rnK ciiizex, Wednesday, aug. si, 1010. joooooooooooc jgjfjort jgjermonsi j FOR A iOOOOOOOOOOCOCttOC Theme: LIFE. BY DR. ALBERT FITCH. Text Enter ye In at' the narrow 'gate; for wide Is the gate and broad Is the way that leadeth to destruc tion; and many there are who enter by It. How narrow Is the gate and straight Is the way which leadeth to life, and few there are who find It. 4- Theso nro tie words of Jesus. They are distinguished by their Impressive aoverlty. There are always peoplo who aro per verse and discontented, and who tako no Interest in theso words, nnd arts In the nablt of reject ing them as absolutely Inconsistent with their Idea of a Christian life. You and I are the children of the twentieth oentury; that Is to say, we are an easy-going, pleasure-loTlng generation, and we receive these words, for the most part, If we re ceive them at all, with an Inner pre judice and a definite lrrellglon. They carry with them a message that pro vokes a challenge from our twentieth century civilization; they seem to set forth a reflection on the world from the point of view of the new Idea, as against the admirable old Idea of a past generation, the deeply rooted In stitution of human nature. It is no wonder that men balk at this idea, when It seemB to be out of harmony with present day twentieth century life. Stones don't roll up hill. They al ways take the easy path of rolling down hill; a shot does not leave the gun by the butt end, but goes right out at the mouth of the barrel. It takes the way of easiest resistance. Bo the Scripture tells us to follow the straight path which leadeth to glory. Some Christians never reach the greatest happiness, because they al ways follow the lines of least resist ance the lines of no resistance. They are living what they think Is the perfect life. Is not that the rule of all human development; the survival of the fittest The strong man domi nates the weak man, and he must give In. Read your history and see the na tions and the men who have fallen because they have followed the paths of least resistance; see where they have ended. . - - On the other hand, see the men who have succeeded because they fol lowed the straight and narrow path, See our modern commercial life, with Its one code of eithlcs for the multi millionaire and another code of ethics for the poorer man for you and for me. You can see It in our commercial life to-day, wherever we see men get ting together enormous amounts of money; wherever you see men put ting pleasure before principle, desire before Justice, conquest before char ncter, self before one's neighbors, the things of the world before the glory of God. Whenever you find these things and find men following the easy path, you find that they come to destruction. They have come to the end they set out to reach. On the other hand true progress has come only when men hnvo been willing to travel along the straight and narrow path. What la the thing that sustains society to-day? It Is the thing wo call home. 'The home Is simply a group of peo ple who have made up their minds to lead the straight life. Here the In dividual member sacrifices all for the sake of the group. The father sacrl flceB himself for his children. Wher ever you see a home where there Is discord, there you will see a broken home, a disrupted home, one that ends In divorce; one In which the children are moral bankrupts. That Is the whole foundation of our society; that Is where we do good to the greatest number; when men agree to walk In the straight and narrow path under any government whether It be that of a Republic or a monaro. Instead of the easy -path principle, along the lines of least resistance, there you have a sturdy people. When men endeavor to set forth their own Ideas of government Independent of -other men, such government Is not government at all; It sometimes means anarchy. Why do we build our hospitals to day! Because we bellevo In the now Christian civilization, wny do we take care of our old people In homes for the aged and the sick Instead of getting rid of them as thoy did in Sparta of old, by killing them? Do- cause we are a civilized people. 'Why do we have reformatories now Instead of prison. Because we novo learned that by simply turning a key on a man and locking him up apart from hla fellow-man, we destroy him and he destroys us. We do It for our own property's safety and for the reform of the individual There are many, many men. in our own (Jay who And themselves at the end of four, or three, or oven one year, not as good as they were be fore, to whom money and its pursuit are the main objects In Ufa Some cannot look their own children in the face or their neighbors, ct; 'their Ooi, because they hare lost their char acter. But character costs a great price, and everything t sacrlfloed'se attain It SAVED BY A TRICK I wns the only Amerlcnn of my time nt the University of Bonn who Joined tho dueling corps, in the corpo wns young Baron Stelger, who was cousld ered the boat swordsman nt the uni versity. Toward the end of the term I had tho good luck to bo pitted against Baron Stelger when lie had been drink ing and got tho better of him. Tuls gavo mo some renown nnd made Stel ger my bitter enemy. I did not touch a sword again during my stay nt tho university, nnd nfter tnklng my degree I went to Vienna to sec a little of life at that capital. I bad letters to somo of the best people there, nnd my associates were almost exclusively Austrian or German. One evening nfter attending tho opcrn with a party of ladles and gentlemen I In vited them to stop with me nt a cafe. Whllo we were there who should come, In but Baron Stelger. Ho passed closo to me, not speaking to me, but glaring at me, and as ho walked behind my chair he purposely run against It I was at tho moment raising a glass of wlno to my Hps, and n part of tho wluo was spilled on my shirt front. I was nngry and, acting on a foolish but nat ural Impulse, threw what remained In the glass In his face. Tho moment I had done so I realized that I had likely signed my own death warrant Stelger would undoubtedly challenge me, nnd ns I hnd not touched a sword in two years nnd ho had be come famous In Its use as well as a merciless opponent1! must either show the white feather and bo disgraced nmong my Vienna friends or die. Stelger apologized for touching my chair, declaring that It was uninten tional, nnd, raising his hat politely. passed on. Not one of my friends but understood what would follow, and the party broke up Immediately. I went to my apartments with a young Dr. Koch, with whom I was very intimate. The challenge came beforo we sepa rated, and I confess I was thrown Into a serious mental condition. Since leav ing the university Stelger had fought a do7,en or moro duels nnd hnd never spared his man. Dr. Koch told me to think no more about the matter or I would unfit myself to take advantage of what slight chance there was for me; that he had saved a friend of his once under similar circumstances and he would try his plan with me. I placed my case In his hands, turned In nnd after an hour or so fell asleep. The next evening nfter dark Dr. Koch came to me and told me that he had arranged everything nnd If I would keep my head all would go well with me. I as the challenged party had the right to choose tho weapons and the time and place of tho meeting. Acting for me, Dr. Koch had chosen swords In n dark room. The duel was to take place Immediately in a room of a third party. Without giving me time to dwell on these horrible conditions Dr. Koch hurried mo to tho meeting place, but before entering the rooms in ques tion he took me to another where a gentleman was waiting, to whom I was introduced "Dr. Selferth, tho most noted oculist In Europe." The two doctors at once began to pnlnt my eyes with n camel's hair brush that hnd been dipped In some liquid. As soou ns they had finished a bandage was clapped over my eyes nnd kept there for some twenty minutes, when It was taken off, and wo went Immediately to rooms In the same building where the meeting was to tnko place. A few mo ments later Stelger and I were thrust Into tho dark room, and the door was closed nnd locked. Now, It Is Impossible to exclude per fectly either light or heat from any npartinent One might ns well attempt to form n perfect vacuum. Scientifi cally sieaklng, there Is no such thing as a perfect absence of everything from any given space. Tho treatment of the physicians had enabled me to take ad vantage of what light there was In the room, nearly all of which came through an Imperfectly fitted door, under which there wns a strip unprotected. Be this ns It may, I could distinguish the prin cipal objects In the room, Including my enemy. I could not make out his ex pression, but his figure was quite per ceptible, especially his face aud hands, which were lighter than tho rest. He remained perfectly quiet for awhile when I moved, and, hearing tho creak lng of my boots, he came toward me. I glided away, this time without mak ing any sound, and in another moment gavo him a cut on tho haud which forced him to drop his sword. Before ho could recover It I pricked b'.m from the other Bide, which drew him from where tho sword hnd fallen, and then I took It up myself. "Baron," I said, "you aro at my mer cy. I have your sword." "Finish the murder. That's what It la. It certainly is not dueling." "I bavo no uso for your life. I give it to you. nelloP The door was opened, and tho party in the adjoining room entered. I bad given Stolger an ugly cut on tho band nnd a slight wound in tho fleshy part of his bock. These tho doctors dressed. Stelger Insisted on a renewal of tho combat nndt'1 circumstances that would enablo him to tako his revenge, but my seconds declared that I would not be permitted to fight longer except In the dark room, whereupon Stelger sulkily declared himself satisfied, and tho party dispersed. As soon as I was alone with the two doctors they charged me, both on my own accouat and theirs, to keep their part In the matter a secret, since if it became known they would be mined socially and profeawoaally. I had no desire to publish it ; Mirror The one drawback of the visiting hairdresser Is that many of tho appli ances In use in a first class establish ment are wanting. Chief among theso appliances Is a shampoo oonrd. Thcro are various kinds, but most of them aro of metal with a curved space for tho back of the neck and grooves on which the hair Is laid and from which tho water runs Into the stationary basin. With tho use of ono of theso boards tho fatigue of leaning over a wash stand for a hnlf hour while the hair Is washed and rinsed Is done away with. One can sit comfortably In a chair with tho neck resting on the bonrd and the hair spread over It Tho stout woman who objects to stooping or any ono with weakness of heart and shortness of breath likes the board, which can be screwed to any washstnnd. It Is restful and lends added benefit to the ecalp treatments. To Keep Young. The little unnoticed strains are the ones which tell. Women should not stand any more than necessary. If they would only remember to sit down whenever they have tho chanco It would add years to their llvc. For Instance, It Is not necessary to stand so much while doing housework. Sit down and read while you aro wait ing for tho food to cook. Never pare apples or shell peas standing. Even Ironing may be dono in a sit ting position If tho chair Is high enough nud has no arms. Learn to take a few minutes' rest after each exertion, and this apparent loss of time will bo to your gain In the long run. The woman who Is on her feet con tinually Is the one who wears herself out and does poor work In the bar gain. It Is not lazy to save yourself. It Is only wise. Rules of Sleep. Those who think most, who do most brain work, require most sleep, and time "saved" from necessary sleep Is Infallibly destructive of mind, body and estate. Give yourself, your chil dren, your servnnts give all that are under you the fullest amount of sleep they will tako by compelling them to go to bed nt some regular early hour and rise In the morning the moment they nwako and within a fortnight na ture, with almost tho regularity of the rising sun, will unloose tho bonds of sleep the moment enough repose has been secured for the wants of tho sys tem. This Is tho only safe nnd sufficient rule, and as to the question how much sleep any one requires each must be a rule for himself. Great nature will never fall to write it out to the ob- server under tho regulations Just giv en The Latest Massage. Instead of using hot cloths or steam to gut the face Into condition for mas saging, tho Intest Idea Is to use water charged with electricity. This water Is applied through a sponge-Ilk? substance at the end of two tubes attached to an electric wire or battery. The Instrument Is so con structed that surplus moisture Is car ried off In one of the pipes. The advocates ot this method say there Is uo dnnger of too much relax ing of the muscles, as Is tho case with steam, and the heat is so regulated that there is no danger of scalding the skin, ns with hot cloths. Restoring the Color of Teeth. Dissolve two ounces of borax In three pints of water. Before quite cold add thereto one tcaspoonful of tinc ture of myrrh and one tablespoonful ot spirits of cuiuphor. Bottle and mix for uso. One wineglass of the solution added to half a pint of tepid water Is sufficient for each application. This solution applied daily preserves and beautifies the teeth, extirpates tartar ous adhesion, produces a pearl-like whiteness, arrests decay and Induces a healthy action In the gums. The Roughened Sewing Finger. Tho bane of the average sewer or embroiderer Is tho roughened first fin ger. This Is particularly trying when one Is embroidering silks, which catch and roughen easily. To keep tho hands In good condition wash them care fully bcfoio beginning work and rub off all roughness with a fine pumice stone. Then wash with a little acetic acid, which can bo bought at any drug store. If this Is not at band a good cider vinegar answers the same purpose almost as welt The Mouth, Perhaps you bare never considered the fact that tho voice tuts an influence upon the mouth. When a woman speaks habitually In a loud voice her Upa will become ugly. Watch your self In tho, glass when yoa speak and you win notice that hard, rough lines come round your mouth when yoa speak loudly. Now, by speaking gen tly these lines will be replaced by soft, pretty curves. UNDER BOUTS NOW POPULAR. Yachtsmen faking to This Glass oi Sailing Craft. MANY RAGES TO BE HELD, First Big One of Season Is Interna tional Affair to Be Held Off Marble head, Ms., Aug, 17 Between Ameri can and Spanish Yachts. ho sonderclass yacht seems to be growing In popularity. It first came Into existence on this side of the At lantic In 100G, when n series of raei's was arranged with the Gcrmnn yachts men, and since then some forty boats have been built for this class. It Is most popular In eastern waters and has proved successful. Those who are Interested In the class do not pro pose to nllow It to die out, and many races are to be held thl3 year. The International races between the Amer ican aud Spanish sonder boats tire scheduled to start off Marblehend, Mass., Aug. 17. On Buzzards bay Sept. ;i there are to bo races for tho selection of, a team to bo sent to Kiel for Inter national races In June, 1011. To those who do not understand what the sonder bont Is tho following will no doubt prove Interesting: Ronrterclnss hont wns dr-slmed tu I overcome yacht measurement rules and se,m,bl,J' sha11 have full pover to ea ts produce tho most boat on the water , tabUs1' nw courts' ,from tlV l tlme' with tho least boat under It that Is to I say, with as little water line length i and as much overhang as are possible In n racing length of thirty-two feet ' In addition to this condition they must be weighed, and their displacement must not be more than 4,03o pounds, nor may they carry moro than 530 square feet of sail. In appearance they are not unlike the sneak box on longer nnd finer lines, for thoy have tho long spoon bow and the square stern of the famous Jersey ducking boat. They nro Jib and main sail rigged, with the forward end of tho Jib made fast inboard about two or three feet from tho bow proper, one of tho additional strange features of the boat. They are flush decked, with a cock pit large enough to hold tho crew of three men, the helmsman having to be bothnn amateur nud a native of the counTry"fromwhlch the boat halls, ac cording to the rules. The boats are steered with an unusually long tiller. They have fin keels, are built of ma hogany or cedar and average around twenty-five feet in length over nil. "SEND ME BACK TO MINORS" So Requested Dlackburne, $8,500 Short stop, of White Sox President. Russell Blackburne, the Chicago Americans' young shortstop, for whom President Charles Comlskey paid $8,500 last fall, yearns to go back to the minor leagues. Blackburne asked to be returned to the Eastern league, but his request was refused, Comlskey considering him too good n baseball player to loso at the present time. With only three years' experience In baseball and only a few months' play with a major league team, Blackburne feels that he cau be of greater service to tho Whlto Sox ultimately by play ing tho remainder of the season with n minor league team, where ho will be kept In tho game constantly. lie wants to help the White Sox, he says, and believes he can make more rapid strides nud bo of greater service to the team by a little more experience with the minors. Blackburne came to the White Sox nt the beginning of the present season from the Providence team of tho East ern league. He was a distinct sensa tion on that club, fielding In n phe nomenal manner and batting at a good average. Since coming to the White Sox Blackburne has had a checkered career of successes and reverses. BRITONS ARE COMING. Oxford and Cambridge Football Play ers Will Introduce Game. Negotiations have been under way for some time for the sending of a combined Oxford-Cambridge varsity tenm to tho United States with a view to re-establlsblng Rugby football In eastern schools and universities In ac cordance with the Ideas of Theodore Roosovclt expressed to the students at tho Cambridge union on May 20. No hindrances are seen now, and It Is con fidently expected that tho team will make tho trip. Frank Gotch Not a Fighter. Frank Gotch, tho world's wrestling champion, who Jim Corbctt Is trying to foist on too public as tho only man who can defeat Jack Johnson, has al ready taken a whirl at the prizo ring game. Bovcrol years ago bo met Frank Slavin in Alaska. Tho. fight was held In Dawson City, and, according to tho stories told by the wrestling, cham pion, hla fighting debut was anything but cuqpuraglng. Frank Slavin was an old timer even nt that time, whllo Gotch, knew little of the. rudiments of tho game, Tho result was a knock out, with Gotch taking, tho count Pltchsr Hall Doves' Standby. Charlie 'Ball is Beaton's, standby In the box. The Califurnlan has great speed and to always ready to be called upon to go to the mound. PPOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR, APPROVAL Oil 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. Number One. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section twenty-six of article flvo of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Resolved, (If the Senate concur), That the following amendment to section twenty-six of article five of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth arti cle thereof: That section 20 of Article V., which reads ns follows: "Section 2C. All lBWS reiating to courts shall be gen oral and of uniform operation, and the organization, Jurisdiction, and powers of nil 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; 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 ot Common Pleas and Orphans Courts," be amended so that the same shall read as follows: Section 2G. All laws relating to courts shall be general and of uni form operation, and the organization, Jurisdiction, and powers of all courts of tho 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- 11 o bite ouuig UIUJ 17 V- ..UCUCIA At. UUJ 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 aud 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 tho right to vote. Resolved (If the House of Repre sentatives concur), That the follow ing amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsvlva nla be, and the same Is hereby, pro- poseu, in accoraance wun me eign 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 fob lows: Section 1. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall bo 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 lu the State one year (or if, having pre viously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months), 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 tho 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 Al legheny County. Section 1. Bo It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of tho 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 flvo be amended, by striking out the said section, and Inserting In place there of tho following: Section C. In the county of Phila delphia all the Jurisdiction and pow ers 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 five dis tinct 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 tho court of common pleas numbor ono, num ber two, number three, number four, and number five, but tho number of said courts may bo by law Increased, from time to time, 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 oi an addi tional court may be authorized by law, may bo Increased, from time to time, and whenever such increase shall amount In tho whole to three, such three Judges shall compose a distinct and separate court as arore said, which shall be numbered as aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall be Instituted In the said courts ot common pleas without designating the number of tho said court, and tne several courts shall distribute and apportion tho business among thorn In such manner as shall be provided by rules ot court, and each court. to which any suit shall be thus as- signed, shall have exclusive Juris diction thereof, subject to change of venue, as shall be provided by law. In the county of Allegheny all the Jurisdiction nnd powers now vested In the several numbered courts of common pleas shall bo vested In ono court of common pleas, composed of nil the Judges In commission In said courts. Such Jurisdiction and pow ers shall extend to all proceedings nt law nnd In equity which shnll have been Instituted In tho 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 Judge of said court shall be selected as provided by law. The number of Judges In said court may be by law Incrensed 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 ns an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of tho eighteenth article thereof: Amendment to Article Nine, 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, 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 by 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 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, 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 by law to .Increase tho same three per cen tum, In tho aggregate, at any one time. Upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter Incurred by tho city and county oI. Philadelphia for the construction7" and development of subways for tran sit purposes, or for the construction ot wharves and docks, or the 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 and 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, Secretnry of the Commonwealth. TWELVE muslin trespass notices for 11.00; 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 4- t vou are In the marketi for JEWELRY, SILVER t WARE, WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, AND NOVELTIES - - X Guaranteed articles only sold." I t x OHMMMMUMWHIIDII ARRIVAL Aim DEPARTURE OP BRIE TRAINS. Trains leave Union depot at 7.20 a. m. and 2.48 p. m., week. days. Trains nrrlvo Union depot at 1.J0 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.