■"■R&tfuT&lJfig tile management 01 public lchoo.B, the building or repair ins of BChool houses and the raising of money for such purposes: "Fixing the rate ot Interest: "Affecting the estates of minora or persons nndflr disability, except after dute notice to all parties in interest, to be reolted In the special enact ment: "Remitting fineß, penalties and for feltures, or refunding moneys legally paid into the treasury: "Exempting property from taxation: "Regulating labor, trade, mining or manufacturing: "Creating corporations, or amend ing, renewipg or extending the chart ers thereof: "Granting to any corporation, asso ciation or Individual any special or ex clusive privilege or Immunity, or to any corporation, association or indi vidual the right to lay down a railroad track. "Nor shall the General Assembly in directly enact such special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repealing local or spec ial acts may be passed: "Nor shall any law be passed grant ing powers and privileges in any case where the granting of such powers and privileges shall have been provid ed for by general law, nor where the courts have jurisdiction to grant the same or give the relief asked for." — BO as to read as follows: Section 7. The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of liens: Regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school districts: Changing the names of persons or places: Changing the venue In civil or crim inal cases: Authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, or maintaining roads, high ways, streets or alleys: Relating to ferries or bridges, or in corporating ferry or bridge compan ies, except for the erection of bridges crossing streams which form bounda ries between this and any other State. Vacating roads, town plats, streets or alleys: Relating to cemeteries, graveyards, or public grounds not of the State: Authorizing the adoption, or legiti mation of children: Locating or changing county-seats, erecting new counties or changing county lines: Incorporating cities, towns or vill ages, by changing their charters: For the opening and condncting of elections, or fixing or changing the place of voting. Granting divorces: Erecting new townships or bor oughs, changing township lines, bor ough limits or school districts: Creating offices, or prescribing the powers and duties of officers in coun ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec tion or school districts: Changing the law of descent or suc cession: Regulating the practice or jurisdic tion of, or changing the rules of evi dence In, any judicial proceeding or inquiry before courts, aldermen, jus tices of the peace, sheriffs, commis sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters j In chancery or other tribunals, or pro viding or changing methods for the collection of debts, or the enforcing of Judgments, or prescribing the ef fect of judicial sa es of real ei Regulating the fees, or extending the powers and duties of aldermen, justices of the peace, magistrates or constables: Regulating the management of pub lic schools, the building or repairing of school houses a . 3 the raising of money for such purposes: Fixing the rate of interest: Affecting the estates of minors or persons under disability, except after due notice to all parties in interest, to be recited In the special enact ment: Remitting fines, penalties and for feitures, or refunding moneys legally paid Into the treasury: Exempting property from taxation: Regulating labor, trade, raining or manufacturing; but the legislature may regulate and fix the wages or salaries, the hours of work or labor, and make provision for the protection, welfare and safety of persons employ ed by the State, or by any county, olty, borough, town, township school district. Tillage, or other civil di vision of the State, or by any contract or or sub-contractor performing work, labor or services for the State, or for any county, city, borough, town, town ship, sohool district, village or other civil division thereof: I Creating corporations, or amending, renewing or extending the charters thereof: Granting to any corporation, asso ciation, or individual any special or exclusive privilege or Immunity, or to any corporation, association, or In dividual the right to lay down a rail road track: Nor shall the General Assembly In directly enact sucli special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repe ling local or spec ial actß may be parsed: i Nor shall any lav he passed grant ing powers or privileges in any case where the granting of such powers 'and privileges shall have been pro : vided for by general law, nor where j the courts have jurisdiction to grant I the same or give the relief asked for. P ▲ true copy of Joint Resolution j No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, proposing an amendment to section three of article sight of the Consti tution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania (if the Benate concur), That, the following is proposed as an amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Section 2.—Amend section three of article eight, which reads as follows: "All judges elected fjy the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or municipal election, as circumstances may require. All Iks elections tar ludgaa ot the oowfr tor the several judicial aratncta, ana j tor county, city, ward, borough, and I township officers, for regular terms of ] service, shall be d on the municipal • | election day; namely, the Tuesday | i aext following the first Monday of No- j I vember in each odd-numbered year, but the General Assembly may by law | 8x a different day. two-thirds of all 1 i the members of each House consent- i Ing thereto: Provided, That such j elections shall always be held in an odd-numbored year," so as to read: Section 3. All judges elected by the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or mu nicipal election, as circumstances may require. All elections for Judges of the courts for the several Judicial dls tiiuU, and for count* city, ward, bor ough, and township officers, for regu lar terms of service, suali oe ue*u mi the municipal election day; namely, the Tuesday next io.lowing the first Mon day of November in each odd-number- | cd year, but the General Assembly may by law fix a different day, two- | thirds of all the membors of each House consenting thereto: Provided, I That such elections shall be held in I an udu-nunibeivu : Provided iur- | iher, That all judges for the courts : of the several judicial districts hold- ] ing office at the present time, whose terms of office may end in an odd- j numbered >oar, shall continue to hold i their offices until the first Monday of | January in the next succeeding even numbered year. A true copy of Concurrent Resolu tion No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment, to section one of article nine of the Consti tution of Pennsylvania, relating to taxation. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives oi the Cominotiwealt.li of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following is proposed as ail amend ment to the Constitution ot the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac cordance with the provisions of the eighteenth ai Licle thereof: — Section 2. Amend section one of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, winch reads as follows: "All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same c.ass of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levy ing the tax, and shall be levied and | collected under general laws; but the General Assembly may, by general laws, exempt from taxation public property used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, places of burial not used or held for private or corporate profit, and institu tions of purely public charity," so as to read as follows: Ail taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects, within the ter ritorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shali bo levied and col- I lected under general laws, and the j subjects of taxation may be classified i for the purpose of laying graded or | i progressive taxes; but the General ! Assembly may, by general laws, ex- i empt tioni taxation public property 1 ! used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, places of burial not used or held for private or cor j porate profit, and institutions of pure ! ly public charity. | A true copy of Joint Resolution i No. 4. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Five. A JOINT RESOLUTION, j Proposing an amendment to the Con j of Pennsylvania. Bo it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com '■ monwvilth of Pennsylvania in Gener al Assembly met, That the to iow j iug i>. proposed us an amendm lit to i the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in | accordance with the provisions of the j eighteenth article thereof: — Article IX. Section 15. No obligations which have been heretofore issued, or which may hereafter be issued, by any coun ty or municipality, other than Phila ■ delphia, to provide tor the construc tion or acquisition of waterworks, subways, underground railways or street railways, or the appurtenances thereof, slia.l be considered as a debt of a municipality, within the meaning of section eight of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania or of this amendment, il the net revenue derived from said property for a per iod of five years, either before or after the acquisition thereof, or, where the same is constructed by the county or municipality, after the completion thereof, shall have been sufficient to pay interest and sinking-fund charges during said period upon said obliga tions, or If the said obligations shall ; be secured by liena upon the respec i tive properties, and shall Impose no ! municipal liability. Where municl pa.itieS of counties shall Issue obliga tions to provide for the construction of property, as herein provided, said said municipalities or counties may also Issue obligations' to provide for i the interest auu sinking-fund charges accruing thereon until said properties shall have been completed and in op eration for a period of one year; and said municipalities and counties shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said Interest and sinking-fund charges, as required by section ten of article • nine of the Constitution of Pennsyi i vania, until after said properties shall have been operated by said counties ;or municipalities during said period 'of one year. Any of the said munici palities or counties may incur indebt : edness In excess of seven per centum, and not exceeding len per centum, of the assessed valuation of the taxable property therein, if said Increase of , Indebtedness shall have been assented to by three-fifths of the electors vot j Ing at a public election, in such man ner as shall be provided by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 5. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. CHESTER COUNTY FARMS ALL SIZES, FREE LISTS I I'AltL STANSBIRY, COATESVILLE, PA. THE- /NATIONAL " ! VACUUM CLEANER 1 This Vacvvm jpj|| LAST CHANCE A NAT-j IONAL VACUUM CLEANER There are only a few of these wonderful dustless ' cleaners remaining. If you have not already taken advantage of this liberal < offer, do not delay in acting. The first to respond to this last announcement will be the lucky ones. You need the NATIONAL Vacuum Cleaner because it is the only way you can keep your home perfectly dust less and sanitary. Doctors say that the clouds of choking, germ-laden J c'ust raised by sweeping and dusting are the cause of con tagious diseases so common during the house-cleaning season In the NATIONAL you have a reliable Vacuum Cleaner (flective protection against dust dangers at a price less than your present cost of broom and sweeper. * Ihe NA I IONAL weighs less than £ pounds. It is easil) operated by boy orgirl. The large capacity of the NATIONAL makes it capable I of thorough cleaning, through and through. Hut to get a NATIONAL Vacuum Cleaner you wilj I have to act promptly. If you want to take advantaga of this splendid offer you will have to net quickly. Oi National Vacuum Cleaner, (retail price® 10.50,) and The News Item for one year for the small sum of $5.00. A high grade gasoline that never goe9 0 hack on you. Most motorists know that P inferior gasoline gives more auto trouble CjWaverly Gasolines r Power without carbon. Quick ignition—never I I Waverly gasolines insure instantaneous, powerful, clean 112 I explosion. Your dealer has them. If not, write us. 112 WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO., IndtpMdMl Rtlintr* V^HPT7 PITTSBURG, PA. I Also'makers of Waverly Special Auto Oil. FREE—2OO P>{e Book —tells >ll about oik M. BRINK'S PKICES For This Week ton 100 Hi Corn Meal 29.00 1.50 j Cracked Corn 21) 00 1.50 Corn 25) 00 1.50 I'ureCorn&OatsChop y 35.00 1.75 | Sacks each 6c with privilege of returning without expense to me. ■Schumacher Chop SI.OO 1.00 Wheat Bran 24.50 130 Oil Meal 39.00 2.00 I Gluten 32.0') 1.05 ! Brewers Grain 27.00 1.40 Choice Cottonseed Meal 34 00 1.75 Oyster Shells 10.00 60 Portland Cemen per tont 9.00 45 (rebate 1 > c each for sacks re. urned) Beef Scrap 3.00 Mixed grains for hens 1 75 New Oats 50 & 100 bus.per bu .42 140 II) bag Salt coarse or fine .00 100 lb bag Salt .45 Flour per bbl. sack hhumacher Patent 5 25 1.50 Marvel ' |6 00 1.60 Luxury 5 00 1.30 Veal Calves wanted on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Li\e fowls and chicl ens on Wedneslay. M. BRINK New Albany. Pa. IRAK .MARKS } irfli tw i & an °oS g d hts j t ADVICE AS TO KHENTABILITY pflPff i ) Notice in " Invt itive Act " Bi KP IB S V Hook "How too .tain Patents" | ■ S i Charges miuirrnfr. Nofectill patent is secured. J I Letters strictly confidential. Address, \ E. G. SIGGtHK Patent La*yer, Washington. D. C.j Yes! Bondman has Oysters. Just ask hint. no-To-Hbc fur Fifty Cent*. Oiiranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak \i ,tronu. blood pure bOc. *l. Alt druaeists. Fresh Fish at Boudman's and no other. Just ask him about Fish. j QUALITY j iWhen people realize tlmt it 2 is not the quantity for the x 1 money, so much as the quality ♦ x that counts, then they will ♦ # patronize the store which docs 3 ♦ business in good pure goods. 2 * Cut irices often mean cut 2 j I qualit es. Our prices are as X ix lo at ijood goods wil allow. ? J Our go.ids are not of the cheap ♦ • niail-oi ler variety. When $ • i out taring prices do not for- 2 2 get ) c mpare qualities. If x 2 y »u nd he prices lower than J { ours, the i you will find the • i qualit es inferior—generally ■ # "b>rg;'in li )use" job lots. • X Ask is ) show you why m { our tot k is superior. Z I 112 Buschhausen's. j fl promptly obtained in il countru OR NO * ■ TRADEMARKS and ■ I'lUßively. BANK REFERENCES. ■ . ■ Send 2 cents in tttniopn for invaluable bok H gj or. HOW TO OBTAIN and SELL PATE*] .5, ■ t ■ Which ones will pay. 11< vr Kef n part? -r, ■ ■ patent law and other /aluablt: iuloiitt:*ii<>ii. H / ID. SWIFT & CO.I H PATENT LAWYERS, B 1 Seventh St., Washington. D. C. M THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO J BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES Williamport & North Branch Railroad TIIMIIE! TABLE. In effect Sept. !), 1912. Sunday Fla* stations where time is marked "112" " Sunday^ PM AM PSI P.M I'M P MAM AM STATIONS. AM AM A.M A M PM p>l I'M A MP M '-?>? 1!S J2S J 0 . 1 ' Z la.1 a . ••••• Ha 115...... 6267359451230 400 ft 05 .125 419 v 12,0 10 >0 , Jti ..Pennsdale... f620 73094012 25 356 600 !? ! 12 68] 10 22117 481 ...Cliiwicwu... ft) 17 727 9:17 12 23 3524 57 103.>14 28 100 1030 7 55!.Hughusvilk\. 610 7209301215 345 4 s<, 1 4 34 I <l7 18 00 Picture Pocks 924 11 33 33s • I 439 fl 13 fBOS . ...KssicK KlB 1128 3 3*> 14 44 fl 18| 8 10 ..tilen Mtiwr.. u jo 11 o;{ ■» 1».*7 14 52 1128 18 19 Strawbridge.. yO4 11 lis 3 ]a 4 58 1 34 8 24 Muncy Valley 8 58 11 07 307 oUS 1 40 8 30 -..aonestown... 8 53 11 02 8 00 ? -0 H 45 ...Nordniont... *36 10*7 fy or>0 r > ....Mokoina.... 112& •>] in so 638 908 Laporte 819 10 : >8 •>•>o f»23 ...RHigdalc ... 18 06 1013 6 58 9 35 ..Berniee 17 58 10 03 6 02 9 40 . Sutterlield.... 7 55 10 00 " 24 10 55 ...Towanda 6 45 S. D. TOWNSEND, H. A. KNIPE, Gen. Manager,Hughesville General'Supt. Roll Call. Berniee and Mildred Absent Sonestowy Absent Mune}' Valley Present , Riekettf Absent Nordmont Present Forksville Absent Hillsgrove Absent Eagles Mere Absent ■—V Remember we furnish stamped envelopes and paper to correspon dents. Anyone sending a sketch and description ms quickly ascertain our opinion free whether 10 invention is probably patentaole. Com muni ea t lons strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patent*. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice , without charge, iu the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any sclentlflc Journal. Terms, s;i a year . four months, fl. Hold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co, 36 1 Broadway, NBW Y0 fK Branch Office. 026 K Washington, C. SUBSCRIBE NOW. /» WANTED-A RIDER AGENT if yj fiwv IN EACH TOWN and district torido and exhibit a sample Latest Model w _/I | \\s "•nger bicycle furnished by us. Our agents every where are making ||*4% fur full_fgrticulars and special offer at once, if HjMiV 11/Vm NO MONEY REQUIRED until you rect'ive and approve of your ft IvHi UFA m bicycle. We ship to anyone anywhere in the U. S. without a cent deposit #ft 112 l«l\ lr/ l vm and allow TEN DAYS' FREE TRIAL during ml I ■hM Ifil V 'iM Jj 111 '" time you may ride the bicycle and put it to any test you wish. ■ I I lw\ II I \B J • io , u aro then not perfectly satisfied or do liot wish to keep the rl ' T m\\ li ft M ship it back tous ntour expense and you will not be out one cent. 11 J.*r«Mi%\|| Ik ,H FACTORY PRlfitS ° furnish the highest bicycles it is lH 7 fjlAlHlTjl 112 , V ■ "lUfcO possible to make at one small profit above KM ft dl vltF'm pctnp.l factory cost. You save $lO to 125 middlemen's profits by buy- M * vB '"g direct of us and have the manufacturer's guarantee behind your ■v- ft/kJI JWR ' ■Wcycl 0 -. DO NOT BUY a bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone at any li fvlf. IL vjf W\r\mP r i<* until you receive our catalogues and learn our unheard of factory m\ \ * TO' l nCZ' ce ' an d rimarkabie special o fen to rider agents. IT U W YOU WILL BE ASTOHI ;HSD undstudy oursuperbtnodelsat the ivender lb\ ' Ww low prices we can make y«.u this year. Wo B**ll the highest grade bicycles for Wf ! '#/ than any other factory. W'earesatlstled with! 1.00 profit above factory cost. jJBp Ordera 1111 Itl d I * under your owu name plate at double our priced. SECOND HAND BiCYCLES. We do not regularly handle second hand bicycles, but usually have . «o U I taken intrude by our Chicago r. lail stored. The.se we clear out promptly at prices ranjrlngfromaa to sß.lnscriptive bargain lists mailtnl five. CUASTER-BRAKES. #in B ,owvh oo , 3«''^?o r t®d roller chains and pedals, parts, repairs and X Hl\ li I equipment of ull kindsat half the regular retail prices. $ I A— Hedgethorn Puncture-Proof $« M M I y £L will sell you a sample pair for sf.Bo(cash with order <i << NO MORETROUBLEFROMPUNCTURES / ( -- ■ 112 ( Pl^WT^ NAILS, Tacks, or Class will not let the air out. t 112 A hundred thousand pairs sold last year. VniiS ft A i J / / fl, DESCRIPTION: < Ma l < ?° a " sl f' s 1 t ST..; ■ .*.■ Mfl Is lively and easy • I ridlnp. very durable anfl lined inside \vlth I asiK'i-inl (inaliiy cf miliar, wliicli im vi i i . . , ,-•.»■/ comes porous and which closes up small jviiiciiires without nllowintr the air to escape. I! 31 We have hundreds or letters from satisfied customers II II Notice ins thick rubbert raid stutimrtliut their tires have only been pumped up once wJS ® or twice in a whole season. They weitfh 110 more than JUL, D alio rim itrip H an firdinai y tire, the puncture resisting qualities Iniiie Jl Hi }? prevent rim cutting. This Kiv. il l-y several layers of thin, specially prepared vW ♦»»'® wi iL®H! ,a »t fab. M.n the tread. The regular prico of these tires mako--SOFT 112 ELASTIC and is SIO.OO per pair, but lor advertising purposes we are ® EASY RIDING. making a special factory price to the rider of only s4.Boper pair. All orders shipped same day letter is received. Me ship C. O. 1). on approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined and found them strictly as represented. .«A^U v H , £J!« aca f h di9cou ? t of r J percent (thereby making the nrlce*4.BS per pair) If yousend FULL CASH WITH ORDER uii.l enclose this ad vert 1 semen t. You run no risk in sending us an order as the tires may be returned ut OUR expense If for any reason they aro not satisfactory on examination. We are perfectly reliable am! money sent to us Isassafeas in a bank. If you orderapalr of these tires, you will find that tbev will ride ea -er. run faster, wear letter, last longer and look liner than anv tiro you have ever used or seen at'anv price. \v o niiow that you w ill be so well pleased that u hen you want a bicycle you will give us your order. We want you to send us a trial onl«»r at once, houcothls reiuarUable t Ire offer. IF Yflll tVF~F~fi TMFjS dont buy any kin.l nt any prlro until yon Bond for a pair of Rodtethorn " ' 112 , Pnnetuiv-l'roor tlreson ai)pr..valan.l trlalat thoßpeflal Introductory prl.o quoted above: or wrlto for our lilßTlro and buuUry L'aUiueuo »blub duscrlbes ana uuuUm all muki-s and kinds of tin «nt about half the usual prices. D& NOT write u» a postal today. DO NOT THINK OF BUYING a bloycl© or a pair of 7; , . tires from anyone until you kuow tho new and wonderful offers we "*re makings It only oobts a postal to learn everything. Write it NOW. & L.KEABGYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO,ILL. COLE'S Jgg|gS — Up-To-Date jm .iiir HARDWARE WIIEN you think of buying hard stove, washer, cutlery, gun," —or ~ ' whatever it may be—"shall I buy? Don't ponder over these things nor spend your time looking/fit pictures in "cheap goods mail-order catalogs. Come to our store and let us solve the problem. A\ e ha\e a fine variety of standard goods to choose from. When you think of HARDWARE think of COLE'S. SANITARY PLdJMBING. We give special attention to Piping, Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air Heating. General job work and repairing in all branches, promptly and skillfully executed Samuel Cole, - Dushore, Pa. CAPDS.J PKANCISW. MEYLERT, Attornov-at-Law. Office in Keeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA orrica IN COUNTY BUILDING NKAfI COURT HOUBB. J. H. CRONIM, ATTORNKY-AT LAW, HOTART PUBLIC. orriCß Oil MAIM NTUBKT. DUSUORE. PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE, PA. Capital - - - 000.00 Transacts a general banking business. J. 1.. CHRISTIAN KI)W. LADLEY President. Cashier. ; 3 per cent interest paid on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
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