Putnam patriot., 1911-03-03
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Military training in schools and uni- versailles Is Of more general benefit than athletics, says President Taft, in 'et- ter to the President of the University Of Illinois, after review of ,4oO ca dets on tbeir Illinois field. 9W c are all in favor of college athletics, he waites, aout one of the defects Of ath- letics is the tendency to coniine work to those who are naturally best adapt ed to it. while the great student body takes no active part in the games Ihl Is not true Of military training that comes from the organization and main tenance of school regiment
 By an arrangement of telephones, in which each man at the tables had receiver, the Buffalo and Rochester Ad Clubs each in lts own city, held joint session, with luncheon, recently Presidents of the clubs and represent atises of the mayors of both cities made addresses, songs were sung by eaehlelub, and two advertising experts, one at each end of the 69.mile wire, made addresses alternately, and all was heard by both bodies, as the do- ings at one end were transmitted to each individual at the other. The ex- pertinent, which was successful, Is said to be unique.
 A parcel of land in Plymouth, Mass, which was originally a part Of tie tract allotted to Elder William Brewster, when the Plymouth colony was first established, but which, more recently has been the site of the First Baptist church, was formally transferred to the Federal Government. as site for a Federal building. A check for S22, 900 was given in payment. On the rear of the plot there still flows "Elder Ere ws- ter's spring" which, from the days of the Pilgrims has furnished pure water for the inhabitants of the town.
 A Parliament for all nations, which will make laws binding upon all na- tions, was the ideal placed before his audience at Toronto, last Saturday, by Count Apponyi the distinguished Hun gafiaa statesman and advocate oi ip- terna peace. II was not utopan dream, he said, "for the germs of the necessary institution already existed" |"
 There is one effective way of sharp ening il knife always at hand-says the "Woman's Home Companion.n v The rough, unglHzed bottom of a jar oilers fine substitute for a whetstone. J ust hold jar, of any size, upside down, and pass the cutting edge of knife back and forth over the bottom, a few times, turning first one side then the other. You will be pleased with [ ie result.
 Warning has been sent out by the Department of Agriculture, urging people not 10 eat pork, whether it has been officially inspected or not, unless it has been thoroughly cooked. The report ssys: "An average of one or two per cent of the hogs slaughtered in the United States are infected with paras. lie ot flesh worusn
 "Ptoteetion and teciproeits,s suid the NWlenal Convention whose nomi- nauon made William MeKinIev the nations President, "are tWu measure, of Republican policy and go hand in haud,
 The American hen, the pust winter, has been doing more to lower the cost Of liNmg than all the politicians in the eoahttS could do tn n century Nth egsa citing lower in New York than be.ofe ip forJy.one years, and cores poadhs.y the same elsewhere, the pa,, winter Is one long 10 be remem. beesd
 .' ieth the watermelon aud musk melon of Darbekir, Asiauc Turkey, are the largest have ever seen, says Consul Mastetson, of Hartput. "Wa. terme ons grow in Diarbekir each as large as flour barrel, and muskme- Ions out little smaller"
 k. S. Hale, of Portland, owns afreak calf, which, for day or two, hTeathed heavily, or rather panted much like a tired dog. Upon investigation il vas found that the heart was virtually in its throat. There was no formation of the breast bone or brisket, hence the heart MAS forced into the lower portion Of the throat, and it was difficult for the animal 10 breathe.
 consumptives in Syria are treated much in the same way as the lepers have teen for the last 2oOo years. ru- berculosis Is comparatively recent dis ease among the Arabs and Syrians, but so rapid has il spread that the natives are in great fear of il. Consequently when ! member of a family gets the diseas2, he is frequently cast out to tie ot exposure and want. A small hosp;. tsl for eonsumptiycs has been opened st Beyraut.