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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
.,,,.-. wage Contract Ratified.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 1T rs an
ornced from the headquarters of the
tinted Mine Workers of America that
IN vears' wage contracts entered into
" To1eilo last month by miners and
onerators Of western Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana. had been ratified by
a referendum vote of the locals by IT,
600 to 1000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
Tho worId,s Best Climate

is not entirely free from disease, on the
high elevations fevers prevail, while on
the lower levels malaria is encountered
to a greater or less extent, according to
altitude. To overcome climate affections
lassitude, malaria, jaundice, biliousness,
fever and ague and general debility, the
most effective remedy is Electric Bitters
the great alternative and blood pur1ner;
the antidote for every form OF podily
Sold under guarantee at all druggists
Price SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05

terests. He went from Topeka to Co
lumbia, Mo-, where he will visit tn
Missouri Agricultural college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
Morler Sits With Lords.

London, May 5.-John Morley and Sir
Henry Fowler took their seats In the
house of lords today under the respec-
tive titles of viscount Morley OF Black
burn and viscount Wolverhampton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
Cold and Rainy at Chicago

Chicago. May 5.-The Chicago-Cleve-
land ball game of the American league
scheduled for today has been post
noned on account of cold weather and
rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
HAND
FOR TOILET AND BATH

Fingers roughened by neediework
catch every stain and look hopelessly
dirty. Hand Sapolio removes not
only the dit, but also the loosened, in
iured cuticle. and restores the fingers
10 their natural beauty.
ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Tires in stock, all sizes, 11S E. z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05

everything for the Auto. Us E. 7th-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
HEAVY WOODS

THERE are four hundred and thirteen
species of trees found within the limits of
the United States and it's Territories. sixteen
OF which, when perfectly seasoned. will sink
in water.
The heaviest of these is the black ironwood
(C0nddiid ierred) found chiefly in Southern
Florida which is more than thirty per cent
heavier than water Of the other fifteen
the best known are the hgnum vitae and the
mangrove.
Texas and New Mexico lands, full of queer
creeping, crawling walking and inanimate
things, are the homes of a species of oak,
which is about one and one-fourth times as
heavy as water which. when green. will sink
like bar of iron. 1t grows only in mountain
regions, and has been found westward as far
as the Colorado desert, where it grows at an
elevation of ten thousand feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
CASUALTIES EXPECTED

DURING one of Speaker Cannons bitter
political fights in his district in Illinois,
the opposition resorted to desperate tactics.
Among other things, friends of Uncle Joe were
summarily dismissed from positions they held
in the public service. Some of his friends
became alarmed at this, and one of them called
the Speaker at his residence, and said some
what excitedly:
Joe, Smith and Jones have just lost their
positions in the postoffice. What are we going
to do about it ,"
Uncle Joe took another puff at his cigar and
then answered, with a benevolent smile
" Nothing. If you go into battle, you have
got to expect to have some dead and wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
HE KNEW THEIR SECRETS


RISHOP DONAHUE of Wheeling, West Vir-
- ginia. is a very conservative prelate He
shares the views of many other bishops in his
as a consequence, when the Knights of Column
bus was organized in his diocese, he was rather
charv in affording them official recognition.
Finally. he became convinced that the order
was not inimical to Church or State, and as a
proof of his satisfaction attended one of their
annual gatherings. A member of the order
attempted to twit him on his skepticism, and
he promptly retorted:
80 You young men imagine that you belong
to secret society: but you are very much
deceived. l have been up in the cupola of the
cathedral and with the aid of telescope
have discovered everything that you have
been doing. know all of your signs | know
your passwords; and even know the color of
your goat"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
One of Her Friends,

Here is Il sample of the breaks"
that dignified, abnormally self appre-
ciative men sometimes make when
they undertake to be facetious and
talk down" to a younger generation.
a certain physician who has seen
more than one family experience the
standard ailments through three gem
erations was recently called to attend
Il woman who has employed him when
in need of Il physician for the last
twenty-five years. On this particular
visit he closed her mouth on u clinical
thermometer and strolled around the
room while it was doing its work.
Stopping before a picture of Rosa
Bonheur's donkey, he remarked in a
would be funny manner to the daugh-
ter of his patient. II suppose this is
one of your friends?"
Yes, SIR" came the reply straight
from the shoulder; its our family
physician. Boston Transcript
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
BOY Struck
By AUTOMOBILE

Harmau Edmoudson, a half grown
boy, sustained a bad fracture Of the
right leg ard was otherwise injured
by being struck by an automobile about
z 80 O'Clock last evening.
The accident it seems, was unavoid-
able and no blame whatever attaches
to the driver of the automobile In
the car was Joseph Goeser, the owner,
along with Miles J. Hufford Of Wilkes
Barre and Fred Grausam of this city.
Mr.. Hufford had Joined the party at
the Montour house; the machine had
Just started up and had not yet attain
ed anything like full speed when, op-
posite the court house, it encountered
couple of boys playing ball. -
Mr.. Goeser, who was driving the
machine, was obliged to quickly turn
aside to avoid running down one OF
the boys. At the same instant Har-
man Edmondson came dashing along
in pursuit OF the ball and, seemingly
oblivious Of the approach of the car,
ran right in front of it and was struck
with the left headlight and violently
flung aside. Almost at the same mo-
ment the car, which was running at
scarcely half the legal rate of speed,
was brought to standstill.
1t was at once apparent that the boy
was seriously injured. He complain
ed or his leg, in addition to which two
teeth were knocked out. The boy was
placed in the automobile and quickly
conveyed to the office of DR.. E. A.
Curry. An examination revealed that
the right leg was broken between the
knee and the ankle, the fracture being
a compound one. AT the point OF in
Jury there was a bad puncture in the
leg. In addition to the injury to his
teeth the boy sustained several bad
bruises on different parts of his body.
DR.. Curry set the broken bone. after
which the boy was removed to the
home of Reese Edmondson, Pine street.
The injured lad is about IA years OF
age. His father is dead. His home
was formerly in Middletown, Va, but
for about a year past he has resided
with Reese Edmondson in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Gully, the Plunser.

A prize fighter named John Gully,
born and bred in very humble circum-
stances, was SO successful in his turf
operations, bookmaking and backing
horses that he became member of par
Lament for Pontefract and owned Der
by winners and collieries. His horse
MarSrave won the st. Leger and $780,
600 in bets for him. He had a very
big gamble ON the race. He won an
other fortune of 100000 when his part
ners horse, st. Giles, carried off the
Derby. When his own horses, Pyr-
rhus /. and Andover, won the EPSON
classic he on both occasions netted a
very large sum of money. He was
one of the most consistent plungers
ever known on the turf. He was mar
ried twice and had twenty-four chill
dren. Sir Robert Peel said of him,
HE was the only member who liter
ally fought his way into parliament"
-Pearson's Weekly.
Mrs. jerks, If you are a kind lady
with cents that she didn't need an l
was a little boy that didn't know any
better an asked her for il. do you think
she could maybe afford to lend it to
him if l promised her faithfully that
he'd pay it back T-Kansas City News.
book.
Cynical.
The Maid-Do you believe it's I'M
lucky to get married on n Friday? The
Abominable Bachelor-Certainly. Why
should Friday be an exception?- ?-Black
and White.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

year nineteen hundred and ten, and untiE
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 asathe date of tho
approval of these amendments, whose
terms OF office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
continue to mold their Offices until the
first Monday OF December OF that year.
All judges of the courts for the several
judicial districts, and also all county off,
GERS. holding office at the date of the ap-
proval of these amendments, whose terms
of office may end in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. shall con-
tinue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
ELECTRICAL TYPEWRITER.
Cleveland Man Says He Has Device tc
Do Away With Girls.

A typewriter that runs with elec-
tricity has been invented by Fred f.
Main of Cleveland, o. The device, it
is declared, will operate an ordinary
typewriter just as swiftly as and more
accurately than a girl. 1t is operated
by means of perforated slips some
thing similar TO those used in a piano
player While the invention will be
hailed with pleasure by business men,
the wives of the same men will be
more than delighted with the inven-
ton.
"Of course my invention sort of puts
the pretty typewriter girl in the back
ground" said Mr.. Main the other
night, but the machine is accuracy
itself. I have fifteen of them in op-
GRAFTON in my workshop and expect to
put them on the market soon
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Grouping Of Accident Reports.

The American Anti-accident associa-
tion, whose headquarters are at
Sharpsville, Pa, recently adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That in view of the appalling
number of accidents occurring daily
throughout the United States, resulting
in the killing and manning of over 600
men, women and children and resulting
In enormous financial losses. and recog-
nizing the powerful influence of the pub
lie press as an educational factor. the
association hereby appeals to the press of
America to use its influence in the mat
ter of prevention of accidents by adopt
ing the plan of placing all accidents un-
der regular heading, as is done with
sporting news financial and other fea-
lures; further
Resolved, That ii is the belief of this
association that such featuring of acct
dents would tend TO bring the matte
more closely to the attention OF the
masses, making a deeper impression upon
the public mind, causing people to more
carefully consider their causes and pos
sible prevention, which, we believe would
result III a lasting benefit to mankind
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06


Proposing an amendment to the Const-
tuition of the Commonwealth, allowing
counties, cities, buruughs, 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
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 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 as
sessed 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 $. 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 shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt 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 a public
election, in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law
A true copy of Joint Resolution No ?.
ROBERT McAFEE
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Had to Tao Twin.

Rose or Hattie-which?" was the
question In the household of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Arrah of Rosenhayn, near
Fineland, n. ]. The twins look so
much alike that no one knows which
from the other. 1t happened that when
Rose needed a dose of medicine Hat
tie fell the victim, and there was great
lamentation. Beginning the other day.
Hattie now wears a blue ribbon so her
mother may know she is not Rose.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

Frank Bubnis, of Middleport, Schuyl.
kill county, aged go years, arose in his
sleep on Sunday night and walking
about in the room plunged down
fight Of stairs leading to the sitting
room. His neck was broken and he
died in short time.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

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
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TON.
NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyi-
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 a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with Grim
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction
Section l. Be 1t 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
phia and Allegheny all the jurisdiction
and powers now vested in the several
numbered courts of common pleas, shall
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
tion.
Section p 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 provid-
ed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

A man very much intoxicated wa,
taken to the station.
"Why did you not find some one to
bail him outT" inquired bystander OF
a friend.
Bail him out!" exclaimed the other.
"Why, you couldn't pump him out!'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

An Old Home Day is to be celebrat.
ed at Epler's Union church, near Lein-
bach, Berks county, on August s. The
Lutheran and Reformed congrega-
tions worship there, the former dating
back to 1875 and the latter to 1928, as
the time of their organization.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
PERSONALS.

Chas. Hort, of Paxinos. is visiting
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lewis
Hort, Mausdale.
l. J. Reilly. of Willismsport, arriv-
ed last evening for visit with friends
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Shade retuTne d
to Nanticoke yesterday after visit
with the former S father, Daniel Shade,
Liberty township.
Miss Mary Snyder, Of Philadelphia,
is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Edna Clark and Miss Leslie
Denlinger, of Lebanon, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Speiser, West Mahoning street.
Nj. and Mrs. Abraham Keefer and
SOC, Edward, have returned from Wis
it with friends in Milton.
Mrs. Charles Garrick. OF Phiiadel.
phia, Mrs. Alex. Blair and Mrs. L. b.
Waite, of Milton, spent yesterday with
friends in this city.
Thomas VsnGilder, of Milton. visit
ed relatives in this city OF Tuesday.
Waiter Swank, the stone cutter, is
at Riverside, New Jersey, where he is
doing some work for 7. L. Evans
Sons, of this city.
Miss Rebecca Hoffman left Yesterday
for a visit with friends in Williams
port
Misses Blanche Goss and Hazel
Foust left yesterday for visit with
the formers sister, Mrs. William Pur-
sci, Burnham.
Mrs. =. II, GuIlcR, OF befWlCh, spent
yesterday with friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Evans and
daughter, Miss Margaret Evans, left
yesterday for several weeks stay at
Ocean Grove.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Limberger will
return to West Chester today after a
visit at the home of the formers faith
er, Charles Limberger, West Mahoning
street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Secretary of the Commonwealt

4 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
SYLVANIA. 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, 1908-08-06
A Dime Novel Reader.

'Did you tell Johnny to split that
kindling?
YES"
"But he didn't do it,"
mo; he said he'd swim in blood
t"-Washington Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
FOR SHOWING
The QUEER

There has been good deal of COM
plant in surrounding towns of late
about the amount of counterfeit money
that has been in circulation. Milton
seems to bs a center for the spurious
coin, and Tuesday three men OF that
town were arrested by U. S officers.
Ralph Bomboy. Henry Pfeegor and
Frank WoIsey are the men implicated
and they were arrested on the charge
of uttering and passing counterfeit
money, preferred by United States
Secret Service Agent w. P Walsh, as
sisted by Officers Law and Hafer.
They were locked up over night anG
given hearing before Squire Miller
yesterday. There was not enough evid-
ence against Wolsey to hold him so he
was released, but Pheegor and Bonn
boy were held in the sum Of 5000 each
for their appearance at United States
court.
A. NJ. Bitner, who keeps a cigar store
in Milton, testified that on the evening
of July 25th Bomboy and Pheegor
came into his place after he had taken
the money from the slot machine and
began playing it. Then after they
went away he went to the machine
and found twelve counterfeit nickels
in it. 1t was late and there had been
no one else in the store after he had
taken the money out of the machine,
except the two prisoners. 1t was also
shown that Bomboy had attempted to
buy beer at Summers restaurant with
counterfeit nickels, but that the bar
tender refused to take them.
When the case comes up in the United
some very interesting developments.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

John Fry, of Chester, has a sunfiow-
or stalk in bloom that is fifteen feet
high.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

Matthew Graul, an employe on the
farm Of Ambrose Hober, near Nc Kees
Rocks, on Sunday shot at some chill.
dren that were in the Hober orchard,
aud bullet struck Kate Rnbyk in the
side. She struggled home. distance
of two miles, but was much exhausted
by the loss Of blood and because of the
shock, and her condition is critical.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

4 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
"A TION PROPOSED TO THE CGTI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE or
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

Harry Lyon, Of Forest City,is visit.
ing at the home of his mother. Mrs
Elias Lon, Ferry street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
NUMBER THREE.
A 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 Pennsylva-
mia, and providing a schedule for carry
ing the amendments into effect
Section l. BE II resolved by the Senate
and House Of Representatives. of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Cen
eral Assembly met. That the following
are proposed as amendments TO the Con-
stitution Of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylVania, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment One-To Article Four. Sec
ton Eight.
Section ? Amend section eight OF arti-
Gle four ot the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vania, which reads as follows:-
HE shall nominate and by and 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, a 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 fiji 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 NIL any va
cancy that may happen, during the recess
or 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 NIL; If the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to