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

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Guy ne now sleeps his last sleep.
y Prince mad fallen in Isreal-a prince
in intcllect-a prince in the lofty nuri,v of
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ADVICE TO TIE COMMERCIAL Folks.
We poor farmers have had SO much good
! advice from the people living iu the cities
and doing a commercial business, and law.
ing and preaching, that thiuk it is time
we were returning the compliment and Civ.
ing them some good advice. | think it
was Burns who said:
"rwad some power the citic gic us
To see oursels a ithers u.s.
| And it is oe'r true but if il should he {,
| suppose one. half would hang themselves
in sheer disgust.
Now, to the merchant Don't sell ,bod
dy goods for first. class goods. Don't sell
one half cotton for all wool And when
you have a green customer that docs mn,
know the value of goods. don t put off some
poor trash at biz prices Sell to him lust
as if he was close buyer and knew the
goods \ real honest merchapt-wbou
every one could trust-would sell all tho
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, and even now |
don't know sensible man who ever reads
an advertisement. Don't let your wife dress
80 fine, and don't you take SO many buggy
rides at SIS 90 per day. Some poople m;,ht
think YOU are putting too much nroff i,
goods. Don't 90 to theatres 40 often. i,
costs money. Don't smoke ten cent coars.
good pipe will do just as we'll. Don't
have SO many clerks sitting around doing
nothing do the work yourself and then
you Can sell cheaper. Doa't hire porter.
get up at 1 a. IN. and clean up YOURSELF It
amt hard work-a farmer dncs it, aud if
| he can stand it. why no. YOU Then ,ftor
dark clean up your shelves it will keen
you at home and from the beer s:.loon. Gee
! yon: wife - 90 tie co"Sins uul washing
1t will save expcnsCs. 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 can.
afford it, and they work much harder than
you do. Put a fair price on your goods
and sell good stuff or none, or if not good.
tell your customer what you arc selling him
Now, MIR. Lawyer When you get
chance at a client. don't take all he has,
Don't charge $500 for what you would have
done Tor so had he made bargain with
you before you took the case, People might
not think it was honest to do So.
as Tor Nlr. Doctor | have a little to say.
lie docs his duty, us general thing, about
as well as he knows how-docs more charity
practice and gives as much to the poor az
any one | know Ct and gets more cusscs
and as few thanks as any one. Still,
when he does get fair chance at a
rich man he skins him for all he can, and
maybe, as the world goes, this is all right.
or-o,,h irvine >, su;,,Jo d.. ,.i,
the moor farmer ocncrolIv c,,nhos ,ha ha,,
,f il Tbcv Won, oony to.,o,Lau EoI
one makes his own ,,anr sn ,hn n.,,c ,l,'
him easy.
hardly know what r. saw 70 rho rro,oh,
er. Ic needs q world ,r co,1 oJ,ion L,,,
| hardly know how 70 ,;v. + onJ r,hoI'o
has TO nlav hvnocrito somo,;nc. ., roo, ~
with the confederation II ynr't a., ,,,,l
! the rich man he j. ,,;nn >, b,n ,l,, H.
is robbing the n,or and ;',uor NJ ;, ,,;L, ,n
his fortune Il won't do 70 s,y ,ha, !, :
supposed that \ ccr,nin rich m,n ,n, mr., nC
| his uropcrty honestly fer ;cho N1 uh,
| then he would rct no moncv ,o Ev, nm o,j
YOU know how much We All nrcl Nancy
| | suppose he will ONLY have ,o ohusr tIn
pocr fellow who taxes hrinl ,nn much or
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