Putnam patriot., 1911-02-03
--latest News Condensed.

--latest News Condensed.
When the earnegie University vas
founded nine years ago Nj Carnegie !
gave it $1,000 80, and shortly after
700. co more. and last week another
1900 ,O00-his total beDefacliou 10 the
University being - $4,000. He is
now about -. and has made gifts TO
various institutions, including $1,000,
ooO for the promotion Of pence, aud al
together bis gifts amount TO about
sfs7 90 90 a. far a. can be aseerained !
oThe Persian government has asked
the Washington state Department 10
assist It in securing American financial
experts, with a view 10 the employ
1nent Of i've American assistants ia
The Office Of Treasurer General and Di.
rector Of Taxation. The object being
the introduction Of the most modern
ideas Of Western system and admins
lfstiou.
Suicide has become 50 prevalent ia
Russia As to arouse general appreheu.
sion. In one week, recently, there
were 81 suicides in -. Petersburg alone,
and The epidemic is spreading among
the peasantry. a St Petersburg dis
patch says;
Half distracted parents have formed
a society to save their children from
selfdeslfuclioB. This society teaches
the young that, while Russia Is utterly
disorganized aud cast down, better
day Is coming and that the rising ge-
neration must nerve itself 10 hasten
that day
proposition 10 abolish the sinecure
elerkships, snap door keeperships, fat
eloak-roo Jobs and other useless and
extraxagant positions in and about the
House Of Representatives, was made
at the Democratic caucus held at " ash
ing last week. II was objected 10 by
Congressman Melefmoii, Of Illinois,
who said:
Just 10 think Of proposal like that.
here we've been cut in tie cold Tor Il
years, and now member Of our be
loved party brings forward Il PROPOSE
ton like that!'
FoutYoune Harvard graduates sailed
from New York, last week, claiming
they had the exact location Of eighl
Spanish treasure ships thai went down
In POO fathoms OF water off the coasl
el Hayii The names Of The graduate.
are given, aud all occupy good posi-
tons. They vii be wiser men, bal
not richer, for their romantic venture
Two new DreadnoughtS, of 200,
tons each, are 10 be added 10 the Anne
riean navy this year.
Methods OF scientific farming wers
preached 10 the farmers Of New Jer
sey, four days this week, by the State
Board of Agriculture and the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company.
In five counties of Ireland the aver
age pay of hired men on the farms is
less than ga per week. In all re
land II Is s2.74. Ia Wales IL Is S4.8s
and in England and Scotland il Is 81. 40
The exports Of the United States In.
ere Used in The principal articles OF
trade more than SIG 100000 during
1910, over outgoing commerce OF the
previous year.
The reason fer the com parsliyely
large gain in The prodaeuon of bitumi
nous coal is because lhufanthracite has
zen, for number of years, becoming
more and more "A luxury, and viii com
uaue to do SO until The areas are dnal-
IyeXhausied. The comparatively smal
area hi which anthracite is produced
aud the increasing eos4 Of production,
as deeper aud thinner eeds have 10 be
worked, have resulted naturally ia d
gradual advance ia the price of auihfa-
cite Ii Is nov al@osg eHuTelY restrict
ell 10 domestic eons8mpuon
Sensible Japanese students al ths
Imperial University in Tokyo have
started an Euglish.speakipg elub
The California stale senate, by d
vote Of S5 10 5, adopted constitutional
amendment comforting equal >utirsge
upon women.
No grester tribute 10 the faithtuInes>
aat efficiency OF The American work.
man aud American manufacturer can
oe found In q condensed space than the
records Of the Bureau of Statistics, he.
parlment OF Commerce and Labor,
which show the expectations Of what
may be termed thigh grade" msnufae-
tures from the Unised States. People
ia al parts Of the world are purchasing
every month and practically every day
OF the year, the most complex products
of the American workshop.
Like ships Of war, there appears 10
b. no limit To the size OF buildings 90
Ing up In the city OF New York. The
latest tall office building about to be
erected on an entire block on Broad
way, between Barclay stIeeI and Park
Piaee, will be $50 feet high--about
40 feel higher than the Metropolitan
tower and $50 feet taller than the sing
.er tower Lets in the sky cost moth.
Sng 10 the owner Of the ground sile.