g -nee* g s; "tm ss A Biographical Sketch of Wilbur P. Graff His Wide Business Career Particularly Fits Him for the Office Which He Is Seeking. The personality and biography of a candidate for an important office is always a matter of interest and con cern to voters. Hence, we take pleasure in presenting a brief sketch of Mr. Wilbur P. Graff, of Blairsville, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, who is seeking the Republican nomination for State Senator from the 37th Sen atorial District, composed of Indiana and Jefferson counties. Mr. Graff was born on the 17th day of December, 1868, at Blairsville, Pennsylvania, where he has spent his entire life. Indeed, he is deeply root ed in the soil of his native commu nity, for his ancestors were among its pioneer settlers. He is a son of the late Paul Graff, who was highly respected and who took a leading and honorable part in the affairs of his time. His grandfather, John Graff, was a stalwart figure and leader among the "Abolitionists." He was prominently connected with the "un derground railway," which operated through Indiana county before the Civil war. He was widely known and popular, and could have easily as pired to any office within the gift of the people, but preferred to live in quiet contentment among his friends and neighbors, doing the good that came to his hands. Mr. W. P. Graff, the subject of this sketch, after his graduation from La fayette College, entered the First National Bank of Blairsville in a clerical position. His father, Mr. Paul Graff, was president of the bank, but this fact did not material ly aid his son in procuring advance ment. On the other hand, he was compelled, like other young men, to earn promotion on his merit. He has advanced until now he occupies the honorable position of cashier. While his work in the bank has been his main vocation, he has found time for other lines of business where his energy and good judgment have com- Another Denial. At a dinner of the Gridiron clnb In 1913 Thomas F. Logan of the Phila delphia Inquirer was initiated as a member, and part of his hazing was to go about as a young reporter and in terview the guests. Then he was ques tioned concerning the results. "Did you interview the secretary of war ?" he was asked. "Yes." "What did he say?" "He denies it" "What does he deny?" "Why. what I asked him, and he said it didn't make any difference what; it was the immemorial custom of the war department to deny everything."—Ar thur W. Dunn's "Gridiron Nights." Rlpnafaf Frofte. Frotte undergo marked changes in she ileal ceipoeitkm as they grow to toeir fnß nice and ripen. In some frofts ripening increases the sugar content and decreases the add, whseeas la won rihis both sugar and add nstent de mean* hi the ripening pre cess. Unforeseen. "Didn't yen guarantee that inHJimu fisr six months?" "Tee, sir. bet yen didn't teH as tt was fiar a bey's beaming sdhoei."— Mew York Times. A good tpfow makes goed snidew; Mv-eonth die lie manded success. He is especially in terested in agriculture, and his farm is a model of what a well managed farm should be. In politics, Mr. Graff has always been a Republican. He believes that progress should be along Bane lines, and that reforms can be heat brought about by efforts within the party. He deserves the name of "regular Re publican," simply because he has al ways been a firm advocate of the fundamental principles upon which the party is based. Mr. Graff did not enter upon the campaign he is now waging without much deliberation. The time he will be obliged to devote to public service means no little personal sacrifice of his private affairs. It was only after he had been importuned by many of the best citizens of this, and other communities, that he decided to be a candidate. It must be gratifying to him to find that he is receiving prac tically the solid support of the com munity where he is best known, re gardless of party affiliations. Scores of members of other parties are changing their registration to enable them to vote for him. While he is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church, he is, being supported by the devotees of all creeds, who realize and appreciate his broadminded tolerance. We heartily commend the candi dacy of Mr. Graff to the voters of the 37th Senatorial district. He has the friendship and support of the state leaders regardless of factional differences, and if elected, we pre dict that his course will be shaped by what he considers to be the best interests of his district and the state at large. We believe that, if elected, he will adhere to his platform, which is that he will support all legislation which will advance the moral and material welfare of the people. (Political Advertisement.) The "Bull;" The origin of the word "bull" as the definition of a confused utterance Is doubtfuL Some philologists say it comes from the Freneh boule—"fraud" —and others that it Is derived from the Icelandic bull—"aunsense." Many definitions hae sees attempted, but the beat probnteey at that of Sydney Smith. Writing om the difference be tween wit and he says: "Wit discovers r*al retetton that are ap parent; 'buns' adroit apparent relations that are n* fuai The stronger the apparent cetuiectton and the more com plete the real dtlaeonnection of the ideaa the greater the surprise and the better the 'bull.' ** The Change ef a Name. How family names change in the course of many years is illustrated by the conversion of "Botevile" Into "Thynne." An English deed bearing date in the closing days of the fif teenth century shows three brothers then flourishing—John Botevile of Botevile and Thomas and William Botevile. The trio are distinguished from all other BotevlLes by the ex planation "of the lnne," ar family res idence, the "tie to which had come to their Joint possession. John's grand so* was known as Ralph Boterlle-of tbe-Inne, from which the tr&nsttlaa to Ralph Thynne Is easy. Hia descend ants have bee* Thynnos ever since. In Sympathy. Tbe two men had met at a dinner party and were talking In a corner by themselves. "You see that tall woman with the ■harp nose and the critical eye?" ask ed one of them. "Yes," said the other quietly. "Weil, I"ve watched her for quite awhile. She's always got her nose into somebody's business. She's the last woman I'd marry." "Which shows how strangely In sym pathy we are." said the other without resentment "She's the last woman J did marry-"—Exchange. The Lacking Stroke. "Do yon think It would improve my style," Inquired the varsity man who had got Into the crew through favor itism. "If 1 were to acquire a faster stroke?" "It would improve the crew," replied the candid trainer, "if you got a para lytic stroke."— Um&oix-TUr Bits. Pascal's Early Observation. Blaise Pascal, who wrote a remark able treatise on the laws of sound, was constantly observing the familiar occuiTences about him even as a boy. When he was only ten years old he sat at the dinner table one day strik ing his plate with his knife and then listening to the sonnd. "What are you doing with that plate, Blaise?" asked his sister. "See," he replied. "When I strike the plate with my knife it rings. Hark!" Again he called forth the sound. "When I grasp it with my hand so," he continued, "the sourd ceases, I wonder why it is." A Fool's Paradise. The expression "A fool's paradise" meant originally in Christian mythol ogy a region "near the abode of the blessed," but not a part of it, a sort of borderland, "where dwelt the praise less and the blameless dead." Today it is used to denote the mental condition of those who by their vain hopes are "fooling" themselves.—New York Amer lean. ;; DO IT NOW. •; I in J e Begin thie very moment to live * •• the right life. The man who • •• postpones the day for living as • • • he knows he ought to live is like . .. the fool who alts by the river . II and waits till it flews no more, * II but it glides and will glide on till 1 ** time is no more. * ■?-l -l-H"M-l-I"l"I"H"l-l-l"l-l-l-l M-I-H-I- FuMMed. Mrs. Gtiaggs— Before we were mar ited you used to say you could listen to toy sweet voice all night. Mr. Gnaggs -mil, at that time I bad no Idea I'd f*tr have to do It.—Judge. Net a Bout Winner. Tsamp—Once I was well known as a i i teller, mum. Lady—And do you wreotle now? Tramp—Only wW pov #rty. mum.—New Orleans jruaa. ' DO IT NOW. Decision never becomes easier by postponement, while habit jpuws shajugii every day. Common mam as wdt as conscmnee says, "Qtooeo I dm day." -TIPPED" BY LINCOLN. He Paid a Railroad Enginear to Mod arate Speed of Train. Edward Markstone, a railroad man of Philadelphia, narrated an instance when President Lincoln paid an engi neer to slow up his train. It was on the second trip that the president made from Philadelphia to Washington over the old Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad. George Feeney of Wilmington, Del., was the engineer of the train, and Markstone was the brakeman. In describing the occur rence Markstone said: "George ran so fast that when New ark, Del., was reached and the train stopped for water President Lincoln got out of ttie ear and, walking up the platform to where Feeney was stand ing. said, 'George, rake this and don't run so fast, will you V The president had actually bribed George to hold his engine in a hit." It is needless to say that the engineer did as directed. When Lincoln first made his memora ble trip from Philadelphia to Washing ton at the outbreak of the civil war Markstone was one of the armed guards on the president's car. In tell ing of this historic ride lie said: "The sleeper was attached to the rcai of the train and was empty. In order to allay the suspicion of the passengers as to the causes of the delay trucks were wheeled backward and forward bearing trunks and baggage of every description. After a wait of nearly half an hour a cab dashed up to the station, and a man unattended quickly alighted. lie wore a long coat, the cape of which was drawn over his head. It was Lincoln. He came to ward me and quickly entered the dar. I could see but little of liis face on ac count of the caie. but I noticed his searching eyes as lie looked at me. The doors on both ends of the sleeper were then locked and guarded. I was one of the three men who rode on that coach, Lincoln on the inside. I wa on the outside at one end. and another guard was at the other end. From Philadelphia to Baltimore, where 1 alighted, I stood with pistol in hand ready to shoot any trespasser." Where Lincoln and Davis Met. The Historical Society of Illinois has placed a big bowlder memorial to mark the place where Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis first met. The site is seventy-five miles west of Chicago on Kishwaukee creek, in Dekalb county. In 1832 the future president of the United States and the future president of the Confederate States of America had gone to that point as soldiers to ussist in ending the Black Hawk In dian massacres. Lincoln was a youth of twenty-three am! captain of a company of militir Is. one year his senior, was a lie ~t just out of West Point. Among those present at the meeting were General Zaehary Taylor, later also a president of the United States, and Major Robert An derson, later general who was com mander at Fort Sumter at the begin ning of the civil war. Lincoln's Book. Lincoln was a man of one book, and that book the Bible. Its cool vigor be came his. The compressed energy of Its phrases lent strength to his acts and utterances, and they became, in a measure, the salvation of the Union.— Editorial In New York Times. Animal Etiquette. No one who is at all observant *f the ways of animals can have failed to notice how gentle large dogs, like the St Bernard and the Great Dane, are to their smaller canine fellows. It in rare that a big dog turns upon one of the little fellows, no matter how aggravating and snappy the latter may ba Instead, he invariably treats the small dog's antics with unruffled and dignified tolerance. For there Is a recognized code of etiquette among animals, if you please, quite as much as there Is among human beings. In truth, there are not a few respects In which the animals can give points on politeness and good behavior to man himself. Tha Human Faoe. Rosa Bonheur, the great painter of animals, had a system of mnemonics which was exceedingly quaint. She could trace In the faces of those peo ple who visited her a resemblance to some sort of animal. For Instance, if some one reminded her of a certain lady she would probably hesitate for a moment and then say, "Oh, yes, the lady with the camel face!" or, "Oh, I remember—she had a cow facer This memory system was not flattering to her friends, but it showed how satu rated she was with a knowledge of an imals and their characteristics. On ev ery human face she found a likeness to some animal she had studied and de lineated. The Outlet. Physiology Teacher —Clarence, you may explain how we hear things. Clar ence—Pa tells 'em to ma as a secret and ma gives 'em away at the bridge club.—Cleveland Leader. •l-l-l-M-M-I-M' 1 ! I 1 I M-M"I"M'M-frM. i ;; BE TACTFUL. Talent is something, but tact •• is everything. Talent ie seri- 11 "* ous, sober, grave and respecta- *' • ble. Tact is all that and more V . I too. It is not a seventh sense, • • ** but ia the life of all the five. It " is the open eye, the quick ear, •• •• the judging taste, the keen .. smell and the lively touch. It ie II "* the interpreter of all riddles, the ** •* lurmounter of all difficulties •. and the remover of all obstacles. .. !* Tact is a wonder worker. " [ A-M-H-M-I : I I I I I -l NIHHHI? dins II o Mi Ben Hi Know. D. Have you read the Consti tution of the United States? R. Yes. D. What form of Government is this? R. Republic. D. What is the Constitution of the United States? R. It is the fundamental law of this country. D. Who makes the laws of the United States? R. The Congress. D. What does Congress consist of? R. Senate and House of Rep resentatives. D. Who is our State Senator" R. Theo. M. Kurtz. D. Who is the chief executive of the United States? R. President. D. How long is the Presideut of the United States elected? R. 4 years. D. Who takes the place of the President in case he dies? R. The Vice President. D. What is his name? R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By whom is the President of the United States elected? R. By the electors. D. By w r hom are the electors elcted?' e R. By the people. D. Who makes the laws for the stete of Pennsylvania. R. The Legislature. D. What does the Legislature consist of? R. Senate and Assembly. D. Who is our Assemblyman? R. Wilrner H. Wood. D. How many State in the un ion? R. 48. D. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? R. July 4, 1776. D. By whom was it written? R. Thomas Jefferson. D. Which is the capital of the United States? R. Washington. D. Which is the capital of the state of Pennsylvania. R. Harrisburg. D. How many Senators has each state in the United States Senate ? FOR SALE QID WAIT ADS. Advertisements under this head lc a word each insertion. FOR SALE —Corner lot in Chevy Chase, 65x150, for further informa tion, apply at this office. WANTED—Slavish or Polish men, well acquainted in Indiana and mine camps. Can make s2o to $3O per week. Call 15 Carpen ter avenue, Indiana, Pa. FOR SALE—Good automobile, 1914 Vulcan Roadster. A-l run ning condition. Will demonstrate. Sacrifice, $250. Need money. Call or write J. M., care "Patriot." 15 Carpenter avenue, Indiana, Pa. Wanted — Girl for general housework. Small family, no chil dren. Foreign girl preferred. In quire at Patriot office. Some Reputation. Binx—Wb.it kind of a reputation ha* Jones got? Jinx —So good that he can wear cuff buttons with other people's Initials and get away with tt.—St. Louis Post-Dis patch. R. Two. D. Who are our U. S. Senators? R. Boise Penrose and George T. Oliver. D. By whom are they elected? R. By the people. D. For how long? R. 6 years. D. How many representatives .ire there ? .. R. 435. According to the pop illation one to every 211,000, (the ratio fixed by Congress after each decennial census.) D. For how long are they elect ed? R. 2 year?. D. Who is our Congressman? R. S. Taylor North. D. How many electoral vote® has the state of Pennsylvania? i R. 38. D. Who is the chief executive of the state of Pennsylvania? R. The Governor. D. For how long is he elected? R. 4 years. D. Who is the Governor? R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government? R. Yes. D. Are you opposed to organi*- ed government? R. No. D. Are you an anarchist? R. No. D. What is an anarchist? R. A person who does not be ieve in organized government. D. Are you a bigamist or poli garaist ? R. No. D. What is a bigamist or poly gamic? R. One who believes in having more than one wife. D. Do you belong to any secret Society who teaches to disbelieve :n organised government? R. No. D. Have you ever violated any b ws of the United States? R. No. D. Who makes the ordinances for the City ? R. The board of Aldermen. D. Do you intend to remain permanently in the U. S.? R. Yes. 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