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Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Pineapple House Plant.

Those who love the beautiful in ma. ture as well as something curious can easily have both in their homes with but little trouble or expense.
 When preparing a pineapple for the table, cut off the top and place it in jar of water for a few days. Curi- ously enough, it will put forth roots and grow for weeks, making a very handsome plant. It can be placed in a window or on a stand in the living room, and when grown with other varieties of house plants, produces a pleasing effect
 After it has become we'll rooted, it can be transferred to light rich soil in an ordinary flower pot, and 1t will continue to thrive for a long time, often through an entire winter
 The top of a pineapple planted in the garden in early summer will often take root and grow nicely during the entire summer. It is certainly to at- tract attention, as it is very pretty.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Sporting

George Stoyall, manager of the St. Louis Americans, was suspended by President Johnson for his conduct in the game, when he snatehed Umpire Ferguson's hat from his head and spat on his coat.
 George Edward Waddell, generally known in baseball circles as "Rube" Waddell, dramatically retired from organized baseball after fifteen years of service. Throwing away his uni form, Waddell declared that he was through with the game for good
 In the annual interscholastic track and field meet on New Beaver Field, State College, Pa, A. s. Robinson, the Meroersburg sprinter. won the 100- yard dash in 35 seconds, and hung up a new worlds record in the 220- yard dash when he finished in 20 4,b seconds.
 Alma Richards, of Brigham Young University, Utah, who won the run ming high jump at the last Olympic games in Sweden with leap of of 6 feet 3& inches,s has decided to m l. circulate at the University of Pennsyl- vania.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
NICHOLAS YIELDS SCUTARi.
An Austro-ltaIian Expedition May Still
 Be Necessary.

London.-The Scutari crisis is over. King Nicholas has yielded to the pres sure of Europe and has placed the future of Scutari in the hands of the powers. A German report also says he has also abdicated his throne.
 The chief danger to the peace of Europe is now removed, though the questions of the Aegean Islands and the status of Albania are yet to be de eided There is, however a distinctly hopeful feeling as to the Albanian out look, since there is now no real excuse for Austrian or Italian intervention in that quarter.
 The ambassadors decided to recon mend that an international contingent from the warships now blockading Montenegrin ports take over Scutari from the Montenegrins, to maintain order pending the creation of an Al banian administration.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
FORMS OF CURRENCY
MANY DIFFERENT BASES OF Fl.
 NANCE IN HISTORY.
Old Civilization Knew No Such Thing as Money, and Legal Tender Was Simply What Could Be
 Agreed Upon.

Do you ever stop to think. when you have a dollar in your hand, just when it first came into existence. and what people used hundreds of years ago. before such coin had ever been heard of?
 In the old civilizations of Italy. Greece, Egypt and Asia Minor there was no such thing as money. Instead, the most valued possession of each country served as a basis for finance, and troublesome times they did have, when one race of people traded with another and did not agree at all on each others standards of value.
 In ancient Sparta. for instance. huge. gorgeous chariots served as dollars. If a man wanted to buy house and lot he had to drive a certain number of chariots to his desired place of abode, and then give them in exchange for the land he wished. Sometimes whole days were spent in deciding, and out siders had to be called in to assist in determining the value of the goods to be bartered.
 
 sensible in choosing for money arti- cles of smaller size. The natives were extremely fond of jewelry and fancy decorations of all kinds, and so for coin they used delicate shells of various sizes. To be sure they were bit unsubstantial, and if a man broke his shell the loss was his. There was no government back of him to redeem the currency But the arrangement seemed to satisfy on the whole. for it was in vogue for many centuries.
 In old Japan daggers were made into money. They did not seem to find it hard determining the value. and the metal was practical and sub stantial and lasted indefinitely.
 The most terrible form of money the world has ever known was that in vogue in the days of the early Roman empire, when women were used quite frequently for money. If man owned a beautiful slave and preferred land, the bargain was speedily made. And if the land or object desired were very valuable he might have to yield several of his women slaves.
 Turbulent times there have been in the course of the long centuries on the subject of money, and many quar- rels have arisen and many battles have been fought. And really we don't half appreciate the value of our simple dollar or the thousands oi years it took to bring it to it's present simple form.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Now Teach Boys to Cook.

With the general complaint of the high cost of living the University Cooking and Food exhibition, which was recently held in London, attracted more than usual attention. Demon strations were given each day by continental experts in foreign house hold cooking. The London county council is training a number of chefs and walters. That the experiment Is proving success was shown by a luncheon attended by more than a hundred guests. which was both cook ed and served by boys who are being thus trained. The feature which dis tinguished the exhibition from all those previously held was the effort to give a practical demonstration of the low cost at which nutritious food, properly prepared, could be placed on the workingman' table It was shown, for example. that good soup for 50 people could be obtained for 58 cents, German pie for 50 people for $109, and many other nourishing dishes were exhibited which were made from what in the ordinary household is thrown away as scraps or waste through ignorance of how it can be utilized.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
 The Other Way Round.

He was a narrow young man with a large pointed forehead, slanting chin, apair of eyeglasses and a cane. His clothes were ultra-English. So was he. And as he stood gazing in rapt admiration as the monkeys in the cage his expression might well have constituted one of the seven won ders of the world.
 The monkeys scampered around, swung on the trapeze, made faces and otherwise diverted themselves.
 Isn't it wonderful. said the young man, what remarkable things these creatures with no sense can do?"
 Not half as wonderful" he replied, ''as some of the things that creatures with sense will do.'
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
General

The American Agricultural Chemi- cal Co.'S plant at Buffalo was de- stroyed by fire at a loss of $500 000.
 The Anti-Alien Land Ownership bill passed the California Assembly and was sent to Governor Johnson.
 The power house of the Dawson Electric Light & Power Go, at Daw- son, Yukon, was destroyed by fire. Loss, s200,000.
 The owners of two large silk mills in Paterson, N. J., said they would cease business there on account of the strike and move elsewhere.
 John Kremseheck, after fighting ex- tradition fifteen years, has been or dered returned to the Pennsylvania au- thorities on a murder charge.
 William Alvin, of Baraboo, Wis, found a heron in that city with the words Votes for Women" on tag around its neck.
 Judge Bosworth, of Springfield. Mass, fined John Delmaestro, who was shot in the legs in a duel, $1o0 for ''gun toting."
 Anthony Rodowski, of Rochester, Pa, sat down to sleep on a freshly cemented doorstep and had to be chisled off
 The Horace Mann School of Teach CTS College, New York City, author ities have decided to abandon co-edu- cation.
 Mrs. George H. Jenkins, of Union vile, Conn, was killed in an automo- bile collision on the Plainville road.
 Rhode Island celebrated its own Forth of July" two months ahead of the rest of the Union.
 Arturo Giovannitti. the I. W. w. leader, was fined s10 in Milford. Mass, for leading parade of strikers rela- tives in Hopedale. He appealed and was released on bail
 Richard Curran, 16 years old, res cued Joseph Debsky, years old, who had fallen into the East River, New York. by lassoing him and pulling him ashore.
 Nine thousand six hundred and ninety-six-most of them women, of course; many of them men, however, and a surprising number of them children-marched in New York City in the cause of equal suffrage.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
JAILFOR COMP ' MITCHELL FINED
Sentence Of Labor E FederatioR's President Reduced to 30 Days
CASE WILL BE APPeALE1
niteheiPs and morrison's Prison Pen atty Vacated and $500 Fine Imposed Second Time Tribunal Has
 Decided Against Leaders

Washington.-The Court of Appeals If the District of Columbia handed down an opinion sustaining the jail sentence imposed upon Samuel Com pers for contempt of court in violating an injunction of the Supreme Court n, the District of Columbia forbid, ding a boycott of the product of the Bucks Stove and Range Company of St. Louis. The injunction was issued in December, 1907.
 While the court sustained the jail sentence, it reduced it from one year. AS imposed by Justice Wright, to 30 days in jail.
 The court also sustained the deci sion of the lower court that John Mitchell, vice-president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, and Frank Morrison, secretary of the Federation had committed contempt, but vacated their jail sentences of nine and six months, respectively, and imposed a fine of $500 on each.
 The opinion of the court sustaining the lower court but mitigating the sen tences was written by Justice Van orsdel and is concurred in by Justice Robb. Chief Justice Shepard filed 8 dissenting opinion. He held that the contempt the men were charged with constituted an offence against the United States, and was therefore sub ject to the bar of the statute of limi. tations.
 This is the sec ond time that the Court of Appeals has sustained the Supreme Court of the District of Go lumbia that the labor leaders were guilty of contempt. On the first occa- sion the United States Supreme Court remanded the case on a teehnicality. When the Court of Appeals originally passed upon the case it sustained the jail sentences as imposed by Justice Wright.
 The case will be carried to the United States Supreme Court. accord ing to the attorneys for the labor men.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
PlTH 0F THE
 WEEKS NEWS Latest Telegraphic and Cable Intelligence Epitomized. OLD WORLD AND THE NEW Political Pot ls Bubblne Furiously- News About Wars That Are Rag ing and Rumors About Wars
 to Come.
OLD WORLD AND THE NEW
Washington

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reduced the sentence of sam uel Gompers in the Bucks Stove Com pany contempt case to thirty days in jail, and those of Mitchell and Morri- son to payment of $500 fine each
 President Wilson has made no ar engagements yet for paying pew rent. That is to say he has not decided on the church at which he will worship.
 Senator Gummins introduced bill creating a trade commission to absorb the bureau of corporations.
 MT Borah laid before the Senate in formation that slavery was practised in parts of the Philippines, and gave notice that he would seek to have Congress take action.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09

T Court or Probate held at Putnam "A within and for inc distric. of Putnam on the 26th day of March, A. D., 1913.
 Present, Edward C. Wright, Judge Estate of George M. Morse, late of Putnam in said district deceased.
 Augustus l. Morse, Administrator. ORDERED - That six months from the date hereof be, and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring In their claims against said estate and the Administrator is directed to give public notice to the creditors of said estate to bring In their claims within sad time allows q, by posting a copy Of this order on the public sign post nearest the place where the deceased last dweit within the same town, and by publishing the same times In some news paper having a circulation in ssid Probate Dis strict. and return make to to this Court of the notice gwen.
 Attest.
 EDWARD C. WRIGHT, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
TRUE TO THEIR ETHICS.
Newspaper Men Go to Jail for Keeping
 Sources of information Secret.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Rather than d. vulge the source of their information on which a newspaper item was based, J. o. Abernathy, Claude McCaleb, Jo- seph J. Fox and Charles F. Poker, newspaper reporters, each served an hour in the county jail here. They were held in contempt of court by District Judge R. H. Buck.
 The item in question related to the indictment of man charged with at tempting to bribe a former county judge Judge Buck held that the item was published before the indictment was returned in open court.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09

advertised for such cases and sent and got bottle. It did me so much good that kept on taking it and found it to be all you claim. I recommend your Compound to all women afflicted as l was. Mrs. F. P. MuLLENDoRE, Nun ford. Alabama.
 An Honest Dependable Medicine is Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Com pound. A Root and Herb medicine orig mated nearly forty years ago by Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass, for con- trolling female ills.
 Its wonderful success in this line has made it the safest and most dependable medicine of the age for women and no woman suffering from female ills does herself justice who does not give it q trial.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound will help you,wr to Lydia aE.Pinkham MedicineC Co. (cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass. for ad- vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Personal

Dr. Francis Patton, president of the Princeton Theological Seminary, re- signed because of old age and failing eyesight.
 Paul Arthur Sorg, winner of many prizes at horse-shows in America and Great Britain and a noted whip, died of heart disease at his home in New York City.
 The Japanese Emperor received former Attorney-General Wickersham and Mrs. Wickersham at Tokio.
 Andrew Carnegie made the principal address before the American Peace Conference in St. Louis.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
National Spirit Is Aroused.

The world. this country. is gradu- ally waking up to realization of how ineffably ugly our cities are, how for lorn are the houses and the lives of people outside of the cities. They are beginning to demand something bet ter. No, the spirit of art is not dy- ing. It is preparing for mighty re- vival compared to. which the boasted Renaissance will be like rush light in the full blaze of day.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
DlstrIcr Of roufret $. Probate Court. A

n nIstrict Of ponfret ss Probate Court. U goth, 1913
 Estate Of John s. Aver. late of Pomfret in said district, deceased
 The Administrator de bonis cum teste- mento annexo hay ng exhibited his adminlstra. ton account with said estaIe to this court for allowance, if Is
 Ordered--That the h day of May, A. D.igl3 Al o'clock in the forenoon. at the Probate office in PonIfret be. and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account and ibis Court directs the Administra- tor to cite all persons Interested therein to appear at said time and place. by publishing this order once in some newspaper having cir- eHiatioD m said district, and by posting copy the public sign post in the Town of Pomfret nearest where the deceased last dweit, at least five days before said rime AssigDed.i
 Certihfd from Record
 IS CHARLES c. THOMPSON, Juge.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Repairing High Monument.

A well-known London steeplejack named Larkins has been engaged to repair the monument to the first Duke of Sutherland, on the top of Ben Vraggie (Sutherlandshire) 1900 feet above the sea The statue is 33 feet high and is on column of solid masonry 90 feet high. It takes the men two hours to climb to work, and they have to down tools" before dusk to allow of a descent day light.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09

Al Court Of Probate Held at Thompson "A withinl and for the disfrict Of Thompson, on the 2Ist day of April, 1913.
 Present, GEORGE S. CROSBY, Judge Estate of Albert converse, late Of Thompson in said district. deceased.
 The AdmiDIsLrator de bonis, non having made written application to said court, in accordance with the statute for an order Of sale of the whole Of the real estate des eribed therein. il is Ordered, that said application be heard and determined al the Probate office in Thompsop in said district on the 3rd day Of May, A. D. 1913, at Il o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice thereof De given, by publishing a copy of this order times ia the Putnam Patl lot, q news return be made to this c=urt
 Attest.
 GEokGE $. CROSBY. Judge. i7ls
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09

Change of Life that l could hardly live. My husband had to nail rubber on all the gates for l could not stand it to have a gate slam.
 "I also had back . ache and a fullness in my stomach. l noticed that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table { omDound was
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
AT 2 Court Of Probate held Ia weoa.leol. wIth

T . Court Of Probate held in Woodstock with "A in and for the district Of W00dst0ck on the 30th day Of April, A. D. 1913.
 Present Clarence II child, Judge. On motion ,of Frank r. Russell Of Puinam, Connecticut, administrator on the niestate estate Of Caroline (. Russell late ol Woodstock within said district, dsc.ased
 This court doth decree that six months from date hereof be allowed aud limited for the crs ditOrs of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Administrator and di rects that public notice be given of this order by advertising in q newspaper published in Put. ham, having circulation iBisaid district, and by posting a copy thereof sn the public sign post In said town Of woodsfock neare st the place where the deceased last dweit
 Certified from Record
 CLARENCE II. CHILD, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
AMMUNITION FOR MANILA.
Sailing of Army Transport Is De-
 Iayed by Urgent Orders.

Iayed by Urgent Orders.
 San Francisco, Cal.-Urgent orders from Washington delayed the depart ure of the United States Army trans port Sherman from this port for Manila, when it was suddenly decided by the War Department to send a large consignment of artillery and rife ammunition to the Philippine isl ands.
 A large force of laborers was. put to work loading the vessel from army wagons.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09

A T \ COUkI or FKDIATE HUIUEN X Woodstock within and for the District of Wo0dttOck on the 30th day Of April, A. D.,
 Present, carcnee fl, Child Judge. Estate of Maria (. Hubbard. late of Wnodslock in said district, deeeased.
 The Administrator having made written application 10 said Court. m accordance with tbe statute, for an order of sale Ot the whole or Da ri Of the real estate described therein. it IS ORDERED. that said application be heard at theProbate office in Woodstock on the sth day Of May, 1913, at i o'clock in the afternoon and that notice thereof be given, by publishing copy Of this order in the Pntnam Patriot, newspaper having circulation in said district, ana that return be made t0 this court.
 Attest,
 IS CLARENCE II CHILD, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Al Lake Senexet Woodstock, Conn.,

Furnished Cottages for rent. Ranging from $50 to S400 for season of four months. Boating, Swimming, Golf, Tennis. Camp of four tents near pine grove on the lake. Delicious spring water running through all cottages and bath room eonyeniences in all. Address Dr. A. W. Catlin, POT Greene Ave, Brooklyn, \. Y. 7n
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
FRANCES DEFICIT S1eo,ooo, ,ooo.
7empts Says Big Shortage confronts Government Despite Increased Tax.


 Paris.-Analyzing the report of the budget committee of the French Sem ate, the Temps reckons that Frence's deficits in 1912 and 1913, together with her treasury notes of s3S,000,000 due in June and September. compel the government to find s160,000,000 more than the receipts to meet the obliga- uons of 1912, h which are included 100000 made necessary by the pro- ieeted three years army service.
 In the Same Boat.
 Belle and Ben had just announced their engagement. When we arc married" said Belle, Il shall expect you to shave every morning. It's one of the rules of the club I belong 10 that none of its members shall marry man who won't shave every morning?" "Oh, that's all right" re- Died Ben: "but what about the morn- ings don't get home in time? I be- long to club, too."-Lippincotts Magazine.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
HUSBAND NAILED
 RUBBER ON GATES
Wife so Weak and Nervous Could Not Stand Least
 Noise How Cured.

Munford. Ala. .-"I was so weak and nervous while passing through the
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
THE MARKETS
(New York Wholesale prices.)

,,, ,MILk.-0n May l prices declined on ~ ~Siass k on Sl-6l, Class C $l.51 per o.
Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09

EDWARD c. WRIGHT, Judge
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-02-19
EAGLE SERIES
 STARTED OFF
PlEA9ANT TIME SPENT Al GAMES AND OTHER PAS.
 TIMES.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles held the first of the series of four games of cards last evening. The attendance was very large and everyone enjoyed themselves.
 The winners of the games were Mrs. w. II. Dissum. first; MrsAFred Rich ardson, booby: A. J. Ketterer, first Wm. Maloney. booby.
 All of the prizes for the series were on display in the hall last evening and were admired by all present. especial ly the grand prizes to be given at the conclusion of the series to the one that makes the highest score during the series. 7t'
 Ii was announced that on next Tues day night a solo tournament wifi be given for male members only.
 Also announcement was made of tho grand vaudeville and moving picture show to be held on March 1 for the purpose of raising funds for hard wood floor for the large Eagle hali.
 The next card game of the series will be>hnnounced through this paper.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-02-19
EASTERN STAR WILL
 DANCE SATURDAY

The Eastern Star dance will take place next Saturday. Washington's birthday. when an occasion of the greatest pleasure may be looked for. Following are the committees appoint ed to conduct the affair
 .Executive-Robert B. Zehner. chair man; Agnes Carleton. Mary c. Pleln. Anna J. Wallstein, l.. R. Morris.
 Reception-Maude NJ. Adams, Anna zehner. Emma NJ. Smith. Anna (. Wallstein. Edith F. Helps. Charles Wallstein. Fred M. Aver. Robert P. Zehner. s. N. Carmen. John D. Helps.
 Floor-Dr. John NJ. Sloan. chair man: Carrie lola Gilmore. Jessie L.. Sloan. Elsie L. F. Aver. Agnes Carle- ton. Ella c. Allan. vesta F. Sheldon, Lillian c. James. Emily M. Bartlett, Hannah Morris. Mathilda L. Peterson, Wm. A. Gilmore. Jos. F. Plein. James Eliason. W. H. Pearson, F. Nj. Kiesele, ". A. veline. wm. H. Sellers. i
 Finance-L R. Morris, Chas. Wall. stein. Simon simson. Mary Plein.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-02-19
CITIZENS REGISTER
 FOR CITY ELECTION

The city registration books were opened this morning at 9 0'clocl in the office of City Clerk Eddy and with in three quarters of an hour half q dozen names had been placed tlcrsJI. The first to register was the rity ci,rk himself Then came GeOrc" DItmrn1 followed by NJ. e. Solberg. C. w. Pad and Dr. Chace in the order named
 The members of the present council CanndfH say yet whether or not they will be candidates for re- election. Councilman Williams is the only on" who says he will run positively.
 Councilman Sykes at first said po- sitively no," but later he thought a good deal would depend upon who will be the others running. But he is ol- most certain he will not be q candi- date.