Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-26
INTERESTING D[ALOGUE.


AND SOME OTHER TmNas-AND THE BOYS AND
GIRLS BESIDES.
SCENE -- John Smiths Country Store -- TINE,
EUcaiag - SPEAKERS, SuHdry Villagers and
Farmers loho haze Happened ia as usual
Mr. miM.-Trade is very dull nowadays |
don't sell half much did five years ago.
Mr. J0nes.-Good reason. Things re so high
we can't afford TO buy. You charge such awful
prices. Smith
Mr.. SmitA.-Can't help it. have to pay so
much more. When | sold sugar at ten cents a
pound, | made a cent a pound, and only make a
cent now on twenty cents and this cent profit
don't 60 so far to keep my family.
Mr. BroUn.-I buy Just as much as ever.
don't see as there is much change. l used to sell
my 600 bushels OF wheat for Is cents bushel, or
$3.50 OF this $3.50 went for family store bills,
and 5000 to pay off my farm debt. Now, when
sell for 81 80 per bushel, $780, it takes about
$500 for store bills, and leaves Sl00 to pay off
the debt. In fact, these high prices suit me. I
wish Mr.. McCunoch had kept out OF the Treasury,
for he threatens to make Greenbacks par, and
knock down prices.
Mr. Price | don't sec as it makes much differ
ence If there is twice as much money going, aud
everybody gets twice as much for everything he
raises, and pays twice much for everything he
buys it all comes out square at the end and there
is this gain in the operation those who save
money, or make profit, make double, neigh
Dor Brown explains about paying his farm debt.
Mr.. Buffer.-That's so.
Mr. Greene--So think.
Mr.. MoOre-So do l.
Mr. Baker. - There is a little drawback
keep the accounts of Widow Roberts who has the
mortgage on Mr. Browns farm, and the S40O he
pays, only goes half far in supporting her, and
educating her children.
Mr. Trqcis (the School Teacher) Yes, it
does, for only get $50 month for teaching Mrs.
Roberts and others children, and l used to get
S25 with wheat at 70 c.
Rev. Mr. Corey.-And l only get $500 year,
while l always had $500 with wheat at rs cents,
and sugar at 10 cents.
Seceral poices-That amt quite square
Mr.. Amor (Editor) And you only pay me %
a year for my newspaper, which you thought
cheap at - %, nve years ago, though have ne--
10 pay three times much for everything use in
making newspaper.
Mr. Greene.-Why don't you raise Jour prices,
too
Mr. Rno- People won't stand it. l mnst
keep along with no profit, or even at loss, hop
ing for better times or else lose my subscribers,
and let the paper 90 down. Why, when | raised
the price from Sl.50 to - year. a good many
stopped the paper-among them Mr.. Brown him
self though paid him double for his wheat.
Mr. Br0i0H.-l didn't stop it so much for the
price l went in for paying for my farm by extra
economy
M kaor-Yes, he followed my advice for
people " to economic and pay their debts now.
But let rs if Mr.. Brown began at the right
place. On one Saturday published in my paper
that wheat had advanced Is cents a bushel. On
Monday Mr.. Brown went 10 market with his
wheat and sold 60 bushels at one cent advance
over the old price, and thought he did well. He
came home boasting about it, until he met neigh
Dor johnson, who got the Is cents advance, be-
cause he read my paper, and was wide-awake.-
Mr.. Browns loss on 90 bushels would pay four
whole years subscription.
Mr. Broun.-Don't say ANYTHING more about
that, Mr. Knox, and put me down subscriber for
life.
Mr. Knor-T have heard of several other such
Tossed by those who stopped my paper. Not to
be too personal as some of them here, | will
call them A. b. c, etc. Mr.. A. paid per cent
fees on S71 taxes, because he did not see the
collectors notice in my paper. and thus lost 81 81
to save 81 Mr.. b. paid SO. 90 the same way
Mr.. C. failed to bring in his claim against an es-
tate, because he did not see in my paper the legal
notice limiting the time. That, cost him S34, to
save 81 subscription. Mr. ID. sold POO pounds OF
wool at 81 cents, because he did not see adver-
tsement of Mr.. Smith, right here at home. offer
/ ing 20 ceuts That cost him SIC, to save 80.
Mr.. F7s boys went down to the village every
night or two, to get the news and local gossip,
because they had no paper at home, aud one Of
them fell into bad company, and is ruined.
know twenty cases where people lost money fol
not learning what is going on. | gather up all
that is going on in business and society, and con
dense il into my oolums. 1t is important for eve
~ man to know all about home matters, and
doubt if there is a in this whole town whc
would not, in the course of year get some infor-
nation, that would pay him back more than 80 a
year. And then think of a household sitting down
/ together 365 days in year, and having nothing
TO talk about, except their own affairs, and few
items of gossip, gathered up by occasional contact
with other people,
Mr.. Tagior.-Let me help Editor Knoxs argu
ment Wife read to item he published
about humbug, which he copied from the dine
rican Agricniturtst, of New York City. Mex
day one of those same humbugs came round witt
his article, and was so plausible that he almost
persuaded her into paying him 50, for his swnd
ling recipe; but the editors caution kept he
back
Mr. Knor.-Yes, and do you know that the fel
low sold more than fifty of the humbug recipe
herebout, at 80 piece but not TO any one of IN!
subscribers.
Mr.. PoHs-Putm me down as a subscriber, Mr.
Knox, here is your two. dollars.
Mr.. ShaU.-And me too.
Mr. Raor,-Thank you, gentlemen. I'll try Il
make better paper than ever Every dolla
helps new subscriber only adds to my expense
the cost of paper. Ii everybody took the paper
and thus divided the cost of getting news, setting
typ e, Office rent etc, could double the value Q
the paper to each. Please talk the matter oye
with other pdghbors aud see If it cannot b
done
Several Voiocs--We will.
Mr.. Smith.--And now while you are about ii,
want to make up a club for good New FORK pa
per.
Mr. Bropn.-We can't afford to take SO man.
papers.
Mr.. Smith.-You have Just seen that you cou
not afford to stop your home paper let us see if
will not pay to Join our club. Mr. Rich, you hay
taken the american Agricalturia for seyera
years. Does it pay
Mr.. Rich-Payp Yes, fifty times over. Why
got two ten-acre fields ready TO SOW TO wheat
and put in one of them. That night my Agrieui
turist came, and read a simple recommendation
about preparing seed wheat j called John an,
we put 10 bushels in soak for the next day. !
cost 90 cents for the materials. Well, that secon'
field yielded bushels an more than the othe
or 30 bushels extra, aud better wheat too
Pretty good pay for 3 80 expended for a paper
And have got lots Of other hints almost as profit