Shoes. Shoes. 3 tiveness, their disease-carrying hab- | i its, and methods of destroying them, has been launched.”—The Literary | Digest. “> Bellefonte, Pa., September 13, 1918. n— A HEALTH TO THE FIGHTING MAN. A health to the fighting man! The man with a red glint in his eye— A glint that glows to a tender gleam for the old flag in the sky; To the man who dares, and the man who cares for the good old TU. S. A, Who bears the brunt in the battle front and hurries to the fray. A health to him—our soldier grim—with his faith that makes his might; Who tunes his life to the shrilling fife and knows the way to fight! A health to the fighting man! The man all innocent of sham, Who pays the due of a loyal heart at the shrine of Uncle Sam; Who bears our load on the weary road that leads to a distant peace; And asks no halt till he finds the fault and the roars of cannon cease. May the throb and thrum of the rolling drum be promise to his ears Of the joyous day when he’ll come away to hear a nation’s cheers. A health to the fighting man! The man with impulse clean and clear To hold him right as a gallant knight without reproach or fear. When the bugle sings and the bullet rings and the saber flashes bright, May he feel the aid of the prayers prayed to guard him in the fight; May good luck ride on either side and save him for the grasp Of the friendly hand in his native land That's yearning for the clasp. —Wilbur D. Nesbit. Saving Food by Killing Animals. A good bit of our meat and grain goes into the systems of “evil beasts,” as Scripture calls them—wolves, bears, and wildcats of all sorts, not to mention such small fry as wood- chucks, gophers, rabbits, and rats. By killing off these we are increasing the food-production of the country— not that most of them are edible, but because we no longer have to keep them alive in idleness by feeding them things that ought to be nourishing human beings. The author of an ar- ticle in The Weekly News Letter of the United States Department of Ag- riculture (Washington) tells us that in States where the raising of live stock is an important industry, hunt- ers are now being employed, under the advice and with the co-operation of the Department, to seek out and kill noxious animals and so conserve the food-supply for those who should get it. We read in The News Letter: “One cold day last March a hunter of the Biological Survey, United States Department of Agriculture, traveling the rugged country of Ari- zona, picked up the trail of a moun- tain-lion. He got his gun ready and spurred his horse, but nightfall found him still on the hunt. He followed the next day and the next, and on the third day of his pursuit he had found proof of how much damage a moun- tain-lion can do. Nine head of cattle, freshly killed, and evidently the work of the mountain-lion, were scattered along the trail. But on the evening of the third day the hunter caught up with the lion, and one more of the predatory animals that, along with injurious rodents, annually take more than $300,000,000 worth of foodstuffs from Uncle Sam, bit the dust. “This was one of many instances in a fight that goes on throughout the sear between Uncle Sam’s forces and predatory animals in Montana, Wy- oming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and the States west of the Pacific coast. On an average three hundred hunters, including State co-operative workers, are engaged constantly. Not only does the killing of predatory an- imals mean food saved, but it means money for the Treasury of the Unit- ed States. In the present fiscal year more than $79,000 has been realized by the government from sales of furs of animals killed by the Federal hunt- ers. This sum, compared with $8,- 614.08 received in 1916 from this source, shows the progress of organ- ization of the work. “The annual estimated loss of $300,000,000 in meat, grain, and oth- er foodstuffs and wool comes not alone from wolves, coyotes, mountain- lions, bobcats, and stock-killing bears, but from such noxious rodents as ground squirrels, prairie-dogs, pock- et-gophers, jack-rabbits, mice and rats. Against the bigger animals traps and guns are used. Poisoning is the principal weapon against the rodents. It is believed that before many years the losses will be largely eliminated. «Tt is estimated that on the average each wolf in a year destroyes $1,000 worth of live stock, each coyote $50, each mountain-lion $500, and each bobeat $50 worth. After personal in- vestigation the president of the New Mexico Agricultural College reported that predatory animals annually de- stroy three per cent. of the cattle in Mexico, the loss being about 34,350 | head, and kill also about 165,000 head of sheep. A wolf recently killed at Nutt, New Mexico, by a Department hunter was reported by stock-owners of that vicinity to have killed in the preceding six months 150 head of cat- tle worth not less than $5,000. The danger and destructiveness of such animals have been greatly increased by the prevalence of rabies among them in several States. : “Because of the results secured in protecting and saving live stock, State live-stock associations and in- dividual ranchmen are co-operating with the bureau by providing increas- ingly large sums of money to employ hunters to work under direction of the inspector .in immediate charge. «Whole fields of wheat are fre- quently destroyed by ground-squir- rels and prairie-dogs, and the cuttings of these animals along the borders of fields greatly reduce the grain har- vest. Many millions of acres of rich farming land are infested by these ests, which have found grain-rais- ing operations favorable to their in- crease. Systematic poisoning cam- paigns for their destruction have been organized and already they have had great results. Against the rats and mice a nation-wide educational cam- paign, which tells of their destruc- United States Generals. By a recent act of Congress, the rank of General was revived. Pre- ! vious to this act only three men, U. Sheridan, have been honored by hold- ing this title. Generals John J. Pershing and Tas- ker H. Bliss now wear the four stars on their shoulders which designate their rank as General. This makes a total of five men who have held the title of General since the United States army was organized on Sep- tember 29, 1789. Contrary to the usual opinion, George Washington was never a Gen- eral in the United States army. In July, 1798, Washington was appoint- ed Lieutenant-General and Com- mander of the army, which rank he held until his death on December 14, 1799. That was the highest rank Washington ever held in the United States army. The rank of General and Commander-in-chief ‘of all the forces raised or to be raised” (other- wise the Continental army) was held by him from 1775 to 1783, but that was in the Continental army. After the death of Washington, the rank of Lieutenant-General was abol- ished. During the Civil war this ti- tle was revived by Congress. In Feb- ruary of 1864, Congress created and conferred upon Grant the rank of Lieutenant-General in recognition of his victory over General Bragg atl Chattanooga. A month later he as- sumed command of the armies of the United States and moved against Lee. At the close of the Civil war he was the chief citizen of the republic. As a reward for his illustrious service in battle, Congress, in 1866, awarded him the grade of General, a higher rank than before had existed in the army. When Grant was made a full Gen- eral, W. T. Sherman was promoted to Lieutenant-General. In 1867, Congress provided that all orders relating to military operations should be issued by the General of the army. Thus Grant was given chief control of affairs relating to the re- construction of the South. His posi- tion was delicate and embarrassing; he was compelled to execute the laws of Congress at the risk of appearing insubordinate to his official command- er-in-chief. But his course was com- mended by the people and he became the eighteenth President. When Grant entered the White House in 1869, W. T. Sherman suc- ceeded to the command of the army. He was given the rank of General, and Philip H. Sheridan Lieutenant- General, with the understanding that both these titles should disappear them. In 1884, Sherman was retired at his own request, in order to make Sheri- dan commander of the army. Sheri- dan was made commander of the ar- my, but he received no increase in rank and he seemed to feel this rath- er keenly. It was not until 1888, when he became quite ill, that a bill was passed by Congress and prompt- ly signed by President Cleveland, be- stowing on him the full rank and sal- ary of General. Three months later he passed away. From that time until the present date, the rank was not used. It was found necessary to revive it during this war as Major-General Pershing would be handicapped by the fact that he would be brought into contact with Allied commanders, who, while hold- ing minor positions, would outrank him. Pershing as a General, can be con- sidered subordinate only to Field Mar- Petain. The salary of a General in our ar- my is $10,000 a year. A Lieutenant- General is paid $9,000.—Reformatory Record. How the Body is Nourished. The bodily process known as assimila- tion is well explained in these words: “As the blood, in its circulation, ap- proaches any organ, the portions that are appropriate for this organ feel its attrac- tive force, obey it, and leaving the others, mingle with the substance of its tissue and are changed into its own true and proper nature.” How important it is that the blood should be pure and rich, not loaded with worn-out and useless matters! Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood, and does all it is possible for med- icine to do in the way of perfecting as- similation and building up the whole sys- tem. When you have made up your mind to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, insist on hav- ing it—don’t accept a substitute, for no substitute acts like it. 63-36 ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS Ol" 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 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 bonds 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 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 easual 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- ficiencies in revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate, at any one time, one mil- lion ollars: Provided, however, That the General Assembly, irrespective of any debt, may authorize the State to issue bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the purpose of improving and S. Grant, W. T. Sherman and P. H. | with the death of the men holding | | Philadelphia, .nue. The : terest, iupon the indebtedness incurred by said L : : bed b shal Sir Douglas Haig and General dueted, may De presesd 3 {ness for any purpose the city of Phila- ing not iater than fifty (50) the date thereof, ' sinking-fund sufficient to_ retire said ob- i such { graded annual or other periodical instal- : ments. ) 'or shall have been incurred by said city | of Philadelphia for the purpose of the | construction or !works of any character from which in- | come or revenue is to be derived by said (used in the £25, docks owned or to be owned by said , eiy, .may i period of construction, and until the ex- _piration of one year after the completion of the work for which said indebtedness First Aid Lessons FOR BOYS and GIRLS By Ruth Piumbly Thompsen, in Public | Ledger. FAINTING—You knew in the old- en times every modest and ladylike young woman fainted every once in a while just to show how very ladylike she was. Wasnt that silly? The idea of any one WANTING to do such a thing! Of course, some persons do faint very often; but not, I am sure, be- cause they wish it. And if you, my dear, do any such foolish thing, you had better take eggs and milk and build yourself up, because that is what is nearly always the matter— not enough good red blood. Cold air and cold water will help if a person feels faint; but if he actual- ly does faint, lay him out flat, with his feet higher than his head. Loos- en any tight clothing, especially around the neck. Open the windows and sprinkle face and chest with cold water. Hold smelling salts or am- monia to the nose. Rub hands and feet toward the body. When he can swallow, give twenty drops of aro- matic ammonia in a little water, and make him lie still until he is all right again. If you cannot bring him to, send some one for a doctor right away; and keep on with the first-aid until he arrives. 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 ap roval and ratification or the reloction 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- Specis conform to the requirement of such aAwWs. 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, an 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 Section 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: — 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 Nine, | 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, { the consent of the electors thereof at a | public election in such manner as shall without be provided by law. In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of the said city of at any time, there shall be excluded from the . 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- amount of such deduction shall be ascertained by capitalizing the annual net revenue from such improve- ment during the year immediately pre- ceding the time of such ascertainment ; and such capitalization shall be estimated by ascertaining the frincipal amount which would yield such annual, current net revenue, at the average rate of in- and sinking-fund charges payable to the time he method of so to be de- the Gen- indebted- city for such purposes, u of such ascertainment. determining such amount, eral Assembly. In incurring delphia may issue its obligations matur- ears from with provision for a ligations at maturity, the payment to sinking-fund to be in equal or Where any indebtedness shall be improvement of public city, or for the reclamation of land to be construction of wharves 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 accrue thereon throughout the 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, | the expiration of said period of ome year : after the completion of said work. until A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE P 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 | GU ! ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON- COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU- STITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- | 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 or organized in pursuance of any law without three months’ previous public notice, at the place of the intended loca- tion. of the intem$ion 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 power 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 umendment to section six- teen of article three of the Constitutien 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- calculation and. monwealth of Pennsylvania 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, upon any public improvement, or in the construction, purchase, or condemnation any public utility, or part thereof, or facility therefor, if such public improve- ment or public utility, 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 fatering 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 eof the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the eyDivation 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 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, ny 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 Lon, 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 t..e re- quirement of such laws. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 63-81-13 YEAGERS SHOE STORE a aii iM PL lh ——— Shoes Shoes Reduced Reduced All my stock of Ladies’ Low Shoes at cost and less than cost. o 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. EE EET RE YEAGER’'S SHOE STORE THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN Bush Arcade Building 58-27 or part thereof, ' LYON ®& COMPANY. COATS AND SUITS 150!different styles of Coats to se- lect from. All exclusive models in all the new cloths, wool and silk plushes, The new collars and cuffs, and trimmed in fur, plush and velvet, from $14 to $75. These garments were contracted for six months ago which means lower prices than if bought to- day. All colors in Coat Suits at prices less than cost to manufac- ture today. NEW FURS Neck pieces in all the new shapes; white, black and all new colors. GLOVES New Fall Gloves in kid and fab- ric.! Prices the lowest. SHOES SHOES Our line of Shoes for men and women are here for your inspec- tion. School Shoes for the girls and boys at prices that are a big saving. RUGS See our Rugs first before buying. It will mean a big saving to you. Lyon & Co. ... Bellefonte. BELLEFONTE, PA.