texas-Dear Happyhammcp 1
think the birds should 1--we because they
are our best friends. just think how many
insects each ORD eats every day and what
those Insects would destroy. Surely more
than the little grain the birds ent when
/ they can not ind worm or a bug. Souo
people say that the quail does not eat hugs
but one man killed a quail Just about noon
to see what they ate He found twenty
ave boil worms and lnteen boil weevils in
rs crop The dove does not harm any
thing ana the field lnrbs also help TO de
stroy the insects, Some boys shoot the
little birds Just for fun. How many have
seen let them fan Just where they want to
I dove the other day whose wing was
/ broken, tried 10 cure II bur II died
There are hundreds Of those little insect
destroycrs treated the same way. ] hope
1 tho legislature viii pass law TO protect
our fcathcrcd friends. God gave them their
nNes as wei as ours and think Il Is our
duty TO protect them n It is I'm our power
] think II they had 10 pay fines for killing
birds, there would not be so many acct
dents happen. Wishing the bird contest
success aud the birds long liycs a true
nap, Nctue Huber,
Goldthwaite Texas Dear nappyham.
mcrs. ] say protect the birds aud stop
khunE them, Tor would not this b. % lonely
world II IT were not Tor the birds The
birds work for Us all The time Thcy d..
stroN the Insects that mure our HDwcrs
ANA fruits nud trees la the orchards nnl
grapes I'm the VINEYARDS Tho birds catch
inc insects that deVOur our garden. Tho
farmers say the insect dcprclatlnns are I'm.
Crcuslng every year, aud something must be
doue. Farmers protect the birds. Insects
nre the natural enemy OF vegetation AMI
birds are the natural enemy Of INSECTS. Th
voodpeckcr watches the limits and trunks
of trees aud picks the borcS and eggs fro a
the bark. The mocklnC bird fits about thA
Foliage aud picks the insects from leaves
nnd blossoms. The heldlark, sparrow
thrush, dove, nuailS and others are con
unualll hunting outworms, wecvils, cater.
plilhrs, grasShoppers, ants. beetles. flies and
other Insects. Robbins cuchuoS aud other
birds are fond OF caterplllars and destroy
thousands of them dav, ms well as many
other insects The swallow and house Wrcl
eat flies. Nearly an OF our birds eat grass.
h9pperS cotton worms and wood seed. The
night owls catch the field mice aud rats
r none !S., wye WI never HI 9nother bird nor
Iop ,lnti, H,alN, hut nFl"e the birds for the
Evou ana pleasure they are 10 us all
Nulerlh Ashley
Go, ,og "Gppl manner rage
Hahal0' IeNas il Is our duty TO pro
tccl uhG save our birds, aud To an would
say Don Wantonly iestroy the birds
ma aniy ,. are OF great Reneht 70 the farmer
boil weeyl t1cy keep our orchards free
from bugs ana iusrcts. oar large black.
BIRDS otherwise known as jockduwsl. SO
common mere ia Texas. and which have
bern Killed I'M vast numbers tor the mll.
IiHerH lfNar, are particularly valuable iu
tne rice helds nnd cabbage garden, feed
ana on the destructive cabbage worm Our
niue sp'roMs, toe, have their good quail
lues' tArl destroy au bugs ANA gr8sshup
LeIs ihat are a menace to cur flowers ana
trrEnE your crops, YOU should help protect
ny uru5 iAtA are the farmers best
~, ,ttT'U ,,i, ~ rs To he hoped every commu-
Nv VIZ IofmuIlr plans for the protection
OF our Ieal1erel friends II the youth OF
our land were taught 10 love and protect
our n4tds' he would naturally grow To- be
HyIt MHl ana cehSid crate towards thu
hiute creation. Anl last hut not least
~ III me homo circle are made more han
~ Whel" gehtlrne'S and Kindness arc
II I"c nhol3gr, lhgn let us spare our
Afthu? Casper
W.. 22akum Texas Dear HnppyhEmmors:
Nv. men 10 the most work, boys or girlsg
me girls VIII write that they VIII do
more work than We bows aud they believe
u. TOO II Is often the case that the girls
OF lhmly 90 more Work than the boys
boys VINO VIII stand around and let their
sisters 40 az The house work ana then
%oIk IN the held are nothing but laalness.
! con thlhk lhat II Is right for boy 20
90 that, and me most or the boys don't
no ~ ellher thlnk tine boys do the
most Wolh because they nave TO DO all
lnt pioWlhs " Nlh'er' WHeh ~ IS cold aud
sou 9 Units ru,hln5' ana 30 IN me woods
a any saw "o9a ana l3ui II up 10 the house.
Nnen tne ghlS 90 lAelF mouse work, such
al a., CooA'hEi s"Ggp'mh uue uoorl WaShlng
etord -. ~ ot r1o 5, uIcssi they
spenu ADouL HaH %, tuH Iut W Prnnpius'
such as comDlng thelr halr qua trying TO
eet those big frcehItS out or thelr faces.
now, sltIs, IoH stn uustE' Tor We seen
ZOO huny gus biI slii uR9li Urolner comes
IN ~ hehl rom ms Iaru us| WORK, ne
WIN y" up 10 the GRO uuu SCI no norhe
nus oeeh ISu' 50 ne n1s 10 lec1 lnell'
ana no COW mas pef" ~ yusvu' uqu h!S stStel
comes OUT anu says; brIl neT, j could nave
haa al nc Wofk nouc' tul YOU snow on
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