r Demorralic Maca, Bellefonte, Pa., October 25, 1918. “DER TAG.” If we could only collect all the things that have been written by the Kaiser’s enemies, and make him read them and then watch his expression —wouldn’t it be interesting? We are printing an especially choice bit that was written by Henry Chapell, an Englishman, and publish- ed in the London Daily Express. The Kaiser had boasted that “The Day would come when a great war would start and that its passing would leave the German Empire the one single powerful nation, with him- self lord and master of the whole world. “The Day” came, but its pass- ing is not as the Kaiser had figured it would be. You boasted the Day, and you toasted the Day, And now the Day has come. Blasphemer, braggart and coward all, Little you reck of the numbing ball, The blasting shell or the white arm’s fall As they speed poor humans home. You spied for the Day, you lied for the Day And woke the Day's red spleen. Monster, who asked God’s aid divine, Then strewed His seas with the ghostly mine; Not all the waters of the Rhine Can wash thy foul hands clean. You dreamed for the Day, you schemed for the Day, Watch how the Day will go; Slayer of age and youth and prime (Defenseless slain for never a crime). Thou art steeped in blood as a hog in slime, False friend and cowardly foe. You have sown for the Day, grown for the Day; Yours is the harvest red. Can you hear the groans and the awful cries ? Can you see the heap of slain that lies, And sightless turned to the flame-split skies The glassy eyes of the dead? you have You have wronged for the Day, you have longed for the Day That lit the awful flame; ‘Tis nothing to you that hill and plain Yield sheaves of dead men amid the grain; That widows mourn for their loved ones slain, And mothers curse thy name. But after the Day there's a price to pay For the sleepers under the sod, And He you have mocked for many a day— Listen, and hear what He has to say: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.” What can you say to God? The Cartoonist’s “Uncle Sam.” The term “Uncle Sam” is intended to embrace, in a jocular way, the Government and people of the United States of North America, just as the term “John Bull” is meant to embrace the English Nation the United King- dom and even the entire British Em- pire, according to the circumstances and relations in which that term ‘is used. “Uncle Sam,” as a nickname, is of later origin than the character he was destined to represent and practically supplant, and upon whom was bestowed the title of “Brother Jonathan,” says the Christian Science Monitor. The sobriquet of “Brother Jona- than” was applied, first, in mild deri- sion by the Loyalists to the Patriots, between 1776 and 1783; later it was adopted by the Americans themselves to designate a country bumpkin, and lastly, used casually by George Wash- ington in speaking of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, of Connecticut, it came in- to popularity as a term applicable to the typical New England Yankee. This was probably because, in the somewhat crude drawings of the time, the native New Englander was pictured as a tall, rawboned, wiry, chin-whiskered, thoroughly alert and virile specimen of humanity. There is a tradition to the effect that during the War of 1812 some one having inquired what was meant by the initials “U. S.,” seen on many casks and barrels intended for the ar- my, a wag replied that the letters stood for Uncle Sam Wilson, of Troy, N. Y., a local character. According to the tradition, this incident led to the term “Uncle Sam” becoming a nickname for the Government and the Nation. There is, nevertheless, ground for the belief that the term was suggested naturally and directly by the initials, and, being a happy one, was universally adopted. The usual drawings of “Uncle Sam,” during many years, portrayed him as an exceedingly lithe and ac- tive person, sharp of sight, quick of hearing, genial, benevolent, always democratic, but positive, determined, and disposed to “make things hum” when “stirred up.” If presented in colors, his cheeks invariably showed a wholesome glow, while the charm of mature manhood was in his smile. From the beginning he was given a “full head” of light, not white, hair, which sometimes was allowed to fall in waves down his back. The prevail- ing artistic conception of him was what might have been expected in a figure intended to personate the youth and vigor and democracy of the na- tion. At least this was the prevail- ing conception, until recently, or about the time the United States en- tered the European war. Since then the cartoonists have nearly all fallen into the habit of de- picting “Uncle Sam” as a sort of “John Burns, of Gettysburg,” or per- haps, the old friend whom Oliver Wendell Holmes was thinking of when he wrote: But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff. And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. Just why the average present-day cartoonist draws “Uncie Sam” as a man who has seett his best days, it would be interesting and instructive to learn. One might, perhaps, easily make a good guess, but this is tco serious a matter to be mixed up in a guessing contest. There are people no doubt, who like to think, not only of “Uncle Sam,” but, of the nation whose initials he bears, as having grown infirm and decrepit, and who would have the cartoonists go even farther than they do now in discred- iting its power, if they thought it prudent; but nation-respecting and nation-upholding editors and publish- ers who may, if they choose, deter- mine how a figure characterizes American democracy shall be pictur- ed in their newspapers and periodic- als, should see to it that those car- toonists whose vision has been obscur- ed and whose art has been perverted either refrain from misrepresenting or caricaturing “Uncle Sam” in the future, or return to the original and true conception of him. For the Na- tion he is supposed to typify was nev- er more vigorous than it is today, and never better qualified, or more deter- mined to make its strength count for the right. TRAITORS THREE. Judas and Arnold and Kaiser Bill Sat and talked on a brimstone hill. “1,” said Judas, “I sold my Lord To murderers for a cash reward.” «And I,” said Arnold, “betrayed my men; Every one talked of my deed then.” The Kaiser spoke: ‘Why, boys, I broke A sacred treaty with peaceful folk; “Betrayed them, man and woman and child, To be shot and massacred and defiled. “The remnant I work in armament town At shells to shoot their brothers down.” An envious thrill through the dead hearts flew, “What a traitor you are!” said the other two. — Life. ni ——————————— — The reindeer has been known to pull 200 pounds at 10 miles an hour for 12 hours. 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 AFSCLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- P roconse AMENDMENTS TO THE 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 milliens 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 te 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: soclion iH Ns gone. A eregtad or on_be +0 e .excen oe Dy casual enh te, 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 dollars: 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 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 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 js 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 upor the ballots in the form and manner prescribed by the election laws of Pennsylvania, and shdll in all re- Specis 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, 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 Articl 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 ta 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 hila- 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 e 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- ceding the time of such ascertainment; and such capitalization shall be estimated by ascertaining the rincipal amount which would yield such annual, current net revenue, at the average rate of in- terest, and sinking-fund charges payable hon the indebtedness incurred by said city for such purposes, 0 to the time of such ascertainment. he 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 iater than fifty (50) years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking-fund sufficient to retire said eb- 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 Nine, or shall have been incurred by said city of Philadelphia for the purpese of the 1 i ) Rayo Lamps The always reliable light makers. Hand- some designs for every room. Give a clear, mellow light, ideal for all purposes. At your dealer's, Safest and best. Give a piercing, far- reaching light on the darkest night. Durable construction. Oil founts never leak. At your dealer's. me Weather! Last winter was a record breaker. This year it may be the same. Who knows? Are you prepared to keep warm no matter how hard the wind blows or how low the thermometer goes? 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The Atlantic Refining Company Everywhere in Pennsylvania and Delaware 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 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 L 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 bankin and discounting privileges shall be creat; 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 ncorporation 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- DRiations made by law, and on warrant rawn by the proper officers in pur- suance thereof,” be, and the same is hereby, amended so that the same skall 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 limitin the time in which said appropriation shal be Sxpenasd; All public money shall be aid by the State Treasurer on warrant rawn 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 v nine, section article thereof :— eight, be amended to read as follows: That article Section 8. The debt of any county, city, berousn, 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 exeseding two (2) per centum upon such assesse valuation of property, without the con- sent of the electors thereof at a publie election in such manner as shall be pro- vided by law. In ascertaining the bor- rowing capacity of the city of Philadel- hia, at any time, there shall be deducted rom 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 c ruction, 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, rom 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- letion of the work for ‘which said in- ebtedness 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. 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 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 rivate or corporate profit, and institu- ions 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 [laces 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 ¢hall in all respects conform to the re- quirement of such laws. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. CYRUS E. WOODS, 2.91.13 Secretary of the Commonwealth. 63-31-13t, Shoes. Shoes. 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