Putnam patriot., 1908-06-12
Editorial Scraps.

Republican candidate fof President Of The United States. And He predict IL will be accomplished by the Gonyen- ton 10 leave the least possible feeling Of irritation among the friends of the other candidates-eYen stubborn Uncle Joe submitting gracefully.
 Next June ii. k "Fiag Day when the Star and Stripes Are te be seen floating every where possible.
 The Willimantie girls in the spool room of The ihr .ad mills, struck this week in protest against reduction Of wages.
 F President Roosevelt proposes to go to Africa when his official duties end, te find recreation in hunting the big wild game of that dark continent. He no doubt will also study the deep pro blems that aiiiiet the natives Of that benighted region
 Examinations will be held for tine appointment Of ten cadets in the fexe- npe cutter service. on August 2d next. The examinations will be conducted by Il board of revenue cutter officers at points convenient to the homes of the applicants These eadetsbips are de firable jobs, carrying life positions with prospect of steady promotion and re- iirenent with pension.
 The fearful danger the Emperor of Russia k continually exposed te being mssassinated, K shown by the sudden change of plaHs and arrangements that had been going lon for weeks, fof his meeiiag with King Edwafd of Eng. land The sudden change was made to thwart my plol llial assasslns may have arranged To Kill him N hnt i life of terror and apprehension the proud Emperor must undergo that he my hold power ta keep his subjects from enjoying political freedom.
 President Roosevelt. in accordance with the suggestion ei the Governors at their recent Conference nt the White House. has appointed National eott= mission io consider and advise hlm on questions relating tt the conserve Antton of the natural resources of the country. The Commission is divided into five sections, as follows,
 Watefs~Theodore l.. Burton, Ohio, chairman.
 Forests--enatof Reed tsmool, tah, chairman.
 I.ands-=senatof kuutte Selsoui Mn nerota, chairman.
 Minernls-R Representative JnhnDal : zell, .ennssl Nahia, chairman.
 Executive GammitIee--t,ifiotd Pin. ehot chairman W ] Meesee, Dsefton N. Price, o. N Woodruff, Joseph \. Holmes. and the chairmen of the above four sections
 Sunday afternoon young man took two young ladies out sniling on the Nsehnyikill, Philadelphia. He thought he'd have some fun frightening Inc ia@ ,iies by rocking the bnat They expos tulated, hat the idiot in his delight rocked the more. one of the ladies h her lerfor seized an oat and knocked their tormentof on the head, and top pied him Into the fiect They then rowed ashore leaving the young fellow to get ashore II lie could. lie WIS res- cned by some men when almost eN- hausled-but cured of his folly.
 Carrying out his declaration that il Congress failed to provide tof the con inuanec of the Inland Waterways Commission, he would continue II hy hy Executive act. Congress failed to do the right thing, and the President has appointed the Commission. II is one of the great needs af the country
 senator Morgan l.. HalkeieN, ftcst- dent of the SecicIy of the War of lsi2, has issued a call far the society 's an nnal meeting, to he heid nj the Nathan Hale sehool.house, Nathan Halo Park, East iiaddam, en Wednesday, June r., lar the election ol officers. board of managers, and iet the transaction ei any other necessary business The meeting N iii follow thai oi the sans ei the American Revolution, which will be held at Il o'clock.
 Encspatehes from Naila, Russia, fe- port That heavy shocks et earthquake were fell there sunday morning about is hours iefore shocks were felt in Al, lentown, Pa
 On sunday . tornado struck thafles City, Iowa, killing several persons and demollshing some sr houses, and eas' ried destruction tn it's pathway through a large section of country
 A Russian umiTT dealer has diseos, cred Il valuable mine oi oak. IL exist, in fiser in south Russia, and has lay CTS three ot four feel deep, scattered over l50 square miles. It's most slrik ing feature Is its variety of colors-n' fewer than twelve shades oi pink, blue yellow and brown. The logs ranges from so to se feel in length, and frot Is 10 a0 inches in diameter.
 No diplomacy could he more gracious than that of China In deciding so prae tically spend all of the Boxer indcnani ty. which ~as returned by the ni,es States, in educating thinese iooss Il American schools. Two hundred boy will h~ sent to this country annual, for ten years. II pays to do the hones thing. China appreciates Il Tn pfae licai way.