OUR CEMETERIES.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1248, 29 June 1880, Page 3

OUR CEMETERIES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — Attending the funeral of our respected fellow-townsman Mr. Niccoll'a son to-day, I waa sunriqed and sboofced,

to see how carelessly the resting place of the remains of our departed friends is attended to. In a few years it will be absolutely impossible to' find out the names of the several occupiers of the graves. So tar as I can hear or gather no 'record is kept at all and even now some of the graves are so indistinctly marked by the " little hills " that it would require an expert to decide whether or no the place was oeoupied. Why not do as is done in the London Cemeteries. Keep a book and enter the names of the diceased parents with their respective numbers and drive in a puriri peg of, say, 3ft into the ground with that number carved on. This would settle the matter at once and- might be done by the' clerk of the Town, Board, a,nd a spiall charge made to cover expenses. It might happen in years to come that the particular whereabouts of a certain -body^ vas necessary in some legal process and th"c necessary information impossible to be obtained. Is it not the duty of the Town Board to see that matters of this kind are properly dealt with, or to see that a duly organized Burial or Cemetry Board do their work in an efficient manner ?— I am, Ac, Mourner. Ngaruawahia, June 26, 1880.

The editor of the Mount Sterling (Ky.) " Scorcher " had a call the- other night from 200 masked men, who requested him to publish their warning against " the horse -thieves of the country. He said it was against his rule to publish annoy mous communications, but he thought he would make an exception in this instance. The sea serpent was Been sixteen times in 1879 against nine times in 1878. This proves that the whiskey manufactured last year was almost' twice as demoralising as that made in 1878. — "Norristown Serald. Thbeb dogs, two boys and a cat, says the Lanhtry News, got into a jangle at the foot of Maple Avenue yesterday morning, and for a few minutes things were considerably Buttercupped. When the cat got loose it went over a fence with its ideas and tail very much enlarged. " Monoma " vrrite3 from Avoca, la. :—"I: — "I have been the happy wife of a workingman for nearly five years. My husband carries no tin pail, digs no ditches, and saws no wood, but I should love him just a 9 well if lie did, provided he was the same educated, refined, loving man as he now is." The editor of the Sanguoit (N.Y.) Bcgister suggests that persons sending in big eggs will please accompany them by several ordinary sized ones, not for publication, but so that the contrast will be apparent, and as a guarantee of good faith. Olk Bull has been lecturing on Philology in Boston. He is getting up in language so that he may be able to say something in case he should ever be called upon to give a fow farewell concerts. — New Orleans Picayune. Alabama panthers love to catch a young man about two miles from home on a dark night. They carefully walk behind him, growling and screaming and pawing up dried leaves, and when he reaches home at last his brothers take him for their grandfather. The new Pure Cash System now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their draper}', millenary, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative society, withoutthe risk ofbeing called upon to bear a portion of the loss should the year's business pro\e unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are detirmined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; just the same as though they made a personal selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, will be marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. G. &C. having realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stock is new and chfaply iiought. An inspection is united. — Garlick and Ckaxwkll, City Hall Furnishing Arcade, Queenstreet, Auckland.