THE CITIZEN, "WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28, 1010.
POETRY WORTH
RE.ADING
l-H-H-H-H-H-
Qlrle Will Change.
They eay tho girls thoy'ro rnlsln' horo
Has vory takln' ways.
Mayhap 'tis true, but, dear, Oh I door,
'Tls .not tliolr likes I praise.
There's not a wan of all tho lot
I'vo over chanced to sec
Not wan o' thorn that over got
A hoart-throb out o' mo,
An', sure, I'm not so hard to pl'nso;
"Tls I that used to know
'A score of mnlda dcsorvln' pralso
Dut that was long ago.
Although tho times an' styles may
change
A mold Is Etlll a maid;
But hero sho looks and acts bo
strange
Sho's different, I'm afraid.
Mayhap tho cllmato here's to blama
For nil tho faults I sco;
At any rato thoy'ro not tho samo
As maidens usod to be.
But Irish maids! Och, over thore
Tho girls I usod to know
Woro always sweet an" true on' fair
Was that bo long ago?
Catholic Standard and Times.
Growing Old.
A llttlo more gray In tho lessening
hair
Each day as tho years go by;
A llttlo mora stooping of tho form,
A llttlo more dim tho eye.
A llttlo more faltering of tho Btop
As wo tread Mfo's pathway o'er.
But a llttlo nearer every day
To the ones who hare gone before.
A llttlo moro-i halting of tho gait.
And a dullness of tho ear;
A growing weariness of the frame
With, each swift passing year.
A fading of hopos, and ambitions, too,
A faltering In life's quest;
But a little nearer every day
To a sweet and peaceful rest.
A llttlo more loneliness In life
As the dear ones pass away;
A bigger claim on the heavenly land
With every passing day.
A llttlo further from toll and care,
A llttlo loss way to roam;
I&. drawing near to a peaceful voyago
And a happy welcome home.
Arthur J. Burdick.
Hit Heart's Desire.
1 would not bo a millionaire,
With scads of cosh to bother me.
Bach wealth requires too much car,
.Too many worries here and there;
Thai rich I would not be.
2 only crave a modest sum,
To keep from getting on the bum.
I would not be a magnate grim,
And ride In state from day to day;
I envy not the likes of him,
Though I could pamper every whim.
If I were built that way.
Enough to pay my wife's way through
Down at the beach one month would
do.
I am not seeking after wealth
By ways both tricky, dork and
vain,
ffo get a bank account by stoalth,
s not conducive to one's health;
It Is. unrighteous gain.
But, oh, I'd like a roll of bills,
tTo apend a week out in the hills!
Los Angeles Express.
On the Shore.
A glad day though a gray day,
STor the wind blows fresh and the
flashing spray
Swings out of the blue lake's frettod
edgo
To leap and laugh on tho barren ledge.
A shore bird calls where the pine tops
Ho
In purple shadows against tho sky,
And a seagull loses his circling form
In the silver voll of the coming storm.
A glad day though a gray day,
With the rush of tho white-capped
waves at play,
And the beaten clouds and tho rain-
washed sky
Where tho screaming gulls sweep
bravely by.
For tho luro of the life of wind and
sea
Laughs out to the pulse of life In me.
Rose Henderson ln Guntor8.
The Old Fireside.
I love to sit beside the hearth.
Mid twilight's fading rays,
And once again in fancy trace
Tho scenes of other days.
To seo once more the dear ones sit
In converso at my side,
The neighbors with their kindly wit
Como from the countryside.
In swaying, changing silhouette,
Thoir shadows seom to fall,
Dear profiles, lovo may ne'er forgot.
Upon tho flrollt wall.
I seem to hear the merry songs,
Tho sparkling stories told,
That yet have power to charm tho
heart,
Ab In those times of old.
J. B. M. Wright
Optimism.
Got all the good there is today,
Don't fret about to-morrow.
There's trouble 'round us all tho time,
What need la there to borrow?
The wise man gets what joy ho can,
And leavos tho fool his folly.
IIo knows too much to waste his life
In gloom and melancholy.
FOR THE CHILDREN
A Round of Conversation.
Here Is a game to tent your liigcnu!
ty. One player must stnnd In n clr.
of others nnd nsk some one. "Wlini
do you know about the moon?" lit
need not necessarily say the moon: In
enn choose any subject ho vitntn tn.
but we will suppose, to Illustrntu the
game, that that Is what he has chosen.
Tho first player answers, for Instniicv.
"The moon Is innilo of green cheese;"
whereupon tho questioner asks the
next person, "What do you know nbmil
green cheese?" "I know It Is union
with crackers," that person answers.
"What do you know about crackers?"
ho nsks the nest one. "I know they
are baked in an oven," Is the reply.
"What do you know about ovens?"
falls to the nest. "I know they are
blackened with stove polish," is tho
answer. "And what do you know
nbout stove polish?" continues the
questioner. "I know It is blacker thnu
silver polish," Is the response.
Now we have probably come to tho
Inst player, and in his answer he must
bring the conversation back to tho sub
ject it started from, in this case tho
moon. If ho cannot do this before the
questioner counts ten ho loses nnd
must bo questioner himself. In this
particular case when asked what he
knows about silver polish wo will hope
he bns presence of mind enough to an
swer, "I know It makes things bright
as tho moon."
With the next round tho questioner
should begin somewhere else in tho
circle, so that the same person need
not finish tho game.
Passing Bundles.
Divide tho players Into two sides
nnd arrange them in two lines facing
each other. At each end of both lines
plnco a chnir. On the opposite chairs
nt one end of the Hue place an equal
number of bundles of clothespins tied
loosely together with strings that Is,
tie together beforehand four or five
clothespins and have ten or twclvo
such bundles. Divide tho bundles
equally between the chairs at tho end
of tho line that is to say, place one
half of tho bundles on each of tho two
chairs. Having selected an umpire to
settle nil disputes, at a signal from
him the players nearest tho chairs
pick up a bundle and pass it from the
hand nearest tho chair into tho other
hand and then to the nest player's
hand, who passes It in tho samo way
and as quickly as possible until It
reaches the player nest to the chair at
the other end of tho line, who then
places it In tho chair.
In tho meantime the player nearest
tho chair on which the bundles He
has no sooner passed the first bundle
than he takes up another, and so all
the bundles arc passed as rapidly as
posslblo until they have been placed
on tho chairs at the other end of the
line. The side that passes its bundles
first wins, the umpire deciding.
Clothespins so tied aro awkward to
handle and arc quite likely to bo drop
ped while passing down tho line. The
side whoso player drops a bundle or
any of tho pins out of a bundle loses
without finishing the game.
How Do You Like It?
Ono of the company leaves tho room,
and the others fix upon some word to
be guessed by him when he returns.
IIo then goes around asking each of
the company, "How do you like it?"
It Is better to select a word having a
variety of meanings, as It la more dif
ficult to guess. Suppose the word
"stick" to bo selected. Ono might nn
swdr that ho liked it when ho was out
walking, another when ho was sealing
a letter, another when ho met a sav
age dog, etc. If tho questioner is un
nblo to guess tho word tho first time
ho goes around again asking, "When
do you like it?" nnd If not successful
this time ho asks, "Where do you like
it?" Falling in three trials, ho must
retire and let another word bo select
ed. Succeeding, ho must point out the
person who gave him tho clew, who
must pay a forfeit and go out to be
puzzled in turn.
Hunt the Whistle.
Tho chief participator in this game
must bo ignorant of the trick about
to bo played, no Is told to kneel
down whilo a lady knights him, nam
ing him "Knight of tho Whistle."
During tho process some ono fastens
a small whistle to his coattails by
means of a piece of ribbon, no is
then bidden to rise and search for the
whistle. The hunt begins. All the
players combino to deceive tho search
er. They must blow the whistle
whenever they can do so without be
ing detected. When tho searcher dis
covers tho trick tho gamo is, of, course,
at an end.
Conundrums.
now many peas In n pint? One.
Why is tho letter A llko 12 o'clock?
Because It Is In tho middle of day.
Where wero tho first doughnuts
fried? In Greece.
Of what trndo aro all tho presidents?
Cabinetmakers.
What is a put up Job? Paper on tho
wall.
What is tho best thing to do In a
hurry? Nothing.
What Is tho difference between a
dollar bill and n silver quarter? Just
75 cents.
The Mischievous Magpie.
Tho magpie is a relative of tho crow,
but smaller nnd snow white bolow. It
nlso has bluo In its plumago. It is
liolsy nnd mischievous and mny bo
taught to speak a few words. When
aimed, howover, it becomes impudent'
ry familiar.
Buffaloes Help Cowboys
Have f Horse ess Carriages"
Photo by American Press Association.
It seems that the plainsmen of the Wyoming ranches can always find some
new sort of entertninment for their guests when the occasion arises. Most of ,
their idens arc original and often are
none of them can bo more interesting
of full blooded American bison, or buffalo, being hitched to a light wagon pre
paratory ror a "spin" about tne ranch,
Europe's Highest Hotel.
The highest hotel in Europe is nt the
Gornergrnt, nbove Zcrmatt, in Swit
zerland. It stands nt a height of 10,-
2S0 feet above the level of the sea.
Algebra.
Algebra, so far as our modern times
nre concerned, Is tho gift of tho Arabs.
Getting it from the Hindus, the Arabs
cultivated it during the ninth century
In Spnin, and from Spain the science
was introduced into Italy about 1220
by Bonnccio of Pisa. From Italy al
gebra slowly made its way to tho oth
er European countries.
The Red Cross.
Tho Geneva convention assembled In
1804 nnd tho delegates passed resolu
tions that hospitals and nmbulances
should be regarded ns neutral in tlmo
of wnr. Thus was the new worldwldo
Bed Cross begun.
The First Sewing Machine.
Tho first sewing machine was pat
ented by one Tliomas Saint In 1700.
It was used in making coats and
shoes. The first really practical sew
ing machine for general household use
was the invention of Ellas Howe, an
American mechanic of Cambridge,
Mass., about 1841.
Roses In Spain.
Roses raised under the subtropical
Bun of southern Spain aro reported of
little value, being deficient in perfume
and exceedingly short lived.
Tree Exchange.
The interchange of trees nmong the
various continents is a most interest
ing development of modern civiliza
tion. Besides tho white pine, Europe
has taken from us the Douglas fir
and the black wnlnut, nnd wo have
taken the eucalyptus from Australia
and the Norwny spruce and Scotch
and Austrian pine from Europe.
Hungary's Mulberry Trees.
Thero nre more than 200 state mul
berry nurseries in Hungary, from
which nbout 200,000 strong trees,
7,000.000 three-year-old seedlings and
about 3,000 liters of mulberry seeds
aro sent out annually.
Wool and Cotton.
Tho percentage of cotton In a wool
nnd cotton fabric can be determined in
this manner: Take a small piece of
cloth and weigh it. Now boll It for
five minutes In n 5 per cent solution of
cnustic sodn. Take out what Is left,
nnd. if any, It Is nil cotton. The wool
will all be dissolved.
A Scotch Superstition.
Scotch fishers, who may bo reckoned
nmong tho most superstitious of folk.
believe that contrary winds will be
the result of having eggs on board
with them.
Snow and Thirst.
Arctic explorers state that tho na
tives of the regions of snow and ice
never nttcmpt to assuago thirst by
putting snow Into their mouths. If
snow Is melted it becomes drinkable
wntee and relieves thrist ns ordinary
water does, but if It is allowed to melt
lu the mouth it Increases thirst.
Canada's Water Line.
The length of Canada's seaconst Is
equal to half tho world's circumfer
ence. Thousands of miles of It are ap
proachable by water during a short
phaee of summer only.
China's Goddess of 811k.
Tho Chinese empress Si Ling Chi,
2050 11. 0., wns supposed to bo tho first
woman, to dress herself in silken rai
ment, though silk wns used In tho arts
neurit 1,000 years before her reign.
She Wis placed among tho Chinese di
vluitteii under tho tltlo of Slen Thsan,
Which means "first promoter of tho silk
lndustiy."
Snowdrifts In Sweden.
The worst snowdrifts experienced by
any rallioad aro said to bo thoso lu
Swede. Although tho cold Is not so
intense as, in some of our states, the
snowfall is heavy nnd continuous.
.4&Y
feats of strength of particular skill, but '
than the one denicted above, with a team I
this Is truly the "horseless carriage."
Little Tummy leuli-st of tho family,
it tllnuerf Mamma, why don't you
help me before Ethel?
Mamma Ladies must always cljio
first.
Tommy (triumphantly) Then why
was I born before Ethel? Tit-Bits.
By the bold display of simple strength
The poet now proceeds.
He measures oft a certain length
Of line to fit his screeds,
And If for rhyme ho lacks tho time
His grief ho docs not nurse.
He chops the stuff with nerve sublime
And labels it "blank verse."
Washington Bts
Dlggs I understand that you en
courage your son to practice on the
cornet?
Griggs Yes. He's only been playing
two months, but today I bought the
house next door to mo for one-hnlf its
value Smart Set.
Bald the rusty hobo
As he sat on the garden wall
And ate and ate
From the farmhouse plate,
" 'Tls de farmer dat feeds us all!"
Chicago News.
"Can you show me nny bear tracks?"
nsked tho amateur Nlmrod.
"I kin show you n bear," tho native
replied.
"Thanks, awfully, old chap. Tracks
will suffice." Pittsburg Press.
The boy stood on the burning deok,
And we are strong for him.
He'd not have stayed, you bet your neck.
Had he been taught to swlml
Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. John I do wish I had a good
recipe for falling hair.
John Most women nowadays just
pick it up again and hang it on the
back of a chair. Youugstown Tale
gram. Who steals my purso Is trash;
But, though it may seem queer,
Tho man who steals my dally bread
Is an honored financier.
Puck.
"nave you ever heard a person curse
tho day ho was born?"
"Yes. That Is very common."
"no must have hnd the gift of speech
early." Collegian.
The barefoot dancer camo to woe:
Bhe got a Bpllnter In her toe.
It did not stop tho giddy show,
For she could bare much, don't you
know.
Kansas City Journal.
"ilan wants but little hero below"
He's satisfied with that
But woman wants a patent gamp
To cover up her hat.
M. A. P.
IIo Dnrllng, suggest some daring
deed that will enable mo to provo my
lovo for you!
Sho Well, you might speak to papa.
Spokane Spokesmnu-Rcvlew.
Though schemes exist to mulct the rich,
Tls little that I caro.
I know that they will hardly tax
The watermilllonalre.
New York Times.
Largo Traveler I want a largo room
and amplo bath.
Clerk Boy, tako this gentleman to
tho gymnasium, have n heavy Iron bed
Installed aud fresli water in tho swim
ming pool. Harper's Weekly.
The hours I hook you up, dear heart,
Are oa a string of pearls to mo.
I count each hook and all tho eys apart,
My rosary, my rosary!
Chicago Rocord-Ulsmld.
"Gobang's wife has him gocsslng
now."
"What has sho done?"
"Sho lias found fault with him for
hiring a stenographer who la flgly."
Widow.
My son, I've traveled round tho world,
And many maids I'vo mot.
Thero are two kinds you should avoid
Tho blond and the brunette.
-Life.
"Don't you thluk theso airship trips
nro reckless?"
"Not nt nil. They often liave
wrecks." Baltimore American.
The eagle seeks his aorle.
The condor screams "Bewarel"
The birds of prey all swoop' away
The man bird rules the air!
PPOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO I
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT-1
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR I
APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY I
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN- i
SYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OP.
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-i
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
Number Ono.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION I
Proposing nn nmondmont to section j
twenty-six of article five of tho!
Constitution of tho Commonwealth '
of Pennsylvania. !
Resolved, (If tho Senate concur),!
That the following amendment to I
section twenty-six of article live of!
the Constitution of Pennsylvania be,
and tho snmo is hereby, proposed, In I
nccordnnco with the eighteenth nrtl-'
clo thereof:
That section 2C of Article V., which
reads as follows: "Section 20. All
laws relating to courts shnll be gen
eral nnd of uniform operation, and
tho 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; and tho
General Assembly is hereby prohibit
ed from crentlng other courts to ex
ercise the powers vested by this Con
stitution in the Judges of the Courts
of Common Pleas and Orphans'
Courts," bo amended so that the same
shall read as follows:
Section 2C. All laws relating to
courts, shall bo 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 tho 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 bo needed in any
city or county, nnd to prescribe the
powers and jurisdiction thereof, nnd
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, nnd to abolish
the same wherever it may be deemed
necessary for tho 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 tho requirement of pay
ment of taxes as a qualification of
the right to vote.
Resolved (if the House of Repre
sentatives concur), That the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia De, and tho 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 ns 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, having pre
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he
snail 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 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
stltutlon of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of Al
legheny County.
Section 1. Be it resolved by tho
Senate and House of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
the following nmendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania be. and the
same is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth article
thereof;
Thnt section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said
section, and inserting in place there'
of tho following:
Section C. In tho county of Phila
delphia all tho jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested in tho district courts
and courts of common pleas, subject
to such changes as may be made by
this Constitution or by law, shall bo
lu Philadelphia vested In five dis
tlnct aud separate courts ot equal
and co-ordinato Jurisdiction, com
posed of three Judges each. Tho
said courts in Philadelphia shnll 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 bo by law increased,
from timo to time, and shall bo In
like manner designated by successive
numbers. Tho number of judges in
nny of said courts, or in any county
whore the establishment of an addl
tlonal court may bo authorized by
law, may bo Increased, from time to
timo, and whenever such lncroaso
shall amount in tho wholo to three,
such threo 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
the number of tho said court, and tho
several courts shall dlstrlbuto and
apportion tho business among them
in such manner as shall bo provided
by rules of court, and each court
to which any suit shall be thus as-
signed, shall hava exclusive) juris
diction thereof, subject to change ot
venue, as shall bo provided by law.
In tho county of Allegheny all tho
Jurisdiction nnd powers now vested
In tho 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 nil proceedings at
law and in equity which shall hnvo
been instituted in the several num
bered courts, nnd shall be subject to
such changes ns may bo mnde by law,
nnd subject to change of ventto as
provided by law. Tho president
judge of said court shall be selected
as provided by law. The number of
judges in snld court mny bo by law
increased from timo to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the
first day of January succeeding its
ndoptlon.
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 tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by tho
Senate and House of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
the following Is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of tho
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 ot
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows:
"Section 8. Tho 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
shnll any such municipality or dis
trict incur nny 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, mny be authorized by law
to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any ono
time, upon such valuation," so as to
read 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 the same three per cen
tum, In tho aggregate, at any one
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 wharvs and docks, or tho re
clamation of land to be used in tho
construction of a system of wharves
and docks, ns 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 tho 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 offlce.
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t JEWELRY, SILVER-
WARE, WATCHES
CLOCKS,
DIAMONDS,
AND NOVELTIES i
"Guaranteed articles only sold," "
AURIVAli AKD DEPARTURE OP
ERIE TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at 8.25
a. m. and 2.48 p. m week days.
Trains arrlvo Union depot at l.tO
and 8.05 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3,46 p. m. and leaves at
5.50 p. m.
Sunday trainB leavo 2.48 and ar
rive at 7.02.