The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-03

COOP ADVICE. Somebody lays down
the hefolllowing rules TO govern young men
10 business. They i'll apply equally well
to young and old. Let the business Of
every one alone, and attend to your own.
Don't buy what you don't want use every
hour 10 advantage, and study eyento make
leisure hours useful think twice before
you spend shilling, remember you will
have another to make for it find recreation
in looking after your business, and so your
business will not be neglected in looking
after recreation buy fair, sell fair, take
care of the profits look over your books
regularly, and if you find an error, trace it
out should stroke of misfortune come
upon you in trade, retrench--work harder,
but never fly the track confront difficulties
with iunfinchng perseverance,, and they
will disappear at last though you should
even fall in the struggle, you will pc hon
ored but shrink from the task, and you
will be despised.
BILLrous CHoLlc The following recipe
has never been known to fail in single in
stance: a#aT rna. 8t d
'Teke, say fourth of pound plug Of com
mon chewing tobacco. tear il well 10 pieces and
put il into vessel and pour on TO il suhi-
cheney OF boiling water 10 moisten and swell
the leaves, lay il on cloth and apply It to the
seat Of pain. ai'aa t 6a
SOMETHING FOR OLD BAcHELoRs.--"The
three most beautiful words in the English Ian
gnage are Mother Home and Heaven."l The
above we cut from an exchange paper. A
young married man says, that all the beauty
and happiness connected with the above threo
words, are associated with the single word
Wire. Well endorse that young gentlemen's
sentiments any where ha4b
SAD FALL.-The editor of the Providence
Gazette states that Mr.. Wesley Wordsworth,
who committed suicide in The City Prison
few days since, was person Of excellent e.
ducation. Ten years ago he was an elegant
gentleman, the very pattern OF propriety. He
was the son Of Judge Woodswt rth Of Albany
and connected with the Van Rensselaers.
A great woman not imperious, a fair wo
man not vain. woman Of common talents
not jealous, an accomplished woman who
to be divided among the four quarters Of the
globe. teas ig4
Occasionally to bring up poor drunkard be-
fore the Police Court, TO be sent TO the House
of Correction, to cool off, while the wretch
who made him drunk is unmolested, is rather
slow process by which to promote Temper
anCe.
H. -. L f.,l
of Child Harold that he might condense all
words into one, to express his meaning, and
wishes that word were "lightning." IF he
netic Telegraph he could have been accommo-
| dated. M 8lsl ga.., slg.s s.a ,..l,+g
ANoTHER Explanations A newsboy in N.
York last Tuesday being asked why the news
did not come on the Telegraph, said that, ii
was too important TO come in any thing short
ofa steamboat ~ #l.
RATHER KEEN.-There is a young lady in
this town whose sense Of smell is so acute that
she positively asserts she can smell mechan,
ic across the street. ii bh
Why would Lying slow horse to post i'm
prove his pace2'' !" Because il would be a
way 10 make him fast" .0Saa
81 wonder," said woman Of humor,
" why my husband and quarrel SO often,
weagree uniformly in one grand point: he
wishes to be master and so do L."
The clergyman who confines his paro-
chal visits to the rich, and neglects the
poor parishioner, esteems the gold of this
world more than the salvation of the next
The climax Of human Indifference has
arrived when woman don't care how she
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People are often enthusiastic in praise Of
virtues they never practice. l.n
From the u. S. Gazette
TO MY SISTER.
ssg a BY JAMES A. BEvERIDGE. .EU..
Sister | miss thee when The sun goes down