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Show funeral Cimtnuii 111 lorra. Votaries of fiiin-riil reform might in I (Virea find a fruitful lield fur their ef-! ef-! forts. So exacting there are the demand de-mand of custom in regard to jmst-niortem jmst-niortem olntervaneefl that it in feared the ! requirements in connection wit h the Hit-I Hit-I press dowager's death will 1st a serious j drain on thecountry's resources. Among i the very imr the law's demands are al-I al-I together beyond their purwn, mid the j jails, we are told', are lieing filled In con-I con-I sequence. It is required that in Heoul ; every one shall dress in white for a fixed length of time after the occurrence of the death. Koine of tho poorer clauses are able with difficulty to comply with the requirement, but others less fortunate fortu-nate cannot poasihly conformr ami im-i im-i mediately they apciir in thetr'tin I any other than the prescribed garb they ; are arrested and writ to jail. The pri-i pri-i ons are said to lie overflowing with of-j of-j fenders. (Chicago Times. |