The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-02-02

ScENE-.Jotn Smiths Comuy Store. TME--Ercn-
mg SrEAKERs--IS0dyy Jalagcrs U,d Farmers,
trIo hare "hoppencd u, as usual"
M ISmHh.-Trade is very dull nova.
days; don't sell half as much as | did five
years ago.
M. JOneS.-Cood reason. Things re so
high, we can't afford to buy. You charge
such awful prices, Smith
M. Smjh.-Can'thelp it. have to pay
so much more. When sold sugar at 10
cents pound made cenr pound, and
only make cent now on 20 cents, aud
this cent profit don't so SO far to keep my
family.
M. Brorn.-I buy just as much as ever.
don't see as there is much change. | used
to sell my GOO bushels Of wheat for 70 cents
bushel. or $3.50. OF this, $3.50 went for
family store bills; aud 5000 to pay off my
farm debt. Now, when sell for 81 80 per
bushcl, or 5000, it takes about $500 for
store bills and leaves $i00 10 pay of the
debt. In fact, these high prices suit me.
wish Mr.. McCulloch had kept out of the
Treasury, for he Threatens to make Green
backs par and knock down prices.
M. WeRS.-I don't see as it makes much
difference. If there is twice as much money
6 ling, and every body gets twice as much
tor everything he raises, aud rays twice as
much for everything he buys, it all comes
on squire al the cnd;and there is this gain
in the operations those who save money, or
make profit make double, as neighbor
Brown explains about paying his farm debt.
Mr. Butler. That's so.
M. GreeH.--So ] think.
M. AOOrC.-So do !.
Mr., Baker-rhero is little drawback.
| keep the accounts of Widow Roberts,
who has the mortgage on Mr., Browns farm,
and the 500 he pays, don't go only half 50
far i'll supporting her, and educating her
children.
Nh, Traris (the School Teachcr) Yes
| it does, for | only get $50 month for
teaching Mrs. Rob rts and others' children,
and used 10 get $685. with wheat at Zoe.
Rec. M. Corey.--And only get 5000 a
year, willie always had $500 with wheat
at 70 cents and sugar 10 cents.
M. KnoG, (Editor) you only pay
me So year for my newspaper which you
thought cheap at 81 so, five years ago,
though have now TO pay three times as
much for every thing use in making .
newspaper.
lir. Greea.--Why don't you raise your
M. RnOr.-Peope 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 go down.
! Why, when raised the price from 81 80
to 81 year, good many stopped the paper
among them MIR, Brown himself though
paid him double for his wheat.
M. BT0wR.--l didn't stop il so much
for the price; went in for paying for my
farm 10y extra economy.
M. Knor.-Yes, he followed my advice
for people "to economize and pay their
debts now" But let us soc if Mr.. Brown
began at the right place. On one Saturday
published in my paper that wheat had adj
vanced Is cents a bushel. On Monday Mr..
Brown went TO market with his wheat, and
sold GO bnshols at one ceut advance over
the old price and thought he did well. lie
came home boasting about it until he met
neighbor Johnson, who got the 10 cents
alvauce, because lie read my paper, and
was wide-awpke Mr., Browns loss on GO
bushels would pay -four whole years sub.
scripiion.
Mr.. Brovn-Don't say any thing more
about that, MIR. Knox, and put me down a
subscriber for life,
Nh HnOr Il have heard ofscvoral other
such losses by those who stopped my paper.
Not TO be too personal, as some OF them
are here, ] win call them A, b, G, eve. Mr.,
paid per cent. more fees on $1l taxes,
because lie did not see the collectors no
tice in my paper, and thus lost 81 "a, TO
save 50. Mr. b paid SO 60 the same way.
Mr., G failed to bring in his claim aGaii st an
estate, because he did not see in my laper
the legal notice limiting the time. That
cost him $34 to save 50 subscription. Mr..
D sold 200 pounds of wool at G2 cents, be.
cause he did not see an advertisement oi
Mr.. Smith, right here at home, Offering 20
cents. That cost him SIG, to save 50 Mr..
Fs boys went down to The village every
night or two, to get the news and local
e ssip, becanGe they had no paper at home,
and one of them fell into bad company, and
is ruined. know twenty cases where
people lest money for not learning what is
going on gather up all that is going on
in business and society, and condense IT
into my columns. 1t is important for every
man to know all about home matters, aud
doubt il there is man in this whole town
who would not, in the course ofa year, get
some information that would pay him back
more then 81 year. And then think OF a
household sitting down together 365 days
in year, and having nothing to talk about,
except their own affairs aud few items of
gossip. gathered up 10y occasional contact
with other people.
Mr.. Tay'or.--Let me help Editor Knox's
argument. Wife read to me an item he
published abort humbug. which lie copied
from the Americaa AgrieHHWist OF New