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The Washington times., 1910-08-18
The Business Doctor
By Roe Fulkerson

until AT this stage, il VIII not be
question OF buying a suit but a question
OF which OF these two suits he VIII buv--
The secret Of the whole matter IS this
process Of getting the other suits out
o. sight, because they only tend TO en-
fuse the customer, and make the
choosing more difficult
This is. then, the secret Of success
ful craftsmanship When the saIesrna-,
IN any line has narrowed the choice
Of many articles down 10 a chofca he
tween I"o' ne has succeeded il his
one big retail clothing house IN. New
YORK has rather unusual ruIe IF
Sa ieSmau finds that he cannot 7,al-z =
sale and Vet turns his customer over
20 another salesman who does make l.
me man Who turned the customer over
20 JIle successful salesman --ets Is
4iLeSA & Suit on his record as the man
VINO made the sale The pIa7 is work
co JhuS-a salesman has q customer
Mhom ne cannot SuiJ-he sees the pa
IRON SlpplnS from between his fingers
ne SIMPLY tells the mar he would Ike
20 nave me m2Dager-Or b1rvsr-cr any
oJher title which he haunenS 10 tkfuiz
o1-tai6 10 him, and he calls the nesresr
S.erk anc turns the prospect over 10
MIN and many a sale Is pulled o!lr OF
the FIRE in this manner
The hosiery department OF Wanna
maker Philadelphia store has a new
stunt for the display Of stockings. IN
stead OF pulling them I'D on the ordf-
nary wooden limbs they have these
forms made Of glass and inside the
glass an electric light Il makes col
ored stockings look much more alrrac-
tive. and gives a thin Eauze erect TO
stockings Of even coarse material
IN the New York Wanamaker store
they are making the merchants look
over their spectacies in amazement bv
installing a taEicab service OF their
own, and the cabs are run AT q lower
rate than the regular service in the
city Another feature of these particti-
ler tsxis Is that there Is no charge for
the time they are kept waiting while TIA
passenger Is shopping In WTanana lrer's
There was n time when. if tl7e,a
was n1su in . village that was sin4r
IoT al other WCr-, they made h5l1,
school teacher. Advertising manaEers
once started the same way. bat nova
DAYS he must be q man WhO has learn
ed the business from the bottom I'D,
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GLOW can You
II teach your
people ; al e sman-
ship - asked the
Business Doctor.
I doubt II you
can ever do II. for
the very fact Of
your making that
inquiry shows that
you yourself don {
md erst and the
gre at underlying
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It is TO he hoped that husbands do not
take unto themselves the example OF
those lake sailors Of Detroit who quit
Lighthouse tender because they didn't
Ike their hlSrults
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ne net total circulation Of The Times
todliyt during the month Of July was
t-ofi-oSl- al copies LETT over and returned
-s+nE eliminated This number. when d.
vioed by g. The number Of days Of publica-
non shows the net daily average for July
20 have been z0.I-E
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The fact that California wants the
Panama exposition bad enough TO call a
special session Of the Legislature should
remove all doubt as TO tie States sin
~c-fr-
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Bar HarboT HonOrs
Rear Admiral Stauntou-

Mrs NJ A Hanna, Mrs Nicholas An
derson. Mrs Robley D. Evans. all of
Washington, and Mrs Pierrepont Ed
wards VIII act as hostesses this after
noon at the reception to be given at
the Bar Harbor Country Club in honor
Of Rear Admiral Sidney a Staunton-
L s n, in command Of the division Of
the Atlantic fleet spending the week at
that resort. and his officers
! Yesterday Rear Admiral stanton and
the officers Of his command were the
guests Of the Pot and Kettle Club ar
luncheon Among the other guests
present were JOnkheer Loudon the
minister from the Netherlands Charlie
magne Tower, former ambassador 10
Germany; Cen Horace Porter, DIT. s
Weir Mitchell. Harold l. SeWaU SON
in-law of Rear Admiral Evans, [. s.
y, and others
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Although her arrival in the inSurren-
ranks was unheraIded and unexpected,
California is nevertheless welcome.
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Il is interesting TO note that the name
Of the insUr-ent champion in California.
the horae OF James = Jcfrries. Is John
SON
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President
And bIrs. Taft Guests.

ana Mrs TAFT Guests.
The President and Mrs Taft were the
honor guests Of the Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs Meyer at dinner AZ the
summer home OF the Meyers. Maple
Rock Farm, Hamilton, Mass, last e.en-
ing
The Secretary and Mrs Meyer, Who
are spending The week at Newport. to
participate in the festivities fin honor Ct
the Atlantic feet, returned to Hamilton
for the occasion, but are expected heck
at Newport today.
Mrs Nicholas L0uEWOrth. wife OF
Representative LouEworth, arrived at
Newport yesterday Tor a visit 10 Mrs
Ogden GOelet.
Mr- and Mrs GOeIe1 are giving
dance Saturday evening. which is 10 be
one Of the most important social events
OF the season Duke Franz JOSH Of
Bayaria, accompanied By his adfutan5.
Captain Won LussOw, IS expected 70 at
tend
Mr. and Mrs W r. Dennis. who left
Washington a few days ago for a motor
Trip through Virginia. have arrived at
the Virginia Hot Springs. and viii re
main thers for the rest Of the month CT
August, at the Homestead
Senator and Mrs. Winthrop Murray
Crane returned 10 their summer home
at Dalton, Mass. today from a motor
trip through the New England States.
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The question now IS not What Is
Roosevelt going 10 do2'' but Who IS
Roosevelt going to doZ-'
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EIr BaHfngar and Mr.. Cannon evident
" hadn't heard Of the Republican reor-
-aniZa ton plans.
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Mrs William P Pope and Miss Annie
Dudley Evans, Of Columbus. Miss. are
the guests of Mrs. Pope's father, Cant
Fred BeaIl, Of $50 Columbia road.
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Rear Admiral Raymond Perry RodE-
erS, L. s. N, was host at luncheon to-
day at Newport in honor OF Rear Adj
niral Seaton Schroeder, L s N in
command Of the Atlantic fleet, and the
officers Of his command
Mrs Whitney Warren viii give n
luncheon in mis- honor tomorrow. a.
which the Secretary O. the Navy will
be among the guests
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The net total circulation, ~ TIA -T7as
SSIz1ass5 during the month OF July was
-.--t-l- al copies left over and returned By
ssSt-ts DelnE eliminated This number, when
1-Elcea uy . the number Of Sundays during
~, SHOWS the net Sunday average 1Or July
70 have been s4.SI2
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Mr. and Ms Philip Buettner and
daughter, Dorothea- have gone to Wis
cOnSin. After a visit with Mr.. Buett-
neT's parents. IN Kswanee. they viii
spend some time in Green Bay. NTil7vau-
kee and Madison. and among the LIKES
Of Wisconsin returning 10 washington
about the middle o. September.
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Il each Issue q The Tines the Circulation
L61les loT the previous day are uIa frlv
Allhled a. the head Of tbe Erst pass az the
left Of the dats line
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( The West may not be wild and woody
| am more but there's still an old-tiuer
ont III Dan-iile who shows a decided
. WILLINGNESS 70 die with bis hoors On
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A golf tournament viii be played tbs
afternoon at Newport for a cup offe--ad
by Miss Maude Wetmore- daughter IF
more.
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It's hard 10 see the advantage IL
I crossing The channel by aiIship- Be
/ ing coli IS about IS bad as being sea
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Col. and Mrs. GarraTd have as their
guests al Fort NTyer. where Colonel Gar
rard is in command, Mrs. Garrar5' =
sister. Miss Susanne GuilfOyIe. Of Fort
Riley Kansas.
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Senator
And Mrs. Depew Sail.

Senator and Mrs. Chauncev NJ De-
pew and Hiss Anna PauIding. who
have been abroad for several weeks.
have sail ID for New York
Rear Admiral Rio ard Wainwright. L
:. y, and Mrs. Wainwright, have left
Washington for Newport
Miss Catherine HoIbrOok has returned
from a months visit TO Miss Taunt. OF
Culpeper, Va, ana leaves tomorrow
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Mrs Allyn CapUOu. Of the Versailles.
has joined a camping party at Clifton,
Va
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Miss EIoise Anderson. Of ParkeTsburg.
q niece Of Mrs Macleod returned 10
washington with them. and viii be their
guest until September.
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The Rev Dr.. Macleod
And Mrs Macleod Return.

The Rev Dr. Donald g. Macleod,
pastor of the First Presbyterian Ch,-rch,
and Mrs Macleod. have returned %
Washington after an absence Of six
weeks Dr. Macleod spent the first
three weeks Of his vacation visiting his
parents in Nova Scotia, and Mrs. Mac
LeOd was the guest Of her brOthe--in-
law and sister. NIr. and Mrs. RoberJ
Anderson Of ParkeTSbuTE. W Va in
his absence Since that time they have
been at Mountain Lake Park, ard Bor-
land Springs W Va
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JULY CIRCULATION.


-olal Tor the month IS, SIS
O@lly average FOR the u0nth--------..- s5s5II
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TO join Mrs Clayton and Miss Clayton.
OF Mexico. who have taken a cottage
at Care May, N J. for the season.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Burning COrnstalks WastefuI.

The old practice of burning
cornstalks in the field is still
practiced in some localities, and
its wastefulness does not seem to
be understood. While stalks may
have but little value as manure,
they have a good deal in the pro-
duction of humus, and farming
on land devoid of humus is a
heartbreaking proposition. The
cutting and blowing under of the
stalks involve no more labor than
do the breaking and burning,
while the former process saves
all their value to the land. Ashes
from corn stalks do not make
good manure.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Rustling Of Leaves.

Until few years ago Hamp-
shire rustics used to sit up till IL
o'clock on old Christmas night,
and as soon as they heard the
leaves rustling they went to the
nearest comstall to watch the
animals get up and lie down on
the other side. The idea of
watching the animals arose from
the belief that at IL o'clock on
the night of the Nativity oxen
knelt in their stalls in honor of
the event; that the rustling of
the leaves refers to the tradition
that thorn trees bloom at mid
night to commemorate the Saw
ours birth.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
What a Great Man Says.

The late Hon. David Davis
once said: Each year every
local paper gives from $500 to
SIS, 900 in free lines for the bene-
fit of the community in which it
is located. No other agency can
or will do this. the local editor.
in proportion to his means, does
more for his town than any other
ten men, and in fairness, man
with man, he ought to be sup
ported, not be cause you happen
to like him or admire his writ
ings; but because a local paper
is the best investment a comlnu-
ity can make. 1t may not be
brilliant or crowded with great
thoughts, but financially it is
more of a benefit to a community
than preacher or teacher. I'm
derstand us now, we do not
mean morally or intellectually,
but financially, and yet on the
moral question you will find the
majority of local papers do the
most work for the least money of
any men on earth. Subscribe
for your local paper, not as
charity but as an investment.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Farmers Week.

During the first week in JAN
uary, beginning the 3rd and last
ing through the 9Th, the Argicul-
tural College of the State Univer-
sity at Lexington, has arranged
to observe Farmers Week. +"
This will be the best opportunity
ever offered for farmers and
stockmen of the State to avail
themselves of the benefits of the
Agricultural College. The swine,
Beef Cattle, Horse, Dairy Cat
tie, and Sheep Breeders Associa-
tions of the State will hold their
annual conventions there on sue
cessive days, each devoting a
half day to speeches, business,
ETC., and the other half to judg-
ing work. The State Corn Grow
ers' Association, the State Corn
Show and Corn School will also
be he held at the College during
the week. Liberal premiums
are offered in the various classes
in the corn show and equally
liberal premiums for farm but
ter. creamery butter, farm milk
and for certified milk. The unex-
celled stock Of the College Farm
and of the magnificent Elmen-
dorf Farm will be freely used for
the judging work. etc.
Rates of one fare plus twenty
five cents for the round trip have
been secured over all roads. The
best authorities in the country
on the various classes of stock,
ETC., have been secured for the
week. All is absolutely free.
A pleasanter or more profta-
BILE week for the farmers of Ken
lucky could not possibly be
arranged. Particulars, premium
lists, etc., may be obtained by
dropping a card to M. A. Scovell,
Director, Lexington, KY.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Bring the Star to Someone.

He for whom Christmas is
named brought the gift of him.
self to world which had moth
ing except faith and love-to
give him in return, and which
for the most part has not so far
been disposed to give him even
that. Nevertheless, he gave it,
and there is no genuinely vital
Christmas giving which is not in
the same spirit. We would not
for the world discourage the in
terchange of gifts which come
to be customary at this time in
families and between friends,
where such interchange is promp-
ted by the heart. In spite of the
sham and the hypocrisy which
have come to- overlap much of
such giving, the custom tends to
the development of the higher
qualities. But this is a reminder
that the pleasure of the getting
ready for Christmas always great
where sincere impulse is made
the guide among the shops, can
be immensely heightened by a
getting ready to make happy
some dependent soul which now
looks forward to no brightness
in the day.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14

groves. In June, when the sun
was known to have ceasedm mount
ing higher in the heavens, the
Druids gave thanks, because a
nearer approach of the sun was
thought to be possible, and this,
of course, would result in the
hurting up of the earth. In De-
cember, at the time of the short
est days, the Druids prepared a
celebration in honor of the suns
turning back from his downward
journey, which was recognized
as the days began to grow longer.
This second celebration w a s
quite naturally the happiest time,
the people holding the sun in
such fear in June. 1t was the
mistletoe was honored as being
the very essence of the oak.
When eventually the church
was established and its followers
turned h e ancient December
celebration into Christmas, the
mistletoe was hung up by way
of compromise, although it had
nothing to do with the new re-
ligion. And SO even to-day, in
our use of evergreen and holly,
and exc the vocational sprig of
mistletoe- we reflect the nature
worship which gave us, perhaps,
not only the foundation of our
Christmas, but for our love Of
nature as we'll.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Christmas and MistIetoe.

A great many years ago, be-
fore the time o f Christianity,
the Oak tree, and especially the
mistletoe, growing out of the
heart of the oak, were reverence
ed for their supposed affinity
with the sun. The Druids wor-
SHIPPED the sun as the one SUI
.preme god, and believed the oak
to be in some way associated
with the sun because they made
fire by rubbing oak sticks to-
gether, the oak being at once
the most common tree and the
most suitable for the purpose.
Twice each year these Celtic
priests gave a religious festival
in honor Of the sun, their places
of worship being in the oak
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14

Where large punches of hogs
are fed on the same lot year af-
ter year disease is almost sure to
take its toll in time unless thor
ough cleaning and disinfecting
are the practice. Disease germs
accumulate season after season,
the ground becomes filthy, needs
air, and when a real favorable
times comes the hogs will suffer.
Where possible about the best
way to clean a lot is to pillow it
and grow a cultivated crop on it.
Cleanliness is the great disease
enemy.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14

Cornish folk believe that sheep
turn to the east and bow their
hes DIS on old Christmas night in
memory of the sheep belonging
to the shepherds at Bethlehem.
and in Yorkshire bees hum in
their hives on the same occasion.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Ballot Reform.

The shorter ballot organization
is making progress and increas-
ing its membership. From a
comparatively few, it now num-
bers about eight thousand and
they are agitating the question
with all their might and main in
the newspapers of the country
and before the Legislatures. Bal
lots have continued to grow in
size until at the recent South Da-
kota election they were seven
feet long and fourteen inches
wide. In addition to the candi-
dates of four parties which en-
braced som e t hin G over fifty
names, six constitutional amend
ments and six referendum laws
had to be voted on, taking many
minutes for each voter, while
the ballots themselves required
huge boxes especially construct
ed for their their reception.
Such cumbersome m ethod of
voting must be changed and in
Kentucky especially the devices
should be eliminated. They are
a premium on ignorance and the
man who doesn't know how to
vote, except to mark under a
rooster or a log cabin, should not
be allowed to cast his ballot.
Some people make a great to-
do over woman suffrage and at
the same time can see nothing
wrong in permitting a lot of
ignorant men, be they white or
black, who only know how to ex-
ercise the right of suffrage be-
cause they have just sufficient
intelligence to recognize the diff
erence between the picture of
rooster and a house. Surely in
this country there is no excuse
for people not knowing how to
read. and an educational qualifi-
cation sufficient at least for
man to read his ballot, is not too
much to ask.
In Virginia, for instance. the
names Of all the candidates are
printed in the same column,
without distinguishing marks.
There are no pictures to guide
the voter. as in Kentucky, and
the ballots are short and easily
handled. This State needs to
learn of her mother and as soon
as possible a short ballot should
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14

Much is gained by planting the
currant, gooseberry, blackberry,
grape vines and hardy fruit trees
in November or December. Cur
rants and gooseberries leaf out
very early in the spring, there
fore nearly a years growth can
be saved by planting them in the
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
LISTEN FARMERS!


Now is the time to spread Manure on
your Wheat and Grass. We handle
the Famous CLOVER LEAF MA
NURE SPREADER, the most Simply
Constructed and therefore the most
Durable Spreader now offered to the
Farmer. In this Machine the Ma
nure is delivered to the Cylinder by
an Endless Apron, thus IessOning the
work and wear over other makes
just One=half. See our Machine and
get Our Prices.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14

be adopted, eliminating all de-
vices and thereby cease to put a
premium on ignorance or stu
pidity. Lexington Herald.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
No Jurisdiction in Kentucky Case.
nature as we.

Washington, Nov. %, -Leav-
ing to one side the question as
to whether or not States may
''gerrymander" their territory
for congressional districting pur-
poses, independent of limitation
by Congress, the Supreme Court
of the United States to-day dis
missed for want of jurisdiction
the appeal from an attack on an
alleged congressional gerry
mander" in Kentucky.
The court held it was without
jurisdiction because the date con-
cerned the congressional election
of 1908 and therefore the case
now raised only a moot question
Judicial proceedings were be-
gun by Republicans in Kentucky
in 1907 to test the alleged ger
rymander" of the State for con-
gressional election purposes.
Charles Richardson, in the Fourth
Congressional District, filed a
suit asking that the Secretary of
State and his successor be en-
joined from printing on the Of
fetal ballots in 1908, the names
of certain candidates for Con
gress.
1t was claimed by Richardson
that the act of the Kentucky
Legislature had "gerrymander-
ed" the Eleventh, Eighth and
Third Districts in violation o f
statutes O. Congress and the
Constitution. Such discrepan-
cies existed in t h e apportion-
ment, it was claimed, h a
voter in the eighth District avail
ed in voting more than one and
four-hfths times as much as a
voter in the Eleventh.
At the election in 1903, it was
argued before t h e Supreme
Court, the Republicans carried
the Eleventh by over 2l,0O0,
while the Democrats carried the
I Eighth by about 1,700 and the
Third by about 500.
The Kentucky Court CT Ar.
peals held that it had no power
under the State Constitution tc
review the actions of the Legis'
lature in redistricting the State
for congressional purposes and
it questioned the power of Con
gress to do SO.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14

Dressed turkeys are % to &c
cents in the markets, a price
considered prohibitive in houses
where the income is not large.
There will be much trimming up
on the part of house-keepers and
it may be found that dealers
have overreached the mark, and.
at last be forced to make reduc-
ton in price or hold over part of
the supply, This often happen.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
Negro Population Growing Less.

Decrease in the negro pcpula-
ton of Kentucky, as shown by
the school census reports ac-
counts for the poor showing made
by this State in the census for
1910, in the opinion of Prof. Els
worth Regenstein, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction.
He gives figures to show that
there has been decided falling
off in the number of negroes in
Kentucky during the last ten
years and says he believes this
explains the small gain made by
the State The trend of the ne
groes toward the cities explains:
he believes, the falling off of
many Of the counties which show
a decrease in population. Sher-
man Ball, Assistant Secretary of
State, has made an analysis of
the census returns by counties
and he also gives the same ex-
PLANTATION. He points out that
the night rider troubles have
had but little to do with the loss,
as the counties where there was
the largest falling off had no
night riding at any time.
The figures given by Prof.
Regenstein are interesting. The
statement that the negroes are
going to the cities will not &C
count for the failing off in school
census as the figures are for the
whole State, including the cities.
The following figures offer a basis
for comparison:
School census for 1900; White,
628, OPS; colored, 101,777
School census for 1910: White,
657, 928; coloree, 88,117.
This shows that while there
are 28,903 more white children
now than there were in 1900
there are 1860 less negroes.
The whites have gained at a
good rate while the negroes have
fallen off at about the same rate
that the whites gained. 1t can
not be said that the figures are
inaccurate, as the census is
taken no more carefully now
than it was ten years ago and the
figures are for the total number
of children of school age and not
the total enrolment.
There has also been a trend of
the negro toward the cities. as is
shown by the figures for rural
schools. In 1900 there were TO-
562 negro school children in the
rural schools, that is outside of
the cities. In 1910 there were
only SO, 900 negroes of school age
in the rural district outside of
the cities. This shows that the
rural schools lost 1862 negroes
in the ten years, as compared
with a loss for the whole State
of ID $50.
II think the decrease in the
number Of negt oes is the real ex
PLANTATION of the reason for the
poor showing made by this
State said Prof. Regenstein.
The Adair County news., 1910-12-14
THE JEFFRIES HARDWARE STORE.
PUBLIC SALE.

Having sold my farm, | will on Dec. %
90, at my home near Coburg, sell the
described property:
One Mare years old
One Mare Is years old
One Filly years old
One Horse Colt year old
Two weanling Mare Colts
Two good Milk Cows
Two Heifers
Six fat Hogs
One two horse Wagon
One Spring Wagon
One Buggy and Harness
One Moving Machine and Rake
One Riding Cultivator,
Two turning Plows
One Disc Harrow
One Drag Harrow
One Wheat Drill
About 100 barrels of Corn
Household and Kitchen Furniture
Terms made known on day of SALE
j. b. BEARD.