Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-01-13

A. for The fefii 81 foreign invasion
this IL What Abfaham Lincoln had e
sas On that subject, 10 isis day, IN one
# his speeches
aAft the armies II Europe Asia and
Africa. combined, sith all The treas
IRE II the earth tout own excepted
IN their military chest, with Bona
psrfe for q commander. could not by
fofce take q drink from the ohio fifer.
or make track on the Blue Ridge 10
trial Of a thousand years.
The senate Judiciary committee, on
Monday, reported fasorabIy fesoih.
ton authorizing al amendment 10 The
Constitution providing for the election
of L. =. senator's by direct vote Of the
people
Governor naldminis recommends.
lion To the Legislature ia favor Of mt
nleipal at ifage for women winslan ap'
prrcialixe note from nr. Anna shaw,
who ~fite. To him.
ssan hshaif of the National Woman
Suffrage Association, ~e congratulate
Connecticut on The Inauguration Of q
Democratic Governor who believes III
democracy and that the peopie--the
women people m we'll ~ the mea~-
should have n voice In their own gov
eminent Nay Connecticut be the star
In the Essi fof real Democracy.
The death rste would be less than ii
il II ali people were content TO stay
where they belong. and, incidentally,
the men responsible for the running OF
railroad trains would he relieved OF
much needless anxiety. In the last ten
years trespss.ine on the Pennsylvania
railroads property has caused the
death Of 7,sssa persons besides wound
ins an equal aumbef.
The December fire= Of 1905 cost the
United states aud Canada sli g., T50
The Becemtsf fires Of 1900 cost them
sls.aTd. 800. laAt morii.'s sa,es ,ssg. sbem
III ,61ss 900.
The statistics Of coal production, as
collected jointly by the I :. Geoiogi.
cal Survey aud The Bureau Of the Cen
sas, show that, in 1850, the output
amounted To s5sl 80 0Ts sisoFi tons.
ItsIsss nea electoral bill, which ST..
pears moi unlikely 10 tseoWe law, Is
one Of tie most interesting Of ali recent
proposals for suffrage reform. II makes
The franchise dependent upon ability
u read and write And he then not
only may sete bat must vote, andcE
penalty Of s. iof The fifsi failure 10
vote. and Tor The second failure a fine
Of Fio and exclusion from any public
ufslce for live years.
.Hlgh PRICES. coupled with small In
csmes. resulting in an Intense struggle
To keep up appearances and to crafty
social ambitions, are responsible fos
the ~tecking Of large namber OF
homes. said Jude Nrff, Of Cleveland,
Ohio. "snd for mo>t divorces"
Two negro women In Gsdsien, Ala,
lsse Monday, morssssed their "heau
d zis and soul, . 10 negro merchant,
for 80 worth Of dry goosis, purchased
Is them. The mortgage wss filed in
tie Sssfk : ei'iee 81 the probate court.
Although such mortgage is not legal
IL binding. AL parties 10 The contract
Appeared perfectly satisfied.
ssaAanes Theodore Roosevelt haas &C.
eep.sd the Invitation ct the executive
committee q The southern Commcg.
easa tasaxreas. Is sF~ak a. lAe meeting
II l. bed ii stlsnsa.
- shaaid nAe IA Hes long - that
makhg sse y hal = 10 eouas, a. ahsi i
~ come Wllt K an Improvement on the
past There an eo le4its 81 thr lsi.
walphs = nsn aaa az HnAs 20 his
sAafastsg Sad AudFgw Carusyic, ga
Tuesday sa Nss Aese Ella AN oIi-
men ~ i've On fh5s SsftA % sct,c cut
fellow aea
The esampfecslse offered iae govern.
nent - slae ~asai Refining Compsa,
Of Nvw York, ia TIE draw bach aaly
dispute, had eeea secepsei ~ -scgegN-
~ If tht TfvaSarvf M Neazh The
deposit al s7to. 90 IA settlement q an
siNIi CLAIMS sas nade--the mencS =
n the disposal Of the government The
total amount q aFashses ~hich the
government might hsve eolAectea by
asx.i praees> Was s>ssa.esa.
Ky the PASSAGE o. the -alio~ss gen
ef.i pension bill In the ho0se. s46,lsA.-
81 ANNUALLY ~ss sadci 70 tho expxRd.
ilasvs on scccans 81 p~nsloas. The gv-
neral scale cs pensions Hxed In The aew
ball. sccosdlng 10 Axs, h ~ follows. a.
yean. sis . month; es wears. SO
month. - years. rs meash; u years.
en moala. Ii Was declared By The
advocates Of The esii that ioo veterans
Ore dying every - hoan-
The Persian scswrnment has raised
u. voice In appeal ~ The Whole world
ian spp<sl fer What IL styles iassicc
aeainsx EaxlAnd and Rassis-
TIA state Forester II Massachusetts,
Aeisevrs thss ths growing al Chsi.lmAs
srsea en- b made profitabse employ
0eas u Nev England. o<sidss help
49, - sesaia measure in ths spai.