Arizona republican., 1910-05-15
A Little Talk
 About Life

Marcus .Aurelius once said something about life being more like a wrestling match than a dancing lesson
 And tO most of us. it's prob Icms are so numerous that it looks like an endless succession of interrogation marks.
 Ii is easy to talk philosophy. But il is hard to live it, when one craves comforts and lux uries-only to he forever denied.
 But life was meant to be something more than stroll through pleasant park: for character is developed by strug- .le-not by smooth sailing.
 Men and women in many parts or our country have found life very serious proposition during the past three years.
 Everything they have needed has risen in price. Their in comes have not kept pace.
 They have wondered. The men in power have wondered. And. the jaws of the trap have closed on many people ineXor- ably-with no way out.
 The rising tide of values has smothered them. .
 There is way out of all of this. It involves patience. plan ming. foresight. faith.
 And the way out is to ride on the crest Of advancing values, instead oT being asphyXiated be- heath them.
 Food values. have advanced. Clothing values have advanced. And now. with the men of America already seeking to drain swamps, and irrigate des- erts-lANO VALUES are pre- pairing for an advance every where.
 Land usually starts later but continues longer than other things when the rise does start.
 The safest thing to buy in the world is land.
 The surest thing is land-be- cause no one can run off with it: no one can borrow and use il intending to make it good; no one can impair its value by i vicious act.
 The rest of the world is too selfish. too busy and too en- crossed in it's own desires to worry about you.
 But. if they are successful, and y0u fail, that is no cause for regret
 Ton should rej"ice-for that proves that success is attainable ito the man or woman who wants it bad enough 10 get Il.
 II you are compelled to saeri- flee for others make another sacrifice for yourself.
 The harder it is to make-the more reason there is why it should be made so that you may avoid decrepit. disappointed old- age.
 That resolution Ia do some, tinng. followed by q realization thai there is enough for every one-and lhe determination io make beginning. that's half the battle r-.=---
 The other half is to put into action your determination.
 Then. sometimes in a series of positive miracles, the way will be provided for you h achieve. Instead of fighting the forces which seem to nem you in. hitch them up and drive them down success boulevard. Look around you. investigate things. This is the last great American frontier out here and it teens with opportunity it is fragrant with hope.
 Shut off the little leaks of useless expenditures. Weld to- gether the nickels in a little fund which you shall conse- crate to progress.
 Plant it in some progressive enterprise. Go on with your life's work and hope on and smile on.
 Be optimistic pessimist fires all his guns astern.
 Stay with the proposition. Don't try to force it into yield ing profits. Let them come as all legitimate profits must come in the course of events.
 But use your own judgment. Do not surrender to the opinions of others. You were given the faculty of reason to exercise it. Use it. Obey its still, small voice.
 If you can bring yourself to that frame of mind, we'd like to have you come over and listen to few facts about Port Lobos.
 Come any time. Listen as long as you care to. Ask any question you desire.
 Then. do whatever seems to be to your best interest.
 There will be no cajoling-no urging-no attempt to force you to buy Port Lobos property.
 Port Lobos property doesn't need that kind of boosting. any more than pure gold needs yell low paint to gild it.
 There are many people awake to opportunity. who can pay ten dollars down and ten dollars per month.
 And those people will be the purchasers of the lots. The de- cision. however. is one which they must reach for themselves. Do not permit yourself to re- main the prisoner of suspicious ana fears. Let yourself out of your mental jail. Ball yourself out. if you have to. and then jump the bail.
 But. if you are coming, come coon.