Montour Amorioan 112 C ANlll.fi, Proprietor. !»•«« lllr. I'm. \ nv . A. •••«» WHERE ROGER BELONGED. A Lnbor D.iy Story. By CL ARISSA MACK IE. rlnht 1 i h ai n I • V The city direct* ij hot under the fccptcinlMT sunshine Vehicle* of e\ery de*<rlpiloii were Hi led with pleasure •eckers, and the Sidewalk* «ire lilted with spectators patiently wailing for the pasting of the big Lalier day pa rade It wax to tie larger today than usual, the Interest lu what concerned the laborer having been strengthened by strikes ntid other such events, Itoger Nelson, standing Idly on the curbstone, watched the throng* with a little flown "112 discontent All his life previous to the last two years the coun try boy hail dreamed of the day when he might seek the city, participate In her busy life, drink deep of her pleas ures. rise to affluence by reason of her splendid opportunities, and he had taken his chance w hen It came. He was by nature a tiller of the soil, ne loved the feeling of warm brown "THIS IS WHERE I helono." earth, 110 was thrilled with the put ting forth of new life in the spring. The ripening harvest had been a mys terious thing to him. But all through his youth there had lulu the seed of a discontent with his life, the allurement of city life, and at last he attained it— and he hated it! There was a distant blare of trum pets, the sound of a band of music. The crowds pushed aud elbowed to and fro as the paradiug laborers ap proached. Itoger watched them listlessly, line upon line of pale men, neatly dressed, white gloved, intelligent looking, with here and there a bent back or a round shoulder. They were an hour in pass ing the spot where he stood. The city cheered them: It did them honor. Were they not the very foundation of her being? Among the parading organizations was a body of clerks. Some of them were Roger's fellow employees. They regarded him coldly because he had refused to join them. He had best- 1 tated to identify himself with them because he had hoped that something might occur to justify his leaving the j city and returning home. A familiar voice behind his back i startled him—a voice from home, from ; Riverside. It was a shrlli, high pitch- : ed tone that he had never liked. Now 1 in the rabble of the city streets it was j like the sweetest music to his ear. He did not turn around just then. "Y'ou see that feller on the curb—the j oue with the white panaina hat and . the gray suit? Tell me if that isn't ; Itoger Nelson!" Susie Blake's voice , ceased, auU linger heard the soft uion- 1 otone of another voice. He could not j hear the words. The hack of his neck grew suddenly N.l as Susie's voice again broke forth: "I'm going to speak to hiui. What's he got to be stuck up about? I" Itoger turned suddenly and smiled full lu Susie's round red face. "I was I sure 1 heard a familiar voice," he said \ heartily. "Why"— He broke off sud- j denly aud blushed hotly under the gaze of a pair of soft brown eyes. "Why, 1 hello. Amy!" he added awkwardly, "How do you do. Itoger?" In a few ! seconds the two girls were standing on the curb aud he just behind them. Susie chattered volubly from beneath j her wide brimmed hat. Amy Ward was silent. Roger knew why she was j Silent. The last time he had talked to Amy | Ward was the night before his depar ture for the city, lie had asked her lo wait for hiui. "I'll make a cozy home for you in (lie city. Amy," he had urged eagerly. "We can go a lot and have a good time. I'll take you away from all this." His hand swept the countryside. "I don't want to be taken away, Roger," Amy had said calmly. "I love it, and 1 hate the city. I waut to live here all my life. I shan't wait for you. I shall marry a farmer if I marry e i all." "Is that all you've got to say?" Roger had asked bitterlv. "No. I think you're very seltish to go away and leave your father with the management of the farm. You're other. Amy Ward, saw her lover re turning to labor in the fields ho had once despised. Both of them rejoiced that the city had given him of her bit ter lessons, that he might appreciate the open spaces. tower hi.,i left Hcf at that moment without pica a pudhjr, and he had note! *pcn her "Imp Now he fell • mail nml menu Iti tin pfeaetn p \\ tut km hp but a banker «'M In 'he city, one «lioip p'aep emtld lu'lfet IIII< 'I by a lhou*and whllliib Went \ louipnny of mounted men pa" d them, thp hof«t • inn.nil,t d-im.-PNMi I |« i |o«< |o the e|o« d"4f « url.«' .111 • j The apectalom pre "ed Intili, and In • tin llteh Unite? Hunt! Ill* nun at ul \nil mid pi' «ed her eto«e lo him ahp lou*t I cite felt tin* hen V I thro!' biiiii of hi* heart, for her own I nt I ' iilll hi* lutnd lllttlel'd wild * 1.0 hold bet Hu«!e gi rled hj*leil al Mid d lied I nI. w iil'd , a lie b ,i . hltNNi ni' en tl %■ w .ill. Itoger i allu red AtliJ lu III* arm* in i fell back When the lior*e had return ed to the *tr"et the crowd *wp|H lot ward once mow, and Itoger relon ,1 A III} and faced Iter nl ute < It a dc*i rted doorstep. 'Thalik you," she panted softly. "Thai's all light," muttered Itoger. They stood lu alienee for awhile, and nt last Roger turned suddenly upon the girl, w ho stood looking out on the street with unseeing, troubled eyes. "You rcmcinlier that last night be fore I came to the city. Amy, two year* ago?" demanded Itoger. She llushed and nodded. "You're right. I'm everything you .■ailed me that night," he ilcclnrcd suv ! agely. "I've been sorry that 1 said It," she murmured contritely. "It's all true, every word, only I'm a bigger fool than you could believe!" Ills tone was bitter, and his handsome i young face was creased In an anxious | frown. "How long have you realised It?" asked Amy demurely. "After the first month one year and eleven mouths," said Itoger dryly. "till. Roger! How could you stand It then? You must have suffered. It look lots of grit to stay here when you were longlug for home. I could never I have done It." "It wasn't grit, Amy; it was pride. I hate to give in." > "Give In?" repeated Amy. "Y'ou don't call that giving in, do you? Isn't i it one step on the road to success . when one finds out they've made a mistake? Susie is looking for us. Let us goto her." "The dairymen from our county are coming!" sq'J'oa led Susie excitedly. "Now. Roger, I'll bet you're too proud and citified to remember some of the couutry boys!" "I'm a country boy myself," return ed Roger, with sudden decision iu his tone. "Watch me and see how proud I am!" The organization of dairymen swept down the street, a tine body of white clad men, bronzed faces and hands, driving before them a half dozen beau tiful Jersey cows. All at once Roger raised bis hat to the two girls from home and stepped 1 down into the street, falling into line with the dairymeu, marching shoulder to shoulder with a man from home. "This is where 1 belong!" be called back heartily an he passed down the • street. * * « « * * » Kate the next afternoon Roger left the tfiiiu at Riverside. Ills trunk might remain until auoiher day. He crossed the road, slipping through the woods, stepping iulo well remeui- > bered wood roads, follow ing them to ■ some half defined trail that made a short cut to the farmhouse. At the clearing he paused for an in stant and looked forth over the rolling , acres, lie noticed with a guilty pang that the five acre cornfield had been given over tow eeds. The hay had not been cut iu the meadows and lay fiat aud tangled. lie had learned that liis father bad reduced his herd of cows to ten—all he i ould care 112 ir now with help so scarce. Roger saw them, gathered about the \ brook, ten llolsteias, their black and white bodies glistening in the setting FUll. There came a long call from the up per pasture, and Roger's heart throb bed achiugly. it was his father calling the cows. In the old days it had been : bis task to drive them home. The cows were stringing leisurely up the slope iu response to the call. Roger cut a long alder switch, slipped off liis I shoes and stockings, rolled up his trousers knee high, tossed his hat iu a heap with his coat and vest and dash- j ed after the herd. The bell of the leader tiukled far j ahead, and the trailers paused and ' turned wouderlng, mild eyes on the j overgrown boy with rumpled hair aud happy face trudging behind theui. 110 j w billed his switch and they lumbered forward. As they neared the barnyard gate' Roger's heart raced madly. He heard lis father's voice uttering a word to ( each cow as she passed through the 11-i*e. At last Roger himself loomed iai! behind the straggling three. John Nelson stared with unbelieving | eyes until Roger's strong arms went] a11..nl lilm in A liearlike Ting. "l'ad, I've cotue home for good. I've been wanting to come home ever since j 1 went. Have you any use for a prodi-, gal sou?" | Later father and son crossed the [ farm yard, arms about each other's ! shoulders. Two women stood in the kitchen doorway with radiant faces. 1 One saw nothing save ner little farmer I lad come back to the lonely house. The An Irish Grand Prix. There was once an Irish Grand Prix, j The horse that lowered the French i colors was the property of an eccen- j trie Irishman named Conolly and was [ a big, bony roan, not much to look at I iu the way of horseflesh, so It was n great surprise to everybody but his owner when he came In first. His previous record at the Kngllsh Derby the preceding year had not been bril liant enough for anybody to lay any large bets on him, with the sole excep tion of Conolly himself, whose faith lu his entry was so great that he mort gaged his lands and put every cent on the horse. Up to the very cud of the race everybody looked on Conolly as a ruined man, but when tho roan shot first under the wire he not only carried the British colors to victory, but won a great fortune for his master. This happened In the time of Napoleon 111. and Conolly was so proud of his tii umph that he Insisted on walking aheud of the emperor aud eniprr-s cheering aud waving his hat.—New York Tress, TOBACCO IN THE ARCTIC. R»t«wrt» af Mlnare When Tt»af Can Neither Chaw Nar •matia. "Whm tha »lnd hi blowln« Ihlrtt mllpa tin hunt and »h* lemperaiurp I* <n from Ala*ka. "If a nmn n*ed ftilmn-i In tlii» %>rdlnar» way «n» nf door* il»it In# auch weathpf and a<>t Mi Hp* net through amnklna A fdpa or shewing IF would lx> apt In art Into trouble tir-' thing he knew iip'ii tint* lit* up* era ed, and Ihejr would be raw nil wltit lent "Tho rpfrulani ttatloncd nt the im i inrj up In Alaska found I it i • hoy tied n tolMcro Nf In their tir pit previous t<» undwdred duty il> would Ihvowio verjr clrk and could pa the pout surgeon for ho*pltal, get I In/ rill of detnll work they wanted P. a told. "Tlip miner* up thorp learned tome thing of ililx nti'l foiiml Hint tlip tobac co craving could l>« satisfied Ity bind Ing n quantity of the leaf pllhpr In Un arm pit or against tin- solnr plrxu* Thin nvoldcd broken mid bleeding Hp* during the winter, nod they weren't prevented from smoking Indoor* nv well If the.v wtinted toll was the out door smoking or chewing Hint made nP the trouble."—New York Sun. Way to Traat Venison. The sportsman was explaining to 11 few of hla unl nlt luted friend*. "If you don't like venison," he snlit "It Is because It has not been prepares properly. I think 1 know the kind you have tried to eat, and I agree with you It Is not tit. After the deer Ijii been shot the carcass probably tia> been allowed to lie around until the blood has discolored the meat and really has almost tainted It Feu hunters dress their game carefullj enough. As soon as a deer is killed the carcass should be thoroughly bled skinned, the entrails removed and tli meat hung up In the dry air for aotw hours. Thorough and prompt bleed Ins: Is cf the utmost Importance. Venison prepared In this way Is comparative!> light lu color—that Is, it Is a clear bright red, and the fat is white auil clean. There is no stroug, rank taste. New York Press. Revenge. "Stop!" The brakes of the motoi were suddenly applied, a pandemonlun of whirling wheels ensued, and the ino torlst came face to face with Const.i ble Coppeni, who had lieen hiding in the hedge. "Excuse me, sir." said the portly p.. Ilceman, taking out his notebook and pencil, "but you exceeded the speed limit by two miles over a measured piece of road." "I have done nothing of the kind retorted the motorist, "and, besides"- "Well, if you don't believe me I'll call the sergeant, hem' as It was in. as took the time, lie's In the pigsty yonder." "Don't trouble, Robert," the othei hastened to reply. "I would soon.' pay fifty tines than disturb the ser geant at his meals:"—London Answers The Curse of Cowdray. Cowdray, once the estate of the earls of Kgmont and now In the possession of I.ord Cowdray, better known as Sir Weetman l'earson, is the subject of a very interesting superstition. Shortly after the dissolution of the monasteries Cowdray was conferred upon Sir An thony Hrowne, the father of the first Lord Montague, who had already been given Battle Abbey as a reward for his services to Henry VIII. The story ! goes that Sir Anthony, who had do- ! stroyed the church and the cloisters in j Battle Abbey, was visited in the great j hall as lie was holding bis first feast by one of the dispossessed monks, who | after solemnly cursing him, prophesied ; that his family should perish by fire j and water. Two centuries and a half | later the prophecy was tragically ful-1 filled. In ITO3 the house was destroy ed by tire and within a week of that disaster the last Lord Montague lost j his life In Germany in an unsuccessful | attempt to shoot the falls of the It 111 no. ( London News. Belts by the Pound. A western senator of ample physical proportions was endeavoring to obtain a belt at a Washington haberdashery. He was having a difficult time In se lecting a belt whose design struck his fancy as well as of proper require ments for his girth. "llow much Is that one?" he de manded of the clerk, who was entirely unaware of the distinguished charac ter of the patron. "That Is $4/' said the salesman. "Four dollars!" exclaimed the sena tor. "Isn't that an awful price for a belt?" "Yes, sir," admitted the man behind the counter; "but, you see, sir, after they pet into the regular surcingle size we charge for 'em by the pound."— Chicago Record-Herald. ~~~ ~*Xn*—" '*.??? Vary Brief. A record of brevity in a holiday cor respondence was established by a Frenchman in the eighteenth century. Voltaire and I'lton, the epigrammatist, exchanged challenges to write the shortest possible letter. So, when Vol taire was starting on a Journey, he wrote to I'iton, "Do rus," which is the complete Latin for"I am going to the country." l'iton's answer was just "I"—complete Latin for "Co!" In business correspondence the rec ord is divided between Victor Hugo, who, anxious to know how his "Les Miserables" was going, wrote to the publisher, "V"and the publisher, who triumphantly replied, "!" Poor Simile. "I never saw any one so timid as nenpeck is," remarked Wlgger. "Why, he's like a mouse in his own house." "Nonsense!" exclaimed Wagger. "Ills wife isn't the least bit afraid of him." And War Continued. Miss Coodley Bess says she's ready to make up If you are. Miss Cutting- Tell her I'd bo ready to make up, too, if I had a complexion as muddy as hers.—Philadelphia Ledger, Patience. ner Mother—You must be patient with him. The Bride—Oh. I am. I know it will take time for him to see *<«t he can't hnve his c.-.Ti -. BROUGHT UP HOT WATER. <■— i" ~ I The rHttlm •« lh« Seal Mail* »h» Ocean Mm#«t Hail | Tin* wm otrt Mill With » firnfit breaking IIM bf * hl'h one of th* Jrnlttlg , *hil Inquiring *lrU who are found mi ! avery iflfi »M| pcil u|> to the . (ii'iHln l »tl<l ll«kei| "C'Hf.fßtn, are ri'iill.r going fna«? It wh iim m If ni* w< rn |iixi emitting' "FrM," mt««-i'red th» • npmin tmft I ly. ""f MHttM 1 ire'ri* k dug f:i«| With iioil ■ in «■» hfll wafar and «U» (mi I rail I JlllU't' Mill «| em|, bill, llljr i|» !if Jotltig litdjr. I In* ft I. linn «if Ilia bos I I « , *<• gl en I II Dinki** tin* water lint aft " ! "I «J*>n't It* lit vc li." giggled tin* girl , and the captain, nilh n great allow nf | Indignation, called fur n rnpi* nn<l bucket lo prove hli word* Tlipse ' brought. li" aim g Hie |*nll down nft of the vium'l iliriw'tlj- un<ti*r tin* drainpipe of the gnllej, where hot wntei run* Mil dnv. mml brought It up amoklng. In thr astonishment of the nwstriick girl A Imig. leuii Yankee who hml horn watching lb* pt'rforaiatx.'* then CHtni* forward and drawled, ' Say, cap. Hint must make you chnngt* your course mighty often " "I'hnnpe my mnn»r blustered the captain "Whnt would I change my courm* fnr7" "Well," said the Yankee slowly, "so dnru inu< h friction ns Hint tnutit wenr the ocean out mighty quick."— I'hila dolphin Times. Sugar. Our word "sugar" la snld to be de rived from the Arable "aukltar," the article Itself having got Into Europe through the Arabian Mohammedans, who overran a great part of the world In the Hoventh. eighth and ninth cen turies. According to Dr. Van IJpp man, a Dutch writer, as a result of tlie Arab Invasion of Persia sugar found Its way Into Arabia, whence again Its culture was carried to Cyprus. Rhodes, Sicily and Egypt. In the Inst named country the preparation of sug ar was greatly Improved, and the Egyptian product became widely fn j mous. From Egypt ,the Industry , spread along the northern coasts of Africa and so entered Spain, where, about the year 1150, some fourteen re fineries were in operation. Coin in Ims Introduced sugar cane inlo the new world.—A rgotmut. Beggzrs and Bandages. It was a case in which first aid to the Injured was imperative, but no one present knew how to extend the niil. Presently a bandaged beggar who had been silting on the curb cast ofT liis pretense of helplessness Out of linen strips provided by the wo iinti in the crowd he fashioned banti ng 's and applied them skillfully. ' Where did you acquire all that skill in nursing?" a bystander asked. "It is one of the tlrst tilings the men of our profession learn," was the can did response. "Half our success de pends upon arrangement of bandages that makes us look as if we had been half killed No doctor can be depend ed onto fix us up, so we have to do our own bandaging Every successful man In the business practices on him self antl the othet fellows until he can turn out a first class Job."-New York Sun Johnny Roche's Tower. Standing on the banks of the river Awberg, between Mallow and I'ertnoy, futility fork, Ireland, is u remarkable edifice known as "Johnny lin< lie's Tow er." The whole tower was built by the labor of one man, who subsequent ly resided In It This individual, who rii-eived no education whatever, also erected a mill, constructing the water wheel after special design of his own I.ong before the introduction of the bicyle lie " cut about the country In a wheeled vlilele of his own construe Hon. propel' dby foot (tower llis last feat was to 'mild his tomb in the mid die of the r'* * r hid John Hoc-lie died, but was n< t Interred In the strange burying pine which he selected for himself, his less original relatives deeming such a mode of sepulture tin christian I.ondon Strand Magazine The Origin of Pyrography. About a century ago an artist named Crunch was standing one day in front of a tire in his home at Axminster. Over the fireplace was an oaken man telpieee, and It occurred to Cranch that this exitanse of wood might ba Improved by n little ornamentation. He picked up the poker, heated It rod hot and began to sketch In a bold de sign. The result pleased him so much that he elaborated his work and begau to attempt other fire pictures on pan els of wood. These met with a ready sale, and Cranch soon gave all his time to his new art. This was the be ginning of what Is now known us pyrography. Neglected Opportunities. "This Is the site of an ancient city," announced the Arab guide. "As you see, not OP" stone remains upon au other." "You fellows lack enterprise," com mented the tourist. "Why don't you take some of this building material ami construct some ruins?"—Pittsburg Post. Bad Arguments. The best way of answering a bad argument is not to stop it, but lot It goon its course until It overleaps the boundaries of common sense.—Sydney CHICHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND BRAND c ° I** $ lADIESf *-v yoMP UroKci.e for CHI-CHES-TER'R a DIAMOND likaxD PIU.S in Rn> en,! A\ GOLD metallic boies, sealed with Blue<o> Ribbon. Take no other. Burnt jour V/ Omitftlat and a.u fur I 111-l lltM-TI II s V DIAMOND nitAJ.lt 1*11.1,8, for twinlv-fiva years regarded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS TKIKD EVERYWHERE wiOS hair ß balsam Cle»n»*« and beautifies the hair. - I' r onll,tr• a luxuriant growth. MWiv Nevrr Falls to Restore Gray Hair to Its Youthful Color. Cun-M *r«lp di#ra»o« k hair faliiug. $! «<' at r>mrpi»t» Proposeu Amendments To Penn'a Constitution tlNOmurt} AMI Nl'Mt \'TP 1" TIIR 1 I'IINBTITt'TInN Hi i MITI IT* Tt» Tttt t'lTI/.f.NH lif 'IIIIS t''iMMflN Wt;At,TH K**M TIIKin AIM'UnVAI. nil 111 itfilON, M> 'I 111 til M IIAI AK ft Mill.V i>K UK IIIMMmNWI AI.TII t'f I'l NNBt I.VAM* ASH PI 111.1*11 K!> Itf 'IIHU'tI ill- IIM "I • 'fit: TAIt > t'K Tin: I'oMti'ivw r M :ii IN prn KfANi'i: or AltTlfl I XVIII tir Tills ptiN.-trn tTiON Numt*r On*. A roNfPRMI NT RBBOUPTION I tii|"**liiii iin »in< lull . nt in sc. linn tv.»n ly sta of article li*-* ..f th» t.'si .tttutt'in of tin* t 'omi i inwi'iillh of l'» tir.rvlvnt Ilcolvrd ilf Hi* H*-hrtt* CSMWIi Thai Iba follnwtiii am*inlmi nl tr> .* ■ tlnn twan ly-al* of nili' lc In .*f llp i *nii«iit-itlnn i*f I'l*ll n») Imio ln Im*. anil tha sama Is h»r»« I*s'. ptn|sim*ii In ai < ordanr* » lth ll. a flahleanth iirllcle lliarnof Ti al aerilon !'■ of AHlrla V., «htrh ri-.-iila as follows "Section iU All la*s ra lnt'ii'i to ro .rla shall bi* ueneral and of uniform l|< i.ition and tba orKanlxatlon, lurMletliiti --I powfis of all courts of the - I. .. i oi itrada, so far as rrnn- I It'll I- -I il,a f..|. a and afTari ..f i. r i i" I nidKmanlM of such courts. » ' and tl.a QfMfvl Assam *•! piolilt.il* d from rr*-atlini i t - . xercl*a the powers vested bj ' '."ii In the JIIIIrcs nf II a ''"ii, iinon I'leaa and tlrphana' t*om I" !. -n* tided so that the saina tl II read ns follows Si ilon U All laws relating to courts Shalt I .ti 141 ■: eral and of uniform opera tion, and tl «• organization, jurisdiction, and powers of nil courts of the same class or Krude, so far us regulated bv law, and the force and erfect of the process and Judgments of nek courts, shall be uni form; but, notwithstanding any provi sions of this Constitution, the General Assembly shall have full power to estab lish new cour??. from time to time, as the same 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 the same, or to vest in other courts the Jurisdiction theretofore exercised by 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 MrAFKE. Brcri-tary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, so as to eliminate the require ment of payment of taxes as a qualifi cation of the right to vote. Resolved (If the House of Representa tives concur). That the following ,-imeNil tiient to the Constitution of the I 'ommon we.ilth of Pennsylvania be. and the name Is hereby, proposed. In accordance wit'i the eighteenth article thereof: That section one of article eight be amended, hy striking out the fourth numbered pameraph thereof, so that the said section -hall read as foliow-- Sectlon 1. Kvi-ry mate citizen twenty one years of age, possessing the follow ing qualification*, shall be entitled to vote nt nil » . etions. subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact. First Tie .'h ill have been a citizen of the United States at least one month Second. He shall have resided In the State one yenr (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 where he shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding the election A true copy of Resolution No. J. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania. .'•n as to consolidate the courts of common pleas of Allegheny Connty. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House nf Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen eral Assembly met. That the following amendment to the Constitution of Penn sylvania be, and the same Is hereby, pro posed. In accordance with the eighteenth urtlcle thereof:— That section six of article five be amended, by striking out the said sec tion. and Inserting In place thereof tho following: Section 6. fn 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 vested In dlatiiu-'.- i_ud fißßaj-ate.6aurU_ot_ttiiuaJ. Tho Mystery of a Duol. Having fought Ills duel iifjd saved Ills lionor liy firing a shot la the air, the editor uf a French provincial newspaper went back to his desk, and tho incident had quite left lits mind when he felt something sirange In his thigh He looked and found that ho was Weeding profusely. A doctor was called, who discovered that a bullet was imbedded Iti the editor's thigh some two Inches deep and required extraction. "Why was this not taken notice of on the spot where the duel took place?"' he asked. The editor was as much In the dark as the doe tor. At the moment of the duel ho had fired Into the air, and his adver sary also took a distracted sort of aim. There had evidently been no In tention of doing tho slightest harm on either side. The editor felt nothing ns ho left tho field and had shaken hands with his antagonist as a sign of reconciliation. How a bullet came to bo lodged In Ms thigli was simply ono of the Bjvst lies of dueling.—London Telegraph*. ~ • Fleet Footed Postmen of Ve.iice. Probably the letter carriers in Venice are the most Ingenious In the world. They know how to dodge every water- ( way, turning up on their routes with a precise regularity that convinces you they have mapped every scrap of tho j damp city's dry land on their brains. If you goto your destination by gon dola tliey can beat you thereto by a good bit of time. What they know out canals has been applied by them • navigation on land, and they know every tiny street In the city. Of course there are posfoflico gon dolas, too, gay yellow things that quite outcolor the yellow sunlight, and any day you happen over the bridge of tho Illalto you will see them all fastened to their red and gold poles Just under neath the old palatial Fondaco del Tedesehl, which centuries ngo by de cree of tho Venetian senate two fa mous architects of early days, Glrola-1 mo Tedesco and Giorgio Spavento, built for the use of the many German | merchants then living In Venice (some- : whero about the year 1005).— Travel' Magazine Nt r>«Tif*t«M nf »*f*r | •#n» h Thr. *»M M »* ' fv •«*. » .11 h# .1.- , • nf<f r ,# < t •vHy tb* 't ' 112 r«.»! • , . * rt it tvt ».< r ni r. r • ••«» » 112 ♦t* . t . t r»! it. r f-MT If t r f, \' •• | Irl | ' rf • r*|#f rr*l|M<\ r»f In - Mv v. ! ihf> • *•?.( nf .«>, ;>ii«}((*■•■ 11 fniirt fi »*n llffHH to tifi nn 1 nh-Ti « • r.r mirh I* TMiM. Ph .ll 112 tiount tn t» r whole «« ft.'. - *rh thr** H%< * rt | s rr»nf■'•■•< ! if nrul •«»;. r tf#» m rt :>• • hull 1 ' * •''•••! :■ • .iM In I'bfln«l#lr>hl* r. 1 mitt* *hosl ».«• In«»»fttit«ct Ir, the «nl«l rn .i ti ..f mon ? < - fritlumt »V«»*lirnMlrir thr nmn l*r r.f fh« wild ourf nh<l th« arvnl court* fit .11 nod > r«r>orti<>n th«« hits*'r s* nmnr if • 1 I t 'I I I • f■'• ir t r> H 1 rsirh rr»i:rt to «»' », «nv *'ilt shnll Ir thus a-itf-d *h.V: h.iv* » K«*lts«lv# jurlf dl«*t|nii th' r» "112 rut.j«-' t in rhnrvyre of vrnu** :«n *hnll i»e provfd* '1 by inw tn th»* county of Attrjrl <nv nil thr Juplmlli tlofi nnrt power* now vrrtrd In thr fcvrr .l m>mb?r»d courts of common pirn* *hall !»♦* v« -M» •! In onr court of com mon plea*. rompoffrl nf ~|| the Ju«9fr«*s In romtn|x«lon In r:'d court* Purh Juris diction find power-* -hill extend to nil J proceeding* lit law nr.'l In equity which ! shnll hn\• horn Instituted In the sever*! j courts and «*t*»|ll br subjeet to I *u«h ch.initcn may 1 • mndr by law. I ami subject to H ingi • ' VCfltt# M pr.« I vtdrd hf law • m |udf« of Paid court shrill »"• •• h • t. d n«» provide! by lnw. The numlrr 112 pid*ri» In Raid | court mav 1e l.y law lnerrn««ed from I time to time Till* nrn« nrimrnt rhall tnka j effrct on th»- Hr«t day f»f January stic- I eroding ItR adoption. ! A true cop\ Of IN solution No 3 KOBKHT McAFKR Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four A JOINT RESOI.UTION an amendment to section eight, article nlnr, of the Constitution of Penn I aylvanla. j Rectlon 1. He It rerolvrd by the Senate and House of Represent at Ivch of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In General j Assembly met, That the following i»* pro | posed us an amendment to the Constltu , tlon «»f the Commonwealth of Pennaylvs i nla. In accordance with the provisions of I the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. 1 Section 2. Amend section eight, article nine, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania ' which reads as follows: j "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school -t'strict, or other municipality or ln«< ted dls l trlct, except as herein provid hall 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 sin amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed val uation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election In such manner as shall be provided by law; bit any city, the debt of Which DOW •*- , oeeds seven per centum of such assessed i valuation, may be authorized by law to i Increase the same three per centum. In ; the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation." so as to read as follows; ' Section 8. The debt of any county, city. ; borough, township, school district, or oth j 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 thereof at a public election In such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed val uation, may be authorized by law to In crease the same three per centum, in the ablegate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and coun ty of Philadelphia for the construction ar.d development of subways f«»r transit purposes, or for thr construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public improvements, owned or to be owned by sa'.d city and county of Philadelphia, and ' which shall yield to the city and county of Phlladelp! i current net revenue in ex cess of the Interest on said debt or debts and of the annur.l installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, ' may he excluded in ascertaining the pow er of the city and county of Philadelphia to bo<-« ii. o'.ierwise Indebted: Provided, That :i fund for their cancellation . shall he • i lished and maintained. ' A true < • j».« <>f Joint Resolution No. 4. ROBERT McAFEB, Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Active Sloth Bear. "The slotli boar appears to he the most active of all the bears in the ioo. , Whoever misnamed the animal ought ! to bestow a more appropriate title," : uaM a woman visitor who sat on hi 1 bench In front of the bear dens. "A more befitting designation would , b« 't'rsus pugilisticus* or something j liUe that, for lie is certainly the most . pugnacious of all tlie bruin specimens ; here. And he gets away with it, too. although he weighs only 200 pounds. I saw him knock out the hairy eared i bear in a fierce fight over a piece of | tneat, and he gets tlie better of the ; great Yezo bear of about 1,000 pounds 1 in the adjoining inclosure. They fight I through the bars. You can hear the snapping of the big bear's Jaws as he I fails to catch his opponent. But the nervous sloth bear is as quick as a I cat with his long claws and gets in a ' dig on the oilier one's tnuzzlo that makes him snort with pain."—New 1 York Sun. , Lamp Oils as a cloudy day. Burns 8555 clear, full and steady. S EpSS Burns to very last drop without re-adjusting ! PThc best *ade '-Pi® you—costs no more JSji thaninferiortank-wagon j oils. Your dealer has it | in original barrels direct from sjjSSSg | S our refineries. S Wmvmrly OU Worka Co. E J INDEPENDENT ■*! REFINERS PtTTSBURC, PA. -jSjSiSE Alto maker, of Wavarly Special Auto Oil and jfCSooSs&J NEW iERSfcv TEA. Ttm Oirf 0««4 Itrvlii Mavaluttanar, D,v, V«>l| (l<WWll»|»f» of I'rlh/ (n , *oftfp limmli of i irnm*<» 11.I 1 . i:na ll»h Itri» ikfiMt ttul in and •pi Inn. <ll(Tii»< ilu-lf fnicriiiK-p »n ft mm t« rr Uililp tin• 'II.* *ti|>pn«». thiit tr» i nr. rather rt inlrit bikm) mi!> I'tittj. f.r H, ttm <n & iiimlf. fmiii tin. M iii'. on.' nf ntir |iictt|p-.t &rw J.i«' i « i 1 flo«rr>r* Vrt »« il »« M ill 111 . • . ti'ni. «ii> i> Kwjr i'ni n inn ii ii ii, I lllttl 10 Mllirtl !|ll'> ll ill t»"«Uir !«•' In : Willi Hn. i >rti tic In a m'lilmn »•». t j ill'--., i.ii n h 111 i i, fmn ' Cnn. ilii l« I • i tin L't.intnu tiaii llh | Iti. - . ilotia || !, ,-,.rr •Ml . . daul In Ni'tv i it' i \ fur wlii h li i | nutniil Ii iiinniii'. (ir-fiiK't? i » Julj and I* mi fin «> wiih im tiiiint (inn It'liil «lii i Mi' sum- ii* in In' i|u t ironh ii fi ' i' in Hi ■ k' ill ii* ii« us | ornnttifiiinl - mili It iui« ii ihirk r»».»■ | runt, with l«n'm Ili »n> li.-iip.ith mil I very uiiii Ii vivutil. h\ wlil.-lt Ii N im- "\ dlatlnfful*lirtl from the puri- li-m \i I luftiali.ii of tin- I.mi'i* |H'.'|i:inil In tin ' mi mi* manner as iiic ci-iiiitm* nrtii Ii" haa *mw« hni the titatf of orillnarv | pr::di* of the ten of the orient. I sit '* | not Fiippnucil to iiosfes* any of It filtnuhillng piopprtli'S - Kxchiingo Dulwer Lytton and His Chorus. The I'rliinns von lincon-ltaa nut i liulwer I.ytton in the ltlvlern toward j the end of the Oftles. Ho was then. I she says In her autobiography, "pa--, his lirst youth; his fame was at It-* zotillh. lie seetned louie nnledllti vlan, with his long dyed curls and hi old fashioned dress. lie dressed esm 112 ly in the fashion of the twenties, with long coats reaching to the nukles, knee breeches and long colored wnlstcouts Also he appeared always with a young lady who adored him and who was j followed by a manservant carrying n harp. She sat at his feet and ap peared. as he did, in the costume o* 1830, with long flowing curls, calleiT Anglaises. He read aloud from his own works, and in especially por-ti' passages his 'Alice' accompanied hint with arpeggios on the harp." A Tree Climbing Dog. A government official in Bavaria con i necteil with the forestry department ! has a wonderful dog, which is as clev er at climbing trees as a cat. If his master fastens a handkerchief up in the tree tops the animal will clamber up after It In the nimblest way and never fails to bring it down. He un taught by Ills mother, who was famou as a tree climber. The clever animal has won several medals by his ox traorilinary talent and takes particular delight in climbing silver birches, uot tho easiest tree in the world to scale, for the trunk Is particularly smooth and slippery.—Wide World Magazine. Kindness to Animals. | "What I believe in," said Mr. Eras j tus rinkly, "is Uitiduess to dumb anl- I mals." "Yes." replied Xllss Miami Brown I"I has hyuhed dat some folks kin lif I a chicken off de roos' so gentle an I tender dat he won't have his sleep i disturbed ska'seiy none."- " Pleasant. j Strange Guest—l don't know half the ] people in the room .lust look at that ! woman over there—the cross eyed, red I headed one. And some one told me she was married. Don't you think the j fellow was a fool? Other Guest (meek- J ly»—I know he was. I'm him.—Balti [ more American. Talked Too Much, j Wife (reproachfully i You forget i how you once hreaihcd your love In 1 my ear and promised that my every | wish should be gratified. Hub—No, I don't, but I wish uow I'd followed the hygienic rule of keeping my mouth 1 shut while breathlu'- —» A Glorious Part. "At last." exclaimed the low co- I median."l have a part that just suits ] me." I "Good." said the lirst old lady, "i'ou ; ure the -only actor I ever knew who 1 was thoroughly satisfied with his part. | What Is It V | "Oh. the part Isn't much, as far as . that goes, but I'm supposed to be a i burglar, and I break into a pantrv an® j eat a real meal at every performance." A Reliable Remedy CATARRH Elj's Cream Balm V Ii quickly absorbed. M Civet Relief at Once. It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects the diseased mem brane resulting from Catarrh and driven away aCold in the Head quickly. Hestereu the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid | Cream Balm for use in atomizers 7- r > cts. j Ely Brothers, sl> Warren Street. New York. 60 YEARS EX P E RIE NC E ™ /il I j . I Designs r rfTT' Copyrights 4c. Anrone Rending n Bkef oh and description may quickly Ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica ttona strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent® sent free, oldest agency for seenrini; patents. Patents taken through Mann & Co. receive rptcial notice , without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. I.snrest cir culation of any scientific Journal. Terms. 93 a year; four months, sl. Cold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 36 ' 8 ™"""' New York Branch Office. C 25 K Bt~ Wasblovton t* R-I P-A-N-S Tabule Doctors find A'good prescription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is enough for usua oocassions. The family,bottle (00 cents oontains a supply for a year. All drnß Ist*.
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