Show Uncommon Sense Bu B J 1 John Blake Hell Syndicate Service Ari v Man has attained an nn on this earth because he reasons Of Ot all tho crea crea- Use Your tures Jures on earth he Reason alone Is able to think consecutively ely I admit that many of his tribe rea rea- reason reason reason son a very little But ut unless they are morons they and If L can use their reasoning faculty they the dont don't they alone are nrc to blame I If It you do not make use of ot your reasoning r power you ou have no one but yourself to answer for JU it e e eIn In spite of the Declaration of Inde Inde- Independence Independence I submit that all human be be- beings beings beings ings are not born equal But nut they all nil have e an equal chance to live and to learn and to think out their own problems Use that mind of or yours Keep It busy Keep KeepIt Keep It open It n Take nothing for granted e e eThere There Is an old proverb to the effect that n man has two eyes and two ears but only one tongue for n a definite purpose e. e i Begin by hy learning to use your own language clearly and effectively There Is nothing that will help you more on you way wa up u the ladder ludder than thant t the ability to use words well and clearly Cultivate as far as 15 It Is possible the acquaintance of men and women who think deeply and speak well i e e Read Head as much and as widely as It Is possible All the worlds world's wisdom up to this time can be found In books You Tou need not learn alone from your own experience The experience of ot others Is yours youre to employ whenever you ou are willing willingto to take the he trouble Wrestle with with your own problems before beCore you apply for help from froIn others S e e Make M ahe the acquaintance and iJ possible hie gain g ran n the We regard oj of intelligent busy hilS people who have mastered their own problems and are usually willing to be o oJ of help to others There Is so much to be gained from life Ufe that it Is a shame to neglect It You may not leave len the record of your achievement on the sands of time But you ou will at least get what there Is to be be- begot got out of ot this life and that thatIs Is a great deal S e a aIt It Is natural said a great American orator to Indulge in the Illusions of ot hope Hope Isn't Illusions was the Enough right word Hope always is an Illusion Through all time it has bas functioned as does the will will-o o will wisp the f that little dab of ot Ignited marsh gas which you sometimes see moving over bogs If you go out In the night In the summer time S e e eThe The man who indulges in the illusions illusions illusions of hope will never be rich or important or even moderately success success- successful successfuL ful fuLlie lie He gambles with his life as a pro professional gambler plays his game gume with the difference that the professional gambler knows he Is going to win winfor win win- winfor for he be operates an apparatus which cant can't lose while the illusion holder Is lucky If It he ever wins at alL e eIt It stands to reason that If you know your our own business and practices practice It that you will have more chance of success than If you try too much some somo other fellows fellow's game Yet there are thousands probably millions of ot people In this country who Imagine that they can cnn by using some soma somes t s kind of ot a system get rich quickly and continue to keep the money roll roll- rollIng rollIng Ing In in s s The psychology ps of such people Is t curious f. f Having no knowledge whatever of f f the stock market they put their say sav savings ings lags Into It without consulting Intel Intel- Intelligent Intelligent intelligent men In Wall Street lose It repine for a little while and then when they get a little more money through hard work worl go through the same process again u alu and once more are ire stripped of ot all they have e eBack Back your hope with knowledge and J experience and you stand a reasonable chance of succeeding In the enterprise in which you have embarked Back It on tips lips or your own hunch honch that experience Is not to enable you ou successfully to play some other mans man's game and you will soon be going to your friends for tor help which you ought not Dot to be given and which In all probability you ou will not be given glen gl en S e e eI I In gambling honses In the brokers' brokers rooms where tickers count out the thel l hours you will dozens doens of forlorn e and poor but always hopeful men men men- and sometimes women What they th y live on I dont don't know But Butr r It cannot be anything substantial for fori i they are arc a sad and disconsolate set of or people e e Q Why should anybody think ink that a game that chat thou oJ of people lle have played un an- unsuccessfully successfully can be beaten by a lucky 11 guess Bueu or two tIVO r Why should they think that luck Flo will go over nver the heads bends of ot many de deserving e- e serving 81 inn but unfortunate people 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