The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-07-05
How to Make Good Times.

We have mutterngs of storm in our political
and social sky. Angry flashes are shot athwart
the land,ominous enough to awake the stolid
and heartless, were it not that many may
be deceived by names 1t is called Commun-
ism, Internationalism, Workingmen's Associ-
ations, Red Republicanism, which in them
selves are bad enough, but under these is con
cealed real want, which is more to be dread.
ed than deviltry. The desperate in purpose
are leading the desperate in condition, and
when combined they are fearful and if d.
vorce is not obtained between honest need and
organized conspiracy, and the former relieved
soon, and the latter stamped out, we may
have fearful crisis, to meet perhaps in blood
There is no time for trifling. The extreme OF
need andl of diabolism are making juno
tion, and like two charged clouds, when
brought in contact, tempest will ensue How
can this standing menace to the public peace
be averted? Those of the first class, desper-
ate through want, and whose conspracies are
for bread, may be diverted from this danger
Gus alliance with men professionally danger
GUS by giving them employment, even if not
very lucrative for nothing less than this will
do. Whatever will beat back starvation for
themselves and families will keep them pa
tient until this storm be past.
The remedy is for every man who has any
thing to spare, to set his wits to work to find
something to be done, even if he has no inn
mediate use for it. The cheapness with
which it can now be done, and the danger
it will allay, ought to prompt him to have all
that is possible mended, renewed or replaced
This is the time to repair to rebuild to
alter for it is better to give men chance to
live honestly, than through indifference allow
them to be driven into rebellion with society
with the feeling that they can have nothing to
lose, for revenge is sweet in the heart driven
to despair. If nothing else can be done have
your old boots half.soled, your gearing mend
ed, your winter clothes repaired and secured
your carvingknife ground, instead OF saving
with its nicked edge because the times are
hard get your old fences mended, your
house painted, glass reset take up the old
bricks Of your pavement, which endanger
your life every wet and freezing day, and put
down flags in their stead. 1t may save the
city and the country from rebellion. A new
coat will benefit directly about fifty persons
and send sunshine into as many hearts.
Let every man and woman who can find
anything to do, that they can by any possible
ity pay for, have it done now. This will start
business by keeling men busy. Better will il
be to pay half price for it than to have men
idle, plotting against good order the most Of
them are wise enough to consider half LOAF
better than no bread. 1t is time too for those
who have put their money in securities, and
have gone out Of legitimate business because
it is perilous and troublesome, to learn that
they cannot live to themselves, in this world
where hopes and heart-strings cross each
other. The failures of moneyed institutions
show that the dangers are by no means confn-
ed to legitimate business. You must use
your wealth for the dependent. 1t is Gods
economy that the strong shall support the
weak Win you do it by aims or labor or
have your substance taken by force What
thou doest, do quickly.-Rresbyterian.