Putnam patriot., 1908-07-03
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A4 disturbance. THere sfe ! sa candida ;es fn the field for President and tue na. nicipai eiectious were io indicate which of The teo Was The fnfofile of The Ia Q. ple. General Obaldia. aho oppoed I ii,s present administration, ls certain to te aezt President, lis pasts having won the municipal elections which were honestly conducted. f would be hard fef Americans to understand what questions divide the tso parties down fhefe
 whiie no marked changes have yet occurred lo indicate At immediate fe- turn 10 normal business prosperity. there is feeling of greater hopefulness that by fall there will be activity in all branches Of business. The promise of unusually large crops will give ihe railroads all the freight they can carry. enrich the farmers, and thus epliyen manufacturing. As Il iz generally ac. cepted that the policies of the present administration are moi likely to be oee'. turned by the election of the Demoefa- tic party with it's proposed radical nea- sures. the consers atise men, wis0 eoii. troi the business industries of the coun- try. feel safe in preparing for an early return of general prosperity
 In eleven months of lgO6- t01, this countfyis imports from Germany tetnl- ed si4s. 7ss .42s, and iis exports 10 Ger many s24I ,st5 ,227. In ,he correspond. ing eleven months of a57-'bs our in- ports from Germany totaled .iiM ,baS,. I. 7s0, and onr exports to Germany s264,- i7sil2. The imports from Germany decreased by sls s245l lei5. The expsfts to Germany increased hy s22 55o sS5 This would appear that the operalion of the new reciprocity treaty favored the nited -iatez. Hut our bnsiness depression makes that uncertain.
 Mexico has been disturbed for q week or two bs fezinR bands oi robbers call Ing themselves fekolationists. ho .lat e been pilnginR outlying cities and sil- lages. They belong te the same class as those in the Philippines, who are pretending to be patriots the easier io commit depfedations on friends and foes. In ihe latter eenntfy they met with signal fetrihntion from the ini. ted States authorities, and their career has ended Mexico wil meet oul io  iis bhef.reNolulioni-ts the same treat ment that wiped out those in the Phil ippines.
 The great warship fleet which has been at ran Francisco for some weeks Is to leave there next Tuesday. io con tinae It's bong voyage afodnd the world It's next stopping place will be Homo lulu.
 Mayor Lee of Bridgeport announces thai be has decided to .eio lhe yo,in. lnsoh.ae purchase measure, hleh bad passed th. eliN Rut efnnent unanimen>- iy. The local paper says enough al detmsn have changed their minds and will sustain the veto The Mayors of Ne. Haven and Bridgeport have thus both gone on record within few days as against the voting machine. They have done this in the face nf the tesii- mony of Hartford and other cities that have used them for several years, that they are easier safer, from errors, more expeditions and cheaper than the bal iot system
 The senior vice president of the New York Central road. after An extended trip through the West, says The winter wheat k in good condition practically everywhere, and that the average of corn crop prospects k excellent. In The Northwest he never saw the small grains took better He believes that ihis years crops will lfitsa stoe ,ss.i lars to the farmers and more tons of ffeighI "a the railroads than they ever have hefote,
 Oae oi the osersttained phrases used |, foreigners in Germany, says for. eign correspondent, k !" palerna. g0s. ernmenl The consular officers repeat thls phrase, When asked one uf these philosophers how II happened that elites like Essen and ilerlmand. in the coal bell, were spollcSsis clean and free from snudge, the answer was short and decisive. They have.te he so when there is patefnal government, There were e.aseless inspections and enforced regulations to keep the walks swept, gutters daily flushed, house fronts kept elean and gardens improved. Property owners are required to keep their pre-. mises prescatablc for the benefit of the town. "raiernai government k what We need.
 Sailing la balloon k too risky for anyone who loves fife, Last Saturday balloon ascension WAS made in Phil. sdeiphis, containing two women and three men. When al great height the envelope, containing the gas, split The balloon descended rapidly hGt for. tunaiely landed on the muddy ban k. ot the Sehuytkiil river, and suffered littie but mud and water bath. An other balloon party in Vermont, whil, passing over town, werc fired unon, The rifle balls grazing the balloon.
 A man totally h.ind regained hi, sight at Bellsae Hospital, New York ia remarkable manner. Through al accident in Chicago to his leu eve h,