Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville. Pa.. Sept. 24. I<XIB. DEMOCRATS AIM TO WIN CONGRESS Keystone State's Interests Would Thereby lie Jeopardized. REPUBLICAN GALL TO ACTION •pecial Attention Must Be Given to the Canvass For the Nominees For the National House and For Other Candidates On the Ticket, Along With Electors For Taft and Sher man. |Special Correspondence.! Philadelphia. Sept. 22. Pennsylvania Republicans have been called upon by the national leaders ! of ihe party to put forth most strenu- ! ous efforts to carry every close con gressional district at the coming elec- J tiou. The Democrats are making a great canvass to carry the next house, and ! it IK hooves Republicans everywhere. | according to reports received at the | national committee headquarters in New York, to get to work to line up j their voters for the party's nominees ' for national representatives. No one doubts that Pennsylvania j will roll up a big majority lor Taft i arid Sherman, but unless there shall j be close attention paid to perfecting ] the party organization and enlisting j the rank and file of the voters for the i congressional candidates in several of j the districts there may be a falling off j in the Republican representation from j this state at Washington. Pennsylvania has too much at stake t to allow this to happen. Her vast industrial and farming in terests, which have thriven so well j under Republican rule, must be pro- j tected, and there is no better way to insure a continuance of the Republi- j can party's fostering policy than to j -elect Republicans to congress. A Power In Congress. Pennsylvania, with the largest Ut j publican delegation of any state in the ; Union on the floor of congress, has for j many years wielded a potential inflti ence in shaping national legislation I and in blocking the games of men i who have nothing in common with the wage earners, the farm owners, the manufacturers and business men of the Keystone state. Men who seek to promote the cause ; of the importers and others concerned i in getting into this country at as cheap ; a rate as possible the products of for- : «ign nations, of their mills, their fac tories and their farms, are heavy con- j tributors to the Democratic campaign ! lunds, especially to the treasury of J the Democratic congressional cam- j paign committee. They want to break down the tariff, to wipe out the "Pennsylvania idea" of protection to American industries and American granger interests, sr> 1 that they can reap the benefit of tre mendously increased importations of foreign goods and foreign products of all sorts, through their foreign busi- ! ness connections. What Democratic Victory Wouii M*an Br.vanism in the White House, it is i everywhere admitted, would be baJ enough, hut with foreigners dominat ing the action of congress, especially in the matter of tariff, Pennsylvania interests would be terribly jeopar dised and many of them, in time, ab solutely destroyed. While business generally through out the United States is picking up mills are resuming operations, the railroads are reporting greatly in- i creased shipments and the telegraph companies, the pulse of the commer cial world, show gradually increasing receipts, there are reports of indus trial depression, of hundreds of thou sands of idle workmen all over Great Britain and the European continent. Business Depression Abroad. While America is showing that she Is going to have a resumption of pros perity. provided that there shall be no unexpected political upheaval, there are no indications of anything like | those conditions abroad. Business men, manufacturers and others who are closely following events declare that if Taft anil Sher man shall be elected by a good ma jority In the electoral college and the next house shall be Republican, there I will be witnessed a period of unpre cedented prosperity all over the Unit ed States. If on the other hand. Bryan should •win or the house should go Demo cratic, the whole commercial and in dustrial world would be thrown into a state of consternation and disrup tion. and there would be inevitable distress among the wage earners and men of small capital engaged in business, and even the heavier capi- ' talists would be seriously embarrassed j and prevented from promoting or de veloping enterprises of every char acter. Penrose On This Issue. Senatoc Penrose, in discussing tho political situation a few days ago. '• among other things said: "A protective tariff is essential to American prosperity. The Republican party has always been pledged to the principle. The Democratic party has almost invariably leaned towards free 1 trade. Panic and financial disaster j have generally attended Democratic ; legislation upon the tariff. Immediate #.nd extraordinary prosperity has al ways accompanies tariff legislation by the Republican party. If the present ' tariff, which has been in existence for . ten years, a period longer than has I "lthe. "lthe. j K »<o»ai>r« of any previous ; PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BULLETIN FOUNDERS' WEEK PHILADELPHIA. From October 4 to 10 Philadelphia will celebrate the 225 th Anniversary of the City's founding by a series of remarkable events. On Monday afternoon 25,000 soldiers, sailors, and marines will parade. The Police and Fire Departments will parade on Tuesday afternoon, depicting their development from the early times. Wednesday afternoon will witness one of the greatest industrial parades ever seen in this country. Over 100 floats will illustrate the evolution of the City's industries. A great river pageant will be given on Thursday afternoon, in which 500 vessels including United States and foreign warships will participate. Fifteen thousand uniformed Red Men with his torical floats will parade in the evening. On Friday the first great historical pageant ever given in America, illustrating by 40 floats and 5000 costumed characters the history of Philadel phia, will be the grand climax of the celebration. The P. O. S. of A. will parade in the evening. Saturday will be devoted to athletics, motor races, and Knights Templar parades. The city will be specially illuminated every night and a musical historical drama "Philadelphia" will be given every evening on Franklin Field. Special tickets to Philadelphia will be sold October 3 to 10, good to return until October 12, at reduced rates; minimum rate 81.00. See Ticket Agents. tarm taw, is to be revised, it wouia seem evident that such revision should be made by the party which has con sistently favored the protective princi ple The revision should be made as promptly as possible md with as lit tle disturbance to business conditions as possible. "Already committees of the house and senate are at work on the subject and it is hoped that the revision is being largely discounted In manufact uring and business circles. On the other hand, a revision by the Demo cratic party must inevitably mean rev olution and disaster. The Democratic platform declares in favor of imme diate revision of the tariff by the re duction of import duties and generally states that gradual reductions should be made in such schedules as may be necessary to restore the tariff to a revenue basis. This practically amounts to a declaration in favor of free trade. "On the other hand the Republican party declares unequivocally for a re vision of the tariff by a special session of congress immediately following the inauguration of the next president and affirms emphatically that in all tariff legislation the true principle of pro tection is best maintained by the im position of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of pro duction at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American industries. "The Democratic party utterly ig nores any reference to the welfare of American labor, while the Republican party in its platform specifically de clares that its aim and purpose is not only to preserve security against for eign competition, to which American manufacturers, farmers and producers are entitled, but also to maintain the high standard of living of the wage earners of this country, who are the most direct beneficiaries of the pro tective system." 1 0 Monument to Young Hero. A monument to Midshipman .Tames Thomas Cruse has recently lieen erected in the National cemetery at Arlington, and on it are inscribed these words by himself while suffer ing from mortal injuries: "Nevermind me. I'm all right. I.ook after those other fellows." Young Cruse, who was a Kentuck ian. unflinchingly met death last sum mer from injuries received in an ex plosion In u turret of the battleship Georgia while at target practice in Cape Cod bay. lie wns rendering all the assistance he could to the injured seamen when some one reminded liiiu of his own serious condition. Then it was that lie uttered the words in scribed on his monument. Emotional Politics. The Republican national convention yelled for Roosevelt for forty-five min utes, and the Democratic national con vention yelled for Bryan for an hour and a half. The woman suffragists are now saying that if the clubwomen or the D. A. It. or any other body of women had behaved in that way over the election of their president it would have been pointed at on all sides as proof that women were too emotional to lie trusted with the ballot. Rapid Clothes Washer. A Hungarian has invented a wash ing machine which, with electrified water, will cleanse 300 garments in less than fifteen minutes without the lid of soap. Mere Man's Elevation Checked. A man cannot make a bailoou ascen sion in Austria without the written consent of his wife. It's getting so a man can't even get off the earth on his own responsibility. There were covered market crosses !n ancient England for the shelter of traders, and they were generally in cities where there were monasteries. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PERSONALLY-CONDUCTE I) EXCURSIONS NIAGARA FALLS October 7, 1908 Round-Trip From Rate *P/.OU South Danville. Tickets good going on train leaving 12.10 noon,connecting with SPECIAL TRAIN ot Pullman Parlor Cars. Dining Car, and 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 Booklet and fall information may be obtained from Ticket Agents. J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD, Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent. FESTIVAL CF THE DEAD. Eskimos Provide Food and Clothes For Returning Ghosts. The natives of the Yukon river region hold a festival of the dead every year shortly before Christmas and a greater festival at intervals of several years. At these seasons food, drink and clothes are provided for the returning ghosts in the clubhouse of the village, which is illuminated for the occasion with oil lamps. Every man or woman who wishes to honor a dead friend sets up a lamp on a stand in front of the place which the dead one used to oc cupy in the clubhouse. These lamps, filled with seal oil. are loept burning day and night until the festival is over. They are believed to light the shades on their return to their old home and back again to the land of the dead. If any one fails to put up a lamp in the clubhouse and to keep it burning, the shade whom hi' or she desires to honor could not find its way to the place and so would miss the feast. When a per son has been much disliked his ghost is sometimes purposely ignored, and that is deemed the severest punishment that could be inflicted upon hiin. After the songs of invitation to the dead have been sung the givers of the feast take a small portion of food from every dish and cast it down as an offering to the shades. Then each pours a little wa ter on the floor so that it runs through the cracks. In this way they believed the spiritual essence of all the food and water is conveyed to the souls. With songs and dances the feast comes to an end and the ghosts are dismissed t<i their own place. The dancers dance, not only in the clubhouse, but also at the graves and on the ice if the dead met their deaths by drowning. On the eve of the festival the nearest male relative goes to the grave and sum mons the ghost by planting there a small model of a seal spear or of u wooden dish, according as the dead was a man or a woman. The totems ot the dead are marked on these imple ments. The dead who have none to make offerings to them ar<- believed to suffer great destitution; hence the l's kimos fear to die without leaving be hind them some one who will sacrifice to their spirit, and childless people generally adopt children lest their shades lie forgotten at the festivals.— New York Tribune FUNERAL FOR CIRCS. Chicago Children Pray Over Fea'.hsrt-d Pets Killed by a Storm. "We are very sorry, O God, that nil the poor birds had to die, for we would like to have them stay aroun i in the trees, but we needed rain, a id we guess you know what is best, and we hope that you will take them all to heaven." Two thousand birds were killed I the recent terrific storms in the groves near West Sixtieth and Ada streets. Chicago, and the next day all the chil dren in the neighborhood paid their last respects, including the foregoing prayer, to their little friends that would sing 110 more. With childish rites and genuine solemnity the little feathery bodies were laid at rest. About the wide grave the children stood witli bowed heads, sobbing as they strewed flowers. The rain, which came after twenty three days of drought, was the heavi est in twenty-three years. A Domestic Moose. A cow moose came out of the woods near Iloulton, Me., recently and is now making her home with the cattle on Ira Porter's farm. The moose seems to have lost all hor wild instinct and is contented to remain with the cows. Japan's Timber Exports. Japan is beginning to send timber of excellent quality to England and other European countries. Proposed Amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution A MENDMENT TO THUJ CONSTITU TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION B Y 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 ONE. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to the Constitu tion of tne Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania so as to consolidate the courts of 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 ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva nia be, and the same are hereby, pro posed in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof:— That section six of article five be amend 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 made by law, and subject to change of venue as provided by law. The president Judge of each of the said courts shall be selected as provided by law. The number of judges in each of said courts may be, by law, increased from time to time. This j amendment shall take effect on the tirst i Monday of January succeeding its adop tion. Section 2. That article five, section right, 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 spectively shall, from time to time, in turn, detail one or more of their judges to hold the courts of oyer and terminer 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. l. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. \ MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITIT 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 X Vlll 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 of 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 sessed value of the taxable property i 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 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 ten per centum upon the as sessed value of the taxable property therein; nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new deb; or in crease its indebtedness to an ainiunt ex ceeding two per centum upon such as sessed valuation of property without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election, in such manner as shall l»e pro vided by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT MCAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. \ 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 iind 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 House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen eral Assembly met, That the followint; fire proposed as amendments to the Con stitution of 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 P. nnsyl vanla, 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 j by the Constitution or by law to appoint; j he shall have power to till all vacancies j that may happen, in offices to which he 1 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, dwring 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 The Knders, a race of short, dark skinned, curly haired natives living in the Anamalai hills of southern India, possess a remarkable custom not else where knowu in India—viz, the sharp ening of the incisor teeth. This they accomplish by chipping the teeth ton point, giving them the form of cones. the Senate, before their final adjourn-1 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 held at the second succeeding general election, lo acting on executive nominations the Sen-! ate shall sit with open doors, and.in con- j 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<i#hy 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 j to appoint; he shall have power to fill all ' vacancies that may happen, in offices to J which he may appoint, during the recesr 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 j 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 such office, according to the provisions of this Constitution, un less the vacancy shall happen within two 1 calendar months immediately preceding i 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 (our* which reads aa follows: "The term of the Secretary of Internal Affairs shall bo four years; of the Audi tor General three 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 Treasurer shall be capable of • holding the same office for two consecu- j tive terms," so as to read:— The terms of the Secretary of Internal Affairs, the Auditor General, and the State Treasurer shall each be four years: j and they shall be chosen by the qualified j electors of the State at general elections; i but a State Treasurer, elected in the year | one thousand nine hundred and nine, : shall serve for three years, and his sue- i cessors shall be elected at the general election In the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve, and in every fourth y< sr 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. Amendment Three—To Article Five, Sec tion Eleven. Section 4 Amend section eleven of ar ticle live, which reads as follows: "Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, justices of the peace or . alderm- n shall be elected in the several w lrds. districts, boroughs and townships t at 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 bv the Governor i 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 j township, ward or borough; no person j shall be elected to such office unless he j shall have resided within the township, j l>orough. ward or district for one year I next preceding bis election. In cities con taining over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected in each ward or district." so as to read:— Except as otherwise provide d in this Constitution, justices of the peace or al dermen shall be elected in the several wards, districts, boroughs or townships by the qualified electors thereof, at the municipal election, in such manner as shall be directed by law. and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of six years. No township, ward, dis trict or borough shall elect more 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 ejected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next pre ceding bis 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 ex ceeding 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 largo: and in the elec- j tlon of the said magistrates no voter j shall vote for more than two-thirds of • the number of persons to be elected when more than one are to l>e chosen: they shall be compensated only by fixed sala- j ries. to be paid by said county; and shall exercise such jurisdiction, civil and crimi- j nal. except as herein 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 of alderman is ; abolished." so as to read as follows: In Philadelphia there shall be. estab | lished, for each thirty thousand Inhah- j itants. one court, not of record, of police and civil causes, with Jurisdiction not ex- i ceding one hundred dollars; such courts j shall be held by magistrate s whose term I of office shall be six* years, and they shall ' be elected on general ticket at the mimic- | 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 persona to be elected when more than one are te 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 j provided, as Is now exercised by alder- j i men, subject to such changes, not involv- j : ing an increase of civil jurisdiction or j ; conferring political duties, as may be | ! made by law. In Philadelphia the otllc« j I 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-! nuallv on the Tuesday next following tht first Monday of November, but the Gen 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 Always Tlrea. Political Candidate—Which way di the farm hands lean around here' Farmer Ilyetop—Well, stranger, around plowing and planting time you will set them leaning against the barn or fence every time your back is turned.—Des eret News. numbered year, but the General Assembly , may by law fix 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 section 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:— j All judges elected by the electors of the i State 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, t borough, and township officers, for regu lar terms of service, shr.ll 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 of a Judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen annually by the citizens. Each J elector 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 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 election, and while 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 1 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 j : provide. Laws regulating the appoint ment of said boards may bo enacted to ! apply to cities only: Provided, That such i : laws be uniform for cities of the same j class. Each elector shall have the right to vote for the judge and one inspector, j and each inspector shall appoint one j clerk. The first election board for any ! new district shall be selected, and vacan- : ! cies in election boards filled, as shall be ! provided by law. Election officers shall ! ibe privileged from arrest upon days of j j election, and while engaged In making up and transmitting returns, except upon warrant of a court of record, or Judge j thereof, for an « lection fraud, for felony, I or for wanton breach of the peace. In ; cities they may claim exemption from ! I jury duty during their terms of service. ' Amendment Eight—To Article Twelve, 1 Section One. Section 9. Amend section one, article j 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 Constitution, shall be I elected or appointed as may be directed by law: Provided, That elections of State ; officers shall be held on a general election ! day, and elections of local officers shall be held on a municipal election day. ex- 1 • cept when, in either case, special elec- [ i tions may be required to fill unexpired | terms. Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen, Section Two. ! Section 10. Amend section two of article j i 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 bo duly qualified; all I vacancies not otherwise provided for, shall be filled in such manner as may be provided by law," so as to read:— County officers shall be elected at the municipal elections and shall hold th"ir | offices for the term of four years, begin- ! ning on the first Monday of Januarv j next after their election, and until thtlr successors shall be duly qualified; all vat vies 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 arti cle fourteen, which reads as follows: "Three county commissioners and three county auditors shall be elected in each I 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 . j officers each qualified elec* r shall » for no more than two persons, and the three persons having the highest numb of votes shall be elected: any casual va- j cancy in the office <>f county eommis- , 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 filled," so as to read:— Three county commissioners and three 1 county auditors shall be elected in each ' county where such officers are chosen, in the year one thousand nine hundred and j eleven and every fourth year thereafter; and in the election of said officers each qualified (lector 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 j office of county commissioner or county i auditor shall be filled, by the court of common pleas of the county In which i such vacancy shall occur, by the ap- ; polntment of an elector of the proper ■ county who shall have voted for the ! commissioner or auditor whose place Is ' to be filled. Schedule for the Amendments. Section 12. That no inconvenience mny arise from the changes in the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth, and in ord« » j to carry the same Into complete opera tion, It Is hereby declared, that— In the case of officers elected by the j people, all terms of office fixed by act of Assembly at an odd number of years shall each be lengthened one year, but i the Legislature may change the length of ] the term, provided the terms for which such officers are elected shall always be for an even number of years. ! The above extension of official terms j shall not affect officers elected at the gen- i | 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. I In the year one thousand nine hundred and ten the municipal election shall be i held on the third Tuesday of February, • as heretofore; but all officers chosen at ! ! that election to an office the regular term i of which is two years, and also all elec- , | tlon officers and assessors chosen at that J I election, shall serve until the first Mm- I day of December in the year one thou sand nine hundred and eleven. AI! offi cers chosen at that election to offices the ;?rm 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 in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. All justices of the peace, mag istrates. and aldermen, chosen at that election, shall serve until the first Mon day of December in the year one thou sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the j "What! (ioluK to leave us si«m Thomas?" "Sorry, sir, but I must tell you as | 'ow 1 can't possibly put up with the missus any longer." "But, Thomas," appealing]}-, "Just | stop and think how long I've pot up with her!"— Judge. year nineteen hundred and ten. and untlt the I.i'Kislature shall otherwise provide, all terms of city, ward, borough, town ship, and election division oftlcurs shall begin on the first Monday of December In an odd-numbered year. All city, ward, borough, and township cftlcera holiilnp office' at the date of th» approval of amendments, whose terms of office may end in the year on# i thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall I continue to hold their uftir.es 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 term# of office may end in the year one thou sand nine hundred and eleven, shall con i tinue to hold their offices until the first Monday of January, one thousand nln« tundred and twelve. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3, ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Long Slide to Save Life. | Wltli his log broken hi two places | John Anderson of Little Falls, Ore.. I was recently found on Mount St. Hel ! ens. In Washington, by n Seattle party j of the Mazamas, a club of mountain j climbers. To save his life they carried him to the summit of the mountain at the imminent risk to themselves and in j an improvised stretcher made out of a sleeping bag slid him down the north side of the great peak for 4,000 feet to the Mazatnns camp, where medical at tention was given him. The Injured rsan was shot down the mountain side at almost lightning speed, tied to his 1 rescuers with ropes. Physicians say i that had not this expedient been fol lowed Anderson would have died of his injuries. The World's Wheat Supply. The possibilities of increasing the 1 world's supply of wheat as well as that ! of the United States are manifold and ; impossible of estimation, says a writer ] .in"The Future Wheat Supply of the | United States" in the September Cen tury. Vast regions of land in South America, north Africa and Asia are awaiting the demand for "still more j wheat," which shall bring to them tho steel plow and the self binder and ! cause them to yield a food product suf ; flcient to feed a new population of un told millions. And were modern agri j cultural Implements and agricultural knowledge in tho hands of the Russian and European peasants another addi tion, the extent of which can hardly be guessed, could be made to the world's wheat supply. 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