The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-07-05
CURIOUS BUSINESS DODGE.

For q trick. or dodge, IN the way OF
advertising and pushing a concern in
to public notice for business purpose,
| regard it as the most remarkable
that ever came to my knowledge. 4
near and dear friend, recently arrived
at home from a visit to Europe, gave
the incident. and | will repeat it as he
told it to me.
tie was travelling in the west of Eng
land. towards the Welch border, on
the line of one of the principal rail
ways, and stopped for season at
pretty village, the picturesqueness OF
whose surroundings had particularly
attracted him He remembered, as
the train had slowed up" on APP
preaching the village, that he had pass
ed a beautiful cemetery. where, near
the gothic arch that adorned the main
entrance, several handsome monu-
ments seemingly of white marble
lifted their sculptured shafts heaven
ward.
At the inn where he took lodgings
one Of the first things to attract his
attention was a mOroccO-cOveredb book,
elaborately gilded, which he found up
on examination, to be the subscription
book, wherein men set down their
names, together with the number OF
shares they would take in the New
and Beautiful Cemetery of Saint
Mary's." And, upon inquiry, he learn
ed that it was the cemetery which had
particularly attracted him on entering
the place.
On the following day, he walked
out to visit the cemetery of st. Mary's.
Meeting a boy near to the principal
gate. he inquired if the man who had
charge of the place was near at hand.
The boy pointed to low rooted build
ing not far away. which our friend
found to be a tap prOom-a beer shop;
and there he found the man of whom
he was m search a veritabie grave-dig
ger, with spade and a crow in his
hands, Just thinking Of setting forth to
his work. The traveller asked him if be
would join him in drinking a measure
ofgood old English ale VIII a duck
swim? The old man dropped his tools
and smacked his lips.
liz fiIC % us ljOoSNA VI. anu IliCh
our friend accompanied the keeper to
the cemetery.
1T looks like a new place." said the
visitor, as they approached the gothic
arch
Yes. The man said it was entirely
new.
And how happens it that you have
buried SO many wealthy people in so
short a time? Or, are they mostly
re intermeuts"
The keeper seemed a little nervous
and uncomfortable; but the old ale
had warmed him; and when he found
that his visitor was stranger in that
part of the country, and was probably
visiting the town for the first and last
time, he loosened his tongue, and let
the cat out of the bag.
Mind you, sir-you are not to tell
OF this-you won't repeat what | shall
say!'
The gentleman promised, whereup
on the keeper. with a wink aud a
shrug. burst forth:
Bless you, sir-them aint real
monnyments. They be dummies.
Dye see; The company that started
the concern put the shares right down
to fair figure, and then tried to sell.
But-they found very soon at nobo
dy wanted to pc the first one buried
in new place 1t looked kind % du-
bersome like-to be buried alone; and
so they got up this dodge. Them Is
wooden structures, sir; but they're
painted good; and people goin' by rail
never mistrust. Ye see: a good many
% them as buys shares never comes
out here. They see the beautiful
cemetery, and the pretty monnyments,
as they 90 past in the railway carriage,
and they think it's all right
And" ;" SAID the man earnestly, ''it
Will be right in time. Them as have
bought'll have to die. and be buried
and, as they own shares, they'll natur-
ally want handsome mOnnyments put
up: and 50, in time, we'll have the
real marble-plenty of it. But-just
nOw-while were strugglin' up hill,
we must contrive to pull the wool
somehow.
Our friend returned to his inn. with
an entirely new business dodge open
ed up to his knowledge.
L. +. Anthony, ExPostmaster of Prom
lse City, Iowa, says: II bought one bot
tie of Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
took two doses of it did moro good than
any medicine | ever took" Sold by Z. G..
Buerstatte, Druggist, Manitowoc.
The Russians are the most religious
persons on the face of the globe, never
touching food or drink without max
ing the sign of the cross and never
starting upon or returning from a
journey without giving thanks