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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-02-06
cosN PAINTINGS BY A FARMER.
So True to Nature Thatsa Blind Man Can
Count the Kernels.

Commissioner Peck has written a
letter to Alfred Montgomery, tho
farmer painter" of Bloomington. Ill,
notifying him that his picture, Down
on the Farm, will be shown at the
Paris Exposition.
In painting this picture, Mr.. Mont
gomery has accepted the challenge of
James Whitcomb Riley. who in his
ballad. when the frost is on the pun
kin and the folders in tho shock"
says that the farm presents a picture
that "no painter has the coloriu' to
mock Mr.. Montgomery once called
the attention OF the Hoosier Poet to
this challenge and he announced that
he would accept il.
The picture has been completed AMI
was shown to Mr.. Peck in Chicago
last week. 1. is six feet long aud
three feet wide AMI represents a farm
ut the time of the year suggested by
the ballad. A panel OF rail fence is
made to do service for a frame and
into this the painting has been thrust
rs if it had dropped and had caught
there.
Montgomery lives on a little placs
on the border of the town, which he
calls farm. He claims that he has
taken no lessons save from nature.
He has painted during n period of
thirty years, hundreds OF farm scenes.
1t is claimed that SO realistic are some
OF the ears Of corn seen in the pict.
ures that they have at different times
attracted the nibble of horse and the
peck OF hen. The artist told the
writer that the man who seemed most
to appreciate his work was blind. In
painting the grains on the ears, he had
made them stand out so that the sight.
less critic went over the canvas with
his fingers, feeling almost every grain.
Mr.. Montgomery himself says, that in
this making the grains stand out, he
has Eeen accused of cutting off the
ends of real grains and FASTING them
on the canvas, but this charge he dis.
misses with n d;sdainful laugh.
The artist exhibits hundreds of let
ters from well-Known ChIcagoaus who
have purchased his corn pictures. He
delivered one to ex-Comptroller Eek
els the other day. He has been re.
ferred to as "the James Whitcomb
Riley in art"
The farmer artist is exceedingly odd
in his habits. Some time ago he ap.
peared in the Auditorium Hotel in
farm garb, with basket of huge red.
white and yellow ears of corn. He
checked the basket and invited the
manager ont in the hall to see one Of
his corn pictures.
Montgomery uses up an astonishing
amount of energy. He will walk down
street loaded with sufficient parnpher-
MALTA and pictures to fill a cart. One
day, it is said, he arrived at the rail
road depot in Lake Geneva with his
load just as the train was pulling out.
He wanted the conductor TO wait, but
the latter wouldn't; whereupon the
artist began loading the front ends Of
the cars as they passed MIN, jumping
on the last car himself
The farmer artist says he VII take
his family and go to Paris with his
pictures. 1t is said that he has made
money from the sale of the wonderful
products of his brush He says he is
building villa in some Eastern State
and after the exposition he will settle
there for the remainder OF his life
Chicago Record.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted ct one
dollar per square for the FIRST insertion and
ntty cents iVr eacn subs -quent Insertion.
Local, business and Special notices ten
cents line. and no notice inserted for less
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements VIII be inserted at
the rates allowed by law anu VIII. In oil cases
zoe charged TO the attorn y, Sud payment will
De required upon delivery or certified copy
CHAEoES FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. - For
county officers, s.; state ana Congress, $40.
Terms for staLdiug advertisements made
Known on application 70 the Publisher.
Jon PRINTING executed with neatness and
dispatch. ~ orders by mail Will reco.y,
prompt attention.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-02-06

When Mr.. Johnson came into The
dining-room ahead Of his wife nnf
pulled tho chair ont for her. Mrs
Green turned 90 her husband aud re
marked in funny tone of voice:
Thomas, did You see that2 How
attentive Mr.. johnson i1. SO Thought
ful. Always takes ont the chair foi
his wife, and sees that she is comfort
able.
But Grcon wasn't cut up n bit by
the suggestion Of sarcasm. the why
don't-you-do-thc-samc-uo i'm hii
wiio's tones.
All he said was: 'ICs habit will
Johnson. lie can't help it,"
Why can't hep asked Mrs. Green
he used to be head waiter. ~
Detroit Free Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-02-06
THE BACHELORS COMPLAINT.

Returning homo at close OF day.
Who gently chides my long delny,
And 10y my side delights TO stay?
Nobody
Who gets for me the easy chair.
Spreads out the papers with such care,
And lays my slippers ready there?
Nobody
When plunged in deep and dire distres
When anxious cares my heart oppross,
Who whispers hopes OF huppincss?
Nobody
When sickness comes and sorrow twain,
And grief distracts my fevered brain,
Who sympathiZes with my pain?
Nobody!
Bat | IN resolved. so help me fate.
TO change ut once nv single state,
~ Hymrn's altar l Will mate
Somebody's
Chicago Times srali
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IINcLES AND J55TS.

''He has very decided views, hasn't
hep Eyes; they are decided by his
wife. Bits.
Weary OF life. she yearned to die.
Why live and with each moment Sigh?
Homo came her new frock-just the style
Her exit Is postponed awhile.
Some peoples are born free, some
achieve liberty, while some are weaker
than Great Britain, and have liberty
thrust upon them. Detroit Journal.
I'm unworthy of your love-" he softly
said,
As tho question to the maid he popped,
"Woll, don't doubt II, D" she softly replied,
And right there the sottllness stopped.
You say that figures don't lie.
Well, permit me TO fatty contradict
you" May L ask your busin ess?"
I'm a dressmaker. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
A spinster, eighty-two years of age,
was lately married in Manchester.
She said she was determined that
nobody should ever call her an old
maid. Fun.
First Watchdog-"Do you bark in
your sleep?" Second Watchdog
"No!' First Watchdog Too badi
Now, 1 do, and the family think I'm
awake all night. Pack.
Short wish had money enough
to pay my debts" Long-''Is that
all you want?" ort-"Certainly
Then / could go ahead and contract
some new ones. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Gentleman Ito house AGENT
great disadvantage is that the house
is so damp" House Agent--"Disad-
vantage, sir? Advantage, call it.
In case of fire it wouldn't be so likely
to burn"
Mamma (sternly)-"Don'tyo you know
that the great King Solomon said,
Spare the rod and spoil the child?'"
Bobby-"Yes but he didn't say thai
until he was growed up."-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
"The inmates of Sing Sing print
newspaper. "Well, is it any differ
ent from any other paper?" Eyes;
composed of longer sentences, and the
editors are not allowed 10 keep any old
files. Chicago News.
Author-"You have no idea how
many stamps ! use posting my manu-
scripts to various editors" Critic
every likely. think there ought to
be excursion tickets for manuscripts
ut reduced rates. Tit Bits.
The man with the gun and the man with
the hoe
Have recently aled up the stage, as We
know;
But just about now, as u fuctor OF power.
The man with the wishbones the man Of
the hour.
Chicago Hocord.
DR., Ends-"There is nothing seri-
Gus the matter with Freddy, Mrs.
BlaklY. L think little soap and
water will do him as much good as
anything" Mrs. Blakly--"Yes, doc
tor; an will l give it to him before OF
after his meals?"
''Is your father at homer" asked a
caller. "What is your name. please?"
inquired the little girl Gust tell
him it is his old friend, Bill" Then
[ reckon lie amt al home. [ heard
him tell mamma if any bill came he
wasn't at home. Yonkers States
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GIVE NE MY DREAMS.
BY A. J. Watcrhousc.

Give me my dreams. Oh, little maid,
With whom OF old laughed and played,
They say the ivy loves to croep
Above the grave whore now you sleep;
Taey say tho robins song no moro
Can wake you as It did OF yore.
What matter? still in dreams you creep
Unto my side tryst to keep
Give me my dreams.
Give me my dreams. All else is dross.
But still l count II little loss,
For yet In dreams the bright stars burn
As In the years TO which / turn;
White hands reach to me through the
mist;
by lips loved my lips are kissed.
And all He's fields are love-aglow,
rs they woro once. oh. long ago
Give mo my dreams.
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AscerininIn- Tneir limo 10 wed.

Rushisu giilq try to ascertain they
prospects O.! mstrimony in the follow
ing na@Ict: A number OF Thorn take
or ;hsir lngs and conceal them IN
basket o. com. A hen is then brought
in aHG inviiol to partako OF tho corn.
Tho ovrer of tae first uug uncovered
win be tlc Gfst married
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Give ne my dreams. All else Is naught;
At price OF pain success is bought;
We struggle upward but to fail;
The prize we grasp but holds us thral:
The lips that cheer us through the years
some day smile not for all our tears;
We build while we know not what,
And then the toiler is forgot
Give me my dreams.
Give mo my dreams. child am
Who stand in darkness but to Sigh
Until n hand doth backward roll
The gray. damp mists about my soul;
Aud thon-ob, dream OF dreams tina.
cheersl
They come, tho loved OF other years,
Andvoiccs whisper soft and low
The loving words of long ago
Give me my dreams.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-02-06

1 was during the early win
ter of 1S0- that I had my
first experience in hunting
large game in Afi.:ca. AL
though L had been n resi-
dent of South Africa for
several years, my duties as
mining engineer in the en-
ploy of the DeBeers Min
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1t would be Impossible TO do the
nigh class work Of modern bridge
building construction without the aid
Of air tools. All tho world prickcd
up its multitudinOus ears when tho
success Of American builders I'm build
ing bridges in Africa within q provi-
ously unapprOaohcd time limi5 was
established beyond q doubt Tie
pross was vory busy and patriotic on
The gubicct, but forgot entirely 10 state
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

is the strongest possible personal
fealty between the members of the
force, from the humblest clerk to the
head, of this branch of the service.
Not only is there obedience to instruc-
tons, but somewhat close look into
their methods shows every one sitting
up nights and scheming off-hours to
see if somehow, some way they can
do something to further the interest
of the Grand Trunk, while every sub
ordinate knows that he can always
reach the ear of his superior and gain
his attention. If this is an example of
the other departments of the road it
IS no wonder that in the few years
she system has been under the pres
ent management, it has been brought
from discredit, ill-repute and worse
repair, to rank as one of the very pest
railway systems Of the country. Its
rolling stock has been put in the best
possible condition, SO that now it's
trains Nos. 3 and A., the pride of the
road, are not excelled in perfection of
appointments by any road In the
country. This train Is pulled by q
great gten-wheeled locomotive and is
completely vestibuled. There is a
New York and Philadelphia coach and
elegant through Pullman sleeping car
service to those cities, via Niagara
Falls; to Boston via Stratford, Toron-
to and Montreal; to Toronto via
Stratford, and from Detroit to Buffalo
/ via London and Hamilton. Connec-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
STEAMER IN RAPIDS,

mar-wtll welcome the announce
ment that a decree has just been is
sued by the council of public instruc-
ton, the ruling pedagogic body of tho
country. directing that hereafter
French syntax and photography are to
be simplified. In a word, French
grammar is to be rid of some difficult.
ties that have never served any useful
purpose but mental discipline.
To begin with, the chapter in tho
grammar dealing with the past parti-
ciple of verbs corrugated with "avoir''
Is suppressed. Such participles arc
for the future to be invariable.
Another reform concerns nouns that
were heretofore of two genders. From
this time they may be spoken or writ
ten in either gender.
A more important innovation affects
the plural of composite nouns, hereto
fore cruel embarrassment to the
young Frenchman, and an almost in
surmountable barrier to the foreigner
learning the language. The council
OF public instruction directs that tho
plural is to be formed by merely add.
ing IS" at the end of the last word.
For instance, one may now say "tete.
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markable commercial growth. All that
region is prosperous. 1t has remark
able wealth in timber and minerals as
yet little more than touched. 1t has
a splendid farming country. 1t has
its wonderful lake region, with Of
fered gifts of health and pleasure. 1t
has vast wealth to carry out any
project. Its financial resources are
enormous and it's foundations on
which to build commercial growth
through manufacturing and transpor-
tation are broad and deep. Quebec is
an all the year open port for. vessels
of any size, and it and Montreal are
900 miles nearer the wheat fields of
the northwest than is New York via
Chicago. All this tells tale of COM
mercial wonders to be, and soon to
be. To see what is ana what is to
be, to learn the Importance of the
mutual trade relations Of the United
States and Canada, to form a basis for
Intelligent study as to what those re-
lations should be, all this, added to
the mere sightseeing, made this trip
through eastern Canada one Of great
Importance and Of great value.
The members of the association are
deeply appreciative OF. substantial
courtesies extended by Hon. R. &C.
Dunn, state auditor. and Col. c. u.
Monfort Of the Windsor hotel Of ST.
Paul, while the beautiful itinerary Of
the trip presented jointly by the Kel-
logg Newspaper company, the Mime
sofa Type, Foundry and the American
Press association was q souvenir that
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6 very important transportation line
and one which Offers number 81 de-
.Hghtful lake and rail trips. The Can
ads Atlantic has fine roadbed and
our train made so and 60 miles an
hour on the rum. We were placed un-
der especial obligation to Mr.. E. j..
Chamberlain, the general manager,
and to Mr. II. Walsh, the assistant
general passenger agent. for their
Kindness. The latter not only saw that
we had all his road could do for us,
but remained with us and took 'us in
charge on the trolley ride to Alymer.
Certainly nothing could have been
more fiattering than our reception and
entertainment at Ottawa. His wor-
ship, Mayor Payment, who gave an
address of welcome, the aldermen, the
press and many distinguished MEM
5bers of the government and of parlia-
ment, showed us marked attention.
At the beautiful parliament buildings,
the city fire department.. a model for
such city, gave an exhibition run
and received much applause for their
fine work. Then came the ride to
Aylmer, where, at the Victoria, a
huge summer resort, 3 lunch was
served, and address made by his wor-
ship, Mayor Rainboth, and the Rev.
X. F. Taylor, each extending hearty
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of the greatest interest and in many
ways the most valuable ever offered
to members of the association. There
was more of historic interest, there
was more that was strange and for
eign and more that was educational.
Starting from St. Paul on Thursday
evening, the party of two hundred, all
editors and their immediate families,
in train of splendid palace coaches,
travelled over 5000 miles. From the
windows of the rushing train they
saw as continuous panorama the
southern parts of their own state, the
splendid states of Iowa, Illinois, Indi-
ana, and Michigan before entering
Canada. Then passing through the
Port Huron tunnel under the St. Clair
river, remarkable example of en-
gineering skill, we entered the coun-
try of our neighbors. Through much
of the best of Canada's farming coun-
try we went into the Muskoka lake
region. that plOriOns haven Of the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

was keenly relished and will long be
treasured by every recipient. No less
delightful courtesy was the presen.
tation of the magnificent enameled
metallic badge presented to members
by Mr.. Will J. White in behalf of the
immigration department of the Do
minion of Canada. It's appropriate
ness was only equaled by its artistic
and emblematic design. CT /,
On the return trip the ladies con.
ceived the happy idea Of q testimonial
to Mr.. w. ]. White, the representative
of the dominion government, who had
accompanied the party on the entire
trip. None but ladies were permitted
to contribute. On reaching St. Paul
a handsome and commodious travel
ing bag with toilet utensils was pur-
chased and all of the party still in the
city gathered at the ladies' parlor at
the Windsor hotel at p M, where
the gift was presented. Mr.. White
made a handsome acknowledgment,
expressing his pleasure at the cordial
relations existing between the associ-
alton and himself.
He not only proved most enter.
tanning companion on the trip, but
the committee wish to add their yer.
bal testimonial to the practical one Of
the ladies for the assistance he rem.
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lions with convenient sleeper accom-
modations. are also made for other
eastern points, and during the sum
mer through service IN maintained for
Portland and Old Orchard Beach.
These trains are simply palaces on
wheels and no one going to any point
on the eastern coast of the United
States or to eastern Canada can fail
in wisdom to take this route. So per-
feet has the road bed been made that
this heavy train at the high rate Of
speed, eaualled by few and excelled
by no through service. rides so
smoothly that writing and reading
are pleasures, and to travel becomes
no more tiresome than sitting at
home.
The Grand Trunk has the right to
be the favorite road to the east, and to
be prosperous, because of the country
it traverses. From leaving Chicago to
arriving at any terminal, it has
no stretches of dreary wastes, no
miles of stumps or desolation often
found on trans-continental routes, but
every mile is through the best and
most fruitful country, and every mile
has it's scenes of beauty. Passing
through a corner of Indiana, through
succession of intrusting towns, it
leaves the state at South Bend, real
ly charming city, whose busy fac
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outside of it's equipment and facilities,
for it's popularity and business-get-
ting.
Leaving Chicago, our first stop was
at Durand for supper, at the Grand
Trunk eating house, and it is enough
to say that when it was announced
that another meal would be had there
on the return, in spite of change of
program, it was greeted with cheer.
Even the local band of twenty pieces
was out and played all during the
stay. The second morning, after a
run through a beautiful country,
through farming and timber lands
and pine forests and past lovely lakes,
we landed at Muskoka Wharf, and
were at that famous chain Of lakes,
that brings health and strength to
thousands, and pleasure and sport to
as many more. There is something
remarkable about the atmosphere in
the Canadian lake region. In q few
hours it will cure any cold in the
head. hay fever disappears like magic,
vigor comes to the tired body and
brain, and the water, pure and wholly
free from alkali, has strong medicinal
properties. 1t is haven Of rest. and
while this Muskoka lake region is the
center, it extends for miles and miles
through all that part Of Canada. The
lakes TEEN with bass, pike, musko-
longe, the streams with trout, and the
woods are full Of wild game. Last
year $4,000 visitors passed over Mus
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CITY OF QUEBEC.

welcome. At the Queens park every
body "shot the chutes." and after a
visit to Hull and the famous Chau-
diere Falls, which it is estimated can
furnish all the motive power used by
the, immense factories of Ottawa's
manufacturing suburb and a million
horse power more, we returned to the
capitol. Hull is being rapidly rebuilt
but the evidences of the extent and
the destruction wrought by the great
fire are simply appalling. Ottawa is
beautiful city, and has more of the
home feeling than any other large
city we visited. In beauty of its
buildings. and surroundings, also, it
is not excelled by any, while nowhere
was more done by prominent citizens
to make us feel the warmth of their
welcome.
1t was. with much regret that we
finally boarded our train a somewhat
tired but most enthusiastic party, to
start on our through homeward trip.
We made a very fast run over the
Canada Atlantic to the junction with
the Grand Trunk, the Grand Trunk
also gave us almost a record breaking
run to Chicago. We had the right of
track over everything and the time
we made was startling, running often
over sixty miles an hour And here
we wish to extend our especial and
most sincere thanks on behalf of the
Editorial Association to the Grand
Trunk passenger department., from
MIR. w. E. Davis. passenger traffic
manager, who replied to our first re-
quest with the laconic and most graft
flying remark, "Mr. Elliott, give these
gentlemen whatever they want" and
Mr.. H. G. Elliott, asst general passen-
ger agent, at Montreal, who, with Mr..
Geo. w. Vaux, the assistant general
agent at Chicago, made the arrange
ments for the trip, and Mr.. G. T. Bell,
general passenger agent, whose pre-
sentation of our cause won Mr.. Davis
approval, to Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Pease,
division passenger agents, who accom-
panied us while on their division, and
to Mr.. David Brown, Jr., city ticket
agent at St. Paul. Mr.. Brown per-
sonally conducted the excursion for
the road, and his help was of the ut
most value. Mr.. Vaux also was with
US during most of the trip, leaving
nothing undone that could possibly
have been desired of the road. There
will always be warm spot in the
heart of each of the editorial party
fer the Grand Trunk and for it's more
than courteous officials, and it was
with the utmost pleasure that we
learn that at the Paris Exposition the
Grand Trunks exhibit of views along
it's route and the advertising of it's
passenger department was awarded
the first prize, gold medal. And this
pleasure also is increased by our ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Charlton, the
roads advertising agent, who placed
us under many personal obligations.
1t was indeed a glorious trip, but
no impression brought back was
stronger than that eastern Canada in
the immediate future must have a re-