Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
BUSINESS lNJuNcTloNs.
\ Queer Legacy Left by a Kentucky
 Father to His Sons.

picked up by Franklin (Ky.) Favorite re- porter few days since, and is now for the first time given to the public.
 Search the Bible to find the bottom of the deceitful human heart and say your prayers at night. Think over every days business at night.
 Never marry until you are thirty years old.
 Think three times before you speak once. Never court any girl unless you intend to marry her. There is danger in fooling young girls. Never give them any advan- tage in letter.
 Never buy small place with a fine build ing on it.
 Never buy white, sprouty, crawfshy land at any price expecting to make money by cultivating it.
 Never sell the products of the farm you work to any man on time at any price.
 There is nothing in this world but death that is certain.
 Never lend money to your neighbors, for if you should ever have to sue them they would be no longer neighbor.
 Never let any man know any thing about your business, except when you may have some difference and need to advise with 8 Q lawyer.
 Never keep all your money in one chan nel
 Watch all men, as there are but few who are honest; in fact, there is none honest from the heart in every thing.
 Never let any person on earth know your business, and more especially how much money you have-not even your family.
 Never buy land of any person without first having a good lawyer investigate and pronounce the title clear. Ascertain if the land has passed through the hands of any insane person, to prevent his heirs from sung on the title Never pay more than one-half down on the land unless you know you are dealing with responsible parties. Be sure to go and ask all the parties that join the land that you are buying to show you the corners of the land they own.
 If Neu ever sell goods or groceries, be sure to get house on the square, and on the inside corner if you can, and live on the same lot and in the building that you do business in. Be certain to never sleep away from store-house. It is best to have your self and family live upstairs, with kitchen below Never employ clerk at any price; be content with what business you can do yourself. Trust no man farther than you are compelled to. Smart thieves always steal about the hours of ten, eleven, twelve and one o'clock.
 The common law decides that the individ- ual debts shall be paid first, but the bank rupt law decides that there shall be an equal distribution.
 Above all things on earth never vote for any tax on any thing except for railroad, in case you have no way of getting your country produce of. Then you may create tax for one line of railroad. The difference in getting your produce to market will pay your taxes.
 If you ever loan money to any person take security if you can get it. If you loan mon
 l>~ xox xo1. f ( <la e., names to the note, then no one of the firm can slip out and say that the money never came into the firm.
 You may sell to irresponsible men any thing that you have. but never buy claims, notes, etc., from men that are not responsible, unless you investigate and find that the parties have no offsets against them.
 Never buy any kind of stocks, it doesn't matter how low nor high they are. Never, never, never, never, from the fact that stocks are too uncertain; the risk is too great; rings are formed and they can raise or lower the price just as they see fit, so they can make money. ceipt for it.
 Under the present law, when you loan money to any person, take mortgage on real estate, and include both man and wife.
 Tell lie rather than the truth when it will save difficulty; but it must be 8 lie that no man knows except yourself. It is better to tell lie than to have difficulty. The good book says: "Blessed is the peace maker" etc.
 Four per cent. when certain, is better than eight per cent. when uncertain.
 Never buy inferior articles of any kind to make money on.
 Ifyou live in town never invite any com pany, and you will always have plenty of money.
 Buy goods on time only in small quantities, whether wholesale or retail.
 Ifyou have land for sale have it fenced to the cardinal points, so 1t will take the few est rails possible to fence the ground; that keeps your land in square shape.
 Never work in wells or any other work that eudangers your life, it matters not how much you can make. Never endanger your life for money.
 Never stay in house confined to business close, except you work in the morning and evening.
 Never buy property adjoining either @ church or school-house if you can avoid it.
 Railroad stock is taxable only for State tax, and bank stock is not taxable at all, but all other property, both money and bonds, is taxable by corporation and in the State also. Invest your money in stocks and bonds so as to pay State tax only.
 Be certain to give your children an En- glish education at any cost, if you can.
 Never be persuaded beyond your own judgment.
 Never buy'a county bond until the coun. ty first pays the first coupon of. That is that it is just and makes the county bound for the debt. Even if you have to pay moro money for the bonds, wait till the county pays off the first cou- pon, then you can buy, that makes the county bound.
 Put His Foot in It.
 peculiar accident happened to a horse belonging in Harwinton, Conn.,, the other day. A noise was heard in the barn, and