THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
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Roads. 
It is remarkable, that of the 
thousands of intelligent people 
using the terms Macadam and 
Telford roads, rarely one can be 
found who understands what 
these roads are so says Meehans 
Monthly for May. Usually a 
broken stone road is called a Maca- 
dam road; but the principle of the 
Macadam road is to have the stone 
broken and arranged, that when 
the road is finally finished under 
this system, not a stone will move 
out of place. Whoever saw a mod- 
ern “Macadam” road in which the 
stone would not move into' ruts 
or be in some other way mis- 
placed, or ground to mud in a 
short time? So in regard to Tel- 
ford roads. It has come to be un- 
derstood that a road with large 
blocks of stone at the bottom, and 
small ones at the top is a Telford 
road; but a true Telford road is 
made by having the lower blocks 
of stone somewhat of the form of 
wedges with the narrow points up- 
ward, the broken stone then fills 
in between the narrow points and 
makes a sheet of stone, which is 
almost self-supporting; but a 
simple large block of stone without 
the precaution required by Tel- 
ford, of having the narow points 
Slate Burial Vaults 
are imperishable, impervious to dampness, 
proof against rodents and reptiles. Stronger 
than marble and as cheap as brick. Can be 
put in place by ordinary workmen. 
Slate Headstones and Markers 
are recommended for Durability and 
KCcouomy. do not weather stain or hold 
moss. Are known to have stood in cemeteries 
100 years and retain their inscriptions. 
Apply to manufacturer 
JHSSE B. KimBS, 
1822 Filbert St. Philadelphia, Pa. 
TERRA COTTA 
Grave and Lot Marks 
A new invention for 
marking and numbering 
graves and lots, on lawn 
plan. Cheap, sensible and 
durable. No cemetery 
can be up to the times 
without them. 
MISHLER BROS., 
KAVENNA O. 
QRAVE|y|ARKS 
J. F. WILLIAMS & CO. 
Manufacturers of Cast iron Grave 
and Lot Marks, 
No. 237 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
It will pay you to examine our Marks be- 
fore placing your order elsewhere, 
they are superior to all 
others. 
upwards, simply sinks deeper into 
the ground with the first thaw, af- 
ter the winter is over, and the 
whole roadway rapidly disinte- 
grates. This is especially the 
case where the land is not under- 
•drained. These principles in road 
making should never be forgot- 
ten — that a heavy body in the 
ground will sink in soft slush, 
and ground when thawed in the 
spring is in the condition of slush. 
The property of the writer of this 
paragraph occupies a portion of 
one of the heaviest battle fields of 
the revolution. Not unfrequently 
in digging deeply, leaden bullets 
are turned up. These are never 
found except at the depth of eigh- 
teen inches or two feet from the 
surface, yet it is evident that they 
were not driven this depth in the 
ground when the battle was 
going on; but they have gradually 
sunk. In the spring of the year, 
when the thaw comes, and the 
SOLLY'S BOOK OF PLANS 
Contains over 100 Designs of 
Caipet and Ornamental Flower Beds. 
Each design Is drawn on a scale and is ac- 
comijanled by a key, showing what plants 
should be used. A valuable book for ceme- 
tery superintendents and landscape archi- 
tects. Mr Solly, the author, is a landscape 
gardener, with :!6 years’ experience. The 
book is 8x10 inches, substantially bound. 
Retail price, $3.00; with The Modern Ceme- 
tery for one year, S3. 50. 
R. J. HAIOHT, Publlsber, 
334 Dearborn St., Chicago, 
BOOKS FOR CEMETERY OFFICl/lLS 
Landscape Gardening, by Samuel Parsons, 
Jr , 300 pages, 200 Illustrations. Beautifully 
printed and bound, $.3.50. 
Ornamental Gardening for Americans, by 
Elias A. Long. Illustrated. Cloth, $2.00. The 
Nursery Book, by L. H. Bailey. Complete 
hand-book of propagation. Paper 50 cents, 
cloth $1.00. Sent postpaid on receipt of price. 
The Nursery liook, by L. H. Bailey, as- 
sisted by several of the most skillful prop- 
agators in the world. In tact, it is a careful 
compendium of the best practice in all conn, 
tries. It contains 107 illustrations, showing 
methods, processes and appliances. How to 
Propagate over 2,000 vai'ietlesof shrubs,trees 
and herbaceous or soft-stemmed plants; the 
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this and much more is fully told in the Nurs- 
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$1. Pocket style, paper, narrow margins, 50 
cents. Address, R. J. HAIGHT', 
334 Dearborn St., Chicago. 
ground is soft, the heavy bullets 
go gradually down, so that at 
the present time they are found 
to the greatest depth that a frost 
has ever penetrated. So with the 
stone roads. Heavy blocks of 
stone, without something to keep 
them near the surface, must evi- 
dently sink. 
Interment Record and Lot Rnrrk ■ 
This system is thought to embrace the best features of the most popular forms of burial records 
now in use and may be adapted to large or small cemeteries. The Interrnent Record gives 
all of the necessary information in regard to the deceased, and the Lot Book locates every 
grave, so that it can be readily found at any time. The books are printed on heavy paper, 
substantially bound and furnished in different sizes, depending upon the requirements of the 
cemetery. R, J. HAIGHT, Pub., 334 Dearborn St., Chicago. 
