Billboard advertising (July-Dec 1900)

THE BILLBOARD. /it'll- m i;-.■!• ■ ri 'S'si fe'K: il'' The Billboard. Published Weekly at 127 East Eighi h Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, D. S. A. Address all communications For the editorial or business derailments to THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. Subscription, $4.00-a year; 6 mos., $2.00; 3 mos., - ti.oo. in advance. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements will be published at the uni- form rate of ten ce»ts per agate line; no dis- count for time or space. Copy lor advertisements, must reach us before noon on Saturday previous to week of issue, our terms aTe cash. . '.'he Billboard is sold inLondon at'line's £x- vhtmge* J7 Charing Cross* and'at American* Ad- vertising Newspaper Agency* Irajatgar Build- *ngs* North'imbertan i Are.* W. C. In Paris, at Brentwo's* 17 Avenue detOpera. Thelradesup- tlieii by the American Anvs £>. and its branches. Remittance should be made by post-office or ex- cess money onier, or registered letter addressed 'and made Ratable to The BillboardP*.b. Co. The editor can not undertake to return unsolicited manuscript: correspondents should keep copy. When it is necessary to mire us the instructions and cofiy/os advertisements* g*eat saving in the matter oftrte~raph tolls may be had by recourse to :he Donaldson Cipher Code. Entered as Second-Class Matter at Post Office at Cincinnati* Ohio. Entire Contents Copyrighted. All rights reserved. Saturday, August 25, 1900. fell m ■I'M '* £- m If 41% ® AN UNPREJUDICED VIEW. From the standpoint of the daily press, bill board advertising is of course a very wicked thing, for the business office of every newspaper is upenly competing for and striving earnestly to regain much of that ad- vertising patronage which the bill boards have turned aside from its cof- fer. It is positively refreshing, how- : ever, to notice that one or two of our • leading dailies have had the hardihood aud temerity, when occasion demand- ed, to come forth with delectable frankness, and admit that the bill poster after all is not a robber nor a desecrator. So many columns of inane reporto- rial vaporings have recently appeared in the public prints about the alleged "billboard nuisance" that a bold pro- test from one of the editorial ilk in high authority conies with the wel- comeness of a gentle gale after a pro- tracted period of parching heat and sweltering Uutnidityu The "Boston Times" is the latest to make a candid confession. In its issue of Aiig. 12, it__ had many pleasant-things to say about the bill poster, some of which were as follows: " "Here in Boston, the crusade against bill beards is only another excuse for the gathering of persons like Edwin D. Mead—those who must have cru- sades and topics for reform, or they perish. Therefore the crusade must Lave Something inherently aud funda- mentally wrung about it. The hill poster is a man of nerve and audacity, but he is not riiiuiu-j the country. It is riot right tnat he plaster the front of the" State House or Faneuil Hall, and usually he knows enough to keep away from such places. We have tol- erated the bill poster for a hundred years or more and watched the steady growth of his bills in an artistic direc- tion with an admiring eye. It is a shame for good people to arise now and declare him and his boards public nuisances. The boards should not bfe erected in public parks, for that is giv- ing the advertiser an unfair advan- tage, as well as interfering with the contour of the landscape which in city places is safe-guarded by lawv What is the harm in erecting boards in lots traversed.by the railroads? They re- lieve what in many cases is a monot- onous landscape and afford food for contemplation. Who has not turned his head to observe an enterprising bill ' board which has suddenly burst into view.after a dull stretch of traveling? What is more important, the bill beards sell the goods advertised. For some articles they are superior to the newspapers and magazines, because they reach people who do not read, or are not impressed by newspaper ad- vertisements. If they did not sell the . goods, they would not continue to be employed. Another proof is found -in the pains and money spent upon the designs for the posters. Imagine a country bam without Its circus post- ers, for which the farmer receives the welcome "skulls" which give innocent enjoyment to himself and family. The good people who are so suddenly and • so dreadfully agitated over the bill beard will hud, we fear, that it can not be reformed out of existence. In its proper place it is all right. It is seldom employed by immoral and swindling advertisers. On the con- trary, articles of household use which are found to be of full value, and indispensable, are advertised by bill boards. The bill board is a sight much pleasanter than the platform ap- pearances of chronic reformers, who flit from one reform to another as the seasons go by, but who never do any- thing,'but-always talk, and are de- ceived perpetually in the simplest mat- ters." . * * * Strong and sensible arguments are also contained in the following re- marks, which appeared in a journal supposed to be devoted exclusively to newspaper advertising: "Here are a few points which have been argued in favor of bill posting. Bill posters lease property - which would otherwise lie idle, buy lumber, hardware, employ mechanics aud la- borers to build their fences, aid paper mills and printers by their consump- tion of the output of those trades; also poster printing and lithograph estab- lishments, use the work of high-priced ar>ists and designers, and consume an amount of flour in the manufacture of paste that would surprise anyone not acquainted with the details of the business." Culled for the Craft. Fitcb is doing wonders with the official organ. Everybody agrees that he Is a born business manager. The newspapers in Chicago have billed in circus fashion this summer. Col. Burr Bobbins, of Chicago, is on a fish- ing trip "up the lakes," and expects to bring back a big haul. . Mel. and Lon. Hudson, of Kansas City, are very rarely heard from in recent years. What's the reason? Paul F. Schaefer, of the American Post- ing Service, Is nursing his rheumatic pains at Mt. Clements, Mich. The Tabor Grand Opera House, Denver, Col., had a successful opening of the season Aug. 19, with Readick's "Black Crook." It is reported that James L. Hill has sold out bis bill posting business in Nashville, Tenn., but another rival concern has been launched. Clarence B. Runey, of N. W. Ayer & Son ; Philadelphia, recently closed three large bill posting contracts in four days. How's that for hustling? H. M. Ernst, of the City Bill Posting Com- pany, of Atchison, Kan., has bought out the interest of his partner, W. H. Adams, and is now sole proprietor. F. C. Bourlier, Weidmann, Ont., Can., writes that be has some advertising material to be placed, and would like to hear from reputable distributors. Morris Ellis is president and manager of the Nashville Oity Bill Posting Company, Nashville, Tenn. J. M. Ragan is secretary. The office is at 335 Public Square. Steinbrenner did not give Runey a chance to shake bis hand at Detroit, but hastily ducked when he heard Clarence was coming. What a dilemma, was thus avoided! And now, it is said, some of the distrib- • utors are sore because Walker didn't whoop things up with a banquet and a sigbt-seeing jaunt. Wasn't chewing gum enough? McCoy has paid off $15,000 Indebtedness on the National Show Printing Co., Chicago, since he took charge, and expects to pay off the balance of the mortgage within a year. ' The Paragon Printery, of Crand Island. Neb., a concern that makes a specialty of high-class printing, is going on the bill boards in Grand Island and surrounding towns. The Garland Stove twelve-sheet posters have been: delivered by the printers, and are now ready to be sent out. Bill posters should address the Michigan Stove Company, Chi- cago, 111. Charlie Bloomfleld, the well-known bill poster of Bay City, Mich., attended the dis- tributors' meeting at Detroit. He looks as jovial, happy and youthful as he did a dozen years ago. John D. Mishler, of Reading, Pa., is one of the highest types of gentlemen engaged in the theatrical apd bill posting business. "Honest John" is the dean of the Pennsyl- vania corps. Phoenixvllle and Bridgeport were admitted to membership at the recent meeting of the Pennsylvania Bill Posters' Association, and Charlie Oliver's troubles at Lebanon were- straightened out. . H. J. Dougherty & Sons, city bill posters of Butler, Pa., complain that they have thirty accounts on their books, for work posted more than four months ago, which they have tried in vain to collect. Ed. Malloy, in the-employ cf the City Bill Posting Company, of Atchison, Kan., while tacking a "Honey Boy Tobacco" banner on a high wall forty feet from the ground, fell and broke his right arm. An interested public is patiently awaiting the next chapter in that four-cornered serial entitled "Plagiarism," in which Statesman. Morgenstern, J. O'C. and San. Robison are assigned to leading parts. The Southeastern Bill Posters' Association has forged to the front very rapidly, but this is not surprising when we consider the ability of its leading members, such as Grif- fith, Bernard and Plummer. - : The Metropolitan of New York is putting in additional presses. The records show a chat- tel mortgage recorded Aug. 2, 1900, for $6,000, in favor of R. Hoe & Co. This is said to be on a new purchase, and does not affect their financial standing. * Those who complain about not receiving issues of "The Billboard" for the past few weeks should remember that no copies of this „ publication are furnished gratis. Renew your •■ subscr'ption and the paper will reach you regularly each week. Jam W. Hoke's sore foot still hangs on, and it has now kept him indoors for three weeks. Sam had been out only two days from his Atlantic City sickness when tbe ac- ci—dent occurred. Probably a good leg-pull- ing should be prescribed. In a recent letter, A. Harry Searles, of tbe Curran Bill Posting Company, of Denver, writes: "I expect to leave on Saturday, Aug. 18, for a short vacation through Colorado and Utah, and when I return will furnish 'The Billboard' with full particulars of my trip." ' When Al. Bryan gets down to business he has few equals in the whole bill posting fra- ternity. During tbe past six months he has been doing some of the best work of his life. Lou Ramsey's outdoor advertising inter- ests have already extended to three States.. And his eyesight Is still very keen. The city council of Windsor, Can., bas placed the ban on immoral posters and adver- tisements for Sunday sfiows by the adoption of a by-law prohibiting both. The Detroit theaters are. aimed ■■ at, although there has ' been little to complain of in the way of Im- moral bills. C. A.: Hudson, of Albuquerque, N. Mex., writes: "I returned home from the Atlantic r 1 3 ft : in 3 City convention and my subsequent sojourn in the East on Aug. 5, and I never enjoyed anything so much in my life. If everything goes well, I hope to meet the crowd again next year in- 'Frisco." Edward B. Winchell, the well-known di= rector of art in the printing world, has ac- cepted a position with the Mathews-North- rup Company, of Buffalo and New York. Mr. Winchell will be given full control as art d rector for.this company, and it is'expected that hereafter their work in his especial line will be of a superior quality. The Fay Stocking Company, of Elyria, O., and H. Black & Co., of Cleveland, O., are posting through the agency of N.--W. Ayer & Son, of Philadelphia. Fifteen thousand 8- .sheets and 20,000 2-sheets will be placed for the Fay Stocking Company, while the H Black & Co.'s order is also for 8-sheets and 2-sheets in good-sized quantities. Frank Chamberlin, writing from Burling- ton, la., says that'the new bill posting con- cern in Des Moines is known as the Iowa Posting Service-, with office at 309 Walnut street. The firm, he claims, has already se- cured 1,800 feet of choice locations, including 700 running feet of galvanized iron boards. Now, it's "Pap" Moore's turn to speak. "' J. M. Looker, .city bill poster of Abilene. Kan., writes: "The big Sells-ForeBaugh bhow has come and gone. I have distrib- uted 4,000 booklets for the Washington Med- ical Institute through the Will A. Molton Agency. It is contemplated to change the date of tbe Abilene carnival to a later period If they do, I'll let you know immediately." Wm. M. Donaldson, president of the Don* aldson Litho. Co., completed his tour: bt Switzerland and the Rhine and sailed for America from Antwerp Aug. 4. While at the Paris Exposition he purchased the exclusive American' rights for the multi-color press. It prints six colors at one time from litho- graphic stones, working in parallel beds, one beneath the other. . In his case against the I. A. of D., Runey has taken an appeal on the grounds thai G. Runey & Son were elected to membership and not C. E. Runey. No charges, he claims" were preferred against this firm, no notice, of the last meeting furnished, no trial allowed, and the whole meeting, he believes, was rail- roaded through underhandedly. C. E. Ruttev Individually is not a member of the organi- zation, and never was.- At the Detroit distributors* convention, Mr. Gr.ffin. representing the John Morrow Com- pany, of Springfield, O., and L. H Ramsey, of the Consolidated Bill Posting Company, of Louisville, Ky., presented respectively their statements regarding the controversy between them, and a committee consisting of Messrs. H'H and Fairchiid were named to go to Lou- isville to investigate and report on the diffi- culty. The only journalism, says the Philadelphia . North American, that is making any headway is the independent press—not Independent lis the sense of having no fixed principles, orcof s'mply cracking heads when one pops,up, as . at the Donnybrook Fair, but Independent in its financial circumstances and Its mental and moral equipment, owing no man servility, and needing only the favor of the public and the encouragement of a clear conscience. At the recent special meeting of the Penn- sylvania State Bill Posters' Association, Ap- peil was upheld in the Norristown squabble, and matters were satisfactorily adjusted. Tbe meeting resolved itself Into a typ:cai love-feast. Among the big guns that partici- pated were San. Robison, Barney Link, John D. Mishler and Jack Reese. The next meet- ing of this organization will be the regular annual one to be held at Philadelphia next May. . I. E. Roath, manager o{ the bill postln? plants in the two Connecticut towns of Nor- wich and New London, has Issued a circu- lar, in which he announces a reduction of bill posting prices to 5 cents net per sheet for 3<> days' showing. Mr. Roath has been engaged in the bill posting business for twenty-five years,.and bis references are of the best. He also has the exclusive privilege of distrib- uting advertising matter on the grounds of the New London County Fair, which will be held at Norwich, Sept. 3 to 5. Theodore F. Miner, for many years associ- ated with N. W. Ayer & Son, of Philadel- phia, has become connected with Pettlngill & Co., of Boston and New York. Mr. Miner bas bad a very wide experience In all depart- ments of the advertising business, from the laving out of plans for advertisers to tbe preparation of successful copy, and Is-also thoroughly versed in all out-door publicity- including bill posting, bulletin boards and d'strlbuting. He also has devised some very navel and effective ideas In "follow-up" sys- tems. He will be remembered part'eularlv fcr h's characteristic work In connection with Uneeda B'Fcults. as he had charge of the im- mense outdoor display for that concern. Len D. Owens, of San Francisco,' that tall and clever gentleman whose eloquence and !-<Tnbility so completely won the hearts of his fellow-crpftEmen at the Atlantic City con- vention, has been in rather poor health of late. In a letter to the editor of "The Bill- board." under date of Aug. 10, he says: "I have jupt returned from a trip to the coun- try, and was quite 111 dur'ng my absence, ord my partners have decided that I am to take a vacat'on. Our party leaves for Men- docino and Humboldt County on Tuesday. Ai-g. 14, for a thirty days' outing. We will have everything that is supposed to be of value to a man In securing fish, deer, groure and quail, as well as plenty of that which' w^ih some cf the boys produces a good t'me without leaving the camp. I have not felt v«*ry well at any time since my return from the East, and-, as I have been grinding pretty hard for the Inst five years, I suppore I need a vacation. - I expect this trip to: do me a great deal of good, and to have a little gin- ger in me when I get; b,ae^ in, youtf country.,'* tent $lww$. Circus Terrors in Trouble. Cloquet, Minn., Aug. 11.—(Special.)—In the hours of darkness Sunday night a highly dramatic scene was transacted here. From all reports the English-American Syndicate Shows, which bas been holding forth in the various towns in this section of the State, ha* been committing all sorts of depredations and high-banded proceedings, assaulting of- ficers, making jail deliveries, inciting riots and raising pandemonium wherever they chanced to be. At Cass Lake the circus peo- ple distinguished themselves especially by brutally assaulting Sheriff Rombaugh and Deputy Alexander, both of Hubbard County, and rescuing certain men whom the officers had arrested. As the show was to pass through this place Sunday night, it was determined to appre- hend the ruffians at any cost, and conse- quently Gov. Lind was wired to, and three companies of militia from Duluth were sent by special train to hold the circus train here . and . arrest the men wanted. The special Northern Pacific train with the troops ar- rived about 11 o'clock, and a few minutes before reaching the station all lights were extinguished, and .the men ordered not to speak above a whisper. At that time the show train, which was coming from Virginia over the Eastern Minnesota, had not arrived, the train men having reecived orders from the State authorities to hold it back until the arrival of the soldiers so as to intercept them. About 12 o'clock it pulled into the sta- tion, shrouded in darkness, and everybody apparently asleep. It-was taken down to the - old Winnipeg spur and stalled for the night. A "council of war" was held by the sheriffs and militia .officers, and the troop train was ordered backed up on another siding a few rods from the circus train. A line of pickets was then thrown out around the latter to cut off any possible means of escape on the part of the show men. At daylight the officers routed out the circus crew and secured twelve men, who were handcuffed together . and taken up town, and the circus train, as well as the troop's special train, got under way for Duluth.. The prisoners gave their names as James W. Beattie, H. E. Billings. John' Hayes. Frank Helnan, William Chris- tian. George Jenler. Eddie Gagler, Charles Hlggins. W. Hall. H. Gillett, M. S. McGraw and J. F. Smith. Billings and Smith are reputed to be the owners of the Syndicate SbowB, and protest that a deep injustice is being done. Unfortunately, none of the ring- leaders were on the train, the notorious "Doc" Baker and Manager Richards having deserted their colleagues several stations back, presumably Swan River. The prison- ers were taken to Cass Lake on the morning train, and our little city resumed Its wonted quiet. Wallace Show at St. Joe. St; Joseph, Mo., Aug. 17.—(Special.)—More than 10,000 people witnessed' the big Wallace Show last night. The seating capacity of the great tent is 10,000, and the tent was filled to overflowing. Hundreds gathered outside of the ropes and sat on the grass in order to see the wonderful performance. Tbe Wallace Sbow is growing better every year, and the one of yesterday eclipsed all others. This was the verdict of every man, woman and child who saw it. Perhaps the most inter- esting feature of the show was the work of the Nelson family. This family, consisting of nine people, bas no equal. Their tumbling and acrobatic work last night was truly re- markable.. The children in the family that bas won so.much distinction bid fair to be- come even greater than, the older members. Tbe baby elephant that rode the bicycle was another feature that attracted much atten- tion. It was a novel feat. The performing pigs was another special feature which was well worth the price of admission. The trap- eze work was the best seen in a circus in St. Joseph, and was an enjoyable feature. The trapeze work of the clowns was especial- ly pleasing. Of the clowns as a whole it may well be said that they eclipse any others seen by the people of St. Joseph this year. There are no thieves or thugs traveling with the Wallace Show, and if they were, the man- agement would see to it that they did not re- main long. The management bas private de- tectives to look out for crooks, and as a re- sult that class is missing. The verdict of those who saw the performance is that they could not have asked for a better show, and :wben the races were over, from every side came the same words, "It was a good show." From the time the sun rose yesterday morn- ing the.small boys, and many of the older ones, too, were on the alert. They could scarcely Jbe controlled during the few hours tbey waited for the parade. And none were disappointed when It came. It was an elab- orate, gorgeous and striking spectacle, and aroused at-once a desire to see the many won- ders on exhibition In the big tent, and thou- sands gratified that desire. TUB BILLBOARD Brennan, of the Sells-Gray Shows, asking for particulars about boards, date, etc., here, which 1 answered by telephone to Topeka. He said he would be here in a day or so, and I put up two new boards and waited.. Friday he telephoned me that M.. Combs would be here Saturday, so I put on a cheerful air and watched for Mr. Combs. Saturday passed, and so did Sunday, and Monday noon came, but no Combs. As I got Into my rig to go down town after dinner I was stopped by a fellow whom I knew at once had seen life ahead of a-circus. So I said, "How do you do, Mr. Combs. Get in," and after we went a little way he introduced himself as D. F. Lynch, of the Wallace Shows. Well, I was sore at tbe Sells-Gray people and the way they had done, and he was anxious, so we closed a deal, and when I got down town, there was "Pop" Seaman, of the Buffalo Bill Show, and Mr. Combs, of the Sells-Gray, ad na telegram from Kane, of the Robinson Shows, asking for space. Well, they all had come in on the same train, and while Buf- falo Bill's man sent for a massenger boy, Sells-Gray's man sent a 'bus for me, but Lynch just got a "hump" on, and we met the bus. He was first on deck. He gets the town. Buffalo Bill uses the old opposition boards, and puts up one or two but Lynch scored again by contracting all the good lots in townf Here are their dates: Wallace Bros!/Aug. 31; Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Oct 3 Sells-Gray don't want any In theirs, sp.drew out. RespectfuHy. R CORBETT . Upside-Down House. "The. strangest thing in the Paris Exposi- tion Midway is the 'upside-down house, said a guest at one of the hotels, who has just returned after a visit to the other side of the pond. "Nobody but a Frenchman would ever have thought of such a thing. It is a big, old-fashioned, three-story manor house, apparently resting on its gables, with the foundation eighty feet in the air. One eoes in through a dormer window in the attic and finds"e/erything upside down. Under foot' are what appear to be the fallings, spouting chandeliers like giant .toadstools, and overhead are chairs and tables and all the other ordinary furniture of a house, miraculously clinging to the "versed floors^ There are even books and small_ »'«='?« scattered'about on the carpet and sticking to them as if by magic, and on some of the ta- WeT lamps are burning, top down. Every- thing about the place contributes to one of the most bewildering illusions taaginaMe. but the really amazing feature of the house fs the view through tbe windows They com- mand a considerable expanse of the exposi- tion grounds, and, incredible as it may seem evervthing is upside town. One sees all the templar buildings, standing on their heads, tS™"^ of "evened people ™™»B}°*j£ fro and the sky yawning where the earth oughTto be. The effect Is InaescrlbaWy P«z- zlmg. I puzzled over those windows for a fonK time, but I finally discovered their se- cret. The Illusion, Is Produced by means of two mirrors, both set at angles in the casing, ana ™ne rSecting the other. By that means the outside scene is turned about topsy-tur- vey and cast back into the room with all the renllsm of an open-air view. Visitors are not allowed °t" go*" very close to the wlndows for fear as the attendants say that they wm •fill down into the sky.' A man should be perfectly sober before he Inspects the upslde- dowh house." Gossip. Emporia, Kans., Event. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—I must tell you all about it. . About a week ago I got a letter from Mr. Bostock's Shows Engaged. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. a»-tSP ecw i' ) T*L" bert Lieber, of the Fall Festivities Society had a stag party last night. The guest of hono? waTcol. j! H. Lame ™«P»8« ^ a | d ; vance representative of the Frank £- Bo- stock' "Mighty Midway Carnival." whict the Fan-Fertilities Society decided yesterday to engage for the great October carnival. Col. Lain! and Mr. Lleber were in Paris together the early part of this summer, and while vis- mn! the. exposition made arrangements1 for bringing some of the best shows to Indlanap- oil™ The Bostock attractions include, among other novel things the HagWjbeck a,aimal show, which created a sensation at the Chl- caeo Fair, and "Ye Old English Fair. The entire Bostock aggregation will be seen at the Buffalo Exposition, and then comes to1 In- dianapolis. The animal portion of the show will be divided, part of it being placed down- town in the heart of the merry-making and tSI res" at one of the city parks "B°° ner - the celebrated trained horse, will be on ex- hibition in the "Magic Circle." ---=ong other attractions that will add interest to ftedoTO- •town "circus" will be Minting, the one- wheel spiral aseensionlst; the trained jaguars Ind "Blectra." or the "Flying Woman." From Indianapolis the Bostock Shows win betaken through the Southland will be the leading attractions in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras. Miller Absconds. A. H. Miller, master of transportation with Pawnee Bill's Wild, West, absconded Aug. 15 with S125 of Major Mile's money. That amount had been given him to pay the transportation, with. Miller had the train with the La. Pearl Shows last year. He is a good man In this capacity, and gave satisfaction. His escapade has created much surprise. Major LUlle is indignant, and offers a reward for Information of his whereabouts. The Billboard" will also pay liberally for Infor- mation that will lead to bis arrest and con- viction. E. M. Burk is at the Oriental Hotel. Dal- las, Tex. W. E. Franklin is at the Harrington Hotel, Carthage, Mo. Dan Robinson is at tbe Hotel Jefferson, Richmond, Va. The Sells-Grey Show will spread its canvas in Atchison, Kan., Aug. 23. Anent tbe opposition between the Wallace Shows and the John. Robinson Shows, the lat- ter haB taken up two of the opposition stands, v.z., Fredonia and. Carthage. ' The Norris & Rove Shows had a bad" head- on- collision going into Hamilton, Ont., Aug. 10. One man was badly hurt, and they lost the afternoon show at Hamilton. Business is big in- Ontario. Those Idiotic Questions.—The Starer—Were you always this little? The Dwarf—Lord bless you, no. I was an eight-foot giant till the panic of '73 hit me. I ain't never recovered.—Indianapolis Press. F.J. Russel. city bill poster of Newberry, S. C, writes that Newberry wants a circus. They haven't had one in th.v.e years. The Mayor and Aldermen will n.ake license to suit. A tent show of any kit d would do a good business. Six hundred feet of new bil boards which were erected at Macomb, 111., tor the Seils- Forepaugb Show were blowt down, by a storm on the night of Aug. 12. They are be- ing rebuilt.. The show spread* Its canvas at. Macomb Sept. 5. The Wallace Bros.* Big Shows will be in Atchison, aKn., on Sept. 3. Dan Lynch, of Cincinnati, who Is about twenty days ahead, of the canvas, is said to be one of the most pleasant gentlemen in the business. He is a great favorite -with; the bill posters. A section of, Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show dropped into the Probate Court at Cincinnati Aug. 18, and was married. The groom is John W. Brister, colored, connected with the Brlster Band, - of Cincinnati, and the bride is Eva Hammond, widow, a snake charmer. The management of the Toronto (Can.) Ex- position has engaged the Gentry Show No. S for their main attraction, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. The show is to receive $6,000 for its services, and the exposition company pays transportation expenses to and from tbe United States. The Gentry Dog and Pony Circus Is the best show of the kind ever brought to Bangor; this will be substantiated by the 3,000 persons who crowded into the tent at Maplewood on Monday night, and by the 3,000 others who d.d the same thing on Tuesday afternoon, to say nothing about the third 3,000 who will oc- cupy the bench there on Tuesday, the closing night of the show here this year—Bangor (Me.) Commercial. W C. Tirrill. city bill poster of Fostoria, O., is In receipt of a pictorial postal card from H. H. Gunning, the agent for the Bar- num & Bailey Show, from Gruss aus Cher- mitt, Germany. The largest bill board ever seen In that city would hold but fifteen sheets of paper, but the agent secured con- cessions and built one 82u sheets long and many from a hundred to two hundred feet in length. The show is creating a sensation wherever it appears off the continent. A letter from Morgan Johnson, city bill poster of Middlesport, O.. says: "W. H. Har- ris' Nickle Plate Show visited Pomerpy. O.. Aug 19. for the first time, and notwithstand- ing a heavy rain fell just before the doors were opened the tent was well filled for the afternoon show, with -'standing room only at night- A return date next season would insure a large business. I called on Mr. Har- ris and almost the first question he asked was: 'Have you got the last copy of "The Billboard?" ' I gave him a copy, and noticed it was passed around' among all. the show people. 'The Billboard' is a bright and newsy sheet." ^^^__ With Rough Riders. Deadwood. S. D.. Aug. 17—Captain Seth Bullock, of Grigsby's Rough Riders, has re- ceived a letter from Governor Roosevelt, m which an invitation has been extended to tbe Captain and the Rough Riders to accompany the Colonel on his trip through the State. Marina Park in Dispute. Bridgeport, Aug. 7.—(Special.)—There Is a dispute between the Barnum heirs and some of the property holders about Seaside Park, and the Park Commissioners, regarding the flat-iron shaped piece of ground opposite Ma- rina, the late residence of P._ T. Barnum, and which is now a part of Seaside Park. There was a provision in the will of the late Mr. Barnum that the plot of groun* mentioned should revert to the city after ten years, and become a part of the park system. During the ten years, however, the estate was to keep it in good condition, and at the end of that time the city- might accept the ground if It chose, on condition that no trees or any- thing over six feet high was to be planted on it, excepting statuary or a monument. The common council accepted the proposition at the time the offer was made, and the plot nN has just been turned over to the city, the tenjT |j years having expired. ' r ft The park commissioners do not want tq |i accept the piece of land with the restrictions' 1] imposed by tbe will. They maintain, that |> the ground is merely an opening for the resi dents adjacent thereto, and of no practical S! benefit to the park system, because it it away from it and across the roadway front the park proper. The plat in dispute is some-*' times called Marina Park, and is 370 feet wider at the heel, in Waldemere avenue, and about as deep till it comes to the rounded apex|r The commissioners have not formed any^ plans for its future, and have not thought, or planting any trees upon it. f Elephant Stops Express Train j A few nights ago the Federal express, wesj bound, was stopped four times between NevJ Haven and Stamford, Conn., in each instance without apparent reason. The thing begar ;-it> to g»t fatiguing to the trainmen and passeni | \ gers. Finally one of the brakemen, who wa|° pj ence a circus attache, solved the- mystery*. «*- In a special car at the end of the train wer.V four baby elephants, which were being shipf. ped from one of the Gentry Bros.' baby ele| phant and pony shows, one of which is ex! hibiting in Bridgeport at present, to another at New Rochelle, and the brakeman sat theij down as the culprits. His suspicions wen proven well founded when, a few minute| after the train got under way after the fourtj stop, one of the little fellows reached up wit] his trunk and gave the cord a good yanli Tbe brakeman, to save the stopping of tbj train for nothing, gave the go-ahead signs? on the cord and then cut It out from the els phant car. The rest of the ride toward Ne-") Rochelle. where the car was switched of| g was without incident. i"l I Circus Pined $1,200. U VlfiVU. I U Iff .—(Special.)—Lemo! 1| Ottawa. Can.. Aug. 9.—(Special.)—Lemoj It Bros., whose e'reus is now touring Canadff ||g have been fined $1,209 by the Customs Deparr! W ment for bringing a quantity, cf printed mat p| ter into Canada without paying duty. J '*-• Routes. BARNUM & BAILEY'S SHOW—Duisburj; Germany. Aug. 26: Krafeld, Germany. Auft 27 and 28: Aachem, Germany."Aug. 29 to 3^ Kolm, Germany, Sept. 1 to 9. | BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST—Beloll Wis., Aug. 23; Freeport, 111., Aug. 24; Aurorf III.. Aug. 25; Davenport, la,, Sept. 3. • | CAMPBELL BROS.' .SHOW—Albuquerquf' N. Mex., Aug. 23. § GENTRY'S NO. 3—Saratoga. N. Y., 24; Schenectady, N. Y., Aug. 25. Aut GREAT MELBOURNE'S SHOW—Keith? burg. 111.. Aug. 23; Seaton. 111.. Aug. Si Alexis. 111.. Aug. 25. 1 HARRIS' NICKEL PLATE SHOWS—1| Gilead, O., Aug. 27; Fostoria', O., Aug. i .JS Upper Sandusky, O., Aug. 29; Marion, <|. || Aug. 30; Delaware, O., Aug. 31; Shawnee, <f Sept. 1. . • I HARRISON BROS.' BIG SPECTACUl4 SHOW—Sparta, Mich., Aug. 34; Gramd HaJ en. Mich., Aug. 25; Allegan, Mich.; Aug. 4 Otsego, Mich., Aug- 28; Paw Paw. MicV Aug. 29; Hartford, Mich., Aug. 30: St- Joserf Mich., Aug. 31; Benton Harbor, Mich., Se| 1; Three Oaks, Mich., Sept. 2. f NORRIS & ROWE'S BIG TRAINED AN} MAL. SHOW—Stratford, Can., Aug. 22; Woof stock. Can., Aug. 23; London, Can.. Aug.. and 25; Port Huron, Mich., Aug. 27. g PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST SHO'l Morris, 111., Aug. '»: Ottawa, 111.. Aug. j Geneseo, 111, Aug. 24; Rock Island, 111., Aug| JOHN ROBINSON'S SHOWS—Cartbaf Mo., Aug. 25; Springfield. Mo.. Aug. 28: M rora. Mo., Aug. 29; Vinita, I. Ter.. Aug. h Claremore, I. Ter., Sept. 1. * S1G. SAUTELLE'S SHOWS—Long Bran| N. J., Aug. 25; Asbury Park, N. J.. Aug. } Manasquan, N. J., Aug. 2S; Freehold. N Aug. 29; Highstown, N. J., Aug. 30 Egypt, N. J., Aug. 31: Mt. Holly Sept. 1. WALLACE SHOWS—Girard. Kan.. Aug. „ Galena, Aug. 23; Springfield, Mp., Aug. | Aurora, Aug. 25; Joplin. Aug. 27; ColunuJ Kan., Aug. 28; Fredonia, Aug. 29; Wich Aug. 30; Elsworth, Aug. 31. ' i SlOO REWARD v . who absconded August 15 wi«i jggoo. Wilt also pay '^"^^T/ti/rlpJ^n.riM J Address as per route »n "The Billboard." aottuvit w. ui*.- | ^ lor the arrest and conviction of " erstwhile master cf transporta ; A. H. MILLER.