Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
Editorial Scraps

The direct utilization of the natural forces in the development Of power suitable for mechanical activities has | been for centuries a matter Of contin- | ued research. To limited extent sun heat and sea waves, have been used. l It has not, however, been hitherto | possible, to practically use solar heat | In any direct manner. For many years | this problem has been sought out by | eminent men, without practical re- | suits. Within a few years engineers | have been encouraged to believe that a | useful power from solar rays is soon | to be realized.
 The Hartford Courant in it's issue of | Sept. 29th says: "The visitation of ty- | phoid which has come to Torrington l has stirred the sympathy of the whole | state. It ought to do something more than that. 1t should rouse it's appfe- hensions and direct attention to the unprotected condition of every com munity, whether it's water supply comes from private or municipal sys- tems." The remedy is filtration plant to treat all drinking water sup piled to any community. The New Haven Water company has recently at heavy cost established such filtration plant. Hartford is now arranging for one which has become doubly necessa- " by the recent extension of the en larged area of the surface from which the water is procured. 1t might well have mentioned that Putnam has had a filtration plant over four years, and has thus no doubt been means of keeping our city free from epidemics which have afflicted not only Torring. ton but many other towns.
 The outbreak of war between Italy and Turkey lhas come as a thunder clap. The world has been congratu- lating itself on having reached a solu- tion of the dire problem of eliminating all war between nations on the com mon sense method of arbitration. The worst consequence is that other war powers are likely to be involved be- fore this quarrel is over.
 Says the New York Tribune dThe Connecticut Legislature did an admi- rable though somewhat startling thing, when at its recent session Il ap- proprlated S1 100000 for the improve ment of the harbor of New London. This may be n unique thing for Con neeticut, but it Is a sensible act. The general cooperation of States and cit ies in river and harbor work would be Of great advansagv to the UnitedStates government. | the latter should agree to spend E., S3, or q, for every Sl ap propriated by communities for such Improvements 1t would save the gene ral government millions wasted yearly on useless improvements under what is designated the pork barrel scan- da,.r
 The warning Republican factions of Kansas buried the hatchet and walked side by side to pay honor to President Taft. Governor Stubbs, who is gene rally conceded to belong to the lnsur- gent faction, welcomed Mir. Taft with the hope that the state, without regard to ehurchior party or faction, would extend the most royal reception ever given a President of the United States.
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier has reconsidered the matter as 1t was hoped he would; {; for the present he will remain in Par lament and politics. "I should be a deserter of my party if l ran away now he said Saturday. Without Sir Wilfnd's leadership in this sharp re- verse of fortune the liberals of Canada would have been as sheep without n shepherd.
 Public reading gardens during the open months of the year sound good. Behind the new central public library in St. Louis, now being built at cost of sl 300, 900, sunken gardens are being prepared, and the library rules are to be made elastic enough to permit books to be taken out to the gardens from the general reading, reference and magazine departments.
 While the France German agreement on Morocco cannot be definitely re- gafded as an accomplished fact until it Is known how the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, receives the newly revised French text, no doubt is enter tained that the first part of the nego- tiations will be quickly ended by a complete~ understanding without fur ther pourparlers or an exchange of notes.
 The oldest living son of Charles Dickens is on his way to this country to lecture about his fathers life and works. Hes Alfred Tennyson Dick ems; the late poet laureate was his god father. He went 10 Australia many years ago, and remains to this day an Australian citizen.
 For a mild, easy action of the bowels, . single dose of Doan's Regulets IS enough. Treatment cures habitusl constipation. 25 cents a box. Ask your druggist for them.