Cremation

the act of cremating or disposing of a corpse by burning instead of burying it. Cremation was practised among the Greeks and Romans. The first crematory in the United States was established in Washington, Pa., in 1876. It was first used for the incineration of the body of the Baron de Palm in December of that year. In 20 years the number of cremations in the United States, rose from 25 to 2,500 yearly. Crémieux, Isaac Adolphe, a French jurist and politician; born in Nimes, April 30, 1796; became an advocate in Paris, entered the Chamber, and in 1848 was a member of the provisional government. Imprisoned at the coup d’état, he subsequently confined himself to profe ional work till 1870, when he was a member of the government of national defense. He died Feb. 10, 1880. He was the founder of the Alliance Israélite Universelle. Ney /) SORE Ray pane > RSA Y if ten se eOS. COMMON CREEPER. Cremona, an episcopal city of Northern Italy, on the N. bank of the Po, 60 miles S. E. of Milan, In the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries it was greatly celebrated for its manufacture of violins, the most famous makers being the Amatis, the Guarneris, and Strad i var i. Pop. (1900) 37,661. Cremona is the capital of a province of the same name; area, 695 square miles: Pop. (Feb. 9,