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A Marine AiIshap.

LivERrooL, March 30. Tho Mexican
steamship ramaullpas, from Liverpool
for Mexico, came In collision with Lang
ton plerhcad, and her storm was twisted
and some OF her plates damaged, WRte
entered the hro speak. She returno,
aud will go into the dock for repairs.
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PARIS, March sos y. m.-- Rentes
have fallen 20 20 francs. ~ centlmes, on
reports that thoro Is 10 be a popular
demonstration outside the chamber OF
deputies. Fears are entertained Of seri-
nus disturbance.
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LONDON, March sO.-Tho queen, ac-
oompanied by Princess Beatrice, ION
Windsor castle this afternoon on a tour.
ney 10 Aix-les.B Balnex, Franco
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A woman sent 10 Prison.

LONDON, March S0.-Mrs. Weldon, the
famous litigant, has been sentenced 10
six months Imprisonment, without Ia.
bor, for libelling Revere, the manager OF
Convent Garden theatre.
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Tobe alltche.i as,ilnr We'll.

AUSTIN, Marcn So.-lSpeclal.l-Tobc
Mitchell, cut en- Friday night by Alex,
Sampson, Is doing we'll and viii soon
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MADRID, March o.-Esfthquakes at
Granada and Malaga did great damage.
several houses were tulabled down and
many people Injured.
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LONDON, March 30. 3O.-Noon.-Consols
oT 3.l6, both for money and accounts.
3p. m.--ConsOl- For money, g7 8.lB;
for account, W 10
i;S0r. m.-Conaol5 81. moneyi g7k
for accounts.
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PANAMA, March 3l.-rhe star aud
Hera DIS bulletins, published to-day,
announce .thst the steamer Colon was
seized today In Aspinwall by tho rovo'
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Rassia and England.

PEACE PROSPECTS IMPROVED.
LONDON, March 9O,--It Ia reported to.
day in newspaper circles that the pros
peot for q peaceful solution of the Russo.
Afghan question has greatly improved
during the past II hours.
MORE WAR SHIPS.
The British government has char
tered the new Cuuard steamer Etruria
/ end the steamers Dreyon and Alaska
ior service as armed cruiser transports.
\ lhey aro 10 he tittod with 10 guns each.
| rho admiralty has ordered the men-of-
war Iron Duko, Holspur, Hecate, Con.
/ quest and HyanUinth, to be prepared for
seryico; Is presumed they are to 90
20 the Baltic.
Tho admiralty has ordered into active
service the ships Iulexible, Devasta-
ton, Cyclops, Rupert, Cordoba, Voltage,
Active aud Esmareld for immedlate
service They viii bo ready for the sea
In few days.
RussIA's REPLY READY,
! The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Times says: "Russia's reply wns
ready ON the 26lh instant. Roth gov
ernments desire TO keep the contents
secret, aud England proposed another
| frontier line. 1t Is not known
whether Russia acoopts, but official cir
eles rely upon peaceful compromise.
Great excitement has been caused by
the preparations in India, which IL Is
| stated are Tar In excess of Russia's prep.
arations. Everything known hore
| points TO tho truth Of tho assertion that
calm Indifference has been exhibited by
tho Russians. excapt In small mill.
tary circle directly interested In the
Afghan question.
JouRNALlsrIC JUDGMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 30. -- The
North German Gazette thinks the dis
pute between England and Russia of
too trivial a nature to fight about. The
Gazette says IL Is difficult TO understand
how a nation with such experience as
that Of tine SOudan disaster can assume
such warliGO attitude toward pOwor-
ful military state.
The Journal do st. Petersburg be.
loves the reply OF the Russian minister
of foreign affairs will have ooncillatory
effect, and that tho marquis of Ll.wting.
ton expecting this, has postponed de-
bate on the queens message calling on
the reserves.
NAVAL ACTIVITY.
PORTSMOUTH, March 3O.--The Bach
ante has been ordered ready TO sail at q
momenpa notico pw0nty-flve gun.
boats aud 50 .c pedo coats are ready foi
crews.
THE AFGHANs READY 10 MOVE
RAwAL PINDI, March 30.-The mill.
tary authorities have s0ttlOd every do.
tail for an advance Of $1,000 troops q
Plsheen.
A FEW MORE FLOATING PIoHrERs. j
CHARLESTON, March 30-rho admir-.
atty has ordersd tho men.Of-war Ajax,
Conqueror, Lcandor aud Rover TO pre-
pare for service. IL Is reported that
many other mon'ol'war have been or.
dorOd In readiness.
! 10 PROTECT AUSTRALIAN PORTS.
I MELBnuuRNE, March 30.-Torpodooq
have ,b0H u placed at the entrance to the
harh0r ot Port Phillips, aud measures
are being taken for the defense OF Ado.
laide and the ports of New South Wales.
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ae BAYNE, J.T. IRRELEVANT, JR,.
PRESIDENT. lee-President,
Dallas Natl Bank
Authorized Capital, $500, 600
CapltaI paid in, $780, ,O00
surplus au5 Undivided Profits, $4,000
lrani, Of Nsrshspts and Individuals SOIisit.d

Ig0uts Of Merchants and individuals Solicited
DrRECroE5; s. G Bnyne, W, b. Worsham,
fY. Ferguson A. j. Porter, j. T. Treze-
wp' Jr, I 4. hand.s, Aired Davis, G. A.
KeRting + II Uoarcua.
TIE following are prominent subscribers
% lie stool o. his bank:
c. u. TROY MAN, President Central Ma
|poral Bank. Philadelphia
7 v, BROW y of Provident Life and Trust
loo, phi9delunla.
V. A, PULLMAN, President seaboard
anS New York.
JAMES e. GRANNIS, of 'Tradesmen's
Rational Bank New urk
| F. q. BAYNE, President First National
| Bank, Bradford, Pa, and Vice President
|teabOard Bank New York.
/. r. LAWTON, Of First National Bank,
|Ol6an, n.
n 1. BUTLER, OF Firs, ational Bank,
Itan, n, Y.
i r. HANNA, OF Weir Plow TO-, Nom
.rorih, H.
| D. OpAY, Genera Manager National
ifsnslt Company Of United States.
JUs, NEEP, Of the STANDARD OIL Co.
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TnEOAnINLT REsIaNs.
THn MINISTRY REsIdNs.

AT the opening of tho session In .ao
chamber Of deputies this alterno in
Prime Minister Ferry presented tho
governments request r0ra credit of $'n.
uOO,Ol on ace cunt OF military operations
in China. Ferry at once moved Tor .lo
appointment OF "A committee to examire
aud report ON credits, and no demand .d
that The motion be given priority. Tcn
motion was rejected by vote oil 3OS to
l6l Forry Immediately announced II.
resignation oi tho entire ministry rHl
President Grevy accepted tho resign y.
zion OF the ministers.
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Large crowds surrounded the French
chamber All the afternoon, but up 10
bp' M 40 hostile demonstrations w.Io
made.
Con. Del.isle, tn dispatch, saws.
"Geu' NoFrier i at Dong Dong. Ii is
expected hu viii recover, The Fr6t ~
oVacuNtot their position withtat
moiestation rom the Chinese.
PROVISIONS ana ammunition are
plentiful at Dong Dong. The ml,itsfy
stores at Chud will suffice Tor an the
needs OF the French" The telorrn,na
maintain absolute silence regarding tbe
French losses.
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TWO MORE COMpANIrs-

HAMILTON, ONrl Mntch 30. - Two
companies, Of the Thirteenth Battalion,
have hUen ordered 20 bo IN readiness 10
proceed 90 the northwest.
AFRAID on THE TENiANs.
QUuro. N9rch 90.-The feeling hero
H. that lligi has d. much deeper object I'M
view than tho hRlf.bfoods uprising; thai
the present notion IL only Tor the pur.
pose OF drawing Oh the military TO the
frontier TO allow the Fonisns, with
Whomo he is closely connected, widoI
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M cnfsfxl4ue p1s<sf Twenty. thlr1 street
g ] O'Clock sharp The huuHof expectation
eear had precc>1ei u ua< settled - Il passed
~ AMI All heads we're uncovered MAny
Had. we're bowed and an Old negro won an
uhO md been p1<ned forward 70 sne curh
ana stood there wcslged n. e>@ayct yAinis
20 kneeh With tears streaming down her
wrfnkI~l facel she gNs held last By the
crow and could not stir. ON sInEse teIe
xr1ph pole on the corner Of ErcatwNy and
T~cucJ- thfrt Street we're perrned not l-s<
tam f.eufy-eixh spectators A. soon -
fhe cnrnf.llue had passed. fh> carriages cor.
fnfrfnx ColoneI kref Grant. rs wife an
SISTER. fell In and the mourners coaches
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How the People IN City. Town ana
Hamlet Honored the Dead

xr.rsrs. Nr-. August s.--n che memorial
services held IN the Granite Church IN this
city James q. blaine pronounced an eioGuens
eulory upon Grant. Tho following y the
opening paragraph;
Public senslhiiity and 'perronal sorrow
over the death OF General Grant arr not son
fined g on. continent, ,l pI' asI Mi more
l~es. have toucbed the heart Of
,ss Pecgs y q ss sass .nss5sa a.h6 " the
agency OF his closing days and the M
doubted heroisrn with which he moray
conquered aisst csnei iass. Inc an i' nrac-
tical. T. not indeed selfish hminent yl1s
ties and rare achievements do mot aMsys
insure lasting i.me h pr'', ,n.,r csa and IN
spring rlffs. but 4 his speech % nos
successfully used 20 some pop..AssI,
.ss S,,u, n: .c; Saay n si ~ FOR
gotten audience Av.ctorion- ernerr " -
war "a mere ambition receives the CHEERS 2,
the mnttuae and sne ssrs nrons. no boon %
his country his fame win md no soi ~.
place II the centuries that follow The her9
Ter sss sse: ss wnS as g zen ss s's
ana I msseriai progress. % che gran gran.
dcar and glory of che snccee rsd
ing sensrasisc ~. , Mnsn.n M sonnded
new nation. Lincoln VS. the p<ophe. 49,
warned che people 81 the evils tnas 49, 80
undermlning our free Government. AM 80
statesman Who vas called 20 Leadership ~. "
the work o. the cxtIrpasion, Grant was w ~
~oid,er " no. bY victory In the ncid, gave VI
tnllfv And force 60 the policies and pnisAn, y.
thropSc measures which Lincoln ucnn.n -
the Cabinet for the regeneration anu 80
curity OF the rcpubIic.
rurrxn.s KrIoor or rHx ON corNsSpfh
4 Ro~rox. Mss August e--Mcnoriai serv'
I sces we're h.t mere saturday and the euio.,
was pronounced by General D. Y. Butler. "
| began with the quotation. I'VE come " put
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20 the Tomb. N.M#.
Atss, the imposing funer.i car was drawn
~ twenty tour je1 black tor<es IN piack
trapplngA lt hA!Ied on the plaxa directly in
front ofthec CITY Han steps Inside the cor
Columns N pezsien: rlsht nd le:s: vas
his command 7TheNeieran Guard q Honor
i uts she rema,n. . = "a the nexs command
An clear but Low tones. Inc Twelve men
sxooped % che silver rails v1<h <loved n&n1a-
-.Nanh." go the word
1eJf osn.en s 12aes ~ a
s ere scrpss me open . sss steps q IL
sscn sps -s,nF s.r : Ge@1s.asr Joss 80
tened = ne burial case sne ~ honoFsd
6n ,. !, =. "a s.rsss 81 E'ssed 7soe ~
erans retired down the sfsps- The $1,000
alone for al 70 view, hut deeply xnaried
TIE H a. Go, "a nss = SC h ear. ..
sher hsn 1 ms esr NJ - ~ r.ms 49,.
being borne - &c >.-. The steps we're draws
a~ay from she hearse. Comnas3er Joi1n-
sa3 sGes az = Sc ss1 - AZ Y. NJ
and right In either rear corner Of the CO
we're Comrades Downing and AOrmsby. q
wheelef lost saratoEa. rrsDectiveIy Next
ewes n &c rcysi Le Sisn asrsas = follow.
GenerM JoilnF j. M1km General O. A
Caretson, raymasfer Geo: y. Barton. Lea
Colonel a. ~ Clark ard Captal~. n nlzmf
spsct % 80 ron sins BY sllElsisE' from thei
carriages and accompanying item from "a,
steps 70 sbc CIR. They tben entered car
riages on rithrr side n the plaza near rroad
way ~ follows. Rev. DR.. Newman. EI.ho1
lInines. Bishop Potter. Rev. Dr. chsmb<rs
Rev. In. D ed. Rev Dr. Brsdg<Dan. nfy. ~
West. Rev FH,her Deshsn- Kew. Robert Coll
yer, Rabti browne and Ora D0uHias. ~hrsdy
and sands Colonel Beck. IN charge ~ a.
reguLars- commanded he companies - indi
Gated above 20 positions. Company A on ~
right and Company X On tie left 81 n,
htArsc. tolorcd men we're o. tnc brides q
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The ohsesvance Of the Day a. Oh Poinsz
-Euiogies Delivered By Blaine and
, Butler Chinese observanesa



INV YoRx. Angnst a-Inthe cary morn
ing uhen the sun frat lixhted up she sky
thin ven OF clouds. Ike : curtain Of WHINE
lace, helped the light Wind that Stirred the
tive tops % cool ne air md ofses the beat
OF TIE rpl ofeeho nidsunDer sun TIE
populaton OF ne great c1<y had bounded
from n ordinary limit q million and >
hall q very much Fnearcr TO millions.
and citizens and strangers. side ~ SIDE.
were early. in the streets. seeking van-
sAge points from which 20 uev
the obsequies Of the Safion's hero
In mos a she ssreets ver~ i;ssIe broken.
Irregular lines Of men and women moving
topNro Broadvnyor ~ kok0sn confinuA-
eson. In tie other stfrcts A4t end In the
great mouth Ike ferry sfps we're den-eE
proa1er process.ons always toward Broad
vrxy. A nsGe inter-. armed and uniformed
nneS <ymnetrical and moving IKE sofia
bodies. penetrated the city fron the sides
. n nsre shaa lean capitnia-
ton after siege They marched No from
che battery across from the North River
over the Brooklyn Bridge and In from the
East RIVER ferSes- The people no ionger
moved ID thread like lines .theT poured ont
Of ali the houses and rushed hither and
shlther. sostling and pushink % set . Broad
Wy and afrer~ard %. get good standing
r~-<re1 there. Will
--The ear then shared tho enjoyment with
enc eve. fof there came through the air the
blsre aud clashsof grs.s bands. the slr1il
thiri music ofnfes. the TT plan Of drums
anu the sound OF thousands freatinx u ami
ron only little later came other bodies
IN rayer uniforms out OF tine avenues and
on. ike m ere rest. 20 Broadway
Thus the city prepared itself % provide
and 10 witness the solemn ceremonies AZ
rendanf on che barial q Z. ;. Grant The
day l. ikely ever to Be . notabie one in the
clty's history. FOR the historian the scens
n af the tomb where the victors and tie van.
pushed in. she war. Of the rebeilior
ciasped Ahands and mirsled their searl
before thea populsee will seen mos
importantly md for ~ Who n.<
any share An The DIS 'denn1<rafion ~.
enormous number Of psrsons who zesnered
here - 80 the corfege and the nurial Ill
The fpfocesz1Dn BY Ntseif wA= beAutuui
hut ~ No means large or pernliAr m an
respect There we're only No. lnen N I'm.
and an Of 1hem were seen BY tire lev IN
gathered along the fcw blocks befwee-
that paint ~ wEich the last or9xnLxAtIon Gel
into line md that other point NJ which I'M
majority QuHfc1 me line 81 MARIA Tier
was one unique feature 81 tne military dem
onsfrn<ion- All WHO took px<r IN ~ them
selves saw ~ the res< n LIRE. = birr--ey'
view revealing TT nefhod rhich brou<h
this about vouid hsve Peeainrp rtsns
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carriages and. when entering. the seventh
hinn fired three yoilcss toward the river
AFTER which Battery n. ftfth Artillery. Aired
three saivoe from the knoll toward the hotel.
The family fcarrla<r- drove away. hut were
not out Of sight when persons attempted 10
dcface tho tomb by writing names upon ~
A guard OF regulars was mounted a once.
the military marched. the digniterieo rode
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ne tvenry Gar ncr.ck Ext<<n men 81
Mr&de fosL- tnlateephik ~ ~htcn General
Drans - = n<1t<r. wern s-no<t il frunt -
sh< team q black lEA1erA and tne N<xts<,s
Island Rand pr<ce1<t shem- SIGMA 49,
xivtn a.1 tn< un< 81 coaches 9TH tI<r<r-
men moved % the plaza c-<o Erp>1w.y-
The >nn1 sGcod u41 Ne - - 1<4t - ths
GE<r1- corf&<<L Uc1o1ei E<<< arxk1c<d -
.ehe hesd - - hns q Aaek nor.<s osiore
the coach
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Rev. J. ". saysr-. Chaplain In Chief O. the
peparsmens Of Pennsylvania y. A. X, dellv.
cred A address. after which Rev. ~ Cfay
TrumbuIl offered prayer- The busie cal
~rest.r vas then sounded. DE- Newman ma
Hlsnop Harris then read the ritual service
Tor burial OF the ~ r. Church.
Directly behind the burial party stood Cen
ernl Hancock. AZ hisf elbow wns frcsidcut
Cleveland Vice President Hendricks and
members Of che Cabinet. Near the head 81
she casket on the rixst sherman and sheri.
dan In full Uniform were unccvereu
during the entire service Atthsir sides we're
ex Presidents Arthur and Hayes and ccna-
tor sherman On the other sideof the caskts
oppo~ae we're Admiral Porter. kttxhuxh
Lee. General Gordon and GtncIai buckner.
when the religious service had ended the
srumpefer OF Company A. fith ArtAiery.
afepped NJ 70 tire closed carket and sound
Cd the tattoo. Little Julia then laid on the
conn n wreath. ITO UrnndpHpA" Inc
Guard Of Honor bore tho remains within the
tomb AZ 90 O'Clock and placed them within
l she sfeeI case. the .eallnx 81 both ieadrn lin
| inr and steel case then being performed -
TIE family entered the tomb. remaining
| only few minutce They then souxnt Lhsai
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CHANGES IN OFFICE PRO
HRESSTNH

People have been little premature
in their conclusions that there would
be but few changes in the most i'm
portant offices under the present adj
ministration. The civil service law
will not be so sacredly regarded as
many suppose. A considerable mum
Der of chiefs of divisions, aud those
holding responsible positions in the
Treasury Department, have been
politely notified that their designations
would be accepted; many have already
complied and others will follow, and
thus save the odium of being turned
out of Office. Most of these are veter.
ans who have learned all the intrica-
cies of the duties to be performed
knowledge which cannot be acquired
in a few months, nor by any means
perfected short of a few years. Per.
sons who are not acquainted with the
routine of business in the clerical de.
partments at Washington have no just
conception of the difficulties which
embarrass new appointees to official
positions, unless it be the work of a
mere copyist, bookkeeper, or transcriber
of accounts. In these cases of the re-
movals from Office in the Treasury
Department, none of them can be
supplied with new men competent to
discharge the duties Of the Office, any
better than an unskilled mechan mic
could build an engine or construct
watch. No amount of book learning
or law practice qualities man for the
position of those who have been dis
charged in the Treasury Department
during the past three weeks; nothing
but experience can fit any one for the
duties Of these offices. The civil ser.
vice contemplates guarding against
removal of those holding offices under
the government who are performing
their duties faithfully. No complaint
has been made of the honesty and
faithfulness of the experienced men
who have been displaced and raw men
put in their places. Is this the Wanted
civil service?
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but conducted with propriety. The
result will be seen in another column.
The election for city officers was
more moderately conducted than usual.
Hon. z. G. Simmons being candidate
for Mayor on both tickets, seemed sat
isfactory to both parties, which did
away with very much of the partisan
strife which ordinarily exists in NUM-
cipal elections.
The Democrats claim that a majority
of city and ward officers elected are Of
their persuasion, which is possibly true
although some of the number do not
happen 10 be known far from home.
But whatever may be their political
complexion, there is no great cause
for exultation on either side.
We have no criticism to make on the
new Board of Aldermen as body, but
the opinion is expressed by respectable
citizens that greater pains should be
taken by both political parties in
selecting men of established business
character and standing for aldermen.
The interests of the city are in great
measure committed to the Mayor and
aldermen, but the Mayor alone cannot
carry out the best plans and purposes
without intelligent cooperation.
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in three distinct ways-mathem atical.
inventive and perspective; and the
work of the children, freely ard joy.
ously done, is proof of its value in
these separate directions. In this, as
in all their work, children themselves
often suggest the wisest way by which
they can be led to greater perfection
in their efforts. A little boy of my
class. nearly six years old, wished to
make a picture of his chair. 1t was
soon completed, but he was disappoint-
ed. With squint at the chair, then
at his work. he said, My chair looks
rather tippy;' guess anybody would
fall out A simple suggestion showed
him how to remedy his error. and
make the picture quite satisfactory.
I Would it have been a more thorough
way of teaching drawing, or of more
value to the child if he had been
shown from the beginning how to draw
each line, even though the work had
been more accurately done?
Writing, to me. is legitimate sc
quence or companion of Kindergarten
drawing, and is learned and used by
young children with great delight
when it is the expression of their own
experiences and ideas. In the wide
/, spread educational upheaval of the
day, extreme opinions on both sides
regarding the Kindergarten will doubt
less give way to juster appreciation
of its value, as healthy, physical. in
tellectual and moral start for all
children; and means and methods sc
valuable at the start will at length
find their way through all grades Of
school life, for, GAIL are but children
of larger growth F. A. B. d.
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FUNERAL REFORMS.

Much has been said and written ON
the Importance of funeral reform. In
some towns and cities changes have
been inaugurated, which are claimed TO
be improvements on the old and long
established practices. Customis often
more ezacting than statute law, and
however it may be contrary to COM
mon sense, it is allowed to tyranize
over the best of families. Thousands
of people in moderate circumstances
are subjected to burdensome expenses
which they can i'll afford to bear, simply
because Of the supposed necessity of
conforming to the customs of the
times. Among men of limited means
1t adds to the dread of dying, when
they reflect what embarrassments will
be brought on their families, if they
are to have funeral which in the es-
timation Of most people is regarded
respectable. The unwarrantable FASH
ion of securing large number of
carriages to follow the remains of the
dead to the grave ought to be depre-
Gated by the pulpit and the press.
Many family has been pecuniarily
embarrassed by following the practice
of employing large number of car
riages, simply for display IN conformity
to the custom of the times.
But there is sill another unreason-
able custom that calls for reform, not
because it involves needless expense
but interests of more consideration
than money. Customs which are
liable to impair health and endanger
life are reprehensible in the highest
degree. The man who unnecessarily
exposes himself to sickness and disease
sins against his Creator. The practice
of standing around the grave with I'M
covered heads in cold winds while
the services are being performed as
a last tribute to the dead, has been the
precursor of much suffering, and in
many instances followed by fatal con-
sequences. No excuse can be given for
this ceremonious respect for the dead !;
3 true regard for departed friends
does not necessarily incur doing VIC
lence to ourselves. 1t may be chris
tian duty to endure pain and exposure
to mitigate the sufferings Of the living,
but duty to the dead calls for no self
sacrifice of health or infiction of suffer-
ing.
In some cities needed reforms in the
matter Of funerals have been introduce
ed and carried into effect. it needs con
certed effort to effect change. An
occasional sermon from the pulpit or
the expressions of individuals cannot
change Gust oms in which the people
have been educated for generations.