The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-23

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therefore all should be careful to
select those occupations that suit
them best.
Cd. Let your pledged avord eu.
cr be sacred. Never promise to do
a thing without performing it with
the most rigid promptncss. Moth
ing is moro valuable to man in bu-
siness than the name of always doing
as he agrees, and that to the
moment. A strict adherence to this
rule gives a man the command of
half the spare funds within the
range Of his acquaintance, and
always cncirclcs him with host of
friends, who may be depended upon
in almost any conceivable cmer-
gcncy.
3D.. Whatever you do do, ariM all
your might. Work at it, if ncccs.
sary, early and late, in season out Of
season, not leaving stone unturncd,
and never dcferring for single
hour that which can just as we'll be
done uosc. The old provcrb is full Of
truth and meaning, "NYhat is worth
doing at all, is worth doing wcll.'
Many man acquires q fortune by
doing his business Thoroughly, while
his ncighbor remains poor for life, be-
cause he only half docs his business.
Ambition, energy, industry, and per-
severance, are indispensably rcquis,
ito for success IN business.
4th. ,SoJyIcty. Use no dcscrip-
ton Of Intoxicating drinks. As no
man can succeed in business unless,
he has brain to enable him to
lay his plans, and reason to guide
him in their execution, so, no matter
how bountilu!ly a man may be blcs.
sed with Intelligence, if his brain is
muddled, and his Judgment warped
by intoxicating drinks, it is impos
siblc for him to carry on business
successfully. How many good op-
portunities have passed, never to re.
turn, while a man was slipping a $50.
Seial glass with his friend! gHowtma-
nv. foolish bargains has beeniss made,
iunderSthe influence ofateT0tne, WEiJtT
temporarily makes its victim ,ich
How many important chances have
been put off until tomorrow, and
thence forever, because the wine
cup has thrown the system into
state of lassitudc, ncutrali1ing the
energies so essential to success in bu.
siness. The use Of Intoxicating
drinks as beverage is as much an
infatuation as is the smoking Of
opium by the Chinese, and the for.
mcr is as quite as destructive to the
success Of the business man as
the latter.
5th. Let hopc prcdominatc Jm be
not too Visionary Many persons
arc always kept poor because they
are too visionary. Every project
looks to them like certain success,
and therefore they keep changing
form one business to another, always
i'll hot water, and always "undcr the
harrow" The plan Of Counting
the chickens before they are hatch.
ed" is an error of ancient date, but
it does not seem to improve by age.
9th. DO not scatter yo,n' polc-
ers.-Engagc in one kind Of business
only, and stick to it faithfully until
you succeed, or until you conclude
to abandon it.-A constant ham.
mcring on one nail will general
ly drive it home at last, so that
it can't be clinchcd. when a mans
undivided attention is conferred on
one object his mind will continually
bo suggesting improvements of val
uc, which would escape him if
his brain were occupied by doz-
en- different subjects at once. Many
a fortune has slipped through mems
fingers by engaging in too many
occupations at once.
tn. EHyaYc proper employers.
Never employ a man Of bad hab-
its, when one whose habits arc
good can be found to fill his situation.
| have generally been extremely for.
tunatc i'll having faithful and com.
potent persons to fill the responsible
situations in business, and man can
scarcely be too grateful for such
a blessing. When you find a man
unfit to fill his station, either from
capacity or popularity Of character or
disposition, dispense with his SER
vices, and do not drag out mis-
cradle existence in the vain attempt
to change his nature. "You can
not make a silk purse" &c. lie has
been created for some sphere; let
him find and fill it.
Sth. Advertisc yom business. DO
not hide yoaw light atnder q bushcl.
= Whatever your occupation or cal.
ling may be, if it needs support from
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