Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
INJECT LIFE IN w1NTER.

INJECT LIFE IN WINTER.
a boy friend asks us what becomes
Of all the insects during the winter.
He says that he notices that as soon
as the cold weather comes all kinds Of
bugs, beetles, flies. gnats and moths
and all the creeping things disappear
He will find this very interesting
study. If he will look closely he will
find that some forms of insect life per-
fish with the cold weather and are
propagated the next season by eggs
which they have left. Other kinds, and
this the larger part. remain dormant
during the cold weather and may be
found ALTERNATING in all sorts of queer
places in piles of rubbish and corn
stalks, under stones and boards, in
cracks, in crevices, while many bore
their way into the earth and remain
frozen up solid during the winter. 1t
Is remarkable to notice the effect which
a rise in the temperature will have on
all forms of insect life. Let the mer-
curry go up to 80 degrees during an
early May day, and it seems to instan-
taneously release all forms of dormant
insect life. Flies, bees, bugs and
worms of all sorts mag be noted full
Of life and business. -four boy friend
will closely examine the apple trees
and, in fact, most any kind of a tree
closely with glass he will find clus-
tiers of eggs cemented to the bark or in
crevices Of the wood which simply
form the foundation for future swarms
Of insect life, and then if he will close
~ watch the few birds which spend the
northern winter with us, the chickadee
and the woodpeckers, he will find that
these clusters Of eggs form the princi-
pal food Of these birds during the win
ter. If it We're not for the valuable
work done by these birds during this
season of the year the fruit and grain
growing interests of the country would
simply be overwhelmed by horde of
insect pests. We do not know of a
more interesting study for bright boy
than this one, and he will be aston
ished if he. takes it up at. the large
number of strange and curious facts
winch ne VIII discover.
PREACHERS AND POOR PICKING.
There are great many poor little
800 preachers all over the country,
good men and true, who think they
have calls to the pulpit, but who exist
on the ragged edge Of poverty all their
lives. These men should do something
for themselves and their families be-
sides just preaching, marrying folks
and burying them. AS they are usual
~ attached to country churches, the
best thing for them to do is to combine
little agriculture with their theolog
ical work, learn how to work the soil
as we'll as how to interpret the divine
DEGREES. Many mighty good sermon
can be picked up in a cornfield, an
orchard or a garden. There is nothing
IN any manner derogatory to religion
In mixing agriculture and theology
One-half, and the biggest half, of the
living Of the family Of the country min.
lister should and may easily be de-
rived from his cows, his hens, his gar
den, but too many Of them depend upon
the free will offerings Of Brother Jones
or Deacon Smith for supply, and in
the giving Of these things to the parson
1t sometimes happens that the good
brethren think they in some. way &C
quire dispensation to do something
off color the next day. Every country
parson should be farmer and a
gardener in small way. 1t would b<
good for his health. good for his fam.
lily, good for his pocketbook