St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-02-04
Hints tor NG!'d Times.

The present times are not prosperous
It's most OF Us understand prospcritv
Our farmers are rccc'y.nL less for their
wheat than it has COS: to raise it. and
their income for the wear Is unc-:hird or
one half less than HEY have expected ::
our merchants, while naturally resisting
To the utmost the downward tendency If
prices IN their respective branches of trade
;tre yet forced iv the necessity of maxine
sales to cut down their profits on cxis,in.
stocks TO the lowest point, AMI often t.
sell below cost: the hu!inv~S of trade.
throws many persons out OF employment
hundreds OF small dealers and cphtmcra!
commission mcn who, III all parts OF the
country, have hung ON the outskirts of
TIA le for the few years of general infla-
ton, find themselves atITup.cd bv The
Sirinkage in the current of business. and
the inquiry is general, low shall lake
my Income equal my expenses until tlr
times are more Propltious.
lIorE.-Evcry man and woman who
live. by worl, should accept employment
wherever offered, Without being iasti.!-
ious as TO the kind, or cxacting IL t,
wages. The IirSt consideration i. >Dlar-
Hmy 10 do. Til, obtained, .ood AMI
shelter are assured and the wolf Of hard
times is kept 1t respectful and even
comfortable distance. The unemployed
who remain Idle rather than accep. low
WAGES and rough work must expect tn b,
pinched, and no advice will do them any
good. y general willingness to labor
for whatever compensation labor VIII
comman /, would leave very few uncu.-
ploycd and nearly obviatc all actual
want. Zach decrease OF vagt> incrc.l-,
;hc demand for labor. Then. too. ever.
employed ptr>or >hauld work that lr
will bc the last per, =. discharged 10y h
cmploycr. The least Valuable men AMI
women are thrown ut Of the situations
first. In ordinary times he rule i that
the dismissed employee di~ml-s,S hims,.it.
Tie rule cannot hold in times Of gcn>ral
depression, but the same principle keep
iuu@r-t IN place the n:.n VINO makes hin
ELI lu3~i useful 10 hi cu,.oycr.
Rr,i,ri -Duriu. ia, .G-t ten ,clr-
~c haze ail got inflated unt,ons livin-.
LuNuric- @; NGo are regarded ;,o nrc,--
,jric- in $50. N,v. wLrn ,.y.rthiu..
,.,-a i sh,iuk,r., NJ. fr,,.. ,nntr,r, an.
lies OF what things are necessary L.
comtor; ami rv-pcc'abiiry Ii the mas
OF ;he people wou!d consent to live tbs
year AM uyNt wI.i the same ,,.i. Of -
peas. ,I,.: r..yaiicIa dol.u wear. a...
We should pul! !lron.h H., pr,-,nt pinch
easily and come ont .,y,at and cheer
fI 'T.r mr.. fo,,... ii ,..i,,ocr,.I.l I,,,.
which .,r,. as in,.x,r.,lJ, ..nt -. ,a.fnir.
~ oru,itq.:nr " Il -o.,. t..,..f..i.. ;..,iin,
back to ia.,.. .l...! n;v- Of lie. We
shall h. WIS. if. ,y,. H., M: wait t..r com.
pnI,ion. ", r;Ic 20, mum on raj
road--b.-r,i,r Iirlou ul tu.. railroad
conpanlc-: We buy too much drv g.od-
-br.niur pardon OF thr n,rchlu:, We
incur Hundred rNu.a-.-. us. l.,au,e
we need .,.. h!; p.,..u-ca a ..,-. ... ~aeri
~ of = tow v.:ti- as ci,,..l... ..- to. AMI
now it has b,,.l,. .,,"-,'.,. .,t '.,I.+ w
allow or more prJ>i crou> me!2hbor- iy
determine or own cNprutIiur,-. and ike
not - w can afford 10 hut a. ~ di--
h":''>t'; WISH "'il''o t" h,IltNe We can
- ''ttt A'yN. d"r.-liut We do no' .
perform 'ur wh't duty oy ryirenchln-
our ptr>"'.'. expenditures. Con4rr-~
ana the Na!'ou' H'ate I--.> aiuie' s.''"e
me 'uH,o|! oI 'H p'eNt, -nroN> ana h1ip
determine our o"S". W hi'e we saw
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