Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-12-29
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rCgyDAY,----------D December 20. 1916.
,irvt number of Vol. i7--'Keep "A stiff Upper Lip.
The Palladium is sixteen years old! The senior
ditto, has been connected with its during nearly
III hs time-he writer Of this article has labored
a, ten years; have both endcavored to do duty
and whether that duty has been fully accomplished the
..ders Of it dete As for ourse acknowl-
.d,s that have done things that ought not to
h.ys DONE and can but express regret and abide
The consequences But have readers done their dut
mw, Have they been prompt they should have
ken in paying for the paper! Have they 'sput of
tl tomorrow their obligation of oday, and do they
eyer intend that shall Gomez These questions
which be answered by each who feeis bound to
reply, and who thinks the "shoe fits" We our
sincere thanks those who have stood by the
bs and trials, consequent on publishing paper, and
Who have paid prompt y-hey supporters, and
wehsrish a hope that they Will still stick by
To those who indebted for job work and ad yertisng
We would say each individual, PAY what thou
for every cent is needed that due We be "square
With the world provided customers will square up
With us The credit system good thing il it not
.bu.ed three four years credit is, emphatically,
N abuse and shor, settlements told make long
friends Once year, every SIX months should be
lrously otserves time for settling accounts, not on
" the printer, but with every chanc farmer and
merchant if this rule generally Observed every
body would feel better-happer, for all would know
us, what their circumstances and could make
calculation about their future prosPccts-ltgaton and
aworld Of trouble would be avoided. But every body
ners these things to be true and it useless for
say any thing more on the subject Of credit.
Where is the the though, of grumbng about ones
bad fortune, getting vcxed and out of heart i'll
quence of the rouehness of the road which
IL ~.
own salvation, relying beneicent Providence for aid
and BY perseverance and toll both temporal and
eternal salvation can be had-theres mistake in it..
We admit that not entirely free from 9ru'nbhng
nature and fancy sometimes that we have abundant
euse, but it may be all ancy-''a IN the eye" We
have been accused by Of friends Of ''naknG
poor ace'tle charge, however does not fit ffings
aa times, though il may apply to face; that's poor
enough at any and only needs filing up which has
been tried regularly, nearly three times day. for the
thirty ycars-but it's no GO Our feelings do vary
change almost frequently the weather. from gravc
gay" from sunshine to clouincss and opinion is
that the whole human family affected in the same
way, and change in their feelings by the
operation good and bad circumstances, and it of
be question "a mortal to '.kep stiff upper i, uni
hmly; but it is evidently our duty 10 TKr--hear up
.ouly under various burdens-Perscvcre in we'll
dong-shrnk from no duty-be .sinstan in season" in
good works and kindly acts towards fellow citizens:
aud if perform all these duties. possess frrnness
1 the head of this article says, keep stiff up
Zip"
Brother CLRKsoS, of the Brookvie Americans has
stiff upper lip think, when he talks this way:
"lf editorial brethren this part State cam
not print good paper, and have good patronage
md make as much money at it, do, let them not
fret their gzzards i, but have patience. Serve
ong and faithfully we have, and they Will know more
nd do better
Well, well not fret our gizzard, put doorous
eok any more- help Il: but will endeavor TO
keep stiff upper lip hereafter let the world wig
may But see here, brother CIARksoS, print
good paper" and the only why the Palladium is
ot equally well paronized the American, and that
re do not ''makc much money at it, you do is,
nobaby. because have not many subscribers.
hat they do not pay up as promptly. We have "Pa-
ence;' aye, we're living monument of that nestima
lie article, as our subscribers testify.
We inclined believe, however, that the editor Of
be American has been putting in practice the following
aptal advice, from happy and conentcd fellow IN
rer TO drive away that disease which all printers fall
cir TO- the ..blues," caused by too much tick
alar oh is generally spelled, ''Tic-Doloreux
"If you have trouble Just keep yourself; jolly
FLOW raise a half eagle me-a dismal indiyid- /;
al could effect loan OF a nne-pence If his soul
ePended IT. BE cheerful, therefore. for your in
rest Or. to condense the whole sermon into line,
laugh and grow fat. Every body does 1t, who have
BY expectations Of rising in the world" d
If every body would only follow this advice, what
ughng happy set of people the world would contain
long face would be discarded and put of
s, and prosperity and contentment take the place of
verty and grunting. Then, "laugh and grow fat and
oud the ills that flesh is heir to, oyertakc keep
If upper lip" and minds legs will be heightened
At We shall be enabled step riunphany every
ambling block. which may find in icre MT paths
rough fe without being borne down to the earth and
ling into the mire of Indebtedness.
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