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Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

1 The sun was fast going down behind l the western horizon, and as he sunk he cast broad belts of glowing hues upon ' the few tieeCy clouds which tioated in the air. The shadows began to gather
 under the giant poplars which formed Ian almost perfect background for the 1 tiny beach. Suddenly the bushes beside | the poplars parted with a rustling, and 1 in the parting stood a woman. She was 1 truly beautiful, but her eyes were sad. | She advanced into the clearing and laid | down the huge bunch of white roses l sho carried on a rough stone. Then ! she glanced anXiously up and down tho beach. Finally she caught sight of a i tiny girl almost flying over the damp sand to meet her.
 You saw me, Ruby. didn't you, dear?' she said as they sat down be-
 side the roses.
 l "Yes, my dear Lavender Lady" an swered the child. T was looking for you, Dear Margaret, can l ask you a question? Will you promise you won't think 1 am inquisitive?'
 1 Certainly, child. Margaret never | thinks you are inquisitive." 1 I meant to ask you yesterday when | you were talking about my papa. Why | do you always look so sad, as if you wanted to cry? My papa looks that way almost all the time. He" | But at this point she stopped in dis
 may, for a hot tear struck her hand
 and another dropped on the lavender gown the woman wore.
 Q, my dear Lavender Lady, l made | you cry, Q, please stop. l didn't mean
 to hurt your feelings"
 Never mind, dear" she answered. l Those were only two foolish tears" l But apparently the child had forgot ten about her question, for she said:
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
THE LAVENDER LADY

, T told my papa about you, and asked him if | could take you home to see l him. and he said l could ask you to come. Will you come now?
 Yes, Ruby. you shall take me home. | In the White Mansion" at one end
 of the beach John Elliott sat alone in the library. He looked up as servant | turned on a light and then continued 1 reading Suddenly the excited voice or child reused him, and Ruby ran into the room.
 Papa. I have brought the Lavender | Lady home" He arose and met the white, sad face of the woman. ''Margarett."
 John. my husband!" He opened his arms, and she, with a glad cry, glided into them and dropped | her head upon his shoulder. As his arms closed about Ter quivering form 1 she broke into passionate sobblng.
 'Margarett, my love, my wife" she murmured over and over again. Ruby, not knowing what to do, dropped into a chair and began to cry. There John, we are making Ruby cry" John drew his wife and child
 over to the divan and with Ruby be- | tween them listened to Margaretts 1 tale of sorrow since she had deserted i her husband and of her return to the home of her youth to try and see if she dared face her husband. Tt Is true that a little child shall
 lead them John. Ruby in all her childish innocence has led two souls | home"
 John picked up one of the roses and
 held it over Ruby's head. Purity he said. And Margaret. taking red rose from her hair, held it beside the white
 rose. And love" she said.-Boston
 Post
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
AS 10 PROGRESSIVE WORK.

Colonel Roosevelt was for seven . ears a progressive president of these United States.
 President Taft was chosen as a pro- Erassise republican and is closing his lrst term of four years.
 Both have been before the country and made progressive records. and Taft in four years has accomplished about ten times as much as Roosevelt did lu seven.
 President Taft has not been talking about my policies but he has said -9 the people that progressive is as progressive d0es'-lJ isn't all in hot sir.
 When it comes 10 trust busting, tle CH.sue, has a blank record. but he has io admit authorizing the Ten uessee Iron & Coal Co. deal. which was one 1f the achievements" that are embarrassing his candidacy now.
 With the laws and the courts which Roosevelt could not seem to success fury operate, Taft has brought the Standard oil company. the American Tobacco company, the Steel trust, the packers e0mtinc and other big in dastrial organizations into court.
 lt was Taft who established postal savlngs banks. made the posJohice de uartmeut lay expenses. iuaugurated the federal incorporation act and the revision or currency laws TO prevent ranics, established @ higher standard of federal appointments. made neither race nor creed a bar To office, sought peace with sII the world by just deal ins and enlargement of opportunities for arbitration, pushed the Panama canal Go early completion without a trace Of scandal, abrOgated the dis eliminating passport treaty with Rus sia. modernized governmental business methods. secured passage of the in come tax amendment legislation. urg- cd improvement of inland water ways. formed new treaties of immense ad- vantage Co American business. secured a corporation tax yielding }30ooO,O00 annually, secured government exami- nation of corporation methods, secured publication Of campaign contributions, established a court of commerce to Aes-En lUA-uee N- llte lIltiSldte toHl- merce commission. fndorsed employers liability law. exposed customs frauds and femedi-d them established a non partisau tariff board, turned a gov erzmsnt deficit of s5s,000, ,0o9 into a s360Q00 0y0 surplus. put practical con zsrrs,iou into effect. brought working mems compensation act to a success fll issue iu the supreme court. inves- rigated the cost of living problem and did many other things of a progress give aind
 There is nothing iH seven years of Roosevelt rule Co compare with this.
 Who wonders tlat Roosevelt has to devise new issues Ir is impossible for mm to run ou his seven years record with fair comparisons made.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
CHICAGO PACKERS
 FOUND NOT GUILTY
District Attorney Overwhelmed by
 Verdict of the Jury.

Chicago, March 26.-Chicago pack CTS ended ten years legal battle with the government today when a jury ill United States District Judge Carpenters court found them not gull ty of violating the criminal section of the sherman antitrust law. Wheth- CT further investigations into the beef packing industry will be made, Dis trict Attorney Wilkerson refused to say. He was overwhelmed by the verdict. He had been confident of convictions.
 The verdict came after the jury had been out nineteen hours. At no time during the deliberations were the packers in danger Only three bal lots were taken. The first was eight to four for acquittal, the second eleven to one, and the third was unanimous Failure of the government to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt was re- sponsible for the verdict, several ju- TOTS said. They did not review the exhibits in the case.
 The mass of figures and reports mys- tified them. To have attempted tC untangle them would have been use less, it was agreed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
ELECTRICITY THE WORLDS
 HOPE

With the impending trouble ill the coal fields and the threatened shortage of fuel that is threatening to push the price up out of reach and sight. at tention is turned to what in time, says Dr. C. P Steinmetz, a great scientist, is to be the source of all light, power and heat-namely, electricity.
 In the past century the use of coal has shown an enormous increase in production and use. The annual coal chart of the United States geological survey shows that In 1914 there were 22 tons of coal produced in Pennsyl- vania while in 1910 the coal produc- ton reached the total of 1,596, ,37S short tons, while for the past century over eight and a quarter billion tons have been produced. Thus is shown the rapidity with which the coal sup ply is being diminished. The ahthra- cite coal supply cannot last very long, samples now received showing that most everything goes by the name of coal and the bituminous supply will be exhausted within the lifAtime of the next generation. With the decrease 1tA LHS HuPplA lueT6 IS the constantly increasing cost of production.
 The result is that the world is grad ually getting to the point where it must get it's light, heat and power by generated electricity. and with the on- ly fuel supplies exhausted. coal and wood being gone and oil being insuffi- cient in amount. the only thing left is the one deserted or carefully guard cd water privilege, for it will be nee essary to use every one of these to meet the requirements. They are fast becoming harnessed and hydro electric stations are furnishing some of the cheapest electric current today. The one uncertainty of it is the water sup ply and the deficiency there is charge able to a great extent to deforestation,
 In it's water privileges, New Eng land and Connecticut have great re- sources undeveloped, but their protec- tion even today is important, as rivers can be ruined for such uses and it is claimed that the Connecticut and oth- CTS are fast going that way. The re- turn to the dams and millponds seems like going backward, but combined with modern machinery a great ad- vance is made in the cheap and eff cient production of electricity.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Q-PIease explain II Peter iii, 16. As also in all his epistIes, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unIearned and un- stable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruo- tion.7
 Answer-From the reading of this chapter, it is evident that these things" referred to by the Apostle, are the things relating to the three worlds and the three heavens of which he was writing. In II Corinthians xii. 1-s, the Apostle Paul relates how that special visions and revelations had been given him by the Lord, and among these was a view of the third heaven" and of paradise" This was a glimpse of the new heavens and the new earth mentioned in the 18th verse of this
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
A STRAW VOTE OF IMPORTANCE.

The straw vote is candidates method 0r fUs7h4d3wiug his prospects l7 a way which is generally regarded ss unreliable and deceptive.
 We have had many straw votes since Colonel Roosevelt threw his ehapeal into Che ring. and they have looked Rocseseit-y until they were met In better form.
 There appears to He little doubt that the most indicative straw vote upon tfe presidential situation. thus far taken. is lhst announced by the New York Evening Post wherein 1g0 leading newspaper iu 2I states re- spo7dcd prefereudsuE. Of these. I81 are supporting Taft. i5 Roosevelt. and Ia are neatraA
 The loud shouting in North Dakota had sad ending. When ft came to presidential primaries Mr. Roosevelt was not in il and a like return is expected from the states of Washing con and Oregon.
 A falsc-preter0e campaign Is on with Senator Dixon at tine head and three months of misrepresentation is probable.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
A Miller on the Wing.

AIr. Editor: Mir. Miller says In con
 cluding his series of letters this week: nuttering over the vain at Washing ton, failing to light, while the crow is so apparent-so apparent"
 But, Mr Editor, what about the miller that has been so long f1uttering on the wing around the editorial lamp'
 Won't you take the chimney off and let us see the miller "trip the light fantastic toe" before it turns into q moth and eats the editorial carpet up? If t needs q partner, give it Teddy bear!
 A READER. Norwich, March 26. 1912
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
HARD COAL" CASE.
Supreme Court Decision on 1t Ex-
 pected Next Monday.

Washington, March 26.-With the world awaiting to see if the Ameri- can coal mines are to be closed by a general strike, the supreme court of the United States next Monday may contribute to the situation by annOun- cling it's decision in the bitterly con tested hard coal" case. For months the court has had the matter under consideration.
 For it's effect upon the present diff faculties, the so-calIed 'sixty-five per cent contracts" of the railroad" coal companies with the Independent anthracite operators will be watched more closely than any other feature of the governments suit Under these contracts, the railroad coal com panias take the output of the "inde- pendent operators at 65 per cent. of the price of coal at tidewater.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
HIS BROKEN PLEDGE.

on the 4th of March next l shall have served three and a half years, and this three and a half. years con s-itste my first term. The wise GUS tom which limits the president to two terms reg ards the substance and not inc form. AND UNDER NO CIR SUBSTANCES WILL BE A CAN DiDATE FOR OR ACCEPT ANoTH- kR hoMlNATION-Theodore Roose- vslt, November g, 1904
 ! HAVE NOT CHANGED AND SHALL NOT CHANGE THAT DE- CislON THUS ANNOUNcEO.-Theo- core Roosevelt, December II, 1907.
 | WILL ACCEPT THE NoMlNA- TON FOR PRESIDENT IF IT IS TENDERED TO ME. - Theodore T.1oeetpit Febrs1arv o4 1919
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

chapter. St, Paul was not permitted
 to give the details of what had been
 revealed to him, nevertheless these
 revelations influenced all of his writ
 ings and caused him to give such ex-
 pressions as were hard to be under
 -ood, but which, in the light of sub
 5equent events, are now being clearly
 revealed to the sincere and earnest
 student of the Scriptures. It Is now
 seen that the ''unlearned and unstable
 have wrested many of the Apostle's s statements from their true connection and significance. Scriptures that apply to the new heavens and the new earth" have been variously warped and l twisted from their true application and forcibly assigned to the heavens that are now and this present evil world As an illustration of this, the Apostle explains that God has appointed a day Ca thousand year day-II Peter iii, 8 in the which He will judge the world in righteousness" (Acts xviii 31) yet many have misapplied this state ment and have declared that the world is on trial (being judged) at present. 
 New HaVen.-Miss Katherine Far nam. daughter of Prof. Henry Farnam and Mrs. F'arnam, has been chosen one of the girls to carry the daisy chain i+ \ 1gu.g,. t.pr,1rq on pnTn auf
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
MANY MINERS ARE WILLING TO WORK
Superintendents of Anthracite Col
 ieries Canvass Employees.

Pottsville, Pa, March 26.-Superin- tendents of anthracite collieries in
 this part of the coal regions are can vassing their employees in an endeavor to find out how many they can de- pend on to work in the event of a suspension next week. They are find ing a large percentage who say they are willing to work, but this is ex-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
TO PILE VICTIMS.
Treat the Inward Cause if Yeu Want
 a Cure.
Is piles d skin disease?

Is piles d skin disease?
 No. it is a stagnation of blood circu- lation-a swelling of blood vessels.
 Why expect a cure from applications outside? The treatment should attack the cause.
 Dr. Leonhardts HEM-ROID Sugar coated tablets) is taken inwardly; it restores circulation, rids you of piles for good.
 Sold by N. D. Sevin & Son, Norwich Conn, and all druggists S1 for 24 days supply, satisfaction guaranteed Dr. Leonhardt Co.,, Station B, Buffalo N Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

A Kansas editor, leaving a sub in charge, went off for rest. When he saw half column of extracts from the Bible in his paper he wanted to know what reporter was able to write that good stuff
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

The Colonel did not tolerate Maud Malone. When it comes to womans rights he knows better than the wo- man does what is for her welfare! The Colonel has always viewed the common man in this same light too!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Hartford d.-They have had three storms at Lakewood during the ten days or more of Charles Hopkins Clarks stay there The third, on the Fist, when the ground was covered with snow, reminded him of home, sweet home" which he expects to reach Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Indiana has turned down the ben zoate of soda and goods containing it cannot be sold in that state; and it is likely to turn down tho creator of the Remsen board too!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Since Wilson and Wiley have been suggested as a democratic combina- ton, the Kansas City Journal thinks Pure food and pure demagogy!" would be a good slogan. s.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

The shifting of the strike scene from Lawrence to Lowell will give a chance for comparison of methods in handling the trouble, and there should be an improvement
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Happy thought for today A bar rel of whislley has more bad words in it than are to be found in the dictioh- ary and more snakes than were driven out of Ireland.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
OUT TO CATCH THE PUBLIC
 FANCY.

The Portland Express. which is a staunch republican paper, has this to say of Colonel Roosevelt, following his lecture there, and the following deadly paraller:
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

The Appeal ro Reason, a socialist paper which stood by the dynamiters, has ceased publication It was too unreasonable to be in popular de- mJnd.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

plained by union leaders as simply an endeavor by the men to remain on good terms with the bosses in the event of a strike being averted
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

1t must be in the nature of a nerve rest for Secretary Knox to know that all countries haven't the same feeling towards him that was displayed in Nicaragua.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Strikes are breaking out like the measles. No sooner is one locality satisfied than another gets the fever and the epidemic spreads like wild fire
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

judge decides a
 c ns tuuonal .par,ov,bor o1 4ueSIioi' WheH ne ways that am oeClueS what Oie not speaking of peopie aS a "nole ordinary cases of .e'" VI oahIo' uo, justice between ,u9 PeVple sHoulu man and man. I recall that decis- +La+ +bo ran,aa1, ion if they think he anniia5 to +hs it wrong, f,7o,.,1 oo,,,,+, If the courts have a,,, .rl,,,,1.i,,-- o,,,,- .ii7 ,' ma ses So oii of the powers that all Ies tsia'i'e e acIs within the last anu II lio appeal century have been ean ne rom li,elii assumed by Amer lo 'ii0 ps0tI0' liieH ican state courts. 'H7F oie 'i40 II R elts SponSiOie liia-s ter speech at Port VI moi lHe peoplg' land March 23" at Columbus, O.,
 February 21.
 That Colonel Roosevelt is out to catch the popular fancy. instead Of manfully standing for principle in which he believes says The Express, lis manifested by the above deadly parallel. His Columbus speech did not touch a responsive chord among the people. His Portland speech is as far removed from the sentiment which he delivered only a month ago as it is possible to conceive two statements to be-"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

A private shipbuilding company builds the batteshp Texas for S5.S3ooo0; and the government builds the sister ship the New York, at d
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
Bible Question Box

Your Bible questions will be an swcred in these columns OF by mai. sent to our Bible Question Bu- -4sit0r.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

A western editor says many country editors arc refusing to print tho stuff sent out by the Roosevelt press bureau for tho reason. so they say that the manager of that bureau is the same press agent who exploited Dr Cook. They say iC they get caught once it is the other fellows fault. but that if they get caught twice by tho same press agent it Is their own fault.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

It would be interesting to know who devised the seven governor scheme for Roosevelt. No one thinks it was spon- taneDuS
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

The old grist-mill is a thing of the past and 50 is the fine~flavored meal it used to turn out Good country meal is becoming scarcer every day.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

With the arrival of smelt, spring can be truthfully said to be here.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

There is a delay in the filling of va cancies on the police force which might indicate lack of perfect har- mOnN.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

This is a freemans oath. "I do sol surly bind myself that [ will give trg vote and suffrage as I shall judge .r mine own conscience may best con Hus to the public veal, SO help me 57l" A man who is compelled to s5.emniy take this oath doesn't look as ff he needs Co be emancipated.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

One Of New XorlCs plain people pens this comment upon Colonel Roosevelt. with no possible good reason to be seen by plain people he wildly throws his hat in the ring, his clothes over the fence and his sacred promise to the dogs l believe ths plain people will not be fooled into following Theodore Roosevelt"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Iowa delegates are still being in structed to vote for Taft in the Chi cagU convention.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

The senate made no mistake in se- lecting Senator Brandegee to preside over it's deliberations temporarily He has had the necessary experience and is in every way fitted to properly con- duct the deliberations of that august body. His unanimous choice shows the recognition of his qualifications.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

cost of $72O3, 900. This is a big ar gument in favor of the private con tractor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27

Norwich thought ft had trouble with the Australian ballot, but what would r du wifh~that- blanket ballot that one district nr~New~ ~Iork has -fci"-its artnoa,-,sS. .s. ias,s;s .. ....ss..i 4 fesf sleug
Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
CHAPTER x.
The cIoister In the Air.


IRRESPECTIVE of environment, the
cloister of the Mount would have been
a delight to the eye, but, upheld in
mid air, with the sky so near and the
sands so far below, it seemed more an
inspiration Of fancy than work Of
hand. Dainty, delicate, its rose-col-
ored columns of granite appeared too
thin for tangible weight; the tympan's
sculptured designs, fanciful as the
carvings in some palace Of a poets
dream. Despite, however, this first
impression Of evanescence, it carried
a charm against the ravages Of time,
and ethereal though it was, had rested
like a crown on the grim head Of the
rock through the ages.
Once a place for quiet meditation,
the cloister had, through a whirligig
Of change, become the favorite resort
of the Governor, for dejeuner, or after
dinner dram, and, on occasions, for
the transaction oe much pr0fane
though necessary labor pertaining to
his office and private concerns He
busted himself there now; or had been
busying himself, but paused to look up
from the large book before him, whose
pages were inscribed with items and
figures. His finger, following the men
tai computation, remained stationary.
Fouage-tax upon fires; banvin-du-
ties on wine; vingtain-the lords
right to his share of the produce; mi
nage-his due from each mine or half
setter of coin-consideration Of these
usually all-important matters seemed