The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-17
GRAVEYARDFOR PETS
Where Aristocfatic Dogs and Cats Are to Be Buried.
The New Cemetery to Be Located In Maryland, Across the Liae from the District of
 Columbia.

An6 uedtns OI many VdluaDle pets or
 fashionable men and women of Wash ington's inner circles have suggested
 to some enterprising mind the idea of
 establishing 8 dog and cat graveyard.
 It is intended, also, to allow parrots and monkeys to be inferred in this cem-
 etery, and, in fact, animals of any kind, if they are pets of fashionable people
 who have money enough to spend on this new fad.
 A petition has been sent to the dis
 trict commissioners requesting permis- ] sion to conduct such an enterprise. However, this could not be granted, as
 the commissioners decided that such
 cemetery could not be established in
 the District of Columbia. This did not daunt the orignators of the scheme,
 however. They at once decided to 20
 just. beyand the district line and start
 the business in Maryland.
 The plan is to obtain about a quar- ter of an acre on the prettiest site pos- sible, and make a beautiful little park out of the place. The grounds will have an attendant, and will be kept in sp!en- did order. Money will not be spared to make the cemetery attractive, and only the dogs of the rich can afford to rest in this exclusive and fashionable little graveyard. The owners of Doggie and Kitty, and Polly and Jacke, as the case may be, will have to put up their money in order to plant their animals in this particular spot of ground, as the space will be limited, and only few hundred graves will be made. These will be costly. The poor bootblack, however, with 8 "yailer dog," will have to let the garbage man cart his pet away, or sneak over to vacant lot on a dark night and "put away his faithful com panion.
 When Admiral Dewey's dog Bob died m New York the admiral telegFaphed to the hospital where the collie was and ordered that he be given a good burial. The best that the hospital authorities could do, however, was to send the re- mains Of the dog over to New Jersey to be inferred in vacant lot. Mir. Perry Heath's little Cuban poodle shared a like fate last week. Several days ago, when an old cat, one of the pets of the white house, died, one of the servants dug little grave in the back yard by rose bush, and Tommy" was laid to rest. It was all right for Tommy" for he could not have been in more aristo- cratic or beautiful place, but as one lovely woman who loves her dog more than her bonnets, said: Tt was right hard on Dewey's dog not to be buried in the white house yard also."
 The plan of the dog cemetery is not al- together a new one, but rather an Eng fish adoption. There is in London just such an enterprise. It Is situated near Hyde Park and is about 15O feet square.
 pr. Cecile French, the well-known canine authority, says that when be was in London last summer he visited the Institution for the purpose of ascertain ing just what it was. He says: "Itika beautiful spot, with large, old weeping willows and hedges. It is surrounded by wall composed of boxwood, which is so thick and dense that it is impossi- ble to see what is going on inside. After much dlfnculty and persuasion, was permitted to enter and investigate. There are numerous miniature walks, so narrow that only one person can walk in them. There are many little graves about foot and half long. They are kept in perfect order, and most of them have little headstones and some Of the people have gone so far as to erect monuments over their dead pets."
 T have here few epitaphs which copied from some of the eravestones," said Dr. French, to Post reporter, ''and if you wish you may copy them"
 Here are few chosen from about hundred which the doctor had copied In his note book:
 To our dear KIbbs,
 Born June Il, 's3: died February 25. 's7.
 After life's ''fitful fever" she sleeps well.