The billboard (July-Dec 1898)

THE BILLBOARD i £ J If •» OKPARTMCNT CONDUCTED ■ "1RAVC. Sign Painting in all its Branches Part I, Chapter 2—Brushes, Care of Them —Took Used by Sign Painters—Tracing and Transparent Papers-How to Make Them, Etc— Colcrs. To nothing does the good and practical sign painter attribute. Ms success more than to good brushes; therefore, constant and un- stinted care should be taken of them. It is not necessary that brushes should be new and In the perfect form that are made to do the best work. but. whether old or new, they should always be kept In good condition, for, it is generally the case, that a brush, par- ticularly a sign painter's brush, which has attained a certain slope from doing a special kind of work, is better adapted to do that special work than a new brush, or one that we might say has not been trained. The size and kind of brushes depend altogether on the kind of work to be done. If a sign painter Intends to engage In a general busi- ness of sign painting, besides a whole set of house painters' brushes, he should have a set of camels' hair pencils of different sizes a set of lettering fitches, some varnish brush- es and a. few bear hair brushes. The latter are mainly used In large advertising work for fllling In, or, as the term Is usually called, "cutting in." The necessary Implements, besides brushes that sign painters should have who expect to run a first-class shop, are, In general, al- though he may reduce the outfit to suit his convenience, or condition, or kind of work a. marble slab to grind; up old remnants, or! If be so desires, he may prepare much of "his paint by means of the slab and muller, at a cost lower than he can buy it prepared. Its saving of remnants will save the cost of It many times in a year If he does much busi- ness. A stopping knife, a small trowel, a pallet knife for use In connection with the s.ab, a square (carpenters), several straight edges, a T square, a pair of compasses a scale of measurement. Here Is a tool with wh.eh but few sign painters are acquainted but you wiU find it Is one- of the most useful tools you can have In the shop. Its use Is confined chiefl" when copying from a small picture In determining the scale on which a larger one or a larger letter than the one in the copy should be drawn. It will save much _ measuring and figuring to get the correct proportion. A two-foot rule, chalks of dif- ferent colors and degrees of hardness: also a chalk line, some pieces of charcoal. In place of using old cans, buy a couple of dozen of tin cups with handles. They are much han- dler, besides their use in measuring is more accurate, as you will naturally become used to measuring very accurate without going to the trouble of keeping a regular measure or of weighing, where the same size of ve- hicle is used throughout. One double glue pot, a couple of wire strainers for the pur- pose of ridding your paint of old skins and such matter that usually gets Into paint in one way or other, which sometimes is very aggravating. A scraper for removing burned paint, together with a painter's burner. An o.d plane bit is very good. Sand paper, dif- ferent numbers. Emery paper, or steel wool, which is.at present conceded to be superior to emery paper for rubbing down old work. Both a flat and half round file. Some pumice stone both in lump and powdered form. If you do fine work you should also have some Tripoli powder, a sponge, chamois skin, etc. In connection with these tools, there will be some special work which will require special material, and which we think proper to notice In this chapter, although their spe- cial uses will not be described for some time yet. You will often find that a knowledge of how to make a correct copy of a design will prove useful and. profitable in .many Jobs. • For this you should have some copying or tracing sheets. They may be bought or pre- pared as follows: take hard soap and lamp- black and mix them together-to the consist- ency of thick: Jelly. Brush It on one side of some thin, tough paper, and allow It to dry. To copy a design with this, lay the colored side on the surface on wKch tlje copy is In- tended to appear. Then lay the design to be copied, right side up on this, and tack to hold In place; then with a stylus, a sharp-pointed stick, of hard wood, a lead pencil or some- thing with a sharp, smooth point, proceed to go over all the lines of the design, pressing firmly but not bard enough to tear the paper. If your Instrument persists In tearing the paper It Is because the point Is rough. Have nave it a little blunt, and make smooth by rubbing on a blotter. A little practice will overcome the usual deficiencies when using any new method which always arise. By be- ing careful then the outlines of the design will appear perfect on the surface, when the colors, etc., may be filled In. Another way of getting designs is by pounc- ing, and is a great economizer of time where there are to be a number of signs of the same size and kind painted. No matter how large the signs are to be, first lay the sign just as It Is to be on a sheet of manilla paper, or, if necessary, use several sheets, numbering them to avoid confusion. After you have the sign laid off on the sheets, take a perforating or tracing wheel, and perforate the outlines. You mav perforate it through several sheets at the same time, and at one operation by laying one on the other, and all on a soft pine board, perforate through all of them at once, so If one sheet Is spoiled in any way you will have others Just like it- One side of the paper win be rough the tame- as a, tin grater, with: which there must be •ometMBg done before the perforated sheet can successfully be used. To press it only pushes the paper back into the holes, thus rendering it useless. Lay the design, rough side up, on a board and take sand paper and knock these rough points off, going over it at first very lightly, so as not to press the paper back into the holes again. If any of the holes should become filled, go over It again with the perforator, and repeat the sand-papering until the holes are smooth! and clear. The more care you take to make the perforated design perfect, the greater will be the expediency with which the after work may be done. Now, lay this perforated sign on the surface on which It is to be painted, keeping it Intact, that it may not be moved while the work of transferring is go- ing on, and take a pounce bag filled with powdered charcoal or whiting, according to the color of the surface, and gently tap over the design when the charcoal or whiting will sift through the bag, filling the holes in the paper, whence, on carefully lifting the per- forated paper, a true copy will appear on the surface, and may be readily painted. To care properly for brushes, they should always be suspended in some kind of liquid in such a way that the points of the bristles will not touch any thing. There are several methods in use, so it doesn't matter how you do It, just so you do it. The idea Is to keep the bristles straight and soft and springy. Linseed oil and water is usuallv - preferred. Both are good, but I prefer oil for several reasons. I think water Is the best, however, but one must be constantly on the watch that the water does not evaporate or get dirty, or freeze, or some thing: while oil is not guilty of "any of these faults. If you desire to keep brushes in water In the winter you should, after placing the brushes In the water, pour over it some glycerine. This will prevent _ the water from freezing solid. If you ■ have brushes which you do not expect to use for seme time, a good way to keep them in con- dition Is, after they have been used, to wash them out clean, soak them well in linseed oil (raw), and wrap them air-tight In pieces of bladder and bang them in a cool place. If wrapped tightly, they will remain In condi- tion for a long time, and when required for use all that Is necessary Is to rub out the oil. Before using a new brush it is well to wash It out good with a weak solution of soda lye, then, whether you wish it bridled or not, to take a few turns around it next to the ferrule or binding with a twine string, the same as used for bridling. This prevents the bristles from leaking out, which Is one of the most aggravating things In the trade. By having a brush wound with a few turns of string, or partly bridled, seems to give it more spring, compelling the bridles to fly back in their proper position, a most desirable qual- ity in a lettering brush. Now, these are but little things to notice, but, all the same, care of the trifling parts of any trade has a great deal to do with ultimate success in it. I have always noticed that the masters of the situ- ation in any kind of a business or trade make It a leading point to be masters of all the details connected with: It also. In future chapters we will have occasion to speak of work done by tracing paper. As we have given other ways of transferring in this chap- ter we will give the way to make tracing paper also. This Is the best. Take a pint of spirits of turpentine, one-eighth of an ounce of finely-powdered sugar of lead. Shake It well, and let stand for a couple of days. De- cant and add to It one-halt pound of Cana- dian balsom, and keep it gently heated stir- ring thoroughly until well mixed. Lay your paper on a smooth surface and brush it over with this mixture, when it will become ex- ceedingly transparent. The only drawback to paper prepared In this way is because it is not ready to use for four or five days, but when It is you can rely on it, because of its extreme transparency even on thick paper. We will subsequently refer to this paper when describing a most beautiful class of work on glass, whlcb, to my knowledge, has never been described In any work. It is not necessary that the sign painter should carry In stock many different kinds of colors, tints, etc. If he is acquainted with how to mix them so as to produce different tints, all that he needs, besides black and white, are the three primaries—red, yellow and blue. A knowledge of harmony In colors consists of knowing how to unite extremes of light and shadow by the use of Intermed- iate tones that will subdue the harsh effect of the use of opposites. If colors are used properly, they may be bright and clear, but still be In harmony. To do this, the learner should be thoroughly acquainted both with all the different mixtures, the contrasts, and, above all, the compliment of each. A con- trast Is effected by placing two colors that are opposite to each other In effect, and to harmonize them is the knowing of what color to use to tone them down. Although we can not give you a table of tints that may be al- together relied upon on account of the differ- ent degrees of strength of the various colors, but it will do as a practical basis from which to work, and extensive enough for the use of the practical every-day sign writer. In all future chapters, when we speak of blue, we will as of .the strength of color as that known as ultra-marine blue. Remember this, and It will save you trouble. TABLE! OP COLORS.—To produce the fol- lowing tints, procure some good lamp-black, a good white lead, two or three grades of yellow, as chrome, and ochre a good grade of red between a vermilion and Indian red, a good grade of vermilion, some blue of the hue of ultra-marine. Get them ground in oil. Now we are not going to give the pro- portions in pounds and ounces, for this is impossible. We 1 ave found that the best way Is to ascertain what color predominates In the mixture that we want, and govern our- selves accordingly. Thus, if you want a light gray, it will take more white to make it than It does for a dark gray. If you know what colors to use to produce a certain tint, you will soon learn- in what proportion to use them to make it of the required depth of tone by the cut and try plan that will be more sat- isfactory than by using set figures. GRAY—White and lamp-black. ORANGE—Yellow and red. GOLD—White and ochre and a little umber. OLIVE—White, yellow, black and red. CHESTNUT—Red. black and yellow. VIOLET AND PURPLE are mixed from the same colors—white, blue and carmine—but in different proportions. PEARL—White, blue and carmine. The same colors are used here as In violet or pur- ple, but white predominates. This is where the learner has bis trouble. Always watch for the predominating color, then tint it by using small amounts of the other colors at a time until It Is of the proper tint. BUFF—White, red. yellow and a little black. FLESH—Vermilion, white and yellow. FAWN—White, red, rellow and burnt um- ber. , , DRAB—White, yellow, red, raw and burnt umber. There are many different shades of drab, but these colors will produce them all. PEA GREEN—Chrome green, with white lead. CREAM—White and yellow ochre. CLARET—Vermilion and blue. PINK OF DIFFERENT COATS—White, vermilion and carmine in different propor- tions. CREAM—White and yellow ochree. The above are the principal tints used by sign painters, and, with but few exceptions, enough to do any kind of sign work. The transparent colors for use in shading on fine work are asphaltum. dragon's blood, carmine, the lakes and gambago. Be cau- tious In using turpentine with transparent colors. It makes them crumbly. Bleached boiled oil Is the better vehicle in which to mix them. (To be continued.) After "Scapa's" Scalp. The Society for Checking the Abuses of Public Advertising does not appear to make much headway. We see no perceptible di- minution in the number of ugly boards bear- ing advertisements of pills, powders and so forth, that have so long disfigured the coun- tryside served by the principal railways. Nor do we anticipate that land owners and ad- vertisers will forego the profit attaching to the gentle art of defacing nature. We are a commercial people not prone on sentimental grounds to throw away opportunities of mak- ing money. Hence we can not imagine that the check which the society named Is en- deavoring to put on the "abuse" of adver- tising will have any effect at all. Those peo- ple who cry out against these horrible boards may nevertheless derive some consol- ation from the fact that some continental countries are just as badly off as we are in this respect. A writer in a contemporary points out that the Righi. the Teufelstein, the country between Calais and Marseilles, the Rhine and the waters between Bingen and Cologne are simply so many vast adver- tisement areas. It is said that the Cologne Gazette—a very powerful paper—protests against this desecration, and suggests the formation of a society for suppressing the nuisance, such as we have In England. If the German Society, when It Is informed, does not meet with more success than the English institution. It will not have achieved much.—Photographic News. London. THE BILLBOARD. RBB JACKET VERMILION Outwears all other Vermilion. Jast What You Want Send for Sample. BILLINGS. TAYLOR & CO. • Cleveland, Ohio. At the regular monthly meeting of the Master Painters and Decorators of Brooklyn, In September, Mr. P. J. Brankln, of Philadel- phia, made a masterly speech on reviving interest in the subordinate or city associa- tions. Among other things he said: "Is It not worth a man's while to become a member of an association In which he has earned his livelihood? If he claims to be su- perior, why not be a leader In that associa- tion and show the balance of them what they might aim at some day to be the equal of him. A man does not belittle himself by be- longing to an association in which all are supposed to be his equals, therefore, I hold that any man that Is not a member or has not been a member, can not stand out and say that he knows all that everybody else does. Such a man is egotistical." Mr. Butler, Secretary of the Philadelphia Local Association, also addressed the meet- ing, and explained how the membership of that society had been doubled since last Feb. ruary. During the course of his remarks, he said: We got Into a condition pretty nearly of dry rot. Our membership ran down until it was about 38 or 40. We had eight, nine or ten who would come to the meetings, the same people every month, and everybody that came there was In a hurry to get away. We talked the matter over in all kinds of ways, and we concluded the first thing we would do would be to make a break to get in some more people, and that Is the only thing that will keep you alive. Things don't Sow warm if the new people don't have a nd. We had an initiation fee that was considered a pretty good-sized one for lome A GOOD ONE BY W". J. ESTROUP, of New Orleans. people, and we simply threw it overboard for six months. We took a list from our mem bership of all the reputable people. Wo got out a letter and started out as individual missionaries to drum into them the necessity of belonging to a painters' organization Since Febiuary. when we got to work ami drummed up these people by letters and by aplication, we have Just about doubled our organization, and the applications are .-Uli coming in. It is probable that the National Sign Paint- ers' Aiiance will be a "close" association. Already the majority of the letters seem to favor this Idea. It will have but one member in a town, and he will control all bulletin fence, rock, roadside and barn painting. The consensus of opinion seems to favor this plan. The Committee on Arrangements are feeling their way carefully before ma- turing their plans. The place and date (Cincinnati. February 6) seems to give universal satisfaction. Sign painters who do road-side painting will find that it pays to follow the tips in our distributors' column. Firms who distribute all pretty generally favor fence signs along country roads, and it will pay to write them. Says the Decorators' Gazette: "Take sugar with a little'varnish well mixed, and put on with a stiff brush, makes a good Imitation of ground glass. "The Billboard" Is regularly read every month by ninety-nine out of every hundred of the fair managers of America. BY A. D. LESTER, 122 E. Miin St., Barton Harbor. The above cut was sent us by Mr. A. Les- ter, of llenton Harbor, Mich. In connectloa therewith he writes as follows: You will discover the dark dress does not come out In full detail as the original showi. and that Is owing to the photo being a little underexposed. • The original colors are red, white and blue tor the subject. The ground work Is white, the sign board black and letters white. Tun scroll gold ground and black letters. The International Association of Distributors. OFFICERS FOR J898'99. JOS - RE ID President Kansas City, Mo. W. H. STEINBRENNER Roc. Secretary Cincinnati, O. O. P. FAIRCHILD Treasurer Covington, Ky. R. S. DOUGLAS First Vice President Memphis, Tenn. W. C. TIRRILL Second Vice President Lima, Ohio. JAS. A. CURRAN Third Vice President Denver. Col. Executive Commiltee. THOS. KAIN Middletown, N. Y L. H. RAMSEY Lexington. Ky The following is the official list of members in good standing at the present time. The service of any member whose name appears herein Is guaranteed by the association. The list is revised and corrected monthly. Addresses are published under this head at ?1 per year per line. ALABAMA. Birmingham—Sheldon McMurray. 1412 5th av Montgomery—G. F. McDonald, city bill poster Ozark—J. O. Carroll. Box 28 ARIZONA Phoenix—The Phoenix Bill Posting Co.. 10 S. Center st. ARKANSAS. Conway—J. F. Clark, Box 92 Hot Springs—A. W. Thomas, 224V* Central av Little Rock—R. L. Thompson, 113 W. 2d st CALIFORNIA. El Paso del Robles—Harry Gear. Eureka—W. H. Mathews. £36 2d st Haywards Bill Posting Co. 56 Castro St.. Hay- wards. Los Angeles—Los Angeles Bill Posting Co Oakland—William B. Porter. 40S 10th st Santa Cruz—L. A. Daniels. 9 Locust st Santa Monica—Wilshlre Po.tlr.g Co. 636 Broadway. Los Angeles, Cal. Ventura—G. H. Shepherd, opp. Rose Hotel COLORADO. Aspen—John B. Ledan. Colorado Springs—Curran Co.. Denver. Denver—Curran Co.. 17th and Larimer Leadville—John Colman, 204 W. 7th st Pueblo—The Curran Co.. 114 Santa Fe av Victor—Cripple Creek Dist.—Jos. A. Quiun CONNECTICUT. Meriden—H. L. Redman, 168 Liberty. New Haven—New Haven Bill Posting Co Norwalk—J. F. Buxton. Stamford—Thos. J. Troy, Taylor st. CANADA. Brantford. Ont.—Chas. Murray Smith. Ottawa—Alexander Jacques, 43 College av Hammond—Frank E. Gero. Hartford Clty-Chas. W. Abbott, Box 165. Huntington—BenJ. Miles, 8 Everett st. Indianapolis—Geo. W. Vansyckle, 114 S. Ills. Jeffersonvi.Ie-L H. Ramsey. Lexington. Ky. Kokomo—H. E. Henderson, 42 N. Main st LaFayette-LaFayette Bill Post. & Dist. Co. LaPorte—W. C. Miller. 620 Main St. Lebanon—James S. Seiver. W. North st Logansport—Chas. Schlclger, 215 6th St. Madison—James A. O'Donnell, Box 644. JJ?. r t n .r J ?, hn , L - Wood ' 920 s - Branson st- Mitchell—W. M. Munson. Jr. New Albany—R. K. Brown. Peru—Chas. W. Stutesman, P. O. Box 114. Richmond—Dobbins Bros. Shelbyville—T. F. Chafee & Son. South Bend—J. N. Schwartz. Ad. Walkerton. Sullivan—Rush P. Crawford. Terre Haute—Jas. M. Disbon. 29 S. 5th st. Vincennes—Vincennes Bill Posting Co Wabash—Harter Bros., Market st. Walkerton—J. N. Schwartz. INDIAN TERRITORY. Purcell—G. W. Brown. IOWA. Burlington—A. E. Drier, 413 Maple st. Cedar Rapids—W. S. Bye, 720 S. 5th st. Centerville—Chas. W. Root. Charles City—Charles City Bill Posting Co. C.lnton—H. F. Sanger. 511 S. 2d st. Davenport—TrI City Introduction Co. DesMoines—Chas. W. Orris, 1601 DesMoines st. Dubuque—A. Leonard, 175 W. Locust st Keokuk—A. A. Bland. LeMars—Wm. O. Light. Sheldon—John Walton. Sioux City—A. B. Beall. Winterset. Madison County—Arthur Gordon. KANSAS. Atchison—J. G. Shaffer, 111 S. 5th st. Hutchinson—W. A. Loe, 102 Opera House. Junction City—Herman Delker. Box 402. Topeka—L. M. Crawford. 214 E. 5th st. Wichita—E. L. Martling. manager. KENTUCKY. Ashland—John M. Hutton. Covington—O. P. Fairchild & Co. 24 E. 5th st. Frankfort—Geo. W. Roeck. 334 Conway st. Henderson—Jas. L. Lambert, jr., 216 2d. Lebanon—R. L. Nesbitt. Lexington—L. H. Ramsey, 122 E. Main st. Louisville—Falls City Bill Foiling Co. Lex- ington, Ky. Newport—G. H. Otting & Son. COS York st. Owensboro—Owensboro Bill Posting Co. Paducah—H. J. Harth. NEBRASKA. Beatrice, Gage Co.—The J. H. Martin Co. Fremont—U. S. Watte. Lincoln—F. C. Zehrung, 1145 O st, Omaha—R. Carleton, 218 S. 14th st. Nebtaska City—Carl Morton. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Concord—Chas. F. Batchelder, 106 N. Main. NEW JERSEY. Camden—Temple Bill Posting Co., 814 Wal- nut st., Philadelphia, Pa. Hackensack—Hackensack Bill Posting Co Hoboken—Hoboken Bill Posting Co., 61 New- ark st. Jersey City-J. F. O'Mealia, 27 Montgomery. Long Branch-G. M. Cbattle, 338 Morris av. Newark—E. M. Slocomb, 369 Market st. Patterson—Patterson Bill Post. Co., 5 Rampo. Ited Bank—L. O. Summersett, 5 Central av. NEW MEXICO. East Las Vegas—Chas. Tamme. NEW YORK. Auburn—Wm. M. Kerr. Albany—Albany Bill Post. & Dist. Co 35 Beaver st. Batayla—Albert R. Perry, 39 Jackson st. Brooklyn—The American Bill P. & Dist. Co. Buffalo—Whltmier & Filbrick, 200 Wash'n st. Bushnell's Basin—W. E. Burleigh. Blnghamton—George C. Castner Cortland—Wallace Bros. Elmlra—Chas. F. Berry, 160 Sullivan st. Fulton—Wm. Cook, Lock Box 41. GJoversville—Olin S. Sutliff, 62 Orchard st. Glens Falls—A. M. Cheeseboro. 91 South st. Hudson—Robert M. Terry, 305 Warren st Jamestown—Geo. C. Castner, byiacuse, 221 Montgomery st. Lockport—Staats' Bill Post. & Dist. Co. Little Falls—Norrls & Kingsbury, 1 \V. Main. Middletown—Thos. Kain, 88 South st Mt. Morris—Norman A. Seymore, Op. House. Newburg—N. W. Conyes, 69 Henry av. New York—Harry Munson, 4 Murray st. Niagara Falls—Mrs. C. Clayton, 21 Thomas. Oswego—Jos. A. Wallace. Rochester—J. E. Stroyer, 114 Weld st. Salamanca—C. R. Gibson. Schenectady—Hairy *'. Miller, 6U Chapel st Syracuse—Geo. C. Castner. Saratoga Springs—E. L. Williams, 25 W. Cir- cular. Troy—Mrs. M. E. Dundon. 114 4th st. Tonawanda—Whitmler & Filbrick. Utica—John Napier, 6 Madison st. W hltehall—S. Lamphron, Box 132. Yonkers—W. L. Mlldrum & Co. McDonald, TOtsh. Co.—Tie 2 Macs Co. Mansfleld-W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 67 Main st New Castle—J. G. Loving •»««« »w Noblesvllle—The 2 Macs Co.. McDonald, Pa. Oakdale-The 2 Macs Co., McDonald, Pa. Pottstown—Jacob E. Amole, 30 High st. Ppttsville—Cbas. L. Weiss, 40 E. Bacon st S.Sf?„ U .T B B T ^. In T, CIty Distributing Agency. mnlSTS- B ; Ha ? ke e. 15 S. Main M. Philadelphia—American Bill Posting Co. Heading—H. J. Llndenmuth, 514 S. 9th st. Scranton—Reese & Long *• toE" 1 ?* -0 - & Jac ob8. 11 E. Broad st Wllkesbarre-W. H. Burgunder. WHIiamsport—S. M. Bond, Cherry and Rural. RHODE ISLAND. Pawtucket—J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer st TENNESSEE. Chattanooga—H. S. Holmes, 16 E. 7th st Covington—H. N. Holshouser, L. B. 457. Knoxville-Southern Bill Post Co., Box 832. Memphis—R. S. Douglas, Grand Op. House. TEXAS. Arroyo—Valle & Bro. Adv. Co.. Box 2S6 Beaumont—Welcome Rollins, Box 274 Calvert—J. P. Caslmir, Main st Dallas—H. C. Oury. Galveston—J. E. Howard. Box 134. Houston—Thos. F. OLeary, 801 Capitol av. San Antonio—Texas Advei Using Co. £S3E5?-<J"8&£ T East SMe Square - UTAH. Logan—Will Crockett. Box H. „ , VERMONT. Burlington—P. H. Ward. 151 Maple st VIRGINIA. Alexandria—C. D. Wright. Washington, D. C. Lynchburg—J. J. Hughes & Co., 1211 Main. Norfolk-S S. Kelly & Co., 355 Main st E^S.^^ 8 .- c -draper, 905 Washington st Roanoke—W. L. Robertson, Box 297. Staunton—J. H. Bell. Winchester—Cornelius Glbbens, Lock Box 64. LOUISIANA. Alexandria—Gardner Blades, 2d st. Baton Rouge—Alfred O. Deville, 516 Main st New Orleans—J. Garlick, 633 Commercial PI. MAINE. Bangor—Thomas W. Burr, 47 Hammond. Biddeford—Wildes Bros., Portland. Deering—Wildes Bros., Portland. Lewiston—Cecil A. True, 162 Middle st Portland—Jas. A. Martin. 123 Exchange st Saco—Wildes Bros., Portland. South Portland—Wildes Bios., Portland. Westbrook—Wildes Bros.. Portland. MARYLAND. John H. Jones, 23S S. Mount st Baltimor __. cor. McHenry st. MASSACHUSETTS. DELAWARE. Wilmington—Geo. W. Jackson, 824 Orange st FLORIDA. Pcnsacola—John L. Smart. GEORGIA. Atlanta—Edw. Bridger, 60S Temple Court Augusta—Chas. R. Rowland, ao3 Jackson st Columbus, Georgia and Adjacent Towns—E. B. .Bridger, Atlanta. Macon—Frank H. Powers. 414 2d st ba van nab—J. E. Campos, Box 92. ILLINOIS. Aurora—B. Marvin & Son. CurHnv.'iT't. E " T ' emann . 503 S. High St. larllnvllle. Macoupin County—A. J. Turner. Chicago-John A. Clough. 42 River st. Clinton—A. N'icolal. Danville—Frank P. Myers. ^w at c U . r T %vl ." lam M "«°n, S26 Calfax st. £ast St. Louis—J. L. Whelan. 18 N. Main Ldwardsyllle-Gco. W. Kellermann, 1?9 Sec- one! st Eva i^ 8 i°i!' Cook County-American BUI Post- ing & Dist. Co. Address 2S0 Madison st. Chicago. I-rneport-Richard Wahlcr, 58 Spring St. l5lot bU i55r?- J i J?,"""", ofllce: Aminorlum. Jouet— DcLong & Ulederman. 303 N. Joliet st. V e e Ko a v ne ^ ra .? k rA , Cahow ' South and Main: i.eitoy—Geo. P. Rowley. Mo' ^ n T, F -i°- Mor-hTson. 1212 Broadway. iltrl "^ Tayl . 0 . r ' care Windsor Hotel. mi. Vernon—Thos. Manlon. of",.™, 1 " 1 . nn 5 Moomlngton-M. F. Dillon. Jttawa. LaSalle County-Chas. R Duckett K»-««k Introduction^ Co. uuckttt - QuhIcl C ~n e n c °» lns . »Z E. Reynolds st. o VeT.7^Ch D as D A W, ?i a zcr En,P,r0 ThCatFe - wttganfff«#-i£!""~ E - Ha,e - a„i INDIANA. A^S?,7^ 0r rHenry ,,O8t,ng C °- »™"«rk^„tr K uu K ci!o s ,rc r o 100 colWgc ave - EmZ^nVV 1 ' Scottcn ' 1Bl8 Ea »le"> »v. olSSntg^^ a „ r { , , C . n |fo r, 8 B2 7tns?! a,n 8t - oSSSatSS* l^SoulVk Franklin. urconcastle-John W ' Cooper, 24 & 26 S. Ind. Attleboro—Abel W. Gilson. 12 Holman St. Beverly—Luther Cahoon. 44 Cabot st. Boston—J. Donelly's Sons, 7 Knapp st. Brockton—W. F. Gurney. 12 Elbridge Place. Fail River—Chas. A. Page, HOI Plymouth av. Haverhill—Chas. W. York. 7 White st Lowell—Chas. L. Lowe. 201 Middlesex st. Marlboro—F. W. Riley, 192 Main st. Mattapan—Flynn & Cushing, 10S River st. Mil ford—El win M. Slack. New Bedford—A. E. Hathaway. 100 Pleasant. Newburyport—W. A. & S. M. Noyes, 39 Pleas- ant st Taunton—A. B. White. 45 Cohanet St. Waltham—Frank McGuinness & Son. Worcester—Fiske Bros.. 43 Waldo st. MICHIGAN. Albion—W. C. Eslow. Alpena—R. Nolan. 123 White st. Battle Creek—E. R. Smith. 6 E. Main. Bay City—C. J. Bloomfield, 211 5th av. Benton Harbor—Shan" & Fye. Cheboygan—A. J. Finn. 54 Duncan av. Detroit—Jno. H. Owen. 91 Shelby st. Flint—H. A. Thayer. Grand Rapids—Geo. M. Leonard. 17 Huron. Holland—John Van Den Berg. 39 E. 7th st. Iron Mountain—A. D. Stiles, 219 W. Flesheim. Ithaca—James Donaldson. Jackson—Stevenson & Solomon. 115 Mill st. Kalamazoo—J. E. McCarthy. 10S Portage st Manistee—Mrs. J. W. Tcnnant. Muskegon—Peter P. Steketee, 3S E. Walton St. Port Huron— Bennett Bill Posting Co., 909 Military. St. Joseph—Geo. L. Edloff. Hotel Whitcomb. MINNESOTA. Austin—P. H. Zender & Co.. 406 Mill st Little Falls—J. J. Murphy. Box 6S5. Mankato—C. H. Grieble. Jr.. 209 S. Front st Minneapolis—J. H. Crownover. Rochester— W. S. Elkins & Co. St. Paul—J. H. Crownover, 39 Winnipeg av. MISSISSIPPI. Corinth—W. E. Patton, Box 164. MISSOURI. Jefferson City—Oscar M. Miller, 224 Madison. Kansas City—Joseph Reid, 116 E. 9th st fet Joseph—A. J. Avery. Tootle Theatre. St. Louis—R. H. Johnston. 208 N. 13th st Sprlngfleld-W. H. Gorsellne. 2129 Benton av. Warrensburg-B. F. Brunkhart. MONTANA. Butte—Harnols & Son. NEVADA. Virginia City—John H. Dunlap, Box 24. NORTH CAROLINA. Asheville—John D. Plummer, Opera House. OHIO. Akron—Bryan & Co., 125 S. Main. Ashtabula—J. L. Smith. Athens—C. T. Crippen, Union st Bellefontalne—The Union Adv. Co., 613 W. Sandusky. Bowling Green—A. H. Yonker, 18 W. Wooster Bucyrus—F. R. Myers, 236 N. Spring st. Canton—M. C. Barber, Grand Opera House. Cincinnati—W. H. Steinbrenner, 519 Main st Columbus—F. Altman & Son. 540 E. Main st Cosohcton—Frank H. Dinsmore, Box 301. Cleveland—Bryan & Co., 17-19 High st Dayton—Jas. B. McConnon, 721 E. 2d st Deflance—Frank P. Elliott. 106 E. High st. Delaware—Geo. D. McGuire, 169 S. Frank- lin St. Delphos—Chas. A. Hood. Elyria—J. J. Howlett, 22 West av.. North. Findlay—P. B. Oliver. Gallon—S. E. Riblet, 119 E. Main st Greenville—Louis W. Murphy, 131 W. Water. Hamilton—Geo. W. Riley. 310 High st. Ironton—J. H. Haynes & Son, 262 Mulberry. Kenton—Jos. C. W r arvel, 323 E. Franklin St. Lancaster—Mrs. Clara M. McNeill, Main st Lima—W. C. Tirrill & Co., 216 W. Market st Logan—F. A. Koppe. Loraine—P. J. Smith. Mansfield—E. R. Endly, 232 W. 4th St. Marietta—C. P. Thomas, 305 Scammal st Marion—Marion Adv. Co., D. N. Christian. Middletown—Geo. W. Riley, Hamilton. Mt Vernon—Haymes Bros.. Public Square. Medina. Medina Co.—J. F. Jones, N. Court st Martin's Ferry—Will A. Miller. Miamlsburg—Chas. C. Miller. 29 N. Main St. Newark—E. O. Burroughs, Box 296. Norwalk—M. S. Wooster, 20 W. Main st Plqua—Hlxson Bros., Box 866. Portsmouth—R. W. Lodwick, U8 W. 3d st Salem—Harry S. Warner, 60 E. 6th st Sandusky—Chas. Baetz, 101 Jackson st. Shelby—J. M. Fogelson, 36 W. Main St. Sidney—Cbas. P. Rodgers, 550 Main st Springfield—H. H. Tyner. 22 N. Race st. Steubenville— Chas. J. Vogel, 137 N. 3d st. Tiffin—J. R. Lewis. 81 W. Perry st Toledo—Bryan & Co.. 513 St Clair st Troy—G. A. Brannan, 9 W. Main st Urbana—C. O. Taylor, 125 E. Court st. Van Wert—Smith & Leithy. Wooster—Geo. Kettler. 8S W. Larwill st Xenia—C. L. McClellan. Youngstown—John M. Evans, Box 153. Zanesville—England Bros., 31 N. 5th st OREGON. Corvallis—G. W. Bingham. Main st. Box 135. McMinnlville—G. F. Bangasser. Box 38. Portland—John T. Williams. 346 Morrison. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. Kingfisher—Wm. A. Northup, 318 S. Main St. Oklahoma City—Oscar V. Nix. 202% Grand av. PENNSYLVANIA. Allegheny—J. T. Hudson, Pittsburg, Pa. Allentown—N. E. Worman, 532 Hamilton st Archibald—Jas. H. Swift Bethlehem—Jacob F. Yellls. Burgettstown—The 2 Macs Co.. McDonald,Pa. Carbondale—J. O'Hearn, 15 Main st. Carlisle—Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. Connellsville—Clowes Adv. & Dist Co. Dunmore—Reese & Long. Easton—Dr. W. K. Detwiiler. 232 Bushkill st Franklin—Alexander Bradley, 4th and 6th st Hallstead—James S. Claxton & Co. Harrisburg—Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third st Indiana—Harry K. Apple. 709 Philadelphia st Lebanon—G. H. Spang, 405 Cumberland at Lancaster—Howard M. Soders, 137 Church st WEST VIRGINIA. Clarksburg—W. L. Dleson, Pike and 3d sts. Martinsburg—F. C. Baker, 246 Queen st Parkersburg—Parkerburg Adv. Co.. 5th and Avery sts. Wheeling—A. W. Rader, 9th st and Alley C. WISCONSIN. Appleton—Wm. E. Cadman, Box hwk Fond du Lac—P. B. Haber. Janesville— Peter L. Myers. La Crosse—Aug. Erickson &. Co., 331 Pearl st Milwaukee—Walter D. Dixon. 583 18th st. Oshkosh—J. E. Williams, 24 High st. Racine—W. C. Tiede, 325 Main st. Sheboygan—E. J. Kempf, 731 Penn. av. Watertown—F. C. Volckman. 103 Main st WYOMING. Laramie—H. E. Root WASHINGTON. North Yakima—Bryson & Hauser. Box 6H. Vancouver—John L. Marsh, 5th st. WASHINGTON, D. C. Clarence D. Wright, 707 1st st N. W. JOINTED MAGNETIC HAMMERS Just the thing for Card Tackers. The hammer is a true magnet which will never wear out or lose its mag- netic power The jointed handle and mechanical device on the side, which holds the card or tin sign enables you to get your work up high—away above the reach of mis- chievous kids. Donaldson lilh. Co., Cincinnati, O. Dbak Sirs: I received from you a few days ago a Magnetic Hammer in good condition I have used the same and find it to be the finest arti- cle for putting up signs that I have ever used. Yours truly. FZ.EISCHMAN & CO. Gardner. Mass. W. P. Bakdbrd. Agt »I SAVES CLIMBING. »I SAVES WORK..*.* Gasb'es yoa to give < oar elleau flr»t-f-iass t,rr- ■iaaeat sei Tier. PRICES: 36-lB.hMdiea.SseeUoaii, $2.00 49-ia. haso!»«. Sie< tit as. $£.50 DONALDSON LITHO. CO., Sole Agents, Cash Must Accompany Order. None Sent C.O.D BUBB POSTS BILLS AND DISTRIBUTES CIRCULARS AT WILUAMSPORT, PENN'A i