The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-11


vices, and It is the parent of, n thousand
more. II not only interl;.res both will
the means and with The end Of acdllisi.
tinn--n"t only makes money more
difficult to get, and not worth having
| yhen it is got, but it is narrowing ,tu
The mind and to the heart Selfish
ness keeps nshilling So close to tho
| eye, that it cannot see IL dollar beyond. "
Nuver bo narrow and contracted in
your views. Life ahnunds in instances
Of The brilliant results Of q gcl.erous
fpolicv. ., rs
81 frank. Say what you mean. Do
what YOU say. So Shall your friends
k, ow and take it for granted that you
mean I" do what is just and right.
T., Accustom yourself to think yig.
"rously, Mental capital, like pccunia.
ry, tobc worth anything must be we'll
inrestcd-nust be rigidly adjusted
and applied, and to this end, careful,
deep, and intense thought is necessary
II great rrsults arc looked for.
Z. Marry early. The man OF busi.
"sSe siptiu marry us soon rs possible,
aiirr twonty-twnor twcuty-thrce years
of ngo. a woman of.nii,d will con-
form to the necessities OF the day of
small h"ginnings; and, in choosing Il
wife, u man should look ut, st. The
hesr,; 2l. The mind; 81. Tho per.
SON. .
s. Everything, however, remote,
that las any bearing upon success.
must br taken advantage OF. The bust
ness man should be continually ON the
watch for information, and ideas that
will throw light on his path, and he
should be an attentive reader otall prac-
teal books, ESPECIALLY those relating
To business, trade, &,.. rs well as 4;
patron Of useful and cnnoblug lilrra.
tura. .r
8. Never forget q favor, for insrati-
tudu is tho basest trait of man heart.
Always honor Your country, aud re-
| member that our countrv.iS he very
best poor mans country in the world"
| Were rules like the above carefully
observed by every man hu conmrm.
res business, there would Br fewer fail
ures, while. periodical conn,ncrcial dis
asters, sweeping orer the country like
an epidemic would ccase IL be nler.
camille experiences. Let youls men
| pondeI thVm we'll. sai 1
iuRIors ATTACK UPON a CALlFon-
MAN BY GRIsLr BEAR-Ihe fol
lowing story il tom the .sacramenfo
Union.
saw Yesterday, about fifteen
miIcs troIn this point, ~: the road from
here to Carson Valley, u man who lad
been most horribly nutilated by
Il grisly bear. On Wednesday NOM
ing last, man, living near Sly
Pa'k Creek, on the c,nigrant road,
while hunting, discovered she brar.
with two cubs about tie size Ola com
mon dog. coming up ravinc, with.
III gun shot If where he .Was stand,
lnS in the road. AZ, The bear had
not discovered him. he determined TO
give her q shot Tile ball struck her
back Of the shoulder, bat too low to
prove fatal.
She immediately raised upon her
hind legs, turning her head f. ON side TO
side TO discover her assailant. lie
had commenced loading, but before he
got his powder down the Lear discov-
cred h.m. He took to trc,,, and
barely escaped, as th, bear Was
so lear that he kicked her head with
Ills foot bct"rc he got ont Of her
reach. She WAS rnragcd, and kept him
III The tree trr. over two hours. While
there he shouted for help, and sncccc-
dcd in aitracting the attention of some
men III the employ of Bradley. Ber-
den IL Co, who went to his relief; but
when they reached the tree the bear
had been gone about ten minutes.
They tracked her iulo thick cnappar.
al, covering about three acres, and
there left her.
| After dinner they mustered double
harrellcd guns and rifles, TO the nnnl-
Der of fourteen shots, aud started for
the chapraral. Upon reaching il the
men very imprudcntly scattered, some
vcntuling in 10 see if they could
start her, While others climbed trees to
be in a place of safety, and to get
a view "t the ground. Among those
who took free. WAS a man by the
uame Of Charles Fl. Packard, who
tai gnnc short distance Into
the bush, and, rs TO had no g,lii,
placed himself in a enpling about
six inches through. The tree tnrkcd
about six feet from tn ground. and
Packard went up one Of the branch.
rs, a distance of about twelve ferttro
the ground, and in reply to one OF
his companions said lie considered
himseIi. safe.
AT this ni"mcnt he cried out, "IIero'>
the bear within rod Of n,c!n bu,
hardly got tho words ont Of his
mouth before she made towards him
fnrrEl"usly, jumped at and caugh,
tho tree a. few feet below him, anC
with her Tremendous weight split ii
| tue fork, carrying man and, ,ree boil
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