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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03

There was once an Irish Grand Prix.
The horse that lowered the French
colors was the property of an eccen-
tric lrishman named Cunolly and was
big, bony roam, not much to look at
in the way of horsefesh, so it was n
great surprise 10 everybody but his
owner when he came In first. His
previous record at the English Derby
the preceding year had not been bril-
liant enough for anybody to lay any
large bets on him, with the sole excep-
ton Of Conolly himself, whose faith in
his entry was so great that he mort
gagged his lands and put every cent on
the horse. Up to the very end Of the
race everybody looked on Connolly as a
ruined man, but when the roam shot
first under the wire he not only carried
the British colors to victory, but won
a great fortune for his master. This
happened in the time of Napoleon Ill.
and Connolly was so proud of his tri.
umph that he insisted on walking
ahead Of the emperor and empress
cheering and waving his hat.-New
York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
The Active Sloth Bear.

'"rhe sloth bear appears to be the
most active OF all the bears in the zoo
Whoever misnamed the animal ought
to bestow Il more appropriate title"
said woman visitor who sat on a
bench in front of the bear dens.
"A more betitting designation would
be 'Ursus pugilisticus' or something
like that, for he is certainly the most
pugnacious of all the bruin specimens
here. And he gets away with it, too,
although he weighs only go pounds.
l saw him knock out the hairy cared
bear in fierce fight over piece of
meat. and he gets the better of the
great Yezo bear of about 1000 pounds
in the adjoining inclosure. They fight
through the bars. You can hear the
swapping of the big bears jaws as he
fails TO catch his opponent. But the
nervous sloth bear is as quick as q
cat with his long claws and gets in q
dig on the other ones muzzle that
makes him snort with pain."-New
York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
q Ut COPY OF HtSOTUtIO0 No. ].
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth. h.
Number Two.
RESOLUTION

proposing an amendment to the Cousti-
tuition OF the Commonwealth OF Penn
syivania, so as 10 eliminate the require
ment Of payment of taxes as a qualifi-
cation of the right to vote
Resolved Gf the House of Rcprescnto-
tives concur), That the following amend
ment TO the Constitution of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania be, and the same
IL hereby, proposed In accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof:
That section one Of article eight he
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof. so that the
said section shall read as follows:
Section l. Every male citizen twenty
one years OF age. possessing the follow
Ing qualifications shah be entitled TO
vote at all elections subject however to
such laws requiring and regulating the
registration Of electors as the General
Assembly may enact.
First. He shall have been n citizen Of
the United States at least one month
Second. He shall have resided in the
State one year (or II. having previously
been a qualified elector or native-born
citizen Of the State. he shall have re-
moved thcrefrom and returned. then six
months), Immediately preceding the cleo
ton
Third. lie shall have resided IN the
election district where he shall offer to
vote at least two months Immediately
preceding the election.
a true copy Of Resolution No .
ROBERT MCAFEF.
SCCrcta of the Commonwealth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Tho Mystery of a Duel.

Having fought his duel and saved
his honor by firing n shot In the air,
the editor of French provincial
newspaper went back to his desk, and
the incident had quite left his mind
when he felt something strange in his
thigh, He looked and found that he
was bleeding profusely. a doctor was
called. who discovered that n bullet
was imbedded in the EDITORS thigh
some two inches deep and required
extraction. why was this not taken
notice of on the spot where the duel
took placer he asked. The editor
was as much IN the dark as the doc
tor. At the moment Of the duel he
had fred into the air, and his adver-
sary also took distracted sort OF
aim. There had evidently been no IN
tention of doing the slightest harm or
either side. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field and had shaken
hands with his antagonist as a sign OF
reconciliation. How bullet came to
be lodged in his thigh was simply one
Of the mysteries Of dueling. ng.-London
TelegraDh -'~.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Beuusrs and Bandsues.

II was case in which first aid to
the injured was imperative. but no
one present knew how to extend the
mid. Presently a bandaged beggar
who had been sitting on the curb cast
Off his pretense Of hclplessness. Out
OF linen strips provided by the wo.
mon in the crowd he fashioned band.
ages and applied them sklllfully.
Where did you acquire all that skill
in nursing?" a bystandcr asked
at is one of the first things the men
of our profession learn" was the can.
did response. Half our success de.
pends upon arrangement of bandages
that makes us look as If we had been
half killed No doctor can be depend
ell on to fix us up, so we have TO do
our own bandagng Every successful
man In the business practices on him.
self and the other fellows until he can
turn out frs, class job."-New York
Sun
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
ReVenQe.

Stop" The brakes OF the motor
were suddenly applied. pandemoniuu
Of whirlinG wheels ensued. and the mo
torist came face TO face with Cousta
BILE Coppem, who had been hiding II
the hedge
Excuse me, sir" said the portly pv
liceman. taking out his notebook unt
pencil, but you exceeded the spec,
limit by two miles over II measure,
piece Of road"
II have done nothing of the kind
retorted the motorist. and. besides
"Well. il you don't believe me III
call the sergeant. bein' as it was in
as took the time. He's in the pig~l
yonder."
Don't trouble, Robert" the Other
hastened to reply. Il would soone'
pay fifty fines than disturb the ser
geant at his mcalsw London Answers
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
A Tres Climb hinu Don.

government official In Bavaria con
nected with the forestry department
has wonderful dog. which is as clev-
er at climbing trees as cat. If his
master fastens a handkerchief up in
the treetops the animal will Chamber
up after 1t in the nimblest way aud
never fails to bring ii down. lie was
taught by his mother, who was famous
as a tree climber. The clever animal
has won several medals by his cX.
traordinary talent and takes particular
delight in climbing silver birches. not
the easiest tree in the world to scale
for the trunk is particularly smooth
and slippery. Wide World Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Fleet Footed Postmsn Of veaice.

Probably the letter carriers in Venice
are the most ingenious In the world
They know how to dodge every water.
way, turning up on their routes with
a precise regularity that convinccs you
they have mapped every scrap of the
damp city's dry land on their brains
If you go to your destination by gon.
dOla they can beat you thereto by q
good bit of time. What they know
about canals has been applied by them
80 navigation on land, and they know
every tiny street in the city.
OF course there are postofIice gon.
dolas, too, gay yellow things that quite
outcolor the yellow sunlight, and any
day you happen over the bridge of the
Rialto you will see them all fastened
to their red and gold poles just under.
meath the old palatial Fondaco del
Tedeschi, which centuries ago by de.
cree of the Venetian senate two ia.
nous architects of early days, Girola
mo Tedesco and Glorgio Spavento
built for the use of the many German
merchants then living In Venice (some-
where about the year 1500.-Travel
Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Belts by the Pound.

A western senator of ample physical
proportions was endeavoring to obtain
belt at a Washington haberdashery
He was having difficult time in sc,
lectlng a belt whose design struck his
fancy as well as of proper require.
ments for his glrth.
How much is that one?' he de.
manded of the clerk, who was entirely
unaware Of the distinguished charac.
ter of the patron.
THAT Is 81" said the salesman.
-Four dollars" exclaimed the sena.
tor. isn't that an awful price for a
bcltT"
'Yes, SIR" admitted the man behind
the counter; but, you see, sir, after
they get into the regular surcingle size
we charge for 'em by the pound."-
Chicago Record-Herald ,s,-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Very Brief.

A record of brevity in Il holiday cor
respondence was established by q
Frenchman in the eighteenth century.
Voltairc and Piton, the cpigrammatist,
exchanged challenges to write the
shortest possible letter So. when Vol.
taire was starting on journey, he
wrote to Piton. "Eo rus" which Is
the complete Latin for II am going TO
the country" Piton's answer was
just "T'-complete Latin for Cor
In business correspondence the rec
ord is divided between Victor Hugo.
who anxious TO know how his Les
Miserablcs" was going, wrote to the
publisher, "?' and the publisher, who
triumphantly replied, az"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Tho Oriqin Of Pyrooraphy

About a century ago an artist named
Cranch was standing one day in front
of fire In his home at Administer
Over the fireplace was an oaken man.
telpiece, and 1t occurred to Cranch
that this expanse of wood might be
improved by little ornamentation.
He picked up the poker. heated 1t red
hot and began to sketch in Il bold de
sign. The result pleased him SO much
that he elaborated his work and began
to attempt other fire pictures on pan.
els OF wood. These met with a ready
sale, and Cranch soon gave all his
time to his new art. This was the be-
ginning Of what Is now known as
typography.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Bulwer Lytton and His Chorus.

The Princess Won Racowitsa met
Bulwcr Lytton in the Riviera toward
the end Of the dfties He was then.
she says In her autobiography. 'pasg
his first youth: his fame was at it,
zenith lie seemed TO me antcdilu
vian. with his long dyed curls and his
old fashioned dress. He dressed exact
ly in the fashion of the twenties. with
long coats reaching to the ankles. knee
brooches and long colored waistcoats
Also he appeared always with a young
lady who adored him and who was
followed by n manservant carrying
n harp. She sat at his feet and ap-
peared, as he did, in the costume Of
1880, with long lowing curls, called
Anglaises He read aloud from his
own works. and in especially poetic
passages his Alice accompanied him
with arpeggios on the harp"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
BROUGHT W HOT WAFER.
THE Frietisn et sbs Bes, Made the
oesan AInost Dell.

0tHAW fNfffNsN 1NHf
The Steamship was sfcpdlnR otef
seas with n record hreakinR ilst Of
passengers when one ~ the pns. voana
aud ingulfina kris who are found on
every irip skipped % - the captain
aud asked
captain, nrc we really going fasi
u seems ns " We were lust crn wing
"fast.' answered the captain rrun
~. "uf eoufsc we're going FIRST viii
hoilIae go srp hnt water nnd stV son
cant Judge out speed but. my dpaf
young lady. the ftletion Of The buat ls
80 great " makes The water hot aft'
II don't believe g." rlrrlod the girl
and the captain. with a great show of
Indignation. called for rope and
Ducket to prove his words These
brought he slung the pail down aft Of
the vessel directly under the drainpipc
of the galley. where hot water runs
all day. and brought II up smoking. "a
the nstouishment Of the awstruck girl
A long lean Yankee who had been
watching the performance then came
forward and drawled. Say. cap. that
must make YOU change your course
mighty often"
Change my courseT clustered tho
captain "Whnt would change my
course forY'
well" said the Yankee slowly. so
darn much friction as that must wear
the ocean out mighty quick. ."-Phila
delphla Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
-
NEW Jersey TEA.
Hss Ross. That Did Coed ssrviss N
Revolutionary Days

You hnuseheoiers Of tmlng whes. IN
vorlte hrHnds ~ Oruuge i'ekec. Ehs
llsh breakfast. iudia aud Ceyl8u. etr
dinuse their tfaerance over your ten
table would hardly suppose that tea.
Or. rather fairlt good substitute IN
II. was ou.e mndo from ihr wittt 90
one - onf pfettict Sew Irut v O
flowers Set sn IL was lu ui. r.H t#r.
buI,uf dals of tbH AuUr .H ,t.#.
tioa. vh.u ta"t HsI .p uu % ir.a.
over fhc Imported gtr bH. i
tufiHus hut.Hse, H- eHH-f.8,ts Hr
that 90 Nu.h turt H.u l..9ae 1. ...
iuurt
Sew Ir". ',. ar r.I r.af. us f.. ..
also eIlHI d. H i.v suw.ua sn..H
with wH.t hmucrs sotiom r,rf
three fri u-H urI ls uuud nu.
Canada Do itUlH growing usually s
dry wu"lul -'tuus u ls vrry Hbu.
daut iu Ncw Jersey. ft which 60 l4
named u nluuulS prufHsrb 30 July
aud IS 30 SNOWY with lis mauy pam.
iCicd vhi'c uiussuius MS ta be- pa.t.
worth pure 10 tie gardens ~ ar
ornamental s.rub ~ has "a dark rp.1
root with leaves duWny beneath nni
very much Er.ucd. hy which IL Is eieIit
distinguished from the pure tca 40
infusion OF the leaves prepared iu the
same manner as the genuine article
has somewhat the taste uf ordinary
grades Of the tea of the orient. huj IS
not supposed TO possess any Of o..
stimulating properties. - Exchange
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03

COwdray, once the estate of the earls
of Egmont and now in the possession
of Lord Cowdray, better known rs Sir
Weetman Pearson, is the subject of n
very interesting superstition. Shortly
after the dissolution of the monasteries
Cowdray was conferred upon Sir An.
thony Browne the father of the first
Lord Montague, who had already been
given Battle Abbey as a reward for
his services to Henry Will The story
goes that Sir Anthony, who had de
stroycd the church and the cloistcrs in
Battle Abbey, was visited in the great
hall as he was holding his first feast
hy one Of the dispossessed monks, who
after solcmnly cursing him, prophesied
that his family should perish by fire
and water Two centuries and II half
later the prophecy was tragically full
filed. In 1893 the house was destroy
ed by fire and within week of that
disaster the last Lord Montague lost
his life in Germany in an unsuccessful
attempt to shoot the falls of the Rhine.
London News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Johnny Rnche's TnAnnr-

Standing on the banks Of the river
Awbcrg, between Mallow and Fermoy,
County Cork, ireland, is a remarkable
editicc known MS johnny Rochc's Tow
cr" The whole tower was built 10y
the labor of one man, who subsequent.
ly resided In It. This Individual, who
received no education whatever. also
erected mill, constructing the water
wheel after special design of his own
Long before the introduction of the
bicycle he "'cnt about the country in
wheeled Vehicle Of his own construc.
ton, propelled hy foot power His last
feat was to huild his tomb in the mid
die of the r'"or bed John Roche died,
but was net inferred I'm the strange
bury!ng piece which he selected for
himself his less original relatives
dceming such a mode Of sepulture un-
chriStiau,-I.ondon Strand Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Number Four.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section eight
article nine of the Constitution OF Penn
sylVanta.
Section l. Re It resolved by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the Com
rnonwealth Of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, That the following is pro
posed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA. In accordance with the provisions OF
the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Eight.
Section 2 Amend section eight article
nine, OF the Constitution of Pennsylvania
which reads as follows:-
Section S. The debt of any county
city, borough. township. school district. or
other municipality or inco ted dis
trlct, except as herein provid shall new
er exceed seven per Centnm upon the as
sessed value OF the taxable property there
in, 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 val
uation 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 eX-
ceeds seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may be authorized by law to
increase the same three per centum, in
the aggregate. at any one time. upon such
valuation" so as to read as follows:-
Section s. The debt of any county. city,
borough, township. school district, or 9TH
er municipality or incorporated district
except as herein provided. shall never eN-
coed seven per ccntum upon the assessed
value Of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase It's indebt-
edness to an amount exceeding two per
centum upon such assessed valuation OF
property. without the assent OF the cleo
manner as shall be provided by law but
any city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per ccntum of such assessed val
uation, may be authorized by law to in
crease the same three per ccntum, In the
aggregate. at any one time. upon such
valuation, except that any debt or debts
hereinafter incurred by the city and coun-
ty of Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for transit
purposes, or for the construction of
wharves and docks. or the reclamation OF
land TO be used in the construction of q
system OF wharves and docks, e3 public
improvements. owned or TO be owned by
said city and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall WELD to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenue in ex-
cess Of the interest on said debt or debts
and of the annual installments necessary
for the cancellation of said debt or debts
may be excluded in ascertaining the pow
er OF the city and county of Philadelphia
to become o'lerwise Indebted: Provided
That sinking fund for their cancellation
shall be est. alished and maintained.
~ true copy of Joint Resolution No. L.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Kindness to Animals.

What l believe in" said Mr.. Eras
tus Pinlly, sis kindness to dumb ant
mails"
Yes" replied Miss Miami Brown,
Il has hyuhed dat some folks kin iii
a chicken Off de roos' so gentle an
tender dat he won't have his steep
disturbed ska'sely none."
Pleasant.
Strange Guest-l don't know bali the
people in the room. Just look at that
woman over there-t the cross eyed, red
headed one. And some one told me
she was married. Don't you think the
fellow was fool? Other Guest (meek-
lyl-I know he was. I'm him.-Balti-
more American
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
Way to Treat Venison.

The sportsman was explaining to &
few of his uninitlnted friends.
IF you don't like venisou." he said
''it is because II has not been prepareC
properly. think | know the kind yut
have tried to eat, aud | agree witt
you 1t Is not fit After the deer Ea,
been shot the carcass probably ha'
been allowed to lie around until tn,
blood has discolored the meat auC
really has almost tainted It Few
hunters dress their game carefully
enough. AS soon as deer is killeC
the carcass should be thoroughly blcd
skinned. the entrails removed and tn,
meat hung up In the dry air for som,
hours. Thorough and prompt bleediul
is OF the utmost Importance. NenisuI
prepared in this way is comparativel,
light in color-that is. 1t is n clear
bright red, and the fat is white unt
clean. There is no strong. rank taste
New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION frUMtTTEu TO
THE CITIZENS oF Titta COMMON
WEALTH ron TtEfn APPROVAL on
HlHECTtDN. EY THE GENERAL ~
tFNHLY OF TitE WEALTH
on rESNsHLVhNtA. kNp PUBLISH
Eb BT pNurn or TtfE SECRETARY
CO.. TIiE COMMONWEALTH. US puR-
bGANCE uF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTIONS
Number one
a CO&CUBRENr REEOLtTtON
Proposing an amendment To- section TWEEN.
tv=FiN Of article tive of the Constitution
~ the Commonwealth - Pennsylvania.
Resolved Of the senate concur, That
the following amendment "a section twen-
ty-eix uf article five ~ the Constitution
Of Fennsyivauia be. and the same is here
hy. proposed. in accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof
That section 81 OF Article v, which
reads as follows. section 81. All laws re-
lat'ng to courts shall be general and OF
uniform cVrl4tl1n. and the organization.
iurisdiciiur. aHl powers Of all courts OF
the same ,'.-s or grade so far as regu-
l1tod hy laV. md the force and effect 81
tie process ..l Judgments Of such courts.
f... 'r 's..a. and the General Assem-
Dt g. a'.r prohibited from creating
rt..r Hr.- ." exercise the powers vested
'h '.... ''N ..'.HtNH W illf Judges OF tIH
tuHrt. ui uWWpn Pleas and Orphans
Counts ha amended so that the same
tlHll read ug follows
Section -. All laws relating TO courts
shall be general and OF uniform opera
tion, 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 uni
form: but. notwithstanding any provi-
sions OF this Constitution, the General
Assembly shall have fun power 20 estab-
lish new courts. from time to time. as the
same may be needed IN any city or coun-
ty, and TO prescribe the powers and ju-
risdiction thereof. and to Increase the
number of judges In any courts now ex-
listing or hereafter created. or to reorEan-
lie the same, or TO vest in other courts
the Jurisdiction Heretofore exercised by
courts not of record. and TO abolish the
same wherever IL may be deemed neces-
sary for the orderly and efficient admins
tration of justice.
true copy OF Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
WHERE ROGER
BELONGED.
A Labor Day Story
nn cLARIssA mAcklE.

tCoryrirht 1ra It American ire.s AHso.
citation
The city streets lag bot under the
September sunshine Nchiclrs OF every
description were hIl,d with pleasure
seekers. ond the sidewalks were lined
with spectators patiently waiting FOR
the passing Of the big Labor day pa
radc. Il was to hc larger today than
usual, the interest in what concerned
the laborcr having been strengthened
by strikes and other such events
Roger Nelson. standing idly on the
curbstoue, watched the thrours with n
little frown Of discomfort An his life
previous TO the last two years the eoun-
try boy had dreamed Of the day when
he might seek the city, participate in
her busy life, drink deep Of her pleas.
ures. rise 20 afilucnce by reason OF her
splendid opportunities, and he had
taken his chance when IL came.
He was by nature a tlllcr of the soil.
lie loved the feeling Of warm brown