Bellefonte, Pa., August 30, 1918. A BRAND NEW YANKEE DE- MOCRACY. The lad who used to travel on wheels, Buttoned in fur to his chin, Is trekin’ along on blistered heels, Eatin’ his chow from a tin! He bathes when he can and he shaves when he must And he handles a man-sized tool. The remarks he’s made to his blunt-nosed spade He'll never have learned in school! He's lost the stoop and the motor droop, And he's going it on his own, With grit and vim—and the best of him "Trimmed down to brawn and bone. For names don’t count in the khaki ranks, And nobody reads Who's Who. They feature you there on the bill of fare For the things that you really do! The lad who used to travel on wheels Pays his toll with the rest—in blood— There's a brand new Yankee democracy Mixing out there in the mud! —R. P. Thompson, in Adventure. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. DAILY THOUGHT Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.—Izaak Walton. Even though the huge drooping “willow plume” is forgotten with the other glories of yesteryear, neverthe- less the ostrich feather is too grace- ful and lovely a decoration to be en- tirely neglected. So, instead of using up single plumes, the fashion-makers have hit on the ingenious plan of making clever bits of decoration out of various lengths of feathers. You can now see ostrich feather trimming on many varieties of arti- cles from hats to gowns. Indeed one enterprising manufacturer has gone to the length of decorating the tops of fancy shoes with an edging of os- trich feathers. Some day, when you want a change from that brilliant-hued knitting bag, try concocting yourself one of burlap. Choose any color that you want, a natural colored one, for instance. Make just a plain rectangular bag, quite deep so that there will be plen- ty of room for that sweater that you are working on or any other knitting; turn up each of the lower corners slightly, to make it hang a bit more gracefully, and gather the top with a ruffled heading. If a stiff, easily- opened top is desired, a pair of bag sticks, finished off with balls at each end and painted some gay color, may be bought and inserted, instead of the more ordinary draw string. Cotton cords, to match the burlap, may be attached to these sticks as handles. As for decoration, one might make such a bag attractive with very little work. A conventional pattern, the popular basket of flowers, or some ge- ometrical design might be stenciled upon it or embroidered on in mercer- ized cottons. Or a worsted decoration may be added, either embroidered on or crocheted and appliqued upon the burlap. A design might be cut out of felt of harmonizing colors and sewed to the bag, with large stitches of con- trasting shades. Such an adornment may be as elaborate or as simple as chosen and the burlap bag made be a thing of beauty, as well as of de- cided usefulness. In substituting brown sugar the same amount should be used as of white. A cupful of brown sugar has less actual sweetening power than white sugar as there are three cupfuls to a pound, but it makes up in flavor what it lacks in sweetness. In using maple sugar the same thing is true and the usual recipe will be as successful as ever, the texture being the same and only the flavor changing—often for the better. Maple syrup is not so sweet as su- gar and when used to replace it should be increased by one-half. Of course, in this case allowance must be made for the increase of liquid. Usu- ally the amount of liquid called for in the regular recipe should be halved. The same holds good for corn syr- up. One and a half again as much syrup must be used, and, to make up for a certain flatness of taste, it is de- sirable to use an extra amount of fla- voring. ; Corn syrup seems to be at its best with fruits and spices. When used in cakes and cookies better results are obtained if syrup is substituted for only half the sugar. Two tablespoonfuls of syrup to one cupful of sugar improves the texture of fandant fudge and caramels and it may be used entirely for taffy and butterscotch. In using molasses no change need be made so far as amounts for sweet- ening purposes are concerned, be- cause, like brown sugar, what it lacks in sweetness is made up in flavor; but the same allowance must be made for liquid as when using syrup—it should be halved. : 2 When molasses is used in cake mix- tures soda should be used instead of baking powder in the proportion of one tablespoonful of soda to one cup- ful of molasses. ; Honey has a distinct flavor, which combines well with spices, and its sweetening power is about the same as that of sugar. : Honey is thicker than syrup, so it therefor adds less liquid, and in re- placing sugar only one-fourth of the liquid in the recipe need be left out. As honey is slightly acid, soda in the proportion of half a teaspoonful to one cupful of honey should be used in cake or cooky mixtures. Loretta Daum, aged 10 years, of Milwaukee, Wis., who was selected re- cently by the government as a junior four-minute speaker, has the distinc- tion of being one of the youngest of four-minute speakers to receive a cer- tificate. Miss Marion Davies is the first woman to be appointed as an exam- iner under the Federal Trade Com- mission and has been assigned to re- search work in the Congressional Li- brary, investigating facts about the manufacture of various articles. Idle Hour, the beautiful estate of Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Sr., located at Oakdale, L. I., has been offered by the owner to the Red Cross to be used as a convalescent hospital for soldiers. The mansion will accommodate over 1,500 patients. One of the largest automobile plants in Detroit has several women workers, running drill presses, grind- ers and tapping machines and doing general machine work. Over 12 per cent. of the total workers are women and it is estimated that if the neces- sity arise over 50 per cent. of the work can be done by women. Pineapple and Cheese Salad.—Use pale green heart leaves of lettuce, ar- ranging a ring of these on individual salad plates. On each ring put a whole slice of canned Hawaiian pineapple drained and slit across with a sharp knife so that it can be easily divided by the salad fork, yet does not show the cutting until eaten. Rub a fresh cream cheese through a ricer or colan- der on the pineapple so that it stands up in light, delicate flakes, then with teaspoon gently put in the hole of the pineapple guava or currant jelly. Fin- ish by sprinkling with a French dress- ing in which lemon juice is used in- stead of vinegar. The combined fla- vors of the dressing, pineapple, tart jelly and delicate cheese are deliciously blended. Serve fingers of whole Wheat bread and butter with this sal- ad. Murphy’s Odd Idea. An officer on board a war ship was drilling his men. “I want every man to lie on his back, put his legs in the air and move them as if he were riding a bicycle,” he explained. “Now commence.” After a short effort one of the men stopped. “Why have you stopped, Murphy ?” asked the officer. “If ye plaze, sir,” was the answer, “Oi’'m coasting.”—Pittsburgh Chron- icle-Belegraph. » New Money Making Scheme. St. Louis, Mo.—By directing motor- ists to take an impassible road and then charging them $10 to pull them out of the mud with his team, a West Virginia farmer is reputed to have made a small fortune in the last few months. Ambrose Habig, Wheeling city councilman, who was one of the victims, said the farmer told him he could cut off several miles by taking the road. —— Subscribe for the “Watchman.” ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COM- MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION, AT THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEM- BER 5, 1918, BY THE GENERAL ASSEM- BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSUANCE OF ARNOLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- 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 bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the improvemens. 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 be created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, re- pel invasion, suppress insurrection. de- fend the State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply de- ficiency in revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate, at any one time, one mil- lion dollars,” be amended so as to read as follows: Section 4. No debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, re- pel invasion, suppress insurrection, de- fend the State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply de- ficlencies in revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate, at any one time, one mil- lion dollars: Provided, however, That the General Assembly, irrespective of any debt, may authorize dhe State to issue bonds to the amount of fifty millions of 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 amend ments 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- Spocts conform to the requirement of such aws, 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 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: — Amendment to Article Eight. That section eight ef article nine. of the Constitution be amended by striking out the said section and inserting in place thereof the following:— Section 8. The debt ef 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 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 public election in such manner as shall be provided by law. In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of the said city of Philadelphia, at ‘any time, there shall be excluded from the calculation and 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- Nine, Section New Vicar (addressing large audi- ence)—Oh! my dear people, would that I had a window in my bosom, so that you could see the emotions of my heart! Voice—Wouldn’t a “pane” stomach do, guv-nor? in the “Truth crushed to earth will rise again,” said the poetry quoter. “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum, “but sometimes she gets up so late that an important train of thought has gone on without her.”—Washing- ton Star. Be Ready of us today puts Telephone Company number. 3 petition unnecessary. “Jones” waiting. Time BELLEFONTE, When You Telephone HE service that is required of every one An observance on the part of telephone users of the following suggestions will save not only their time but the time of the terests of individual, industry, and Nation in these strenuous times: 1. Look in the directory and be sure of the 2. Do not call until you are ready to talk. An- * nounce yourself in the approved telephone way: “Smith speaking.” Speak plainly and listen carefully; make re- If you have a Private Branch Exchange don’t say to your operator, “Get Jones” and keep 5. When you telephone have your thoughts * lined up so they may be expressed briefly. and service saved through the ob- servance of these small things applied to the larger things. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PA. C. W. HEILHECKER, Local Mgr. a premium on time! as it serves the in- may be PA. ceding the time of such ascertainment; and such capitalization shall be estimated by ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such annual, current net 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 ameunt 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 ef 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 or organized in pursuance of any law without three months’ previous public notice, at the place of the intended loca- tion, of the intention to apply for such 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 ower 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 the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the pro- visions of the eighteenth article thereof: — 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 drawn by the proper officers in pur- suanee thereof,” be, and the same is hereby, amended so that the same shall read as follows: Section 16. No money shall be paid out 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 drawn by the Auditor General. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 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, pro- posed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof :— That article nine, section eight, be amended to read as follows: 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 the 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, apen @ny 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, 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. Where any indebtedness 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 by section ten, article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the o5piration 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 nine 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 Pennsylvania 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 auchority 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, by general laws, exempt from taxation public prop- erty used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, places of urial 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- Shoes. Shoes. (EBGERS SHOE STORE Shoes Shoes Reduced 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. quirement of such laws. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. WOODS, | CYRUS E. Secretary of the Commonwealth. | LYON & COMPANY. CLEARANCE SALE ere JOE (=eee FALL COATS One lot of Ladies’ Coats; all sizes and colors, black includ- ed; values from $15 to $22, now $11.98 AAAANNS All Summer Goods at Clear- away Prices. First Showing of Winter Coats and Suits. Lyon & Co. -.. Bellefonte.
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