The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1884-01-04

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his charactcr-a man altogether good,
altogether great.
ADVICE TO THE COMMERCIAL Folks.
I'VE poor farmers have had SO much good
advice from the people living in the cities
and doing commercial business, and law
ing and preaching, that think it is time
we were returning the compliment and Civ.
ing them some good advice l think it
was Burns who said:
| ''rwad some power the giftie gle us
To see oursels a ithers see u.s.
And it is oe'r true but if it should be SO
L suppose one.half would hang themselves
in sheer disgust.
Now, to the merchant Don't sell shod.
dy goods for hrst-class goods. Don't sell
one. half cotton for all wool. And when
you have green customer that does not
know the value of goods. dou't put off some
poor trash at big prices. Sell to him Just
as if he was close buyer and knew the
goods. real honest merchant-whou,
every one could trust-would sell all the
goods he could tie up and deliver Try it
once. Honesty will pay bigger profits than
advertising. Don't advertise something
you don't intend to do. 1t will soon ruin
the value Of advertising, aud even now |
don't know a sensible man who ever reads
an advertisement. Don't let your wife dress
80 hne, and don't you take SO many buggy
rides at S5 90 per day. Some poople might
think you are putting too much profit in
goods. Don't go to theatres 80 often, il
costs money. Don't smoke ton cent cigars;
a good pipe will do just as we'll. Don't
nave SO many clerks sitting around doing
nothing do the work yourself and then
you can sell cheaper. Do2't hire porter.
get up at a. IN. and clean up yourself. 1t
amt hard work-a farmer does it, aud if
he can stand it, why no. you? Then, after
dark, clean up your shelves : it will keen
you at home and from the beer s;loon. Get
7 Sou- wife t. % tie Cooking auI washing
1t will save expenses Then, on rainy days.
when you have but few customers, sit down
to sewing machine and make up clothing
for the shop, or mend harness for your Gus
toners; that is the advice you give farmers
Don't wear such fine clothes; farmers cant
afford it, aud they work much harder than
you DO: Put fair price on your goods
and sell good stuff or none, or if not good
tell your customer what you arc selling him
Now, Mr.. Lawyer: When you get
chance at client don't take all he has,
Don't charge $500 for what you would have
done for S25 had he made bargain with
you before you took the case. People might
not think it was honest to do so.
AS for Mr. Doctor have a little to saw.
lie does his duty, as general thing, about
as we'll as he knows how-does more charity
practice and gives as much to the poor az
any one | know Gf and gets more cusses
and as few thanks as any one. Still,
when he does get a fair chance at n
rich man he skins him for all ho can, and
maybe, as the world goes this is all right.
This world is at warfare-one with anoth
er-cach trying to swndlo the other, and
the poor farmer generally catches the heft
OF 1t. They won't gang together Each
one makes his own gang SO the wolf gets
him easy.
hardly know what to say to the preach>
er. lie needs world of good advice, but
| hardly know how to give it and mabe he
has to play hypocrite sometimes to keep in
with the congregation. 1t won't do to tell
the rich man he is going to hell that he
Is robbing the poor and ignor Mt to pile up
his fortune 1t won't do to say that it is
supposed that certain rich man got part of
his property honestly, for if he did, why
then he would get no money to live on, aud
you know how much VIC all need money.
| suppose he will only have to abuse tho
poor fellow who takes q drink too much, or
if he hears Of some young people dancing
he can go for them. No one will care.
But if rich man gives his daughter re-
ceptlon, and the rage is to try and sec who
can dress the finest, why don't say nything
about it it won't do, you know They are
rich. Give the poor man HI; nobody
cares he cant help himsclf.-JouN SABINE
to Farmng World.
How Tom OCHILTREE HAS CHANGED
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