The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
THE PRACTICAL VALUE
OF EXPERIENCE
By Matt ". Aldsrson.

ulne. Farming, Ia Lhe Thought Hl
sucn a man, IL very simple thing.
One has but to put the seed In the
sr und and nature will do the rest.
Yet have knosn men to plant corn
and beans IN April and wonder Nhs
they ne~er came up have known
I : ame af these same meu o. Plaut pu-
uat sss SO lato b. he season that ey
missed the Faias that were needed to
give thru "A good start Thus handi.
Icapped. there eas no chance for Il c
lcrop being sufficiently sood g. hs re-
ulDu tive. Encouraged bF lie sue
epS, t a man wba hactue1 over ai
pc ut NJ uts eggs, ana raised as
/ large per ceat uf niS chickens, and
sold them when bat a lev Weeks old
at 90 els, pound, man VINO
7 ca, aeht lie could DO rhe sane tntng
itri q H.. lie hAd hatches OF : pet
cent lnu never raised tntt per cent
Of what lac hatched. lie made TAIL
nfe a. great ~ the success OF the 9TH
~ man, hut he was a persistent,
hopeful, hit,0r niss sort OF eharae'
ter, aud he kept a. II With great en'
tnusiasn, wasting hundreds upon
aandreds of doliars, / SOME one at
te.apted To poinl out to him any one
uf the plBtnly visible causes OF his
failute, the suggest ions fell on deal
elre lie was getti exnerisnce'
necessary g. he development Of hh
letaraeter, They eaae high, but he
llisd 10 ilsge them IL took time, hul
WnAt Of thar
" live 10 learn and when We hav'
lenrued lt Is oftentimes too late 10 d
Us any good. Nevertheless, We mus
: nave the experlenee--at any cost.
I hers seens t5 10 an inheran
some hing in those OF us blessed ~iti
little more than average Intellect
j urai activity and enterprise tina
( Or mpts US to put ourselves int
COZ ners where we are sure To get ex
pe ience of one kind or another
! rhus ws are ready 60 undertake. tha
? with which We are not familiar.
( Experiences srr always expensive
inu We Should learn 30 appreciat
= lhem as Of mure value than any
thing else. Yet comparatively feS {
e lls are az particular Al We should B
u n hen We empluy help 70 ascertain
p sach persons have had experience
Z aud are bright enough TO make tha
experience Of practical value A ma
i VIC had 40 electrical appliance
:. his mill pai1 Out Si2 ona year
iucoa peteat mec anlcs whom De ha
hired to remedy troubles with III
mAcnine. Finally be called ia
skilled electrician, who saw wh'
l. caused the trouble ana remedied
~ iess than five minutes. He ne"
ie ruse above the feeling that he IA
e been roben @hen hs was charged
q eenls for the work aoBe 30 this Il
~ miautss. lie overlooked the IA
le tuat thv services Tor shcin this ma
q nad chafgea nim rs cts had oes
Al maize valuable 10 him ty virtue
10 experiences which bad cost the ma
T. VINO DID the work Tor hin az mar
~ dullars OF the fact hat had ne pa
~ aim rs cts. iu tDe arst place
e. would have saved nims self 90.
~ None Of Us can he experienced
ID everything, aud lie il tbs wise ul'
a. Nho ls ever un the alert 20 avail nit
~ sell Of the expert nees OF oth
X suen Not every one has tie ge'
j. sense 81 tie proprietor, Who, an
T. several years OF wurE barren oi
nl suits, Was urged 10 take q honest
ne claim fof himself aud settle dow
rs ls nad little money felt iron sal
re nade years before, snd ue eos slider
he the matter very seriously, nna
n dclding. By me tine l would lea
10 run tbe fafm NV money would
70 oe gone. cant Be any worse
&c prospecting / would Oetter ST
Is TO ,o1u~ hing Understand '
he A ~saitby man from the south y
'ut tied Montana % 4 tms 0f the ~
Ell Anen hrss ~rrs necessary IN a 70
ell "a oder that s9e might be- comto
sd able His uost san ue uaJ suei
eii 70 ni Gomg there sJB.e hopns lal
res ia bust sas aurp ised 20 aud
iys t.e-t suffering severely fron
,k- .r.id Asked shy be na1 rot start
iyt A nfr. lhe man said tavs ~
I1 stsrtea 8re In ny lifv H0w
'lii sou du iY- Nov theirs ~
I'D shiug. in which this man sas exp
"a need starting a Gre and runnin.
ulns. boasssr, we're not - his u
aud ue sasrvd autIi be acquired
7Ls Jefisua
70 A ular manager "a trouble =
1gs sls 8is ylecticd hoist lie empi
4 * sa -kIiso man who remcdiei
oi tru.bis tu few uomsuis. bot
- found soasEDiBg hA.is % ca
rds uarg taut8s latst oa and $50 ;
10 aa .a, gargmsu. You'd better
t-s -us nas- t1 order nes immature
ear .ais machine. THIS one Is liable
fair a.as out on you al Any time.
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