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Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
England and Morocco

The world nowadays Is not intimi- dated by the swish of the lions tail to the extent it formerly was. If this were not the case, Europe would re- gard itself upon the eve of momentous events. The late Boer war put the lid on England as first-class fighting power. Morocco has an area of about 20, 300 square miles. Six years ago France and England struck up bar gain between them which amounted to this. England was to permit France to have free hand in Moroccoion con dition that France abandoned all claims upon Egypt. IL was a compact between two robber nations 10 divide up between them territorial spoils to winch neither had any title except that of the free-booter who grabs what ever he can.
 When the Anglo-French arrange ment became known, Germany promptly vetoed it. The German K ai. ser told the English and the French governments that the fatherland had trade Interests in Morocco which had to be safe guarded, and that il was de- sirable to hold an International confer ence to settle the Moroccan question. A conference consequently was held at
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
His Precious Decoration.

An actor who had attained some rep utaaon in Berlm once played in a small German pyiueipality for fortnight The grand duke. to the actors disap- pointment lied to decorate him. He mentioned this oversight Ut court dinner to Il chamberlain, and the next day he was sent for
 My friend" said the grand duke, handing the actor box. here is something ta lemember me by"
 The eyerjnved actor departed, but liS cab hae hardly gone len yards " hen, ordering it 10 return again, the actor was oi. e more ushered into the grand dukes presence.
 'Oh. sir " he said, "I had to drive back. There are two crosses in the box"
 "0h. no matter" said the grand duke. Give the other to the cabman."
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
Not a Substitute.

Joseph P Sherer told a humorous experience" while "automobie rid. ing" which. he said. illustrates the sar casm which woman Is capable of when occasion demands
 We were going along at an awful speed" he said Il didn't see the dog but heard his 'ki-yi.' so ordered the chauffeur to stop Going back. we found an irate lady standing over her dead dog-one of the ugliest dogs you ever saw.
 She met us with a tirade of re marks, telling us in no uncertain terms what she thought of us and automo- bilists in general. finishing up by call ing us the murderers of her dog If was then that thought would pacify her
 Madam l said. I will replace your dog
 Sir, she said in a freezing tone of voice. you hatter yourself "-Milwau kee Free Press.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
|uh Our maouW Byron D. B Bugb C C Watch nr Show Windows

Algeciras, Spain, at which it was agreed that Spain and France would act the part of policemen and under European supervision would keep the Moroccan tribes in order. That ar rangement dates back to 1906.
 Recently both Spain and France be- gan praeticing what is known as peaeeabIe peneration, which is another word for stealing territory in Morocco on the sly.
 Germany, the other day, by way of ohsetting this land grab sent war ship to Agadir, an Atlantic harbor on the south frontier of Morocco. Inn mediately England began to fume and buster, some of the old jingo spirit flared up in the shape of a demand that British ship of war should be sent 10 Agadir as counter demonstra- ton. Germany should not have ma. val basis that would command Eng lands trade to South Africa. But the old saying about discretion being the better part of valor is held in high es- teem in England just now and there- fore the Union Jack is not yet in evi- dence at Agadir.
 MechanicsVille, Aug. 6, 1911.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
A Qetartixe Story.

like detective stories: read them. write them but l do not believe them. The bones and structure of a good detective story are so old and well known that il may seem banal to state them even in outline. A police man, stupid. but sweet tempered, and always weakly erring on the side of merry. walks along the street, and in the course of his ordinary business tinds man in Bulgarian uniform kill ed with an Australian boomerang in Brompton milk shop. Having set free all the most suspicious persons in the story. be then appeals to the bull dog professional detective. who ap- peals to the hawklike amateur detec- tive. The latter finds near the corpse | boot lace. button boot. French newspaper and return ticket from he Hebrides. and so relentlessly, link by link brings the crime home 10 the archbishop of Csuterbury.-T- K. Ches
 erton in Iliustrsted London NewA
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
Nenklaces and Buckles.

Necklaces will undoubtedly cohal their present popularity, says lhe ' Goods Economist In these me n cations are that the thin or delNs chains equipped with single Ielu'' generally accompanied by q daa drop of some kind or other, preieia' in a color harmonizing with eitnel wearer'3 millinery or costume WIZ most favored
 Circles of all kinds will be s''1 feature of fancy gowns next ial winter. Those coIaposed ct 9"1 beads in a latticework VII N alone and as q bordering CD '4 satin. etc. Linked metal ala elects gre shown in the new lltH wide black velvet ribbon s@ the ends deliberately ensss gold. silver, bright silks 2na and frequently studded wl'n ll-'' iewelry.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
To Escape AopenS;e;,;.


 A simple. way to prevent appendi. eitls was recently described by a well known physician. Every night and morning. he advised, go on your knees bend backward until you sit on vour heels, and at the same time bend the upper part of your body forward as far as possible. Do this six to ,an times. You may vary the exercise hv standing with heels together and toas pointing straight forward and then stooping into sitting posture until tne knees touch the chest Do this aso six or eight times slowly. The enect is to stir up the intestines in the neigheorhood of the vermiform appendix and to keep it free from the obstruction which is the primary can.s of sppendieitis s-fondon Answers.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
4 Diplomatic Satire.

The king of AIadagao, being engaged in a dispute with the king of Borne gascar. wrote him as follows:
 Before proceeding further in this matter I demand the recall of your minister from my capital"
 Greatly enraged by this impossible demand, the king of Bornegascar re- piled:
 "I shall not recall my minister Moreover, if you do not immediately retract your demand I shall withdraw him.
 This threat so terrified the king of Madagao that in hastening to comply he fell over his own feet breaking the Third Commandments "The Col lected Works of Ambrose Bierce."
 When Chocolate Was Denounced.
 Strong passions were reused in the seventeenth century among those who thought chocolate was an invention of the devil. A formidable treatise was written in order to denounce the use of the beverage by monks. The trea- tise appeared in 1924 but the monks saw to it, by destroying every copy that came their way, that it's circula- ton was small and brief. Chocolate houses succeeded coffee houses in Lon don as centers of a supposed greater refinement. although Roger North de- scribed them as centers for the benefit of rocks and cullies of quality, where gaming is added to all the rest" and where plots against the state were hate he'd by idle fellows. - London Graphic.
 Just What He Wanted
 young minister settled over small couutrY furish was instructed by his i@rishioaerS to procure piano for their gse. Ie dId so. telling the dealer 10 ehagae the bill for rental to tae secretary sf the parish. When ahe bill amounted To .;25. The society being unable to isy fl IS well as the salary of the Iia,ior the music dealer lnaned the minister for the money. telling him that be assumed the re- Spcnsibiiity. The latter replied that he never assumed the responsibility of another. haEing all he could do to pay his own bills. whereupon the dealer threatened to sue him.
 A short time after our friend re- ceived letter from a New York col lection agency, to which as well as several following he paid no atten- tion until the following short but def nite letter came;
 Dear Sir-t aless you remit at once we shall publish you all over the country as delinquent debtor
 To which he replied:
 Gentlemen = Ever since I entered the ministry have been struggling for the title of D. b. Go ahead
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
Why He Didn't Shoot


 My dear remarked Mir Goodman as he searched for the lost collar stud Il believe you were right when YOU said there was a burglar in the bouse last night
 Why do you think so?'' she asked.
 We'll he said as he found the missing stud by stepping upon it with his stockinged feet. T left A good deal or money in my pockets when I went to bed and there's none there now"
 all your. own fault" she re pneo lou ought to have got up and snoe the wretch, If you had been oraver you wouldn't have lost the money
 Yes, said Goodman meditatiye,v but if I'd shot the burglar I'd be a ~ihower now!-New York Mail
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
Taxes and Local Values in Connecticut
 Towns

Tax Commissioner William H. Cor bin has issued an Illuminating pamph- let of statistics showing coneisely the standing of Connecticuti towns, as re- gards taxes and local values, and what the work of the tax commissioner of flee really is. The pamphlet reviews the tax rates in the different parts of the state and makes interesting com parisons and strikes averages that are still more interesting The work of as. sessors, boards of relief and tax collect ors, is covered in an abbreviated form, shorn of the uninteresting part, show ing.how the different towns stand in bie commissioners office.
 May l is the popular day in the state for taxes to become due, 113 towns having made that the day, while in 39 towns the lists become due between May and September 1. In nine towns the taxes become due in Octo- ber
 Wetherstied and Woodstock pay their assessors the lowest wage, Sl a day.
 The average number of days work by all the assessors in the state was 37, while the average pay day was S2.70. The total number of taxable lists in the state was IFS, ,632, while lthe num- Der of exemptions, owing to service in the army, navy, blindness, etc., amounted to S5,965, ,7S2. The average percentage of fair value of assessments, as estimated by assessors, was s7 per cent.
 The compensation of tax collectors throughout the state ranges from two 1 tifthS of one per cent. in Thompson to 2 per cent in East Haven, and from S20 in Eastford to S4, ,000 in New Haven.
 The lowest town tax rate is seven mills while Eastford has the highest rate, 30 mills.
 Putnam has l23S dwellings at an average value of Sl ,224, lO,sl4 acres of land average valued S2l, 67 stores aV craze value S3,S9l, mills 33, average value S23, ,l30; horses and mules S5l, neat cattle 697, SIS. Value of taxable 1 property returned by the town was l 8, ASA ,959, an increase of per cent over the previous year. To this the board | of equalization added ,500, 900 making i final corrected state grand list 4,954,- i q59.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
liesville, Aug. 6, 1911.
Unwearied Life.

Why should we ever weary of this life? Our souls should widen ever not con- tract Grow stronger and not harder in the strife. Filling each moment with a noble act. If We live thus. of vigor all compact, Doing our duty to our fellow men And striving rather to exat our race Than our poor selves with earnest hand or pen We shall erect our names a dwelling place Which not all ages shall cast down again, Offspring of time shall then be born each hour Which as of old, earth lovingly shall guard To live forever in youths perfect flower And euide ter future children heaven ward.
 James Russell Lowell.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
The Worst Had H.,n.,.a

Jerome K. Jerome objects to being labeled as humorist pure and simple. but 1t was. of course, as a humorous writer and lecturer that he first at tracted public attention. One of bis featuring tours was in the United States, and on his arrival in New York be was met by the usual group of reporters
 Aren't you rather nervous" asked one, about submitting your particu- lar brand of humor to American an. diencesT'
 Young man." was the solemn reply "l have faced Scotch audience on s damp night. and now l fear no foer
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

salt. pepper, paprika and few dfui of onion juice and moiSten with q cupful of thick sauce to which haV been added little red coloring and heapins teaspoonful of granulated 2 attn dissolved in cold water Hay ready a number of small mods lld with aspic jelly, fill the molds Wltn ? ham mixture and set in cold pa' to harden. Turn out and serve 'al cold with mayonnaiSe dressing
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
The Joy of Life.

It wakes in the throat of the woodland bird In the rose flushed hush of the morn. IL gleams in the gold of the pillow ing wheat And the tasseled pride of the corn; It follows the feet of beauty and love- IL stirs in the strength of the strong And its light leaps up on the trampung field Where bravery battles with wrong; It sings through each deed that Is nobly done But sweetest. most undefiled. IL shines to the world in the world olo way From the face of each little child
 Priscilla Leonard
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
Thn Gas stcve.

To economize in the use e! s' serve 1 lese ruleS;
 HavC all cooking ready for '3F before the burner is ehte4
 The burner may be eN'i'l-o.'s s.. few moments before your 4V'-. finished and still retain he''i for the purpose. 3l
 At night turn off the stolNV tween the stove and the man p2' prevent waste. uss
 Never use a large burner small one will do. .,n,i
 A strip of asbestos pinned .. NJ burner causes the heat 10 con. ,,., on the cooking instead oi
 Into the atmosphere. .s. ~
 If you heat by stove utiii1e under the fancy top for eooA'
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
The - Scrap Book
And Depew Agreed.

Chauneey NJ Depew at dinner il his honor in New York said of hii notable oratorical gift
 '1 have received many compliments on my skill at after dinner speaking but the naiveSt compliment of all camt from an up state farmer.
 Senator" said be. you might havt typhoid and recover. you might hay, pneumonia and recover. you nigh have yellow fever and recover. but ii you ever get lockjaw you'd bustr"
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
A PICNIC DAINTY.

Ham Served In Gelatin a DeIicou
 Cold Dish.
 A glorious dish for the picnic or oth CT outdoor frolic is ,jellied ham looks just as nice as it tastes, and tia is saying a good deal Good HouA keeping tells how to make 1t, and you have a wish to try it here is th. recipe:
 Minee fine sufficient cold boiled hl to make a cupful. season well vi
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
To Subscribers of the Patriot

Iu VI tbN
 According to Order No. 907 U the Post Office Department subsc1- bers cannot be indebted to newspa- per more than one year and still have the paper sent to them at the second class rate. The order reads as follows:
 A reasonable time will be allowed publishers to secure renewals of sub- scriptions, but unless subscriptions are expressly rene10ed after the term for which they are paid, within the follow Ing periods:
 Dailies, within three months,
 WeekIies, within One Year, they shall not be counted in the legiti- mate list of subscribers, and copies mailed on account thereof shnt nOt be accepted for mdR,Rg at the second class postage rate of one cent pound, but may be mailed at the transient sec ond class postage rate of cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid by stamps affixed
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
SUM MFR SILKS

soc. PRINCESS SILK FoULARDs,
 27 in. wide I'd. ........-... 23c sae SILK mARoUlsETTE, 27 in.
 wide. in plain colors. I'd. .... 29c 2sc. SILK MUsLINs, z7 in. wide,
 in plain colors. I'd. ........ 19c ooc SILK PoPLIN, 19 in wide. in
 Tan. White and Green. I'd. 1212c 75c. SATIN FoULARos, all new
 patterns I'd. .............. 59c 75o. RAJAH SILK, in plain eolors.
 I'd. ...........-.-.'.. .....''' oOc SEC. TAPESTRY SILKS. I'd. .. 49c
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
Photo by American Press Associatio,
 Mhs. O. II. P. BELMONT.

Smart society at Newport is ipts, ested in the opening of Marble gon,. by Mrs. O. H. F. Belmont. for if k ha lieved that this fact indicates h. Duchess of Marlborough is likeIr ts come over with her two sons 10 vis,I her mother for part of the se3sm Mrs. Belmont has not occupied tH, palace for a number of seasons s1a that she should do so HOW is a nan. of qualification To members of fb. smart set, WEo hope that she mar es certain as of old Even if her dapgk ter does rot come to America Nrl Belmont has her son Harold with bs and may eiye something for him. Hg| entertainments are never dull. and l.
 though she k so active a suffragist aDl for some time has given most of bs attention to the movement, she is aiI as secure in social leadership as erei
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
MEMS FURNISHINGS

ONE LOT OF NEWS AND BOYS
 NEGLlGEE SHIRTS in light and
 medium coiors, sizes 12 to Y.
 regular soc value. now ~ 33c MEMS AND BOYS SOFT COL
 LARS AND TIES to match, sizes
 12 to l6, ONE-HALF PRICE ONE LOT OF MEMS COLORED
 BOSOM SHIRTS, in large sizes, all neat black and white patterns,
 sl.00 value ......-..a... .#.=....... 25c ONE LOT OF WHITE LAUN-
 DERED SHIRTS, boys sizes. s5c.
 value. Each ..............-. 19c
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

Constipation causes headache, nau- sea, dizziness, languor, heart palpita- tion. Drastic physics gripe, sieken, weaken the bowels and don't cure. Doan's Reeulets set gently and cure constipation. 25 cents. Ask your druggist.
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
BASEMENT BARGAINS Canning Time Necessities

gal. STONE JARS, with cover 200 gal STONE JARS, with cover 35c 3 gal STONE JARS, with cover 45c 4 gal STONE JARS, with cover 55c gal STONE JARS, with cover 69c gal. STONE JARS. With cover 79c gal STONE JUGS .......... f5c gal. STONE JUGS ........... 30c gal. STONE JUGS ......... 45c gal. STONE JUGS .......... soc
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

1oc STRIPED WHITE MUSLIN. I'd. ........................... 7c 1ec. WHITE mARoUIsETTE. I'd.
 121zc 2ec. CHECKED MADRAS, 32 in. Id. .....=............ l0c 15c. WHITE IMITATION LINEN. 10. ..s.....t...... ....s...+.F. IOc 25c. AND 29c. BLACK GOODS. I'd.
 1212c ONE LOT OF SUMMER MUSLIN. 124ac to 29e value. Your choice per yd. .......+e..-.-.. Sc
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
SHIRT WAISTS

Ladies Dutch Neck Shirt Waists made from fancy muslin.
 s1.oo VALUES. Now only -. 79c $1.5o VALUES. .. Now Only S1.29 St.75 VALUES. =. Now Only Sl .39 $2.oo VALUES. =. Now only S1.69 $2.5o VALUES. =. Now only S1 .9S
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

l PINT MASON JARS. Dog. soc
 or. MASON JARS. Dog. .... 59c Pr. ATLAS Ez SEAL JARS Dozs ...s.....-........... CSC or. ATLAS Ez SEAL JARS Dog. ss.............#... 75e Oz. JELLY TUMBLERs, with
 covers. Dog. .-..,....ss,..=s@@ 35e or. TRIPLE COATED ENAMEL
 STEW PANS ....-,.......... 25c or. TRIPLE COATED ENAMEL PRESERVE KETTLE ...... 39c
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
WASH GOODS--Last Call

LOT OF SUMMER MUsLINs that formerly sold at I2 1-2c. to 29c a yd. Your Choice ............ Sc LOT OF STRIPED MARoUIsETTE in plain colors Regular Poe. value. Per I'd. ...=..=.....,......... 17c 1 LOT OF 25c. HoMEsPUN SUIT ING in plain colors. Regular 25c.
 Sc
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11
HEADQUARTERS FOR

Staple and Fancy Dry Goods Ladies' and Misses
 Goods Kitchen Furnishings, Boots Shoes
Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

FFs n
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Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

SMALL LOT OF s4oo WALK-oVER PATENT oXFoRDs ..... S1,79 SMALL LOT OF S3.5o WALK-oVER
 PATENT oxFoRDs ..... SLY ODD SIZES IN MEMS TAN CALF
 oxFoRDs. $90O Grade :. S1.9S
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-07

1S12--fhe denomination OF Grant
compelled the nomination of a Cree
ley.
1S76.-The nomination Of Hayes
compelled the nomination Of TiIden in
place of Hendricks.
1SS0.-The nomination OF Garfield
compelled the nomination Of Hancock
in place of Bayard.
1SS4.-The nomination Of Blaine
compelled the nomination of Clese-
land in place of Bayard or Randall.
1S88.-The denomination Of C1eve-
land compelled the nomination of
Harrison.
1892--Tne situation reversed.
1896.-The nomination of McKin-
ley compelled the nomination Of Bry-
an in place. Of Bland or Boies.
1900.-The situation reversed.
1904.-The nomination of Roese-
compelled the nomination of Par
ker in place of Bryan or Cockrell.
.190S.-The nomination of Taft
compelled the nomination of Bryan
in place Of Parker or any conserva-
tive.
Therefore, in
II 1912 the renonainaiion- Of Taft will.
the nomination of Wilson in
place OF Harmon. just as the nominal
ton OF La Toilette would compel the
nomination Of Harmon in place of
Wilson. ia.
Why?
Obviously but one theme Of inquiry
demands consideration: Who is the
real Antithesis of Taft? Bryan? Yes. as
in 1908. But Bryan's races have been
run. GaynOr? Yes: but GaYnOr is
disqualified by Fate. Folk" Yes. hut
Folk clearly IS o~utclassed. Champ
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-07

nn tba+ aafeat ar election will spell
the ending OF his career as PresldeE',
probably Immediately, but surely az
the expiration Of four years. 20 Ills
rejection by the National ConVehtion
would be urIpr eredented and would
presage certain defeat Of the party at
the polls.
But one obstacle lies in his path
Insurgency. BY a remote possibility
the new and eager League OF hadl-
cal Republicans may secure cOntfo1 o.
the Convention and nominate, not
Cummins, the wheel horse, but La
Toilette. the resolute, imaginative, in-
spring leader. In that event. the
Democrats will nominate Judson Har-
MOI in consequence OF causes pre-
cisely analogous to those set forth De-
low which end the choice OF WOOD
row Wilson as the opponent Of Presi-
dent Taft a virtual certainty.
Logic predestines antithesis. Cir
cumstances. Conditions. uncontrolled
and uncomfortable, demand il. His
tory DEGREES it. Invariably the oppos-
nS candidate has been named, not by
the opposition itself but by the party
taking the lead-in all but three in
stances by the party in power.
1640.-Tne assured nomination of
Van Buren, compelled the nomination
Of Harrison in place of Clay.
iS44-The nomination of Clay
compelled the of Polk in
place Of Van Buren,.
iS4S.@The nomination of Cass
compelled the nomination of Taylor
N place of Clay. Webster or even
Scott.
1So2.-The nomination Of Pierce
compelled the nomination Of Scott in
place of Fillmore.
1S56.-The nomination of Buchan-
an {cr,vaj1c3 tho 81 Tf 1--WE
mont in place of Mclean.
lS6O.-The assumed nomination of
Douglas compelled the nomination Of
iAncoln in place of seward.
i6b4.-T1e denomination of Lincoln
compelled the nomination Of McClel-
ian In place OF Seymour.
isbs.-The nomination Of Grant
compelled the nomination of Seymour
ia place of Mcclellan,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-07
NPRIS MOI.
The New i.lay Again Causes Troabt-
Dual OntCnnlc of Contrary etSh.

tRy the Associated Press
Paris, March 2-Henri Bernstein S
neW play Apres Moi. was pat on
again tonight ~ the Comedie Fran
caf>@ after a brief SUSPENSION dut
10 the illness Of p-Ae ot the chicf per
The usuai disturbance &C
curfed Magnesium was dropped from
the gallery and exploded. causing Sc,
eraf conner to faint.
outsid" the theatre there were
scenes OF exceptional Violence. Se>-
erai Thousand m2nifesitants kept the
large force Of police and mounted re-
publican guards under m or
NJ lteplne. Project Of Paris. busy ror
several hours. The mounted force
charged the crowds repeatedly with
draWn sabres and several persons were
n1ured on both sides.
f"iioWlnS hitter newspaper contro-
Nersies, Marcel Nadaud, a. a Substitute
for bernstein, fought a duel with Leon
Daudet. Swords were used ana NJ
oaud was wounded in the arm