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Show TOpEirhDtjpiiir ' By Earl M. Pratt, Oak Pnrk, Illinois. ; Thoso parngrupus aro written for three thousandnewspapers ana iung azlncs. Fifteen years ago I Wroto an "nil tho year round" bookmark and Intended In-tended to photograph It for this lot-tor. lot-tor. But rot much over flfteon minutes ago a man "told mo that ho did not bo-Hovo bo-Hovo that I would ever bo ablo to write a letter. which would Increase tho accuracy of the reader of it threo per cent. Somo other men and I think otherwise, other-wise, and hero is the announcement of tho fight I am ready to make. My doubting critic thinks that peo-plo peo-plo will read and say "yes," and then go on Just tho same as over. My goal Is to be able to wrlto something some-thing which peoplo will read and say nothing, but think a minuto a day It n way to mako loss errors than tlicj havo boon making. Am I more nccurnto than two, ton or twenty yenrs ago? Yes, I am, and becnuso I mn 1 am doing somo things successfully to-day that I could not do fivo years ago though I had tho opportunity. How havo I becomo moro nccurato? By rovlowing each day and studying a hotter wny. By remcmborlng thnt thero aro others ' who havo feelings and porploxltlos. By believing thnt every person knows something useful use-ful to me. By remembering that tho best friends nro made out of thoso people who doubt your ability or purpose. pur-pose. By holding to tho Idea that a littlo gain Is bettor than nono. Ask mo questions. This moans you! |