Putnam patriot., 1909-05-28
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the lhfee bur dfeth anHikemarf of tbe Landing offhe Pligiuis and the found- ing oi Ne@ England
 \ eey nmned liaffy EegeH born in Nes Jersey II years old. Neieas ae5 lbs. When he stands la aa afdinas4 daofz ~at hc touehc- bath pasts, and Ii s ! little bii narrower ihsn nsuai he has to enlef sidewise. lie IS 9HIy feet and inches Iali
 The Massachusetts Fofestcf.s says, ih iis report, That the State night easily be devastated ol ifs forests by fires in 62 years if preventive steps and feplant= ing were not undertaken. Railroads hfe tie largest producers of forest fires, with nearly ~ per cent of the total the next k The unknown, with 25 per cent; then there k < per cent by ysmokets, aud per cent from burning brush. Some Of the unknown hfe no doubt caused by smokers. lncendiafy fires and boys starting fires malielously, make te- geihef, Ii per cent. Of the ,2ao fires, five, which were set by lightning, were the only ones not pfeyentable. The rest In large part could have been pre- vented if the people would ge to the same lengths that they do in cities.
 II was Il strange coincidence that il part ef the money left hy Russell ~age stances and sources of the fortune Car. negie k now enjoying. And | takes three volumes Co hold the report of the survey of stparkesl Pitisbarg Think of z.oe0 hos pita accident cases in ore year, many of which were crippled fot life, and 500 men killed instantly tbe same year. Over s0 per cent of Inc h. miles received not dollar compensa lon.
 One thousand eoke ovens Of the II. C. Flick Company were fired last week Wednesday after many months of Idle ness, Ht tonnelssille, fa. Only few pf the 0eee ovens of the company are now cold.
 The War Department orders every thing executed according to fixed regu.
 
 lations. The fations to troops in Alas. ka and in the Philippines are the same ss are served out ia New York, and likewise with clothing. The filipinos received cots and wooien blankets but preferred To sleep on grass and mats and 10 eat fish, rice and native fruits which were displaced by roast heef flour. baking powder and coffee, and ts wear heavy boots instead Of going bare footed.
 Spain has put In force law whief our government has talked of doing fo long time. The voters are compelled to vote under penalties of fines ans other punishments. II is a duty mol l. be evaded any more than paying taxes This country k expending much be yond it's income, and is now ssessini how II can squeeze more out of the peo pie to keep up Its waste and eStrasa cts run up with the pension list tooNe sgo1 .Nse.sssl. John Quincy Adams wa sharply criticised for running up tn, National expenditures to sls,W1,As With no navy or army to speak Of an, no wealth the then few millions of peo pie were not under the nightmare q apprehension that the despotic pow CTS of Europe--which have since disap peafed--weIe going Ia gobhle them up The Allan Line steamer Mongolian a,.. St. Johns, \. R., its destination, go wedged in an ice pack ,,and remaine, immovabie for number of days will it's passengers aboard, liable al an, hour to be crushed by the pack or cas- on the shore. Fortunately, on Friday a heavy .astefly swell broke ap the ic' pack and enabled the steamer to wefl its way out through clear water to tn open sea, and then sieared for Halifax The strike of the French goyernmen employes has ended in dismal tailnn the leaders trying to throw the respon sibillty on each others shoulders. I'm most active leader. .,l>ing' rstaud, | utterly diseedited, and narrowly es capped being mobbed by his former sub Iecfs, who shook their fists in his face and detided him as q pretentious hum bug and traitor.
 The bitter dispute between Franc and Germany, over The forcibie scixur by French officials of deserters Iron the French Foreign Legion. who tool refuge in the German Consulate, ha been amicably settled by the Hagu' Court of Arbitration, to the satisfaction of both governments, by showing tha the officials oa each side were equall, 10 blame in the matter. All nationa disputes can, and ought to be, settles In the same manner.
 The white iiremen on the Georgil railroad struck to drive out all negr tiremen. tsnd have proceeded to sacl acts of violence that Nh. appeal has beei been made for troops to qaeil the riot ing.
 Under the new Secretary ot the fFes sury, McNeaeh, was brought Ia Ugh astounding customs frsudssin the fals weighing of sugar, by collasion besweei the officials and importers, which ,h latter made good by paying the govern ment claim, reaching up lnIo The mil laans Naw asher disclosures tuuaIl,