Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
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SOUTH SIDE. OMAHA, Nov. Ito
the Editor OF The Bee. / notice the
letter in your issue Of today from Dr. n.
II. Gray OF Pittsburg. Kan, in which he
states that squirrels are not to blame for
the destruction Of birds. but that mites
arc to blame.
I lived In Kansas n number OF years
and saw some pretty good-sized lice ana
mites but never saw any that we're large
enough to destroy nests, break the eggs
and throw young birds TO the ground
Last year pair Of robins built their
nest. within four feet Of an upstairs win
dow Of a bedroom, in a small oak tree
TINT stands near our house After they
had b1.lt their nest they laid four eggs
and began TO set on the eggs. but within
A day of two after they began to set
sauirrei drove them from the nest, tore
the nest 20 pieces and, Of course, the eggs
fell to the ground. and were broken.
English sparrows are always covered
with lice and mites and are the cause
OF the death OF millions of little chickens
each year, but l do not see how timber
birds could be afflicted with many lice
and mites.
I know Just what ! am talking about
when ! say that squirrels destroy the
nests OF birds, break their eggs and XIII
their young ones. Farmers have told me
that squirrels at times, carry away many
bushels OF corn, and they also destroy
great deal OF fruit. Anybody that ever
had much experience with squirrels knows
that they are very destructive little
animal IL they are allowed to become very
numerous. j. A. ASNE"'
Yes, = Follower Di InEersoh'
OMAHA, Nov. Ito the Editor OF
The Bee. / notice a reply to- my article
regarding Billy" Sunday from " A.
Bradshaw Of North Platte. II is apparent
that Mr.. bradshaw believes that the
church and state should be united and
that public funds should be diverted to-
ward sectarian ends. ! want to ask YOU
Mr.. Bradshaw, as we'll as everyone else
VINO believes the Bible. as sacred book
should be taught IN the public schools
IL It ever occurred to them that this at
titLde on their part IL one Of the very
things that makes many of the infidels
and agnostics OF our day. Doesn't this
indicate a desire on the part OF Christians
TO secure unfair state assistance In the
spread Of their doctorine?
Mr.. Bradshaw says the, latter part OF
my letter 10 so nonsensical that it Is
just about worthless TO comment or de-
bate on" or course that is merely an
assertion and proves nothing. except
that 20 his mind It is 'nonsensical'
while to the minds Of many Omahans
who complimentod ma o. the article II
appeared very sensible. am satisfied 70
abide with the opinion Of the majority
have a deep admiration, Mr.. Bradshaw,
for your wonderful power of diseernment'
You guessed that / am either fol-
lower OF Ingersoll a Christian Scientist
or a Russelite." OF course, II was not
one OF these three, you could further
guess" that I was believer in some
one Of the hundreds of other various
creeds Of beliefs and unbeliefs. But we'll
let the cat out OF the bag and keep
you in suspense no longer. Yes l am
a follower of lngersoll, great believer
In his writings and teachings, an adnirer
Of the man who did more In thirty-six
years of his life for the human race,
more good. more kindness. more liberty
than all your priests and preachers ana
BILLY" Sundays will do In a million years
You are mistaken when you say niger
soil delighted in slashing the Bible IN
order to fit his own IDEAS" but the truth
of the matter IL that after he had been
telling the truth about the Bible for
few years. many creeds started to slash
the Bible so that 1t would fit with his
Iadvaneed ideas, 80 you see Ingersoli
made even religion better and l cannot
understand why any Christian should
maliEn a man who has made his creed
more belisvable,
WALTER RosICKEY.
1901 South Twelfth street.