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SUCCESS EASIER
THAN FAILURE.


failure, wrote Ed Howe, the re-
tired editor and country town
philosopher at Potato Hill Farm
near Atchison, Kansas. Right,
in a sense, for the road TO failure
is harder on US than the roaG to
success.
Howe's philosophy is Mat sue
cess, after all, is not so difficult.
Trouble is, most of as waste too
much time seeking an impossible
shortcuts to It instead of follow
ing the old reliable roadway -
hard work, patience, persever-
ance and common honesty.
One of our national weak
nesses is a near mania for magi-
cal formulas. Wen never be sat
isficj until we are able to cure
any disease with one pill, have
a pocket-size radio without bat
terles, and make life an endless
period of prosperity without the
traditional spells Of depression.
Still, that's the right attitude
in the sense that IT'S the only
way wa'u ever attain the perfec-
lions we crave.
America, mentally does not
admit that anything is oimpos-
sible"-except where it applies
personally to the individual. If
we had half the confidence in
our individual selves that we have
in our herd or social group, it
wouldn't be necessary to talk so
much about how to succeed.
To the ambitious, it often
seems that life is an amending
series of failures. Success is
the sum total of these failures.
This angle of the discussion is
furnished by President Lowell of
Harvard.
He adds: 1T has been asserted
by military critics that a nation
is never finally beaten in war
until it believes itself beaten.
With no less accuracy, it may
be said that so long as a man
lives he has not failed unless he
believes that he has failed.
The man who rushes ahead
repeatedly into the same stone
wall has the kind of head least
likely to be affected by the pro-
cess. He shows perseverance,
but not determination to sue
coed. Wisdom consists in chang
ing the method as the result Of
experience"
In other words, try butting the
head against other parts of the
wall until We find weak spot,
instead of repeating at the same
point of attack.
The careers of most great men
prove that success comes only
after series of failures. Abra-
ham Lincoln in his younger DAYS
tried to be a successful store
keeper, at which venture he fail
ed twice. Goodyear failed at
thousands of experiments before
ne discovered how to make
sticky rubber gum into a useful
and disable commodity.
William James tried to sue
coed as an artist, then as a doe
and wound up successfully as q
psychologist and philosopher.
SO it goes. When failure he
comes chronic, it's often because
were attacking the wrong part
Of the wall-ttying to succeed at
the wrong vocation. For every
person in the world there's some
line of work at which he is GER
tain to be highly successful. The
Job IS, to find it. Instinct will
GUIDE us more accurately than
reason.
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FOR SALE-65 acres good level
land. Part in city limits Plains.
Bounded on one side by railroad.
I'rice cheap. Alton Carter, Plains,
Ga. loot
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-11

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN Irish Po-
tatoes for Fall planting. Phone
$50, Americas Seed & Supply Co.
10-tf
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CLASSIFIED |5ENENTy

WANTED - LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, LOANS-Having a d.
rect connection and plenty Of
money at the lowest possible inter-
est rate. I can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. H. 0.
JONES. 14-tf
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Copyright 1928, noS1xy Doo~o By
N. T. A, Service. e4J ONAA Berton Braley

AS 1T MIGHT BE
If all we wanted came to hand.
Responsive to our least demand,
If all we hoped for we could get
Without bit of work or fret;
If WEAKNESS and constant strife
Were absent from our daily life;
And everything that really matters
e Were slippedato us on silver platters
If dreams we cherish should come true
Simply because we wished themsto;
And what we wanted or required
Should come exactly as desired;
We'd miss, perhaps, a certain zest
That comes from meeting every test
And life might prove a fearful bore
After dozen years or more:
Our moral fiber might decay
From having everything our wav.
But most of us, we can't denv It.
Would like little chance to trv til
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6%o Money. Bankers Reserve Sys-
tenn &c loans are made on city
or farm property to buy, build, I'M
prove, or pay indebtedness. Bank
ers Reserve Deposit Company,
Keith Bldg. Cincinnati. Ohio.2I(s1
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FOR SALE-Ford coupe, excellent
condition, $3.50; Victrola and 1875
records, half Red Seal; vacuum
cleaner; mattress and springs for
double bed; cot and mattress, couch
cover, small rugs; portieres; plated
silverware: two-burner oven for OH
stove. waffle iron, four dozen glass
fruit jars, three dozen flower potts.
Garden surayer, two cold frame
sashes, dress form, three suitcases,
electric grill, bread mixer. Mrs. NC
Kinstry, 42O Furlow st. II-zV
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On coming to a fork in the
road young couples consider it
proper to use it for a spoon.
The screen drawing the big
gest crowds now is the fly
screen.
Germs wanting ride now
don't jump as high as they did
when skirts were short.
Many of the June college
graduates are doing something
until something better turns up.
Bet being snapped for a nickel
cigar makes a dime feel CHEAP.
City kids on vacation think the
barnyard sounds just like some
OF their monograph records.
A woman gets her complexion
on about as quickly as man
shaves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-11

LOANS on farm lands and city
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See S, R.
Heys or H. B. Williams. Phones As
or So.
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WANTED-To protect you, your
family and your property. Frank
E. Matthews, Insurance. 18-tf
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
on 10 ~ ooJ.
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FOR SALE-A-No. l Grade Reg
ular Second Sheets, 8 1-2 by IL
Inches, special per thousand, ST.
The Times-Recorder Job Printing
Department 22-tf.
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ROOFING-Phone 117-SHIVER
Johns-Manville ROOFING, roof
coating, roof cement, creosote,
roof paint. If
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MEN TO LEARN Salesmanship.
We train completely. John A.
Godfrey 315 S. Jackson st. 9-6t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-11

Bet being snapped for nickel
cigar makes a dime feel CHEAP.
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Every man should have a
hobby The women have no time
for hobbies, so they have hub
bies.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
HERE ARE TIPS THAT MEAN
: PROFIT FOR TURKEY RAISERS
WHO MARKET HOLIDAY BIRDS

Then sever the veins in the throat
Just beyond the skull for bleeding.
The turkey should be dry picked,
and plucked clean.
~ Pack in Barrels
Thoroughly cool the carcass after
plucking. inasmuch as failure to re-
move all animal heat promptly will
result in early spoilage. Cool either
by hanging outdoors if the temper
ature is between 80 and As degrees,
or by immersing in cold running
spring water or ice water.
When thoroughly chilled, the
carcasses are ready for shipment. A
barrel is convenient shipping con
tainer. Place a layer of cracked ice
in the bottom of the barrel, then a
layer of Nurkeys, followed alternate
ly by layers of ice and turkeys, and
topped off with a layer of ice. Tack
burlap over the top of the barrel.
If you are building up Il perman-
ent turkey business be sure to re-
tain as many of the finest, largest,
quickest growing young birds need
ed to rear the next years flock and
send the rest to market.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
PLENTY OF COAL SAYS BABSON:
LARGEST STOCKS SINCE 1922
PRICE AT MINES HAS TUMBLED

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, Oc-
tober ls.--There seems to be plen-
ty Of coal according to a statement
issued today by Roger W. Babson,
the statistician, who has just com
pleted a survey of the coal situation.
"A year ago, this county was
emerging from the chaos of the
great bituminous coal strike of
1922 - saws Mr.. Babson. 1.-the
ratp
81 --usua.. r~s .,44 a
.nl2it3.M evel. As a result, the
total production of bituminous coal
last year was the smallest in II
years. Not only were stocks of
coal low, but transportation facili,
tics were unable to meet the urgent
demand from manufacturing inter
csts. 1t was difficult to obt;,in
lrompi an dadequate deliveries. Con
sequently, prices of coal scared and
remained high during the fall and
early winter period.
"'Tbe average price of soft coal
in October, 1922 was $4.40 per ton
at the mine IA level 266 per cent
over the pre-war average. Today,
we find contrary conditions. y
strike this year was avoided and
production held on practically rec
ord basis. During the first 80
working days of this year, the out
put has exceeded 13,435,000 tons,
against 271.o15,000 tons during the
same period last year. In fact, we
have produced more coal to date
than was brought to the surface
during the entire II months of 1922,
the exact figure for last year be
ing 407,s94,00o tons. Incidentally,
the output this year has been ex-
ceeded only once in the history of
this country; that was in 1918, when
57a,3S5,0 900 tons were produced. II
is not surprising in view of current
figures that commercial stocks of
bituminous coal have jumped. Sta
tistics show that on September /,
stocks were estimated at 56,o00,-
coo ton, or the highest volume since
April, 1922 Present stocks rep
resent an 1UCGSdst VI % itSi tChA
over the low last March and 500
per cent over u year ago.
Mine Price $40 Ton
..The effect of excessive soft
coal production, large and inere;s-
ing stocks. diminishing, industrial
demand and relatively favorable
railroad conditions has been pulling
the price level down month after
month. With little interrupt ins
prices have, sontiHasss s-,ssssiffe
Since August, 1922. Today, the
price at the mines is approximate
ly $40 per ton, or loo per cent
over pre.war levels, compared with
266 per cent year ago. Econom-
icallv. there cannot be further
marked price decline. In fact, con-
aitions point toward a firm price
level over the fall and winter
months.
:. So far as the securities of coal
companies are concerned, there i
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
u. S. Issues New
Book on Owning
Ones Own Home

California was one of 81 states in
the nnion in which the percentage of
families owning their homes showed
u decrease during the period from
1000 To- 1920, according to pam
phlet - How to Own Your Home, =
which has been Issued as a handbook
for prospective home owners m the.
Department of Commerce. ln$ 1900
the percentage of families in Cali
fornia owning homes comprised Is
per cent and in 1920 this had drop
ped TO AZ per cent, compared with
40 per cent for the three Pacific
States. In spite of this however.
the Pacific States ranked fourth
in 1920 in home ownership and
above the average fer the entire
country, which was 45.6 per cent.
This means that out of every | 900
families living in Califonia in 1920,
1877 owned their homes.
Prospective home buyers will find
within the 2S pages of "Ruw to
Own Your Home the answers, au-
thentirallv presented and in CON
denSed form to nearly every ques-
ton having to do with the acquis-
ition of property. The handbook can
be obtained by sending five cents
to the office of the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office. Washington, ID. G.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
L. S. Backing Up
Wood in Friction
With Filipino S

WASHINGTON, October 1S.-The
administration stands souarely be
hind Governor General Wood OF the
Philippine Islands in his present
friction with he Fiiipiuos. Secfe-
tarv Of N.r Weeks cabIeJ Wood
todal.
"You are entitled to the support
of the administration and you
have it, p" Weeks cabled. The pow
els of ,hc governor gcneral have
not been exceeded bE you i'll any
instance of which the war depart
ment has been advised, " Weeks IN
forned Wood, referring to charges
of Woods critics that he had
usarpcd legislative powers granted
the Philippin legislature. which
- been under investigation BY
the war department.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18

Estate Of Dr Wa, Erkeicns, De
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un'
dersigned Geo. ". Allen, admins
TRAITOR Of the Estate of DR.. Wm.
Erkeiens, deceased to the creditors
of, and all persons h;&ing claims
against the said deceased, to 'e%-
hibit the same with the necessary
vouchers within ten months after
the first publication Of this notice,
10 the said Geo W. Allen ut l07.
1O9 Rehkopf Building, FL Centric,
California, the place Of transacting
business Of the estate.
Dated this 2sth day Of Septem,
ber, 1928.
GEO. ". ALLEN,
Jas. ". Glassford, attorney for cd
ministrator. @A
Oct. Is Is % 10y
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18

THAr schoolboy of yours is
carrying on" a campaign
every day. A campaign as
tense and vigorous in its way as
that of a full-Aedged soldier in
action. For he is putting into his
daily battle with the three RS the
most delicate MACHINE in the world
"a child's mind.
1t is hard for grown-ups to re-
alize the tremendous amount of
energy and nerve force consumed
by the average child in school
and out. The more eager the child
to learn the more energy he is burn
ing up. And the more careful must
be the re-charging of t;.e mental
battery.
Moreover, child has a double
need. First, he needs energy to
repair his daily loss. Second, he
needs plenty of reserve strength to
grow on. So the food that goes into
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
Macon to Fight
Against Rule of
the Mob's Lash
by United Press Leased Wire

MACON. Ga. Oct lS.-Macon 5
fight against the rule of the lash
bv masked mobs in Bibb County
win he resumed mt the December
session of City Court.
With nine men under arrest
charged with flogging nearly doz-
en- citizens accused, tried and pun
ished without a hearing at a mid
night court held in the woods near
here, the prosecution expects TO
prove responsibility for the series
of floggings.
The first two trials met in re-
verses, but Roy Moore, city solicitor.
is using the interval to strengthen
his evidence against the alleged
band of whippers.
DR.. G. 4. Yarbrough, prominent
dentist. charged with being the
whipping boss of Macon, was ac-
auittcd at his first trial on charge
of rioting in connection with one
flogging. 4 second trial a week
later resulted in mistrial, with
the Jury standing nine to three for
conviction. Dr. Yarbrough still
faccs five other counts.
The National Bank % Mexico
will commence operations as soon a'
The staff Is organized.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
ALPINE ROMANCE
COMES TO GRIEF
in DIVORCE SUIT

An Alpine romance fell by the
wavsidc this morning when com
plaint for divorce was filed by
kasper Britschig of Holtville
against Farina Britschgi, alleging
dcsertion and naming Louis He'll
egensctscr or Louis Setter, also of
Holtville, ass correspondent.
According to the complaint, the
Britschgis were married at Sar-
men, canton of Obwalden, Switzer-
land, on November 10. 1915. There
are three children, Frieda, nearly
eight years o.d, Marie, six years
old and Hedrick, two years old.
Brltschgi charges Heilegensetser
with being the father of the last
named child. The eldest CIR. is now
in the custody of the defendant,
whose present whereabouts is un-
known, The two younger children
are in Switzerland, Marie being IN
the custody of her fathers uncle
and Hedrick being with parties un-
known to Britschgi.
After coming to America, the
Britschgi s lived near Holtville,
and several times during their stay
there. the plaintiff alleges has
wife left him for months ut Il time.
She frequently cursed and abused
him, he alleges, and states site is
possessed of an ungovernable tenn
per.
On March 20 of this year, his
wife deserted him, according te
Britschgi, taking their Oldest child
with her.
He asks that he be given di
vorc- and the custody of their tw'
older children. Huber A. Collins i
his attornev.~
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of NJ Il. Power, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Geo. w. Allen, adninls-
traitor of the Estate of NJ. II. Pow
er. deceased, to the creditors of, and
ali persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit the
same with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the
said Geo. w. Allen, at los Rehkopf
Building, FL Centric, California, the
place of transacting business OF
said estate.
Dated this 2sth day of Septem-
Der, l923.
sa a GEO. W ALLEN,
;,Iss ". GfAssford, Attorney. for Ad-
niinistrator.
Oct s Is - %
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
VEGETABLES

Lettuce, per crate, local SOC
30.
Onions, per Gwt.. white 2.30@9.40;
yellow, 2.o0M2.15; brown, 175@
300.
Potatoes, Rivers l.75@2.OO, poorer
l.50@ 90; Ore. Burbanks, Wash
ington Gems 2.0002.25.
Sweet Potatoes. 3HM3Mc lb.
POULTRY
Broilery. y to ~ lbs, 36M -;
DO Colored, y to IA lbs, 35@
IS: fryers, 2S@3j.
Young roosters, colored 81 lbs.
up, $3.50; old roosterS. l5M II;
Lcghorn old roostCrs, l0M Is.
Leghorn hens, 2l2 to ) lbs, lSM
20; DO } lbs. and over 22@ "a; large
colored hens, 2S0t30.
Live turkeys. Young, 35M 3S.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18

Turkey time s a-coming! If you
want top prices for your birds,
here's few tips from the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Range fattening is more salts
factory than pen fattening, the de-
partment says. Begin fattening
about three weeks or month before
marketing, and proceed gradually
by feeding lightly on corn III the
morning and again in the evening
a short time >eforc the turkeys go
to roost. Increase the quantity of
corn feed gradually until the birds
are getting all they will eat. Be
careful not to feed new corn too
heavily aAptil the turkeys have be-
come accustomed to it, to prevent
digestive troubles.
Good sized, well matured birds in
good condition for fattening can
often be marketed to best advant-
age at Thanksgiving. Small, imma-
ture turkeys should be held until
Christmas, for further fattening,
but if the birds are unthrifty mar
ket them at Once. Sales outlets to
raisors within express shipping dis
tance of good markets are local con-,
sumers. local buyers and dealers,
more distant buyers or dealers and
carlot shippers, and receivers or
commission merchants of live or
dressed poultry in the large cities.
10 determine the best available
outlet study shipping charges aud
keep in touch with both local and
distant buyers us to price. Distant
buyers will mail quotations on re-
quest.
Market Them Alive
Most producers market their tur-
keys alive. Shipping dressed tur-
keys to markets is justified only
when making local sales or there is
an unusually favorable outlet for
the dressed product. Shipping coops
should be high enough to enable the
birds to stand up. A coop three feet
long, two feet wide and 20 inches
high will accommodate five or six
turkeys. Overcrowding may result
in bruising which detracts from the
market value; overcrowding may
also cause death and complete loss.
If the birds are on the road only
few hours, do not feed them be-
fore shipping. If they are on the
road longer time water and feed
literally to prevent shrinkage i'll
weight Ship in time to place the
turkeys on thd market day or two
before the holiday. Late arrivals
may reach an overstoeked market,
and arrival after the holiday usually
means lower prices.
Killing and" dressing birds is sim
pie when properly done. Hang up
the turkeys by their legs and with
a single stroke push the point of a
sharp knife up through the roof of
! the mouth into the brain. When
properly done this operation paral-
Yves the bird and loosens the feath-
/ ers so that they come out easily
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
Grape Grow ers
Urged to Visit
Local Vineyard

Imperial Valley grape growers,
who are getting ready to prune
their vines for the season, are urged
by B. A. Harrigan, county horti-
cultural commissioner, to visit the
Morton-Johnson vineyards at Melo-
land for the p;upo of inspecting
the excellent pruning done there,
according to the Gordon system.
Mr.. Harrigan stated today that
in his opinion the Meloland vine
ward is the finest malaga vineyard
in the state and is d wonderful
example of what can be done here
with grapes.
The Gordon system of pruning,
which is bighly recommended by
the horticultural commissioner, per-
mits the vines to spread out and
prevents them from dropping in UNI
brclla fashion us is often the ease
under the ordinary method of prun-
ing. In this way the air is allowed
|'to circulate freely through the
vines when the fruit is ripening,
thereby increasing the sugar content
and producing a much better grape.
!! While there l..s been some adj
verse criticism of the Gordon sys-
TEN, the commissioner states he be-
lieves it will produce satisfactory
results in Imperial Valley and
greatly enhance the grape industry
mere.
The mining region in the north
ern part of the Mexican Republic
,1p
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18

no occasion for anyone to become
optimistic. To he sure. in the list
of stocks and bonds of companies
representative of the soft coal in.
dustry. there is wide variety. The
stocks of the older and better
known companies are, by no means,
low in price. In view of the gene
raj trend in the speculative markets,
here is no incentive for purchas-
& ag p II, stockholders
ls.. .t.I tHe. ara1t pL c.g S5ruggIa
which the industry faces, against
the pressure of rising costs through
uniou demands = the one hand. and
- condition of over-production com
bincd with increasing favor for oil
as fuel to limit the selling price on
the other.
Bonds issued by coal min
my company can hardly be said to
have the qu iifications commend
ing them to conservative investors.
In the first place, the mining in
dustry represents Il liquidating pro
position, that is, each ton of coal
taken out, reduces the assets III
timatclv available. Serial maturl-
ties, or sinking fund charge, have
been adopted in some cases to meet
this objection.
"Under the present outlook for
business the Bahsenchart shows
it this week at 10 per cent below
normal. 7 would rather have the
bond of the power company or rali-
road which uses the coal than to
east NV lot with the fortunes OF
The coal mining industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET

san FRANCISCO.-October Is.
Dealers were generally receiving
higher prices IN Strawberries which
sold from 75c. to 81 per drawer
tantaIoupeS were in lighter demand
and standard crates were 25r. low
cr. Persian melons also were 25c.
lowe!. Lemons have dropped
again, the nc@ prices on fancy
stock ranging from S5.25 to $3.50
PER box: Oregon Delicious md
Spitzenhurg apples are now Offered
on the market.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
Market Report

The following mark-- quotations
are furnished through the United
Press by the state department of
agriculture division OF markets
they are the average of actual
prices obtained between 1880 ard 9
o o'clock this morning by the variou,
Jobbers from their sales to re
tailers, hotels, restaurants, cafe, ets
Slight fluctuations may be nctGd
duf,1g the days trading.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-18
LOS ANGELES MARKET

Los ANGELES, October IS
Trading today was moderate APP
pies and grapes continue duh with
receipts in excess of demand. Old
crop grapefruit and oranges are
cleaning up. Onions and russell pot
at0es are weaker but best Burbanks
are about steady. Tomatoes are
firm and other vegetables unchang-