THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1010. Saturday Qight P&il Ik C Gy Rev-F- DAVISON Rutland, Vt. THE KINQ8 ANOINTING. International Bible Lesson for Oct. 30, '10 (Matt. 26:1-16). "To what purposo was this wostot" Buch was tho criticism of Judas, when a loving woman, as nn oxprceslon of her devotion to Christ, anointed His feet with precious ointment. Tho penurious disciple had no conception of tho beautiful or tho sublime, either In nature or In art, or in rcllglou. Ho would never have given a penny to promote, an aesthetic or benevolent enterprise. The Scriptures Intimate that he. was not only a raiser, but a thief and though ho professed great love for tho poor ho really Itched to get hold of tho sheckies the salo of that spikenard, that to his mind was wasted on Christ would have brought Money, ho could understand, but spikenard, bah! It was only n smell. Eoclety has always been afflicted with a class of carpers llko Judas. Thero never was an effort mado to sweeten tho bitter cups of this world's trouble, but some sneering critic has appeared to complain of tho waste. The poor would die of starvation, and vlco and crime would becomo epidemic if these people could get hold of the funds which are, accord ing to their way of thinking, wasted upon the undeserving. It is Impossi ble for them to realize that tho human heart craves sympathy as the body needs bread, and that the soul hungers for love and starves without it, as truly as llfo is sustained by food, and perishes for lack of it There are mul titudes of people who can understand a dollar, but who cannot understand n bouquet They know what a bag of potatoes means, but they cannot un derstand how a smile and a pleasant word, puts a song into the heart that sings all through tho day, and acts as tonic amid the depression of busi ness anxiety and bodily weariness. Value of the Aesthetic. Tho value of tho aesthetic in lifo has not half been appreciated. In proportion as nations improve their surroundings do they rise in the scale of living. It is possible to get an edu cation In a little red school house, whoso benches are hacked, whoso roof leaks, whose windows are brok en, whoce stove smokes, whose door sags on one hinge, whose equipment consists of a cracked blackboard and nubbins of chalk, but the child who goes to school In a modern, up-to-dato twentieth century building stands a better chance of getting right views of things. The community which thinks it a waste of money to erect a well-equipped school house, and to pay for properly trained instructors, may save their money but it will be at the expenso of the manhood and womanhood of the next generation. Critics of Improvements. When a new church is to be built Judas always comes around. Ho. wants no foolish display about tho house of God. He declares that stee ples are an Invention of the devil to rob tho poor people of their hard earned money, and as for stained glass windows, the very mention of them makes it certain that we are headed straight for the papacy. His fathers worshipped In a plain, un palnted, rectangular, hill-crowned, wind-swept, sun-burned meeting house, and what was good enough for his ancestors Is good enough for him! And then if he is outvoted, he but tons up his pocket at such unrighte ous extravagance, and goes out cry ing, Waste! Waste! In the estimation of these people. It Is a waste of good material to bury tho bright minds of Christian lands In the darkness of heathenism, that thoso people may seo a great light He doesn't think it unwiso for the bright est and most aggressive tradesmen of civilized nations to push their way Into heathen countries to carry on business. In their caso there Is money In it Hut that a man should lay down his life Instructing the Ignorant, reforming the vile, and making him self tho saviour of whole districts swarming with human beings who otherwise would Hvo like cattle, and die Hko flies Judos cannot In the least particular understand that Wasting Good Material. When such a woman as Francos Wlllard, brainy, cultured, fit to grace any position in society, gives up her life to tho advocacy of what tho superficial consider an Impossible re form, how many there are who crltl cleo auch waste of good material. They say sho throw her llfo away. On tho contrary she broke tho ala baster box of Infinite love upon the foot of staggering humanity, and the odor of the ointment fills the world to-day. While tho world stands that she hath done will be told as a mem orial of her, while the women who have lived liko butterflies, llko them will bo forgotten. Thero is many a delicate, tenderly-nurtured, cultivated slum worker, wearing the neat garb of a deaconess, or the characteristic attire of tho Salvation Army, scrub bing floors, tending babies, shaking up hot pillows, comforting druukards' wives, lifting lambs out of tho way of human wolves, arresting crime by tho power of their purity, never heard of except In tho little circld In which they move, who In eternity will shine aa tho stars forever and ever. Tho sneering critic says, "It Is a wasto!" Tho Son of Man says, "Inasmuch as ye havo done It unto ono of tho least of these, yo havo done it unto mo!" flVER A MILE HP I 1 rv I r- "T inn j. a. urexei soars juu ! Feet In Monoplane. NEW U. S. ALTITUDE RECORD. Belmont Park Scene of Sensational Aviation Events Ten Aeroplanes In Air at Once Brooklns Coast Mile to Earth. New York, Oct 25. Ten aeroplanes in the nlr all at once a record flock for American ntmosphere was the sky riew offered to the Belmont park grand stand the third dny of the Interna tional nvlatlun tournament. Following close upon this Bpectnclo J. Armstrong Drcxel climbed In his Hlerlot mono plane until his barograph registered 7,100 feet, which establishes a now American altitude record. Walter Brooklns In the new Wright "roadster," n tiny example of the fa miliar Wright biplane, was lighting Count do Losseps' Hlerlot for altitude earlier In the dny, when the Hrookius engine went dead nt a height of a mile. While nine other aviators were cir cling the air above Helmont park, Wal ter Brooklns In a Wright "lmby racer" biplane ascended to nn altitude of a mile, where his motor froze, compelling the daring young expert to coast to the earth. He landed with a force that smashed the biplane's chassis, but Brooklns had worked the planes so rapidly that the damage was confined to the machine, the aviator escaping uninjured. Brooklns' thrilling coast to the ground was uuseeen by any of the other aviators. Even Comte Jacques do Lesseps, whoso Bleriot monoplane had pushed up toward the clouds in the first hourly altitude contest, almost even with Wright's pupU, descended reporting he did not know where Hrookius had gone. The young avia tor had landed on a farm two miles east of the course and from there he finally sent word. The Wright broth ers and Frank C. Coffyn, who had gone out in an automobile scouting for him, found Hrookius, brought him in and sent an autotruck for the aero plane. The second hourly distance event found three aviators with even scores. The records were: Grahame-Whltc, 21 laps; M. Aubrun, 21; M. Latham, 21; Hoxsey, 19; Johnstone, IS; Radley, 4, nnd M. Garros, 1 lap. M. Latham and Messrs. Drexel and Ely went up In the second hourly alti tude event, but did not seem pleased with the working of their machines and quickly withdrew. The sight of ten aeroplanes flying at once, which thrilled the spectators, was tho first glimpse of such an aerial gathering this hemisphere has seen. J. Armstrong Drexel did somo spectac ular driving during the first hourly distnnco event, making tho distance record for the day, twenty-seven laps, In a Bleriot monoplane. Ho started almost hist, after several of the avla-' tors had been circling for live or ten minutes, but forced up the pace and soon led the racers. In the afternoon's competition for the grand speed prize were J. I. D. McCunly In a Curtlss biplane, J. C. Mars in a similar machine and J. F. Frlsble In a biplane of his own make modeled on the lines of the Curtlss. The other types of biplanes will elimi nate at a future date. The result of the hourly distance contest for the first hour was Drexel, 27 laps; Aubrun, 2(5; Johnstone, 10; Hoxsey, 18; Grahame-White, 18; Broo klns, 5, iiiul Latham, 5 laps. The Piukertons held up the Wright brothers as they were attempting to enter the main gate. Wilbur uud Or vllle Wright were trying to walk in when they were stopped, and, although they showed cards and proclaimed their Identity, the policemen were ob durate and refused to admit them. Even when Hoxsey arrived and Identi fied his 'teachers they were not let in, and Hoxsey carried word to Allan A. Ityan, head of the exhibition corpora tion. He sent a policeman post haste to order tho admission of the two pio neer aviators. "It was very unfortunate," said Mr. Ryan. The Wrights wore disturbed and nn gry, but preserved their customary si lence. CRUEL WIRELESS HOAX. Steamer Oklahoma Supposed In Dis tress Reports "All Safe." Newport, R. I., Oct 25. Develop ments prove that the wireless message of distress, purporting to come from tho big tank steamer Oklahoma with forty-six men aboard, was a wireless hoax. The revenue cutter Acushnet, which hud picked up tho mysterious "S. O. S. Oklahoma," was In communication early today with that steamer, well Sown on the southern coast on her way to Port Artlmr, Tex., nnd sho reported iverytblug all right. Admiral Jchn J. Read Dead. Mount Holly, N. J., Oct. 25. Rear Admiral John J. Read, U. S. N., re tired, died at his home hero after an illness of about two weeks. Heart disease was tho cause. Ho served Willi the gulf squadron In tho attnek on Fort Fisher during tho civil war nnd was afterward lti command of tho Olympla, being succeeded by Admiral Dewey. T P LOTS Report of Haw'ey and Post In Missing America ii. flUNTER SAW A BALLOON. Word Comet From ' Canadian Wilds That Cheers Anxious Friends of New York Aeronauts In Inter national Race. Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 25! Tho search for the missing balloon America II., which sailed from St. Louis a week ago last Mondoy and of which little trace has been heard since, has become International. Instructions have been sent to all engineers nnd chiefs of stall on tho Transcontinental railway to bo on tho lookout for the missing aeronauts. A late Cobalt special says that a hunter named Charles Treadway, who, I while tracking n moose, at dawn on j Wednesday morning saw n balloon I pass over htm nt tho mouth of tho j Kippewn river near Lake Temlskaug, in northern Quebec. ' As this point is thirty miles dlstnnt from the point where tho Helvetia landed, It Is considered probable that It Is the lost balloon, America II. "I was on tho trail of a moose just before dnwn on Wednesday," wild Trendwny, "and the moon was still bright and clear. I had come out on n bare, rocky river to get my line to fol low the moose when I snw a balloon above me. If I had not wanted to nvold scaring the moose, which I knew was nenr, I would have shouted to It. It hung above me white as satin. I snw tho basket quite plainly and shnd ows hanging out of It ns if trying to locate their position, and It would hnve been easy to hall them. "I should say the balloon wns trav elling somewhere about forty miles nn hour. Making tho direction It did, tho j balloon would go Into the unsettled j country in northern Quebec and, know ing uie nusn ns i no, i would not nice those fellows' chances of getting out." A special from Quebec city says that a report has reached there that the America II. had landed In the wilds of Quebec nnd that Alan Hawley and Augustus Post, the aeronauts, nre on their way to that city by boat. The balloon Americn II. passed over Thompsonvlllp, Mich., Tuesday, Oct. IS, according to a message received by tho Aero club of St Louis. The message was signed by Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post, pilot and aid. It read: "Thompsonvllle, Mich. America II. passed over this place Tuesday. Course due north." The delayed message wns dropped to a farmer eight miles from Thompson vllle and was forwarded by E. B. Northrop of Thompsonvllle. London's New Lord IMayor To Serve During Coronation Photos by American Press Association. With all the ancient picturesque ceremonial the liverymen of the city of London have Just elected a lord mayor for tho ensuing twolvo months. Guild aall was crowded with a largo gathering of "good men nnd true." As the lord mnyor and sheriffs arrived In their carriuges in guildhall yard In full state from the mansion house they were received with a fanfnro of trumpets. A procession wns formed, beaded by the sheriffs chaplains, and then, following a practice over five centuries old, the compuny walked to the adjoining church of St. Lawrence Jewry to ask the Divine blessing on their proceedings. Afterward tho procession of dvic dignitaries wns reformed nnd passed to guildhall, where the lord mayor, nldtrmen, sheriffs und high officers took their feats on the hustings. The names of the aldermen below the chair were then read to tho livery. Tho election was then proceeded with, and the recorder announced that tho choice of tho electors had fallen upon Sir Thomas Vezoy Strong, nldermnn and stationer. Tho announcement was received with great cheering, and tho two sheriffs, with the common sergeant between them, and tho other officers of tho court of aldermen, preceded by tho common crier, bearing his mace, walked In procession to the aldermen's court, whero tho lord mayor and not fewer than thirteen nldermen were sitting. After Sir Vezoy Strong had thanked tho aldermen for his election n procession was formed nnd passed to the great hall, tho lord mayor elect being on tho left hand of tho lord mayor. Thu recorder received tho announcement with great cordial ity. Next tho lord mayor elect formally assented to tako upon himself tho office, and then tho sword bearer placed upon his shoulders tho chain worn during h! year of shrievalty. CHILD SETS Slilr AZVV. Mother Absent, She Plays With Matehct and Dies of Burns, New York, Oct. 2.". Three-year-old Ida Lucn. left alone by her mother while she went out to Work, pl.ijed with matches and was burned to death at her home, 12l' Mott street. The father, L)c Lucn, Is In Jail at Portchester on a charge of grand lar ceny. This has compelled the wife to earn a livelihood for herself mid fam ily. Ida wandered Into the kitchen and. finding n box of matches, thought It great fun to light them one by one. The head of one broke ofT, and her clothing burst Into flames. The screams of the child brought neigh bors, who climbed In the Do Lucn apartment by way of the fire escape window, but too late to save tho little girl. DROUGHT IN NEW ENGLAND Many Towns Short of Water Farmers Face Problem. Boston, Oct. 25. Notwithstanding the comparatively heavy rains of Satur day, the first to moisten many places for weeks, most of the New England countryside remains dry. Mnny towns are forced still to rely on meager aux iliary sources for thslr drinking water and in several places the lack of water has jeopardized the safety of towns from fire. Farmers still are obliged to haul water for their stock over un usually long distances. More than a dozen sawmills and several larger plants have been forced to shut down. This has brought tem porary Idleness to several thousand per sons. Indian Swimmars. Some of the Indians of South Ameri ca nre powerful swimmers and use the stroke popularly known as the "Australian crawl," which, however, they discovered for themselves. Tho Glowworm. Despite tho fact science has been puzzling over the problem for many years experimenting and analyzing and dissecting the glowworm's secret is still unsolved. Wo know very little more about its mysterious lamp phys iologic light the experts call It than did our forefathers. Even its purposo is still hidden. Chivalry. Chivalry Is from chevalier and sim ply means a horseman, originally used to distinguish one who rode from one who went to the wars afoot. Spider Silk. Size for size, a thread of spider silk Is tougher Hum a liar of steel. An ordinary thread will hear a weight of three grains. This Is as strong again as. a steel thread of the, same thick ness. Chir.cco Sny. Chinese soy or bean ,-auco Is the main constituent of ;he well known sauces used with meals, and it Is ex ported in large quantities both to Eu rope and to the United States. 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 Ono. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing nn amendment to section twenty-six of article five of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Resolved, (If tho Sennto concur), That the following amendment to section twenty-six of article fivo of tho Constitution of Pennsylvania bo, and tho samo Is hereby, proposed, In accordance with the eighteenth nrtl clo thereof: That Bection 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 the samo class or grade, so far as regulated by law, and the force nnd effect of the process nnd 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 tho Judges of tho Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans' Courts," bo amended so that tho same shall read ns follows: Section 26. All laws relating to courts shall be general and of uni form operation, and the organization, jurisdiction, nnd powers of all courts of tho samo class or grade, so far as regulated by law, and the 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 tho same may ho 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 tho juris diction theretofore exercised by courts not of record, and to abolish the same wherever it may be deemed necessary for the orderly and efficient administration of justice. A true copy of Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to eliminate the requirement of pay ment of taxes as a qualification of the right to vote. Resolved (If the House of Repre sentatives concur), That the follow ing amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia bo, 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 tho 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 I and regulating tho registration of electors as the General Assembly may I enact. First. He shall have been a citizen of tho United States at least ono I month.- I Second. He shall have resided in j the State one year (or if, having pre ! viously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of tho State, he shall -havo removed therefrom and j returned, then six months), immedl i ately preceding tho election. Tlilrd. He shall havo 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 Threo. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitutlou 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 tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia In General Assembly met, That tho following amendment to tho Con stltutlon of Pennsylvania be, and tho same Is hereby, proposed, In accord anco with tho eighteenth article thereof: That section six ot article five be amended, by striking out the said section, and inserting In place there of the following: Section C. In tho county of Phila delphia all tho jurisdiction and pow ers now vested In tho district courts and courts ot common pleas, subject to such changes as may bo mado by this Constitution or by law, shall be In Philadelphia vested In five dis tinct and soparato courts of equal and co-ordlnato Jurisdiction, com posed of three Judges each. Tho said courts In Philadelphia shall bo designated respectively as tho court of common pleas number one, num ber two, number threo, number four, and numbor fivo, hut tho numbor of said courts may bo by law increased, from time to time, and shall bo In llko manner designated by successive numbors. Tho numbor ot judges In any of snld courts, or In any county whero tho establishment of an addi tional court may bo authorized by law, may be Increased, from time to time, and whenever such lncroaso shall amount in tho whole to three, such three Judges shall compose a distinct and sepnrate court as afore said, which shall bo numbered as aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall be Instituted In the said courts ot common pleas without designating the numbor of tho said court, nnd tho several courts shnll 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- signed, shall havo exclusive juris diction thereof, subject to change ot venue, as shall bo provided by law. In tho county of Allegheny all 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 all the judges In commission In said courts. Such jurisdiction and pow ers shall extend to all proceedings at law and In equity which shall have been Instituted In the several num bered courts, nnd shnll bo subject to such changes as may be mado by law, and subject to change of venue as provided by law. The president judgo ot snld court shall bo selected as provided by law. Tho number of judges In said court may ho by law Increased from time to time. This amendment shall take effect on tho first day of January succeeding Itu 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 tho Consti tution ot Pennsylvania. Section 1. Bo It resolved by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia in General Assembly met, That tho following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In nccordanco 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. 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 threo per cen tum, in the aggregate, at any ono time, upon such valuation," so as to read as follows: Section 'S. 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 tho 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 tue 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 bo 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 tho construction and development of subways for tran sit purposes, or for the construction of whnrv t and docks, or the re clamation of land to be used in the 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 tho can cellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded In ascertaining the pow er of the city nnd county of Philadel phia to becomo 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 fl.OO; six for seventy-five cents. Name of owner, township nnd law regarding trespassing printed there on. CITIZEN office. t "- t f 1 1 HMHt SPENCER The Jeweler t 4- t t t would like to see you If t you are In the market J for I JEWELRY, SILVER- i WARE, WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, AND NOVELTIES "Guaranteed articles only sold." I ARRIVAL A.YD DEPARTURE OP ERIE TRAINS. Trains leavo Union depot at 8.25 a. m. and 2.48 p. m., week days. Trains arrive Union depot at 1.C0 and 8.05 p. ra. week days. Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves at 5.50 p. m. Sunday trains lave 2,48 and ar rive at 7.02.