, 1869-01-08
FUNERALS,
What II Costs d Man TO Die In
Chicago.
fashionable Funerals-FuueraIs that ara
not Fashionable.


Ills ea1eulsted tha: person dies IN some e.pa1t1o[
the world fur every tick Of the clock. This ts bas
rough estimate. and probably under tho true
tRuso*. It lie likely that no sonf enters el5nc In
TO eternity, but that others from all corners Of the
Garth at TIC same uuo
Crcss that awful gull TO mortal e'er repHsscd."
to tell what's doing on the other side; Chris
tan, JeT. Tux a1d healheu. black aud
white, pc,,ons OF every ssce, and from every
that moves to tie mysterious
realm" and etasts every eeeond of time. Tha
undettakets arr probably more interested IN
this eotstant sbtli!nE OF of the moEt4l
toll than any oshcr class OF met. for
though It Ii soltnn thought to evsfy
one, ard rentEds us Of tic &aet that one Of
these days-to-day or to.morro~, retnnps-we.
too, will be passengers IL the casay.u, yet the
undertaken is pceunia<1y interested. and most
mtn feel deeply In their pockets. This tlao OF
e!E.aoo oss .ss sstns o on ih fen ,a xera
though be ceals in the ccad, 1s always more or
An " n1de,,aker's shop is i gloomy p]acc
yo1s OF The grnye, and tho rowa OF coti1us Walt
ing for tc1alts bsyc cold and cheereEs aepect
Sostng n them. n:a nsn 'nyolusts,aly thinks Of
over bin. IN spite at himself. The .cofins ale
Of all s,zestmslI, slny :honses, for little o1cs.
o5ys, snd tken make tacsr exit; lsreer ones fo1
auulte. who have lived longtt and attained the
stature Of nsn ano Won'anlood: Collins for TIE
ttsined utside wltn black, Tue emblem Of death.
Fine cofd1 for the vitality, to Correspond to the
nue ma1etons th.y lease behsEd them. Cotdns
elaos ra,tly dtcorase7 and lined tn.idc With eain.
massive silver plates on the outside. to bc,r tho
rane cf the Innate. nese latter look as u they
ru. Oh siss over their poorer fellows. who viii
tSs !Se e 1eprsssns.aise s q A' h1adfed de.
lats. ~nie they u VIII cnc~e TIC
late owIer ef bundled Of thonssrds@so there
err ss e il M ee s Yst fheg y: II
cenmed to The same fate Al 20 down 70 the
grave or tet tomb, md rot, one sooner than m
other, perhaps but 1t Is only question OF time
At hest: When they and their owners are placed
teutath the cod. oil auper1oslty vanlshes thoJ
S e nS 3D. t ss ess
sn respeeter # petsons she treats al1 her chill
ds.n alike, a every sensible mother should do.
So lorg, however, Is The cot1ns sse aboye
| icr iLau another. This distinction 10 observed
uIt1! It IL On ihe yeree OF the grave. The better
mere Of hero than the occupant Of The poose.
orr, hit cncates the corpse Of Ereaf tuan. ts
described n ths Rapes 1s ~. I'll as ~ and
| and lies beneath finer tomb. il 1noscs In !asa.
| lunab.e circles and tosts more.
Tits item OF cost tells the entire sfory. 1t Is an
very expensive. 1t eotta large sum for . racn
ole. 1t Is well. therefore, that he dies huI
| sIce IN h1a life. When he aies, his fanilr, OF
course, givee orders TO come fashionable under
tAkel, ike Jordan, for instancc. to bury him Ia
style cemmensura1e With bis fortune and With tho
| gslci Of his ,anily. He Goes 80, and IL rctaru
! fut ut e. bill something like the following:
Metallic ccasket.-...-......- ...'.....'-..-...sN
rIate....-....-. .........'.....'........-. y
srr,sec. isny numbsfi nv il. Il ii each. ii
Gloses, eay ~ pairs.................".., q
Fancy eLl0uQ.. ~