Bellefonte, Pa., August 23, 1918. muna THE LITTLE HOME PAPER. The little home paper comes to me, As badly printed as it can be; It’s ungrammatical, cheap, absurd— Yet how I love each intimate word! For here am I in the teeming town, Where the sad, mad people rush up and down, And it’s good to get back to the old lost place, And gossip and smile for a little space. The weather is hot; the corn crop’s good; They've had a picnic in Sheldon Wood. And Aunt Marie was sick last week; Tke Morrison’s got a swollen cheek, And the Squire was hurt in a runaway— More shocked than bruised, I'm glad they say. Bert Wills—I used to play ball with him— Is working a farm with his Uncle Jim. The Red Cross ladies gave a tea, And raised quite a bit. Old Sol MacPhee Has sold his house on Lincoln Road— He couldn’t carry so big a load. The Methodist minister's had a call From a wealthy parish near Saint Paul. And old Herb Sweet is married at last— He was forty-two. How the years rush past! But here's an item that makes me see What a puzzling riddle life can be. “Ed Stokes,” it reads, ‘“was killed in France When the Allies made their last advance.” Ed Stokes! That boy with the laughing eyes, As blue as the early summer skies! He wouldn't have killed a fly—and yet, Without a murmur, without regret, He left the peace of our little place, And went away with a light in his face; For out in the world was a job to do, And he wouldn't come home until it was through! Tour thousand miles from our tiny town And its hardware store, this boy went ~ down. Such a quiet lad, such a simple chap— But he’s put East Dunkirk on the map! — Charles Hanson Towne, in the Ameri- can Magazine. FARM NOTES. —An experienced cattle breeder | says pure-bred cattle that are under- fed are too bony; when they are over- fed they are too lumpy, and the worst cattle of all are those that can be fed the year round and never get fat. —Seeds of certain weeds do not germinate until all the early summer days are passed away; and then they grow so plentifully as to mat the ground. Instances are seen in the pursley and wire grasses of the gar- den. —There can be little doubt that ul- timately the war will cause a great scarcity of horses in Europe, and the aim on all sides should be to breed as many as possible, for there will be a | market for every one that can be pro- duced, says the London Live Stock Journal. «This is the age of hustle. The team of 3500 or 4000-pound weight can haul as much in one trip as the small team can in two or more. One man can drive a big team more cheap- ly than two men can drive two small teams in teaming. This is the secret of the big demand for big horses in the cities. —1It seems strange that there are so are not! many farms where fruits a grown. Most people like fruits, and there are very few localities and farms where some kind of fruits can- not be grown. Let every manager consider the value of a good orchard and then start one on his farm the first opportunity. —There is an increased interest in growing sheep both for mutton and wool. This feeling, according to spe- cialists of the Department of Agri- culture, prevails in many other States. The increase in production is being obtained from the saving of ewe lambs and the introduction of good stock from the western range. —The first thing to do with scour- ed calves is to remove the cause and then give them lime water in the milk. Two tablespoonfuls twice a day for a calf 2 months old, and for larger calves half a cupful. Make the lime water by putting a handful of lime in- to a pail of water. When it has slacked and settled, pour off the clear portion and bottle it for future use. —From France comes the informa- tion that good results have been ob- tained from the use of sugar to over- come the great fatigue in horses when overworked. The good results obtain- ed by a veterinary surgeon from the use of sugar in large doses in forced marches led him to employ it for the purposes of overcoming fatigue. Two hundred grains of sugar were fed dai- ly, mixed with the hors:'s food and distributed regularly throughout the day. —Two thousand county agent workers were employed to help the great land army of this country to produce and conserve food during the six months from January 1 to July 1. The report shows that over 6,200 county agent workers were at work in all parts of the country on July i, as compared with 4,200 on January 1. This increase consists of an’ addition of 650 persons connected with the county agent work, 625 with the home demonstration work, and 725 with the boys’ and girls’ club movement. —To relieve as much as possible the unprecedented demand for leather, it is urged that slaughtered and dead animals on the farm be skinned with great care. Usually the skinning of animals on the farm and the care of hides is not given a great amount of consideration and through careless- ness many hides are cut and scored when they are removed. By devot- ing a little extra care and time in skinning animals to make sure that they are not cut or scored the farmer can increase their value on the market many times. In tanning hides scores show very plainly and in many cases one-half of the thickness of the leath- er is lost by such defects. —The United States Department of Agriculture is co-operating with the War Department in producing horses for the army. G. A. Bell, of the De- partment of Agriculture, has recent- ly returned from Virginia, Vermont and New Hampshire, where, with a representative of the War Depart- ment, 185 horses were purchased. These horses were three-year-olds and were purchased from farmers who bred their mares to stallions owned by the Department of Agriculture. Through an agreement made by far- mers and the government the govern- ment agrees to pay $150 for each colt sired by government owned stallions, provided it passes the requirements of the War Department, or the farmer, by paying the service fee, can keep the colt for his own use. —1It is not too early for apple grow- ers in Pennsylvania to formulate plans for marketing the crop of the present season. Marketing plans should comprehend picking methods, grading and sizing methods, kind or kinds of packages to use, types of pack if box packages are contemplated, shipping methods and facilities, storage and methods of pietketing the fruit to the best advan- age. The time of picking apples varies considerably with the variety. In any case, however, fruit should mature before any picking is done. Time of picking should be determined in part, 210, by the use to which the fruit is put. Grading and sizing may be done by machinery. Some form of grading is necessary to realize the highest profit. Through proper grading one New York firm received two years ago a minimum of $3.56 a barrel for its fruit and as high as $6.00 a barrel for the best grades. One experiment in honest grading and packing is usual- | ly sufficient to convince any grower of | ‘the policy of the practice. - | The advantages of the various (types of storage and the type best | suited tr his conditions must be deter- ‘mined by the individual. For the | commercial grower iced storage is by | far the best. For the average farmer ' sential. i The co-operative plan of marketing apples has been very successful in some sections. (tains valuable information on har- {or the man catering to a small mar- | ket, a different form of storage is es-; ! Extension Circular 50 of The Penn- ! ' sylvania State College school of ag- | | riculture and experiment station con- | NANMANNNNNNRNRY SNR ANN A 7 age is its guarantee. o Children Cry for Fletcher's | INRA TT —__ The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per- sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this, All Countcrfeits, Imitations and ‘‘ Just-as-good ” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. It is pleasant. It contains Its For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipetion, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALways Bears the Signature of allaying Feverishness arising In Use For Over 30 Years i vesting, grading, packing and mar- keting apples. i “Pa, what causes heat and cold?” | “The janitor, my son.”—Boston { Transcript.. ! ——Subscribe for the “Watchman.” | —— | ! ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE | CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO | THE CITIZENS OF THE COM- I MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION, AT THE ELECTION |TO_BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEM- | BER 5, 1918, BY THE GENERAL ASSEM- I BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF | PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY | ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE i COMMONWEALTH IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- TION. | Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to article nine, ! section four of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; au- thorizing the State to issue bond§ to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the improvement of the highways of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen- ate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen- eral Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Penn- sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pro- posed, in accordance with the eighteenth {article thereof: — | That section four of article nine, which reads as follows: “Section 4. No debt shall by ‘or on behalf of the State, supply casual deficiencies of revenue, re- pel invasion, suppress insurrection, de- fend the State in war, or to pay existing be created ficiency in revenue shall never exceed in | the aggregate, at any one time, one mil- | lion dollars,” be amended so as to read ras follows: | Section 4. No debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, re- el invasion, suppress insurrection. de- end the State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply de- ficiencies in revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate, at any one time, one mil- lion dollars: Provided, however, the General Assembly, irrespective of any debt, may authorize the State to issue dollars for the purpose of improving and rebuilding the highways of the Common- wealth. Section 2. Said proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the general election to be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, for the purpose of deciding upon the approval and ratification or the rejection of said amendment. Said election shall be opened, held, and closed upon said elec- tion day, at the places and within the hours at and within which said election is directed to be opened, held, and closed, and in accordance with the pro- visions of the laws of Pennsylvania governing elections and amendments thereto. Such amendment shall be printed upon the ballots in the form and manner prescribed by the election laws of Pennsylvania, and shall in all re- Shacks conform to the requirement of such aws. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. CYRUS BE. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen- eral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Constitution of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth ar- ticle thereof: — Améndment to Article Eight. That section eight of article nine. of the Constitution be amended by striking out the said section and inserting in place thereof the following Te f 1 e of any county, Section 8. The city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or incorporated dis- trict, except as provided herein, and in section fifteen of this article, shall never exceed seven (7) per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property Nine, Section delphia may be increased in such amount that the total city debt of said city shall not exceed ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or in- crease its indebtedness to an amount ex- ceeding two (2) per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the consent of the electors thereof at a ublic election in such manner as shall e provided by law. borrowing capacity of the said city of Philadelphia, at any time, there shall be excluded from deducted from such debt so.much of the debt of said city as shall have been in- curred, and the proceeds thereof in- vested, in any public improvements of any character which shall be yielding to the said city an annual current net reve- nue. The amount of such deduction [ shall be ascertained by capitalizing the {annual net revenue from such improve- ment during the year immediately pre- except to debt; and the debt created to supply de- : That | bonds to the amount of fifty millions of | therein, but the debt of the city of Phila- | In ascertaining the | the calculation and | The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY, ceding the time of such ascertainment; ‘and such capitalization shall’be estimated iby ascertaining the principal {which would yield such annual, current inet revenue, at the average rate of in- ‘terest, and sinking-fund charges payable upon the indebtedness incurred by said city for such purposes, up to the time of such ascertainment. The method of ' determining such amount, so to be de- ducted, may be prescribed by the Gen- eral Assembly. In incurring indebted- ness for any purpose the city of Phila- delphia may issue its obligations matur- ing not later than fifty (50) years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking-fund sufficient to retire said ob- ligations at maturity, the payment to such sinking-fund to be in equal or graded annual or other periodical instal- ments. Where any indebtedness shall be or shall have been incurred by said city .of Philadelphia for the purpose of the construction or improvement of public works of any character from which in- come or revenue is to be derived by said city, or for the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by said city, such oblgations may be in an amount sufficient to provide for, and may include the amount of, the interest and sinking-fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction, and until the ex- piration of one year after the completion of the work for which said indebtedness shall have been incurred; and said city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund charges as required by section ten, article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the expiration of said period of one year after the completion of said work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COM- MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED 'BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ‘THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU- | ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON- { STITUTION. | Number One. | A JOINT RESOLUTION ! Proposing an amendment to section eleven of article sixteen of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Be it resolved by the Senate and House ,of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, | That the following amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of : Pennsylvania be, and the same is hereby, | proposed, in accordance with the eigh- teenth article thereof :— { Amend section eleven, article sixteen 'of the Constitution of the Commonwealth .of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: “No corporate body to possess banking ‘and discounting privileges shall be created ior organized in pursuance of any law {without three months’ previous public ‘notice, at the place of the intended loca- I tion, of the intention to apply for such i priviliges, in such manner as shall be pre- scribed by law, nor shall a charter for 'such privilege be granted for a longer | period than twenty years,” so that it shall read as follows: The General Assembly shall have the | bower of general law to provide for the {incorporation of banks and trust com- ‘panies, and to prescribe the powers thereof. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. CYRUS E. WOODS. Secretary of the Commonwealth. | Number Two. : A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section six- teen of article three of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ‘and House of Representatives of the Com- ‘monwealth of ennsylvania in General | Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted !by the authority of the same, That the following is proposed as an amendment to ithe Constitution of the Commonwealth of | Penngvlvania, in accordance with the pro- visioifs of the eighteenth article thereof :— i That section sixteen of article three, . which reads as follows: “Section 16. No money shall be paid out of the treasury, except upon appro- priations made by law, and on warrant ydrawn b the proper officers in pur- | suance thereof,” be, and the same is hereby, amended so that the same shall ‘read as follows: Section 16, No money shall be paid iout of the State Treasury, except in ac- ‘cordance with the provisions of an act (of Assembly specifying the amount and | purpose of the expenditure, and limiting ‘the time in which said appropriation shall be expended. All public money shall be paid by the State Treasurer on warrant rdrawn by the Auditor General. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 0 Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to article nine, section eight of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen- ate and House of Representatives in Gen- eral Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Penn- sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pre- amount ! | posed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof :— That article nine, be Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or incorporated dis- trict, except as provided herein, and in section fifteen of this article, shall never exceed seven (7) per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, but the debt of the city of Phila- delphia may be increased in such amount that the total city debt of said city shall not exceed ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two (2) per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the con- sent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be pro- vided by law. In ascertaining thé bor- rowing capacity of the city of Philadel- phia, at any time, there shall be deducted from such debt so much of the debt of said city as shall have been incurred, or is about to be incurred, and the proceeds thereof expended, or about to be expended, upon any public improvement, or in the construction, purchase, or condemnation of any public utility, or part thereof, or facility therefor, if such public improve- ment or public utility, or part thereof, section eight, i amended to read as follows: whether separately or in connection with any other public improvement or public’ utility, or part thereof, may reasonably be expected to yield revenue in excess of operating expenses sufficient to pay the ' interest and sinking fund charges thereon. : The method of determining such amount, so to be deducted, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. In incurring indebtedness for any pur- pose the city of Philadelphia may issue its obligations maturing not later than fifty (50) years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking-fund sufficient to retire said obligations at maturity, the payment to such sinking fund to be in equal or graded annual or other period- ical instalments. shall be, or shall have been incurred by said city of Philadelphia for the purpose of the construction or improvements of public works or utilities of any character, from which income or revenue is to be derived by said city, or for the reclama- tion of land to be used in the construction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by said city, such obligations may be in an amount sufficient to provide for, and may include the amount of, the interest and sinking-fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction, and until the expiration of one year after the com- pletion of the work for which said in- debtedness shall have been incurred; and said city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund charges as required b nine of the until the expiration of said period of one year after the completion of said work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION An amendment to section one of article nire of the Constitution of Pennsyl- vania, relating to taxation. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com- monwealth of ennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That the following amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be, and the same is hereby, proposed, in ac- cordance with the provisions of the eigh- teenth article thereof:— That section one of article nine, which reads as follows: “All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the terri- torial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws; but the General As- sembly may, by general laws, exempt from taxation public property used for public purposes, actual places ‘of religious wor- ship, places of burial not used or held for private or corporate profit, and institu- tions of purely public charity,” be amended so as to read as follows: “All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the terri- torial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws, and the subjects of taxation may be classified for the purpose of laying graded or progressive taxes; but the General Assembly may, n general laws, exempt from taxation public prop- erty used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, places of burial not used or held for private or cor- porate profit, and institutions of purely public charity. Section 2. Said proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the general election to be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in the year nineteen hundred and nineteen, for the purpose of deciding upon the approval and ratification or the rejection of said amendment. Said election shall be opened, held, and closed upon said elec- tion day, at the places and within the hours at and within which said election is directed to be opened, held, and closed, and in accordance with the provisions of the laws of Pennsylvania governing elec- tions, and amendments thereto. Such amendment shall be printed upon the bal- lots in the form and manner prescribed by the election laws of Pennsylvania, and shall in all respects conform to the re- quirement of such laws. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 63-31-13t Where any indebtedness | § Shoes. {EAGERY SHOE OTORE Shoes Shoes pauced Reduced All my stock of Ladies’ Low Shoes at cost and less than cost. On account of labor shortage and other conditions the firm from whom I purchase my stock of Ladies’ Low Shoes for spring could not deliver the shoes until this last week—they should have reached me on March 1st. Realizing that the season is far advanced I am going to sell these shoes at cost and less than cost. These shoes were purch- ased to sell for $6 and $7. They are _made of the very best leather that can be put in shoes and in the very latest styles. These shoes will be put on sale at once for $4.85 Per Pair. Here is an opportunity to purchase your needs in low shoes at a saving of over $2 per pair. YEAGER'S SHOE STORE THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN Bush Arcade Building 58-27 BELLEFONTE, PA. LYON ®& COMPANY. CLEARANCE SALE pereen} OF (——eren {FALLCOATS section ten, article ! onstitution of Pennsylvania, ! One lot of Ladies’ Coats; all sizes and colors, black includ- ed; values from $15 to $22, Now $11.98 All Summer Goods at Clear- away Prices. First Showing of Winter Coats and Suits. { — Lyon & Co. o Bellefonte.
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