Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-09-23
From ne .Ne,s Fore Ersaiay Posi-.
MAXINS FOR YOUNG MERCHANTS.

time.
6. Never sell on credit to drunkald. horse
racer, gambler; or man rot educated as mcr-
chant
Z. Never sell on credit to a man who has
not paid former purchases, ii due.
5. Select store the best situated for your
business, cyen if the rent be high, provided It is
not eXtrayaganily so.
9. DO not mary under twenty-five, and none
but well educated, prudent, noseras woman
one that can earn as much as She spends.
10, Let not your house rent be more than
afth of the amount YOU are willing 10 cxpend IN
family and personal expenses.
H. Keep regulpr set Of books by doublc-cn-
try; and have them posted up and examined at
least every month.
-. Take an account of stock, balance your
books, and settle all your accounts twice year
! ifpracticablc, always once il year
AN OLD MERCHANT.
A fellow, who was lately passing the street in
pursuit Of a lawyer, accidentally Observed a me-
chanlc's sign the words upon it. 'Tjrisiiag and
Turning done here" All says he, that's the
ldicyer for me.
a crum5 Of comfort for he Bnk Wigs
Mr.. Langdon Cheves the late President of the
Bank of the United States, in communication
to the Charleston Mercur,, indicating the
colr.e of his policy while at the head Of that
institution, uses the following language: "lt in the
struggles of tic bank 10 be re-chartercd, my
opinion was against it, tas in fact it wal ncy.
ertheess was silent. The relations IN which
1 L,1. % fy.. L., T.
to it, in any way Or degree. 1t is now No more
and am Tree to declare that I an opposed 10 q
National Bank in any shape. alraP belier.
ed ii to be unconstitutional, and my experience,
and observation hare satisfied me that il is ner
pedient, unnecessary AMI dangerous.
Be of Girls A genemn, formerly Of New
England, writes from Jackson, Miss, to a rienC
in this city, who .contemplaes engratng to the
west this fall, and says;--''Just b'ing out thou
sand Of your industrious Yankee girls. | want
a wife, and will find husbands for a hundred
more. "How lnequally the good things Of thl.
world arc distributed" will venture to sa,
that twenty honsand New England maiden.
would meet with welcome reception by tn,
gallant and noble hearted Mississipmans.
think every oae would have offers in less than
year. '--Bc&ton 1rapcller.
The Norfolk Beacon Of Friday says, we lear
that every bridge between this and Newburn ha
been swept away and that the mail Gamer re
celyes letters and not papers for the present
a ral4ajt horss.--An American mrlmlr
now il England, had offered eight thousan
g1neaa for Penipo. The offer was declined.
Mr. O'Conne!l has written letter to Ireland
!. in which he speaks highly OF the young Queen.
The Richmond Compiler Of Tuesday speak
rather despondngy ofthc corn crop in that yicin
{ ity.
Upwards Of 800 wagons were counted in tn
Cincinnati mIrbet on the mlrni g Of the 10Th last
A bed Of valuable Lead ore is said to hay,
been discovered il oxcayatng the tunnel Of h
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, above Hancock.
, The prices of good no Isos have fallen fifty pc
, centum in New York within a few months.
WHEAr.--Tho price Of wheat has fallen t
seyenty.ilc cents per bushoI at Louisville, Ky
aud the mers there have stopped buying at tina
: Price.
ABSENCE OF MIND.--A man thinking he wa
at home a few evenings since, laid down Oh II
common, and pat his boots outside The gate to b
BACKED in the morning.
Another person, after getting home cue ram
night, put his umbrella il bed, aud leaned up !
the corner himself. --Bo5toa Post.
A man in Lowell, in attempting to hang him
; SELF forgot to put the ope around his neck, an
Jumped off the barrel into mud hole He d
not discover his mistake uA'il he attempted &
: kick.
An c ltor Dragging of the perfect Original'i
Of all his writings, was replied to BY brothe
: qulIh who acknowledged itali, and SAID he ha
often remarked the originality Of theJaets h
: often stated
+, A correspondent of the United States Gazett
d writes to the editor, from the White HIS N Ne'
$ Hampshire. 10 let hun know that he is fo0H
d He says one good thing, and here It She
speaking of a fishing excursion vita trend-
I'VE soon caught sixteen trout, OIL Of The RAJ
er Saeo an The notch Of tho White .iloaltqtns
: NV compln on's luck predomlnated over N
skill; for he caught fifteen, including the only bi
one, and but one; my credit, however, was Iuil
y redeemed at supper; for during that intei esin
performance, caught he big one, and a mo
: joritu fine lille aes."-Boslon Post
The time for speculation 10 land, stocks, note
&c. is past, aud St. Paufs law must now be Ell
forced: "an that will not work, neither let hlI
eat."-Ib
f MY chiId-take these eggs to the store-an
if you can't get nnepence bring them back.
: Jimmy went as directed, and came back sayl {
smother, lei me alone for a'lrade; they all tried
O get 'cm for IA shilling, but screwed them up
ninspeacc.--.Yew Bedford Gaseie.
How to commit murdsr-Take pretty youn
: lady-tell her she has pretty loot-she w
wear small shoe--go ont in the wet spring wea
! ther--catch cod-.hen feyer--and die in
month. This receipt never fails.
:. The doctor is right.--A Dachman, who ha