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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
CREMATION IN SIAM. 
If there is any time when the Siamese 
may be said to hold sports, it is at a 
notable cremation, says a writer in 
Harper's Weekly. Ordinarily the dead 
of Siam are burned at a ghat common to 
all who cannot afford the considerable 
expense of a private conflagration, and 
when the wood of the funeral pyre has 
been consumed the body is well roasted 
and the attendant vultures are given a 
chance to clean the bones. Those who 
can afford it build their funeral pyre 
within their private walls, where festivities 
are held during the burning, and invita- 
tions issued to friends, that they may 
come and behold the honor paid their 
dead. The bodies of those intended for 
private cremation are embalmed, and 
usually kept for some time — often many 
months. One Siamese gentleman, when 
inviting me to the proposed cremation of 
his brother, informed me that the dis- 
tinguished deceased had been awaiting 
combustion for a year. The extent and 
character of the festivities on such an 
occasion depend entirely upon the length 
of purse of the deceased's remaining 
relatives. On the appointed day the 
guests assemble to witness the simple 
ceremony of the yellow robed priests of 
Buddha. Subsequently the nearest h male 
relative fires the pyre and then, while 
the fl lines crackle and the late lamented 
hisses and pops like a green pippin on a 
spit, his grieving family and friends grow 
merry over the cakes and wines, while 
men hired for the occasion perform at 
several games, and even, on rare occa- 
sions, do some littlerunning and jumping. 
The gAme nearest approaching one of 
skill is a sort of fence play with short 
sticks fastened to both -arms. 
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I DON’T SPOIL THE TURF! 
Managers of Cemeteries and Parks know how difficult it is to produce a nice, even, 
firm turf and should guard against its being broken from any cause. Heavy hauling for the 
erection of monuments, the removal of earth, grass, etc., and the trans- 
planting of trees, etc., is at times necessary. The ordinary wagon will out 
in, “rut” and ruin the turf, A wagon equipped with the broad-tired 
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ELECTRIC STEEL WHEELS nr 
These wheels are made with either direct or stagger oval steel spokes] 
and we have such a variety of sizes that we can fix any wagon. We make 
them in all heights, from 
20-in. to 60-in. They all 
have wide-faced tires, 
. ranging in width from 2 
j in. to 8 in., as ordered. They can be slipped 
I right onto the wagon already in use and 
/ immediately convert it into an ideal park 
and cemetery dray. They bring the wagon 
down where it is easy to load. A still better' 
plan would be to use one of our 
ELECTRIC HANDY WACONS 
for this purpose. They are fitted with the above wheels either stagger or direct spokes. 
Best seasoned white hickory axles. All other wood parts of seasoned white oak. Front and 
rear hounds made of steel— neater, better and stronger than wood. Guaranteed to carry 
4000 lbs. anywhere. Catalogue fully describing these wheels and wagons sent free on request. 
ELECTRIC WHEEL CO.. Box 172, QUINCY, ILL. 
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SPRINGFIELD, O. 
STEAM ROLLERS FOR DRIVEWAYS. 
J. E. BOLLES' IRON AND WIRE WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICH. 
J. E. BQlles’ iron and Wire Works, 
We make a spe- 
cialty of 
Wrought Iron Settees 
FOR PARKS. 
The cut shows the 
“Detroit” Settee, the 
one adopted by this 
city and our favorite 
pattern for Parks. 
Send for our new 48- 
page “Pocket tdtion," 
5 P., and mention 
the “P.^ R K AND 
Cbmeteey.” 
DETROIT, MICH. 
Reduced Prices for Season 1899. 
Pastime Mower I Trimmer 
CONVERTIBLE FROM MOWER TO TRIMMER 
IN 5 SECONDS. 
It leaves no Ri 'ges. Il trims to 1-4 of an inch of any Object. 
It can be Sharpened by the User. 
SPECIAL PRICE TO CEMETERIES. 
GRASS CATCHERS WHERE REQUIRED. 
N. B. — We have the best Weed Extractor in the market. 
PASTIME LAWN MOWER GO., 
Oetroit, JVIiotx. 
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