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New-York tribune., 1905-06-11

can not hope to save up again in many weeks
With them are huddled their wives and children
who SO delighted by the splendor OF the oc-
casion that they laugh and chatter In SHOCKING
contrast to the wailing of the band
The Catholic clergy of the churches which the
Italians attend have labored zealously to check
the extravaganza OF their parishtoners at funer-
ais but have found their efforts unaValllng.
Most of the Italians belong TO mutual pene1iI ~
societies, and for a weekly stipend OF II from ~ ~
to fifty cents a week they are entltled 70 De
cared for when sick and to be buried or nave
any member of their family buried When deac'
If possible these societies furnish Dand, Ior ho
Italian funeral is really complete without it. A
band costs all the way from SZU 10 @lUu Ac-
cording to the clergy these societies would real
Iv honor their dead more If they cut down thler
fees and excluded the bands or turned over the
money for such expenses to the bereaVed fam
lily. go
Here for example are the items OF a bill for
the funeral of an Italian laborer who had been
earning 81. 15 a day and who left a Wldow @ anu
four children Candles, $120; embalmlng' % 90, 90,
$155.2o ''7 F'''
Forty dollars more was paid for burial lot
The family was left destitute ana IS now Delhs
cared for by the Italian Benevolent Society:
Some Of the Irish settlers of the lower west
Side are almost as extravagant In the funerals
of their dead. Not long ago a truckman' Nv
ing in King-st., died, and in the procession
which followed his body there were forty car
riapas Half of these We're paid for by brother,
who was a longshoreman, and who spent MS
savings and as much beside for the purpose as
he himself said "of giving Pat the finest funeral
that ever went out of King-st
The custom of having extravagant funerals,
however, is not limited to certain classes or
races 1t is found to prevail among nearly
all the >nationaities represented in this coun-
try as we'll as those inhabitants of long Amer
lean ancestry. Among the wealthy it -four
ishes still more than among the poor, ana al
though such expenditure may not bring pri-
walton to such families, it nevertheless is
practical waste of money, which If spent 10
endow bed in a hospital or some other such
purpose might both honor the dead and bless
the living AS Bishop Potter said recently:
"Extravagance in connection with funerais
furnishes a worthy subject for public criti-
cisn; but should be very sorry to see it mar
rowed to a criticism of extravaganza on the
mart of the poor. Theirs take one form-that
of the rich another The inspiration of the
two however is the same. 1t is the devour-
ing passion for ostentation which influences
the humblest and the loftiest alike"
The contagion of celebrating an elaborate
funeral is so widespread in this country that
it has even extended to some of the Jews, who
New-York tribune., 1905-06-11

other tradespeople who supply the necessities
of life that suffer.
THE custom of curtailing the number of car
riages and prohibiting flowers is not new in the
Catholic Church. / recall that when L was an
altar boy in my home church in Clinton Mass,
there was an established custom against flowers,
and the number of carriages was limited to six
That custom. indeed has been continued to this
day.
Undertakers in Berkshire County say that the
average cost of funeral in Catholic churches
is $780, of which about half is paid for the cof-
fin 1t is estimated that often S1OO worth OF
flowers are sent to the house that has been Wis
tied with death, and in some instances many
times that sum. At the funeral of a late sherlh
o. Berkshire County more than S4o0 worth OF
floral offerings were banked about the coffin, and
on this occasion the effect of the Rev. Mr.. NC
LaughIins remarks was shown in the action
of the thirty deputy sheriffs who made up
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Can storied urn or animated bust
=. L.. sim nnn TIA anc.ir,.

Can storfed animated bust
Rack 10 it's mansion call the fieettng breath?
Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust.
Few of US in our more thoughtful moods dis
,,,te the truth Of these lines of Gray. When
our minds are not distraught by any present af-
aiction when can view the subject of death
calmly, we realize how futile is the costly fu-
neral how unavaiiing the pomp and ceremony
tbe elaborate floral pieces. the expensive coffin
the long and stately procession and the palatial
r,ausoleum. In such hours of reflection we are
able 10 see that the true tributes to the dead
are not 10 be found in signs, but IN Deeds not in
great wreaths Of lilies, but in loving words
spoken in honor OF the departed long years
after others have forgotten. Then we appreciate
how much grander and nobler is the grief of
the widow who buries her husband in only a
plain pine box, but who returns year after year
10 keep his grave green and his tablet spotless
than the sorrow Of her who mourns amid the
perfume and glitter of gorgeous funeral and
then pines less because of him that has gone
than because for time she may not wear gay
clothing.
Although there are expensive funerals which
represent real sorrow and sincere homage to the
dead, nevertheless expense in itself is no true
token of grief Furthermore an extravagant
spending Of money for such ceremonies fire.
Quently results in real suffering and at times
actual destitution. 1t often happens among the
poor that when one of a family dies the re-
naming members distraught with sororw and
prompted by their devotion for the one they
have lost, forget how slender are their means
and contract debts which for time at least
render them poverty stricken.
Such funerals also stimulate a spirit Of rivalry,
which often drives a family TO greater extrava-
gance than would their real sorrow alone. Their
neighbor across the street, for example died
some months ago, and his coffin was of rose
wood; the flowers received filled the whole side
Of a room; a high priced soprano sang, and
thirty carriages followed the hearse TO the
grave Now the head of their own home is dead
and as he was regarded every bit as good as his
neighbor in life, they believe he should re-
ceive as many honors, if not more, when dead
The coffin, accordingly, is little more ex-
pensive, the flowers more profuse a whole quar-
tette sings, and there are thirty carriages in
line The extra flowers and carriages were pro-
cured simply to outrival the other funeral and
were paid for by the family.
The positive evils consequent upon costly
funerals among the working classes have
aroused a Catholic priest il a factory district
Of western Massachusetts, and started him forth
as the leader Of a movement TO check such
extravaganza. The effect of his agitation has
been widespread. Not only have his own
parishioners, who for the most part fact
New-York tribune., 1905-06-11

Alfred Watkins. manager for the H. B. Clatiin
Company who died in Paris a few days ago. was
some years ago a first sergeant in Company 1 OF
the I'D Engineers in which he was highly esteemed
New-York tribune., 1905-06-11
BOOSTING WARRIORS.

are strongly opposed to ostentation in the
burial of their dead. According TO ancient
Hebrew custom the corpse should be laid in
the ground with only shroud wrapped about
it. 1t in this way that one of the Roths-
childs of Europe recently buried Less
strict adherents to old time tradition some
times bury their dead with board over the
shrouded body or. at most. with rough
wooden box enveloping 1t; beyond this the
orthodox Jew will not depart "All men
born equal" ne says "and should they
die"
Yet among the Jews of this city the prac-
tice is becoming more prevalent OF laying
their dead away in expensive collins and
marking their graves with costly monuments.
after the manner OF the Christians. On the
other hand there is a great number of Jews
on the East Side, who will only permit their
dead to be buried in pine boxes. just as the
very poorest OF them are cared for by the
Agudath- Achim Chessid Shel Emeth. a so
ciety with offices in Canal-st., which takes
upon itself the burden of burying all desti-
tute Hebrews who might else go to the Pot
ter's field or to Christian yards. Last year
the organization buried 1,4S3 poverty stricken
Jews.
AS q rule it is the fault of the one who dies
that money is wasted over his funeral If
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purse and presented 1t TO the widow In lieu Oh d
floral Offering
Among certain classes in this city the cost Oh
funerals is all out of proportion TO their means
Especiallv is this true Of the Italians, who have
lately settled here and who revive In the new
world the ostentatious ceremonials for the dead
which they have been wont to celebrate In their
native country ever since the days Of the Roman
Empire, The Italians particularly emphasize
what Father Mclaughlin says about the Gus
tom of displaying flowers at funerals. that II
has come down from Roman and Greek days
and not from the time of the Messiah, In New
Yorlx's Little Italy, one may frequently see a
funeral procession in which whole carriage is
loaded with floral crosses and wreaths AS
often too there is a band. dressed in mourning
uniform and playing dirge. and just behind at
the head OF long line of carriages, white
hearse bearing a white plush coffin But as
soon as the first carriage comes near enough Tor
one to be able to see who are in 1t, the spectator
Is likely to see how strained is all this pomp
and parade, AS likely as not the occupants or
the carriages are laborers, who have paused Tor
q day in digging some sewer or piling UP a rail-
road embankment and are spending what they
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Little Mildred had had a nightmare, and was
telling the family about 1t the next morning
when I woke up" she said. II was stin scared.
and my heart beating a tattoo
Here her elder sister interrupted. How could
your heart beat tattoo? she asked. sareastically.
81 guess it could do il the drums OF my ears,
couldn't it?" demanded Mildred. indignantly
youths ComHanion-
New-York tribune., 1905-06-11

Company r of the 9Th Regiment, Csp;ain Steiie.
to interest it's members during the summer months.
holds a stag entertainment every Tuesday night
popular resort. Sergeant r. Mile Is chair
man of the entertainment committee, assisted By
Sergeant sam Mack and Ben Flatt-
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last year s41 In the whole United states In
1885 f12 bodies we're fncinerated. whereas 2.4i9
were cared fcr this way in 1900
New-York tribune., 1905-06-11

Work on the barns and barracks the farm Of
Squadron c. near Huntington. Long Island. Is being
rushed and by the end of the present month II Is
expected the grounds will be ready for the troopers
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
storie. Told Of Prof. Park.

Prof. Park. so long the especia.
light at Andover Theological Semin-
ary, when a young man studied in
Germany. His acute mind made him
the terror of the professors. The emf
nent DR.. Tholuck, after being driven
into corner in an argument with
the young American. exclaimed, Now
am sorry that Columbus discovered
America"
When Prof. Park, at Andover, was
asked by a student the reason for the
tower of Pisa, he quickly answered.:
NO doubt the contractor did not pay
his men promptly, so that they were
compelled to put lean on the tow.
err
Prof. Park was very particular to
call his students by name. One day
he met a man by the name of Jones
Not wishing to betray the fact that
he could not recall his name. he said:
BY the way, how do you spell your
name?" The student with some sur
prise, exclaimed Jones. Is there
any other way Of spelling it,"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
From Alaska to Cape Horn.

THE gray plover nests in the sedges
of Alaska; and when the short summer
wanes, it leads its young in perilous
flight southwark across plains and
mountain ranges, and then, guided by
the coast line, wings its way steadily
onward until it reaches its winter
home in Patagonia. For more than
one-half of this immense distance of its
migration, the flight course of the gray
proven is almost coincident with the
surveyed line of the projected Pan
American railway, commercial con-
nection between the northern and
southern continents that few years
ago was regarded as the dream of en-
thusiasts, but which to-day has passed
far beyond the realm of visions. Men
whose lives are well behind them will
probably live to see the day when they
can make an unbroken railway journey
from the River Yukon in Alaska to the
River Limay in Patagonia" writes Ed
ward b. Clark in The Technical World
Magazine for January. This journey
from the North to the South means
more than the travelling of an immense
distance within a short space of time,
though this thought alone Is impress
sive. 1t means the passing through al
ternate cold and heat. moisture and
dryness, bare fields and green fields.
treeless plains and tropical forests, fer
tile valleys and sterile mountains; 1t
means acquaintance with men of ev-
| cry hue of skin and of every habit of
life 1t means the wedding of the ends
of the earth"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

So-called wandering pains" may
come from its early stages. or the
presence of danger may be made mani
fest by profusc menstruation, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
ovaries down the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, II there
are indications of Inflammation or dis
placement, don't wait for time to con
firm your fears and go through the
horrors of a hospital operation; secure
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound right away and begin it's use
Mrs. Pinkham. of Lynn. Mass. will
give you her advice free of all charge
IL YOU will write her about yourself
Your letter will be seen by women only
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ take the liberty to congratulate YOU or
the success / have had with your wonderful
medicine Eighteen months ago my month
lies stopped. Shortly after felt W badly that
1 submitted to thorough examination by o
physician and was told that had n tumor
on the uterus and would have to undergo n,
operation.
.'Soon after read one Of your advertise
ments and decided to give Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound n trinl A ftni
trying five bottles AS directed the tumor !.
entirely gone. ! have been examined by d
physician and he saws have no signs Of a
tumor now. 1t has also brought my month
lies around once more, apl l am entirely
well. Fannie ID. For, Chestnut Street
Bradford. Pa.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Words Of Wisdom.

Westfield, ILL.,, Dec. 18th (SpeciaD-
All who are suffering with Bright's
Disease, should read carefully the fol-
lowing letter from the Rev. G. l.. Good
of this place. He says:-
II feel 1t is my duty to tell you OF
the wonderful benefit l have received
from the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
l am Minister of the Gospel. and in
my work. l am frequently exposed to
all weathers. Six years ago, was laid
up sick. l doctored with number of
physicians, and finally consulted a
specialist, but without success. They
all told me l had Brights Disease. l
was in bad way and almost helpless
when, thank God, heard of Dodd's
Kidney Pills. They saved my life. l
took sixteen boxes and now am
cured. The first day took them l felt
relief When | began l weighed only
one hundred and five pounds. now l
weigh one hundred and sixty-five and
l am the picture OF health. l recon-
mend Dodd's Kidney Pills to all my
friends who have Kidney Trouble and
l pray to God that other sufferers
will read these words and be helped
by them"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Shy On Table Etiquette.

Table etiquette in country hotels
is study in ITSELF remarked the
travelling man. Every town seems to
have its own code of ethics and it's n
difficult matter to keep up with the
various forms and observances. l had
to stop over in little Connecticut
town on my last trip and put up at the
only hotel In the place.
There was no fault to find with the
dinner. There was an abundance of
well-cooked food and reveled in
dishes so dear tc my infantile days,
reserving a gap for a slice of the real,
old-fashioned pumpkin pie, which was
made a feature of the bill of fare.
1.-The waitress passed and repassed
me. but made no motion to remove
my plate and trot out the luscious pie.
My patience gave out at last, and
almost grabbed her as she flew by and
haughtily demanded my portion.
"'Y'all through she snapped.
Yes
"'Then why didn't ye stack up yer
dishes sod know
And as rebuke for my lack of
table manners she brought me stingy
slice"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Mission Of the Wise Men.

When the wise men came from the
East to found Christmas day, they
we're mastered, not by religious con
servatism, but by Christian expecta'
ton. They we're dominated. not by
reason, but by intuition-by the
genius represented in Job and in Da,
vid rather than by the calculation OF
Jacob or the saws of Solomon. This
world is saved not by profit-taking
merely, but by prophet-giving. A few
wise men fIo.m the East, acting on in
sight. created that glad epoch of de-
light in sely-sacrifice which we call
Christmas. Politics and worldly wis
dom fought Christmas to the quick,
but Christmas was conducted from
the upper air resounding with rhyth-
mic benedietions not only OF peace,
but of peace based on good will.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Pathos Between Lines.

John Mitchell in a description Of
one of the historic coal strikes of the
last century, said:
There is a story of the privations of
these poor people that has a grim pa
thos in it. Its pathetic rather than its
humorous side makes the story worth
repeating.
"a child, during the strike. goes to
Mrs. Simpkins on Monday morning and
says:
"'Please, ma am, my mother sent me
for the loan of your marrow bones to
make soup with.
"'Tell your mother Mrs. Simpkins
replies, that Mrs. Murphy has them
to-day. and Mrs. McDevitt is promised
them for tomorrow, but she can have
them on wednesday If she'll return
them promptly, bein' as I want to
make soup myself on THURSDAY"
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Keen a Stout Heart.

A man can not always be cheerful and
gay,
There are so many crosses that must
be endured,
But all ought to bear with what patience
we may
cured.
or all earthly lessons to bear and forbear
Par excellence is and well worthy the
learning:
A crown in the land for whose JOY We
are yearning
Then let me not faint though my bur
dens be sore,
The burdens l bear toward the home
heading;
Let courage be mine that utter no roar
Because all the way 1t is pretty hard
shedding.
The Journey at longest is not very long
And. living in hope of a blessed here
after.
song
And turn all my groans into outbursts
Milwaukee State Journal
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
STILL TRIMS HUSBANDS HAIR
Aaed Millionaire Keeps to the Custom
of His Poverty Days.


of His Poverty Days.
In Broollyn there lives a millionaire
well along in years. with a wife from
whom also youth has lang since fed.
From the old days before wealth
came to them the couple retain one
custom which has passed, as the years
have flown, into sort OF sacred rite.
The old lady cuts the old gentlemans S
hair. Once a year the millionaire
goes to a barber shop and has his
scanty locks trimmed. That sets the
style for the ensuing year When he
comes home the wife carefully stud
les the cut, and after that it is her
work of love to reproduce it until
another year rolls around and the an
nual visit to the barber takes place.
The old gentleman also shaves him
self.
Economy in the matter of barbering,
which was first matter of stern ne
cessity, is now the one little thing that
the couple refuse to give up out of the
days of poverty. AS they are child
less couple, there is nobody to hector
the old man into engaging a valet.
Really the old man has his hair cut
more often than is necessary, for
sometimes when the worries of wealth
and social duties are more than or
dinarily oppressive the good wife will
say: Come dear-come up to my
room. want to cut your hair" And
while the scissors snip the old couple
laughingly go back to the old happy
days of youth and struggle once more.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
MADE FORTUNE ON RACE TRACK.
One Man Has Won Where Thousands
Have Come to Ruin,

Frank England. Jersey City man,
81 years old. says that he has won a
fortune of $150,000 by betting at the
race tracks. He started with capi-
tai of rs cents and has accumulated
sufficient sum to keep him in COM
fort for the rest of his life. That's
one case; for that one we will ven
ture the prediction that there are 100
instances where men have started
with a fortune of $150000 and wound
up with 10 cents as result of gam
bling on horse races. Every dollar
that Mr. England won came out of
some other mans pocket. The man
who starts with cents capital, who
engages in legitimate business and
who by good management and thrift
succeeds in collecting a sum equal to
that which Mr.. England possesses
benefits the community. He helps to
create wealth, while the gambler who
wins has merely enriched himself
entirely at the expense of others.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
Is Disease a Crime !?

Not very long ago. popular magazine
published an editorial article in which
the writer asserted, in substance, that all
disease should be regarded as criminal.
and suffering OF mankind Is due to tho
violation OF certain of Natures laws.
But to say that all sickness should be
regarded as criminal, must appeal to
every reasonab BILE individual as radically
wrong.
1t would be harsh. unsympathetic,
cruel, yes criminal, to condemn the poor,
weak, over-worked housewife who sinks
under the heavy load q household ,ns cares
nesses, various displacsments OF pelvic
organs and other arrangements peculiar
to her ser.
Frequent bearing of children. with its ex:
With tbs care. % ~orfy and iabor, Of resrins, .
large family. is oftsn the. cause Of yeek-
assrs.sssd s. he many hSs.shoid
and the hard. and nsver-ending work which
sr BE ossr he 4 ssss e
ilIs-Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription-say
Of this class Of ma aides /. the fact that the
poor ver-worked housewife can NOT 9es tne me
ane sbor % snebls aef hsr
use Of his Prescription It's full bonshts II
Is matter Of freGue1s exRerssnss isn c,.. ne ssy c
by reason Of the patients inability to sbstsin
from hard work long enough to be cureo.
With those. suffering from prolapsus. ante
version and retroversion OF the uterus or
other displacement of the womanly orfans,
It is very necessary that, in addition to tax
ing his "Favorite Prescription they abstain
from being very much or for long periods. on
their feet. Ali heavy lifting or straining Of
any kind should also be avoided. As mucn
outdoor air as possible. with moderate iight
exercise Is also very important Let the
patient observe these rules and the "Favor-
ite Prescription will do the rest
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense OF
mailing onln Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, 2l one cent stamps Tor pa
per-covered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound.
II sick consult the Doctor, free OF charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorats
and regulate stomach, liver and bowels.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20

overexerted myself in the least de-
gree. At times I was weighed down
with feeling of languor and depres-
sion and suffered continually from
annoying Irregularities of the kidney
secretions. procured box of Doan's
Kidney Pills and began using them.
found prompt relief from the aching
and lamenes in my back, and by the
time l had taken three boxes l was
cured of all irregularities"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents u box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1905-12-20
AGONY OF SORE HANDS.
Cracked and PeeIed-Water and Heat
Caused Intense Pain-Couid Do
No Housework-GratefuI
to Cuticura.

MY hands cracked and peeled. and
were so sore it was impossible for me
to do my housework. II put them in
water was in agony for hours; and
If I tried to cook, the heat caused in
tense pain. l consulted TWO doctors,
but their prescriptions were utterly
useless. And now after using one cake
of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuti-
cura Ointment my hands are entirely
well, and l am very grateful. (Signed)
Mrs. Minnie Drew, 18 Dana St, Rox-
bury, Mass"