Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-01
THE PAIxHAN GUN
 IN STATE LIBRARY
Quaint Paper Advocating Temperance Published in Norwich Sixty five Years Ago.

State Librarian George s. Goddard was recently sent a copy of news paper printed in Norwich in 1S4s, cali ed The Paixhan Gun, and devoted to the fight against the liquor traffic. The contents are quaintly worded, and sometimes touch the vein of humor that lies in most of us. The intro- ductory paragraph, placed in the up- per left hand corner of the front page reads thus:
 This paper has been projected, and will be edited, by an association of temperance men, and will appear at such intervals as they think best, and at such a price as shall be stamped under it's title. The present issue will be two cents a copy; if the next be of the same size, it probably will not be more than that. Possibly it may be given aWay.''
 Concerning the kind of news to be printed, the editor has the following to announce, under the caption, "Af- fairs out of Town:
 Probably this paper will be prin- cipally filled with matters of local ir. terest; but now and then we may take a look abroad Any information, therefore, of out oft town affairs will be gladly received-and used as cir cumstances permit"
 Chronicles.
 On one of the inside pages appear  part as follows:
 II. And it came to pass in the days of James, of Tennessee, that the mel of Bacchus, in a certain place called Norwich, did prosper exceedingly.
 2. And they rejoiced in their hearts ity we will lay up goods for many years and then we will take our ease, eat, drink and be merry"
 3. But in the midst of their rejoic- ings an evil spirit came upon them, and many of them did drink and were drunken; insomuch that they spewed, and fell and rose no more
 4. Notwithstanding many yet lived who put the bottle to their neighbors' lips and made them drunken.
 5. But it came to pass when they had waXed strong and began to say within themselves that they should live forever, behold there arose an inquiry among the people if nothing could be done to put away the great evil from their midst.
 Chap II.
 l. And 1t came to pass that they who had been appointed to watch against the men of Bacchus were in a sore perplexity.
 2. Because no grand juror could be against them for any of their evil deeds.
 B. For the men of Bacchus had sent messengers to the lawyers and the men in authority.
 A. Saying. See, ye lawyers and chief men, if these temperance folk prevail against us we shall be used up and ye yourselves will also come to nought."
 5. For it is by our mutual business that the people mourn and are made poor.
 $. Now. see. if ye will not harm us,
  have aforetime, and ye shall have great wealth.
 '. Moreover, if ye will not hearken to them, nor obey their voice, we will supply you with the creature, without charge. all the days of your lives"
 8. And this did please the lawyers and chief men exceedingly, and made them smack their lips.
 g. And they replied, AS ye have desired, so shall it be-
 10. And it came to pass that the men of Bacchus waxed fat more and them because of the lawyers and chief men.
 II. But as they were mourning over these things, behold certain men came and said that in Greeneville there was man of the tribe of Welden, sur named Jacob, who was grand juror whom they could employ, if they would
 F. Then they said with one voice Him will we employ"
 13. And when it was noised abroad that Jacob had undertaken against the men of Bacchus, 10 they began to be sore afraid and said. Now we must do our work by stealth. or we shall get nabbed; and maybe then we shall, for this man is up to snuff very much"
 14. Now for the rest of the doings and the action of the Bacchus men, shall it not come out in the Paixhan Gun?
 The paper did not hesitate to in dulge in personalities or to mention names of local men in ways that were far from complimentary.