The Ely miner., 1913-12-26

lions inspiring confidence in results,
and the nation finds incentive in it's
own achievements and natural bles-
sings to misuse which would consti-
tute a national crime. If the individ-
ual and the nation are guided by the
experiences of the past as they should
be- the new year will be marked by
progress and prosperity such as they
have never before enjoyed.
At the very outset it should be borne
in mind that the individual is the foun-
tain source of national progress and
prosperity. The spring feeds the
stream, streams unite to form rivers,
and mighty rivers replenish the evap-
Grating oceans. Let the spring fail,
the stream dries up, the river fails,
and the ocean sinks below it's natural
level. So the individual, even the hum
blest, must continue his contribution
to the rising tide of prosperity, if he
would draw from that prosperity for
his personal needs, just as the spring
draws from the ocean through the con.
densation of its eVaporated waters
the rain that waters the land. The
element of personal responsibility can
not be discounted without endangering
the welfare of all-neither by the indi-
vidual himself, nor by society. A
proper sense of responsibility compels
seizure upon every opportunity within
reach.
If there has been one idea more mis-
chievous than another, as regards in
dividual activity, it has been the one
embodied in the oft-repeated phrase,
The world owes me a living" 1t
does if one earns it, but the world
has nothing to give to the lazy, the in
dolent, the sluggard. In it's compensa-
tiCn the world is reciprocal-it pays
back, on the average. just about what
the individual contributes, sometimes
reWarding meritorious effort generous
ly. Success comes to those only who
make good. There is natural law in
the business world, and obedience to
that law is as essential as observance
of civil law if there is to be individual
| prosperity. Certain it is that for vio-
lation of all law there is penalty which
is sometimes severe
Nor is there any excuse for failure
to do ones part because of the appar-
ent prosperity of others at his ex-
pense. Human experience has shown
that part Of society cannot long
prosper at the expense of the whole,
and that part cannot long prosper at
the expense Of another part. This ex-
perience has also accorded with nat
ural law which rules on the principle
o. general averages, in spite of many
apparent exceptions. The second
great mistake lies in arguing from
exceptions, mistake which is always
| productive of erroneous conclusions.
Exceptions but make good the rule
which only can be the basis of reason
which in turn. if good, excludes excep-
| tions. Sound reasoning demands legiti-
mate excuse which cannot be found in
individual failure.
Therefore, the new year with all it's
opportunities appeals to you. 1t places
responsibility on you. It's message is
Its up to you" If 1914 shall prove
year of prosperity to YOU, it is be-
| if, on the other hand, 1914 shall have
| proved year of failure. you will have,
in some measure, at least, been re-
| sponsible. AS with the Individual so
| with the nation.
Let the cynics say what they will,
there's fogic il the joy the world finds
In New Years One day may be much
h,,f
beginning The years come and go,
bearing nearly the same freight of sor-
row and failure and bitter disappoint-
ment, but always hope feels the thrill
and uplift of a new chance for human
| lty, at the turn O. the year, and all that
| makes life worth while is touched by
hopes magic.
New Years comes with the increase
of light and the slow retreat of dark