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Dr. Marden's Uplift Talks By ORR1SON SWETT MARDEN Copyright bj- IXoOlnr ttanipaper B;nllcol SELF-CONFIDENCE A8 A SUCCESS A88ET. "P1 EDDLE 'cm as though they were apples," said on editor to a trembling, sentimental girl who ottered him her manuscript with an air of a convict about to receive a death sentence, "If one man does not want your, apples another will. Don't bo afraid of mo or anybody else." Carry yourself with a self-confident air, as though you really believed In yourself, and you will not only Inspire others with a belief In your ability, but you will also come to bcllevo In yourself. A koen observer can pick out a suc cessful man on the street by tbo way he carries himself. It ho Is a leader, every stop, every movement Indicates It; there is assurance In his bearing, ho1 walks aB If he wero master of him self, as If he believed In his ability to do things, to bring about results. His self-confident air Is an Index of the success he haB attained. Men and women who succeed lu their undertakings aro thoso who set their faces toward their goal and stoutly affirm and reaffirm their con fidence In their ability to reach it. There Is everything In keeping one's self up to the success standard and maintaining In all Its dignity and In tegrity one's confidence In his power to accomplish tho work undertaken. On the other hand, It Is easy to pick out tho failure. There Is no decision, no victory In his step, his uncertain gait Indicates lack of confidence in himself; his dress, his bearing, every- ming poinis lowora incompetence His shtftlessness Is pictured in every movement of his body. Thero Is nothing uncertain, nothing negative, In tho makeup of tho suc cessful man. Ho is positive- to the backbone. He does not need bolster ing up; he can stand alone. It is not so much what he says as what he does not say; his very silenco carries power. You feel that there is a large reserve back of everything he says or does. It Is wonderful what a power self- confidence has to marshal all the facul ties and unite their strength In one mighty cable. No matter howtjnany talents a man may .possess. It ho be lacking In self-confidence he can never use them to the best advantage; he cannot unify their action and har monize their power so as to bring them to bear effectively upon any one point. - Never .permit anyone or' anything to undermine your self-confidence. Never admit to yourself, even In thought, that thero may be a possibility of your failure. This constant affirmation, this persistent dwelling upon the positive, or plus, phase of success, and never admitting tho negative, will tend to strengthen, to render Impregnable, tho great purpose, the one unwavering aim,' which brings victory. As a spring can never rise higher than Its source, so one can never at tain a greater bucccbs than he believes he can. A cheerful face, a hopeful, confident air, and a determination to make the best possible out of tho situation have often tided a man over a crisis In his business, when the least exhibition of morosenelis, anxiety or doubt would have precipitated the ruin he was so anxious to avert. Employes are quick to detect doubt, anxiety or fear In their employer. If he Is downhearted and discouraged, his mood will communl cate itself to everyone who works for blm. The customer, In turn, will be affected) by tho gloomy atmosphere of the store, and will go elsewhere. Thou sands of concerns have gone down dur ing panics or periods of business de pression simply because the owners did not know how to control them selves or to conceal their doubts and tears In regard, to the condition of their affairs. Discouragement Is the great destroyer of ambition. It must be crushed and eliminated as it It were a plague. Regard yourself as superior to the evils which surround you. Learn to dominate your environment, to rlso above depressing Influences. Look tor tho bright side of things, not the dark tad gloomy side. ANOTHER CHANCE TO MAKE GOOD. VN the .state of New Jersey Col, Ed- H ward A. Stevens, commissioner of public works, Is trying an experi ment with a convict camp, which Wasn't even a fence around it. Thirty .prisoners were sent there from the over-crowded Trenton prison, to work on the highways; and the idea Is not only to Improve tho roads but to Im prove tho prisoners and to help solve tho prison problem. Tho workers have named it tho "Don't Worry Club," while It Is known officially as State Camp No. 1. Tho word "convict" and the Idea of pris oners are eliminated everywhere, There are no cells, and although thero are several guards, they minglo with tho men In friendly Intercourse. When their day's labor Is finished they enjoy baseball, music or any other healthful amusement, The men are selected on merit from the state prison, and there are hun dreds of Inmates of Trenton who want Getting Trousers Free. A well-known Southern clothing, firm has a novel scheme for increasing Its business'. Tho birth records are scanned In tho newspapers 'every day and record is made of the birth of each male child. A congratulatory let ter Is then sent to the parents qt each new boy, wishing him long life and prosperity, and with the letter Is sent a miniature pair of boy's pants. These pants measure' about four or five inches from waistband to knee. In the letter t is sold that It the letter and to be transferred to "Don't Worry Camp." Opportunity t" go Is a reward for good conduct. In time, It Is believed, tho camp will not only bo self-governed, but also self-supporting, nnd tho men's labor can be paid for without cost to the state. Tho success of this experiment i will not only mean a revolution In pe- j noiogy, Diu do a cause lor rejoicing to , the taxpayer. Every human being who goes wrong should have a chance to redeem him self, to try again, and ho ought to have an opportunity that is favorable. Ho ought not to bo put In an environ ment whore everything nround him suggests tho crooked, the wicked, where- everything tends to arouso the brute in him to develop tho evil thing in htm, tho love of revenge, bitterness, hatred and to kill tho good. He ought to be In an environment which would help jilm to forget tho bad, which would only suggest the good, the pure, the. clean, which would suggest his divine ly, not his beastly, propensities, and which would hold out hopo of another chance a chance to make good. The brutal Instinct lingering In man has been graphically Illustrated In our cruel, Inhuman treatment of prisoners, and in our barbaric slaughter of hu man beings, upon whom the death penalty has been pronounced. Justice does not demand such an exhibition of horrors. Thero must be some more human way of treating our erring brothers. How can we expect a criminal to get back tho self respcc.t which he has loBt, by cruel treatment, by half starving him, treating him like an animal Instead of like a man, putting him In an Iron cage away from God's light and, air? There Is good material, ability enough, energy, resources enough In these people wo thus deprive of lib erty and life, to perform great services to humanity as well as to themselves and their families. What right have we to deprive them at least of a chance to make good7 How often tho crime we commit against our prison ers Is far greater than their crime to society! If we wish to reform prisoners we should try to make them self respect ing, healthy beings. Their environ ment should be as attractive and as' normal as possible. Reform means healthful, normal conditions. The mind Is In no state to Improve or re form when suffering from mental de pression due to the vicious, criminal suggestive environment, where every thing reminds tho prisoner of his fall, or his inferiority, and everything about htm tends to Impress upon him tho fact that ho is not a human being, but an outcast. We have all felt the restful, restor ing, renewing power of beautiful scenery, of country life. Why should we deprive a prisoner of these helps to health and normality? Nature is a great restorative, and criminals should bo kept where they can get the full benefit of the sunlight; air and country life, In an environment which would suggest only the good and true, filled with possibilities of recovering lost manhood and starting fresh. RESCUE "HOMING INSTINCT" IN CRABS Existence of It Is Recognized, But Scientists Admit That It Puzzles Them. Noted naturallBts of Great Britain Jiavo recently discovered tho extraor dinary and surprising faculty In cer tain crabs to find their way back al most unbelievable distances to their birthplace and original feeding grounds. Sir Isaac Newton once de clared that with all his grand discov eries he was nothing but a child pick ing sea shells from the beach by the great ocean of truth. The students of animal behavior, such as Professors Jenlngs, Mast, Watson and others, since this discovery of a "homing In stinct'" in crabs, are more convinced than ever of Newton's wisdom. Tho scientific accounts of the crabs "walk" describes many of them, and in particular a male and a female of these creatures, caught at Yorkshire, Eng land, and transportedto Skcgnees in Lincolnshire, which irawled all the way back to exactly the place they had left Traps had been set In the place where they were originally captured and the shellfish experts awaited with great skepticism the results of the un usual experiment AH Investigations of how and why crabs migrate back to their home, as 'in the case of pigeons, have proved so far fruitless. His Limit A little boy, nfter gazing In the win dow of a music store for some, time, went In and said: '"Ow much is that planner in th' cor ner?" After the dealer had recovered from his shock, he answered; "Six hundred dollars, my boy." The boy pulled a long face and E(ild: "Well, give me a mouth organ, please." Whom Kings Envy, Once the Duchess of Argylo wrote to several of tho crowned heads of Europe and aBked whom they espe cially envied. The Czar of Russia answered: "I sincerely envy every man who Is not loaded down with' he cares of a great empire." Francis Joseph of Austria wrote: "I envy the fate of a man who Is not an emperor." Tho Christian Herald. When a candidate makes too much noise In a campaign ho sometimes scares votes away. the little pants are returned to the firm when the baby Is .large enough to wear his first trousers they will be given to him free. According to a member of the firm in question, about 20 per cent of the letters and pants sent out are returned and exchanged for tho free pair. At Least an Explanation. It tho creation of' woman was an af terthought, the fact might explain why sho considers the postscript of a let tor the most important part ISTORY again repeats Itself. Seventeen years ago. In November, 1807, the United States revenue cutter Bear was dispatched northward to rescue the crews of eight whaling vessels Ice bound in the Arctic ocean Bomowhere In the neighborhood of Point Barrow, Alaska. Now the same ship Is off once more for that frldd reclon. but this time to effect the relief of that part of the crow of the ill-fated Karluk now marooned upon Wrnngel Island, to the northwest of Bering strait. As will be recalled, the Karluk set out to explore tho Arctic region north of Beaufort sea and If pos slblo to examtno more closely Crocker land, which was sighted by Peary on tho 24th of June, 190G, from a dlBtant point. Tho discovery of Crocker land gave tangible support to tho old contention that the polar region was not a great ice-covered sea, but instead that a vast continent existed there beneath Its eternal cloak of snow and lco. Stefans son was one of thoso whq believed In tho existence of anArctlc continent In that wide untraversed realm, and his aim was to trace a part at least of Its boundaries. To the casual observer the untimely ending of his expedition might seem to have thwarted his purpose and to have rendered useless the ventur ing of the Karluk, but the loss of that craft In itself has, paradoxically, added cumulative evidence of the existence of the shores that Stefansson and his followers did not see. To make this clear it is necessary to explain how the searching mind of the scientist has already determined tho probable existence of an uncharted Arctic continent or a vast archipelago of large Islands covering a total area of quite 600,000 square miles an area more than ten timos as big as the state of New York or as largo as Alaska itself. Have you ever spilled a cupful of water on a level bit of ground? If so, you have probably noticed how far the liquid spread. Again, you have no. doubt poured a bucketful of water into a barrel and been disgusted at the modest .degree it went toward filling It. In a popular way this illustrates the manner in which the waters of a rising tide ad vance upon low-lying lands and, again, how tho same influx is relatively but lit tle noticed when the basin is aeep and broad. Without entering into the normalWH " K ' that they are the risB n'.6' "nd ln some parts SSnM 18 conslderably less than it wi I t 0 Wa,ter Were free t0 circulate from w.n , J101? r from s,de t0 sld ' 'Ho Arctic basin. Indeed, so we are told by R. A. Harris of the United States coast and geodetic survey, "at Bennett island at Teplitz bay, Franz Josef land, tho range of tho diurnal wave has about one-half of tho magnitude which the tidal forces acting over an uninterrupted Arctic basin would pro duce." In othor words, tho normal or theoretical flow Is somehow Impeded, and the question is. What Is the nature and the extent of this ob struction or scries of tidal checks? "Tho semi-daily tides found in th Arctic ocean are derived almost entirely from those of the North Atlantic, because the semi-dally forces van ish nt the pole and are very small In the higher latitudes," Mr. Harris continues. "It Is a case of getting near the hub of a wheel. These tides enter the Arctic ocean proper by way of the strait lying between Spitzbergen and the eadtern coast of northern Greenland. They are propa gated through the Arctic to the New Siberian Islands, tho average rise and fall at Bennett Is land being 2.5 feet. "Now upon the assumption of an uninterrupted Arctic basin tho tides at Point Barrow and at Fiaxman Island could not differ greatly In size from the tides which would, upon the same as sumption, be found at Bennett Island. But as a matter of fact tho rise and fall of the semi-dally tide Is 0.4 foot at Point Barrow and 0.5 at Flax man Island." But the presence of an obstruction, assuming the water for the tidal movement to come, as Mr. Harris says, from tho Atlantic ocean via the passage between the northeastern coast of Green land and Spitzbergen, is further evidenced by the directions ln which the ebb and the flood tides flow. If no barrier existed to the free movement of the flood from' east to west then the ebb would run east to tbo outlet between tho two points mentioned. In short, It would leave by tho short est route to the original point of entry into the Arctic basin. Other records are available that help to bear out Mr. Harris' argument ln favor of a vast un charted continent or extended group of big Is lands of which Crocker "land Is but a part. In September, 1S79, the Arctic exploring craft Jean netto was caught by the Ice and frozen in near Wrangel Island, where the Karluk's men are now marooned. She was carried by the ebb tide along with tho Ice to tho westward until she sank on June 12, 1881, to the northeast of Bennett Island. Again, Nansen's Fram was frozen ln to the eastward of Bennett island on September 22, 1893, and after drifting generally Westward got clear on July 19, 1896, at a point nearly due north of Spltzborgen. Now let us see what happened to the Karluk. On October C, last year, Stctansson's ship was swept from her anchorage by a gale and carried off shoro at a point northeast of Barter island near Manning point. There sho was caught by the Arctic pack, from which It was impossible to break her loose,' and thenco she, too, drifted to the westward always westward until crushed and sent to the bottom north of Wrangel Island TtAPmmcATjjri; ffiranayrAi, JvdirorAxn jshapj? crjurwcmtt&M'cric cwm&fr ivix iifSii Home low 3 2. JCZZtyZTZ at a position close to that ln which the Jcannette was first gripped by the Ice in September, 1879. Why should all these vessels have been moved continually to the west by the Arctic drift? Sim ply because, aB Mr. Harris and others have ex plained, the Incoming tide from the Atlantic has to sweep to tho eastward and around some great obstruction that reaches down from close to the pole to a point fairly' near Alaska and the upper most shores of the Dominion of Canada The ebb tide in passing out ln turn has to follow the sarno circuitous route, but Its movement Is to the westward, and probably stronger ln Its general effect than the Incoming or flood tide. Why should this be? Look at the little map that goes with this arti cle. The curving lines with time marked ln Roman numerals show how the advancing high tide moves from the Atlantic and the other fig ures and decimals indicate tho measure of the rise. Plainly, the further the water sweeps into tho pocket ending at Beaufort sea tho smaller the tidal flux and the slower the water moves In tho interval of tldo change; the water, so to speak, Is being crowded. Accordingly on the ebb the sweep Is freer, as it is trending toward the great open Atlantic, and this probably accounts for the aggregate net gain ln the westward drift. In this fashion, with tho tidal data available, tbo hydrographer has been able not only to com pute tho general nrea of the unknown continent or archipelago, but to approximate Its broad con tours. True, the Karluk never reached her ob jective, and Stefansson did not even see Crocker land, but his ship, In her unchecked wanderings ln the grip of the Arctic pack, confirmed the ex istence of the vast barrier ln the Arctic basin and will Inspire further efforts In the direction of 'Its exploration. After the Karluk sank Captain Bartlett and his men made their toilsome way southward over the pack ice to Wrangel Island, where they encamped with such of tho ship's stores as they were able to carry off with them. From Wrangel Island Captain Bartlett and one Eskimo made a sledge trip to the Siberian coast and Providence bay, thence crossing In tho American whaler Herman, north of the St. Lawrence island to St. Michael on the Alaskan shores. From St. Michael news of the predicament of his men on Wrangel Island was dispatched to the United States, and steps wero at once started looking to the early relief of the shipwrecked crew. At this time the United States revenue cutter Bear Is on her way into the Arctic ocean and would undoubtedly hayo gone sooner had It not been learned that the Arctic pack was still as far south as Point Hope, Alaska. The work cut out for tho doughty little steamer Is perilous, for she will probably have to noso her way north and westward against a good deal of opposition as It is. We can best gather an Idea of the task by reference to the kindred duty performed by the ship in the early summer of 1898 when she, got tho crews of the eight whalers out of their hazard ous positions on the northern Alaskan coast. Capt. F. Tuttle, then In command of the Bear, started from St. Michael on July 7 and on the 17th of that month stood northward through Ber ing strait. Arriving off Point Barrow about July SO, the Bear was made fast to the solid pack. It was Impossible to an chor. One of tho whal ers, tho Jeannette, was also secured to the lco to the south of the revenue cutter. Here Is what Captain Tuttle re ported of the situation at the time: "In the afternoon of the 30th there were largo pieces of Ice drift ing along with the current. Fearing they might strike the vessel and part the mooring lines, got under way and steamed into an indentation in the ground ice, where the steamer Jeannetto was made faBt. A suitable mooring place was found and the vessel made fast to tho ground ice. "On August 1 and 2 loose ice would drift In and pack around the vessel where sho lay In tho indentation ln the Ice. As there was only a tri fling pressure no danger was anticipated. At 2 p. m. August 3 came a sudden pressure of the ice, the four forward fasts carried away and the vessel forced astern about five feet. The pres sure then coming against the starboard side forced the port side against tho ground ice. "A point of Ice under water abreast the engine room, the weakest place ln the vessel, as thero are no athwartshln timbers there, forced the port side in sufficiently to buckle the engine room floor ninten. Men were immediately sent with ice chisels and the ice was cut away. As soon as the ice was removed the pressure at that point ceased and the floor plates dropped back ln placo, "The after section of the rudder was sprung about an eighth of an Inch. The ice was cut from around the rudder and the pressure on that was removed. So far as can be seen no material dam age was done by the n'.p. A vessel less strongly constructed would have been crushed at once." On more than one occasion that year the little Bear was hard put to It and her mission of mercy was fraught with hazards. On several occasions during that Arctic summer she had to blast a channel open to clear water, and this exploit was not always Immediately successful, while the odds against escape piled up in a threatening manner. However, the ship kept steadily at her task, and in the end the Ice-bound whalemen were succored and carried back to civilization, or after restora tion to health set upon other whalers in that treacherous region. Ice was not the only peril, for with the milder months there was fog, and "occasionally very strong winds or gales that meant danger upon that barren coast. As a part of the relief expe dition a sled party was dispatched overland long before the Bear could nose her way Into the Arctic ocean, and of the gallant work of those men Americans and tho personnel of the revenue cutter service may well be proud. In closing his report to the treasury depart ment Captain Tuttle said: "Tho officers and crew bore the monotonous isolation with the greatest natience, complaints being almost un heard of. The courage, fortitude and persever ance shown by tho members of the overland ex pedition are deserving of the highest commenda tion. "Starting over a route seldom traveled before by dog sleds, with a herd of over 400 reindeer to drive and care for, they pushed their way through what at times seemed Impassable obstacles, across frozen seas and over snow-clad mountains with tireless energy until Point Barrow was reached and the object of the expedition success fully accomplished." Such is the type of tho men now aboard the little cutter, and there Is every reason to expect the same splendid performance of their present mission as was witnessed under Bomewhat kin dred conditions 17 years ago. UTILIZING THE VACANT LOTS Matter of Importance In Which This Country Might Learn a Lesson Form Older Lands. Some of the gayest, happiest pic tures of family life to be found In Germany, and even as far north as Copenhagen, are of the evening gath erings of working men and women ln the vacant lotB, for families who llvo ln apartments and tenements are al lowed to have small gardens or play plots there. Tho actuating purposo behind thlsmovement ln Europe is the preservation of the home, and limitation of the poverty and dlseaso duo to alcoholism, but It Is as power ful an Influence ln directing the recrea tion of tho "grownups" Into whole some channels as are our school gardens In this country. A New York paper recently com puted the value of 191,742 pieces of vacant land ln tho city to be $644, 637,185. It is being argued that the owners should contribute tho use of this land for "temporary playgrounds for children and potato patches to help hold down the cost of living for the poor." An enterprising department store ln Los Angeles recently purchased a quarter-block of land for a new site, upon which it will build five years hence. The walls of adjoining build ings wero painted artistically with mountain scenery and an announce ment of the advantages of this site for the future business of tho store. The ground was laid out as an Invit ing public recreation park for chil dren and adults, to be used until building operations commenced. Such experiments would be possible and valuable ln almost every city or town. COUNTRY. TOWN MUST STAY NOTICEABLE ACCENT. Rosemary Look at the man making motions with his hands and wriggling his shoulders. Thornton Yes; I happen to know him. Rosemary Whq Is ho and what is he doing? Thornton He Is n deaf and dumb man who talks with a French accent. WORTH TRYING. "Now some doctor advises people to eat sand. 8eems dangerous to me. What do you think?" "Dunno. I think it might be safe to take a chance. Most of us need It badly ln our systems. GOOD EATING FOR NEIGHBOR Man Discovered, Altogethe'r Too Lata, That Ha Had Been Killing Hit Own Chickens. A good story Is told about two well known residents of the North end. Both kept hens, and as each lias a gar den they hayo been rather fussy about keeping their henhouses locked up and the birds confined. Both have tho same breed of bens. Only a tow days ago one of them found that a hen had been scratching and Injuring his garden. He looked at his hencoop and saw it was all shut up and he immediately sus pected his neighbor's fowls. The an noyance continued and finally one day he said to bis friend: "Say, your chickens aro raising havoc with my garden." "Is that so?"' said tho' other. "Now If you find any of my hens over on your place just kill them." "Do you mean It?" said tho other. "Certainly I- do," replied tho man. A few days later the man's wife saw a headless chicken thrown over on the lawn. She picked It up and carried It In tho house and told her husband about it when he came home to dinner. "We will eat it," ho quietly said. Two more came over, and the family had more chicken dinners. A few days ago the man who had been doing the butchering mot his neighbor on the front lawn and said: "Say, do you know, I have been kill ing my own liens 7" "Sure," said tho-other, "and I have fcten eating them," It seems that the man who made the complaint found out back of his own coop that ono of the hens had bur rowed a hole underneath ami they were getting out 'that way. The hole was so covered that It did not show from the front. Manchester Mirror and American. Replacing Animal Fats. ' Oil pressed from copra, the dried meat of cocoanut, is rapidly replaclns animal fats In the manufacture of of ttflclal butters ln Europe. City Centralization a Menace to the Most Vital Interests of the Country. The pendulum of trade Is swinging slowly but certainly toward the elim ination of the country town ln busi ness systems of a not far distant day, according to the views of some serious-minded students of the times. Nu merous retailers of the state foresaw changes coming years ago, and are be ginning to predicate their beliefs on this town elimination on the now ex isting conduct of business in practical ly every town in the state, says a Lin coln (Neb.) correspondent of the St Louis Globe-Democrat. It Is a problem that has caused many a country storekeeper to Bwal low a lump when he began to think about it Economists have given it theoretical attention and the mer chants have considered it ln the light of practice. Both are arriving at some conclusions ln the matter and both are pointing out remedies which they be lieve could be applied in such a wny that the disease, if such it be, can be checked and the Identity of the coun try town preserved. If not the country town what? Therein students of economy, besides business men, become a factor in tho equation. That is just it If not the town, what shall supplant It? That 1b tho question which farmers have begun to study, too. It's all very much of a problem to which the thoughts of hundreds of Nebraska business men are being directed at this tme. It is the guiding Impulse ln convention dis cussions and the topic wherever a few of them are gathered. Rest Rose Bushes Now. In the case of roses now moro than one year planted, no water need bo given until October, unless tho soil Is very light Indeed. This will afford a much-needed rest. Do not be troubled if somo leaves turn yellow and drop away, for no harm will re sult Small and soft canes may have their bark shrivel. These should be cut away about October 1, all crossing canes, tangled growths pruned out, the center of each bush left free and two-thUds of all other growth cut back. This leaves a fow stubby, stur dy canes. Water well, and keep wa tered. When vigorous growth is start ed tho plants will begin to hunger. Then fertilize, lightly at first, and ln three or four weeks as heavily as you choose. The result will be roses of a high order. Journalistic Feat By "T. P." A brilliantly striking feat ln jour nalism was recently performed by T. P. O'Connor, M. P. Tho best apprecia tion of Mr. Chamberlain, from the point of view of a personal observer, which appeared ln tho London news papers, wa8"that written by Mr. O'Con nor for tho Telegraph. A request for the article was sent to Mr. O'Connor just as the House of Commons was rising at 5 o'clock. Between 6; 30 and 7:30 p. m. he had written the apprecia tion, which ran to between five thou sand and six thousand words. This did not exhaust Mr, 0'Connflr's activi ties for tho day, as he attended the dinner of the Associated Industrial In surance Societies ln tho evening, and delivered a brilliant after-dinner speech, "Tay Pay" Is-renewing his journal istic youth 1 Hit Wish. Flatbush I notice two novelties "to aid gardeners are a hoe with a seed box near the blade with which plant--lng may be done, and a Bhovel with a second grip part way down the handle. Bensonhurst But what we really need most Is a weed getter that will work while wo sleep, ' Put It on the Othor Fellow. "Wo should so live," remarked tho man on the car, "that the-other fel low will be to blamq If anything goes wrong." ! ft i Q