The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-02-08

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large arm chair sits right on the edge
OF the floor OF the third story II looks
like 6 bu'f Of wind would blow Il down
but II has remained In that position
since last June
came out from Paris Monday night,
leaving the Care du Nord at ~ 10 o.
clock and reaching Beanvais al II o..
clock THE French use this system Of
time for their trains instead OF saying
IN or p M had no trouble In
checking out with the military police
and the bureau mllltaire. | rode In the
same compartment with French Lieu
tenant vi no was coming here We could
not understand each other. but got on
famoasIy
Smith College Women
an stopping at the American Club.
which il being conducted by Or Clara
Greenough and other members OF the
Smith College Unit. These women. as
well as all other OF the women war
workers. have done wonderful work,
aud are entltled to all the credit which
has ecen given them | have talked o
members Of he Smith College Unit
Who have been on duty, nursing, under
both bomb and long range gun attack,
u the matter Is brought sp they speak
of 4 In the most casual sort Of way,
and 10 not seem TO thlak they have
done anything extraordinary.
Cathedral and Clock
There is a wonderful old cathedral
here II dates from the sixteenth cen.
tafy. aud has never really been CON.
plete through II IL M enormous
stH3'ble II II badly weaherstained,
but inside {, has some OF the mos,
beautiful lines have ever seen in any
building The doors are said to be- very
beautiful but they were removed dur.
ing the war. as sas much OF the stat.
aary and lave not been brought baekI
There il famous old clock in the
cathedral, which is very interesting
rs ar example Of the Ingenuity OF one
man II Vas made by yertety, the
famous French clock maker. and pre-.
sensed 10 Beauvais, his home town.
After the old guide gets his audience
inside the clock enclosure he touches
q few levers and triggers. and things
begia to happen First, u rooster f,ops
his wings and crows Then comes the
Last Judgment couldn't eonpre
parles.vous fas, enough 60 keep up with
the old scout in his story, but Il hap.
pened about like this;
Marvellous cioek~erk
Tho chrtct and his Apostles we're
set in motion and | think they were
supposed TO be going through the
Lords Supper Then the Angel Ga.
briel appears and blows his trumpet
Flames appear Mt ali the windows and
II Is apparent that the last hour has
come ~ Peter comes up and judges
the Good and the Bad. Good goes of
sprodiing wings, while had grows q
tail and horns before he disappears
from sight
After this matinee. the guide ex
plaihF the working of The clock which
ID irely marvellous There are really
two OF three dozen clocks. giving the
tiiae Of all the principal cities Of The
world The pt asses Of the moon are
recorded as well as the changing 90
sItlon Of the stars There are said 10
De over $4,000 pieces In the meehan.
lem Of this clock not one OF which In
q nail, . The guide invites eserynvl,
to come back tn 1873 20 see The hes
winding Of the clock, takes up the col
lection "A 'bt shos IL over.
There Is another church, Older still,
which dates back TO the thirteenth
century. A bomb exploded very near
II and shattered some OF the windows.
Some Of the statuary is still protected
BY sand bags end masonry.
sesussis . School, Town
This is quite school toNa and was
chosen as a hospital center because
the buildings could so easily be cot. |
vertad into hospitals However The
hospitals have nearly all been evaeu.
ated All the Americans have been
sent away bat four. and they viii be
sent away as soon IA they are able
to travel There are still quite a nun.
Der OF patients In the French hnsni,ata