POLITICAL COLUMN VOTE YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS If you regard the congressional of fice as important from the standpoint of service, and do not believe in us ing it as a boquet to be handed around by a few politicians, vote for W. O. Smith. If you resent corporation control and machine domination, and believe the popular primary should be used as an instrument to ascer tain the will of the individual voter, cast your ballot for a man who typi fies clean politics and stands for the sovereignty of the people. W. O. Smith will represent YOU. Register your own opinion. Vote for YOUR interest, not somebody else's. -POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT— For State Senate WILBUR P. GRAFF OF BLAIRSYILLE BOROUGH Subject to the decisionjof the Re publican voters of the 37th Senator ial District, composed of Indiana and Jefferson counties, at the Spring Pri mary Election Tuesday, May 16th, 1916. Your Support and Influence is Solicited /SAAAAA/WWWWV\AAA/WWNA/V (Political Advertisement) I 1 mm Jelh I . ' m|BJ jj FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY jj j!Snb|so& U> the decision of the Re- J> j! «voters, May 16, 1916. ]> lj ~>~f»lER H. WOOD | I; AITORNEY !; l| JM:JAHA, ; PENNSYLVANIA;! Ysirr hffc&ce and Support 1 Solicited. s [(Political Advertisement) For Congress Nathan L. Strong of Brookville and Kittanning Subject to the decision of the Re publican Voters of the 27th Congres sional District, composed of the count ies of Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana and Jefferson, at the General Pri mary Election, Tuesday, May 16, 1916. Your Vote and Influence Respect fully Solicited Political Advertisement For Representative in Congress W. 0. SMITH Punxsutawney, Pa. * Will appreciate your support and shall endeavor to deserve it. Primary Election, Tues., May 16/16 , j • Political Advertisement For Representative 2n Congress S. Taylor North of PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. 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Count Talking Machines. As nearly as can be determined the original talking machine—the" real pre cursor of the phonograph—was the so called "phonautograph," invented by Leon Scott In 1857. But the first real reproduction of sound was achieved by Thomas A. Edison in 1876. He may, with perfect justice, be called the "fa ther of the talking machine."— New York American. Time. Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life Is made of.—Benjamin Franklin. ;; A GOOD RULE. Let us be cheerful without re- 1 |11 gret for the past, with content 1,, merit in the present and with strong hope for the future. ♦ Deinie 6 Rispitt w Hi venire Cililii leioiii 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 President 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 whom 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. Wilmer 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 ? 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 representative* are there ? .. R. 435. According to the pop ulation one to every 211,000, (the ratio fixed by Congress after eack decennial censui.) D. For how long are they elect ed ? . < R. 2 yeara. D. Who is our Congressman f R. S. Taylor North. D. How many electoral vote* has the state of Pennsylvania? R. 38. D. Who is the chief executive of the state of Pennsylvania? R. The Governor. D. For how long is he elected I R. 4 years. D. Who is the Governor! R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government T ' R. Yes. D. Are you opposed to organis ed government f 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 gamist 1 R. No. D. What is a bigamist or poly gamist 1 R. One who believes in having mort than one wife. D. Do you belong to any secret Sockty who teaches to disbelieve in organized government? R. No. D. Have you ever violated any L 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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