Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-01-26
Interesting Dialogue.

Interesting dialogue,
Wheat Meat-Cnbbage-P otatoes-AppIcs
-Grnpcs-Beets-Tomnt Bread-Cake
and Some Other Things-And the Boys
aud Girls Besides.
scENs-John Sm,ths Country Store-TIME, Evening-
SPEAKERS, Sundry villagers and Farmers who hare
"hqppened in as usual"
Mr. Smih-Trade is very dull nowadays; don't sell
half as much as did five years ago.
Mr.. Jones-Good son. Things re high, can't
afford to buy. You charge such awful prices Smith.
Mr. Smith Can't help it, have to pay much more.
When sold sugar at 10 pound, made a cent
pound, and only make a cent 20 cents, and this
cent profit don't go so far to keep my family.
Mr.. Whte. Ibuy just as much ever. don't see as
there is much change fused sell my COO bushels Of
wheat bushel S405. OF this $3.50 for
family bills and 5000 pay of my farm debt. Now,
when sell for 81 so per bushe $780, takes about $500
for store bills aud leaves 400 to of the debt In fact
these high prices sume. wis Mr. McCucch had kept
Of the Treasury for he threatens to make Greenbacks
par and knock down prices.
Mr.. Prce-I don't It makes much difference. II
there is twice much money going and everybody gets
twice as much for everything he raises, and pays twice
us everything he buys ii all comes out square at
the end and there is this gain in the operation those who
save money make profit, make double, as neighbor
White explains abont paying his farm debt.
hfr. ButIer-That's so.
Mr. Greene.-so think-Afr. Moore-So do l.
Mfr. Baker,-There is little drawback keep the ac-
counts of Widow Roberts, who has the mortgage on MIR
mites farm, and the $500 he p'ys, don't only half 50
far in supporting her, AMI educating her children
Mr.. Trau,s Ohe School Teacher-Yes does for only
get $50 month for teaching Mrs Roberts and others chill
dren, and used to get s25, with wheat at T5c.
Reu. Mr.. Corey.-And 1 only get 5000 year, while
always had $500 with wheat at rs cents and sugar 10 cents
Several Voices.-That dint quite square.
Mr. Knor (dit,r )-And you only pay me 50 year for
my newspaper which you thought cheap 81 co. five years
ago. though pay three times much for every
thing use in making newspaper.
Mr.. Gresne.--Why don't you raise your prices too'
Mr. Knor.-People won't stand it. l must keep along
with profit loss, hoping for better times,
else lose my subscribers the paper go down. Why
when the price from 80 81 year good many
stopped the paper-among them Mr. White himself though
paid him double for his wheat.
Mr.. Whie.-I didn't stop so much for the prices
wen: in for paying for my farm by extra economy.
Mr.. Knor-Yes, he followed my advice for people "to
and pay their debts now" But let us see If Mr.
White began at the right place On one Saturday pub
lished il my paper wheat had advanced Is cents
bushe On Monday Mr.. White went to market with his
wheat sold 60 bushels at cent advance the oil
price. and thought he did well. lie home boastng
aboht until he met neghbor Johnson who got the cents
advance because he read my paper, and wide awake
Mr. Whites loss GO bushels would pay four whole years.
.rubscription.
Mr.. Whiie. Don't say anything about that, Mr..
Knox, and put down a subscriber for ife
Mr.. Knor.-I have heard of several other such losses
by those who stopped my paper Not to be
of them here will call them A. b, c, ETC. Mr.. A,
paid per fees ST. taxes, because he did not
see he in m tO
81 Mr. b. paid SO 60 the way. Mr. c. failed to
bring his claim against estate becaust he did
in paper the legal notice limiting the time. That cost
him s34 to 50 subscription. Mr. D. sold 200 pounds
81 cents, because he did
of Mr.. Smith, right here at home offering 20 cents That
cost him $40, S. MIR. F's boys down the
village every night two, to get the and local gossip
they had paper home and Of them Tell In
bad company and is ruined know twenty where
people money for not learning what going gather
up all that is going in business and society," and condense
into my columns 1t is important for every to know
all about home matters, and doubt If there is in this
whole town who would not in the course of get some
information, that would pay him back than 81 year
And then think Of household sitting down together 36S
days year, aud having nothing to talk about, except
their affairs, and few items OF gossip, gathered up by
occasional contact ffom other people.
Mr.. Tdyior.-Let Inc help Editor Knoxs argument
which he copied from the Americad Agricuurs Of New
York City. Next day of those same humbugs cam,
round with his article and plausible that he almost
persuaded her into paying hn SO, for his swndlng recipe
but the editors caution kept her back
Mr.. Knor.-Yes and do yon know that the fellow sold
than fifty of the humbug recipes hereabout, at :;
apiece bat not to any of my subscribers.
Mr.. Potn.-Put me down as subscriber, Mr.. Knox
here is your two dollars.
Mr.. Shaw.--And me too.
En- Knor.-Thank you, gentlemen. IN try to make
better paper than Every dollar helpsi sub
scrber only adds expense the cost Of paper. every
body took the paper, and thus divided the getting
the news, setting type, Office rent, etc., could double thu
value Of the paper TO each Please talk the
with other neighbors, and see, II 1t cannot be done.
Several YOices.-we will.
Mr. Smhh-And now while you are about It, / want Il
make up club for good New York paper
Mr. White.-We can't afford to take so many papers
hrsWthYou hayejust that you could not afford /,
stop your home paper let il it will not nav To ioi,
club. Mr.. Rich you have taken the american Ai
cuHurist for several years Does itpayl
Mr.. Reh.-Payi Yes, fifty times WHY, L got tw,
ten-acre fields ready to to wheat and tut In one
them. That night my Agriouiturist came, aud read
simple recommendation about preparing seed wheat.
called John and put 10 bushels In soak for the
1t cost 90 for the materials. WE'LL that second feel
yielded Bushels than the other-or 90 bush
els extra and better wheat Pretty good pay for slb
expended for paper. And have got lots Of other hint
almost as profitable You know get better profits on
beef pork and mutton than any other in the place.
Now does this not come from direct hint like the
but from good many suggestions that have picked up
reading the Agricuist and from the course Of reason
ing that have been led into by reading In 1t what other
do, and think and sayl
Mr.. Wsa.-Pay' Yes, You know what good cabbage
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