Imperial Valley press., 1920-09-10
TRIAL AND ERROR

Men learn to do the right thing in mechanics business
or morals public affairs in precisely the they
learn to perform act of skill like swimming skat
ing dancing by going at and blunderng about until
they happen strike right That is what psychoog-
lists call the method OF Trial and Error Nobody tell
beforehand how long will take him stumble upon the
particular combination of make up the
from somebody eises when he has learned it.
No can tell beforehand what machine for lifting
water or measuring time writing without pen will be
like In fact there may be different kinds of pumps
and clocks and typewrers.
Nobody tell beforehand what perfect life per-
feet education perfect government will be like
Men can only keep trying to make something better
in this that the other respect than what they have
sometimes the attempts that seem most promising may
bring less in the long than ahers that promised less
The lesson is that there no place for cocksureness in
entirely situations and place for personal abuse
SO long one believes that others also interested
honest. estgy~aa4
1t safe guess that great problem like that of world
efficiency with democracy viii not be solved by
sitting Still But such problem is solved by ignorant
eloquence nvectiv The onv possible wav to reach re-
suits IS TO Try the best scheme that think of
stand by ready to devise something better that be
made to work.
successful reformer kind of inventor and he needs
cool head and open mind less than persistent
sire to improve things
The inventor who at work on an nfable corkscrew
has quit the JOB and started non-refllable pop bottle
Apparently the New Yorker who lost s25 900 worth Of
diamonds believes virtue own reward for he gave the
man who returned them $50 reward
If there any truth in the saying that women can't keen
secret why are politicians worrying who they will
vote for?
want to tell you socialists that have studied YOUR
Philosophy read works economies and not the
meanest OF them; studied your standard works both in
tngsh and Germanhave not only read but studied them
nave heard your orators and watched the work Of your
movement the world have kept close watch upon
your doctrines Tor so years. have been closely associated
with many OF you and know how you think and what you
propose KNOW too, what you have up your sleeve And
want to say to you that entirely at variance with
your philosophy. | declare it toyou I am not only ar
variance with your doctrines but your philosophy Econ
omcaly you are unsound socially, you wrong indus
trlally, you are an lmpossbity.-Samue Gompers
AS you learn teach; as get give az you receive dis
tribute-Spurgeon. y ~
When high-powered is driven at speed endanger-
ing lives OF the children of workers PLAYING in the streets
they making Bolshevts and making them fast for
those do not know why the rich are not WORKING
they And 1t is time that the young men who are
spending the wealth made by their fathers who worked for
it wake to the danger that is hreatening-Mrs Barton
French.
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at
ease.--Hawthorne.
in Kansas refused to give her age and was NOT
allowed register They should L. informed that old age
won't bar their voting