jillboafd gdvggttalrfi.

Classified Advertisements. Classified Advertisements irabs. A Wonderful Troupe of Grand Junction Col. , Pop. 40,000.
Performing AraM; addret* Ja». J.^Arm- JMwJn^A.^BMteU^UemmL AdTenlMr.
Two^imt dta^eyed sdyprlWrmrnW^Ufldf r B^M. For srnan, p sorlaj Ills.
UiM luae^ons, TScIfor'loiir Insertions. 11 t»
IbMnions. Larger carrds, 10c. per
bTae"liiaertKjna.:.>c. r.T lour
or tlx lutartlona, Larger
iiike^i
enrcta, 10c.
[
per
^

'iJn Jdufi&aS'ttj^MS £SSSt

tor mix
Shed man's Coursing Hounds, Boston, Mass. pop. 600,000.
J. F. MoWblrk. General Ad t, Dlttrlbuter

BILL POSTERS' DIRECTORY. PIHE WORKS, Fort Seott, Kan.

BILL FOSTERS' DIRECTORY.
Blending & French, ihe
and Distributers ol 1-uim.m, Coau
Advertise In the Copper Country
Iti KaDsai AdTems^^Agencj,^ H^N
Tn
Posters Display Advertising.
TO RENT. laro itiroug'liout lluurbon. Oran&ord, Lher-
Bill a*eo, I-a^tte, ^ooabo, Hirai^ Anderson,
DISTRIBUTERS' DIRECTORY.
!

Amos IV-Mara. bill po-taf, HoH.hton.Mich

ADVERTISERS NOTE. — Wa ^pewoatly
Waukesha, Wis., pop. 9,000, e

W^r ^Ap! Tp0 ^os; nefolloKiiisllsl.

'elved !™o°pairIlea li nk noii°n W aja. n|S
Lima, Ohio. 0 <

Bethlehem. Pa., pop. 25,133, ^^. T r o^alto^'eS™ IdTanJ^udar

numb and West fa' Uronian BUI Polling

Carbondale, Pa. Louisiana, Mo.^- ^P^'^'"^0/ uSer Logan, Utah; w 1 c 0,!,t * t *'
EXPERT AD. WRITERS.
Distrib | |'J, J U[ |b u
SSSSr" JtU-Hearn. BUM™ Manchester, K-JL FrankP. C^JlMtay. If Yon Have Anything
Kaiamazoo, Mleh., ^P-p26 2
^^ D1a
In aHrOMMs LaAjMM J.^E. Stroier Do you know good ads
Scranton. Pa., and adjacent towns Valparaiso, Indiana,
'

pparle City, Iowa. emBracluaa popnUllon VI £i>UGU. KfcEsfc, Di.tr! bmir K in Porter col J. II. McOlll
U
W.a. Partw.CllJ Bill Foster and ft LUJiU. Cny Bill roster*.
Write La
Matawan, Monmouth Co., N. J.^ D.T.Vrc"BTbaJd\'^I<iaiauet.? 'Sli\ora
Hugh Vance City Bill Poster and
Richmond, Va., . „ Jjjjumutcr.^ ^Reference* and estimates. Geo, J. Guilford,
Richmond Posting and ^DlblrlbnllDg St. Charles, Mo.,
Rill

Port Huron, Mleh.,

HKlpiinp^ Ark. ^^M^ 600
U I ,
B. K.

u. A.
s
Urunaft L-o., Ad. ertl=l ,ig Dlstllbultrrs

't^town, N. J.,
McLean. Distributer. si e n. laefced
. .
Address! ' M uale ariDnnl^Snefd7u>?0
A Badly Written BllHs Worse than
Bennett A Murray, ^ily
JUJitJJJjJJJiJiJnM M^lehlgan. Advertising matter dls-
Wilmington, Del., pop. 70,182, San Antoulo, Texas, pop^ 40.000.
ueo w. .laekion. 3tS tflll Poster and Dis-
tributor, mi. Orange street Asbland, Ohio. Geo. M. Bott,
Writer ot
^^B pf^^ [_ l_i Kj
Western Bill Posting Co.,
UMllfc^W.T^Pg>.^8,122,.., T ipe a n B
suburbs, MsWcrFolsom opera Houso Albuquerque^ K.^ll^ J^IMJJ Rocoester, N V.
El ward A. StablbrodL Dlnrlbnwr and
** salVlSra C*ly, &la»i

J. H. WiHJams, WMwh^WI-j, ..
Pou^hkeepsle, N. Y. PB INTERS* DIRECTORY.
Victoria, BHtfjMOcO. PSP^JOJ** P
Bill Poster 1 Maple (tree-..

The Summit City Bill Posters, lUllf'.MIS. vr '.i»«n-.-

S Grand Bap Ids, Mich.
1'
3onderAKtiiltli.Ft.WByne.lnd. Managing
tIkpIh BUI PoatlSg * Distributing Co Pop. 15.000, ueoree a. Liomia, Reliable Distributer
Laurence. Kaa.
The Elgin Bill Posting, Advertising S;5 PobVcitv HIM froMCT and blslrlblUgr Nashville, Tennessee.
and Distributing Comply Hf", Meridian, Miss. Pop. 15,000, I'ireula™. etc.. ditlributed. rards nallid
All nori guaranteed- population 23.000 * Dlsirlbuler
I* IX HolBtr, City Fill J-osier
Only Ueansed rosier In cjlg .
Prop c
^S^Baff^TOlKljaM M ass
.

Belfast, Me F. E. Cottrell,
bulSL. Residence Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pa. action
Bill Poirer. P. O.
Washington, Ind. has a population t ll f

O1I0.0U0 WHwHorrallSroa aboutpoallng

HiBb street^^
^ D|(lribnUl, sle „ to Age"",' Write to
Ionia, Mich.
u?,' (sTl>™ ™u «*™t
Dg

Wlllimantlc, Conn., pop. 14..000. Troy, H. Y., Dundon & Co., Tboa. keyes DlelribmesClrcnlan.Sarnples
Zil6 7. EL- ul<A*7city mil Easier BUI Pnstek and Distributers. Ill lllb -1. Sineren'^ow^rtMine'co. SJAnn, Near York:
Chicago Ills
tiorthfield, •atjo-j, p op l 0- Alienable Dlsirlbuilns SerTlct, oprralen
Carliuville, JHSf'jJJJJJ-
1^22; 1 Bn <
(
[ 5{i riboter >rit
b
^aaasa- %<S^AMmS Sb
Centimt Show printing^c* 143 Monroe, Chicago

MkStnW^upllDK.Taekln^^udVener^l
AdTeniaiDe
AMERICAN FAIR BULLETIN. Cm s Sons, John Cay ana Piatt. Baltimore
Sioiix Clty,,lowa^pop. 4o^000, Lansing, Mich. .

i means i:. A. Citry, Eiperienr^d IJlRlrlbnler The Donaldson Lltho. Eighth,

Co..
Cincinnati
117 East
Trenton, N. J.^ T&aJireaWnter- Carthage, Mo. Pop. 10,000. Dramatic Nows^Job o0 n^*-
Joseph Barrett, Dislrlbnter; Hampler and Jj J N y t
Pana^IUs^Pop^.OC^O.^^^
^^ I 11
'asswUUou "s1. ircnrr er. Treao. QtonfAtteiT&o^^oTRapida, Mich
Akron, Ohio,
E. L. WEBSTER,

Los Angeles, CaL

City Bill Poster,

Pop. 85,000.
Groesbeck, Tex. Limestone County
Fair and 5. K "a Assn. Ifr. 3. D. Bugg, secj
Newspaper ^"ts^ r
Aaron city Bill ForIIue <-'o. DlitribnllDE Empire Sh^Trinting Co.,

'{JfE^JJ^i,,
*
All Kinds of Advertlslng^Matter
i)£
S. va.eotl^^fa.T^a^^^
|
»
Llty Bill Posllng^.o., Zrfs .^SJaln street.^
Wanted— FalrGrou n ds Attractions Butte, Mont.,
Fred Kanb, City Distributer and General Max Richaid K, Franklin and Dover, Near York
Pasadena, Cal. City Bill Posting oSa Show Friot. in Was) r4th. Near Vork
Co. D.COlle.Mgr. (ien.F.JIcClBIU, Prop noe£- Litho to. Monroe. Chicago
no
Eimwood Opera House, Bill Posting Up-to-date F^alr Bills an^P^ers, Fort Wayne, Ind.
(
fclouderSSmllh. Distributer* of Circulais

railroad ihoarlng..
PREMIUM LISTS, llasselmaa Printing Co induinapolia. ,
Ir«l
ana H.te* HaU.
tor local Denver, Colo.
Write t™ about Dlalrlbutlug. Oulce.
Hatch, C
Hennegan &
ft, Naabville, turn
Co.,
EaKE .
hlhi o^,,^;
competiDi; houses and il n^solulely lni|ios Chicago, Ills.,
Am erica n AdvertlalDK CO- 2W Madison ledger Jol> Office. 60s Snnsom. I'htladelphui
Chicago, Ill s
Llbble Show Priatt,
aaaadata altr asd »dJc*aui ^- *' [hCIo °^< u
-
|(
Mpeneni* in^ttato «lty. Baggage Falr Groands Aitraciloiis^
[iAn)D ^
1 |I ( fl ,
UA Shoar print, Fort smith. Ark ^
Alexandria, Minn. ^ Boards undei
ra'cnt Agenpj?. r.-itJM i"l m! n n:iM. (1
IL'.

Clias. Fenz St Co..^Wew Yor^,

Philadelphia. Pa., l^Z^ rrHTufrll^^sH oi^si, u..
t
Ainlnrd 5. Koblaon, Absolutely Reliable
v.'.'t.U"''.^' f (e to'.'sV. 'uiif. Ulelreland
Air Attracllous d.r Falm. Fslfs.elc
National rrinling ft Eng. Co.. Chuogo
Balloon Ascensions BaltimorB^Md^,^^ Moanr Pri ori u A'" .SKlWsajTBsjltk .a« h
BoonvIIIe, M. T. Wm. Comitoek IETerrDelu. rlptlon ai Nor[ b street
'' : ^ ".i >-
City Bill F i ! r I- ',
'.1

g [J )oart C, ikliliuin Ave., Brooklyu

|
l j
Omaha. Neb., S.i:i',:i. II.

Marshall, Ills. Vietor Janney ^ i Ad i ^be*a1ir?ie^il^^aSsoast.. ^hiogn

licensed OUT Bill Pouter and Distributer
Nails up £tKUS ln adjacent territory an<
( Balloon Aseonsions,
^ ^ ^ ^
Sp^ringaeld, Ohio^
^ ^ ^ ^ (
S! = .i':iL:!ne l^llioL'o.,
l!nionand Advertiser
Cincinnati
Co., Kochev.tr. N V
Fort Scottj Jeakles' Pony flipoodrome,
^gf^ljj^p'^t,,,, ^ ^ ^«i"re?!)**'York
haKs." "'ctiarlol lt»(!". kr.man Klandlnc
op and earn ples^strl billed. Kaces. rony Flat B>c-». no. Adoiiw Toronto, tan.. Pop. 200,000,
^Prlce Advprnsn,ur I1 ..He^^leblalrlbuler»

A NEW RICHMOND IN THE
ILLINOIS BILL POSTERS* PRO.
TECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
A ne". association of the Bill Posters of
the Statu of Illinois, was organize J Jane
iStb. It is regularly chartered under the
laws qf Illinois, with the following officers
P. F. Srhaefer. president; W. J. Born,
i ice-president : C.K Runey,
C C. Maxwell, treasurer;
C. E. Perry, Hugh Hall, A.J. Turner,
F. W.Jenks, and
Roley. A new feature of the Associi
and a novel one, by the way is a clause in
the application for membership ihe pro-
visions of which bind the applicant in the
sum of one hundred dollars for the faith-
ful performance of all contracts entered
into,while a member of the Association.
Before any applicant can qualify bis sp
plication must be endorsed by two
he casbier of so
bank must certify to the
ing of the sureties.
The initiation fee for the present con-
sists of the merely nominal sum of three
dollars, but it will doubtless be increased
to twenty-five dollars in the near iuture.
The first convention or the new body
will be held at the Briggs House, in
Chicago, July 5th, 1S95, which is suffi-
cicut evidence that the members are not
superstitions in-as-much as Friday aa an
The invitation to the convention ia a
Notice to Bill Posters.
GBNTtEMAH :
Yon are cordially invited to atte nd onr
next meeting, which will be held on July
5th, 1895, 10 A. M.j at Briggs' House
degenerated the past few years, as yon
know, and ougbt to he placed on a level
with other successful industries. Your
earnestly desired, The i
rapidly Increasing and we look for one of
the largest attendances yet held
We want to impress upon you
portance of being a member o(
alt Advertisers who do Out Door Adver-
tising, and we want your name on this
list so that you can derive the benefits
that will accrue through our Association.
Please fill out the enclosed application
and. mail it to C
E. Runey, Secretary,
hear what we have to say, as we wish to
adjust*. Scale of Prices. We shall en-
deavor to entertain you to the beat ofour
abilityby extending the courtesies ofthe
they all give way to the poster.
Billboard
Distributers' Chat.
FIELD. Many distributers especially those
with long country routes are adopting
the bicycle. The "hungerless horse,"
in be part and parcel of the regu-
secretary ;
Under 1
directors:
inch find it passible to carry
" wn programmers, are the circuses
very few of the larger minstrel
Matter put out by these
employees is nnifortuly well done, but
tbey commandbig salaries and the added
expense of hotel bills and railroad fares,
which of course is bom by the employ, r
it would be if placed in the 1
i
gnlarly established distributors. Be-
sure-
dea this too, a traveling programmer
out of the day that he can dev, e to his
work. Inasmuch as the time
on trains must be deducted from his
working day. Added to this,
at a disadvantage in 1 atop it, but they will not, and many fine
UUfdU iritywitl
depending on the local manager for their
Occasionally too, it ia well done, but for
the most part if it ever leaves the bill
room IS only to be thrown down the
nearest sewer. This is astate of affairs
which Bih-boabd Advertising inter ds
to remedy with the assistance of the
beforetheattentionoftravclingmanagers
unless they can furnish
reference, as to their honesty and integ-
rity. We
are bound to weed out the in-
competents and establish a clientel of
The International Association of Dis-
the im- tributers of North America, which started
O with eighty three charter members, resi-
ding all over the Continent, is a move in
ction. Anything which
to improve the distributing service
dorseDerit and support
of this paper, consequently «
express on rsclves as entirely in
with the aims and assertions of the
mentioned body and we reconuneu
distributers at large. The onto
follows, viz I 1. M. . that he believed nine -tenths of the ad ver-
Box 313, Springfield, o. Geo. E. Fisher,
first vice-president, 1505 Farnum E
Omaha, Neb D. W. Scofietd, a
president. Box 14, Ridge I
Thos. K. Dnaboraw, treasurer.
Station, Va. B. M. Hnrley'
secretary, 1 is Madison Street, Tiffin, 0:,
W. H. Steinbrenner, corresponding
retary, 513 Vine Street, Cincinnati, O.
" .
^ dygt-tfofns-
Eddy & Kennedy, sdve 1 lising agents,
Chicago, advertise that they will pay The portrait on our front page this
salary, arid expenses to travel for dis ri- month is that of Mr. Walter G. Cooper
bnlers. Applicants must enclose nr
ft chief of the department of publicity and
cents in stamps. promotion ofthe Cotton States and la-
ThePabst Brewing Company, of Mil-
Mr Croper is a newspaper man of wide
waukee, Wis., is patronizing distribute,* and varied experience. He has served
very largely. They pnt oat 11st quanti- on the Atlanta Constitution, besides con-
in the cir ties of circulars and booklets.
ducting his own paper in Rome, Ca., and
is eminently qualified and fitted to ad-
vertise a gigantic
the one leia
affair like
now identified with. While he claims
A Wail From The Chicago Post.
The correspondent "Observer," who
s—Lesl ie's Week ly meddlesome and
tfai n k
W 4Jnd Street.
New York Office, 117
the bill boaVd nuisance in Chicago, ia
It is rumored that the World's Dispen-
carrying civic loyalty a hit too far.'
sary Medical Association with headquar-
The plastering of walls and fences with
at 663 Main Street, have in press the
1 vulgar, unsightly and in many cases in-
largest edition of distributing matter
decent bill boards and signs is a disgrace
ever put out by a house oi this kind.
he labors to the city. The authorities ought to
Recognii.d distribute™ should place
neighborhoods are rendered unsightly by
the villainous crudities of biU posters
and "painters." They destroy the effect
If distributers would keep in commu-
of many of the best buildings in town.
nication with the printing houses, they
Some time ago an attempt was made to
wouTd receive a many a valuable Up and
induce the police to prevent the disfigure-
pointer. Printers who have large con-
tracts for circulars, pamphlets, booklets
ment or prominent streets with these
etc.,generally know just what section of
horrors It ended, in failure. But if the
police are not able to abolish the nuisance
country they are
and the council won't act, tbe public
dis- :eep in touch with advertisers. Keep spirit of the community ought to be
aroused to prevent landowners from rent-
xtoi j. It will bring yon ing their frontages for bill boards. The
best way to do this is to point out to
c to W. H.
Donaldson, pnblisber of the Donaldson
Guide, Cincinnati, (V. and have their
satisfactory
each. We always supposed that it w
be only a question of time, until the; Bill posters are all more r less inter-
1
ernment got after them. ested in the forth fourth a
of the Donaldson Guide. Thi
The other day one of the brighest ad- work has passed through three t
vertising men in the country said to me and is now recognized as an an
and standard publication by actors act-
didnotpay. Not i, perform its, n
Brandy w near he ia right. s as well as showmen. Every bill
recording poster should see that his town is prop,
the magazines know whether or not that erly represented, that its halts as well as
sec- advertising pays In many cases, of theatres are described, its resources set -
course, it ia next to impossible to trace forth, its population properly quoted and.
results. It certainly seems that a great its advantages adequately represented
deal'ef valuable space ia wasted. Per- Billposters can have their names and
haps not entirely wasted, but used so residences set in black faced type, a,
poorly that the returns cannot be large merely nominal expense. Inquiries
enough to make it really proli table. Mr. should be addressed to W. E
Maries Austin Bates, Printer,' Int.
 " 1

BflfbosMj WVgi-thlilg.

The Convention was called lo order by

"

" at Alex Harbison, of ibe Ir-dis-

Bill Posting Co, who outlined,
year's business, which showed a
increase over previous
years: The minutes of the 1895 Conven-
tion were read by Secretary J. D. Cliue,
BILLBOARD ADVERTISING CO. of New Albany, and approved. The uroit, 11 'g July 9

No. 127 East Eighth Street. J-

! 1

Cincinnati. Ohio.
Speeches were made l.y nearly all the C. R.
Noblesville; C H. Wood-
EVBRVbill poster, every poster printer. worth,PL Wayne.
The Convention thanked Mr Tom
mger, and every agent in the United also as being in favor of improving their Taggert, of the Grand for the use of the
service ut.til bill posting will stand at Hotel. He was present, and made a very
convention of Che Associated Bill Posters' the head of all avemes fcr advertising. pretty speech, complimenting lhe Con-
Association, at the Hotel Cadillac, in
.
Mr AC
Rocker, of Atla vention for its intelligent appearance,
Detroit, Mich., July 9, 10. n and 13. All S t and made
ing S. and after scatteiicg many little b<
will be made welcome, and all will benefit threaten or menace the existence of the
one of his charac
greatly by participating in ihe proceed- Associa ion as a whole. Nothing en-
dangers an institution of this nature like ing the Association for the manner in and their frieuda.
which his famous 'Bicycle paper bad been After thanking the retiring officers fcr
posted. He told them to keep the work their labors in bringing the Association
who are neu ral accord each of the war- up to the present standard and their suc- lo its present high standard and per
up
ing factions a careful and impartial hear- cess would be assured. He made quite a fection on motion, the largest ind most
.

ing, and iben dispose of Ibe matters at

issue, pfompUy, finally, and for all time
As to the members of tbelwo factiocs,
it is to be bored that when they leave
for Detroit It will be with a full deter-
mination to abide hy the voice of the
majority, win or lose. Let there be 00
bitterness, no rancor, hut on the con-
lengthy talk, and at intervals would business like meeting ever faeld by the
scatters basket of bouquets. He ended Association adjourned to meet again at
by assuring the members that so long as the call of the I
the work was kepi up as it is now, S S. S.'
papcrwonld befoithcomeng. Hiaspeecb
brought forth round after round of ap- Evebv bill poster iu the United Stairs
plause. Mr Ruckcr was voted by every should attend the 0
member present as being the right man July 9, 10, 1 1

anything to say, pro or con
hearing, and will be accorded careful
attention, whether he be a member of the
Association or not. Although an inno-
vation, the idea is a most excellent one,
and cannot fail to be prolific of great
good, not only to the Association, but to
the members of the craft at large. If
any one has a greivancr, let him take it
to Detroit. If any one has a scheme
— -ts in our behalf, and advising all to
trary, let each side present the merits of
their position to the tea', of their ability,
The prices of the Associated Bill Pos-
ADVERTISING.
and then accept the vi rdict of the mem- were adopted.
ters' Association
bers at large, and shake hands over it.
The perpetnatii-n of lhe .
Mr. F. M. Groves, of Evansville, called
ol the Convcntiun to Bru.-
What Is the mighty power ttxlay
Th>tfcold.o'trlMiin™»ucaa
That, rightly done, wi
m
AdvertiSinc. stating what good
paper was doing, how each and
y one was being benefitted by its

improving the service, it should be Again we publish our Fair List, the lend it their hearty and substantia] sup-

relationship may be established be-
n bill posters and their patrons, let
sar it at Detroit
appeared in Ju
revised and corrected, and we believe
that every error has been eliminated and
every omission supplied. In order to be
absolutely sure, biwever, we intend to
again invite the officers of all agricultural
biing to onr notice any mis-
takes which they may ai .cover We <t>
lend to make t bis depart meo I a pun a
nent feature of onr magaiine in Ibe
diana, and
the Secretary requested to spriad on the
minutes a vote of thanks for their able
and untiring efforts iu our behalf.
Mr. J. A. Tom*, of South Bend, who ia
as able as he is modest, was again called
ded by complimenting the Association
aod e-borted the mem.
for its efficiency,
bers to renewed exertions.and at all times
to give the very best possible service.
 aonally visit, or write our- members, in
order that they may properly understand
the object of the same, and to have them
sign tbe same for the faithful perform-
i their part,
Association, of the United States and
C.nada, to be conversant with tbe aanual
report of this Committee before going to Tbe chairman of this Committee did
f d*h<a
of what good ia such a showing to any-
methods will draw litem close around ns. one? All that Idnd ofwork is a detri.
Tbe wide awake and sagacious busi- ment to oar business, and the sooner it
and that ness man is fast coming to a -.< Vization is dropped the better for ourselves, and
of tbe advantages of Bui. board Adves- the advertiser generally.
theoiber adverti;ing medi- Another Special Convention was called
who will de
nefils to be gained f .right. . O., January 9th and loth, if

ilie Convention to be held at Detroit, personally visit a number ol the larger well batanc pinion tbat cxist-
Mich, July 9'Jj, loth and nth. to that all cities, and by writing to others, succeed- the billboards, face at ing matters at
may be fully prepared to thoroughly ed in having tbe agreement and bond every turn of the head alb 1 office in the City
understand what has been the duty ol signed, (by which each one is liable to
. leave the bouse, and whose effects you of New York. It was resolved that the
ibis Committee, and success attended it damage iu the sum of two hundred dol- chairman of this Committee open such
lars for each offense iftbe failure of agree- rest; for tbe moment you agaii renture an office, and President Campbell made
-is proven) by the f " forth upon the highway the: is tbat arrangements with Mr. Edward A. Stahl-
forcing i legend brodt to be the representative of tbe

to-day Object to paying twelve cents per

Rife & H sheet for 1

Lloyd Moiley, Washington, D C upon protected hoardings?

tec ted service" by ibieAssociation. Although it is riot self-
Burton &
Lambert, Richmond, Va. We answer. No Why ? Becanse he is
! supporting its influences for good to tbe
Newark Bill Posting Co., Newark, N. J.
fully aware that he cannot expect such business Is greater than any method now
J a*. F. O'Uealia, Jersey City, N J.
valuable considerations at a lowtr price. in view. It will become more useful in
Jas Fi O'Mcalia, Bayonne, J. N Gentlemen, it is not so mnch tbe price the future to both the advertiser and the
Reese & Long, Scran Ion, Fa you have to dtal with aa it ia, "will yon billposter. There are many reasons why
W. J. McAllister & Son, Troy, N. Y. guarantee tbe service.' They are only
1

it should receive the fnll support of the

t now where the full As-
J. Ballard Carroll, AlbanyN Y.
Gacrge Castner: Syracuse, NY. i price is not adhered to, strictly

Rochester Bill Posting Co., kocbrsler, by bill posters throughout the county
N. Y. Our prices are taken up and demanded
Erie Bill Posting Co., Erie. Pa by mam- UeiBlU IICll'IC LUCVUltCbllUU mi *j

George M. Leonard, Grand Rapids,
Mich:
" onlyinsist upon and receive the Associa-
Cream City Bill Posting Co, Milwaukee.
Wis.
L. N. Scott, St. Paul, Minn.
M. Breslai
Thos. Mai
Denver, CoL
s City I I Co.,
City,
display advertisers, and in order to do H. Brooks. Leavenworth Kan.
J.
this it becomes necessary that the mem- All of hose having signed the agree-
I
bers of this Association are prepared at ments and bond, have (he utmost faith
all times to fully carry
out any and all in its general good intentions toward (he
'
d to them. In no advertiser aa well as for the bill poster.
leeipect those It is only to be regretted tbat the Bond
plan was not universally adopted by every
ously as by ourselves. Bnt, we must not
tion price, we most also see whatever tbe
contract may demand upon otr part, is
fully carried out by ua.
The only method by which an adverti-
ser can check up his paper afier it is
posted, is through a "listed and protected
;
showing-" When tbe advettiser can feel
satisfied that be can find every sheet of
his paper every day of the thirty or sixty
growling at the three cents per week
price. By paying this price he not only
also goes upon the better class of pro-
tected hoardings
billposter wants to treat his
It is the sincere desire of this Commit-
tee tbat every member of this Associa-
tion attend the coming Convention at
Detroit, Mi>b-, July 9th to 1Mb. By all
pulling together our Association will be
an organization of strength,
A number of changes to the constitu-
tion and by-laws will be presented for
adoption at the Convention especially —
the enlarging oftl
1

member of the Association For, bad

better on account of receiving * better
"t the hands of the bill poster. It is -that been tbe case, al
therefore manifest to every thinking
price, but the lawof circumstances forces
per- sociatiqn prii
the bill poster to pos- four or eigh' weeks'
son that the prices charged by tbe Asso- ently K
showings upon protected boardings,
ciation for 'guaranteed displays" upon resolt to the advertiser and 5 paper.
where otherwise tbe unlisted paper is
all legitimate and protected boardings and trouble from that source
sually p.
cannot be maintained at less than Asso- over with. But is thus with all large
And usually il r for ,

ti ition rates. Now. this being so. it be- memberships, especially when only a
hooves the members Ol our Association part attend a convention at a time If
to stand fast and insist
proper and first-class work be
every
make
member of this Association
it h ; s duty to
did ant
ELDER, JENKS & RABORG, * Excelsior*
Circus Paste
flutneesatwork to break the scat*,
pricesas adopted by thi ._ 'lpoTtemisim
amlupjnthe advice of this Ct
i bat President
Campbell cal'ed a speci
convention to meet at New York Cit
October 16th and i;th, .894. n was
that time, that those of
oui
"ho could, paid considerable
attention to the subject
olution was adopted, after n com
mi Li 1
composed of President Campbell and M
Stahlbrodt, hail spent a whole day
vain, inurgiug upon one oflbe "
1

ing solicitors of New York Citv,

tbat be
adopt the scale of prices as promulgated
by this Association, that, "the Chairman
of the Executive Com
bond, in the sum of f
127 N. Fifth Street, Cor. Cherry,

ThrongH the ciurfeiy nf Mr
apparent in
„
its
in all 357 sheets
display are
EATING ON THE STAGE.
When I wo 3 young and a habitue
of behind the scenes, rarely anything
genuine in tbe way of eating and
retainers who wererap-
The various
posed to qoafl beakers of red nine in
the baronial hall only pnt their lips
to their goblets, or. rather, paste-
board goblets endued with tin foil,
j
colored half way up with crimson
paint If a pot of porter was one of
the "properties" in a scene, as it is
In the old farce of "Tho Turnpike
Gate," it wan merely a. pewter Tea-
sel with some wool at llio top to sim-
ulate the froth of the Barclay and
\ and if a sirloin of
n the orifices of which 1
slaked lime were evolved to imitate
the smoke from a hot joint. The
only exception to this Barmecide sys-
tem of entertainment was in the
oomio opera of "No Song, No Sup-
per." in which a realMxriled leg of
mutton, tturnips urnl caper sanoe
were always placed on the table.
Bntof late years a_ great change
has taken place in this respect.
'
Some authorities are of opinion that
the reform in stage play gastronomy
dates from the time of the jKn-tana-
ancea of Mr. Charles Kean and his
company at Windsor castle in the
presence of her majesty and the
prince consort, and when in a piny
by Douglas Jerrold where a dejeuner
a la fourcTiette was represented, the
partakers thereof were agreeably
surprised to find on tbe table real
cutlets, real potatoes, ronl bread and
real claret. Gradually the unreal
faded away from the stage of the
London theaters. In "The Second
Mrs. Tanqneray" real eggs and ba-
con were served at breakfast, while
at tbe supper in the first net vera-
cious fruit and wine, with equally
A REMARKABLE BILLBOARD.
R. C. Campbell of lhe|A'
"
It
1
is cegirded by e*p:rls
It Is dul quite certain as to wTTen
the practice of smoking real cigars
and cigarettes began to prevail
the stage. Many low comedians of
the lost century when they played
"Moll Flagon" used to smoke a pipe,
but there is no absolute evidence as
to whether real tobacco was smoked
by Tony Lumpkin and his
Ions in the tavern scene in "She
Stoops to Conquer," while as regards
the stage cigar one of the earliest ap-
(.daranees of the genuine weed were
(hose smoked by the late Alfred
Wigam and George Vining In "Brill
Waters Ran Deep." Some actors
scenes where the
of the stage compels him to
use a pipe takes a few whiffs from a
bowl containing dry camomile.
At present it la difficult to find a
drama of modern life without sev-
era* cigarettes in it—the ofgar takes
ager wonld be accounted a very stin-
gy individual if he expected the la-
dies and gentlemen of his
to pretend to drink 5
bread and butter,
thins, however— tbe harmless boiled
potato and the raw turnip
by Audrey in "As You Like It"—
"Aa Ton It'
vegetablJhave not come down to
aZ taoalbM. but
the footlights, «,„ nmam f ia -
Knt the
progressiva ago, and ore longit may
he that red turtle soup and a real
haunch of venison will be placed on
the hospitable boards of our temples
—
of tbe drama. G. A. Sola in London
ran won't tire of each other?
—
Daughter Well, if we do, we can
society, and I can join all
i
en's clubs, and ho can join all tho
social and athletic clubs, and then
we'll never see each other, yoa
jagemtnt in the windy city,
and a haT sheets high, and
i hiving be;a the best exiinp'.e of
- - — —
This story is told of a master of
bill pas
After sleeping a few hours I stole
on Trinity college in days long gone by
quietly out of the camp and climbed
who had a partiality for figs. Be
the mountain that stands guard be-
held that there was one supreme
tween the two glaciers. The ground
moment in the existence of a flu
when it should be eaten, not a min- was frozen, making tho climbing
difficult in the steepest places, but
nte before or after, and he watched
the views over the icy bay sparkling
oompan- over his fig tree with tenderness and
beneath tbe glorious effulgence of
devotion. It was a mild year, and
tbe sky were enchanting. It seemed
the sun had done his best in t.heper-
then a sad thing that any part of so
touting process, and hoping to enjoy
precious a night had been lost in
bis favorite frait on the morrow the
sleep. Tbo starlight was so full that
master wrapped u piece of silver pa-
I distinctly saw not only tho hay.
per round it, leaving it labeled, "The
master's fig." What a very fool.
with its multitude of glittering
bergs, but. most of the lower por-
ish thing to do with a few hundred
" undergrade" about! Tho anspi- tions of the glaciers, lying pale and
apirftl ike amid the huge silent moun-
Oions day dawned, and tbe master,
tains. The nearest glaoier in partic-
looking st bis watch for the last
ular was bo distinct that it seemed
time, walked confidently across the
tube glowing with light that came
quad. But imagine bis dismay on
finding bis precious tidbit gone, and
from within itself. Not even in dark
nights have I ever found any diffi-
on the now empty packet the label,
culty in seeing large glaciers, but on
'JA Hg for the this mountain top, amid so much
Words.
ioe. in tbe heart of so clear nnd
frosty a night, everything waa lumi-
In 1793 the vineyard belonged to nous, and I seemed to be poised in a
oompauy vast hollow between two sides of
M. de Pivbard, president of the
Gnienne parliament, and tbe repnb- equal brightness. How
strong I folt
" a good stroke of after my exhilarating scramble, and
iders did
by guillotining him and ap- how glad I was that my good angel
i
ig his property. It was, had callod me boforo the glorious
'
soon -'~~™
sold by
"j tbs —
-> state, and night succeeding so glorious a morn-
'V^T^^^T^
ing had been spent!—John Muirin
about Century.
«naaer at nn average price of about
£10,000 it was bought some 25 years
ago by Baron James de Rothschild Mr. Hudson Maxim, the chemist,
for £180,000 and still remains in his
a brother of the inventor of tho
family. About £8, 000 ft year is spent
Maxim gun, has discovered an inter-
on There perhaps
its cultivation. is
esting fact In regard to smokeless
no wine that gains more by keeping, powder. He flnds that where tbe
and some seven or eight years ago a powder contains 50 per cent or more
bin of the vintage of 1804 fetched no
of nitroglycerin the heat developed
less than GO francs a bottle at Bor-
is such that some of the carbon con-
deaux itself. — Black wood's Maga> tained in the steel gun barrel com-
bines with tho carbon dioxide of the
Rural Magistrate—Konrad, yoa burning powder, with the result
are oharged with committing an as- that the inner surface of tbe barrel
sault on tbo night watchman. is changed to wrought iron. It is
—
Konrad 1 only throw his jacket thus greatly softened and qntokly
destroyed,
behind the stove.
Night Watchman Yes, your wor- — ~~
In 1689
 or l,v tin
.foplln's toll In thoooonelr, and today's the Fourtli .U
.... his chair. Ho look a few long steps July. Yell^ all you want to. Tbs bant)
,1 placud bis big hand on the tad's ehoul-
Tho raiLlcLns headed the procession ol
whoopUng lads to a pliMant grovojust
Iltttachsp bact Into the room, outside of town. Tho boys who conlrtit't
bock, herel-
run waited, and those who couldn't wals
"I'm not twin to the country j In a lone wagon on top of ths boss
that had ooiiiu (mm the city.
As they •Milered the grove little .llm,
who was riding on the Hit beside tlx
driver,
given you a potlatch of happlnen, and I
think be ban won mors than the giver of
anil Indian potlatch uvor won."
"Hnrrahl Tea. sir-eel" wbooped the
"Tell 'em what made ma clve It," said
the man from the wan.
And Mr. Hallett told In a few simple
words the story of tho unselfishness of
Jimmy and Kn ticks. And the boys, being

Gibing," said Mr. Joplin'sbig greo what he had dona.

'vu luul my ups and downs," nnttwer- "is to eat. Some of us didn't have
lee, During tha afternoon Mr. Joplln ar-
Ur. J op II 11, "fought my fight* and got t, Jim!" Knocks cried eogrr- much bttohfast as wo wanted, and meb- tstneed with various families In the village
soars. Ton, t wittily odd yearn Is a long sonioofus didn't have any at all So to take care of such boys as needed mors
e, Paul I didn't realtto it till 1 wulk- sat now. fellers, and talk later on." . than a day of tho country air as long aa
iindcr tho oltna up la old Romford the •• You'll get well now. old ma. All tho<e im-hiDs furl upon citations titer might require It, and tho next week
Kiiucss and .limmy found that it was t-11
everything you do an too an ho And then in p moment Jimmy whltpered settled that they should line In the conn-
something to Knocks, and Knueks hopped try for a year at Mr. Joplln's expense.
orortowhero Mr Hallett was and whis- At night, after the firework* had been
hot off and it was time to begin the
march Tor lite train, tho boys cheered for
sir. It costs lots o' money, an perhaps Mr. Joplin till they could bnVe been board
r. Itnlletl Wiasi keen Mr. Jopllo"— nearly a mikt, and when they stopped Mr,

iiurw loouldp tltn. tlo ranch out In Colon "Thank ye. fellers-" — T- P. Morgan In
Hallett. "Hbuiuj afford thjs.'

The August Number of Billboard will be a Special Issue

SEND IN YOUR ADVERTISEHENT NOW.
 Stflboat-d qdvgi-tTs^g.

The Rochester Bill Posting Co., THE ERIE BILL POSTING CO.
ED. A. STAHLBRODT, Manager.
Bill Pos'ers, Distributers and General Advertisers. Bill Posters, Distributers and General Advertisers,

NewVorkJone loth, 1895

prejudice that now exists sod methods pursued by the above firm re-
detri mesial to the bill posting ferred to, in causing that gentleman's the world for a bi
Dear Sir During the last year the Nati arrest by the United Stales government
Per request from the president of the paid by Van Burcu&Co.,of New York
sedation of Bill Posters t on a fabe charge of "defamation of char- City, for the cornet of 37th aa
Bill Posters Associuliou to suggest any-
rulings that have been found to be im- of that city. Itiaone huadi
thing that would be helpful to the bill practicaland detrimental to the interests
posting interests of the country, we have Wherbas, They did their worst and feet on B
of the bill posters and the rs to have the feet ou J7th street, and costs
this da; forwarded a duplicate of the en-
and they have become dead letters with- held for tbe Messrs. Van Buren Co
closed to the Sl $5,100.00 per
out tbe formality of the concerted action jory,but were frus. yar. Itisa deck board, and is
triple
with request to biingthei
the good always covered though the rate Is 35 cts
convention at Detroit, July 11th, nth In several cases members that have of out number; and
and 13th.
np to these rules have en-
notified to live
Vciy truly yours.
Tub O. J. Gcde Co. deavored to do so after their impractica- Resolved, That we, the
has e
bility the New York State Bill Posters' Associ-
ation, in convention assembled this
day of May, 1895, do hereby most empl
ically denounce and depreciate the mo
that prompted the both large and small cities and that scale
to be absolutely rigid, and inflexible, wil
The best time to straighten c To avoid any repetition of such mis-
do well to bear in mind that the law o
understanding is before it occurs. fortunes, we would suggest that betore d demand is a much greater
Mote than from any other causr has ill any ruling that affects tbe commercial
1 a resolution passed by a roc-
feeling been created between the Bill advertisers is submitted for tbe consider-
Posters and their customers through a ation of tbe convention, the practicability
long before their appropria-
lack of proper notification beingsent out of the same should be submitted to the iclnded onght for the boards and
of any changes in prices of posting or
do it again Then to many bill
any other rulings that affect the adver- who are familiar with the temperamtnt
of the advertisers and know what they
being deprived of the only competitive
will stand. These opinions to be quoted method at their command, would suffer
in comparison with the large cen'ers.

Billboard Advertising hopes tbat

If, in the two or three months that may the attitude of the convention at large
have intervened, the Bill Poster has
"
Billboard Am Hot only bill posters, bnt aaverusers toward the two rival factions will be one
changed his rate, he will write a letter to __ poster printers, circus proprietors and of conciliation Stahlbrodt el al have
the advertiser saying that his price has
been advanced and refuse to post tbe
>tedbyMr.O.J.GuJebe
Advubtisisg,
agent3
_„/
„ i„rited, and will be allowed,
- - -
done mncb for bill posters, and by tbat
has O J. Glide, whose
paper unless the higher price is paid. cause is likely lo be championed by pres-
The advertiser naturally kicks -.threatens ident Campbell and his following. It
to order the paper back, but lying that these geutle-
ts that he has madi

The result is a reeling unfavorable to

the Bill Paster, the creating of a disposi-
tion to spend the money through other
advertising mediums and a tendency to
talk against bill posting to other adver-
tisers rather than in its favor-
discontented advertiser can
fa
c to injure the interests of the W. J. Morgan Sl Co ,
Cleveland, O
Sackelt & Wilhelms Litho. Co, New
ork City.
Enterprise Show Print Co.. Cleveland

value is just becoming known.

 Canadian Duties.
Every theatrical company, circus and
Lall entertainment that plays in the
Canadian cities sod towns are organised
in the Uniled Spates. We
can confidently
sa ? ihal elmost all of the printing used
thai did this style of printing, their
petition with the (Juiced States firms
woul 1 be small, m
it would not be pro-
judges
is
two months of the season, so be could
not afford to pay duty on printing three-
fourths or the tegular season while play-
ing in ihe United States
On an average, the theatrical business
n Canada is about one third lees
is in the same number of towns
I nothing he pays ; for his bill wonld be
s played in the United
Slates, and Ihe territory for ami
of the States is so extensive that it is not
The duties i wholly speculative, he says but are based
on f
r
j - co worth or printing, fiosa.onan
;e of about one third more on every
ly printing thai is
By admitting display printing inlo
Canada free of duty, more and better
equipped amusement enterprises from
the United Stales would undoubtedly
tonr the Dominion of Canada, which
dian railroad!, newspapers, hotels,
A committee, with authority, to be ap-
fnting several large print-
;nts of the Uniled Slate;.
jj the foregoing to
To the Managers in the
here and in Canada, printing houses of
the United States, railroads, hotels, trans-
com- fer companies, and billposters of Canada.
/. Jacksow, of Wilmington,
John Chapman, founder or the John
ol Cincinnati, O , probably
ante-dates Mr. Jackson, bat he is no
longer actively engaged is the business.
pamphlets for various kinds of adver-
tising.The conclusion to which he has
come, speaking generally, is that i
papers are the cheapest medium for ad-
vertising, pamphlets neat, and then
posters. These conclusions are not
e should be able
otse this opinion— albeit it is the
a of one with some authority We
irther, therefore, as tohisopinions
posters, aud cannot but reel that
perieuce u.ilh regard to them has
betn very limited in scope, lor
does he say 1About posters it
' ganized, and
: be confessed that Ihe preliminari-
bill ly on a poster worth posting is
iwhat dispiri'.ing, and (so far as
" > go) I think the
ill have to defer the
use of a poster. In the country he may
PRINTERS' GOSSIP.
' economy, and a good .aspect of suc-
;
" cms. The competitioi. r rival posters
-
" for attention irf not st, eeo there— by a, which appeared for the
t was a caller June
"chance. Beside which, the cost of wall
xoth. He informs ns that his arrange-
» space is not so great,
and may some- ments ate well under way, and that his
" times be ml; while the
actual labour new office will be in running order by
" of posting is more cheaply
purchasable September st. The capital stock will be
" in rural districts."'
i
Whit do
the members of our great
*" '
?
been subscribed.
provincial firms say to this? We think
that they wonld tell Mr Rnssell that he Tun annual meeting of the Show
"lOgether in error wilk regard to Printers' Association, which was called
of the statements he makes The forjunesrd.did not take place. There
of rival "posters" is as keen
in the country as it is in London so far
as all the large centres are e
hold the organization together in the
face or a most
discouraging outlook.
sued from the Their efforts have at last been recognized
provincial theatres * and will finally be at
mercial firms are fully alive to the need
ol effective posters. Again, the cost of
wall space is in many of the large towns in at any cost. Mr. D.
Del.,
equal to what it is in Loudon, and f nntinued at the head ol the
itwonld he the rankest i
intending advertiser to suggest to him through an ordeal the lik
that he should put up his bills there.
never been known. The reason, if there
He would get less than nothing for the be any lies in the apathy of a few mem-
bers of the calling, whose methods, lack
quickly covered by some other, and not
of enterprise, and petty jealousies pre-
only do no good but be completely wasted.
clude all possibility of their uniting in
The day or nil spaces U qni;e past, never support of a movement which has ft r its
It is only when a billpostiog
object the improvement of the trade in
to offer to its clients that
i
geuenl. Narrow minds bike theirs can
protection to which they are entitled no! contemplate prosperity in a compel i-
that results can be in any way tor. t ven though the means which secures
tory. Space that is nil and labor that it benefits them four fold as much as the
_ :tedto produce
lything but unsatisfactory results. It Mr. Dando will conse-
quently be enabled to give the craft the
tnnch-needed reform and accompanying
Snow printers, poster printers, and
printers who make of
a specialty distri-
buting matter, are all invited to attend
the convention of the Associated Bill
Fosters" Association, at Detroit, July 9,
It is to be hoped that ai
where fi revs of recen t j ears
taken up the poster, and finding ii
sent up their sales enoruiouslv com
to use it, and to use it in prefeien,
Wonld these firms do this if esnlls did
notjustily il> No doubt judicious' ad-
vertising is good in whatever direction
it may be taken up. and injudicious ad-
vertising is wasteful no matter in what
direction it is placed. All advertising,
needs to be thoroughly and carefully or-
when that is done, there is
scarcely any
branch of business in BtU BOARD A
whirh it v.01 not be found that the use «ill contain a complete accom
of posters will yiaM a g- eater n proceedings or 111 c Detroit com
the A. B P A As the free Bst
 ro
Publishers' Corner.
e publisher?' chat has been crowded
f every edition, that has appeared
February, although copy has been
ly prepared
There is no
r will not meet with the
fate of that which
it.
The July issue cons
p'gea, and although most of the extra
space wilt be given over to the (aire, we
hope some small space will be left ns, the
more so as we feel certain that every
is keenly interested in its
in)
Its growth 1 as a b ringer of business. Be practical
velons. Beginning with a circulation of
2 6gi copies, it has forged ahead month
by month, until the June issne, at this
writing, is announced to be 15,000, and
win probably exceed that number by a
'hindsome margin before the edition is
run off. All of which argues that this
publication was badly needed in tbe Geld
tbat it has entered, that it is unique, and
that the methods followed in shaping its
course, and its general conduct, have
ing, they simply are not in it— not even
for the fractional tart of a minute
are not speaking of the general edver.
because he never comes into a new
tiler,
magazine. We are speaking of our own
subscribers 15.000 of them, all in sym-
.
pathy with onr aims and objects, all
realizing that Bulb-oard Advbktisikg
is published in their interest, and all
capable of understanding, upon due re-
flection, that we afford them the best, in
fact the only medium which they can
employ economically to keep in touch
with their trade, to exploit their re-
Ill
and runningit that way for the remainder
of the year, unless it Is deemed best to
keep it at eight pages and issue it fort-
nightly; but, for alt this, we cannot lose
sight of the fact that tbe revenue, to say
nothing of the added interest snch ad
vertising would give us, »ould enable us
to prodnce snch an improvement in tbis
periodical as would render it easily the
handsomest, the best, the most interest-
ing class publication in the world. We
After you have thought tbe
ter carefully, just bear in mi
August issue will be a Special. It will
styled tr Uidsummt
issued in honor of the con
A. B. P. A. In addition
OUR CHRIST/IAS NUMBER.
The Christmas number of Billboabd
Advbrtisihc will be superb publication.
It willbe the regular December Edition,
but will be augmented by tbe addition ot
of many stories and poems by first-class
-. Ed. A. Stahlbrodt ofiices in the
authors. It will consist of thirty two Cable Building, corner Broadway and
pages, id the cover will be handsomely Houston Street,, are palatial in every
n colors. In addition to respect- Every convenience and every J Donnelly & Sons.
luxury of modern times has been brought Jk«mi Advertliliis Co., 8 Bromfield .
Edition which will consist
into requisition to Vender them luxnri- 1 The Hew' YorJc and Brooklyn adv. sign o
K
of over fifteen thousand copies, some ten OeKulh. and Hudson .m.
or twelve thousand copies will be distri-
the hill posters, newspaper
t An advertisement may be handsome
in appearance, and yet utterly worthless
first a!a\\.—Art in Advertising.
Some people read one paper and some O. J. Kude & Co., 13 and 15 west Broadway
From America we have received the c\ ^uLichLilinK, Nd. j Park Place
another. Some- people take one maga- ''Donaldson Cipher Guide " issued by the Standard Display A<lv &..Mh„ lr „„.l
l-raak J. lleyer, uftCttamters »trcet
zine and some another. But all of the Donaldson Lithographic Co., of Cincin- v.„i -vlv. Kljpi Co.. IS and is Park Fl
nati. It is a wonderful compilation alike
EiMlsiorAdv.sijjnCo.. World saMliflili
Display Ad™nlain B Ci>..
6th avenue
in the variety and. multiplicity ol its code . :
...„.:-.., iBj
There is no means which will reach words, and also in the information it
ran fcKS™„ ... „»„
c
entire community so effectually, ai M??' T. Jones. 40 \*cst Broadway.
billboards and newspapers sink int \ ,1. r,tv.in E Co.. ,!. Vcacy
.
stmt
solute insignificance in comparison. eolyers System Advertising Service,
;with our
we will inaugurate two new departments
of interest to retail merchants. One will
be "Window Advertising," and
will be "Brrj.i
Retailers " Both will be
1 he August Number of
Billboard Advertising
thoroughly competent ai
editor and will prove of great interest and
Will be the
value to Midsummer Number,
the American "Bill Board?"
A Special Issue,
It will be
We The Circna Special of the Dramatic
A handsomely Illustrated with
News, is a great number and a great ad- or definite at least to
vertisement for Mr. Richardsons' spicy
Illuminated Cover,
Ed. A. Stahlbrodt's It will contain:
A Complete Account of the
The third annual
11 posting. Proceedings of the
Protective League of American Showmen Detroit Convention,
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LISToEFAIRS

CONNECTICUT
,nforf. Branfonl Agricultural Society. Geo. B l Ptto. Pi Paw District Agi
mil, my, M||6Ud« CurllfcmV. afpt-9-m
r,nrlm:v, K.Lirliiirv rui.ii. .lsyiai!li!i-:.l 1-

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Kvomln, F>lr tHclrilon. J. W. Aug. - to ij
II m,,.ul-. ,,,-T, J.-hri » I- ;.-. ,;.,i,-„„, ,;,i r „, i ,., .,. s.i.ut.. j. a KtocL, Irea.. Aug. »; HuDrit, Indiana State Hoard, at Agricul.ur.

l.rr-l. f.ni II. Sjieiicrr," INDIANA.

Harwich, New London County Pair, Tarn. A. M- Leu!*, mj', Oct. '>
f-> 5
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J' D. Ugnoro. aec'y, Aug. 1]

ty Agricultural Society. AOJ.'i" " " ^B^g^pw^fPtt-l'^VraT^A! H^Al- Kew HarmonyJ "ftiaex Co*inly~A£Ticu1ural Socle-
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.„...>. .-.,:,„,. „™. The llomcr Fair AJnoclatlon, M. I. - U~n,«~'y. Jul) raloAug.! , Col. j. U.Oweu. preu-l, T. 4r.WllBU.acc>,
c"y. sept. loll » II..1IU |,".'.t. I-;. 11 I islicl. ticss. J.rO il.n Bedford. Hello, .1. Fair A ssori.i 1 i. in . A C . Voris, ScpL M O 1J
n, 11, aec'y. Aug.ijloin VcrmNlkjn Counly Joint Slock -
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H-iUcrtowii Agricultural SocHel.. Ja«- McClelland, tren.. S. T. Zollmap. t; lu,pon,
nth. pml. \v. J. Mimwn, try-..
ten), uand u n„,, w «i™, l;.>™.lon IriBricI Agricultural So- •«•>-, Oct. t lo 5 ly. J. c mmj, prat, B. Mia*. II.
Ill.aec'y, c „.,y. I, u,. u „i: u, v. auk.i&Iojo ,
Blooming..". |H>; HI, .„,„,„;.„„ 1 -air Aajorialion John Kichatuaou. Key, Sept. n to JS
c Fair, J. II. O
mnwuTpna-i, Aimer PllJ.»lminon». Bnawell, ncniuTi-w.ii.cip A cjicuHural society, Counly Pair, K. Bli
DELAWARE. .^X^^r ! £ l^^iSr
•c«y, Sept. i tod iecrth Vernon, Jcnninga Counly Agrlcnllon

JohpB.\VlnR? a HCV. Scpl. W l 0 6el-5 Jolirt. IVillcounty Apric r»I Socle,,,. Hon Bremen. Bremen AgHcuUur.! Stocielj-. John
K.Poner. prcsL. II. llrnenLrinli, Irens. Tno*. Hi.S, pns'I. HenryTl. Sutter, scc-y, Sept. 14
J. ^elly. ft^'y, seiL^Ioij
FLORIDA. Ml l-.,„,.Iy A .ri,-„li„,.[ Aoeiety. Brid^Etan, BridECtaD ^aXlcutlural Society. B. OaPOOil. ^Rfp| e y County Ai^ricullui

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£«. BoWu. g^jg~5|«^l {SftSfgil C
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, M« Cits- Driving Chili.
•n County Airiculhirnl Society. *\F!w.
ILLINOIS.
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Crni(,>ec'y, Sep(.17toB MM ^kA^v, SSSIi' £1- ' J '.->. n. I. umiib, iwy. Sept. 17 Ceo. W. BerBman, s«,. Sept

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Simpson County Fnlr Antocintlon.

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^KBuctamp. pra't^ John M. Clift, TOi. TV. Forest city, «"iTinehoKO County A^riculturol lias, kc'v, Seplij. 1I4 iguilx
Tipton. Tipton CuuilT^ilMsodlluVm, W.A. * V ^
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Dumnlhm, Lee County Fair Hany I

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AUGUST OfNUMBER
Uiuoiiter. Grant County Agricultural Society.
IKlosAQrarcis,pn:s'l,^W.£ McCoy, Ircu T.

Madison,' Wisconsin Stole Aericullura] Soeielv

t Sessswi- r- —
Will be the'Mid-Sumnier Special
HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED, WITH ILLUMINATED COVER. -

WILL CONTAIN A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OP THE

Mlnenl Point Miner.! mint P.ir Association.

V CONVENTION. '
It will Contain a flash LIGHT Picture of tn e Members n Convention, asseirjbled.
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~. -JESSi
RuU.
Marathon County Aeticutti
John Klcfcr, tross. E.B.
rlLscIs. jires'l,
I Grater, Sfaqdef Than Ever-
est Bend, West Bend Agricultural Sodely, S.
P. Msyer. prci't. Ceo. W. Jones, lre»a Joseph
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DOUBLE •
ITS • FORMER • SIZE.|
est Superior. Douglas County ApicnllurHl So. I Parmanaht MMnn, DQNALDSOK LIT HO, CO., Cincinnati, 0.
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arty, Jas. Bishop, aee'y, Sept. 2 to 6

WAS GETTING HIS MONEY'S WORTH. a hole tlirougli. On the appointed

The impecunious young man h
ity.
evening the three went, to tho new
hotel which t'.io vonng man had se-
-
here it is. " and the waiter- point-
isome small figures at the top
lected, because bo bad been told that
of the check. These said simply,
'

been kept ia me boose by a cold, "Three dinners, $4.50." A sigh of

be had actually managed to get 1
relief got to the young man's lips,
gather * 10 on wnich there was no
but was stilled there. The CIO bill
was more than enough, but those
debts, I
do something for that Tho dinner 1 few minutes (if- it was minutes) of
"I oiv-tit to
shock took the edge off the host's
friend of my sister who is in town," ant, and two hours and a half
spirits. Be doesn't know yet what
'I haven't taken any no- spent in delightful conversation.
the itemized account was all about.
tice of the card she pent I wonder Finally coffee was served and drunk,
Probably the hotel wanted to show
how I con square mvself? Might and the waiter brought two checks.
No; that One was for wine, the other for the bow much it gave to eat for il.60.—
s her to the theuter.

i-tdo. _ _
New York Tribune.
Hfor Greece was formerly Grscia. Iv
bad its name from that of its inhab-
itants. .

I can make the boor 7 o'clock and Each dish that FIRST OF THE FOURTH.
say that we couldn't get to the thea- the party bad eaten was stamped on
ter without hurrying through din- itin red ink, with the price. The
D tell her I' want to horrible list ran down the entire face
have a nice obnt with her. Wemigbt of the check and two-thirds of the
.

even wind up at the art exhibition way down tho' other side. It started:
it we went to a table d'hote. Tick- "Clams; 7a bants; soup, $1.20; pom-
ets are only 50 cents. pauo, $r.S0,"and-

the obeofa, but ha was thinking of a

International Exposition,
sent. The reply accepted the apolo-
ATLANTA. GEORGIA gy and the explanation. Tho young
man had much difficulty in holding
to bis $10. Ho vowod that ho would
way to got ont of his scrape. Bo
didn't bavo his watch, but the cash-
ier might accept hiscard. Meantime
the waiter stood solemnly by. '

have asbestus pockets in his next "What's the total?" finally asked^
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