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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

Fifteen cents hlrhei than last Saturday
AMI t.r llrlest of any time IN oN'- q
lenr. the nop nu'ket this week has llet'
formed a pleasing turn. ruday's affair
was nlrkel higher NOa being top,
while hulk sold sTW6sO0 Packers, con
vlucrd that they ARE not getting ~ many
hogs here m they should, have put ON q
little extra to attract mor, nnd NJ the
same time have not wldened the already
short spread Receipts were good this
week. totallng iShe0 head the second
largest run since this market opened
UaH Quotations
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
NOTICES
Lodge Meetints. Society
and Church MeeGinss

II Is cheaper To advertise the meetings
ihnn send notices by mail rrlepbonls
PIX 30 Tor rates.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

CHICAGO, OCT lB WHEAT Developed
fresh strength today. largely ~ d result
N wet weather IN the spring crop belt
threatening further delay 10 any nrrunu'n
tinu ur supplies NJ the lending terminals
northwest Resides uuWrlcUmr raluN ruu.
llnurd Ia some of the winter wheat terri
tory Urgent demand too nt Liverpool WAS
SIN In evidence The opening which
ranged from y to y, higher was followed
by a moderate additional upturn
IN corn, Rs In wheat. the unsettled
Weather had bulllsh effect An ad,uure
ai Liverpool was also against the hruf-
After opening y to e. higher, the market
srurrd further gains
oats kept upward price win other rr.
rruls Firm cubles were ~ considerable.
Influence
Zig export sales llfed the provision mar.
krt II was said 2GAJOOO pounds ~ hrl
lies nud 800. tlrrcrs or lard had been
disposed Of for 0ctAn shipment
Signs " liberal export business ~
~" senboard tended nrtrrWnrd ~ tighten
wheat values but n reaction SET In when
reports became current that the Hd,nurp
had checked foreign buyers The close
wnS unsettled "a isc net higher with De
'rmbrr at tlOs's and MAY nj FI0Ji5
Increasing corn crop damage frp0rt.
we're received from Nebraska The close
was strndy al asa To ~ net advance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
Grain and
Provisions
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIV

KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN
KANSAS CRY, Oct. M WHEAT No .,
hard, SlUJQl 10; =, red, Sl..OU IN
conn 80 = mixed, OiGtjjc, . white,
GjGGGr yellow. 66q07c
OATS No white, jOd 4Oc; mixed. ~
GaHr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

NEW lORk SPOT COTTON
NEW YORK, Oct. IA COTTON, spOt
quiet; mlddllnH uplands, i2iO; sales 800
bales
COTTON SEED OIL
NEW YORK Oct l6-The cOttOnseed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

kANhAN VITI, OFT, lb,-HINlN- Nerelptn
leo steady 10 strong Bulk tsds bS
tight, Nl6dsuoi pigs, Sdn0fl1Ih.
CATrLE Recelpts 100, steady, prime
Ted steers. se.h0@iO, dressed beef steers,
HgSiOi southern steers, S0JodTt0, coNi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

ST Lutls, oct 10 WHEAT No . red
81 - = hard nominal
cons 40 = Witc, white o.
OATS 40. ., 80 = white nominal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
FOR EXCHANGE

Kansas city income. for uklahoma
ranch or farm lands Give full data 2i6
Westfsll building city
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

WILL TRADE my idO acre farm for
livestock For particulars address Dr
kreuiler, National Hotel, oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
CmCNGn cAsm nRAIN

CHICAGO. Oct. 10. WHEAT 80 . red.
nominal . hard, nominal
CORN No. yellow. GT ,,aGsc
OATS standard. 4ir.
BARLEY 52mDc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
POULTRY AM LIVESTOCK

FOR SALE one year old driving
mare. weight about 1900 lhs gentle aud
sound IN every respect Phone Wal 1894
Address Tl3 East Eigth S.
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FARM WANTED

In central Oklahoma, In exchange, for
two story store building, one room and
one room cottage, close In and clear -
Y 6. NuREN, la2I W Main Phone Wal.
nut lli0
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SCHOOLS
nrrnnn IInn.rn

Beginning Monday oct. II. 1915. or g o.
m, Carnegie Library, east room classes
for beginners Rnd advanced student. m
tiOn $500 per month Ia advance Prof Z,
W L. Rtiehl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

OklHNuluu NllA Will uUNt 10 lNUh' bh'
grand flush the next ten weeks II ~
DIlc surl . l-r a. show anything but u
heavy dc,,rusr cumpu.rd with IVA 10
date. The run totals 1896. hcud, against
lUUpS und the weekly LOSSES are getting
larger all the time Hog receipts show
d better than 2UOm head gniu Tor the
suinr period. aud with higher market
than last ypnr, there Is possibilities thut
at least II $4,000 head gain rnn be- the
run up between now aud January
l,ryrlprs 10y railroads thls week show
tho Rock Island by lar In the lead over
itn line, came 30 ours, against ~ VIA
SANTA Fe 40 risuO and lS over the kuN
live hogs arr selling iuHlic higher thun
u Nynt ago This week flight carried
the basis tu greater levels thsn reached
uui time during 1915, which was d stunt
fur from predicted lu tNrt, there we're
many wngrrs during the mid sumtnr
when the corn looked gond anJ chances
Tor heuyy fll runs newt tu certain, that
"Nr'd sc" H. hog before un s.
The fact that there i- o strictly modern
und fedrrnl ana state recognized dlp
ping plant ut oklahoma tlty Is going {"
b. bigger help than ever after Novrm
Der The new order goes into effect
ut that time, which prohibits cattle com
ing into oklahoma from below the Hue
unless double dipped special permit
system Will be- lnnugurutcd which VIII
Hinw catilrmcn 10 dip their stock once Ia
Texas aud then % -pruud tmr in OEln
huma, but FIRST n must be- shown that
the facilities nj point ~ destination, bolh
Ia pen arrangement aud ynts, are strictly
modern aud that the dipping VIII be m
prescribed hy the bureau NJ uulmul Indus
iry. United States department of ngH
culture
ptIsb,un 'Ity want. more yuttlg next
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
FOR SALE FARMS AND RANCHES

RANCH ~ 1888 acres Of decided land
and +S23 acres that run be leased In
Hutchinson. county rrN Price 500 per
acre, good terms See " h. Grove. 80
Lee Bldg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
Yesterdays Grain Provisions
And Cotton Futures
~ YoRH corroN rrrrnrs
, NEW ORLEANS corr,N furrRns

lew nsW ORLEANS, Oct. 10 Cotton closed
A"AuS ~ an advance OF 10 10 na,n,.
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DETECTIVES

-sN-N--~~~@S~S>-~e~~~
PltkENS Deceive Agency Prices yea.
sonAble. tl0 HerskoWltH BLDG W. 2aa7.
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ST. LoTIs PovLrpy
ELGIS BurTPR


ELgM. III. Oct. ID. BUTTER-ioo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16

,. kANbAH CITY POTATOES
ID, hANSAS CITY, oct ~ WV pOTN.
luhS haW Valley easy, lsc. north.rns.
~ ST. LOTIs POULTRY
NJ, LOClS, Oct Id pOIITRy ana
III TIER Unchanged u
Eg0s-23c.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
WANTED TO RENT

WANTED No, j. strictly modern Z or
y room house, east sidr preferred Must
be IN good nrighborhOud Adults owner
could not take better care of property.
& ~ care Times
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
WALL STREET

49,. VAIL NIMEEI
NhW YORK, Oct 10 The record of I'm
9sys brlef session was one VI uneven
declines followed by general rcoyer'es
nnIial prices were more or less oonf,ls
hn hnd unaettlemeut became more general
mIet on selling of United states steel and
othet potential issues. A number OF the
war shares were tower bv nne 10 two
points and New Haven 9nd prpferred
nn'l Ro,k Island showed similar declines.
tue rally In the final dealings ives led
l baldwin Locomotive and Bethlehem
Mesl, the latter rising polnts from YES
I.erdays close NJ the new record price OF
firm. WV
NEW YORK, Oct. ~ speclaltles, par,lc.
ulafiy war shares. made some upward
progresa nj the outset Of todaya n,oder.
ate trading but the undertOne was one
oi increasing caution. Baldwin Locnmo
Tive Crncibie Steel, American Steel Fnun
dries, General Electric and Westinghouse
advanced FROM material fractions TO two
points with slight gains In Pennsylvania,
Atchison aud Ontario and Western Rock
lslanu added = point " yesterdays De.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
ACCIDENTS I'D !N|||=TI'S'j. IN IN THE
DIAMOND From I(]! sky

More and more thrilling events are
schedqled,for appearance in fioIthcom
sing chapters of 'The DiaMaInd, Iron
eHe Aaterrifie ..l~andttyolshfasppdl fight
ibetweeA RoydtStewart, as E4l flake, apd
William RRpssell, as as Blaiirr, .theslll IS 4,
a .3O-fopt DOWNSTAIRS fall for sRRnsse ~
= The big actor Thought the first take
was not realistic enough, so acted y, 4
all over again In another scene
George [Periolat almost drowned, when
a searchlight was turned on hin
binding him, as\.1e struggled with a.
other actor in %astlooded canal.
Again, "Sombrero Joe" Knight,
famous western character, holds the
reins when an ofd-fashioned stage
coach goes over a cliff. Knight saves
himself and his lcases-how narrow
was his escape shows clearly in the
picture. In a fourthyscene William
Russell tries to ford %aAriver, when the
rapids sweep him away. knight res
cued him by ~lassoing him. No tar@s
was intended hergai n9kltttit occurfe'
naturally. 40 a.S
Lottie Pickford, the charming hero
inc Of this picturized, novel, does
'H' \. LN a. L hR
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
DANCERS
ARE COMING BACK
Members Of Ruth St. Denis Com.
pany Fail to Settle for
Hotel Bill

Four members of the Ruth st. Den
is company which played here Thurs
day night, will be back in the city to.
day to face the charge of trying to de-
fraud a hotel keeper. All four men,
bers are girls, and warrants were is
sued for their arrest yesterday follow.
ing an alteration with the clerk at
The Mckenzie hotel.
The trouble started yesterday morn
ing when the members of the COM
3any refused to pay for their rooms
.or the previous night, alleging that
hey were unable to sleep on account
of the noise. The clerk was bound
not to let them get away without
making a settlement, so sent for
Chief of Police Downing. The COM
pany was stopped as they. were about
to board NO. 4. Miss st. Denis and
her husband, Ted Shawn, paid up at
once, but the four girls, either did not
have the money or absolutely refused
to pay.
Warrants were issued yesterday
and the case turned over to States
Attorney Berndt. He wired ahead to
Fargo and the four members Of the
company were arrested there. They
will be brought back here to face the
charge in the municipal court.
1t was rumored yesterday that the
Ruth St. Denis company has been
having a rather rough time on the
road this season and that the Orien-
tai dancer has not been drawing the
necessary crowd to keep the manager
in good humOr.
Chief Downing and Deputy WEIGH
left yesterday for Fargo to bring
back the offending dancers, and will
likely arrive with them on No. 3 to-.
day.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
THE Hop is DOOMED.

The hod is doomed. So says e. c
Hathern, president Of the Building
Laborers' International Protective
Union.
The quaint old %hod-carrier, with his
briar pipe-the man who merely scar.
ries tle brick up to the fifth story.
while the fellow up there does all the
work"-will soon be but a memory.
1T will not be many years until the
curio shop will claim the hod," says
iMr. Hathern.
Hosting machinery is filling the
place Of the old time laborer, and
even mixing machines are becoming
the rule in building operations. The
hod-carrier has stepped up a notch.
He has discarded his blackened pipe
and now a cigar rakishly adorns the
corner of his mouth. The %lod-carrier
of yore now wears a natty suit, and
stands with his hand upon the lever
Of the hosting machinery, sending up
the material by that means for the
fellow who does the work."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
are that he need not be long without
employment, either in Denver or an,
other city in which he may choose t.
locate. N
FIGHT ON.

iRryan's campaign 10 dop0se WOOD
row Wilson as the leader of the Dem
ocratic party is on.
Doubtless the fight will wax as sacri
monious as did the historic feud be
tween Taft and Roosevelt, with re
suits as disastrous to the peace ant
harmony of the Democratic party.
Ever since his resignation as sec
retary of state, the Commoner ha:
sought an opportunity to oppose hi
chief openly. When he left office, thu
Peerless One asserted suavely tina
Wilson and he were working toward
the same end, but by different routes
T4s illusion, if such it were, has
been dispelled completely. Bryan now
finds that both their paths and thei
detectives are different.
The Commoner will seek to crystal
ize about him all those opposed to wal
or to preparations for better defense
Whether the issue will be popular re
mains to be cen At present the sen
timent is for preparedness, but Bryan
intends to split the Democratic party
clear open; rip it up the back or com
nit any other kind Of an assault rath
er than have it committed to the plan
of national defense as outlined in
President Wilson's speech before the
Manhattan club, Thursday evening.
Bryan will now bait Wilson as he
did Murphy, Ryan and other Tam.na'
ny leaders at the Baltimore conven-
ton. There he attempted to create a
deadlock between the Clark and viii
son factions, hoping that there would
be a harmony stampede in his direc
ton. Failing in that he placed q one.
term plank in the democratic plat,
form. &.
Ills dooOC1dC1OAl WILL AAoOA uAo
couraged all hopes that the one-term
issue would become popular with tho
party. SO the spectacular resignation
was his next move in a we'll laid plan
TO- capture the presidential nominate ~
in 1916. The latest attack on tae
procidopf &c aporf d~1n ma rpAl ~ rho
general plan is reAaoilitate himself.
: The Democrats face a<real danger
in Bryan's opposition. 1t may be
enough to overwhelm the par
ty.. In any event, the Wilson admin
istration has a hard row to hoe. What.
ever the opposition there may be to
he is still a factor in tie Dem.
party and must be reckoned
.... ss-.#.tr -. "F rLF. rE- +I--
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06

collaborating with the war depart
ment in an endeay0r to formulate, by
legislation or administrative action,
action. an acceptable and useful plan
with respect thereto.
Gin this connection, and because of
the patriotic spirit thus displayed it
seems desirable to say that If those
who are the employers OF the young
men of the country cannot by reason
of e or situation in life, give their
personal service, they can do that
which will be equally useful by en-
oouraging in every way the participa-
ton of those in their employ in the
plan of national defense. # they
would so arrange their business that
La certain proportion Of those whom
they engage could undertake this ma
tional service without sacrificing their
personal interests, those who did this
thing would. be acting in the most
p~ublic-spirited and patriotic manner
possible" al
Geographical. Divisions.
The Citizen army would be recruit
cd throughout the entire country and
organized in geographical divisions.
It's members, though enlisted for six
year terms, would be reduced to re-
port for intensive training only for
short periods each year for three
years and during the remaining three
years would be %furloughed subject to
call to the colors in time of a In
addition to officers who may beldevel-
oped in the. course of its operation,
MI. Garrison proposed to draw Off
GERS for this force from men who have
served in the national guard or the
regular army or who have been train
ed in private military schools. Indi-
viduals or organizations in. the exist
ing national guardafree toEdo8so, would
be permitted to come into the citizen
army without change of rank.
For the next fiscal year, when it is
proposed to put this new policy into
operation, Congress will be asked to
appropriate $1S2,717,036; the second
year the amount will be $~212,S15.879;
the third $228,315,879, and annual-y
thereafter If the policy were contin-
ued without change the army budget
would be 1882, 234,559.
The Additions.
s|a i ACf duuAIAOA0. " O'.AC6uA0 d ny s
contemplated are ten regiments of in
fantry. four regiments Of field artil-
lery, fifty-two regiments Of coast ar
tillery, fifteen companies of engineers
and four aero squadr0ns, to be
brought in half next year and half the
following year. s2
This plan when completed would
place in the Panama Canal Zone.
Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines and
Alaska, 1853 officers and 1855 en-
listed men. In he.scontinental United
States, there would be in The regular
establishment 1856 officers and 6 6,y68
men including eleven and two.thirds
regiments of cavalry, twenty.six and
two-thirds regiments of infantry, sew
en- regiments of field, artillery, 10
of coast artillery and about
four thousand officers and men in en-
and signal corps. s5selJuo,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
MEET
HARVARD TODAY

Princeton, N, j., Nov. 5.-Express.
ing the opinion that his men are on
edge for the big gridiron battle witt
Harvard tomorrow ana not caring tc
risk injury to any Of them, Hea
Coach Rush planned only, the lightest
kind Of practice for THE Princeton
team today. Signal drills and .instruc.
lions how to meet the attack of the
Crimson eleven was the work Rush
had mapped out for his players.
varsity was to he lined up against
the scrub team for the purpose of o.
posing the plans Percy Haughton, the
Harvard coach, is supposed to have
taught his men, but there was to be no
scrimmage, tae Tigers merely walk.
ing through the plays.
There was still some uncertainty
as to how the Princeton team "
line fupa in tomorrow's contest, the
first really big test Of the season.
Heave Halsey, the big right tackle,
wio was injured in the scrimmage
practices, will probably start in his
position against the Crimson tomor.
row. Lamberton will start at right
end, in place of Harold Brown. Char
ley Highly is the choice of Coach
Rush for left end. Mclean will start
at left tackle, Nourse at left guard,
Genert at center, Hogg at right guard,
CVaptain Click at quarterback, Shea
at right aalf. Tibbott at left half and
briggs at fullback. This is regarded
as the strongest combination that can
be produced.
It Is believed that 10000 persons
from New York and Philadelphia will
witness the game.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
SICK CHILDREN
ARE At SCHOOL
Mothers Complaints Cause In
quiry Among Pupils

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 5.-Conplaints
of GAINESVILLE, Mimi, mothers to the
Minnesota board of health that tru-
ant officers forced their children to at
tend school when the city was in the
throes of an epidemic Of scarlet fever
caused a physician Of the State
Health board yesterday to visit
GAINESVILLE, where he found twenty
five cases of illness among children.
One pupil attending school has ton
silitis, two scarlet fever and fifteen
are on the verge Of becoming i'll with
scarlet fever. One who had scarlet
fever was about recovered.
He recommended a school nurse,
but said the cases were mild and he
found no necessity for closing the
schools.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
WHAT 1T cosrs.

In New York the cost of woman
suffrage to the tax payers was used
with telling effect. While that in it
self is not, necessarily a potent argu'
ment>againln any:.sovernmental issue,
provided results WARRANT ,tae expendi'
ture, it is particularly applicable to
woman suffrage. y = u
The average tax rate per $10e in
suffrage states is as follows: Colo.
uado, $4.O1; Utah, 1926, and Wash
ington, 1910.
It costs New York state about $2.S3
per registered voter to conduct cleo.
tions. With woman suffrage and over
e,5O0,OoO women of voting age in the
state, the additional cost of elections
might reach $4,000
The average tax rate in New York
where women do not vote is $3.50 per
$780,
These are facts worthy of consider.
-H- #t3| ~ .H.".
ation.
Wisconsin 1as clearly shown US
that to launch all the political vaga-
ries, money is needed. The e1pendi.
ture seldom is justified by the results.
The election returns of Tuesday
revealed a return to, more conserva.
tive views everywhere. Political re
formers have failed to make good.
Voters are tired of their hypocrisy.
There is every indication that the
pendulum is swinging back slowly to.
ward a more orderly view of political
principles. People are tired Of pana-
ceas that fail when applied. They are
watching the rapid rise in the cost of
government and with a fine sense of
discrimination they are placing the
responsibility where it belongs; at
the doors Of the pseudo-reformers.
In 1916 will come the crucial test.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
NEAR riot IN
M|N0T. TUESDAY

Minot, IN. d., Nov. ga near riot
occurred here late this afternoon
when Patrolman John Reed was at
tackled 'by a small mc'o. consisting OF
some 40 men, and badly beaten
before other members of the city
police force came to his rescue.
Reed was e~ndeavoring to stop a
fight between two transients and t.
onlookers- at the mill attacked him
After he had been rescued it We
found necessary to take SO stitches in
his head.
The crowd, it seems, took the p
liceman's club away from him anf
beat him over the head with that ani
stones. His position was for a tim,
critical until help arrived.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
HE LACKS NERVE.

Here is the story of a man who evi
IDENTIFY looks upon the world from ar
abnormally pessimistic angle. He is
to be pitied-not so much because he
is out Of a job as because of the fact
that he is the victim of a mood which
would render aim incapable of holding
q job-at least, very much Of a job
even If he had it.
But read the following verbatim
copy Of this mans advertisement,
which recently appeared in a Denver
newspaper. Here it is:
"Does any slave driver want a
slave? This is a good chance. I must
eat and will work faithfully.
''r'ye been in Denver fourteen
months and cannot find anything. !
have to eat. The Lord has so consti.
tuted human beings that they must
eat. II I were q horse, some. man
would own me and feed me.
"Now, I want to he a human horse.
I am willing to work even for a slave.
driver-and work hard, like a horse,
for something to eat and a place to
sleep. do not expect to be petted or
Ted Jumps or sugar-but / would like
q kind word now and then.
However, / wouldn't insist on the
kind word"
Then tle advertiser gives his name
and address. It ia hardly probable
no matter how strong the pulling pow.
er of the paper in which the adver.
tisement appears-that the man of
doleful tune will receive many an.
sWers, because employers are not
looking for men 50 stepped in sorrow
1t is the fellow with the upward
curve of the lip who gets the job
and he is the fellow that makes
good on the job, too.
The world doesn't take kindly to the
man who wlines; and ii the Denver
unfortunate will try to view the world
through optimistic eyes, the chances