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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
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 Gf 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 a 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, 1910-09-28
POETRY WORTH
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Girls VIII Chanue


They say the girls they're raisin' here
Has very takin' ways.
Mayhap tbs true, but, dear, Oh! dear.
'Tis not their likes l praise.
There's not a wan Of all the lot
I've ever chanced to see
Not wan o. them-that ever got
A heart-throb out O. me,
An, sure, I'm not so hard to phase;
'Tis that used TO know
A score Of maids deservin' praise
But that was long ago.
Although the times an styles may
change,
A maid is still a maid;
But here she looks and acts so
strange
She's different, I'm afraid.
Mayhap the climate here's to blame
For all the faults l see;
At any rate they're not the same
AS maidens used TO be.
But Irish maids! Och. over there
The girls used to know
We're always sweet an true an fadr--
Was that so long ago?
Catholic Standard and Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
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 l. 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
lNopOSAlNSlg lhC NOul 1
of common pleas number one, num-
Der 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 of 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, 1910-09-28
The Old FIreside.

! love to sit beside the hearth,
Mid twilight's fading rays,
And once again in fancy trace
The scenes Of other days.
To see once more the dear ones sit
In converse at my side,
The neighbors with their kindly wit
Come from the countryside.
In gwaying, changing silhouette,
Their shadows seem TO fall,
Dear prohles, love may ne'er forget,
Upon the firelit wall
seem to hear the merry songs,
The sparkling stories told,
That yet have power to charm the
heart,
AS In those times of old
u. B. M. Wright.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Hunt the Whistle,

The chief participator in this game
must be ignorant of the trick about
to be played. He is told to kneel
down while lady knights him, nam
ing him Knight of the Whistle"
During the process some one fastens
a small whistle to his coattails by
means of a piece Of ribbon. He is
then hidden to rise and search for the
whistle. The hunt begins. All the
players combine to deceive the search
er. They must blow the whistle
whenever they can do so without be-
ing detected. When the searcher dis
covers the trick the game is, OF course,
at an end.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Mum her Four.

Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. 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 s. 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:-
IF
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
| it's 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, 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 wharv~s and docks, or the re-
clamation of land to be used in the
construction of a 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 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, 1910-09-28
Passing BundIes.

Divide the players into two sides
and arrange them in two lines facing
each other. At each end of both lines
place chair. On the opposite chairs
at one end of the line place an equal
number of bundles of clothespins tied
loosely together with strings-that is,
tie together beforehand four or FIVE
clothespins and have ten or twelve
such bundles. Divide the bundles
equally between the chairs at the end
Of the llne-that is to say, place one
half of the bundles on each Of the two
chairs. Having selected an umpire to
settle all disputes, at signal from
him the players nearest the chairs
pick up bundle and pass it from the
hand nearest the chair into the other
hand and then to the next players
hand, who passes it in the same way
and as quickly as possible until it
reaches the player next to the chair at
the other end Of the line, who then
places it in the chair.
In the meantime the player nearest
the chair on which the bundles lie
has no sooner passed the first bundle
than he takes up another, and so all
the bundles are passed as rapidly as
possible until they have been placed
on the chairs at the other end Of the
line. The side that passes its bundles
first wins, the umpire deciding.
Clothespins so tied are awkward to
handle and are quite likely to be drop
ped while passing down the line. The
side whose player drops a bundle or
any Of the pins out Of a bundle loses
without finishing the game.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

How many peas in a pint? One.
Why is the letter A like IL o'clock?
Because it is in the middle of day.
Where were the first doughnuts
fried? In Greece.
OF what trade are all the presidents2
Cabinetmakers.
What is put up job? Paper on the
wall.
What is the best thing to do in a
hurry3 Nothing.
What Is the difference between a
dollar bill and silver quarter? Just
10 cents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
The First Sewina Machine.

The first sewing machine was pat
ented by one Thomas Saint In 1870.
It was used in making coats and
shoes. The first really practical sew
ing machine for general household use
was the invention Of Elias Howe, an
American mechanic of Cambridge.
Mass, about 1S41.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
ALGEBRA.

Algebra, so far as our modern times
are concerned, is the gift of the Arabs.
Getting it from the Hindus, the Arabs
cultivated 1t during the ninth century
in Spain, and from Spain the science
was introduced into Italy about 1920
by Bonaccio of Pisa. From Italy al
zebra slowly made its way to the 9th
er European countries.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
china,s eoddsss of silk.

The Chinese empress 81 Ling Chi,
265O II. O., was supposed TO be the first
woman to dress herself in sIlken raj
ment, though silk was used in the arts
nearly 1000 years before her reign.
She vns placed among the Chinese di-
vinitteB under the title of Sien Thsan,
which means first promoter Of the silk
indus1Iy."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Wool and Cotton.

The percentage of cotton in a wool
and cotton fabric can be determined in
this manner: Take a small piece Of
cloth and weigh it. Now boil 1t for
five minutes in a per cent solution of
caustic soda. Take out what is left.
and, if any, it is all cotton. The wool
will all be dissolved.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Snow and Thirst,

Arctic explorers state that the ma
tives Of the regions of snow and ice
never attempt to assuage thirst by
putting snow into their mouths. If
snow is melted it becomes drinkable
water and relieves thirst as ordinary
water does, but If it is allowed to melt
in the mouth it increases thirst.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Tree EXCHANGE.

The interchange of trees among the
various continents is a most interest
ing development of modern civiliza-
ton. Besides the white pine, Europe
has taken from us the Douglas fir
and the black walnut, and we have
taken the eucalyptus from Australia
and the Norway spruce and Scotch
and Austrian pine from Europe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
The Misohievous Maqpie.

The magpie is relative of the crow,
but smaller and snow white below. 1t
also has blue in its plumage. 1t is
noisy and mischievous and may be
taught TO speak few words. When
:amed, however, it becomes impudent-
fy familiar
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
The Red Cross,

The Geneva convention assembled in
1864 and the delegates passed resolu-
tions that hospitals and ambulances
should be regarded as neutral in time
of war. Thus was the new worldwide
Red Cross begun.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Hunaary's Mulberry Trees.

There are more than 200 state null
berry nurseries in Hungary, from
which about 100000 strong trees,
100000 three-year-old seedlings and
about 5000 liters of mulberry seeds
are sent out annually.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
ERIE TRAINS.
Guaranteed articles only sold"

Trains leave Union depot at S.25
a. m. and 2.4S p. m. week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at LEO
and sos p, m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves at
$50 p. m.
Sunday trains leave 2.4s and az
rive at 7.02.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Optimism.

Get all the good there is to-day,
Don't fret about tomorrow.
There's trouble round us all the time,
What need Is there to borrowf
The wise man gets what Joy he can,
And leaves the fool his folly.
He knows too much TO waste his life
In gloom and melancholy.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Large Traveler-I want large room
and ample bath.
Clerk-Boy, take this gentleman to
the gymnasium, have heavy iron bed
installed and fresh water In the swim
ming pool.-Harper's Weekly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
snowdrifts In Sweden,

The worst snOwdrifts experienced by
any railroad are said to be those in
Sweden. Although the cold is not SO
intense as in some OF our states, the
snowfall is heavy and continuous.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

He-Darling, suggest some daring
deed that will enable me to prove my
love for you!
She-Well, you might speak to papa
Spokane Spokesman-Re Review.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

TWELVE muslin trespass notices
for $1.O0; six for seventy-fve cents.
Name of owner, township and law
regarding trespassing printed there
on. CITIZEN office.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
A Scotch Superstition.

Scotch fishers, who may be reckoned
among the most superstitious Of folk,
believe that contrary winds will be
the result of having eggs ON board
with them.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Diggs-I understand that you en-
courage your son to practice on the
cornet?
Griggs-Yes. He's only been playing
two months, but today bought the
house next door to me for one-half its
value.-Smart Set.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Little TuALhy leldest of the family,
1t dinncr'- Mamma, why don't you
help me before Ethel?
Mamma-Ladies must always c, ne
first.
Tommy (triumphnntly)-Then why
was l born before Ethel?-Tit-B
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Roses In Spain,

Roses raised under the subtropical
sun Of southern Spain are reported Of
little value, being deficient in perfume
and exceedingly short lived.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
canada,s Water Linz.

The length Of Canada's seacoast is
equal to half the worlds circumfer-
ence. Thousands of miles Of 1t are APP
proachable by water during a short
phaDe of summer only.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

"Don't you think these airship trips
are recklessp
"Not at all. They often have
wrecks. ."-Baltimore American.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Mrs. John-I do wish l had a good
recipe for falling hair.
John-Most women nowadays just
pick 1t up again and hang 1t on the
back of a chair.-Youngstown Tele-
gram.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Said the rusty hobo
As he sat on the garden wall
And ate and ate
From the farmhouse plate,
"'Tis de farmer dat feeds us allv'
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

'-Can you show me any bear tracksr'
asked the amateur Nimrod.
81 kin show you a BEAR" the native
replied.
Thanks, awfully, old chap. Tracks
will fice."-Pittsburg Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

The hours hook you up dear heart,
Are as a string OF pearls TO me.
] count each hook and all the eyes apart
My rosary, my rosary
Chicago Record. kalsgQld.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

The boy stood on the burning deok,
And we are strong for him.
He'd not have stayed, you bet your neck,
Had he been taught to swim!
Cleveland Leader.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

"Gobang's wife has him guessing
now"
"What has she doneT
"She has found fault with him for
hiring a stenographer who b sgly."-
Widow
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

The barefoot dancer came to woe:
She got a splinter in her toe.
1t did not stop the giddy show,
For she could bare much, don't yo,
know.
Kansas CITY Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Though schemes exist TO mulct the rich
IT'S little that l care.
l know that they will hardly tax
The watermillionaire.
New York Times
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Europe's Hiuhest Hotel,

The highest hotel in Europe is at the
Gornergrat, above Zermatt, in Swift
zerland. 1t stands at height of 10,-
2S6 feet above the level of the sea.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Who steals my purse Is trash:
But, though 1t may seem queer,
The man who steals my daily bread
Is an honored financier.
-ppck
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

Have you ever heard a person curse
the day he was born?"
"Yes. That is very common"
"He must have had the gift Of speech
early."-Collegian
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

My son, I've Travelled round the world.
And many maids I've met.
There are two kinds you should avoid
The blond and the brunette.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

By the bold display of simple strength
The poet now proceeds.
He measures off a certain length
or line to fit his screeds,
And II for rhyme he lacks the time
His grief he does not nurse.
He chops the stuff with nerve sublime
And labels 1t blank verse;
Washington Staa
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

"Man wants but little here below
He's satisfied with that
But woman wants a patent CAMP
To cover up her hat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28

The eagle seeks his aerie,
The condor screams "Beware"
The birds OF prey all swoop away
The man bird rules the airl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
NEAR fiSTIC DUEL
FEATURES MEETING
Mullally and Milton U'Ren
Clash at the Debate Over
Franchise

If Oscar Wilde had lived to attend
yesterdays meeting of the public utili
ties committee, the literary world
might have been deprived of that scin-
tillating essay, The Decay of the Art
of Lying" For the art was in its
blossom, if one might alternately be-
lieve the gentlemen from the United
Railroads and the Public Ownership as
sociation. No franchises were granted
and none was revoked, but each party
to the controversy had such measure
of satisfaction as comes from calling
the other fellow liar. When Milton
U,Ren thus referred to Thornwell Null
lalley, the latter reflected a moment
and then undertook to observe the
amenities that the accepted code pre-
scribes. He walked toward U'Ren ar
ticulating something about calling me
a liar and had arrived within what is
technically known as striking distance,
when friends-friends of U'Ren-re-
strained him. U'Ren, the while, was
making such hasty explanations as the
short time at his disposal would admit.
Mullaliy thereupon withdrew and re-
sumed his address before the COM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
ARMED SAvANTS IN
FIGHT OVER LAND
Attempt to Preserve Strip for
Use as Park Brings Profess
sOrs Before Justice
Especial Dispatch to The Call

OAKLAND, Feb. 23-Prof. A. Nv.
Lincoln Hutchinson, members of the
faculty of the University of California,
are defendants in a trial begun today
by DR. c. T. Mouser of San Francisco,
who seeks to oust them from strip
of land at the junction of Bancroft
way and Canyon road in Berkeley,
which, he says, the defendants have
occupied wrongfully and forcibly.
The, hearing opened in Justice of the
Peace Quinns court before jury
composed chiefly of tradesmen and la
borers. To each of them in turn the
attorney for the defense, J. S Hutch
inson, put the question: would the
fact that the defendants are professors
in a university prejudice you against
them"
Upon being assured by all the jurors
that they would give the savants a fair
and impartial hearing the attorney pro-
ceeded with the conduct of his case
The suit originated In real estate
war. The three professors purchased
land in tract owned by Doctor
Mouser's father and built their homes,
with the understanding, it is alleged.
that the property involved in the pres
ent suit should be preserved as park
and should never be sold by Doctor
Mouser unless the professors were
given the first opportunity to buy it.
Early last winter one of the pro-
fessors heard that negotiations were
pending between Doctor Mouser and
a man named E. T. Parsons for the pur-
chase of the property by the latter as
a site for an apartment house.
The professors Immediately built
fence around the disputed strip and,
erecting a tent in the center, kept
armed guard over it for more than
three months to prevent any outsider
from taking possession.
During the rain and cold of the win
ter season the professors took turns
in guarding the land, relieved at in
tervals by students whose aid they had
enlisted in the cause.
Despairing of tiring out his scholar
ly adversaries, Doctor Mouser finally
decided to call upon the law for as
sistance. and the suit commenced today
is the first maneuver in the legal siege
which he plans to carry out.
Former City Engineer C. L. Huggins
of Berkeley and Doctor Mouser were
the only witnesses examined today. but
tomorrow the three defendants prob
ably will take the stand
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
Thornwell Mutually.
OFFERS PRIZE FOR
A FLYING MACHINE
Carnegie Will Pay $4,000 to
Pupil of Technical School
for Invention
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


PITTSBURG, Feb. 2S.-In order to
develop any latent talent in the Carne-
gle. school of technology of this city
and produce, if possible. a heavier than
air machine that will be of some COM
mercial value, Andrew Carnegie has
added an incentive that will cause
many of his youngsters to hustle. 1t
is an offer of $4,000 for the first of
the pupils in his school that will pro-
duce a heavier than air machine that
will fly
1t has been known for some time
that Carnegie was taking a great in
terest in aerial navigation. When here
recently he made the statement unof-
ficially to one of the professors in the
Carnegie technology school that he
hoped soon to see pupil of the school
startle the world by inventing a ma
chine that would eclipse anything that
had been turned out.
The first meeting of the Carnegie
technology school aero club was held
today. Owing to high wind that blew
across Schenley park and SchenIey
farms, where the first tests were to be
made. only two of the machines were
sent UP. Both made short flights of 200
yards