THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
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wished to remove the bodies to his new home, the 
Court intimated that there might be reason for 
giving him a hearing, but under the present circum- 
stances his petition must be denied. — Cincinnati 
paper. 
The cemetery at Fort Madison, la., shows such 
evidences of neglect that one of the lot-owners 
asked the editor of the local paper to insert an item 
to the effect that the treasurer was still living and 
would be glad to receipt for dues. 
Some years ago the city of Dover, N. H., was 
bequeathed the sum of $5,000 in trust, the interest 
to be used in caring for the city cemetery. Since 
that time the annual appropriations have been 
gradually diminishing until now only the interest 
from this bequest is used and the people are un- 
taxed for cemetery maintenance. Inasmuch as the 
grounds are not cared for in the manner they should 
be, this is no less than a violation of the trust and 
another argument against having cemeteries under 
municip^il control. 
Some months ago a committee of lot-owners was 
appointed by the trustees of Lowell Cemetery, 
Lowell, Mass., to procure and recommend a plan 
for a new gateway. Three prizes aggregating $300, 
was offered as an inducement for architects to com- 
pete, and at the time the competition closed last 
month fourteen designs had been received. The 
winner of the first prize was Mr. John Spencer of 
Chicago, whose design is thus described by the 
Loxvcll Times: 
It is in the style known as Roman Doric, and consists of 
four columns, two on either side of the gateway, each pair sup- 
porting an entablature suitably ornamented, with a wide cornice. 
The gates themselves are of iron, with bronze panels at the 
bottom, and are surmounted by an iron cornice of conventional 
design connecting the capitals of the columns on either side. 
These stone columns are 16 feet to the top of the capitals, and 
the height of the entire structure is 21 feet 10 inches. The adap- 
tation of columns and entablature for the purpose of an entrance 
gateway is original, and the design will give a pleasing and 
monumental effect. On either side of the driveway is to be a 
footpath provided with an iron gate of similar pattern, outside 
of which is a stone pier with suitable cap. The gateway is re- 
cessed into the cemetery about ten feet. The whole design is 
very imposing and would be very effective when viewed from a 
distance, as well as a nearer view. 
[Mr. Spencer holds the responsible position of 
superintendent of construction with one of our lead- 
ing firms of architects, and his extended experience 
has been such as to qualify him for the successful 
e.xecution of his prize design. — ifr/.] 
“We are revising our recently adopted rules, ab- 
solutely prohibiting mounds over graves and limit- 
ing the pieces of stone work to one upon each en- 
tire lot, that is, but one monument, headstone. 
grave-mark, or stone structure of any description, 
rising above the level of the laivn, will be permitted; 
all other marks will be set with their tops level with 
the lawn, and containing their lettering or inscrip- 
tion upon their upper surface. ” — Dean Alvord, Mgr. 
Riverside Cemetery Assn . , Rochester, N. Y. 
Epitaphs. 
This collection of English and Scottish cemetery 
gleanings is furnished by the London Funeral Di- 
rectors' Journal. 
The following in Penrith Churchyard is refresh- 
ing in these days of deceit, on account of its can- 
dor: — 
Here lies the man Richard and Mary his wife; 
Their surname was Pritchard, and they lived without strife. 
The reason was plain — they abounded in riches; 
They had no care nor pain, and the wife wore the breeches. 
The owner of this inscription, now resting in 
Hebburn Churchyard, was probably a Democrat 
and had some little opinion of himself: — 
This humble monument will show. 
Here lies an honest man; 
You Kings, whose heads are now as low, 
Rise higher if you can! 
John Dale was a courageous man. This is the 
epitaph over his remains in Pakewell Churchyard, 
Derbyshire; — 
Know posterity that on the 8th of April, in the year of grace- 
1737, the rambling remains of John Dale were, in the 86th year 
of his pilgrimage, laid upon his two wives: — 
This thing in life might raise some jealousy; 
Here all three lie together lovingly. 
One epitaph in Ilfracombe Churchyard shows 
faith: — 
Weep not for me, m)’ friends so dear, 
I am not dead, but sleeping here; 
My debt is paid, my grave is free. 
And in due course you’ll come to me. 
Not far from this we have an example of quiet 
self-glorification: — 
Here lies a kind and loving wife 
A tender nursing mother — 
A neighbor free from brawl and strife, 
A pattern for all others. 
Evidently marriage was not a failure in this 
case. 
What follows was formerly on a tombstone in 
St. Thomas’ Churchyard, Salisbury: — 
Here lies three babes dead as nits, 
God took them off in agie fits; 
They was too good to live wi’ we. 
So he took ’em off to live wi’ ’ee . 
Who dares utter the foul slander that it requires 
a surgical operation to get a joke into the head of a 
Scotchman? Let he or she cast their eye over the 
following, and then sit silent forever. It is on a 
gravestone in Stonehaven Churchyard: — 
“The place whaur Betty Cooper lies 
Is here or here aboot; 
The place whaur Betty Cooper lies 
There’s neen can fin’ it oot; 
The place where Betty Cooper lies 
There’s neen on earth can tell. 
Till at the resurrection day. 
When Betty tells hersel’.” 
