"PAPERS IS RIZ."

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1917, Page 8

"PAPERS IS RIZ."

(From Our Own Correspondent). Stratford. April IS.' "Say, what's the same! You with tin.' Rig lamps." (I wear ghnse-,). There was no time to answer before—"Well, there ain't anythin' in th' d—;l fag. and yer 'ave th' infernal cheek tcr idiarce tuppence!" V.y this time I had a .-lianee to locate my irate companion,'but he fired another broadside. "Seems as if yer bos- places a 'i',"b value en th' rag, but it ain't goin' down!" I attempted to pacify the farmer, but he broke forth again. "Why, everythin' is riz. TTerc I find barb-wire 'as gone up, and I thought I'd treat th' old gal to an nmbrelly ana blessed if "amps ain't riz!" "An' that's not all. Why, these boot* uost los more than th' last pair, an' th' leather ain't leather, no its brown paper an' nine, but th' paper is riz, and I don't like it!" "Don't you think that if the umbrella, manufacturer and the barb-wire nnr•hant with the bootmaker find mater,-.1 has .?one up in price that the newspaper men have also to ,moet higher cost rf production, and — "Here, don't vou goin' to tell me a long Etorv about things T don't understand. [ likes th' News. It has pood Now. f likc-s readin' how (hem Tioonpns shook lb' tar out of th' Czar, an' I like th' News because it has lots of stock sabs, an' th' ole gal likes it, too, but I ain't ngoing to pay tuppence!" "We nre sorry to lose any renders, out the price has been raised and those nu:chasing cannot get it at a lower cost.'' "Well, if yer think I'm agoin' to help yer boss to mak' a nint of money 1 smiled here having a fair knowledse "T how' costs had mounted i\) yer made th' mistake of th' lifetime!" "Don't ycu think the News is goo;! value for 2d" "I ain't sayin' anythin' about vnlu>. What I says is th' price shouldn't be riz!" "Still if you find an article of value '•ou do not mind a Id extra a big item to obtain that which you lesire." "Well, I was thinkin' perhaps I would got a weekly paper, but I. kinder think that's too lon' to wait, to find out now th' German Kaiser is jjottin' along. I'm anxious to know ,'ow th' Eoosians ar 6hapin', too." "You can get all the latest and bos!iiformation each morning bv continuing .vitli the News." "At a bally 100 per cent. inrrc.vo. \ o t for Joseph.-' _ "Hundred per cent, sounds law, but in reality it.means fid more each wee* and the paper is delivered at the door! It moans a packet of cigarettes—"l don't smok' cigarettes'', g ; v > me goo! old Nailrod or 'Avolock." "Hell, yon need the paper. T>av i-<> and look cheerful." * " "Yes, I paid up cxtrv fer th' boots, th' g.-rmp, th' barb-wire, but 1 ain't cheerful like, I admit." "It does not require much economy to gather that extra Cd, and you admit'you like the News." "I admit liking the News. All round the factory take the paper, but none of us likes the jump in price." '"VI ell, you are now used to prices being increased all round for everything, and you'll get over the extra charge in this instance." "Don't know. Do yon ever get over an article that soars 100 per cent!" "Depends upon circumstances. If one gets good value ' "No one _ questions the value of the News, t like to read the commercial column. Tell yer what, what did lambs bring at sale." I had a News handy. "25s each. -'Urn, that's not bad. I had some in the pons and I auess I'll clear a few pounds at that figger." "Perhaps sufficient to' continue taking the News?" "Aye, yes, I want the News badly to | keep an eye-on the cattle srr|es, and/yiMi .I'm aixie>ia..to see bow iAij gets on,

and 7 musn't miss the Roosians work, an' 1 know the old gal wants to read lII' latest, news, and -also the drapery and boot simps' advertisement*., tuu.'' "Thc-n you'll not discontinue?' "No! I'll keep goin', but look here, your boss made a big mistake. He should have riz the paper at the very jump, but yer 'ung back, and now boots is up, gamps is up, barb-wire is up, and papers is up!" "And wool is up!" "Right for you, too! flu ess T ain't doing too badly. If yon ain't afv'd of brcakin' th' law step riiiht, tV v "ss-i----uicnt 'else « »»"-i *'■' <"■•-> '