Putnam patriot., 1912-12-20
Editorial Scraps

Surgeons at a Washington hospital
are awaiting the result Of "A delicate
operation-that Of sewing into place
nearly severed human tongue The
operation was hurddly performed and
the surgeons are hopeful Of the out
come.
Canada proposes to add three Of the
powerful Dattleships adoal at cost Of
s85,0O0,000 TO the naval defense Of the
Britishiempire. These vessels are to be
built in Great Britain and will form
part Of the British fleet, but they can
be recalled to form part Of "A Canadian
navy should such step be necessary.
a British protectorate over Egypt is
likely to be announced shortly, accord
ing TO the Egyptian representative of
the Swiss popular bank, one of the
largest financial institutions in Swift
erland.
After sixteen years of service, rec
ord in the cabinet, Secretary Wilson
submitted to President Taft the last
annual report he viii make as head of
the Department of Agriculture. The
report contains a summary of the adj
vance of the country in agriculture
during the seeretary's term of office. 1t
says: "The record of sixteen years has
been written. 1t begins with yearly
farm production of "a, 000, 000,0 900 and
ends with 50, 532 900, 200. Sixteen
years ago the farmer was a joke of the
carieaturist; now he is like the stone
that was rejected by the builder and
has become the head stone of the cor
ner. The tillers of the soil were bur
dened with debts, but prosperity fol-
lowed and grew with unexamped
speed. Beginnings have been made in
production per acre increasing faster
than the natural increase of popua-
ton. There has been an uplift of ag-
riculture and OF country life"
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and lb0
other progressive party leaders and
members left the Grand Central sta
tion for Chicago Monday. The occa-
sion of this mid-winter political activi-
" is the proposed soidilication of the
new party and the laying of plans for
future campaigns. Members from
other states are on the way To join in
the Chicago coufefe nee and number
OF New England and New Jersey
members accompanied the New York
delegation.
President Taft will not go to Gin
einnati and practice law when he
leaves the White House, but has
agreed TO accept a professorship in
Yale Law School.
Mrs Sarah Ann Ross, the mother OF
Charlie Ross, who was kidnapped IS
years ago, died at her home in Phila.
delphia last week, aged rs years. The
fate of Charlie Ross, who was stolen
when he was four years old, has never
been learned, although numberless
clues from all sections Of this country
and Europe were followed by detec,
tives employed by the distracted par.
ents,
Arizona has recorded production oil
8,494 1888, Ill pounds of copper, or p 80
per cent of the total output of the
United States since mining began.
DR.. Thomas b. Cooley and Or. j
Walter Vaughn announce the success.
full TRANSMISSION Of blood by a syringe, a
new and revolutionary method, which
they adopted after ordinary methods
failed. The ease was that Of new.
born babe whose life was despaired OF
because of hemorrhage. TRANSMISSION
was the only possible means of saving
ii, and the hrst attempt failed. AS a
last resort blood was drawn into q
glass antitoxin syringe. Then, by the
usual method of using these syringes
il was injected into vein of the baby,
The child revived, and now seems on
the road To health.
President Taft was reelected presi.
dent OF the American National Red
Cross at the eighth annual meeeing OF
the organization.
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