Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-01-26

have not paid up their subscription. We
expect TO strike of about 200 names, most
of whom are abundantly able TO pay, and
many of them among tho wealthy citizens OF
the county, but too negligent to pay for their
paper.
Some will get mad and swear they did not
want the paper anyhow. Diners will reflect
that it is impossible for us to publish pa
per without being paid for il, and they, like
true gentlemen, will promptly pay up and
renew their subscription.
TO show how dclinquents subscribers
operate on a printer, let us take single
case. Our old friend A, owes US for
six years subscription, amounting to $l2;
in which We have invested in cash for paper,
ink, labor, &C., probably SS. A Singleton
of Sl2 is not much; but We have some 200
ofthe same kind, who together make 50, 400,
or : 900 which We have actually paid out
in cash, and which they neglect to refund
to us.
At the present price the blank paper
which is required to supply subscriber for
one year costs about $l.25. No printer can
buy paper without paying the cash down for
it. Then, there is ink, labor, Office rent,
fuel and many other things which must be
promptly paid for. Considering these things,
any reasonable man will say we should be
promptlypaid. We want all our subscribers
to be reasonable, to say we should have our
pay, and to carry out what they say.
We want subscribers, the more the better,
if they pay us for the paper; but to have a
| lot of men on our books for whom we must
pay out money every week and who never
pay us back is a bill of expense to US, and tc
have the number we have of that kind is
more than our circumstances will justify
1t amounts to nothing to us that men are
responsible if they don't pay. IF we are
compelled to go after them for the pay, il
costs us more to collect than it amounts tc
after collected.
Rich men are generally the poorest pay
They do not appreciate the value Of a few
dollars to those who are in actual need. -
Poor men know the value of dollar or two
and they usually pay as soon as they can.
We have about 400 names on our books
About |, 200 of them pay up every year.
They are our support. The other 200 d,
not pay at all, or not until after their ac
. counts have run on for several years, ant
they are the men who are constantly drawing
money out of our pockets without replacing
any and keep us in trouble to make end,
meet.
We will retain on our books the names o.
many who have not paidin advance, but they
are in the habit of paying up some time
during the year, and we hope they will make
arrangements to pay in advance.
Nearly every county paper in the State il
now charging $3.50 to $500 year. BY
adopting the advance system we expect tC
keep up the FARMER at 50. 90 year. By
being paid in advance, we have the use O
the money year, which is equal to l2cent.
on each subscriber, or $l44.O0 on 200 -
This is small matter to each one but
large sum to lis.
In conclusion, we hope those whom w
are compelled to strike from our list will SCI
thatwe do itthrough necessity-not through
choice-and that they will promptly pay VI
old scores, commence anew and become rea
supporters of their county paper.
SUITS Us.-It is stated that the Con
fcdcratc authorities are sezing negroes am
putting them into the army. This is jus
right. Let none but niggers or niger
lovers be put in on either side. Let it b
nigger versus niger. Enter acedulateC
tropical fruit and be compressed-or, il
common parlance, go in lemons and ge
squeezed We believe it would be a Got
send for the whole matter to be fought ou
in this way. 1t would be great saving o
white trash at all events.
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A New RIG.-Sherif NELSON has jus
obtained splendid new hunting rig, impor
ted from Germany by Col joss, of Veins
berg The gun is double barrel, three pl.
twist, will bend to shoot around haystacl
or other obstruction at pleasure and straigh
ten out by simple turn of the wrist. The
game-bag contains apartments for amuni
ton, grub, flask and game The game de
partment is made of the best Irish linen
raised by true paddy. 1t was knit by ;
German Prince for the King of German.
and sent by the King to Col. Joss, as
present, who sold it to the Sheriff for tn,
small sum of half price. The rabbits an,
quails had better keep in out Of the weather
CHARITY instance of charity at tn
hands of an estimable lady acquaintance
came to our knowledge lately. She has al
winter been bestowing gifts to the poor AM
needy in such quiet way that even he
most intimate friends were not aware of it
1t is such acts that remind us of Heaven, G
charitable deeds which rebound to the credi
Of the donor to degree that is highly salts
factory to the party who gives without stin
and from sense of duty. How different i
the act, the impulse and the real object O