Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

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and better wisdom, but youth and
tgaiety as weil. We see the meaning
of our past sorrows now and bless
them that they came.
With such firm feet we have walked
down the rough but lighted way
that we now gaze back upon, the very
best we knew how, and am sure we
ought not to fear the valley OF the
shadow when we realize that Gods
care is over us.
All! None but they indeed, who
have three score years and ten lived
away in the past can see the high de-
sign of Heaven in their lives, and from
t the wrong side OF the pattern picture
out.the right. !,
There are intervals when find
something delicious in life, even at
my age. A golden morning, starry
night, the blue haze that rises and
falls over the distant hills, all give me
pleasant dreams. notwithstanding
broken hopes, defeated aspirations and
thwarted purposes.
So at the last shall come age, de-
crepid as BELTS that stage and as the
poet continues:
How else wouldst thou retire apart,
With the boarded memories Of thy
heart
But l must hasten, as my letter is
already becoming lengthy. I have Wis
tied many interesting and different
places since my last letter to the
Democrat.
The great Inland Empire Fair for
one thing and saw the President Of
the United States and heard his kind
voice and was very close to the auto
mobile in which he and Mrs. Wilson
were riding. I crossed the old Column
bia river several times on the ferry
and took a cooling draught from the
old time dipper which hung there for
that purpose; visited Beaver dam, that
I wrote about in one Of my communi-
cations, Kettle Falls, which are beau
|tiful and famous on the Columbia Piv-
.er, and often have seen Albany Falls
hidden away in the mountains of
northern Idaho, and many other beau
tiful spots, which are not seen by the
traveller who goes over the territory
hastily. These falls Of Albany are on
the Pend Oreille between Newport and
Priest River, at a point where the
Great Northern railroad crosses the
river A spelndid highway goes along
this road, the tourist would miss see
ing the falls, unless a careful watch
is kept because they are secreted in a
bend of the river, and behind the
brush. "A three-hour auto drive from
Spokane takes one to these beautiful
falls.
Another wonderful trip that have
taken in the far west Is up the entire
length Of Lake Coeur-d'Alene over the
40 miles of shadows" to head Of nav
|igation on the st. Joe and only those
who have taken this prettiest of all
|Spokane's lake and river outings can
appreciate the magnifcence Of the
shadow scenery of the shadowy st.
Joe and the healthful vigor derived
from the pure bracing air of the
mountains.
The weather here for some time has
been just simply grand but we had
some very severe weather earlier In
the season freezing the apples on the
trees and the iNotatoes in the ground
before digging!
AS to wild game for food, the bear
and deer are quite plentiful here IN
the large timber and so many Of our
Addy citizens have captured deer and
a few have had the good luck to slay
a bear or two during the present
winter; and the kayotes just make
the nights hideous with their concerts
OF fierce bowling. haven't yet seen
or heard of a cougar, or mountain IL
on. but many of the people around
here have, though there have never
been any Inconvenience caused by
their presence.
We have a Grinnell, Iowa, man just
lately located here or near here, at
VOLTS Point on Lake Coeur-d 'Alene.
He is an author. by the name of Her
Ivey Smith MCGOWAN, and he selected
the tract on Coeur-d' 'Alene lake be-
cause It offered seclusion, essential to
to pursuit of his literary work and he
calls this the wonderful country which
God, nature and the sons Of the west
have created and he further says: III
1.-THE men who are selling their lands
in Iowa, Illinois and eastern Kansas
and Nebraska could be made to re-
alize that they can make as much
here with less labor for themselves,
and with better surroundings for their
families it seems natural conclusion
that they should come to he Inland
Empire where healthful climate.
scenery and environments are not to
be compared with those of the eastern
locations" He claims that without
hesitation he can say, that no finer
scenery can be found, in any part OF
the United States or. in Europe, to ex-
eel that which lies at the door of Spo-
kane and he has secured this home on
one of the lakes where he can follow
the simple habits of his vocation in
the peace and health this country Of
fers.
Just few words more and / am
DONE
III this does not find the waste q 4
per basket I shall write again soon.
am SO glad to hear through the col
umns of the Democrat how the good
people of my old home town are pros
pering, and with me, over these old
"reminiscences I always find myself
lingering-with me they have left a
hlascin1 AN abiding faith in human