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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15

Keep it in the house before the hens
all the time in self-feeder. or in q
low fiat box covered with Stats or
wire netting so the hens cannot scratch
ii out. The ground lime rock is fer
tilizer lime, not the burnt lime used
for whitewashing. The ground char
coal can be left out If it cannot be
readily obtained, but always add the
salt
This mash contains from Is to 20
per cent protein, which makes 1t a
food for egg production equal to the
most expensive commercial egg
mashes. 1t requires several days for
the hens to become accustomed to this
mash, but they soon develop a fond
ness for it and eat it greedily.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15
NONE OF THAT KIND.

"Do you indulge in piscatorial
amusements, my good man ?"
"NO, sir; don't care for no sort
of amusement but fshin'."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15
EXPLAINING REFoRMERs.

"One-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives"
Maybe that's why one-half the
world is always telling the other half
how it ought to live"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15
RUDE CRITICISM.

any daughter has a rack for her
music"
81 know. It's the one she puts
her listeners on"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15
C0TTONSEED MEAL FOR EGGS
Substitute for Beet Scraps Should Be
Kept Before Hens All the Time
In a Self-Feeder.

By F. c. HARE Clemson Agricultural
College)
A dry mash for winter egg produc'
ton in which cottonseed meal is used
as a substitute for beef scraps to sup.
nIv nrotein is made nm aa follows,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15
OTHERS TURNED HIM DOWN.

She-Am | the only woman you
ever loved?
He-Well, yes-successfally.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15
We Grind Our
Own Lenses

We have just put in acomplete Lens
Grinding Plant and can save you
money on Glasses. Broken Lenses
duplicated while you wait. YOUR
EYES TESTED and. Glasses accur-
ataly fitted. We guarantee Salts.
faction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-15

cottonseed meal. n It 4 fed at all
to hoss. must be given IN limited
Qoe1ct1es-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
THE BUSINESS
EXPRESSES THE MAN

II ~ the ROtarian Idea that a mans
business " the best and truest expires.
sion VI the man that II u mans bust
ness life is clean, his moral life is
likely TO be. The character Of thu
membership OF Rotary clubs must b.
Kept high because from the member
ship OF Rotary clubs come your friends
and mine.
The RotariAn plan Of Acquaintance
making Is the latest word la science tC
date, In Rotary, the businesses Of
members do not duplicate; they sup
plement each other. This arrange
ment makes possible the maximum OF
efficiency In our machine. Az an &C
quaintance- making machine Rotary
possesses 100 per cent OF efficiency. II
does easily, smoothly, economically
and directly that which IL q recognized
part Of the worlds work, q part which
has hitherto been done In q far frou
scientific manner. II reduces waste Of
time mud money TO the minimum ant
produces an acquaintance produc,
scientifically and nationally adjusted
10 the needs OF men.
Rotnry goes, however, n further II
this particular direction. A peerless
opportunity Of gaining a business 40
QuNintance has been presented. IN,
Continued on Next PaCel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

- II 10 ma. AINrhN fTLN. Ia unNAVTAIA
,bn w]rit,r', NJ ho ~nrnsiJcnT,
~ anp,al ronort mo tast IN tbo
,roy.rt lnyt,rc. nn. r~nmulirot,ors In
m. f0ct thpt # t.. nmnossibIe In do
the subject Justice npd ,tilI Gender am
account NJ the mast wear only. The
DEVELOPMENT Of Rotarinni,m has been
50 gradual and constant during the
INST five years that It's national, yes.
International existence has seemed 10
creep upon the consciousness Of men.
The fuudcst dreams OF five yeurs
ago have been hcggorcd IN the rcnll-
2atIon of far greater achievements
and we have been compelled To drenm
aud dream again or coucrdc that nm.
trammelcd imagination In full flight
has nought to compare with Rotnrlau
facts.
Five yrnrs nro Manuel Munoz. then
n member ~ the Chicago Rotary club.
chnnccd 10 90 10 san Francisco. lie
believed I'm Rotnrlnn PRINCIPLES and
preccpts and was sincerely imburd
with a sense OF the proprIcty and
inheritance " plnntIug the Rotarinn
standard ON the Pacific coast. The
Rotary club Of san Francisco. with
whot little aid could be- derived from
Chicogo's experience. sprnng M MS II
nv magic RotarInuism demonstrated
mat # wag MS we'll ndaptcd 10 Cali.
fornia AZ 10 the pralrle soil of the
central west. md the first step toward
the naturalization NJ the Illinois
scheme Ind been taken.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

The s%clentlzlng Of business then
means the classifying Of knowledge of
business methods ~ that II IL readily
available for use In our respective
business. We may know Il grent
many things In II general way and still
not know any Of them well enough 80
that our knowledge Is instantaneously
available In time Of need. When the
emergency arises, we are totally un.
able 10 make the application. Our
knowledge Is ns useless as the fire
mans hose when the fireman finds
himself unnble to make his couple at
he hydrant. II Is simply not accessi-
BILE and lts p0sscssur Is no better off
than he would Ice II he did not pos.
scss 1t ut all. Men seldom full In
business because the scope Of their
Information Is too narrow.
IL there IL an evil In the waste Of
time, shall we not be doing the worlds
work when we point out a direct way
to the attainment Of an object TO
which there has heretofore been no dl.
rect approach
The effectiveness Of business meth.
DDS has been immsasurably increased
by tho adoption Of time saving and
labor saving devices. The economic.
Ing OF time and labor IL the scientific.
Ing OF business. Rotary finds a vast
ana hitherto unexploited opportunity
to economiEe time aud labor In the
doing Of n Of the most important
parts Of the worlds work aud Il &c.
complishes the desired result by scien.
tiEing the methods Of acquaintance.
making. Largely upon the merit Of
u acquaintance will depend Il
measure VI success, for FROM the hun.
dreds Of our a%cquHintances come the
tens Of our companions come the few
our friends, If Rotary has brought
TO w one who " worthy " the deslg
nation friend, II IL welt worth while.
One friend, charged with the desire TO
do you service, is worth an army "
acquaintance.
There are a good many different
kinds Of friends. but when we are I'm
scnrch Of success, the friend OF all the
most desired Is tho business friend. lie
cnn understand u ambitions because
he has experienced them himself. He
can sympathlze with us In our fail.
ures because he has Ind his. He will
bear with us whsH We are impatient
because he knows what II Is to be
tried.
When you look down through the
falterlng ranks ~ friendship there will
be encouragement and Inspiration 70
you In the person Of your staunch. I'M.
tinching sympathiElng understanding
business friend.
II want a dollar, I try to find some
way tn earn II. ] do not expect the
dollar to come to me. The surest way
that have ever discovered Of salts
Tying a desire for anything Is TO 60
and get the thing I covet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
HIGH STANDARDS
or EACH CLUB

II Ia important that each Individual
club make certain that liz standard
compares fayorably with the stand.
ard Of other Rotary clubs.
The annual conventions afford MS
admirable opportunity to gain an nm.
Outstanding Of our various affiliated
clubs II IL reasonable 60 assume
that the various organizations viii
always treat the association fairly by
sending TO the conventions men who
are properly representative " the
spirit and " the Ideals Of tho clubs
who send them.
II R0tarlan standards are IN be
higher IN the future thpu they ae TO-.
day, the result, IN my estimation,
will como from the efforts directed
oil along the line OF Rotary and not
upon any particular Rotary club. No
club desires 10 ho singled out aud
made an example OF, and We must not
permit ourselves 10 overlook the fact
that whatever views may be- re.
gardlng tho practices VI any particu.
lar club, to the majority VI tho MON.
bers OF that club their practices are
satisfactory otherwise they would
not follow them.
The association " am ufriIl0tlon NJ
Rotary clubs brought together Tor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

q business OF bis understanding aud eI.
ercise the same Judgment aud sense In,
selecting II that he would exercise In
selecting material with which to build
Il houset When we buy lumber 10 bel
used In building a house, We try 10
make selection In such manner
that all parts will ut, NO that when
they are all put together as they
should be. they will make a complete
house, do we nOt2 In other words, we
use a reasonable degree Of intelligence
In making our selection.
And yet from time mmemOrial in|
this most essential VI all elements to|
success we builders far from usinH
scientific methods In keeping with the
progress OF the age In which we liyel
have failed to use even cOmmon sense
Acquaintance are selected without the|
slightest regard to their fitness to OUR
requirements or our fitness to them
The law Of disorder prevails. We have
Just gone down TO the great warehouse
and said Send us up some acquaintI
ances,' and when asked what kind. wei
have answered ooh, | don't know II
don't care; | am not at all particular /
Just send up anything that you happen
to have In stock" Fancy ordering
material for your house I'm that man
ner, and yet that has been our custom
yours and mine.
Acquaintance building is not q hid
or miss devil may care, jump In thd
dark procedure. 1t is u science and
must be treated as such.
Acquaintance must be carefully se
lected with n view 10 our requirement.
and 10 the requirements OF the acl
q%unintnnce we are making and then
over and above all, they must be acI
quaintanccs, real acquaintauccs. Wd
must know them all the way through
If n man ~ good enough TO know I'd
all, be " good enough 10 know we'll
and no n can say that he knows AMI
other well until he finds out whethed
he Is a burglar, n banker or both.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

men think and where mems hearts are
large enough to include the cares Of
others.
| do not mean TO say that Rota
riunism is the same wherever You
find It. There ARE differences. These
differences may be attributable 10 DIFF
f%erenccs which are common to the
residents Of different localities. I'm.
luccd hy differences IN the Size Of the
cities or they may he attributable To
natural differences IN the view POINTS
of the men who do the organization
work.
The query has often been pro.
pounded, rs our city lnrce enough
10 support q Rotary cluh2' | do not
know TINT the question has ever been
asked. 'ls our city too large for u Ro.
tary club"
There are indications which point
towards the conclusion that the best
results may he looked for In medium.
sized cities that while a Rotary club
loc0tcd IN an extremely large city
may attain Il very high order u sue.
cess, the result will he more attribu.
table TO the lnsistence Of the efforts
Of It's promoters than 10 Its special
a|daptahillty TO its environment.
II has, however, been demonstrated
that there IL n place for RotarlnI
ism In the largest cities OF the world
and II would be difficult at this time
to state how small n city can support
n club. Possibly this or some other
convention win GEEK 10 answer the
question II Is reasonable to believe
that many " the most advanced con.
ccptluns " RotnriRn ethics and
philosophy with cmanate from the
small clubs I'm the less dcnsely popu
lated communities where men must
Justify their procedure I'm the eye,
Of a critical public
Last year we spent c~onsIdernhl,
time In discussing the question
"Should Rotary clubs. participate II
civic activities" The consensus or
opinion was that they should thougl
the civic committee reported IN fayol
n a pacific rather than active par
ticipatlon I'm public affairs: that 4
was the belief NJ that committee tina.
Rotary clubs should not compete with
the older commercial organizations
hut should, rs often as seems adyIs
able, invite discussions by able speak
ers on questions " public interest II
order that the members " the club,
individually might more Intelligent,
perform their duties M citizens; anC
that It would also be strictly within
the spirit OF Rotary for clubs to ac
collectively IN aid of public enter
prises which have been started by m,
older commercial organizations, pro
yided that they are asked to do 20.
The report Of the civic cOmmltte,
was prepared by H. L. Skeel OF Seat
tie. It has undoubtedly greatly in
fluenced the attitude Of many Of ouI
younger organizations toward civi,
activities. II would be too much I,
expect that IT. Recommendation b,
Immediately and universally adopted
II, however, places at the disposal o
Rotarlans n carefully studied and con
sentative plan which will he Rdaptabl,
to the requirements Of many ROtar,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

tact with fellow Rotarlans from
points scattered throughout the land.
II will be their privilege to do much
FOR Rotary by passing the inspiration
along to the members Of their own
clubs.
can not oyerstate my sense Of the
Importance to each club Of cultiyatlng
lts good material to the development
NJ us maximum Of results. There are
good men In Rotary as well as In CIV.
cry other organization who have ney.
er been developed or brought out. The
fault Is partly their own and partly
That Of their fellow members.
! have known high grade men 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
PARTICIPATION IN
CIVIC AFFAIRS

In the march OF R%otarianism, not
l%nfreQuently men have questioned the
proprlety OF attempting to establish
Rotary clubs IN particular localities.
Expressions such az, "Oh. well, that
Kind Of organization may serve u pur
pose in a city like Chicago or 1T.
Louis, but II Is not adapted to u town
Ike ours. Our people are too con.
sentative, etc, " ARE heard, but az a
matter Of fact In actual practice Ro-
tarlanlsm thrives IN all places where
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
Of Acquaintance Dynamic Of Rotary
7 BY President EmrtsP PAUL Harris 7

particular purposes aud is possessed
" very limited powers, II Is we'll
within the limits Of propriety for the
officers Of the association IN suggest
methods Of procedure for the benefit
Of all, but If ever a national officer
attempts to direct the policy Of any
club II will be clear that such officer
viii have gone too far.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

they may not It may hurt. II we
have insufficient respect for ourselves
at club meetings, let us At least do
II for Rotary for upon our 80 doing
depends the presence within our fold
Of many strong and able men. There
is a plainly disceruible line Of de-
narration between private privilege
and public nuisance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
THE WAY To n
ACQUAINTED

The surest way for a mar to gain
an acquaintance In any given locality
Is TO get acquainted. II he has no or
%portunity, let him make nm opportuni.
". lie will find that all Of the neces
sary material is available II he will
look for II and while he IL looking for
material with which to build up an
acquaintance why should he not make
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
ATTITUDE or CLUBS
TOWARD THE PUBLIC

Many poruleNities during the past
year have been brought 10 headQunr.
tiers hy the various clubs, p%articu-
larly by the new clubs, Perhaps the
most frequent has been that concern.
Ing the attitude u clubs toward the
public. In ucnrly every instance where
clubs have hcrn organized In small or
comparatively small cities the question
has arisen "What, n any explanation
u ourselves slull We make TO the pub.
lic2"
We have Informed oil lnQulrers first
10 make sure that they themselves un
derstnnd Rotary and then 10 spare no
pains to explain 10 outsiders who are
interested.
II Ia not remarkable in this day NJ
urgent demands upon the time NJ men,
that II Inns occasionally happened that
men Join Rotary without ever having
acquired n full understanding N Ro-
tartan principles. The adoption " a
Rotnrlan caicchism or ritual ns sug
gestcd 10y e W Rutledgo " st. Louis
win 90 n long way toward remedying
this evil.
BY practice and thought men may
cultivate the habit " thinking NJ, md
doing for. fellow members The ac
compli,hmcnt ~ the desired purpose
involves the necessity OF exercising
mental and moral discipline Tendon.
cics toward the more generous view
" Rotary win be- stimulated by itcra.
ton " tho doctrine " Service, not
self" IN literature and nv word Of
mouth A good thing will bear rcpeat
ing II may not be heard the first
time; or, n heard, may not At first be
appreciated or even understood. A
doctrine which today seems Impossible
may tomorrow, under new Clrcum
stances and surroundings, seem most
proper.
; The Importance N placing and
maintaining Rotnrlan standards anil
Ideals aloft can not be oycrcstimnted
The star Of hope In the ROtarian
ethical armament must he high, II IL
hardly possible FOR II TO be too high.
May II be high enough ~ that there
VIII always be something 10 strive
Tor. The doctrine of Service. Not
Self has NJ times been said to Ne too
idealistic IN no practicable. Very well
for the sake N argument, conccde
that 10 be tho case, II can not he too
ldeallstic 20 constitute our idenl. n
We aim at the high mark, we may
Ocquit ourselves c%reditahly even n we
fall short " our fun expectation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

join Rotary, become imbued with en-
thusiaSm over the cause, and without
becoming sufficiently acquainted with
R%otarianism, propose one or two high
~ cleyntlng hut perhaps lmpracticnble
schemes and On their failure to carry
with a gusto, 10 abandon not only the
schemes, but also Rotary. II seems
sometimes possible for men to be 50
good that they are positively bad, or
at the very least, impruCtlcablc.
II YOU, Brother Rotarian, think that
you have a great mission to perform
In Rotary, remember that great mis-
slons nre serious undertakings. DO
not expect IN perform great missions
In a day. First, live with the priu
ciples ~ Rotary TIN they ARE m fam
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
TIE S~CIENTIZING
OF BUSINESS

This Is n scientific age. One OF
Websters definitions uf science II
knowledge classified and made
available IN work, or the search for
truth"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
O
FROM

The development Of the individual
club must be from within not from
without. The delegates to this con
ventiOn are constituent parts of their
respective clubs, II on this occasion
they can gather inspiration from cor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

mar To You as Your
own business, and as
sOClatc with ROtarl.
ans until they cOnstI
tutc Suur warmest
and closest friends.
II you desire results,
mould your propa
gaudO to conform to
the recognized prln.
ciplcS Of Rotary be
fore attempting to
make II a part OF
Rotary.
/ have known high
grade men W h o
might have been per
manently useful L
the organization TO
baCOma sn ahopkad
at some rough, per
haps even vulgar, eX
preston used BY
some members at II
opeu meeting, tina,
they lost all interest
In the organization
These cases are few
and far between, but
there have been such
II Is well Ia be OF
the safe side whel
questions Of dccOrum
are concerned. WI
constituted MIX @
My fun may be an
others dlspleasure.
Whatever a mans
personal mora
standard may be-, II
he be- Possessed Of
ordinary intelligence
ne viii not use i'm.
proper language IN
the OF
The
strangers may ul
course enjoy It yer,
much and then agair
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

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The Keota news., 1915-11-05
Side Section Of conersts smokshou..

Side Section Of Concrete emokshouss.
This should be q freproof building.
The accompanying figure. furnished by
the North Dakota Agricultural college.
shows the side section Of . concrete
1tructure that 10 about the right size
for the average farm. This house also
il suitable for storing meat. 1t 10 cool
and sanitary. II q good lock and bur
glar alarm are put on the door the
meat will be comparatively safe from
thieves.
The fire bex 10 placed on the outside
Of the building for convenience In
controlling and reple4ishing the flre
and smoke. There 10 little danger
Of the meat overheating with this ar-
rangement. This house will cost about
$65 with cement at SO cents hundred
and lumber at $50 thousand. This
does not include the labor Of construc'
ton. Here 10 the bill Of material:
Forty-eight sacks OF cement, I loads
az yards) Of sand, 8 loads Of stone.
one door. two 2 by 8 by 12s for door
frames. three by I by 14s for meat
hooks. Lumber for forms: Eighteen
by 4 by los; sixteen 3 by I by So;
600 board feet sheathing.
The Keota news., 1915-11-05
MADE WITH A NEEDLE
PRETTY THINGS THE PRODUCT
OF LEISURE HOURS.
Attractive Pineushion That 10 Easy 70
Fashion-sswine Or Laundry BAG
We'll Worth the Time Il Takes
20 Make lt.

An attractive pincushion 10 oblong in
shape. covered with pink satin. with .
large flower and four buds made Of rib
bon attached to the center Of the cush.
ion. A pyroxlin ring 10 attached at
either lower end Of the cushion. upon
which are suspended black and white
safety pins. The center Of the flower
10 covered with pins. - are also the
buds and the ends Of the cushion. The
cushion 10 suspended by means Of pink
satin ribbon finished with . large
knotted ribbon rosette. It may be
made in any color.
A new sewing bag 10 constructed
with . metal adjustable frame which
can be conveniently attached to either
. table or armchair BY means Of two
large metal books. The frame should
be 11h inches long by 5h inches wide
BY 61l inches deep. To close the bag
and keep the contents free from dust.
the front portion of the frame may be
turned up and pressed beneath the
hooks which hold 1t securely in place.
They may be made Of cretonne. taneta
or dimity. A laundry bag may b
made In the same way.
An original debutante handbag for
evening wear 10 made heart shape Of
heavy brocaded ribbon. It 10 ribbon
trimmed and tassel decorated.
A new and striking design for cen.
terpieces. bureau scarfs and cushion
covers IN worked with moss roses. en-
broidered In natural colorings. The
border consists Of small dots and
squares in blue. The work 10 done In
satin stitch on heavy grade Of oyster
linen and finished with linen fringe.
An exquisite white linen centerpiece
edged with cluny lace has . circle Of
flowers with large butterflies worked
on net, giving Q transparent effect to
the butterflies only.
To preserve the corset It may be
enveloped In dainty bag when not
being worn. The bag may be OF white.
pink or blue linen. embroidered in silk
and fastened with satin ribbon.