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He That Lives Upon Hopes Will Die Fasting. -Franklin. rng. PERHAPS no man earned greater right to utter such truism, to lay down the precepts that have come to us through him, than this shrewd, practical, industrious Franklin. It would almost sug- · gest that if a man is one hundred per cent diligent and awake in his daily effort, that is in his office, in the brickyard, behind a counter or following a plow, he cannot escape the promptings of his financial conscience which says, ~~Invest some of your Diligence in sav. ,, Abandon vapid an~ useless hope-be practical-save so you do not die fasting and your hopes will silently and surely take care of themselves. · Set a goal and then do not hope you will arrive, but strive that you may-you can, through a Savings Account at THE WILMETTE STATE BANK Central Avenue at· Twelfth Street "YouT Home. Bank"