Putnam patriot., 1913-01-17
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Judge Archibald of Scranton, Pa, was found guilty on of the l3 charges against him by the United States Sen ate. lie will be barred from further holding any office of honor, trust or profit for the government.
 } In peanut regions of the South is -now used thresher which in one day does the work Of fifty 10 sixty hands. It leaves the nuts in just as good shape ss those picked off by hand and ena- bles the peanut planter to control the harvesting of his crop, as large crop can soon be harvested with few hands and at less than one-fourth the cost Of picking the nuts of by hand.
 The Atlantic Communication Com pany announced that on Sunday even ing the wireless station of the Telefun- ken company at Sayyille, L. l., had been in communication with the wire less station at Nauen, Germany ,sa dis lance Of between 2, ,500 and 3,600 miles. They were of the opinion that this was the longest land and sea connection east and west. on record.
 Of potatoes, Connecticut produced last season 2,46l ,000 bushels on 23,000 acres, at the rate of l07 bushels an acre which sold flor D cents a bushel, or sl ,920 ,oo0 altogether.
 The Democratic presidential electors met In the secretary of states office al Hartford Monday at the capitol and formally east their votes for Pfesident- elect Wilson and Vice Presidentelect Marshall. F. W. Lynch of Hartford was selected as the special messenger to carry the vote to Washington.
 Providence proposes to spend Sl0, ,000 this year for the suppression of the mosquito. A movement of this kind is more hopeful in January than 1t Is in July.
 The SO o-called Green case, brought in the New York State courts to contest the increased rates imposed by the Royal Afeanum, will be brought to the Supreme Court of the United States upon writ of error which has been granted by Associate Justice Hughes.
 In the matter of the ages of it's mem- bers, the Connecticut Legislature can perhaps show greater extremes than that of any other State. Eli n. Weeks of Litehtield is eighty. two, and was a member of that body forty six aud thirty. six years age. The youngest member is Samuel l.. Stevens Of Dan bury, Just turned twenty.two, or sixty years younger than the Nestof Of the House
 Cranks, geniuses and freaks are all types of the feeble minded, displaying the same psychology, according to Prof. Arnold l., Gassell of Yale Unt- Vefsity. lie advanced that opinion in talk on "Feeblemindedness before the Mental Hygiene Conference held at Yale. He maintained 1t was often difficult to distinguish between actual idiocy and genius of one type or other.
 Next May the general assemblies of the Northern Presbyterians, Southern Presbyte rians and United Preshyteri. ans will assemble simultaneously and continuously in Atlanta, Ga. Elders Woodrow Wilson, William j Bryan and Tom Marshall of Indiana, are ex- pected,
 MT. Buckland said that the habit of wearing the skins and plumage of birds in ladies hats was rapidly lead. ing 10 the eNtermination of many types of birds There were more skins of birds of paradise sold in London in one year than the entire number Of specimens of that family in all the museums throughout the world. Ev- cry egret worn by woman meant not only the death of the bird but the wall ing cry of hunger from her offspring The exposure and imperiling of hu- man life in the fever swamps to obtain these feathers should not be necessary to glut women's carrion taste in milli- nery.-London Times.
 In book of "Memories by Frede- rick wedmore, the following anecdote, very typical of Queen Victoria, is rela- ted:
 Lady Southampton felt herself in- spired to address the Queen one day; .sDo you not think, Ma'am, one of the satisfactions of the Future State will he not only our reunion with those whom we have loved on Earth, but our opportunities oi seeing face to lace so many of the noble figures Of the Past-of other lands and times Bible times, for instance. Abraham Will be there. Ma'am. Isaac. loo, and Jacob, Think of what they will be likei And the sweet singer of Israel. He, too. Yes, Ma'am. King David we shall see" And after moments silence, with perfect dignity and decision the great Queen made answer: "l Will not meet nasidW