The North-Carolina standard., 1848-02-16
Mr. TURNER'S BOOK STORE.

Mr.. TURNER'S BOOK STORE
No take pleasure in copying from the Register,
Glowing article in relation to the Book Store in
l ~. Cty. and in bearing own testimony to the
.oIIence of this Establishment -
THE NORTH CAROLINA BOOK STORE.
,ID EDITOR: We often see in our Advertisements
,triking the eye by faring capitals: ENCOURAGE
SIR INDUSTRY" If there is reason in this exhorta-
,On when the advertiser is offering to the public
uethinq which ministers to their bodily comfort or
0onvenience, much stronger is the argument when
%n article which of our felow-citizens provides
s@ @ ns is that which nourishes our minds and our
".rts. Raleigh is fortunate above her sister towns
=; having so good Book Store. Such depositor
f useful knowledge planted in any town is great
blessing. 1t stimulates literary curiosty-it throws
the materials of various information before the eyes
f every person who enters the doors-and while it
fes that taste which is natural to all for things
gw and splendid, it insinuates along with it some
thing of relish for the knowledge hidden within
these elegant coverings. Many one, stepping into
q shop filed with shining goods, has been tempted
to buy articles for which he had use, and which
he never would have thought of, had not his eye o
fed his heart. This principle of our nature "mine
eve affecteth my heart' may be safely yielded
IN in good Book Store, than in most other places,
because the temptation is addressed to the
fined of tastes, because every purchaser of an
elegant volume will be induced to pry into its contents
so that his mind is expanded and his heart cultivated
while his love of duty is indulged and his library OF
Gyast convenience to our Schools to have prompt
supply, on the spot, of all the necessary books.
These are considerations which should induce every
man in the community to encourages good BOOK
S,ore But our people should reflect that such an
establishment cannot be kept up, except on two con-
Jiions The first is, that those who want any books
must buy them at home, not order them the NOrth
If we order books from booksellers In the North
orn Cities of course starve our home establish
raons. and they must gradually dwindle away and
die Then, see the consequences Each man has
tho trouble and expense of writing to his correspon-
dent and of waiting several weeks. He has the
is and the cost of transportation, and the discount
on his money and after all put together he finds that
he MIGHT have had the book at his own door, for al
most the same expense. For 1t must Of course be
tho case that a Bookseller, with all the advantages
he has in buying and getting on books must be able
to oct the book you and safer than you could
e YOURSELF and almost, if not entirely, cheap.
If the price be little above the Northern prices, it
is only fair remuneration, such is paid all 9TH
er articles of merchandise.
The second condition requisite to the support of
good Book Store, is that should be willing to pay
fair prices. 1t takes but little consideration to
that book seller, like every other merchant, must
have fair per cent his goods, he cannot live.
If he is an honest and capable man, he will charge
such per cent on his books and more, and the
price he asks you, is the he has fixed as the
least he can prosper by. When you beat him do,Un,
therefore, you obge him to violate business habits,
to orego his reasonable profts and if every does
the same he must be broken up. AS as custo-
mers get into the habit of beating down cheapen-
ing articles, they obge the merchant, self defence,
to ask at first higher than he take, because
he knows that many people will never buy until they
think they get a bargain. To how much tedious de-
lay and how much disgusting chaffering and haggling
between buyer and seller, this gives rise We have all
witnessed. Buyers of books should also remember
that the Book seller has to take into his account the
dead loss that is sustained by many books that
main on hand and particularly school books, which
are ever changing, and soon new Grammar or
.ew Geography a new Dictionary, supeTsedes
an old one whole shelves of obsolete books just
so much waste paper. Now, an intelligent book
seller must provide for these casualties by greater
per cent than he would otherwise find necessary.
Do not grudge a reasonable profit to your fellow
townsman, for you ought to want to him prosper
as we'll as yourself. Recollect that the extern
sve and the rapid his sales the better the terms
ho will be enabled to sell Most people seem to
think there is but one side of bargain, and that all
they have to consider is their own selfish advantage
Whereas the law of morals is righteous reciprocity
And indeed, this is the law of policy, too. The
same rule holds in community of individuals as In
community of nations the prosperity of the 1choLe
is the prosperity of each Fo1ages and ages, nations
thought the mpoverishment OF their neighbors was
the enrichment of themselves. But now, more en-
lightened political economy has taught them that
God, by most wise and gracious arrangement, has
80 ordered it that the stroke which wounds neigh
Dor, recoils upon our own head, and that In doing
good to others we do good to ourselves.
The writer of these remarks is actuated by no mo-
tive but the wish that enterprlsng tellow-cltlzen
should meet his merited reward and that his present
advocate should share with other inhabitants OF the
State in the great accommodation of extensive,
we'll conducted Bookstore, established IN our central
City. SYLVlOS',, :,
WAKE Forest