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SLOWPOKES TO RIGHT.
In addition to this requirement, sec-
tion 1008 of the new code specifically
provides that operators of slow mov-
ing vehicles shall drive as closely as
possible to the right hand edge or
curb of the highway, unless it is im-
practicable to travel on such side of
the highway, and except when over-
taking or passing another in the man-
ner required by law. This means that
the drivers of vehicles should at all
times, and so far as practicable, keep
to the right side of the highway, Too
many drivers have a tendency to veer
to the left side of the road and some
drivers, especially when they appar-
ently have a clear road, have a habit
of driving entirely on the left side of
the road, failing to realize that a car
may suddenly turn from a side street
or side road onto the left side of the
road. Such practices are now illegal.
The practice of drivers of slow mov-
ing vehicles of driving in the center of
the road, or “hogging the road” 1s al-
so illegal. This practice 1s particular-
ly noticeable on the Lincoln highway,
between Downingtown and Philadel-
phia. Drivers of slow moving ve-
hicles have been observed driving In
the center of this highway, despite
highway warning signs “keep to the
right, center for passing.” S
Every operator of a motor vehicle,
if he is not in the habit of driving on
the right half of a highway, should
train himself to do so and to break
himself of the habit of steering
toward the left. The latter habit is
dangerous as well as illegal. ;
Races between two motor vehicles
on the highway, speed contests with
motor vehicles, and physical endur-
ance tests on the public highway are
classed as “reckless driving” under
the provisions of the new vehicular
traffic code. : :
The pernicious practice of racing
between the operators of two motor
vehicles on the highways will render
the participants liable to a charge of
reckless driving. Speed contests, In
which the speed of a motor vehicle is
tested, between points or for specific
distances, are likewise prohibited.
Physical endurance tests, in which an
operator is usually handcuffed to the
steering wheel and drives incessantly,
day and night stopping only for gas
and oil, are strictly prohibited and
classed as reckless driving. A fine of.
$25 or ten days’ imprisonment may be
imposed upon conviction of these
charges. ] :
Drivers of vehicles will be required
to drive on the right side of the high-
way on all highways of sufficient
width to permit the passage of two
vehicles, one coming in one direction
and one going in the opposite direc-
tion, except upon one-way streets, un-
der the provisions of the new code.
The Fad of Thinness.
A leading dentist hands out a warn-
ing to young girls and various people
who are trying to reduce their flesh
by unreasonable dieting. He pointed
out how they were denying them-
selves fruits, milk, and vegetables, ete.
when they need such foods to pre-
serve their teeth.
It is a pretty serious thing when
people deny themselves the food
needed to produce good strong teeth,
because of the desire to cultivate a
slim figure. These young women are
likely to find themselves involved in
unpleasant dental experiences later,
and very likely be unable to assimi-
late the food which they need for their
health.—Osceola Leader.
The average age of a tree is 200
to 300 years, although some varieties
live 2,000 years.
Sewing Machine Comes Back to Place
in Nicest Homes.
The old sewing machine, always the
Cinderella of household furnishings,
has come back into the best of homes
in such a guise that it ranks in beauty
with any other furniture.
Discovery that presperous women
who years ago gave up home sewing
are resuming their interest is made
by the household editor of Farm and
Fireside and she attributes the re-
newed popularity of the art to the in-
creased beauty of sewing machines.
“The old-fashioned machine,” she
says, “was an awkward looking thing,
out of harmony with everything else
in the average room. Now the attrac-
tive cabinet in the corner, or the
bandsome mahogany table standing
boldly against the wall bearing flow-
ers and books is just as likely as not
to be a sewing machine. The new elec-
tric models come in such forms that
they are utterly disguised and they
are even more useful than their home-
ly predecessors.”
With the modern improvements
that have been made in the machines,
home sewing has become a much eas-
ier task, the article continues, and
this fact, together with the trend in
the direction of simplicity in present
day clothes makes possible a new
dress much mere frequently than in
the old days. Letters received from
women everywhere show that home
sewing is gaining great headway, the
household department of the maga-
zine finds.—Lititz Record.
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The Proper Farm Lease.
The following are important ques-
tions concerning any farm lease: (1)
Is it in writing? (2) Do you under-
stand it before you sign? (3)Is it
written so the meaning will be clear
at any time later? (4)Is it fair to
you—and to the other party? (5)
Does it give the tenant a reasonable
opportunity to make a living and get
ahead? (6) Does it require proper
2nd conservative care of the leased
premises? (7) If there are reserva-
tions are they in writing? (8) Does
the lease state what each party is to
do and to contribute? (9) Does it de-
fine clearly the rights and privileges
of each party? (10) Does it provide
a settlement of differences of opin-
ions? (11) Does it provide for pio-
cedure when the tenancy is to be end-
ed? (12) Does it contain the follow-
ing essentials of a legally complete
lease? (a) a date; (b) signatures of
both parties (c) definition of the term;
(d) description of the property; and
(e) an agreement as to the amount of
rent to be paid; the time when and
the place where it is to be paid. A
good lease should permit an affirma-
tive reply to each of these questions.
—Wyoming Democrat.
remem le emt we.
Health Nurses to be Trained at State
College.
In cooperation with the American
National Red Cross, special teacher
training courses for graduate nurses
are to be given during the coming
summer session at the Pennsylvania
State College. In previous years this
feature -has been -a-pronounced -suc-
cess, and the college has obtained as
instructor Miss Lucy Brinkerhoff, R.
N., who is a leader in this field.
The college has found that there
is a great demand for nurses trained
also as teachers of the certified course
of the Red Cross in home hygiene and
care of the sick. The demand comes
largely from business and philan-
thropic organizations and educational
institutions. The course opens on Ju-
lv 3 and continues for six weeks.
1 The Red Cross maintains a scholar-
ship fund for loans and grants to
. nurses seeking assistance in obtain-
{ing this training.
More than 70,000 African elephants
are killed each year for the ivory in
their tusks.
The backward
pupil + +e
It's unjust to call him a
“backward pupil” because
fie doesn’t like to study.
He may be an under-nour-
ished pupil—perhaps he
doesn’t get the
food that
builds good muscle and
brain, the food that supplies
energy and pep for study or
play. Shredded Wheat
with whole milk is a perfect
food combination.
Two
Biscuits with milk make a
complete meal —so easily
and quickly prepared
and so delicious
to eat. .
MADE
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AT NIAGARA FALLS
WHEN PENNSYLVANIA
WAS DEMOCRATIC.
And Centre County Had Men Whose
Fame Big Trout Couldn’t
Eclipse.
About Pennsylvania’s representa-
tion in the United States Senate have
centered many protracted controver-
sies and many bitter political battles
during the course of the past century.
The present effort to prevent the
seating of William S. Vare, of Phila-
delphia, as United States Senator
from Pennsylvania in some respects
resembles numerous fights in which
the Camerons, father and son, their
political successor, Matthew Stanley
Quay, were involved in their struggle
to hold the political leadership of the
Republican party in the State and the
office of United States Senator.
It was through his attainment of
the senatorship against great odds in
1845 that Simon Cameron first won
wide renown as a skilled political
strategist. James Buchanan resigned
the senatorship to become Secretary
of State under President Polk. The
Democrats of the Legislature held a
caucus and determined upon Judge
Geoige W. Woodward, of Centre
county, then 34 years old, as their
choice for Senator. Their party was
in control of the Legislature, which
then chose the United States Sena-
tors. Judge Woodward, who had pre-
viously practiced law in Wilkes-Bar-
re, was wholly unskilled in politics
but was a lawyer of splendid attain-
ments and a man of sterling char-
acter.
Without ostentatious flourish Si-
mon Cameron laid his plans for the
defeat of Woodward. Cameron, too,
was a Democrat. To win he must
have the support of the Whig mem-
bers of the Legislature.
On the whole the Whigs were not
favorably inclined toward the kind of
politics with which Cameron had been
identified up to that time—the prac-
tical kind which works without the
blare of publicity. Yet the fact that
Cameron was known to favor a pro-
tective tariff and was opposed to slav-
ery did gain him a hearing among the
Whigs, for in those two principles he
was at variance with his own party
and in harmony with the Whigs. He
was a banker in Middletown and was
interested in the iron industry. At
an earlier date he had published news-
papers in Doylestown and Harris-
burg. The only public office of prom-
inence he had held was that of adjut-
ant general of the State.
Gradually it transpired that the
Whigs were turning to Cameron.
Woodward did not try to conceal his
opposition to a protective tariff. The
slavery issue served to bring clergy-
men and churches to the support of
Cameron, and these influences were
brought to bear upon the Whig mem-
bers of the Legislature. The result
was that, by the votes of the Whigs
and of his own following among the
Democrats, Cameron was elected on
the first ballot.
Nor did that end the feud between
Cameron and Woodward. As a so-
lace for the humiliation of Woodward,
President Polk named him to the
United States Supreme Court. But
when the nomination came before the
Senate for confirmation, Cameron was
able to bring about its rejection.
But in the senatorial contest of
1855 a deadlock occurred in the Leg-
islature that thwarted Cameron’s fin-
esse as a political strategist. Now the
Whig party was disintegrating and
the Republican party was forming.
With this new party Cameron identi-
fied himself. The Know-Nothing, or
Native American party, also had
many followers in the State at that
time. Consequently the Legislature
comprised a strange diversity of in-
terests, and there was a lack of party
cohesion and leadership.
William Bigler, Democrat, had been
elected Governor in 1851 by 40,000
majority. The same year his brother,
John was elected Governor of Cali-
fornia.
Three years later the changing po-
litical sentiment, resulting largely
from the questions of slavery and
“know-nothingism,” brought about the
defeat of William Bigler when he
sought re-election as Governor. Then
in 1855 Bigler, Cameron, Andrew G.
Curtin, later Governor, and several
other candidates entered the race for
United States Senator.
All efforts to effect fusion among
the different elements opposing the
Democrats were without success. Bal-
lot after ballot was taken without
electing a Senator. Under the State
constitution then operative daily bal-
lots were not necessary, as was later
the case. After the business of law-
making had been disposed of, the
Legislature meeting in joint session,
would take several futile ballots for
Senator and then adjourn for several
days or perhaps a week. Finally the
session closed without the choice of a
Senator.
At the elections that year the Dem-
ocrats gained complete control of the
Legislature, so that at the session of
1856 William Bigler was elected Unit-
ed States Senator.
In 1857 the Legislature was to elect
another United States Senator. Again
Simon Cameron loomed up as a form-
idable candidate. The contest that
resulted was one of the most dis-
cussed political battles in the history
of the State.
In compliance with the wishes of
President James Buchanan, the Dem-
ocrats, who had a majority of three
on joint ballot in the Legislature, ac-
cepted Colonel W. Forney as their
candidate for Senator. There was
some resentment among the Demo-
crats about Buchanan’s dictation of
the candidate, as Henry D. Foster
was understood to have the party’s
indorsement for the office. However,
Foster stood aside and it looked as
though Forney would command the
support of his party.
Cameron, though he could claim
little personal friendship among the
Democrats, proved himself able to
muster the various divergent ele-
ments opposed to the Democratic
party, and he thus lined up Whigs,
Know-Nothings and Republicans in
his support. Nevertheless the united
opposition could count only 65 votes
in joint assembly against 68 Demo-
crats.
In this campaign Simon Cameron’s
son, J. Donald Cameron, who later
succeeded his father as United States
Senator and political chieftain of the
State, first showed his capacity for
campaign management. He brought
about a caucus of all opponents of
Democracy, and the caucus agreed to
give its united vote for Simon Cam-
eron on one ballot, as a test of the
assurances offered that sufficient sup-
port would come from the Democratg
to bring about the election of Cam-
eron.
While some of the Democrats made
no secret of their intention to give
Foster a complimentary vote, chang-
ing afterward to Forney, there was
no hint among them of a break in
their ranks for the benefit of Cam-
eron. Consequently astonishment and
dismay swept the Democrats in the
joint convention when the name of
William Lebo, Democrat, of Schuyl-
kill county, was called, and he cast
his vote for Cameron. Then a little
later another Democrat, Samuel Man-
near, of York county, also voted for
Cameron. Now hisses were heard in
the hall. Finally, as the alphabetic-
al calling of the roll neared the end,
the clerk pronounced the name of G.
Wagenseller, another Schuylkill coun-
ty Democrat, and his vote, too, went
for Cameron.
Thus Cameron, having three Dem-
ocratic votes and the unanimous sup-
port of the opposition, was assured of
his election. But immediately the
three Democrats who had brought
about that election were subjected to
such a storm of obloquy as has rarely
been heaped upon inconspicuous mem-
bers of the State Legislature.
The names of Lebo, Mannear and
Wagenseller were bandied about the
State as synonyms for all that is evil.
The men were ostracised by their
Democratic associates in Harrisburg.
The hotels where they were staying
ordered them to vacate their rooms.
When they sought other hotels they
were refused admittance, and finally
they obtained rooms in obscure board-
ing houses. They were threatened
with bodily harm, but were able to
complete their terms without suffer-
ing’ violence. Thereafter none of the
trio ever again figured in State pol-
ities.
The Democratic members of the
Legislature forwarded a protest to
the’ United States Senate against the
seating of Cameron on the ground
that his election had been corruptly
obtained. But as no evidence was
presented to substantiate the allega-
tion, the Senate gave the protest no
recognition, and Cameron was duly
seated.
Remembering with indignation
what had occurred in 1857, the Dem-
ocrats six years later adopted pre-
cautions to avert a like break in their
ranks, for now they had but one ma-
jority on joint ballot in the Legisla-
ure.
Cameron had resigned the Senator-
ship in 1861 to become Secretary of
War in President Lincoln’s cabinet,
but in 1863 he decided he wanted to
return to the Senate. He had no dif-
ficulty in gaining indorsement of the
Republican members of the Legisla-
ture. Soon rumors were circulated
that inroads would be made into the
Democratic ranks. Meetings were
called to stiffen the backbone of the
Democrats. Vehement speeches were
made proclaiming that if any Demo-
cratic member of the Legislature
dared to vote for Cameron he would
not leave the Legislative halls alive.
~ Suspicion fastened itself upon one
member, T. J. Boyer, of Clearfield. In
defense he published a statement say-
ing $20,000 to $25,000 had been of-
fered him if he would vote for Cam-
eron, but he declared he had rejected
the offer.
Philadelphia member, asserted a bribe
his vote.
On the day set for the ballot crowds
of hardy Democrats from Philadel-
phia went to Harrisburg, filling all
‘available space about the State Cap-
itol. On all sides threats were heard
that death awaited any Democratic
Legislator who should vote for Cam-
eron. Appeals were made for mili-
tary protection for the Legislature,
but were refused.
When the ballot was taken every
Democrat voted for Charles R. Buck-
alew, the party’s candidate, and he
was elected. One Republican, Bar-
against Cameron. A great Democrat-
ic jubilation followed.
war many another hard-fought bat-
tle was waged over the United States
senatorship. The story of some of
these contests ‘will afford material for
oe next chapter in this series of ar-
icles.
Illumination of Main Highways One
of Developments of Future.
One of the future developments of
the highway improvement program
of the State of Pennsylvania is illum-
ination for the main trails, an official
of the State Highway Department
{ has announced.
This program would include such
na Trail and the Horseshoe Trail.
The poles are already up and the
current is available. The cost of il-
lumination, it is feit, would more than
offset the loss of life and property
damage caused by glaring headlights.
Illumination would be so effective that
automobiles could travel with dimmed
headlights.
At the present time the State gives
motorists a lot of service for their
annual license fees. Snow is removed
from the State highways and fences
erected to protect the places where
drifts are encountered. White lines
are painted and berms kept in order.
Direction signs are erected and dan-
ger signals posted at strategic points.
Illumination of main highways is
one of the steps contemplated for the
future, though it may not come for
a matter of five or ten years.
First Crossworder: “Say, what does
‘bucolic mean?”
Second Crossworder: “Why, that
means ‘rural.’ ”
First Crossworder: “Oh, I thought
it was something about liquor.”
Second Crossworder: “No, that’s
‘biblical.’ ”
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