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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
TO SEE AND TO HEAR

Now that San Francisco contemplates building
opera house and we have begun the construction
OF temporary city hall, the subject of acoustics
up for consideration Few of our present theaters
are well planned in this relation. The most perfect
acoustics we have ever had in this city were those
of the old Grand opera house and the Van Ness
theater, and both are gone. The courtrooms of the
old city hall were execrabe in this respect and it
may be hoped that the acoustics of the building
will be looked after if the science of construction
for this purpose is understood Indeed, errors of
construction in acoustic way common that
people have come to believe that it is matter Of
pure accident whether not the difficulty is over
come. On this subject Alexander F. Oakley of this
city, architect who has made special study of
acoustics, writes me to say:
There is prevalent assumption that the science of
architectural acoustics is imperfectly understood,
and that the acoustic properties of any auditorium
matter of fortunate unfortunate accident.
commercially and sesthetically. If it
OF common knowledge that architectural acoustics
exact science, and If 1t generally appre-
ciaed that the comfort and enjoyment of any audi
depend mainly upon the acoustic properties of
our auditoriums the public impatence with happy
go lucky methods would soon make acoustic failures
the rare exception instead of the rule.
HORSESHOE STATUARY
Mr. Oakley gives an elaborate technical explana-
ton of applied acoustics in buildings which would
interest the lay reader, but it if science
ought to be able to find something better than the
haphazard methods that appear to prevail.
AS for the opera house, it is possible that the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
SOPHISTICATED SPELLING

One wonders incidentally how Professor Gayley
contrived to subdue the American printer and COM
PEELED him to spell his words in the British manner.
The American printer is stiff necked subject and
for him the British way of spelling is like British
gold suspect. Mr.. Gayley, proper American,
should feel on this subject like the Englishwoman
visiting Paris who refused to speak any language
but her own
No she explained, 81 don't wish to encourage
these wretched people by speaking their language"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07

signed shall have exclusive juris-
diction thereof, subject to change of
venue, as shall be provided by law.
In the county of 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, 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, 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 said court shall be selected
as provided by law. The number of
judges in said court may be by law
increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the
first day of January succeeding it's
adoption.
A true cory of Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
The Patient Camel,

The Arabs desire three good things
in a camel: 1t must have a soft back.
must not require the whip and must
not scream when 1t gets up or lies
down. In desert lands the camel Is
exceedingly valuable. 1t is a riding
steed and rapid one, for camels of
the desert can accomplish distances
and speeds such as no other tame crea-
ture will attempt. 1t is a beast Of
burden that can carry the heaviest Of
loads. Besides, the camel supplies it's
owner with food and clothing. The
milk mixed with meal is a favorite
dish among the children of the desert.
The long hair of the camel is spun
into a coarse thread and is used in
the manufacture of cloth. At certain
times of the year the camel sheds its
hair in order to replace its old coat by
a new one, and the Arabs pluck it
from the skin without hurting the
camel and use it to make cloth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
New Use for Rock Phosphate.

Sanitation about the dairy barn
can be greatly improved during the
winter months by the use of some
kind of an absorbent. For the past
three years have been using rock
phosphate about my stable and find
1t a most excellent absorbent OF the
odors. This rock purchased with
some Of my neighbors in car lots.
The cost per ton is about 81.
have used a great deal OF land plas-
ter In my stables but find that the
rock phosphate is much better and
also restores phosphoric acid TO the
soil, which is very essential In plant
growth. This pulverized rock is
spread about the stable Immediately
after cleaning. thus absorbing odors
before they infest the stable.-L. C.
Reynolds, in the Wisconsin Agricul-
turist.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07

DPoPosED AMENDMENTS TO
Il 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 an amendment to section
twenty-six of article FIVE of the
Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
Resolved, Cif the Senate concur)
That the following amendment to
section twenty-six of article FIVE of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania be.
and the same is hereby, proposed, in
accordance with the eighteenth arti-
Gle thereof
That section 26 of Article ", which
reads as follows: Section 20. All
laws relating to courts shall be gen.
eral and of uniform operation, and
the organization, jurisdiction, and
powers of all courts of the same
class or grade, so far as regulated
by law, and the force and effect of
the process and judgments of such
courts, shall be uniform; and the
General Assembly is hereby prohibit
ed from creating other courts to ex-
ercise the 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 read as follows:-
Section 20. All laws relating to
courts shall be general and of uni
form operation, and the organization,
jurisdiction, and powers of all courts
of the same class or grade, so far as
regulated by law, and the force and
effect of the process and judgments
of such courts, shall be uniform;
but, Notwithstanding any provisions
of this Constitution, the General AS
sembly shall have full power to es-
tablish new courts, from time to time,
as the same may be 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 the juris-
diction heretofore 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. /.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07

II you wished to strip a pine cone
you would probably begin at the top
and have lots of trouble. The squirrel
knows better than that. He does not
prick his fingers or pinch his whiskers
or gnaw into the solid cone any more
than is necessary. He knows better
than to cut of the top and work his
way downward or to gnaw into the
spiny shields. He whirls the cone bot
tom upward in a twinkling and then
cuts through the thin and tender bases
Of the scales, soon laying bare the two
seeds, which he at once eats. He strips
it so easily and quickly that you can
not tell how he does it unless you drive
him off and inspect his unfinished
work.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Advice to Hard Worked Farmer


Building up the dairy farm is not
so handy to the man who has not the
things ready made to his hand. It
is this representative of the great
American class of farmers, who is
eating the bread in the sweat of his
face, who can i'll afford to make mis-
takes. He is the average brave
hearted, struggling burden bearer
who ever should have concern that
any message that is sent may reach
him. To this man l have given the
advice to sell and invest the proceeds
In as many good cows as they will
buy, but buying Is the very last way
to get good ones. My advice to such
a man would be to get into shape to
reed those cows a good full ration
for whole year.
A COW may be better than she
looks or worse than she looks; the
only way TO tell one is to live with
her. Get rid of the poor ones
they take the bread out of your
mouth, but the more promising ones
may surprise you with judicious
feeding. Put them to test; shelter
them from storms; be kind to them;
don't try to half starve them on a
dry pasture but give them the full
round year ration. Send your scrub
bull to the butcher and get the best
bull OF your breed that you can buy.
The foregoing is from a recent ad-
dress of w. F. McSparren at dairy
meeting. We wish to add to this
advice, viz: Breed your best cows to
such a bull as is recommended, and
thus grow better and better dairy
cows. Good cows are so valuable
that they are not for sale. Breed
them In your own herd is the only
way to obtain them.-Indiana Far
mer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of AL
legheny County.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the
same is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth article
thereof
That section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said
section, and inserting in place there
of the following:
Section 6. In the county of Phila-
delphia all the jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested in the district courts
and courts of common pleas, subject
to such changes as may be made by
this Constitution or by law, shall be
in Philadelphia vested in five dis
tinct and separate courts of equal
and coordinate Jurisdiction, COM
posed of three judges each. The
said courts in Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the court
of common pleas number one, num-
ber two, number three, number four,
and number five, but the number of
said courts may be by law increased,
from time to time, and shall be in
like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number of judges in
any or said courts, or in any county
where the establishment of an addi-
tional court may be authorized by
law, may be increased, from time to
time, and whenever such increase
shall amount in the whole to three,
such three judges shall compose a
distinct and separate court as afore-
said, which shall be numbered as
Aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits
shall be instituted in the said courts
OF common pleas without designating
the number Of the said court, and the
several courts shall distribute and
apportion the business among them
In such manner as shall be provided
by rules of court. and each court,
TO which any suit shall be thus as
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Number Four.

Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA in General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight
article nine, of the Constitution of
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 three per CEN
tum, in the aggregate, at any one
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 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 one
time, upon SuCn NdludllOu, 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 wharves and docks, or the re-
clamation of land to be used in the
construction of system of wharves
and docks, as public improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city
and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and
county of Philadelphia current net
revenue in excess of the interest on
said debt or debts and of the annual
installments necessary for the can
collation. of said debt or debts, may
be excluded in ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadel-
phia to become otherwise indebted:
Provided, That a sinking fund for
their cancellation shall be established
and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
OFFICE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA

OFFICE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
COMMISSION TO ERECT A
STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE
CRIMINAL INSANE, ROOM COS
REAL ESTATE BUILDING,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Sealed proposals for constructing
sewage and rain water pipe lines
for the State Hospital for the Grim
inal Insane, Farview, Wayne county,
Pa, will be received at the above
address not later than noon, Sept.
8, 1910.
Drawings and specifications may
be seen in the office of e. A. Jones,
county controller, court house,
Scranton, Pa, and at the Office of
the commission on the site of the
institution at Farview, Pa.
The proposals from others than
those engaged in the above actual
business will not be entertained or
considered.
The commission reserves the right
to accept as whole or any part, or
reject any or all bids, as may be
deemed best for the interest of the
commission.
HENRY F. WALTON,
69t2 Chairman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
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-
mia be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in accordance with the eigh-
teenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof, so that
the said section shall read as fol-
lows:
Section l. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
Ject however to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly may
enact.
First. He shall have been citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
Second. He shall have resided in
the State one year Cor if, having pre-
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he
shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months), immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi-
ately preceding the election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
FortheChildren
Old Glory VIA
lts Two New Stars.

Congress at its recent session passed
a bill admitting the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona as sister states of
the Union. Although the president ap-
proved the measure, the new states
will not actually come into the Union
until certain formalities are complied
with. This will take some time and
the two new stars will not properly
belong on the flag until July 4, 1911.
For the first time in more than q gen
eration the stars will appear in per-
feet parallelogram. as shown in the
above illustration-eight stars across
the top and six stars deep. Heretofore
it has been a problem to dispose them
symmetrically, but the number forty
eight permits of regular arrangement
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
ORPHANS COURT SALE OF VALU-
ABLE REAL ESTATE

AbLE REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of an order of the Or
phans' Court of Wayne county, Pa.
the undersigned, Administrative of G..
H.. Woodward, late of Hawley bor-
ough, deceased, will sell at public
outcry at the courthouse in Homes
dale borough, on
FRIDAY, SEPT. o, 1910, 2P. NJ.
the following property, viz:
All that lot or parcel of land, to-
gether with the improvements there
on, situate in the borough of Haw-
ley, county of Wayne and state of
pennsylvania, being lot No. 29 on
Fourteenth street, in said village as
per map in the Pennsylvania Coal
company's office. Said lot No. 29 be-
ing eighty feet in front on Four
teenth street and extending at right
angles to said street forty-four feet
on the northeast side and fifty feet
on the southwest side, or an average
depth of forty-six feet. Containing
three thousand six hundred and
eighty square feet of land.
Being the same land which the
Pennsylvania Coal company by deed
dated January 10, 1888, and record
ed in Wayne County Deed Book No.
go at page IS, granted and conveyed
to G. H. Woodward.
Upon said land is frame dwell
ing, Terms of sale, cash.
NELLIE WOODWARD,
Administrative.
Searle & Salmon, Attorneys.
66eoi3.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
The Minister'S Cat.

This game is very similar to that of
II love my love-" Each of the play.
ers must describe the minister's cat,
going right through the alphabet to do
so. "The minister's cat is an angry
cat" says one; IAN anxious cat" says
another, and so on until every one has
used an adjective beginning with "a"
Then they take the BIS" '"The min
ister's cat is a big cat" and so on.
The leader Of the game must see that
no one hesitates for a word. If any
one should take longer than a half
minute he must pay a forfeit.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Music Lessons.

Sometimes I walk with mother when the
evening has begun.
We listen to the good night songs the
birds sing to the sun;
We hear the tinkle OF the brook that hur-
ries down the hill
To Join the long. dark river winding by
the old stone mill.
A song runs through the tall pine trees.
and tree toads loudly peep.
And thud-thud sound the little feet OF ali
the running sheep.
My mother calls It music lessonA Why.
cannot see,
For there's no dreary counting-no on,
says. Now. one, two. threel'
on. how wish when practicing the little
notes strike
Would make the outdoor music and the
bird songs that llkei
II G sharp sounded like the laughing wa
terfall
Or B fiat rang out like the whippoorwin's
sweet call
l wouldn't mind my lessons. for practic-
ing for me
Would be just like a concert while count
my ''One. two. three"
YOUTHS Companion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
|J9AIRY-,~ -,~
q RExA.MIElsRY
METHODS OF MILKING.
Properly Done 1t Adds Considerably
to the Years Income.

TO the Years Income.
The average observer is probably
not aware that there are more ways
of milking than one. This remark
Is meant to apply to hand milking.
Every dairyman, especially those
with large herds, knows that the diff
ference between sllilful and unskil-
full milking is one that will affect
his account book considerably in a
years time. An experiment to dem
onstrate the value of expert as
against inexpert milking was carried
out recently at Ontario College. The
inexperienced milker generally drew
from one to two pounds less at a
days milking than the careful oper-
ator. Where a herd of 60 cows is
milkei daily this would mean a diff
ference of about 60 gallons day In
the yield.
Some COWS are of such a disposi-
tion that no change of surroundings
or mixers seems to affect them.
Many, on the other hand, are ex-
tremely nervous. The temperament
of each COW should be studied, in
order to get the best results. Not
so very long ago, a well known
dairyman declared that singing at
milking time was conducive to
heavy pail.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Scarf
66eoi3.

NJ Office is hereby given that an ap-
~ plication will re made to the
Governor of Pennsylvania on Tues
day, November Is, A. D. 1910, by
Lorenzo R. Foster, John R. Jones,
Thomas j. Burke and others, under
the Act of Assembly of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled.
AN Act for the incorporation and
regulation of banks of discount and
deposit" approved May 13, A. D..
1876, and the supplements thereto,
for the charter of an intended cor
poration to be called "The Hawley
Bank" to be located in Hawley,
county of Wayne, and Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which said propos-
ed corporation is organized for the
specific purpose of receiving deposits,
making loans and discounts, and do
ing a general banking business, un-
der the laws of the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania. Capital stock is
fixed at fifty thousand dollars ESQ.,
O0O), divided into one thousand H.
OOO) shares of the par value of fifty
dollars ($50.00) each, with ten
dollars ($1O.00) on each share for
surplus, the total capital and surplus
being sixty thousand dollars $780,
OOO). Said proposed corporation,
for the purposes above stated, shall
have, possess and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges of the
said act of assembly and its supple
ments.
JOHN R. JONES,
Attorney for Incorporators.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
Sunrise and the Rooster.

awakened every morning by the trum-
pet Of a rooster. This so provoked
him that at last, putting his head out
of the window, he shouted:
miserable creature! Is it not
enough that you crow by day? Early
every morning you crow and crow
until you cause the sun to rise. Then
i have to get up and work. If you
do not keep quiet in the morning l
shall certainly wiring your neck"
And so he did, but too late he found
that the sun rose from other causes
than the Growing of rooster.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07
63eoi 13.

r N THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES FOR THE MID
DIE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVA-
MA.
WILLIAM PULLS of Milanville,
Wayne county, Pennsylvania, a
bankrupt under the Act of Congress
of July l, 1898, having applied for
a full discharge from all debts
provable against his estate under
said Act, notice is hereby given to
all known creditors and other per-
sons in interest, to appear before
the said court at Scranton, in said
district, on the 18th day of Septem-
ber, 1910, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer of the said
petitioner should not be granted.
EDWARD R. w. SEARLE,
Clerk.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07

TWELVE muslin trespass notices
for S1.O0; six for seventy-five cents.
Name of owner, township and law
regarding trespassing printed there
on. CITIZEN office.