CASH ACCOCNT. DECENffiER. 



ENGLISH SPARROWS 



CAME TO U. S. IN '69 



A single pair of the English sparrows, 

 or house sparrows, as they are some- 

 times known (Passer domesticus), would, 

 If imdeterred have a progeny of 

 275,716,983,689 noisy, quarrelsome de- 

 scendants In 10 years, according to the 

 United States department of agriculture. 



The first sparrows were imported into 

 Philadelphia 69 years ago to fight the 

 caterpillars. The importation of these 

 first sparrows in that city is described 

 by the "Bulletin" for March, 1869: 

 •John W. Bardsley of Germantown, who 

 went to Europa- several months ago, was 

 commissioned by city council to pur- 

 chase 1000 English sparrows to be 

 placed In the public squares of this 

 City. 



-I 3Tie English sparrows soon found 



more appetizing diet than the worms 

 and man again had a demonstration of 

 the danger' of attempting to interfere 

 I with the balance of nature, 



324 Washington Street, Boston 8, MAaa> , 



(Entered at the Post Oglce, Boston, Mas*., 



■€is Second Class Mail Matter) 



WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1938 



I PHASE — At Amherst, Mass.. Nov. 6, Abbv 

 Frances Pcaso. widow of Rev. Theodore C, 

 Peaae. i» hor T3d year. Funeral at PhllUp.-i 

 Academy Cbase), Andover. Moas., ITrlday. 

 Nov. 9. at 10.30 A. M, 



