The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-03-18
Communications.
tOI lA5 Fotter ! O3lTnuI.
A FLEA FOR POTTER COUNTY,,
No I !

BY this We mean if thay will make as
lmtrch rfort fer this Is they sometimes
lhake to bring about other things. And
it this effort falls te bring about the de-
sired end il ape gear, it will bring it about
in two or tL;t2e at most. Ihes. let cure
he taken Tith the tools when they have
them. We have often seen the p!ow left
tpEr$si in the furrow, and stand there oil
frixter; and the drog left in the field
Fhere it was used last, till it Is wanted
again, no matter if it is for whole year &.
This would have d tendency to m9ke far
mers poor, bat this Is ugt the only thing
which contributes TO this end. Several
others we vii mention. One is, most
farmery have t2r 4.uc4 lqpd. Oue hun
dred acres is q common thing, an9 many
have much more. Ga this they must pay
the purchase money OF It's iatereSt--rhen
the ta,,, and very often not one-SicA OF
the land in state Of cultivation. Per
haps We might le pithin bounds, did we
say that not more than ouc-faceifM of it
was in > 4iyh ?egree Of cultivation Ii
this is trQe; It is doing little business on
= big sc2!e and Is constant drawback
Added to this, there is too Dsuch ttnse lost
It matters bat very little ho,c time is lost
IS it produces no return. 10 be sure d
man might jsei better to loose day after
having exerted himself tc bring something
shout and yet failed, than he would, if he
ksl idled it awav But although time Is
lost b Sli.inS to aeconp!i4h oQr design,
through some uufQrseen' turning up,
there is much more spent than ought to
come under this head. Many spend large
portions of their fine il limiting which
Yields them ~ adequate return. Then
ttere are naay &Lo indulge in a spirit Of
speculation. They fancy they haves Iperior
flowers for this business; hence they are
constantly frudjny horscs or rate, ana
taad and their bettcrntcntS, and chuncss
IN such and such place, aud their tin,be,
lotS &c. Now we do not know of one out
Of d number Of such who has made mourl
by such operations, but We do kHoY of
numb Der who have Sguondercd away much
precious time. There is lack of ecouo-
my too. Ne have seen manure suffered
to lie exposed around the barn from yeal
& ysar; wasting with the rains and sun !;
and the land suffering from the loss of it.
And there is large amount of crops OF
various kinds, destroyed every year, be
cause the fences are not sufficient to pro-
teet them. This is positive loss, saying
nothing about the strife which it engen-
ders among neighbors. We will relate
qpe example to show how time (Which is
our money! is lost.
A farmer went to a mechanic to get
piece of work done to his sleds; he stated
tnhat, and ho,c he wanted it done, then
rsked what he would charge him He
was promptly answered, So. "Wel,'
says he, ''V | let yoa do it, how soon
gould have it done p In two hours
and half, sir, YOU can all finished"
well, gusss | will look farther around
snd, if | cant get It done cheaper, | will
cone back aud ~ you do it." "AI
right sir" WIS The answer lie left ana
81 he did rot get back it was thought he
lad made better bargain. Next day he
sAs seen going with his oxen after his
gleds, but had to 60 home without them
Thcday after he did the same, aud had to
g the t3ird day before be coniI get then
70 take home. lie lived 3 miles from thc
piac, and counting his first tip, made
altogether Il miles; Travelled, too, with
oxen. This was saving money with a
vengeancc. Nor is this solitary case
We could give a number Of the same
character.
If economy was practiced, debts would
be smaller, tor their cause would in a
great measure be removed We do not
Say that man is nerer TO get in debt, but
he should only do this when it cannot be
avoided; and,.s then he eshould use all possible
fair Me,sns IS get cut qf il. Now suppose
a man owes 500, and cannot pay il at the
time appointed. Suppose it is known that
he spends every week one dolldr for tran,
Iy to drink; every man would say if he
would quit drinking he would be better
thought of, and more sympathized with
in his poverty but We would ask what is
the difference really, if in place Of spend
ing one dollar for brandy he spent it for
pa and to5oeco? We d. not consider
these to be any more necessary to life than
ardentspiritS The question may be asked:
What, are you going to deprive Us ftheSe
small luxuriesY We answer, a luxury to
? maR who cqA q49r@ i, is one thing, but
10 one who caHaot, il ts quite another.
We might like to keep a horse to ride
about occasionally, but if we cannot it
does not uot<f0llow that those who con
HXst not. We might like to keep holi-
day once and while, but if our condition
jn life would not warrant this, then Te
submit. we consider that it would be
treating our creditors no better by /, cssing
one day in the week, than if We worked
and then took our wages for that day aud
spent it foolishly. The result in poth
Eases is tho same. If this view be right,