Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-15
T. ditorial Scraps


James Bryce, the British ambassa-
dor to the United States, has rendered
his resignation and will return to Eng
land. There has been no official an
nouncement Of the resignation, and
the embassy will make no statement,
but it WAS learned on high authority
that Mr.. Bryce informed President
Taft Of his action at the White House
For The United States, it is reported
IN this week issue of "The American
Grocer the cost Of alcoholic beverages
in 1911 was very nearly twice that Of
The United Kingdom, being estimated
at y ,55s, 470,514 Very nearly 81 900.
600 900 was paid for beer alone. From
1871 70 1880 the average per capita
Consumption Of beer was SO gallons
Ter aanud,, in 1911 it had risen 70
2o.e9 gallons,
y tae MT time since the civil war
h son Of the South will occupy the
White House, as President. elect Viii
son was born in Virginia. The fact
that the South will have representa-
tive in the presidency, even though he
is credited To New Jersey, breaks an
undesirable tradition in national poli'
ties. The last southerner in the presi.
Dental Office was General Zachary
Taylor, Of Louisiana, elected In lS48 on
his military record In Mexico. But
unlike these others who were OF stock
born and bred south of Mason and
Dixon's line Woodrow Wilson comes
of Ohio stock.
Advance sheets of the report OF the
State Treasurer for 1912 show that the
receipts for the year were S9,9l5'4l7.72.
The total years expenditure were
$s,l05, 75027 and the receipts in excess
of expenditures - 500 ,66I45. The
funded debt Is s. ,064, 10000 and the
civil list funds, cash, In the treasury is
$2,ls3, 243.72. The net debt is - ,S77, =
s56.2S.
A Pennsylvania man reports that AT
recent teachers institute in Scran-
ton he didn't see single painted OF
powdered face among the school
ma ANS but did see some Of the men
blowing cigarette smoke "That gave
the show a black eye he writes. ~
don't want that kind OF man TO teaci
my boy,
The British Commissioner for Aus
iralia, Sir George Reid, says that that
country is ideal for the nottingham
"The climate is perfect, wages are high
and every workman gets pension
from the state. And yet, Ms some
body observes, Australia has a smaller
population than New York city.
4 reporter who covered murde
once distinguished himself by writing
"Tlie murderer was evidently in quest
of money, but luckily the victim hac
deposited all his funds in the bank tn,
day before, so that he lost nothing bu
his life
Chicago man was sentenced L
Jail the other day for beating his wife
AS he was leaving the court room h,
asked the Judge "Do they serve hasf
at the bridewell2" The judge replied
~ don't know. guess not "Then
s'ail for me, said the man cheerfully
With six states already having wo
man 5 suffrage and four more added a
Tuesdays election, we may well be
lieve that by 1920 the women of thu
United states will be favored with th'
ballot.
There are no more free Homestead
lands-neilher are there amy NOR
cheap government lands suitable 70
agriculture. Recently sale of aao, 0o'
acres was made In Montana on whiel
the government had fixed minimum
price of Sl.60 per acre and realized ;
per acre, One lot OF 50 acres sold 10
over 81. 80 an acre.
The Sheik Islam, the head of thu
Mohammedans o. the world, has pre-
claimed Holy War against the enc
mics of the Faith, which includes III
massacre of all enemies captured-i
other words a general massacre of Al
opponents captured or coming unde
control of the Faithful This Hol
War has been anticipated for man
wears, and now brings Chrisiianit
and Northumberland into deadl
conflict. lit has grown out of the re
cent war ON Turkey and is likely |
lead TO terrible consequences 10 IN
world at large.