T1IE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1010.
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His Destined Hour
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Along tho veranda, llko a guilty
wretch, John Ardcn crept The cur
tain wns raised a little and through
the Interstice a pleasant scone reveal
ed Itself. Yes, they were all there, ns
he had pictured to his Jealous soul
many a time In the far away land from
whence ho had come.
Ruth, his wife, their child, his rival,
Dan Weston, and tho hahy on his
knee. Ho had known how It would
bo. Soon as ho was forgotten well
He turned away tho lights lnsldo
dazzled hhn, and sight of tho happy
group In tho cosey little sitting room
somehow clutched his heart with con
tinuation of the horrible dread he had
nurtured for years.
It was dark outside dark and bit
terly cold. A wicked curse Just trem
bled on his tongue, then died, over
whelmed by tho wave of self-condemnation
that swept IiIb soul. Hack Into
the night ho sped, back, back to tho
dimly lighted streets of tho little vil
lage that had been his home so long
ago.
At the door of the vlllago storo
nnd postoflloe ho halted. Not one of
tho group recognized In the nilddlo j
aged, bearded, sun-burned man, the i
John Ardon they had known as a 1
slender, youthful fellow, too careless
and happy go lucky for his own good.
"Can you tell me, friends," he oalled i
crispy, "when 1 can got a train to
Boston?"
"Not to-night." The reply came j
from tho sturdy storekeeper. "No
trains go nfter G o'clock. You'll hev
to put up for the night."
Curiosity Impelled him to step In
side. He wanted to know how It had
fared with all his old friends since
last ho saw them. He walked over
to tho stove and held out his hands to
the grateful warmth.
"Stranger In these parts?" The
storekeeper eyed the elegance of his
nttire askance. "Yes," briefly.
"What might your business be?"
"Planter In Bermuda. Here for a
little vacation. I UFed to be acquaint
ed some around here."
"What might your name be?"
"John Smith." A funny twinklo in
his eye warned the genial storekeep
er of the limitations of curiosity and
he became Instantly a reservoir of
volubility for tho stranger's benefit.
"Anyone In particular you remem
ber?" "Well Just a few. You, for in
stance, and Squire Mason, and a few
others. I say, who lives in that old
fashioned house, brick with green
blinds, Just down the street from
here?"
"That? Oh, that's the old Walton
place. Dan Weston 'n his family liv
ing there now. Married one of the
Walton girls, you know." The strang
er smiled rumlnatlvely.
"Yes. Wasn't there a fellow by the
name of Arden who used to hang
around there some If I remember
rightly?"
"Yes. A shiftless, no good critter.
Tried first one thing and then another.
Never made good at anything. He
married one of the Walton girls, wast
ed the money her father left her, In
wildcat schemes, and finally was burn
ed up In a theatre, out West some
where." "Indeed!" The stranger smiled a
little. "Good way to dispose of a bad
penny. And his widow," with care
less Interest, "she married again,
didn't she?"
"Oh, no." The storekeeper chewed
a prune reflectively. "That's the fun
ny part of It. Much as he robbed her
of, shiftless and wasteful as ho was,
she never lost faith in him. Sho
thought ho was perfect, and sho
mourns him yet. She lives over
there," Jerking a sticky thumb back
ward, "with her sister and Dan Wes--ton,
In the old place. Oh, no, sho
didn't marry. I say, stranger!"
But John Arden was half way down
the street on his way to tell her, who
had been faithful, that ho still lived,
that he had dropped out of sight, after
tho great fire, because tho sight of his
name In the list of missing had In
spired him with an easy solution of
tho difficulties Into which ho had In
volved the girl who loved him,
through mismanagement and 111 luck.
Then, too, ho had been Jealous Jeal
ous of Dan Weston, his more prosper
ous rlvnl, and ho had meant to be
dead to her, to allow her to bo happy
where sho loved. Now all that was
changed. He was hurrying down tho
narrow little street Just to tell hor
how he had succeeded in the far away
country that it was all hers, that her
faithfulness should bo rewarded by
tho devotion of the remainder of his
life to hers.
On the veranda ho paused. Through
tho interstice of the raised curtain ho
regarded the littlo group " thro, gh
rbangnd eyes. Then, "God bless th -r
all," ho murmuredj ns he pressed the
tiny electric button.
Hurrying feot came down Hie hell
a flood of released light engul'ed him
her pyes met his, and honcofo-th th'ri
waT no darkness for him, anywhere in
tho wldo world, only tho radlmco ol
ho eyes her sinllc. MISS A. L
rn A.TT.
To onablo airship pilots to ho'.d
'' 'r .ourso the Imperial Obeorvatrm
. - Vilheirnshavon has had devised by
Dr Isllllngor a "duplex enmpaps,"
which Is described as a "delicate In 11
cator of tho horizontal Intensity of the
earth's magnetism at any point." Ob
sorvations with tho simple needle arc
difficult, because of the whirling mo
tions of balloons running beforo the
wind. Tho duplox Is not affected by
these and other motions usual to but'
loon ships.
Heroes of Civil War May
Have Met For Last Time
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Copyright, 1910, by American Press Association.
Although their numbers are dlmnilslilnpr each year, the veterans of the
civil war retain their enthusiasm as they gather for the annual encampments
and camptires. The pictures shown above were tnken at Atlantic City when
the old soldiers were greeting each other on the board walk, and at the top la
a picture of II. J. Khodcs of North Dakota, who served on the Union gunboat
Paw Paw In the war. He traveled from his fnr away homo to see "tho boys
In blue" once more. Because of the cost of transportation many of tho vet
cranns believe that few. If any, reunions will bo held nfter this year. Should
this prove true such pictures as the group above will bo most Interesting
relics within a few years.
Photographer (who for the first plate
has taken a great deal of trouble to
get his sitter to relax the unnaturally
stern expression' which men assume
under the ordeal, nnd now prepares
for a second exposure) I shall leave
the expression to you this time, sir.
Punch.
Ho set tho alarm clock to waken him
early.
It ran&, and ho smothered its sound In
a trlco
And gave It a Blanco both Indignant ami
surly.
Behold tho reward when you're askel
for advice!
Washington Star.
nowell I see that the paper saj-3
that tho treasury department an
nounces that by washing paper money
It will last twice as long.
Powell Yes, but what Is a poor
devil to do while his money Is nt tho
laundry? New York Press.
Exit tho bonnet
Of genuine straw;
Enter the oyster,
Fried, scalloped or raw.
Detroit Free Press.
"Mo gotta da good Job," said Pletro
as ho gave tho monkey a little more
lino after grinding out on his organ a
selection from "Santa Lucia." "Getta
forty dollar da month and eata myself;
thirty da month if da boss eata me."
Every body's.
Tho early days of fall are here.
Wo see in boldest typo;
Tho frosty morns nre drawing near
Tho pumpkin's getting ripe.
And soon about tho town you'll hear,
"Confound that old steam pipe!"
Chicago News.
Mrs. Bacon Do you believe any
thing In that letter you got from your
husband today?
Mrs. Egbert No, I don't. It's all
about what ho claims he caught fish
ing tho other day. Yonkers States
man.
Floods In Japan
Not Hinder
hit"- - . jw&mGm m
lilt v..i 5!"'Sv
Portions of Japuu aro subject to periodical lloudH which do great damage
to property nud often cause loss of life. Tho photograph shows n street In
Tokyo durlnt; one of tho Hoods with crowds making their way through the
water to places of umuseineut.
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Manager of Show 'Well, what can 1
do for you?
The Thin Man I'm n professional
faster? How much salary will yen
pay for a fast of, say, four weeks?
Manager of Show 'Frald I can't af
ford to give you a salary, but I don't
mind paying for your keep! Scraps.
She sang a song Into the air.
It fell ngaln, sho knew not where.
Later 'twas found where It had blown
In a drop-a-penny graphophone.
Chicago News.
Any times aro good times.
Be they old or new,
Any time when love says:
"Good mornln'! Howdy' do?"
Atlanta Constitution.
"Did Mnrla have drop ceilings In her
house?"
"Yes, In the kitchen."
"What a queer place for her to put n
drop celling."
"Oh. she didn't put It there. The
plaster fell down." New York Jour
nal.
Thoso Esperanto bards, we think,
Must have nn oasy time.
For they can fake a word to make
Tho necessary rhyme.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Simon had Just Issued the stern com
mniul, "Thumbs up!"
This, while comparatively harmless.
was followed soon by the sterner man
date, "Hands up!"
And the world has been full of trlb
illation over since. Chicago Tribune.
Wo struggle gamely out of debt.
Then grin
And soon contrive a way to get
Buck In.
Pittsburg Post.
Mother In nil that wild storm your
sister Mnggle went out with her throat
all bare and exposed.
Brother Haln won't hurt her. She'
got a rubber neck. Life.
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Pleasure Seekers
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A REVOLVING 8AFB.
lnrjenlou8 Device to Outwit the En
terprising Burglar.
Plnco no metal has yet been de
vised which can resist tho action of
tro oxyhydrogon or tho oxyncctyleno
Ilnmo, It becamo necessary to find
so.r.e other means of keeping burglars
from safes and strong boxes, so tho
revolving snfo has been evolved. It
consists of n stool box Inclosed on all
sides and nrrnnged to rovolvo on ball
bcurings, and Inclosed In a spherical
compartment, built of strong masonry
and closed. In tho inclosing masonry
nnd in tho strong-box doors nro con
trived, by means of which the strong
box Is accessible from outside, ns long
as It Is not revolving, which would bo
tho case, for instance, during tho
business hours of tho bank In whoso
quarters tho revolving safe Is sot up.
At tho closo of business both doors
nro closed, an electromotor, operated
by a storage battery, Is switched on
and tho strong-box then revolves nt a
uniform rato of speed uninterruptedly
until a predetermined period, to
which a clockwork connected with tho
switching appnratus Is set, when tho
moving mechanism Is automatically
switched off.
People of Other Planets.
Calculations as to tho size required
for human bolng3 on tho other planets
vary widely according to tho basis
of reckoning. According to thoso
based upon the attraction of gravity,
Jupiter should bo peopled by pygmies
of 28 inches. Wolflus, on tho other
hand, argued that Goliath himself
would bo accounted decidedly under
sized upon that planet. Ho worked
from tho feebleness of tho sun's light
there, which would demand that, the
pupil of tho eye should bo much more
dilatable. Since tho pupil stands In
constant proportion to tho ball of tho
eye, and that to the entire body, said
Wolflus, a little calculation shows
that an average Jovian must be nearly
thirteen feot seven Inches tall not
quite four inches shorter thnn Og,
king of Bashan, according to the
measure of his bedstead given In Deu
teronomy. Trials of Literature.
Tho stone age poet, mallet and
chisel In hand, was laboriously com
posing a sonnet, when the business
agent of tho stonecutters' union hap
pened along.
"Let's see your working card, old
man," said tho agent briskly.
"Forsooth!" haughtily exclaimed
the litterateur; "why, I'm a poet not
a mechanic,"
"Well, you have no poetic license
to run an open shop," snapped the
union man, "so If you don't want your
poetry boycotted, you'd better stick
to tho thinking part of the game and
hire a union amanuensis!" Illus
trated Sunday Magazine.
Iron and Steel Products.
For every man, woman and child In
this country there Is produced each
week three-quarters of a pound of
rails, half a pound of structural
shapes, three-quarters of n pound of
plates, one-third of a pound of sheets,
three-quarters of a square foot of tin
plate, 2 1-8 pounds of bars, hoops, etc.,
four pounds of iron castings. These
and other finished iron and steel. pro
ducts make a total of 12 to 13 pounds
each week per head.
Window Glass.
It Is certain that there were glass
windows In Pompeii, as the proof Is
found In its ruins. In more modern
times it is known that windows of
some kind were glazed so early as
tho third century, if not beforo, though
fashion was not fairly introduced un
til It was done by Benedict Blscop
about G74. Windows of glass .were
used In private houses in Italy as
early aa 1177.
Commercial Possibility.
Littlo Ruth was busily occupied
wlUa her slate and pencil. Presently
she ran to her father, whoso faco at
tho tlmo required tho services of a
barber, climbed upon his knoo nnd
rubbing her chubby littlo hand over
his chin, said: "Papa, can you sharp
en elato pencils on that?"
But Lawyers Must Live.
It Is impossible to eco tho long
scrolls In which every contract Is in
cluded, with nil their appendages of
seals and attestations, without won
dering at tho depravity of thoso be
ings of promiso by such formal nnd
public evidences. Johnson.
Canadian Fishing Industry.
Tho catch of fish in Canadian wa
ters by Canadian fishermen, Including
seals and all fish products, in 1908
was valued at ?25,4al,085. Tho Indus
try required n fishing fleet of 14,114
vessels.
Her Blunder.
"She realizes now what a mistake
sho made." "What's tho mattor?"
"Her first husband has Just mado a
great success, whllo hor second Is
still working for a salary." Dotrolt
Freo Press.
The Philosopher of Folly.
"Happlnoss," says tho Philosopher
of Folly, "1b a toss-up between a
bachelor's advice aud ft married man's
warning."
Value of New York Parks.
On tho basis of real estate assess
niontB tho public pnrks of New York
city nro worth $1,200,000,000.
It's Born In Them. '
Somo men keep on being egotists,
oven aftor their love lottors aro published.
PPOPOSED 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.
Number One.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing nn amendment to section
twenty-six of nrtlclo live of tho
Constitution of tho Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Resolved, (if tho Sonato concur),
That tho following amendment to
section twenty-six of artlclo live of
tho Constitution of Pennsylvania be,
and tho same Is hereby, proposed, In
nccordanco with the eighteenth arti
cle thereof:
That section 2C of Artlclo V., which
reads ns follows: "Section 26. All
laws relating to courts shall be 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 nnd Judgments of such
courts, shall bo uniform; and the
Gencrnl Assembly Is hereby prohibit
ed from creating other courts to ex
orcise tho powers vested by this Con
stitution in the Judges of the Courts
of Common Pleas and Orphans'
Courts," be amended so that the same
shall rend as follows:
Section 20. 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 tho force and
effect of the process and judgments
of such courts, shall bo uniform;
but, notwithstanding any provisions
of this Constitution, tho General As
sembly shall havo 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 tho
powers and jurisdiction thereof, and
to increase the number of Judges In
any courts now existing or hereafter
created, or to reorganize tho 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 nt the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
RESOLUTION
an amendment
Proposing
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
sentatives concur), That the follow
ing amendment to tho Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia be, and tho same is hereby, pro
posed, in accordance with the eigh
teenth article thereof:
That section ono 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 bo
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject however to such laws requiring
and regulating tho registration of
electors as the General Assembly may
enact.
First. He shall have been a citizen
of tho United States at least ono
month.
Second. He shall have resided In
tho State one year (or if, having pre
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of tho State, he
shall have 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 feast two months immedi
ately preceding tho election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing nn 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. Bo it resolved by tho
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 bo, nnd tho
same is hereby, proposed, In accord
ance with tho eighteenth article
thereof:
That section six of artlclo fivo bo
amended, by striking out tho said
section, nnd Insertlug in place there
of tho following:
Section 6. In tho county ot Phila
delphia all the jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested In tho district courts
nnd courts of common pleas, subject
to such changes as mhy bo made by
this Constitution or by law, shall bo
In Philadelphia vested In five dis
tinct and separate, courts of equal
and co-ordinato jurisdiction, com
posed of three judges each. Tho
said courts in Philadelphia shall bo
designated respectively as tho court
of common pleas number ono, num
ber two, number threo, number four,
nnd number fivo, but tho number of
said courts may bo by law Increased,
from tlmo to tlmo, and shall bo in
llko manner designated by successive
numbers. Tho number of judges in
any of said courts, or in any county
whero tho establishment of an addi
tional court may bo authorized by
law, may bo increased, from tlmo to
tlmo, and whonover such Increase
shall amount In tho wholo to threo,
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 tho said courts
of common pleas without designating
tho nutnbor of tho said court, and the
several courts, shall distribute 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 bo thus as-
Blgncd, shall havo exclusive juris
diction thereof, subject to change of
venuo, as shall bo provided by law.
In tho county of Allegheny all tho
Jurisdiction nnd powers now vested
In tho several numbered courts ot
common pleas shall be vested In one
court of common pleas, composed of
all the judges In commission In Bald
courts. Such Jurisdiction and pow
ers shall extend to all proceedings at
law and In equity which shall hnvo
been Instituted In tho several num
bered courts, nnd shall bo subject to
such changes as may bo made by law,
and subject to chango of venuo ns
provided by law. Tho president
judgo of said court shall bo selected
as provided by law. Tho number of
Judges In said court mny bo by law
Increased from tlmo to time. This
amendment shall take offoct on tho
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 nn amendment to section
eight, article nine, of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Bo It resolved by tho
Senate and House, of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, Thnt
tho following Is proposed ns an
amendment to the Constitution of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of tho
eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment to Artlclo Nine, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight
article nine, of tho Constitution of
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
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any new debt, or incrcaso
its indebtedness to nn 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 ono
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 tho electors thereof
at a public olection 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, 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 wharv s and docks, or the re
clamation of land to be used In tho
construction of a system of wharves
and docks, as public improvements,
owned or to bo owned by said city
and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to tho 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 tho 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 tho 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.
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ARRIVAL AM) DEPARTURE OP
ERIE TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at 8.25
n. m. and 2.48 p. rn., week days.
Trains arrlro Union depot at l.tO
and 8.05 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erlo 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.
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