Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-16


Here Ives buried yelbody Of Mr..
Elizabeth Eve, wife of Mr.. Adam
Eve, who died July2S. 1875 in We
1sthlyear OF her age.
The Following method. which is
speediest In execution and most com
pact in form. shows the essential facts
But care must be exercised 10 insure
accuracy, Unless sunken stones. or ID.
legible or llchen-covered inscrip,ons
cause delay, one can after a little ex-
perience copy and compare 80 to 40
inscriptions per hour. A summer af-
tefnoon's work viii suffice 10 copy in
.hia manner many graveyard that is
being neglected:
Ebenezer Gilbert, May H. 1905. In
his nth year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eve. wife Of Adam
hNe, July p, 1875, In her 18th year
IL this method Is adopted. one must
ne sure that all the essential facts are
recorded. for frequently valuable ma
terial Is included in the Inscription
All names should be copied as they
stand; "NathI" "Allice," "Sibbel"
"Joanes" and "Blglo." even though the
adjoining stones have Jones and Bige-
low
Copy all titles and words denoting
social relations, as son widow
wife" Mr." MSS" Miss" "Dea-
con-; also such qualifying words as
only oldest" etc
Dates must be copied exactly, even
though September Is given 81 days
Double dating such as i52N, occurs
frequently and mui be watched foi'
ana so recorded.
1t is well TO make note Of any I'M
usual phrases, such as:
Drowned"
sfDarHHfgsfgItr 81 Indiana
DIED very sudden and UNEXPECTED.
The mortuary verse sometimes con-
tains statements II Is well 10 note
An honest man, good neighDoii
plain hearted reprover."
AT last In faith resigned hd
breath
Four months before her husbands
death"
ALLIED 10 ye Learned President
Y. by marrying his only Daughr'
Errors are liable 10 occur through
failure 20 notice that the age o. given
In his nth year" or I'm the llth year
OF his age DO not copy this as y
years" or as "76 years" but as
stands.
Instead OF copying on large paper lls
inscriptions from the stones ~ us
order they are found, use blopk
paper OF such convenient size as n
inches, and place but one inscrlp ll9y
on sheet. Among the adranias'
are the convenience Of handing ~
the comparison which must be- ihAos.
and also the facility ri making i
alphabetical arrangement for tne NH''
copy.
10 insure copying every stons am
10 avoid copying the same stone wv,
use some method OF dividing on N'.
particular portion Of the gfounu 5ite
intend 20 copy. For this purpose WIZ
strings stretched on the ground nl w.
10 trees, IL useful. A few STICKS eN
as are used in the hens Of curtain,
dozen laths, can well be w..
markers. Unless some such ulF 4.
OF the ground is made, coniusl,,l
| liable 10 result. Twenty or aN 'l
can be easily handled IA ono oll.'
After copying the stones w un,
| vision, and before marking on .,tl
compare your copy SECOND tltT KIN
the stones. 50 that errors Mlt ..,h
| be found may be corrected. 'he'f ts,s
/ slip that has been verified a""
/ prevent confusion. .,nt
n a light camp stool Is pot AZ 49,.
seat can be made By nalllhs IN.
| OF board on the end OF a ftleh pr b
venient length. The use nf IN
recommended, as less errors .,..
copy when one writes WIN ~ be-
comfort A garden trowel y isal
! remove tfc 9rth from sunkeh pr.
l A hand mirror 10 throw tnf
on b the shallow cutting on saie
the slate stones VIII be- founa !"
ones time. t.h a.
Compare the iinal copy Nlsrarg
Inscriptions. 30 that absolute 49, l-sf
can be assured. What lnohs ID. Aif-
on one doy. on another ana ~ sni
feront light will BE- seen 90 pc '''''
1903 viii become 1853. -