Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Aug 25. >9lO. THE DEATH DICE. A Murder Case In Which They Re turned a Just Verdict. The German emperor some time ago presented to the Ilohenzollern museum the "death dice" with which one of his ancestors decided a difficult case in the seventeenth century. The his tory of these dice is generally given as follows: A young f.irl had been murdered Suspiciou fell upon two young soldiers, Ralph and Alfred, who were suitors for her bund. They both denied their guilt, and even torture failed to ex tract a coufessioti from either. Then Elector Frederick William de elded to cut the knot by means of the dice box. The two soldiers should throw for their lives and the loser should be executed as the murderer. The event was celebrated with great solemnity, Ralph had the first chance and threw sixes, the highest possible number. The dice box was then given to Alfred. He fell on his knees and prayed. Then he rose to his feet and threw the dice with such force that one of them was broken. The whole one showed six. the broken one also gave six on tue larger portion, and the fragment split off showed one. This was a total of thirteen, one be yond Ralph's throw. The audience held its breath in amazement. "God has spoken!" cried the prince. Ralph, appalled by what he regarded as a sign from heaven, confessed his guilt and was sentenced to death.— Chicago Record-Herald. The Animals In the Zoo. The Bleeping hours of the animals at the zoological gardens In Regent's Ipark vary us much, according to the families to which they belong, as do their other characteristics and habits. The orangoutang goes to bed at sun down, draping its head In a blanket and refusing to see visitors after dusk. It is also an early riser. With the lions, tigers and other members of the cat tribe the night finds them at their liveliest, and they sleep most between the midday meal and supper time. The eagles go to sleep just about the time their neighbors in the owl cnj£ are waking up, while the bears during the winter months apparently sleep nil day and night too. The residents of the monkey house object seriously to being disturbed after dark, and if one of the keepers happens to take a"iigli! into their quarters they scold him un mercifully. On the other band, it would probably take a dynamite botnh to arouse the rhinoceros, and it is not uncommon, the keepers say. find rats biting holes in its thick hide with Impunity.—London Mall. A Ban on Patterns. "There is one kind of correspondence sometimes received by women clerks that makes heads of firms hopping mud." said the pretty stenographer. "That is dress patterns. They dou't mind letters and magazines, but it a ! rl wants to keep on good terms with ~iT employer and maybe keep her job she had better ndvise pattern compa nies to send their communications to some other address. I know one em ployer of about 100 girls who has put up notices in the workroom lo the el feet that no patterns can be received at that office. Not many men go that far. but all hold the same grudge against patterns. A girl who has u new dress to make up can't help spreading the pattern out the minute she gets it. Then every other woman In the office becomes Interested. Noth ing Is so disorganizing to women clerks as patterns. Nothing takes up more time that belongs to the firm, so you really can't blame the bosses for putting a ban ou patterns."—New York Press. f~ Beautiful Lake. Perhaps the most striking instance to be seen In the whole world of the ■wonderful apparent coloring of bodies of water Is the marvelously beautiful Blue lake In Switzerland. Encom passed on all sides by lofty mountains, their lower ranges luxuriantly clothed ■with verdure down to the edge of the water and adorn*! with many fine for est trees, while their higher acclivities are garbed in a mantle of eternal snow, the little lake, nestling In its deep hol low basin and protected from winds and storms, is quite startling in its singular and strange beauty. The water, although really pure and color less. appears to be of a most vivid anil Intense sky blue. And Its transparency Is so remarkable that a small nickel coin dropped Into the water in the center of the lake can be seen gyrat ing downward until it reaches the bot tom, apparently more than a hundred feet beneath. Japan's National Beverage. Sake is the national beverage of .la pan. It has a peculiar flavor not com parable to auy European drink. Is made from fermented rice by an intri cate process in winter time and con tains from 11 to 14 per cent of alcohol. It Is a necessary constituent of every ceremonial Japanese dinner, is served in little, ampulla-like jars ami drunk with much formality from squat, ear less sake cups containing approximate ly about two ounces. To the European palate it tastes sour at first, but a preference for it is readily acquired. Curiously enough, it has a much more powerful effect on the Japanese than on Europeans. A stronger variety, shochu. contains from 20 to 00 per cent of alcohol. Another form, mlrin, is more or Jess a liqueuer.—London Lan cet The Peanut. The common peanut, beloved of the small boy. grows in a way that Is dis tinctly original. The little plant sends up its shoots, with the fruit on the end of a somewhat stiff stalk, and then before it ripens the stem bends over and carefully pushes the fruit un derground As pigs are said to be especially fond of these. It has been suggested that the plant does this to hide its nuts from the porker's too In quisitive investigations. P. 0. S. OF A. GAINS SHOWN 10 BE BIG EASTON, Pa., Aug. 24. I The forty-fifth annual convention of ! ' the state camp, Patriotic Order Sous ■ {of America, was openeil here at the | I Orphenm theatre yesterday and was ; j called to order by State President ' | Eugene F. Hendricks,of Heading. The ; : address of welcome was delivered by j Mayor Henry McKeen, other speakers bfing Colonel Fred K. Drake and Her- j man A. Miller, chairman of the gen- ] ' eral committee. There were over 1,000 j i delegates in attendance and prior to ! assembling in Convention hall.a stieet | ! parade, headed by the First regiment, I Pennsylvania reserves, with field | music, was the feature. The business session of the state ! camp was in charge of the following j state officers: President. E. F. Hend ricks; vice president. W. .T. Lawson; j i master of forms, William J. Muir;! 1 treasurer, Irwin S. Smith; secretary, j | William Weand; assistant secretary, ' B. F. McCoy; conductor, Frank E. ! Lntz; inspector, Benjamin F. Barnes; ; guard, D. S. Orumm; chaplain, the I Rev. Charles H. Mengel. BIG MEMBERSHIP INCREASE j The annual report of President Hend- j ricks, which was presented at the ; j opening session, interestingly review- j l ed the work in the state in the past ! I year. ! From the report of State Secretary j | William Weand the following statis- ; j tics are taken : j Per capita tax received during the I year ending ,Tune[3o, 11110, $17,5-10.44; total members,"Jnne, J1909, 110,4l>0; < total number, .Tuue.El'.tlO, [93,500, an i increase of 3,010. The total number of camps on the roll on August 24, 1909, 770; dming | the year twenty-eight camps were add led; three were Jmerged'|with others, | making the total number [of camps on J August 23, 1910, 778. ' " The state camp office receipts show the following totals: [Per capita tax, $17,54.").44; charter fees, |4o">; sale of ! constitutions, $(it!9.42; sale of cards,) j odes,Tetc. .Jf&45.80; sale of rituals.! I $87.95; miscellaneous receipts,'[sl3l.• j j 39; totals.;*! 8,884.50. HEALTHY FINANCIAL CONDITION j The report of the state treasurer, j i Irwin S. Smith, shows a balance on j ; June iiO, 1 IK)1>. of $7,951.503; cash from j state secretary,lßlß,Bß4.so; paid out | on orilersffior|gstate camp expenses, j slß,24o.99;|balanci'|on J.luuo :in, 1910, ! $8,954.04. ! The state camp building fund show- | jed a balance; last} year of $943. 72 ; ) receipts, sl,o9s:'paid Tout on orders, | $1,394.99; balance, $043.7.1. The total | balance in the hands of the state trea j surer on June'iiO, 1910, was $9,233.77. | The report of the credential commit- i i tee showed the presence of ten state I camp officers, five past state presi- I dents, eight state camp building trus t tees, thirty-two district presidents and i I 733 delegates, a total of 78 s . OFFICERS ARE ELECTED [ It was late last night when the count j of the votes for the election of officers I had been concluded. John W. Keen , j of St. (/lair, was elected state presi- \ [ dent over William J. Lawson, of Phil adelphia, 037 to IN4. William J. Muir, of Shamokin, was elected state vice president. He received 558 votes. Samuel M. Be idler, of Philadelphia, and O. L. Nonuiaker, of Altooua, the ■ other candidates;for the office, receiv- , I ed 160 and|lo4 votes, respectively. The votejfor state master of forms i and ceremonies was as follows: Wil -1 liam P. Habel, Hazleton, 214; Hoy L. | Schuyler,Lock Haven,24o E. Mnerich, i Pottstown, 21; Frank E. Lutz, Steins- I I ville, 285; D. Singer Geiser, Waynes ! boro, 19; J. R. Hoyt,Philadelphia, 34. Conductor—Josepli M. Price, Roar- I j ing Springs, 357; Samuel L. Wells, j ; Philadelphia, 461. Inspector—D. S. I Uruui, Washington. Guard Adam I : Landers, Chester. State campbuilding trustees Alfred Frankel, Philadel- I phia; George S. Kocli, Philadelphia; j | Charles W. Steehl, Orwigsburg. Place | | for holiling next covention —German- j j town, 77 ; Pittsburg, 131; Pottsville, j 010. Mrs. Samuel Boyer, of Plymouth, is | | visiting relatives in this city. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS lofcJW. • •. .I, /:- ' ,U. I*, < * •«.: """. - —— - - ' 3-355 -•"'«•. :. *' .. i• '•; v'fe . Vr • NIAGARA FALLS September 7, 21, Oct. 5, 1910 Round Trip 87.30 from So. Danville SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Cars, UiniuK Car, anil Day Coaches running via the PICTURESQUE SUSQU EHAN N A V ALLEY ROUTE Tickets cood going on Special Train and connecting trains, and good returning on regula train-within FIFTEEN DAYS- Stop-off within limit allowed at Buffalo returning, Illmtratil It» nl.'. all full liifjrraitlon mly i>: obnlnu t from Ticket Agents. J R. WOOD GEO - w BOYD Parsenger Traffic Manager Ueneral Passenger Agen Norway'* Love For Bjornson. I What Bjornson was to his own ' people Is best made clear by an Inci dent which occurred at his beloved | Aulestnd not long before he was I forced to start on his final journey j to Paris In search of another lease of i health and life. A regiment passed 1 the place in the course of a maneu- I ver. Its commander sent word ahead j 1 to the poet asking him to review the | soldiers as they marched by. Bjorn- j sou stood ou the veranda of his bouse, surrounded by his entire family—a ! ! man who had never held any public , office, mind you! As the troop ap- j j proacbed on the highroad below offi-1 j eers and men gave the salute due to a commanding general or a member of j I the royal bouse. But this was not all. i J From the rapidly moving ranks rose j | one mighty shout after another—a spontaneous outburst of devotion and i gratitude such as it has been granted I very few men the fortune to inspire, j —Edward Bjorkman in American Re view of Reviews. Not to Be Fooled. I A certain magazine once took to ad j vertising by means of personal letters j j A critic got this letter: Dear Brown—Have you seen article in , j this month's Trash Magazine? Heavens. | | can it be true? X- I But the critic, not to be fooled, sent to the editor of the Trash—in an un-, stamped envelope, so that double; postage would be charged—this i i answer: Dear X.—l have seen one previous num ber ot the Trash Magazine, and with heart and soul I hope never to see un- j other. This is quite true. BRuW'N Progress. "How Is your boy getting on at ; school?" : "First rate," answered Farmer Corn-1 | tossel. "He's goin' to be a great help j on the farui. He knows the botanical j names for cabbage an' beans already, an' all be has to do now is to learu to I raise 'em."— Washington Star. Too Much of a Target. Brown How did you feel. Jones.' when the burglar had you covered with j bis revolver—pretty small, eb? Joues- j Small: Great Scott, no: 1 felt as bin . as the side of a house.—Boston Trim ; script. The Sun. ' It is computed that the temperature j | of the sun would be expressed by 18. | I 000 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermome j I ter, or about ninety times the tempera- ! j ture of boiling water. This Is about ] | five times the temperature that man i* j | able to produce by artificial means ' The light given off from the surface o! 1 the sun is reckoned as being S.:WH( times more that of the j molten metal in a Bessemer converter i ! though that Is of an almost blinding J brilliancy, or. if we compare it with ; j the oxyhydrogen llatne. the sun sheds ! a light equal in brilllancv to 14(> times 1 the intensity of the limeTghf. Pipit That Feigns Death. 11l Sour!i there is i\ phmt. ! a species <■! e iinnci. which resorts m dentil t"i c evidently I'"' tile pill pose ot im < • iii ing trruss eiiltliu aui mats trom ii In it* narunl | state tills :• r.t tl:l< II vivid green ! hue. hut •' " tly it is touched liy h | human huge, >r by any living animal ; it eollap-e* into :i tangle of apparently ; dead anil withered stems A mot l i British wild plutils tiie most sen* ti' " to touch is Hie insectivorous sundew j of Knglfsh tr us - London <i.obe Kind Critics. "Ilow ditl .tones gel such a ret 'a I tiou both .i* t singer and mi artist'" "He «.*itu t .'tore the Painters' dit'i ; Hiid paiuloil pictures for the Mn 1 siclaus' iitiii.ii ' Cleveinnd Lender — Rt son Enough. "Why <|oes she think lie has su."h s splendid future'?" "Because - he has promised io marry i him. I gile: s ' Houston Post Ecfo'e anc! After. The Adorer it's wonderful, old man. what love will enable a fellow to see in it girl that he never saw before. ! The Onlooker No doubt, but it's equal- J 1 ly wonderful what it won't let him see | that he'll see Inler. IliklfJl mNervous Disorders, Fitsa respond immediately to the remarkable treat- j rocnt that has for 39 years been a standaid | remedy for these troubles—Dß. KLINE'S GREAT j AA fin NERVE RESTORER. It is prescribed | )LaUU especially for these diseases ami is Rdttlfi no * a cure * aJl * Its beneficial efTects Dlflllv nrc i mmc diate and lasting.*Physi ff 00 cians recommend it and druggists sell jt. To prove its wonderful virtues, we will cheer ! fully send, without charge, a FULL $2.00 SUPPLY A.l.lress imJ'KLINK INSTITUTE, Brunch XOO, lte«l Bank. New Jersey. j REAL BASE BALL ON SATURDAY Continued Irom Ist Page. NANTICOKE DANGEROUS I Nanticoke merited watahing at all ! stages. They were very willing to I take advantage of any little tiling that i came their way that would farther [ making it six straight in the new ser- j I ies. With this slogan for their battle j ! cry they put runners on the paths in i i the first, third, fourth, seventh and j I eighth. Outside of the third they were dang J erous, however, only iu the eighth, | when Jenkins' single was followed by | Skelton's two bagger over the right | field fence. The Nanticoke rooters, j composed of the mail who took tick j ets and his friends, were beginning to shout loudly for scores and things, when Mclnnes induced Payton togo after a wide one and pop to Umlatf. THAT REMINDS ME Speaking of Umlauf, he came back j Saturday from the hospital list to do his accustomed little clog dance iu the | short field, and in the performance of j ' his'duties added fresh laurels to the j wreath that already encircles his brow. | I His was the sensational fielding play j | of|the game, when he committed arson j j and larceny, to say nothing of may- j hem, in plucking Skeltou's burning line drive out of the ozone in a thrill- ; j iug run and jump'catch. Brennan guarded the second bag j j Saturday,Swhile Livengood did out-j i post duty in rightjfield. 1 The score: DANVILLE. AB. R. H. O. A. E. ! Umlanf, ss 2 0 0 4 2 0 Livengood, *rf... -4 0 0 1 0 0, I Nipple, lb 4 0 0 8 1 0| iMackert, cf 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 | Wagner, cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 | Brennan, 2b. ~ 10 12 0! MoCarty, c .1 li « l oj I Mack, If :i l 2 lo li jVeith, 3b 8 0 0 2 1 01 Mrinnia, p 2 0 lo 0 0| Totals 24 3 4 27 T 1 j NANTICH >KK AB. R. H. O. A. E. I Morris, 2b 3 o 0 2 3 0 I Skelton, ss 3 0 2 2 0 0 j | Payton rf.. .....4 0 o l 0 0 j Shemanski, 3b... 3 0 O 2 3 Oj Walsh, 1b... .... 4 0 0 10 0 0 Thompson, cf.. 1 o o o 0 0 Busk irk, cf 3 o o 0 0 0 i Smith, If 3 0 O 2 0 (> j Davis, o 2 1 0 5 1 o j Jenkins, p 2 0 1 0 4 Oj Totals 28 1 3 24 11 0, Nanticoke 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 o—l ! Danville 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x—3 ; Earned runs—Danville 1. Left on i base— Danville 3. Nanticoke .">. Sacri fice hits—Umlauf 2, MoCarty. Skel tou, Jenkins. Two base hits —McCarty, Moluiiis, Skelton. Home run-—Mack. Struck (Hit —by Mclnnis (I, by Jenkins hi. Bases on bails—off Mclnnis 1, nil' Jenkins 3. Hit by pitched balls—Davis, j Shemanski. Passed ball—MoCarty. ; Time of game—l:24 Umpire—Oarev. BLEACHERENOS These left handed pitchers are bard on Danville bitting averages. Danville by defeating Nauticoko on Saturday, gave Bioomsburg an oppor ' tunity togo into first place, a chance which they let slip when they failed to take both games from Shickshinuy. McCurty's two bagger Saturday gave him a batting average for that game j of]. 000: his other two trips to the! ! plate being good for a base on balls I and a scacritice. : McCarty and Mack are sure some ad j ditions to our sluging staff. It will be a tight fight between Bioomsburg and Nanticoke for first I place in the second series, with Dan : ville a menacing contender. I "'Buck" Umlauf was again at short '■ j stop on Saturday after two games ab- j I sence. Although his knee was still ! quite sore he accepted 0 chances with- j out a misplay, but was good for only ; two sacrifices at the bat. The fans on Saturday were much ! surprised to see .Titnmie Brennan play- ; ing second base. .Titnmie has now play ed every position except catcher,so do not be surprised one of these days to see him with a mask, chest protector | and big nrit. Joe Shemanski and Tony Walsh are j certainly terrors to the pitchers of the j Susquehanna league, but neither of : them could connect safely with Mc- I lunis' puzzling delivery. i Saturday's game was record breaker | in this league. It took only 1 hour and i j 24 minutes to play it. [ In the four games McCarty has play jed with Danville he has had 4 two ' base hits. Can you beat it? ! It is a wonder some bright base, ball ! bug hasn't called the Danville team ] j the Macks. They only have —Mack, Mackcrt, McCarty, Mclnnis. and last but not least, McHALE. MONTOUR CASTLE K. G. E. JTiie lodge room of Montour Castle No. 180, K. G. E., in Lyons block, j I Mill street, has beeii thoroughly renov- j a ted. The walls have been repapered and a new carpet—2oo yards—has been j placed on the floor. Electric light has also been installed. The lodge quarters j now present a cozy and artistic ap- j pearance ami have all the modern ap- | pointments. mZlm HA!R r balsam Cletnm-i and tl><* hair. , l'romotea a luxuriant growth. Fails to Kretoro Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. a!p tailing. AUENTB WAKTKI) .Earn lo #AO weekly elllng our New Styles, Mexican and Hwlnh Embroidery Waist Patterns, Princess Dress es. Art Linens and various novelties. Cata logue free. National Importing Co., Desk 62,€90 Broadway, New York. Proposed Amendments To Penn'a Constitution T>ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE A CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISH ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PUR SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section twen ty-six of article live of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the following amendment to section twen ty-six of article five of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same is here by, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof:— That section 26 of Article V., which reads as follows: "Section All laws re lating to courts shall be general and of uniform operation, and the organization, Jurisdiction, and powers of all courts of the same class or grade, so far as regu lated by law. and the force and effect of the process and judgments of such courts. Fhall be uniform; and the General Assem bly is hereby prohibited from creating other courts to exercise the powers vested by this Constitution in the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans* Courts," be amended so that the same Bhall read as follows: Section 2ii. All laws relating to courts Fhall be general and of uniform opera tion. and the organization, jurisdiction, und powers of all courts of the same class or grade, so far as regulated by law, and the force and effect of the process and Judgments of such courts, shall be uni form; but, notwithstanding any provi sions of this Constitution, the General Assembly shall have full power to estab lish new courts, from time to time, as the Fame may be needed in any city or coun ty. and to prescribe the powers and Ju risdiction thereof, and to increase the number of judges in any courts now ex isting or hereafter created, or to reorgan ize th* same, or to vest in other courts the jurisdiction theretofore exercised by j courts not of record, and to abolish the same wherever it may be deemed neces sary for the orderly and efficient adminis tration of Justice. A true copy of Resolution No. 1. Robert mcafees. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. RESOLUTION ! Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania. so as to eliminate the requlre , ment of payment of taxes as a quallti ! cation of the right to vote. Resolved (If the House of Representa tives concur). That the following amend ment to the Constitution of *he Common wealth of Pennsylvania be, and the same Is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section on.of article eight be amended, by striking out the fourth numbered paragraph thereof, so that the i said section shall read as follows: ! Section 1. Every male citizen twentv . one years of age. possessing the follow ing qualifications, shall 1». entitled to vote at all elections, subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact. First. He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second. He shall have resided in the State one year (or if. having previously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall have re moved therefrom and returned, then six months). Immediately preceding the elec tion. Third. He shall have resided in the election district when* he Khali offer to vote ft I** ■* i t tw> month* immediately preceding the A true CO »y . 112 Kc«olUtl' n No " ItC >i'?ERT Me A FEE. S< r» : «rof the Commonwealth. Ntimber Three. \ •'• '! NT RESOLUTION IV»n • iro.-ndrnent to the Constl n • e * Commonwealth of Penn ' * to consolidate the nm.in pie.is of Allegheny if resolved !>v the Senato r:»-T»re«ent:»tivos «»f the ' • h t!» of pennsj lv tnla »2en* «r • t A !. met. Tint the following amen to the Constitution of Penn- > " 1 « be »n.l the same is hcr<bv. pro posal in accordance with the eighteenth artlele tber* of That section six of article five be amended, by striking out th sail sec tion. and inserting in place thereof the following: Section »; In the county of Philadel phia all the jurisdiction and powers now vested In the district courts and courts of common pleas, subject to such changes as may be made by this Constitution or by law, shall be In Philadelphia v< sted In tIXSi. dlqtlpc'- mid VlOurtJLOCv«±Uui Why They Smtled It was the Sabbath day.and the old er was shaving himself prior to church lime when he made a slight cut with the razor on the extreme eml of hid nose. Calling his wife, he asucd her If she had any court plaster "You will timl some in my sewing basket/' she said The elder soon had the cut covered. At church in assisting with the collec tion he noticed every one smile a%« be passed the plate* Very much annoy ed, he asked one of his assistants if there was anything wrong with his appearance. "I should say there was," answered the assistant. "What is that upon your nose?" "Court plaster." "No," said his friend; "it is the label from a reel of cotton. It says, 'War ranted 200 yards.' Pearson's. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SPECIAL 10-DAY EXCURSION TO Atlantic City, CAPE MAY ANGLESEA WILDWOOD HOLLY BEACH OCEAN CITY SEA ISLE CITY AVALON NEW JERSEY FRIDAY, SEPT 2,1910 84 75 Round Trip $4.50 Round Trip Via Delaware River Bridge Via Market Street Wharf FROM SOUTH DANVILLE STOP=OVER ALLOWED AT PHILADELPHIA COVERS LABOR DAY AT THE SEA SHORE Tickets (food returning within ten days. For full information concern ing leaving time of trains on which these reduced rate tickets are good for jiassage consult small hand bills, or nearest Ticket, Agent. J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD, Passenger Traffic Manager. Oeneral Passenger Agent. nnd co-ordinate Jurisdiction," composed • of throe judges each. The said courts In | Philadelphia shall bo designated respect- ' Ively as the court of common pleas num- 1 ber one. number two. number three, number four, and number five, but the 1 number of said courts may be by law Increased, from time to time, and shall be 1 In like manner designated by successive I numbers. The number of judges in any i of said courts, or in any county where | the establishment of an additional court ; may bo authorized by law. may be in- i creased, from time to time, and when- ! ever such increase shall amount in the : whole to three, such three judges shall ! compose a distinct and separate court as ! aforesaid, which shall be numbered as i aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall j be Instituted in the said courts of com- I mon pleas without designating the num- . ber of the said court, and the several I courts shall distribute and apportion the j business among them in such manner as i shall be provided by rules of court, and I each court tn which any suit shall be J thus assigned, shall have exclusive Juris- j diction thor"»f. subject to change of i I venue, as shall be provided by law. I Tn the county of Allegheny all the | i Jurisdiction end powers now vested in | the several numbered courts of common j pleas shall be vested In one court of com mon pleas, composed of all the judges in i commission in said courts. Such Juris- j diction and powers shall extend to all proceedings at law nnd 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 pro vided by law. The president Judge of said court shall be selected as provided by law. The number of judges in said court may be bv law increased from time to time. This amendment shall take effect on the first day of January suc ceeding Its adoption. A true copy of Resolution No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, ' article nine, of the Constitution of Penn- I sylvanla. j Section 1. I'.e it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met. That the following is pro posed as an amendment to the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia. in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof:— Amendment to Article Nine. Section Eight. Section 11. Amend section eight, article nine, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania | which reads as follows: I "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district, or 1 other municipality or inco -ted dis trict, except as herein provid shall nev er exceed seven per centum upon the as sessed value of the taxable property there in, 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 val | nation 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 ex ceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum, in the aggregate, ut any one time, upon such valuation," so as to read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, I borough, township, school district, or oth er municipality or Incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never ex ■ ceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district In cur any new debt, or Increase its indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the assent of the elec tors t her- «if at a public election in such mar.nor as shall be provided by law: but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed val uation, may be authorized by law to in crease the same three per centum, in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and coun ty of Phdadelphla for the constt uctien and development of subways for tr • islt > purposes, o»* for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to !».• used in t -• construe! >n «»i a system of wharves and docks. . s public improvements, owned or to be owned by . said city and county of Philadelphia, and which k»v«11 yield t>> t! • city and county of Philadelphia current net revenue in ex cess «.f tii« intei -1 on said debt or debts and of the anrui;.! Installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascertaining the pow er of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided, That a sinking fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Costa Rican Volcanoes. Costa Ilicu has been subject to earth quakes for many years. I'art of the republic is exceedingly mountainous, and in this part of the country there are more than a score of volcanoes, some of them dead, but a few that break out periodically. There are three or four that have been active for more than a century. Some of these are near San Jose, the capital. Costa Rlcnns have always believed thai earthquakes, which the country has ex perienced ever since it was first set tled by Spanish adventurers, were caused by the volcanoes. There Is good ground for this belief, because It has been noticed that earthquakes of more or less intensity followed the ac tivity of these volcanoes. If the vol canic eruptious were violent the earth quakes were correspondingly severe.— Washington Post. ARAB MANNERS. Llf« In th# Tents of the Roving «ncf Eloquent Bedouin*. "By Uviug witb the Arabs, doing as they did and moving witb them lu their migrations." writes Douglas Carrutbers lu the Geographical Jour nal. "I obtained an insight Into their mode of life and customs. Things move slowly in the east, and I spent fourteen days in buying three camels. But the time was not wasted. I studied Arab manners, learned more or less how to eat with my bands, bow to wear the Arab costume with some comfort, how to drink coffee a In Arab. and. most difficult of all. bow to sit still all day long doing nothing. I found this last most try lng. more especially because it was | cold. A Bedouin tent is a drafty place at the best, but in midwinter it is | almost unbearable. On two occasions j there was snow on the desert, | "We used to feed out of a huge round dish, ten of us at a time. The fare was camels' milk and bread In J the morning, and In the evening we | generally had meat and rice cooked with an enormous amount of fat. l>ur i lng the day we appeased our hunger ! by sipping strong black coffee. At < night there was always a large group | of men in the tent of the slielk. aud j the talk was carried on far Into the I night j "Eloquence Is a highly prized talent among the Bedouins, and not only would they recount their stories In j the most beautiful manner, but on I occasion, to the tune of a single ! stringed violin, they would sing ex 1 tempore songs for hours on eud." KEEPING HIS RECORDS. Unusual Business Methods of a Mer chant In Western Canada. In the Bookkeeper is recorded a case which clearly comes under the head of "unusual business methods." In a thickly settled prairie district in west ! ern Canada, not far from Moose Jaw. a few Canadians had opened up a coal j mine, the product of which the.v sold i to the surrounding farmers. Settlers i would come in wagons and sleighs and load their own winter's fuel, which cost them from $1 to $2 a ton, accord ing to the run. It was early winter when 1 first made the acquaintance of this mitfe and its remarkable "su perintendent." and my first reception from this individual was a fierce yell on his part, with the frantic brandish ing of a long stick and the words. "■What the devil are you doing? Can't you see? Are you stone blind?" I was literally walking through his I books: Since morning—and this wii? at 3 o'clock In the afternoon—he had been keeping a record of outgoing sleighs and wagons of coal In the snow. | About twenty farmers were drawing J that day. With his stick he bad writ j ten the initials of each in a clean spot I in the snow and with that same sticiv I had registered the number of tons they ! had taken away. 1 had spoiled one- J half of his "books," and it was an j hour before be became at all affs'ble. I was still more astonished when I en i terrd. the "superintendent's" lltti" i board office Ihe walls were black 1 with pencil marks, figures and names A fire would have burned down hi* I "book" of two vears past. Where Microbes Thrive. The alimentary canal ts the most i perfect culture tube known to bac teriological science. No part ot tin body is so densely populated witb micro-organisms. It is estimated that | in the alimentary canal ot the average j adult about 120.(100.000.000 microbes ' come into existence every day. The.v i crowd this region so densely that sci- I enlists originally believed that they j were indispensable to human life. Ac j cording to a writer in McClure's. 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