The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-06-17

We fight. The revolution IN New Or
leans sends thrill of feeling throughout
this city; though we hardly know what
to make Of it yet. We are reminded by
it OF the laso Wooden dynasty and how
near ne CANE 20 a ,Figilant Revolution
ourselves.
| had such Jolly, good time among
the farmers The other week | could not
help paying them another visit at their
club meeting this week, and found the
occasion quite as interesting as before
l should think eTery farmer from the
country on a visit to this metropolis would
be highly pleased and proftcd to look in
on these gentlemen and see how wise city
farmers can act and talk. The first topic
discussed was the preservation Of birds,
1t was maintained that birds destroy
COUNTLESS millions Of worms whicl, Woqid
otherwise destroy the crops. They also
eat the seed of other millions Of noxious
weeds and thus do work of great value
in keeping back parasites Of that kind.
Even crows, It wa2 held, did as much good
as harm A little care would prevent
their doing tho harm apd then the good
only would remain. NIGHT birds Of all
kinds, like bats, owls and hawks, ought
to be preserved, as shay destroy immense
numbers Of rats aud mice. If the birds
feip themselves also to a G1tle Of our
grain, fruit aud corn, why, they earn It,
and we can aford to pay them this tflh-
ute for their services in ridding US Of rea.
pests. Solon Robinson gave ptteraRco
to the despair he once felt on seeing his
crops IN tie Western prairie abou- to dis
appear before the ravages of the army
worm, which literally Cycrrun his fields
and covered the earth but in the wake
of this inyader came myriads of black
birds, so that the heavens were filed with
them, and the army worm was routed bag
and baggage and the crops were presery-
ed. He had been constitutionally bird
hater and bird-shooter-his father had
taught it before him; bat that annihila-
tion of destroying insect, when no help
seemed possible, taught him a lesson, and
ever after he said "God bless the birds. "
Then the debate took another turn on
the subject of destructive animals, and
Mr.. Lawton brought the whole weight Of
the club down on the dogs. He denounc-
ed the whole canine creation as an utter
! ly useless, disgusting, parasitic race
Every use they could be put to could be
accomplished in far cheaper and pleasant
er ways, and then, for 9e3tructlycpess.
they were unparalleled by any pest on
earth. Not half the number Of sheep are
raised throughout the country that would
be, but for the dogs, so that their univcr-
sal prevalence at large very pcrceptibly
affects the price Of mutton and then the
dcstructicn Of human life alone by hydro
phobia is enough to oonsign the race to
indiscrlmlnate destruction. Again, he
defed the club to name one single use
the animal could be to man that was not
overbalanced by greater detriment. One
member triumphantly suggested, "sau-
sages?" This staggered the arch enemy
Of dogs, but he recovered presently, and
CONCLUDED BY hoping that either sausages
or mince-meat, and he cared very little
which, might be the speedy destiny Of
every dog now having his day. The club
very generally concurred in his opinion.
Then came up the subject Of raspberry
and strawberry culture, on which many
interesting things were said, but neither
You nor | have space to put them III
words. WRATz.