Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-27
Cemeteries of the Nation

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tine, Fla, takes nrst rank. II Is on the site
of an old Spanish burying place, and many
are the quaint graves and tombstones TO be
seen there. Surrounded by very old stone
wall, within sound Of the breakers and
filled with tropical plants and dreamy la
goons, 1t is at once beautiful and interest
ing. About 100 are buried here, and the
Decoration day ceremonies are always Of a
most impressive nature.
The National cemetery at Chalmette,
near New Orleans. Is one Of the best
known burytng places in the country.
Thirteen thousand are buried here. Chal-
mette is located on the shore Of a bayou
and presents somewhat the appearance OF
a swamp with driveways through it.
There are several lakes in 1t, and in many
instances the graves are very close to the
water. Decoration day is always extern
sively observed here, but for one reason
or another the graves are decorated with
flowers and evergreens the greater part Of
the year.
Largest National Cemetery.
The largest national cemetery in the
country is at Vioksburg. Miss. About
1900 are inferred here, but the place has
rather a depressing effect on one who
80 suggestive of the horrors OF death.
There is a melancholy aspect to 1t that
IL is impossible to shake OF. Near by is
the cemetery at Natchez where ssO0 are
buried. In the immediate vicinity are the
cemeteries of Port Hudson, Baton Rouge
and Alexandria. All through this part Of
the country Decoration day is most ex-
tensively observed. In nearly every grave
yard there are several soldiers buried and
the sentimental nature OF the people causes
much attention TO be given to the cere-
monies.
From Andersonville, Ca, and following
a sort of curve to Little Rock, Ark, there
is a line of cemeteries where nearly 100000
soldiers are buried. These are all very
mush alike In appearance and are not as
well cared for as those in other parts Of
the country. The principal ones OF this
group are Memphis, Nashville, Chatta-
nuooga and Marietta.
There is a little group of cemeteries in
Kentucky where about 5000 are buried, but
the observances of the day here are al
ways very sad More old people will be
seen at these ceremonies than in any other
cemetery In the country. They still re-
member their lost sons, and even at this
late day old. White-haired negroes will
frequently be seen weeping and crying for
young marsa."
A National cemetery that is very little
known is Jefferson Barracks, located about
eighteen miles below st. Louis. No Over
Il, 800 are buried here, and the cemetery IA
one Of the grandest sites in the world. II
is about 800 feet above the Mississippi, or
the west bank, and commands a view In al
directions over the bottom lands. This
cemetery IL remarkably we'll kept, although
It does not contain as many trees as one
feels ought TO be there.
The National cemeteries OF the west arr
sad places. Most OF them are absolutely
barren and are distressing in the extreme
The one at San Antonio, Tex is Of thii
character, although OF late years an at
tempt has been made to improve H. Nearly
all the western cemeteries are small.
The National cemetery on the Custe
battlefield IN Dakota Is perhaps tn
strangest burying place IN all the world
It is a most barren spot. containing Al
enormous marble shaft, with ~ grave
grouped around II. The strange thin
about this cemetery Is that all those sleep
ing there were killed on the same day
The National cemetery OF San FRANCHISES
IS located at the Pres!dio.
II Is not generally known, but the Unitei
States maintains a National cemetery a
the City OF Mexico, OF course the SIS
buried there are the victims OF the Mexiea
war,
Temperate Men in Parliamen
According 10 a calculation made by tn
British Temperance Advocate. there are II
English. twenty-six Welsh. twenty-on
Scotch and twenty-one Irish members O
the House OF Commons who are total al
stainers. The greatest proportion IL anon
the Welsh NJ, P's. OF whom the teetotaleT
form $50 per cent OF the total represents
ticu- The Scotch percentage IL 1s.i. IN
Irish al, while the English show the small
est proportion. which Is "a Altogethe
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