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PAGE THREE.'
Biblical dramatization irortt Montreal.
7.00 p,nt-. Trefe.ss,',r Quiz an -c: his
., .,., 13rainhttstt•rs. From New. York.
d),IIII p.m. "'For'gotten Footstep.."
Dramatization from Toronto. ,
\I„nday, January JP, :
o,(0) •p.m. " M'fe'lodic Strings," Or-
chestra
r-
ch( t a direction Alexander Ctntltald.
Deah Douglas Clark, noted Montreal
Musician, to be Guest Conductor
of Three CIBC ''Concert Hall of
The Air" Programs -Halifax Or-
ganist employs usual method of
Synchronizing Music •
'fly Canadian Con cera hall of the
Air." a program broadcast from the
CB'C 'Montreal studios every Wednes-
day evening at 9,00 o'clock LSi'T over Add to the list o) gifts from CB!
the national nehvork will present to'fans, one large package of clog bio
its listener.; 0 ring January a brief culls, „Ted Youngtblood," played 'b
-cycle of music by British composers. iJaek Whitehouse in the Candia
The program departntent'is pleased to Broadcasting Corporation's rural dra
an.nttottce that Dean Douglas Clarke .matic ncriah -"Pile Youngthlood's o
will appear as guest conductor of I13.eaver Bend," presented front flu
three of these concerts, feat'u'ring as Winni'p'eg studios, acquired two wok
-usual the Little Sym.p'hony Orchestra, houncls in 0 recent chapter of the al
guest vocalists, and instrumentalists. serial, 'Trudy, Ted's impetuous sister
'Douglas Clarke, M:1i., Mos. B., played by • Maybelle Miller, prompt!
('Canta'h) is.R;C,\4., ,1':R.CJO., is con- begged the "'pretty one" .for herself
chadorof the MontrealIOrchestna„ then fed then' both iarge por'tion's of
Dean of the Faculty Of Music, McGill chocolate layer cake, because 'they
University. and Director of the Mt- looked so "sad and thin," Tedi protest -
Gill Con se'rvatot'ium of Music. Dos- ed that the cake was not the stuff to
tin,guished an both conductor and 'iced to wdif hounds, and was bac.ked
.composer, Dean Clarke is recent .up by one of the -listeners whoyeare has 'pu'blished choralworks and p-'ontptly nailed him a box of dog
many instrumental works that have :biscuits. At a loss as to what to do
been pllayed in London and •other mu- with them, since his "hounds" existed
sic centres by eminent soloist's, only in Peter ID. Dales scripts, Ted
Usual Method of Synchronization solved the problem by picking out
Allan Reid, organist of the CBC the leanest: saddest dog he 'could find
Halifax .programs, "Mush,to Re- on his way home making him the Ilan -
em her,""'Acadian Serenade," and pies clog in the district -while the
"Atlantic Nocturne," does not .play in biscuits lasted.
the same studios as the orchestras,
-hut eight floor below in the 'ball-
room of the Nowa Scotians Hotelwhich !rouses the studios. The syn -
orchestra ranks ace -high not only
clown East 'hitt elsewhere .throughout
the 'Dominion. Shy is always on the
track of something new from a musi-
cal standpoint, and in the past has in-
troduced a number of selections from
outstanding liuropean musicalcomed-
ies.
Fan Sends Dog Biscuits
C
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deB Holly Meets His Inspiration
Meeting his "inspiration" was one
chrouization of the organ and arches_ of the highlights
'of the recent visit to
eras is. accomplished by mean, of ear- of
yook of deli Holly, annaunccr
of the CBC program, "Fanfare." See -
phones, 'bot)' Alun Reid and the eon- Ria. the much talked of play cycle by
doctor, 1)atijorie. Payne, using them, \belt Coward and Gertrude (2ateren • •
and each thus hearing ghat the other cc
is doing, A mare casual artist that of was andtheh Originator of "Phe \Tour
Allan -Reid could not be found. Re- broadcastd.
Cheer," r Halifax feature
dining at ease, almost always with a dcant edch morning for soot -doss
cigar in his mouth, he sits alone in
deli received his inspft•atian From the
the 'ballroom at the console of the or-
gan, and produces, seemingly without
effort, the music which adds so mach
Ito the concert orchestras, and pro-
vides such fitting solo selections and
backgrounds to the readings of J.
Frank Willis, "Canada's Poet of the (All 'Tittles January
Standard)'
AA'ir," on 'Atlantic Nocturne." Roth Thursday, la "The 14:
i off -the job and on, Allan Reid is al- 5;41a pint. d lThe forogrieul7. Agricultural ll.: by
'ton and Outlook 814317. 'Palle. by
ways the same• -a teller of screaming- Dr. ,G. S. H. Barton, Deputy Minister
ly fanny stories, of wick he has a good of Agriculture, From Ottawa.
auflply on hand at all !tine;. Allan 9.31) 'Christie Street Capers." \''ai•-
Reid's technique of broadcasting dif- p
fcty show front the auditorium of
'fern from that of most organists, He Christie Street Hospital, Toronto.
guages itis entire presentation, not Friday, January 115. :
from the sound of the •organ in the 9;0(1 "Let's All Go to the Music
Ms -led product being his only guide, 'fail," 010 time music hall program.
ballroom, but as it is broadcast. the From :Toronto,
This factor enables (tint to hear his 411,00 p.m. "Ve Olde Medicine
playing exactly as a listener would, Shone," From Vancouver.
famous "Coterie" who is beard daily
in the 'United State;, Frederick Rus-
sell and Harrison isles were other
celebrities he visited with while. there
FEATURES DAY BY DAY
CBC's 'Only Woman Conductor
All of this reminds us that we long
ago intended telling you a bit about
'Marjorie ;Payne. Miss Payne, who
deoes the \Lusic to Remember" and
"Acadian Serende" show's at the 1Hal-
Saturday, January 116,
8.39) p.m. "La Petite Synzplonie de
Radio-Caeada. Orchestra direction of
Chap' Charles ON\ei1). From Q'ue'bec. 1,
1110.,10 p.m. Gilbert 37aricse end itis
Chateau Frontcnae Dance Orchestra, ;I
From Quebec,. s
tfa� studios, is the only woman con- Sunday, January IP:
doctor on the CBC networks and her 6.00 p.nt. "And It Came to Pass,"
in. From oat Toronto.
Tuesday. January 119. :
8,3.0 •p,iu. Musical Tapestry. Front
Detroit,
1.(.001 p,tn "National Sing ti,,"
,Community singing.l•rom Jnr,mto,
1Vcdnesriay, January 211.
83i11 pan, ' liand-.liox Review," 11 u.
irul prag.ran, from Detroit.
110:30 p.m. Lloyd Ha t tley ars ht.'
!fount Rova'I Hotel Dance Orchestra,
throat 'AI on
r.... -: te rr;i. •.( -•[it. ..,1. S.- i❑ , - itl11t ,ter ..1 rite 6a.a, w' -
+.'n e rept Tied'. 'Va.! tn,s.ill t d• ,,I ice dceide•1 to. form a
(er R.n r.li yard \'111. of ' , 1'iri:iie society under the name
znl-- td r'r`net -. Juliana'would .,, the \gricultu•ad C'o-operative So-
! t r ne` Czar ,riu,,, h ,,vever, went ciety- of Flax Producers of Vett-
!lex-rite •,t his baeht "or wars 'f:t' rte- drt•uil and Sottlatges, its order to ell-
t egrt-tially died. , minate the name';sary' competition
tt a great mane continental which welt, proving a serious handi-
n tn'tie- aim„-: 'at'trr ,o'er the cap to the development of the i:nlu,s-
t.utze-, Princess Juliana also went try. 'rhey decided to establish their
ft 1 tont her Oath affair;. It was OWIl drill its which ,to elven the seed,
ta 'all life ,Ite i1'td leaving little time fabricate the flax straw and sell their
!for romance, She traveled a great Beat, t'rcx lurts in the hest ntarkrts. .\poli•
tizdderl v' i.c and vtolfn. She hiey- ,:orlon .wa- nttule to the• Central Ex-
te••wrote thin_> --a plx;, '111ue intrnfa1 Farm for snnu dirrc'tiou in
,;:r•'. that she produced, and a theirIzerentrrpr(ee autl the C'hde'1 of t-h•c•-
t that won a prize. Flax Division w•as instructed to ca-
t h Baron ran Hardc•nhroek was operate m every yea!' x sihle. He ad -
mentioned, His, fattier was command- risen the farmers to cultivate flax on
er of the l itch hemsehold cavalry, a limited acreage as a cash crop and
ilr was thelionly native son whose directed thea' in the essentials of pro: -
name ever entered the matrintanial- chtction, .seed preparation, tote fabric -
sweepstakes. It may have been alio, amarked»,¢. By d'9:l'1 'fthat romance romance Molded there. Queentrue 5zperativend enterprise had not phc'rove»
\Vilhelmina, however, nipped it by necessfu1 fat• a variety of reasons,
"ending the harem ,i a long mission prittcipally cqexpein
that took him far from the field, tectibn with lue fhcn maintagentenrienceR. cemt-
$,v the
Then, unheralded and unannnt,ic- end of that year the Society had a
ed.' came 'Prince Berhard vent Il.ipp.e_ consideraible deficit. The ittennhers
-11ieoterFeld. the man the match mak- were naturally s111110hat discouraged,
ers -had overbooked, The prince is two 'hut the officials of the Dominion and
years younger than the princess. .He Quebec Departments of !Agriculture
is 0 graduate alt law and 1s engaged 11;.ged the asn.s flwiaiig
at present in a non-paying apprentice- in the •districttraasltagea prooffitabaxlerocash
ship to the !German Dye '''rust, crop. The 'land and general conditions
"Nowadays," as his mother doormen- of the district were decidedly favour
ted 'everyo'ne must work, even a able Fnr 'fax p0,''loetiom, rFor years
prince," try hail been art inlp,rlaut crap, -blit
l.'rincess 1tfliana herself is no miser with the decline of horses due to the
in names. Formally she is "Princess wider use of the motor car, the motor
.1itiana Louise F.ninta 1larei \\'ilhel- 'rude and the mechanization of faint
loan'' --,,f the royal house of Ori age_ ntar'hinery the denitrndi far Inc teas
Nassau,' limited aitd ii was economically nee -
Prince "Bueuto` is a 'heart taller c nary g,t replace it with a more pro -
than 'the princess. He IA IGerntaatic, hta'ble crop. The ntemi)ei's of the So -
athletic anci blue-ey'oih- adecided ga competent
haven tit0 wears hored,n-rinmHduiseclanigl,atss- 1110OCr w:h„ htoailenconteage experience in
es. -He plays tennis well --oat air- the direction of a, farmers' co-nper't
prisinn when tt is rentrnt'bet•ed that o orguzmt, They le
tis mother i; a nu^mime' of the \'ou' toGoutier,ait'linatiw•as managerse,afcted a farm-
Cranlnt fancily from which springs ers' co-operative society at Ville -Mar -
the tennis playing Laron \'on ie, Que. 'He came tot•1lcaujeu in
L'rantnt, 1(411. toed tilt i1 1111,E110
e has acc-)onnplislted in
prince '`Lueno's" mother remark- four years is the best testimony of his
ed proudly that her son chive, 0 tent- tbility. This year the ..1gricidtural Co -
(wear "like fist". l -Ie is gay and tal- operative Society of Flax Producers
enter!. Queen \\'ilhelnnna 'herself has of Vanclreuil and ;Soulanges with 104
said she is "highly pleased With his member; hasEt mill and equipment
eccllen't qualities," and that "he has valued at over $311,001 all .paid for end
shown 'himself to he a hard worker," a surplus of $9,00'0. The »temnhers of
13ofh t'r'ace: s ',halia»a and nce [he ocieq hail 1,ars under Aa
d3ernliard von' this trill he iso Priroyal
S
titin year and will509 realcizee about 2Ox0
"marriage of convenience-" It's love. per cent net profit of .their flax crop.
Speaking over the radio to her sub- Graded, pedigreed seed .has been sell-
jcot., .imply: "I love hint." The itrg regularly iii \ortltertt Ireland at
prince said "I tun very happy," rncuuaging prices. npholsterhtg too
lfarrying Princess Juliana will not ha; found a fair market at 0 good
be all beer and skittles t.; the prince price and scotched tow, tossed flax
well know;. '!'hough he is marrying and long fibre are sold .protitta.bly to
a w ,1111111 who will be a queen, he can the growers, The demand, however,
never be a king, Iac can go about the for upholstering tow, w'hic'h is used
slyke -hound kingdom 'laying a corner- for stuffing of chairs and chester-
stone Isere and there, told perhaps fields k limited and consequently Mr,
nuoking a speech in his careful 'D»tc'ft ''loot'e'r is developing the production
at a dedication ceremony. That of fibre, To get the best' results with
i; abort all, 'Juliana will he queen, Ju- flax fibre rettudres special attention on
rials will rule, the part of the producer not only in
I'hc details of financing the prince the growing bat in the methods to he
'sort ore tcpeeted to be arranged followed after the flax is palled. Flax
hoot difficulty. It is understood fibre m111st'first be ret ted, a process by
1 Queen \V1lhclntina will recant- tiitkeh the fibre can be easily separa-
nd than *11130,000 a year be taken 'ted front the woody straw,
nt the sun allowed her -by the gov- The Manager of the Society under-
ment and turned over to her only takes to direct the methods of procluc-
id's hu'shand. 'Princess Juliana her- tion for all the members. Each ,tem-
i is financially independent. As ,her ber is 'hound by a Ave year contract.
they s heir she will inherit a for- This eon traot gives ;authority to the
1r that has been estimated at $211,• Manager of the Society to determine(t,t. Queen \\ tit het mitta has been the acreage each member shall sow-
JULIANA MARRIED,
For 1)4 years they've been marry-
ing Princess Julianaof The iNether-
fantts to c•very+body from the Prince
of \Vales to the cantor of an :\ 0Irr-
clam synagogue.
Princes galore, as viscount and a
baron- all at one time ur a'''nther,
'have been mentioned ' as desirable
makes 'for the sturdy, pink-cheeieetl
heiress to The Netherlands throne,
So now princess ,Juliana has made her
own choice and surprised everybody,
The 'German Prince Bernard volt Lip
pe;Biestea'fdd popped into the picture
front a clear ley, .The matchmakers
had overlooked him completely.
The let's marry ,'ll Princess Julian-
a" campaign got started when she 'was
a hare 1:3 years old, The dashing
young 'British Viscount Rupert'Trcnt-
aton, son of the Fart of Athlone, was
the lad the matchmakers considered
an excellent match for the girl who
teas bort' to -he Queen,
1.1 was ,hist an idea. It is unlikely
that ;Itthana or the viscount ever even
stet, .1 -le 11a, killed in 1Af.t( in a motor-
car crash, No sooner hail the Viscount
Trentaton bubble burst that the ns-
siper blew' another ons a "lore al -
'air" between the princess and ati .gym
sterdant cantrlr. This was so ou'trag-
eously without troth that it collapsed
before it was barely launched.
Two years later the busybodies were
marying here off to 'Prince Ferdinand
of Rotituania, who was otic'' surpris-
ed to learn of it. The princess bad
,tore to worry about than a husband.
;r
She had to , to college 1.0 the lini-
vet•sity of Leyden. She was "plain
.plias \ nt Boren" during the univer-
sity years, She wasa "'good Idnow.,,
'l -ler schoolmates called her "3ulia.
•\\'hen she became 41', however. the
Marriage bee began buzzing again;
not in her hat hurt in •the bonnets of
the matchmakers. She didn't give
much to go on for :1t lt.uta, the ten-
nis -playing, ice skating dangltter of
rich and thrifty Queen \Vil'hclnuna,
hail no eyes for any pau•licul;r man.
There was vague talk that site wand,1
marry 'a Cierntan prince:' There. were
n'ar'y German princes, most of whom
would gladly have wished the rumors
were true; hat they weren't,
Two years ago Ole matchmaker,
went to work in a frenzy. ,inliantt was
)!5. it was time .something was done.
Who would' thisheiress to a kingdom
,f C'tl1)10001) subjects dunlurling the
colonic) take for her husband? The
'rinse of Wales! What could be
weeter? He was a bachelor. They
aid''h'is single bliss was a matter of
'cep concern to his people. desirous
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,
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shrewd ,ueretor• tri fax each year, also to receive the
IL as the;, car, Queen \Vil'helmina crop, classify it, netke the towand
will tura over the throne to -Juliana sell it. There are elause0 in the tam -
after the marriage which will tract which obligate the ntenlbers to
,rrobably he before the tear's end.. observe it its every detail. '1'o do -n is
the people of the Netherlands will te, their own nd,cotrge and consist -
have a c1r'edo with most of the goal''- int with Elie essence of real conpera-
'es of their present ruler. tion Failure to respect the contract
Julian' has been called evert more can hang expulsion from :the Society
democratic than her !mother. She has and there is a long list of foo't'ers in
abo'r'ted the s'haractcristic thrift and the Ir.'tict who ,vtirt to he ntenthers.
:attthtn of Queen \','i 111 111ina, -'tut it i lit, r s u' T.+It» ''ora nnrnthershdn arc
•s leavened with the ,'Ratio turd gaiety m'u1e. :\t pedes, nt the Snciely 0811
that 1185 iter father's huitage, 'rind(,. nnlr the nrarluction „f the '111,x}
mon ,u<, ~l'orr'y an exIe t i011 do e
FLAX GROWING IN QUEBEC 11011 will ire com
tall': pleted which will al-
'l'hc average Person pa u
"on an additional 5(1 members to he
''rico h 1hdLcau.jeu, ac re tit. I ,h .nt•ollt•'1. With such a satisfactory 'silt -
line
on the Ottawa -\i int- nation prevailing it naturally isn't
c.tl line of the Canadian !National deny diifirnit for 1Ir, Cloutier to hi-
dRailways and the Toronto l�Iorttreal •,fst itpon the strict ohse,rvan:ce of the
line ni the Canadian IPacilic Railway ,conditions of the contract down to the
may not ,be aware of the fact that it ,bast detail, .1'1 any member is dos:aatis-
is the centre of agrow in;g intcrnation- ftcd and desires to withdraw- from the
al trade. " Society, his Metttbershit1
:\ group of fainters i t this t
acan very
re:uhlt 'he st1'd 't od rnn
began .an ex+periment in flan praddistricuc- ; l'he rnrple 'fact is tahegoliiennbeplasentknontw,
tine and marketing a few years ago they ha re got a good thing and t'ar't
and guided to some extent by the .of- to keep it. .All the members are
ficers of this Qlfttx Division, Centril French Canadians, except two, and
Experimental Farm, Dominion De- ,:ver one is a practical farmer and
partntent of Agriculture and the Que- 'tsiness mean,
'bee 'Depar'tm'ent of Agriculture have I'he ;Society has received valuable
since 19131 attained an encouraging •1.sistaitce from the Flax Division of
measure of success, 'The high quail- Cut Central Lxpi t'imeutal 'Fart in
sty seed they are producing finds a Muting a market in Northern Ireland
ready market in Northern Ireland and 5,r Ole graded flax seed df the desired
flax tow, tossed flax and long fibre varieties. ;Over there 'iax :growers do
are sold in the IIinitecl States. 13c1- not. grow their own seed partly be-
aitmt, France, N'ortltern lrelandl and etuse the het hire is obtained .from
Scotland Upholstering tore is sold in flax that is pulled when it its flower:
Canada and Ole LIniteil States, Russia is the principal source of sup
Flax in limited or variable .quantit- Ply' of flax seed to Northern Ireland,
(es has been grown in the DeBeaujeu hut the seer) from the (DeBeauiieu dts-
ar St. Polycarpe district for the past t'rlet is of exceptional qualdty and vfr-
410 years, but only since 19012 'has the stty ant cansegaterttly finds -a ready
i'n'dutay -been projected an a profit- •troika. 34ni treat, �es are \Vimtipeg
anile ,and progressive 'b'asis, amd the It•nftrd] litotes are the
prittcf
pal buyers of. fax tow, winch d,: used
by the upholstering trade. `'''his flax
tow has a lime resiliency and it is
wholesome and altogether a very ex-
cellent tilling for upholstered articles,
S-cutcher) 'lax is exported principally
to larance and liel+giunt for nialeing
linen, lit '119315 the Society's gross
turnover was $5!5,0(10, an increase nt
11414,0'00 compared with the total vbl-
unte of business in 11133)2, fu 11f1313 each
member def the Society, received are
venire of $. 7 per acre Mr his flax; in
119314 he was paid $'319 per acre and last
year he received $3I5. Lt will be sever-
al months before it is.k110W11 w•halt the
return; will 'he for '114:1 but it is ex-
pected it will be equal at least to 1191315.
In recent years hay. has not paid more
that an average of $5 per acre.
Men -titers of the Society receive an
iuif ia9 paymett ,on 'their crop on deliv-
ery. The balance is paid to each. intern -
her when the crop is sold, :based, of
course, on the price re,ceive'd for 'his
product, Each onem'ber's crop is hand'
led separately,
('The technical work of The factory
or ,till is under a young Belgian from
'Courtrai, who has hada wide expert-
ence in the is dustry. The Quebec
Government brought hint 'fo D'eBeau-
jcu to work under Mr. Cloutier for a
limited time and is paying his. sallary.
The enlarged mill at D'eBea+uiibtt is
now equipped with the 'best and most
ftp -to -date machinery availa'b'le: The
policy to be 'followed by -Mr. Cloutier
is to produce a larger quantity off fax
bow 'for ,fi'bre. There is always a ready
market for: this, 'Of the 1,15100 -acres
sown to flax 'by the 104 ntentb.ers of
the Society this year 3'00 acres were
for long fibre and 'tossed flax. Its i119i31,3
only about '11 acres of the 7001 acres
'miler flax were pulled for 'fibre; the -
reutainder 1000 cttt for upholstering
how.
'There is
a growing denttutd for fibre
m'
fax front the woett's. fart, circles in.the Province of Quebec w,hi:c'h stake
la ntespui linens that find a ready
sale with tourists. Last year the fam-
ilies of these circles produced about
72,5(10 pounds of fax tour and,bcnzght about '5,3(10 pounds. The value
of their hnmesptms so]'d was about
13,
The prospects of the fax industry
i'ncreasin'g substantially in the De-
Bcaujeu district are decidedly encour-
aging under the present able manage-
ment. Practically every member of
the Society maintains an active 'inter-
est in it. Al the annual meeting held
fn August'hy the Cen Ira) .Experiment-
al Farm, Dominion Department of
Agriculture, and the Quebec Depart-
ment of 'Agriculture to this progres-
sive enterprise that is being .develop-
ed to assure a prdfitable cash crop to
farmers in a district where soil and
climatic conditions are peculiarly and,
particularly favourable to 'flax produc-
tion. It is an example of cooperative
effort that farmers in other districts
might well emulate,
WASHINGTON'S FAVOR-
ITE HORSE
• (George 'Washington was a great
lover ,of horses and had many of
them, but, while all the animals that
the great general] node 'luring the war
of independence were superb, none
was as beloved as "Nelson." One nat-
urally associates the 'father of his
country with a white horse, because
in his hest -known equestrian portrait
he stands beside one, and also he_
cause during Itis years as general and
president he rode several white thor-
ough breds.
'Nelson was rt light sorrel with a
white face and legs, and stood sixteen
hands high His nerves were calm 'Ind
'te,uly tut'\ \\ ashingIr'1 k t'ev that rte
could be depended on in battle, where
he remained unmoved and tranquil
during heavy tiring.
On May 3, 11773, \Vashiniton, who
was 'then a colonel, set lentil on Ned -
stn to attend the second continental
congress at .t Irilttdnlphia, to which he
was a deleg ate. rbt thitt time he little
realized the importance of this jour-
ney• which was to lead him through
years of cruel warfare into the presid-
ential chair of a new nation.
In the 'battle of Mon -mouth, which
took place June 28. 1P71719, the 'figure of
Washington mounted upo i'r'is favor-
ite, Nelson has often ,been described.
'Dntring this 'battle \\''ashington can-
tmually exposed himself to every dan-
ger, but both he anti his horse seemed
to lead a charmed life, and cane,
through every encounter safely.
Nelson was named for Thomas
governor o1 Virginia, a signer of the
declaration of independence, who Was
a lit ncit-loved friend of Washington,
The president's last clays 'were spent
mostly in the saddle. \\'bile riding
a, bout his plantation on a bleak, cold.
day, when snow and rain were Trolling
alternately, he too a severe cold
from which he failed to recover,
\s in the case .of other :great sold-
iers, 1\!ashingetan's horse played an
important par -t in this funeral proces-
sion. 'Caparisoned with saddle, holst-
ers, and pistols, he preceded his mast-
er's body to the family loam, while,
ail the nation mourned.. -.;Dumb
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