Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
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KeN. KfHs r. DsDDE4AE1 GDtts9l} l}2i4A' ing secretary of the Boston -eaman-s Friend society, wili visit churches, Sunday schools, Endeavor societies etc, to speak Of sailors, their life, their needs, and our work for their welfare. He will give stereopticon address on ''Jack afioat and Ashore or eThe Sea, the Ship and the Sailor,' 10 churches having lantern and opera. tor. He supplies programs and sdR- gestions for "Sailor Meetings or e5ea Breeze Meetings"
 Do you wear them?
 Foolish question. Of course you do. Your mother never had pair h her life and you were brought up on 9 cent cotton ones and taught To put in new feet when the old ones were past alarming, but in these days of sensitive feelings and low shoes darned hosiery k an possibility. And when one can gel silk stockings for 29 cents, and for a cent or two less than that on bar gain days, one wonders that cotton hose are made at all.
 The s-bottomed boat is mol new invention, but the one no" building at Camden, \. for use in scientific ex- petitions is distinct novelty. It is 60 feet long and has bottom, from stem to stern, of plate glass fully an inch thick. A submarine radio light will illuminate the ocean depths be- beneath, and in addition there are to be ineandescent lamps which can be lowered for more particular observa- lions. IL Is expected that the craft will be useful in examining wrecks; meanwhile it is to be used this winter for marine exploration in the gulf of Mexico and about the Bahama islands
 The division of child hygiene of the New York city board of health, with various private charities, are caring for 4S,000 babies during the summer months, with gratifying results. The number Of infant deaths this year SC far is 456 fewer than In the correspond. ing period of year ago. The main. Iaining of milk stations has been an especially potent factor in the situa- ton.
 Posted on the bulletin board of the state free employment agency Spring field, Mass, was what looked like q pretty soft job only none of the appli- cants happened to be married. The notice read: Wanted-Man and wife to go to Southwiek and take cottage tC board ten girls during the tobacco sea son of about five weeks' There Is plenty of work for everybody just nl this season of the year and the agency is unable to supply the large demand for farmhands and workers on big con. struetion jobs. Woodchoppers are wanted at s2.25 a day.
 The strike of the Windham Silk Company, Willimantic, is settled Alter conference of several hours Sat urday the directors offered the weavers an increase of seven and half per cent for all the employees of the mill recognition of the union and an oppor' tunity to return to work immediately il they would accept that in preference 10 their ten per cent demand.
 In 1911 67,527 ,s22 gallons of mineral waters were sold in the nited States valued at S7,s75,878. Of this large amount 68,923 ,ll9 gallons, valued ai SC ,s37 ,SSs were of domestic production and 3,60I, 708 gallons, valued al Sl ,037,' 4s5, were imported. The average price Of the domestic water at the springs was l0.7 ceats gallon and that of the imported water was 20.S cents gal lon, to which must be added for the imported water freight, commissions and import duty.
 The republican state convention will be held in Hartford Tuesday and Wed nesday, september Il and 2, and tho primaries, which, under the new party regulation, must be uniform as to date will be held Friday, August 3uth.
 Congressman Higgins of this district has announced that he had long az, determined not to be candidate again
 The Connecticut Automobile associa ton Is sending to the automobile club, of the state circular letter advising them Of meeting 10 be held at o'clock Monday afternoon al the Hote strattield in Bridgeport and asking each club to send three delegates.
 To friends in this country Rev. Dr Timothy Richard of the Baptist mis sion in China writes: "I had lette from Dr. Sun Sun Vat Sen last weel in which he says he hopes that, b, obeying the voice of heaven and th' people, he may be able to establish | Kingdom of God on earth and mak, the government of the republic pure and righteous.
 Congress formally decided on Satnr. day that our Congressman Higgins was entitled 10 his seat there. MT. Higgins took the cheerful news 10 Europe.