Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Aug. 20, 1908.
POT LIFE M
DEAD BOTS BODY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.
News of one of the most remarkable
Operations ever performed in this oity
or possibly in the United States, which
took place at Emergency
when uoe of the surgeons of that in-
Btitution succeeded by massage in
bringing back to life a a twelve-year
old colored boy of Hyattsville, Md.,
who, it was thought,had died sudden
ly while undergoing an operation, has
just besn made public.
BODY COLD AND RIGID.
The boy was under the influence of
chloroform and the surgeon was oper
ating on au infected knee when re
spiration suddenly ceased. The pulse
died and finally stopped, the body be
came cold, the limbs rigid. Artificial
respiration was resorted to, but there
was no responding to pulsation of the
heart.
After six miuutes of suspense, dur
ing which the physician resorted to
every possible method to revive the
patient, the doctor realized that there
was only one chance to save the boy's
life.
MASSAGED THE HEART.
With delicate skill the boy's body
was opened for seven minutes while
the doctor massaged the patient's heart
with his fingers. Finally, when he was
about to give up all hope,the boy took
a faint voluntary breath, and for sev
eral minutes the heart pulsated gent
ly. Plying the heart with his fingers
to stimulate circulation of the blood,
the physician, after eighteen minutes
had the heart pulsating normally and
knew that lie had succeeded in his al
most miraculous operation.
LIVED DAY AND A HALF.
For a day and a half following the
operation the hoy remained in excel
lent condition and every hope was
held out for his recovery. But the in
fection of the knee had spread to the
left side and affected the glands of the
neck. Blood poisoning set in and de
spite all efforts to save him the boy
succumbed.
Within a few months several emin
ent physicians of this city will con
duct vivisection tests to determine
how far the heart massage can be car
ried. Dogs will be placed under an
aesthetics and allowed to succumb, it
is said, so that physicians may deter
mine after how long an interval an
animal apparently dead may be restor
ed by heart massage.
NEARLY AN HOUR
UNCONSCIOUS
Charles E. Ware met with a bad fall
yesterday nfternoon while picking
peaches in the yard at the rear of his
residence. No 121 Bloom 6treet. He
sustained injuries which for awhile
Beeoiea to threaten serious results.
The accident occurred about 3:45
o'clock. Mr. Ware was standing on a
ladder supported by the limb of a
peach tree. Without any warniug the
ladder, which WHS a rather frail af
fair, broke near the center, causing
the man to fall to the ground. In the
descent he seemed to strike the ground
headfirst and was rendered uncon
scious
Dr. Shultz was called. He arrived
promptly and applied the usual remed
ies. The injuried man however at first
utterly failed to respond to the treat
ment and seemed seriously hurt. He
was carried into the house,where aft
er nearly an hour's hard work the
physician succeeded in restoring him
to consciousness.
Last evening the injured man was
able to be about as usual. His appar
ently serious condition following the
fall was duo to the shock and the
stunuing effect of the impact when he
struck the ground with his head.
CONSTITUTIONAL
AHENDHENTS
As some of the newspapers of the
state have been misled by the official
advertisement of the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution, which are
now appearing each week in the Morn
ing News and The Moutour Ameri
can, into the assumption that they are
to he voted upon next fall, it appears
necessary to explain their status and
the purpose of the present publica
tion. The resolution proposing these
amendmnuts was passed by the last
Legislature. They will be again con
sidered by the Legislature to be elect
ed this fall, and, if then adopted,will
be submitted to the people for approv
al or rejection. They are published in
order that the people may understand
in voting for members of the Legisla
ture that such amendments are pend
ing, and may, if they choose, discuss
the subject with the candidates and
give them proper instructions.
A Perilous Ride
Abraham Wanner, cf Schuylkill
Haven, Schuylkill county, on Sunday
fell between two cars of a moving
train, at Ciessona. But he grasped the
revolving axle of one of the cars and
by his feet held onto the truck of the
car. He hung on this way for a half
mile when the train stopped and he
got out of bis perilous position escap
ing with a broken wrist and severe
112 Cuts and bruises.
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TICKETS GOOD FOR TEN DAYS [3
SUNDAY, August 30
TICKETS GOOD FOR FIVE DAYS g
$3- 75 Round Trip. $4 50 Round Trip |
Vi • De aware River Bridge Via Market Street Wharf
FROM SOUTH DANVILLE.
STOP-OVER ALLOWED AT PHILADELPHIA
For full information concerning leaving time of trains, consult I
small hand bills or nearest Ticket Agent.
J. R WOOD GEO. W, BOYD
Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Ageut ■
Browning In the Kitchen.
This really happened nt a meeting
of clubwomen at Topeka, Kan.: This
club had a new member who was said
to be so literary that she knew under
just what head to find anything in the
encyclopedia, but she had so far never
been on the club programme. Re
cently a member who was to have
had a paper on Browning was absent,
and the chairman got up and said,
"As Mrs. Blank is absent, I will ask
our new member to talk on the sub
ject." There was a llutter. Now the
members would really hear an intel
lectual treat. The new member arose
and began, "While I did not expect
to speak on the subject this afternoon
and must confess to being* a little rusty
on it, not having done my own cooking
for a number of years, I will say that
for pies and cakes I like a hot, brisk
fire and for beans a slow, steady one."
—Topeka Journal.
Exaggerated.
The knack of looking at the bright
side of things was never developed to
such perfection as in the case of a
man who, after a railway accident, tel
egraphed to his friend's wife:
"Your husband killed in railway ac
cident: head, both arms and both legs
cut off."
But later this correction was re
ceived:
"First report exaggerated. Your hus
band killed; head and legs cut off, hut
only one arm."
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PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS
TO
NIAGARA FALLS
September 9, 23, and
October 7, 1908
Round-Trip <£*7 "5 A From
Rate ' •OVf South Danville.
Tickets good going on train leaving 12.10 noon,connecting with SPECIAL
TRAIN ot Pullman Parlor Cars. Dining Car, an \
Day Coaches running via the
PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE
Tickets good returning on regular trains within FIFTEEN DAYS, in
eluding date of excursion. Stop-off within limit allowed at Buf
falo returning. Illustrated B iohlet and fall information
may be obtained from Ticket Agents.
J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD,
Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent.
wy 1 9 A Bed of Bayonet*.
K PtlUPfl V flk A most remarkable feat was recent
iy performed before the rajah of Man
_ . 0 ipur by a Mussulman, one of a com-
I f% VA Vf VTA pany of acrobats, who reclined ut full
t length upon the points of seven bay
i ouets fixed )a the orthodox method in
as many muskets. Four of the per
-IBg B 1 former's assistants lifted him up on
O w m ito his bed of spikes, where he care-
Cold, bv ■mattiaa IkM Ml ! full - v adjusted himself and dlstribut
rUMTMed his weight so that the bayonet
112 "y* Mm UI ? ,O V , * points did not pierce his flesh. The
h«*lthy action of D» back of his head rested on one point,
Rallavea cough* fcf his shoulder blades on two others, bis
mucous m#rnbran#a c 4Am throat. (AaM elbows on two more, while the hol
and bronchial tub**. ! lows behind his knees engaged the
„. ■ .j- | M |_ I remaining two. The acrobat declared
_ as comfortable as If lying on a bed.
Children Like It
i Mr. Robinson—What a singular girl
r« BAOMcut ww onm t* you are, Miss Jones!
9l¥Wl tllui Ut BiMv Hi — Ir ■■ Ml Miss Jones (coyly)— Well, that can be
t, c. , , n , ' altered, you know.
For Sale by Panles <sCo
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EL.EVEN-DAY EXCURSION
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OCEAN GROVE
CAMP MEETING
Asbury Park or Long Branch
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908
"OUND $4.50 South Danville
Tickets good going only on train leaving 8:58 A. M. Good returning on
all regular trains.
COVERS CLOSING SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AND
LABOR DAY AT THE SEASHORE
Coneult nearest Ticket Agents
J. R. WOOD GEO. W. BOYD
Passenger Traffic Manger General Passenger Agent
No Use For a Pessimist.
Freddie and his mother were having
a thoroughly satisfactory romp when
a visitor was announced. Asi one top
ic of conversation after another came
up it developed that the caller was in
an extraordinarily pessimistic frame of
mind and expressed her disapproval in
no measured terms of everything and
everybody under discussion.
This impartial "knocking" disturbed
Freddie's amiable soul migjhtlly, and
he slowly drew nearer and nearer un
til he finally stood before the lady,
with his small face puckered and the
comers of his mouth drawia down.
She stopped in the midst of an "Oh,
a dreadful bore, my dear!" to say:
"Why, Freddie, please do unscrew
your face. I don't like to see little
boys look like that."
Freddie surveyed her for a moment
and then said trenchantly, but with
an obviously sincere wish for inforina-
I tion:
"I guess you don't like most any
thing, do your'—New York Times.
Expensive.
"I should never have thought thai
j studying would have cost so rnuct
| money."
, "Yes, father, and if you only knew
j how little I have studied!"— Judge.
Everything unknown is taken foi
j magnificent—Greek Proverb.
Proposed Amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THIS CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH Folt !
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION '
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF I
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- j
TION.
NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constltu- j
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania so as to consolidate the courts of 1
common pleas of Philadelphia and Alle
gheny counties, and to give the General
Assembly power to establish a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with crim- !
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate '
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly met, That the following amend- j
ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva- ,
nia be. and the same are hereby, pro- I
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof:—
That section six of article five be amend- j
ed by striking out the said section and '
inserting in place thereof the following: »
Section 6. In the counties of Philadel- !
phia and Allegheny all the Jurisdiction
and powers now vested in the several
numbered courts of common pleas, shall '
be vested in one court of common pleas >
in each of said counties, composed of all |
the judges in commission in said courts.
Such jurisdiction and powers shall ex
tend to all proceedings at law and in !
equity which shall have been instituted ,
in the several numbered courts, and shall
be subject to such changes as may be i
made by law, and subject to change of ;
venue as provided by law. The president
judge of each of the said courts shall be j
selected as provided by law. The number |
of judges In each of said courts may be, j
by law. increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the first j
Mondny of January succeeding its adop
tion.
Section 2. That article five, section !
eight, be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as |
follows:
Section 8. The said courts In the coun- ,
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re- j
spectively shall, from time to time, in
turn, detail one or more of their judges |
to hold the courts of oyer and terminer I
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 ex
clusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
In such other matters as may be provid
ed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1.
ROBEKT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
i MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED T< > THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- >
TION.
NUMBER TWO.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of 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
ot Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met. That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing as follows
"Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated dis
trict. except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
s« sscd value of the taxable property
therein: nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or increase
its indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed valu
ation of property, without the assent of
the electors thereof at a public election,
in such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any one time,
upon such valuation," be amended, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, so that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:
Section s. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed 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 per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without tho
assent of the electors thereof at a public
election, in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
V MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
NUMBER THREE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five, sec
tions two, three, and fourteen of article
• eight, section one of article twelve, and
sections two and seven of article four
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia, and providing a schedule for carry
ing the amendments into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and Mouse of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following
are proposed as amendments to the Con
stitution <»f the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the provi
sions of the eighteenth article thereof:—
Amendment One—To Article Four, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight of arti
cle four of the Constitution of Pennsyl
vania. which reads as follows:
"He shall nominate and. by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an |
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for four
years, and such other officers of the Com- !
monwealth as he is or may be authorized
by the Constitution or by law to appoint;
he shall have power to till all vacancies
that may happen, in 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 va
cancy that may happen, during the recess
of the Senate., in the office of Auditor
General. State Treasurer, Secretary of In
ternal Affairs or Superintendent of Pub
lic 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
'Anxious Old Lady (on rirer steameri
—I eay, my stood man, is this boat go
ing up or down?
Burly Deck Hand—Well, she's a leaky
old tub, mum, so I shouldn't wonder
If she was going down; then, again,
her b'ilers ain't none too good, so she
might go up.
the Senate, before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to fill said vacancy;!
but in any such case of vacancy, in an
elective office, a person shall be chosen
to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months immediately pre
ceding such election, in which case the
election for said office shall be beld at the
second succeeding general election. 1 u
acting on executive nominations the Sen
ate shall sit with open doors, and, in con
firming or rejecting the nominations of
the Governor, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the journal," so as to read as follows:
He shall nominate an»l#-by and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he is or may be au
thorized 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
of 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, in the office of Audi
tor 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 adjourn
ment, a proper person to fill said va
cancy; but in any such case of vacancy,
in an elective office, a person shall be
chosen to said office on the next election
day appropriate to sneh office, according
to the provisions of this Constitution, un
less the vacancy shall happen within two
calendar months immediately preceding
such election day, in which case the elec
tion for said office shall be held on the
second succeeding election day appro
priate to such office. In acting on ex
ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit
with open doors, and. In confirming or
rejecting the nominations of the Gov
ernor. the vote shall be taken by yeas
and nays, and shall be entered on the
journal.
Amendment Two—To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of
article four, which reads as follows:
"The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall 1 •• four years; of the Audi
tor General thn •• years: and of the State
Treasurer two years. These officers shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General
or State Treasur« r shall be capable of
holding the same office for two consecu
tive terms," so as to read:—
The terms of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs, the Auditor General, and th.
State Treasurer shall each be four years;
and they shall be rhosen by the 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 suc
cessors shall be elected at the general
election in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, and in • very fourth
year thereafter. No person elected to the
office of Auditor General or State Treas
urer shall be capable of holding the same
office for two consecutive terms
Amendimnt Three—To Article Five, Sec
tion Eleven.
Section 4 Amend section < leven of ar
ticle five, which reads as follows:
"Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. Justices of the peace or
aldermen shall b.» elected in th»- several
wards, districts, boroughs and townships
nt the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law. and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for a term of five years. No township,
ward, district or borough shall elect more
than two justices of the peace or alder
men without the consent of a majority
of the qualified electors within such
township, w;«rd or borough: no person
shall be elected to surh office unless he
shall have resided within the township.
l»orough. ward or district for one year
next preceding his election. In cities con
taining over fifty thousand inhabitants,
not more than one aid* rman shall be
elected in each ward or district," so as
to read:—
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs or townships,
by th< qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, in such mann> r as
shall be directed by law. and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a urm
of six years. No township, ward, dis
trict or borough shall elect mnr»* than
two justices 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 unless he shall have
reside! within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next pre
ceding his election. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five, Sec
tion Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve of ar
ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:
"In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit
ants, one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not «*x
ceedlng one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of office shall be five years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket by the
qualified voters at large; and in the elec
tion of the said magistrates no voter
shall vote for mor«» than two-thirds of
the number of persons to be elected when
more than one are to he chosen; they
shall be compensated only by fixed sala
ries. to be paid by said county; and shall
exercise such jurisdiction, civil and crimi
nal. except as hervln provided, as is now
exercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, as may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office .-f alderman I*
abolished." so as to read as follows:
In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lished. for each thirty thousand inhab
itants. one court, not of record, of poll<
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; such court
shall be held by magistrates whose tern)
of office shall be six years, and they shall
be elected on general ticket at the munic
ipal election, by the qualified voters at
large; and in the election 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 exercise such jurisdic
tion. civil and criminal, except as herein
provided, as is now exercised by alder
men, subject to such changes, not involv
ing an increase of civil jurisdiction or
conferring political duties, as may be
made by law. In Philadelphia the ofHct
of alderman is abolished.
Amendment Five—To Article Eight. Sec
tion Two.
Section 6. Amend section two of article
eight, which reads as follows:
"The general election shall be held an
nually on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November, but tN «.;en
eral Assembly may by law fix a different
day, two-thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto," so as to
read :
The general election shall be held bien
nially on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November in each even-
He—The fortune teller described yoti
exactly and said that I should marry
you.
She—Don't you think it was a waste
of money to consult him?
ne-Why?
She—l could have told you the same
thing if you had asked me.
numbered year, but the General Assembly
may by law tlx a different day, two
thirds of all the* members of each House
consenting thereto: Provided, That such
election shall always be held in an even
numbered year.
Amendment Six—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Three.
Section 7. Amend Bection three of arti
cle 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
Slate at large may be elected at either a
general or municipal election, as circum
stances may require. All elections for
judges of the courts for the several Judi
cial districts, and for county, city, ward,
borough, and township officers, for regu
lar terms of service, shall be held on the
municipal election day; namely, the Tues
day next following the first Monday of
November in each odd-numbered year,
but the General Assembly may by law
fix a different day, two-thirds of all the
members of each House consenting there
to: Provided, That such election shall al
ways be held in an odd-numbered year.
Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Fourteen.
Section 8. Amend section fourteen of ar
ticle eight, which reads as follows:
"District election boards shall consist
if a Judge and two inspectors, who shall
be chosen annually by the citizens. Each
•lector shall have the right to vote for
the judge and one Inspector, and each In
spector shall appoint one clerk. The first
: election board for any now district shall
: be selected, and vacancies in election
. boards filled, as shall be provided by law.
i Election officers shall be privileged from
! arrest upon days of election, and while
I engaged in making up and transmitting
returns, except upon warrant of a court
| of record or judge thereof, for an elec
tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach of the peace. In cities they may
i 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, who shall be
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the
municipal election; but the General As
sembly may require said boards to be ap
pointed in such manner as it may by law
provide. Laws regulating the appoint
; merit of said boards 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 . one
clerk. The first election board for any
new district shall be selected, and vacan
eies In election boards tilled, as shall be
i provided by law. Election offlcora shall
I be privileged lrom arrest upon days of
election, and while engaged in making up
and transmitting returns, except upon
warrant of a court of record, or juilg*:
thereof, for an election fraud, for felony.
lor for wanton breach of the i»< ar.- In
cities they may claim exemption from
jury duty during their terms of service.
Amendment Eight —To Article Twelve,
Section On<*.
Section 9. Amend section one, article
twelve, which reads as follows:
"All officers, whose selection is not pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law," so as to read:
All officers, whose selection is not pro
vided for in this ConstitutioQ, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law: Provided, That elections «»1 State
officers shall l»«' held on a general election
day.and elections of local officers shall
be held on a municipal election day, ex
cept when, in either case, special elec
tions may b«- required to till unexpired
terms.
Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen,
Section Two.
Section 10. Amend section two of article
fourteen, which reads as follows:
"County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of three years, begin
ning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vitcancies not otherwise provided for.
shall be filled in such manner as may be
provided by law." so as to r«-ad:
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
offices for the t« rm of four years, begin
ning on th« first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for.
shall be filled in such manner as may be
provided by law.
Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen,
Section S««ven.
Section 11 Amend section seven, urti
ele fourteen, which reads as follows:
"Threi- county commissioners and three
1 county auditors shall he elected in each
county where such officers are chosen,
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five and every third year
thereafter: and in the election of said
officers each qualified el«et- r simil
for no more than two persons, and the
three persons having th« highest nnm' •
of votes shall be elected; any casual va
cancy in th«- office of county *"inniis
sioner or county auditor shall be filled,
by the court of common pleas of the
county in which such vacancy shall oc
cur. by the appointment of an elector of
the proper county who shall have voted
for the commissioner or auditor whose
place is to be tilled." so as to read:—
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, ir
the year one thousand nine hundred anc:
eleven and every fourth year thereafter
and in the election of said officers each
qualified t lector shall vote for no mort
than two persons, and the three person
having the highest number of votes shall
be elected; any casual vacancy in tin
office of county commissioner or county
auditor shall be filled, by the court of
common pleas of the county In which
such vacancy shall occur, by the ap
pointment of an elector of th* prop« r
county who shall have voted for th.
commissioner or auditor whose place is
to be filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 12. That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth, and in order
to carry the same into complete opera
tion, it is hereby declared, that-
In the case of officers elected by thr
people, all terms of office fixed by act of
Assembly at an odd number of year?
shall each be lengthened one year, bui
the Legislature may change the length oi
the term, provided the terms for whicl
such officers are elected shall always i
for an even number of years
The above extension of official t« rms
shall not affect officers elected at the gen
eral election of one thousand nine hun
dred and eight; nor any city. ward, bor
ough, township, or election division offi
cers. whose terms of office, under exist
ing law. end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February
as heretofore; but all officers chosen ai
that election to an office the regular term
of which is two years, and also all elec
tion offici rs and assessors chosen at thai
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of Di > • mb< r In tin- year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi
cers chosen at that election to offices the
of which is now four years, or is
made four years by the operation of these
amendments or this schedule, shall serve
until the first Monday of December Ir
the year one thousand nine hundred am
thirteen. All justices of the peace, mag
istrates, and aldermen, chosen at thai
election, shall serve until the first Mon
, day of December In the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After th«.
| George—That was nn awfully mean
low down trick they played on thi
bride.
Evelyn—What was it?
George—They got a stencil out ol
u shipping office and stamped on th<
jewel trunk, "GJasn Handle Witt
Care." ~,
year nineteen hundred and ten. and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide,
all terms of city, ward, borough, town
ship, and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough, and township
officers holding office date of the
approval of these whoso
terms of office may end in the year orv»
thousand nine hundred and . leven. shall
continue to hold their offic s until the
first Monday of December of that year.
All judges of the courts for the several
judicial districts, and also all county offi
cers, holding office at the date of the ap
proval of these amendments, whose terms
of office may end in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven, shall con
tinue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PASSENGER COACH
CAR
On account of complaint being re
ceived from passengers who have not
been allowed to carry packages with
tiiein in the cars, the trainmasters on
the varions divisions are issuing ord
ers that in all cases the passengers are
to be given the benefit of the doubt
when they are undecided whether or
not to admit a package. Every con
ceivable kind of package has been car
ried into a car by foreigners audit is
mainly for their benefit that the ord
ers are being issuer!. The conductors
are made responsible for the carrying
out of the orders. No package is to be
taken into a coach which is offensive,
injurious or unusually large.
The state must soon take strong
grounds against murder or we will
have anarchy.
The Modesty of V»*omen
! .vatnrally make* t'.om shrink from th«
Indelicate questions, the obnoxiocs ex
aminations. and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment of diseases of
women. Yet, if help can be had, it la
better to submit to this ordeal than let
! the disease grow and spread. The trouble
i is that so often the woman undergoes all
j the annoyance and shame for nothing.
women who have been
rured i>v Dr. Pierce's Favorito Prescrlp
, tion wriu*. in irnqreciation °' " ie cur 9
which the examination*
and local trentment>oTherc is nn other
medicine so «ore nnd snfe for
women as "Favorite Prescription," It
cures debilitating drains, irregularity and
female weakness. It always helps. It
almost always cures. It is strictly non
alcoholic, non - secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con
tains no delirious or habit-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
| endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
' of these numerous and strongest of pro
fc Asional endorsements of its ingredients,
I will bo found in a pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed
free on roqucst, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en
• dursements should have far more weight
I than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
J non-professional testimonials.
1 The roost intelligent women now-a-days
j i.nslnt on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever is offered them. "Favorite Pre
scription "is Of KNOWN COMPOSITION. It
\ makes weak women strong and sick
women well,
lir. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
! T.i receipt, of stamps to pav expense of
•nailing mtltf. Send to Dr. I{. V. Pierce,
Kuii'alo, N. V., 21 one-cent stamps for pa
j ;>er-eovere.il. or 31 stamps for cloth-bound.
1( :-ick consult the Doctor, freeof charge
! ay letter. All such communications are
I ne'd sacredly ei.nlidenti.il.
'Jr. Pierie's Pieasant Pellets Invigorate
I .ltd re«ru!ate stomach, liver and bowels
WILLIAMS GROVE PICNIC.
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Railroad.
For the Graugers' Picnic at Wil
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the Pennsylvania Railrund will sell
excursion tickets to Williams Grove
from stations in Pennsvlvania and
from Baltimore, Elmira, Frederick and
intermediate stations on the Northern
Central Hailwnv, August 18 lo 28. in
clusive, good to return until Septem
ber 1., inclusive, at reduced rates.
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