Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
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mAinlhiDfI Dt tue lnlttH E9taito Ill ah | expense Of sli ,000, coo annually, to dis. cover and teach improved methods Of farming. Cooperating with Il are 68 state agricultural colleges, with free tuition. And further important fen iure of the system k some four thous- and farmers institutes, by which the class room K taken to the fields where ever fifty farmers will gather together to hear lecturers and experts. Some. times those institutes are sent out on wheels--a railroad train K chartered ,A and an entire equipment for demonstra- ton purposes placed aboard, accompa- nied by hortculturists, entomoloRists <hna boIanists, who address crowds al each station.
 The sudden unexpected prominence Of General r. D. Grant as n possible prohibition candidate for the Presiden. ey k explained by his alleged state ment in an interview: "lf could, by | offering my body as sacrifice, free this country from this fell caneer-the i demon 6fink--I'd thank the Almighty | for the privilege of doing 1t. If had the greatest appointive power in the | country, no man would get even the smallest appointment from me unless he showed proof Of his absolute leeto talism.n When the long. heralded meetings be- tween President Taft and Diaz, of Mex leo, at Fl Paso, Texas, and at Juafez, takes place this month, the intervening territory between these two cities, which is in dispute, wiil for this oc easion, be regarded as neutral territory and the flags of neither nation will be displayed thercon.
 The decrease of idle freight cars to 6s, ,bu2--the lowest number since the panic of i907--is gratifying evidence of re-established prosperity. The trans. portation of the crops this year will test to the full the present equipment of the railroads.
 Spain, with it's 7o,ooo trained and well armed soldiers, commanded by it's best officers, had an easy task, though protraeted, of overcoming the wild tribes of Morocco. Cities and villages were captured and burned until the Moors became dismayed and begged for peace, and submitted internationally. In the end il may prove benefit to the civilized world and perhaps to the un- civilized Moofs. who paid dearly Tor trying 10 prevent being suhjugated.
 A slight earthquake which was felt shrough southeastern Missouri and in southern and central Illinois and west ern Kentucky and Indiana, occurred on Monday. The earthquake came on predicted time bull not on the predicted locality.
 Prof katl's theory that the iirst-born children of a marriage are more likely to fall victim to consumption than ths 1ater-born offspring, has been freshly tested and disproved. Aninvestigation of ;, 800 families shows that the fourth fiilh and sixth children arc morc liabls Ia die of tubercu losis, than are the first second or third.
 John D. Rockefeller has contributed sas,ooo, ,ooo to the University of chica 70 since it's foundation. His origina subscription of $500, 900 came In May lss2.
 The great Pennsylvania railroad sta tion, in New York, Is to he opened fo travel Dee. l. II covers four blocks X T.4 feet long, 4S3 in width. Travel CTS can take trains in the station an, travel through The Hudson and Eas River tunnels in any direction.
 new leharter of the Western pro gressive sort has heen adopted in Gran, Junction, Col, IL provides for eommis sion government: for the initiative an, referendum and recall; for popular ap proval of all franchise grants; for th, total exclusion of the liquor traf'lc. fo the elimination of paving contracts and for various other things. It adopt' the Australian system of preferentia voting On the official ballot the can didalSs must be grouped according k the offices for which they are respec tive named, without partisan designs tians. Opposite the candidates names are columns wherein the voter may in dieate his Ii rst, second and third choice The voter may thus indicate the entirs order of his preferences as regards ths whole list of candidates.
 Not only was there greai loss of life in the receht Gaif storm, but il WAS disastrous on the commercial side. Ths sugar industry of Louisiana was hard est hit. Not ssingle stalk of sugar cane stood erect after the blow, and hardly . sngar-house in the Stale escaped Al least some damage. About s3 per cent q ihe promising cane crop was ie- < aasQysd.