| Show GULLS AND grasshoppers A gentleman who lives near lake polut point in tooele thoele county in conversation with a NEWS representative to day stated that myriads of grase bop perm pen were devouring vegetation in his neighborhood according to nil his statement the air is literally burdened with them ond and R person walking through the fields has them flying in his bis face and if he be la Is not careful into his bis mouth the situation is being relieved however by the old time friends frier ds of the utah farmer the gulls which come in vast flocks gorge themselves on the insects and then fly to the lake on alight alighting edg in the water the gentleman states stales that tb the e birds disgorge by vomiting up the insects on which they have when they hey are ready for another meal the gentleman bag ba been a close observer of the habits habile of the gulls and declares they bave a strong attachment for each other when one Is shot hot its cry of distress di atress instantly attracts the attention of every other gull within hearing bearing and they seem able to hear bear the sound at a great distance they will gather and circle around the hurt bird making a great outcry the gull does no harm to say any useful thing and it Is in wanton mischief of a most character to kill it |
