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Show QUEER CHINESC CEnCMOfY. lrane llllr. t II,. (,.,r, tT'tlaiml j - Otlf.S (inrlrr. ""'" A iltlwitlun Jt Chinamen tliltc-J Mount Ollvel cemeter) recently nnU lu the presence of a crowd of onluok-ert onluok-ert perfonnrd a number of riles over I the gratea of their euuntr)mi builoj I there, saa the llaltlmore Bun. They abu vltlted the cemetery on the previous pre-vious Sunday and went through the ttme leretnonlea I aually they visit thn grave, twice durlnt the year but this year seem remarkably mlltltout as to the welfare ut their deceased brethren When the Chinamen reached thn Clilneee lot which It In the nntthwestirn part of the lemetery they began lu aptead edlblea of til kinds on the graves There were , t lilt I em pork banaaaa and oranges I A fire waa built In a shceilron oieu I which rested In the roadwsy not fir . from the lot When the Art begin to lilnro high the (hlnatnen gathered around li unj alarted to throw Into the I flmia hu;o bundles of pjueta on each J of which hid been Inurlbed different characters These papers are supposed I to bear mlaleadlng directions to the I evil spirit and enable the deceased to cross In aafety the river Tltyi. At the fire burned fiercely tome of the China, men hurried nnund to the different graves and cloie to eaci) headttone planted n thin 1 K on the end of 1 which waa In i The Incense was then lighted hut Ita perfume was In part deademd by the smsll of the smoke which by thlt time bid become almost blinding Shen alt these I preparations had beon completed, the, relesllalt ttarted to perform the more Important ccremonlet They twayed 1 their Lodlea to and fro over the gravel all tha time holding their hamli to-gether to-gether and muttering unintelligible word but which were no doubt prayera In the I'hlucie language Next they knelt at the aldet of the graves. I stM continuing their rmitterlngi After a few rulnutee they arote, and to the surprise of every one about gath-' ered up the edible which they bad brought out and placed them In their lanlages Usually at the funerala of Chlnamon the food Is allowed to re main on the graves so that the de erased would not starve on the jour ney to the Chinese heaven Another feature In which the ceremonies differed dif-fered from the funeral strvlcea was that cups ot tea wire poured over the ' gravet 0 the Chinamen Dome Ir-1 I reverent pertona ventured the opinion that the I hlnamen believed their deceased de-ceased brethren were thlrtty and had a ordlngly brought the liquid to quench their parched palates A number num-ber of boys were present at the cere- j monies and after the departure of the ; Chinamen unceremoniously carried off the Incense sticks to a spot under a shady tree, where they proceeded to enjoy themselves watching the ttlckt huru out |