The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-15

bSf1DiA " lAO itt'o ShNA@bN bR - 'iiA AAtAfS -
bought before that hour: Or if uecessity
should compel them at any time, by some
thing unforeseen turning up, they can
call upon you at your dwellings,, just as
they do to ether men Of business. No
merchant would refuse to open his store
in cases of necessity There is nothing
more needed to bring this about than for
the merchants themselves to ayree TO ShRt
ap at the proper hour which Is universal
y practised 10 quit work. Allow MS to
snow why you should do this. First, YOU
need relaxation from your business which
YOU cannot have if you have to speGd 4
nours each day in your stores. Second,
your families need yoRr company IN the
evenings, Home is not perfect or com-
Dietc without the parents are both there.
Ihird, yog would save expenses both for
help. t1rt and tights, This Is al item
worth saving, especially when it benefits
none, to spend it. 1t IS dcod loss, t.y
erything which could be saved, would
tend to lower the p.ice Of goods, and still
the profits would be ITO less. Another
benefit which would come ont If it would
be, that tess time would be uapyof!aj3y
spent by the citizens in the evenings
Quite number spend as much time,
which if devoted to the cultivation oi'
their minds, would in few years make
every one of them good scholars, yet we
question if they ever thiGk Of the ra'ae
Of the time they SO spend. We are BY
10 means charging merchants with this
part Of the evil, yet We think thly should
by no means suffer the youth to loitcE
about their stores, having no business to
transact; nor should men set them the
example. Cur advice is to all, buy what
you need from your merchants, and when
your business is done, make ii appear 50.
\ word more to mccQhauts, be careful
THAI the ianguage WHICH yQn permit to
be used i'll your stores, is tit to be listened
TO by those who do business with you.
The merchant is at fault if he permits
protuntty upon hjS premises. Please
pause one hour aud settle this question
with yourself, SO that it viii leave not oae
do4dt upon your mind La another di-
gection we see a change needed and that
lis with respect to the encouragement
which Hotel keeper receives fom those
- whom they are most indebted, The
man who keeps apub!ic house buys large
" from far0crS, such as hay, oats, grain,
butter, eggs &c; but farmers viii 90 to
Town, aud frequently let their horses
stand for several hours in the street in
place Of having them put mp at the pub
lie stable. fed and taken care Of This
would be only making a market for your
own produce. Besides It would be chcGD-
er rather than let horses and cattle stand
and suffer with cold or inclement wealth
er. Then, encourage such by calling for
dinner yourselves If you can possibly af-
ford it, rather than bringing something
from home or buying crackers, Those
who invest their capital ani prepare for
the accommodation Of The Pudttc should
be patroai=ed.
We put in our ''PIea" also for the
Lt~yers. In this we hope We will re-
ceivo patient hearing; because most
men express themselves towards them
with severity, as ii they were u set Of
mon who lived by plundcring others. We
might say here, that, the profession Itself
is necessary, in the present state OF soci-
ETY., whatever it might be w4@e ali men
HONEST and ,ri2tny 10 do justice, We
assume then (Taat We might easily pr0ycl
that the legal profession is an honest call
ing and W. assert that it should be en-
couraged by those vino have 70 make Use
Of those engaged in it; on the principle
Of encouraging home induShy. l4ct us
see how they fare IN this respect, So far
rs cur judgment is concerned, from what
observations we have made we think they
share the fate Of others; because large
share of the business which they s.tould
coadnct is conducted by those WHO reside
ait Of the county. Ile precise amount
Ot comparison we cannot state, but we
venture to say that one hGif OF the legal
business which is transacted IN our courts,
is done Dy Lawyers who live oat Of tie
couety. We certainly have never seen any
suit totimportance tried, without such being
engaged in it, OF course their services
must be paid in cash because they could
not be in other things. Why should this
cash icace the county? Are the law
yers here SO ovcrstocked with business
that they cannot attend to all that is done
in court, Are their talents such that
you cannut trust your cause to them with
the hope Of success if your cause is d
righteous one? Have they shown lack
of zeal in their profession? Dc you
doubt whether they would study your
cause as it ought to be studied We
think not Tor we have seen some Of them
manifest great zeal and warmth when ey-
identity pleading On the oeron3 side; and
what might you not expect when pleading
on the right side? The way to make
good mechanics is, give them plenty Of
0r2ctire So with LAWYERS Tho more