The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-10-27
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we charged him S2-our regular subscri ption price
he would pay the balance, but would have his
paper discontinued
We adhere naexibly to our published terms-s 50
a year-IN ALL CASES. We make no exceptions,
save to clergymen. Let this be distinctly under
stood by one and all. The 81 so, sent us by the
subscriber referred to, paws for nine nrcuths, or
6irty-aiRe numbers Of the JoURNA Az and NO more.
1t is something singular that there are individu-
ais who still labor under the unaccountable inn
preston that editors printers aud publishers are 70
receive no more for their services and labor than
they did three or four years ago, while they
compelled TO pay for the services aud commod-
ties Of others, from fifty 70 four hundred per cent
more. We very much doubt whether our cores
pondent would have the presumption to 60 to
mercantile store, select bill OF merchandise, and
then ask the proprietor 10 let him have It at the
same price in vogue four years ago, accompanied
by the foolish plea that he had been patron of
the establishment for the pssl fvc ten or fifteen
years. And we very much doubt whether the mer-
chant would Occede to his request. Indeed, we
are very much inclined 10 believe that the merchant
would entertain very strong suspicious touching
the purchasers sanity.
The standard of four years ago, with regard TO
buying and selling is not the standard Of to-day
1t needs argument to substantiate this fact. Il
is self-eviJent to every man, woman and child, who
have auglt to do with buying and selling. Every
thing that is eaten, worn and used has advanced
from fifty to four or five hundred per cent.
Flour, that formerly brought from SO to 81 per
barrel, now commands 50 to S12-an advance of
three hundred per cent.
Muslins, that could be had at 10 and Is cents per
yard, are now held at 80 to so cents per yard-an
advance of four hundred per cent, Calicoes haze
advanced in like proportion. Cloths ditto.
Groceries come in the same category. Sugar
formerly 6to cents ranges from 1S to 25 cents.
Coffee, formerly 1ic., now 35c.
Provisions are not exempt from the high pressure
rule. Beef has becom, decidedly aristocratc, hav-
ing advanced from and 6 cents to Is and Is cents.
The "porker" bids fair to ouSstrip everything else,
biped or quadruped. He seems destined to take
rank among the nobility-and will bring now al
most as much as an abe-bodied Alabama "nigger"
at the present time. Butter commands 40 and Soc
per pound eggs 90 and 25c. per dozen. SO with
everything else that goes into the consumption of
"well regulated family"
Now, be it known, that dry goods, groceries, p7o-
visions and other etceeras are as necessary to the
sustenance of editors and their families as to mer
chants, mechanics and farmers and their famil-
les. This may be somewhat surprising to some
of our subscribers-our correspondent, for instance
but, nevertheless, it is vertable fact
For paper, ink, labor and everything else that is
necessary for the publication of newspaper, we
pay from 100 to 800 per cent. more than we did
formerly, anl yet have advanced our sub
scripton rates only 33H per cent former
rates, and when asked to take less than
this, ready to the name of the subscri
ber from our book if he desires it, for, we again
assert, that in instance will we deviate from our
published terms. However, we will make this
compromise with any one who thinks he should
pay no more than 81 80 ior the JOURNAL. We will
let him have it at that,and take pay in eggs buep
chickens, beef pork, lard, potatoes, wood, BEANS
turnips, pumpkins, squashes or what-not provid-
ed he will let us have them at OLD MARKET PRICES.
The trade will then be a fair one in every respect
What does our correspondent say2
We are confident that great many persons
lose more by not taking their county paper than
we do by not having their names ON our books.
An instance two will suffice. The following
came under our own observation few days sincc
An officer of the National Guard discovered the
fact that lie had been fined So for not attending
drill at Tontogany. His excuse for attendance
was good one, but he was informed that it should
have been laid before the Court of Inquiry, and
he certainly would have been exonorated. His
reply was that he had not been informed that such
Court would be held, or he would have been
present. "Notice of the Court was published in
e.
posed to be a legal notification" 81 90 not take
the paper" was his lameutable confession. ConsC
qucnce-he was minus SO, sufficient 20 have
paid for the JOURNAL three years.
Another instance of the unfortunate result of not
taking tho county paper occurred not two years
since, in ancigbboring county.
Potatoes had been selling for 371S cents per
bushel. An unprecedented rise occurred in the
Hibcrnian commodity. well-to-do farmer, who
took no paper, had three hundred bushels stored
away. speculator came along and asked him
what he would take for the entire LOT His reply
was Whatever the market price is" "Well" re-
joined the spcculator, they are selling for 37%
cents, but as your potatoes are Of superior quail
ity, can afford to give you forty cents per bushe,
aud will pay you the cash at once-you to deliver
them at Tillin." The proposition was accepted,
the bargain closed, the money paid, and the potato
speculator departed. In few days thereafter the
farmer delivered the potatoes according cont act,
highly elated with the idea that he had received
more for his potatoes than others "What did YOU
get for your potatoes ?" was asked him by mer-
chant of that place. "Forty cents bushel p re-
piled the farmer, with chucke of delight. "Furty
cents Is it possible? Why, il you had brought
them to me, would have given you one dollarl"
What the feelings of the farmer were at thai
precise moment can he better imagined than de-
scribed. It is needless to add for the fact is ap-
parent if he had taken his county paper and
thus kept himself posted in the fluctuations of
market prices, he would have been 81 so richer in
purse on that day.
Many such instances though not so striking
in their character occur in every locality with
those who refuse olake their home paper, whether
the refusal is based upon fault found with the sub
scription price, or upon any other consideration
whatever. Let him who is provident and wise,
take heed and profit thereby.
IlENRY WARD BEEcHgR made speech in
on Wednesday evening, in
which he pressed this point homo to his
hearers;
There must not be one court for white |
men aud another for black meu. If you /
are to classify, it cannot stop here. NoD IL |
is color bm6y and by there ,eiH be n classif /
cation on account of condition, and there will I
he laws for the rich man and L,,vs for tI,,