Putnam patriot., 1908-08-07
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tsnce for mufdef, ~ ho & ss uoiniaafed R. ihelt candidate f6f President. haf definitely declined ie ascept. A eoun- ell was hastily called, and August Gtil- hans ~as nominated asa proxy. and II elected Giiihaus iIas agreed to allow Preston fo select tbe cabinet.
 Asa afe.nlt of brush lire staued on Saturday at fefaie. British Columbia, that town was wiped eH the map, att- other village, II mites distant, is in flames. and IWo others afe in dgubi. more than IVe iiQes are reported lost. A territory lW square miles 1T extent is seething masz of flames. 1hOus- ands, whose property WAS destroyed af. rendered homeless Tie eo:efB- taent has taken steps ln gife the suffer CTS relief.
 A missionary in spain sends to the American Board sn coHuent ef Madrid journal of the recent great fnis- sionary meeting in Carnegie Hall. IL says: aTbe important feature of the fe- union WAS the address of Mf Taft, Se- eretary of War. What wonderful thing. The secretary of war oi one Of fhe most powerful and richest nations speaking of Christ and ef missions But nevertheless il was so: his Ian puage could mol hnfe been improved ly the most fefvent minister of the church.
 Boston will welcome this week ihc 25th national convention of the su- pfeme ioage and The biennial eneantr menl of tic | Hifotn Rank at the knighls of I'yihias, and for lhe aeA ten dass s5.0eo delegate representing inc Knights, the inform Ranks and the Pvfhian .iztefs, ffotn All pats el ihe lntted =lales, the Ganadian North. wes; and the Eastern provinces Will have the freedom and honers of the city
 Delegates representing two million Roman Catholics nj over the United htaies will attend the seventh national convention of the American Federation of Catholic societies, which will open with solemn service in Holy Gross Cathedral on sunday, August 2. II k expected that this convention VIII ee one of the most notable feliRiou. gath enngs ever assembled iu this country. At the sessions of the convention I wide range of subjects will he discussed at length.
 There wiI shortly he launched ny London syndicate lar the benefit of in. N#lids who wish ta combine sea life with luxury Il floating hydfopathie hoiel The vessel all accommodate, with state rooms, AD passengers ho~t nerves fetiiits hra asinE sva itfuekeS. Two celebrated hNsieians and stan ai com petenl doetofs have been engaged te look after the passengers. The idea is to make II pleasure party Tor those only who are suffering from nervous trouble. ll VIII have eley atnts, theatre and concert feon, Russian and Turk. ish baths, a gymnasium and orchestra Ilwill be sletioncd Qn the Adfialie. laking excursions onl, In fine weather
 Ata recent session of the Northern Pacific rate hearing ease In the ~ Circuit Court Il was shown that lhe syndicate that carried through the feor. canixation of the road tn lsssi, received from the sale ot stocks Se., sii. ,sHss sA1l In the new company, while 1t cost but s9d, 7o1 ,o@ to call in all of the stock oi tho old company thus clearing ss2, soa,eo eleat profit,
 Two children drowned, tfailic tied up on al lea~l lout lines ol railroad and most ef the aaS igahle rivers, crops bad lY damaged and in large areas oi low lands entirely desttoNed@ts d partial reeafd of the effects in eastern North Carolina Of the West lndle stofn tha, faeed on the Atlantic coast last Fhufs- day and Friday |, was accompanied |, a tAth-lall that was a teeord.l.sss' '.e tt. In some localities the rain lell Io a depth of ? i-i inches.
 X poor Italian, in Southington, who had not had work iof some length oi tune, and his family had become quite needy, gol bob to shovel oil thirty ton car load of coat. lie began the Joo but for lack of food had run down and was Sesln overcome and had io give II up His wife, however, determined Ia. ti f.,t S.sYBtnx her husband home, she mounted the coal car, took the shovel and soon made Il evident she MAS capable oi the task undannted by latee crowd that ga thefed lo watch the strange sight of a woman ,ioing such heavy work, she kept on shoNellng until the lob was finished Then she started home appa- fsntiS none the wofse for her hard task.
 II any one doubts ihe popular inter. est In direct primaries he should study the recent result ot these held In Texas. le7,sa. In iaa. with Bisan running the full party Nole was aos .ais. The vote As last primaries k estimated at :..a, ,u0. That tells the desim of the whole party.
 Al Neuiliy, France, \ test sas re- cenlly made of a fender designed To prevent the injury ef persons caught in front of automobiles and oi ihet saifs- going vehicles. An automobile eqalr- sed with II was set moving al a high