The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-10
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Writes of q Crematorium.

I
 Rev. W. B. Crumpton of Montgom- cry, corresponding Secretary of the Baptist Mission Board, wrote some in- teresting letters to The Alabama Bap- tist while on his late trip to Cali fornia.
 est to me" writes MT. Crumpton, was the crematorium at the odd Fellows i Cemetery.
 What shall we do with our dead? is getting to be big question in many over fifty years old, but from its num- erous large cemeteries one would think it much older. I have read much o6r;IsI.a of srsmation and was glad of tbis op- observation. The building, the fix lures, the process were all accurately described to the visitors by an am- ploye. There is 8 nice chapel capable vices are desired The furnace is l heated to as much as 2,500 degrees. In be delivered to friends or obe de- posted in the columbarium- This Is 8 magnificent, circular stone building three stories high; There are inches purchased by the friends of the. de- l ceased at the rate of from $35 to sev- eral hundred according to the size and 1 location. The urns are of every shape and cost. from the common copper can. | furnished by the company, to the most expensive purchased by the family. The ashes of a grown person weigh from six to eight pounds. '9The time will come in our cities | when this method of disposing of the dead will be necessary Tor the protec- only the old method of burial this | seems horrible, but to my mind it Is far preferable It ought to be less ex- pensive than burial, but it is not. Many family of moderate means | In city has been almost bankrupted 1 by a funeral The tenderest emotions of the human heart. at the most dis dressing moment. are taken advantage | of by interruptions undertakers and cruel custom allows 1t. When cremation was first talked of In our country it's inexpensiveness was | heralded as one of the advantages: but, alas for the people. it is likely everywhere to be captured by heart- | less trusts.
 'I had The Montgomery Advertiser sent to me for the Alabama news. To my surprise 1 found very many things | of general interest to the reading pub | lie, in The Advertiser, which had not seen in the San Francisco papers. day."
 COInhOlder and a COuntrymam was very much amused at a little 1 Incident l witnessed today" said o drummer in one of the hotel Hobbies
 "A verdant ruralite was standing near me at q show window in which was exhibited sample of one of the familiar four-cornered coinholders. made with individual receptacles for nickles, dimes, quarters and halves. In this particular holder four coins were placed to illustrate the modus op- erandi, l noticed the. agricultural gentleman stare long and earnestly at the holder. make @ rapid calculation on | his fingers and hurriedly enter the store.
 "Surmising his intentions I strolled ieisurely in behind him to witness the sequel
 peotive purchaser pointed out to the merchant the coin holder where 1t lay tn the window, worth twenty five cents" he inquired.
 "'Yes, that's what it's marked re- piled the merchant.
 "'Waal, I b'lieve I'll take it. drawl- ed the country gentleman. '+The merchant took the holder from the window, withdrew the coins and handed it to its new owner, who Pock- sted it and walked out with disap- pointment expressed in his face. Tt sounds unreasonable, but the purchaser. in my opinion, thought the coins went with the holder, and that he was about to secure an unusual bargain. Else, why his finger calcu- lations and the expression of disap- pointment I saw on his physiognomy as he walked from the storey
 "I have read" said an irate citizen. that our street department has been hauling cinders to the muddy streets during the wet weather, but I haven't seen any of the cinders.
 When one gets outside the paved district of Montgomery he is amazed that any city would tolerate such con- ditions. There are no crossing at the streets that are passable and have not seen any effort to improve the con dition.
 During this mud I have been riding three squares past my house on the cars until l could reach dry spot on which to aIight. The streets are seas of mud and they are almost impossible for pedestrians"
 It was learned yesterday that the report current in Montgomery several days ago that Mir. Edgar Gardner Mur- phy was seriously i'll in New York was erroneous.
 Mir D H. Marbury of Marbury arr rived In Montgomery last night.
 MT W. P. Acker of Anniston ar rived in Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. J. T. EHison Of Centervllle was in Montgomery yesterday.
 
 Mir John Douglas of Atlanta is a visitor in Montgomery.
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