The Nome daily nugget., 1910-08-16
HAND TO MOUTH LIVING

T. s= f strange thing that this great American people. once equal t9 any .4f. should have become ~a ruf.rbIsa '- gvrr=.ututrau,a iu luxury and soft HsHE tHat st tHr mere thought af .ts Htu=rr ef aa prosperity. t eng4If .t. .afaa panic anal hreu ta .sl..aari 'Hu f,1r. Hs, t .Iuu,d ghirI as, .a8e
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 Mrtt and reasonably within our tssrHsa income Ne spend rtstou,ly tHd rreIIcszly reeau~, wr nss.. as HtH h4ffes. plenty of manrs make ne provision against Che t,a, ,,h.a aaney may hg -,u,e. and vbIn, ard .uugH with fau lrSt mar, au t,r,. .5a.uHlsGauees may come tu derfiy, us af our tay- and mubr us sensible of ear tu.t obligations
 HfH a eaad corp harvested and 4af,- sIsuns but scmt thought and super HsfaI thanks tathy Providence that has .saH FrIfarmcu for Tn, bea,Ht of aaukud the miracle uf sccd.timc aud harvest. N, proceed to reycI in iuxur, tHd needless oasc srcndtng rlou,g with The utmost freedom. Safr lot IUat-.r year. at least k tlr universal thought \ year is bong time. twelve months. nny-tWu weeks. .nrce hundred and sixts-tive days. in which ta baN and run into debt and -uiol
 rs aa ,redrt and resources dsa.u -Ham t#e ueWiy harvested crop. L,t 0He future take eafr of Itself. NC wiu .ao uaspefousfy in thc present. n, dauht the nrV efop VII b, equally eaad if#not. it WiH be time to trouble When trouble troubles uz.
 Sueh has been the dominant tone of .hs American people since the panic if laa' staggered II and brought il tuI its .suses fur lew months. during WticH thrre vas time to think over tHs situation seriously. The American uemns =hart and no sauasr nas Inc badly jafted and scared people
 tmted again on the road towards reasonable rrospsrity than Inc old tendency ta daueeIuus speed became manifest Moderation Was iorgotten. n" waning of the panic uuteedcd aHd the pace once more became rapid tnd reckless.
 \ few weeks of mfaverabIe weather made the most of to spread alarming reports for the benefit of spcculators. give warning that possibly the harvest 9ill b. much less taan was anticipated. Immediately there follows vail If lismay as if the Almighty had ab- salutch guaranteed the sequence of yield and had broken His promise. Surprise and disappointns seme with the very thought of curtailed ef"Fs. We pat up mouth. as if We were the most abused and unfortunate af peoples and We shudder at tn. hint ef little wholesome discipline. wtich shall teach us. if We be willing to learn the value of hushanding our resources. the clean calm satisfaction af living within our means.
 We think of the uxuries We may have to abandon, if hard times really be upon Us, even for a season. We do moi want ta meet the day If settlement We desire tu dodge il and keep right "n ~pending as fast. or faster than We make. and billing up drht. To- morrow, perhaps, We will pay. but to- day We Nant to spend. Pcrsetye to ue our dear prosperity. that god to which Wc are sacrificing the manliness and courage of the nation We do not want to stiffen our muscles to meet adversity, We are not in the mood to face disaster, even of a temporary sort. Whittier shall We fv that we may continue to gratify our luxurious tastes. live easily and smoothly and make little effort
 There is nothing unduly alarming in the present crop situation. We have no right to expect that every harvest win be a bumper one. or that 1t will be even up to the average. Seasons must come when the yield will be less ened, but a self-reliant people. fortified