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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
QUEER METHODS ADOPTED TO
ATTRACT-JAZZ, PANCAKES,
SNAKE DANCE

Truth" of Brooklyn gives some
samples of the strange methods now
being used by the sects, hoping here
ty to attract people to their meeting
places, for these may no longer be
called churches. Here is what took
place at a Christian Endeayor meet
ing in Cleveland:
A hundred delegates from Seneca
county had seized the platform with
determination to tell the world all
about Seneca county in yells, story
and song. But a hundred more from
Franklin county had started a snake
dance round the hall, equally deter
mined to impress upon the universe
the merits of Columbus and vicinity
One observer remarked: 1T looks like
Back to savagery, and the Indian war
dance The reported asked the pre-
siding Officer-a clergyman, about the
strange procedure-was it not out of
the ordinary at church convention,
and here is his answer:
That's exactly what we're trying
to do in all lines Of church work. he
said. We are humanizing it,
Down in Long Island City preacher
has adopted jazzy music for Sunday
evening. He explains it in this wise:
Il tried something new at my serv-
ice last Sunday. We had a vaudeville
service. Mr. Reef, the banjo king of
jazz band players, attended our serv-
ices and played his regular program,
accompanied by our organ. The sue
cess was greater than you can imagine
Our program was arranged like that of
a high-class theater, and the people
enjoyed the treat along with hearing
good Gospel sermon.
Il have something further along
this line for coming Sunday evenings
If the people want life l am going to
mix it with the Gospel and then l am
sure they will come to church every
Sunday
Out in Moberly, Mo-, the local paper
printed this:
The Rev. E. S. Sparks recently
astonished his congregation by an.
nouncing that he would bake and
serve pancakes to them at the church
He did so last Sunday, bringing bat
ter, griddle and electric stove with
him. Boys served while he baked, hut
| no one ate, as he baked the cakes
! only on one side. He then announced
that his text was Hosea S-S, which
| reads: 'Ephriam is cake not turned
He then proceeded to preach strong
sermon on half-baked Christians He
| drove home the point that just as half
baked griddle cakes were unaccepta
BILE to the congregation, so half-baked
| Christians are unacceptable to the
| Lord"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21

He writes his book
or paints his picture or composes his
sonata in a land where it is always
summer and the skies are blue and
tears are never shed and none ever
dies. By the force of creative imagi-
nation, he establishes for himself a
new heaven and a new earth, and his
spirit is tranquil because it is tri-
umphant over the pinching and gnaw-
ing circumstances.
Artist or artisan, each of us must
learn to make the pilgrimage a step
at a time. Let not an anxious fore
cast corrugate the brow with the
thought of morrow sufficient unto
itself. Epicurean delight lives for
the moment; and a mans more seri-
Gus purpose in existence would often
do we'll to follow the example. We
can be sure as to what we wish to
do with our lives; we can have a great
and generous aim; we can appoint a
goal and know the point we wish to
reach and the way by which we are
proceeding. But the miles we meas
ure forward with the spiritual eye are
not to be overleaped in the next Sec
ond. We must plod. We must be con-
tent with a wayside inn tonight, and
the next night, and many nights, per-
haps, before we reach our heaven and
our home.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
AN O'cONNELL STORY.

The many anecdotes about the Lib
orator which have been in circulation
from his own time down to the pres
ent, are in spite of their being so we'll
known and frequently recounted, such
as do not pail by repetition and keep
their humor unimpaired.
An incident at one of the meetings
which Colonel Lynch endeavored to
hold in Dublin some time ago recalls
the story of when Sir William Russell
(then Mr.. RusselD, as a young re-
porter, was sent to Ireland by the
Times to report Daniel O'ConnelPs
speeches during the repeal agitation.
One of the first meetings he attended
was in Kerry. Having heard of O'Con-
nelrs courtesy, he thought that he
would ask his permission to make
verbatim report of his speech. The
Liberator not only consented, but in
his suavest manner informed the as
sembled audience that until the gen
tleman was provided with all writing
conveniences he wouldn't speak a
word" Russell was delighted. His
preparations were soon completed.
Are you quite ready?" asked O'Con-
nell.
Quite ready" Russell replied.
Now, you are sure you're entirely
ready?"
I'm sure, sir"
The crowd was becoming excited
and impatient. O'Connell rebuked
them Now" he said, Il will not
begin my speech until the London
gentleman is entirely ready Afte:
waiting another moment O'Connell
advanced to the front of the platform.
Eyes glistened, ears were all attention
and the reporters pencil was poised
in the air. O'Connell bestowed one
more benignant smile on the CORE
spondent, winked at his auditors and
began his speech-in the Gaelic Ian.
guage!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
TRIBUTE TO CATHOLIC QUEBEC.

The Canadian Churchman has made
some kindly references, that it is we'll
to note, as it pays tribute in no un-
certain manner to the work of the
Catholic Church in the Province Of
Quebec.
1T is doubtful if there is any coun
try in the world where the Roman
Catholic Church yields so much power
for good as in the Dominion of Canada,
and especially in the Province of Que
bee. Here we see it at its best. A
writer in the London Times after
speaking little severely of the con-
nection of the Church with politics,
concludes with this panegyric on the
Quebec priesthood: Notwithstanding
these frequent political conflicts, the
pastoral relation between the cures
and the French people is ideal. The
priests are unfailing springs of whole
some influences. They teach thrift,
sObriety, and industry. They are the
patient, self-sacrificing patrons of a
people happy in their social and faith
full in their domestic relations-cour.
teous to a fault, and hospitable to a
degree. They are of a younger world.
perhaps, but anyone will find in rural
Quebec as much virtue, as much
charm, as much of the joy of life, as
anywhere else on earth This is high
praise, and it is written by a man on
the spot.
On the broad grounds, therefore, of
general social well-being, we can hon
estly and heartily congratulate the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
SELF-CONFIDENCE.

The girl who lacks self-confidence is
seriously handicapped in her efforts to
succeed in the business world, where
many of the prizes go to those who
believe in themselves, and who are
willing to put that belief to the test.
At the same time, there is the danger
of being over-confident.
No business can be mastered in all
it's details in week, and the girl who
takes position in a line that is new
to her will find it we'll worth while
to give careful and painstaking study
to that part Of the business that comes
under her observation. No matter
what her abilities may be, nor how
quickly her grasp of affairs, there is
likely to be long period during which
new phases of the business will pre-
sent themselves from time to time and
details with which she is not familiar
will demand her attention. Often
times a part of the work that is so
familiar as to seem monotonous will
offer a new feature that takes her by
surprise and taxes her powers of judg-
ment.
To the study which worker should
give to business that is new to her,
should be added constant care and
watchfulness after she has gained
familiarity with her work, for though
she may stay in the same place
twenty years and learn to do her work
with almost the precision of a ma
chine, she is never beyond the posi-
bility of making a mistake. And
though she may have the utmost con-
fidence in her ability to fill a certain
place, there is always possibility
that she has placed too high an esti-
mate on her own powers and that
when she is put to the test she will be
unable to meet it.
1t is always hard to strike the happy
medium between one extreme and the
other, but this is what worker should
try to do in this matter Of self-confi-
dence. She will find it very hard to
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21

Roman Catholic Church on its magni-
bee, and as we have many valuable
lessons to learn from them. 1t is
matter for devout thankfulnesS that
this great Church stands uncOmpro-
misingly for the Sacredness of the
marriage tie, and the consequent sta
bility of the house and family The
whole future of our Christian civil
cation is bound up, and will stand or
fall with this. Again, they have borne
unf1inching the witness to the princi-
pie of religious education, for which
they have made, and are making all
over the continent, tremendous sacri
fees. And, again, they stand for the
supernatural in religion-for the truth
that Christianity is a divinely insti-
tuted system, and has it's origin from
above and not from below. These
three principles of prime Importance
are now being everywhere questioned
and imperilled; and the Roman Cath
Ollie Church, in unfolding and vigorous
ly defending them, deserves we'll OF
the whole of Christendom, and man
kind generally.
With a full consciousness of the
points at issue between us, and with
the profoundest loyalty to our own
beloved Church, whose work and in
fluence we would not belittle by one
iota, we have unalloyed pleasure in
bearing our testimony to the great
work now being accomplished by the
Roman Catholic Church in Canada,
and to her loyalty to those fundamen-
tai principles inexpressibly dear to
myriads outside her own communion"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
OFF FOR THE SOUTH.

s. T. Stanton, more familiarly known
as plain Tom Stanton, left Tuesday for
Arizona, forced to seek warmer and
dryer climate on account of failing
health. Mr.. Stanton intended leaving
Saturday, but was taken down Friday
night by one of those severe attacks
of asthma and heart failure that he has
and was compelled to go to the hos
pital. He insisted on getting out Mon
day, feeling that confinement in bed
in this northern climate would hasten
the end, and preparing for his depart
ure. He got off on the Wenatchee train,
but looked as though he could hardly
stand the strain of his long trip to the
south. Mr.. Stanton has lived in Oroville
and this vicinity for many years and
is one of the best known men in the
county. man of marvellous memory
and fluent talker, there are few ques.
tions that Mr.. Stanton cannot talk up
on entertaingly and with knowledge
and understanding of the subject. With
an excellent command of language,
forceful in expressing his opinion upon
any public matter, and sharp at repar-
tee Tom Stanton is known far and wild :
for his volubility and good natured
contentiousness. Mr.. Stanton never
harmed any man Intentionally, and if
he has his faults they are overshadow-
ed by his virtues. He leaves behind a
community of friends one and all of
whom trust that he will reach the end
of his journey safely and that a few
months in the sunny south will restore
him to better than normal health.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
MAKE 1T OF CONCRETE.

Such thing is possible that the
county will build a concrete bridge
across the Similkameen at this place
1t would be far cheaper for the county
to put in such bridge even at a
greater expense than a steel bridge,
as the concrete would hold up longer
under the heavy traffic that bridges
in this county are now subjected to-
Indeed, concrete bridge is in for
ever while the life of a steel bridge
is ended in very few years. The
saving in insurance alone would pay
the difference between concrete
and steel bridge. Owing to the intro
dl. 'tion of the truck for transportation
purposes, an engine of tremedous
weight in itself, carrying loads never
dreamed of under horse haul no mat
ter how strong steel bridge may be
when constructed it rapidly racks 70
pieces under the strain placed upon
them by heavy trucks. We are inform
ed that most of the bridges in the
county are going to rack under the
present traffic At the Omak bridge
the county is compelled to keep con-
stant guards to prevent the heavy
trucks from crowding upon the struc.
ture as it is in shaky condition.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
WEBSTER IN OROvILLE.

Hon. J. Stanley Webster addressed
the voters, or goodly representation
of the voters, of Oroville. in the Civic
League building Saturday afternoon.
This was the last leg of a speaking
tour through the county. and those
responsible for making up Judge Web
sters itinery scheduled him for a Sat
urday afternoon speaking in Oroville,
a day that is usually busy one for
the merchants and therefore difficult
to get out crowd. In order to give
the speaker fair chance most of the
business houses closed during the
hours of the speaking and hence q
larger crowd turned out than could
have been expected, made up by lib
eral contingent of ladies. Had the
speaking taken place in the evening it
it doubtful if the Civic League building
would have held the crowd anxious to
hear Mr.. Webster.
After long and continual campaign
ing, speaking sometimes twice and
three times a day, Judge Webster was
considerably run down and was very
iOarSe Wneu lie ldCeu his duuleuCe
but he soon warmed up to his subject
and those present were treated to one
of the most scholarly, convincing and
interesting speeches ever delivered in
Oroville. Judge Webster devoted most
of his time 10 "Americanism" during
which he grilled the radical element
of the state and paid his compliments
to the nOn-partisan movement. He
explained the proposed Plumb plan"
of buying the railroads and turning
them over to the operators ana any
reasoning man or woman who heard
his explanation can well understand
how that plan is visionary and wholly
impracticable. Judge Webster was CIV
en- the closest attention and his ad-
dress was frequently interrupted by
applause. Those present felt thar he is
the right man in the right place as
congressman representing the Fifth
district and they propose to keep him
there If their votes will aid IN accom-
plishing that end.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
DEATH OF AN OLD TIMER.

Some days ago We received q letter
from R. Grieger, formerly a residen:
of Oroville, but for several years living
at San Francisco, containing the an
nouncement of the death of Thomas
Burke, for years, in early days, a res
ident of Conconully. This letter was
accidentally misplaced and came to
light only Monday of this week. Mr..
Grieger wrote that Mr.. Burke died at
the old mans home near Berkley. on
September II. His age was given ~ 80.
There was no preceding sickness, he
simply went to sleep and forgot to
wake up. as Mr.. Grieger put it. All the
old timers will remember Tom Burke.
the big. jolly Irishman, who lived much
the life of a recluse at Conconuily
when that mountain town was the
county seat. When he first located q.
Conconully we know not, but he was
there some % years ago. Mr.. Burke
had an angel in the person Of an old
friend of means living in California,
This old friend furnished Mr.. Burke
with funds with which to purchase
county warrants in the days when
okanogan county warrants were hard
ly worth in the market the paper upon
which they were printed. However. as
time has gone to show. these warrants
were safe investments, and those
who could buy at that time and hold
on have made a very handsome inter-
est on the money Everybody who knew
him had the kindliest feeling for old
man Burke. Reading of his death will
arouse memories of other days and a
feeling Of regret that the old man has
at last crossed the divide.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
DEATH OF JOHN LEWIS.

Mention was made in last weeks is
sue that DR.. D. H. Lewis had been
called to Spokane by the sad news of
the serious condition of his father,
who had been operated upon some two
weeks before. DR.. Lewis at once started
for Spokane by auto and reached the
bedside Of his father before death en-
sued. Mr.. Lewis died Thursday last
and was buried Saturday. The Spokes-
man-Review of last Friday contained
the following notice of the death of
Mr.. Lewis:
John Lewis, aged 20, resident of
Spokane county for 81 years, died
yesterday at the Deaconess hospital
Mr.. Lewis came to Spokane in 1889
from Wales and was engaged in farm
ing in Spokane county for many years.
He was an active church worker and
was affiliated with the Congregational
churches of Spokane. He is survived
by three sons, Lewis A. Lewis, sales
manager of the Washington Water
Power company; DR.. D. H. Lewis of
Oroville, and T. NJ Lewis Of Post
Falls. The funeral will be held at 3
p. m. tomorrow at Smith & Co.'S, the
Rev. Jonothan Edwards officiating,
assisted by Rev. F. T. Conner of the
Bethel Presbyterian church and the
Rev. James McConahey of Walla
Walla."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
HAVE REACHED CALIFORNIA.

The following extracts from a letter
from r. Grieger gives us information
of the movements of Oroville people:
"At noon on September 80, our old
neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. GrubD
and Mrs. Grubb's sister, Mrs. Loe, of
Nelson arrived at our humble home
in their Buick six. mention the car
purposely, as it made the trip of 1900
miles (actual running time) in just
lthirteen@days. and the car came in In
excellent condition. Mr.. Grubb told
me that on the entire trip he had but
one blow out and one puncture. Mr..
J. o. Spencer and wife, who started
from Oroville on the trip with the
Grubbs, stopped at Marysville with
their car and will go further south
later.
81 have hardly words to express our
pleasure in meeting the Grubbs. In
fact the pleasure was mutual. The
first two days passed mighty quick in
chatting about Oroville and surround
ings, but on Sunday we had ride
through Golden Gate park and out to
weather was perfect. thus making the
outing delightful Mr.. and Mrs. Maur-
ice Costello were here also and we
have lad jolly time. Yesterday at
noon the Grubbs left for Los Angeles
and San Diego. l could not hold them
longer as they were anxious to see
Los Angeles. I firmly believe they
will be back here shortly and may 10
cate here. At Los Angeles they will
visit Joe Mcdonald. We are trying
hard to induce them to stay in San
Francisco, but Mrs. -Grubb might be
more favorably impressed with south.
ern California on account of her rheu-
matism. However, wherever they may
locate they will have a great circle
of friends again, and as Mr.. Grubb
still has extensive interests at Oroville
he no doubt will be up to the old burg
from time to time"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
ELECTION OFFICERS.

At the October meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners the following cleo
tion officers for the precincts In this
vicinity were selected Chesaw, John
w. Lind, inspector; Don E. Wood, ami
Raymond Mack, judges. Ellemeham,
Med. Hershberger, inspector; c. B.
Noyes and James A. Stack, judges.
Golden. Fl. H. Brown, inspector; Cha,.
U. Kline and E. R. Bury, judges. Loo.
mis-, c. H. Knosher, inspector: A. A.
Judd and w. J. Ford, judges. Night
hawk, Will c. Jones, inspector; JOS
eph LentOn and R. G. Bernard, Judges.
Oroville,, No. 1, A. s. Pratt, inspector:
John e. Wehe and 8. c. Mitchell.
judges. Polling place at Segrist hall.
Oroville, No. 2, E. R. Hoose, inspector.
j. F. Samson and c. w. Smith, Judges.
Usual polling place. Oroville No. 3,
g. w. Bentley, inspector; C. e. Rob-
inson and s. B. Gjerde, judges. Polling
place at Stansbury's residence.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15
PACKING PLANT RUSHING,

The busy bee has nothing over the
collection of workers at the new Has
kell packing plant and fruit storage
warehouse on the railroad right-of-
way which is now open for business
and doing business in the modern way
of handling apples for shipment. A
power, electric motive power, sizer is
in operation and it is one of the most
efficient pieces of machinery, although
simple in its general construction that
can be found in accomplishing it's pur-
pose, which is speeding up packing. 1t
does the work of many hands and does
it better than human hands could do
the same work. The apples are fed
upon cloth betting which carries them
along and the apples are dropped into
compartments. the various sizes 60
ing to various compartments, separat-
ing the sheep from the goats, so to
speak. In one bin are the extra fancy,
in another the fancy, in another the e
grade and so on down the line until
all the commercial sizes are 'segre-
gated, the runts being dumped out At
the end of the belt. The apples are
handled so gently that they are not
bruised, and the packers of the several
grades can load the boxes at the var
ious bins according to grade. Men AMI
women do the packing in boxes, each
apple is handled separately, wrapped
in paper with a single movement and
symmetrically arranged in boxes. And
those who have had some experience
are 'deft at handling the fruit. There Is
no lost motion with those boys and
girls. The apple and wrapper are seiz-
ed simultaneously and in the twinkling
of an eve that apple is properly cloth.
ed and resting in it's place among the
rows of apples that 60 to fill the box
From the sizer the boxes are carried
to a simple machine that presses on
the lids and marks the boxes while the
expert hammer handler socks in the
nails. Quite number of men. women
boys and girls are engaged in handling
the pack and the process is well worth
the trip over to the packing house to
see.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-15

Apples are rolling in at the Farm
er's warehouse, on Vancouver street,
and the railroad right-of-way. That Is,
delivery has commenced and a gang
is busy packing. There is not the quan-
tity OF apples to roll in that rolled in
last season, but the quality is running
high and as there are numerous small
orchards there are numerous individ-
ual growers bringing in and delivering
fruit. AS has been stated before the
shipments from this point will hardly
be above so per cent of the shipments
Of last year.
Geo. Bartell is telling the public
about the new Studebakers and the re-
duced prices of those swell cars in
this issue. The Studebaker is a car O,
quality, and the quality seems to i'm
prove with age.
Clair Hanson was over from Colvil,e
for seevral days last week visiting
with his mother, Mrs. ]. M. Norris, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor returned
home last Friday evening from their
visit to Tacoma,