Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
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 Next to the affairs in our own conn- try. interest now centers in Senezuelai where Gomez, whom Castro confided the government when he went 10 Eu. rope, ls apparently siding with the people against Castfo's despotism. He has replaced the old ministry with more broad-minded men, and it has evoked no opposition. II need surprise no one To learn that Castro has been outlawed and a reform government with Goruez as President, established Castro acts as if he expected to have 10 remain away.
 The poor in Europe are going to have a good Christmas this year. The chil. dten have sent many millions to their old parents abroad and fathers have done likewise to their families, aecofht ing to the statement Of the post office department. The Christmas mails for Europe show an increase this year of 2,032 sacks over those of last year, and 6,155 parcels, and the increase this year in registered articles is 4s, ,922.
 William (. Brown, senior Vice Pres ident Of the New York Central, In q recent address on the past and future of raj road g7owth in the United States, prophesIei that in fifteen years there would be q population of l25,1o,eD in the country, and that as 6 eopsefYa- tive estimate s7 ,50o, ,0oo, ,0oo would have 10 be expended in that time for increas- ing and improving railroad facilities. How much ofthat huge sum of money and immense increase in railfoail faeil- ilies can Connecticut get by organized effort?
 Al Fredonia, \. Y., on Sunday last, William Ives died at the age ei lep yeafs, retaining the full possession of All his faculties to the end. In Ram sey. x. J. Mrs. Ann Van Riper, i6s years, lives on farm with her two daughters, whose nges afe bb and 70 years, who are making preparations to celebrate their mothers l09th birthday February next. For several years Mrs, Van Kipef has been blind, but she still retains her mental faculties. She calls her youngest 6t year old child her ''ba- by daughter
 Wilbur Wright continues to win new f. Ia. both for height and distance. Last Friday he rose 5o feet above the ground in high wind and sailed two hours, winning a prize.
 The total production of gold and sil' yer in the United States, in iW7, was valued at si27 ,186, ,i0o-neafly s4,ooo,. oO0 in gold less than in the previous year, and of silver n decrease of saa5, iW
 During the hunting season ln Maine this year Ii persons were killed by nc eident, and many wounded.
 The Countrywide Commission, aitel travelling over every State and ferfito ", are ready To make their report. Th' commission says
 Everywhere there are serious econ omic questions along the lines of dis tributioD, marketing and the lack o effective cooperation, among the iaim CTS. They are in need of organization and more particularly of social organ ization. Great emphasis has been pu upon the deficiencies in schools and II highways
 Seven members of the finance com mittee of Common and Select Coun cils, of Pittsburg, have been arrested charged with bribery and corruption of members, In collusion with the pro sident and cashier of n local bank.
 Our government Is proposing to carr, out many radical reforms, such as tn navy, secret service, and caring for th, betterment of the farmers, husbandtnl for the good of all the various rcsour ces of the country, &c. England endeavo bring to transform its Parlia mentary and educational systems, L give the people more control and l. diminish that of the aristocracy. Ger many Is working on the same line. Tn spirit of reform seems to have reachc' all nations in an unprecedented degree
 Turkey is to get san ,oo0,ooo for tn from Austria. Hungary. That Is be, ter than to fight about them, as soone ar later the provinces would frce then selves from Turkeys control.
 IL has been officially decided that or aained ministers, to bc entitled to tn half.fare on railroads, must he actual. engaged in pastoral work and not il any secular employment.
 The Mexican Congress Is asked | amend the immigration laws this ses sion by excluding from It's borders al mendicant friars, huli.iightefs, and on or two other classes of undesirable per sons.
 A Judge has decided that woman who marries man she knows earn bu, so week can get no help by al pealing 10 the courts,
 The average American citizen COT sumes half his weight in sugar yearl, and the conntfy's sugar bill average more than q ,o0,op day. The tots consumption of sugar last year reache 7,osa ,so1 .s75 pounds, of which si.a ps cent was of home production, the res k imported.
 A prehistoric buried city ai Gas t.rande. near Florence, Arizona, ls tx