Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-01-09

dor it issoniy the worst of men who. sit down
and del liberately Scoucoct plans of wickedness.
It's the Sinsldious and uuperceiyed approach
OF the sIempter, in disguised and unais-
tinguishable form, from which the greatest
danger is to be apprehended. =
Have you helped your unsuccessful and.
troubled brother where You had it in- vo,5r.
power Have you said kind and or- en- :
couragrng word where thar WIS all that y as,
needed Have you done a kind aud Eencr-s
ons act however it was yenr dntys s. d one Z: Z
ilsall he al
there is no more eihcent aid in - ,1sv.csss
+ our works, and in ren derins the iuinre btts
ter than the past, than by a frequent. search
ing review, and an unpre JUDGED, unsparing
judgment of the past
sHAHiTs or 4 AN OF BusINrss ISIS
customary with the approach hsof the New Year
for men to make such good resolutions as will
maks them better men in the coming gear
! than they We're eSinS the past RESOLUTIONS that
Will make them more true To tathemselpes, aud
more useful to- others. Forsthes benefit OF our
readers, we publish herewi the hablts. OF; a
most successful business man, and which he
gave to his som: !! .. S !
; asacred regard tpythe principles of Justice
forms the basis of every transaction and reeu
lates tho conducts of the upright man of bnsis
hess. He is strict in keeping his engages.
ments does nothing carefully ioriin a, hurry;
semployssnobody to dowhat he can easily do
himself keeps everything in its proper place.
. leaves nothing undone which ought 10 be-
done, and which circumstances Permit him to-
90 keeps his designs and business from the
view or others ]. is prompt aud decisive WITH
hrs customers, and does not over trade for his
capital; prefers short credits to long ones. and
cash to credit at all times either in buying or
selling and small profits, ip credit cases With
little risk, to the chance of better gains with,
more hazard. He is clear and expiicitsi in ALI
his bargains; leaves nothipg of consequences
to memory which -hefcan and ought to commit
TO writing keeps copies otaliE his important
letters Which esenas away; and has every
letter, invoice, &c., belonging to hisTbusiness,5
titled, classed and put away. .neyer,suffers his
desk, to be confused by many, papers lying
upon 1T. is always at the head of his bust.
ness, well knowing that E he leaves it, IL wi
leave him is constantly examining his books.
and sees through all his affairs, as far as care
and attention enable him; balances regularly
at stated times, and then makes out, and transs
mits all his accounts cufrentyto his customers;
avoids, as much as, possible, all sorts of money
matters and lawsuits where there is, the least
z hazard Keeps memoraudum book ,in which
he notes every little particular relative to, aps
pointments, addresses, and petty cash matters;
Is cautious how he becomes security for any:
person and'is generous only when urged BY
mnotiyesof humanity oltsn,ore Saa..ss
Mr., Joshua Billings again: philosophisesI
thus Eight won n't go into six and have;
much ov emmy thing, left over. Menny a,
-yung-feller haz found out this sum in arith-
M kSk INV
fintoa numberssix boot ~
yirtne, in one respect, is ike mnnny. That
which. we hay tewswork the harde est for, sticks
Stew us best: 3
Men ef phew but aktive branes have the
best exekutive abilitys. Their branes.. arc
like g sbuil ilit--compak and go strate for the
bulls eye.
ftek ktashun never improved emmy body yet.
g Itiz better stews be devil than a 6ypokrst. s.
hav often heard tfare wsz mon, who knew
. more than they could tell, but [ never met
one have often met thoze who conld tell
a crate deal.more than they did kno, and was
Wiling to swear to it besides. 80 : g..sf:
To be proof against .fattery, man must
hay no vanity and such a man never existed I;
1t he did, he IL one oftheslostarts
Hope haz made a CRATE Emenpy blunders,. J.
but thare il one thing about that i aI,sus
did like--she, ,meaps well.
Sum people are good simply bskans they
are tew lazy teW@be wicked, and Others. he.
kaus they amt got a good chance. = <.
Ihsre u one thing j am not only certain
but proud oy--there IL more people in the
world who have changed from bad TO GOOD
than from good tosbad .as S :, q,
In mummy interest follows the principal, II, ii
! morals principal often follows the interest:
y u will notis one thing--tle devil seId,,n