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
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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.
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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.
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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. Pas
' teur. who first discovered them, main
I talned this view, but recent investiga
tions have rather disproved it. There
are many animals that exist in perfect
health without any intestinal bacteria
at all. Polar bears, seals, penguins,
eider ducks, arctic reindeer—these and
J other creatures in the arctic zone have
i 'ow traces ot these organisms.
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