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Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
chieaao,s Oldest Saloon.

When the dry law went into effect
and Chlcago's 5000 saloons went out
Of business. II ended the career of
Chicago's oldest saloon which was es-
ihblished in 1887. the same year Chi
that time the business has passed
through the hands of a family of four
generations. Indian camps were a
common sight In Chicago in those
days. The city had about 5000 inhab-
tants; to-day there are nearly 3.00o.-
zoo persons.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Breeding Makes No Difference.

1t has been claimed by lovers of do
nestle cats that highly bred members
of the species do not engage in hunt
Ing insectivorous and song birds. A
few days ago city gardener captured
n handsome cat in the act of killing n
young robin which had just left its
nest near his house. He did not kill
the bird hunter. under the authority
recently granted by the Conservation
Commission, but took the animal and
Its victim to the home of the cats
owner. There he learned that the cat
was highly priced ribbon-tnker; and
the owner was indignant at its cap
ture.-Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
keens OFF POTATO Ruas.

And now comes prophet, who
arises In Missouri. and has published
in number of papers the following
news for the especial benefit of those
who detest to chase the elusive potato
bug: "If n soup bean or two Is
dropped into each hill of potatoes
when they are planted the potato bug
will not bother them. and besides your
crop of potatoes you will get one of
beans as well. There is one farmer
who has tried this experiment for five
years and has never been bothered
with bugs while his neighbors lost
their crops. The bugs don't like the
smell of the beans for some reason"
kansas City Times.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
FAMED NEW ENGLAND FAMILY
Many Distinguished Citizens Among
the Hanks Of the Town Of
Mansfield, Conn.

At the recent celebration ut Mans
field. Conn.,, Of the golden wedding Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Hanks, the
fact was brought out that the Hanks
family has long been known for its
ingenuity. The first town clock known
in this country was made on Hanks
hill by Benjamin Hanks and was
placed in the Old Dutch church in
New York city in 1850. The first
brass cannon and first bell in America
were also cast on Hanks hill.
Not only this, but the first silk mill
erected in the United States, in 1870
still remains on the old hill. The
grandfather of Henry w. Hanks, who
was Rodney Hanks, was the first silk
manufacturer in America. The lat
ters son. George R.. father of Henry,
continued in the business. All about
the old town are evidences of famous
experiment in raising cocoons for the
industry, in the shape of stray mul.
berry trees which have survived the
severe New England winters.
Another interesting fact brought out
at the celebration was that, although
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hanks have five
children and four grandchildren, dur
Ing the fifty years of their married
life there has never been a death in
the family. When boy, Henry Hanks
went with his parents to Illinois.
where they ran ranch and conducted
grocery store in the years between
1858 and 1867, moving back to the an
cestral acres during the latter year
New York World.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
PRINCES MEMORY WAS GOOD
Heir to British Throne Had One Quail
ity That Is indispensable
to Politician.

On one occasion Mr. Louis Sterne,
an engineer and inventor, and a
friend of Charles Dickens, showed the
late Edward VII. then prince Of
Wales, his exhibits at South Kensing-
ton and the Crystal palace.
'The next time met the prince"
said Mr. Sterne, Il was crossing
Picadilly, at the Top of st. James
street. In trying to escape being run
down I ran directly into the arms
of his royal highness. He at once
recognized me and said: Mr. Sterne,
you should give this traffic time and
never cross the bows 1 expressed
surprise that he should recognize me.
to which he replied that he never for
got either face or name II associated
with any matter of interest"
Mr.. Sterne met the prince again
at picture exhibition where por-
trait Of the late w. n. Smith was
hung. Turning to the princess, his
royal highness said:
"Hallo, there's Smith,"
At once man standing near turned
around and acknowledged the recog-
milton. offering his hand. which the
prince unhesitatingly accepted. When
this man, whose name happened to
be Smith, recognized the prince, he
became embarrassed and. with the lady
who accompanied him. made his exit
as soon as possible.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
His Desire.

Last autumn Roland was much in
love with his new teacher, and tried to
prove his affection by doing many err
rands for her. One of them was the
hauling of the fertilizer from his faith
ers barn to her flower garden.
This spring Roland became interest
ed in victory garden and started one.
One day he journeyed to the home Of
his last term teacher. told her of his
garden and then ended the conversa-
ton with. do you remember that fer
tilizer gave you last fall? Well, I'd
like to have 1t back now for my own
garden"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
But None Came,

Late the other night on street car
soldier was going home for the first
time. He was happy and proud. And
his reason for being proud: there was
a wound stripe on his right arm.
One man said to him: "Where were
you wounded?" The soldier replied: 4:
81 was hit in the back with piece
of she'll" The man gave short laugh
and said: "A funny place to get hit;
which way were you goingT"
It Is needless to say that the soldier
hit the man and here is what the SOL
der said; "If there are any more of
you fellows thinks that Ynnk ever
ran. can change your mind for YOU"
Indianapolis News.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Confectionery Of Ancient Egypt.

The invention of confectionery, an
English writer guesses, Is due to Nonh.
who '"first hit on the idea Of boiling
down the starch Of the wheat and the
Juice Of the grape. The result was
paste, said to be the original Of
our present day Turkish delight
Among the ancient Egyptians whole
fruits. particularly figs and dates,
were used for fiavoring purposes. the
latter especially for preserves and
cakes. In old tombs date sweet
meats have been found, also records
Of honey jellies. The making Of con-
fectionery, In fact. goes back 8,4OO
years. proof Of which Is TO be found
on the walls Of Egyptian tombs."
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
rs. 0. S." CALL FOR DENTIST
Residents Of Alaskan Island Need
Services Of Man Skilled with
Drills and Forceps.

Is any dentist, hunting for q loca-
tion? Here's one. 1t Is on Afognak.
an island lying east Of the entrance of
Cooks inlet, on the Alaskan coast.
While the icebergs float around oc-
casionally and bump one another in
the sea like giant monsters in a game
Of water polo. yet it is comparatively
warm up there now, as the summer is
coming on with its flowers and mos
quitoes. But whether an Arctic win
ter or a brief summer is on, people
will have the toothache up there near
the Arctic circle the same as do the
sweltering residents these days along
the thirty-sixth parallel of latitude.
Miss Virginia Clark, an accom-
plished young woman who was born
and reared on the island of Afognak.
and is now teaching the youth of her
native land and village. sends out this
cry for a dentist. The information is
given in bulletin of the Alaska Bu-
reau of Publicity:
"A dentist located here would have
a snap" is the only Information given
out by Miss Clark. She gives no clew
as to the financial standing of the
patients, but the lucky dentist could
no doubt fight off the Fl. G. l.. night
mare by doing a piece of dental work
for an Eskimo and taking his pay in
walrus meat. Miss Clark does say
that potatoes and garden truck thrive
there, the fishing is good, and there
are plenty of clans and wild ducks.
Copper also is found in paying guam
titles, and placer gold mining is being
successfully carried on along the
beaches.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
American Genius Quickly Produced
Precision Blocks Accurate to
MlInonth Part Of Inch.

One Of Americas little-known war
romances is revealed by John H. Van
Deventer in his story of precision
gauges, which appears in Everybody's.
Virtually all of our munitions had to
be made to limit gauges which had to
be corrected by means Of precision
blocks to within a few millionths Of
an inch. Twenty years ago." writes
Mr.. Van Deventer. "a Swedish tool
maker named Johansson made up his
mind that the millionth of an inch was
the coming thing-hunted during nine
years for practical way to get it
and got 1t. How? Nobody knows ex-
cept Johansson, and he won't tell.
For over nine years he kept everybody
guessing. Our best shops imported
his blocks and used them for check
ing the gauges.
"Then came the war, with its won
derful stimulation of American ge-
MUS With it came also the need of
being Independent of the old world
in the matter of gauges.
"rhe war took e. c. Peck away
from his job of running a great fac
tory In Cleveland and brought him
to Washington to take charge of the
gauging of ordnance products. 1t
brought William E. Hoke of ST. Louis
to the bureau of standards, with an
idea Of how to produce precision
blocks. Colonel Peck and Major Hoke
got together, and in six months were
turning out precision blocks accurate
to the millionth part of an inch"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
MIIIIonalres and NiekeIs.

Mr.. TOmpkins meant well, but hN
was not as happy as usual, when he
lauded the returned soldiers by say
Ing they cared no more for their lives
when they went Into battle than mil.
lionaire cares for nickel. This meta
phor does not measure the heroism OF
our men. Once we knew a millionaire
whose favorite expression was: "Fiv~
cents Is the interest on dollar for
whole year." We know others who feel
the same way.-Baltimore Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Get Revenue From Pests.

Rabbit skins from Australia and
New Zealand were among the largest
offerings In the recent international
fur auction Mt st. Louis. Half mil
lion pounds Of Australian rabbit and
$1,000 pounds Of New Zealand were
sold for total Of $335,000. The larg-
est lots went to hatters and felt man.
ufacturers.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Preparedness,

.By the way, Mary, did you put my
cooking outfit in that basketi I'll want
10 fry some fish for lunch"
Yes, dear, and you'll find tin Of
zardines In there, too."-Llfe.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Matter Of Real Importance.

Fortune Teller-Do you want to
know what your future husband will
be like7
Fashionable Little Party-Good gra.
cious. no! What want to know 10
what the new hats viii be likel-
London Opinion.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
savs Uncle Eben.

''D9t kaiser man." said Uncle Eben.
would have been tried an sentenced
pong ago for shoohn' craps or flourish
In q razor"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Nothlna poIna.

Fisherman-Is this public water?
Natlve-Yes.
Fishermnn-Then It won't be q
crime II I land fish?
Native-No; it'll be a miraclei
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-02
Pa In Pstulant Mood.

"Pa, what Is a bolsheviki7"
"A bolsheviki Is a man who has the
same idea as your mother"
"What idea. par
'"rhnt money can be picked of
bushes"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
MARRIED CLERGY.

A talk with a minister Of the Gospel
always brings him to the subject of
my wife, my boys my family
Undoubtedly, the minister has to give
big share of his thoughts and time
to his family Most certainly, he is a
good husband and a kind father. The
education of his children is always up
pern1ost in his mind. 1t is not ours to
say that the Church does not get 100
per cent service from him because of
this, but it follows logically, and pre-
sents a thousand problems for him and
/ his congregation to work out. The
Catholic parish that murmurs against
favorites around the church who do
everything, can hardly match the
conditions brought about by a min
listers wife, who naturally does as
much as she can to run things, be
cause her bread and butter depend
upon it. The minister has no choice
He knows who is ''the leading lady
of his congregation. In case she is I'M
popular, the minister will have his
| own problems to work out in order TIC
keep harmony. The Catholic clergy
have their own troubles, but they
| realize that celibacy is not the worst
Even Good Queen Bess" of England
who did SO much to destroy the Ole
Church in England, could cry out, "a
married clergy. Horrors!'
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LATE coMERS AT MASS.

Not few pastors, says the Pitts
burgh Observer, have their patience
tried by a large number Of their par
ishioners who are in the habit of ar
irving in church on Sunday mornings
long after the Holy Sacrifice at which
they intend to assist, in fulfilment OF
their solemn obligation, has begun.
Surprising as it may seem to Cath
Olics who have a proper respect for
their Maker and their Redeemer, these
habitually tardy arrivals are more fire.
quently in evidence at the short, low
Masses than at the others. .
Their persistent negligence in this
important matter is exceedingly repre-.
hensible; and the most charitable plea
that can be put forward in eXtenua
ton of their blameworthy conduct is
that they do not realize that the Of
fering up Of Mass is the supremest act
Of alteration Of Almighty God OF
which we His creatures are capable.
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Lamb that was slain is worthy to
receive pawets land this has He given
to- His Church, that she may t'proph-,
esq to many. nations and peoples and
tongues The infant conceived in
sim becomes a child of God with q
right to kingdom that will never end.
The growing youth is made soldier
grace and faith. The sinner becomes
a saint, his soul made whittier than
snow, purer than milk, fairer than
sapphire A mantle of. care enfolds
her children with shield. that is
strong and help that is Divine,
against enemies that are swifter
than the eagles of the air. The grave
forms no barrier to her progress nor
does death halt her march in the in
terests of souls. Into eternity she ac-
companies her offsprings that they
may rest from their labors. for their
works will follow Them Race, color,
ancestry mean nothing to her, for she
will gather the clusters of the vine
yard of the earth because the grapes
thereof are ripe" This is the Bark
Of Peter, this is Ark of God spring
ing to life at. the words of the Lord,
to Make His works known among
the people" Spread everywhere and
under every flag she is truly as the
tree in whose branches. the birds of
the air find a shelter and a home. -.
&s" --Brookipn Tablet.
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LEST PARENTS FORGET.

The three great educational agen-
cies are the home, the church and
the school. These mould men and
shape society. Therefore each OF
them to do it's part we'll, must foster
religion. But many, unfortunately
while ayowing that religion should be
the light and the atmosphere of the
home and of the church, are content
| to see it excluded from the school, and
even advocate as the best school sys.
tenn that which necessarily excludes
religion. Few surely will deny that
childhood and youth are the periods OF
| life when the character ought espe.
c:ally to be subjected to religious in.
| fuences. Nor can we ignore the pal
pable fact that the school is an i'm
portant factor in the forming Of child
hood and youth-~so important that its
influences often outweigh that of home
and church 1t cannot, therefore,, be
desirable or advantageous that religion
should he excluded from the school
| On the contrary, it ought then to be
| one Of the chief agencies for moulding
| the young life to all that is true and
virtuous and holy. To shut religion
out Of the school, and keep it for the
| home and the church is logically, to
train up a generation that will con.
| slider religion good for the home and
| the Church, but not for the practical
| business of real life. But more false
and pernicious notion could not be
| imagined. Religion, in order to ele
vate a people, should inspire their
| whole life and rule their relations with
one another. A life is not dwarfed
| but ennobled by being lived in the
presence of God. Therefore the
| school, which principally gives the
| knowledge fitting for practical life
| ought to be eminently under the holy
| influence of religion.
From the shelter of home and
school, the youth must soon go oui
into the busy ways OF trade or traffic
or professional practice. In all these
principles of religion should animate
| and direct him But he cannot eX
| pect to learn these principles in the
| workshop or the Office or the counting
room. Therefore, let him be vel
and thoroughly frffb sled WITH ttfem by
the joint influences OF home anC
| school, before he is launched out or
| the dangerous sea Of life. ~
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one true religion which Christ taught.
But how are you to find out the true
Religion?-You7 must truly and heart
lily repent of, all sins. YOU have COM
mitted; you must have no other wish
than to learn the will of God and to
do it; you must be resolved that
prosecutions nor losses, nor worldly
interest, nor anything else whatsoever,
shall prevent you from doing the will
of God, when you know what that will
is; and you must often pray that He
will teach you His holy will, saying:
Lord what wilt thou have me to do?'
(Acts tx. g. IL you will follow this
advice, you may be sure that God will
hear your prayer and lead you into
the right way, for He promises to
give His Holy Spirit to those who ask
it. duke X. 16; Matt. vii. Z, s.
You should also look about you, and
| inquire which is the one true religion.
You will soon find, in. the New Testa-
ment,; that Christ established a church
upon earth; that He built it upon a
| rock, and declared that the gates of
| hell shall not prevail against it Matt.
xvi. 49,; you will find that he gave His
| Church authority to teach His religion,
| and commanded all to hear and obey
it (Matt. xviii Il; Luke X. 16; Acts
| tx. 6, Z; X. 5, 81; that His Church can
not teach error, being the pillar and
ground of truth Il Tim. ill., 15); and
| that by following what it teaches you
| will be freed from all doubt and per-
| pleXity about the way to heaven, and
| will no longer be tossed about by
every wind of doctrine (Ephes. w. H.
l15). You will find in short, that you
will be as sure of learning the religion
of Christ from this Church as il you
/ heard Him speaking to you Himself.
HE that heareth you, hearath Me"
| (Luke X. 16), and st. Paul saws: For
| Christ, therefore, we are ambaSsa-
doris; God as it were exhorting by u.s.
/ II Cor V. 20), and John xiv. 16), Il
will ask the Father, and He shall give
you another paraclete, that He may
abide with you for ever; and again,
'but when He, the Spirit of Truth is
come, He will teach you all truth
John xvi. 49,
Such is the Church which Christ our
| Lord established upon the earth, with
a living, speaking, and unerring
| authority to teach you the way to
heaven; and this; therefore, is the
Church which you must endeavor to
find
A little more examination will dis
cover to you that this Church is no
other than that which you often truly
say was the first and will be the last,
and in which all Christians say that
they believe when they repeat the
Apostles Greed: Il believe the Holy
iCatholic Church" Yes, this is the
Church which Christ built on a rock,
which has stood for nineteen hundred
years, and has triumphed over all the
j prosecutions against it; this is the
Church from which all other churches
have separated, whilst it has always
remained the same as our Saviour
established it. (See Apoc. xxi, II Ps
xxXiv. II; Matt. X. II to end of chap,
xix. 30, V. 1912. vi, ,25 end of chap
Deathi Judgment. Heaven. He'll.
Eternity -.sf
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a SHORT WAY TO TRUTH.

What, therefore, is to be thought of
This is the "one thing necessary"
duke X 42) what shall it profit
man, if he gain the whole world and
suffer the loss of his own SOUL" says
our Blessed Saviour .(Mark viii. 36).
What must you do to Save your
Soul?-You must follow the religion
taught by Christ. He is 'the way, the
truth, and the life John xiv g. Go
We into the whole world" He said to
His Apostles, ''and preach the Gospel
to every creature. EIe that believeth
not, shall be condemned. Mark xvi.
Is, 16.)
How many Religions did Christ
teach? Most certainly only ONE, for
| this plain reason, that He cannot con
tradict himself There shall be one
fold and one shepherd" he says
l4John X 49, And st. Paul tells you
that there is lone Lord and lone
| Faith. (Ephes. iy. 50
| What, therefore, is to be thought OF
the many Religions in this Country, 2
AS our Saviour taught but one relig
| ion, it must follow that all these
religions are false except one, wher
/ ever that is. Hence, st. Paul says, in
his epistle to the Galatians ii. 81:
| Though we or an angel from heaven
preach Gospel to you besides that
which we have preached, let him be
anathema.
| Is it not very uncharitable to say
| that all Religions are false .eXcep
one From what, you have beer
reading it is as clear as MONDAY tx
one when he is on a journey, and t.
tell him all other roads will lead hin
Eastray.
/ But are you not safe in following
1.-THE Religion in which youwere born
Prom what YOU have been reading
TT is clear as MONDAY that you ar,
mot safe in. following the religion il
which you were born, unless it be tn
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EJAcULAToRY PRAYER.

The late Father Van Rensselaer,,
S. J., once wrote to his sister, nun:
Il find the use of ejaculatory pray
er very helpful; such as Jesus, meek
and humble Of heart, make my heart
like unto Thine, and Sweet Heart OF
Mary be my salvation They are
both indulgenced for 800 days, so by
repeating them We can help the molly
souls, and at the same time form had
it's in our soul, acquire humility and
gentleness, and thus avoid pride and
harshness, besides keeping the thought
of Jesus and Mary ever beforeE our
minds, until they become the constant
companions of our lives, and asso-
ciated with all our thoughts and
works and words. Begin by making
a determination to say a certain num-
her, not too many at first, before the
midday, and again before the night
eXamen, then week after week try 10
advance the number, and you will be
surprised to find that your life seems
to be made up of calculations.
This is by no means beyond our
reach, if we are faithful and Jealous
Nor will your work suffer in any way
on the contrary, it will help TO con
centrate and spiritualize everything
YOU do, for is it not because we dc
not keep in mind the motive OF oul
actions that they are done in purely
material way? AS to ones success II
meditation, remember the criterion 0l
a good meditation is not sensible con
ISOLATION and satisfaction, but the
making of a resolution which will tel
upon our conduct during the day we
should accomplish much il we coulo
only grasp the idea OF prayer; what II
really is, the communion OF two, the
outpouring of our desires and long
ings, the confession of our shortcom
ings. and forebodings into the ears OF
One Whose delight is TO be with the
children Of men, frail and foolish as
they are. Let us beseech Our Lore
more earnestly to teach us to pray
simply, heartily, and with unboundeo
confidence"