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THE SCRAxNTON TJKIBUNE- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, .1902.
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NEWEST BOOKS
Critical and Gossipu Mention of More
Recent Literary Productions.
A GREAT LITERARY ENTERPRISE.
THE JKWISlt UNOYCI.OI'l'DIA: Be
Inn a complete study of the Hebrew
rncc and It achievements fiom the
cmllcst to the picsent lime, with llb
fial biography nnd numerous Mindm
tlonx. To consist of 1J volumes, aggre
gating R,0 large pages, of wlilili vol
umes one nnd two me now tendy. Pub
lished by the Kiink & Wagimls com
pany and sold bv nuhcilptlon.'
Six years ago Dr. lsndoie Singer, ft
gmdunto of the University of Vienna
and a scholar of high standing and ex
ceptional personal enteiprle, con
ceived the Idea of compiling an en
cyclopedia which should set forth ade
quately what the Hebrew lace had
done In the vailoua fields of Its activi
ties what sreat men It had given to
history, what Hcholtu.shlp It had
evolved and the part It had played In
poetry and the higher arts as well ns
In finance, conimeice and government.
Throughout Km ope the antl-Semltlc
feeling wns then i mining high, and
though Dr. Singer endeavored with
groat pctslstcney to Inteiest his co
lcllgionists In his pioject, by tepie
sentlng that its accomplishment would
have a wholesome educational Influ
ence, the foicseen need of a working
fund exceeding half a million dnllais
detcircd them from offeilng practical
enc-ouiageiiient. In despair, Dr. Singer
came to New Yolk, and while ildlng In
a street ear saw an ndveitlsement of
the Standard dlctlonniy, then Just
completed. This led him to consult Its
publishers, the Funk & Wncnalls com
pany, with the result that they finally
deckled to finance the enterprise.
The details- of organizing an enter
prise of this character and magnitude
would foim Intel eating leading If we
had the space for it. They aie set
forth fully In the publlshei s' announce
ment, which may be had on applica
tion. Suffice it to say that moie than
400 European and American scholia .s
had to be engaged to contribute mate
rial in their special fields, while In ol
der to digest and synthesize these spe
cial contributions and plan and execute
the scope and myiiad details of the
roik, an immense editorial staff had to
be employed und organized. It took
three years and a gieat many thousand
dollars to produce the first volume. An
Interval of one year sufficed for the
production of the second, which cairles
the alphabet to the middle of the let
ter "B." Heieafter -volumes may be
c.peeted to uppear moie frequently, us
the maehlneiy of pioduction woiks
more smoothly.
Wo do not feel competent to write
ciillcally upon this great enterprise,
but Jewish scholais who have exam
ined the published volumes attentively
say that the encyclopedia will mark an
epoch In the advancement of Hebrew
culture as well as set the tace aright
in the judgment of (hose who have
never had fair means of studying Its
historic merits. It should be said, b
the way, that the aim of the work is
not to excite controversy but simply
to collect and collate historic facts.
The co-operation In the contributing
and editing features of many Christian
scholars of international reputation
constitutes, If it were needed, an assur
ance of fairness which -will prevent
misconception of purpose. As a. feat
of bookmaking, Funk & Wagnalls have
ceitalnly made this their master woik.
It should have a place In every refer
ence library. "",.
SOME NEW BOOKS.
MASTER MINDS: Carlyle, Ciotnwell.
Froude. By Rev. D. J. Williams, of
Peckvllle. Published by the authoi ; Jl.
We have here, In the short compass
fit 245 pages, giaphiu and 'accurate
studies of three men whose works and
personality aie full of Interest. Mr.
Williams gives the laiger space to Car
lyle, whom he vastly admires, and
whose career he sketches devotedly.
The chapters on 0'iomwell are written
feelingly and with many evidences of
careful leading, and the paper on
Froude Is merely an outline, though an
able one. The book is well wiltten and
valuable.
THI3 D13AD CITY: A tragedy. By Ga
briele d'Aimunzio. Tiunslated by l'io
"essor G. Mantelllnl, with Itlneit atlons
in colors from the stage pioduction of
Elconoia. Duse. Published by l,ultcl A:
Lee, Chicago.
A faithful reudetlng Intu Kngllsh of
one of the most miasmatic plays ever
written. The moibldlty und puticseuce
Of this pioduction are but thinly
glossed over by the author's skillful
use of poetic foims and imagery. As
he play Is read In cold blood the won
der Is that any audience ever consent
ed to sit through a pioduction of It, or
that the police would let it.
POCO A POCO: A lio el by William
Frank Johnson. llltiHtinted by VY II,
Fry. Published by tho Saallleld Com.
party, Akion, O
Tl)e wonder Is that Senator Steven
H, AVlstur, multi-millionaire, undis
puted boss of his state, candidate for
the presidency, and Influential factor In
the huslncss life surrounding him, did
not know better than to go up against
John Hume, the western Insurance
agent, promoter, ml.u fighter, philan
thropist, inventor and candidate for his
daughter's hand, If the senator had
ten how Hume secured tho price of
the railroad ticket which brought him
to Washington in the first place, ho
Would have iecogilaed the futility of
letting up the Jobs on Hume which
make the giouudwork of the Btory, and
Mpuld have given Margtuet away with
ft smiling countenance, Because ho
didn't gauge Hume coiiectly we hae
this story; and a leal Interesting tale
It is, Melodiarritt. Is weak in compari
son. WlCHAEt CAUMlfiHAl'l.: A stoiy of
love and rojsteiy lly Miles S.unl,
with giaphlc llluatiatloiis In tolois.
Published by lalid & Leo, Chicago.
In announcing tils book its publish
ers spoke of It V suggesting "Di.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Tho suggestion
(a remote. Hut for all that, It Is a tale
jf crime to make your hair stand oil
snd. The steady deliberation and cold
tunning of the chief villain, combined
Kith the ease with which he bends his
victims to his purpose through Intrl
;ate and subtly devised plots of devil-
liy, exhibit In the author a type of
skill which dime novelists might well
envy. Wc must say that from a llter
nry point of view the story Is excep
tionally well constructed and told.
STflPHHN Ilor.TON: A stoiy of life ns
It Is in town und country. Uv Chill Ic-s
IVIton Pidgin. Published by 1 C.
Page & Co., llostun.
A temperance story full of movement
und not tlicsome. Stephen, the ccntial
figure, Is a young clergyman of prac
tical Ideas and lofty alms, who under
takes to work upon the self-icspect of
drink virtlms until they can bo Induced
to say no. The story endeavors to Il
lustrate what results aie possible along
this line, and It Is told In a way to
make It luteiestlng to all.
ABHOAD WITH Till: JIMMIIIS Hv
Lilian Hell. Published by J., C. 1'ugo
& Co , Hoston.
A chdimlng collection of tiuvel
sketches, written most unconventlonal-
Iv and after the gossipy fashion that
makes personal nairatlve so much bet
ter than oidlnuiy tiuvel-book style.
Miss Bell, with her sister and the Jim
mies two man led friends did In their
own leisurely way a journey across
Fiance and Germany Into Russia, In
cluding house-boat expel ienees on the
Henley, sightseeing in Paris, Stias
burg, Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Nuiem
bmg, Bayreuth, Munich, the Tyiol,
Sal.btug, Ischl, Vienna und various
other places possessing present or hls
toilo Interest, and a heai t-to-heait chat
with Tolstoi. Miss Hell cariles the
leader with her tluough all these reu
nites, and It is ftom start to end an
agreeable companionship.
THK K1NDRBD OF TH11 WIT,D: A
"book of unlmul life." Hv Chniles (i.
V Robeits, with many llliHlintlons 1
Chniles l.hlngxtou Bull Published by
1. C. Page & Co , Boston.
A baker's dozen of stoi les nnd
sketches of animal life, some of them
te-publlslud fioni vailous pel lodlcals,
together with new matter, nil most
handsomely set In a huge octave vol
ume, with wide muiglns and illustra
tions that breathe the ery spirit of the
forest. It Is unuecessaiy to speak of
Piofessor Robeits' pioflcleney as 11
writer of animal stories. The kindled
of the wild aie first cousins of this en
thusiastic lover of nature.
BKAl'TIFl'l, JOK'S PAUAUISH, or.
The Island of Biotlierlv Low By
Man-hall Sandeis, with nisnipiotm lllus
ti atlons bv Chniles LlWngston Bull.
Published by L C. Page & Co. Boston
When Sam Emerson, a 'Fi Isco lad
healthily fond of nnlmals nnd ad en
lure, fell sick of a fever, he di earned
that he had been can led to a wonder
ful Island Inhabited by the vivldlv ap
parent shades of dcp.u ted oteutuies be
low the grade of man: and the telling
of his dellilous conceptions, which Is
most admit ably done, makes a iuvenlle
book fit to be compaied with "Alice lu
Wonderland." We can imagine no boy
or glil unable to take delight in this
charming tale.
THE MAGAZINES.
The October Delineator nffuis many
aluable suggestions to women who
would like employment nt borne and
notes sevc-i.il Instances In whit h a com
petence hus been acquit ed by women
who have followed such unusual lines
of woik lis nun king linen, mowing ou
sklit hinlds, making plum pudding, S.ua
toga chips, paper dolls, favors for wed
dings, etc.
"The Canonic Cuise," a shoit sloiy bj
Aithur K. McCailane, in the September
Cosmopolitan, Is pionoiimed bv Mime
cittlcs etiual to the best woik of Ldgui
Allen Pop. Another Cosmopolitan rou
tine of note Is II. G. Wells" seilnl. "Thu
New Republic." u discii-slon ihioush
the medium of fiction of some of tho
woild's moie Impoitant pioolems.
The Murcuhucan, the Jewish and Zion
ist magazine, foi Septembui contains thu
(list aitlcle publlhhed In this coiiuliy
on the pilvate life of Dr. Thcodnte
llei.l, thu leader of the Zionist move
ment. The witter destilbes his home life
and tells how a bottle of Palestine wine
moved him to consider Palestine as the
future home of the Jewish people.
The so-called "ti lists" uio to bo the
subject ot a seiles of at tides In the Cen
tury iluilug the coming c,u,.thc giotip
to Include impels on the "Meat Tiust,"
the Pulled States Steel cnipoinllon, the
Stnnduul OH company, und the Ameii
chii Sugar Refining company. The ar
ticles will be entliely unbiased ami will
show what Is claimed foi ti lists as eco
nomical uigiinlzntlous, setting toith tho
part they bear lu Anii-ilcitii trade and
the extent of their activities in fotclgu
countiies.
Miss Louisa M, Alcolt left two unpub
lished stoiles. which weio wiltten by her
for her own little nleie. They lmw been
seemed by St, Nicholas and will appear
In that magazine dm lug the coming jc-ur.
How aid Ple Is just finishing woik cm
u book, "I'Iib Kloiy of King Aithui,"
which Is a compiiilon olunio to the au
thoi 's popular "Iloblu Hood." It will
appear (list us a seilal In St, Nicholas
magazine, wiy fully lllustiated by the
aitlst'iiuthor, It Is sulci to be an eullie
I) now seiles of plctuiesciiif, lomantlc
tales woven about tho old legend of
King -Aithur.
Km ilk Leo Benedict inner wiole a bet
ter stoiy than his "Tho Turn of the
Wheel," tho uowlette with which llio
October Smntt Set opens. The stoij pre
sents a lld nml tiutliful plctmo of
contcmpoiary social life, and U of torn
pelllng Intel est. The number through
out is stiong.
Tho flist Issue) of Allislee's slnco Its
tiaiisfoimatinu Into a thai nt the Snmit
Sot moie than beats out eveiy piomlse.
It is chiefly a union number; Indeed,
Alnsleo's 1ms iilwitys been stiong 011 fic
tion. Hut the fiction in this number Is
especially eilsp and leaning. Tho uowl
ette, by 1M. Van Kile, "A M.tiltal Vaca
tion. ' Is a dailugly clowr icclpe. for tho
fieahening of wedded affections, and will,
without doubt, soon get placed on thu
stage.
LITERARY NEVIS AND GOSSIP.
A btcond book of vciso by Fiank I,
Stanton, to he entitled "Up Fiom Geor
gia," Is pionibcd.
Quota Watanua, the joung Japanese
wilier whose "A Japanese Nightingale'1
has been lead with such genuine pleas,
uie, hus listed for caily publication a
novel uf Japiinesu llto nnd ntmospherc,
"The Wooing of Wlslnrln."
Frank T, Hullcn, whose "Oiulse of the
Cachalot" was the Inaitgiitiillnii of a.
new school of llleratuic, the genuine
llleiattirc of the sea and of tho strange
life that Is lu It. Is going to 'write a
novel, "A Whnlemnn's Wife."
Ultbeit Pniker's new book, "Dotiovnn
Pasha," depicts the peiplexllles nml
successes ot a witty and Itiepiesslbte
lmgllshinnn who acts as confldcutlal
prop to the totteiltig thione ot the Khe
dive of Hgvpt, and whoso tnlcnts for get
ting himself and others out of illrtlciiltles
find ample oppoit unity for nxcieleo under
the Jealousies which suiioiind him.
The opposite lew or that held by
Henry Wntteison Is taken by Julian
ltnlplylii his billllant new novel of fnsh.
lonnbrc New Yoik life, "Tho Millionair
ess," Just published by the D. Lotluop
Company. Boston. Mr. Ralph depicts a
joung hell ess silt rounded by frivolity
nnd fashion nnd yet preserving her gen-eioiis-hearted
oimg womanhood for
higher pin poses of life.
II. G. Wells, In "The Sea Lnilv," Ills
lntest, ppimlts his vivid Imagination nnd
playful humor to disport around tho
situation erenled by the casting up by
the sea Into the bosom of a stutd and
tespectnble Billlsh family of a beautirul
mermaid, who Is so ravlshlngly nttiuc
tlve to male behnlileis that all kinds of
complications nilsp In the effoit to hide
lur ti no character and her extremely In
convenient tall.
Much plalsp heinlds the entrance Into
fiction of Bllrubelh lllgglns, a"JS-eai-old
Washington woman, foimcrlv a ies.
dent of NrhtnsUn, whose maiden effoit
Is entitled "Out of the West " Tho stoiv
poitinjH soelul and potltlcul conditions
In the western couutiy veiy ncciiiatelv
and with smpntlietlc humor, nnd It
leads skilfully to a cllmnx showing genu
Inn llteuiry power. The book Is pitnted
by the Hin pets
MACLAY'S REVISED HISTORY.
Fiom the Philadelphia Times.
The Intel mliuible Sampson-Schley
tontioieisy lecelves another ailing in
Kdgnr Slanton Mucluy's tevised edition
of the third volume of his "Hlstoiy of
the American Navy." Chapters XIX
and XXIII haw been pretty well made
oer by the author who won so much
notoilety by leuson of his severe strlc
tuies upon Admiral Schley's ioui.se be
fore and dining the battle of Santiago.
He adds forty pages to his appendix to
give the official documents relating to
the case as bi ought out at the Inquiry
which his book precipitated, contribut
ing likewise a new pieface. In his foie
woid he takes occasion to remark that
he has been misunderstood and that he
does not question Schley's "physical
courage," whereupon he proceeds to
withdraw some previous allegations,
concluding, however, that "ns a whole
the icsults of the searching lnestti
tlon by the couit of inquiry have justi
fied the historical position taken In the
piecedlng edition of this volume re
garding Commodoie Schley's conduit
In the Santiago campaign." Mr. Mac
la fuitheimoie lellews Admli al Samp
son of all lesponslblllty when he af
firms that "no peison leading proof
sheets of this woik has ever uppioved
of the wiltet's ci lticisms."
However, Mr. Mac lay's "hlstoilu.il po
sition" may haw been affected by the
Inquiiy, it Is woith noting that In the
new edition theie aie no lefeiences to
Lack of decision und entpipilse.
A tlinldltv amounting to aliMiluto cow
iinllce or a piewuluitloii of facts that
weie IntilnMcillv falsehoods.
Tinning In caitiff flight fiom thu danger
spot townid which diitv. honoi and the
whole Ameilian piople weio most enin-i"-tlv
uislntr lit id .
The most hiinillhiling. cownidl and la
mentable lepoit ever penned by mi
Amei Icun n.nnl olllcer.
These sentenies nnd many moie like
them luiw been suit ken out and the
plates haw been lecast fiom matter
eliaiwi fiom the testimony submitted
to the court of Inquiry. The histoilan
has sought new evidence to piovo his
aigument, and while the tendency of
the book Is not changed In the levision
and he stands his ground firmly, theie
1 total lack of abuslw allusion. In
stead of cnltlff and coward Mr. Mat-lay
piesents the "facts," permitting his
readeis to diaw their own conclusions.
He contents himself with icmnrks such
ns these:
It appeals that foi two and a half dajs
after his ntihal off Clenfuegos Schley
made no scilous attempt of his own voli
tion to usceitiiln w bethel-oi not Ceiveiu's
Miundion was In that pnit the vital ob
ject of Schle's mission.
It was Indeed a plt that Commodoie
Schley, aftei hK dllatmy inhume of flo
miles fiom Key West to a point about 21
miles south of Santiago's Mniro. did not
send at least one of his vessels tho ig
malnlng 1" ot SO miles nnd dhcocei tho
Spanish ships In plain sight nt the har
bors mouth.
When Mr. Mac-lay thinks that his
leaders may perhaps legaid him as a
partisan he appeals to "the unanimous
verdict of the court."
A SONO TO BRAVE WOMEN.
They weie miiiilcil lu the autumn itlnn
the leaves weie tinning gold,
And the mornings boiu u menace of the
w Intel's loinlug mid;
Side by side they stood mid piouilsed,
bund In hand, to walk tluough life,
And tho pit i son sulci, "tioil lile.ss jou!" aa
ho named them niiin and wile.
They had little wealth to aid them; little
of the woild they knew;
But ho whlspeied: "Oh, my dm ling, I
have ihhes.-I bale ou,'
Then they vowed that, walking evei side
by side and hand In hand.
They would gain the distant summits of
their fai-off hnppy laud.
Side by side thev walked togethei, linger
ing sometimes fm u kiss,
Di earning or those ini-oiT summits, of the
futuio's pel feet bll-s;
But the bittle-sliess was on them, nnd
tho foenian hade them leld,
And their unwind steps weie hidden by
the smoko upon the Held,
Anil Ills hciut gunv lulnt vvllhln him ns
he muimiiicd: "I must tall.
For the fnemmi pi esses tver, mid his co-
hoits c-oniiior nil "
But tho unman, lovul over, only wills-
poied: "You sliull win!
You shall snatch the vlrtoi's laiuel fiom
the bnttlo-btiire and din,"
Then again he stiuagled nuwiud. though
Ids' wounds weie gaping wide,
Listening ever for a whlspei, "I am bat
tling by our side,"
Struggling ouw.nd, snuggling ever,
though thu mists weie dull; about;
Beuteu downward by the fuenian, lost In
mists of gloom and doubt;
Still ho he-aid that gentle whisper that
bis splilt must obcy
1111 he leached the golden summits last
tho hoi del land of grny
Thcn tho woild, ns wo as ever, sall;
"Behold a coiuiueilng knight!"
For It novi-r he aid tho whisper Unit had
uigcd Id in to the height.
Call It futile, f.iblo only; lo, the woild U
full of these,
Men who stiugule niiwaid, upwind, till
thu splendid pilzo they seize;
Men who btumhle, xiumhlo often, dazed
or tiliicken in the din,
But to ilso mid fultci foiwnid at the
whlbper, "You shall win!" ,
And wo niimo them Knights and herons of
tho buttle and the finy.
Knowing not that theie behind each Is
the one who showed the wu;
Just some little, lojal woman forcing
hick tho tea i a that blur,
You may honor our biavo hcio; 1 will
slug a souk l her. '
Alfied J. W'utei house, It Suetcss.
REASONS FOR
CREMATION
ADVANTAGES OP THIS METHOD
OF DISPOSAL OF DEAD.
Able Scientific Consideration of a
Subject Which Is Increasingly En
gaging the Attention of Intelli
gent Persons What Cremation Is
nnd What It Means to Human
Society.
To a person of Intelligent observa
tion, the almost universal Ignotaucc uf
things which should be commonly
known nppeurs to bo wonderful. This
Is so In history and gtummnr, ns It Is
In science or In nit, and the environ
ment of the Individual who Is misln
fotmed has nothing to do with tho mat
ter at nil, for be he n preacher or a
street-sweeper or an astronomer or a
motorman, he Is Just as likely to know
nothing about the subject If It Is out
of his direct business or profession.
And, ns It uhvjiy.s happens, the less ha
knows about the affair the more pteju
dlced he will be concerning an Inno
vation on tline-honored canonical
methods of pioccdure. Tluough n re
cent petsonal bereavement In my fam
ily my attention has been drawn to the
popular misunderstanding In the mat
ter of cremation or Incineration of
the dead, as opposed to the method of
earth-burial, and I have been surprised
at the aigumonts employed by some in
dividuals against this sanitaiy, scien
tific and simple mode of committing tho
body to Us final dissolution. For In
stance, these objections weie imide:
"Cremation Is heathenish and brutal,
burning It up with a lot of wood or coal
mixed with It is shumeful." Again:
"Cremation Is opposed to Holy Writ,
which says, 'Dust thou ait, and to
dust thou shalt letuin.'" "The Idea
of tints destioylng the body Is tepul
slve." And so with other equally un
founded objections, showing Ignorance
of the method Involved.
My reply to the first objection Is:
Cremation Is not heathenish norbrutal,
because the piotcduic Is entliely dif
ferent from the method of ancient lands
or those where burning In a llteial
sense prevails. In olden times the body
Was placed upon a bier of fragiant
wood and the whole wns then destroyed
by combustion, but the modern plan is
absolutely fiee fiom any contact with
file and the lem.ilns are not buined at
all they are simply dtled to a powder
In a cleanly, sanitary and fully respect
ful pioceduie. No fuel of any nature
touches the lemains nt any time. Cic
mallon Is not opposed to Holy Wilt
on the coutiaiy, it dliectly carries out
lis commands by leturning tho body to
dust quickly, thoioughly, und in u sen
sible way, fiee fiom any of the hoi i Id
suuoundings of enrth-lnteiment. Bilcf
ly descilbed, the process of inciueiatlon
is conducted In this manner.
WHAT CHRMATIO.V IS.
The funeiul train having ai rived at
the columbaiiuin, the casket is placed
upon a catafalque In the elegant chapel,
nnd the company of mourneis and
others are ented mound the bier. The
sei vices, if any, being ended, tho ensket
almost impel teptlhly sinks to the ciypt
beneath, the opening thiough which the
catafalque passes being coveied by a
pull which Is duivvn along the heavy
brass tailing surioundlng It. The
family and spectatois then may retlie
to the ample waiting loom or letuin to
their homes, but If members of the
deceased's family deslie to witness the
final ceiemonles' they leach the eijpt
by a stairway of Iron and muible.
Spectatois not connected with the
family nre not allowed to enter the
crypt unless pei mission Is fiist obtained
by the lelatlves of tho deceased. The
casket having reached the retoit loom,
It Is temoved fiom the catafalque to a
"tiavellei," which Is a steel fi.iniework
suppoited by wheels moving on nn ap
propriate tiack. The front end of tho
tiaveller ptojects several feet bejond
the front wheels. The casket Is wiap
ped in a sheet salutated with a solution
of alum, which pi events any ignition
when it Is plneed In the ictnil, and no
fire or smoke whatever Is apparent at
any time. Tho ictoit door Is then
hermetically dosed and the process be
gins wllhln the tetort ns follows:
Theie s nothing whatevei about the
pioceduie In the way of binning, ho
llame at nny time ensuing the process
being simply one of diylng and distil
lutlon. The letort being perfectly air
tight, no oxygen can enter, and In the
nbsente of oxygen combustion is Im
possible. The textile matter en wi lip
ping the casket Is first eliied and evap
orated, and next the -volatile portion of
the casket Is elilven off by the heat.
Whatever patt of the casket Is left after
this Is tiansfoimcd Into ohnrceml, (black
In color.) Next, the chaicoal having
fallen to either side, the body Is rapidly
diled and the gases pass through a
flue ainund the tetoit, reaching a point
beneath the (lie grates nnd passing then
thiough the fire they me further dried
nnd tiansfouned into caibonlc acid
which Is dissipated Into the utmospheie
at the summit of the high chimney
above the dome ot the coluinbnilum.
In a time varying fioin an hour to five,
ncc-oidlng to the size of the body, the
whole has been completely dried to a
white powder this the non-volatile
poitiou, and It Is composed of the phos
phate or lime foimlng the bony frnme
voik of the body. Once begun, no
further fuel Is added to the furnnees
heutlng the retort, nnd In from six lo
twelv-p houts tho appuiutus Is pinctlcal
ly cold. Inclneintlon being usually In
the nftcinoon, tho tetoit Is not opened
till the ensuing moinlng, when tho con
tents tun catefully lemoved. The ch.ir
cnnl (which Is black) and nny cleats,
name-plates, of other metallic matter
Is now separated thoioughly fiom the
bone ashes, (which aie white,) nml tho
ashes thus obtained me placed In an
nppi opt late urn nnd letnlncd In a niche
till called for by the iclatlves of the
family. Tluough this scientific, sani
taiy, and lespectful process the lemnlns
of the depaited aie returned to dust,
HKASONS FOB CUHMATION.
Now for some reasons why cremation
ought to be and eventually will be the
pievulent method of sensible people
who desire to ellspose of the remains of
their dead, nnd (list;
At death all .inlm.il matter begins to
i.esolvc Itself Into Its oilginnl elements
I, e. emboli, oxygen, hydioccii and
nltiogcu. Added to these elements aio
small amounts of phosphoius, with
lime, which aie eiy Insoluble and
which theiofoio aie eiulte slowly
evolved fiom the lemnlns. The pioeess
of resolution Is tciiucd putierae-tlon,
and It is hmilbly ofleiiblve to sight mid
smellj-so much so that wc uro loin
pelleefui (.over up the object with cnith
or to bum It up. The pioclucts of putic
fuel Ion Hie vciy poisonous, cither In
the form of exhalations or solutions.
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RUSSELL SAOI
from tho top round of the ladder npi-.iks
to the people on the art of raonev nipU-
log. We, as the leading cereal food manufacturers, want to
tell you, if you do not already know, how deliciously gcod
TRYABITA
is for breakfast. The weakest Stomach9 Welcome It and being
Impregnated with Pepsin and Celery s an ideal food for those Buffering
from indigestion. Mothers will find that its bloed making and tissue building
properties aro very beneficial for their growing children. It is thrice baked,
ready-to-ont at once nnd in its various processes of malting only expert
Union Labor is employed.
A BIG 15-CENT PACKAGE contains moro nutriment than tea
ponnds of porterhouse uteaV, A Startling novelty, a nump'to package of Tryablta,
and a Doll receipt booU FREE for your grocer' i) name nnd a twO'Cent otamp,
TRYABITA FOOD
Battle Creek,
i:li.ilatlnn fiom ceinetoilcH In not ilun
Koiouh Iicl.uicp ilio,iit-tloii Is slow and
the dilution by ntnio.splicik- nil- Iuirv.
Tiunsfcr of folutioiis!, however, to wa
ter L-oui.ses adjacent Is daiiKOioun nr
(.01 ding to the pioxlnilty of the liver
and tin- use of It tor city or town sup
ply. Tin; popular Idea that raith atts
an a inter and ic-movox all daiiKor Ih u
falluey Illteib almply stop the pasmiKca
or inateilals iiiec-luinU.illy, Midi as
ntliiws, I'liiKiuciitH of tllue and Mich.
All niatPilals i-ap.iblo of i-olutlon p.isa
thioiiKli any llltrr, an may bo leadlly
shown by easy tests. Any matter
which will dissolve In water must pos
hesH atoms smaller Until the ultlimitu
atoms of the watei, hence If water will
pass the filter the smaller atoms must
ulbo pass. Try to (liter salt out of
watei; you imiv do this to etui nil1', et
tho salt icmulus lu the flltcied pioduct.
Try to lemovn'nny subhtuiae dissolved
In nleohol, ether or benzine nnd you
will fall eveiy time, The llliistiatlons
shown by men-hunts ot dotoloiliiK loI
oied water aro dodges the lolnr Is me
chanleally mUed with the water, Let
a chemical inixtuto be made and you
can (liter for urr jet the color goea
light tluouBh with the llqulil employed.
Solutions uf dn (imposed oigault- mut
ter tiuvel stialght to the neatest wa
ter couise and pollute It.
Second The disposal of the Incrcas
liig number of dead In or near our huge
cities bv the usual method of iMitli
Initial is becoming a pioblem of much
dllllculty, for land la rapidly inci easing
In alue unit lots wlilili may be pui
ch.i.si'd. by the public at tales within
the ability ot poisons of model ate
means me haul to find nlteady. Popu
lar thought Is tending to picent the
allowing of cemeteries Inside the
bouiuliiiies of titles or towns now, and
the objections of peimttilug the In
stallation of huilul giouuds within
in ban bounds tiro beiomlng moie
sticuuous and peislsteut, ami logically
up, Cemetctles whcicin bodies me In
tel led without cicnutlun liavins been
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gratifying. Here is a brand new stock of
for Fit, Style, Durability and Low Price
Call and satisfy yourself as to this.
AND
Better, stronger and more
new specials. .
"The
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Which Means
Right Shaped
Clothing
can match and give as good value.
We have more than doubled the room for our Children's Depart
ment. We are showing all the latest effects in colors and makes, includ
ing the high class Blouses, Norfolks and Peter Thompson Suits. Our
line of Reefers are the prettiest ever seen. We certainly have the largest
assortment in this city and all the newest ideas to be seen in the leading
and larger cities. You are cordially invited to inspect.
shapes for men. New
novelties for Children's
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piovlously puictlsed me Inimical to the
(.(immunity not only adjacent, but to a
eiy cousldeiable dlstaiue away be-i-iui'-i'
ol the contamination ol water
c-onsldeied above,
Tlilid The pio(ess of decay tluough
decomposition under giound In the
usual manner of caith builal Is hor
ilbly offensive and disgusting to one of
thoughtful mind, nml the Idea of sub
jecting our deaily loved ones to this
pioceduie Is bejond descilptlon Imi
b.uous. None but those who lime seen
It i.iu Imagine the dieadful mass of
putlldlty pi'inieated by piuiIIh, moles,
rats and other veimln of the tomb
which Invade- the collin shoitly alter Its
deposltuie. It Is the. Immense e.cep
Hon that escr a body diles no without
this teiilble envlioniuent under giouml
no matter how much cam Is taken in
the way of embalming.
Foui th The love with which wo hui
rouml our family and our close fi lends
does not ceaso at death, and we aie,
when tho last summons lames, anxious
bejond expiesslon, to pay them thu best
and loving lespect when wo lay them
away foiever. .In c-oinpmlson with
earth-but lul In all Its disadvantages, as
shown, cremation Is n most beautiful
obseivmuo, lu Its simplicity, the su
pieino leveieiieo with whlih llio dead
Is touched, the entlio deportment show
ing how each and all couceined in the
pioeess fiom tho lowest employe to tho
highest olllcliil act, pioves them to be
In this hour of soi iow, gentlemen at
hemt, whilst the suiiouiidlngs of the
nun tuaiy huildlugH me supeib. (.'ou
tlast all this lu weather fair or foul
In summer's heat or winters cold with
out-door liiteiiucut! At tho uemnloiy
alt Is pleasant, safe and fieu fiom
gnvvKy slght-seeis the audience being
niotec teil (lom the weather In the beau
tiful building. Think ot llio coutiast
In a Bloini, such as (hut which envel
oped bo many f uncials in the past, nnd
which shall do so till ocitiiitiou be
comes the i tile. See the delicate wo
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Shoe Department are quite
Men's and Boys' Shoes that
cannot be seen anywhere.
original than
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Famishing Department
New Patterns In Shirts. Latest con
celts in Neckwear. Big assortment of
Underwear.
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men tiomblliiff In tho sodden leaves and
glass; see the mound of dirty clay
about tho yawning grave, it may be
halt-lllled witn water; see the crowd ofl
gohslplng busy-bodies criticising the
inouineis, whose hearts are breaking
with woe.
Fifth Despite the opinion of thosd
wno iieuevo that all "material" soH
called employed In anatomical work
(omes f i oin mnigues and nlmhoiiBeaJ
or fiom the unclaimed paupers, the factl
lemalus that the dieadful ti.uln of the
"lesuiiectlonlsts" still prevails, unci
must do so foiever whilst "subjects'!
mo demanded, For tho horde of stun.
dents who annually must be attended tc
thu bodies icqiilslto cannot bo gotter
as the public Is led to believe for the
available material Is but a fraction ofl
what Is used,
In view of what Is heie written 11
may bo leadlly seen that Incineration
sets aside nil unpleasantness, all dungctj
to tho Individual and to the community!
all Its smrnundlngs nre respectful!
clemi, moral and pure. It is Ideal In Its
untitle, whilst cm tli-lnitl.il Is repulsive J
a menace to the living, and nn insult tc
thu dead,
William It. 1). Ulaekwood, M.U
S02 Noith 2JiU .Street, New Voik.
THE MISTAKEN TOAD,
A bin.ill toad woke, one morn in SprlnS
Hiuuliid h-iik his hair and tiled to sins
lie lelt tho woild was nil his oviit,
And t.n(-llcii mm swelled in ueah an'l
bone
Vliough his (oucclt was puii-ly nln,
Tim latilt in n '( limn his smtill hialn,
Willi It only giaspeil patt of the plan
lly which 13 t tiled Immortal Man.
It i hum cd a biiitl plajcd loud that (Uyl
V lli.tLll illiil iitiu iiapiivii nn us nny,
A donkey hi.ijed; a tiniii tuhhed by;
A cannon lioomeil; a bound savo ciy:
The tliuiKlur lolled; tho lightning flashed!
Tho sun witltitiaw- 110111 view, abashed,
Tho to.id sm.tuc up and cave a shout;
"Oh, what a time! 'cause I've coma out;'!
i. juy roner, in smart Bet.
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