4/11 But we value both for the good they have done, and the pleasure they have afforded. I have always observed that a family where papers and magazines are taken is much more intelligent and well informed than where their bodies are clothed at the expense of their minds. Our daily paper is the heaviest item; but I like to know what is passing in the world, and, besides, I think I more than defray the expense by the knowledge I obtain of the markets. At what price did you sell your apples last year ?" "At one dollar and seventy-five cents per barrel." "And I sold forty barrels at two dollars per barrel. I found from my paper that there was reason to expect an increase in the price, and held on. |