The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-12-05
THE STORY OF THE DEA-
CON AND THE FOUR
ADVERTISING So
bICITORS.

quicker than s. Aieck Sawdoff to zee
and recognize ability in q man. Ger
tainly he was one Of the first TO zee it in
hims. II and no one has ever seen 30
much OF il there ~ he has. Sawdof is
the we'll known advertising solicitor OF
The Omaha Weekly Irritator. Il do
not wish to assert" said he to me one
day with his accustomed modesty, "that
I never fail to get contract, but I'll
just bet plug hat that il Grover Cleve
land and were tied up in bag Id &C.
cure q contract for advertising the sale
Of Gray Gables before he could get the
string loose"
SawdoG 10 said to be the man who,
prior to his present position, got up q
corner ON baby carriages and kept them
out OF the market till the price was
doubled and infant mortality increased
thirty per cent. He modestly denies the
story. but believe it to be true for Ger.
tainiy no man 10 more thoroughly in
line with modern business methodo
than he.
1t happened some time ago that old
Uriah Boomerang, the wide awake and
energetic dry goods merchant OF Beat.
rice had q dispute over the alleged cir
culation Of the local paper and its
doubtful advantages as an advertising
medium and declared he'd have nothing
further to do with it, 90 the contrary.
his advertisements in The COURIER OF
Lincoln had always brought substantial
results, it had large and constantly in
creasing circulation among the monied
class, and he determined to place all
future advertisements with this up-to-
date and metropolitan sheet.
It 10 said. however. that both Uriah
and the local manager had violated the
provisions Of the joint contract until it
had beccme invalid, not only in reason
and morals, but even in law. Sawdoff
got quiet tip on this state Of affairs
and took the first trian for Beatrice,
1.-THE boys say he rode on the COW.
catcher. % ~ to be cure OF getting there
firstl.
For months Sawdoff had been trying
to get Boomersngis big advertising con-
tract away from The COURIER. Once
when The CoURIER's advertising solici-
tor went down to Beatrice after an order
Sawdof waylaid him and beguiled him
into . state OF intoxication calculated to
Be highly offensive to Boomerang. who
b deacon in the church, but Uriah,
out Of the kindness Of his heart, per-
suaded the unfortunate man to sign the
pledge and join the society OF the An.
Gent Order Of Anti-Sour Mash Con-
sumers. and then rewarded him for his
expressions Of renitence by awarding
him the contract. much to the disgust
Of Sawdof.
The following month Aleck again met
The CoURIER's solicitor on the train en-
route to Beatrice and secretly gave him
several grains Of hssheesh in his coffee
in the dining car. - they were approach
ing Beatrice. This threw the lad" man
into trance which lasted some twelve
or fifteen hours, and his weakness was
% great on coming out Of it that Boom
seang feared to refuse him the contract
lsst the shock and disappointment
might kali him. Thus by every legiti.
mate business method did Sawjolf strive
Tor Boomsrangs contract, but tough
luck ami the perseverance, Of Deacon
Boomerang always euchered him.
This time, however. Aleck felt sure Of
success. On . bright Saturday after