The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-23
Good Advice-Don't Keep Open Ac.
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! COUuGS.
9 "fhere is Que danger to which I would
: like to call the attention of every young
, couple about to begin housekeeping" said
| an elderly woman of great good sense,
$ who has wide and profitable experience
in the affairs of the social community.
"And what is that }" inquired listener.
, ''The practice of running All account ut
!, the store" she replied.
"Tle housewife should avoid this as she
would serpent. She is not usually eli
Their the wage-earner or the paymaster in
the household. She gets what she wants
on credit, because there is no particular
trouble in getting it. She does not appre-
the size OF the bills thus contracted, which
grow wirh the phenomenal rapidity Of q
SNOWFALL running down hill. Spend only
what money you have in hand. Don't
buy anything on credit. Don't begin
housekeeping on credit basis. The wife
who buys on the book is a continual drag
upon the energies Of her husband. 1t is
damaging to the peace Of mind of both
husband and wife when the air is full of
| the constant echoes of little bills forever
| flying home to roOst. Under such a sys-
tenn OF expenditures neither can properly
| understand or keep in mind the limita-
tons OF the provender fund, or how much
may have been paid out and how much
has been laid up for emergencies. 1t is |
impossible to get an inch start in the |
world by running in debt, The best thew |
can do is to live up to their earnings
by Keeping accounts with the butcher
anu the green grocer and other trades |
people, u rich opportunity which they |
never neglect is afforded these people to
charge high and excessive prices for what
is thus purchased. The storekeeper who
dlsposes of his merchandise ON credit is
always obliged to make good the accounts
OF his bad customers by taxing large pro-
fits from those of his credit customers who
pay. BY buying for cash yon always get
things cheaper, and thereby increase the
purchasing power of your money, be the
amount great or small. The cash buyer
Is always the preferred customer Buy
ing on credit has Il tendency to create
and foster wastefnlness and improviflence.
There is no rule in the world like the old
saw Pay as yOn go. '"-Baltimore Herald.
Many person is starving with full
table before them. Appetite gonel Am.
bition gonel Life q burden!I What is
the matter?' The Liver has ceased to
do its proper work. The life channels
thrown back into the blood, which
should be thrown out. SMITHS BILE !
BEANS will surely stimulate tho liver
to do its work well, and headache, sal
lowness and bad breath will flee away.
Price, rs cents per bottle. AL druggists.
LIE Sunday law has passed both
houses of the Legislature, and now on
ly awaits the signature of the Cover
nor to become law: This measure
provides that on and after the LIST day|
of January next all shops, stores, sa-
looms and places of public business for
which the State exacts license shall
be closed from IL o'clock on Saturday
night to IL O'Clock ON Sunday night.
From its provisions are excepted those !
lines of business deemed absolutely !
Indispensable on the Sabbath day
Railroads, telegraphs, telephones. the
tires, printing offices, diaries, under
aker shops, drug stores, boarding
houses, stands, ETC., are all per- I I
nitted to do business On Sunday. At .
irst it was proposed to allow the bar
'er shops to remain open, but the Sen
tie has added an amendment closing
he business Of the tonsorial artists,
md after the first day of January next /.
saturday shaving must take the place
# the present Sunday custom. It was :,
tated in the discussion of the bill in -
he State Senate that it would be ;n '
cad letter in New Orleans, but the pa
senate wisely concluded to apply the ad
unday law logict to the entire State.