, 1874-06-13


n.sa"n tleaoon from ono generation to anotllur''
Tho pineapple HannaI,a grenndino sllawla aro
only III but, 6eforo tho Frionl throws ono
frneo 65rr 'ST ot Shoulder sho outs tho ornamental
Quakor womens suit, exclusive Of furs aud
winter. about $40. 1ior wintor garb inoudos q
sao shaU sU Of resa s IsYgaod e r.
poplin, $40; shoulder-ahavl Of raw spun NJ I. six.
%; bonnet, 90; droHn cap Of queens bIonde'
20 conts; Aloxantlres kid gloves, one button
Si'75 g shoeg always buakins, $l.6o; umbrella,
tuck or rnile. Hor sl1nmor-suit Ia ! silk gown.
$40; silk shawl, $50; brown or drab laco mittH'
81; india book nockerchof. 81; wash blontlo
Tor inside Of nockerchief, 60 cents; fan, 70
cents; buskin shoog, s1.5o; and bonnet and
umbrella, et2 moro.
NATIVE rn1EsT FOR GREENLAND.
1t ia but little moro than century and hall
since Frederick w., Of Denmark, cstabl1shed
tho first Christian mission in Ills lreary aud
doso'ato dominion Of Gsoenlnnd. It was with
ini'nito toll and trouble that tho mission WAS sos
In motion, and II mot with no brilliant succeas
during tho life Of Hans Egede, the piouB and en-
thuslustio pastor who cheorfully sacrificed tho
comforts OF this world to tho WORK Of converting
a debased people from hoathoniam. 1t was long
before, he could renlzo how crampod and
dwarfod WAS the intellect Of tho race, whoso ex-
istonoe was spent in continual contest with tho
horrora OF cold and hunger. Yet, Gro ho did,
hia hoart was Eladdencd with d fow a,lre sirpn
TINT his tirolosa and heroic efforts had not boon
without thoir reward.
The Danish Kings have a1waya maintained an
interest In tue spiritual enlightenment OF those
tho present moment, eight little mysionary-sta-
tions arc sustained Ut rlany differont sottlo-
mensH along tho ,ooaBt Of Greenland. Dosdos
these, tho Moravian Brethren support five stat-
th t1ons or their own 40 that; from Julanchaab.
northern spot on tho world'R surface inhabited
by civilized men, tho Gospel is preached In tho
unoouth tongue OF tho natyoa. But, until
recent recently oil , efforts to create native
VIII, in 1s44, at dodthaab and Jacobshaon
where chlldren and youth might be trained to
bccome toachers Of othors.. But years and years
oonvorta gained displaying intelligence enongh to
assume the duttos OF a Lutheran minister, At
last. however, q native pupil was found whoso
gifta wcro sufficient to point him out ~ srjta-
ble object for tho education tint procodes con-
hrmAttou.
He was sent Ito Denmark in 1879, and, alto,
two yoars OF careful instruction, WINS ordained ia
Our Ladys Church. In Copenhagen, on tho 18th
wero unusually impressive. Tho services ssu wore
conducted bY Dr.. Nlartonaon, the greatest philo-
Hophcal gonius belonging to the Lutheran
Church in Europe. Although many other cantIi-
dateB worn ordained at tho Bamo time, the inter-
eat canterot In tho Groenander. whoso low stat
uro, high choclt-bones, ind narrow ewes. nm
claimed the Esquimaux, perhaps Mongolian. trpo.
The scattered tribos Of Greenland number now
but about 10000 porsous In all. To thone, hia
will Tobias hlorch. tho young Lutheran proat'
return, to carry the tidings OF salvation which
lave been. intruBtcd to him. 1t IL hoped that
more rapid proRreas will he made in tho civilian
ton or Iroon'and: now that native pastor has
beon endowed and appointed to carry on tlo
nork. 'As
4 CHINESE DEATH-orrH.
As tho cheerful subject Of cremation Ia fust
now paramount in mons minds, every mortunry
item that can be gloaued, from whatever source.
il matter Of tile lycliess interest. This con-
tinual discussion Of graveyard topics gives to cur
rent literature quite funsroal aspect. Every
paper and magazine has ono or more articles do.
voted to tho Bopulchral rites and ceremonies that
havo boon in comfortable PRACTICE BY nations OF
the past, or that might be agroeably adoptod by
existing peoples: Thoro is no danger, while tho
she!eton Of death is kept 50 persatently in sight,
that any Of us wlll forget the goal no nro rapidly
travelling toward, or tho mysterious and elastly
transformation that awaits lie MI in the instant
that tile soul has parted from tho body.
as contribution to tho popular Hnbjcct, d
curious account OF q visit to ono Of tho word
and ghostly cities Of tho dead, that arc built by
tho Chinobc IL tho neighborhood of the cities Of
the living. Tho one described wis situatod lust
oatslde t Of Uanton, on hillside. in full exposure
to tho breeze and the sunshine. The Chinaman,
with stanch belief in Immortality, thinks
moro OF death than ho docs OF lifo, and exnonis
a greater amount Of thought and caro- on Tho
way Ills body shall DO preserved after it hns be-
happiness and misery. cherishing tlo ancient
superstition OF worshiping hia ancaa.
tors. it is = chief objoet with him thai
families shall be united in the grave
thin purpose that tho death-cities arc built, it,
where, In houses exactly like thoae occupied b1
the living. tho cot1ned dead lie until ali tho1yy
relatives arc gathered about them, aud can b1
consigned to tho earth together.
At first sieht, tho doath-city presente t3,s
Same appearance as any other, sayo that there
il an absolute ailenco and absence OF movement,
Whilo heavy, stagnant atmosphere porvades it.
There are tie hamo narrow, zezag atreets, paved
at all sorts OF angles; tho same Quaint, little,
square housaH. with the elaborate scraen serving
to closo tho doorway; aud the aamo little lat
ttcoa windows, from Which the Cllinose woman
reops to SEQ what goes on in tue outor world,
Here and there are patches Of gardeu-ground, in
which cadAVarous flowers struggle for breath.
and q few dwarfed shrubs stand languidly IN al
distant intervals. But there is no sound and M
movement, no animal ilo OF any sort. Not "a
4AAu0A 40 A0It p 4S13 VI bkEAY8 lDEQ
this habitaton OF death and iutorrupts its Oh.
pressiyo stiffness. Drawing aside tio screen al
tho doorway, and entering ono Of those ailoni
dwellings, ono finds himself in the ordinary
Chinese par]or or receiving room. furnished
with tho uBual ebony chairs and teapoys With
the gaudy pictures. lacking perspective, on thu
wallis; with tho altar and joss, or idol, at ont
ond, and tho BRASS urn, containing amoldorina
inoonBa, Oh either side, and oups Of ten and
Bamshoo, In front. In Tho contre Of ths
room HfAuu& a 6iynn cnynrn1 with thf
quilted silk countorpano, ouch as is usod on
Chinese beds. Turn 1t doun. and there lies dis.
closed the inhabitant Of tho honHe, scaled In
hlR coffin. Other chambers in tho same dwelling
aro similarly furnished: but on tue diyan Id
aome Of them TeatH m empty casket showing
that tho individual for whom 1t is intondcd still
abidos IN tho loma OF tho living The yerandah
about tho house ia provided with aoats, aud
vaseH OF flowers. Tho traYosty Of life Is por.
feotly sustained In death.
Enter another door, and the sigu, To Lot
Unfurnial,cd," !" meots tho eye. It Ia waiting for
tonauts, for these housos aro only rented until