Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16

with pictures but what pictures can
compare with those OF living faith
er and mother?
IL made me feel IA Ii was Rim
Van Wrinkle after his long sleep, "a
visit places that hadn't seen for 90
years. and find SO many OF the same
people living in the same houses
in the same spot. sitting in tie same
pews in church, and many looking
just as young as when | saw them
last. Then II suddenly came to me
that like Rip, / may have been asleep
20 years and just awoke.
Altho in some instances things
have remained the same, In other in
stances decided changes have taken
place.
The children are grown and an
other generation has made It's debut
I'm the world: those who were young
men and women are now gray haired
faces lined with wrinkles, showinA
that Father Time has gradually NOV
ed them on in the walk OF life. Tho
older ones had become bent with age,
feeble in mind and body. Many were
peacefully sleeping in the cemeteries.
One notices these things so much
W oNVAA6 an Ap-
sence or many years, than we do BY
living constantly among our acquains
ances and passing thru life together.
some who were poor la worldly
goods are now rich; others who were
rich are now poor, Many who were
shaped like six o'clock. Just straignV
up and down, are now fat; the fat
had become thin; the beautiful are
homely; homely one had grown good
hooking; many who were we'll and ro-
bust are now invalids; invalids had
become well; bright-mlnded ones
dull and stupid, and so on.
One day | was walking on Water
street in Chicago, one of the busiest
streets In the world. II certainly sets
one to thinking what big. wonder
full world this is, and how insignifi-
cant we are when we mingle with the
millions OF people. The thought came
70 me, Would ! be missed should |
disappear from this seething mass
Of people?' Certainly | would not
The world is always as we'll able to
move after the best of its populace
is gone, as II is after the lowliest
have departed Then l thought why
should any one person no matter now
great mark he has made feel ono
particle better than the poorest and
humblest person. II Is character that
counts. and II We have a good, clean
character why need we feel poor lust
because we have no gorgeous array
Of clothes and no longer accumula-
tion OF wealth.
In a beautiful cemetery In Illinois
adjoining town OF $500 people,
where my mother and father are rest
ing, | was told that the cemetery now
has more people than the town. So
you who are good In mathematics
can figure out that In due course OF
time, that town will be a city OF the
dead. But when It comes right down
to the point. don't you think other
towns in the world than that are
slowly but surely becoming dead
ones?
While away, / not only visited
cities OF millions OF people with their
hustle and push and shove like they
were all In a hurry to get thru life, |
but villages OF few hundred with |
their peace and quiet that leave you
with the impression that they have |
time In which TO live.
And l regret to say that my own |
home town of Montpelier, Idaho, that |
was so glad to return TO and which |
has won warm spot in my heart, /
has the most poorly kept streets OF /
any place ! have seen In the past |
eleven weeks. However, was a /
booster for our city in the east, and |
told all with whom | had the prlvl- |
Iege OF talking on the subject or the
west that Montpelier Il wonderful /
place. Some OF you will now surely \
think that ] have been asleep like /
Rip Van Wrinkle for 20 years. or ! |
couldn't have entertained !
such an idea in my head.
| spoke before 500 people one |
evening in Mendoza. Illinois, at the /
alumni of my high school. and told /
them what splendid school buildings |
we have. but was honest enough to |
tell them that we haven't beautiful |
school grounds So changed the sub
Iect before | got stuck IN the mud. |
In spite OF a few shortcomings that |
may have. II Ii equal 20 |
the best in many ways, especially In |
It's delightful. cool summer climate |
We can honestly say that we don't !
have to sweat here to make q living |
could tell the readers of this pa
per many interesting things about
my trip. as / visited Swlft's stock
yards in Chicago. the Board of Trade,
went to the top OF the Masonic Tenn
pie. which is the highest building in
Chicago. the marks muEeuma went