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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. •;
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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. *
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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.
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;; 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 ?
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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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