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

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the ground They lay their eggs and the
/ mother bird sits on them and sees that 10
harm comes to them until they are Matched
and can ny. lem Pardue.
/ For the Happyhammer Page.
Brodna1, la.--"Use OF birds Birds, our
tenthefrd friends, are OF more value 60
man than many OF us imagine, While
Ihey damage TO certain extent our Trusts,
such as grapes, cherries aud other fruits,
/ they are also great help. Can you
| not see what we call here the "sap-sucker,"
/ perehed upon the trunk OF an apple tree,
| pcckink, and often you see him turn aside
ms mead as u listening for sound In thu
bark, What Is he about now Merely
! pecklnR holes In the treey Indeed not IL
/ You examine the bark OF the tree youll
/ ma thousands or little insects, or kind
| o. worm, scattered along In the bark,
tree aud It's traits The ''sap-sncker" Is
1 getting his dinner here. OTTER he has no
more than TINS for hle meal. Now who can
wish TO XIII the innocent fellow when he
! ilghts upon the grape nrbor, or IN the
cherry tree, eating worms and bugs, and
an occasional grape or cherryg Not /.
am sure. Again, YOU sec him With his ally.
/ the 'red-head,' conveying from one portion
Of the field to another. seeds or all Kinds,
/ planted BY them, which prove bcnedcla to
the farmers aud mankind In general There
/ ARE thousands OF birds, which destroy weed
seeds. Insects, worms aud many pests
which would prove destructive to agricul-
tural products Now / will give some ono
else a chance TO speak In favor OF our
teathercd friends, birds. A vouldbe Hap,
Mnude Lee Brodnax.
Cedar Valley, Texas.-Dear Hnppyham.
mers | have not written to the Hans for
some tame, because I wanted 70 give room
| 10 all that wished to say something but
since Mrs Attwater so urgently reduosts
W ef fGP tho to T sais OF the the SEd s sno Winged
s9ngsters Elye my, opinion, I sincerely
wish that the legislature would pass bin
forblddng the killing OF birds. u all boys
do, there would none be killed love all
! the birds. / think them God-sont mes,
sengcrs that glnddcn our hearts when we
are sad and rejoice with US when we nre
I ppy just the same as some lovely flower
/ We take flowers to sick people aud they
are cheered thereby. They hear the birds
singing and are made happier, So why do
sjroy the little thlngs for the sake OF
nnstlme when you would not think OF up
roofing some ones bed Of nowers7 Leaving
out the pleasure the little animals give 20
tho world. it should be considered OF what
advantage they are TO tho farmer and
gardener IN devouring Insects Fruit grow
t ers likewise would soon miss them Then
there is the so-c0lcd scissorstaN that Kills
snakes and other reptiles. keeps away the
hawks from the promises, thereby shield
ing tho little turkeys and chickens So
can not see who would wish 70 harm the
birds or, as is often the case Kill tho
poor llttlc orphans TO starve. Leave them
alone, say l. LcRstwisc do not XIII them
Waiter nissmann.
Short. Texas Dear Mrs Foster, think
IL is n shame TO bil the poor little birds.
they do us SO much good, We might think
they do n great damage hut we viii md ont
mat they do not do enough damage to hurt
my one or course, they have to have some
thing TO eat as well as we do, and work
getting IL ma We do. hut we know they can't
get anything without we help them little,