Montour American FRANK C. ANULE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Aug. 20. I9W. THE FLOWERS AT MEMORIAL PARK At no time perhaps has Memorial park presented as pleasing an appear- | ance as now. The broad velvety sward dotted here aud there by tiuts of bloom ing flowers of many colors, aud the imposing sofdiers' monument in the center is indeed a beautiful sight. The park is visited daily by hundreds of people who do not hesitate to speak in the most glowing terms of Danville's beauty spot. Much of the credit for the well kept oonditiou of the park is due to the caretaker, Adam Hornberger, who lab- j ors from early morn way into the j night to improve its appearance. The i residents who live in the vicinity and who take a deep personal interest iu the welfare of tiie plot, complain bit terly of the depredations of boys and | even young men. who, uuthiukingly perhaps, break off the flowers. Iu sev eral instances, whole plants have been taken. When we consider what pains have been exevciaed to plant the flow ers and cultivate them by the borough aud various benevolent citizens, it seems that the offenders should be dealt with very severely. There are at present six large beds and several smaller ones. The prevail ing flowers are cannas, geraniums, colens and scarlet sage. Iu the large bed opposite the Grove Presbyterian church the flowers stand over four feet in height. The upper end aud side of the park are lined with flowers. The triangular bed at the foot of Upper Mulberry street, laid out as it is, on an incline has the appearance of a high ; shield from a distance. Iu spite of the recent dry spell not a | patch of burned grass is to be seen. It would seem that the objections of those wiio hesitated to see the old un used cemetery changed into a public j park, must by this time have been ! Bwept away. So complete is the trans formation that it seems as though nothing less than a fairy wand has touched the old eyesore aud changed 1 it into a place of beauty. Good Looking Brides Wanted. Shortly after an angry looking couple flounced out of the chapel the pastor of an uptown church presented a per- j 3>lexed countenance before the busy j eexton. "As you know," said he,"l am new j In this parish and new In the city, | Perhaps there are a few things I ought ! •to know. Why, for instance, do so j ttnany people who never attend service ! •n this church wish to be married! fcero?" "Because our church," said the sex- j (ton, "has the name of turning out the youngest and handsomest brides in New York. Our reputation for good works is dwarfed by our reputation for beautiful brides. To say that a woman is married here is equivalent! to saying that she is a 'good looker.' We are not supjiosed to deal in brides of any other description." "No wonder." groaned the pastor, "that plain looking woman went awajWi a huff. I earnestly advised her to be married in her own parish." —New York Globe. Wonders cf a Japanese Hamlet. Perhaps the most astonishing presen tation of "Hamlet" ever seen on any Btage was a Japanese version given by native actors at Kobe. The Kobe ller-: aid describes it as "a wonderful mix- J ture of the beautiful and the gro tesque. With an Ophelia sometimes in graceful kiinono and sometimes in western evening costume and a king who at one time appears in the pic turesque costume of a Japanese noble man and at others dons a silk hat and a swallowtail coat, the effect is so kaleidoscopic that a spectator has the sensation of being perpetually trans-1 ferred from one phase of civilization to another. The climax is reached in Hamlet himself, who In the earlier scenes wears the uniform of a student of the Imperial university, in the third act makes his appearance on a bicycle, I clad in a bright blue cycling suit and j striped stockings, and at the finish is j seen in conventional evening dress j with a flower in his buttonhole." The Sixteenth Century Carver. > At the formal bauquet of the six- j teenth century the man who carved I the meat was bound with the red tape of precedent. When carving for dis- j tlnguished guests he had to remem- I ber that certain parts of the birds or meat must be set aside. In carving | for liis lord and lady he was expected to exercise great discretion in the I size of the pieces he sent round, "for j ladies will be soon angry and their ' thoughts soon changed, and some lords j are soon pleased and some not, as they | be of complexion." He was expected to have the rules both of the kitchen nnd the peerage at his knife's end. A pike, for instance, must be dished up whole for a lord and in slices for commoner folk. The rank of his din ers, too, determined whether a pig was to be served up whole, sliced, j plain or with gold leaf or whether; new bread or bread three days old j Should be eaten. , While Wheat Soars. I must not throw upon the floor The crust I do not eat. For many a hungry millionaire Would think It quite a treat. Eheu! Our tears fall thick and fast; Tbey dim our eyes for old time's sake; No more we know, except In dreams, The biscuits mother used to make! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross >uns. Each one costs a dollar straight. Now the rhyming mn». —Ella A. Panning tn New Yorlti W(rtl4. Curious Old London Clubs. The days of quaiut and queer clubs •re days of the past. We do not hear at present of a "No .Nose club," or "Club of Beans," or a "Mau Killing club," whose titles are suggestive; of the "Surly club," whose object was the practice of contradiction and of foul language, so that the members might not be wanting in impudence to abuse passengers on the Thames; or of the "Man Hunting club," established once by young limbs of the law; or of the "Lying club," every member of which was required to wear a blue cap with a red feather in it; or of the "Scatter Wit society," consisting of wits; or of the "Hum Dum club," whose members were to say nothing till midnight; or of the "Twopenny club," a member of which, if be swore, was to be kicked on the shins by the other members; or of the "Everlasting club," which has not lasted long; or of the "Kit Cat club." known after its toasts of "Old Cats and Young Kits;" or of the "Beef stead club,"of which the following amusing description was written by one of its illustrious members: Ldke Britain's island lies our steak. A sea of gravy bounds it. Shallots confusedly scattered make The rockwork that surrounds it. —London Scraps. Status of the Deadbeat. No man is wholly free from sin, but so many lessor evils are tolerated that a man should hesitate long before be coming a deadbeat. Criminals are despised and abhorred, but to the dead beat all that is coming, as well as the contempt of his fellow men. There is something at once so mean and so lit tle in taking advantage of the con fidence which comes with friendship that the hand of every man is turned against a deadbeat as soon as his rep utation is well established. The dead beat may fondly imagine he is living easy and making money without work, nnd of course he takes no account of the confidence he violates and the hardships he inflicts on others. But, that aside, he really has a harder time than the man who is honest and fair. He is compelled to move a good deal and peace of mind he knows not. Like other types of crooks, he doesn't pros per, and his finish is more unpleasant than the beginning.—Atchison Globe. Rounded Knife Blades. Until the seventeenth century knife blades had pointed ends, as can be readily understood when the knife of those days was used for hunting and table purposes indiscriminately. The rounded end was introduced from France in a curious way. It happened that Cardinal Richelieu was compelled to entertain at his table a certain Chan cellor Sequier—a vulgar and unmanner ly man, who at the close of the meal proceeded to use his knife as a tooth pick. This vulgar act so upset the cardinal that he ordered the end of every knife in his possession to be rounded, and so great was Richelieu's influence that the fashion was soon adopted all over the country. This is the vulgar, but nevertheless interest ing, origin of the rounded knife of today.—Pearson's Weekly. Javelle Water. Wherever water is used In preparing bleaches it should be soft. The alkali 111 hard water affects all chemical sub stances. Javelle water Is a standard preparation fur bleaching white things and removing spots and stains, but it must not 'nucli colored surfaces. To make it dissolve half a pound of wash ing soda in a pint of boiling water and mix it with a quarter pound of chloride of lime dissolved in a quart of boiling water Stir well, let settle, pour off the clear liquid and keep closely corked in a dark place. A Nose For the Truth. Exact truthfulness, according to a writer in the London Sketch, had its proper reward in the following In stance : Teacher—Now, can you tell me what the olfactory organ is? Boy—Please, sir, no, sir. Teacher—Quite right. Tough Skin. Gunner—And now comes a professor who declares that fruit is just as healthy with the skin on as it is peeled. Guyer— ll'm! I'd like to see somebody start him on a diet of pineapple.— Chicaco News. The Hater of Quietude. "That man says he will create some real excitement if he gets into con gress." "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "he is one of those peculiar patriots who want to climb on board the ship of state simply for the pleasure of rocking the boat."—Washington Star. Pennsylvania Railroad SPECIAL EXCURSION TO ATLANTIC CITY, CAPE MAY, ANGLESEA WILDWOOD HOLLY BEACH OCEAN CITY SEA ISLE CITY AVALON NEW JERSEY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1909 $4.75 Round Trip $4.50 Round Trip Via Delaware River Bridge Via Market Street Wharf FROM SOUTH DANVILLE Tickets Good Returning Within Ten Days Stop-over Allowed at Philadelphia COVERS LABOR DAY AT THE SEASHORE Best Bathing in the Season For full information concerning leaving time of trains, consult small hand bills, or nearest Ticket Apt. J. R WOOD GEO. W. BOVD Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent FATALLY BURNED BY EXPLODING LAMP With tier clothes a mass of flames from an exploding lamp. Miss Mame Rudder, of Northumberland, sustain ed terrible burns from her head to iier feet at her home on Water street at ' 7 :80 o'clock Tuesday evening. She had 1 been to the residence of Hugh Joliu ' sou, a few doors away, to get- souie magazines a short time before. \ After going home she took a lamp . and started up the stairs, intending to ' I goto her room to read. When she was ' a short distance up the steps the lamp ' | exploded and the blazing oil splashed 1 j over her clothes. Frantic with pain J j she rushed from the house into the j street. . ] Outside were Harry Smith and Mr. | Cleveland, who board at the Johnson residence They rushed to the blazing wouian and tore off her clothes and carried her into the house. ! The uufortunate woman was taken in care by Dr. Hileman. She was i blackened beyond recognition by the | flames. She was swathed iu bandages an 1 plaster from head to feet. Her sufferings were almost unbearable. On Wednesday morning she was still alive, though very low, and little hope was entertained for tier recovery. Miss Rutter's father was badly burc | ed about the hands and arms while as | sisting to remove the burning gar ments from Iter body. Several of his fingers were so badly burned that it was at first thought that amputation wculd be necessary, but an effort is being made to save such a measure j being resorted to. j After great suffering, Miss Rutter passed away at 12:30 o'clock, sur | rouuded by her family. The funeral j arrangements have not as yet been an j nocnced. | The deceased was aged about 25 years, and is survived by iier father and mother, Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Rut ; ter, and by two brothers aud a sister, Dr. Clinton Rutter, Harry and Kath : erine, all of Northumberland r ! THE PENGUIN. J His Solemn, Laborious Hop and His Stone Lined Nest. The penguin does not fly—he hops, ' balancing himself by his flippers, or I j rudimentary wings. He is about two i feet tall. 111 some cases, however, reach % ' ing nearly four feet, and he has a sol f I emn and heavy style of hop which is , ! immensely l'unny to look at. It is not ' ft bit of fun for the penguin, though, * for when the ice is rough, as it almost i always is. his webbed, clumsy fee' soon become raw and bleeding. When j, ever he reaches a snow slope he drops down aud toboggans, urging himself on with his flippers, but for the most. I part he hops laboriously mile after ; mile when the nesting season comes, j seeking a home that satisfies penguin ' j requirements. | A penguin is mode of sterner stuff 1 | than to need soft lining for a nest. A s I heap of Irregular stones around a de t J pression scratched iu the ground is all > l that each pair asks for. Some pen ! gulus are industrious-and collect stones 1 all day. Others are lazy and steal * J theirs whenever a worker's broad -• ; black back is turned. It is a trifle 112 i hard to escape with the plunder, for 1 i a slow waddle is the best the thief can ■ do. But the owner cannot pursue any faster, and the chase is very funny to see. Sometimes the thief is over i taken, and in that case there is a i lively fight, while a third pengufn, lin gering near, usually bears away the coveted stove while the light is on.— t ) Forward. Men and Their Feet. The Frenchman's foot is long, nar i row and well proportioned. The r Scotchman's foot, according to anthro * ] pologists, is high and thick, strong . muscular and capable of hard work. * The Russian's foot possesses one pe - | culiarity. the toes being generally ' "webbed" to the first joint. The Tar tar's foot is short and heavy, the foot i of a certain type of savage, and the - toes are the same length. The Span i lard's foot is generally small, but fine .; ly curved. The Englishman's foot is ? in most cases short and rather fleshy i : and not, as a rule, as strong propor f tlonally as It should be.—Argonaut. ENGINEER COM PLETES SURVEY Engineer Charles E. Collins, wlio has the contract for preparing plans (or a system of sewerage and a sewage disposal plant for the borough of Dan ville completed the field work yester day msrniug. In all Mr. Collins has beeu on the ground about two weeks. Oaring this time the engineer with his corps covered the entire borough. Mr. Collins stated that in his com plete design which he expects to have ready for submission to the borough in about two months' time, the pres ent system of sewerage as far as it extends will be nsed. The few changes necessary can be made at small cost. The sewage disposal plant will be located in the vioinity of the creek'u month at the lower end of the bor ough. While tlje exact spot has not as yet been fully decided, Mr, Collins favors the locating of the plant un the other side of the creek's mouth just outside the borough limits, the laud there being higher and in every way more desirable for the purposu. The representative of the State board of health who conferred with Mr. Col lins last week, favored that location in preference to the land ou this si.ie The septic tanks will stand ou tiie borough line. The engineer will recommend the construction of eeptio tanks with sprinkling filter as the method of sew age disposal best suited to the npeos of Dauville. Mr. Collins with his wife will leave today for his homo office at Philadel phia, where the design will be com pleted. The Fire Worshipers. Azerbaijan, a province in northwest ern Persia, Is the home of the descend ants of the Gbebers, the ancient fire worshipers of Persia. The whole coun tryside is admirably adapted to the propagation of a fire worshiping creed, for earthquakes and caverns vomiting fumes from subterranean conflagra tions abound in the neighborhood of Tabriz. One of the most remarkable caverns in the world is that of Secun dereah, whose character resembles the Grotto del Cane of Naples. It gives off noxious fumes, which at certain times are certain death toman and beast. But the most astonishing place in Azerbaijan is tli* ruined city of Takht i-Suleitnauu, or Solomon's temple. The city stands ou a hill 150 feet high, with a wall of thirty feet embracing the crumbling remains of temple and shrine. In the midst Is a "lake of deepest azure." Although most of the buildings are of the Mohammedan pe riod, there is one striking mass which has been identified as the temple of the tire worshipers. What a Memory! One rainy day in spring an old York shire fisherman returned to his native village after an absence of fifteen years and fearfully sought the house which sheltered his deserted wife. En tering without knocking, he seated himself near the open door, took a loug and vigorous pnll at his dirty clay pipe and nodded jerkily to "t'owd woman." "Mornln', Maria," he said, with af fected unconcern. She looked up from the potatoes she was peeling and tried to utter the scathing tirade she had daily rehearsed since his departure, but it would not come. "Ben." she said instead, once more resuming her work, "bring the sen o'er tot' fire an Ah'll darn that hole 1' thy jersey. Ah meant doln' t' day tha went away, but summat put me off!"— London Answers. Customs In Public Dining Rooms. "Have you ever noticed persons en ter a restaurant—how the women Inva riably select a center table, while a man will linger or glance about in the hope that he may find a comfortable Beat in some corner or against the wall?" said a proprietor of a fashion able restaurant. "It's almost always sn and Is always amusing. The wo men like to show their gowns, while the men—well, my theory of it is that the habit Is a relic of the cave days, when a man preferred a position againßt the wall BO he could fight his enemies to advantage." New York Herald. Proposed Amendments To Penn'a Constitution PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THIS CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION. BT THE GENERAL AS SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUB LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRE TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OP I THE CONSTITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to sections eight I and twenty-one of article four, sections eleven and twelve of article five, sec tions two, three, and fourteen of article 1 eight, section one of article twelve, and sec tions two and seven of article four teen, of the Constitution of Pennsyl vania. and providing a schedule for carrying the amendments into effect. ! Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate end House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen eral Assembly met. That the following are proposed «'is 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, Soo tion Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight of article four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "He shall nominate and. by nnd with tho advice and consent of two-thirds of oil the members of the Sonate, appoint a Secretary of tho Commonwealth and nn Attorney General during pleasure, a Superintendent of Public Instruction for four years, and such other officers of the Commonwealth as he is or may be authorized by the Constitution or by law to appoint; be shall have powr to fill all vacancies that may happen, in of fices to which he may appoint, during the T# • 112 tli.' Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; he shall have power to fill any vacancy that may hap pen, during the recess of the Senate, in the office * i m< y that may happen* durir ' th< i i of the Senate, in the office of Auditor General. State Treas urer, Secretary "1 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 tic vacancy shall happen dur ing the session of the Senate, the Gov ernor shall nominate to the Senate, be fore their final adjournment, a proper person to fill said vacancy; but in any such t ase of vacancy, in an elective of fice. a p* rson shall be chosen to said of fice on the n> xt election day appropriate to such ofli<•••. according to the provisions of this Constitution, unless the vacancy shall happen within two calendar months Immediately preceding such election day. In which ease the election for said office shall be held «»n the second succeeding election day appropriate to such office. In acting on executive nominations the Senate shall sit with open doors, and. In confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, nnd shall be entered on the journ.il. Amendment Two—To Article Four, Sec tion Twenty-one. Section 3 \mend section twenty-one of article four, which reads as follows "The term of the Secretary of Internal Affairs shall be 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 ihe 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 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; and they shall be chosen 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 every 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 Amendment Three—To Article Five. Sec tion Eleven. Section 4 Amend section eleven of ar ticle five, which reads as follows: i "Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, justices of the peace or al dermen shall be elected in the several wards, districts, boroughs and townships 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 by the Governor for u 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 town ship, ward or borough; no person shall be elected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next preced ing his election In cities containing over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected In each ward or district." so as to read:— Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, Justices of the peace or aldermen 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, district 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 elected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next pre ceding his . lection. In cities containing over fifty thousand Inhabitants, not more tiian one ;>i !• rman shall be elected In each ward or district. Amendment Four—To Article Five, Sec tion Twelve. Section 5 Amend section twelve of arti cle five of ihe Constltuton, 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 eausee. with jurisdiction net exceeding one hundred dollars; sueh courts shall be held by magistrates whose term of ofTUe shall be five years and they shall ie elected on general ticket : by the pw'.i • d voters at large; nnd in the elect'• » j the said magistrates ne | voter »hn.'! \ !l for more than two-thirds jof the i -f.U'r of jptrsons to tf? elected wheTT mrTfW"TTian oTTe 'are' to be cTiopcn, they shall be compensated only by fixed salaries, to bo paid by said county; and shall exorcise such Jurisdiction, civil and criminal, 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 Phila delphia the office of alderman is abol ished," so as to road as follows: In Philadelphia thero shall be estab lished. for each thirty thousand inhabit ants, one court, not of record, of police and civil causes, with jurisdiction not exceeding one hundred dollars; such courts shall be held by magistrates whose term of office shall be six years, and they shall be elected on general ticket at the municipal 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 com pensated only by fixed salaries, to be paid by said county; and shall exercise such Jurisdiction, civil and criminal, ex cept as herein provided, as is now ex ercised by aldermen, subject to such changes, not involving an increase of civil jurisdiction or conferring political duties, as may bo made by law. In Phila delphia the office of alderman is abol ish* .1 Amendment Five—To Article Eight, Sec tion Two. Section r». 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 tho 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 bi ennially on tho Tuesday next following the first Monday of November in each even-numb* red year, but the General As sembly mis by law fix a different day, two-thirds of all the members of each House consenting thereto: Provided. That such election shall always bo held in an even-numbered year. Amendment Six—To Articlo Eight, Sec tion Three. Section 7. Amend section three of article eight, which reads as follows: "All elections for city, ward, borough | and township oflicers. for regular terms of servh« . be held on the third Tuesday of February," so as to read:— All judgt s elected by the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or municipal election, as cir cumstances may require. All elections for Judges of the courts for the several judicial districts, and for county, city, ward, borough, and township oflicers for regular terms of service, shall be held I on the municipal election day; namely, the Tuesday next following the first Mon day of November in each odd-numbered year, but th< General Assembly may by iaw fix a differ* nt day, two-thirds of all the members of each House consenting thereto: Provided, That such election shall always be held in an odd-numbered year. Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Sec tion Fourteen. Section * Amend section fourteen ot j article • ight, which reads as follows: "District «lection boards shall consist of a Judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen annually by tho citizens. Each elector shall have the right to vote for the Judge and one inspector, and each inspect or shall appoint one clerk Tho first elec tion board for any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in election boards tilled, as shall be provided by law. Elec tion officers shall be privileged from ar rest upon days of election, and while en gaged in making up and transmitting re turns. except upon warrant of a court of record or judge thereof, for an elec tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton breach oi" the peace. In cities they may claim exemption from jury duty during their terms of service." so as to read:— District election boards shall consist of a Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be chosen biennially, by the citizens at the municipal *1» lion; but the General As sembly may require said boards to !»• appointed in such manner as it may by law proviu. . Laws regulating the ap pointment • i said boards may nacted to apply t*» cities only: Provided. Thai such laws 1" uniform for cities of the same class Each elector shall have tin 5 right to vote for the Judge anil one in spector. and « ach Inspector shall appoint one clerk The first election board for any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in election boards filled, ns shall be provided by law. Election offi cers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of election, and while engaged in making up and transmitting returns, ex cept upon warrant of a court of record, or judge thereof, for an election fraud, for felony. <»r for wanton breach of the peace In cities they may claim exemp tion from jury duty during their terms of service. Amendment Eight—To Article Twelve, Section One Section 9. Amend section one, article twelve, which reads as follows: "All officers, whose selection is not pro vided for in this Constitution, shall bt elected • r 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 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 cept when, in either case, special election* may be required to fill 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 thiee years, be ginning on the 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." so ns to read:— County officers shall be elected at the municipal elections and shall hold their offices for the term of four years, be ginning on the first Monday of January next after their election, and until their successors shall be duly qualified; all vacancies not otherwise provided for. shall be fill, d In such manner as may be provided by iaw. Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen. Section Seven. Section 11 Amend section seven, article fourteen, which reads as follows: "Three county commissioners and three county auditors shall be elected in each county where such officers are chosen, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five and every third year there after; and in the election of said officers each qualified elector shall vote for no more than two persons, and the three persons having the highest number c.f votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy in the offic- 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 appointment of in elector of the proper county who shall have voted for the commissioner or auditor whose place is to be filled." so as to read:— Three county commissioners and three county am!, is shall be elected in each tounty wh< • e such officers are chosen, In the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven and every fourth year there after; and In tho election of aaid officers • each qualified elector shall vote for no more than two persons, and the three persons having the highest number of votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy In the office of county commissoner or county auditor shall be filled by the court of common pleas of the county In which 1 such vacancy shall occur, by the frppoint * county who s. I« v«'i» '. for the commis sioner or -liter whose place is to be filled. Schedule for the Amendments. Section 1- That no Inconvenience may ft .. the changes jp the.Constitu fT6n of Yfie TommnnwFalr.i, fcnd Tn *or?ler to carry the same Into complete opera tion, it is hereby declared that—- In the case of officers elected by the people, all terms of office fixed by uct of Assembly at an odd number of years shall each be lengthened one year, but the Legislature mav change the length of the term, provided the terms for which such officers are elected Khali always be for an even number of years. The above extension of official terms shall not affect officers elected at the general election of one thousand nine hundred and eight; nor any city, ward, borough, township, or election division officers, whose terms of office, under ex Isting law. end in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten. In the year one thousand nine hundred anil ten the municipal election shall be held on the third Tuesday of February, as heretofore; but all officers chosen at that election to an office the regular term of which is two years, and also all elec tion officers and assessors chosen at that election, shall serve until the first Mon day of December in the year one thou sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi cers chosen at that election to offices the term 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, magistrates, 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 year nineteen hundred and ten. and until tho Legislature shall otherwise provide, all terms of city, ward, borough, town ship. and election division officers shall begin on the tlrst Monday of December in an odd-numbered year. All city, ward, borough, and township oflicers holding office at the Jato of the approval of these amendments, whose terms of office may end in the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall continue to hold their offices until the first Mnndav of December of that year. All ,lud"f! -s of the courts for tho sev eral judicial districts, and also all county oflicers, holding office at the dato of the approval of these amendments, whose terms of office may end in the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall continue to hold their offices until the first Monday of January, one thousand nine hundred and twelve. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Bridge Letting. Plans and specifications are ou tile at tho County CotnmiesionerV office in Danville, Ha., for two Steel Bridges witli concrete floor. One 50 leet long Ijy 14 feet wide. Oue 4'.' feet long by l-J feet wide. Bids will be received until 12 o'clock noon, Saturday, Sept. 4th, 1909, said bids to be opened at 1:30 P. M. A certified check for *400.00 must be deposited with the Commis sioners' Clerk at or before 10 o'clock A. M., Saturday, September 4th by each bidder for each bridge. The County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or oil bids. By order of the County Commis sioners. Attest: —Horace C. Blue, Clerk. A Subordinate Position. "What is a speaker of a house?" "Your mother Is." "And what are you?" "I suppose I might be called the leader of tho minority."—New York I Tress. Partly Blank. "What sort of mind has he?" "Well, his chain of thought has many a missing link." | When It thunders the thief becomes honest.—Dutch Proverb. The Wreck. 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