Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-21
BUSINESS MORALITY.

old faded notebook containing some
odd suggestions to his boys as to how
they should proceed in life after he had
passed to his reward was picked up by
FdUorite reporter 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 out every
days business at night.
Never marry until you are 80 years
Think three times before you speak
once.
Never court any girl unless you in
lend to marry her. There is danger in
fooiing young girls. Never give them
any advantage in a letter.
Never buy small place with fine
building 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 loan money to your neigh
bors, for if you should have to sue
them they would be no longer neigh
bors.
Never let any man know anything
about your business, except when you
may have some difference and need to
advise with lawyer.
Never keep all your money in one
channel
Watch all men, as there are but few
who are honest; in fact there is none
honest from the heart in everything.
Never let any person on earth know
your business and especially how much
money you have, not even your family.
Never buy land of any person with
out first having good lawyer investi-
gate and pronounce the title clear.
Ascertain if the land has passed
through the hands of any insane per-
son, to prevent his heirs from suing
you on the title. Never pay more than
one-half down on the land unless you
know you are dealing with RESPONSE
BILE parties. Be sure to go ask all the
parties that join the land you are buy
ing to show you the corners of the land
they own.
Ff you 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 the
store-house. 1t is best to have your
self and family live upstairs, with
kitch' below.
Never employ clerk at any price;
be content with what business you can
do yourself. Trust no man further
than you are compelled to. Smart
thieves always steal about the hours of
10, II, II, and / o'clock.
Weigh all you buy and all you sell,
if possibly convenient
If you ever loan money to any per-
son take security if you can get it. If
you loan money to a firm be sure to
take each of the firm names to the note
then no one of the firm can slip out
and say that the money never came in
to the firm.
You may sell to irresponsible men
anything 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 Off
sets against them.
Never buy any kind of stocks, il
doesn't matter how low or how high
they are. 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.
Never deposit money unless you take
receipt for it.
Under the present law when you loan
money to any person take mortgage
on the real estate and include both
man and wife.
Tell "a lie rather than the truth when
i 1t will save difficulty, but it must be
a lie that no man knows except your.
self. 1t is better to tell lie than to
have difficulty. The good book
: says: BLESSED is the peace-maker, u
9 etc.
e Hyou have surplus of money never,
$ never loan it out to the people at any
per cent, but put it in good bonds; but
the United States bonds are preferable,
from the fact that the whole United
States is bound for it.
Four per cent when certain is better
than than 8 per cent when uncertain.
Never buy inferior articles of any
kind to make money on.
If you live in town never invite any
company and you will always have
plenty of money.
,, Buy goods on time only in small
quantities., whether wholesale or re-
tail.
If you have land for sale have il
fenced to cardinal points, so it will
take the fewest rails possible to fence
the ground. That keeps your land in
a square shape.
Never work in wells or at any other
work that endangers your life it matters
not how much you can make. Never
endanger your life for money.
Never stay in the house confined to
business close, except you work in the
morning and evening.
Never buy property adjoining either
a church or a school-house if you can
avoid it.
Be certain to give your children an
English education at any cost if you
can.
Never be persuaded beyond your
judgment.-Fraubiim (Ry.) Fauorite.
Jacks Earliest Memorv