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Bellefonte, Pa., August 13 1909.
HOOKING ALLIGATORS.
A Florida Sport With an Element of
Uncertainty In It. |
“Hunting alligators at night with a
bullseye lantern and shotgun is tame
sport compared with what is called a
gator hunt in Florida,” said an old
Floridian who is visiting New York.
“I mean the feat of capturing an alli-
gator alive and then towing the fellow
to high ground through mud and water
from what is called in Florida a ga-
tor hole.
“The gator fishermen first find the
hole, which is indicated by an opening
in the surrounding grass in the midst
of a dense growth of vegetation, where
the ground is worn smooth by the al- |
ligator in his puils in and out. Some-
times these gator holes are in the na-
ture of a cave in the bank of a stream |
and may be fifteen or twenty feet
deep. and if so it is not an easy matter |
to get the animal out.
“The fisher is supplied with a long.
pole with a metal hook on the end.
He takes a strong rope and throws it |
about the entrance of the hole. Ther |
the fisher rams with the hooked pole |
down the den and waits and listens.
If he finds a gator in the hole he |
teases the beast by poking him until |
the gator in a rage finally grabs the
hooked polc and is pulled from the
den. It is with uncertainty that he is
dragged forth, for it Is not known
whether the catch is large or small. '
The fisher does not know whether to
get into shape to run or to fight. Out
the gator comes, bellowing and roar-
ing mad. :
“After the gator is dragged to the
surface he in his rage turns and rolls
and finally twists himself up in the
rope or noose that has been previously
prepared. With the assistance of the
others in the party the gator's legs
and mouth are tied and the gator is a
prisoner.
“The gator is for the most part
caught in marshes where the ground is
soft and slushy and too wet for either
horse or wagon to enter. The fishers
are compelled to carry their catch t
higher ground, there to be loaded int: |
the waiting wagon, and the bunt is
ended.”--New York Sun.
UNCONSCIOUS WORRY.
Born of the Habit of Taking Things
Too Seriously.
A great many people worry uncon-
sciously, says O. 8S. Marden in Success
Magazine. They don’t understand why
they are so tired in the morning, why
their sleep was so disturbed and trou-
bled.
This mental disturbance is often
caused by the habit of taking things
too seriously, carrying too great a
weight of responsibility. Everywhere
we see people who take life too seri-
ously. Most of us are like the motor-
man who not only starts and stops the
car and tries to keep from running
over people, but also feels tremendous
anxiety and responsibility about the
motive power.
One of the most helpful lessons life
can impart is that which shows us
how to do our work as well as it can |
be done and then let principle take
care of the result. How often have we |
been amazed to find things come out!
much better than we anticipated; to
find that the great unseen power that
governs our lives through a wilderness
of trial and tribulation into the open |
has guided our life ship through the,
fogs of difficulties and of sorrow,
through storms of hardships and
losses, safely into port.
The pilot does not lose heart when |
he cannot see his way. He turns to
that mysterious compass which see
as plainly in the fog and guides ax
faithfully in the tempests as when the
sea is like glass. We are in touch with |
a power greater than any compass,
greater than any pilot, a power that]
can extricate us from the most des-
perate situation.
Wouldn't Be Fooled Again.
A shepherd once, to prove the quick-
mess of his dog, which was lying be-
fore the fire in the house where we
were talking, said to me in the middle |
of a sentence concerning :
else, “I'm thinking, sir, the cow is in |
the petatoes.” |
Though he purposely laid no stress
on these words and said them in a
quiet, unconcerned tone of voice, the
dog, which appeared to be asleep, imme,
diately jumped up and, leaping through
the open window, scrambled up to the
turf roof of the house, from which he
see the potato field. He then,
the cow there, ran and look-
barn where she was and,
t all was right, came back
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could not help laughing aloud at
m, on which, with a slight growl, he
himself down In his warm corner
an offended air, as if determined
to be made a fool of again.—Lon-
Standard.
gyiEgeEt
One For the Minister.
minister in the south side of
who was noted for his habit
up old sermons again and
one day advertised to
suburban church at tha
service there. An old wo-
in days gone by had sat un-
ministry, but who had now re
Bie
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fat
from his neighborhood, deter
on this particular occasion. After the
close of the service she waited on the
! clergyman, who greeted her cordially
and asked what she thought of his dis-
course. “Eh, man,” she replied can-
didly, “it's a lang time sin’ I first
heard ye preach that yin, sir, and I've
heard ye at it a guid wheen o' times
sin’ syne.”
“Aye, Janet)” said the minister.
“How often do ye think ye've heard it,
na? “Oh, aboot a dizzen o' times,
sir,” she replied. “An’ div ye mind it
a’? said the minister. “Aweel, maybe
no’ it a’, sir.” “Weel, I see I'll need tc
preach it to ye again, Janet,” said the
minister. and Janet felt that she had
been sold for once.
Settled a Great Question.
When Thomas H. Benton was in the
house he was of the opinion that the
3d day of March and consequently the
congressional term ended at midnight
of that day instead of at noon on the
4th, as unbroken usage had fixed it.
So on the last morning he sat with his
hat on, talked loudly, loafed about the
floor and finally refused to vote ot
answer to his name when the roll
was called. At last the speaker, the
; Hon. James L. Orr of South Carolina,
picked him up and put an end to these
legislative lorks.
“No, sir; no, sir; no, sir!” shouted
“1 will not
vote. I have no right to vote. This is
no house, and I am not a member of
itr
“Then, sir,” said Speaker Orr like a
flash, with his sweetest manner, “if
the gentleman is not a member of this
house the sergeant at arms will please
" put him out.”
And so this vast constitutional ques-
tion settled itself.—Argonaut.
Handy With an Ax.
One important feature in connection
with the conducting of mining opera-
tions in Siberia is the aptitude of the
Russian we ‘kman for the ax. Wood is
so plentiful in the country that min-
ing timber. may be figured on at a
low rate. The current anecdote that a
Russian workman will for a twenty
kopeck plece lay his left hand, with
fingers spread, on a board and with
full strength make an ax cut between
each finger cannot be vouched for, but
it is certainly true that in pick timber-
Ing in bad ground, in erecting build-
ings, log cabins and all manner of
wood joining the equal of the Russian
peasant cannot be found. — London
i Globe.
Constitutional Amendments
ROPOBED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON-
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS-
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB-
| LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twalve of article five, sec-
tions two, three, and fourteen of article
eight, section one of article twelve, and
sections two and seven of article four-
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vania, and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect.
Section 1. Bg it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, That the following
are proposed as amendments to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn-
| sylvania, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof:—
Amendment One—To Article Four, Sec-
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight of article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
| which reads as follows: —
“He shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint
a Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers of
the Commonwealth as he is or may be
authorized by the Constitution or by
law to appeint;: he shall have power to
fill all vacancies that may happen, in of-
fices to which he may appoint, during
the recess of the Senate, by granting
commissions which shall expire at the
end of their next session; he shall have
power to fill any vacancy that may hap-
pen, during the recess of the Senate, in
the office of Auditqr General, State
| Treasurer, Secretary of Internal Affairs
or Superintendent of Public Instruction,
fn a judicial office, or in any other elec-
tive office which he is or may be au-
thorized to fill; if the vacancy shall hap-
pen during the session of the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sen-
ate, before their final adjournment, a
proper person to fill said vacancy; but
in any such case of vacancy, in an elec-
tive office, a person shall be chosen to
sald office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months immediately pre-
ceding such election, in which case the
election for said office shall be held at
the second succeeding general election.
In acting on executive nominations the
the journal” so as to read as follows: —
He shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint
a Secretary of the Commonwealth
of this
shall happen within two calendar months
immediately preceding such election y
in which case the election for sald
shall be held on the second succeeding
.delphia the office of alderman is abol-
mined to go in and bear him preach | Constitutional Amendments
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election day appropriate to such office.
In acting on executive nominations the
Senate shall sit with open doors, and, in
confirming or rejecting the nominations
of the Gevernor, the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, and shall be entered
on the journal.
Amendment Two—To Article Four, Sec-
tion Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of
article four, which reads as follows:—
““The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall be four years; of the Audl-
tor General three years; and of the State
Treasurer two years. These officers shall |
be chosen by the qualified electors of the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General
or State Treasurer shall be capable of
holding the same office for two consecu-
tive terms,” so as to read:—
The terms of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs, the Auditor General, and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years;
and they shall be chosen by the qualified |
electors of the State at general elections;
but a State Treasurer, elected In the year!
one thousand nine hundred and nine,
shall serve for three years, and his suc- |
cessors shall be elected at the general!
election In the year one thousand nine!
hundred and twelve, and in every fourth |
year thereafter. No person elected to the |
office of Auditor General or State Treas. |
urer shall be capable of holding the
same office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three—To Article Five, Sec-
tion _ Eleven. i
Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar-
ticle five, which reads as follows: — |
“Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or al-|
dermen shall be elected In the several
wards, districts, boroughs and townships |
at the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, in such |
manner as shaft be directed by law, and |
shall be commissioned by the Governor |
for a term of five years. No township, |
ward, district or borough shall elect more |
than two justices of the peace or alder- |
men without the consent of a majority |
of the qualified electors within such town- |
ship, ward or borough; no person shall
be elected to such office unless he shall
have resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next preced-
ing his election. In cities containing over
fifty thousand inhabitants, not more then
one alderman shall be elected in each
ward or district,” so as to read:—
Except as otherwise provided in (this
Constitution, justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be elected in the several!
wards, districts, boroughs or townships, |
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law, and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a
term of six years. No township, ward,
district or borough shall elect more than
two justices of the peace or aldermen’
without the consent of a majority of the
qualified electors within such township,
ward or boroukh: no person shail be
elected to such office unless he shall have
resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next pre-
ceding his election. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected In
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five,
tion Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve of arti-
cle five of the Constituton, which reads
as follows: — {
“In Philadelphia there shall be estab- |
lished, for .each thirty thousand inhabit-
ants, one court, not of record, of police
and civil eauses, with jurisdiction mot |
exceeding one hundred dollars; such
courts shall be held by magistrates whose
term of office shall be five years and
they shall be elected on general ticket
by the qualified voters at large; and in |
the election of the said magistrates no
voter shall vote for more than two-thirds
of the number of persons to be elected
when more than one are to be chosen;
they shall be compensated only by fixed
salaries, to be paid by sald county; and |
shall exercise such jurisdiction, civil and
criminal, except as herein provided, as
is now exercised by aldermen, subject to
such changes, not infolving an increase
of oivil jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, as may be made by law. In Phila-
Sec- |
fshed,” so as to read as follows:—
In Philadelphia there shall be estab-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit-
ants, one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not
exceeding one hundred dollars; such
courts shall be held by magistrates whose
term of office shall be six years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket at the
municipal election, by the qualified
voters at large; and in the election of
the said magistrates no voter shall vote
for more than two-thirds of the number
of persons to be elected when more than
one are to be chosen; they shall be com-
pensated only by fixed salaries, to be
paid by said county; and shall exercise
such jurisdiction, civil and criminal, ex-
cept as herein provided, as is now ex-
ercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, as may be made by law. In Phila-
delphia the office of alderman Is abol- |
ished. {
Amendment Five—To Article Eight, Sec-
tion Two.
Section 8. Amend section two of article
eight, which reads as follows: —
“The general election shall be held an-
nually on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November, but the Gen-
eral Assembly may by law fix a different
day, two-thirds of all the members of
each House consenting thereto,” so as to
read :—
The general election shall be held bi-
ennially on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November in each
even-numbered year, but the General As-
sembly may by law fix a different day,
two-thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto: Provided,
That such election shall always be held
ifn an even-numbered year.
Amendment Six—To Article Eight, Sec-
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Amendment Seven—To
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breach of the peace. In cities they may |
claim exemption from jury duty during |
their terms of service,” so as to read:— |
District election boards shall consist of
a judge and two Inspectors, who shall be!
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the
municipal election; but the General As-|
sembly may require sald boards to be!
appointed in such manner as it may by |
law provide. Laws regulating the ap-
pointment of said boards may be enacted |
to apply to cities only: Provided, That'
such laws be uniform for cities of the]
same class. Each elector shall have the
right to vote for the judge and one in-
spector, and each inspector shall appoint
one clerk. The first election board for
any new district shall be selected, and
vacancies in election boards filled, as
shall be provided by law. Election of.
cers shall be privileged from arrest upon
days of election, and while engaged In
making up and transmitting returns, ex-
cept upon warrant of a court of record,
or judge thereof, for an election fraud.
for felony, or for wanton breach of the
peace. In cities they may claim exemp-
tion from jury duty during their terms of
service.
Amendment Eight—To Article Twelve,
Section One.
Section 9. Amend section one,
twelve, which reads as follows:—
“All officers, whose selection is not pro-
vided for In this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law.” so as to read:—
All officers. whose selection is not pro-
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law: Provided, That elections of State
officers shall be held on a general election
day, and elections of local officers shall
be held on a municipal election day, ex-
cept when, in either case, special elections
may be required to fill unexpired terms.
Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen,
Section Two.
Section 10. Amend section two of article
fourteen, which reads as follows: —
“County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of three years, be-!
ginning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for, !
shall be filled in such manner as may be |
provided by law,” so as to read:— |
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their |
offices for the term of four years, be-|
ginning on the first Monday of January!
next after their election, and until their |
successors shall be duly qualified; all!
vacancies not otherwise provided for. |
shall be filled in such manner as may be |
provided by aw. i
Amendment Ten—To Article
Section Seven.
Section 11. Amend section seven, artiels
fourteen, which reads as follows:— |
“Three county commissioners and three |
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, in|
the year one thousand eight hundred and |
seventy-five and every third year there-'
after; and in the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three’
persons having the highest number of |
votes shall be elected: any casual vacancy
in the office of county commissioner or
article
Fourteen,
| county auditor shall be filled, by the
court of common pleas of the county in!
which such vacancy shall occur, by the |
appointment of an elector of the proper |
county who shall have voted for the |
commissioner or auditor whose place is
to be filled,” so as to read:—
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
eounty where such officers are chosen,
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there-
after; and In the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number of
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the office of county commissoner or
county auditor shall be filled by the court
of common pleas of the county in which
such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint-
ment of an elector of the proper county
who shall have voted for the commis-
Sonor or auditor whose place is to be
led.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 12 That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth, and in order
to carry the same into complete opera-
tion, it is hereby declared thit—
In the case of officers elected by the
people, all terms of office fixed by act of
Assembly at an odd number of years
shall each be lengthened one year, but
the Legislature may change the length
of the term, provided the terms for which
such officers are elected shall always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of official terms
shall not affect officers elected at the
general election of one thousand nine
hundred and eight; nor any city, ward,
borough, township, or election division
officers, whose terms of office, under ex-
isting law, end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore; but all officers chosen at
that election to an office the regular term
of which is two years, and also all elec-
tion officers and assessors chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon-
day of December in the year one thou-
sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi-
cers chosen at that election to offices the
term of which is now four years, or is
made four years by the operation of
these amendments or this schedule, shall
serve until the first Monday of December
the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen. All justices of the peace,
magistrates, and aldermen, chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon-
day of December in the year one thou-
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
year nineteen hundred and ten, and until
Legislature shall otherwise provide,
terms of city, ward, borough, town-
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The Kind You Have Always Bought,
Children Cry for
Fletcher's Castoria.
Lyon & Co.
Lvon & Co.
LYON & CO.
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR
Clearance Sale
OF ALL SUMMER STUFFS.
Only a few items to show you the big money
saving. you can do by buying here.
A large assortment of fine Organdies, all colors,
that sold at 20c and 23¢, now per yard roc
One lot Organdies, not so fine, thatsold at r2%c¢
and r5c, now per yard 8c
A large assortment of fine White Goods in stripe
and check, that sold at r5c. and 20c., now per
yard roc
We have no space to tell you of everything re-
duced, such as Dress Ginghams, Percales, Wool
Dress Goods, Silks, all the new shades in Messa-
lines, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Men's fine
Shirts and Summer Underwear, Summer Suits.
All Low Shoes in black, white and russet, at big
reduction prices.
Ladies’ Washable Coat and Jumper Suits, in
white and colors, that sold at $5 and $6, now go
at $2.75 & £3.90.
All Ladies’ Shirt Waists at closing-out prices—
must be sold now.
We must have the room for our new Fall Goods.
It will mean a big saving to come into our store
before you buy.
SUMMER GOODS MUST BE SOLD NOW.
LYON & COMPANY,
17-12 Allegheny St., Bellsfonse, Pa.
Bellefonte Shoe Emporium.
$1.48 A PAIR.
$2. WORKING SHOES
Reduced to $1.48
COME AND GET A
BARGAIN.
YEAGER’S SHOE STORE,
successor to Yeager & Davis.
Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA.