The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-11

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 .skirted acolytes singing with
 voices; nuns of every order;
 shters of Mary, Sisters of Charity. sngregations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and all the other churches, and the murmer of their united prayers will sound like the distant voice of the sea. Then the president and his cabinet, the diplomatic corps, municipal counsel, National Institute, lawyers and judges. bomberos d1remen); the half-dozen choirs and other musical organizations of La Paz; the "Workmen of the Cross" "a sort of sanctified Labor Union Brothers of San Jose, and no end of other societies. Even the gambling and dancing clubs are to be represented in separate bodies, and thousands of citf- zens will join the parade and walk from the cathedral to the cemetery, a dis tance of about three miles. The militia ry will bring up the rear, and the most, striking feature of this part of the pa geatn is always the cavalry, a thousand men in scarlet and gold from top to toe, riding five abreast on splendid white horses. A score of brass bands, march ing at equal distances, will furnish plenty of music, and innumerable ban ners and emblematic devices will be fly ing along the line. In the midst, envel- oped in clouds of incense, the body of the bishop will be borne on an uncov- cred catafalque, it's black pail hidden under fresh roses It will be carried by priests, but scores of black ribbons ex- tending from it will be held by the president of the republic the vice-pres-g ident, ministers of justice, foreign min- isters and other dignitaries. The im-. pressiveness of the scene will be some. what marred, | am afraid, by the empty hearse, which has already been pre- pared for it's part of the show. It is dressed all over in purple and white. gauge, put on in billowy puffs to rep resent clouds, spangled and white gauge put on in billowy puffs to represent clouds, spangled with silver stars and hung with wreaths of paper roses, and is expected to show itself off by career ing gaily to and fro.
 The cemetery of La Paz is one of the finest in South America, excepting those of Santiago de Chili and Monte- video Most of the dead are deposited in niches, placed. tier above tier in the high walls that surround the enclosure, each niche being just large enough to slip in coffin, or oftener corpse with out coffin. Tn a few days the newly sealed door of one of these niches will be labelled in letters of gold, Limo Senor Doctor Don Juan de Dios Bosque, Obispo de La Paz" The high-sounding title, if translated into English would be, .'Illustrious Sir, MT. Doctor John-of- | God Wood, Bishop of La Paz,"
 Returning to our hotel we sit long on the balcony musing in the twilight. The soldiers who have been in a body to kiss the dead bishops hand are marched three times around the plaza to the music of gay waltzes and nation al airs, before returning to their bar racks on the hill top. Gray-coWled Franciscans glide away to their cois- ters: groups Of white-robed friars hurry to the San Merced; priests, clanona and clergy hasten home to dinner, many in clined to be jolly after the fabors of the day. Among the multitudes that have been to see the bishop probably there 1 was not one, poor Indian who, though often cold and hungry, would not rath- CT be himself, alive and on the top of Gods green earth, than the dead pde- I late in. all his ponp and glory. Could | the lately departed soul return to it's old haunts tonight, it might be disap pointed to find the local world going on as contentedly as ever, and even its closest friends forgetful. So true it is l that in this world of graves one more death is like the dropping of a pebble into the sea--a momentary ripple, then i the waters close over and leave no sign. Meanwhile, though darkness has de- scended below and wrapped the city in deepest shadow, the heaven piercing snows of Illimani are gloriously ilIuni- mated by the departed sun-a hint of things unseen by mortal eyes.
 1 sG;+ FANNIE B.. WARD.