The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-19

through the hands of any insane per.
son, to prevent his heirs from sueing
you on the title. Never pay more
than one-half down on the land un-
less you know you are dealing with
responsible parties. Be sure to 60 and
ask all the parties that join the land
you are buying to show you the cor
ners of the land they own.
IF 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 store
house. 1t is best to have yourself
and family live upstairs, with kitch-
en- below.
Never employ clerk at any price |;
be content with what business you
can do yourself. Trust no man
futher than you are compelled to.
Smart thieves Away steal about the
hours of 10, IL, II and l o'clock.
Weigh all you buy and all you sell
if possibly convenient.
The common law decides that The
individual debts shall be paid fist,
but the bankrupt 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. ii you can get
it. If you loan money to 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 into the firm.
You may sell to irresponsible men
anything you have, but never buy
claims, notes, etc., from men that
are not responsible, unless you in
vestigate aud find that the parties
have no offsets against t1em.
Never buy any kind Of stocks, 1t
doesn't matter how low or high they
are. Never, never, never, never,
from the fact that stocks are to uncer-
tain; the risk is to 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 a receipt for it.
Under the present law, when you
loan money to any person, take a
mortgage On real estate, and include
both man and wife.
Under the present existing laws
you pay taxes on watches, etc., that
you keep for family use. bit you pay
no taxes on clocks and watches bought
to sell.
Tell lie rather than the truth
when it will save a difficulty, but it
must be lie that no mau knows ex-
cept Yourself. 1t is better to tell a
lie than to have a difficulty. The
good book says: "Bless d are the
peacemakers," etc.
If you have a surplus of money,
never, never, never loan it out to the
people at any per cent, but put it in
coed 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 bet
ter than eight per cent when uncer-
tain.
Never buy inferior articles of any
kind to make money on.
If you live in town never invite
and you will always have
plenty of money.
Buy goods on time only in small
quantities, whether wholesale or re-
TAIL.
Jfyuu have land for sale have it
fenced to the cardinal points, SO it
will take the fewest rails possible to
tence the ground that keeps your
and in square shape.
Never work in wells, or at any 9TH
sr work that endangers your life. 1t
matters not how mnch you Can make.
Never endanger your lie for money.
Never stay in house confined to
business close, except You work in !
he mornings and evenings. [
Never buy property adjoining
either a church or school house if
you can avoid il.
Railroad stock is taxable only for
tate tax, and bank stock is not taxa
Die at all, but all other property,
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