Putnam patriot., 1910-08-26
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 States, it was stated thal the placing of their two stars in the flag, s that ing will be finished and thereafter will be subject Co uo further alteration. This was questioned. as there were Hawai-, Cuba. Porto Rico, the Philippines aad Alaska. which could become states with stars on the flag. To this the New York Tribune responds "Ihe iJeciafa- ton Of Independence was made by the representatives of the Hited states ot America. The official tille of the old Confederation was Tine United states of America The Constitution in the opening sentence is described as Con stitution for the niled states Of Ame- rlca. We do mol believe that this ma ton will eqer consent to be lransfofm- ed Into Il United states Of America, Asia and Polynesia ?
 sixty-fIse years ago last April, Pro lessor Morse, accompanied hy his isso- eiaies, stood before Congress and offer ed to sell the patents on tue electric tel egrapb for s1oo.0Oo To-day, Iii this country alone. the Morse systems are capitalized at s2a0, ,0o0. But thls liItle aneedote Is seldom told by the Of ficiais of the Western Union Telegraph Company. for it Is n matter of history that Prof. Alex. Graham Bell offered to sell his telephone patents to the tel. egfaph company for the paltry sum Of 00o0 but the officials only smiled and declared his invention toy, with no commercial value. Today there are use In this country earning si5o, ,0oo ,0o0 annually.
 The Salvation Army in England ls trying 10 solve the problem of reclaim Ing criminals by giving them a chance 10 become farmers. "Here in Ameri- ca, says Commissioner Howard, now In this country, You have plenty ot land and such work as we have at- tempted would he much easier. We haveintefested large land ownersin the suburbs of London in this movement, and have obtained many tracts of pef- haps ten acres each, which We first lend to the released criminal, and later on arrange for payment on easy terms. So far we have aided ooo men, and the work is grand one.
 The Pan. American Congress al Bue. nos Ayres, has approved new conven- ton. obligating the Republics of Ame- rica to submit 10 arbitration old pecu- nisry claims.
 Mrs. Young, Superintendent of the Chicago schools, has asked the Board of Education io provide kitchens in all the schools where household arts are taught; 75 of the 25o schools are alrea- dy 50 equipped. The Chicago schools used to work to the music of piano, but Mrs. Young has stopped that. She made an investigation, One family on whom she catled the mother said that the domestic science taught her dauA h. ter was of little use. as she could not set table without music, and they didn't have piano, and sa she could not sel table Kew the old home. style Is taught.
 The voters ot 6roten, ignore the de. cision of Inc ~tate supreme Court and voted to exempt from taxation tof five years the property af any new mana- featuring concern which may locate there. The object et the town Is to aid new company which will take the plant of ihe Eastern shiphailding to. II no taxpayer objects, theIe Is no law Ia prevent the town eNempling taxa lion of any new or old industry.
 The Pan-Amefiean Congress now in session al Buenes Ayfes, k doing new ana useful legislation Tor the Republics of ihis continent. Last Saturday il unanimously approved convention on patents, eoseHng Inventions, de signs and industrial models, according to which, an inventor taking out pa tent in one Of lhe signatory states vii have the same protection for his rights in the other American Republics, Il also adopted resolution recommend ing uniform system Of consular sns customs documents, and to diminist consular fees and to exempt from al duties merchandise in transit.
 IL is very probable that the next Le gislAture will appropriate sufficient sum with which 10 build additions |, the two State Asylums for the Insane in order to make room for the inereaset number of patients that require re straiuL The causes are not given fel this incseASe of insane that need 10 hs restrained. Crimes are also on the in crease, notwithstanding the leniency msnIfssted towards crimes of the high, est type. both by judges and jurors, oul penal institutions have also to he en, lsrged to meet the incrrase of oon,ic. tious.