Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13
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Editorial S4aos.


 Isss. sif. Lyman AbgatEs n The 0sIlaak. eItesa 4 gtf8 interesting ae- ess4t as q eiiarituaia efiaff=aiie's iss elss5ssze8 in Copesiaeen f1en8aft wflF5a 4raeri5ng thf84HEs tAaaf county lssf YeH5 Ii is caiiea = HzIlafsa s AiA uae. .sAieh k annually observed iu fHa8 eI}y in May lis name lHdieale= iss object lo help the children. The proceeds afe distributed to the child renEs hospitals, asylums and schools, an8 fg the various societies which pre- vide faod. clothing and ffesb-aif out Gngs fof the Httle onesslt4is not oniyso successful that il enlists tbe Interest oI -almest eqefy man. woman and child in fife eIty-from the menbefs Of the royal family down to the hnmolest subjeet-bat also because Il has grown Into ksnd of merry spring carnival, the spirit of which seems obe enliVen- ing and helpful 10 all who participate. Tn reading Mir. Abbott's article we be- lieeed the idea could be used To help swell the funds for the Hospital when the May Dinner is given.
 Astronomers in France are making observations of Halley's comet that are attracting great.interest and causing no little excitement. Maurice Hamy, of the Paris Observatory, reports that the tail has increased from i've to ten de grees Tn three days. A Professor Of the University of Dijon finds reappear' ance in the spectroscope Of cyanogen --lhe poisonous gas which was observ' ed in January and February but dis. appeared in March. He says that the belief that the gas may be injurious ts the terrestrial atmosphere would not b, ht all absurd.
 The appointment Of Governor Chas l.. Hughes. of New York. bs President Taft, to be Associate Justice of the Su prrme Court of the United States, wa unanimously confirmed by the Senate He succeeds Justice Brewer. Ills ap pointment to that high office gives great satisfaction to the entire country He k destined to make his services me morable.
 Chaos feigns In the Republic of NJ caragua President Madfit has pfovee himself to be no less an unpfineiplet ruler than bis predessor Ielaya, wh' caused his appointment. fsttada, th' revolutionary leader. has no means i' carry on the war, and he feels helpless to secure good government, and an ap peal has been made to the government of the United States to rescue the Re public from impending disaster.
 The fearful disaster by an earthquake similar to that which destroyed Messi ma last year, has devastaied the city o Cartago, Costa Rlca. More than l ,tN dead have been taken from The ruins and probably as many morc remain in the ruins. No one of the people whc fled to the country for safety afe allow ed 10 return, and great suffering has fallen upon the poor homeless crea' lures. The Red Cross has made an UT gent appeal ia the American people toI contributions to relieve the sufferers, and President Taft has asked Congress to grant assistance io tho sufferers. In response. the Secretary af the Navy eahlea instructions te the eammandei of the marines on the lsthmns ot Ia nnina ta turn over ta Colonel Geeihals aa tents, to 1e iorMaltlesi io ,'attago,
 Tho 'hine~e government bA inlpeiial decree has abolished slavery through oat lae Knflfc aud has ptehiplsc,i hebeeteli0 ihe pnnehase and sale ei hu' naa lssaes HHdefns peEeNl Dhea seaas aw and viamsN H making pm' essss e.s4iaga fsafas# Has taetv is aNa#FHe aN iWenaI 2TEfEE n tssaEn thM aE and sEa0In#s ana is wifi ee Ia1I asie fee civilization I lt ssi' lua aHfaF hand hefaFs f5s ee4ss,,ss Svi NseEsaAs nstsss eales ninn cfasaas aRainsG Mtekega csK sileaann,
 saisHe h4asetsls Ass had N meaiiN his nsus on accNunt V ghc death o hsne haWafd, especially ca afflSins aa England President Iaa has ap pointed him to represent the | niles states as special Ambassador al ktns Edwa9a,s funeral, aa aet that k grau fylng ,0 the American people, and sil please the whole speaking isss pie of ihe world tn Tuesday Colone Roosevelt received an exceedingly cor dial welcome from Emperor William st Berlin, and after luncheon had { long conversation together. talking earnestly and animatedis for over an hour.
 The Massachusetts Legislature has nut Itself on record as fsvoEing The election of United stsses Senators hs direct vote of the people. on Tuesday The House passed resolutions fsvosing an amendment 10 the Constitution for that purpose. The almost opsn pur chase of his seat by bribery. by Sena. 1or LaFimef, Is startling, and will jus tsfy that movement in the estimation of many heretofore opposed toit.
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