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pUKNi>a the INJECTED DEAD.
The N ont bers of the Board Of Health In Favor
of the Plan, But Afraid OF Public
horror.

Philadelphia Times.
1.-The board of health OF Philadelphia
lack the necessary courage To take a single
step in advance of public opinion, "remark
ed an eminent physician yesterday, For
instance, the bodies OF all people dying OF
infectious diseases at the Lazare.tO or the
Municipal hospital should be cremated.
IL for no other reason, the safety of the
living demands the step. Ii you like, test
my opinion of the courage of the board of
| health by asking questions of themselves.
| will guarantee you will tind that while
| some members OF the board favor the cre-
| nation Of bodies OF people dying of in-
| fectiCus diseases for sanitary reasons, they
are not ready 10 take the initiative until
| public clamOr compels them" Extended
| inquiry among ths members of the board
established the correctness of the physi
| clans declaration. While all admitted
that beyond all question there should be
cremation IN tho class of cases mentioned,
no one seemed to be willing to take the
first step in the matter. One very sagely
advanced the idea that if 1t got out that
cremation was the practice here sailors
could not be induced to ship for this port
ana thus an injury would be done TO ouI
| commercial interests. His idea was that
the old tars would shake their heads and
warn the youngsters TO steer clear OF
Hades and Philadelphia as the places
where there was greatest danger from
fire.
Most certainly | believe it would be
right to cremate bodies of all who die q,
the Lazaretto or Municipal hospital, =" said
Health Officer Veale. "Tho clothing,
beds and bedding of those who die ol
al.
burned aud thiuk tho board of health
| would be justified in ordering the same
| disposition to DO made Of the bodies. Tn,
board is now operating under the old Law
OF 1918 aud the city and country have out
grown 1t. There Ia great need of new
legislation in sanitary matters, in order Il
make the work OF the board effective"
| II believe III cremation for sapitor,
reasons" said DR.. Joseph ID. Richardson,
"but there is 80 much superstition, how
ever, to combat that think the board /,
hardly ready to attempt the reform
While believe that the centre of infeo
tion is the body, yet public opinion mus
DO respected and it would not do to be il
advance of it. Some people imagine tha
1t would bo deseoration Of the body u
eremate 1t. Lord Shaftesbury's reply il
Parliament to this idea ia too good 10 b,
forgotten. He inquired what had becom,
OF the holy martyrs IL such was the case
l am opposed to public funerals of personl
who die of contagious diseases. Tn,
board tried to have an ordinance passe,
forbidding such funerals, but it failed
There ia more superstition in the worl,
than is commonly known. knew of /
case where young lad was mangled by
threshing machine and one leg taken com
pletely oil. This leg was buried In tn
spot whore the body would eventually b
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Door Bell Nuisanccs.

The Philadelphia Times calls upon the
city authorities to take cognizance of the
impertinent scamps who ring at the door
bells OF private houses with all sorts of
things TO sell that no one wants,
1t is a great nuisance and ought
to be abated. This custom OF
private solicitation at houses IA an
imposition on the housekeeper, whose
time 10 taken up answering the door bell
and dismissing the intruders, and IL il
also a wrong to the town store keepers,
who supply everything needed In the
household, and who are entitled
to the trade which these foreign solici.
tors seek. There is a class of these peo
pie who pretend to be very respectable,
such as the drummers Of Philadelphia
grocers, who ought not TO be received BY
our householdsrs any more than thu
commoner class OF tramp venders. Il
would he great deal better al
around IL our people would buy al
the stores which are opened for theil
patronage, whether here or elsewhere
where they sec what they get and buy
only what they want.
We have no idea, however, that the
town authorities care 10 abate these bell
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ringing venders, since they cannot even
stop bell ringing beggars, whom 1t is the
duty of the police TO arrest.

WHILE It Is q subject OF general
regret that there is no organized htstori-
cal society in this city and county to
collect the valuable material for local
history, of which too much Is getting
away, 1t is not to be forgotten that
the Linnnan society has his
torical department which has already
apprehended and preserved much
of this kind of matter, and which affords
the best present fit depository for It,.
This useful organization, unpretending
and few in numbers, has done noble
work and its self-sacrilicing members
deserve every aid in their labors and
most grateful remembrance. We are
quite sure they would welcome popular
cooperation In every line of work &c
which hitherto they have given theiI
attention. IL they will second the call
previously suggested in these columns
for meeting, say at the LinnHsn rooms
on the last Saturday in July, of all thos,
interested in forming such a historical
society, we feel confident 1t can be made
| success.
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MONDAY avENrno. JUNE q. ,se4.
Ileeeraslsa Day Oratery.

\ Tho conventional Decoration day ad.
dress does not contain much that Is
Instructive or useful. II is chiefly or
namentaI. The bIare OF the war trum-
pet Il heard through II and those fresh
from the passions OF the conflict do not
tell It's story with impartial truth nor
historical candor. II they would con.
fine themselves to the actual narration
OF what they saw or even what they did,
they might throw some valuable light on
the eventA Of the period and make con-
tributions Of greater or less weight to the
record, but when they plunge into gen.
eral discussion of the causes and conse.
quences Of the great struggle, they too
often become merely sentimental IL not
entirely superficial.
Col. Mcclure. who We believe does
not claim TO have been much OF q
soldier, steps out of the beaten path to
give his Grand Army friends and their
audience good advice, when he
tells them they can best vindicate
their own claims to the gratitude of the
SOuhti y-ouu itb uOuhty NY WVCuiuk
out the hypocrites and pretenders who
abuse 1t to get pensions that they do not
deserve. We have some cases Of this
kind In our minds eye not far from here.
Some Of the subjects of them would
have to blush II called upon to explain
IN public where they met the wounds fcI
which they draw pay.
The Decoration day orator has sue
ceeded the Fourth Of July speaker, and
much of the florid and spresd eagle
style, which In the old time distinguish
ed the latter, now charaoterizes the
memorial orator. An annual Grafton in
every community on theme of public
interest is not bad thing il it is upon
some live topic, originally vigorously
aud honestly treated. If the Decoration
day speaker, who now has this func.
tion all to himself, will improve
his chance to tell how much more
glorious aud conducive to national
prosperity are the arts Of peace than
those of war, and IL he will address
himself to practical, living questions,
the usefulness of his appointment will
be exalted.
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WHITSUNTfDE.
~. ,,,rs, ssvr IN rus onuavuEs
" hit. monday MARKED oy IN" trcsc"c" "i-
Nunbsr OF ku,Hi ipnsoitsnts iu the
II M Ii

" mt. anndsy MARKED oy the trcsc"co "ir
Numbsr OF hutni ipnHbitsnts Ia the
.iy-jnc,dents ot tue Day.
The i,yuus feast of Whitsuntide, when
tho Holy Ghost descended In tho form of
tongues Ut tire on the waitingdisclplcs ot the
saviour was ushered in Yesterday, Hun
shining, beautiful day. lu all the churches
were largo congregations and IN most ot
them special services commemorative oi
tho occasion were held. Below is given
IN detail the noteworthy features oi tho
religious celebration.
Early this muTuiug many OF tho hiSh
ways leading into Lancaster worc hVeiy
with tho sound of vehicles filled with
rural pilgrims whose Mecca was this CITY.
The bright day aud the uearuess Of the
Democratic county convention united 10
bring u fair sized crowd to town, and the
streets all day presented somewhat OF
holiday appearance. Fair maids deckcd
in bright ribbons leaning on the arms oi
bashfui SWANS. tho latter carrying IN his
discucagcd hand tho inevitable whip,
greeted the eye on every side. Tho man
| with the toy balloon was abroad IN the
town aud the vendors Of pink lemonade
aud peanuts report good days business
As compared with old. tune celebrations,
the present Whit Monday is simply q
memory. Tho closing Of the public
schools is tho Only public observance OF
what was once a holiday IN all respects
noteworthy
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placed, 30 that tho young man viii have
no trouble In assembling his various parts
together when Gabriel blows his horn.
"rhe bodies of those who die OF oonta
gious diseases remain an active ana stahu
ing menace to tho communities III whlch
they arc buried, -" said DIR, X. y Cleemau
recently. III think an ordinance passed by
councils would be all the power needed oy
the board to carry out this ,dca. loH, sir
the bodies of all who die at INFECTIOUS
diseases should be crcmatcd unicr COM
pulslon uf legal enactment. we pave
crematory at the Municipal hospital,
where the clothes aud bedding of infected
persons are burned, bat If we were to
order tho burning Of tho bodies, public
opinion would make it exceedingly warm
for u.s."
"Therc Is no law authorizing cremation
In this state, said DIR. william IL. Ford,
but it would be good thing IL we
were 10 cremate tho bodies ut those die of
smallpox at the Municipal hospital, their
relatives could bring suit against the
board aud put us TO NO eud Of trouble. l
am thoroughly IN favor Of cremation III
cases Of infectious diseases There IL no
question that that the bodies Oi the dead
infect the ground in which they lie. Dr.
Charles NJ. CressOn at one time made an
analysis Of tho water in the mouth of ono
of the bitches which drain from Laurel
Hill cemetery into the Schuylkill. by
iistillation he found that the rcsiduum
was strongly imprcgnatod with oil Of red
cedar, the material OF which cnflins arc
male. This satisfied me that the dcCom
posed matter from the bodies also Pene-
trated to and infected tho water that we
drink. Yellow fover germs infect the
ground for long timo as recently
discovered by physician at Rio Jauoiro.' y
rhe Piety OF Cremation.
Philadelphia Record.
The will of Professor ). d. Gross
removes all doubt rs to tho reason why
cremation WAS preferred To burial. The
learned ply ysiCiau had come To the cunclu- =
sion that the lattor is au "ineSprcssibly
disgusting way of disposiug Of a dead
human being" In this opinion all who
are not swayed by Inherited instincts or
acquired prejudices-it IL hard to tell
which they are will cordially agree.
In former uncivilIZed age it was be-
lieved that matter was destroyed by fire I;
but IA il IS POW 4 thoroughly established
fact that matter is SindeStructible, 1t follows
that the elements Of the body, though
caused 20 enter into fresh combinatiOus by
the action of lire, exist just as surely as
after burial in earth. Opponents Of ere
nation are apt to think themselves piOus,
whereas they are in fact giving practical
proof that they doubt the umuipOtence of
the God who made heaven aud earth. "
since they believe cremation an obSt acle
to resurrection.
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List OF Unoiaimed Letters,

The following is list Of unclaimed let.
ters remaining Ia the postoffice at Lanoas.
ter for the week ending June 2, 1884 .
Ladies' List.-Sadie Ashton, Ida Erb
Miss Lilly Ferdste, MIRA, Chas. Guinniss
Miss Lizzie Hoover, Miss Catharine M
Kaufman, Mrs. Raechel Long, Miss Mar,
Hahn, Miss Emma Manahan, Miss Mani,
@. Mower, Mrs. Charlotte Norbury, Mrs
Emma Ii. Rebman, Mrs. Il. Sharffe.
Gents List-Ad. s. Bender, (for,) Has
Book, s. David, (for.) Samuel Fasnacht
Samnol Garis, John Groh, William
Horney, John Kaufman, George Kelley
Lawrence @. Kinter, (for,) Amos Kline
Hermann Koroh, (for) Carlucoio. J
Livingston s. Co, w. U. MacDermott, ]
Piper, Hamilton Reed, Rev. Frederick Il
shearer, IL. II. Swarr, DIR. A. q. Treichler
j. A. Zecher, Peter Weidman.
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Doing on n Fasr steamer.

Rev. DR.. ThOs. G. Apple, Of this city
Geo. w. Hensel, of Quarryyille Rev. DIR.
B. Bausman and wife, Of Reading, aud
other delegates to tho Pan Presby byterian
council in Belfast, will leave New York TOR
Europe ON Wednesday, in the Cunard
vessel, Aurania. This Is the steamer that
won and made the fast time recently
in conservative trial Of speed between
the Aurania of tho Cunard line, tho Aus
trail OF the Anchor line, aud the Arizona
of the Guion line. The Austral made the
passage in days 10 hours and 20 minutes
the Arizona in days, IA hours and o. o.
minutes, and tho Aurania in days ~
hours aud II minutes. The agents OF the
steamship lines unite In saying that there
was no racing, and that the starting OF the
vessels so close together was purely
accidental,
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The Philadelphia Record has been
showing up for some time the fact that
Philadelphians pay great deal more for
their coal than the people OF more dis
tant cities. President Go@eu, Of the
Reading railroad, was ahead of the
Record in showing this, aud several
years ago undertook to sell coal di-
rectly to the people the trouble being
that the local coal dealers charged very
high profit and were obliged 10 do 50
because there were 80 many of them and
each sold so few tons that he had to get
a large profit per ton to get u living out
of the business This is a case in which
competition does not seem to work to
reduce prices. The coal dealers seem to
have been strong enough to defeat the
Reading railroads undertaking to furn-
ish coal to the Philadelphia consumers
at first hands aud to cling fast t. the
great profits they reap out of their trade.
How this happened the Record may pro-
ftsbly inquire.
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Scranton Republican, Rep.

uVIWHIUH NtpUUIICiHl Ntp,
Every editor who knows anything at all
about the prominent candidates this year,
knows that the CRY of " machine" comes
with bad grace from Mr.. Blaine and hi,
supporters. Mr.. Blaine was the origina
political machinist. For q number OF
years he held the lever of the Maine ma,
chine, and under his direction its mechan-
ism was brought to its highest state OF
perfection, working in perfect obedience
to its masters will, It's movements were
nolseless and graceful, but .ifectual. Ii,
ruled his own state during that period, al
Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois hav,
never been ruled under the 80 called
Logan.
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sac WOULD Sur MARRY hIn.
A disappointed Youth suss an UnfAithi'
N alden for Breach OF Promise.

A disappointed Youth sues an Unisithiai
maiden Tor bre.oh OF Promise.
II is not often that mau sues woman
for breach Of promise, but such cass
will soon come before our courts. VIM.
Weaver, q young German, a dyer by
trade, became enamored of Mary Miller,
pretty barmaid in an Eighth ward saloon,
whore he was wont to 90 to imbibe
his beer, &e popped the question,
was acceGed, and the nuptlai
day was NAMED by the blushing bride elect
William at once set to work to get ready
for the mo,nentous event. He not only
bought new wedding sur, aha .ne
golden ring but being practical young
man, he bought furniture, rented house
and prepared home for his bride'elect.
At this interesting juncture some other
fellow stepped in aud interfered with tho
contamination of Williams happiness.
Who he was or how II happened he don't
know, but Mary gave William to under
stand that she wouldn't have him. He
yaiply pleaded with her not to reject him,
yowing he could not live without her but
her answer was that she would not live
with him.
The news of his rejection reached the
ears of Williams fellow craitsmen' ana
with unfeeling malice they twitteo anu
taunted him about 1t. Many lover unus
badpered would have drowned himself In
a vat of blue dye. William had better
sense than that. He went to Chief
Jnstice McC3liun's aldermanic court for
advice. That legal luminary very properly
referred him to the court OF common pleas,
and there he went for justice, and through
bis counsel, Il. X. Martin, esq, entered
anti for breach of promise for marriage.
The narr is not yet filed, but he will no
doubt demand exemplary damages not
only for his crushed heart, but to REIN.
burso him for the now useless furniture,
aud for the time lost in courting the fair
but fickle Mary.
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sTRUvK pY tn Il UARs.
A Dear FiHnerman knocked from tho 4 q
Aanrrx xIlln Irnlp.

A Deaf Fisherman RnocKed from tho Track
ny Qasrryyiiio Train.
VIM. N Reber. who resides at No. 359
Church streat, was struck by engine PIT
on the Quarryville railroad, near
Levan's mill, south of this city,
at S:l5 o'clock this morning and quite
seriously Injured. Mr.. Reber, who was
going fishing and is quite deaf, was walk
ing on the track, and though the engineer
blew the whistle loudly, he did not hear IT,
and the train could not be stopped until it
had struck the unfortunate man throwing
him considerable distance. The train was
stopped Mr.. Reber was picked up in an
unconscious condition and brought to this
city where he received attendance by Dr.
M. l.. Herr. He has bad cut above the
left eye and is otherwise injured about tho
head. No bones were broken, but on
regaining consciousness he complained OF
very severe pain in the left hip aud shoul
der
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Terrible Balloon Accident.

AT Lille, France, the car OF captive
balloon, containing twenty persons, be-
came detached Saturday, and fell forty
metres. Three of the occupants of the
oar were killed outright and the remainder
were severely injured. The accident
created great sensation. The car was
only built to contain ten persons.
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HEAVY BATTING


I'm" Ahe"towas is,i Out Ooid by the scoro
OF 10 90 s-rhe Ob.apI,,s,tv Uop
tssts-t,sse han notes.
In their second game with tho Allen
town on Saturday, tho Ironsides easily
defeated their opponents. The Lancaster
boys oxoelled the Allontowuers at tho bat
at which point tho game was won. IIealy,
tho crack pitcher, was knocked out Of the
box In short order, and Aioott, who suo.
ceedod him, Jared but little better. For
the lronsides lngraham, lato OF tho Tren
ton, appeared in the box for the first time
and pitched q fine game. He was ad-
mirably supported by Derby. Appended
Ia the full score.
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The IsharmAcists.

Drs Chas. A. Heinitsh and III. b. Parry
left Lancaster for Wilkesbarre to-day to
attend the state pharmaceutical convention
which meets In that city.
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The Ironsides, who are now playing tho
Monumental scnsdule have won one and lost
two with Virginia, won two from ActiVes, won
one and lost one with Allentown.
notes of the Game.
The Altoona Union club disbanded ON
Saturday night
The schedules printed above are inclusive
of Sundays games.
Lancaster is booked for games with tho
Chambersburg at the latter place to day
and tomorrow and on "Wednesday and
Thursday, the York play III Lancaster.
The IroDsdes play their third game III
Allentown this afternoon.
The Trenton play an Eastern league
game on the Ironsides grounds to- morrow.
The Cedar Dale club, OF the southern
end of town, defeated the Shit'ier thus
morning on Media hill grounds by the
score Of 20 to IL.
Harry Spence has signed with the
Saginaw (Mioh. club of the Northwestern
league, to play second base, and let to
join the club Thursday.
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ooMPANIoN rIEC ~.

The growing grass with dew was wet;
between her tingertips
She held a half blown violet
As dewy as her lips.
Litc's pulse Il music, rustic maid
Thy name, sweet one, pray 2"
And, with Il roguish smile, she said
The poets Call me May ~
II,
A deop-eyed sister, sweet sixteen,
sat laughing Ia the shade
Mid grass OF thicker. deeper green,
with daisies ovcrlaid.
Thy name :" said. In the red hush
OF lengthening afternoon
She smiled, then answered with blush {;
" The poets call me June
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SUMMARY.
. hhrhod runs Ironsidos, =; AlIsnt own, l.
TWO base hits s-lngmham, Pyle. OlnneI,a. lie
Ninhy, Mack Three base htts-Oiddeld. Don
aid struck out-By AlcCtt / ingram, IN
Passed balls--Connors, !; norby, ?. NSnd
ritches-ingraham,a AlCou, /.
| umpiTe-iiooyer.
| the Championship Uoptrs,.
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THE announcement that the liberation
OF Mayor Smith, Of Philadelphia, would
restore the fire cracker nuisance on tue
coming Fourth, seems TO have been a
little premature. The citizens had taste
of the explosive style of celebration on
Decoration day and are very well satisfied
to continue 10 the safe aud orderly quiet
esta bIished by Mayor King.
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" tho modern tendency is TO regard
crime in the light Of tine art, two dashing
young New York gentlemen should Ie-
ceive th,ir due need of praise. Why not
reward Ward aud declare Emo innocent
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II has again been left to euterprisiug
journalism to demonstrate that when it
undertakes scientific research with pro.
fessional zeal it can accomplish wonders.
A dangerous ledge Of rock 100 feet long,
located in the main ship channel of Boston
harbor, Z n. L. of Minot Ledge light,
two miles, VITA only Al fathoms of water
at low tide, and another dangerous rock
20 or 80 feet iu circumference off the
Glades, with only II fathoms of water,
have been located by the marine reporters
Of the Boston Post Government charts
allege IA fathoms over the first named
ledge, but say nothing Of the rock off the
G!ades aud if the government will not
erect danger signals there, the newspapers
will.
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Sermon TO tho a. A. R.

Geo. II. Thomas Post "a and Admiral
Reynolds Post 405 q. A. Il. attended ser.
vice last evening AZ st. Johns Lutheran
church. They numbered about one hum
dred members. Rev. Sylvanus Stall, the
pastor, preached sermon from the text
"Who Is on the Lords side ?" Dur.
ing his discourse Rev. Stall reoounted
many of tho notable triumphs OF the
Israelitos, as we'll as Of the grand army
that saved the Union. While giving due
praise to the soldiers Of Geo. IL. Thomas
post aud Reynolds post and other posts of
the G. A r., he reminded them that there
was another grand army with its Luther
posts, its Wesley posts, its Knox posts,
and numerous other branches, all mar
shaled under the banner of Emmanuel, and
to some branch OF this grand army he
urged all present TO ally themselves. The
sermon was an able one and was supple
mented by excellent music by the choir.