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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01
A iscHooLBoY's HERO.
Sir john Moore and His Buriai-~A
Joke That Went Asfray.

Sir John Moore and His BuriaH-~H
Joke That Went Asfray.
Millions of boys have stood up on
Friday afternoon "speal<in' days
before their more or less admiring
schoolmates, and have spouted: Not
a drum was heard, not a funeral note,'
and so on down until they left him
alone in his glory" In fact, every
English-speaking schoolboy knows
that Sir j John Moore was buried. Some
few boys know the ingenious Mr.. In
goldsby's parody OF the famous aspeak
in piece, y beginning: ''Not a sou had
he got, not guinea or groat;" but in
comparison with the boys who have
assisted in burying Sir John, the mum
ber of those who have helped put the
doctor to bed is indeed small.
But this is merely Introductory.
Very few boys know more Of Sir John
than that he was buried. AS matter
of fact, he was born in Glasgow Novem-
ber Is, 1851, and was killed et Corunna
January. 16, 1909, 80 years ago. He
served for four years. in this country
as a lieutenant. and in 1854 he was sent
ito parliament by his friend the duke
Of Hamilton. He got q lieutenant
colonelcy in 1888, when ~ years old,
and was promoted brigadier in four
years or so. He took animportant part
[ in suppressing the Irish rebellion Of
'9S. In 1908 he was sent to Sweden in
command Of an English force, ard later
in the year to Portugal. Thence he
marched into Spain, and In that coun-
try made his reputation by a retreat,
the only British soldier who ever did
so. He wished to draw Napo7eon out Of
Andalusia and SO procure period Of
rest for that province. He began his
retreat from sahagun December %.
1908, and, fighting every day with sue
cess. finally reached Corunna on De-
cember 81. He fought his last battls.
on January 16, covering the ernbarka
tion of a part of his army. Early Ia
the day Moore was struck by a.cannon
ball, which crushed almost every bone
in his chest. He survived for several
hours, greatly to the; surprise Of the
surgeons, and at night was buried by
his men.
Some years ago two sehoelbey put
up job one Friday, When their turns
came the first was to- speak The Bur
ial Of Sir John Moore, : and the second
was to recite Mr.. Ingoldsbyss. sIpebri-
ate9p and bring down the house. But
the teacher spoiled the gane. Wien
the first fellow gave him tflesbook THE
teacher remarked. ssI3oys, here's q
! piece you've never. heard befQaee;; II and
in the laughter that aecohpa panied the
sBuriaf, the aInebriate found himself
oyerlo ooked. ...y3 so. d ~
This fable teaches that some jokes
really dc need grams. IN. Y. sun
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01

on the door. And when, after call of
at least half an hour (which the good
man never recalls without. a vivid rec
5oileetionso of mingled odors of bacon,
cabbage and soap suds), he appeared
accompanied by Mrs. Simpson and Eas--
ter Lily, the excitementreaeheda pitch
which became almost panicky.
{ For days afterward Mrs. Simpson
found her popularity as hostess al
NEST equal to that o" 'ristoeFatie white
folks and she never tired of telling
the wonderful story of the bishops
visit and how he took her and Easter
Lily to. a. great doctor who had cured
.heaps:of blind people. andwho thought
he couFdscure little Easter. Lily too.
SO ,she, goin' to5a hospitable To. stay
awhile y said her mother yvith@pri6lS.
He. says she kin have lots of good,
things to eat-chicken an sech like
and a. nuss to take keer of her just Ike
white folkses' chillen. And he says
Bress de good Eaud!-tfat by next
Eastah he. is suah dat Eastah Lily II see
as good as any of us.''-Blanche Bailey
King, in Orange Judd Farmer.
ss = = = ----,-- L
~ Sweet Enough for You.
-. A httIesdreanlof white,
And a little stream of blue,
And that's the Easter bonnet
| That is sweet enough for you!
81 A kiss beneath that bonnet
Is as sweet as honey-dew
And the ribbon blue upon it
81 TangIes all the heart of you!
Al little dream Of white,
And little stream of blue
And that's the Easter bonnet
Our dear. old sWeethearts knew!
A kiss beneath that bonnet
Made your glad lips wish for two,
And that's the Easter bonnet
That is sweet enough for youi
IF. Z. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01
rHE MAssAc cRE

The shadows, at thishou had gained
asportentous length; they laid long
fingers across the fields, pointing dark
III toward the canyon. About sunset g
the child had said.
Up at Wallace and at Gemfhe runor
was flying that the negro troops from
MissolI,a had marched around the
bnrned bridges, and were coming in BY
way Of Mullan, TO gather the non-union
men. and to bring them back and pro-
tect them in their places; and the union
haf sworn that the thing should not
os ThelKFoTe there should be blood
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01
Would Never DO.

Here is a paper he said. "that adj
vocates a movement to compel women
to take Off their hats In church as wen
as in the theater.n .In church," she
exclaimed That's what it says,
Might as well abolish Easter entirely, y
she said. Indignantly. Chicago Even
ing. Posi-.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01


world awakes;
In woodland, vale and meadow
The birds glad carols ring.
And swelling buds and blossoms
Remind Us of the spring.
The foaming, dashing river
Llejoicing to be free,
Goes madly leaping onward
To join the distant sea;
In natures heart the current
OF life-bioods flowing strong,
The reign of death is ended,
The world is filled with song.
Old winters chains are broken,
The earth awakes from sleep,
And joins with us in worship
This Easter day to keep,
While those with sorrow laden g@
Lift up IL praise their voice,
The dceary night has vanished,
The nations all rejoice.
Oh, glorious Easter morning,
The message thatyou bring
Is dearer than the sunlight
Or fairest flowers of spring,
For all the bells are ringing,
And in one sweet accord
They tell the joyful story
OF Christ, the risen Lord.
The Easter lilies blooming,
With incense fill the air.
The rosy sunlight fingers
Within each chalice fair;
And carols sweet ascending
Are waited to the skies;
"The Saviour has arisen
And we shall surely rise"
w. G. Park, in Good Housekeeping.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01
a Poets VIII. /

81
Burns was standing one day upea
the quay at Greenock, when q wealthy
merchant belonging to t0e. town bad
the misfortune. to fall into the barber.
He was no swimmer, and his death
would have been inevitable, had not =
sailor who happened to be passing at
the time rescued him. The merchant.
upon recovering a little from his fright.
put his hand intohis pocket and gener-
ousIy presented the sailor with q shii-
ling. The crowd which had collected
loudly protested against the contemp
ibIe sinsig ignifeance Of tR1e sunni but
Burns, with smile of ineffable. seorn.
entreated them to restrain their clamor,
for Z said he, the gentleman II of
course the best judge Of the value of
his own life, Detroit Free Press.
a man who Ii always telling what
Il a. -.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-01

man who Is always telling what
"a gentleman leis never hears anybody.
else say So. Washington Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
GRIP CAR FENDER.
The New Device Picks Up Hams "N'
other ThiHga which Fail
from Wagons.

The untold and hitherto unsuspected
possibilities of the street car fender as
4 collector Of things various was limited
1T by an occurrence on Washington
street the other day, whereby the gen
tie gripman came out considerably
ahead Of the game, reports Chicago
paper. market wagon laden to the
guards with sides Of beef and hams and
barrels of tenderloin and other things
edible and every way pleasant to lock
upon even in their raw and unwashed
condition was occupying the track
front of a Madison street cable tr;e
The gripman sounded the gong lus !
and the driver of the meat wagon 7
tempted TO pull out of the track
make way, But the grip was too clA
for comfort and it grazed the wagd
Earring the load and spilling half
dozen hams on the ground.
The driver pulled up his horse hastily
when he had cleared the track and
Jumped off to gather the precious prod
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
H' rAoo4nU Or The OK.
of the ouickened Life OF
the Country.

Notwithstanding the ubiquity of the
bicycle and the tardy development of
the automobile. there is no evidence
that the horse is losing ground in our
social and domestic economy, says the
Boston Transcript. On the contrary,
there has been an increase of about 40
per cent. in horsetlesh since 1912. and of
about l2 per cent. in the number of
mules. while that dear, quaint and
faithful servant of man, the patient OK,
has barely held his own in the last l6
years. This is perhaps one of the in
evitable results of the quickened life
of the country His star is in the de-
scendant While the country may be
congratulated upon the increased push
which demands greater speed and
power in our modern activities, a sigh
OF regret will nevertheless follow the
vanishing OK just as 1t did the old stage
coach when the locomotive forced II
Of the road The gradual passing
away of the OK as beast of burden has
the pathos that attaches to the EXITING
ton of one of the early families They
came into the country together, and
together they took pioneer part in its
development. They feled and drew off
the trees, they tore up.the stumps, they
scanned and mellowed the r0oty soil,
making it richly responsive TO the
needs of man. They pulled out the
great stones that fretted the faces of
nature and made garden spots of the
rugged hillside and plain. The OK was
q factor of every enterprise. He was
on the farm. at the wharf and the mill,
and when in those early days of eX-
pensive and adventurous ideas the old
places seemed too contracted for the
settler he bundled his family into a
prairie schooner while his faithful
six months journey toward the setting
sun. accomplishing Il distance which we
may now be whrIed between the twi-
light and dawn browsing cheerily as
they wendell their toilsome way along,
and boarding themselves when the
time for nightly camping arrived. But
the old fellow has had his day except
where the conditions are still print
tive. Once he was the steady reliance
of every farmer. but now one hardly
sees IA yoke in the harvest field or the
pillow lot. His pace cannot be read
justed to the quick step of modernideas
and inventions and utiIitarianism has
no use for the poetic or the pictur-
esque. More and more his destination
is coming to be the shambles. This
makes life shorter and we might say
merrier. but merriment in an OK is in
conceivable
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
CANINE MAID OF HONOR.
trOduccd SEINE Startling
Novelties.

Here is a story of Baltimore mar
riage which simply overturned popu"
lar traditions and set all baltimore in
conversation. The benedict. says the
Chicago Chronicle. was Francis b.
Stevens. Jr., of IIoboler. y. j., while
Miss Adele Horwitz played the Beatrice
Of the startling occasion.
There was neither maid of honor nor
bridesmaid, but the bride entered the
drawing-rocm accompSs!o3 E7s hrf pet
fex terrier, Jock, around IEGes solar
we're entwined orange blossoms, from
which streamers OF white ribbon flowed,
During the ceremony Jock, after view
ing the guests, sat upon the floor at the
feet of his mistress Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin F. Uorwtz gave their daugh-
ter diamond clasps for her slippers,
and her gown was so arranged that
these confections of white liberty vel
vet and their jeweled fastenings could
be seen by the guests.
After the wedding the friends of Mrs.
Stevens paid he" back in her own coin
for the many practical jokes which she
had been wont to play upon the so
ciety people of her native city. The
carriage which conveyed the bridal
party to the station was decorated
with various wedding articles and ere
ated a sensation as it drove through the
streets Of Baltimore. Long streamers
Of white ribbon were tied at every pos
sible point Of vantage and placards an"
rouncing that the occupants were
bride ard bridegroom were attached
10 the sides and rear.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
DAINTY SANDWICHES,
Mrs' \. $. sio'veII Tells Kew "a Bake
Dread fer 'he Express Purpose
of Making Them.

In making sandwiches. as in doing
most other things, there is a right and
wrong way.
Bread for this purpose is best If made
in the following manner: Have ready
Two quarts of water at a temperature
o little above blood heat Put a pint
Of this into quart bowl, adding sifted
tour to make thin batter Into this
put half cake of compressed yeast and
beat until perfectly smooth, using -four
until the batter is as thick as can be
stirred easily. Lay a thick cloth over
this and let ii stand. Put the re-
mainder of the water into the bread
pan and make a batter that can easily
be stirred with a spoon. In about Is
minutes put in the matter containing
the yeast cake and stir until the mass
is thoroughly incorporated, using as
much flour as is necessary TO form q
rather stiff dough. Do not touch the
bread with the hands, and do not put
any salt in it. Set in a moderately
warm place to raise. In the morning it
VIII, all things being equal, be at the
top OF the pan. Put in an ordinary
>tPIe44 s,.,-.4..-..-.-.
tablespoonfuls of salt. Mix with the ut
most care TO avoid Jumps. Mold this
mass for at least half an hour-three-
quarters is much better. If one has
little strength to spare divide the dough
into four parts, working each one sep
arately. This makes the work tritle
lighter. but may take a little longer.
Make the dough into portions that will
about half ill the long pans which
many cooks use for sponge cake, These
pans measure three inches across the
bottom. are 2h inches deep and ten
inches long Let the dough raise until
the pans are almost full. then put them
into an oven moderately hot. II Is well
to have the loaves all ready at one time.
although this may not be necessary, il
care is taken 10 put the new loaves in
the coolest place in the oven. The lower
corner farihest from the fireboX is gen.
orally the best place for starting the
baking. The other loaves are put in,
those first started being moved to the
hottest part of the oven. Few amateur
cooks understand the philosophy of
what is known as the chemical change
in bread To understand this, carefully
note the difference in the flavor OF .
moderately hrown crust Of bread aud &
piece from the heart Of the loaf. The
brown has . rich nutty flavor which the
other portion has not. If the process
has been a success the loaf of bread,
when cut, will be found of very fine
grain and most delicious favor, But
this cannot be secured by other than an
oven of very high temperature.
The loaves must be thoroughly baked
all through.
The loaf should cleave away from the
pans as soon as it is done, slipping out
without any assistance. When cold Gu,
the slices for sandwiches, using an ex
ceedingly sharp knife.
If. however, one must use bakers
bread, and many bakers make sand
witch bread a speciality. little care is
necessary in cutting it. Sometimes il
crumbles so as to be almost past hand
ling. In this case have the knife extra
sharp. butter the end of the loaf before
cutting the slices and saw the bread
rather than cut by pressure.-N. Y
Ledger Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
FOR ROUND SHOULDERS.
and Regular Hours Are the
Best of Remedies.

To cure round shoulders, says "a
woman who knows" the best and most
nourishing foods must be taken. as
Weakness of constitution or health is
one of the first causes of round shout
ders. You should take a strong iron
and quinine tonic, and if ii is cold
weather when you begin the cure take
c0dliver oil as well. If this is apt 10
disagree take cream instead. You must
keep regular hours as to meals and
sleep and have plenty of outdoor eXer-
else, only without undue eXertion.
Walking is about the best exercise to
take, though riding and bicycling may
lie INDUCED in when you are getting
better.
You must be careful to sleep on a
hard mattress; never on feather bed;
and you must also take care that your
pillows are not raised too much, as this
is apt to throw the head forward and
add TO the rounded shoulders, instead of
making them any better. You must be
careful always to walk straight, and,
never lounge along the road. The way
TO do this is to hold the shoulders well
back, the chin we'll in the air. TO look
straight forward on level with your
eyes and never droop the head and go
through life looking for possible pins
on the ground.
On no account must you stoop over
your work or reading. as this is bad in
deed, II you are sewing you must sit
In low chair, and one that has a
straight back to lean against. If by
any chance you have to sit on high
clair to do your work you must see
that you have a footstool. In writing
you should either sit at table which
is the proper height, or you should all
ways use a sloped desk, and in reading
never hold the book on your knee, but
hold it up and lean back or sit upright
while reading.
You should often hold your hands be-
hind your back and walk this way up
and down a room or out of doors for ten
minutes at time when you have moth
Ing better to do. You must also lie fiat
on blackboard or the floor for several
hours day. You should also practice
walking up and down the room with a
book balanced on your head. This will
make you hold your head upright and
felp to cure the ugliness of your round
sfoulders.-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
PENClLINGS.

Some men fail because they spend 50
much time reading how other men have
attained success
The man who is ashamed to be seen
carrying bundle on the street ought
never 10 live in the suburbs.
A girl who knows how to whistle is
generally popular with the young men
of her acquaintance.
Seed dealers do not guarantee the
seeds they sell, because they know that
the amateur farmer needs some excuse
to give his Enthusiastically Jour
cal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
NEW WAY OF EARNING FEES
%"tha'" Doctors Forbiddins lie.
newal of Prescriptions With
Unt Orders.

only a short time ago several Dhysi-
clans prominent in special branch of
practice met 10 decide in what way
they could best bring to the attention
OF colleague question that interest.
ed them greatly. This ply slciau, saws
the new \ orb sun. was almost fhe hest
known in his speciality in the city. bgi
ms charges, in view of his reputatiot
have always been so moderate that ID
associates felt the need q prutestiut.
But it was decided not to protest. and
the physician received onlj an intima.
ton that his fees sometimes astonishcd
MS brothers in the profession. One
physician in town has recently intro
duced practice which is said to be
increasing in popularity with the pro-
fession, and it is likely that the Gus
tom will be adopted widely by those
physicians who have authority enough
to attempt anything so novel. This doc
tor has his patients take the Lrescrip-
ton to druggist who is forbidden by
the terms of his agreement to renew
the prescription except upon written
order from iao ao4tor. 80 patient can
ffaatafSs"s 81 t6ufsc' o-;efll4d.'9nlesS he
doctor The bottles are OF a size - = =
lasts for week. In some cases the
same medicines are renewed week aftei
week, but with tie orGer that comes
only from The visit to the doctor Thct
sre changed in few cases. The profess
sion has not protested against this new
fashion as yet and il is not likely thu"
il will bat it is only The influential
and authoritative among the physicians
L Il 4
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
Onite Willing

Cant have your daughter as a New
Years giftP" asked the brave young
man who had bearded the rich old IA
ther in his den
mo, sir. would rather part with
every cent have on earth"
Every well. Out of consideration for
your paternal feelings will accept the
alternative" -Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
NORWEGIAN GIRLS.

bodice of scarlet stuff, trimmed along
the edges with gold lace or ribbon. The
bodice is always the part of the dress
which most lends itself to ornament
and its decoration depends on the
wealth and good taste of the wearer.
Ihe skirt-which, as is always the case
in mountainous districts, is not long
enough 10 conceal pretty ankles-is Of
dark green or dark blue, and on their
heads the married women wear a most
becoming white muslin cap. But I'm.
married girls must not fall into the err
nor OF wearing these caps simply be.
cause they are so pretty and lend such
a softness to the face, for in Norway
the young girls go bareheaded, and the
cap is as much the symbol Of matron-
hood as wedding ring.
The costume is completed by the
gammel solo, or old silver ornaments.
which were formerly handed down as
feirlooms in the Norwegian families
but which now are fairly common. as
the farmers and peasantry. tempted by
the high prices offered by tourists. have
stid them in large quantities. These
ornaments, which are silver or silver
gilt. are worn round the throat rs neck
iaces, or round the waist as belts, and
give a most striking finish to the cos
tunes. They are easily initiated. and,
indeed, many Of those sold as real old
LeirIooms cannot justly claim to be
anything more than the most modern
OF limitations. Near Bergen the people
wear sabots, footgear which is very
i;rtle used in any other part of Norway;
hut shoes are not incorrect, and of
course would have, to be worn at a
dance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03

uce from the street, bu, two OF the
hams fell within the tracks and were
promptly scooped up by The fender
The gripman threw his weigh, on the
lever and the train shot along toward
the west with The hams rcposine safely
on the steel carrier probably to enrich
the larder Of the gripman. Now. IL
some one wor drop an occasional
oVercoat or a barrel of flour now and
then in front Of cable car the life Of
the griPman would be one long, purple
holiday
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
A New Year Episode.

what wretch profane." the preacher said
"Is ravlng In the room o'erhead
Quite loud enough TO wake the deaAT'
"Be not amazed" his hostess cried;
"Forbear to criticise or chide,
Nor a repentaut sinners scsff-
That IL my husband swearing OFF"
Atlanta Constitution.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03

He has a bran6-new overcoat.
a braud-ncw suit as well;
A new silk hat Is on his head,
He looks extremely well,
He has new shoes, new stick, new gloves,
All in the newest style;
His walk is new, his pose is new;
He has a brand-new smile
He's new all over, IN and out,
Excepting at courtship;
You know him now, for he's the man
Who's on his wedding trip,
ILLUSTRATED American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
An Ohservntlon.

If we travel around all over the world,
Our friends viii al us toss
That wcll-known proverb, old and worn,
"a rolling stone gathers no moss"
But 1! we settle down Gnd MSTA
Along IN the beaten track,
Those same dear friends VIII then T1foT
To us as "sn CID mossback."
James Barrett Kirk In Brooklyn Life.