Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-02-14


| must keep along with no profit, or
even P-a'loss, hoping for better times,
or else'i6se my subscribers, and let the
paper 90 down. Why, when raised
the price from s150 to 81 year, a
good many stopped the papcr-among
them Mr. Brown himself, though |
paid him double for his wheat
Mr. Brown.--I didn't stopit so much
for the price / went in for paying
for my farm by extra economy.
Nr. Knor-Yes, he followed my
advice for people " to cconomize and
pay their debts now" But let MS sec
if Mr. Brown began at the right place
On one Saturday | published in my
paper that wheat had advanced Is
cents bushel On Monday Mr.. Brown
went to market with his wheat, and
sold 60 bushels at one cent advance
over the old price, and thought he did
well. lie came home boasting about
it, until he met neighbor Johnson, who
got the Is cents advance, because he
read my paper, and was wide-awakc.
Mr.. Browns loss on 60 bushels would
pay four whole years subscription.
Mr.. Brorn.-Don't say anything
moro about that, Mr. Knox, and put
me down a subscriber for life.
Mr.. Knor.-I have heard Of several
other such losses by those who stopp-
ed my paper. Not to be too personal,
as some of them,are here, j will call
them a, b, C, etc. Mr.. A. paid per
cent more fees on S7l taxes, because
he did not see the collectors notice
in my paper, and thus lost S2.s4, to
save 81. Mr. B paid $500 the same
way. Mr.. c. failed to bring IN his
claim against an estate, because he
did not sec in my paper the legal no
ticc limiting tho time. That, cost him
s34, to save 81 subscription. Mr. d
sold 200 pounds of wool at 62 cents
because he did not see an advertise
mcnt Of Mr.. Smith, right here at home
offering 10 cents. That cost him SIG
to save So. Mr.. F's boys went down
to the village every night or two, tc
get the news and local gossip, becaus,
they had no paper at home, and one
of them fell into bad company, and j,
ruined. know twenty cases where
people lost money for not learning
what is going on. ] gather up all thai
is going on in business and society
and condcnse it into my columns. 1t il
important for every man to know
= all about home matters, and doub
: if there is n man in this whole town
who would not i'm the course ola year
get some information, that would pay
him back more than 81 n year. AnC
then think ofa household sitting dowI
together 365 days in a year, and hav
, ing nothing to talk about, except thei
own affairs, and few items OF gossip
gathered up by occasional contact will
, other people
Mr.. Taylor Let me help Edit to
/ Knoxs argument. Wife read TO m
an item he published about humbug
t which he copied from the America
AgriculturiSt, of New York City. Mex
$ day one of those same humbugs cam
, round with his article, and was S
$ plausible that he almost persuade
. her into paying SO, for his swindlin
G receipt; but the editors caution kel
4 her back.
+ Mr. Knor--Yes, and do you know
that the fellow sold more than fifty {
! the humbug receipts hereabout, at s
S o pieces : but not to any one of m.
| subscribers.
: Mr.. Potts.-Put me down as sui
] scriber, Mr.. Knox, here is your tw
dollars.
8 Mr.. Shdw.-And me too.
5 Mr.. Knor.-Thank you, gentlemen
! I'll try to make a better paper than eve
c Every dollar helps a new subscribe
r only adds to my expense the cost {
{ paper. IT everybody took the papei
s and thus divided the cost of gcttin
c news, setting type, office rent, etc,
J, could double the value of the paper {
each. Please talk the matter over wit
other neighbors and see, if it cannc
be done.
:. Several Toices We will.
Mr.. Smitk.-And now while yo
: are about it, want TO make up clu
v for a good New York paper.
:. Mr. Brorn.-Wc can't afford to TAX
}, so many papers.
9 Mr. 'Smih.-You just seen that yo
could not afford to stop your hon
= paper let MS see If it will not pay [
h join our club. Mr.. Rich, you hay
$ taken the american Agriculturist e
h several years. Does il payY
Mr.. Rich. Pay Yes fifty time
t over Why, got two tcn-acrc field
o ready to SOW to wheat and put in on
It ofthem. That night my Agriculture
came, and | read a simple rccommci
e datlon about preparing seod whoat.
called John and we put Is bushels
y soak for the next day. 1t cost 80 cen
+, for the materials Well, the sccon
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