The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-10-01
VOL. lXV.-NO. Z.

I geometry, the shortest. In word, II is
almost impossible for o dishonest man to
acquire wealth BY q, regular process OF
business, because he is Stunned as dep
redator upon society. i.
~ Needy men are apt TO deviate from the
rule nef integrity under the plea that
nscssnty knows no law; they might as well
add that it knows no shame. The course
is suicidal, and BY destroying all confi-
dence, ever keeps them immured in pow
erty, although they may possess every
other quality for success in the world.
Punctuality, which is said to be the soul
of business, is anOeher important element
in the art Of lmney-getting. The man
known to be scrupulOusly exact in the
fulfiIlment of his engagements gains the
confidence of all, and may command all
the means he can use to advantage; where
as, man careless and regardless Of his
promise in money matters will have every
purse closed against him. Therefore be
prompt in your payments
Next let us consider the advantage of
cautious circumspecion in our intercourse
With the world, 6loWness Of belief, and .
proper. distrust are essential to success.
The credulous and confiding are ever the
dupes of knaves and imposeers Ask those
who have lost their property how 1t hap
pened, and you, viii find in most cases it
has been owing to misplaced confidence.
One has lost BY indorsfng; another by
cfediting; another by false representations;
all of which little foresight and . little
more distruss would, have prevented In
the affairs of this world, men are not
saved by their faith, hut by the want of it
Judge of men by what they do, not by
what they say.q Believe. in looks, rather
than in words. Observe all their move
ments. Ascertain their motives and their
ends. Notice what they say or do in their
unguarded moments, when under the in
fluence of excitement. The passions have
been compared to tortures, which force men
to reveal their secrets. Before trusting q
man, before putting itin his power to cause
you q loss, possess yourself of every availa-
able information relative to HIM. Learn his
| history, his habits, inclinations and pro-
pensities; his reputation for honesty, in
dustry, frugality, snd punetuality; his
prospects, resources, supports, advantages
and disadvantages; his intentions and mo-
tives of action; who are his friends and
enemies, and what are his good or bad
qualities. You may learn . mans good
qualities and advantages from his friends
his bad qualities and disadvantages from
his enemies Make due allowance for ex-
aggeratiOn in both. Finally, examine
carefully before engaging in anything,
and act with energy afterward- Have the
hundred. eyes of Argus beforehand and
the hundred eyes of Briarius afterward.
Order and system IN the management of
business mua not be neglected Nothing
II 10 dicnofnh Have a
place for everything and everything in its
place; q time for everything and every
thing in It's time. Do first what presses
most, and, having determined what is to
| be done, and how it is to be done, lose NO
time in doing it. Without this method, all
! is hurry and confusion, little or nothing is
accomplished, and business is attended to
with neither pleasure nor profit.
A polite, affable department is recon-
mended. Agreeable manners contribute
| powerfully to q mans success. Take two
men, possessing equal advantages in every
| other respect, but let one be gentlemanly,
kind, obfiging, and conciliating in his man.
| ners. the other harsh, rude, and disobhg-
ing, and, the one will become rich while
the other will starve. -,..s-,... a..
We are now to consider very impor-
! tant principle IN the business of money
getting, namely: Indastry--persevering,
indefatigable attention to business. Per
seyermg diligence, is the philosophers
stone. which turns everything to gold.
! Constant, regular, habituaI and systematic
application to business must, in time, if
properly directed, produce, great results.
! 1t must lead to wealth, with the same
certainty that poverty follows in the train
| of idlefiess and inattentiOn. 1t has been
| truly remarked that he who follows his
| amusements instead Of his business, will
| in a short time have,no business to follow.
The art of money saving is an important
part of the art of money getting. With
| out frugality no one can become rich; with
| it, few would be poor Those who con-
sume as fast as they produce, are on the
| road TO ruin. As most Of the poverty we
meet with grows cut of idleness and ex-
travagance, so most large fortunes have
been the result Of habituai industry and
ffugality. The practice Of economy is as
necessary in the expenditure of time as
in money. They say that if I'VE take
| care of the pence, the pounds will take
care of themselves" So, IL we take care
Of the minutes the days will take care OF
/ themselves. .euif -aiY..i .f,ls.f ''''-
The acquisition Of wealth demands as
much self-denial, and as many sacrifices OF
/ present gratifcation, IS the practice OF
virtue itself Viee and poverty proceed
| in some degree from the same sources,
namely-the disposition to sacrifice the
| future to the present the inability to fore
60 small present pleasure for great fu-
\ ture advantages. Mem fail of fortune In
this world, as they fail Of happiness in the
world to come, simply because they are
| unwilling to deny themselves momentary
enioyments for the sake Of permanent fu-
Every large city Is filed with persons
who, ffi order to support the appearance
OF wealth, constantly live beyond their In.
come, and make up the deficiency by con-
tracting debts which are never paid
! Others there are, the mere drones Of so
| ciety, who pass their days In idleness, and
subsist by pirating on the hives of the In
dustrious. Many who ruA q short-live
career of splendid beggary, could they but
be persuaded to adopt q system Of rigid
! economy for q few years might pass the
remainder of their days in affiuence. But
no They must keep up appearances, they
must live like other folks
Their debts accumulate; their credit
fails; they are harAssed by duns, and be
seiged by sheriffs. In this extremity, as Q
last resort, they submit to shameful de
pendence or engage in criminal practices
which entail hopeless wretchedness and in
fanny on, ,themsaves and families. ~
Stick to the business in which you are
regularly employed. Let spectators make
their thousands in year or day; mind
\ your own regular trade, never turning
from it to the right hand or the left. u
you are merchant, professional man, OF
mechanic, never buy lots or stoek unless
you have surplus money which you wist
4 to invest. Your own business you under
stand IS well as other men hut other peo
pies business yuu do not understand. Let
4 yo,rr business be one which Ii useful
TO the community. All such occupations
rossess the elements Of profit in them
selveG-Erchange.
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