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Show Tram tt Ittttriaml Utturet on accuracy ana fortthought, by Karl M. Pratt, Oak Pari, llllnoli. p, j The accuracy For n rest time !; library is for !' rcylcw of the ! . . ;l dally sources or;! co-operation ! better methods, ji in infoVDla- VVVVVVVVN Hon on the enemies of easy errors and the friends of forethought, to reduce re-duce mutually expensive mistakes mis-takes of mechanical, commercial commer-cial and professional people. Profit in loss is worth watching as it may prove a valuable thought mine. Tho first of tho year many book keopora aro studying on profit and loss, but all of us all tho year can do-voto do-voto tlmo to profit In loss. A passenger missed a train and in waiting for tho next train lost so much tlmo ho decided to try to regain re-gain bo mo of it by a branch car to envo a hnlf-mllo walk. Tho next train camo nnd ho boarded board-ed It. When tho branch car station was reached ho left tho train for tho car just in timo to sco tho car go without him. This mado him loso thno, money, and gavo him a chanco to loso his head. In place of tho latter ho opened his oyos to soo how ho could learn something worthy of tho trouble. Had ho lost his head ho might not havo observed an old acquaintance standing a fow yards nway waiting for a car on a third lino. Ho wont over, shook hands and secured useful information. Had he lost his hoad ho might not Lavo noticed tho bright Uttlo girl on the branch car that finally camo and carried him to his appointment late. But-ho did notlco tho Uttlo girl on account of her executive ability. Sho was with her mother nnd 'brothor nr." two sisters nnd sho managed tho crowd. Sho found her mother a vacant va-cant seat and got her tho length of tho car to it. This littlo Miss Executive Execu-tive attracted nttontion so that a man gavo his seat to her larger sister and a lady moved enough to permit her to sit on tho edgo of tho seat by her and romarked that sho war, tho conductor of tho car. Sho was tho conductor of tho family and ns happy no a lark In doing so. When near 1 tholr destination sho saw a young man by a houso watching for them and notified her family that Jim was thero by tho back door. Jim wont In, as Boon as they began getting off tho car, it may bo to notify tho kitchen to dish up tho Now Year's feast. Miss Executlvo was running through tho front gate as tho family reached tho sidewalk from tho car three rods away. Tho passenger who saw this as compensation for lost tlmo and money reached his place lato, but tho other person In tho appointment was later and all onded well. Wo all hope Miss Executlvo did not eat too much dinner, din-ner, but such activo peopio aro not likely to. |