Montour Amorioan
112 C ANlll.fi, Proprietor.
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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.
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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
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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
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• hull 1 ' * •''•••! :■ •
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».«• 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
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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
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| 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."
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