The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-11-24
ECONOMY.


III THIS country, and there arc few persons
"''" seem able to exercise its spirit in their
'""'" OF living. ASS general thing, young
, i""pIe, clerks and the like, calculate to live
'"'N up TO the amount Of their income, if
'id""d they do rot out-run its limits and
tcromc involved in debt So with morr;.d
men, Of humble means; they c;Iculato IL
>'"'d about as much as they get. and often
!'"' themselves involved in debts they can.
not l'qn''late. Now there is a simple rule
"hch, If adopted, wo*ll make ,.:ople Quito
independent.
!" the first place, let mans income bo
ever 50 sna'l, he should calculate to save 4
'''''"' ana to lay it by, if only five or ten
dollars year. This will be sure to kec,;
f''n from running in debt, and as soon "a
''r inds that lie has IL sum Of money soved.
there i Il natural incentive to add to that
: a;""n"t, and thus unwttinrly, ms + wore.
''' '""'"S {" ac"r'nuIa,c. This operation
'"r" commenced, he will be surprised to
! S'c how i'St his means improve and thor,
'''' Sow but sure increase of princ;n.l h,
Nv accumulation OF interest Is Il matter or
r'';'T G''in. In this relation our own str,o
'i saving banks, and new five cent sav;ug
, ''a"Ns, are accomplishing Il work Of oreat
S;'"'' beng practical suggestions to the
people that cannot fail Of their influence.
-N''er purchase any article of drcs, or
luxury until YOU can pay cash for it this
Is 4 most important rule to observe, and the
''"'''l system, in fact, has done quite as
mH'l' t" ruin debtors rs creditors. A.
'">' number Of little expenses (but laroc IN
'l' aggregated would be saved if one al
ways pad the money Tor the same at the
',i:'e Of purchase, in place OF having it
t"":'!c'l. Pay as YOU go, is a golden rule:
;'i'i It Is tue economy.
M"ny Il poor man could build bouse
over his head and own it, with the price of
The cigars ana tobacco lie has used. TO saw
n"'hng OF the worse than useless drinks,
OF bear and bad spirits, in which. from
time to time, he has allowed himself to in.
"u!@e Avoid any habit, hcweyer simplc
II may be a! the outset, which involves un-
necessary c"ncasc; one leads to another.
'"" all together will empty your purse, and
s"p The morrow of your physical strength.
IL Is not SO much what mans income
may he, as 1t IS wl.at lie spends, that grad
t'lc> his means. Strive then TO adopt the
true principal CT economy, and you have
the secret o. independence.
THE Rhine and tie Vutzson-Tord
N"'rctl', now Earl Carlisle in his sDiarv
!" turkish and Greek Waters,' thus con.
'F'sts the beauties Of the Rhine and the
| Hudson rivers:
"""c G.-Started at six 10 ascend
The li''ne. will not invade the province
OF p"e's' tourists and hand-Iooks, by any
detail o! its well-known scenery. I had
'''t some curiosity TO compare it qoith the
H"'fSon. Even apart from all associations
with history, legend and song, every build
my on the Rhine, from castle to oranorv
is essentially picturesque, while every build.
me III the United States, whatever its other
more important characteristics may be, is
essentially tho reverse. Then the vine.
yards on the Ehinc, though not strictly d
beautiful feature, give an air or, at least, an
''ea' OF genial animation to the steep slopes
and narrow clcfts in which thew aro i'm.
bedded. So much OF the side of the
l;!lne. | am inclined TO tlnl, that the
natural sites and outlines of the Uudson
are finer; but the great point of superior
ny Is the look Of movement on the river
itself; every one of its varied reaches ID
sure OF being at all times spangled with
white sails; whereas, felt quite astonished
"t The small appearance Of traffic on the
Rhine | had always looked upon it as
the great highway Of all the German ma.
tons, for the tolls of which free cities and
powerful leagues had competed, and states
and empires protocollcd and fought; but
one of the large timber-rafts, and a few
steamers of very narrow girth, were al !
that SAW to day to compete with all
the life and business that swarm on tho
HUDSON, the Thames, or the Clyde. This
is, no doubt, very much owing to the swift.
ness of the current; but still, it detracts
sensbly from the animation of the land
scape. l ought, in fairness, to add that ff
was very undecorativo day. I landed at
Bibericl, and walked in the gardens Of
the Grand Duke Of Nassau, Which are
rather pretty, with great bloom Of flowers
but on dead level, and with much dirty:
colored water. In pavilion, / saw a verv
pretty statue Of the first wife, dauehtef
Of the Grand Duke Michael, Of Russia. I