Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
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the ibie Oh W lkuts fshki"hht fstotp
great earthquake shock, supposed.
con miles distant. These heavy
nS3hquske shocks are becoming alarm
nGIy common.
The declaration Of principles adopt
"a BY the North American 1onserya.
eion Conference. just closed al WISH
1ngton, making recommendations for
ehe conservation Of the natural fesouf.
ees Of the United States, Canada and
Mexico, has been transmitted to Con.
grexs. President Roosevelt has initia.
tfd q movement for Worlds tonser
walton Congress for the same purpose.
Liberia Is In distress for lack Of abili-
~ 10 manage the Affairs Of thai little
q Republie--ihe bulk Of the population
being former American slaves or their
descendants. A commission has been
named 10 investigate The conditions oi
nfiairs there sHekef r Washington
being member.
Under the new impulse Hnssia pro
poses 10 build las. i19 new prinlnfs
sshools during the next Ten years Bet
lei than sastefnl watships
A Durham, Conn, nsewiie gol The
snfpfise Of her life Inst Friday, when Il
hungry tramp refused toeat some meat
! sand witches she handed him. because
II was Friday and went away hungry.
The English woman sutifagists are Il
determined set Inst week - Of them
--iadies of note, too. were sentenced 10
= months Imprisonment for trying 10
force their why into Parliament To de
mand hearing. They refused Ia give
nccnrity for future good behavior
Coedncation ut Wesleyan Inisefsi.
W, al Middietown, was abolished last
week by the trustees.
Tonfu Hu. Chinese student nj Cor.
nell, was elected to Phi Bcta Kappa,
this week. II Is the first time ut tor.
nell that A chinalnan was ever elected
10 this high honorary society.
Snys the Confanl. "rhis last week
OF The Roosevelt administration Is also
4 the last week Of the Goth Congress.
" The people couldn't forget the Rouso.
u welt administration II they wanted Ii
---and they dent want 10. They viii
proceed To forget the Goth Congress As
quickly as possible"
Al recent banquet In London, can
ned fruit. aken from the ruins of Pom.
fcli, WAS found 10 be fresh and line.
The Pennsylvania Railroad shows a
decrease in gross earnings, last year,
compared With the preceding year, of
~, 40, ~, and decrease of net earn
In Is Of " .sle,2a5. The gross earnings
MI, and net earnings $40, 7a3, III. An
immense business.
Says the n. Y. Tribune: "In the sc
lection OF Rear Admiral Goodrich for
the newly created ofiice of General In.
spcctor Of Navy Yards, happy choice
has been made. What he has accom-.
pished in the way Of consolidation at
the New York yard, In confoamit,
with Secretary Newhetfy's recent poll.
ry, shows his fitness for such duty else.
WHERE
The last drop Of bitterness In sena-
tor fotakef's cup OF humiliation Is the
passage OF RESOLUTIONS endorsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt by the Ohio League Of
4 Republican cluhs--an organization he
controlled absolutely for many years
Not only that. bal the resolutions rub
b~d II In by deprecaiing the conduct of
senators and Representatives who have
opposed the President. Foraker is the
man who asplred 10 he President by
demolishing both Roosevelt and raft.
Says VIM. Jennings Bryan: II am
not an out and-out candidate for the
Presidency; hat II the people of this
country and my own parts should de-
mand that | make the race again
standing by my we'll known principles
- should have no right TO refuse. He
will get The nomination.
Rev. DIR. Theodore letivafd gtIyler.
for thirty years pastor of the l.afasetle
Aaenue Presbyterian ehurSh. RnAek-
lyn, and well known ~ a writer on "a.
iieious topics, died AT hts home in New
York city, last Friday. in his s7th sear
Thirty officials of sixteen National
Protestant laits organizations. EenfN
srnllng membership ~ more than
one million men, met Ia rittNhufs "a
Friday last II Mas decided 10 essafs.
rate with the i.ssmen's Missionary
Movement and the aang Men : 'hf}s.
tian Association IN the elimination az
national SERIES If meetings to t.s held
~ The iasmen's Missionary move.
mrng. The iiF~t IL The series Is d IL
addressed hs President Taft. III ApFll,
<gnd the iasl IN ~. Louis liz March al
year. The National Congress q
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