\ MENDMKNT TG THE CONSTITI'TION A PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OH REJECTION BY THE GENERAL. ASSEM BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSUANCE OK ARTICLE XVIII OK THE CONST I I'UTION. MUMBKR ONI:. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Propositi; amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania so as to consolidate the courts of common pleas of Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, and to give the General Assembly power to establish a separate court in Philadelphia county, with criminal and miscellaneous jurisdiction. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in tieneial Assembly met. That the following amendments to the Constitution ot Pennsylvania he, and the same are hereby, proposed in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof. That section six of article five be amended by striking out tin- said section and inserting in place thereof the following: Sectiou ti. In the counties of Philadelphia and Allegany ail the jurisdiction and powers now vested in the several numbered courts of com mon pleas, shall be vested in one court of com mon pleas in each of said counties, composed of all the judges in comis.-ion in said courts. Such jurisdiction and powers shall extend to all pro ceedings at law and ill equity which shall have been instituted in the several numbered courts, aud shall be subject to such changes as may he made by law, and subject to change of venue as provided by.law. The present judge of each of the said courts shall be selected as provided by law. The number of judges in each of the said courts may be, 1 by law, increased from time to time. This amendment shall take effect on the first Monday of January succeeding its adoption. Section 2. That article five, section eight.be amended by making au addition thereto so that the same shall read as follows; Section 8. The said courts in the counties of Philadelphia and Allegheny respectively shall, from time to time, in turn, detail one or more of their judges to hold the courts of oyer and term iner and the courts of quarter sessions of the peace of said counties, in such manner as may be directed by law: Provided, That in the county of Philadelphia the General Assembly shall have power to establish a separate court, consisting of not more than four judges, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction in criminal cases aud in such other matters as may be pro vided bylaw. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAKEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED TO THE C ITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH I'OR THEIR APPROVA L OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY OK THE COMMONWEALTH OK PENN SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF TI 112 COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU I ION. NUMBER TWO. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing au amendment to the constitution ot the Commonwealth,allowing counties,cities, boroughs, townships, school districts or other municipal or Incorporated districts to increase their indebtedness. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania in General Assembly met, That section uight, article nine, of the Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania reading as follows: "Sections. The debt of any county, city, bor ough, township, school district, or other muni cipality or incorporated district, ejrPeH* OS here in provided,shall'never exceed ; e von per centum upon the assessed Value of the taxable property {herein; nor shall any such municipality or dis trict incur any new debt or increase its indebted ness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property,without the assent of the electors thereof at a public elec tion, iu such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to increase the same three per centum, in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation," be amended, in ac cordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article of said Consittution, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Sections. The debt of any county, city, bor ough, township, school district, or other munici pality or incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed ten per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein;nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt or increase itsindebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of propertywithout theasseut of the electors thereof at a public election, in such manner as shall be provided by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION . PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OFTHH SECRETARY OF THE COMMON WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. NITMBER THIIEE. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing amendments to sections e:ght and twenty-one of article four, sections eleven and twelve of article five, sections two, three, and fourteen of article eight, section one of article twelve, ami sections two and seven of article fourteen, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and providing a schedule for carrying the amendments into effect. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania iu General Assembly met, That the following are proposed as amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof:— Amendment One—To Article Four, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight of article lour of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "He shall nominate and, by and with the ad vice and consent of two-thirds ofallthe mem bers of the Senate, appoint a Secretary of tin- Commonwealth and an Attorney General during pleasure, a Superintendent of Public Instruc tion for four years, and such other officers of the Commonwealth as he is or may be authorized by the Constitution or by law to appoint; lie shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen m offices to which he may appoint, during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next ses sion; he shall have power to fill any vacancy that may happen during the recess of the Senate, in the office of Auditor General, State Treasurer, Secretary of Internal Affairs or Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a judicial office, or in any other elective office which he is or may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy shall happen during the session of the Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the Senate, before their final adjournment, a proper person to fill said vacancy; hut in any such case of vacancy, in an elective office, a person shall be chosen'to said office at the next geueral election, unless the vacancy shall happen within three calendar months immediately proceeding such election, iu which case the election for said office shall be held at the second succeeding general election. Iu acting on executive nominations the Senate shall sit.with open doors, and in confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall he taken by yeas and nays, and shall he entered on the journal," so as to read as fol lows: He shall nominate ami, by and with the advice and consent or two-thirds of all the members of the Senate, appoint a Secretary of the Common wealth and an Attorney General during pleasure, a Superintendent of Public Instruction for four vears, and such other officers of the Common wealth as lie is or may lie authorized by the Constitution or by law to appoint; he shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen, in offices to which he may appoint during the recess ol the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session: he shall have power to fill any vacancy that may happen during the recess of the Senate, iri the < f lice of A uditor < ieneral. State Treasurer, Secre tary of Internal Affairs or Superintendent of Public 1 nstruction, in a judical office, or in any other election office which he is or may be auth orized to fill, if the vacancy shall happen during the .session of the Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the Senate, before their final ad journment, a proper person to till said vacancy; but in any such case of vacancy, iu an elective office, a person shall be choseii to said office on the next election day appropriate to such office, according to the provision of this Constitution, unless the vacancy shall happen within two calendar months immediately proceeding such election day, in which case the election for said officeshall bo held on the second succeeding elec tion day appropriate to such office. In acting on executive nominations the Senate shall sit with open doors, and, in confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall betaken by yeas and nays, and shall be enter ed on the journal. Amendment Two—To Article Four, Section Twenty-one. Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of article four, which reads as follows: "The term of the Secretary of Internal Alfairs shall be four years; of the Auditor General three years, and of the State Treasurer two years. These officers shall bechosen by the qualified electors of the State at general elections. No person elected to the office of Auditor General or State Treasurer shall be capable of holding the same office for two consecutive terms," so as to read:— The terms of the Secretary of Internal Affairs, the Auditor General, and the State Treasurer xhall each be four years; and they shall bechosen by tin qualified electors of the State at general elections: but a State Treasurer elected in the year,one thousand nine hundred and nine, shall serve for three years, and his successor shall be elected atthe general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve, and in every fourth year thereafter. No person elected to the oUice of Auditor General or State Treasurer shall be capable of holding the same office for two con secutive terms. Amendment Three—To Article Five, Section Kleven. Section I. Amend section eleven of article live, which reads as follows: "Except as otherwise provided in this Consti tution. justices of the peace or aldermen sllall be elected in the several wards, districts, boroughs and townships at the time of the election of con stables by the qualified electors thereof, in such manner as shall be directed by law, and shall he commissioned by the Governor for a term of five years. No township, ward, district or borough shall elect more than twojustices of the peace or ii Idermen without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors within such township, ward or borough; no person shall he elected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next proceeding his election. In cities con taining over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected iu each ward or district," so as to read;— Kxcept as otherwise-providrd in this Constitu tion, justices of the peace or aldermen shall be elected to the several wards, districts, boroughs or townships, by the qualified electors thereof, at the municipal election, in such manner as shall he directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of six years. No township, ward, district or borough shall elect more than twojustices of the peace or aldermen without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors within such township, ward or borough; no person shall be elected to such office nn-, less he shall have resided within the township borough, ward or district for one year, next pre ceeding his election. In cities containing over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected in each ward or dis trict. Amendment Four To Article Five, Sectiou Twelve. Section 5. Amend section twelve of article five of the Constitution, which reads as fol lows: "Iu Philadelphia there shall be established, for each thirty thousand inhabitants one court, not of record, of police and civil causes, with jurisdiction not exceeding one hundred dollars; -ucu courts shall be held by magistrates whose term of office shall be five years, and they shall lie elected on general ticktt by the qualified vot ers at large; and in the election of the said magis trate no voter shall vote for more thantwo-thirds of the number of persons to b■: elected when more than one are to be chosen; they shall be compen sated only by fixed salaries, to be paid by said county, and shall exercise such jurisdiction, civil and criminal, except as herein provided, as is now exercised by aldermen, subject to such charges, not involving an increase of civil juris diction or conferring political duties, as may be made- by law. in Philadelphia the office of alder man is abolished," so as to read as follows: In Philadelphia there shall be established, for each thirty thousand inhabitants, one coyrt, not of record, of police and clvii t auses, with jurid. diction not exceeding one hundred dollars, such courtsslialljbe held by magistrates whose term of office shall be six years, and they shall be elected on geueral ticket at i!:e municipal election, by the Of the said magistrates no voter shall vote for more than two-thirds of the number of persons to be elected when more than one are to be chosen; they shall be compensated only by fixed salaries.to be paid by said county; and shall exer cise such jurisdiction, civil and criminal, except as herein provided, as is now exercised by alder men, subject to such changes, not involving an increase of civil jurisdiction or conferring politi cal duties, as may he made by law. In Philadel phia, the office of alderman is abolished. Amendment Five—To Article Eight, Section Two, Section S. Amend section two of article eight, which reads as follows: "The general election shall be held annually on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November, but the General Assembly may by law fix a different day, two-thirds of all the mem bers of each House consenting thereto," so as to read:— The general election shall be held biennially on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year, but the General Assemhty may by law fix a different day,two-thirds of all the members of each House consenting thereto: Provided, That such elec tion shall always he held in an even-numbered year. Amendment Six--To Article Eight, Section Three. Section 7. Amend section three of article eight, which reads as follows: "All elections for city, ward, borough and township officers, for regular terms of service, shall be held on the third Tuesday of February," so as to read:— All judges elected by the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or municipal election, as circumstances may re quire. All elections for judges of the courts for the several judicial districts, and forcounty.city, ward, borough, and township officers, for regular terms of service, shall be held on the municipal election day; namely, the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in each odd-num bered year, but the General Assembly may by law fix a different day, two-tliirds of all the mem bers of each House consenting thereto: Provid ed, That such election shall always be held in au odd-numbered year. Amendment Seven—To Article Bight, .Section Fourteen. Section 8. Amend section fourteen of article eight, which reads as follows: "District election boards shall consist of a judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen annual ly by the citizens. Each elector shall have the right to vote for the judge and one inspector and each inspector shall appoint oneclerk. The first election board for any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in election boards tilled, as shall be provided by law. Election officers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of elec tion, aiid while engaged iu making up and trans mitting returns, except upon warrant ofa court of record or judge thereof, for an election fraud, for felony, or for wanton breach of the peace. In cities they may claim exemption from jury duty during their terms of service," so as to read:— District election boards shall consist of a judge and two inspectors, be chosen bienni ally by the citizens at the municipal election: but the tieneral Assembly may require said boards to be appointed in such manner as it may by law provide, haws regulating the appointment of said hoards may be enacted to apply to cities only: Provided, That such laws be uniform for cities of the same class. Each elector shall have the right to vote for the judge and one inspector, and each inspector shall appoint oneclerk. The first election hoard for any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in election boards filled, as shall be provided by law. Election officers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of elec tion, and while engaged iu making up and trans mitting returns, except upon warrant of a court ol record, or judge thereof, for election fraud, for felony, or for wanton breach of the peace. In cities they may claim exemption from jury duty during their terms of service. Amendment Eight—Two Article Twelve, Section One. Section 9. Amend section one, article twelve, which reads as follows: "An officer, whose selection is not provided for in this Constitution, shall be elected or appoint ed as may he directed by law," so as to read:— All officers whose selection is not provided for in this Constitution, shall be elected or appoint ed as may be directed by law: Provided, That elections of' State .officers shall be held on a general election day, and election of local officers shall be held on a municipal election day, except when, in either case, special elections may be re quired to fill unexpired terms, Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen, Section Two. Section 10. Amend section two of article four teen, which reads as follows: "County officers shall he elected at the general elections and shall hold their offices for the term of three years, beginning on the first Mondfty of January next niter their election, and until their : accessor* shall be duly qualified; all vacancies not otherwise provided for, shall be filled in such manner as may be provided by law," so as to read:— County officers shall he elected at the munici pal elections and shall hold their offices for the term of four years, begluniug on the first Mon day of Jauuiuy next after their election, and until their successors shall he duly qualified: all vacan cies not otherwise provided for, shall be filled in such manner as may be provided by law. Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen. Section Seven. • Section 11. Amend section seven, article four teen. which reads as follows: "Three county commissioners and three coun ty auditors shall be elected in each county where such officers are chosen, in the year one thous and eight hundred and seventy-five and every third year thereafter; and in the election of sa ill officers each qualified elector shall vote for no more than two persons, and the three persons having the highest number of votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy in the office of coun ty commissioner or county auditor shall be filled, by the court of common pleas of the county in which such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint ment of au elector of the proper county who shall have voted for the commissioner or auditor whose place is to be filled," so as to read:— Three county commissioners and three county CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1908 auditors shall be elected in each county where such officers are chosen, iu the year one thous and nine hundred and eleven and every fourth year thereafter; and in the election of said offi cers each qualified elector shall vote for no more than two persons, and the three persons having j the highest number of votes shall lie elected: any j casual vacancy in the office of county comnns j sioner or county auditor shall be tilled by the ; court of common pleas ot the county in which such vacancy shall occur, by the appointmeut \of an elector of ilie proper county who shall 1 have voted for the commissioner or auditor | whose place is to he tilled. .Schedule for the Amendments 1 Section 12. That no inconvenience may arise I from the changes in the Constitution of the Com -1 monwealth, and in order to carry the same into | complete operation, it is hereby declared that— i til the case of officers elected by the people, all : terras of office fixed by act of assembly at an odd ; number of years shall each be lengthened one ; year, but the Legislature may change the length j of the term provided the terms for which such i officers are elected shall always be for an even j number of years. j The above extension of official terms shall not affect officers elected at the general election of I one thousand nine hundred and eight: nor any i city, ward, borough, township, or election divis ! Lan officers, whose terms of office, under existing j law, end in the year one thousand nine hundred ! and ten. In the year one thousand nine hundred and j ten the municipal election shall be held on the | third Tuesday of February, as heretofore: but all | officers chosen at that election to an office the I regular term of which is two years, and also all election officers and assessors chosen at that election, shall serve until the first Monday of December in the year one thousand nine hun dred and eleven. All officers chosen at that j election to offices the term of which is now four 1 years or is made four years by the operation of ] these amendments or this schedule, shall serve until the first Monday of December in the year I one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. All j justices of the peace, magistrates, and aldermen, ! ehosen at that election shall serve until the first ' Monday of December in the year one thousand | nine hundred anil fifteen. After the year nine | teen hundred and ten, and until the Legislature shall otherwise provide, all terms of city, ward, I borough, township and election division officers shall begin on the first Monday of December in j an odd-numbered year. All city, ward, borough, and township officers j holding office at the date of the npprovalof these 1 amendments, whose terms of office may end in J the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, j shall continue to hold their offices until the first ! Monday of December ofthat year. ] All judges of the courts for the several judicial I districts, and also all county officers holding ! office at the date of the approval of these amend • ments, whose terms office may end in the year I one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall , continue to hold their offices until the lir«t Mon day of January, one thousand nine hundred and j twelve. ; A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. HUBERT MCAFEE. Secretary of the Commonweath. . -gag »' i— w «■——— An Unsecured Loan. Though pawnbrokers are not wp j posed to have any friends, only custom | ers, there is a story that Is told in New i V'yrk that shows that tliey sometimes | stretch tjjoir rijh-s if (he right man j conies fl'ofig. A certain racing man had been having a very hard streak of luck. If there were twenty-one horses in the race, his choice would never be better than No. 20. Finally his money I was all gone; al so all of his negotiable i properly. When he had spent his last ■ dollar for breakfast, he turned into the i pawnshop where all his valuables were j being cared for, and they amounted to considerable. I "I'd likQ to have ij.'OO on this,"he ■ said to the proprietor, laying down an | vrdinary lead pencil on the counter. 1 Without a change of countenance, the j pawnbroker made out a ticket and j passed the money ■over the counter. Kight there the racing man's for tunes seemed to change. Every one of his selections proved an easy winner, and, as he pushed his luck, he was ! able at the end of the week to redeem j his pencil and all his other valuables, j —New York Globe. A Doubtful Guarantee. The Arabs and, indeed, all Moslems have the practice of re-enforcing prom ises by adding to their word of honor the Arabic phrase lnshallah ("Please God"). How much meaning it conveys in souie lands of the east is told in the pages of"In Moorish Captivity." The pious proviso is a very useful formula to the Moors and is frequently used in making promises that they have no intention whatever of keeping, as they can then take refuge behind the Almighty when they are taxed with their breach of faith. There is a story told of a man who kept a shop in Gibraltar and who knew the ways of the Moor. To him one day came one of the faithful, who was desirous of buying some cloth. On being informed that the price was $2 a yard, payment in sixty, days, lie replied: "All right. I will take so much and will pay you in sixty days, lnshallah." "No," said the vender, "the price is $2, payment in sixty days. For sixty days, lnshallah, the price is $2.50." The nrst neportcr. The modern reporter harks back to the reign of Queen Anne and to the unknown scribe who attempted to tell the public the secrets of her parlia ment. He had a hard time of it, for parliament wished to keep its secrets to itself. In 172S an order was passed "that It is an indignity to and a breach of the privilege of this house for any person to presume lo give iu written or printed newspapers any account or minute of the debates or proceedings; that upon discovery of the authors, printers or publishers of any such newspapers this house will proceed against the offenders with the utmost severity." During the famous Wilkes case in 1772 the reporters won the vic • tory which they have since held with ! out dispute.—New York American. When the Lights Went Cut. Almost every speaker lias had the I experience of the house becoming to | tally dark because of the failure of the i electric lights. Here is such an expe- \ | rionce by one lecturer. It was in Pitts- i I burg; the audience was a Hebrew so- 1 | ciety. When the lights went out, the ! I lecturer waited a moment and then said, "We will proceed anyway, for I J still have the Israel-lites." It was the I hit of the evening.—Lyceumite and Talent. A Great Secret. At some of the English country fairs i a "great secret" is sold in sealed en- j vclopes at twopence apiece. Ilere Is j the secret: "Never buy an article be- [ fore examining it. if you had known ' to is before, you would not ljave paid j twopence for this worthless envelope j when you could get more than two | 4lozeu good ones for the same price" ' ' "Misery Loves Company." "I beg your pardon," said the stranger on the bicycle, riding slowly lip to the sidewalk and steadying him self by pulling his foot on the curb, "but 1 aui looking for a restaurant where I can get a good meal. Can you direct me lo one'/" The man whom he addressed was standing in front of a store trying to rub a grain of sand out of his eye with one hand and holding his hat on with the other, for it was a windy day, and ai firs! In- made 110 response. But presently In- spoke. "Go tn the next block," he said, "and turn lo the right. Four doors down you will liinl a restaurant." The stranger thanked him and rode on. About an hour later they acci dentally met again. The stranger was on his way out of town. lie stopped and spoke. "My friend," he said, •"I followed your directions. I went to the restau rant you directed tne to, and I got the worst meal I ever had in my life." "I thought you would," answered the other. "If you had waited till I got that grain of sand out of my eye I should have sent you to a good res taurant, but you didn't. I just had to divide my misery with somebody, and you happened to be handy."—Youth's Companion. Sho Worked the Snake Cure. Novel crimes are occasionally com mitted in Paris, as, for instance: An old gypsy woman called on a doctor living in the Place I'ierricre and asked him to visit her daughter, who was lying ill 111 a caravan on the fortifica tions near by. "I have tried the ser pent cure," sho said, "but there was 110 result. If you will allow me to pay your fee ill advance I shall be sure you will come." The doctor consented, and the old woman handed him a .SIOO note. As he was getting the change out of the safe she again mentioned the "serpent cure" and lie asked her what It was. "This," she said, and, taking a box from under her rags, she turned half ■a dozen snakes out 011 the floor. The doctor was startled and rushed out of the room. When lie returned with a stick he found that the woman end the snakes had vanished, while all the uiofi?y in his safo had also gone. He still held the SIOO note In his hand, but this proved to be n forgery. A Victim of Leprosy. "On my travels in Venezuela," a New York man,"l tfldj'titl in a hotel with a young mail in whose family there was the taint of leprosy, though he apparently did not have it. One nlglii. sitting at dinner he became an gry at a waiter and brought his hand down on the table with full force. He instantly realized that he did not feel the blow and sat looking at his hand, his face whitening with horror. 'Give mo your knife, Bob,'* 110 said to his chum. lie grabbed the poeketknife in a frenzy and stabbed the side of his hand with vicious cuts from finger tips to wrist. You may not know that leprosy appears in the side of the hand, numbness being a sign. The man did not feel the cuts. He arose from the table, knocking over his chair, rushed out into Jhe courtyard of the hotel, and we heard the quick tang of a re volver shot, tolling us how he had con quered the leper's curse bv ending his life." Dollar Bills by Weight. "Dollar bills are worth almost their weight in gold," a bank president said the other day to a depositor. "Yes, I suppose they' come in handy for change and are easy to carry," the depositor replied absently. "No; I was speaking literally," the bank president said. "We got into an argument in the bank here the other day as to how much a dollar bill weighed. .V twenty dollar gold piece weighs 5-10 grains. We found that twenty-seven crisp, new one dollar bills weigh the same as a twenty dollar gold piece. We tested some bills that had been in use and found that it took but twenty-six of them to balance the gold piece. I suppose that twenty-six used hills gather an accumulation of dirt In passing from hand lo hand that weighs about what one new bill does." —Kansas Cily Star. Vagaries of the Plumb Line. One of tlic curious things that men of science have discovered in their in numerable efforts to measure and map the earth with tlie least possible error is the fact that there arc places where the direction of a plumb line is not vertical. Irregularities of density In the crust of the globe may produce this phenomenon. A remarkable instance has been found in the island of Porto Rico where the deviation from the vertical is so great that in mapping the island the northern and southern coast linos, as shown on the older maps, had each to he moved inward half a mile.—New York Tribune. The Brainy Bunch. Mr. Sinle—Do you see ( those three people walking together down there? Mrs. (letup Yes; who are they.? Mr. Slide—One Is a somnambulist, one is a kleptomaniac and one is a plagiarist. Mrs. Oct up Law sakos! I never dreamed we were going to meet so many brainy people in a bunch.—Kan sas ('ity Newsbook. The Fuller He Gets. "RligKhts is a very inconsistent man." "In what way?" "The later he stays out at night the more lie wants to sing 'Home, Sweet Home.' "—Exchange. Conceit is tl> soap bpbble of life, very large, very smooth and ascendant until pricked. \\ .N N \ \ \ \ \ v\ \ SECOND TO NONE | ADAM, J > MELDRUM & \ ANDERSON Co. £ 39<i-408 Main Street, /■ /: BUFFALO, N. Y. I | > Clearance : I Sale ' I %. OF % % l ; Wash Dresses 5 Wash Suits j j Wash Skirls % AND 112 : COATS AID 5 J CHILDREN'S I ; DRESSES | W} /i / | § vi Railroad Fares Rebated r • / in connection with the j y Chamber of Commerce. •/ ft '4. All inquiries and Mail / / Orders given prompt atten- / * tion by our Mail Order De- / t. partment. % | % I ADAM, j MELDRUM & J \ ANDERSON CO. | American Block, Buffalo, N.Y. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ,\S [pEßrE™ A Sapk, Cbutain KiLixr for Sl'pprbshkd Menstruation. MEYER KNOWN TO FAIL. S.if.-! Surei Speedy I Satis faction <• u:irauti-cd or Mouov Unfunded. Sent prepaid for SI.OO |*-r box. Will send them on trial, to be paid for when relieved. Sample* Free. If your druggist does uot have them send your orders to the UNjTCP MEDICAL CO.. BOX 74. Lancaster PA. Sold in Emporium by L. Taggart and R. C. Dodson PIHEULES for the Kidneyr WM * HACKENBERG > 30 DAYS' TREATMENT FOR SI.OO AGENT. I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD I I $9.55 from Emporium I Atlantic City I' CAPE MAY WILDWOGD. SEA IS CITY OR OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY August 14, 26, 1908 Tickets good going on trains leaving at 8:10 a. m.and 12:05, noon. 10:55 p. m.on date of excursion to Philadelphia and connecting trains to seashore points. STOP-OVER AT PHILADELPHIA |i) alio wed ou going trip until following date of excursion, ofr within £i. a I E limit returning, if ticket is deposited with Station Ticket Agent. W Tickets good to return within fifteen days. Hull Information of Ticket Agents. ■r, J - WOOD, GEO. W.BOYD, ■ Passenger 1 raflic Manager No(WB-7t. General Passepf,** Afc'e 11 ifriff--Yi - ? '? "3OTESEE2R4Sw PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS I NIAGARA FALLS I August 5, 19, September 9, 23, und October 7 1908 Km iiauT r,p s4.6o from Kinporium Junction Tickets good going on BPKCIAT. TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Cars, Dining Car, anil Day Coaches, leaving 4.35 P. M. Tickets good returning on regular trains within I'IFTEKN OA vs including dale of excursion. Slop-o(t' within limit allowed at Buffalo returning. Illustrated Booklet and full information may be obtained from Ticket Agents J. It. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent No. 596-19-lSt. ■ BULBS El ffitj&W BUCkBEE'S BUI Bn SUCCEED! Vt A Ifgr SPECIAL K R tii 1.ni1.1 New KuMnj-M. A b|T S&uveni; I '*"* "° a M A'IiV>TKEU TO PT.EASK Lj | Write to-day Mention this Paper * I~ asSjP 2t~. ciivr.s I || inn it 4i'i BUCKBEE ST. BuckuOe BuckuOe rockford, ill. lym PINEULES 30 DAYS' TREATMENT FOR SI.OO Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. FOR ALL KIDNEY BLADDER TROUBLE, RHEUMATISM AND LUMBAGO SKSE s*' 5 *' A dose at bed time usu ally relieves the most, severe case before morning. BACKACHE PINEULE MEDICINE CO. CHICAGO. U. S. A. R. C. DODSONS DRUG STORE. WM. HACKENBERG'S Fire Insurance Agency EMI'OIUUM, PA. HAVK MONEY. Insure your property in the Lebanon Mutual Ins. Co. This Company has been in j business for over 50 years and is very prompt in paying its losses. We are also Agent for THE | WESTERN INSURANCE CO.. land THE SHAWNEE FIRE | INS CO., of Topeka Kansas, | main office, New York city. The last two named companies are also good sound companies -
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