The New York Clipper (November 1914)

NoVjsjmbeb 14 THE NEW YOEK. CLIPPEK; 17 The Pocket Stove of a Hundred Uses Bums Lava Fuel—alcohol roUAlded. No'llqnld tocpfllor wtplode. No wick, no smoke, nonHor. So small (on|y 3« •n.blprh) that It can be carried In pocket or band-bag. -' r rw ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF THE TIRES. BT TBI OPTIMIST. Encouragement Is one of the grandest words In the English language. II Noah Webster bid not included it In com- piling his dictionary there would have been a Lllgbt on the whole world. What ta the keynote to ambition? Encourage- ment : and let those who are continually crying "hard times" pause aid consider. - noes not this continual welling and plashing of teeth on toe part of chronic kickers tend to arert prosperity! cause timid investors to hoa r d noi.ey that otherwise would be In circulation and u net upon the prosperity of thousands, them- selves Included I Is not the darkest hour Just before dawn ? Does not the brilliant sun destroy the terrors of the Hickeat night! And is it not always true thai from the deepest teas of adversity the most signal successes - are won. 7 Is sot the very lint that waves over, this proud and glorious country emblematic of encnoragemen*? Ask the serf who escape* a Ufa-long bondage. In Buiela, in coming to our shores; ask the.conscript to Europe Does not every star In "Old Glory" shine as a beacon of hope and encouragement t> them? Tes! Encouragement IS a grand word, and let os ponder over a few of the encouraging signs of the times. BITS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. The following headlines appeared on the pagea of The Chicago Examiner the first of the month, and ahow the trend of opinion throughout the country from a commercial standjolnt: "Wheat Demand Abroad /« Breaking All Riccrde," "Soaring Expert!, Better Trait, Blgns of Timet." "Btulneu Boom Reflected In Rtahy Uarket." "Farmer* of South Wake To Radiant New Future" No Intelligent student of economic conditions ran f'll to see In. these statements dims that the financial situation la making marked Improve- ment, and that cosmos Is coming out of the chaoa which has attended the complications growing out cf the war to Europe. Chicago banks promptly responded to the call of the cotton loan fond and subscribed twelve mil- lion dollars. This sum Is going to make a dent In the situation that cannot help hut make itself felt. It represents approximately seven and one-half per cent, of tho capital, surplus and undivided profits of sll the State and national banks to this reserve district. The New York banka have subscribed flfry mil- lion dollars towards a i>ool of oue hundred and thirty-live million dollars to be raised, providing that the hanks of the country situated In the States other than the cotton producing States raise a like amount. Chicago has come to the front to one day with per proportion, and there Is wry little doubt tost the ether large cities will respond as readily. This fund must have Its effect on relieving the situsllon In the cotton country. With growing exports, fjulte niturally domestic trade must Improve, the banking situation strengthened and more money put toto circula- tion. With Increasing ease In money matters the show business cannot fall to Improve all around. Amusement, la a necessity to all. although counted a luxury by some, and whether It he the five cent "movie" or the "Horseshoe" of grand opera, >t depends very ranch upon the quality of loose euanje In papa's pockets whetber the wnnt win be satisfied or no. Even chronic spenders "loosen {•P to a greater extent when the atock market ii'li* "bulllBh" tendency, and the kids are more liable to enjoy the sawdust and pink lemonade, at the circus, when father's dinner pail la fall. DILI. RICE TALKS. Bill Rico (w. 0. P.) Is In Chicago. It was not J' all surprising that his first call was made at tne Western Bureau of Thi Old Reluslb, snd fUL* °, ur I rlvl| oie to print information received irom bins at drat hand, concerning business condi- tions la the Booth. According to Bill, who Is a «rerul observer, and wss In Dixie for five weeks prior tp bis arrival In Chicago, amusement enter- prises belc.w the Uason and Dixon line are having a slrcnaoM time this season Rice says that the JJJj 'hows have been the worst sufferers, and joat he would not advise any attraction to place too much confidence in the glowing reports of wort business which have teen played np to cer- -' and trade papers. ..... are. more or less. Influenced by whst •i T , . refu * ,n amusement papers, which Is as It Mionld be. What else are these publications for, ■r not to be of assistance to people of the pro- itrtion? In the meantime amusement Journals ".'!". nni ,n "elr InUuence towards betterlnif '•millions, and act "blindfold" the mansger aril jenii him to ruin. Tim Naw York Cupi-sn never i..' . ,n(l wl1 ' "°*. Print misleading statements, out It will from time to time publish articles wmch may tend lo Influence Its readers to lock on the btigbter side of the situation and act ac- PTrrrt-e. ALWAYS THE SAME TsEIN' MAKE-UP NO WAR PRICES SULD EVKIHWHEltE. HEATER Patented — TraOe-Mark Reg. Always ready for IrjBtant use In d resting room, hotel, bath- room, bedroom. Forcooking hasty meals, warming cosmetics, heating outl- ine irons, using with chafing dish. Bend fioc. for Lava Heater; will ship pre- paid. Guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded. Extra Lava Fuel, 26o large can. Lit- erature and dealer's name on request Thi Ellinem Co.Jne. 72-74 E. 131 St., N.Y. City Boos have been so cheap this Fall that Jokes shout them have no place In the performer's rou- tine. Well, we'd rather eat them than to listen to them. Eggs, we mean. fiioju Daan has prepared a new act for this season. Her material listens) nifty, snsnpy and thoroughly entertaining, and she should be much In demand. Docroa.—"What your husband needs Is abso- lute quiet." — - Wirs.—"But, doctor, be won't listen to me." Doctor. —"That ought to help some." Ir a married' man Is willing to pose as an "angel," his wife will vnact ail the other parts of the show. "Jost think of It?" writes a local man. "the price of ene shot front a twelve-inch gun would educate a young man at a first class university." Yep. Borne young men, bnt there are others who require more than one (shot. About the third or fourth shot Ibey know more than any professor in the world. cordlngly. Admitting conditions are net of fa* Uaf to certain sections Of the country, does It necessarily mean that the show business in tola tl« DaUon, with Its Vast resources, Is to long re- main stagnant? Does It me.ia that we ahould glow ou-Kftea to sink Into the slough of despond? gj, i lAousofid Mme», no I Tie traditional red Wood snd backbone of the 'country will assert iini bi_ L f t, _i u ..«* t together and boost" says Bill Rice, to which, we say. 8elahl -"' RAYS OF OPTIMISM. ','*"* r • °- V-— n ! U '- *{aautle. critic, Chicago <oimwl, -jays: "Most,of the;playhouses report a lively in- terest la their attractions." : . . . ■ W. J, Davis Jr.,' manager Illinois Theatre, sirs: Business la good because Chicago is a good the- atre town." Qeorte O. Warren, manager Olympic Theatre, say t. ."Chicago la th* on* bright spot to the American theatrical business to-day." .. Augustus PI ton. Jr., managur Blackston* Thea- tre, aays: "Forbes-Ropertson turned 'em away, so I cannot see the necessity of reducing prices. , No show is affected by weather, polities, or any- thing else If the people want It. Samuel P. Gcrson, manager Princess Theatre, says: "Tho ususl amount of bus.uess or better la being done by first class bouses." Aaron J. Jones, president Jones. Llnlrk 4 Sense- f»r. says: "in our various theatres we are cater- tatolnf about fifty thousand people every day." Vernon 0. Seaver says: "After Jan. 1 I look for a big boom In the show buclnese throughout the country. There will te snch a demand for labor that money will be forced Into circulation and prosperity ensue." George II. Hlnes says: "The Singer Sewing Ma- chine Works and the Oliver and Studebnker fac- tories are working to capacity most of the time. and my business at the Auditorium Theatre at Soutb. Bend, Ind., is great." HOSPITAL ROTES. • Dr. Thorex is proud of the fact that Colonel Thomnson Is Improving wonderfully from tie operation performed a little over a week ago. The Colonel has again a new lease upon life, after hiring been given up to ale. Everyone la very much elated over the per- fectly successful outcome of the operation. William Schmltter, of the team of Cssaros and fkhmltter. working at the Hippodrome last week, and who sustained a fracture of the right shoulder, has left the American Hospital, bnt Is still under the watchful care at Dr. Thorek. Miss Wright, of Lane and Wright, has been discharged from the hospital, after a very successful operation and convalescence, and is feeling fine. Jack Wilson, playing the Palace this jreck, and who recently donated $5,000 to the new hospital, spent the. entire day at the hos- pital on Thursday, and was very much en- couraged. He say* that from al the favor- able answers he Is getting in reply to per- sonal requests for sale of "bond* for the now hospital we should be able to break ground in a comparatively short time. Aaron Jones of Jones I.lnulck ss'Schuofer, sent In his check for *5O0 In payment of Lends for the new hospital. The Cort Theatre has also purchased $100 worth of bonds, and several others arc now on the list of sond holders. Oyrdlne Zuber, a Chicago girl, who baa been plsytng with the "movies'' In Los An- geles, and who was thrown front an automo- bile and Injured. Is a patient at the Amer- ican Hospital. She was operntcd upon by Dr. Thorek, and while the operation was n very serious one, the doctor predicts a most thorough recovery. Helen 7.am, of the Zat Zams, is Improving at the American Hospital, following a very successful operation performed bv l>r. Thorek. Mrs. Florlcc Holtsclaw, a souhretto. of the Social Malda Company, who recently played a return engagement In the city, has given birth to a beautiful baby girl at the Amer- ican Hospital. a O'XEIL OFF FOR 'FRISCO. James D. O'Nell, ex-manager of concessions at RlTcrrlew Exposition, Chicago, left the Windy dry Wednesday evening, «, for Son Francisco, taking the Southern route. After spending a few daya In New Orleans, Snn Antonio. El I'aso and San Diego, Mr. O'Nell will probably take up ac- tive doty with one of the big "Zone" attractions of the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Mrs. O'N'ell accompanied ber husband. Jim O'Nell baa a world of friends in the Chicago professional colony. During has residence here he was at vurl* ous times Identified with White City, Forest Park snd Rlvervlew Exposition, In an executive capa- city, Tna Ct-rrpxa wishes him unbounded suc- cess In sH of his future undertakings. J. B. WARREN Iff WEST BADEN. West Bapkn, lnd.. Nov. T. John B. Warren arrived here from Chicago this morning, and la In conference with Ed. Ballard, one of his ssso:lates to the ownership of tho Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows. Great preparations are to be made for the circus tour of 101S, Warren recently Investigated conditions on the Pacific Coast, and gives cloning accounts of tho work arcompllsjel for the San Diego and San Francisco Expositions. CARNIVAL NEWS "I STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION MANAGERS TO HOLD MEETING IN CHICAGO IN DECEMBER. INTENSE INTEREST EVINCED BT SHOWMEN IN PROBABLE VaOPHENTS IN CARfflVAI FIELD. ■ssiaiasaaaiaWss NUMEROUS INNOVATIONS UNDER WAY FOR SEASON 101S. (Special wire to Tua Naw Yoik Curra. ) DE- Cmcioo, Nor. 9. Managers of State fairs and expositions will meet In convention at the Auditorium Hotel, In Chicago, early In December. That meeting may he fraught with considerable interest As a matter of fact, the fair, exposition and carnival business Is undergoing a process of evo- lution. in the education, as well as the entertainment. of the masses, the fair and exposition has taken on great strides during the past decade, snd It woald be idle not to say that the carnival has played an Important part In the successful promul- jaitlon of theee affairs. It Is fair ta presume, therefore, th.it, at this forthcoming meeting of the State fair and exposi- tion managers, will be present, proprietors, man- agers and representatives of the varied carnival tnterprlaea. The whele csrolval map may be changed between low and the time of the fair and exposition con- clave. . _ . Vague rumors have reached us thst Nat Betas and other representative carnival purveyora may align themselves with new factors In this par- ticular branch of amusement cudesvor. Jsmes T. Clyde declares that he will sot make a poslt've announcement of his plana for next season until Dee. 1, which date, bv toe way, is just upon the ere of the Auditorium convention. Joseph Bauniaa baa nude It plain. In unmis- takable terms, that be intends, with his associ- ates, to make "The World at Home" a vital fac- tor next 'season. In the meantime Colonel Charles W. Parker, "America's Amusement King," during a recent visit it the Western Bureau of Tub New Yobk Cijppje, in Chicago, stated emphatically that it was the intention of the General Amusement Co., with headquarters at Leavenworth, Kan., to pro- ject no less than fire carnival organisations next season. It is reported, but not confirmed that Clarence A. Wortham will have two Individual carnival organisations en tne road n*xt season. James" I'atterson, from Ms Whiter quarters at Patterson's Point, Paola, Kan., has announced (hat hie show next season will lie bigger and better than ever before. In the absence of direct advice from Johnny J. Jones, we cannot authoritatively state bis Inten- tions, but It is to be presumed that he will put over a big organization tnd that he will be as successful as ever. Whether illce ft Dore will take the road next teaeon Is a matter of conjecture, but knonlrg Bill Rice as well as we ilo. It In hard to lroaglno hire not projecting a rnniltsl company. A. B. '.Miller will mil mbledly have a strong crgonlzatlon on the road next seawn. These sre the drab and dreary days of Au- tumn, when the sear mill yellow leaf falls, but already the progenitors >f carnival entertainment are busily engaged to miking reaily for next rea- son's activities. Will Herbert A. Kline be a factor rpxt season J C A* WORTHAM SHOWS* bt uux a. lowurrr. in like manner, but luckily for the C. A. Wortham Shows wo are crowing each and every daj. Our sclf-conrfldence and deter- mination has subdued all, so we peacefully pass on to greater and better things. At Hlllsboro, Tex., the Wortham Shows The carnival grounds have now begun to enjoyed a wtek of Ideal weather, and proved assume tbe appearance of n real event. The one both prolific of profit and excitement; high board enclosure, electric lights, bnnne-n nothing, though, until Friday, occurred of and street decorations remind one of days freat fniporc, when the good prosecuting at- gone by. ornev, bethinking himself that a few of our Houston papers are heralding the Kuro- •fcoys 'were conducting Joints contrary to his pcan war, but around the Worthnm Shows no wnrllke influence seems to have taken any effect, as more of the hoys are coming over dally,'preparatory to the big No-Tsu-Oh Then on Saturday, while parading end Deep Water .Jubilee, honor's liking, busied himself on tbe lot and ordered them closed. Quite naturally, the Invitation was accepted without any hesi- tancy. Then on Saturday, while parading about the City Square before a good crowd Tbe Rice ft Doro water Circus Join us here, of spectators, thnt some honorable Judge and play in conjunction with the Wortlinm caused a sudden discontinuance of our march Shows. Mr. Doro Is wasting no time in by attempting to place under arrest three of lining up, looks well, and Bhows no evidence our boys, who, to film, seemed responsible for of the strenuous Benson now nearlng corn- conducting the parade. .Ills efforts proved fiction decidedly fruitless, though the charges werr "disturbing the proceedings of the court,' a murder trial being in progress at that time- Save this Imldcnt, the Hlllsboro date proved a decided kuccess, and the present week will Another well known In the carnival pro- fession has made his cppearnn"0, and may be referred to In the personality of Jack Davis, general concessions. The Southern Amusement Is represented be one of leisure on account of canceling by Doc. Danville, whose ottrncllonH are to Cleburne feature at the Dc-Ito-Loc Carnival, at Kman- We left Hlllsboro a day late on account of cipallon Park Nov. 10-21. being umpelled to wait there for Tiger Bill's jcredlt must be accorded Al. Towers for Big "Wild "West, E. D. Snyder Is owner and manager of quite the largest and equally balanced Wild West Shows of this class on the road. His show strikingly resembles a big family, and consists of fortv people rom- Erising four distinct nationalities: Whites, Ifcks, Indians and Russian Cossacks. When up it greatly resembles a real Indian village. Thirty homes and mules are found necessary in carrying our bis programs. A number of Credit must be accorded Al. efficiency and the thorough manner In which he has conducted the promotion of the water Jubilee and carnival. Mr. Powers Is well ex- perienced In bis line, and never 'oses sight of Mr. Wortham's Interests. Very thoughtfiillj. Mr. Rice has selected the Rice Hotel for hendqunrtors. General Agent Steve A. Woods Is also on the Job. I!y tho time this issue Is being rend we wagons and other necessary accessories com- 1'ope to be In the midst of music, mirth and pletc his outhy. money. Xature true enough disrobes the trees of -* their verdure, scattering n carpet of scarlet and gold to the four winds of the earth, there to be trodden undor foot, dernv, nnd ictutn to that from whence It came. True, a number of our sister carnivals have gone ITappt Hi IltmnABn, manage.* of the Cuban Twins, in spending a few weeks In New York. "Old Him." Kku.ii', known as "The King of Old Time Fakirs.'' died recently at his home near Pittsburgh. lfLAJCTJTACTTTRJ OOHTRAOT MoHUOH ■BR GRAND STAND PARK HALL 30.000 Chairs— 50,000 Grand Standi—60,000 Circus 8iiu an Hind for Hinting Pnr»MM LARGEST SEATING COHTRACTORS C1.RVR1.A1ID. OHIOt FACTOHYl CHICAGO, II.I..I MM W. 3d St. Tel., Main Ml. ConneatatTlUe, Pa. HOB H. Ooekwell St. Tel., WostM* FOLDINA OPERA CIRCUS CHAIRS ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHADOWGRAPHS. BT CHAS. iNDRlSg. T. n. Ranch, on the South Kranch of the Bhoshono lUver, Park Co.. Wyo.. Oct 28, right In tho heart of the Rocky Mountains. and Col. Cody's (Buffalo lull's) favorite re- sort. To my friends and former renders of Shadowgraphs, no doubt you will nsk and wonder why I have shifted over to Tub Old ItELUHLE, and If so, 1 merely wish to say that tho cause Is good nnd sufllclent, and many of my friends have thus expressed themselves, and later on, no doubt, I sluiU lave something to say thnt will enlighten you and most thoroughly exonerate me tnd uphold ine In my assertions. However, for the prisciit let us talk of something moro congenial. Within the lint tlirec weeks I hare re- ceived several very courteous Invitations to visit friends and to take outings, etc.. and amongst the many was one from my forty- year friend. Col. W. K\ Cody, to visit him at his favorite T. 11. ltanch, the location of which appears at the heading of thin story, and to tell tho truth there Is so much to write about that I hardly know where to begin, but suppose von take the trip with me? From an Imaginary standpoint, using this story as your trnvvMng companion I am si're It will bo Uette- than not taklnrx the trip at all. On Oct. 20 we engaged transput tatlon over the C. II. & Q. Icy., for Cody. Wyo.. and return, and after two dnvs and three nights wo (lnd ourselves within two miles of the flourishing little city of Cody, ibis bcln,: as nenr as the railway could run without an unwarranted expense, on account nf tho mountains, gulches, ra- vines, etc. Here wo take a big auto bus for the Irma Hotel, one of many built by Co). Ccdy. and named afler his daughter Irnin, and one of the many lending anil fiiNliionnblo mountain resorts that will Bland nn n monu- ment to his earnest endeavor and Western hospltullty. On arrival nt Pody w? are creeled by Colonel himself and his faithful hotel mtn- tiger, "Popular Paul Bloom," mid are nlmost Immediately escorted Into the spiiclmm dining room for en early illniicr utter which we And In milting tho Colonel's big seven pas- senger antii ready lo spin us up over tho snow-peaked "ltocklcs," Uien down Into tho foothills, then across kibbling brooks, then along the Mouth I'urfc for Hi-vcrtil miles until we can plainly see In the tllstnnce the benu- tlful and Imposing V. 10. Itancli (the name T. E., by which the much in known, derives Its mime from the brand the Colonel uses for his Immense herds of horses and cattle, which Is ramie up from a combination of the two letters framing tho monogram of T. B.), bounded on the North by n range of high mountains and Yellowstone Park, at the foot of which, for several miles, runs tho beauti- ful sloping range and tnble land upon which could be plainly seen the Immense herds. And whenever the sun shines, from early morn until late In ibc evening. It shines on thin Ideal ranch anil surroundings, until the Western peaks shut out tho sun's rays the entire landscape Is beautiful and the entire surroundings unit enchanting, as upon all sides, North. South, Kast ana West, can be seen the high mountains of the world-famed "ttockjis." "Rut look, Mr. Andress," says Mrs. Cody, "right beyond that little knoll over there to the left, see those six betiutlful deer I" Sure enough, there they were browsing as contentedly ns lamiis In a pasture, and when I expressed surprise, she remarked, "why, that Is a very common sight here. It ■* nothing strange to see them mingling with the herds In the fields, and Just a Utile far- ther over there. In those foothills where you see the timber.. there are plenty elk and bear and other wild game. Then, too, the streams arc Junt alive with mountain trout." The Colonel tins not been feeling very well sli'cc the closing of tho Sells-Kioto Show, and until yesterday had not shown any de- sire to move out of his comfortnblc quarters, preferring to be almost alone with Mr*. Cody and his servants, but yesterday ho sent for me, and the following conversation took place: "Charley, can you ride horseback?" "Why, certainly, Colonel." Then calling to his fun-ninn, Hilly Good- fellow, he gave the following orders: "Hilly, send out and have the Iiovh bring In 'Tony' and a gentle pony tat Mr. Andres* I am going to taka him out and let him kill his first deer." "Tony" Is a favorite old saddle horse of the Colonel's Dint he Inn ridden for seven- teen years, and Is a wonder, for the reasons that lie has a wonderfully easy gait, and Is better than nny d<ig when It comes to deer hunting, for he scents them long before any- one can sec tlnni; and from thnt moment ■keeps his ears pointed until ho sees them, •when he Immediately slops and looks In tho direction where |hey are located, and will not move unlcsK so hidden hv 111" rider. Strange lo say Urn bridle nnd reins are not necessary as far as guiding Is concerned, for the Colonel merely has to press on th« side of his neck with his gun and he lm- mctllntelv turns In tho direction desired, nnd at tbe lightest little word "whoa," ho stops Instantly and stands like a statue. And now a word about the pony assigned to me. Her name Is "llciiukiiw, and she was one of the original ponies with the. original llurTnlo Illll Wild West, and was fooled during tho last season of Its cxlstnncr. She was named by Chief No .Neck, after hit daughter He-Nu-Knw, which when translated, means "tlrst born," and I could not have had a pony out of a thousand that would have pleased me moro. Now for the hunt. We had been Jogging along through tha different trails nnd paths about half an hour when Tony's ears suddenly pointed forward nnd my heart began to throb with excitement. The Colonel said, "don't make any sound, or speak, he will stop If he sees them before wn do." And sure enough Tony stopped presently and turned his head to the left ami pointed bla ears In the direction he wna looking. The Colonel whispered. "Charley, get off your pony and come here to Tony's head. Noir look through that Utile opening and you will see the fln;st buck deer yon ever *n,v. lie don't see us because his head Is In behind that little clump ot bushes. Now don't tot excited, aim steady, nnd strike hlra Just be- hind the left fore shoulder." "I shot"—Will tell you the rest In Tim Old IlKi.uiii.n next week. I (nnnot close, however without acknowl- edging the receipt of tho kindly letters front U. .1. Herman Warren A. Patrick, and sev- eral others, which I shall answer w'thln the the mar future, and also desire to mention that Colonel Cody Is now writing himself the sixty years' lite story of Iluffalo Dill. 8o long, bless you nil. SPARKS SflOW NOTES* DT n.ETCIIKK SMITH. The Spnrks Show to-day. Nov. 8, la one* moro stored away In lis winter quartan on the fslr grounds at Salisbury, N. C. Kvery- body has been pnld off In full from tho blnek boy lo the highest salaried performer, Iho shoes have been [ idled off the horses nnd they arc kicking up their heels uiul having the tlmo of their life. They've nothing to do now till next April. The show closed Mon- day Nov. 2, In Seneca, N. ('., nnd wns un- loaded oa the fnlr grounds at Snllsbury the next day. Owing to the fact Iho fair asso- ciation lias control of the grounds, n elinnus wns necessary regarding the location of lbs xoo, a Winter feature here. A new building, somewhat smaller than the other, has been utlllzud for the Winter homo of the animals, and a portion of the main eihlbtlon building will he used for the storage of the equipment, the I'unimlssnry d«- pnrrmcut and the palming and decorating room. The show opened nt Concord, N. C, last April, nnd haa covered fourteen States and trnreled lH.SCB miles. There was not a chnngo In the executive department or among the performers during the season, ami there will bo but few changes for next season. Those who earn* Into winter quarters and will remain during the Whiter are: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spnrks, Clifton Sparks, Kleteher Smith, Lewis Heed, Krltz llrunnor, James Jacobs, and Edward Worner, chef. There will be about thirty men employed during Hie Winter In thi various departments. The season was a suc- cessful one, and an early closing was only occasioned by tho conditions In the Cuttoa States. Most nf the performers left In spe- cial sleepers for Cincinnati. Chicago and New York. Of the dressing room bunch, lSert Mayo, equestrian dlroctor, and wife will spend n few weeks In St. Louis, and then put In the Winter nt their home near Bprlng- tlcld. Mo. Tho Itcynards, bicyclists, open la vaudeville at Atlanta. Captain TIebor nnd his seals opened Inst week at llnltlmoro, with Washington ai.d the Knst to follow, Walter Young and "Duster" 'Marsh go into vaudeville, opening at Dayton, O. The Or tons go L'ast and play vaudeville. "Doc" Grant nnd Harry Mick will Winter at "Doc's" •bungalow, at Panama City, FUn. Walter fluke nnd I'lnro Rodent will make the fiouth Ameri- can trip with tho Shlpp-reltis Circus. The I/n Tow Siatora will play dates around Now York, riandmnster Jack Phillips will spend the Winter at Columbus, O., and Mlko Leo- Jiold, solo cornotlst, has a Job In a picture; muse at Jackson, Milss. Col. Oil Towers, who made a winner of the side show, hied himself awny on the first train for his home in Iowa, and will rest up for another strenu- ous season, while his rlght-hnnd mnn, J. 8. Iliirto and his wife went to Indianapolis. Of the bosses, Jim Cnskey went to Cin- cinnati ; Anderson Winn, Swectsrr. lnd. i Al- bert Keller, superintendent of prlvleglcs, to Michigan City. Ind., nnd U Kelloy. boil props, to Philadelphia. Tom Jacobs, train- master, went lo Kort Wayne, !nd. You can put It down that the Sparks Show next son- mn Is going to surprise everyone, and from now on there will be something doing In quarters. The venting capacity will he In- creased, new wagons and en's purchased, snd the show wl'l go out next Swing practically a brand now outlll. I! EXTRA M H. C. EVANS * COMPANY'S MONTHLY BULLETIN DBPAHTMBNT O F-REE OFF THIS P11KI8 AND IlKiOY KOIl YOU TODAY Illuitrntlntr and quoting prices on beat Teddy Dears, Pillows snd Pillow Tops, Importnd Uennnn Steins, The Kvsai Kills, ("The lllg llnsu Hull Uoll," "liricklown Hill," "Mother's Angel Child," "Hnsius Johnson,") "Snookuins, * "Hlngo," the Teddy Doll, Jocky Dolus, Sailors nnd Soldiers, and n dozen oilier hlg money-getlers for Concessioners una Wheelmen. KllKE — Write for it Today — FllKK EVA IMS & \sV. Van Buron •*-, OHIOAOO WWrJfel)WCfg^ ^gSlPgJSS Colton. 8. D„ October 26, 1014. ES.'^ -** ;!5£lxa^■w , " r1 Mr. O. W. PARKEH, Lavonworth, Kansas, f'Ml'IIMu • rig One machine earned One machine earned One machine earned One machine earned One machine earned One machine earned One machine earned One machine earned Above Oguret will sin.oso In H7.P48 In *1fl.fltl2 la *1(1.017 in BISJMSI In fl«H« In «!H,.vj| In 120.138 In be verified 28 wks., 1001 2D wks., 1005 2fi wks., 27 wks., 27 wks., 2,1 wks.. a whs., S2 wks., 11X10 11)117 1P0H 1111)11 IO10 Hill to customers, Dear Sir: As I have closed the Season, thought I would writo f you a few lines to lot you know I am still on deok. I h ve had a good Fair Season with the beat one dny's run I ever had, which was the Fourth of July. They gave me $26.00 to eome and I got awa - with $880.00 How is thnt for one day's runP Yours truly, OAKLAND BLLIB. I I | i ■i ' I J