People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — You Must Not Waste Time. [ARTICLE]

You Must Not Waste Time.

“Dost thou love life?” asked Benjamin Franklin. “Then do not squander time, for time is tho stuff life is made of.” Once when Frank’in was in business as a printer ahd bookseller lit Philadelphia a man came into his place and dawdled about, examining tho books exposed for sale. At: last, having made up his mind as to what ho wanted, lie inquired tho price of the book„chosou and the clerk said 11. “Can’tyou take less than that?” said tho man in feigned .surprise. “One dollar Is the price,” said the clerk. But tho would he purchaser was not satisfied, “I want to see Mr. Franklin about this,” he said. “Mr. Frankliu is very busy in the pressroom,” said the clerk. “But I must see him,” said the man. So the clerk called Franklin, and of him the man inquired the price of the book. “One dollar and a quarter,” was the philosopher's reply. “But your olerk offered It to me for sl,” protested the man. “True,” said Franklin, “and 1 could better have afforded to have taken $1 than to have left my work at this time.” “Well,” said the man, “what is the very best you oan do in making a price on tills volume?” “One dollar and a half,” said Franklin. Tho man’s eyes grew wide. “Why, you said only 11.25 a moment ago.” “So I did,” said Franklin, “onu I could have better afforded to ,tako that sum then than f 1.50 now.” Tho than paid the price without any further quarreling. He had learned a lesson that Franklin wished to toaoh—that time is too valuable to waste. No excuse for sleepless nights whett you can procure One Minute Cough Cure. This will relievo all annoyances, cure the most severe cough and give you rest and health. Can you afford to do without it? A. F. Long, Druggist.