Putnam patriot., 1909-09-03
MACDONALD & WILLIAMS
 psopRIKToEt ~UTNAM ~INDHAA CONN.
Editorial Scraps.

Fx- President Roosevelt did gfea amount of service in winning tue es teern of the nations of the world for hi country, and President Taft Is winnin' similar favor and esteem by his nobili ty Of spirit. He has agreed to nee President Diaz, first at Ei Pasa, Texas and dine with him, then taking atfaif the two Pfcsidents will travel to Mex cio where they will dine together octo Der It, before separating. This vii make deeper impression on the friend ship of ali the Republics south Of us
 Canada West is gaining an increased population about IN fast as our West ern States. IL k estimated that se,0e will % there From Inc northeastern States, and those of the more shbstan' tlai character, carrying with them from 5000 to sl0,g0 each.
 aTheir habitniinns are the hahllations of cruelly,h k true 9f the Moofs, wha are fighting the Spanish ip Morocco and when they take any prisoners cut of their hands and feet.
 The city of Des Moines, iowa, which Is governed by commission, has dis oafded the hit-or.miss policy, and is 10 proceed upon plan to beaatlfy itself by employing an expert, as the out come Of the aetive efortof the commit tee ef the Woman s Club. That k what the PATRIOT hhs been advocatiug-an organization of ladies to suggest and advise what should bo done to make opf city more attractive.
 The large increase in the cranberry crop over Inst year will be cause for special lbankfulnesston the last Thurs day In November.
 .-Bir Thomas Lipton, whom all Amer jeans love for his manly way in which he strove three times, unsuecessfuily, to win the Ameriea's cup, which cost him over a million dollars, s,says. "l am just as anxious and as determined to continue my efforts toward winning The Americas cup as 1 was the day Shamrock | was iaunched.h He does not say " lift'l the cup, as In former cases. Many Americans will not re- grel it If he ihould "iifta the cup next lime.
 When the steamer Ohio wns lost oil Steep Point. Alaska, Thursday, there were l2s passengers on board, all o whom escaped. The victims were tiv, employees, two of whom went below t' find missing passengers instead of try ing lo save their own lives. One q these was the Wireless Operator Geofg Eeeies, of Winnipeg, who alter send ing message for hurried help, wen below to seek Il missing passenger.
 Since January I, 1908, s9 persons ha' been bitten by rabid dogs, of whom had died pr. Moore, dean of Gornel Veterinary College, declared before tn New York State Veterinary Medica Society convention, ,at thica, N \ :, ias week. that if every dog in the Unite, States could be muzxled or tied up fo ninety days, the country would be ire from rabbies for century.
 Professor Doyen, of Paris, has cfea ted n sensation in the scientific world by successfully grating the 1ugnia vein of n sheep on to mans ieg-th first time in vein gtaliing Of animal ' tB la l.
 At the recent annual meeting Of th' Biitish h Association of Sciences at Win nipeg, a city oi some lso,un popola lion, although wilderness few year since--a member declared that th' United States led the world in pfogfes siye education. This k contrary to th conceived opinion of some of our bes scholars, who have been ercditiag Ger many as leading the world in progres ki,e education. IL certainly outfank all other European nations.
 Henry Fsrman, the English aviator won the Grand Prix de Ia Champagne last week, at Rheims, France, break ing all records .ol dalation of hlgh and distance in heasieft than air ma ehine--making lil.ss miles in hours 4 minutes a seconds. The interaa tional Cup James Gordon Bennet tfo phy) was won afterwards by Glenn II Guftiss, the American aviator, in tn fastest aerai journey ol ie.4o miles exc accomplished by man. His time wa To min d 30 sec. The day after Cal tiss won another speed prize, hts tw victories giving America first place i aviation contests. lis two prizes NO for him ss .uoo.
 The isthmus of Panama had shocl oi earthquake on Monday, but had n visible injurious effects on the cans works now in execution or In prospeel Old Mother Earth Is having wide es tended shake. up in recent times as ne, ef before known. The great scientist tell us that our globe. like eyerythin of nature on It's surface, is to under di' solution and reorganization.
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