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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-01-07

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Anter ben 2uremburaern sebeiratb'
miro, Spott semaAt bate:
(Ftr d Port Washington Ztg.)
Mel lewe Jong, dat losz der SON:
Wanns du wells eppes leren,
Da muss de no Sheboygan g6'n,
Do get ct fill re hfren.
Den Dennenzeppchen, hei elei!
De kann der fill erzelen
Flu Letzeburger Freierei-
We de hir Frae welen.
Wuol kan he lee We gedreckt,
Dach allies muss de eleven;
Soss ges de mach an d'Hell gescheckt
Fir eweg do ze grewen.
Hen huot Q kl6ren, helle kapp,
A kl6er sin seng zen;
Sci Wessen huot den DennenZapp
Fun ale klatscheg fraen.
, Ozaukee County muss de Mann
Erescht Ziviiiseren;
Ech west och ken, dent beSser kann,
Fir ons Moral re leren.
Wanu hen och fill re schreiwen huot,
An albeit fun den amer,
Wesz hen dach net, wi ri bestuot
Blobaicheg Merikaner.
L Puor, dat sech fir d'escht gesin -
IT hescht kucken a ferlewen
An chr Zwo stonne kaum fergin
Stin 81 op Ehstands zewen.
Am Floribus get da geleft.
Dach halt! t'as neischt am Deepen.
WOurno get damn, nu rot gestreft?
Sc reiszen hirt ferkneppen.
Am Goldland feert g jonge Mann
Seng Braut IN d'Kirch spazeren,
Kuck, Owens an der Kireck kahn
Beim Muorde ken he steren.
Z Lord kent aus dem Britteland,
Den Herr fu Lach-am-Beidel",
Eng Gr0fekron a senger Hand
Seng Teschen de sin eidel.
Get sichen no er reicher fra
Bel d'enzeg Patrioten,
Bel d'blobaich fun America
Well de hu gelde krotten.
He let an DISCLOSED fun der wo
Mat Chic seng Adelskrenchen;
D'mamsellche kent da schnell emo,
Brengt dalern eng ~porzjenchen.
81 schett, a schett alt emmer drop
Der dalern muonch milljenchen;
Et helt der fill, re weien op
De faule gr6fentrenchen.
Dat weist Intelligent genug
Fun Pdtent-Merikaner!?
Beweiszt, das seng nazj6n me klug
As we eng fun den amer.
Erwart ken, dass ESQ G kapp
Fun 0ns sech lesz beleren,
Sos misst 10 och en- D%ennenzapp
Sci prestige ganz ferleren.
DE LETzEBURGER BAUER.
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try. One is for himself, the other is for
his wife, and the third is for former wife,
who has been dead some twenty eight
years. The body of the first wife is, SO to
speak, the first to enjoy the new and hand
some bronze. 1t has been disinterred, and
inclosed in the casket has been placed in Ms.
Bradbury's mausoleum on the hill in the
Masonic Cemetery. The other two coffins
are there also, awaiting the coming of the
other two.
The coffins and the mausoleum have
been several years under construction,
and have in measure served as diver
sion to Mr.. Bradbury, who, one time a
prominent contractor and millman, re-
tired from business several wears since.
This work of preparation for the inevita-
BILE Is by no means prompted on the part
OF Mr.. Bradbury by any feeling of the i'm
mediate need of a coffin. There are not
many sturdier, healthier or happier men
in the City.
Certain misfit coffins, certain imposi-
tions by undertakers on weeping survivors,
certain shallow pretenders in the matter
OF digging graves, certain shocking ingrati-
tudes and weeds and small marking stones
where should have risen monuments, have
chanced under his observation in his life
time and caused him TO swear by the coffin
of Mahomet as well as by the coffin of
Bradbury that such things shall not occur
in his case.
So he went and had himself measured
and drew the plans, and gradually as it
went along became so fascinated with the
work OF making his own coffin that he
finally not only wrought out what he con-
siders the very handsomest in the land,
but made three of them.
He has made house for the collins
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that he is willing to wager has not a
counterpart in the country and above all
will not leak. All the others leak
Floods and Fairs and BaIdwin's and
Colonel Frye's-all of them, he says. be-
cause they are made of granite. Granite
has crevices. and he has made his of con-
crete, solid block; used such proper
ton of cement-one to three-as has been
unheard of in ord mary construction; care
fully selected the granite chips, broken
them to proper size, and now as he looks
into the little house he is satisfied 1t will
never leak.
The holes, as Mr.. Bradbury bluntly calls
the catacombs or shelves for the caskets,
are amply big, for he remembers the case
of Millionaire Garratt who had prepared
his own grave, but had taken no thought
of possible growth in girth afterward,
and so when his body was brought to
burial it could not be lowered into it, The
mausoleum is security against weeds,
too and with an absolute deed to the lot,
the title of which was made sure after
weeks of patient searching and correcting
of the records, Mr.. Bradbury declares he
has 1.-The dead cinch on the future, =" that
there can be no hitch in his funeral cere-
mony, no plundering of his widow by un-
dertakers, nor can his grave suffer greatly
from neglect.
"Ill tell you how l came to get into
this thing" said Mr.. Bradbury yesterday.
II had friend, w. H. Mills, land specu-
lator, lawyer and Mason. He had ac-
cumulated a fortune of some 5000, 900,
which, when he died went to his son, a
young man about % years of age. The
boy was away East when his father died,
and the train that brought him back was
caught in the snow. The BODY was en-
balmed and lay Tor two weeks before the
boy got here. When he arrived l discov-
cred him to be completely broken down
with grief A suggestion that the funeral
take place on Sunday-he arrived Satur-
day-shocked him. prevailed, however,
and we rushed things little, for nothing
had been done. 1 took him to a casket
works and he picked out a coffin. What
was the price?' 1915, said the man, who
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had found out that the deceased was worth
money.
"'Is'nt that rather dear?' asked the boy.
1T is the last service you can render
your father said the man.
That made me hot and l turned loose
upon the cotfin-maker. l told he should
not rob this. boy simply because he had
lost his only relative and was grief
stricken.
81 told him that this funeral must be
conducted properly and must not cost too
much either. l asked the price Of the cof-
lin adjoining the other and which was ex-
actly like it, except that the molding had
little different curl to it. 1t was sI25,
instead of 1915. Then I inquired about
the balance of the bill. The embalming.
lor instance, was charged $25 for the first
injection and 500 for a second that was
deemed necessary.
What professor of chemistry did you
have to do this work. / asked. None ?
Certainly not; one of the hands at Sc OF
S8 week did this work. You in iected a
little arsenic into the veins. Just scratch
that 500 off the bill And he did 1t with
out word.
Now that is the first chapter; but, by
the way, l might as we'll end the story OF
Mills. Shortly after the death of the
father this young man married and six
motnhs after that he died. His bride we
had great trouble with. We thought she was
going to die of grief. She tainted and had
hysteria at home and out at the grave she
fell upon the coffin and tainted again. II
was really very pitiable.
by the young mans will all the for
tune that old man Mills had labored for
and won fell into her hands-a stranger.
THE father and son were laid side by
SIDE. Some OF us were out at the Masonic
ourylng ground some time after the
funeral, and we noticed that the work OF
building the monument which had been
proposed was not yet begun, and one of us
sald ne would call upon the young widow
In the City and see about it.
He did so. Well, she said, yes, did
think of building a monument for the two
or them; but guess couple of markers
Will do. I'll put up couple of markers.
ou know what markers are2 Those
little headstones just peeping above the
ground. That was several years ago, and
couple OF markers is all that is there
to-day.
Then had another friend, w. T. Gar
ratt, the iron-founder and pump-man. He
undertook to make provision against cath
and burial. He bought a lot in the ceme-
terry, and became so incensed at the
way it was neglected, and the weeds
allowed to gather there, that he paved the
surface of it with basalt blocks-just ex-
actly like that street there. He said he
would fix it, SO that the weeds, at least.
had no chance. He also prepared his
grave, had the hole dug and walled up.
His body, when he died, was taken to the
receiving vault, and when it was deter
mined to bury it the question arose among
the few friends gathered there as to how
the body should be conveyed from the
vault to the grave. Some one suggested
that it be put in one of the cemetery carts.
No. said another, the body of Garratt
shall never be put into cart So they
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not do. [ must make better arrangements
than that. went to see the coffin N aker
and asked him the price of a cotfin-a
good one. He named $4,000. 1 told him it
was too much. Who is your undertaken p
he asked. told him l had none. Then
you can't get q coffin he said. 'Pll GO
somewhere else,' l said. But you can't
get a coffin anywhere in the United States
unless you have an undertaken he said.
Why notp There is a big combine COW
ering the whole country But the coffin
is for myself. / don't need an undertaken
for little while,' said. 'Ah. that is diff
ferent,' he admitted.
Il had him take my measure with plenty
OF room. Then / said, The combine cannot
prevent my making a coffin for myself,
guessP' He agreed that it could not
'Then went to an undertaken whom L
knew, and l said, What is the handsomest
coffin you ever sawP He said that of Pres
ident Garfield.
He brought out book and showed me
the picture of it. borrowed the book, and
at my home | made detail drawings of the
same thing. took my drawings to one
time engineer friend of mine and for $125
he made patterns.
"Instead of paying cents pound for
IRON paid 20 cents pound and got
bronze. Garfield s casket is a sort of sheet
bronze neatly put together. Mine is cast
IN solid pieces. Garfield's cost $1,000. I
maoe tnree casketS and they cost me al
together $1,000. l went East and stopped
at Cleveland and saw Garfields casket.
Mine is as far superior to it as Garfield 8 is
to an ordinary coffin.
1.-The three caskets were in the mean
time sent round to the undertaker's and he
put them on exhibition. When | returned
he said to me, I have an offer for one of
those caskets. l can sell it for as much as
all three cost you.'
Now" said Mr.. Bradbury, At am a
business man and have beer accustomed
to turn an honest dollar when l could, but
draw the line at this.
Il said, No, pll be hanged if I'll traffic
in my own coffin | refused.
"The mausoleum was complete. went
out with my wife and we had the caskets
placed. She said, You can lie there and l
will lie here, and you can place the other
there on the other side.' So did had
my first wife disinterred and placed in the
new casket in the mausoleum, and the
other caskets are there ready.
Now, why amt that all right? l tell
you, have seen so much of this work
about the dead and about cemeteries. I
have seen more shams and frauds there
than anywhere. There is a cheat about
nearly everything they put under the
ground. l have done mine myself, and r
know how II is done. Better than most. T
assure you. Why not cremation? No.
never mad much fancy for either fire or
water. When Gabriel blows his trumpet
| want 70 be there; want to know where
II at ~
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telephoned TO the City for hearse, and
the body was properly hauled to the side
of the grave. But when they undertook
to lower the coffin they found that it was
much too long for the hole.
"Garratt had grown much stouter after he
was measured for his grave, and the un-
dertaker, not wishing to make a short,
dumpy coffin, had heightened it out in
proportion until it was too long for the
grave, that, as / say, had been walled up.
1t could not be stretched and so it became
necessary to postpone the interment, and
the body had to be taken back to the re-
ceiving vault. We looked around for the
hearse. 1t had been dismissed and was no.
where to be seen. There was no alterna-
tive; we had to put the body of Garratt
into cart to haul it back to the vault.
Then there was the case of young Nc
Pherson, who sold his familys mauso-
leum, took out the bodies of his father and
mother and others of the family and
buried them in $40 graves.
"These and few other incidents of the
KIND taught me the propriety of making
ready for death and making ready right.
AT the time of the Garratt incident
had not so much as thought of buying
burial lot. Ny wife said to me Let us stay
here and look about We did so. We let
the carriage go to town while we went up
on the hill. Colonel Frye's mausoleum
has beautiful view all over town. We
found that the adjoining lot was not taken.
My wife liked the spot. I bought it. 1
spent weeks correcting technicalities in
the records and SO on, so that the title
would be perfect. Then decided TO build
a mausoleum. 1 saw that the others built
OF granite all leaked, as have said, and l
made mine OF concrete-one solid block.
Il did a good deal of nosing round the
cemeteries during the progress of the
work. 1 looked through those little peep
m nd 10 a
caskets made of iron were often rusted
away. There was one l noticed had lain
there for twenty years. perhaps, and there
was heap OF iron rust on each side
probably had holes in the top, 1 could not
see. Well, l determined that that would
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07
Secures Cancelled Notes.

In The suit of Maud Nolan, through Jake
Rauer, against Mrs. Thomas r. Williams, Judge
Seawen has rendered judgment for the de-
pay $500 due on notes. but Mrs Williams said
the notes had been cancelled in consideration
OF services rendered. Judge Seaweu thought
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07
TWO CUREDWITH
ONE BELT.
SEATTLE, WASH.

SEATTLE, WASH,
October 19, 1895.
DR.. Pierce-DEAR SIR:
Some time ago / bought
one of your Electric Belts
for Lame Back. caused by
trouble with my kidneys,
and in three daYS' time
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07
AdoIph de Bonnet InsoIvar,

Adolph de Bonnet of 1893 San Carlos avenue
has petitioned the courts to be adjudged in
solvent. He is in business at 1000 Valencia
street. and owes $455S Al. His assets consist
of q stock Of goods valued ct $500.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07

for HneIand dtr
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He HAS BUILT
HIS OWN COFFIN
w. B. Bradbury Completes
the Cheerful Work of
Several Years.
HAS SEEN THAT IT FITS
Designed After the Style of Gar.
fields Casket, but More
Substantial.
REFUSED AN OFFER TO SELL
Made Three of a Kind at Reduced
Cost, Solid Bronze, for Him.
self and Wives.
REFUSED AN OFFER TO SELL

w. B. Bradbury, who lives in mansion
atthe corner of California street and Van
Ness avenue, has just completed three of
the finest coffins ever made in this coTn-
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07
NEW TO-DAY.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06

a severe reprimand from Judge De la
vergne.
Owing to the large number of appli-
cations for seats in 1.-THE Seven Clerks
and the Denouncers" it would be adj
visable not to delay reserving. Box
plan opens at the Golden Rule Bazaar
at 8 a. m. tomorrow.
c. ID. Helm, son of Senator Helm of
Washington State, and cousin, p. r..
Helm, arrived by the w. II. Dimond
this morning and viii spend several
weeks in the Islands. They are friends
of the McCandless brothers.
On Monday, November 9th, at 10
o'clock a. m. w. S. Luce will sell at
public auction at the Art Rooms Of
the Pacific Hardware Co. the magnif-
cent collection of oil and water colors
of the brush of the celebrated artist,
Hugo Fisher.
Seats for single nights during the
Frawley engagement will be placed on
sale next Monday morning at o'clock.
Season tickets are now being deliv-
cred; any remaining uncalled for by
tomorrow night, will be sold at the
regular sale.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06
Hebron Drug Co.

Lovers of perfume will be
pleased to know that an emf
nent French specialist has dis
covered that many of these
fragrant essences are not only
harmless, but of actual value
to health. He demonstrates
this fact by the result of ex-
periments whereby he exposed
a number of disease microbes to
the action of various essential
oils distilled from flowers and
plants. Bitter almond, thyme,
lemon, and mint proved exceed
ingly killing, while lavender
ranked higher than either euca-
lyptus, turpentine or camphor.
We have an immense assort-
ment of Roger e. Gallet's famous
French perfumes direct from
the factory We are selling
them at popular prices as usual,
If you love perfumes-hardly any
one dislikes them-here is the
opportunity to get the best the
world produces at
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06

well planted with fruit trees, several
of which are now in bearing.
(See plan of the lots in the above
cut.)
Second: Two fine lots at the PENN
sula at Pearl City, numbered 33 and
"a in Block 25. These have frontage
of 81 7-10 feet on Coral avenue and las
feet on franklin avenue; area, 1922
square feet. These are two of the very
few desirable lots on the east side of
the Peninsula, facing the water, and
residences of Messrs. Dillingham;, Hall
and Hassinger. There is a latticed
lanai on the property.
Third: Two fine seaside lots at Ka-
alawai, in Kapahula, nown as Lots
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06

NOTICE.
During my absence from the Ha-
waiian Islands Mr.. E. r. Adams will
act for me in all matters of business
and receipt for all monies due me.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06

First: Two fine lots, corner of Ke-
walo nd Lunalilo streets, size 10Ox135
an. 137X146.
One lot on Lunalilo, size 146X125.
Four lots on Kewalo street, size 100
X270.
Two lots on Keaumolu street, 100
1850.
One on Kewalo street, size 10
feet on street, 270 fee deep, 200 feet
on rear and 145 feet on upper bound
airy.
These lots adjoin the residence of ].
A, Magoon, Esq, and are the most de-
sIrable lots ON the Plains offered for
sale.
There are two cottages and out
houses on Lot N. Q. Lots o and 10 are
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06

A and B of the Kapahulu survey, con-
tanning ? 6-1O0 acres. Conveyance from
the Trustees under the will of w. C.
Lunalilo, deceased, to w. Jas. Smith,
dated April 81, 1875.
These lots are on the beach, south of
Diamond Head, and adjoin the prop
erty of A. Rosa, Esq, and are a short
distance from the seaside property of
President Dole.
This presents an unusual opportun-
ity to obtain elegant Beach Lots.
Terms cash, U. S. goid coin.
Deeds at Purchasers expense.
For further particulars apply to
THURSTON & STANLEY, Attorneys,
or to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AUCTION SALE.

AUCTION SALE.
w. S. Luce, Nov. 9th ..........Page 8
CORRECT DRESS.
NJ. McInerny ........u.......Page 5
EUROPEAN BARBER SHOP.
G.. Somma, Proprietor .....Page s
HORSES FOR SALE.
l.. l.. McCandless Page
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HORSES FOR SALE.

Ten French Norman horses, six car
standard bred and are in first class
condition. Apply to
L. L. McCANDLESS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-06
PIANO FORTE INSTRUCTION.

Miss Charlotte II. Parmelee is now
prepared to take limited number of
Piano Forte pupils.
Residence 22O Beretania street, OPP
posite Hotel gates.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-04

Frame stable, sheds. etc., on the east side
of the Boulevard, between Coal Dock Road
and Park avenue, Weehawken Township.
Northwest corner of Hudson avenue and
Bellevue avenue. Gutenberg T-ownship-Frame
buildings. bowling alleys and outhouses.
East side of Bellevue avenue, % feet north
of Hudson avenue. Gutenberg Township
Frame buildings. sheds and outhouses.
North side Of Hermann avenue. at its east
erly terminus, Gutenberg Township-Brick
building, sheds and outhouses.
West side of Ferry Road 125 feet north Of
Herman avenue, Gutenberg Township-Frame
building, sheds and outhouses.
North side Of Ferry Road, $50 feet east Of
Bulls Ferry Road. Gutenberg Township
Frame buildings, sheds and outhouses.
South side of Ferry Road, lbs feet east OF
First street, Gutenberg T-ownship-Frame
building, sheds and outhouses.
Southeast corner of Ferry Road and First
street. Gutenberg Township-Frame building
(brick basenent), sheds and outhouses.
West side of Bulls Ferry Road, adjoining
school property. District No. |. North Bergen
To-wnship-Frame building.
West side Of Bulls Ferry lRoad-Church
known as the Methodist Episcopal Church az
North Bergen.
JOHN BOYD, Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-04

the pumping charges from 1907 to prac-
tically $40. No allowance is made for fixed
charges on the portions Of the old pump
have pair, Already ds'A1 been p pr Slsi and e liner
have been or must be paid for whether
used or ~abandoned. Adding together the
pumping, we have s24. 80 as the total cost
per 100000 gallons of delivering double
filtered Passaic River water into the pres
ent Jersey City reservoir.
From Mr.: Hazen's figures 1t appears
that under the conditions existing at Jer-
sey City the total charges for filtered
the same for so, 900, 900 as for 5000, 900 gall
Ions. Curiously enough s25 per 1.O00.0 900
gss all9ns c was the prize affer at y ysrsav tg city aif !
81, 000,0 00-gallon gravity supply from pure
mountain sources last summer the water
TO be delivered 21o feet above tide, thus
low service pumping plant. But until the
consumption reached 10000, 600 gallons a
day much higher rates We're asked One
g gna ssh plant ia fnf for e't $3.50. { CO., '00Y the fiaed
charges on this amount at I per cent? ssoz t tn
plant would be very light, possibly bring
ing am S the total nan yea FL 90 eh a. geg ! p lpoo' tS sa al
Ions for $4,000, 600 and sA94 for %, ooo.o 600
gallons a LAY
IdSSdlC 1blNtE alC pI--ov 10
1000, 600 gallons, would make a yearly
charge of about $222, 900 for Is. 200. 900 gall
Ions or $4,000 for double that amount.
Assuming, as above, Z per cent. for capi-
tai charges and allowing 0.5 per cent.
for operation, this represents a capital
outlay Of $1,000, 600 and $500, 600, respec-
lively.
I'm point of cost the filtration scheme
has the great advantage of being cheaper
than the gravity, as it is far more sus-
ceptible of piecemeal construction. If
the city were to build a gravity plant in
stead of buying one, it might postpone
some portions of the work until the con-
sumption demanded them, thus reducing
the advantages of filtration to a greater
or less extent. But the above figures
show over So. 900, 900 available for a 25.-
0OO, 0OO-gallon plant with the same yearly
charges as for fltering and pumping the
same quantity. This sum under ordinary
conditions ought to go a great way to-
ward providing a 5000 O0-gallon gravity
supply which could be developed later
to twice that amount"
These figures lead up to the conclusion
quoted in the opening paragraph above.
After the usual innuendo regarding the
city officials, the article concludes with
SOME compliments to Mr.. Hazen and re-
marks about he general value of his
report.