Voter's Catechism
D. Have you read the Consti
tution of the United States?
R. Yes.
D. What form of Govern
ment 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 con
gist of?
R. Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
D. Who our State Senator?
R. Wilbur P. Graff.
D. Who is the chief executive
of the United States?
R. President.
D. For how long is the Presi
dent of the United States elect
ed?
R. Four 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
chosen ?
R. By the people.
D. Who makes the laws for
the State of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
D. What does the Legislature
consist of?
R. Senate and Assembly.
D. Who is our Assembly
man?
R. J. T. Davis.
D. How many States in the
union ?
R. Forty-eight.
D. When was the Declaration
of Independence signed?
R. July 4, 1776.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
D. By whom was it written?
R. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senators has
each state in the United States?
R. Two.
D. Who are our U. S. Sena
tors?
R. Boise Penrose and George
T. Oliver.
D. By whom are they elect
ed?
R. By the people.
D. For how long?
R. Six years.
D. How many representa
tives are there?
R. 435. According to the
population one to every 211,000,
(the ratio fixed by Congress af
ter each decennial census.)
D. For how long are they
elected ?
R. Two years.
D. Who is our Congressman ?
R. Nathan L. Strong.
D. How many electoral votes
has the state of Pennsylvania?
R. Thirty-eight.
D. Who is the chief execu
tive of the state of Pennsyl
vania ?
R. The Governor.
D. For how long is he elect
ed?
R. 4 years.
D. Who is the Governor?
R. W. C. Sproull.
D. Do you believe in organ
ized government?
R. Yes.
D. Are you opposed to or
ganized government?
R. No.
D. Do you belong to any se
cret society who teaches to dis
believe in organized govern
ment?
R. No.
D. What is a bigamist or po
lygamist?
R. One who believes in hav
ing more than one wife.
D. Are you an anarchist?
R. Ne.
D. What is an anarchist?
R. A person who does not be
lieve in organized government.
D. Are you a bigamist or
poligamist?
R. No.
D. Have you ever violated
any laws of the United States?
R. No.
D. Who makes the ordinaries
for the City?
R. The board of aldermen.
D. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the U. S.?
R. Yes.
NEW FIGHTING FORCE
FRENCH ARMY OFFICERS EXPERI
MENTING WITH EAGLES.
Send Big Birds Against Aeroplanes
Which They Fiercely Attack and
Turn Upside Down—Must
Seek Protection.
An interesting experiment, in view
of the fact that the world's armies
are now facing the problem of how to
cope with the new force in warfare —
the aeroplane, is being conducted by
a number of French officers at Nice.
The idea, it seems, was suggested
by the fate of the famous aviator,
Rogers,, who met death because a sea
gull flew against him and disturbed
his control of his machine. The offi
cers argued amongst themselves that
if a modest-sized bird such as the sea
i gull could wreck an aviator, the pow
erful eagle could surely become a
j terrific fighting and wrecking force in
the air. So, as Nice is but a few miles
j from the Alpine home of the Swiss
eagle, six birds were immediately put
j into training.
Machines resembling aeroplanes in
shape, but supported by balloons, to
which were attached pieces of meat,
I were sent up, and the eagles let loose.
■ With fierce cries and flapping of their
: wings they attacked the aeroplanes
and tore the meat from them. In their
eagerness they fight one another, and
the aeroplane is sometimes turned up
side down in their struggles. It is
inconceivable that any men in an aero
plane, even if there were three or four
of them, could retain control of their
machine in face of such an attack.
One after another the eagles attack
all the aeroplane balloons until they
are wrecked, and their trainers feel
certain that they will now attack
real aeroplanes with men in them with
the same ferocity.
How will the blrdmen parry these
attacks? Suppose they carry revolv
ers or short repeating rifles; to shoot
a bird in the air is notoriously diffi
cult, but to shoot half-a-dozen swoop
ing down and clawing at you all at
once, seated in a trembling aeroplane,
would be well-nigh an impossibility.
The suggestion Is made that fight
ing machines shall have round them
electric wires that will give the eagles
a powerful shock as they touch them.
To do this it will be necessary to car
ry a dry battery, and this will add to
the weight of the machine. The wires,
moreover, will increase the danger
and difficulty of guiding the aeroplane.
The aviator is likely to touch one of
the wires and lose control of his car,
with fatal result. But the bird-men
will certainly have to find ways of
protecting themselves against the war
eagles. We may well ask: "What
next?"
Noise Killing Mankind.
Man's nerves and hearing apparatus
were evolved in comparatively quiet
surroundings, to detect faint sounds
warning him of danger or of the pres
ence of game. Sudden loud sounds
shock the system greatly—ln child
hood they may cause convulsions.
In time we might evolve a race im
mune to noise, but It can only be done
by killing off those who are most in-,
jured by it, and these nervous people
are often the very ones who are do
ing the most to advance civilization.
So the only thing to do is to make the
environment fit for them and not kill
them as unfit for the environment.
The first step is to abolish unneces
sary bells, whistles and street cries,
lonstruct less noisy pavements and give
children playgrounds where they can
blow off steam to their dear hearts'
content and not annoy anyone, not
even long-suffering, head-achy mamma.
A gentus who can still the noise of
our dreadful streets and tube railways
will be dubbed "blessed" by the world.
Cleaning An Ocean Liner.
Not many people are aware that
during the few hours a great ocean
liner remains in dock she is cleaned
thoroughly inside and out. The hull
is repainted, the funnels scraped and
cleaned, and every piece of exposed
metal polished.
Meanwhile, all carpets are taken
' up and beaten, the floors scrubbed
! and repainted, and tables repolished,
ohairs regilded and stained, in every
part of the ship. On the great boats
| there are more than 30,000 pieces of
! linen to be counted, sorted, prepared,
and laundered. Then there are 15,000
I pieces of silverware, 25,000 pieces of
glassware, some 60,000 dishes, plates,
; cups, saucers, etc. As soon as a piece
shows signs of wear it is discarded
, and replaced, and all this work has
! to be done in a few hours.
Master and Bosses.
"Why do you give so much attention
i to pictures?"
"Well," replied Mr. Cassius Chex,
"in accumulating my fortune I have
1 come more or less into contact with
legislation. I like to spend some
time among the old masters in art
to get my mind ofT the fres? bosses
in politics."
How He Settles. '
"I understand your husband is a
man of great abilities."
"He certainly is. He beat up four
bill collectors yesterday so they can't
come back for six months."—Fliegende
Blatter.
Why Not?
Knickers-Think the stock exchange
should be regulated?
Bocker —Yes, It should be arranged
for stocks to go up when you buy and
, go down when you sell.
Grandmother's Economy.
Another reason why your dear old
grandmother ,«lidn't think she could
afford silk stockings was because she
thought she ought to wear six or seven
petticoats. —Dallas News.
Salute to the Flag.
The salute to the flag is given bj
raising the right hand, palm outward
until the index finger is even with th«
lower edge of the forehead, and stand
ing at attention.
Failure.
When a man lacks principal he nat
urally falls from lack of interest.
Psychologically Tested.
Psychological tests are being used
by the United States employment serv
ice In New York to aid in determining
the work for which applicants are best
fitted.
Use Reason. I
You've got to leaven your work with
some planning and thought. A tire
less cooker doesn't do the business un
til heat is applied.
Production Wins.
Wealth does not come by the most
diligent saving, but by the most dili
gent producing. Men and nations who
pinch the pennies hardest are never
the richest
How Could He!
"I'm terribly worried I wrote Jack
In my last letter to forger that I had
told him I didn't mean to reconsider
my decision not to change my mind,
and he heems to have misunderstood
me." —Life.
■
Daily Thought.
V7is.!oiii is «•!"■ T : ;;e» nearer when we
stoop than w!><;i a*- soar.—Words
worth.
t Appropriate Look.
Robert had lost his little pet dog and
felt had about It. His father told him
poor little Fido must be dead or he
' would return home. His mother sent
i
him on an errand, when he met a wom
an friend of his mother's who asked
him if he was ill, as he had little to
say. "Oh. no." he said, "but my little
dog is dead and I am wearing a black
| look."
Few Free From Errors.
Why not try to look over the other
fellow's mistakes? We have been
making them over since Grandfather
Adam lost his place in the Garden ol
Eden.
Size of the Foot.
The foot should be as long as the
ulna, or chief hone of the forearm —
that is. from the small head of the bone
to be seen at the wrist to the point of
the elbow should be the length of the
foot. Libreria del Patriota
Per tutti coloro che amano la lettura e che desiderano
comprare dei libri pubblichiamo la lista di alcuni
romanzi della nostra libreria.
A. Dumas,
I TRE MOSCHETTIERI
ORGIE E DELITTI DI NERONE
G. Verne,
L'ISOLA MISTERIOSA
VENTIMILA LAG HE SOTTO I
MARI
C. Invernizio,
LA SEPOLTA VIVA
VENDETTA DI OPERAIO
I DRAMMI DELL'ADULTERIO
BACIO INFAME
CUORE D'OPERAIO
IL DELITTO DI UNA MADRE
De Amicis,
VITA MILITARE
LETTURE SCELTE
E. Zola,
NANA'
L'ASSOMOIR
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LIBRI Di diversi autori:
I PIOMBI DI VENEZIA
I BEATI PAOLI
VITA DI BEUVENUTO CELLINI
LA COLPA DI UNA MADRE
CARMINE CROCCO j
AMORE INFERNALE
GIULIO CESARE e Tarquino cuorj
di Leone
LA PROSTITUTA DI VIENNA
QUO VADIS
ETTORE FIORAMOSCA
LE MILLE E UNA NOTTE
UN ITALIANO IN AMERICA
L'ASSASSINIO DEL DETECTIVE
PETROSINO
L'TOPIA
MARCO VISCONTI
STORIA DI UNA CAPINERA
VITA DI GIUSEPPE VERIH
LA SPIA DI GUERRA
Carmen
Giovanni Toló
La Mano Nera
Paolo e Virginia
Il Linguaggio dei Fiori
Canzoni Amorose
La guida del Minatore
Carte Giograflche
Letture Elementari
DIZIONARII Italiano — Inglese
Galateo
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Discorsi e Brindisi
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troveranno pronti ad as
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