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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-04

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-04

sell CulpepperA Big
Boil Cotton Seed. lS0 bales on 100
acres OF land last year on compare.
lively poor land. My word for it.
no better seed ever offered for sale
20 to so bushels at Is cents; 5o
bushels or more at 65 cents r. c.
B., Bonneau. s. c. J. S. George
Laurens, 8. c.
2-12-2ts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-04

A wise man has no time to argue
with a prize fighter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-04

FOR RCNT-On.. good farm. mule
f'r persona! use. W. Raflield.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24

year nineteen hundred and ten and untiF
the Legislature shall otherwise provide,
all terms of city. ward. borough, town.
ship. and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough. and township
officers holding office at the date of the
approval of these amendments. whose
terms of office may end in the year ons
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
continue to hold their offices until the
hrst Monday of December of that year.
All judges of the courts for the several
Judlcial districts, and also all county off,
GERS. holding office at the date of the ap-
proVal OF these amendments, whose terms
or ONCE may end in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. shall con-
unue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
A true copy OF Joint Resolution No 8.
ROBERT McAFEE
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Monument to Youno Hero.

A monument TO Midshipman James
Thomas Cruise has recently been
erected in the National cemetery at
Arlington, and on it are inscribed
these words by himself while suffer,
ing from mortal injuries: Never mind
me. I'm all right. Look after those
other fellows"
Young Cruise, who was a Kentuck-
ian, untlinchingly met death last sum
mer from injuries received in an ex-
plosion In turret of the hattleship
Georgia while at target practice in
Cape Cod bay, He was rendering all
the assistance he could to the injured
seamen when some one reminded him
Of his own serious condition. Then it
was that he uttered the words in
scribed on his monument.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD.
Eskimos Provide Food and Clothes Fol
Returning Ghosts.

GskImos Provide Food and Clothes For
Returning Ghosts.
The natives of the Yukon river region
hold Il festival of the dead every year
shortly before Christmas and a greater
festival at intervals of several years.
At these seasons food, drink and
clothes are provided for the returning
ghosts in the clubhouse of the village,
which is illuminated for the occasion
with oil lamps. Every man or woman
who wishes to honor n dead friend sets
up n lamp on a stand in front of the
place which the dead one used to oc-
cupy in the clubhouse. These lamps.
filed with seal oil, are kept burning
day and night until the festival is over.
They are believed TO light the shades
on their return to their old home and
back again to the land of the dead. If
any one fails to put up n lamp in the
clubhouse and to keep 1t burning. the
shade whom he or she desires TO honor
could not find its way to the place and
so would miss the feast When per
son has been much dislikcd his ghost
is sometimes purposely ignored and
that is deemed the sevcrest punishment
that could he inflicted upon him After
the songs of invitation to the dead have
been sung the giverS of the feast take
a small portion of food from every dish
and cast 1t down as an Offering to the
shades. Then each pours a little wa
ter on the floor so that it runs through
the cracks. In this way they believed
the spiritual essence of all the food and
water is conveyed to the souls With
songs and dances the feast comes to an
end and the ghosts are dismissed TO
their own place. The dancers dance.
not only in the clubhouse, but also ut
the graves and on the ice if the dead
met their deaths by drowning On the
eve of the festival the nearest male
relative goes TO the grave and sum
mons the ghost by planting there
small model of a seal spear or of
wooden dish, according as the dead
was a man or a woman. The totems OF
the dead are marked on these imple-
ments. The dead who have none to
make offerings to them are believed TO
suffer great destitution; hence the ES-
kimos fear to die without leaving be
hind them some one who will sacrifice
to their spirit, and childlesS people
generally adopt children lest their
shades he forgotten at the festivals
New York Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN
FOUNDERS WEEK. PHILADELPHIA

From October 10 Philadelphia will celebrate the 225h
Anniversary of the Cys founding by series of remarkable
Monday afternoon % 900 soldiers sailors marines
will parade The Police and Fire Departments will parade
Tuesday afternoon depicting their development from the early
times Wednesday afternoon will greatest
industrial parades this country 100 floats
will illustrate the evolution of the Cys industries great
river pageant will be given Thursday afternoon in which
500 vessels including United States and foreign warshps will
participate. Fifteen thousand uniformed Red Men with his
tocal floats will parade in the evening Friday first
great historical pageant given America illustrating by
40 floats and 5000 Cosume characters the history Phlade
phia will be grand celebration The O.
s. of A. will parade in the evening Saturday will be devoted
athletics and Knights Tempar parades The
city will be specially illuminated every night and musical
historical drama Phiadepha will be given every evening
on Franklin Field.
Special tickets Philadelphia will be sold October TO-
good to return until October H. reduced minimum
rate 81 90. See Ticket Agents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24

tarlH law, is to be revised. II wouId
seem evident that such revision should
be made by the party which has con.
sistently favored the protective princ-
pie. The revision should be made as
promptly as possible and with as lit.
tie disturbance 70 business conditions
as possible.
Already committees OF the house
and senate are at work on the subject
and it is hoped that the revision is
being largely discounted in manufact-
uring and business circles, On the
other hand. a revision by the Demo-
cratic party must inevitably mean rev.
olution and disaster. The Democratic
platform declares in favor of imme-
diate revision of the tariff by the re-
duction of import duties and generally
states that gradual reductions should
be made in such schedules as may be
necessary to restore the tariff to
revenue basis. This practically
amounts to a declaration in favor of
free trade
'On the other hand the Republican
party declares unequivocally for a re-
vision of the tariff by special session
of congress Immediately following the
inauguration of the next president and
affirms emphatically that in all tariff
legislation the true principle of pro-
lection is best maintained by the i'm
position of such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost of pro-
duction at home and abroad, together
with a reasonable profit to American
industries.
The Democratic party utterly ig-
nores any reference TO the welfare OF
American labor. while the Republican
party in its platform specifically de-
clares that its aim and purpose is not
only to preserve security against for
eign competition, to which American
manufacturers, farmers and producers
are entitled, but also to maintain the
high standard of living of the wage
earners of this country, who are the
most direct beneficiaries of the pro-
tective system
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Long Slide to Save Life.

With his leg broken in two places
John Anderson of Little Falls, Ore,
was recently found on Mount St. Hell
ems, in Washington. by a Seattle party
of the Mazamas, a club of mountain
climbers. To save his life they carried
him TO the summit of the mountain at
the imminent risk to themselves and in
an improvised stretcher made out of a
sleeping bag slid him down the north
side of the great peak for 1000 feet to
the Mazamas camp, where medical at
tention was given him. The injured
.aan was shot down the mountain side.
at almost lightning speed, tied to his
rescuers with ropes Physicians say
that had not this eXpedient been fol
lowed Anderson would have died Of
his injuries
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Emotional Politics,

The Republican national convention
yelled for Roosevelt for forty-five min
utes, and the Democratic national con-
vention yelled for Bryan Cor an hour
and half. The woman suffragists
are now saying that if The clubwomen
or the d. \. r. or any other body of
women had behaved in that way over
the election of their president it would
have been pointed at on all sides rs
proof that women were too emotional
70 be trusted with the ballot
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
NUMBER THREE.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five. sec
tions two, three, and fourteen of article
eight. section one of article twelve. and
sections two and seven of article four
teen, of the Constitution of PonnsylVa-
mia, and providing schedule for carry
ing the amendments into effect.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania i'm Gem
eral Assembly met. That the following
are proposed as amendments to tho Con-
stitutiun of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the proyi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment Onc-To Article Four. Sec
ton Eight.
Section ,. Amend section eight of arti-
Gle four OF the Constitution of Pennsy.-
vania, which reads as follows
"He shall nominate and. 10y ana with
the advice and consent of two-thirds Of
all the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure Su-
perintendent of Public instruction for four
years, and such other officers of the Com
monwealth as he is or may be authorized
by the Constitution or by law to appoint:
he shall have power to fill all vacancies
that may happen in offices to which he
may appoint, during the recess of the
Senate, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their next ses-
sion; he shall have power to fill any va
cancy that may happen, during the recess
OF the Senate, in the office of Auditor
General State Treasurer Secretary of In
ternal Affairs or Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction in a judicial office. or in
any other elective Office which he is or
may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate. the Governor shall nominate to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Chicago Children Pray Over Fea.hered
Pets Killed by a Storm.

I'VE are very sorry, o Cod, that alI
the poor birds had to die, for we
would like to have them stay aroun!
in the trees, but we needed rain. and
we guess you know what is best, and
we hope that you will take them all to
heaven"
Two thousand birds We're killed hy
the recent terrific storms in the groves
near West Sixtieth and Ada streets
Chicago, ana the next day all the chill
dren in the neighborhood paid their
last respects, including the foregoing
prayer, to their little friends that
would sing no more With childish
rites and genuine solcmnity the little
feathery bodies were laid at res:
About the wide grave the children
stood with bowed heads, sobbing as
they strewed flowers.
The rain, which came after twenty
three days of drought, was the heavi-
est in twenty-three years.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
NUMBER TWO.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the Commonwealth. allowing
counties. cities. boruughs. townships
school districts. or other municipal or
Incorporated districts, to increase their
Indebtedness.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing as follows
Section S. The debt of any county.
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated dis
trict. except as herein provided, shall new
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or increase
its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed valu-
alton of property. without the assent of
the electors thereof at public election.
in such manner shall be provided by
law; but any city. the debt OF which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessod valuation. may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate. at any one time,
upon such valuation" be amended. in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, SO that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:-
Section s The debt of any county. city.
borough township. school district or
other municipality or incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided. shall new
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shah any such municipality
or district incur any new deb, or in
crease its indebtedness To an amount eX-
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at public
election, in such manner as shall bc pro-
vided by law.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Gaa.r.LnrA Of H.. .A.lth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Always TIreu.

Political Candidate Which way dc
the farm hands lean around here :
Farmer Ryetop-Well, stranger, around
plowing and planting time you will see
them leaning against the barn or fence
every time your back is turned.-Des.
eret News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24

what! Going to leave US so soon
Thomas?"
Sorry, sir, but 1 must tell you as
'ow l can't possibly put up with the
missus any longer"
But, Thomas" appealingly, "just
stop and think how long I've put up
with herw-Judge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
The Worlds Wheat Supply.

The possibilities of increasing the
worlds supply of wheat as well as that
Of the United States are manifold and
Impossible of estimation, says a writer
on THE Future Wheat Supply of the
United States" in the September Cen
tury. Vast regions of land in South
America, north Africa and Asia are
awaiting the demand for "still more
wheat" which shall bring to them the
steel plow and the self binder and
cause them to yield a food product suf-
ficient to feed new population of un-
told millions. And We're modern agri-
cultural implements and agricultural
knowledge in the hands of the Russian
and European peasants another addi-
ton, the extent of which can hardly be
guessed, could be made to the worlds
wheat supply.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24

The Kaders, a race of short, dark
skinned, curly haired natives living in
the Anamalai hills of southern India,
possess a remarkable custom not else
where known in India-viz, the sharp
ening of the incisor teeth. This they
accomplish by chipping the teeth to a
point, giving them the form Of cones.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Mere Mans Elevation Checked.

\ man cannot make n balloon ascon-
sion in Austria without the written
consent of his wife It's getting so a
man can't even get off the earth on his
own responsibility.
There We're covered market crosses
IN ancient England for the shelter of
traders, and they We're generally in
cities where there were monasteries.
.-ssS,2ua0xyaAomme
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Proposed Amendments the Pennsylvania Constitution

A MENDMENT TO THE CoNsTITU-
"A TON PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
sYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION.
NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania so as to consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Allie
gheny counties. and to give the General
Assembly power to establish separate
court in Philadelphia county with Grim
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction
Section /. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly met, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva-
mia be, and the same are hereby. pro-
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six of article five be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 6. In the counties of Philadel-
phfa and Allegheny all the Jurisdiction
and powers now vested in the several
numbered courts OIL common pleas, snail
be vested in one court of common pleas
in each of said counties. composed of all
the judges in commission in said courts
Such jurisdiction and powers shall eX-
tend to all proceedings at law and in
equity which shall have been Instituted
in the several numbered courts, and shall
be subject to such changes as may be
made by law, and subject to change of
venue as provided by law. The president
judge of each of the said courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
of judges in each of said courts may be,
by law, increased from time to time This
amendment shall take effect on the first
Monday of January succeeding its adop-
ton.
Section 2. That article five, section
eight. be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section s. The said courts in the coun-
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re-
spectively shall, from time TO time, in
turn, detail one or more of their judges
to hold the courts of oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
peace of said counties, in such manner as
may be directed by law: Provided, That
in the county of Philadelphia the General
Assembly shall have power TO establish
a separate court. consisting of not more
than four judges, which shall have eX-
elusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
in such other matters as may be proVd-
ed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Rapid Clothes Washer.

a Hungarian has invented a wash
ing machine which, with electrified
water will cleanse 800 garments in
less than fifteen minutes without the
aid of soap.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
DEMOCRATS aim
TO WIN CONGRESS-
Keystone States interests Would
Thereby be jG0pardized,
REPUBLICAN CALL TO ACTION

special Attention Must Be Given to
the National House and For Other
Candidates On the Ticket, Along
With Electors For Taft and Sher
man.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Secretary of the Commonwe,

4 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
~ TlON PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
EENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLNANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Secretary of the Commonwealth

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
"A TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SfLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Schedule for the Amendments.

Section p That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth, and in order
TO carry the same into complete opera
ton, it is hereby declared. that
In the case Of officers elected by the
people. all terms Of Office fixed by act OF
Assembly at an odd number of years
shall each be heightened one year but
the Legislature may change the length o.
the term, provided the terms for which
such officers are elected shall always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of official terms
shall not affect officers elected at the gem
eral election Of one thousand nine hun
dred and eight; nor any city ward, bor-
ough, township. or election division Off
GERS, whose terms of Office under exist
ing law. end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February
as heretofore; but all officers chosen at
that election to an office the regular term
OF which is two years, and also all cleo
ton officers and assessors chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All Off
GERS chosen at that election to offices the
term of which is now four years, or Is
made four years by the operation of these
amendments or this schedule, shall serve
until the first Monday OF December in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen All justices of the peace, mag
istrates. and aldermen, chosen at that
election. shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
Japan,s Timber Exnorts.

Japan is beginning to send timber of
excellent quality TO England and other
European countries.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
A Domestic Moose.

\ COW moose came out of the woods
near Houlton. Me- recently and is now
making her home with the cattle on
Ira Porter's farm. The moose seems
to have lost all her wild instinct and
is contented to remain with the COWS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
FUNERAL FOR BIRDS.

Jew York Tribune.