Putnam patriot., 1909-01-01
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country. and k slower 10 recover. For lhe latter reason car prosperity ls re- ,arded, ~ ali nations are independent. The Datest adyiees from Caracas state that the situation throughout Venezue- Ia, under the administration of eoFnsz, is excellent. All parties are united in nphoiding it. All political prisoners have been set free, and all the exited patriots have been invited back to as- sisl in building up the new admins frsfion. Envoys have been sent to all governments that have grievances be- cause of Castfo's despotie acts, to set sle all difference amieably. Two Ame- riean warships are at Cufaeoa to pro tect American interests, and to encouf- age Gomez in firmly establishing his administration.
 Mrs. Deborah Staple siliiman, pro babiy the oldest woman in eonneeti- cut, died at her home in Easion, last Monday, st the age Of los years. She was born in Greenfield, February 2l lhOO. She moved 10 Eastou on her mar ringc and had lived there ever since. Nearly three-foufths of Ohio's eighty counties have voted fof prohibition, and only nine voted for license, leay- ing about n dozen counties still to net under the new eounty-option law. So great k the reduction of iiguor.drink. Ing in the Stale. that one of the largest wholesale liquor dealers failed Monday with s7a. .mo liabilities more than assets Of the II hnnlefs who lost their lives In Inc Maine woods tbis season, only [ sefe shoi by friends, who thought They were deer,
 This year has been our most back wsrd ns regard railroad construction since ipoi. Last yeHr this country built b,2i2 miles new mnia ttaek, this year only s,2ia wsp built.
 Int International Prison Congress is to meet again h Washington Tn laia. and Secretary Root who appreciates Inc importance of its work. asks an ap. propfiatien of sso .o0a to provide suita. ble entertainment. Last summer the foreign delegates expressed dissatisIae- ton over the entertainment accorded to Inc International Tuberculosis Con gfess, which was somewhat hnmiiiat. ing
 Finland, under an old law, has just expelled thirty Jewish families aud or dercd them to emigFale at once. Moses fofeloid, as did the Saviour, thal ths Jewish nation would be scattered among all nations and eeilly treated.
 The evacuation of the army of paei Years Day, and will be completed on Apsii |. Our government feels assured that the Cuban administration under President Gomez will prove all thai could be hoped for
 Queen Alexandria of England, whc has shown her interest In the Salvation Army in many ways, recently sent q message to the Gommandcf-in-I hief, who had been operated upon for \ cataract. as follows;
 ''l have felt so much for you. hoping The operation will be successful. l truaI You are getting on towards complete recovery, and that the sight you need so much will soon k entirely restored. '
 Al winipegs industrial Exposition next July, iatm motors will he tested in blowing. hauling, belt driving, etc,
 The estimate oi the loss to the beef trust by the abstinence of meat of the Catholics of this country, on the fifty two Fridays of the year and the ohsers- ssncc Of Lent, amounts to slbo, o,ooo. .lpo annually.
 Secretary Slraus Of the Department al Labor and Commerce, proposes to establish National Lat,or Exchange free to all. with branches maintained in all of the large cities of the country. at the expense of the federal treasury Nothing better could be s.ssd to hsa- netit the unemployed and these seek ing help.
 The undergraduates ia the Sheffield Scientific school. at Yale University. have adopted system of direct rrs- mafies iot class elections,
 Two halletias explaining the prosi- sions oi the State and National pure food and drug acts, and containing ~araings against the misoranding of food ar drugs, have been issued from The eifiee of the Dairy Commissioner,
 Russia approves our Japanese agree naens, because il guarantees the ierri, taFial status quo, the open door to the Far Easl. and lhe integrity and inde. I~ndence of China.
 Prof. Geo. Hempt, ef Leland Uni. Nrfsiiy, says he has discovered ke, to ancient inscription of t.tlnsean co. umns and tainhs that he regards a' more in porlani than his solution of tn scriptions an German Ranics, ans indicates that The history of ancten Italy, as written as present, must hs greatly modified.
 The sixteen hstsleships, compeslns the Ameslcan Atlantic hattleship fIevi passed Adea lasi Monday, hoand ie Saez.
 Reoenfis the city os London sonndes sssslasear scholarship, aud nance II after Inc Prime Minister. Mr. As k...fts ,-a.s., aftxr al a tss..,.sx ..f shs