rrtE ciiizRN, Wednesday, august it, 1010.
IN THE REALM
OF FASHION
Cool and Dainty.
A dellciously cool looking gown ct
Btrlpcd llnon Is of green nml white. U
ritOCK OF bTIUPED LINEN.
Is made with little tucks, which nre
very effective In this striped material,
and neck and sleeves arc finished with
the new and pretty clown ruches.
New Kind of Romper.
A new Idea in children's rompers Is
a circular cut designed more especially
for small girls' play, because the ful
ness created by the circular suggests
n skirt. It Is made from pink and
white or blue and white checked
gingham. The sleeves are elbow
length, taken into band cults, and the
garment is prettily trimmed with nar
row folds of white piping. This model
comes In sizes two to six years and
costs only 50 cents.
At the same price rompers may be
bought for babies from one to six
years of age. The material is checked
gingham, made with a square cut neck
and short pun sleeves.
CLEVER IDEAS
FOR SUMMER,
Now's the Time to Buy Ready
Made Gowns.
Now that the summer season Is at
its height, the lines of hats, gowns,
parasols, and all arc rvduced to the
fewest, and the result is simplicity.
Isn't that alwnys the story?
Almost every season's opening fluds
the woman with limited Income and
good taste reduced to despair. There
is nothing In the shops that she can
have. That Is, uothlug that she would
have, that she can.
Extremes of tiew styles are every
where that her purse reaches. Of
course, the best shops always show an
avoidance of excesses, but for obvious
reasons the best shops are not her
shops. She must search around ntnong
the others, and her soul faints wlthlu
her at the monstrous hats, the over
trimmed suits und dresses, the cheap
gingerbread' neckwear.
And this suggests tho question, why
is it that the simple unadorned gar
ments arc always tho most expensive?
One would think the makers could
save on the trimmings and laces, und
give materials of good quality and
good cut for the samo prices that they
Bell $1,000,000 worth of coarse lace,
soutacho braid that everywhere marks
a suit as ready made, dinky little
bows, gilt nnd lace motifs, so-called,
that spoil what might have been a
nice plain collar. To come back to
the original matter, now is the time
;when the summer styles aro at their
"prettiest, most tasteful and simplest.
Now is a good timo to buy ready mado
(owns, both because from now on the
prices Will bo reduced and because all
tho best designs hare been copied' in
cheaper goods the best gowns, it con
not bo said too often, being simple in
outline and detail, effective because of
material and cutting.
Summer Styles.
White muslin frocks aro being trim
med with tho finest of black chantllly
lace, and a toach of cherry colored,
lemon or Chinese bide ribbon.
The country and seaside bats display
an endless amount of tan colored
wings, white, biscuit and flamingo
pink being tho favored colors. 81ngU
ostrich plumes are uncurled and spec
kled or checked in curious designs.
HINTS FOR THE
BUSY HOUSEWIFE
Tea and Coffee Strainer With
Attached Drip Bowl.
In order to catch the drip from a
strainer after tea or coffee has been
poured through It an Inventor has pro
vided a drip bowl which may bo
swung under the strainer. The strain
er Is pivoted In a pair of arms extend
ing upward from the drip bowl. The
handle of tho device Is attached to the
bowl and not to tho strainer, so that
when tho handle Is turned to one side
tho strainer will maintain Its normal
position, while the drip bowl Is swung
out of tho way. When the handle Is
turned past a certain angle tho arms
engage a Up formed on the strainer, so
that the strainer will nlso be tipped
and may be Inverted to freo It of the
dregs or grounds that have collected
therein.
Blackberry Cordial.
Wash the blackberries well, put In a
clean saucepan on the back of the
stove, let them heat thoroughly, Btlr
rlng often, but do not boll, and do not
add any water. Strain through a Jelly
bag, being careful to get every bit of
substance, leaving only tho seeds In
the hag. Measure the Juice, nnd to
every quart add three cupfuls of sugar.
Put back on tho stove, add one inch of
cinnamon stick, four cloves, one blade
of mace and one bay leaf tied In a
piece of muslin. Boll until tho sirup
Is thick, about thirty minutes. When
done set aside to cool.
When cold add two cupfuls of bran
dy to every quart of sirup. Bottle and
seal tightly.
Leftover Fiih.
If you have a small piece of fish left
from a meal, cut It into small bits and
put a layer in the bottom of a deep
dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and
small pieces of onion, then add a layer
of breadcrumbs and some cold mash
ed potatoes. Season this also, and con
tinue your layers as before. Moisten
tho top layer, which must be of
crumbs, with milk enough to let It
soak down through the mixture.
Place In the oven and bake to a golden
brown.
Smoked Shoulder.
Select a shoulder of fair size and not
too fat. Wash thoroughly and soak in
cold water overnight. In the morning
rinse well and put on to boll with wa
ter enough to cover. Keep on adding
boiling water as the water In the pot
bolls away. When tender remove
from the pot, tear off tho skin and
trim off a little of tho fat. Cover the
shoulder with breadcrumbs and stick
In a few cloves. Place In a moderate
oven until n golden brown crust forms
Barley Water.
One ounce of pearl barley, rlud and
strained Juice of half a letnou, one
quart of water and one tablespoonful
of sugar. Well wash tho barley and
boll It for three minutes. Strain off
the water and add tho quart of fresh
water, the rind and Juice of the lemon
nnd the sugar. Simmer very gently
for one and a half hours. Stralu and
serve.
To Wash a Red Tablecloth.
To wash properly a red tablecloth
dissolve powdered borax in soft water
until tho water feels slippery to the
hands. Do not use soap. Wush as
usual in this prepared water. Put n
cupful of boiled starch into a final
warm rinse water. Dry In the shade
and iron wbllo slightly damp.
Removing Mildew.
To remove mildew from cloth put a
tcaBpoonful of chloride of lime in a
quart of water, strain it twice, then
dip the mlldowed places in tho weak
solution; lay it in the sun. If the mil
dew has not disappeared when dry,
repeat
Chests Toast.
Cheddar cheese cut In thin slices,
toasted ' before the Are and spread on
small squares of buttered toast or
crackers with a slight seasoning of
mustard and paprika makes a tasty
for the salad course.
Insect In the Bar.
It la nofan uncommon occurrence for
a lire Insect to get into the ear when
one. is out of doors in summer; Th
best'' method of removing the bug Is
to pour sweet oil, gylcertn or Bait ra-
ter In the 'tar.
Maple Sugar Froeime.
Pat coo cupful of maple sugar' and
four tablespoonfuls of mllkf on" the
store. LeCMt'boll until It will harden
In water. Sur until cool; then spread
on cake.
- -4,-,
REST ROOMS TO
BOOST TOWN!
How They Tend to Improve Any
Community.
GREAT BENEFIT TO WOMEN.
Very Useful to Shoppers and Visitors
From the Country Methods of Sup- i
porting the Rooms Increasing In
Numbers and Popularity Brattle
boro's Successful Venture.
In n paper read at n civics conference
held under tho auspices of the Wo
man's club of Concord, N. II., Mrs.
Edward N. Pearson, the club's presi
dent, spoke on a phase of town im
provement which is both useful and
attractive. She said In part:
"The subject of city rest rooms be
comes Interesting when we learn of
places where they are successfully
supported. In every community there
aro public spirited citizens who desire
to improve the condition of tho home
town, cither in making It more beauti
ful or more habitable both for resi
dent nnd visitor. It may bo true that
Concord is conservative, but it Is
equally true that when nn npitcal is
mado to further a worthy object her
citizens respond generously. One of
tho questions that interests us this
evening Is, Does Concord need n rest
room? We nnswer, Yes, because there
nre no rest accommodations that wo
men may make use of while shop-
plug or when detained hero for any
reason. The hospitality of tho stores I
has been gratefully accepted, but they '
cannot offer the freedom a rest room 1
would provide. Among tho patrons of
such a room there would bo women j
living In extreme parts of the town ,
who nre obliged to take their young
children with them while shopping .
and women from the adjoining towns
who from January to December leave
A REST IIOOM.
nt doors tho good things from the
farms and who would appreciate a
place where they were welcome to
rest, to eat their lunch and enjoy a
refreshing cup of tea. During the
automobile season tourists would avail
themselves of tho privileges of a rest
room.
"The progressive spirit in the west
and south is resulting in an increasing
number of these rooms each year. In
Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Idaho,
Iowa, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia
women's clubs have taken the initia
tive. The president of the club In
Oakland, Neb., writes that the Com
mercial club co-operates with them In
furnishing fuel, light and one-half the
rent Furniture and reading matter
were donated by interested citizens. A
club In Oklahoma has recently opened
a rest room for women from the rural
districts. The expenses are met by
weekly subscriptions of 25 cents from
the merchauts, who nre heartily In
favor of the enterprise. The presi
dent of the Greenville (Tenu.) club
writes that four of the club members
of tact and business ability called upon
every business mau In town, soliciting
subscriptions and explaining the needs
of a rest room for tho women of tho
county and towns who came to Green
ville to do shopping. Without nn ex
ception the good citizens contributed
liberally to tho cause. Those contri
butions were used to buy the neces
sary furniture. Tho women appeared
beforo the county commissioners, lay
ing their plea before the body of men.
who agreed to allow them ?20 a month
as a permanent fund. With this en
couragement they secured two cen
trally located rooms. Each member of
the club gave something townrd the
expenses of a matron. These rooms
soon becoming inadequate for their
needs, two mrro were added, one to
be used for a tea room, tho other for
a reading room'. Again tho rooms
were too small. An eight room houso
was rented, and now every room is In
use.
"To bring tho subject nearer home,
we find that in Concord, Mass., last
year the D. A. It. organization bought
a dwelling house and opened a .rest
room that was well patronized. I was
told recently of their ambitious plans
for tho future. In Portland, Mo., the
largo department stores have rest
rooms for their patrons. In Vermont,
Rutland and Burlington hare tho ques
tion under consideration. Perhaps tho
best concrete example of a rest' room,
tea room and woman's exchange we
have heard of Is a BratUeboro, Vt
Members of the W, C. T. U.. haying
the courage of their convictions, made
known their intention of opening a
room where women from tit rural dis
tricts baying business In BratUeboro
could bare rest privileges. Tho op
portunity to securo a large room that
was vacated was ruado nse of, the
owner of the building making a gift
of $25. Falling to interest oth'er or
ganizations to Join In their plans, the
board agreed to give $10 a month
toward tho expenses. Tho furniture
was loaned by tho Y. M. C. A. aux
iliary, with tho privilege of holding
tholr meetings lu (he room. Tnv
dny bus brought nearly S-bio v.u h year,
u sum to be used us n ionuan. lit fund
The woman' exchange pays half tin
salary of tin matron. The Income t
further Increased by the sale of to-'
toffee and light lunches: nlo by tin
rent of the room evenings to small par
ties. The president of the Bntttloboi-1
club writes:
" 'Knowing as I do the benefits of
such n room, 1 should urge any body
of women who contemplate such nn
enterprise to go forward courageously.
When the people of your town see
what Is means to them It must be
they will rally to nsslst you.'
"Tho most creditable work In New
Hampshire Is not found In those club
that provide wmply a lecture and en
tcrtnlnmcnt course, but In those that
possess an earnest, progressive spirit
that wins recognition from the com
munities where they nre organized."
THE ROSE ROUTE.
Attractive Improvement of a Railroad
to Eliminate Its Dust Nuisance.
The "rose route to New York." The
flowery phrase suggests a musical
comedy or a press agent's weird Imag
ination, it Is nothing of tho sort, how
ever, for tho words describe tersely
the probable ultimate result of tho Im
provement recently begun by the New
York. New Haven nnd Hartford rail
road. When the work Is completed It
will be possible for grimy englnemen
to leap from the cabs at almost any
way station and gather an nrmful of
roses to festoon about their levers, nnd
fresh bouquets may be procured for
the dining car tables anywhere along
the line. To be explicit, tho railroad
between Providence and New London
is being beautified on an elaborate
scale. Primarily the aim Is not
aesthetic. The elimination of the dust
nuisance is the Inspiring motive. For
several years the railroad officials have
been considering plans for bettering
conditions nnd have vainly sought
some sort of vegetation to cover ex
posed sandy banks. The problem hns
been studied not only because of a de
sire to get rid of tho annoyance to
passengers, but also because the shift
lug sand has been directly responsible
for a considerable expenditure In main.
mining tracks and rolling stock.
Getting rid of the dirt kicked up
from the surface of the track Is a com
paratively easy matter, as rock ballast
has passed the experimental stage, but
banishing the dust sucked In from the
sandy embankments by the trains was
a much more difficult problem. Appeal
was made to landscape artists for a
species of vegetation that would cover
the soli and not bo liable to take fire
easily from sparks of passing loco
motives. The experts recommended
Dorothy Terklns Itambler rosebushes,
and late last fall a practical experi
ment was tried with 1,300 bushes lu
the deep cut north of Apponaug. The
bushes nre planted In three rows in
the deepest parts of tho cuts. It Is
claimed that under favorable con
ditions they will send out shoots
twelve or fifteen feet long in n season.
It Is planned to have them run up the
sandy embankments, and intertwining
form a solid tangled mnt which, it is
believed, will effectively keep down
the dust and fine sand. Providence
Journal.
PAY FOR HONEST SERVICE.
Retail Merchant's Right to Protection
From Unfair Competition.
Speaking recently before a state con
vention of retail merchants, a repre
sentative of n firm manufacturing a
widely advertised food product said:
"If co-operation Is to be a loyal and
sincere sort wo must recognize the
right of every one In the chain of dis
tribution to nn honest profit. Not even
the consumer hns any right to object
to the honest profits of the merchant
who gives him honest service. No one
who will carefully study the relation
of profits to service can escape the con
viction that public economy Is best
served by tho policy of 'live and let
live.'
"The argument of tho mall order
house, chain store and department
store that elimination of the middle
man would bo economical to the con
sumer is absolutely false. Such Insti
tutions, taken broadly, are enemies
rather than friends of the consumer,
Just as they aro of the retailer. If
they hold as rigidly to strict truth and
fairness as the retail grocer does they
would die nn early death.
"Nothing has contributed to the ex
istence of thoso irregular mongrel
classes so much as favoritism, but
even this Is slowly getting a hold on
thinking retailers. Quantity prices
have mado possible every one of the
unfair practices of tho trade. If you
can buy ten cases more cheaply than
one It Is fair to sell 100 cases moro
cheaply than ten and a carload at a
lower price still. But such practices
inevitably make it possible for the big
buyer to own goods mora cheaply than
his small competitor. If mall order
houses paid tho same prlco for their
goods that tho small merchant does,
they wouldn't last a year, becauso tho
small merchant Is the consumer's
friend and with a squaro deal will
beat any catalogue houso out of exist
ence In his town In the game of com-petition.-
Playground or JsllT
A playground leaflet that baa recent
7 been "issued prints on its front page,
Kith fUustraUpn, this interesting al
ternative: "Shall wj prorkle a, ( play
ground or" enlarge the Jail?" There Is
a picluro of' "do gang" etlll In the
making oa to good or evil.
PPOI'OSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR
APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. AND PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION. v
Number One.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
twenty-six of article five of the
Constitution of tho Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Resolved, (if the Senate concur),
Thnt the following amendment to
section twenty-six of article live of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania be,
nnd the same Is hereby, proposed, In
accordance with the eighteenth arti
cle thereof:
That section 2G of Article V., which
reads as follows: "Section 2G. All
laws relating to courts shall be gen
eral and of uniform operation, nnd
the organization, Jurisdiction, nnd
powers of all courts of the same
class or grade, so far as regulated
by law, and tho force and effect of
the process and Judgments of such
courts, shall be uniform; and the
General Assembly is hereby prohibit
ed from creating other courts to ex
ercise the powers vested by this Con
stitution in the Judges of the Courts
of Common Pleas nnd Orphnns'
Courts," be amended so thnt the same
shall read as follows:
Section 2G. All laws relating to
courts shnll be general and of uni
form operation, and the organization,
Jurisdiction, and 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 uniform;
but, notwithstanding any provisions
of this Constitution, the General As
sembly shall have full power to es
tablish new courts, from time to time,
as the same may be needed In any
city or county, and to prescribe the
powers and Jurisdiction thereof, and
to increase the number of Judges In
any courts now existing or hereafter
created, or to reorganize the same.
or to vest In other courts the juris
diction theretofore exercised by
courts not of record, and to abolish
the same wherever it may be deemed
necessary for the orderly and efficient
administration of justice.
A true copy of Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to
eliminate the requirement of pay
ment of taxes as a qualification of
the right to vote.
Resolved (if the House of Repre
sentatlves concur), That the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva'
nla be, and the same is hereby, pro
posed, In accordance with the eigh
teenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof, so that
the said section shall read as fol
lows:
Section 1. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject 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, havlug pre
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he
shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six mouths), immedi
ately preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided In the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi
ately preceding the election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of AI
legheny County.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the
same is hereby, proposed, In accord
ance with the eighteenth article
thereof:
That section six of article Ave be
amended, by striking out the said
section, and inserting in place there
of the following:
Sectlou 6. In the county of Phlla
delphla all the jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested in the district courts
and courts of common pleas, subject
to such changes as may be mado by
this Constitution or by law, shall be
In Philadelphia vested In nvo dis
tlnct and separate courts of equal
and co-ordinate jurisdiction, com
posed of three judges each. The
said courts In Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the court
of common pleas number one, num
ber two, number three, number four
and number five, but tho number of
said courts may be by law increased
from time to tlmo, and shall be in
like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number of Judges in
any of said courts, or In any county
where the establishment of an addl
tional court may be authorized by
law, may be Increased, from time to
time, and whenever such Increase
shall amount In the whole to three
such three Judges shall compose a
distinct and separate court as afore
said, which shall, be numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits
shall be instituted in the said courts
of common pleas without designating
the number of the said court, and the
several courts shall distribute and
apportion the business among them
In such manner as shall be provided
oy rules of court, and each court,
to wnlch any suit shall bo thus as
signed, shall have exclusive juris
diction thereof, subject to chnngo of
venue, ns shall be provided by law.
In the county of Allegheny nil the
urlsdlctlon and powers now vested
In the several numbered courts of
common pleas shall be vested In one
court of common plena, composed of
all the judges In commission in said
courts. Such jurisdiction and pow
ers shall extend to all proceedings at
aw and In equity which shall have
been Instituted In the several num
bered courts, and shall be subject to
such changes as may be made by law,
and subject .to change of venue as
provided by law. The president
udge of said court shall be selected
as provided by law. The number of
Judges In said court may be by law
Increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the
first day of January succeeding Its
adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Number Four.
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
the following Is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment to Article Mne, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight.
article nine, of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows:
"Section 8. The debt of any coun
ty, city, borough, township, school
district, or other municipality or In
corporated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any new debt, or increase
its indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, wmi
out the assent of the electors thereof
at a public election In such manner
ns shall he provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may he authorized uy law
to increase the same three per cen
tum, 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 dis
trict, or other municipality or incor
porated district, except as herein
nrovlded. shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur auy new debt, or increase
its indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out 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 exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may be authorized uy law
to Increase the same three per cen
tum. In the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation, except
that any debt or debts liereinatter
Incurred by the city and county of
Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for tran
sit purposes, or for the construction
of wharves and docks, or tue re
clamation of land to be used in the
construction of a system of wharves
and docks, as public Improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city
nnd county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and
county of Philadelphia current net
revenue In excess of the interest on
said debt or debts and of the annual
Installments necessary for the can
cellation of said debt or debts, may
be excluded In ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadel
phia 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.
TWELVE muslin trespass notices
for $1.00; six for seventy-five cents.
Name of owner, township and law
regarding trespassing printed there
on. CITIZEN office.
t SPENCER
The Jeweler
t would like to see you if
X you are In the market!
I for i
JEWELRY, SILVER-
t WARE, WATCH ES,
CLOCKS,
DIAMONDS,
t AND NOVELTIES
T "Guaranteed articles only sold.'
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ARRIVAL AMD DEPARTURE OP
ERIK TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at 7.20
a. m. and 2.48 p. m., week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at 1.50
and 6.45 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves at
5.50 p. m.
Sunday trains leave 2.48 and ar
rive at 7.02