The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-25

Paris Cor. Home Journal.

i"tis 'or' nome journal
The three principal cemeteries of Par.
is are Pere Lachaise, at the east; Mont
martre, MT the north, and Montparnasse.
at the south. The INDECENT, who COM
prise two-thirds of the population, are
buried gratuitously in common fosses.
A temporary grave for one person costs
$50, payable to the city treasury, and is
granted for only ten years. The smallest
permanent grave, for person over 7
years of age, costs 800, of which $50
are given to the city treasury and the
remainder to the poor.
CONCESSION perpetuite" is engraved
upon most OF the monuments over per-
manent graves. All interments at Paris
are undertaken by a company author
lied 10y the city government, at fixed
prices varying in their nine grades from
20. rs to 81 1876. The expenses OF the
church are betrayed by. collection at
the funeral Two priests are attached to
each cemetery to render the last honors
to the poor. A short walk from the
fPlace de la Bastile' brings MS to Pere
Laohaise, the most celebrated of the
cemeteries. situated upon fine elevated
spot, commanding magnificent view of
the city. Fs gt.h
Passing up the broad avenue from the
entrance TO the chapel on the brow of
the hill, we notice at ourilght'Jhe monu-
ments erected to the memory of Arago,
the astronomer; Auber. the composer:
Consin, the writer and philosopher, and
Ledru Rollin. At the left are the tombs
OF Viscomte Rossini and Alfred de Mus
'hn Il.
planted over the grave Of de Musset, at
his request, died last winter. The
chapel is very beautiful, and contains
many works of art; it marks the spot
formerly occupied by the residence of
Pere lachaise, the Jesuit priest. con-
lessor OF Louis XIV. The powerful So
cIety of Jesus was the next proprietor:
the expulsion of this society in 1853
caused it to change owners several times
and IT was finally bought by the city in
1904 for Its present use. The $4,000
monuments, mostly IN the form OF tenn
pies, give the cemetery the appearance
OF city OF stone. hard and cold. relieved
only 10y few shaded avenues. Look
ing INTO one OF these sepulchers which
was III process of construction. Iun-
der5tood how SO small space could be
the burial place OK family. In deep
excavation, about four feet in width and
eight in length, walled with cement.
there were at one side six shelves rising
from the bottom, destined for the last
resting OF the six mem bers of tho family.
1t Is considered quite 10 mode to enter
in Pere Lachaise under tons of granite.
but that which most pleased noe in this
! cefnctery was the burial place Of the
( "bravest Of the brave. Marshal New.
large plot Of ground on which a few
roses bloom, and where there is not re-
cofded even the name of the hero, vet
no. visitor fails to see his grave. The
sarcophaeus Of the unfortunate lovers,
Aielard and tieloIse, constructed from
marble froln the ruins OF the nunnerv OF
which Heloise was sbbess, was profusely
tdecorated. Their reeumbent statues,
4 side 10y side, recall their sad history, and
one can read there his ambition and hen
sell sacrificing love. Beranger's monu.
I ment is tenderly cared for by his cousin,
1 NJ. Engelbauer, who each year, as All.
SAINTS day approaches, freshens the gilt
letters which record the fame of the
popular song-wmter. Large crowds
pressed around the graves OF Corot, NJ.
! Theirs, and Lieut.. Gen Hugo, father OF
/ Victor Hugo, which reminds me OF the
/ impromptu lines written by the latter on
the shoulder blade of skeleton in the
study of NJ. bigger de BeauvoiI.