Putnam patriot., 1910-08-12
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The International Peace Congress HI Stockholm held five days closed Aug :. The bu0 delegates, nmong whom were score Of Americans, were enthusiastic over the success of their deliberations. The action of the American Congress authorizing the President to appoint commission to study the question of li- imitation of armameuts, was applaud. ed. and resolution was carried by ac- cllmatlan urging all nations to fellow the American lead. Resolutions were adopted uIging the application ef the principles of justice and right to the Films, the Russian Jews, the Anne nians and the Cfetans. The next Con. gress will meet in tome in 1911.
 A gold medal was voted Andrew Gar ncgie by the Pan American Congress, while in session last week in Bnenes Ayres. The medal was awarded be. cause of Mr. Carnegie's x prominence as benefactor of humanity as the Joint gift Of all the Republics of the western hemisphere. He Il was that bestowed the building for the meeting of the Pan American Congress.
 Ambassador Bryce told Ghatauqua audience, last week, that the greatest man that ever lived was Abraham Lincoln. He Is not the only man that has made that remark and meant 1t.
 "sscandal,' says the New York Tri- bune, T in connection with Indian le- gislation recalls the fact that the great place made vacant by the death of Or vile Hitchcock fistt, Senator from Connecticut. has never been filed"
 For some reason or another the peo. pie of Sussex, N. J.. are quickly sick ened Of the voting machine. The voters last week decided by i4a to 24 Ito aban- don the machine-the last one in that county.
 Mark Tapey's view that smile Is easy, but to smile in diversity k some credit--ls tho philosophy of the Mat lock smiling Club, London, which numbers ,5o0 members In all parts of England and k rapidly growing. IL was originated by philanthropic trav- cling salesman. The entrance Is one shilling, which k devoted to providing slum children with country or seaside holidays. He has thus raised s3oo In smiling shillings this year.
 The T.. s. Treasury Department esti. mates there are 9o. .ssa, ,ooo people In the United States of America, and IL knows tiat the amour, Of money among them ii s3,Ia, sb2, ,40i--that would be Sil.e5 apiece fl equally distributed.
 The capc-to-C Cairo railroad--running x from the extreme south of Africa to the extreme nofth--ts making rapid progress at both ends. At the south il has been pushed far up into the lake the north il Is penetrating the eqna. totial pfoyi where once Mahd ism had is s.fongholds. \ section q [ fo0 miles has been in operation seven months, and in that time has devel- oped large and profitable traffic. IL k likely, that when ships begin io go through the Panama canal. trains will bc ranniug across the center of Africa, and the snafk Continent Will he but memory.
 More than sis,eoi ,e0o worth of sand and gravel was dug cut for sale in the United States, ia isAo9, according te a report just issued by the Geological Survey. This value exceeds by Il, 7oo, oao the value of the product tn lals.
 IL Is strange to learn that Secretary Root told the Hague Tribunal that war between the United States and Eng land over the Newfoundland fisheries could not have been avefled but for the Tribunals existence. The spirit of the Tribunal existed in those two countries before 1t was formulated, henee no war could have occurred.
 The total of Lstin-Ametican conn merce is increasing with tremondou. strides. It's total of exports and ini- ports in 1908, shows balance of trade in favor of the Republics of Ss,a, sos ,uso The exports were valued at q ,ssas, ,ieS.- uoo. The United States bought and sold t000 ,0p ,uoo. of their trade.
 Baron kanetake Ours, Minister oi Agriculture and Commerce of Japan Is another distinguished visitor who Is now waiting our shores for couple of weeks on hts way home by way oi San Francisco. He had been attend tng the opening ceremony, In England of the Anglo-Jspanese Exhibition. oI which he is one q the Presidents. Pre- sident-eiccs Fonscca. of Brazil. is alsc one of the distinguished men to vie il the Unlted 6lases this month. Ata coming will help stre0gshen the exist- ing ties Of friendship mol only with his country, but all the R~puhlis soash oi ms.