Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-16
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Another opportunity for college, gfa-
dnates to enter the Consular service Oh
January 20 and 81, and February next,
when an examination will he held at
the state Department, Of candidates
for appointment as consular assistants
Of student Interpreters. The consular
assistants get ii 900 year for the first
three years, and thereafter 800 year
more until maximum Of ~ 800 Is
reached. The student interpreters as.
signed to duty in china, japan and
Turkey get ~ 900 year with an allow.
ance of sl25 for tuition.
Secretary Wilson, OF the Agfieuitu.
raj Department, places the responsible
lily for the high cost Of living square
iy on the middlemen, whose opera
lions as distributors. he finds, add hp-
pfoximately 100 per cent 10 the price
OF farm products before they pass into
the hands OF the ultimate consumer.
Secretary Dickinson comes out In his
annual report with strong indofse.
ment Of the flying machine, and with
q recommendation 10 Congress for an
appropriation 10 provide the Signal
Corps with reasonable number Of the
better type OF machine for instruction
purposes and field work.
A rich mems colony Is 10 be started
nj the "Fountain of Perpetual Youth, y
Al the head waters OF the 1t. John
River, Florida. The protector bought
Zoo acres around the fountain, and
also has acquired "a, 700 further south.
The spring IL the one sought by Ponce
de Leon, and In near the town of DE
Leon. Plans are laid cut to make the
colony In every way desirable for rich
men. including = thirty mile railroad
20 connect with the East Coat Rail.
way.
The uprising in Mexico and Brazil,
not worthy TO be called revolutions,
have both been squelched.
Negotiations have been eompl ted
between twelve leading nations of He
world looking 10 an international m
ference, next May, nt the Hague, with
the object Of suppressing the opium
traffic. Great Britain injected into the
/ IogrAm TO he considered, matter OF
u e first order Of importance, pfopos-
ing 10 include morphine and cocaine
The worst bliehting liquor, aleonoi,
Is Ia receive no consi Iteration.
sfys The ~ angfield Republican !;
. Gen. Fred Grant IN convinced that
the United States army has always
been too small. 1t has always been a
small army. that's sure. And some
how. The country has managed within
l25 years TO increase its population
from a,OO0,ooo 10 a3,o00,oo0 under It's
protection. The national real estate,
also, remains intact. Ii Is the most
wonderful record for almost no army
nj all that the world has seem
The activities of the American Peace
Society is moving for am international
celebration Of the centenary of the
Treaty OF Client, are to be commended
as helpful and inspiring.
Cheering news TO apfieultnfists Is
contained ia a report la the State DE.
q tmen, from the American Legation
Mt Santiago, Chiii. Which says that GA
the basis q the present annual con-
sumption ii ~, goo ,ttN tons the nitrate
deposits of thai country may be count.
Ell upon 10 yield Tor IN sears.
Ia The space Of twelve months re-
ducilou had tsen msde in The deficit
Ia The po>i eilice department of slt,-
5Uo 40, according 70 the annual report
ol fosImasiet.G General Hitchcock made
public SUNDAY.
Premier AsQnith viii 80 back With
something like leo majority en- The -
sac ol the Lords Ne.0, having gained
vales oSer the Lords. TIE appeal 10
tbs country on the various ISSUES sub
United 10 the voters. leaves the l.erds
iso excuse for again Neteing these meas
ures, aud they will be adopted.
tx President Roosevelt made his
first political speech since the election
Tuesday night, AT dinner given To
him ty the New Haven chambeT Of
Commerce. Those who expected some
thing sensational were disappointed.
He spoke ON the New Nationslisrn,
which he had made to former gather
tngs al the Vest. lie defined his .atti-
tude Ia politics In these words;
al am . radical, but am radical
vho mort earnestly desires 10 see RAD
ical psogTam carried out by eonserva-
uvos.
Colonel Roosevelt WAS escorted from
New York oy committee OF the NH.
q rambler, headed by rresinent l. NJ.
u imam, and with him MAS Judge A.
- cc. Mathews Of the New Haven
. y eourt and other members Of the re-
committee. Upon his arrival
4 the station he was gseetedby large
sn.s ,ensh usiastica crowd, who cheered
Mn = b departed for the reception
A01l.