The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-03

| We frequently hear the remark made that
there is as much difference in folks, as in any
thing. And that il trueremark. We have had
! opportunities of Witnessing this difference in
folks lately since we were compelled to increase
| the subscription price IF our paper. The great
majority of our subscribers are happy to say
are reasonable and sensi bic men and are willing
the printer should have a chance for his life
But there are some who have no such human
consideration in their cor position.
Mr. a wealthy, well>to do farmer, who has
a large balance in bank, came up the other day
| to pay his subscription, and handed us 81, 3d.
We modesty reminded him that We had been
compelled to raise our subscription price to 81,
and had so stated through our columns. Yes, be
had seen such notice, but says he "yOu are
not going Ito charge NE tire Dollars. Why 1
have tax en- the paper for the asttwenty years
for twelve shilliugs, and always paid for i'll
"Of course, and we have always bought oats Of
you for Is or 20 cents bushel, now you want
60 cents. We have bought our corn of you for
% cents, now you want 60 to 75cts, We
have bought our potatoes of you for Is TO
% cents and no you want 80 to 60 cents" 20
yes. know that, says he "but au not going
to pay but dollar and half for your paper
that is all it is worth" 1t was useless to argue
the question. We firmly assured him that we
could not afford to let ham have the paper at that
price any easier than thousand others, and he
left in a passion ordering US not to send him an.
other paper which Of course WIGS unnec essary.
Now mark the difference.
The rich Mr.. - as he was going down the
stairs met a woman coming up. She was the
wife of another old subscriber, who has taken
the paper nearly twenty years Five or six years
ago he Il ct with an accident by which he has
been laid mp ever since, and his excellent wife
has had the whole care Of the farm and the pro-
viding for the family her hands She came
up to pay year subscription. She remarked
that she had noticed the price was raised but
she must have the paperand she thought it right
that the subscription price should be raised in
proportion to everything else and she paid the
81, 90 willingly.
Of course, these are but solitary instances outf
Of the many, we might mention But they are
sufficient to illustrate the great difference there
s IN folks. We presume Mr.. - goes into 4 |
'tore and pays his IS cents per pound for coffee
and IL TO 20 cents for sugar,and 45 cents per I'd
or sheetiDg without telling the merchant that he
lad bought the same articles for IS. 10 and 70 |
cents respectively, and that he must have them
It the old prices, or be would not have them at |
III. lie would be considered crazy or something
7orse If he should DO so. The printer is SIM |
lied out as the scape goat to bear the whole bur
len of the hard times on his own shoulders, as |
rest he can by such men. Thank fortune there |
re not many such. In sparkling contrast TO |
hem. comes the great bulk of our subscribers, |
The see and appreciate that we must live like |
'thers-end like other laborers, are worthy of |
ur hire. They pay the additional cost without
and verify, they shall have their re.
yard