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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
THE BIBLES WORDING.

The tercentennial of the King
James version of the English Bible
was observed February all over the
British empire, and has been noted
in many American churches.
The genius manifested by this ia
nous translation is indicated by tn,
difficulty with which it is being sup
planted by the revised version. II
is an open question whether the ma
jority of the protestant churches have
or have not adopted the latter, the
New Testament form of which was
issued just thirty years ago. The
King James version came into gener
al use forty years after it was print
ed. Although the present is a time
when new ideas are accepted Will
comparative rapidly, the revised yer
sion is accepted with much more diff
ticulty than the version it succeeded
The hold of the King James or au
thoriZed version is due to its style
of matchless vigor. In the endeavoi
to secure a more literal accuracy. tn,
revisers Of 1881 blurred and toned
down many virile old phrases, and of
ten broke up the musical rhythm
which gives the older version a poet
ic charm.
The Bible owes It's peculiarly virilt
language which has UNNECESSARILY in
fuenced English speech largely to tn,
genius of John Wiclif and William
Tyndale. Wiclif's purpose was to pro
duce translation such that the pore
man might read the truth" Hence h,
adopted homely every day terms o
English speech, discarding the more
elegant and literal but less vigorou!
forms of Anglicized Latin.
Charles A. Dana of the New Yorl
Sun, in some respects the most bril-
liant journalist ever produced in this
| country, once spoke of familiarity will
| the Bible as one of the most desirabl,
qualifications for newspaper writer
Mr.. Dana's genius was not of a church
ly type. But his keen intellect recoe
| nized the immense stores of practca
insight into human life, and the won
| derful vigor of English style, which
| makes the Bible peerless book, eveI
| apart from all spiritual significance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
TAFT's FIGHTING BLOOD UP.

The Canadian reciprocity agreement
promises to become one of the most
important factors in the noteworthy
administration Of President Taft. Act
ing independently of all the politi-
clans, the president has taken up the
support of this measure as he has
never done before, and with all of the
power of his Office he is pressing con-
gress for ratification.
The president has declared to the
party leaders that unless they adopt
this agreement, in an effort to reduce
high prices, sentiment will sweep
the country to wipe from the statute
books the last vestige of protective
tariff.
He has shown that the farmer need
not worry; that there is no more corn
raised in all Canada than in one con.
greSsiOnal district of Illinois and that
the price of wheat, while it may be
steadied, will still depend upon Liver
pool.
The argument that the only line ex.
listing between Canada and this coun-
try is now the line of customs houses,
and that this barrier to trade inter.
course between two nations so closely
allied otherwise, ought to be torn
down, is meeting with approval in all
parts of the country, without regard
to political party, and the farmers for
the most part are not worrying over
the result Of closer relationship with
the neighbors on the north.
The president has declared that an
extra session of congress will be
called If this congress fails to act on
the agreement The country thinks
he means what he says, and for the
most part is glad of it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Democrats in Washington have for
some time been predicting war to the
hilt between Speaker-to-be Champ
Clark and Senator Bailey OF Texas.
While Bailey has not been trusted
with the leadership of his party, he is
an old timer and is in position to
make considerable trouble. Bailey
would reduce the tariff to local issue
and is ready to grab all he can for his
own people out Of tariff scramble.
He Is for Texas first, last and all the
time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

In Senator Elihu Root of New York.
those who are behind the movement
for direct election of senators have
found a foe worthy of their steel. A
great statesman, man of known in
tegrity and a constitutional lawyer
without a superior, Elihu Roots voice
is a power when he takes sides in any
legislative struggle. His speaking out
against any change in the present
method of electing senators, must in
evitably prove a stronge factor in the
fight, for his conscientious belief, it
will be recognized at once. is back OF
his speech.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A fellow named Mike Kiwalkousko
OF some place in Michigan, had wife
and $500. Both departed at the same
time with fellow named Valentl
Sockoske. The indignant husband
had the couple arrested and held un'
til he could catch up with them. Then
he demanded the money; the wife had
$500. gave him half and he drew out
Of the game, told her to 60 with heI
Sockoske and never return. That's a
case where there was nothing doing
for the lawyers, all parties satisfied
and God Bless Our Home" was nail
ed over the door.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

1t has taken years for the idea to
permeate the public mind that a pris.
on should be a place not SO much of
punishment as of reformation. For
centuries it has been believed that
criminals should be drastically punish
ed, but to quote the words Of prison
warden: There is coming feeling
that although a man has gone wrong
kindness and fair treatment are the
medicine he needs and will win more
men than the old discipline. Trust a
man and he repays the faith placed
in him" Out OF 800 men in one in
stitution run on this system only two
in ten years time broke faith and at
tempted to escape.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
COMMERCIAL CLUB WORK

The Norfolk Commercial club is do
ing a great many things just now that
are of vital importance to the devel-
opment and growth of Norfolk, and
the club should be given the heartiest
cooperation and support Of every citi-
zen Of the community.
Without organization such as the
Commercial club represents, efforts at
developing the resources of the city
and tributary territory would prove
futile and Roadway would be as diff.
cult as with drifting and rudderless
ship.
Among other undertakings of the
Commercial club, it is to be noted that
that organization has begun yigor
Gus and practical campaign toward
greater development Of that richest OF
all industries in this vicinity - the
farm. And the campaign in this direc
ton, so commendable in every way
and based upon such sound logic, is
bound to bring great results in putting
Norfolk on the map in red ink.
The greatest effort along this line is
the Commercial clubs plan to make
Norfolk a producing center OF high
grade draft horses, for which purpose
twenty high grade Belgian horses are
now enroute across the Atlantic &c
this city. This is new industry that
the Commercial club knows will be
successful, and it is sure to give Nor
folk not only a unique niche in the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

What do you think Of fifty men,
bachelors, who meet and congratulate
themselves that they are not married.
Get that? Fifty men, eligible to mar.
riage, who might do much to make
fifty women happy and contented, get
ting together and all by their lone.
some congratulating themselves that
they were not mixed up in entangling
alliances or otherwise, where women
were a prominent part. This happen.
ed in Forest City, la. Is It any sur
prise that Iowa shows a falling off in
population?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

In all our judgments much depends
as to how near the decision hits or
disturbs us as to how they are given.
There are editorial writer's in Ameri.
ca who are now arguing that the great
plague which is destroying thousands
of the inhabitants of northern China
is not an unmiXed curse. They even
so so far as to say that it is blessing
in disguise, Kidding the country OF q
surplus population that is not needed
If, however, any scourge should even
threaten to take members Of their
family in the neighborhood where
they live they would without question
promptly pass upon It as an unmiti
gated curse. Yet love of home and
family is as strong in the hearts OF
Cinnamon as ii is with the Anglo.Sax
on.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Oklahoma is as fond of experiment.

Oklahoma is as fond Of experiment
ing with state powers as boy with a
new jack.knife is of showing what he
can do with 1t. Some of the attempts
have been more sensational than salts
factory, but she is not discouraged and
is now planning to build and operate a
state railroad. The obstacles both pc.
litical and financial to one state sue
cessfully carrying on such an enter
prise without the cooperation OF other
states are so serious as to make it
seem doubtful il Oklahoma will ever
materialize her state railroad plans.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
THIS YEARS PAVING.

One petition is now out for the paw.
ing of a street this summer in Norfolk
It's good time to present to the
council any petitions contemplating
paving for the coming summer. De
lay may mean repetition of last
years experience when the paving
work ran clear over into winter.
If there's to be more paving this
year-and everybody in Norfolk hopes
there will be-now's the time to gel
busy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

That the problem of what to do with
the large headgear worn by women is
not new one is evidenced by an old
record unearthed in New England
town, that it had been decided by a
majority vote that the women should
take off their bonnets when in the
meeting house and hang them on pegs
as the men did. 1t Is also recorded
that there was great difficulty in en-
forcing the law. Evidently women of
I'VE olden time" were of much the
same mind as their descendants.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
The centenary of Horace Greeley re

The centenary Of Horace Greeley re.
calls a memory of his characteristics
and idiocyncracies. He was one OF
the greatest moulders of public opin-
ion this country ever saw. He was
not merely one of a group of great edi-
tors; he was the one man who made
his newspaper a combination of news
and views. He occupied a unique pc,
sition as advisor to President Lincoln
and general instructor of congress
But he was not satisfied with being
the power behind the throne He want
ed to WELD the power of the chief
executive. This ambition never left
him and at last he got his chance to
run for the office, but on the ticket
of the party he had always fought SO
intensely. 1t was impossible for him
to forget his past antagonisms, mol
could the party Of his late adoption
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

For over sixty years in New York
harbor, strange structure has tloated
"a plain old fashioned church whose
bell has called the sailors from the
anchored crafts in the harbor to its
services. 1t is now to end its days
as a mission chapel on Staten Island
while a splendid new church with
every modern facility for continuing
the work among the sailors will be
opened soon on the land
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

forgive or forget. His candidacy un-
der the democratic banner did not ap.
peal to the good sense of voters and
ended i'm a miserable fiasco. His fame
was shaken, his fortunes crumbled
and his life ended in bitter disappoint.
ment. Gradually his real worth and
greatness is being recognized and the
honor due TO his memory is being
granted.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Davis Elkins, who was recently ap
pointed senator from West Virginia
to succeed his father, Stephen b. Ell
kins, is the third generation Of that
family who have served in the senate
The Bayard family of Delaware have
similar record while that OF the Har
rison family is even more remarkable
in line of public service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Ellen Terry is extravagant in her
praises of Chicago. Probably the
windy city would seem attractive to
anyone who was enthusiastically re.
ceived, beautifully entertained and
sent on their way with fat pocket
book and glowing press notices. Ellen
has seen Chicago's best side, and that
is very good.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The bubonic plague in China is be.
coming a source of international dan
ger. The superstitions Of the orient
ais make them resist the burial of the
dead and all sanitary and quarantine
measures. Foreign physicians who at
tempt TO assist those stricken with
the malady are abused and beaten
The situation in Hardin is serious.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A farmer in Mercer county, ILL.,. has
collected $1,000 from the county treas,
ury for grounding scalps. AT this
rate there will not be a survivor of
the grounding tribe by the second OF
next February next year to tell whe
Their winter is over or only half gone.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The opponents of reciprocity with
Canada are working overtime to de.
feat the measure. Somehow it seems
as If those men who are opposed to
the things the people at large want
are always first on the job and most
persistent in their efforts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The Chinese have been distinguish
ed by their queue for more than 250
years. In its origin it was compelled
as a badge of humiliation, but in time
1t became a national pride. Now it is
disappearing before the advance OF
modern civilization.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Progress in educational advantages
in the Philippines has reached the
point where it is hardly considered
necessary for pupils to visit America
in order to complete good thorough
educations. This is a tremendous ac'
complishment in a little more than a
decade.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

June % will be a big day in Lon
don. Thousands Of Americans have
already engaged passage for England
in May and June in order to be pres
ent at the coronation Of King George
"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

There was a woman jury recently
convened in the state OF Washington
who found a man guilty Of swearing
and the lone man was fined. It's a
pretty safe gamble that he doesn't be
lieve in woman suffrage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

1t seems a fitting thing that the
tlftieth anniversary of the call to arms
for the preservation of the union
should be celebrated by the granting
of increased pensions to the remain
ing numbers of the army which saved
the union. The house has already
passed the bill and the concurrence of
the senate by large majority is ex.
pected.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

About a million and half dollars
OF the money stolen by tricky officers
and designing contractors who had to
do with the erection Of the Pennsyl-
vania capitol, has been recovered and
incidentally number OF rascals sent
to prison.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A statistician asserts that the auto.
mobile industry in this country fur.
nishes livelihood for one million per.
sons, but fails to specify the number
of physicians and ambulance drivers
included in that total
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

In the New York legislature they
are still voting for Depew. While
We have given up expecting Uncle
Sans clerks to do much work, We at
least are looking for some new stories
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Here's a compliment for The News
from far off Mexico. In letter to the
Springview, Neb., Herald, j. w. Nc.
Leran says, in part: "As to the revo
luton, we have seen nothing of it and
know probably not as much as you do
about it. We take a daily Mexico City
paper but We have actually had more
news of the revolution from The Nor.
folk News than from any other
source"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Wellesley college girls vote two to
one against woman suffrage. They
would rather have husbands of their
own to govern than try to rule the
state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Governor Harmon of Ohio has de.
cided to establish headquarters at Gin.
cinnati and go out after the nomina.
ton for president on the democratic
ticket. And Champ Clark says he can
tell, with eyes closed and hands tied
behind him, who the candidate will
be, and his name will commence with
q
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey declares the present system Of
taxation obsolete, having been devised
in another age for conditions no long
er existing. He urges a new modern
system of taxation. Governor Wilson
is nothing, If not up.to-date.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

il is noon on the seventy.nfth merid.
ian and to send that information
broadcast is a costly task. The true
time is daily calculated by the officials
at Washington and transmitted by
electricity TO every important city and
town in the country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

1t proves the exceptionally high
standard OF the United States army
that out of 100000 young men who
sought enlistment last year, nearly
$4,000 were rejected, and they were
average young Americans.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Thus far the socialist rule OF Nil.
waukee has not been particularly &C.
onomical. For the first six months it
cost the tax payers $11S,593 more than
ever before, due largely to the in
creased pay rolls of the city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
February's half over.


one gentle reader thinks there's
danger of the Around Town" depart.
ment spraining its shoulder playing so
much preliminary golf before the sea.
son arrives.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

An English statistical writer con-
cludes that there are about 10000 per-
sons in the United Kingdom who have
the right to titles indicating aristo-
cratic station or connections, and
these run from dukes down to the
widows, cousins and aunts OF mere
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A Toxic correspondent says that in
case of war with Japan, the fighting
would take place in the far east, the
Japanese would wait for American
troops to attack them in their own
strongholds. If this is the case they
will wait for many a long day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Australia is considering the advisa.
bility of following the United states
and Canada in establishing a decimal
money system. Whether the unit will
be the sovereign or the dollar is not
as yet decided.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

They had two feet OF rain in seven
teen days in San Francisco. and if
the wicked We're treated on business
principles as they were in Noah's day,
no tickets for an ark excursion would
be sold around there.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Cats are becoming recognized as
carriers of contagious diseases. 1t
has been proven that they carry the
germs of scarlet fever and measles
in their fur, and recently it has been
discovered that many of them are af.
ficted with tuberculosis. Their popu.
larity will diminish in most families.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Peace may be more expensive than
war, but it is certainly worth more. If
it were true that peace cost double
what war would it would still be far
better than war.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Governor Wilson of New Jersey
says a good deal about publicity. But
he will never get the politicians to
put on squeaky boots as long as gum
shoes are to be had.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

King Gustavus of Sweden has re.
Gently knighted ten Americans of
Swedish birth, most of them clergy
men, for their activities in religious
or charitable work. While Americans
profess to despise titles, they do not
decline them when offered for honor
able service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Miss Jane Adams is considered an
unQuestioned authority on children,
while Miss Ida Tarbell knows all
about the ideal mother Let no one
Miss the point.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

knights. He stops short Of lords, may
ors and county judges. Ten thousand
titled persons out OF 100000 are not
so very many. Think Of the colonels
In Kentucky alone
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The man who does not possess a
fur overcoat is always wishing that
the weather man would make it warm
for those who do.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The thermometer has been at 80 in
Texas for the past week. The Texans
will have to tuck a little sage brush
into the stove to keep warm on this
relatively low temperature.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The Italians are said to be looking
for someone to reorganize their navy.
We could spare them both, Peary and
Hobson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

AS forecasted in The News, now
that the administration wants to make
the magazines pay somewhere near
half of the actual cost of Transporting
their tremendous advertising sections
those periodicals have discovered that
the postoffice department is a great
farce, inefficiently operated. The
query arises: Why haven't they been
exposing this out-of-date system all
these years?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Chestnuts are said to be scarceI
this year than formerly. Haven't no
ticed It. There seem to be as nany
old ones as ever.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

The reciprocity measure with Can
ada, if defeated, will be defeated by
those who want low tariff or free
trade in the other follows goods while
keeping protection up high on his
own. This class of selfish citizens
will never make a successful republic
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Having received the garden seeds
we have cut out the singing editorial
we had in type about the decline OF
craftsmanship in congress.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Pittsburg high school girls are or.
dered to wear simple gowns at gradu-
alton. That means four years hard
work for nothing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A Chicago millionaire has become
famous as an artist, but so far no art
list has distinguished himself by be-
coming millionaire.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

President Taft is only following in
the footsteps of James G. Blaine and
William Mckinley in his earnest de.
sire for reciprocity.