JHE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPT. 0, 11)10. jglaturday Qight Cil(C y ReT- F- E. DAVISON Ullj Rutland, Vt 54I-QCQ THE REGALIA OF THE KINGDOM. International Bible Lesson for Sept. 11, '10 (Matt. 22:1-14). Every organization, society, pnrty, lodge and club among men has Its members Identified, at homo and abroad. Only those who havo been initiated, taught the mysteries, signed the proper documents are entitled to wear the badgo of membership or reap the bonellta of the order. Dut having paBsed the appointed tests and received tho appropriate credentials the members are thoncoforth desig nated and recognized by tho badgo, the pass word or the hailing sign by oil tho brotherhood. Insignia of the Kingdom. Tho Kingdom of Heaven Is no ex ception to that rule. Those who como into It do bo voluntarily, and there after are clothed In a regalia which Is only bestowed upon those who have learned tho mysteries of the spiritual kingdom. The king. In explaining what that Insignia stands for, re lates tho parable of the wedding gar ment Ho says that a certain king made a nuptial foast for his son, and sent out tho Invitations far and wldo. But his invitations wero treated contemptuously nnd scorned by many, yet. In eplto of this a great company gathered at the feast According to Oriental custom, garments of beauty and rank were provided for tho guests, which they were to wear as a compli ment to the giver and a credential for tho supper. But when tho king camo In to Inspect the guests, ho found a man who had scornfully ro fused to put on the regalia, a solitary nnd conspicuous example of Indepen dence, Ingratitude and wilful disre gard of the proprieties. It was appar ent at a glance that the offender had no business In such an assembly, and he was Incontinently and emphatical ly ejected from the premises. In such vivid language tho king sets forth the truth that certain credentials and badges of citizenship are essential to participation In the banquet of love. No one can by any possibility partake of the marrlago supper unless he con sents to wear the Insignia of tho realm. The Garment Described. "What Is this garment of tho par able? The prophet Isaiah a long tlmo ago described It in theso words. "He hath clothed mo with the garment of salvotlon, ho hath cover ed one with the robe of righteous ness." In other words, character Is the essential tiling. In other organiza tion the credential is blood, or money, or color, or sex or diploma, but In the kingdom of heaven only one thing is essential character. Not that citi zenship Is composed of those who were born good and have never gono wrong; men and women are there who havo gone to tho bottom of In iquity, tho chief of sinners, but they have been washed, purified, trans formed, regenerated, covered with the robe of righteousness, provided for them by the master of tho feast. And they wear that badge of citizenship as a token that they have been Initi ated. Tho Christian system is more than a system of doctrinal provisions, sacraments and ritualistic observ ances. Its requirements go down to the basis of all the character of the individual soul. Many Degrees In the Kingdom. And this badge dot's not signify that they know It n-11 as yet. There aro moro than 32 degrees In spiritual mysteries. So long as earthly life lasts they will bo Investigating going on unto perfection. The most ad vanced saint can say with Paul, "For wo know in part and we prophesy In part, but when that which is perfect is come, then that which Is In part shall bo done away. For now. wo see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now wo know, In part, but then shall wo know even as we aro known." Such being tho case, It Is apparent that the insignia of the kingdom Is a universal token. All tho guests at this feast wero on a common level so far as their credentials wero concerned. Some might havo been wealthy and BOmo poor; somo Influential and somo mere nobodys. But they wero all equal at the banquet board. Tho woddlng garment is tho same on the shoulders of the redeemed Hottentot as ca those of the educated, refined and dignified American. They wear It In tho Jungles of India, on tho Ico fields of Labrador, in tho mines of Siberia and on tho ships of com merce sailing on ovory sea. It Is the ono, only, all-essential mark of loyal ty and citizenship. The Regalia Eesentlal. The only man who was ejected from that feast was the man who neg lected or rejected tho regalia of the occasion. This man moved among tho guests without interference till tho king come in. It was- not tho pro vince of his companions to sit In Judg ment on him. This Is not the time for reparation, but for ingathering. Wo aro to Invito tho guosts, not rejoct them. Let every man use his liberty. It la ours to remember that we our selves aro guests, not Judges. The unerring eye of tho king Is the only vision competent to detect imposture and to point out tho unworthy. That inspection is personal, unerring and final. And from Its verdict there is no appeal. "How will it fan) then, with thee and me when the Icing comes lnf thus ran Jerome Questions Truth of Skene Trial Witness. O'NEIL'S TESTIMONY IS DENIED Asking That Jury Retire, Attorney For Accused Former State Engineer Declares That Lewis Says Evi dence Is False. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 0. Perjury charges nre promised by William Trov ers .Tcromo growing out of the trial ol former state Engineer Skene for al leged holding up good ronds contracts After Inducing tho Judge to have the Jury retire Mr. Jerome stated that he had been Informed by Frederick N Lewis of the Clinton Beckwlth Engl noorlng nnd Contracting company thai Charles II. O'Nell had given raise tes timony concerning tho cashing at the Hotel Albany, In New York, of a check for ?ll,l)G0.n2 Issued by tho state engi neer during Skene's term. Lewis, .Mr. Jerome said, denied that he had In duced O'Nell to cash the check, al though the witness had described the Incident In detail. Addressing Justice Coman, Mr. Jerome said: "If tho testimony of this man O'Nell Is true It will have great weight against my client. If, on the other hand, ho has perjured himself regard- WILLIAM TRAVERS JEItOME. tng this Lewis check, he himself Is clearly crimlnnlly guilty, and such cir cumstance would have great weight with the Jury In passing upon his tes timony against my client. I therefore ask that tho court sit ns a committing magistrate here and now, as I am pro pared to produce testimony that Lewis was never In tho notel Albany and that ho delivered the check to O'Nell In Albany on Jan. 10 and never had any connection with It or Its proceeds thereafter. Such perjury If committed should not bo permitted to pass with out summary Justice." Justice Coman said that ho was hold ing nn extraordinary term of court for a specific purpose ond doubted his ju risdiction to take up tho matter sug gested by Mr. Jeromol Mr. Jerome then requested the court to Instruct O'Nell, Murphy nnd Lewis' to be on hand today under their sub poenas and asked Justice Coman If he would feel It was a discourtesy If they should bring the matter before some other magistrate. Justice Coman said lie would not. Mr. Jerome then said that ho expected to call Mr. Low Is nnd Mr. Murphy todny and that If Mr. Murphy's testimony regarding tho cashing of the check upheld that of O'Nell's they would then determine their next step. ASBURY PARK BABY PARADE. 150,000 Folks See Procession of Infants Decked to Look Different. Asbury Park, N. J., Sept. 0. More than 150,000 persons witnessed the baby parade hero yesterday. Tho pa rade was down Ocean nvenuo from the big amphitheater, In which were the Judges und the main body of specta tors. There wore eight divisions In the lino nnd 750 entries. Tho exhibit of miniature aeroplanes was good. There were nlso n good mauy Teddys In Afrlcn nnd Uncle Sams nnd Mr. Gnynors convalescent. History nnd fiction had places In the line, and a good deal of contemporane ous liternture and politics was illus trated by egoistic youngsters. After the parade there was a distribution of prizes, aggregating $0,000 In value. APPLE CROP A FAILURE. Yield In the Mohawk Valley and Adja cent Counties Smallest In Years. Uticn, N. Y., Sept. 0. Ono of the smallest apple crops In many years will be harvested in tho Mohawk val ley and adjacent counties this fall. In most cases tho apple trees aro barren of fruit, and whero thero has been a partial yield tho apples are so small and worm eaten as to bo hardly worth tho picking. The crop In other years has given many hundreds of persons employment in tho cider mills, but this fall very few of these mills will bo in operation. Old Ball Player Dead. New York, Bopt. 0. Johnnie Nelson, ono of tho old tlmo ball players, died at his home, 133 Sumner avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday from heart fail ure. Nelson retired from tho game after playing about thirty years. lie played with the Metropolitans In New York. KING MEHELIX. Abyssinian Monarch Condition After Stroke In Senou of Pi ralSis Addis-Aboba, Abyssinln, Sept. 0. The condition of King Mcncllk, who Is reported to havo had a stroko of apo plexy, la said to bo critical. MORSE IN DUNGEON. Convict Financier Disciplined by Peni tentiary Warden. Atlanta, Ga;, Sept. 0. Because he dulled Cnptnln William II. Moyer. warden of tho United States peniten tiary hero, and refused to 6peak civilly Charles W. Morse, the banker, who Is serving a fifteen year sentence, was, it 13 reported, made to spend two days In the prison dungeon. Morso by his action also lost all right to "tlmo off" for good behavior uj) to tho day of his clash with the warden. Ills "good behavior" suit was taken from him, and he wns put Into a uniform worn by refractory criminals. By reason of his nge and lameness Morse when ho entered the peniten tiary Jan. 3 was given a clerical posi tion In tho hospital attached to the prison. This was considered ono of the "soft berths." Morso Is said to have given money to one of the other convicts. As It Is ngalnst the rules for n con vict in tho prison to havo any money in his possession, Morso was hailed before the warden and questioned con cerning tho transaction. Morse, it Is said, refused to reply to tho warden's questions nnd grew so defiant that the warden ordered him searched. Ono hundred dollars In bills wero found In his clothes and was taken Photo by American Press Association. CHAItLES W. MOUSE, from him. The warden then warned Morse that lie had violated a rulo of the prison and was In danger of being degraded. .Morse continued his defiant attitude, however, until finally the warden said: "Mr. Morse, you may havo been ablo to be insolent to others before you came here, but In tills place I am your master, and you must nimwer civilly when I speiik to you." Just what Morse's answer was could not be learned, but it enraged the warden to the extent that he ordered tho ex-banker thrown into a cell known as "tho dungeon," which is practically dark. For two days Morso was kept there aud glveu nothing but bread and water. Morse went into tho dungeon last Monday and was not released until Wednesday night Ho was forced to put on a gray suit which signifies tho lowest grado nnd is given only to con victs that nre rebellious. TALE OF THE WEATHER. Observations of tho United States weather bureau taken at 8 p. m. yesterday follow: Temp. Weather. New York 81 Clear Albany 00 Clear Atlantic City . . 80 Clear Boston 00 Cloudy Buffalo ........ 74 Cloudy Chicago 78 Cloudy New Orleans . . 82 Cloudy St Louis 72 nain Washington ... 80 Clear Philadelphia... 82 Clear I KtfljJCTOR. Californian Defeats Aus tralian Pugilist. HE GETS DECISION ON POINTS. Winner, of Philadelphia Bout May Fight Jack Johnson, Negro Cham pion of the Prixering, In a Year or So. Philadelphia. Sept. 0. Al Kaufman, tho California heavyweight who may fight Jack Johnson In a year or so, de feated Bill Lang, tho Australian cham pion, in a six round bout at tho Phil adelphia Nntional league ball park last night In tho presence of nearly 15,000 spectators, who went wild over tho battle. Kaufman showed that ho wns the heavier hitter and though slow In action ho outpointed Lang in four oi tho rounds. In tho fourth round he cut the brklgfe of Lang's noso with n heavy left and had him rocking from tho effects of n terrific right handed blow on the Jaw. There was much clinching and the referee, n little man, found It nlmosl Impossible to tear tho big pugilists i AL KAUFMAN, apart Kaufman had tho first round by a slight margin becauso bo landed tho cleaner blows. Lang had tho sec ond round for tho reason that he did moro work than tho Californian. He nlso had an advantage In tho third round, but after that he weakened, ng Kaufmnu began to fight with his best skill. The crowd howled for a knockout, but the bout did not Inst long enough. Lang said after the bout that ho would fight Kaufmnu again and would Insist on twenty rouuds or more. They may como together In Eugftmd next winter. It wns a novel entertainment and the big crowd had nn exciting evening. ENGINEERS FEAR WAGE CUT. Freight Drivers From Eastern Roads Are to Confer This Month. New York, Sept. 0. It Is expected that representatives of locomotive en gineers from nil the ronds running Into New York will meet In New York late tills month to agree on u standard rate of wages on the freight engines. They fear that the railroads In making their freight rates conform with the rullugs of the Interstate commerce commission may try tb cut wages. Tho engineers believe there will bo no trouble; that the companies will bo willing to strain n point to avoid it. ELEVEN COUPLES MARRIED. Wholesale Knot Tying In a Polish Catholic Church In Utlca. Utlca, N. Y., Sept. 0. Eleven cou ples wero simultaneously married In tho Polish Catholic church hero yester day by the pastor, who completed the wholesale knot tying process In one hour. Tho eleven couples wero mar ried In tho presence of 1,500 persons, who crowded tho church edifice to the doors in an effort to witness a cere mony that smashes all local records for ouo day's weddings in a single church and with but ono clergyman officiating. NEW AUTO RECORD. Barney Oldfield Beat Old World's Mark For a Mile. New York, Sept. a Barney OldQold, called tho "speed king," established a new world's autotnobllo record for a tnllo over a circular track at Brighton Beach yesterday. In his torpedo shap ed Benx car ho covered tho eight fur long courso In 40 4-5 seconds, beating tho former mark of 50 4-0 Boconds and smashing tho track record of 62 8-0 seconds. CHURCHILL WOUNDED. British Home Seoretsry Accidentally Injured at Smyrna. Manchester, Sept ft A. dispatch from Smyrna to tho Guardian says Winston Churchill, the homo secre tary, was accidentally wounded in the leg. Ho was operated upon at the Knrilsh hospital in Smyrna and is doing well. The injury is not serious. mm- V i i i PPOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ! THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT-! TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS 1 COMMONWEALTH FOH THEIR APPROVAL OH 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 Ono. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing an nmendment to section twenty-six of nrtlclo live of the' Constitution of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. j Resolved, (If tho Senate concur),' That the following amendment to ! Bectlon twenty-six of article live of I the Constitution of Pennsylvania be,1 and the same is hereby, proposed, In i accordance with the eighteenth arti cle thereof: That section 2C of Article V., which reads as follows: "Section 2G. All laws relating to courts shall bo gen eral and of uniform operation, and tho organization, Jurisdiction, and powers of all courts of tho same class or grnde, so far as regulated by law, and the, force and effect of tho process and judgments of such courts, shall bo 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 and Orphans' Courts," be amended so that tho 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 tho force and effect of tho process and judgments of such courts, shall bo 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 tho right to vote. Resolved (if tho House of Repre sentatives concur), That the follow ing amendment to the Constitution of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia be, and the same Is hereby, pro posed, In accordance with the eigh teenth article thereof: That section ono of article eight be amended, by striking out tho fourth numbered paragraph thereof, so that the said section shall read as fol lows: Section 1. Every malo 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 tho United States at least one month. Second. He shall have resided In the State one year (or if, having pre viously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall havo removed therefrom and returned, then six months), Immedi ately preceding tho 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 tho Commonwealth. Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate tho courts of common pleas of Al legheny County. Section 1. Be It resolved by tho Seiutte 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 samo Is hereby, proposed, in accord ance with tho eighteenth nrtlclo thereof: Thnt section six of article five bo amended, liy striking out tho said section, and inserting In place there of tho following: Section C. In the county of Phila delphia all the jurisdiction nnd pow ers now vested In tho 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 five dis tinct and separata courts of equal nnd co-ordinate jurisdiction, com posed of three judges each. Tho said courts In Philadelphia shall be designated respectively as tho court of common pleas number one, num ber two, number three, number four, and number five, but the number of said courts may be by law increased, from tlmo to time, and shall be in like mannor designated by successive numbers. Tho number of judges in any of said courts, or in any county whero the establishment of an addi tional court may be authorized by law. may bo 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 bo numbered as aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall bo instituted in the said courts of common pleas without designating tho number of the said court, and the several courts shall distribute and apportion the business among them in such manner as shall bo provided by rules of court, and each court, to which any suit shall bo thus as- signed, shall havo exclusive Juris diction thereof, subject to chango of venue, ns shall bo provided by law. In tho county of Allegheny nil tho jurisdiction and powers now vested In tho several numbered courts of common pleas shall be vested In ono court of common pleas, composed of nil tho Judges in commission In Bald courts. Such jurisdiction and pow ers shall extend to nil proceedings at law and In equity which shall havo been Instituted in the'soveral num bered courts, and shall be subject to such changes as may be mado by Inw, nnd subject to change of venue as provided by law. The president Judge of said court shall be selected as provided by law. Tho number of judges In said court may be by law Increased from' tlmo to time. This nmendment shall take effect on tho first day of January succeeding Its adoption. A true copy of Resolution No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of tho 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 tho 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 tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of the 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 tho taxable property therein, nor shnll 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 the aggregate, at any ono time, upon such valuation," so ns to road as follows: Section 8. Tho 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 valuo 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 samo three per cen tum, In tho aggregate, at any ono time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter 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 tho re clamation of land to bo used In tho 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 nnd 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 J1.00; six for seventy-five cents. Name of owner, township and law regnrdlng trespassing printed there on. CITIZEN offlce. SPENCER The Jeweler t would like to sec you If f you are In the marketi t for J JEWELRY, SILVER- t WARE, WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, AND NOVELTIES "Guaranteed articles only sold." tHHtHHMHMHHMt ARRIVAL ANTJ DEPARTURE OP ERIE TRAINS. Trains leave Union depot at 8.25 a. m. and 2.48 p. m week days. Trains arrive Union depot at 1.E0 and 8.05 p. m. week days. Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves at 5.60 p. m. Sunday trains leave 2.48 and ar- I rive at 7.02.
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