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Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
|. the Approaching Cone, pangeronsg

A writer in the Springfield Republi- can, speaking ef llalley's comet Tn its course through our solar system, says.
 "Nhiie il k oil visit to the sun, fl will come only within abaut Gn a1 d90 miles of the sun-=its peffhellon --bes fore turning back OH ita eoerse. That will he about April 28 next. About May 18th following II will be within r., CT la. .e0, ,90 miles of the earth near enough to lash its great tnil over us, ana perhaps destroy our lie with cafbonIc aeid gas or set Us on iire with acetylene, if it were not for the mex ofable laws Of astronomical physics which the saNants are still puzzling their heads oVef9
 Perhaps the savants did not Feck- on in all the possibilities when they laid down their inexonblelawto pre- vent our atmosphere being set on lire and melting, as II. Peter describes I'd Peter chap. iii.i and for which he warns ihe world.
 An astronomer has described a comet as sorl ef moving sandbank consist. ing of particles varying ii si1e from that of pin head to pieces as big es good sized stone hut with many hun drcd feel of space between the parti- eles. They contain sodium, magne- sinm, and Iron, and various ga8es, an q ate luminous partly from then own light and partly by the reflected light af the sun.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
War Preparations Worse than Folly.

One Of the leading statesmen of En-
 gland, in a recent address, in speaking
 Of the lavish expenditure Of millions
 in building great battleships which in
 q few years will be useless for any pur- pose, depiored the want and misery the diverted wealth inflicted on large portion of the population of the coun- try. If, he said, the present outlay was to be the end, there would be hope of alieyiating the deplorable condition of the suffering mass of the poor people. But there Is no hope for that. The ex-
 penses for navy and army go oh in- creasing by leaps, and in the order Of
 things must continue to increase faster
 and faster until there Is crash of some
 kind.
 If il were only England that was en- gagged in this deplorable waste and fol-
 ly, while the loss and injury to the
 world would be deplorable, it would
 not be irreparable. But not only all
 the great powers are engaged in the same frenzy as England, hut the small countries are afflicted with the same
 blind folly. Little impoverished Ja-
 pan, Turkey, Australia, and Canada the latter k To lay out SEQ ,0oo, ,o0o for
 war ships.
 And of our own Christian Republic,
 whose people are crying out for cur.
 taiment of our enormous eXpendi- lures, the following statement was
 made in'an address by Hon. ]. A. Taw-
 ney, Tt the Peace Congress, held in Chicago last May:
 According to the daily statement of
 the Treasury Department al Washing
 ton on April 30, 1909, we have thus far
 during this fiscal year collected from all sources. except postal receipts, sI93, ,027 ,9s1.69. Up te that date We had expended on account Of the army siio, Tor ,924 s6 on account of the navy, s96 ,376, DIP Il, total of s206. .4sa ,937 .s7. Therefore We have expended this fiscal year on account of preparation for war II per cent. of all our revenues, and on account of wars past 3l per cent. oi all the revenues thus far collected during the current fiscal year on account Of wafs It is said we are preparing to avoid and wars which We have had in the past. Hut this startling statement does not indicate that we have yet reached the maximum cost of armed peace. The expenditures for this pnr- pose the coming fiscal year will be greater than they are this year.4 Think of Il = percent ef our enor. nous expenditures being required to pay the expenses of past wars and for preparation for possible future.w war, and that, too, hy peoples claiming To be fol. lowers of the Prince of Peace. There
 Is an inconsistency between the profess sions and the conduct of nations, and likewise of individuals, as much as
 though they said "rhere is no Godn'
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
RaiIding Homes of Concrete.

The time wili come when people will look back and wonder how il WAS pos sible homan beings could live In homes built of such eomhustible materials as wood which so often became death. trans and in which thousands of beings were yearly consumed by fire, and at times whole cliias and villages were swept into ashes. Hundreds of mil- lions of dollars are annually lost to the world by eonilag gralious in this country alone, where eomhustihie materials are more commonly used Ter buildings ihan in the Old World. The reason is that wood Is mofe abundant and cheap CT, and nicer locking buildings can he erected tt small cost.
 k this waste and death horrors ne cessary9 Are they mol preventahle, as they ask of many maladies which have been allowed To decimate the human family until special attention was di. reeied to seek remediess
 Providence has provided incombust- ible materials for buildings in abund- ance, and what Is needed k to learn what Is the most useful and how to ap, ply them to the best advantage. This work of discovery hasno been started and public interest Is being aroused to secure fire proof material that can be used to build cheap homes for people.
 II the great countries of the world should unite and offer five or ten mill lion dollars ir prizes, divided for special discoveries to produce cheap, tasty and uncomfortable dwellings, il Is more than likely that score or hun. dfed discoveries would be made within aysAl or two that would meet all the conditions to entitle the discoverers to he prizes. The largencss of the sum would incite millions of people to set their minds to study and observe in that one direction, and il could hardly fail that some of the millions would discover something in their immediate neighborhood tha, would enable them to work out the problem satisfactorily.
 There are many instances where this plan Of offering prizes for inventions and discoveries has resulted success fully. We cite one in illustration ot the successful working of this plan. Many years ago one of the proprie- tors of Vermont marble quarry went 10 New York to consult q. D. Mum, proprietor of the Scientific American, in regard so an invention he wanted that would cut marble in certain way. He said he had already spent Sio, ,ooo in hiring the most ingenious mechanics he could find to make the discovery, but they had all failed. He said he was willing io pay another siu,en for | machine to do the work he wanted. Mr. Mum told the gentleman that if he would authorize him 10 make the of1e1 of Slo. .00o in hts paper he believed
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26

he would get what he wanted. The gentleman gladly consented, and the machine was described and the si0,oU was guaranteed fo the one who inven- ted the required machine and trans ferfed It 10 the advertiser. Within a few days letters began to Ike received, the writers promising to farnish the machine wanted. The letters increased fa buadsesis and se ansisas were the M1.taa. so saesie ti4e iaige pfi1e that they made pledges to be guaranteed the sl0 o00 when they produced the ma chine wapted.
 The result WAS that the gentleman got what he wanted. and male than that, mere were several other machines
 invented and patented te do The identi-
 cal service without conflicting with
 each other.
 The principle of this method of se-
 curing new discoveries is very simple. | Somewhere among the thousands Of .i.s.i.ol.s 0a s.sHJan beings ihefe may be thousands who have the right kind Of faculties to conceive and work out any possible idea that is presented to them. Some Of the most unlikely per- sonsons may accomplish great wonders where brilliant minds completely fail. To man is given the power to work out
 his own destiny. The means to do so are provided in abundance, and in ac- cordance with the way in which he deals with them does he become an en- frightened being or degraded creature.
 The attention of the world Is Just now directed to the necessity of provi- ding some substitute for the fast dis appearing wood resources. Concrete has been used to limited extent and is winning favor AS desirable mate rial for small cheap dwellings. Edison claims he has invented a method of erecting concrete buildings, in molds, very cheaply.
 Last week the Hartford Arts and Crafts Club had lecturer who spoke on "CDncrete for Home Building" He said concrete was used by the Romans. trenchmen originated the idea of rein forcing the concrete with steel rods. This idea has been 4 valuable one-fe- inforccd concrete having greater tensile strength tn All ordinary concrete.
 Probably the first house of concrete in this county, he said, was the coch- ran house, which was built March 20, Ioo7, al East View, N. Y. The mate. fiai is popnlar for garages. futed f0fnz are hafd to build from concrete, but columns can be made with many flat sides, which give q pleasing im- preston Garden furniture, seats and even tabies lend themselves to concrete construction.
 The nios ement to Use reinforced con crete for building k now becoming pos pulaf, and this may lead to the diseov- cry of other non eombustible material for building which i'll time may dis place wood for dwelling purposes.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
The Study of Foreign Tongues.

It k stated as fact that an intelH- gent young person may acquire mod etn fnte eien language by devoting one hour q day for two Yeafs to it's study.
 If young people would discard novel reading and card-playing and organize e,asse, L.. atuds ing modern language they would not only enrich their minds and acquire useful accom-. plishment, out Il would become an en- jayabie pastime. \ skilled teacher would be necessary to get the correct
 prun uDeiaiton of words. Bnt with q dictionary, the t,llendefl method ot instruction and some reading primers,
 aciass af young people, meeting twice
 T N0el, could leain to lead fuently
 French, spanish or German in two
 years, without teacher.
 Throughout Germany the systematic
 training of the youth in fofegn Ian
 guages has made rapid progress. In
 Ghemhitx, and other industrial ceniers,
 II k regarded Us absolutely necessary
 that a young man entering the count.
 ine room of a factory, of a bank or of a
 large commercial house, should be fa-
 miliaf with one or two foreign tongues. Ample provision Is made for such in- struelion In the higher schools. EN- cellent facilities are afforded in the lassugss colleges. Courses are organ. ized under the auspices of mercantile
 associations which enable clerks to ae- qnite another language at a medienm of expense, while there are in every city several schools and institutes de- voted exclusively in linguistic training | and, of course, numerous private in- structors.
 In Ghemnitz and the adjoining terri. I tory the relations of the manufactur- ing interests with foreign lands are so 1 predominant that despite the diversi- ] fled facilities for language instruction as already enumerated above, It was decided 10 introduce also into the pub
 lie schools optional classes in French and English. The results in two years show that this new feature of public instruction met a genuine demand. In
 two years the number of children en- tering the classes rose from Tis to l ,asa. | The Germans give greater attention to the practical results in educating not only the very young but in the higher | schools aud institutions, ;o prepare | them all for useful service when they finish their schooling, than any other
 country.
 This country has been making rapid
 advances In educating the young for practical usefulness. The establish ment of Trade Schools in this State, is
 one of the most prominent signs tn this direction. Now, If Latin. Cheek or other dead language, should be elimi. mated from the curriculums of the
 schools, and replaced by foreign lam
 guages. the ,children will be benefited by an asset that will be valuable to them as they enter lile's work. Not one in hundred gain anything by the
 smsltering they can only gel in study ing The dead languages.
 In Putnam, If q young man or wo- man becomes clerk in any store the
 ability 10 speak French is very necessa- ". Indeed, one who can speak that language would be given the prefer ence over the one that could not. Education Is intended to prepare the
 young for sefulness not for show, and the requirement of foreign languages
 will raise him in the esteem Of people
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
Chinese Baron on special mi..io..

faNf4s rVtt Vf tAsI ANtt eminent Grand Secretary, Jung La, and bfother-in-law of bis imperial arrived h Washington last week,
 Baron Biang is commissioned by the Prince Regent to investigate and f9- port upon topics connected with gov efnment reforms. finance and other subjects Of present importance 10 Chi na. The Baron is accompanied by Sang Phan, Secretary Of the imperial household, and Chang Hung.Nien.
 Tong Kuo An, one Of the members Of the Board Of Foreign Affairs at Pe- king, Is also at Washington, having come to America with the Chinese stu dents s-fifty-two in number-who have just arrived. These students are sup. ported out Of the fund representing the part of the indemnity growing out of the Boxer disturbances in China, in 1900, that was remitted by this govern ment last year.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
ABSTRACT or PUTNAM. ... rsosArk

ntSTkicT or PUTNAM. ss. fkoRArE ASCeurf November soth. las
 Trust e@tste of Edmstd Wtkinson. late of fsrs~nwich, Conn dee<ased In favor of Edward I. Wilkinson. Ire trustee having exhieitei hts nnSl with said estate sa shis eoars for allow anes. Is
 Ordered. thai the 3rd day eet DeV. iaoa A. D.. at II o'clock tn he fareaoea-..xf the Probate u7aSe. ia Putnam Se band the same Is assigned for hsarsag on the allowance of said admnsstrA- A- ;iaa account, anc this Coarss directs the trustee 10 cite all persons interested therein fe appear al said tune and pl2ee es paeaishinx tais osier tn ss<r< nSwSp3rer having cir c1aAfieu in sas district and ay ssnssns copy Of sais order to George E. ksers. New Haven. Ione.. ard 70 Henry R. Bond. New loadon. cann. days before sad time &ssisnei.
 Eersised from Record. ss-ss EDWARD 6. WRIGHT, Jsdze
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
Help w anted

A lady or gentleman AS local repre- sentative in every town of 300 or more to advertise and take orders for the most celebrated line of household spec ialties on the market. Experience un- necessary. Il to lSl 50 per day salary and commission. Address John Shea, General Delivery, Putnam, Conn. 4s
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26

AT Court al Probate held at Moodssoek "A within and for the district of Woodstock on the ieth dsy of Nov. \. D., lAe-
 Present. Clarence H. Child. Judxe. pu motion of Melan~theu Riddiek of Wood sto>k. Coan. administrator an the interstate estate of William W. Weber. late of Woodstsck within said district dec sas~d.
 Thss Court doth oecree that stx months from date hereby he allow ed and limited for the crei- tors of said estate 10 exhibit their eiaime against the sane so the AdministrAfor and asrvcts ths, pubic notice ts given of this order hy advertising in newspaper published in Put uam having circulation ins said district aud by posting | copy thereof on the pahlfe sign post in said Town Of Woodsfok nearest the place where the deceAsrd iast dweit.
 Certin@d from Record,
 Ss-Sc CLAkENCk N. CHILD. Iadgc
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
Notice

My wife, Helen Davieau, having left nay ted and board without reason, 1 shnll after this date pay no bills con lfaeted by her.
 f'HW ARH DNNfENt , Putnam. Conn :, N0V. l., l9Oa
 41-4s
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
Mhea Rslssrs Become Neeessars

And your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot Ease. . powder to be shaken into the shoes, Is just the thing 10 use. Try it for Breaking in New Shoes. Sold Everywhere, aSe. Don't accept any substitute. 4>5l
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
NOT ICE

December 9th, 1909 at $40 o'clock, in the forenoon, at which time the polls will be open and will remain open until 3.30 in the af- ternoon for the purpose of electing by plurality of ballots the following city officers for the city of Putnam aforesaid, namely, for two years conn., mencing the first Monday of January, 1910, and until their successors are chosen and qualified, mayor, treas- urer, a collector, two auditors, two registrars of voters, one alderman-at- large and two aldermen each from the first and third wards; and at the ad- journed annual city meeting to be held as provided by the charter of the city of Putnam on the first Monday of March, 1910, to take such action upon the detailed estimates prepared and there and then presented as may be deemed expedient; to then and there make such appropriation Tor each of the departments of the city govern ments as may be deemed necessary and proper for the next ensuing fiscal year, to iay tax to defray the current expenses of the city for the ensuing year and to name date for collecting same; also to arrange for liquidating the debt already incurred by the city since it's incorporation and to authorize the Common Council to borrow a sufficient sum of money to meet the current expenses of the city until the taxes are collecteds
 JOHN ]. McGARRY, Mayor. Dated at Putnam, Conn, this sth day Of November, 1909.
 Attest,
 LEON T. N LSON, City Clerk and Clerk of the Common Council.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT November a6 1909

higher than knowledge that cannot be turned to practical usefulness. This should be kept in mind by parents who have to fit their children to fight their own way through life.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26

-'inere was large gathering of members Of the Ancient Order ot Hi- bernians and friends in 4. 0. H. hall Sunday evening to listen to the pro gram prepared by the committee in commemoration of the death of the Manchester martyrs. The speeches and addresses were very interesting There were some excellent readings and some fine music. The program was thoroughly enjoyed.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
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 George Burke of New York. who has been working in this city the past two weeks as a brick layer, was before the court Tuesday morning charged with being drunk. He paid costs of ss.s.
 John Kennedy Of Holyoke was also present to answer 10 the same charge. He was on his way and was allowed to go continue, as judgment was suspend a.s 9as s.5 i5sd 70 set fs7i4s Y@t 9. town
 Allison Wilcox who was recently fined f1r inioxicalion. breach Of the pc ie nd assault, made satisfactory arrangements for the payment of his fine and said he was going to Colum- bus. Ga.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
For sale

An '07 Reo Touring Car in first class condition. Cheap for cash. Apply at Putnam Auto Station. 47-4S
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
Wanted.

Pupils to tutor in Grammar, High or College subjects. Mildred (. Flow CT, ls Centre street, Putnam. 4S-5i
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26

where 1t viii afford you absolute safety and by careful attention to Business and square deal shall endesvor to merit 8 share of your patronage.
Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26

 Only corset that ever Has or s Can reduce 6 Stout Figure = Comfort and Safety.
 Extreme slenderness beio. waist; the normal waist-line ressGs1 graceful curves and taperlng instead of the ultra-straight nsu That's the Memo New Ama'aa Shape" which has been demons ed and produced by Memo oo All of this Tear, but is only .s. being beralded by corsetleres world over as the '.new" and oo thing in corsets. .. Memo Corsets Have Always Memo Corsets Will Always - There's . Memo for levery se let our demostrator show tnee you, SI.5O, e2.00. $500. $W
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-08
"NBDAlL0NDS ! bELLE2A'
UN IIBRO DE DIAZ LECUNA

Ell distinguido poeta venezolano que
vivi6 entire nosotros algunos amos diri-
giendo ell popular semanario 81 iOigar'
y fue colaborador muy estimado de la
prensa del pals, nos ha remitido desde
Caracas un primoroso tomo de poesias
en- ell que ha coleccionado el Poeta muy
inspiradas composiciOnes, todas elias
dedicadas gentiles caraquehas, bellas
musas inspiradoras de La siempre fres-
ca imagination de Diaz Lecuna.
Ell Gbro del Poeta amigo nos trae una
bella vision de la TERRA gentil que nos
habla con el prestigio de sus mujeres
bellas idealizadas por la poesia,de un
supreme paraiso.
Hemos leido estas como semblanzas
de mujeres divinas, y hemos agradeei-
do el recuerdo del galante Poeta que
nos manda sus versos inspirados, tier
nos, mobiles.
"Medallones y Bellezas" nos ha pro-
ducido una emoci6n estetica y una
agradable sensation. Hemos visto un
desfile de belleza con los ojos del espi-
ritu, y en- la dedicatoria del libro he
mos dido la voz de un poeta amigo.
Gracias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-08
NUGYA DECORACI0H

Anoche, en- Ia representation de LAS
Piebeyos, Sc ,naugur6 en- ell Teatro
una bella decoraci5n que para la Cam-
pai1da Adams ha hecho nuestro amigo
y compaflero sei1or ]. Elias Lewis
Ell gusto artistico de Lewis Sc reveaz
en- aquella representation de salon e<-
cenicO, donde la sencillez del dihuin
hase undo con verdadero acierto h
elegancia decorative.
Felacitamos al amigo Lewis por SIT
bien y rapidamente ejecatada decma-
ci6n, y la Compaflia Adams. por eI
acierto que ha tenido al enc..rgar 4 tan
delica1o artista el Salon escenico que
anoche Sc estr enara.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-08
La "Uni6n 0brera"
Ell CASO DE MARIA COLLADO

ella Union Obrera" de Mayaguez,
parece que Sc ha propuesto todo trance
acabar con la joven Maria Collado. No
chismes y cuentos contra esa pobre nina,
trayendo llevando como 81 fuera una
mercancia p1blica el honor de la joven
Collado.
Ahora recoge I'm rumor, y 10 publica
en- esta forma:
"Se dice que ell joven don Arturo Ro-
driguez, ha confesado en- el pueblo ;!e
Philadelphia, en- donde reside actual
mente, que el llev6 relaciones amorosas
con la desdichada joven Maria Collado y
que es el autor de la desgracia de ella. >
Luego, trata dc refutarlo y destr,liri.'.
con esa otra information, del mismo ars:i-
|culo, que dice asi:
"Tenemos una carta del joven Artu-
70 Rodriguez en- la que nos relata I'm he
eho de curas de Philadelphia que 10 sor-
prendieron, pero que jamas dijo, nj dira
que el nev6 relaciones con Maria pues
seria una infamia mas arrojada a la faz
de la desgraciada martir."
Pues, 81 ella Union Obrera" sabe que
Il rumor circulante carece de fundamen-
to, es falso, a que obstinarse en- echar
sombras contra ell joven Rodriguez y por
cue acoje en- sus columnas una informa-
ion "a titulo de rumor'' completa-
nente inexacta?
No Sc We aqui un .juego impropio de un
1iario que quiera pasar por serioe
No es ESQ, realmente, fablicar para lue-
90 tener el placer de destruir.
Los tribunales tienen bajo estudio, la
denuncia de Maria Collado, y la opinion
mparcial cree que es injusto cualquiera
otra information s0bre ell case.
Basta va. Piedad por la pobre Maria
Gollado piden todos los que conocen el
asunto, del cual es dnico juez ell tribunal
que ha de juzgarlo.
X de la X.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-08
IL R: BU DE- iNUCHE
LAS PEsQU1sAs DE LA PoIMIk
I'm BuscA DE 1900 DoILARx

Anoche Sc cometio un robo en- Cata-
10 en- la Gale del tren
Los cacoS parece ga. coHocian h Ca
sa. seg1n ell modo ceIuo Sc e!ectu6 Il
robo, pues esta manana no sc not6 nas-
eana fractura en- puertas nj venfznzx
G:,e dan la ealle.
Solo In puerta de la cocina permaae-
cia alberta, pero sin senales de violen-
cia. La caile del tren es un site oonea-
rrido por los pasajeros que cada na-
mento tienen que ir la estaci6n-
La sonora de la casa, Rosario Bull,
no tiene por ahora sospechas.
Ella tiene una habitacion alquiladA
al americana Mr.. Lee, y a este seier
lie han faltado segun Sc dice, los mil qlia-
nientos dollars.
La policia tiene conocimiento del h.
chO. ;
Sc ha ordenado temporalmente eR
arresto de dos sirvientes que viven en-
la mencionada residencia, pero NO -
tienen contra ellos in1icios de eulpah6-
lidad !.