Putnam patriot., 1908-05-29
Editorial Scraps.

The Texas and Oklahoma foods on Monday were exceedingly disasi fousi destroying millions worth of property snspendipg railroad traffic, and cans- ing the loss of many llses. They are mn object lesson to show The imperative need sf government intervention to re- gnlate the noN of waters in the time Of floods.
 The Presbyterian General Assembly, now in session in Kansas City, Mo, will make plans for worldwide evan gsiistic campaign, 10 be begun within year, and 10 be under the difection Of ]. Wilbur Chapman. Re-. NIT. Ioffeyi who so successfully conducted eyange- Iisiie meetings In various parls Of the world iast year and the yeaf before, has apparently retired from the service.
 Henry F.. stanley, treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain, k aa- ihority for the statement that William Y. Walker, the abseonding treasurer of the bark, would be returned from Mex. jean territory 10 Connecticut within a month.
 There is not sn many saneuine pre- diclions in regard te the immediate re- turn Of business prosperity as there were some months ago. The disaster uas serious one, and recovery K ne- x4f ftfi ffz finns in the cities, which rfeeipiated the disaster, and the labor tronbles, are the two main hindfapees to Il return lo heaIthful prosperity. HHi matters will light themselves. There is a million of skilled labofefs Idle. The farmers of the country need tbat number of help. The actual neoahlinR of the ballots east for flaafsf and Met lellan, for the office Of Mayor of New 1ofs, in the fall of ltU5s was begun Wednesday \ few Ruins were found iof iieasst in one box Thefe afe a1a precincts, and II will take weeks to cnunt them ail. \ anbpona was tu be served oil Heafst, but he went oil io Europe.
 The biggest naval gun, Inc heaviest pfojeeiile. and the highest explosive known, combined with close range and deadly ainl, were allowed to work their full havoc on the turret plate of the monitor Florida, on N ednesday at Old Point Comfort, Nn. The result k de entea te be victory fer tarret eonz struelion.
 The body of George Clinton, the first Governor oi New York, once Vice Pre- sident, and Major General in the Re. evolutionary army, was removed From Washington for re.tufial in Kingston, x. i., on Wednesday, with elaborate ceremonies.
 The Republic of Liberia K tottefing helpless and hopeless te destruction fof population, capital and ability Ia malus iain an efficient government \ dele pntinn of it's representative eitiEehs Is now In ashinRtun, making an appeal to our government for aid. II the ne. gfoes of the south could be induced ta settle in Liberia, the difficulty would be solved. They haze nc desire to leave their native home to try new field.
 some l7o,hH cotton operatives in New England have agreed, through their Textile Council, lo accept cut of l1.oi per cent In wages. Idle mills will thus De enabled la start up on tull lime.
 The old war Generals are reduced to small number, as they we're well along in years when the civil war broke out. Bagadief General Evan Miles, [ N A, feiIied, died in san Francisco oi Monday in his soth yeaf.
 tn Tuesday Net.h Carolina voted foI S,ate prohibition hy majority esiima ted at flem ia, ,uoa to ls ao The pro hlhition Ticket carried is out oi the a' counties.
 The Cuban election K hNed for Au gsi>t isl, when the eutife affairs of th' Republic viii bo administered hs otil cen chosen by the legM voters. Whef they are to assume oiis.1v k vet to he de creed. N hen they do, American con .ssd will end
 President Howard Elliott, of tn Northern Pacific kaiiroad, ho ha recently been over large part ot th' Western country, sass thaI erop in dications were better than ever heten in the Northwest, with largely tn creased acreage. He thinks this give promise of returning prosperity en Al extremely substantial foundation,
 The Methodls. Episcopal Genera Conference, now in session at Ralti more, finished its election of eight new Bishops on Wednesday. on Monday after warm struggle, the Goalerenc put Itself on record as unqualiiiedly in dofsing the work of Inc Anti-salool League, and also faNotlug local option
 Next July 1taeicc will celebrate ta &aih anniversary of its foundation. 1 WAS then French, France owning al Canada, the territory wes, of the Mis sissippi so the calf, including Loaisis na. The British victor, oa the Plain of Abraham, gave Il control ol Qnehe and all Canada. Now France Is Ia lnl 2iih England in celebrating the ann versars of Quebecas settlement. NoIl ing could better demonstrate the eul