The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-31
MISCELLANY.
INTERESTING DIALOGUE.

wheat-Mcat-Cabbage-Potatoes-Ap.
ples-Grapes-Beet Bread
-Cake-And Some Other Things-And
the Boys and Girls Besides.
ScENE-John .SmthS Country Store
lime, Ereaiog - SPEAKERS, .Suady
Villagers and TURNER'S uAo hare "hap.
pened IL as usual"
.Mr. .Smth-Trade is very dull nova
days; don't sell half as much as | did
five years ago.
-Nr. Joocs.--Good reason. Things re
so high we cant afford TO buy. You
charge such awful prices, Smith.
Mr.. .Smib.-Can't help it. | have to
pog 50 much more. When sold sugar at
! 10 cents IA pound, | made cent pound,
aud | only make a cent a pound at 20
cents, and this cent profit don't 90 so far
t, keep my family.
Mr.. B,ora--l buy just az much as
ever | Cont see much change. used
to sell my 600 bushels Of wheat for IS
cents bushel or $3.50 OF this $3.50
went for my family store bills, and 5000
to pay off my iar,a debt. Now, when |
sell for $50 PER bushel, or 5000, it
takes about 500 for store bills, and
leaves S400 to pay off the debt, In
fact, these high prices suit me. | wish
Mr.. McCulloch had kept out of the
Treasury, for he threatens to make
Greenbacks par. and knock down prices
NJ. P,7ce.-f don't see as it makes
much difference. If there is twice as
much money going, and everybody gets
twice as much for everything he raises,
and pays twice ms much for everything he
buys, it all comes ont square in the end ;
and there is gain in the operation those
who save money or make profit, make
double, as neighbor Brown explains abou,
paying his farm debt
.Ur. Btler-That's so.
4Nr. GiecHe.--So think.
Mr.. Nome-So do |.
.Hr. Bnitr There is little draw
back. keep the accounts OF Widow
Roberts, who has the mortgage on Mr..
Browns farm, and the S40V he pays
don't go half 80 far in supporting her, and
educating her children.
Mr.. 1tross (the School Teacher). Yes
it does, for oay get $50 month for
teaching Mrs Roberts and other children
and | used 10 get S25 with wheat at rs
cents.
Rer .Nr. Coey.-And l only get 5000
year, while always had $500 with
wheat at IS cents and sugar 10 cents.
.SererM Voices. - That amt quite
square.
NJ. Amor. Editor And you only
pay me 50 year for my newspaper,
which you thought cheap at Sl,50 five
years ago, though | now have to pay
three t'mes as much for everything use
in making a newspaper.
.ur. G'een--Why don't you raise your
prices, too
Mr. Raor-People won't stand it,
| must keep along with no profit or even
at loss, hoping for better times, or else
lose my subscribers, and let the paper 90
down. Why, when | raised the price
from Sl.5O TO 81 year, good many
stopped the psper-among them Mr..
Brown himself, though paid him double
fol' bis wheat
lHr. Broca II didn't stop il 30 much
for the price; | went in for paying for
my farm by extra economy. 60
Nr. Knor.--Yes, Ire followed my ad-
vice tor people "to economize and pay
theii debts Now" But let us see if Mr..
Brown begsh at the right place. On one
Saturday | published IN my paper that
wheat had $dvanced Is cents bushel
On Monday Dir. Brown went to market
with hrs wheat and sold y al one cent
advance over the OH price, AMI thought
be dsd well. lie eamo home boosting