Billboard advertising (Jan-June 1900)

* . l TAE BILLBOARD. Department. | Cincionali Fall Festival. ' H r h I Cincinnati gave to America the first in- dustr.al exposition. This was in 1869. The form or exhibition she originated took hold cf the public fancy instantly. It enjoyed great favor, and is still popular. All the prominent cities copied it. Nearly all these ventures proved successful. Some of them were wonderfully so, notably the Centennial at Philadelphia and the World's Fair at Chi- cago. Both of these were projected on iden- t.cally the same lines originated at Cincin- nati. This year Cincinnati again conies to the front as an originator. She offers a Cin- cinnati Fall Festival. The entire scheme is new, original and unique. " She Invites all of her friends, patrons and business acquaint- ances to come and be her guest for ten days, from Sept. 19 to 29. She is going to keep open house and entertain her guests bounteously, lavishly—yes.. magnificently. All this -has been done before in other cities, you say? Quite right, but Cincinnati will do it differ- ently. Cincinnati is going to provide all this splendid entertainment absolutely free of charge. Mind you, too, it is not a street fair, where visitors are cheaply entertained for five or ten minutes during an hour and im- portuned for trade for the remainder. Nor is the Festival a lure to attract crowds for ad- 's vertising purposes. : No one will be com- r .j pelled to pass booth after booth of-advertis- i ing exhibits in order to find an occasional SI b;t of entertainment. No—not at all. The Festival is a spontaneous offering to the friends and patrons of Cincinnati. Many business men are going to throw open their homes and fill them with their customers. Other firms are even contemplating providing the.r customers with complimentary railroad transportation, while others will pay their hotel bills also. ^ It is to be hospitality—not business. The citizens and their friends will rejoice' to- gtther. The town will be given over to mer- r.ment. not money-making. E. T. Ziegler Is the genius who conceived the scheme, and who will see that it is car- rled out- He has provided a most sumptu- { I ous entertainment. Among the features will ■f be a flower parades a grand nightly spectac- ular allegory, with tableaux, in the Music Hall: a horse show: tennis, golf and athletic tournaments: nightly electric pageants: a trades and manufacturers' parade: fireworks from moving boats on the canal: a mammoth Midway, and many other attractions. The festival will end witht a grand carnival, which it is intended shall prove a fitting wind-up for the great affair. The flower pa- rade wilt eclipse anything in that line yet attempted. Three or-four hundred carriages, all. of course, beautifully decorated, will be in line. This parade will take place on Thursday. Sept. 19. It will meet the Harvest Queen at the river and escort her to the re- viewing stand at Fountain Square, where she and her court will review the parade, and at this point the judges will make the awards for the best decorated vehicle. Afterwards the Queen will go to Music Hall, where she will Inaugurate the-Festival with appropriate ceremonies. The great exposition buildings will then be thrown open. Floral Hall. Power Hall and the corridors will be filled with numberless attractive displays, such as pony shows, liquid air exhibits, a poultry show, flcral competitions, trap shooting con- tests, a dog show, a baby show", band con- tests, drill contests, country fair. etc. And outs'de. both banks of the canal, from Twelfth to Fourteenth streets, will be se- cured for the German Village, performing an- imals, vaudeville shows, acrobatic contests, sports and attractions of a like nature. It would take columns to enumerate all the features of the great festival. Suffice it only to say that Cincinnati will make her Fall Festival tire most lavish, widest heralded and greatest entertainment ever given by any city: and thus in true regal and queenly manner will she testify her appreciation of the trade favors her patrons'have showered on her. And will they—think you—feel kindly to- ward Cincinnati? Well, we guess yes—at any rate, until next year's festival comes round (for it is to be an annual institution). Is it not original? iiid ha'ments will be held. In fact, Lincoln in- Uuds to make the week a gala season. The omce cf the secretary will De at Brownville unci Aug. 27, when it will be removed uo L.ncoln, at Hotel Lincoln, until Friday, Aug. Si, when it will be removed to the la.r grounds. ' , Nebraska State Fair. i •: Th« Nebraska State Fair and Exposition, to be held at Lincoln Aug. 31 to Sept. T. is now nearly all arranged for. The State Horti- cultural Society will hold its annual exhibit in connection with the State Fair, and on the same grounds and dates. Owing to the fact that the "Trans-Mississippi Exposition" and "Greater America Exposition" were held at i Omaha, for the years 1898 and 1899. no Ne- F braska State Fairs were held during those years. At the last session of the Nebraska Legislature, however, by enactment, the Ne- braska, State Fair was permanently located at the city of Lincoln. th£ capital of the State, and the enterprising people of Lincoln are contributing liberally to prepare the grounds upon which State Fairs have been held for years.. Besides the regular feat- ures of the fair, many attractions will be obtained, and a series of night street tour- Wyandot in the Circuit. Upper Sandusky, O.. May 2S.—(Special.)— C. D. Hare has succeeded in getting Wyandot. County's fair into the "Big Four". circuit, which includes the cities of Marion, Syca- more. Bucyrus. Mt. Gilead and Upper San- dusky.' The circuit will commence here on Sept. 18 and run till the 21st, and purses amounting to $1,450 will be offered. - A Reunion at Clarksvilie, Tex.. The date for the reunion of the John C. Burks camp of Confederate Veterans at Clarksvilie. Tex., has been fixed for July 11 and 12. The old students of McKenzie Col- lege, a celebrated educational institution lo- cated at that place before the war. will have a reunion there-at the same time, and have had a formal invitation from the Confed- erate camp to meet with them. Hundreds cf these old students are scattered over Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. An old fid- dlers' contest, participated in by none but Confederate veterans, will be a feature of the reunion of the John C. Burks camp. Yaki. Tbe Wonderful Hindoo Hypnotist of the Boone-Yakl Co, Yaki, whose portrait appears on the first pape of this issue, came to America a little over two years ago. His marvelous feats have attracted widespiead attention throughout tl.is country and Europe. He has appeared in nil of the lar- ger cUies and summer resorts, the leading feat- ure being the Hindoo Burial, the subject being actually buried alive for three days. Another feature introduced is a perilous carriage drive mind reading test. Also giving an interesting Oriental perfoimance each day. The Poone- Yaki will this season accept a limited number of engagements for fairs, and that they will prove a great drawing card is but putting it mildly. They have an immense line of the finest lilho- gtaph printing, which init«elf ..-* a strong adver- tisement for any fair. The Boone-Yaki Co, can be addressed, care of Hennegan & Co , 137 East Kighth Street, Cincinnati, O. Stockton (Cal.) Street Fair. The Stockton Free Street Fair will be held from June 26 to July 4. inclusive. It will be given under the auspices of the Merchants" and Manufacturers' Association, and promises to be a large and successful fair. Among the features will be a very big Midway, a number of special free street attractions, a Goddess of Liberty, a floral parade, a Bel- gian hare and poultry show, a fistic car- nival or boxing tournament, a King Rex and a grand wind-up-and closing night., be- sides from one hundred to two hundred ex- hibits. The Greater Macon Carnival. The Summer Season Opens. The parks at Cincinnati are beginning the suiumtr season. Coney Island and Chester tark threw open their gates last Sunday to large crowds, and' the Zoo inaugurated its t.uri.mer season Tuesday evening with a grand concert by Weber's famous new military hand, together with a brilliant display of fire- works. The Lagoon will begin its regular summer season next Sunday afternoon, and a gr^at program-has been arranged for that ' day. Mr. M. C. Anderson, manager of the Lagoon, premises many novelties for h.s popular resort. this . year. Altogether, Cin- cinnati, can boast of as fine a'set of parks and pleasure resorts as can be found anywhere, and if the promise of the opening days is tuifllled, the coming season will prove one of the test that has yet been experienced. Ohio Elks May Remain. Unless"the railroads grant better rates to the Grand Lodge meeting and reunion at At- lant.e City, July 9 to 12. the Ohio Elks will remain at home, the Grand Lodge representa- tives excepted. Only if better rates can be secured will the Ohio lodges attend as a State delegation. It was so decided at a recent conference of representatives of the Ohio lodges held in Columbus. A committee was appointed to confer with the" representatives cf the railway companies and see if better rates than those offered could be secured. The rate authorized by the Central Passenger Assoc.ation is one and a third' fares for the round trip, which the Elks claim is higher than those granted other organizations. The members cf tbe committee appointed to con- Ter-with the railroads are: AI. G. Field, of Columbus Lodge; Thomas J. Cogan, Cincin- nati Lodge: M. Cartwell, Springfield Lodge; S. H. Needs. Cleveland: Hon. Byron F. Ritchie, Toledo; Capt. W. B. Gaitree, Mariet- ta; Judge M. J. Burke. Marion. The com- mittee was empowered to arrange fcr trans- portation if the proper rates were secured, and to provide for badges and parade. If a satisfactory agreement can be made with the railroads, the Ohio lodges-will attend as a State delegation, and a very large number of the members will go. Otherwise, they will remain at home. The Greater Macon (Ga.) Annual Free Street Fa.r and Carnival, which opens Mon- day, Sept.. 24, and closes Sept. 29, is progress- ing n.cely. Arrangements are fast being completed, and only the very best attractions are being booked.. It is expected that the fair week this year will be the greatest week Macon has ever seen. A daily attendance of &>,uoo is confidentially looked for, and there is very little possibility, if appearances are not deceitful, that it will fall short of this number. Notes. Idora Park, Youngstown, O.. opened May 24. Duquesne Garden; Pittsburg, has been con- verted into a music hall. The Casino summer theater. Mansfield. O., opened May 28, with vaudeville. Mittenthal Bros, have added Springfield, 111., to their list of summer parks. Boonville, Mo., is in "line, and will hold a Fourth of July celebration this year. There will be no stock exhibits at the Washington C. H. (Ohio) Fair this season. Mannion Park, St. Louis, will be controlled by Fen-t Farnham dur.ng the present year. The feature cf the Fourth of July celebra- tion at Jamestown, O., will be a race pro- gram. The Anheuser-Busch Gardens, Belleville, III., will be opened June 3 with a stock com- pany. Southport, Conn., will have a firemen's tournament August G to 11. W. B. Penny is secretary. Fountain Ferry and Jscob Parks are open for the summer, at Louisville, Ky., and are presenting vaudeville bills. Washington Park, at Green Bay. Wis., opens June 15. It beasts one of the largest theaters of any park in Wisconsin. Burlington, Vt., is planning fcr a street fair and carnival. It is the intent.on to make the fair a large and successful one. The new Delmar Garden:. St. Louis, opened May 27 -with- "Evangeline," produced under the stage d.rection of Edward E. Rice. The eighth annual- convention and tourna- ment of the Central Pennsylvania Firemen's Association will take place at Phillipsburg, Pa., early in August-. The organization of the Emporia Street Fa.r has been completed for the fall of 1900. J. E. Evans and Harry McChandliss are now president and secretary, respectively. The Fourth- of July celebration at Jack- son, Mich., will be held under the auspices cf the board of directors cf the fa.r grounds, and they promise that the affair will be a fine one. Will Stlth is no longer secretary of the West Texas Fair, which- takes place at Abi- lene. Tex.. Sept. 25 to 29. J. H. Pickens will in future fill the position so efficiently held heretofore by Mr. Stith. The advertising of the fair at Boonville, Mo., has been placed entirely in tbe bands of D. W. Jones, the secretary. Mr. Jones is a practical printer, and it goes without saying that the fair will be well and thor- oughly advertised. Frank Bostock's Carnival was served with injunctions at Washington, D. C, to compel the abatement cf all noises,' bands, etc.. on account or the nearness or a hospital to the grounds. A light business was tbe result of the absence of music. The following composes the Oklahoma Rac- ing and Fair Circuit: Enid, Aug. 14 to 17: Hennessey. Aug. 21 to 24: El Reno, Aug. 28 to 31: Oklahoma City. Sept. 4 to 7: Guthrie, Sept. 11 to 14; Perry, Sept. 18 to 21; New- kirk, Sept. 25 to 28. S. H. Allen, of En.u, Okla., is circuit secretary. The president of-tbe American Amusement Company, of Saginaw, Mich., writes that he received many inquiries for time from last week's "Billboard" ad. He says: "We e.\~ pect to have both combinations booked by the end of next week. Our manager, Mr. Heed, has just returned from a trip to Chi- cago, where be closed contracts with Charles A. Leader for one of his cars." The St. Joseph (Mo.) summer race meeting will be given July 3 to 6. on the new grounds at beautiful Lake Contrary. Small purses are offered for the opening meeting, the aim being to attract only horsemen of that sec- tion, to introduce tbe new grounds to the home people, and to advertise the "Old Fash- ioned Fair."- Sept. 3 to 8, however, a more extended program and liberal premium list will be offered. Tbe Nebraska Circuit is as follows: Blair. June 20 to 22. Wes. Cook: Fremont. June 27 to 29. B. E. Fields Hastings, July 3 to 5. J. D. Mines: Friend, July 11 to 13. J. D. Pope: Osceola, July 18 to 20. J. W. Snider; Central City. Aug. 1 to 3. L. Comstork: Fairbury, Aug. 8 to 10, W. B. Cropsey; Hubbell. Aug. 15 to 17. S. A. Lockwood: Geneva, Aug. 22 to 24, F. M. Flory: Seward, Aug. 29 to 31, Ernest C. Holland; State Fair, Lincoln, Sept. 4 to 7. Robt. W. Furnas: Beatrice. Sept. 12 to 14. G. P. Marvin: NeUon. Sept. 19 to 21, Geo. Smith: Clay Center. Sept. 26 to 28. O. C. Williams: Kearney, Oct. 3 lo 5. O. G. Smith. Henry C. Hall, secretary of. the Hudson (Mich.) Free Street Fair, writes to "The Billboard" as follows: "We are about to begin the movement that will put on the fifth annual free- street fair in our city. Hudson was the first place in Michigan lo inaugurate a free street fair, and up to date one of the "most successful. We get out a good premium catalogue, our exhibits are first-class and extensive, we draw big crowds. and our business houses reap Immense ben- ents. Last year over 30,000 people visited Hudson during the fair. We build our booths in the center of the center of the mam streets and face them both ways. They are uniform in size and present a very catching view. Our dates are not yet fixed, but will probably be Sept. 18 to 22. Robinson's Letter. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—I have just been looking over "The Billboard" and thought 1 would give you a few items to swell up your circus col- umn. I am pleased to say our business has been excellent all spring, but they had five rainy, stormy days last week, which of course hurt the business some, but up t.ll to-day my gross rece.pts have increased over SI 200 alove last year or any other season for the last ten or twelve years, and the most grati- fying of all is that in the old show towns, such as Hamilton, Springfield and Columbus, we d:d tbe best business we ever d d. At the night show in Columbus we had to close doors, which certainly speaks well for the shew, as they are getting to be 10-cent and 25-cent towns. Seme feature animals I had ordered from Bartel and Hagenbeck did not arrive for the opening, but have come now, so I will have to send on five more large cages, whicn will make twenty-five cages in menagerie. Among the new stuff are several elephants, a pair of royal tigers, a pair cf brlndle gnus (or hcrned hcrse), and a pair of zebras, from Bartel, and from Hagenbeck a fine specimen of Portician antelope, of which there has never been mere than one or two in this country. I am expecting several other very rare antelopes, an eland, a kudo, and a har- nessed antelope, which, when they arrive, will certainly make a very strong menagerie. I was sorry to-day to hear of the death cf S. S. Barrett. My new cages certainly have a great effect on the people, both in parade and in the can- vas. I expect to have another feature in parade in a few weeks—two teams cf twenty horses each; one team all creams with white mane and tails, the other team all spots. Now. in reference to the route. I find that all the prominent shows are biting off more than they can eat, so I am taking what they leave, as they can't take it all, and it is wonderful what good stuff they are leaving— really better than they are taking. We took Mansfield last week—one of the finest show towns in tbe United States. It rained all day, yet we did a big business, and several other towns the same.. I see the Ringlings have canceled the'r dates at Utica. Rochester and Syracuse. To me that looks very bad, as tbey are about the best towns In York State, and with as strong a show as theirs I don't see where they could find better towns. I expect to fit up my car and In a few weeks join the show for the season. Don't fail to mail me "The Billboard" every week, as 1 find some very interesting news in it. Yours respectfully. JOHN F. ROBINSON. Old-Time Agents. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear S.r—A very new circus agent who is not old enough to know whereof he speaks, is quoted in one of your late issues: "The old- fashioned advance agent is disappearing. The new men are men of business from tbe ground up. who can make a good contract quickly and interest a man of good man. ners." Some cf the old-fashioned advance agents were far from needing lessons in either man- ners or contracting. For instance, the men who heralded their own shows—George F. Bailey. Lewis B. Lent. «'..ew June. Andrew J. Springer. Peter Sells and James A. Bailey. Also the very successful Charles W. Fuller. Hon. Joel E. Warner. J. Blrney Gaylord. An- drew Haight. Charles Gayler the dramatist. James A. Robinson. Jacob Showles. William 11. Gardner. James W. Wilder. W. W. Dur- rand. Louis E. Cooke. Charles F. Haskins. Charles Pells, Frank Pilling, Charles How. Charles T. Sivalls. John W. Hamilton and others too numerous to mention—some of them still in the business, whose abilities re- fute the slurring allusions made. OLD-TIME ROCKS. Chas. Wood Writes. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—Your most valuable weekly jour- nal is always hailed with delight at our office by the craft. Business is at present writing a little quiet, since Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros." Circus left Madison Square Garden- also. Buffalo Bill's Wild West, two of the heaviest billers- in Greater New York, occu- pying every foot of available space I bad for three weeks. The Elks' Carnival, held in Brooklyn fcr three weeks, was a big billing contract, but. unfortunately, they did poor business. The theatrical season closes with this week, and that makes It all the duller for me. But brighter days are In store, as we have other Jobs In-view, and hope to keep our 29.000 feet of lumber constantly filled during the summer season. Advertisers throughout the country generally know how- valuable Long Island towns are to bill In dur- ing the summer season. Consequently we receive orders from all parts of the country. CHAS. WOOD. Jamaica, L. I., May 17. The Chas. L. Brown Show Is doing nicely through Iowa. Doc. Purkhurst. boss cnnvnsinnn with tho Norris & Howe Shows, is suffering severely with an exceptionally heavy cold. THE BILLBOARD N LIST OF FAIRS. fl> This list is revised and corrected week- 9 A ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to w A send in theirdates at the earliest possible 9 ft moment after they are claimed, and to 9 A notify us promptly as to any change. 9 » Rosters and dales are published abso- Jg m lutely Free of Charge. 9 £ Copyrighted 1900. All rights reserved. 9 V tMrWVWWw^.v si^.wiww.^iv^ ABKANSAS. CLARKSVILLE, ARK.—Johnson County Fair. Oct. 16 to Is. A. M. Ward, secy. PINE BLUFF, ARK.—State Fair. Aug. 22 to 27. M. E. Bloom, secy. CALIFORNIA. FERNDALE, CAL.—Ferndale Fair Associa- tion. Sept. 4 to 8. 1900. E. B. Cair. Fern- dale, Cal.. pres.; \V. H. Roberts, Ferndale, Cal., secy. SAOKAMKNTO, CAL.—California State Ag- ricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 15. A 3. Spreckels, San Francisco. Cal.. pres.; Peter J. Shields. Sacramento. Cal.. secy. WILLOW'S. CAL.—Agricultural Association. July SO to Aug. 4. 190U. COLORADO. GLENWOOD, COL.—Farmers' Club District Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell, pres., Carbondale; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. It. Willets, Basalt. coerNEoricuT. BRANFORD, CONN.—The Branford Agricul- tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. E. Doolittle, pres.; J. P. Callahan, secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. DANHURY, CONN.—Danbury Agricultural Society. Oct. 1 to C, 1900. S. H. Huudai, pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. RundaL HUNTINGTON, CONN.—Union Agricultural Society.' Sept. 18 and 19. C. J. Wakeley, pres.; S. L. Palmer. Shelton, Conn., secy. NANGATUCK, CONN. — Beacon Valley Grange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. T. S. Truesdell. pres.: F. M. Cander, secy.: E. A. Hotchkiss, treas. NBVVTOUN. CONN.—The Newtown Agricul- tural Fair Company. Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. T. E. Piatt, Redding Ridge, Conn., pres.; S. J. Botsford, Newtown, Conn., vice pres.; H. G. Curtis, Sandy Hook, treas.; P. li. McCarthy. Newtown. Conn., secy. NORWICH, CONN.—New London County Ag- ricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 5. J. A. Bill, pres.: T. W. Yenington. secy.: C. W. Hill. PUTMAN. CONN.—Fair. Sept. 11 to IS. Richard Gorman, secy. WILLIMANTIO." CONN.—Fair. Sept. 2.. to 27. J. 11. Gray. supt. GJSOKGIA ATLANTA, GA.—Southern Interstate Fair. Oct. 10 to 27. T. II. Martin. BRUNSWICK, GA.—Southeastern Fair Asso- ciation. June 26 to 30. Dr. J. A. Butts, pres.; F. 1). Aiken, treas.; F. MeBrown, secy. ILLIKOI?. ALBDO, ILL.—Mercer County Agiicultural Society. Sept. IS. 19. 20 and 21, 19U0. G. W. Williams. Box 346, Aledo. 111., secy. ATLANTA. ILL—Atlanta Union Fair. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. Ed. Stubblefield, McLean, 111., pres.: J. P. Hieronymus. Atlanta, 111., treas.; W. B. Strond, Jr., Atlanta, 111., secy. AVON, ILL.—Avon Fair and Improvement As- sociation. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. G. W. Shinkel. Avon, 111., pres.; E. C. Woods. Avon. 111., treas.; Julian Churchill. Avon. 111., secy. BATAVIA. ILL—Kane County Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. H. T. Hunter, secy. BELVEDERE, ILL.—Boone County Agricul- tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. John Hannah, pres.; W. D. Swail. treas.; M. D. Perkins, secy. BUSHNELL. ILL.—The Bushnell Fair Asso- ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. C. C. Chain, Bushnell. 111., pres.; James Cole, Bushuell, III., treas.; J. H. Johnson, Bushnell, 111., secy. CAMBRIDGE, ILL.—The Forty-third Annual Fair of the Henry County Agricultural So- ciety. Aug. 20 to 24, 1900. L. J. Wilkinson, pres.; Theo. Boltenstern, secy. CARMI. ILL.—White County Agricultural Board. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Elvis Stinnett. Oarmi. 111., pres.: J. W. McHenry. Carmi, 111., vice pres.; R. L. Organ. Carmi, 111., secy. CHAMPAIGN, ILL.—Champaign County Ag- ricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. H. II. Harris, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.; J. N. Beers, secy. CLEAR CREEK. ILL—Magnolia Grange Ag- ricultural Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Frank E. Smith, secy. CLINTON, ILL.—DeWltt County Agricultu- ral and Mechanical Association. Aug. 6 to 10. J. Fuller, pres.; Thos. Ewing, treas.; F. McCuddy, secy. DELAVAN, ILL.—The Twenty-second Annual Fair of the Tazewell County Agricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. J. W. Crebo, ores.: .T. O. Jones, secy BIJUWOOD. ILL.—The Elmwood Fair Asso- ciation, tenth annual fair. Aug. 21 to 24. M. R. Sturtevant secy. EL PASO, ILL.—The Twentieth Annual Fair, Woodford County Agricultural Board. Sept. 10 to 14. E. A. Ohllds, pres.; Geo. R, Cur- ties, secy. FAIRBURY. ILL.—Fairbury Union Agricul- tural Board. Sept. 3 to 7. R. E. Straight, pres.; A. D. Westerwclt, secy.; L. B. Downing, treas. FREE-PORT. ILL.—Northern Illinois Agri- cultural Association. Sept. 11 lo 14. J. E. .Taggart, Rldott. 111., pres.; W. H. Foil, Frecport, 111., secy. OALENA, ILL.—Jot. Daviess County Agricul- tural skxMuiy. S*ri«l. 25 lo 28, 1VW. V\lil. T. liuucou, liaieiiu, ill., pits.; H. B. Chetlaiu, LialL-ua, 111., \lt:e plea.; John J. Glay, Ua- K-ua, 111., ireas.; \tui. Barnor, Galenu, 111., UnicGSVlLLE. ILL.—Illinois Valley Fair Association. Aug. 7 to 10. C. M. Simmons, pres.; J. S. Feimley, treas.; J. F. Hatcu, secy. Hooi-ESTON, ILL.—Hoopeston District Ag- r.cultural Society. Tweuty-flith Aunuai fair. Aug. ZM to 24. Dale Wallace, uecy. LA HARr-t;, ILL.—La llarpe Fair Associa- tion. Aug. 20 lo 24, 1900. E. A. Wilcox, Duiham, 111., pres.; Geo. Coulson, La llaipc. 111., vice pres.; John R. Robeits, La Hutipe, ill., secy.; C tu lugraiitam, La, ilal'pe. 111., treas. LE KUI, ILL.—Lc Roy Fair and Agricultural Association. Aug. 21 to 27 19uu. John Bare-, inure, Dawnes, 111., pres.; Ed. Luiigdon, Le Huy. Hi., secy. L1B&RTVV1LLE, ILL—Lake County Agri- culiuial Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Urn. El Miller, Libertyville. 111., pres.: E. W. Parkliurst, Libertyviile, 111., treas.; O. E. Ohurchill, Libertyviile. 111., secy. MACOMB, ILL.—McDonough Stock Agricul- tural Association. Aug. 13 to 17, lauo. W. O. Blaisdell, pres.; A. K. Lodge, vice pres.; Geo. Gadd, treas.; F. R. Kyle, secy. MARION, ILL.—Williamson County Agricul- tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. Joab Goodall, pres.; W. II. Bundy, secy.; C. M. Kern, treas. MONMOUTH, ILL.—Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. C. Rankin, secy. MtiNTICELLO, ILL.—Piatt County Agricul- tural Society. Aug. 13 to 17, 1900. Win. H. Kratz, Monticello, III., pres.; C. V. Lodge, Monticello, 111., vice pres.; C. A. Tatman, Monticello, 111., treas.. mar. and secv. MORRISON. ILL.—Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. A. R. Lewis, secy. MT. CARROLL, ILL.—Carroll County Agri- cultural Board. Aug. 21 to 24. G. M. Wherritt, pres.; A. A. Foster, treas.; Geo. C. Kenyon, secy. MT. STERLING, ILL.—Fair. Aug. 27 to 31. John H. Briggs, secy. MURPHSYBORO, ILL.—Jackson County Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. P. H. Eisou- mayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treas.; J. J. Penny, secy. QU1NCY, ILL.—Baldwin Park Driving Asso- ciation. July 17 to 20. T. S. Baldwin, mgr. ROCKFORD, ILL.—Winnebago County Agri- cultural fociely. Sept. 3 to 7, 1900. A. J. Lovejoy. Roscoe. 111., pres.; E. S. Barthol- omew. Rockford. 111., vice pres.: Chandler Stan. Rockford. 111., treas.; J. P. Whitehead. Kockfcrd. 111., mgr. and secy. RUSHVILLE, ILL.—Schuyler County Agri- cultural Association. Sept. 3 to 7, 1900. Ohas. M. Doyle, Rusbville, pres.; J. E. Thompson, Rushville, vice pres.: A. H. Clarke, Rush- ville, treas.: Jas. S. Oowen. Rushville. mgr.: Howard F. Dyson, Rushville. secy. SAYBROOK, ILL.—McLean County Fair As- sociation. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. W. W. Dut- law. Saybrook, III., pres.; Joh-n Bouchrean, Saybrook, 111., vice pres.; C. P. Easterbrook, Saybrook, 111., secy.; James Ruglers. Say- brook. 111., treas.: Jas. McKumey, Saybrook, 111., mgr. SHELBYVILLE, ILL.—Horse Fair Associa- tion. July 3 to 5. Samuel Igo, Jr . secy. SPRIN'OFIELD, ILL.—Illinois State Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. 1900. W. C. Garrard, secy. SWANEETOWN, ILL.—Gallatin County Agri- cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. 1900. Charles Cancll, Swaueetown, 111., pres.; K. E. Lawler, Equality, 111., vice pres.; John McKelligott, Swaneetown, 111., treas.; Mar- tin Do-herty. Swaneetown. 111., mgr.; Marsh Wischeart, Swaneetown. 111., secy. WARREN, ILL.—Union Agricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. W. L. Gale. secy. WATSEKA. ILL.—Watseka Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. H. II. Hotaling, pres.; Thos. John, vice pres.: L. D. Watson, treas. WATSON, ILL,.—Effingham County Agricul- tural Board. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. Wm. Voelker, Altamouot. HI., pres.; W. M. Ab- raham. Watson, 111., treas.: L. P. Mantz, Rllintprnwn. 111., secy. WHEATON. ILL.—Dupage County Agricul- tural Society. Sept. 5 to 8. 1900. John Christio-, Wheaton. III., pres.: Wm. W. Steven. Wheaton. 111., treas.; N. E. Matter. Wheaton. III., secy. WOODSTOCK. ILL.—McHenry County Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. M. ZImpleman, pres.; A. S. Wright, secy. INDTANA. ANDERSON. IND.—Madison Countv Fair. Sept. 4 to 8. T. B. Orr, pres.; C. K. Mc- Cullough, secy. ANGOLA, IND.—Steuben County Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W. Goodale. BAINBRIDGE. IND.—Putnam County Fair. Aug. 13 to 17. J. C. Bridges, pres.; A. R. Allison, secy. BLOOMINGTON, IND.—Monroe County Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. Ben Klrby, pres.; Geo. P. Campbell, secy. BOONVILLE, IND.—Warrick County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. Clamor Pelzer, pres.; J. F. Richardson, secy. BOSWELL, IND.—Benton County Fair. Aug. 27 to 31. Hiram Bright, pres.; W. H. Mc- Knigbt, secy. BOURBON, IND.—Bourbon Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. Robert Erwln, Bourbon, lnd., pres.; L. Johnson. Bourbon, Ind., trens.: B. W. Parks. Bourbon. Ind.. secy. BREMEN, IND.—Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.; Edward Heckman. secv. BRIDGETON. IND.—Parke County Fair. Aug. 27 to 31. J. W. Adams, pres.; F. M. Miller. secy. CHRISNEY, IND.—Spencer County Fair. Aug. 20 to 25. J. C. Haines, Lake, Ind., pres.; J. P. Chrisney, Chrisney, Ind., secy.; F. Jones, Pigeon, Ind., treas. COLUMBUS, IND.—Bartholomew County Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; Ed. Redman, Jr., secy. rw^ 6 o • • AN INSTANTANEOUS HITI IS! 4th of July Posters ISSUED BY Hennegan 8c Co., POSTER MAKERS 8th, near Main. Cincinnati, O. HWE YOU SEEN THEM? SEND FOR SAMPLES. ' •••■• r*We have the Most Unique Assortment of Fair Posters Ever Published Orders shipped one day after they are received, when desired. ^ •♦•♦•^•^•^•^•^••♦•^•- yC^ ^ ■■liS I ! CORYDON, IND.—Harrison County Agricul- tural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. J. W. Me- Kinster, pres.; J. C. Sieg, treas.; E. S. Tueil.'secy. CUviiNiiioN, IND.—Fountain County Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. Col. J. McAlaunomy, pres.; W. T. Ward, secy. - CUAWKOKUstflLLE, IND. — Montgomery County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. J. L. Davis, pres.; W. F. Hulet, secy. CkuwN point, inu. —Lase County Agricul- tural Society. Aug. 2S to Al. A. A. liibier, secv.. crown Point, Ind. EAST ENTERPRISE, IND.—Switzerland and Ohio Counties Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. R. W. Galbreath, North, Ind., pres.; E. L. Turner, Bear Branch, treas.; J. K. Elder, Bear Branch, secy. ELWOOD, IND.—Elwood Driving Park and Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. N. J. Leisure, pres.; Frank E. DeHoritz, secy.; Jos. A. DeHoritz, treas. EVANSV1LLE, IND.—Tri-State Fair. Sept. 17 to 21. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- stedt, treas.; R. L. Akin, secy. FA1RMOUNT, IND.—Fairmount Fair. Aug. ti to 10. Henry Davis, pres.; Wm. Lucas, secy.; J. B. Wright, treas. FLORA, IND.—Flora Agr.cultural and Hor- t.cultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14, 1800. J. T. Giilam, pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.; Wm. H. Lesh, secy. FKANCESV1LLE, IND.—Francesville Street Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5. E. D. Knotts, pres.; Guy J>. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, U'eas. FRANKFORT, IND.—Clinton County Fair. Aug. 27 to 31. J. C. Shanklin, pres.; Jos. Ueavilon. secy. FRANKLIN, IND.—Johnson County Agricul- tural, Horticultural and Park Association. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. Wm. A. Bridges, Tra- falgar, pres.; Wm. S. Young, secy.; Samuel Harris, treas. GREENFIELD, IND.—Hancock County Asrri- cultural Association. Aug. 14 to 17. Wm. A. Justice, Eden, Ind., pres.; Charles Down- ing, secy. ;W. C. Barnard, treas. treas. HAGERSTOWN. IND.—Wayne County Fair Association. July 31 to Aug. 3. L. M. Fierce, pres.; 1>. ST Bowman, secy.; Knode Porter, treas. HUNT1NGBUKG. IND.—Ttie Fourteenth An- nual Dubois County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15, 1S00. H. C. Rotheit, secy. INDIANAPOLIS. IND.—Indiana State Fair. Sept. 17 to 21. 1900. Aaron Jones, pres.; Chas. Downing. Indianapolis, Ind., secy. KENDALLVILLE, IND.—Noble County Fair. Sept. 24 to 2S. O. F. Johnston, pres.; G. P. Alexander, secy. KENTLAND, IND.—Newton County Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. David Weldon, pres.; H. A. Strohm, secy. LAFAYETTE. IND.—Tippecanoe County Fair. Sept. 3 to 7. Jas. Murdock, pres.; W. M. Blackstock, secy. LA PORTE, IND.—La Porte County Agri- cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. J. Vene Dorland. La Porte, Ind., secy. LAWRBNCDBURG. IND. — LawTenceburg Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 25. Wm. H. O'Brien. Lawrenceburg. Ind.: Victor Ohi- ting. Lawrenceburg, Ind.; H. L. Nowlin, Guilford. Ind. LEBANON. IND.—Boone County Fair. Aug. 20 to 25. G. W. Campbell, pres.; Riley Hauser. secy. LIBERTY. IND.—Union County Fair. Sept. 1. M. C. Keffer, pres.; H. F. McMahan, secy. LOGANSPORT, IND.—Cass County Fair. July 31 to Aug. 2. J. A. Brown, pres.; J. T. Tomlinson. secy. MADISON, IND.—Jefferson County Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. C. R. Johnson, pres.; C: R. John- son. Jr., secy. MARENGO. IND.—Crawford County Fair. Sept. 3 to 7. J. E. Feltzer, pres.; Sherman W. Stewart, secy. MIDDLETOWN. IND.—Henry County Fa'r. July 24 to 28. A. S. Miller, pres.; F. A. Wisehart. secy. MUNCIB. IND.—Muwie. Ind.. Fair. Aug. 14 to 17, 1900. Wm. H. Wood. Muncie, Ind.. pres.: C. H. Anthony. Muncie. Ind., vice pres.; B. C. Bowmen, Muncie, Ind.. treas.; F. J. daypool, Muncie, Ind.. mgr.; M. S. Claypool. Munele. Ind., secy. NEW ALBANY. IND.—Floyd County Live Stock and Driving Association. Aug. 20 to 25. George W. Strack, pres.; Louis Strack, secy.; Edward Sloemer, treas.; Henry W. Fawcett, mgr. NEW CARLISLE, IND.—St. Joseph County AgriculturaJUSoetetyr~-Sept.--18~ttr-«:- L; 0»; Kgjj£**f h p , res.; A.- H. Compton, secy. !!WCASTLE, IND.—Henry County Fair. Aug. 7 to 1L Robert A. Smith, pres.; W. L. Risk, secy. NEW HARMONY. IND.—Posey County Agri- cultural Society. Aug. 22 to 25, ISMJU. Alirtd Ribtyre, New.Harunoay. Ind., pres.; Henty Bailey, New Harmony, lnd., vice .pre*.; W. W. Kobb, New Harmony, ind., -treas.; Geo. c. Taylor, I\ew .Harmony, lnd., mgr.; Geo. C.Taylor, New Harmony, Ind.. secy. -NEWTON. IND.—Fountain County- Fair. Aug. 30 and 31. Geo. Duncan, pres.; Horace Gray. secy. NORTH VERNON, IND.—Jennings County Fair. Aug. .7 to 10. A. A. Tripp, pres.; F. H. Nauer, secy. OAKLAND CITY, IND.—Gibson County Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. R. B. Richardson,-pres.;' W. R. Harris, secy. OSGOOD. IND.—Ripley County Fair. July 31 to Aug. 3. J. C. Gilliland, pres.; Chas. W. Gray, secy. POPLAR GROVE, IND.—Howard County Fair. Sept. 3 to 7. Luther McDowell, pres. A. D. Wood, secy. PRINCETON, IND.—Gibson County Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. S. H. Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet Strain, secy. REMINGTON, IND:—Jasper County Fair. Aug. 2S to 31. Christian Henster, pres.; Jasper Guy, secy. PORTLAND. IND.—Jay County Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. John Smuck, pres:: c: O. Hardy, secy. " RICHMOND, IND.—Wayne County Pair. Sept. 10 to 14. W. W. Zimmerman, .pres. Joe Stevenson, secy. ROCHESTER, IND.—The Fulton County Ag- ricultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 12 to 15. N. A. McCIung. pres.; J. Dawson, treas.: F. F. Moore, secy. ROCKPORT. IND.—The Rockport Fair Asso- ciation. Aug. h to 18. B. f. Bridges, pres. Jas. A. Payne, secy.: T. E. Snyder, treas. RUSHVILLE, IND.—The Rush County Fair Association. Aug. 28 to 31. R. N. Hinih- man, pres.; W.L. King, secy.; A. B. Hinch- man, treas. SHELBYVILLE. IND.—Shelby County Joint Stock Agricultural Association. SepL 4 to i | 8. 1900. Sidney Conger. Flat Rock Island. 1' pres.; Geo. H. Dunn. Shelbyville, treas.; C. I E. Ameden. Shelbyville. secy. (! SPRUNICA, IND.—Brown County Fair. Sept. E 11 to 15. J. B. Craven, pres.; Samuel Walk- >i er. secy. j : STENDALLVILLE. IND.—Eastern Indiana H Agricultural Association. Sept. 24 to £8. f:■? O. F. Johnston, pres.; G. P. Alexander, secy.: John Mitchell, treas. SWAYZEE. IND.—The Swayzee Trl-Connty Agricultural Association. Aug. 14 to 17, 1900. Wm. Hartley, ores.: E. C. King. seey. TERRE HAUTE. IND.—Vigo Countv Fair. Sept 24 to 29. W. P. I Jams, pres.; Chas. R. Duflln. secy. TIPTON. IND.—Tipton County Fair. Sent. 10 to 14. Jas. N. Waugh, pres.; B. F. Ram- sey, secy. VALPARAISO. IND.—Porter County Agricul- tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. J. W. Halladay, Valparaiso. Ind.. secv. VINCENNES. IND.—The Knox Countv Agri- cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct S to 13. M. J. Niblack. pres.: J. M. House, secy.: H. A. Fonlks. treas. WINCHESTER. IND.—Third Annual Croft- ing. Aug. 20 to 24. A. C. Green, pres.; Perry Lea veil, secy. m"»MRKRS <-f I. A.D. Pfd Mellon. »!<=o "•■»>- li>sher«of a spicev Ad.\erii«'nsr Mor-tbiv, i s^» von know we're O K c«v^*- thr*e «wtiti^<:. • Rock«wirt, Huntington, BT»tivilIc and th^lr r*-- . s^ective villaee"*. Por*»il.-u : nii. 7^.1-00 Prfcei reasonable, send and ask fo»- contract according to sijtes. Have jo.ooo square feet fine boards. FAIR Orders especially wanted. TOOKIE'S LYCEUM, Rockport. Ind. 1