The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-08-31
DON'T ROB THE BIRDS NEsT.-In

DON'T ROB THE BIRDS NEsT.-ln the
course of recent lecture in Paris re-
garding the uses of birds, an estimate
was formed of the damage to crops by
the robbery of nest containing FIVE
eggs. During the first month each
young bird eats on an average of about
ffty.eight flies or insects in day. The
aggregate, multiplied by thirty, for the
month, makes $500 insects to every
nest. Every insect eats daily from
blossoms and leaves an amount equal.
ing its weight until it reaches maturity.
It was calculated that in thirty days
each insect would damage thirty bios.
SONS, and thereby destroy thirty fruits,
and that $500 insects would kill 225,-
900 fruits. It will be we'll, therefore,
for farmers sons to reflect upon the dam.
age done to their parents by the wanton
robbery of a single nest.
1t was in Boston. A low musical
sound came up from the closet under
the stair, aud the mother listened. 1t
was her little son softly singing to him
self: 81 need Thee every hour" How
glad I am that took my boy to hear
the sermon on CLOSET devotions at
the Tabernacle last evening"" said she.
Then she could not forbear stepping
quickly to the closet door to catch a
glance at the dear child, the "preci.
Gus lamb "-"bless his heart !" So she
did. And she saw him-saw him de-.
voutly engaged in humming that revival
hymn, aud also running his finger
around in the preserve jar. And there
the devotions broke up-broke up amid
groans of repentance for sin found out.
The Burlington Hawkeye says that Mr.
Hammond now carries club up bis
sleeve and is bound to make more con.
verts than Moody if he breaks half the
heads in his congregation. A." Are you a
Christian" demands the modern evangel.
list. "No, sir" responds the trembling sim
ner. Well, then" says the nineteenth
century disciple of Philip, I'll give
you just three minutes to accept the offer
of grace. Look alive now All right?
Next !"
The Catholic total abstinence soce.
ties are electing delegates to the con.
vention of the Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union of America, to be held in
Buffalo, August goth.
June 10th the 500th anniversary of
John Wycliffe's condemnation by the
Pope was celebrated in England with
public meetings, special sermons, and
speeches.
The tramp has rights. He says he
was driven into it by sheer necessity.
Harvard students monopolized all the
best loafng points in towns and cities.
The sections of New York churches
have assistants to take charge of the
common folks who come in-people who
look as if they would never 60 to Heav-
en-.
Whittier are we drifting ?" de.
mands an excited exchange. Give it
up But if everybody will stop grumb
ling and just 60 to work, padding his
own canoe, we don't drift anywhere
Philadelphia Press.
y Delaware man arrested for murder,
proved that on the night aud at the
hour OF the murder ne was IT home
whipping his wife, and it was this fact
that saved him. A word to the wise
A little girl has present of rabbits
and when she goes to bed she pravs
. God, we thank thee specially for
the wrabbits-all but the cage we had
that before"
The Chicago Tribune believes that
the time has arrived when cverv GIRL
with big brother should think lots Of
him. He'll be handy IN send ont C.