Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-02-19
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Under the Roosevelt administration
new and remarkable projects have Teen
started. Among them: aHow 10 Better
the Social Life of the Farmer and his
Family "rhe Conservation OF The
Natural Resources Of the Country, by
the combined action Of all the states,
out OF which has gown movement
% unite The New England States in
an effort 10 preserve and develop
their natural resources. and by indivi-
dual States 10 care for what they had
- conserve. Now comes the climax,
when the entire continent, represented
by the Dominion Of Canada, the Re-
1Fsblie OF Mexico, aud The Republic OF
Che United States, is TO have Its latent
resources made known and conserved
for tho benefit Of the entire people oil
those Three countries, instead al Dc
Ing exploited bsi politicians aud en-
pitaIisls fof their sole Interests. All
these movements are iohtully weieem'
cd by the people ~ sufe to bear ffh
fruit fer them Ii whom thes Inherent
~ belong,
Sixty I've Thousand Hungarian par
tfidges-=a bird about twice the size OF
our qaali--have been imported ahd IL
heraied DURING Tie pasl MO years by
the Connecticut tsame Commission
A. birds att no fespeetefs Of state beon-
dafies, Massachusetts and Rhode Isl
aud are likely Ia shafe IN lhe benefits
n most Of them have dune we'll.
The city government Of Dies Maines,
Iowa, has become 81 butdsnod With fo-
quests from all over the country fef in'
formation about the " Ies Moines Plan
ot municipal government, that etiei
eilieia statement Of It's features and The
Argument Ia It's fasef has been rtepaf-
ed. Everybody will nov fare alike in
applying al that source for infofma-
ton. cur business Mems Association
should apply for copies 10 put Ia our
libraries and elsewhere 10 which the
public can have access. ~ sean rs
our citizens can understand the real
merits of that Ialah they will denland II
insiansef. Ii Is one OF the important
duties assumed by the Association 20
enlightcn the com immunity ON every
subject that will tend Ia benefit the
city. The Dcs Molncs plan can he de
monstfaied 10 do 80 as clearly as To
prove that an expert mechanic Is more
fitted 10 take charge of familiar bust
ness than one who has no experience.
king Edward of England has made
4 friendly visit to the Emperor of Ger
many la the interest Of peace, In con-
psny With Queen Alexandria and were
received al lierlin with demonstrations
Of the greatest eordiality. The English
people have fcais Of trouble only with
Germany. England deems II essential
10 have navy that will oai-class tina,
Of any two Of the great powers of En'
rope. Germany is equally determined
that England shall!not have such naval
supremacy. Ii Is able la do this with
on, oyefhunienlng Its people rs Eng.
land Is doing trying 10 maintain Its
unequal task ,sefmany's land forces
could easily overfun Ing gland once
landing was effected.
President Eliot : "Reminiscences of his
own student days arr anything but a
demonstration that Harvard rolled In
luxurious living I'd and 90 years ago.
.When MAS student. he says, 1--WE
had no gas. We drew water With n
pump In the courtyard, aud when the
first carpet WAS introduced eonsidefa-
bile complaint Was made AT this evil
dence of luxury, Harvard is still OPP
posed To luxury, bat standards have
changed.
Within the month local branches of
the College Equal suffrage League
have neen organized in a number of
Universities Miss NJ, Carey Thomas,
President OF Rfsn Mawf College Is the
President Of the National College Equal
Suffrage League.
Three hundred persons we're burned
10 death. last sunday, in The city OF
Acapulco, Mexico, while penned Ia a
blazing theatre from which they could
nos escape. The ssonisiag shFieks OF
The poor victims were heart rending,
The heather Japanese mol only ma.
nilsss la eandaet the spirit Of Chris
usnits. ha, teach ITS pEeocpls H the
rules 10 goNetn nations Ia order Ia aseid
war and hittef animosiis among ma
lions; while The protested Christian
legislators Of California are ineiting
hatred and would provoke MAR against
the japanese. Just a. do all hossiiaas
There will hS one ef The gcasesl ma
val displays eseF Witnessed Wien ths
great American fss.Sa u NaFehtlss I'm
isles il tour around the aesid aud en-
ter Hampton Roasis next MendaS and
II teAls NseAhA President Roosevelt nhe
originated the voyage. There viii b
nfs,sesslon oAeT tpn mites IA length,
ami Tie res lew alli oceNps two aaeaFs
aaa half. t'fnNas ~ visitors ae al
= 4ady "a TIE slsal, occupy ia al await
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