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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
eluding in all some six thousand persons, were buried. It was 
purchased by the town in 1640, and its history preserves some 
curious traits of New England character. Atone time it was 
rented for the pasturage of horses and calves, afterwards limited 
to calves and sheep, a practice which continued until into the 
present century. As the enclosure became too small for the in- 
creasing number of the dead, portions of it were sold oft for the 
erection of churches and schools, as well for business purposes, 
and so some of the graves were obliterated; and it was thriftily 
provided that the lots should be cared for “at as little expense as 
may be to the town.” Burials in this lot ceased early in the 
present century. The old tombstones have been replaced and 
repaired, and in a few years the cemetery will present an aspect 
worthy of the early Pilgrims and other pioneers whose bodies 
repose in it. 
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The annual meeting of the corporators of the Allegheny 
cemetery, Allegheny, Pa., was an important one in relation to 
proposed improvements. It was suggested that a portion of the 
endowment fund be spent yearly on the lots whether endowed 
or not. As a first step it was resolved to secure the consent of 
all lot-holders having iron fences around their lots to have them 
removed. A circular is to be ;ent but in any case the fences will 
be removed anyhow by April i, 1900. The invested capital of 
the cemetery amounts to $533 77908, less the amount held in 
trust as the “lot owners’ endowment fund,” $48,879 42, or $483,- 
899 66 During the year the gain has been $12,149 45 - The 
endowment fund was increased |i 623. 85 lots were sold 
$(5 507 55. The total revenue was $60 836.65, and total expendi- 
tures $41,256 68. The total amounts received for interments, 
foundrtions, labor, plants, etc., was $19,231 35, leaving the act- 
ual cost of keeping the cemetery $22,025 33. President Clarke 
points out the fact in his report that if the cemetery never sells 
another lot the income xill be enough to keep the cemetery in 
its present condition. The total number of proprietors is now 
5.360. The total number of interments in the past year were 
980, an increase of 96 over last year, making the total number 
of the dead on the grounds 41 ,437. Monumental structures 
costing $40,000 were erected during the year. 
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The 23rd annual meeting of Stockholders of Magnolia 
cemetery. Charleston, S. C., was held on June 13. During the 
year new sections have been prepared for burial purposes, and 
the sale of lots amounted to $3,179. 10. The fund is in the hands 
ot the trustees for the care of roads, grounds and lakes now 
amounts to $ 37 , 949 .,s 7 . The perpetual care fund is increasing 
and an earnest appeal was made on its behalf. Since the or- 
ganization of the cemetery some $130,000 have been expended 
in its improvement and preservation. One of the sights of 
Magnolia is the venerable oak under which Commodore In- 
graham lies buried. The report contains the following note 
concerning it: “In the terrible gale of i 8 o 4 , which did great 
damage in and around Charleston, this old oak tree, at the head 
of the lake near the superintendent’s office, was literally torn to 
pieces. The huge body was split iuto several parts which were 
thrown in all directions of the compass, falling to the ground, 
stretching out from ten to twenty feet from main body of the 
tree, but not detached from the original trunk of the tree. 
From the ends of these shattered limbs have in the past 
century sprung up a half dozen trees, throwing out their broad, 
green, moss-cover, d branches, now covering a space of two hun- 
dred feet in circumference. The scars of the storm are still 
perceptible; this tempest-tossed tree has been carefully pro- 
tected, and is well worth a visit to Magnolia to see.” The 
history of the Magnolia Cemetery is an interesting record. 
THE MAN WITH THE HOE. 
An unseemly criticism on the beautiful poem on “The 
Man with the Hoe,” has called forth a number of eulogistic 
paragraphs from some of our foremost literary men. Mr. C. S. 
Harrison of York, Neb., the well known horticulturist, con- 
tributes the following on the subject, and relating thereto, says; 
“I have seen that noted propagator, Jackson Dawson, wield the 
hoe as though it were a magician’s wand.” 
You had better go slow, 
On that man with the hoe. 
It isn’t the tool, 
Which is making the fool. 
Or spoiling the laborers face. 
And marring its beauty and grace. 
In stolidity clad. 
So heavy and sad, 
I love a good hoe. 
I want you to know; 
Its a magic il wand in the hand of a king; 
And beauty and joy from the earth it will bring. 
It is comely and light, 
And wielded aright. 
The garden will smile, 
In abundance the white; — 
And beautiful flowers in the wake of the hoe. 
Will spring up like magic. How sweetly they grow! 
So comely and fair. 
They fill all the air, 
With the breath of their smile. 
And your labors beguile. 
And the fruits which abundantly grow in your garden. 
Will yield up their treasures to you as their warden. 
My hair has grown white. 
But my spirits are light, 
I look back on my life. 
With its burdens and strife. 
And think of the joy I have had with my hoe. 
Where the roses, pansies and columbines grow. 
But the foxtail and weed 
Which so ruthlessly feed, 
On the soil and the shower 
Which belong to the flower. 
Well knowing their peril and danger. 
Cry out in alarm. Hello, there you stranger! 
Just put down your hoe. 
Or the next you will know. 
You will have all the tan. 
And wear all the ban. 
Of that Angelus man, 
Oh no my Dear Sir, I am willing to wager. 
It isn’t the hae and it isn’t the labor. 
These never you fear. 
Its tobacco and beer 
Which is marring the face 
Of the laboring race. 
C. S. Harrison. 
A correspondent asks for information as to obtaining litera- 
ture relative to the organization, etc., of societies having in view 
the encouragement of the beautifying of towns, etc. 
In reply we would say; “There is no literature pertaining 
exclusively to this subject. The department in Park anb 
Cemetery devoted to Improvement Associations gave sugges- 
tions for organizing in the March number. Distributing this 
journal among interested people would create a sentiment in the 
right direction, but one or two persons must bring about the 
organization by their own personal efforts. 
