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Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06


 J.-Matthsw ix, 34, reads: "But the Pharisees said, He easteth out devils through the Prince of the devils" What is the meaning of this passage; is there more than one devil. If so, who are these other devils7 (W. R. H.)
 Answer-A critical examination of the Scriptures reveals the fact that there is one great Adversary, Satan. and that he dominates a host of fallen angels, called devils or more properly. demons. These demons, in association with Satan. have deceived and aff1ict- ed the human race in various ways ever since the time they left their first estate their former habitation Dude 6). Through the aid of spirit medi- umz, clair -audients, clair -voyants, etc. these evil spirits have impersonate ted the dead and communicated with their friends and relatives. Sometimes these demons take complete possession of the mental faculties of those who yield to their control or influence and there by these become demoniacs. This Is called obsession- Many cases of obses- sion are recorded in the Scriptures ol. which we cite two or three instances. Luke wifi, 80; iv. 35. 36. A. Acts xiii. S-11; xvi, 1s The Jews were well ac- quainted with the opera tions of these demons. and the hypothetical fharisees in the above expression sought to dis credit the Mastsr
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

account to draw on. The allowance you give me for household expenses doesn't enable me to conduct chart- table institutions or endow untversi- ties. I'm always thankful if l have enough left left at the end of the week to buy a bag of popcorn"
 That's all the thanks man gets for maintaining his family in luxury cried Jamesworthy. For twenty years I have been trying to accumu- late package of coin for the rainy day. am waxing old and one of these days the strenuous life will prove too much for me and I'll want to wear slippers and sit by the fireside and grow white whiskers. That's the ambition of every man whose life is one of toin and selfdenial- But aft CT years and years of married life l find myself poorer than l was on the day when you dragged me to the alter. omy, but in vain. For years I have smoked cent cigars and have worn celiuloid collars and cuffs, hoping to amass a competence, but all in vain"
 You talk about you allowance as though that was all Why, great Caesar, Mrs. Jamesworthy, your all lowance isn't a drop in the bucket Every time ] come into the house you back me into a corner and touch me. One day it's furs ard the next day it's an onyx hatpin, and then you want the house reshingled or a new furnace put in or cement drive fin the yard or fountain that will squirt striped water You spend all your walk ing hours thinking up schemes to get rid of my hard earned money and then you talk about your allowance!
 Then you humilfate me and make my name a hissing and a byword by contributing 25 cents for the relief of an unfortunate man who fell off a house and broke his back fin several placesl I'm going over to Leather berry's and do the real thing in the charitable line. I have a few na- poleons left from the wreck and I'll give the entire roll to that afflicted family. The escutcheon of the James worthys must be untarnished!"
 You were going to use that money to buy new hat, weren't your"
 Great Scott That's so. had forgotten about that. I guess I'll send my condolences to Leatherberry and let it go at that. After all, indis- criminate charity is likely to do more harm than good."-Chicago News
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
AMERICAN HONOR.

There is no denying that the de- mand of the Jewish Americans that their rasspcrts should be honored by Russia is just and has the approval of a majority of the American people. No American citizen should be judged by his origin or his clothes. A loyal citizen who is able to travel and who respects the laws of the land he visits is entitled to the recognition and sup port of this government which is hon. pr bound to see that it's passports are respected and the bearers of them treated with courtesy.
 This country has made many formal protests in a diplomatic way and the fact that there is no danger of vio- lence prompts Russia to disregard them Those who contend that the S70,o0o,Ooo of business between this country and Russia stands in the way of opening the doors to American cit fzens take an extreme view of the case. though possibly the correct one How ever. American diplomacy has achieved so many notable victories over self interest that in the absence of con vincins proof few will believe that any purely business considerations are powerful enough to induce the govern ment to place a few millions of dol lars before the recognition of Ameri- can citizenship.
 Russia in defence claims that our demand for the recognition of Jewish citizens is inconsistent in view of our own exclusion of the people of other races is beside the question, as is the other contention that it is an inter- ference with Russias internal policies So long as Russian citizens are not larred from this country there is no sta dow of reason for barring Amerf- car citizens from Russia and the rec ognit1on of American citizens has no possible relation to Russia's treatment of Jews within her own boundaries.
 The present relation of the two countries under these treaties is not cretlitabie to America; and it is time this government made a. sufficiently loud and positive protest to make Rus sia sit up and take notice
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
REED SHOOTS VIEW.

Senator Reed Smoot of Utah is .prin- cipally known in all civilized coun- tries as the man who had petition signed bv women only. which was ten miles in length. presentesi for his re- noyaI because he was a Mormon. He appears to be a man of ability, how age of his opinions.
 Just al present he is viewing con- gress with distrust-does not believe that the present session is going to be fruitful of results. He believes congress will play politics from be- ginning to end in an effort to dis credit the president and put the re- publican party 'in a hole" The i'm surgents are not campaigning for principle. but for offices. Practi >ally every conspicuous insurgent is a can didate for something other. and as Senator Smoot says, business has been made the football of political demagogues and the modern four flusher.''
 The Bulletin hopes Senator Shoots fears are not well founded. The par amount issue is not the tariff, but the Sherman law and the conservation of the business interests of the country.
 A contemporary well says: If Senator Shoots predictions about the coming session prove true. it will be a disastrous session for the country. Things are in such a tangle at the present time that every patriotic eff fort should be put forth to bring about a better state of affairs"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Women Jurors.

MT. Editor: The newspapers are hay ing their fiing at women jurors because iF is alleged that at A trial in Califor mia the women could not agree on q verdict nor on place to dine. It will probably come out later that this is simply another newspaper canard in- tended to discredit the women, but be that as it may. is it unheard of for a jury of men to disagree on a verdict, and is it usually considered to their discredit if they are unable to agree ? Of course. nothing is said about such methods to accelerate the arriving al C. verdict as the tossing up of a coin. etc, which have been the exclusive prerogative hitherto of our public spirited" masculine jurors in certain cases. Is 1t not the usual custom for the sheriff or bailiff to select the place " here the jury is to dine, and to ac- company them there and take charge Of the arrangements?
 Tn Seattle. Wash, at the present time. eight women serving on Juries. They are provided with sop arate retiring rooms and woman
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
THE HEBREW FARMERS.

The Jewish farmers of America held their third national convention in New York last week and it was 8 most in seresting event to our Hebrew cit izens.
 Speaking of the meeting Mayor Gay nor of New York said:
 There is no reason why tho Jews should not be farmers Originally, and for thousands of years the Jewish race was given almost exclusively to agriculture. Everything should be done to induce the Jews to return to agriculture"
 The Hebrews are taking up the land in the western world with increasing energy and enterprise and are steadily multiplying in this and other coEn- tries.
 In Brazil. thousands of Hebrews are farming immense sections today There ars many prosperous Hebrew agricul- turai colonies in Palestine. and not less than 35.000 Hebrew farmers in unfriendly Russia. In Canada, as well as in many sections of the United States, the Hebrews who have turned their attention to farming have done we'll.
 The Hebrews understand the value of these great meetings and an inter change of ideas upon the most profit able course in agriculture to pursue. They are redeeming much of the i'm poverished land hereabouts and mak- ing mos. creditable progress
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bailin. The Womans Journal appro- prfateiy remarks that the verdtcts reached from tho different viewpoints of men and women will make for jus
 tice tempered with mercy.
 In Watts, Cal, all-woman jury
 was impaneled from 33 married wom
 en. 27 years of age and over. Not a
 woman tried to escape duty. Do men ever try to escape jury duty? Their first verdict was arrived at unanimous
 ly and was a remarkable example on the part of women of the triumph of
 the principles of abstract justice over personal differences or antagonism. Ac- cording to the Springfield Republican.
 the verdict showed a degree of judicial mind usually credited to men only and
 that woman has acquitted herself tri
 critics had been most doubtful, viz.
 that under the regime of women juries a reign of prudery and petty censorship might be expected. Men preferred & charge against an editor Of publishing an obscene and indecent newspaper and in 20 minutes the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The editor had simply reported in his newspaper the
 words used to him by a hostile town trustee. Pronane simply, decided the jurors, and not indecent and they added that such words were less of s.
 shock fin a newspaper than when heard while passing q saloon. Yet such men punish the editor?" Sensible women.
 says the Republican. They have heap ed coaIs of Ire on the head of the ac-
 crsed editor. who has been opposed to
 woman suffrage. Who says that wor1 an cannot be nnngnaminous7
 A later despatch from Los Angeles says that the edftor has declared him self converted and will hereafter favor TDWAilD PERKINS CLARKE. Sss West Main St, Norwich, Conn Dec. 20. 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

..Who was the old beldame I saw leaving the house as I came up the street? ?" asked Jamesworthy.
 That was Mrs Halcyon, and she's no beldame, l tell you that. replied his wife. She's one of the finest wo- men in this neighborhood, and 1 was proud to see her in our home and I'll thank you to speak more respectfully of my lady friends. The errand that brought her here shows what a noble woman she is. MT. Leatherberry, the carpenter, fell off a roof and broke his leg, and his wife and sixteen chil- dren are almost destitute. Mrs. Hal cyon is soliciting funds to buy them the necessaries of life and l put my name down for a quarter"
 Why doesn't Mrs Halcyon go down in her strongbox and dig up the funds herself? I expect she will collect as much as dollar in an afternoon, chasing around among the women and getting a few kopecks at a time. She
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
THE UPLIFT

has all kinds of money of her own, but the idea of Ioosening up never oc- cured to her, I suppose That's the way d woman works the uplift, Mrs. Jamesworthy-
 If a man hears a tale of suffering he will wo down into his jeans and shell out few dollars and think no more about it, but a woman has to go around with subscription paper, pulling the limbs of her lady friends Mrs Halcyon ought to be at home supervising the culinary department and seeing that her husband has some thing fit to feed his face with when he returns from the changing mart. But, since she came here. why didn't you cough up something worth while2 fer a quarter in such a case. Such parsimony will give you a bad repu- tation. People will say you're tight Ward'
 You talk as though I had a bank
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

President Taft's message is a de- parture from the customary. form, for instead of attempting to cover his en- tire administration he simply devotes himself to the paramount tssue-the antitrust statute.
 Recognizing that this great issue is little understood by the people, the president has devoted himself to a clear elucidation of it, which will re- pay every citizen for careful perusal.
 He does not think that the law should be repealed, but should be supple mented with clear definitions of the character of the transactions which are in violation of the law.
 Of the Sherman law, he says:
 "'But now that the antitrust act is seen to be effective for the accom- plishment of the purpose of its en- act7nent. we are met by a cry from many different quarters for it's repeal. It is said to be obstructive of busi- ness progress to be an attempt to re- store old-fashioned methods of de- stFuctive competition between small units, and to make impossible those useful combinations of capital and the reduction of the cost of production that are essential to continued pros pertty and normal growth
 Tn the recent decisions the su- rreme court makes clear that there is nothing in the statute which con dennns combinations of capital or mere bigness of plant organized to secure economy in production and a reduction of its cost. It is only when the pur- pose or necessary effect of the organ ization and maintenance of the com bination of the aggregation of immense size are the stifling of competition, actual and potential. and the enhan- cling of prices and establishing a mo- nopoly. that the statute is violated. Mere size is no sin against the law. The merging of two or more business plants necessarily eliminates compe- ton between the units thus combined, but this elimination is in contraven- ton of the statute only when the com bination is made for purpose of ending this particular competition in order to secure control of. and enhance. prices and create a monopoly"
 The president stands for industrial snd commercial freedom; and he says in conclusion:
 Do we desire to make such ruth less combinations and monopolies lawful? When all energies are direct cd, not toward the reduction of the cost of production for the public ben eft by . healthful competition, but towards new ways and. means for making permanent in 6 few hands the absolute control of the conditions and prices prevailing in the whole field of industry, then individual enterprise and effort will be paralyzed and the spirit of commercial freedom will be dead"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
ONE WAY TO BETTER A CITY.

It is not common event for men to back up their words with deeds. but MT. Atwater of Meriden, the own CT of The Journal Publishing company of that city9 and the largest land owner of the place, has distinguished himself for such commenda;bIe ac- ton. Adjoining The Journal property is a tract of land long owned by the IT, Wales Lines Co.,. on which are some ancient wooden shacks that have neen for years a disgrace to the city. Criticism and protest made no inn pression On the Lines corporation. MT Atwater concluded a newspaper con s-0Versy over the disreputable ap- nrararce of this lot by purchasing inc
 oporty, and he has announced that r will erect thereon a building for se Journal which will be a credit to place.
 onmenting upon this. the Bristol
 -ess says: "Meriden owes much to
 energy and civic interest, and may soon be mayor, for he
 candidate for that place on two independent tickets
 No city can have too many citizens of this character and enterprise.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

Those who would fully inform them selves upon the Sherman law and it's merits should carefully read the presi- dents message.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

President Taft astounds all his op- ponents by his ability to keep calm and smile. He can't be visibly dis turDed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

Mrs. Gertrude Patterson wishes to redeem her life. Everybody ghopes she may. but this happy thought should have come to her sooner.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

MT. RockefeIIer's statement that he is "as happy as a peacock" is rather ambiguous. How happy Is a peacock capable of becoming?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

1 It cannot be said of Detective Burns that he is afraid. He dares say: | Thou art the mani"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

The chef of New York's greatest hotel pronounces Aroostook potatoes the est money can buy; and Maine is grateful
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Commander Peary and family are finding Boston a restfuI and interest ing place,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

There is nothing in politics or busi-
 ness life that comes back just like Uncle Toms Cabin,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

In these days. insurance against burglary is about as popular as insur- ance against accident.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

If organized labor thinks under pres ent conditions it's best refuge is silence, the country will soon become aware of it.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

The old camp meeting song, De cember is as pleasant as May" doesn't apply just now.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

A public welfare board is a good thing for any city. It continuously discourages idleness and encourages industry.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

The alarm clock of civilization has awakened China: but it may be years yet before she stops yawning.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

We all recognize the mother heart when Mrs. McNafnara refuses to be- Iieve her sons guilty of such crimes.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

Happy thought for today: Every brand of goodness is not just what it seems to be-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

Pinchot is booming LtFolIette-this puts him in Lis own class and where he is likely to do little harm.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06

It will be interesting to note what per cent. of the s5.0oe registered wo men voters in Los Angeles yotei Trest sy.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
Bible Question Box

Your Bible questions will be swered in these columns by mnil If sent to our Bible Question Box Editor.
The Ordway new era., 1911-07-07

Federal Judge Newman denied the
application Of Charles w. Morse for
release from the federal prison. at At.
lanta, Ga.
While bathing in the bayou near
Pensacola, Fla. ten small negroes
were caught by the tide. carried be-
yond their depth and drowned.
In a race war between Americans
and Italians at Elkins. w. Va, four
Italians were fatally wounded and sew.
eral other men seriously injured.
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad
the two young women who have been
IN Jail In New York. on a charge OF
shooting w. E. D. Stokes with intent
tc kill him, have been given their lib.
erty on bail.
In an attempt to kill his son and
daughter. Granville Johns, fifty years
old Of Redwood, W. Va, shot and
killed r. T. Ulet, twenty-five years old,
boarder at his home, and then com.
mitted suicide when hard pressed by
a mob.
ames Conroy, who was struck by
lightning while working 1900 feet un.
der ground in the Courtdale tunnel
of the Kingston Coal Company, near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, is in such a precari.
GUS condition that his recovery Is not
expected.
Two hundred and twenty-five mil.
lion dollars increase in the value of
personal property in Cook county, ILL.,,
In the last year. was announced by the
board OF assessors. The increase in
assessed valuation is $4,000, ,OO0-one
third of the actual value.
Nine indictments charging restraint
of trade in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law were returned by a fed.
eral grand jury in New York against
as many associations and a long list
of individuals comprising the so.called
wire trust" affiliated with the steel
industry.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has issued an order to the at.
torney general directing him to in
struct the lower courts to carry out
the Supreme Courts decision provid-
Ing for the dissolution of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. The thirty
days allowed the company to ask for
rehearing has expired.
The Missouri Pacific railway and
the Cumberland Gap Despatch, operat.
ing via the Old Dominion steamship
and Norfolk & Western lines, have en-.
tered into traffic alliance for the
operation of daily through merchan.
disc cars from Norfolk, Va, to Denver,
Pueblo and Salt Lake. handling busi-
ness originating at New York, Phila.
delphia and other seaboard territory.
The Ordway new era., 1911-07-07
Colorado Farmers Lose.

Denver.-In the Federal Court.
Judge Riner overruled the demurrer.
filed by Colorado farmers using
waters OF the Arkansas river. to the
injunction suit instituted against them
by Kansas users Of the same waters
and known as the case OF the United
States Irrigating Company and others
against the Graham Ditch Company
and others. The demurrer is over
ruled In respect to all the contentious
raised by Colorado with the exception
OF the one holding that the state en-
gineer OF Colorado and state water
commissioner should not have been
named as defendants in the action.
The court rules that the complainant
has no cause OF action In regard to
the two state officials.
The Ordway new era., 1911-07-07
NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

Clerk C. F. Bishop OF the United
States Circuit court was notified of
Judge Riner's ruling. No opinion &c.
companied the decision and the at
torneys for the plaintiffs and defend.
ants differ as to the weight Of the de.
cision.
The suit which Is the outcome OF
another conflict between Kansas and
Colorado irrigationists over the use Of
the waters of the Arkansas Is regard.
ed by many as being the most import.
ant In the way Of irrigation litigation
that has come up In the West since
the Kansas. Colorado case.
The Ordway new era., 1911-07-07
Minor Mention.


A Postal Savings Bank has been
opened in Greeley.
A two-inch rain fell In parts OF
Kiowa county recently.
New potatoes are selling four
pounds for rs cents.
Las Animas Ia preparing for q
Fourth Of July celebration.
Breckenridge will hold two-days'
celebration Of the Fourth of July.
Caddoa people will hold a good old
fashion Fourth Of July celebration.
Great preparations are being made
for the Lamar ChautauQua to be held
soon.
The day the Postal Savings bank
was opened In Loveland $3.50 were de.
posted.
A sneak thief. who entered the
home Of Judge Greeley W. Whitford
In Denver. secured $3.50 In money.
The salary Of the postmaster at
Yuma has been increased from $1,000
Sl.4O0 a year.
The Union Pacific ran its first pas.
senger train into Fort Collins over Its
uS" ioAu IcCcutly.
Two hundred and seventy-seven
thousand acres are under profitable
cultivation In Weld county.
Pueblo county lost a well known and
highly respected pioneer In the death
OF J. H. Divelbiss. aged sixty.eight.
There are now In the Colorado state
penitentiary 755 convicts. the larges;
number in the history OF the state.
VIM. H. Beery. aged seventy.three.
a Colorado pioneer and Civil War vet
eran. died recently in Cripple Creek.
The Teachers Institute will be hell
in Colorado Springs at the time Of the
summer school at Colorado college.
At the regular meeting Of the Yuma
County Fair this fall a long list OF
handsome premiums will be offered.
J. F. Mendenhall Of Granada was
severely injured recently by falling
from a haymow to manger below.
In spite Of the drought the govern.
ment estimates the crop Of wheat now
growing in Colorado to be 1874 Of a
normal yield.
The Weld County Fair Association
has set its dates. The fair will be
held at Greeley on September IS. 10.
90. 81 and 90. 1911.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and the Civic I'm.
provement Society Of Montrose. have
decided to establish public play
ground for children.
The Idaho Springs postoffice has
been designated a branch Of the Pos
tai Savings bank and will be opened
to receive deposits July 18th.
At Dead Rock. a small mining