Putnam patriot., 1911-05-19
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a4 BaeonIan by hls diiigeut digging in the muddy bed Of the River Wye in England. il must be sad Chat bT. Or vile W. Owen of Detroit Mich. E dis playing the courage of his cipher and his convictions.
 The surmise that Captain scott ot he British expedition would cordially welcome Captain Amundsen as a com uetitor in a race for the south pole fnrns out 10 be well founded. The two expeditions met Tn the bay Of Whales on the edge of the great Antarctic ice barrier. The two captains exchanged social calls. took breakfast together, and the crews fraternized in A most amiable way. No hard feeling what. ever exists among the Bntishers against tie Norwegians.
 The commissions for the Horace Greeley memorial statue to be erected nt Chappaqua, V. Ts, NIT. Greeley s farm home, has been given 10 William ofdway Partridge, and theisenlptor Is already engaged in the work IL is hoped that the unveiiing may take | place in the fail and President Tait Is | expected to be there. The statue K made possible by contributions from all over the United States, and Jacob Erlich. treasurer of the memorial com mittee says that aifew thousand dollars are yet needed. Contributions of any I., ff him a 1tt West 2Oth street, New York city.
 The associated advertising clubs of America are to meet in Boston August to continue In session through Aug ust i, at the call of the Pilgrim publi- city association, when it is expected that delegates will come from all over the United States and from European cities as well, to the number of loOo or more They will include publishers, agents, advertising managers, writer's designers, printers and engraKets. II is expected that President Tatt and Cows Wilson of New Jersey and Had lev of Missouri will be among the speakers. Everything possible will be done To make the occasion valuable te those attending and to give the visitors good time.
 Connecticut had very cool spring with late frosts but after the first week of May the weather became very wafn not only in our State but throughout the East, the mercury rising above 9' degrees in New York, Philadelphia Washington, and other cities, eausinl many sunstrokes and deaths. Crop of all kinds, including fruits, are re ported promising throughout the coun try.
 Forest res have been unusually nu merous, not only destroying woodland bul many buildings. A fire whici started in Bolton on Wednesday, an ragged Thursday, set fire to the post Of flee and a storehouse, but the flame were extinguished without doin much damage. A holsI caught iir' but was extinguished by NDeral sup ply of beer, which was handy for tn purpose A bridge that was threa tIlti WAS SNNNa ny t"b NPthNf ." ' started back fires until more assistane arrived and saved the structure.
 While the United states has bee losing large population emigraun to Northwestern Canada, an almo equal population has been entering Il United States to engage mainly manufacturing industries and as labo CTS. Tint Is another torm Of reciproe ty that benefits both counties in mo wayslthn one. Net as against Il Reciprocity Agreement there has be, loud outcry al the boss of so man Americans to tbe benefit of Eanad for which this country has really hei compensated in kiud,
 Madero, the leader of the MeNie revolution, has set up an iadepende government ia Juafe1, recently ca tured. and has appointed full cal net The war Is still on.
 Habit, necessity, ambition, prii keep men at work til the end. Son times il is mere determination not give up. The consequences are st on every side Men drop out sudd ly before their time. Ameeiean Me cine says:
 The physical decay of men over must be more frequently mention lest we forget the fact that our pl sique was evolved for only 36 or wears of strenuous use. IL was not long ago that 45 was extreme old counting time in the large way evolution. Lengthening of life been possible only because civilizst has let up the physical strain, so ! if we continue them we must eNpee break as of old. Athletes stop Il efforts merely because they are bea by younger men, but the non. athl, seem 10 think that 1t is necessar, keep up excessive exercise, though
 tissues simply cannot stand II. Tn is, then, no mystery in the large nu Der of damaged hearts now being tot and they will continue to increase number and severity until the medi profession succeeds in impressing
 lesson. Let us repeat it over and 0 again until every man over 40 O realizes that he has lived his silot time of physical sigor and must ( up the strains to retain his health.