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Show T Mahometan Graves. . Tho Mahometan may Jje uncertain of -radny things In life, but In death ho is sure of ono thing thnt his grave will never be disturbed on any account ac-count whatover. With n vlow to removing re-moving tho slightest chance of any grnvo being denied, a cypress tree is planted Immediately after tho interment, inter-ment, which makes tho Moslem cemeteries cem-eteries resemblo forestB. In tho Island of Timor burials aro much delayed owing to tho necessity of gathering funds for tho burial feast, which In most cases means ruin to tho family. After tho feast, tho burial. Directly the grave Is filled In, a young cypress tree Is planted on It. |