The billboard (Jan-June 1900)

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KH2 I JTbe Great Corn Country in Line. THE BILLBOARD THE BILLBOARD 14 "I . I». 71 ope * a - Kan ; , the Queen City ot tbe corn 'pelt, which has been one of the pioneer cities f in holding festivities, is going to give a street flair the last week in May, this spring I Topeka is the capital of Kansas, and Is jff noted for its lavish expenditure on its fes- -1 tivals and its originality In furnishing novel : features to entertain its thousands of visit- lors: one among the many was the engaging fcf a beautiful Hawaiian lady for Its Carnival J Queen one season. This year it promises to_ {outdo itself with, electric trolley car parades jand elegant home product exhibits, from all •jover the State of Kansas. Many novel amuse- *|ment features have already been engaged. Rand the members of the Commercial Club BE have authorized its -managers. The Interna- flj- tional Exhibition Company, to obtain every- (tpthine of the best for this year's big show. f|; Full Information regarding the same may Jibe obtained In their advertising notices in this gsissue. from The International Exhibition jfjCompany, W. H. Sliter, Secretary. Montreal to Have A Horse Show. fc It has finally been decided that Montreal is Mto have a horse show, and it will take place ■May 3, 4 and 5, under the patronage of the ■^Montreal Hunt Club, at the big Arena, on St. Catherine street. The details of the show .have not yet been arranged, but it is intended pto have all classes represented. As the dates ■At the show follow immediately after the To- fronto show, it is probable that there will be 'many Western horses entered. |$I00 For A Single Photograph. J The Ladies' Home Journal for March prints |he following offer, which should be of in- terest to many of our readers: B "For the best photograph of a booth at any rair or festival, $100; for the photograph pext in merit. J50: for the two ranking next, jB25; for eaeh of the next five, $10, making a ftotal of $250 for only nine pictures. T "It will make no difference whether the pooth be one at a fair held indoors or one at fionie outdoor festival. But it must be pret- ty and conventional, and either so novel or mo tastefully arranged as to serve as a sat- isfactory model. There is no limit to the fnimner of picture's which any competitor may send, nor to the number of the above prizes which he or she may win. The Jour- nal merely wishes to get the best pictures. bo matter where they come from. It should *e remembered that the prettiest booth ever Designed may appear commonplace unles3 tare be taken in photographing it Clear ftrints are wanted—prints which bring out •very detail distinctly. Those are the sort which receive awards, and unless such are Submitted no awards will be made. This aompetition will remain open until July 1. I "A photograph, to be eligible, must bear ipon tbe back a brief description, together frith the name and address of the sender. All Ihotographs must be accompanied by return fostage and -be addressed to the Art Bureau If the Ladies' Home Journal." A Most Successful Attraction. -g Of all the attractions which have appeared pft expositions, parks and fairs during the Jast few years, none have become more pop- liar and better known by reputation than pe educated horse, Beautiful Jim Key. At he New Orleans Exposition a year ago, Irhere Jim gave a- show every half hour, as *• his custom, the theater, which held 400 ~ople, was crowded at almost every perform- iice. When the final receipts were in it was bund that Beautiful Jim Key had taken in pore money than any other show on the "-ounds. Jim then went to Riverside Park, •-ultimore. where he was booked for two geeks. He proved to be such a drawing card giat it was ten weeks before he left. From ialtimore he went to the National Export -position, where he made the phenomenal jj-^ord of having over 175,000 paid admis- Sons, aggregating nearly $21,000 in the six geeks he was exhibited. I Jim Key's act is a nnique one; is clean and fefined. which fact probably accounts for the '-eat favor in which the show has been held -/ ladies and children. . |Mr. A. R. Rogers, once a Cincinnati boy, Sit for many years a prominent manager in Hew York, is the proud owner of this intel- ligent animal. He also acts as Jim's man- ?e r - Mr. Rogers is a member of several humane icieties and an honorary member of many lore. He is" an enthusiast upon the subject J all educations and the good influences Remonstrated by his- pet's exhibition. And 5* speaks of these benefits not without cause. Sr in this view he has been supported by Jany leading papers and Boards of Educa- r)D. ' In our own city of Cincinnati two years :go they closed-the schools, as they have fnce in many other cities, to send the chil- i-en to see the. wonderful horse. IMt. Rogers will show Jim Key the coming iason at large Yairs and parks.. Kext season |m will be seen in a building especially fected for him at the Fan-American Expo- tion. I»oint; Secretary. J. Vene Borland. La Porte - Treasurer, A. A. Bibier, Crown Point. The dates for the fairs were lixed as tollows: Lake County, at Crown Point, Aug. ss to 31; Porter County, at Valparaiso, Sept. 4 to 7- La Porte County, at La Porte, Sept. 11 to ll! The local Elks at Minneapolis have decided to hold a big street fair and carnival the first week in September. Eugene V. Deb3 has promised to speak on one day, and a Re- publican day and a Democratic day will also be features, together with a flower parade. It is probable that Worcester, Mass., will have a street fair. The Board of Trade has been approached several times on the sub- ject, and meetings have been held to consider the matter. The National Pure Food and Drug Congress opened its convention in Washington, D C at noon on March 7. The convention was the largest in the history of the association, and many prominent members from all over the country were present. Mr. George Benson has accepted the posi- tion of Director General of Richmond's car- nival, street fair and food exhibit. At the big annual sale at the Cincinnati Zoo, a representative of the Great Hanner Amusement Company, of Cincinnati, O. pur- chased in considerable quantity birds, ani- mals, etc., for the great Hanner Animal Ex- hibition. This, together with the Hanner Balloon Company and other attractions, is offered for fairs, parks, etc. If preparations may be taken as a criterion, this will no doubt again be one of the leading open-air attractions. At a large and enthusiastic meeting of the business- men of Shelbyville, Tenn., it was determined that a Spring Fair should be held m ShelbyviHe on April 19, and the proper Board of Directors and officers for its man- agement were at once chosen. The "Sidney (ill.) Modern Woodmen Camp is getting well under way its plans to have a big Fourth of July celebration. It is the in- tention-to invite every Woodman Camp in the county to participate in the celebration. Matters are now in first-class shape for the San Antonio International Fair, to be held from October 20 to November 2. and from the preparations there is every assurance of a most extensive exposition. The advance announcement of the Thirty- second Nebraska State Fair and Exposition is out. The various committees having charge of the Nashville May Festival report satisfac- tory progress. Two of the special features of the festival will be the floral parade and the fireworks. Arrangements are being perfected by the Elks of Marion, Ind., Tor their State Carnival, to be held there next summer. The Femdale (Cal.) Jockey Club will hold a meet and fair at Ferndale next fall. The Commercial Club of Ft. Wayne, Ind., is planning ways and means for organizing a county fair at Ft. Wayne during the fall of the present year. C. S. Russell, Secretary of the Knox Coun- ty Fair Association, has issued a circular re- garding the races to be held during the falL The officers of the Eastern Indiana Fair Associations have reached an agreement as to dates. The season will open with ttf Mid- dletown Fair from July 24 to July 27. The others will follow in order—Newcastle, Mun- cie, Elwood, Rushville, Greenfield, Rich- mond, Indianapolis and Portland. The El- wood and Rushville Fairs come on the same' date, but the places are too far apart for that to make any material difference. Preparations for the Fargo (N. D.) Fire Festival, which is to be held on June 7, are well under way. The Kewanee (111.) Fair will be held in September, beginning on the 10th. The asso- ciation has prohibited the playing of games on the grounds on Sunday. A number of important events are to be contested in France this year over the Neuilly , Levallois and Vincennes tracks They will be under the control of the Trot- ting Association, and all American horses must have export certificates from the Na- tional Trotting Association. J. S. Werner is Secretary of the New Eng- land Carnival and Promoting Company, Can- ton, O. This company makes a specialty of promoting and organizing street fairs. Fire destroyed two stables at the Butler County Fair Grounds at Hamilton. O. Feb- ruary 27, igniting from a bad flue. -Firemen saved the other buildings with difficulty. Zach. Chambers and Jack Quinn, horsemen, were left homeless and lost some of their effects. The Allen County Fair Grounds at Lima O., have been leased by a party of -young hustlers for fair and racing purposes. Prom- lnc "J among the leaders of the movement aro J. M. bealts. J. C. Lindeman. the oil mag- nate: C. S. King, G. H. Hall, the new Mayor and Postmaster, and others. The Woman's International Exhibition is Imre Kiralfy's latest. It will be held at Earls Court, London, May 1 to October 31, This year's fair at Raleigh, N. C. which will be the fortieth annual show, will take place October 22 to 27. The officers of last years successful show, with the exception of the President, retain their offices. Mr Charles McNamee is the new President. A -Midway will probably be held in connection with the Fair this year. An Indoor Circus and Country Fair will be held in New Bedford, Mass., the week of April „oth, under the auspices of Buzzard's ?- a ^^"? ge ' K " of p - Tne building will be divided into two parts, representing the in- side and outside of the circus. A lirst-class ring performance will be given by the best of professional talent, and upon the outside - . b ' s show fakirs will be found. The affair promises to be a big success. Mr. H. *.- . bou l e ^ managing the event for the Knights. A Fair Association has been organized at Converse, Ind., and will hold "its first meet- ing m July. A half-mile track is nearing completion. _£.? announced in the last number of "The Billboard, the great oriental spectacle, "The National Chinese Festival of the Feast of the Dragon,'will be given in San Francisco in June. Mayor James D. Phelan, of that city, has written to Mr.Ho Yow, Imperial Consul General of China at San Francisco, giving his approval.and stating that members of the city government and of the Merchants' Asso- ciation have, likewise approved of the plans. The spectacle will, prove a great attraction. The people of Stockton. Cal., are discussing the possibilities of having a fair this year. Fifty farmers met in Oshkosh. Wis..on Feb. -1, and formed the Winnebago County Agri- cultural and Horticultural Society. They de- cided to hold a county fair in Oshkosh next September, and are very enthusiastic over the project. Centre County, Pa., is to have a $30,000 fair grounds and racing course. A company of Beliefonte business men and capitalists have completed the purchase cf a tract cf 30 acres with the privilege of as much additional land as they might desire, for the location of the grounds. The Secretary of the State Board of Agri- culture has received notice from the Direct- ors of the Rock Island County Fair Associa- tion that this year's fair will be held at Joslin from September 11 to September 13. The Directors of the Berlin (Wis.) Fair Association have selected October 1, 2, 3 and 4 as the dates for the fair next fall. Several of :.he leading business men and members of the Kite Park Association have taken the matter of establishing a county ■n P 1 Fona du Lae in hand, and the thing will be pushed and a company organized. A citizens meeting was called at Pekin, - ">.-? r tne P ur Pose of talking over the ad- visability of having a county fair and race meeting this summer. Carroll and Audubon, having dropped out of the old circuit, the Shelby County (la) It 3 to °I i9 °° Wi " be hel<1 at Harlan August The 1900 annual fair of the Redwood County Agricultural Society will be held on Sep- tember 19. 20 and 21 at Redwood Falls". Minn O. L. Dornberg is Secretary of the society. Richland County, 111., is to have a fair next fall. It will be held at OIney. The Manufacturers' Association, of Port- land Ore., may give a great free exposition ?■" / a ,', r !" tne near fu t"re. At least so runs the talk from that city. Col. Noble F. Martin, of Utica. N. Y.. who is so well known as a successful manager of entertainments on a large scale, will have charge of the great Masonic Fair, which will open in Savannah. Ga., on April 16, and last two weeks. Col. Martin is one of the leading Masons of the country, and he will make the fair a grand success without a doubt. . It is the ambition of the enterprising citi- zens of Palestine, Tex., to make their fair grounds tbe prettiest In the State. Numerous and extensive improvements are contem- plated, and the plans are already In prep- aration. " v The merchants of Owensboro, Ky., now have strong hopes that they may be able to induce the Daviess County Fair Company to let its date remain the first week in October, instead of cbanging it to some time in Au- gust. Donations to the amount ot $«0 have been received, which it 1b thought Will be a sunlrient inducement-for the directors. The advance announcement of the thirty- second Nebraska Fair has been sent out It will be held at Lincoln this year, September ' The stockmen are displaying groat interest L u .i be . s J? ok exhlb 'ts at the Jail fair, to be neld at. ban Antonio. Tex., and many stalls are being engaged by those who Intend to exhibit at the fair. Outside cattle associa- tions are likewise taking a great deal of In- terest, and have offered many premiums ot „> The ,?'.,K aso Kair wln be ueld September 10 to 14 this year. Thirty business men and farmers of Ander- son, Ind and vicinity have organized a Fair Association, with a capital stock of $10,000 and will give their first fair In Anderson lii September. ..■»■■» It has been decided to hold a fair in Phil- lips County, Kas. The full amount of the capital stock—xi.ooo—was subscribed in two • days. Having just carried through one of tho most successful Mardi Gr'as festivals in the history of the city, extending over six days, the live business men of New Orleans ara now preparing for its annual fair, which is to be held some time In April. It is pro- posed to make the fair one of the finest ever seen in the South. Tbe American Hereford Association has decided to hold its show in connection with (he next Minnesota State Fair. A. H. Merrill, better known among horse- men as "Bert" Merrill, has been secured by the Directors of the Nashua (N. H.) Fair Association as the starter for the races to be held during the: fair this fall. They are certainly to be congratulated on securing the services of Mr. Merrill. The Hot Springs (Ark.) Street Fair has been postponed until the spr.ng ot 19j1. R will be under the auspices of the Hot Springs Carnival Association, and will be organized and managed by the International Exh.b.tlon Company. Dr. C. D. Gray will be the Gen- eral Manager. The Huntington (W. Va.) Lodge of Elks are considering the proposition to give a street carnival and Midway in June, as are also the Elks at Scranton, Pa., in the early part of the summer. Riverside. Colo., is to. have a street fair. It will open April 7 and continue a week. A movement is on foot at Portland, Me., to hold a large street fair In that city during the week beginning August 5. The Oshkosh (Wis.) Street Fair is to be held in September. Business men are en- thusiastic, and intend to make it the largest street fair held in the State. The Odd Fellows of Gloversville, Fulton County. N. Y.. will hold a street fair in June for the purpose of raising funds to build a hali. The Elks of Albany, N. Y.. will probably hold a mammoth street fair in that city some time during the summer. Tn /L Manchester (N. H.) Board ot Trade is considering the advisability of giving a free street fair on a colossal scale during the summer. "P % Tf? a r k . ana < T <«> Lodge of Elks have raised $1,500 by subscription, to be expended on the promotion of the street fair, to bo opened there on the first Monday in April. . The street fair and midway will be two of the great attractions of the Spring Festival at Chattanooga. Westfleld, N. Y., will hold a street fair this year. .. TJ"U Wichit a (Kas.) Street Fair will be held October 1 to 6. The Sedgwick Countv and Southern Kansas Old Soldiers' Reunion Association has changed its reunion from a September date to that of the street fair. This will help to make the fair and (fie re- union the biggest ever held In Wichita. A street fair and carnival was held In connection with the Firemen's Tournament in Tyler, Tex. This method or landing the nimble dollar is worthy the notice of tho firemen s associations everywhere. Try it. A special feature of the street fair and trades carnival, to be held In Sacramento, Cal.. during the first week In May. will be a large floral parade. Handsome prizes will probably be given. A mass meeting of the citizens of Keokuk, la., was recently held to determine the advisa- bility of holding a street fair this year. The street fair was such a success last year that In all probability another will be given.- Hazen I. Sawyer is Secretary of the Street Fair Association. Fair Notes. IlThe officers of the Northwestern Indiana |?air Circuit, composed of the Counties of Pjake, Porter and La Porte, met at Valpa- ,*iso and reorganized with the following offi- prs: President, W. C. Letherman, Valpa- tWso; Vice President, Edward Laws, Crown " f~1? Distributing as a Medium of Advertising. iJistributhig from house to house, or from ;,;iml to hand, has long since been recognized U\ all expert and judicious advertisers to be ,.'ur of the best methods extant. Distribution will bring quick returns, perhaps more rapid sliati any other method, except it be the post- ing' of bills on a large scale. Those who can 1.in post bills in the cities on a large scale had best stick to distributing and sampling until they have grown to such proportions that they can afford to issue an eight-sheet in- larger poster, and then combine them, using both the distributing and the bill post- ing. Dill posting has been reduced to a sci- • inf. The stands are numbered, and a list Riven the advertiser, where he can..verify «-vfry sheet of paper contracted for, so there is 110 possible loop-hole for dishonesty on the part of the bill poster. It .is also very grati- fying to be able to state that the matter of distributing is very rapidly approaching a -similar position. The International Associa- tion of Distributors has an organization of which we. the members, are, and should be, justly iiroud. A few of us only a few years :igo felt the necessity "of inspiring confidence with the advertiser in regard to sending the matter for distribution to the local d:£tr.butor instead of sending it with their own indi- vidual traveling men to be distributed by them. .Vow. I am proud to say, nearly all the ad- vertisers in the country are doing what dis- tributing they have through the-I. A. of D. members. We are not perfect yet, nor do we claim to be, but we are nearing that end rcipidJy. as we are weeding out all who have proved unfaithful. We do no "whitewash- ing," as we play no favorites. It has been my most unpleasant duty during the past two years to vote, as an officer of the asso- ciation, to expel some of my friends, who have had charges sustained against them. The ax will surely fall on all alike, be they high or low, when the welfare of the asso*- ciation is at stake. The advertiser needs the best service now, more than ever. Competition is growing keener ever}' day. The price of paper and ail kinds of printing material have nearly doubied in price. Distributors who have work entrusted to them should be the verv soul of honor. By not doing what they contract to do. thoy not only steal the advertiser's money, but they steal his confidence and destroy his opportunity of reaping the harvest in the territory in which they have been paid to sow the seeds. The cost of paper has increased nearly double since the paper trust has been in existence, therefore the cost of distribut- ing a city is quite an" item now, and if dis- tributing does not bring returns commensu- rate with ether mediums, the distributor will lie the loser, for the advertiser will seek some other avenue of advertising to bring his products before the public. Distributors should never, under any circumstances, take work at a price that they can not make a profit, and do the work thoroughly and hon- estly. If a prospective customer Insists on cheap work, it is far better to let your com- petitor have it, for the work will not give satisfaction and you will eventually get it at a price that will justify giving efficient and honest service. We have found boys, as a rule, very un- satisfactory, therefore do not employ them, using men 011 everything we distribute, re- gardless of weight of distributing matter or price received for it. There is no distributing under the sun that can be placed for less than $1.30. per thousand, and where it is weighty $2 and over should be paid. These prices refer only to cities. Small towns, where only a small amount is used, will have to re- ceive more. , it is not so much a question of how much they will pay, as it is of having the work properly done. You can keep a watch-dog and lock and bolt your doors against the busy burglar, but there seems to be no absolute protection for the advertiser who wishes to make a thor- ough distribution, except the safeguard which is thrown around him by the full indemnity bond of the International Association-of Dis- tributors. F. M. GROVES, Mgr. Evansyille Bill Posting & Dist. Co. will be held. This has been the best pay- ing of all parks in Baltimore. The won- derful horse, beautiful Jim Key, played to ciowded houses in the large casino last season for ten weeks, giving five per- formances a day. Mr. Albert A. Rogers, of New York, who is known as one of the most successful managers of the day, is to have charge, and under his able man- agement the midway can not help but be a success. A Letter from Paris. Receiver Appointed. The East St. Louis (III.) Bill Posting Company is now figuring in the courts. A rereiver has b*en appointed. Servie Sil- versparre, nephew ot' K. J. Gunning, will serve in that capacity Charles Bernard nowSoleOwner. Charles Bernard recently bought out the F. C. Fuller Bill Posting Company, in Charles- ton, and is now the sole owner, although there is no change in the name of the firm. The office, however, has been removed from its old location to 152 King street, and A. Donnell is in charge as local manager. E. W. Walker. AVe present as a frontispiece this month a portrait of Mr. H. \V. Warner, tiie well-known proprietor of the bill posting plant at Detroit, .Mich. He has been a prominent figure in the bill posting world for a number of years, and is at present the first vice president of the Michigan Bill Posters' Association. Mr. Walker s plant has always been spoken of as a model one, and his large business has been built up by his own energy and perseverance. Mr. Walker has recently been granted the I. A. of D. franchise for his town, and will no doubt prove an enthusiastic and influential member of the association. Riverview Park, Baltimore. Riverview ParR, Baltimore, is to have a three n:onths* midway. The-only park in this great shew city that has a 5-cent car fare, situated on the river, but a short ride from the heart of the city and run by the Street Railway Company; beautifully situ- ated, crowded every day, often 25,000 and more a day; lit up by over 10,000 electric lights; a large casino to be in the mid- way, a big switch back, one of the largest merry-go-rounds in the State, and all the latest up-to-date arrangements make it an ideal park- This will be a big opportunity for first-class shows and attractions. The finest free attractions will be engaged; fireworks once every week. A large base- ball park is being erected on the grounds, where all the games played iu Baltimore J. H. Bell, Staunton, Va., in a letter to "The Billboard,** expresses himself concern- ing the I. A. of D., as follows: "I have been a member of ten or more distributors* asso- ciations, and none have ever been of the same benefit to rce as has the I. A. of D., of which I am a charter member. No money that 1 pay out do I give as freely as the dues of the association—which, compared with the great benefits we receive, are merely nom- inal. J. E. Campos, of Savannah, Ga., writes that an unusual, active condition of business, es- pecially among advertisers, exists in Savan- nah, and be predicts that the year 1900 will show the best record in the amount of out- door advertising ever experienced in Savan- nah. It is difficult to handle all tbe business, and nr.merous new firms have gone into the territory to introduce their goods, and all seem ready to supply a liberal quantity of advertising matter. What is more, they want Association service. To the Editor of "The Billboard:** r No doubt your readers will be pleased to ' hear of what the showmen are doing at the> coming Paris Exposition. Most alt the?! buildings are nearing completion, although" they certainly will not be ready for the ad-^ vertised opening day, April 14. The f.air£ will be oftieially opened on that day, how- a ' ever, and admission charged to the grounds..! The United .States Building is nearly corn-^ pleted, and compares favorably with the State l ( buildings of other countries, as does also t its space arrangements for exhibits in theA several buildings where we will show thep world what we can do, and have done. f Among the largest and most beautiful^ buildings for show purposes are the "Tour < de la Monde," "Celestial Globe," "Miorama,"* "Palais de Costume," "Tenice in Paris,** **Lal Vieux, Paris," "Palais de Optique," and the', "Swiss Village," each of which represents^ an investment of several million francs. Of* course, none of them are as yet open, it*; therefore being impossible to judge of their*, merits as money-making propositions or ar- tistic successes. »* Among other attractions—which, by the*, way, are erected very expensively, with ex- ceedingly artistic fronts—are: "Bon Homme* Guillame," (a marionette show); "The Houses Upside Down," "Danse des Nations," "Ta-t bleaux Vivants," "Maison de Rire," "lies,, 1 Auteurs Gales." The Andalusian Village and; Theater. Dahomey Village, Algerian Streets,*; Tunis Village and the Transvaal Mining, Camp, Chinese Theater, Japanese Theater*? and the ''African's Jubilee," owned by S.ji C. Haller and Mark L. Stone. f l The attractions outside the grounds are; very numerous and costly, in some instances* whole blocks of buildings having been torn : 4 down to make room for them. There is "L%* Pyramide des Egypt," "Oracle d*Isis," "The,* Falls of Niagara,** a very beautiful creation^? "Mount Vesuvius," "The Combat Naval,"£ "Panorama Madagascar,** "MaTchand*s Mis-,.' siou.** "Revolution of the Empire Pano-j rama," "Campes des Nations," and **Za2a,"*^ (who is a very mystical miss), the rights ot* which for America have beeu secured by Mr. I S. C. Haller, who will probably be the first to exhibit one of the new Paris attractions'- in America, as he intends to send it over at§ once. *t Paris is filling up very rapidly with Amer-"> ican showmen and exhibitors; also with peo- t pie who have things to sell. The Parisians',, are not overlooking any opportunity to get' our money, and raised prices for everything^ is the general thing all over town; in factw an American is a good thing for the hotels*- and shopkeepers, and a man who can't "Par-? lez Vous" is in the consomme. 1 M. L. STONE. \ Secy. S. C. Haller & Co. j 16 Avenue de la Bourdannais. Paris. ^ HENNEGAN 8t CQ.j POSTER MAKERS, 8th St., near Main, incinnati, O. t POSTERS FOR FAIRS, PICNICS, CELEBRATIONS, FOURTH OF JULY, BASE BALL,} FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENTS, CARNIVALS, JEWELERS, \ OPTICIANS, LAUNDRIES, CLOTHIERS, ' '; FURNISHERS, Etc. . ••• SPECIAL! ^^ UNTIL JULY 1, 1900. ^^ 1 *^r\r\ Specially Engraved eight-sheet Posters, in] — one color, for $75*00, cash with order.] Sketch furnished FREE. | Fac-Slmile Admission Ticket.—Pari* Exposltlo Strictly Up-tc-Datc and Very Striking. Printed in Two Colors. .ALWAYS MAKING SOMETHING NEW. Don't be Prejudiced—Give Distributing a Trial, and be Convinced of its Worth.