The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
ON RUSSIAN GROUND.
A Monument in Honor of the French Sol
ders Who Died Near Moscow.

Monument in Honor of the French Sol
diers Who Died Near Moscow.
On the heights of Quebec there is
monument to Wolfe and Montcalm, one
slain in assaulting, and the other in de-
tending, the city. The field of Gettys-
burgh is covered with monuments in
honor of the brave men who fought
there, some for, some against, the
Union.
A few weeks ago a monument was in
augurated near Moscow in honor of the
French soldiers who fell in Russia DUR
ing the invasion of the country by Napo-
leon Bonaparte in 1912 at the head of
six hundred thousand troops. The sub
lime sacrifice of the capital by the Rus
slams them selves, followed by the sud-
den and deadly cold of November, de-
stroyed three-fourths of the invading
army.
The monument erected to their mem
Dry is a simple and modest one of three
granite blocks, five feet high in all,
adorned by the emblem of the Legion of
Honor, and surmounted by an exceed
ingly beautiful cross in bronze and gold
1t was paid for by the numerous colony
of French people settled in Moscow, and
designed by one of their number, M.
Dido. a noted architect.
The most agreeable circumstance
which attended the uncOvering of the
monument was the friendly attendance
of Russians, one of whom was staff
officer of high rank representing the
Gar. The address of Inauguration, de-
ivered by the French Consul
concluded with the following striking
passage:
"Seventy-seven winters have covered
with white couch of snow this field of
repose; seventy-seven times the spring
has restored to it its garb of verdure
md yet that war appears to us in the OBJ
'cure haze of antiquity, and if | were
not now on ground which recalls it to
my mind, I could scarcely believe that
it had ever occurred.
MAY, then, the remembrance of il he
effaced from the minds of the two peo-
pies then arrayed against each other on
fields of battle. never enemies. TODAY
reconciled and friendly. AS to Won.
French soldiers, who have here slept so
long your last sleep, may the soil of
Russia rest lightly upon your
The orator spoke the exact truth
when he said that the two people who
had met in battle array on Russian
ground had never been enemies. That
INVASION of the soil of Russia was the
wanton, wicked action of one man
Youths Companion.
Parsley Butter: Beat three table.
spoonfuls of butter to cream and then
add one tablespoonful of lemon Juice
one OF chopped parsley, half teaspoon.
ful OF salt, and one-eighth of TEASPOON
1ul OF pepper. Beat these ingredients
into the butter, and it will be ready fo,
use. 1t is nice to spread on fried O,
brolled fish, and also over potato balls
when intended for the latter, however
half tablespoonful of lemon Juice will
be enough.-Boston Herald.
We should be glad that it is child
nature to be forgetful; that a kiss a
smile, kind word will efface the recol.
lection of the hasty reproof. the cross
look, the impatient blow that has wruno
blood from the tender little heart. we
would not dare to insult those of onr
own age as we do our children. Thanh
heaven for their short memories, 60
snort that the suffering of cutting one
tooth is clean forgotten before the newt
saws jagged edge through the swollen
gum.-Christmas Talk with Mothers