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Show A Cuso in Point. j "Seest thou a man diligent in his brtsi-1 ness," says Solomon, "he shall stand be- j foro kings." .We have a striking illus- j tration of this aphorism in the life of1 Dr. Franklin, who, quoting the sentence himself, adds: "This is true; I have stood in the presence of five kings, and once had the honor of dining with one." All in consequence of his having been "diligent in business" from his earliest j years. What a lesson is this for our youth and for us all. Exchange. We j know of a gentleman in the trade who j stood with "four kingij and a queen" I and did not have enough left to dine j iilone. This was a Imsou for age. Dt'7 Goods Chronicle. I |