THE CITIZEN, Fill DA V, AUGUST 10, 1010. ASK YOURSELF THESE H Are You Doing All You Can lo Improve Your Bus.ness ? NOW THE TIME TO GET BUSY Taka Your Mental Scales and Weigh Matters Thoroughly From the View point of an Outsider Keep on the Main Street of Success, Not the Side Alleys of Failure. The science of merchandising has risen rapidly In the past half decade, but there nrc still merchants who sell only trash and who care more for to day's proflts than for future patron age. Such merchants nro no longer important. They nro has bcens. They are too weak, mentally and financially, to withstand the rising standard of modern business. They are gradually finding their way to the side streets, where they can dry up without any body's knowing it. The time to tone up our business Is now. Tomorrow begins with every tick of the watch. Every good busi ness man knows the necessity of plan ning for the next minute and the next hour and the next day. Take your mental scales and weigh your business thoroughly, from the standpoint of nn outsider. Would you couslder it a high class business if some one else owned it? That's the test. What are you doing to raise the tone of your store? Are you steadily improving the qual ity of the goods, to give your custom ers a maximum value for the price? Your competitor probably is. Do your methods conform to the golden rule? Are they as liberal as your competitors? Do you run your business with as much dignity as your banker conducts his? You should. Do you try to sell each customer what Is really best for him, or merely try to pick his pocket as soon as pos sible? Do you He or juggle words in yen;, advertising? Exaggeration does mort' barm than good. Do you use big box car black cap ital letters In your advertising? Cir cuses do, but they appeal to a different kind of crowd. Do you print your entire catalogue in each advertisement? You should not. Nobody wants to read your In voice. Do you always state the price In each advertisement? That's the prln clpal point the reader wants to know. Do you put glaring printed signs on packages? No customer wants to be n walking signboard for your store. Do you pay enough attention to the appearance of your store? Is it mod ern and attractive? Take n look at It now, from the standpoint of the man on the street. . Do you notice whether every cornet is thoroughly clean and every artlclt ready for a customer to see or handle': Do you use enough light for a close inspection of the goods? If you don't customers will distrust you. I'rogres slve Retailer. Busy, but No Account. The generally accepted belief that n person is useful In proportion as m is busy is controverted by a writer who says: "I have a dog who is load ed up with fleas. In the summer time when fleas are plenty that is the busi est dog I ever saw; when he Isn't bit ing tit the fleas he's snapping at ths flies. lie never has a minute to spare, but when he Is the busiest he is the least account for practical purposes. And there is n young fellow In my neighborhood who has a Wnterfoury watch nnd smokes cigarettes. When he isn't winding his watch ho is light ing u cigarette. lie is n mighty busv young man. but he Isn't worth two hoops in n water barrel." Ell Grocer. Fcr the Business Man's Benefit. ' Some ads. are tiny tinkle.-. when they ought to be dynamite explosions. X . . The man who starts in to knock his competitor knocks himself hardest. K The man who doubts himself is llko the chap who rowed all night with bis boat tied to a stake. K A human yeast cake or two is needed in every community to leaven the lump and start the think bubbles. Bo one yourself. K K No small minded man can be come a great succoss as a mer chant The man who would achieve u big success must have a brain to grasp largo things In tbelr entirety and in their detail ao well. K H J Merchants In the south have awakened to the value- of rural J telephone lines and are Becking a to dorelop them with a view to ? Increasing their trodo among tho rural population. In certain eec- itiona they ham modo large con tributions to aid tho farmers In building tbelr lines. SOCIETY PLYING THE NEEDLE. Most Feminine of Implements Cornea Into Fashion Again. "Those who aro quick to obscrvo changes In tho moods and tastes of society will tell you," says a writer In tho Lady's I'lctorlal, "that the do ing of line needlework Is growing into great favor with etn tho most fashionable of our momlnlnes, whoso own lingers nre producing work thnt Is fully equal o the best specimens of their much laiti.it; and perhaps over lauded grandma-hors. "A lady who ha3 had the honor to bo tho Instructres- of royalty In this craft saye that hundreds come to her for counsel whore tens came but a few years, ago. The cause of this re version to tho pursuits of a moro placid age is not difficult to discover. Such an occupation becomes virtually a 'rest euro' In this epoch of rush and motor cars, and that Is why many of those who have been the most Inde fatigable seekers after novelty and excitement are now nmong the most industrious Penelopes of society. "The rhythmic movement that ac companies the plying of the needle Is peculiarly soothing to tho nerves, and produces much tho same effect as the prayers of the Orientals, with their swayings to and fro and their appar ently vain repetitions. It Is a mistake to suppose that needlework is injuri ous to the eyesight Old needlewomen raroly wear glasses." The Earth as a Bell. Studios of the violent earthquake which occurred In the Dalkan penin sula April 4, 1904, made by Dr. Emllio Oddone, professor in the University of Pavla, show that the shocks were transmitted through the entire body of the earth, and were reflected from the antipodes back to their place of ori gin in about 33 minutes. Comparing the records of other great earth quakes, Doctor Oddone concludes that the average time required for a vibra tion to traverse the globe and return by reflection is from 32 to 33 minutes. The earth thus appears to be not al together unlike a great bell suspended in space and vibrating throughout its whole mass under strokes, which, comparatively speaking, aro no more than the tapping of a finger-nail. Doc tor Oddone calls attention to the In teresting coincidence between the time taken for a vibration to traverse the globe and that requirod for light to cross the diameter of the earth's orbit Microscopical Tests of Metals. More and more attention is paid to the results of microscopical examina tion of iron, steel and ether metals, to detect faults and structural pecu liarities. Special microscopes have been devised for such purposes. Mr. Thomas Andrews, an English metal lurglc engineer, reports the results of such an examination cf a fractured boiler stay-bolt from a British war ship, and draws Important conclu sions. The examination revealed many minute flaws, chiefly composed of microscopic segregations of suphld of manganese or sulphid of Iron. The bolt had been subjected to a great strain, and Mr. Andrews believes that a line of weaknesj In the metal, ori ginating at one or more of the micro flaws, promoted the final fracture. But the bolt was a fidr specimen of normal mild Siemens steel, and the opinion is expressed that steel is not as good a material as the best wrought Iron for boiler stay-bolts. Self-Defendlnu Wheat. A Belgian agriculturist, Monsieur Le Breton, has recently made some experiments with barbed wheat to determine the effectiveness 'of the de fense which Its barbs afford against the ravages of graminlferous birds. In the same field, near Antwerp, he Bowed some barked wheat and some Japhet wheat, which is without barbs. The Japhet variety grey rapidly, but every head was detipolled by the blrdB before the grain could ripen, but the barbed variety was'so well guard ed by its array of miniature spears that the attacks of the same birds were completely defeated, and the grain ripened in security. At the same time It was observed that the insec tivorous birds were as busy capturing their prey among the barbed heads as among those that possessed no natu ral defenses. The Making of Automobiles. It appears that France, which a few years ago led the world in the manu facture of automobiles, Is relatively dropping back, at least In the number of machines produced. For Instance, In 1900 France manufactured 10,039 automobiles, England 2,481, and Ger many 2,312. In 1906 the figures for the same countries were respectively 66.000, 27,000 and 22,000. In the same year the United States, beginning with a few hundred In 1902, leaped to the front, producing 68,000 machines, 3, 000 more than France. Italy and Belgium have also made enormous strides in the last two or three years, tho figures for thoso countries In 190G boing respectively 18.000 and 12,000. Sheet Silver. Tho cheapening of the price of sterling silver articles within a gen eration past, says a writer In tho Journal of tho Franklin Institute, has been due partly to the Invention of methods of rolling silver Into sheets, from which the articles are stamped oat by manufacturers. Instead of be ing laboriously hammered out from rods of silver, which are the old pro cess. Nearly all manufacturers of sterling silver articles purchase tho silver sheets from mills that make a specialty of rolling them. Sterling silver contains 976 parts of pure sil ver to 26 parts of copper. The cop per gives it the requisite hardness. STOPPED PRIZEFIGHT. New York's Acting Mayor Prevents Lang-Kaufman Battle. New Yorlc, Aug. 1". The wave of popular protests against prizefights and prizefight pictures that manifested Itself after the Johnson-Jeffries affair at Iteuo had its echo last night when the police, under orders from Acting Mayor Joint Purroy Mltchel, prevented tho Kaufman-Lang bout' at tho Pair mount Athletic club. The club held a throng of nbout 3,000 persons. There were other thousands In front of the club. Tho match had attracted wide atten tion nmong those Interested In boxing, for It was considered that tho winner might be considered n logical candi date to combat with Jack Johnson, the present world's champion, for the heavyweight title. Just before time for the bout last night Police Inspector Hussey heard that tho acting mayor had hired fot $1 n room across the street from the Falrmount club. Hussey went at once to the roam, and what Mr. Mltchel said to him caused the Inspector to call the reserves from three police stations in a hurry. Hussey, Captain Post nnd tho club's manager. Hilly Gibson, had a confer ence in the clubhouse. "There will be no light," said Hussey. "There will be n fight," said Gibson. That ended it. SHIP SINKS; 39 DROWN. Steamer Martos Founders After Col lision Off Tarifa. Ollbraltar, Aug. 17. The Spanish steamer Murtos foundered off Tnrifa, at the entrance to the straits of Gib raltar, after a collision in a dense fog with the German steamer Elsn. Thirty-nine iersons were drowned, of whom thirty-two were passengers. The survivors were landed here. Nine of the victims were first cabin passengers. Tho other twenty-three were in the steerage. The bow of the Elsn wns stove In and her forepenk filled quickly with water. She, however, managed to keep afloat. The Martos was a small steamer of 1.010 tons net, engnged In the coasting traillc. She wns built at Dundee in 18S3 nnd was 231 feet long. Her port of registry was Valencia, Spain. Tho Elsa, a German tramp steamer, Is even smaller, registering only 401 tons. She sailed from Abo, a port on the Niger, In Africa, on July 20 for Valen cia, nnd was last reported passing Gibraltar on Aug. 3. FRANCIS JOSEPH'S BIRTHDAY. Great Family Gathering to Celebrate the Occasion Tomorrow at Ischi. Vienna, Aug. 17. The Emperor Fran' els Joseph of Austria will celebrate hli eightieth birthday tomorrow, ne has expressly stipulated that there shall be only a family festival, but all the nu merous archdukes, archduchesses and other relatives who will pay their re spects to the head of the napsburj family will make the celebration a memorable affair. It is expected that over a hundred members of the family will bo present at Ischi, where a hotel has been takec for their accommodation. Thoso tak ing part will Include several who are older than the emperor, as the Arch duke Haltier, who Is eighty-three; th Archduchess Marie, eighty-five, nnd the Duchess Adelgunde of Modena eighty-seven. 100,000 Destitute In Tokyo. Washington, AMg. 17. According to dispatches received from Ambassador O'Brien at Tokyo 100,000 refugees from the floods are being cared for by the Japanese government in the capital. It will be several days before the amount of actual damage done li known, but It is already estimated nl 9,(.K),000 yen, or $4,500,000. FISHERIES AWARD SEPT. 9. Newfoundland Premier, Impressed by Hague Tribunal, Hopes to Win. London, Aug. 17. There seems to be reason to expect that the Hague tribu nal of arbitration will Issue its nwnrd In the matter of the Newfoundland fisheries dispute between Great Britain and the United States nbout Sept 0. Sir Edward Morris, premier of New foundland, who nttended sessions ol the tribunal, will sail on the steamer Royal George for St, John's tomorrow. Ho says he was greatly Impressed by tho tribunal's earnestness nnd evldenl desire to get at all the facts. NEWARK POPULATION JUMPS. Census Shows 1347,465 Inhabitants, an lncrei.se of 101,399. Washington, Aug. 17. Census fig ures show that the population of New ark, N. J., is 347,405, an Increase ol 101,890, as compared with 240,072 In 1000. Schenectady, N. Y has 72,820 resi dents, on Increase of 41,144, as com pared with 31,082 in 1000. The population of Scrunton, Pa., Is 129,807, an Increase of 27,841 as com pared with 102,020 ten years ago. Pyramid of Cheops. Vast; as modern skyscrapers are, not one has yet equaled the weight and masalveness of the pile of great etonea which tho swarming human ants of the Nllo valley laboriously drugged to gether thousands of years ago until they bad built the pyramid of Cheops. It would make a solid block 000 feet square and ."W0 feet high. STORIES OF THE DIAMOND. jacklitscli Says Catcher Is Hardest Worker on Team, GOOD ONES ARE VERY SCARCE Owing to Dangers Attached to Posi tion, Many Pass It Up Headwork Behind the Bat Essential Some Backstops Are Superstitious. No. XIX. By FRED JACKLITSCH. (Copyright, 1010, by American Press Asso ciation. Do I consider the catcher tho hard est worker on a baseball team? My answer Is yes. A major league back stop, particularly under the present system, which in most cases requires the first string catcher to work In five out of seven games, has tho hardest job In baseball aside from the mana ger. Furthermore, It is safe to say most of tho present day catchers nre assistant managers and do more think ing than perhaps the men who are earning their managerial salaries. There are times when the real mana ger Is idle on the field. He may be working with his brains, but not with his hands, or vice versa. There is no time when a good catcher is not umployed busily, men tally or physically. Tho ball is in his hands ofteuer than any one else's save tho pitchers, and he is forced to keep his mind working nil the time, what ever the status of the game. In these days of spltball pitching a catcher has enough to do with his mitt and hand, let alone his brains. Crack twirlers are all right. A base ball team has to have them to win a pennant So also are strong batters handy to have around. A pennant win ner needs them In its business as well as the players who think. Speedy base runners, clever team play and skilled fielders all of these go to make cham pionship combinations on the diamond. Nevertheless teams that have won pen nants and have not had capable catch ers, brainy catchers, are very few. Tho backstop stands there inning after Inning and game after game, taking a pounding and n filling, a less spectacular figure than any other player on tho team. His work is not showy. Superficially viewed, he is more of a dray horse than any one of his fellows, but in reality he is a great power in a team's success, though often he doesn't come In for as much credit as the players who work more In the open, so to speak. Catchers of the first class are scarcer than occupants of any other position, and the records show that the teams that have had heady back stops to coach and steady the pitchers, to study the weakness of batters, to stop plays on the bases and to keep a supervising eye on the adjustment of the infield and outfield as the batting peculiarities of the different opponents require nre the teams that have won championships. Of tho long list of pennant winning teams dating back into tho seventies hardly one has not had a first class catcher who backs up mechanically, with an alert mind that takes in all that Is going on, and in a measure over sees and maneuvers the plan of battle. Although there are many catchers In the big leagues today, no two work alike. That's undoubtedly tho reason catchers who go through game after game without hurting their hands usually suffer tho most punishment around their legs or shoulders. There nro a number of catchers who are superstitious. Some won't permit tbe others to touch his glove lest some hoodoo might follow. Nearly every catcher has his own model, the same as batters have their favorite stick. Tho gloves aro made to order, and I'll bet there arc more than a hundred different designs, which proves that backstops have their little eccentrici ties. LET COBB GO? NEVER! Jennings Said to Have Turned Down Offer For Four Men. It leaked out recently that Manager Hugh Jennings of tho Tigers had turned down an offer for Ty Cobb, which, If It had gone through, would have completed one of tho greatest deals of baseball history. Manager McAlecr of Washington offered to give In trado for Cobb, Johnson and Street, his star battery; Gray, another pitcher, and Milan, his star outfielder. At tho tlmo tho trade was contem plated Jennings was In a bad way for pitchers and was tempted to dispose of tho great American league outfielder at such terms, but be finally thought Cobb was greater than all four men pat together and two big n drawing card to let go under any circumstances. Jack 8heridan's New Job. Jack Sheridan, the veteran umpire, who recently retired from active aerv ico on the American lesfno staff, has received Instructions for Are now du ties which devolve upon his shoulders. Sheridan If to hold forth In a new role. In a way tho veteran will serve as chief of umpires and at tbe same tlmo will travel around the country In q"cst of promising talent for umpires. Consistent Theory. "Don't you bellevo tho husband Is tho head of the house and should have tho final say?" "Certainly I do." "Then why don't you como out In tho open and say bo?" "Bocauso my wife won't let me," Exchange. Woll Trained. Mrs. Boggs Mr. Meekman Is n splondld cxamplo of what a man ought to be. Mr. Boggs Not at nlL He's a splendid examplo of what a wife, two sisters, a grownup daughter and n mother-in-law think n man ought to be. Not So Absurd. "How absurd I" "What's absurd?" "Five years are supposed to have elapsed since the last act, and that man Is wearing the samo overcoat" "Nothln' absurd about that He's takln' the part of a married man. Isn't her -Read the Citizen. It pay3. KEYSTONE ACADEMY. A HEFIXEI) SCHOOL HOME FOIt BOTH SEXES. Healthful conditions, pure spring wa ter. Inkc frontage, extensive campus. 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